AMENDMENT TO AMERICAN BEACON FUNDS INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT
Exhibit 99.(d)(2)(D)(ii)
AMENDMENT TO
This First Amendment to the American Beacon Funds Investment Advisory Agreement (“Amendment”) is made effective the 14th day of March 2024 by and among American Beacon Funds, a Massachusetts Business Trust (the “Trust”), American Beacon Advisors, Inc., a Delaware Corporation (the “Manager”), and Hotchkis and Wiley Capital Management LLC (the “Adviser”).
WHEREAS, the Trust, Manager, and Adviser entered into an Investment Advisory Agreement dated as of December 29, 2023 (as amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified, the “Agreement”), and
WHEREAS, the parties desire to amend certain provisions of the Agreement, as more particularly set for the below.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of mutual covenants herein contained, the parties hereto agree as follows:
| 1. | Amendment to the Agreement |
Effective March 14, 2014, Schedule A to the Agreement is deleted in its entirety and replaced with Schedule A attached hereto.
| 2. | Miscellaneous |
(a) Except as expressly amended by this Amendment, all provisions of the Agreement shall remain in full force and effect. Capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Agreement.
(b) This Amendment may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be executed as of the day and year first written above.
| Hotchkis and Wiley Capital Management LLC | American Beacon Advisors, Inc. | |||
| By: | /s/ Xxxx Xxxxx Xxxxx | By: | /s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx | |
| Name: | Xxxx Xxxxx Xxxxx | Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx | ||
| Title: | Chief Operating Officer | Senior Vice President | ||
| American Beacon Funds | ||
| By: | /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx | |
| Name: | Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx | |
| Title: | President | |
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Amended Schedule A
to the
Investment Advisory Agreement Among
American Beacon Advisors, Inc.,
and
Hotchkis and Wiley Capital Management LLC
Effective March 14, 2024
American Beacon Funds (the “Trust”) shall pay compensation to Hotchkis and Wiley Capital Management LLC (the “Adviser”) pursuant to Section 4 of the Investment Advisory Agreement among the Trust. American Beacon Advisors, Inc., and the Adviser for rendering investment management services with respect to the American Beacon Large Cap Value Fund. American Beacon Balanced Fund, and American Beacon Small Cap Value Fund in accordance with the following annual percentage rates:
| I. | Large Cap Value Portfolio |
American Beacon Large Cap Value Fund and
American Beacon Balanced Fund Assets
[ ]% on the first $10 million [ ]% on the next $40 million [ ]% on the next $100 million [ ]% on the next $250 million [ ]% on the next $400 million [ ]% on the next $650 million [ ]% on all excess assets
In calculating the amount of assets under management solely for the purpose of determining the applicable percentage rate for Large Cap Value Portfolio assets, there shall be included all other assets managed by the Adviser on behalf of other clients of American Beacon Advisors. Inc. (“Large Cap Equity Assets”) except for the Small Cap Value Portfolio.
| II. | Small Cap Value Portfolio |
American Beacon Small Cap Value Fund
[ ]% on the first $100 million
[ ]% on the next $150 million
[ ]% on all excess assets
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The fee rate to be charged for the Small Cap Value Portfolio will commence with the applicable tier of the Small Cap Value Portfolio fee schedule after taking into consideration the Large Cap Equity assets.
If the management of a Portfolio commences or terminates at any time other than the beginning or end of a calendar quarter, or month, the fee shall be prorated based on the portion of such calendar quarter or month. as applicable, during which the Agreement was in force.
To the extent that a Portfolio invests all of its investable assets (i.e., securities and cash) in another investment company, however, no portion of the. advisory fee attributable to the Portfolio as specified above shall be paid for the period that the Portfolio’s assets are so invested.
DATED: as of the 14th day of March, 2024
| Hotchkis and Wiley Capital Management LLC | American Beacon Advisors, Inc. | |||
| By: | /s/ Xxxx Xxxxx Xxxxx | By: | /s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx | |
| Name: | Xxxx Xxxxx Xxxxx | Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx | ||
| Title: | Chief Operating Officer | Senior Vice President | ||
| American Beacon Funds | ||
| By: | /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx | |
| Name: | Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx | |
| Title: | President | |
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