CUSTODIAN AGREEMENT
AMENDMENT
TO
This Amendment to Custodian Agreement (the “Amendment”) is made as of June 1, 2021 by and between Xxxxx Brothers Xxxxxxxx & Co., a limited partnership organized under the laws of the State of New York (the “Custodian”), and The Advisors’ Inner Circle Fund III (the “Fund”), each acting respectively on its own behalf or through Xxxxx Brothers Xxxxxxxx & Co. or an affiliate entity of the respective Fund, as its general partner, managing member, investment advisor, managing member of a general partner, and/or similar capacity (the “Manager”).
WHEREAS, the Custodian and the Fund entered into the Custodian Agreement, dated as of November 25, 2014 (as amended, modified, and/or supplemented from time to time) (the “Agreement”);
WHEREAS, pursuant to section 12.2 of the Agreement, the parties wish to amend the Agreement in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in this Amendment below;
NOW, THEREFORE, intending to be legally bound, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
1. Certain Definitions. Unless otherwise defined herein, capitalized terms used herein have the meanings specified in or pursuant to the Agreement.
2. The Agreement is hereby amended as of the date hereof as follows:
| (a) | The Fund listed below shall be added to the Agreement as a new Fund (as defined in the Agreement) and hereinafter shall also be included when a reference to "Fund" is made in this Amendment or the Agreement, as applicable: |
GQG Partners International Quality Dividend Income Fund
GQG Partners US Quality Dividend Income Fund
GQG Partners Global Quality Dividend Income Fund
| (b) | Schedule 1 to the Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced by Schedule 1 attached hereto; |
3. Miscellaneous.
| (a) | Except as specifically amended hereby, all of the terms and conditions of the Agreement are unaffected and shall continue to be in full force and effect and shall be binding upon the parties in accordance with their terms. |
| (b) | This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts and by the different parties hereto on separate counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be an original, but all of which shall together constitute one and the same instrument. |
| (c) | This Amendment shall be construed in accordance with and be governed by the laws of the State of New York, without regard for the principles of conflict of laws thereof, and subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the State of New York. |
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused their duly authorized officers to execute and deliver this Amendment as of the date first set forth above.
| XXXXX BROTHERS XXXXXXXX & CO. | ||
| By: |  |
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| Name: | Xxxxx X. Xxxx | |
| Title: | Senior Vice President | |
| THE ADVISORS’ INNER CIRCLE FUND III | ||
| By: |  |
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| Name: | Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx | |
| Title: | Vice President & Secretary | |
SCHEDULE I
TO
THE CUSTODIAN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE ADVISORS' INNER CIRCLE FUND III
AND XXXXX BROTHERS XXXXXXXX & CO. DATED NOVEMBER 25, 2014
List of Funds as of June 1, 2021
Knights of Columbus Core Bond Fund
Knights of Columbus International Equity Fund
Knights of Columbus Large Cap Growth Fund
Knights of Columbus Large Cap Value Fund
Knights of Columbus Small Cap Fund
Knights of Columbus Limited Duration Fund
Knights of Columbus Global Real Estate Fund
Knights of Columbus Long/Short Equity Fund
Knights of Columbus U.S. All Cap Index Fund
MetLife Multi-Sector Fixed Income Fund (f/k/a Xxxxx Circle Partners Multi-Sector Fund)
MetLife High Yield Fund (f/k/a Xxxxx Circle Partners High Yield Fund)
MetLife Core Plus Fund (f/k/a Xxxxx Circle Partners Core Plus Fund)
PineBridge Dynamic Asset Allocation Fund
Chiron Capital Allocation Fund
RWC Global Emerging Equity Fund
SGA International Small-Mid Cap Equity Fund
SGA International Equity Fund
SGA International Equity Plus Fund
SGA Global Equity Fund
GQG Partners Emerging Markets Equity Fund
Ninety-One Global Franchise Fund
Chiron XXXX Opportunities Fund
Penn Mutual AM Strategic Income Fund (f/k/a Penn Mutual AM Unconstrained Bond Fund)
GQG Partners U.S. Select Quality Equity Fund
KBI Global Investors Aquarius Fund
Ninety-One Emerging Markets Equity Fund
Mesirow Financial High Yield Fund
Mesirow Financial Small Cap Value Sustainability Fund
Mesirow Financial Enhanced Core Plus Fund
Xxxxxxxx Partners Small Cap Growth Fund
GQG Partners Global Quality Equity Fund
Aegon Emerging Markets Debt Fund
Penn Mutual AM 1847 Income Fund
Rayliant Quantamental China Equity Fund
CCT Thematic Equity Fund
First Foundation Fixed Income Fund
First Foundation Total Return Fund
SouthernSun Small Cap Fund
SouthernSun U.S. Equity Fund
ARGA Emerging Markets Value Fund
ARGA International Value Fund
Legal & General Long Duration U.S. Credit Fund
GQG Partners International Quality Dividend Income Fund
GQG Partners US Quality Dividend Income Fund
GQG Partners Global Quality Dividend Income Fund
