MASTER CUSTODIAN AGREEMENTMaster Custodian Agreement • December 29th, 2010 • Alpine Equity Trust • Massachusetts
This Agreement is made as of November 18, 2010 by and among each management investment company identified on Appendix A hereto (each such investment company and each management investment company made subject to this Agreement in accordance with Section 18.5 below, shall hereinafter be referred to as (a “Fund”), and State Street Bank and Trust Company, a Massachusetts trust company (the “Custodian”).
ADMINISTRATION AGREEMENTAdministration Agreement • December 29th, 2010 • Alpine Equity Trust • Massachusetts
This Administration Agreement (“Agreement”) dated and effective as of November 18, 2010, is by and between State Street Bank and Trust Company, a Massachusetts trust company (the “Administrator”), and each management investment company identified on Schedule A hereto (each, a “Trust” and collectively, the “Trusts”).
ALPINE EQUITY TRUST FORM OF ADMINISTRATION AGREEMENT AMENDMENT NO. 1Administration Agreement • December 29th, 2010 • Alpine Equity Trust
THIS AMENDMENT dated as of December ____, 2010, to the Administration Agreement, dated as of November 18, 2010 (the “Agreement”), is entered into by and among each management investment company identified on Schedule A (each a “Trust”), and State Street and Trust Company, a Massachusetts trust company (the “Administrator”).
ALPINE EQUITY TRUST TRANSFER AGENCY AND SERVICE AGREEMENT AMENDMENT NO. 1Transfer Agency and Service Agreement • December 29th, 2010 • Alpine Equity Trust
THIS AMENDMENT dated as of December ____, 2010, to the Transfer Agency and Service Agreement, dated as of December 8, 2010 (the “Agreement”), is entered into by and among each management investment company identified on Schedule A (each a “Fund”), and Boston Financial Data Services, Inc., a corporation (the “Transfer Agent”).
FORM OF TRANSFER AGENCY AND SERVICE AGREEMENT BETWEEN EACH OF THE ENTITIES, INDIVIDUALLY AND NOT JOINTLY, AS LISTED ON SCHEDULE A AND BOSTON FINANCIAL DATA SERVICES, INC.Transfer Agency and Service Agreement • December 29th, 2010 • Alpine Equity Trust • Massachusetts
THIS AGREEMENT made as of the 8th day of December 2010, by and between EACH OF THE ENTITIES, INDIVIDUALLY AND NOT JOINTLY, as listed on Schedule A, having their principal office and place of business at 2500 Westchester Avenue, STE. 215, Purchase, NY 10577 (collectively, the “Funds” and individually, the “Fund”) and BOSTON FINANCIAL DATA SERVICES, INC., a Massachusetts corporation having its principal office and place of business at 2000 Crown Colony Drive, Quincy, Massachusetts 02169 (the “Transfer Agent”).
FORM OF DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENTForm of Distribution Agreement • December 29th, 2010 • Alpine Equity Trust • Delaware
THIS AGREEMENT is made and entered into as of this ____ day of December, 2010, by and between ALPINE EQUITY TRUST, a Delaware statutory trust, ALPINE INCOME TRUST, a Delaware statutory trust, and ALPINE SERIES TRUST (collectively, the “Trusts”) and QUASAR DISTRIBUTORS, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Distributor”). ALPINE WOODS CAPITAL INVESTORS, LLC, the investment advisor to the Trusts (the “Advisor”), is a party hereto with respect to Section 5 only.
Form of BNPP NY Lending AgreementAccount Agreement • December 29th, 2010 • Alpine Equity Trust • New York
This BNPP NY Lending Agreement (including all terms, schedules, supplements and exhibits attached hereto, this “Agreement”) is entered into between the customer specified below (“Customer”) and BNP Paribas, acting through its New York Branch (“BNPP NY”) on behalf of itself and as agent for the BNPP Entities (as defined in the Account Agreement attached as Exhibit A hereto). The Agreement sets forth the terms and conditions on which BNPP NY will transact business with Customer. Customer and BNPP NY, on behalf of itself and as agent for the BNPP Entities, have also entered into the Account Agreement.
INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENTInvestment Advisory Agreement • December 29th, 2010 • Alpine Equity Trust • Delaware
INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT (the “Agreement’), dated as of December 17, 2010, between Alpine Equity Trust, a Massachusetts business trust (the “Trust”), on behalf of Alpine Global Consumer Growth Fund (the “Fund”), and Alpine Woods Capital Investors, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Adviser”).
FORM OF SPECIAL CUSTODY AND PLEDGE AGREEMENTForm of Special Custody and Pledge Agreement • December 29th, 2010 • Alpine Equity Trust • New York
AGREEMENT, (hereinafter “Agreement”) dated as of December 1, 2010 among State Street Bank and Trust Company, a Massachusetts trust company, in its capacity as custodian hereunder (“Custodian”), each series listed on Exhibit A attached hereto (each individually and not collectively, a “Fund”), and BNP Paribas, acting through its New York Branch (the “Counterparty”).
ALPINE EQUITY TRUST EXPENSE LIMITATION AND REIMBURSEMENT AGREEMENT AMENDMENT NO. 1Alpine Equity Trust • December 29th, 2010
THIS AMENDMENT dated as of December 17, 2010, to the Expense Limitation and Reimbursement Agreement, dated as of September 22, 2008 (the “Agreement”), is entered into by and between Alpine Equity Trust (the “Trust”), on behalf of its funds listed on Schedule A (the “Funds”), and Alpine Woods Capital Investors, LLC (the “Adviser”):
