NINTH AMENDMENT TO SECURITIES LENDING AUTHORIZATION AGREEMENT BETWEEN WISDOMTREE TRUST AND STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY
NINTH AMENDMENT TO
SECURITIES LENDING AUTHORIZATION AGREEMENT BETWEEN
WISDOMTREE TRUST AND
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY
This Ninth Amendment (this “Amendment”) dated April 7, 2016 is between WISDOMTREE TRUST (the “Trust”), ON BEHALF OF EACH OF ITS SERIES AS LISTED ON SCHEDULE B TO THE AGREEMENT (as defined below), SEVERALLY AND NOT JOINTLY (each a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”), and STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY acting either directly or through any State Street Affiliates (collectively, “State Street”).
Reference is made to the Securities Lending Authorization Agreement dated September 27, 2013 between the Trust, on behalf of each of the Funds, and State Street, as amended to date (the “Agreement”).
WHEREAS, each of the Funds and State Street desire to amend the Agreement as specifically set forth below.
NOW THEREFORE, for value received, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties mutually agree to amend the Agreement as follows:
1. Definitions. All terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings set forth in the Agreement.
2. Amendment. Schedule B to the Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with Schedule B hereto.
3. Representations and Warranties. Each of the Trust and State Street represents and warrants that (a) it has the requisite power and authority under applicable laws and by its organizational and governing documents to enter into this Amendment (with respect to the Trust, on behalf of each Fund) and the transactions contemplated hereby, and to perform its obligations hereunder; (b) all requisite proceedings have been taken to authorize it to enter into and perform this Amendment; (c) this Amendment constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation enforceable against it; (d) no legal or administrative proceedings have been instituted or threatened which would impair its ability to perform its duties and obligations under this Amendment; (e) its entrance into this Amendment and performance by it hereunder will not cause a material breach or be in material conflict with any of its other agreements or obligations; and (f) the execution, delivery and performance by it of this Amendment will at all times comply with all applicable laws and regulations applicable to it.
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4. Miscellaneous. Except to the extent specifically amended by this Amendment, the provisions of the Agreement shall remain unmodified, and the Agreement is ratified and affirmed as being in full force. This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but such counterparts shall, together, constitute only one ( 1) instrument.
5. Governing Law. This Amendment shall be construed and governed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to choice of law or conflict of law principles.
6. Effective Date. This Amendment shall be effective as of the date first set forth above.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties has caused their duly authorized officer(s) to execute this Ninth Amendment, effective as of the first date set forth above.
| WISDOMTREE TRUST, on behalf of each of its series as listed on Schedule B to the Agreement, severally and not jointly | ||||
| By: |
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| Name: | Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx | |||
| Title: | President | |||
| STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY | ||||
| By: |
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| Name: | Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxx | |||
| Title: | Senior Managing Director | |||
Schedule B
This Schedule is attached to and made part of the Securities Lending Authorization Agreement dated as of the 27th day of September 0000 xxxxxxx XXXXXXXXXX XXXXX, XX BEHALF OF EACH OF ITS SERIES AS LISTED ON SCHEDULE B, SEVERALLY AND NOT JOINTLY (the “Funds”) and STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY acting either directly or through any State Street Affiliate (collectively, “State Street”), as amended.
