LETTER AGREEMENT
Driehaus Mutual Funds
00 Xxxx Xxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000
This Agreement is made as of August 1, 2017 between
DRIEHAUS MUTUAL FUNDS, a Delaware statutory trust (the "Trust"),
and DRIEHAUS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC, a Delaware limited
liability company (the "Adviser").
WHEREAS, the Trust and Driehaus Capital Management, Inc.,
the predecessor to the Adviser, have entered into an Investment
Advisory Agreement dated September 25, 1996, as amended from
time to time (the "Advisory Agreement"), under which the Trust
has agreed to retain the Adviser to render investment advisory
and management services to Driehaus Emerging Markets Growth
Fund, Driehaus International Small Cap Growth Fund, Driehaus
Active Income Fund, Driehaus Select Credit Fund, Driehaus
Emerging Markets Small Cap Growth Fund, Driehaus Event Driven
Fund, Driehaus Micro Cap Growth Fund, Driehaus Frontier Emerging
Markets Fund and Driehaus Multi-Asset Growth Economies Fund (the
"Current Portfolios"), and the Adviser has agreed to render such
services to the Current Portfolios, together with any other
Trust portfolios that may be established later (collectively,
the "Portfolios" and individually a "Portfolio");
WHEREAS, pursuant to Paragraph 2 of the Advisory Agreement,
the Trust hereby notifies the Adviser of its desire to retain
the Adviser to render investment advisory and management
services to an additional portfolio known as the Driehaus Small
Cap Growth Fund (the "New Portfolio"); and
WHEREAS, by signing this Agreement below, the Adviser
agrees to render such services whereupon the New Portfolio shall
become a Portfolio under the Advisory Agreement.
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and mutual
covenants set forth herein, the Trust and the Adviser agree as
follows:
1. The Trust hereby appoints the Adviser as investment adviser
and manager for the New Portfolio under the Advisory
Agreement and the Adviser hereby accepts such appointment
and agrees to perform the services and duties set forth in
the Advisory Agreement on the terms set forth therein,
except as otherwise provided in this Agreement.
2. This Agreement shall become effective as of the date first
above written and, unless sooner terminated as provided in
Paragraph 9 of the Advisory Agreement, shall continue until
September 30, 2018. Thereafter, this Agreement will be
extended with respect to the New Portfolio for successive
one-year periods ending on September 30 of each year,
subject to the provisions of Paragraph 9 of the Advisory
Agreement.
3. For the services provided and the expenses assumed under
this Agreement, the Trust shall pay the Adviser a fee for
its services to the New Portfolio, computed daily and
payable monthly, at an annual rate of: 0.60% of average
daily net assets. For the month and year in which this
Agreement becomes effective or terminates, there shall be
an appropriate proration of such fee on the basis of the
number of days that the Agreement is in effect during the
month and year, respectively.
4. All the other terms and conditions of the Advisory
Agreement shall remain in full effect.
5. This Agreement is hereby incorporated by reference into the
Advisory Agreement and is made a part thereof. In case of
a conflict between this Agreement and the Advisory
Agreement, the terms of the Advisory Agreement are
controlling.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Trust and the Adviser have caused
this Agreement to be executed as of the day and year first above
written.
DRIEHAUS MUTUAL FUNDS
By:_/s/ Xxxxxxx X.
Kneeley______________
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
President
ATTEST:_/s/ Xxxxxxxx X. Cahoon______
Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Vice President & Treasurer
DRIEHAUS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC
By:_ /s/ Xxxxxxx X.
Kneeley_____________
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Interim President and Chief
Executive Officer
ATTEST:_ /s/ Xxxxxxxx X. Cahoon_______
Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Managing Director, Treasurer &
Chief Financial Officer
