EIGHTH AMENDMENT TO FLEXSHARES® TRUST ETF DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT
Exhibit (e)(2)
EIGHTH AMENDMENT TO
FLEXSHARES® TRUST
This 8th Amendment (“Amendment”) to the Distribution Agreement (the “Agreement”) dated as of September 1st, 2011, by and between FlexShares® Trust and Foreside Fund Services, LLC, is entered into as of October 23, 2015 (the “Effective Date”).
WHEREAS, the Trust and Distributor desire to amend Exhibit A of the Agreement to reflect the addition of three Funds; and
WHEREAS, Section 8(c) of the Agreement requires that amendments to the Agreement be made in writing and executed by all parties.
NOW THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, Trust and Distributor hereby agree as follows:
1. Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in the Agreement.
2. Exhibit A of the Agreement is hereby deleted and replaced by Exhibit A attached hereto to reflect the addition of the FlexShares® Currency Hedged Xxxxxxxxxxx XX ex US Factor Tilt Index Fund; the FlexShares® Currency Hedged Morningstar EM Factor Tilt Index Fund; and the FlexShares® Real Assets Allocation Index Fund.
3. Except as expressly amended hereby, all of the provisions of the Agreement are restated and in full force and effect to the same extent as if fully set forth herein.
4. This Amendment shall be governed by and the provisions of this Amendment shall be construed and interpreted under and in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be executed in their names and on their behalf by and through their duly authorized officers, as of the Effective Date.
| FLEXSHARES® TRUST | FORESIDE FUND SERVICES, LLC | |||||||
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By: |
/s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxx |
By: | /s/ Xxxx Xxxxxxxxx | |||||
| Name: | Xxxxx X. Xxxxx | Xxxx Xxxxxxxxx, President | ||||||
| Title: | Vice President | |||||||
Exhibit (e)(2)
EXHIBIT A
As of October 23, 2015
FlexShares® Credit-Scored US Corporate Bond Index Fund
FlexShares® Credit-Scored US Long Corporate Bond Index Fund
FlexShares® Currency Hedged Xxxxxxxxxxx XX ex US Factor Tilt Index Fund
FlexShares® Currency Hedged Morningstar EM Factor Tilt Index Fund
FlexShares® Disciplined Duration MBS Index Fund
FlexShares® iBoxx 3-Year Target Duration TIPS Index Fund
FlexShares® iBoxx 5-Year Target Duration TIPS Index Fund
FlexShares® International Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund
FlexShares® International Quality Dividend Dynamic Index Fund
FlexShares® International Quality Dividend Index Fund
FlexShares® Global Quality Real Estate Index Fund
FlexShares® Morningstar Developed Markets ex-US Factor Tilt Index Fund
FlexShares® Morningstar Emerging Markets Factor Tilt Index Fund
FlexShares® Morningstar Global Upstream Natural Resources Index Fund
FlexShares® Morningstar US Market Factor Tilt Index Fund
FlexShares® Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund
FlexShares® Quality Dividend Dynamic Index Fund
FlexShares® Quality Dividend Index Fund
FlexShares® Real Assets Allocation Index Fund
FlexShares® Ready Access Variable Income Fund
FlexShares® STOXX Global Broad Infrastructure Index Fund
FlexShares® US Quality Large Cap Index Fund
