Exhibit (h)(1)(b) Amendment to Amended and Restated Fund Accounting and Administration Agreement Dated April 12, 2010 Between ALPS Fund Services, Inc. and Forward Funds
Exhibit (h)(1)(b)
Amendment to Amended and Restated Fund Accounting and Administration Agreement
Dated April 12, 2010
Between
ALPS Fund Services, Inc.
and
THIS AMENDMENT is made as of December 17, 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 Fund Accounting and Administration Agreement (the “Agreement”) effective April 12, 2010;
WHEREAS, the Board of Trustees of the Fund approved on October 11, 2012, the liquidation of the Forward CorePlus Fund, effective December 17, 2012;
WHEREAS, in light of the foregoing, ALPS and the Fund wish to modify the provisions of the Agreement to reflect revised Appendix A – Portfolios List;
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, agree as follows:
| 1. | Appendix A – Portfolios List. Appendix A is replaced in its entirety with the attached Appendix 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: | Secretary and Vice President, Funds | |||||
APPENDIX A
DATED AS OF December 17, 2012
TO THE AMENDED AND RESTATED FUND ACCOUNTING AND
ADMINISTRATION AGREEMENT
Portfolio List
Allocation Funds
| Forward Balanced Allocation Fund | Forward Income Builder Fund | |
| Forward Growth Allocation Fund | Forward Income & Growth Allocation Fund | |
| Forward Growth & Income Allocation Fund | Forward Multi-Strategy Fund |
Non-Allocation Funds
| Forward Managed Futures Strategy Fund | ||
| Forward Commodity Long/Short Strategy Fund | Forward Real Estate Fund | |
| Forward Core Strategy Long/Short Fund1 | Forward Real Estate Long/Short Fund | |
| Forward Credit Analysis Long/Short Fund | Forward Select EM Dividend Fund | |
| Forward EM Corporate Debt Fund | Forward Select Income Fund | |
| Forward Emerging Markets Fund | Forward Small Cap Equity Fund | |
| Forward Endurance Long/Short Fund | Forward Strategic Alternatives Fund | |
| Forward Extended MarketPlus Fund | Forward Tactical Enhanced Fund | |
| Forward Floating NAV Short Duration Fund1 | Forward Tactical Growth Fund | |
| Forward Focus Fund | Forward U.S. Government Money Fund | |
| Forward Frontier Strategy Fund | ||
| Forward Global Credit Long/Short Fund | ||
| Forward Global Infrastructure Fund | ||
| Forward High Yield Bond Fund | ||
| Forward International Dividend Fund | ||
| Forward International Real Estate Fund | ||
| Forward International Small Companies Fund | ||
| Forward Investment Grade Fixed Income Fund | ||
| Forward Large Cap Dividend Fund |
| 1 | Fund has yet to commence operations. |
