SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED EXPENSE LIMITATION AGREEMENT
SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED
This Second Amended and Restated Agreement is made and entered into effective as of this 11th day of April, 2011, by and between the CM Advisors Fixed Income Fund (the "Fund"), a series of shares of the CM Advisors Family of Funds, a Delaware statutory trust (the 'Trust") and Van Den Xxxx Management I, Inc. d/b/a CM Fund Advisors, a California corporation (the "Advisor").
WHEREAS, the Fund and Advisor entered into that certain Amended and Restated Expense Limitation Agreement, dated February 8, 2010, under which the Advisor agreed to limit the expenses of the Fund in order to maintain the Fund’s expense ratio within a certain operating expense limit; and
WHEREAS, the Trust and Advisor wish to amend the Original Expense Limitation Agreement to more precisely state the applicable expense limit and revise the term of the Agreement; and
prospectus, and amounts, if any, payable pursuant to a plan adopted in accordance with Rule 12b-1 under the 0000 Xxx) incurred by the Fund in any fiscal year (the "Fund Operating Expenses"), exceed the Operating Expense Limit, as defined in Section 1(b) below, such excess amount (the "Excess Amount") shall be the liability of the Advisor.
This Agreement shall continue in effect until the first day of July, 2012, and from year to year thereafter provided each such continuance is specifically approved by a majority of the Trustees of the Trust who (i) are not "interested persons" of the Trust or any other party to this Agreement, as defined in the 1940 Act, and (ii) have no direct or indirect financial interest in the operation of this Agreement (the "Non-Interested Trustees"). Nevertheless, this Agreement may be terminated by either party hereto, without payment of any penalty, upon written notice ninety (90) days prior to the end of the then-current term of the Agreement to the other party at its principal place of business; provided that, in the case of termination by the Trust, such action shall be authorized by resolution of a majority of the Non-Interested Trustees of the Trust or by a vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Trust Any termination pursuant to this Paragraph 2 shall become effective, unless otherwise specifically agreed upon, on the last day of the then-current term of the Agreement
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement to be signed by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized and their respective corporate seals to be hereunto affixed, as of the day and year first above written.
CM ADVISORS FIXED INCOME FUND,
A SERIES OF THE CM ADVISORS FAMILY OF FUNDS |
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/s/ Xxxxxx Van Den Xxxx
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By: Xxxxxx Van Den Xxxx Title: President
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VAN DEN XXXX MANAGEMENT I, INC.
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D/B/A CM FUND ADVISORS
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/s/ Xxxxxx Van Den Xxxx
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By: Xxxxxx Van Den Xxxx Title: President
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