AGREEMENTAgreement • December 30th, 2011 • Ariel Investment Trust
THIS AGREEMENT is made this 15th day of November 2011, between Ariel Investments, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Adviser/Manager”), and Ariel Investment Trust, a Massachusetts business trust (the “Trust”).
AGREEMENT TO WAIVE FEES AND REIMBURSE EXPENSESAgreement • December 30th, 2011 • Ariel Investment Trust
THIS AGREEMENT is made this 15th day of November 2011, between Ariel Investments, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Adviser/Manager”), and Ariel Investment Trust, a Massachusetts business trust (the “Trust”).
ARIEL INVESTMENTS, LLC SECOND AMENDMENT TO FUND SUB-ADMINISTRATION SERVICING AGREEMENTServicing Agreement • December 30th, 2011 • Ariel Investment Trust
THIS SECOND AMENDMENT dated as of this 15th day of November, 2011 to the Fund Sub-Administration Servicing Agreement, dated as of July 16, 2010, as amended November 15, 2010 (the “Agreement”) is entered into by and between ARIEL INVESTMENTS, LLC, (the “Company”) on behalf of itself and ARIEL INVESTMENT TRUST (the “Trust”), and U.S. BANCORP FUND SERVICES, LLC, a Wisconsin limited liability company (“USBFS”).
ADDENDUM TO UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT DATED MAY 16, 1995 BETWEEN ARIEL DISTRIBUTORS, LLC (f/k/a ARIEL DISTRIBUTORS, INC.) AND ARIEL INVESTMENT TRUSTAddendum to Underwriting Agreement • December 30th, 2011 • Ariel Investment Trust
For the services performed and the obligations assumed by Ariel Distributors, LLC (f/k/a Ariel Distributors, Inc.), in respect to Ariel Fund, Ariel Appreciation Fund, Ariel Focus Fund, Ariel Discovery Fund, Ariel International Equity Fund and Ariel Global Equity Fund (each a series of Ariel Investment Trust), Ariel Distributors LLC, shall be paid no more often than weekly a distribution service fee at the annual rate of 0.25% of the respective average daily net assets of the Investor Classes of each such series. No distribution service fee shall be paid with respect to the Institutional Classes of each such series, although the Distributor agrees to perform the services and assume the obligations hereunder with respect to all Shares of the Trust.
AGREEMENT TO WAIVE FEES AND REIMBURSE EXPENSESAgreement • December 30th, 2011 • Ariel Investment Trust
THIS AGREEMENT is made this 15th day of November 2011, between Ariel Investments, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Adviser/Manager”), and Ariel Investment Trust, a Massachusetts business trust (the “Trust”).
ADVISORY AGREEMENTAdvisory Agreement • December 30th, 2011 • Ariel Investment Trust • Illinois
This ADVISORY AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”), made this 15 day of November , 2011, by and between ARIEL INVESTMENTS, LLC, an Illinois corporation (the “Adviser”), and ARIEL INVESTMENT TRUST (the "Trust"), a Massachusetts business trust, on behalf of each of its series identified pursuant to an addendum to this Agreement (each a “Fund” and together, the “Funds”).
ARIEL INVESTMENT TRUST SECOND AMENDMENT TO TRANSFER AGENT SERVICING AGREEMENTAriel Investment Trust • December 30th, 2011 • Ariel Investment Trust
THIS SECOND AMENDMENT dated as of this 15th day of November, 2011 to the Transfer Agent Servicing Agreement, dated as of July 6, 2007, as amended November 15, 2010 (the “Agreement”), is entered into by and between ARIEL INVESTMENT TRUST, a Massachusetts business trust, (the “Trust”), and U.S. BANCORP FUND SERVICES, LLC, a Wisconsin limited liability company (“USBFS”).