| Fund Name |
Fund Ticker |
TIN |
FYE | |||
| WisdomTree Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund |
DEM | 00-0000000 | Mar 31 | |||
| WisdomTree Emerging Markets SmallCap Dividend Fund |
DGS | 00-0000000 | Mar 31 | |||
| WisdomTree Middle East Dividend Fund |
GULF | 00-0000000 | Mar 31 | |||
| WisdomTree China ex-State-Owned Enterprises Fund |
CXSE | 00-0000000 | Mar 31 | |||
| WisdomTree India Earnings Fund |
EPI | 00-0000000 | Mar 31 | |||
| WisdomTree Emerging Markets Quality Dividend Growth Fund |
DGRE | 00-0000000 | Mar 31 | |||
| WisdomTree Emerging Markets Consumer Growth Fund |
EMCG | 00-0000000 | Mar31 | |||
| WisdomTree Asia-Pacific ex-Japan Fund |
AXJL | 00-0000000 | Mar 31 | |||
| WisdomTree Australia Dividend Fund |
AUSE | 00-0000000 | Mar 31 | |||
| WisdomTree International High Dividend Fund |
DTH | 00-0000000 | Mar 31 | |||
| WisdomTree International Equity Fund |
DWM | 00-0000000 | Mar 31 |
| WisdomTree Europe SmallCap Dividend Fund |
DFE | 00-0000000 | Mar 31 | |||
| WisdomTree Global High Dividend Fund |
DEW | 00-0000000 | Mar 31 | |||
| WisdomTree Global ex-U.S. Quality Dividend Growth Fund |
DNL | 00-0000000 | Mar 31 | |||
| WisdomTree International Dividend ex-Financials Fund |
DOO | 00-0000000 | Mar 31 | |||
| WisdomTree International LargeCap Dividend Fund |
DOL | 00-0000000 | Mar 31 | |||
| WisdomTree International MidCap Dividend Fund |
DIM | 00-0000000 | Mar 31 | |||
| WisdomTree International SmallCap Dividend Fund |
DLS | 00-0000000 | Mar 31 | |||
| WisdomTree Japan SmallCap Dividend Fund |
DFJ | 00-0000000 | Mar 31 | |||
| WisdomTree Commodity Country Equity Fund |
CCXE | 00-0000000 | Mar 31 | |||
| WisdomTree Global Natural Resources Fund |
GNAT | 00-0000000 | Mar 31 | |||
| WisdomTree Global ex-U.S. Utility Fund |
DBU | 00-0000000 | Mar 31 | |||
| WisdomTree Global ex-U.S. Real Estate Fund |
DRW | 00-0000000 | Mar 31 | |||
| WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund |
DXJ | 00-0000000 | Mar 31 | |||
| WisdomTree Europe Hedged Equity Fund |
HEDJ | 00-0000000 | Mar 31 | |||
| WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund |
DXJS | 00-0000000 | Mar 00 | |||
| XxxxxxXxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Hedged Equity Fund |
DXPS | 00-0000000 | Mar 31 |
| WisdomTree Germany Hedged Equity Fund |
DXGE | 00-0000000 | Mar 31 | |||
| WisdomTree Korea Hedged Equity Fund |
DXKW | 00-0000000 | Mar 31 | |||
| WisdomTree Dividend ex-Financials Fund |
DTN | 00-0000000 | Mar 31 | |||
| WisdomTree High Dividend Fund |
DHS | 00-0000000 | Mar 31 | |||
| WisdomTree LargeCap Dividend Fund |
DLN | 00-0000000 | Mar 31 | |||
| WisdomTree MidCap Dividend Fund |
DON | 00-0000000 | Mar 31 | |||
| WisdomTree SmallCap Dividend Fund |
DES | 00-0000000 | Mar 31 | |||
| WisdomTree Total Dividend Fund |
DTD | 00-0000000 | Mar 31 | |||
| WisdomTree Earnings 500 Fund |
EPS | 00-0000000 | Mar 31 | |||
| WisdomTree LargeCap Value Fund |
EZY | 00-0000000 | Mar 31 | |||
| WisdomTree MidCap Earnings Fund |
EZM | 00-0000000 | Mar 31 | |||
| WisdomTree SmallCap Earnings Fund |
EES | 00-0000000 | Mar 31 | |||
| WisdomTree Total Earnings Fund |
EXT | 00-0000000 | Mar 31 | |||
| WisdomTree U.S. Quality Dividend Growth Fund |
DGRW | 00-0000000 | Mar 31 | |||
| WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Quality Dividend Growth Fund |
DGRS | 00-0000000 | Mar 31 | |||
| WisdomTree Managed Futures Strategy Fund |
WDTI | 00-0000000 | Aug 31 |
| WisdomTree Brazilian Real Strategy Fund |
BZF | 00-0000000 | Aug 31 | |||
| WisdomTree Chinese Yuan Strategy Fund |
CYB | 00-0000000 | Aug 31 | |||
| WisdomTree Indian Rupee Strategy Fund |
ICN | 00-0000000 | Aug 31 | |||
| WisdomTree Emerging Currency Strategy Fund |
CEW | 00-0000000 | Aug 31 | |||
| WisdomTree Commodity Currency Strategy Fund |
CCX | 00-0000000 | Aug 31 | |||
| WisdomTree Bloomberg U.S. Dollar Bullish Fund |
USDU | 00-0000000 | Aug 31 | |||
