GREENSPRING FUND, INC. FIFTH AMENDMENT TO THE CUSTODY AGREEMENT
GREENSPRING FUND, INC.
FIFTH AMENDMENT TO THE CUSTODY AGREEMENT
THIS FIFTH AMENDMENT dated as of May 30, 2013, to the Custody Agreement, dated as of June 28, 2005, as amended May 1, 2009, May 1, 2010, February 1, 2011 and April 25, 2012 (the "Agreement"), is entered into by and between GREENSPRING FUND, INC., a Maryland corporation (the “Fund”), and U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a national banking association (the "Custodian").
RECITALS
WHEREAS, the parties have entered into the Agreement; and
WHEREAS, the parties desire to amend the length of the Agreement and the fees; and
WHEREAS, Article 14.2 of the Agreement allows for its amendment by a written instrument executed by all parties.
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties agree to the following:
Articles 13.1 Effective Period and 13.2 Termination shall be superseded and replaced with the following:
13.1 Effective Period. This Agreement will continue in effect until June 30, 2016.
13.2 Termination and Early Termination. This Agreement may be terminated by either party upon giving 90 days prior written notice to the other party or such shorter period as is mutually agreed upon by the parties. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Agreement may be terminated by any party upon the breach of the other party of any material term of this Agreement if such breach is not cured within 15 days of notice of such breach to the breaching party. In addition, the Fund may, at any time, immediately terminate this Agreement in the event of the appointment of a conservator or receiver for the Custodian by regulatory authorities or upon the happening of a like event at the direction of an appropriate regulatory agency or court of competent jurisdiction.
In the absence of any material breach of this Agreement, should the Fund elect to terminate this Agreement prior to June 30, 2016, the Fund agrees to pay the following fees:
a) An early termination fee equal to three times the base fee
calculated pursuant to the current fee schedule for the month preceding
the date of termination. In no event shall the Fund's total obligation
to pay early termination fees calculated according to all service line
agreements (Custody, Distribution, Fund Accounting, Fund Administration
and Transfer Agency) exceed in its entirety $125,000;
b) All fees associated with converting services to a successor service provider;
c) All fees associated with any record retention and/or tax reporting obligations that may not be eliminated due to a successor service provider;
d) All out of pocket costs associated with a-c above
Amended Exhibit C, the fees of the Agreement, shall be superseded and replaced with Amended Exhibit C attached hereto.
Except to the extent amended hereby, the Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Fifth Amendment to be executed by a duly authorized officer on one or more counterparts as of the date and year first written above.
GREENSPRING FUND, INC. | U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION |
By: /s/Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx Swam | By: /s/Xxxxxxx X. XxXxx |
Name: Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx Swam | Name: Xxxxxxx X. XxXxx |
Title: Chief Compliance Officer | Title: Senior Vice President |
Amended Exhibit C to the Custody Agreement – Greenspring Fund, Inc.
DOMESTIC CUSTODY SERVICES
FEE SCHEDULE effective July 1, 2013
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Annual Fee Based Upon Market Value Per Complex*
XXX basis point on the first $ XXX million
XXX basis point on the balance
Minimum annual fee per fund - $ XXX
Portfolio Transaction Fees
$ XXX per disbursement (waived if U.S. Bancorp is Administrator)
$ XXX per U.S. Bank repurchase agreement transaction
$ XXX per book entry security (depository or Federal Reserve System) and non-U.S. Bank repurchase agreement
$XXX per portfolio transaction process through our New York custodian definitive security (physical)
$XXX per principal paydown
$XXX per option/future contract written, exercised or expired
$XXX per Cedel/Euroclear transaction
$XXX per mutual fund trade
$XXX per Fed Wire
$XXX per margin variation Fed wire
$XXX per short sale
§ A transaction is a purchase/sale of a security, free receipt/free delivery, maturity, tender or exchange.
§ No charge for the initial conversion free receipt.
§ Overdrafts – charged to the account at prime interest rate plus 2 (per letter signed 10/11/06)
Plus out-of-pocket expenses, and extraordinary expenses based upon complexity, including items such as shipping fees or transfer fees.
Fees are billed monthly.
*Subject to CPI increase, Milwaukee MSA. – WAIVED if three year agreement signed
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