Exhibit (h)(2)(b) Amendment to Amended and Restated Transfer Agency and Services Agreement Dated June 3, 2009 Between ALPS Fund Services, Inc. and Forward Funds

Exhibit (h)(2)(b)

Amendment to Amended and Restated Transfer Agency and Services Agreement

Dated June 3, 2009

Between

ALPS Fund Services, Inc.

and

Forward Funds

THIS AMENDMENT is made as of May 1, 2012 by and between ALPS Fund Services, Inc. (“ALPS”) and Forward Funds (the “Fund”).

WHEREAS, ALPS and the Fund have entered into an Amended and Restated Transfer Agency and Services Agreement (the “Agreement”) dated June 3, 2009 and effective June 15, 2009;

WHEREAS, the Board of Trustees of the Fund approved on March 28, 2012, the liquidation of the Forward International Equity Fund effective close of business May 1, 2012;

WHEREAS, the Board of Trustees of the Fund on March 29, 2012, ratified the supplement to the Fund’s registration statement notifying shareholders of the name change of the Forward Income Allocation Fund to the Forward Income Builder Fund effective close of business May 1, 2012;

WHEREAS, in light of the foregoing, ALPS and the Fund wish to modify the provisions of the Agreement to reflect revised Schedule A – List of Portfolios;

NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, agree as follows:

 

  1. Schedules A – List of Portfolios. Schedule A is replaced in its entirety with the attached Schedule A.

 

  2. Remainder of the Agreement. All services under Section 1 of the Agreement shall continue until such services are no longer rendered. All other provisions of the Agreement shall remain unchanged.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Amendment has been executed by a duly authorized representative of each of the parties hereto as of the date of the Amendment first set forth above.

ALPS Fund Services, Inc.     Forward Funds
By:  

/s/ Xxxxxx X. May

     By:  

Xxxxxx X. Naka

Name:   Xxxxxx X. May     Name:   Xxxxxx X. Naka
Title:   President     Title:   Vice President Funds

SCHEDULE A

To the Amended and Restated Transfer Agency and Service Agreement

As of May 1, 2012

 

Portfolio

    Open Classes of Shares
Forward Aggressive Growth Allocation Fund    Investor Class

Institutional Class

Class A

Class C

Forward Balanced Allocation Fund    Investor Class

Institutional Class

Class A

Class C

Forward Commodity Long/Short Strategy Fund    Investor Class

Institutional Class

Class C

Class M

Class Z

Forward CorePlus Fund    Investor Class

Institutional Class

Class Z

Forward Credit Analysis Long/Short Fund    Investor Class

Institutional Class

Class A

Class C

Class M

Forward EM Corporate Debt Fund    Investor Class

Institutional Class

Class C

Forward Emerging Markets Fund    Investor Class

Institutional Class

Class M

Forward Endurance Long/Short Fund    Investor Class

Institutional Class

Forward Extended MarketPlus Fund    Investor Class

Institutional Class

Class C

Class Z

Forward Focus Fund    Investor Class

Institutional Class

Class A

Forward Frontier Strategy Fund    Investor Class

Institutional Class

Class M

Class Z

Forward Global Credit Long/Short Fund    Investor Class

Institutional Class

Class C

Class M

Forward Global Infrastructure Fund    Investor Class

Institutional Class

Class A

Class B

Class C

Class M

Forward Growth & Income Allocation Fund    Investor Class

Institutional Class

Class A

Class C

Forward Growth Allocation Fund    Investor Class

Institutional Class

Class A

Class C

Forward High Yield Bond Fund    Investor Class

Institutional Class

Class C

Class Z

Forward Income & Growth Allocation Fund    Investor Class

Institutional Class

Class A

Class C

Forward Income Builder Fund    Investor Class

Institutional Class

Class A

Class C

Forward International Dividend Fund    Investor Class

Institutional Class

Class M

Forward International Real Estate Fund    Investor Class

Institutional Class

Class A

Class C

Class M

Forward International Small Companies Fund    Investor Class

Institutional Class

Class A

Class M

Forward Investment Grade Fixed-Income Fund    Investor Class

Institutional Class

Class Z

Forward Large Cap Dividend Fund    Investor Class
   Institutional Class

Class A

Forward Managed Futures Strategy Fund    Investor Class

Institutional Class

Class C

Class Z

Forward Real Estate Fund    Investor Class

Institutional Class

Class A

Class C

Forward Real Estate Long/Short Fund    Investor Class

Institutional Class

Class A

Class B

Class C

Class M

Forward Select EM Dividend Fund    Investor Class

Institutional Class

Class M

Class C

Forward Select Income Fund    Investor Class

Institutional Class

Class A

Class B

Class C

Class M

Forward Small Cap Equity Fund    Investor Class

Institutional Class

Class A

Class M

Forward Strategic Alternatives Fund    Investor Class

Institutional Class

Class Z

Forward Tactical Enhanced Fund    Investor Class

Institutional Class

Class A

Class C

Class M

Forward Tactical Growth Fund    Investor Class
Institutional Class

Class A

Class C

Class M

Forward U.S. Government Money Fund    Investor Class

Institutional Class

Class A

   Class C

Class Z

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Filed: August 15th, 2012
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