| WisdomTree Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Negative Duration Fund |
AGND | 00-0000000 | Aug 31 | |||
| WisdomTree Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Zero Duration Fund |
AGZD | 00-0000000 | Aug 31 | |||
| WisdomTree BofA Xxxxxxx Xxxxx High Yield Bond Negative Duration Fund |
HYND | 00-0000000 | Aug 31 | |||
| WisdomTree BofA Xxxxxxx Xxxxx High Yield Bond Zero Duration Fund |
HYZD | 00-0000000 | Aug 31 | |||
| WisdomTree Australia And New Zealand Debt Fund |
AUNZ | 00-0000000 | Aug 31 | |||
| WisdomTree merging Markets Local Debt Fund |
ELD | 00-0000000 | Aug 31 | |||
| WisdomTree Asia Local Debt Fund |
ALD | 00-0000000 | Aug 31 | |||
| WisdomTree Global Real Return Fund |
RRF | 00-0000000 | Aug 31 | |||
| WisdomTree Emerging Markets Corporate Bond Fund |
EMCB | 00-0000000 | Aug 31 | |||
| WisdomTree Strategic Corporate Bond Fund |
CRDT | 00-0000000 | Aug 31 | |||
| WisdomTree Bloomberg Floating Rate Treasury Fund |
USFR | 00-0000000 | Aug 00 |
| Xxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxxx Xxxx |
XXXX | 00-0000000 | Mar 31 | |||
| WisdomTree Japan Hedged Financials Fund |
DXJF | 00-0000000 | Mar 00 | |||
| Xxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxx Hedged Capital Goods Fund |
DXJC | 00-0000000 | Mar 00 | |||
| XxxxxxXxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxx Xxxx |
XXXX | 00-0000000 | Mar 31 | |||
| WisdomTree Japan Hedged Tech, Media & Telecom Fund |
DXJT | 00-0000000 | Mar 31 | |||
| WisdomTree Japan Hedged Quality Dividend Growth Fund |
JHDG | 00-0000000 | Mar 31 | |||
| WisdomTree Europe Quality Dividend Growth Fund |
EUDG | 00-0000000 | Mar 31 | |||
| WisdomTree International Hedged Quality Dividend Growth Fund |
IHDG | 00-0000000 | Mar 31 | |||
| WisdomTree Emerging Markets ex-State Owned Enterprises Fund |
XSOE | 00-0000000 | Mar 31 | |||
| WisdomTree Europe Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund |
EUSC | 00-0000000 | Mar 31 | |||
| WisdomTree CBOE S&P 500 PutWrite Strategy Fund |
PUTW | 00-0000000 | Aug 31 | |||
| WisdomTree Global ex-U.S. Hedged Dividend Fund |
DXUS | 00-0000000 | Mar 31 | |||
| WisdomTree International Hedged SmallCap Dividend Fund |
HDLS | 00-0000000 | Mar 31 | |||
| WisdomTree Japan Quality Dividend Growth Fund |
JDG | 00-0000000 | Mar31 | |||
| WisdomTree Western Asset Unconstrained Bond Fund |
UBND | 00-0000000 | Aug 31 | |||
| WisdomTree International Hedged Equity Fund |
HDWM | 00-0000000 | Mar 31 |
| WisdomTree Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Enhanced Yield Fund |
AGGV | 00-0000000 | Aug 31 | |||
| WisdomTree Strong Dollar Emerging Markets Equity Fund |
EMSD | 00-0000000 | Jun 30 | |||
| WisdomTree Weak Dollar U.S. Equity Fund |
USWD | 00-0000000 | Jun 30 | |||
| WisdomTree Strong Dollar U.S. Equity Fund |
USSD | 00-0000000 | Jun 30 | |||
| WisdomTree Europe Local Recovery Fund |
EZR | 00-0000000 | Jun 30 | |||
| WisdomTree Global ex-U.S. Hedged Real Estate Fund |
HDRW | 00-0000000 | Mar 31 | |||
| WisdomTree Global Hedged SmallCap Dividend Fund |
HGSD | 00-0000000 | Jun 30 | |||
| WisdomTree Global SmallCap Dividend Fund |
GSD | 00-0000000 | Jun 30 | |||
| WisdomTree Dynamic Long/Short U.S. Equity Fund |
DYLS | 00-0000000 | Jun 30 | |||
| WisdomTree Dynamic Bearish U.S. Equity Fund |
DYB | 00-0000000 | Jun 30 | |||
| WisdomTree Dynamic Currency Hedged International Equity Fund |
DDWM | 00-0000000 | Jun 30 | |||
| WisdomTree Dynamic Currency Hedged International SmallCap Equity Fund |
DDLS | 00-0000000 | Jun 30 | |||
| WisdomTree Dynamic Currency Hedged Europe Equity Fund |
DDEZ | 00-0000000 | Jun 30 | |||
| WisdomTree Dynamic Currency Hedged Japan Equity Fund |
DDJP | 00-0000000 | Jun 30 | |||
| WisdomTree International Quality Dividend Growth Fund |
IQDG | 00-0000000 | Mar 31 | |||
| WisdomTree 1ergi 1g Markets Dividend Fund |
DVEM | 00-0000000 | Jun 30 | |||
| WisdomTree Global ex-Mexico Equity Fund |
XMX | 00-0000000 | Jun 30 | |||
| WisdomTree Dynamic Currency Hedged Emerging Markets Equity Fund |
DYEM | 00-0000000 | Jun 30 | |||
| WisdomTree Dynamic Currency Hedged Global ex-U.S. Equity Fund |
DVGX | 00-0000000 | Jun 30 |
