AMENDMENT TO FUND SERVICING AGREEMENT
Exhibit (h)(9)
AMENDMENT
TO FUND SERVICING AGREEMENT
THIS AMENDMENT (this “Amendment”) to the Fund Servicing Agreement dated September 15, 2011, as amended (the “Agreement”) between FlexShares® Trust, severally and for and on behalf of each Fund and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (“X.X. Xxxxxx”) is made and effective as of , 2019 by the same parties.
WHEREAS, FlexShares® Trust and X.X. Xxxxxx entered into the Agreement pursuant to which X.X. Xxxxxx was appointed to provide fund administration services, and the parties now wish to amend Appendix A of the Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE in consideration of the mutual agreements contained herein, the FlexShares® Trust and X.X. Xxxxxx agree as follows:
| 1. | Terms defined in the Agreement shall, save to the extent that the context otherwise requires, bear the same respective meanings in this Amendment. |
| 2. | Appendix A of the Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with Appendix A attached hereto. |
| 3. | Except as specifically amended hereby, the Agreement shall remain in full force and effect in accordance with its terms. |
| 4. | Each party represents to the other parties that all representations contained in the Agreement are true and accurate as of the date of this Amendment, and that such representations are deemed to be given or repeated by each party, as the case may be, on the date of this Amendment. |
This Amendment may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. This Amendment supersedes all prior agreements and understandings relating to the subject matter hereof. References to the Agreement shall be to the Agreement as amended by this Amendment.
THIS AMENDMENT WILL BE CONSTRUED, REGULATED, AND ADMINISTERED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES OR STATE OF NEW YORK, AS APPLICABLE, WITHOUT REGARD TO NEW YORK’S PRINCIPLES REGARDING CONFLICT OF LAWS, EXCEPT THAT THE FOREGOING SHALL NOT REDUCE ANY STATUTORY RIGHT TO CHOOSE NEW YORK LAW OR FORUM.
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Exhibit (h)(9)
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, FlexShares® Trust and X.X. Xxxxxx have caused their names to be signed by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized, in each case, as of the date stated above.
| FLEXSHARES® TRUST | ||
| By: | ||
| Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxx | ||
| Title: President | ||
| JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | ||
| By: | ||
| Name: | ||
| Title: | ||
Exhibit (h)(9)
APPENDIX A
| 1. | FlexShares® Morningstar US Market Factor Tilt Index Fund |
| 2. | FlexShares® Morningstar Developed Markets ex-US Factor Tilt Index Fund |
| 3. | FlexShares® Morningstar Emerging Markets Factor Tilt Index Fund |
| 4. | FlexShares® Morningstar Global Upstream Natural Resources Index Fund |
| 5. | FlexShares® iBoxx 3-Year Target Duration TIPS Index Fund |
| 6. | FlexShares® iBoxx 5-Year Target Duration TIPS Index Fund |
| 7. | FlexShares® Ready Access Variable Income Fund |
| 8. | FlexShares® Quality Dividend Index Fund |
| 9. | FlexShares® International Quality Dividend Index Fund |
| 10. | FlexShares® Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund |
| 11. | FlexShares® International Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund |
| 12. | FlexShares® Quality Dividend Dynamic Index Fund |
| 13. | FlexShares® International Quality Dividend Dynamic Index Fund |
| 14. | FlexShares® STOXX® Global Broad Infrastructure Index Fund |
| 15. | FlexShares® Global Quality Real Estate Index Fund |
| 16. | FlexShares® Disciplined Duration MBS Index Fund |
| 17. | FlexShares® Credit-Scored US Corporate Bond Index Fund |
| 18. | FlexShares® Credit-Scored US Long Corporate Bond Index Fund |
| 19. | FlexShares® US Quality Large Cap Index Fund |
| 20. | FlexShares® Currency Hedged Xxxxxxxxxxx XX ex-US Factor Tilt Index Fund |
| 21. | FlexShares® Currency Hedged Morningstar EM Factor Tilt Index Fund |
| 22. | FlexShares® Real Assets Allocation Index Fund |
| 23. | FlexShares® STOXX® US ESG Impact Index Fund |
| 24. | FlexShares® STOXX® Global ESG Impact Index Fund |
| 25. | FlexShares® Core Select Bond Fund |
| 26. | FlexShares® High Yield Value-Scored Bond Index Fund |
| 27. | FlexShares® US Quality Low Volatility Index Fund |
| 28. | FlexShares® Developed Markets ex-US Quality Low Volatility Index Fund |
| 29. | FlexShares® Emerging Markets Quality Low Volatility Index Fund |
