Exhibit No. EX-99.h.2.a. Amendment to Transfer Agent Servicing Agreement THIS AMENDMENT dated as of January 1, 2002 to the Transfer Agent Servicing Agreement dated as of December 18, 1998, by and between The Barrett Funds, a Delaware business trust,...

                                                        Exhibit No. EX-99.h.2.a.


                 Amendment to Transfer Agent Servicing Agreement


     THIS AMENDMENT  dated as of January 1, 2002 to the Transfer Agent Servicing
Agreement  dated as of December 18, 1998,  by and between The Xxxxxxx  Funds,  a
Delaware  business  trust,  and Firstar Mutual Fund  Services,  LLC, a Wisconsin
limited liability company, shall be as follows:

     Effective  January 1, 2002, the name Firstar Mutual Fund Services,  LLC has
been changed to U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC. Accordingly,  all references to
Firstar Mutual Fund Services, LLC in this Agreement should be replaced with U.S.
Bancorp Fund Services,  LLC.  Similarly,  any  references to Firstar Bank,  N.A.
should be replaced with U.S. Bank, N.A.

     IN WITNESS  WHEREOF,  the parties  hereto have caused this  Amendment to be
executed by a duly authorized  officer on one or more counterparts as of the day
and year first written above.



THE XXXXXXX FUNDS                               U.S. BANCORP FUND SERVICES, LLC


By: /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx                           By: /s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx                                   Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx

Attest: /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx                       Attest: /s/ Xxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx                                   Xxxx Xxxxxx