Master Custodian AgreementMaster Custodian Agreement • April 25th, 2022 • Allspring Funds Trust • Massachusetts
SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENT AMONG ALLSPRING FUNDS TRUST, ALLSPRING FUNDS MANAGEMENT, LLC AND COOKE & BIELER, L.P.Sub-Advisory Agreement • April 25th, 2022 • Allspring Funds Trust • Delaware
This SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made as of this 18th day of February, 2022, among Allspring Funds Trust (the “Trust”), a statutory trust organized under the laws of the State of Delaware with its principal place of business at 525 Market Street, 12th Floor, San Francisco, California 94105, Allspring Funds Management, LLC (the “Adviser”), a limited liability company organized under the laws of the State of Delaware with its principal place of business at 525 Market Street, 12th Floor, San Francisco, California 94105, and Cooke & Bieler, L.P. (the “Sub-Adviser”), a limited partnership organized under the laws of the State of Pennsylvania, with its principal place of business at Two Commerce Square, 2001 Market Street, Suite 4000, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103.
ContractSecurities Lending Agency Agreement • April 25th, 2022 • Allspring Funds Trust • New York
SECURITIES LENDING AGENCY AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) dated as of April 1, 2010 among Wells Fargo Funds Trust, Wells Fargo Master Trust and Wells Fargo Variable Trust (the “Trusts” and each a “Trust”), on behalf of their funds now existing or hereafter created (the “Funds”), and Goldman Sachs Bank USA, doing business as Goldman Sachs Agency Lending (“GSAL”).
TRANSFER AGENCY AND SERVICE AGREEMENTTransfer Agency and Service Agreement • April 25th, 2022 • Allspring Funds Trust • Massachusetts
THIS AGREEMENT made as of the 29th day of April 2019, by and between the Wells Fargo Trusts listed on Schedule A hereto and each being an entity of the type set forth on Schedule A and organized under the laws of the state of Delaware, each with a principal place of business at 525 Market Street -12th Floor, San Francisco, California 94105 and each of which is acting on its own behalf and on behalf of each of the portfolios listed under its name in Schedule A, as revised from time to time, (jointly and severally, such portfolios shall be referred to hereinafter as the “Fund”“ or “Funds”), but not jointly with any other entities listed on Schedule A, and DST Asset Manager Solutions, Inc. (formerly 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”).
DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENTDistribution Agreement • April 25th, 2022 • Allspring Funds Trust • Delaware
This AMENDED AND RESTATED DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made as of November 1, 2021, as amended and restated as of December 6, 2021, by and between Allspring Funds Trust, a Delaware statutory trust (the “Trust”) on behalf of each series of the Trust now or hereafter identified on Schedule I (each, a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”), and Allspring Funds Distributor, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Distributor”). Absent written notification to the contrary by either the Trust or the Distributor, each new investment portfolio established in the future shall automatically become a “Fund” for all purposes hereunder and shares of each new class established in the future shall automatically become “Shares” for all purposes hereunder as if set forth on Schedule I.
CLASS-LEVEL ADMINISTRATION AGREEMENTClass-Level Administration Agreement • April 25th, 2022 • Allspring Funds Trust • Delaware
This AMENDED AND RESTATED CLASS-LEVEL ADMINISTRATION AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made as of this 1st date of July, 2015, as amended and restated as of December 6, 2021, between Allspring Funds Trust, a Delaware statutory trust (the “Trust”) and Allspring Funds Management, LLC, a limited liability company organized under the laws of the State of Delaware (“Funds Management”).
RULE 12d1-4 FUND-OF-FUNDS INVESTMENT AGREEMENTFund-of-Funds Investment Agreement • April 25th, 2022 • Allspring Funds Trust • Delaware
THIS FUND-OF-FUNDS INVESTMENT AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”), dated as of January 19, 2022 (the “Effective Date”), is made by and between each registered investment company (each, a “Registrant”), on behalf of each portfolio series of each such Registrant listed on Schedule A or Schedule B hereto, or if the relevant Registrant has no portfolio series, then the relevant Registrant (as applicable, each an “Acquiring Fund” or “Acquired Fund” pursuant to the applicable schedule), each severally and not jointly.
SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENT AMONG ALLSPRING FUNDS TRUST, ALLSPRING FUNDS MANAGEMENT, LLC AND ALLSPRING GLOBAL INVESTMENTS, LLCSub-Advisory Agreement • April 25th, 2022 • Allspring Funds Trust • Delaware
This AMENDED AND RESTATED SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made as of this 1st day of November, 2021, as amended and restated as of December 6, 2021, by and among Allspring Funds Trust (the “Trust”), a statutory trust organized under the laws of the State of Delaware with its principal place of business at 525 Market Street, 12th Floor, San Francisco, California 94105, Allspring Funds Management, LLC (the “Adviser”), a limited liability company organized under the laws of the State of Delaware with its principal place of business at 525 Market Street, 12th Floor, San Francisco, California 94105, and Allspring Global Investments, LLC, a limited liability company organized under the laws of the State of Delaware, with its principal place of business at 525 Market Street, 12th Floor, San Francisco, California 94105 (the “Sub-Adviser”).
SHAREHOLDER SERVICING AGREEMENTShareholder Servicing Agreement • April 25th, 2022 • Allspring Funds Trust • Delaware
THIS AMENDED AND RESTATED SHAREHOLDER SERVICING AGREEMENT is made as of February 20, 2014, and is amended and restated as of December 16, 2021, by and among ALLSPRING FUNDS TRUST, a Delaware statutory trust (the “Trust”) on behalf of each series of the Trust now or hereafter identified on Schedule I (each, a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”), ALLSPRING FUNDS DISTRIBUTOR, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “AFD”) and ALLSPRING FUNDS MANAGEMENT, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“AFM”). AFD and AFM shall together be referred to as “Allspring”. Absent written notification to the contrary by either the Trust or Allspring, each new series of the Trust established in the future and for which the Service Plan (as defined below) has been adopted shall automatically become a “Fund” for all purposes hereunder as if set forth on Schedule I.
INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AGREEMENTInvestment Management Agreement • April 25th, 2022 • Allspring Funds Trust • Delaware
This AMENDED AND RESTATED INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made as of this 1st day of November, 2021, as amended and restated as of December 6, 2021, between Allspring Funds Trust (the “Trust”), a statutory trust organized under the laws of the State of Delaware with its principal place of business at 525 Market Street, 12th Floor, San Francisco, California 94105 and Allspring Funds Management, LLC (the “Manager”), a limited liability company organized under the laws of the State of Delaware with its principal place of business at 525 Market Street, 12th Floor, San Francisco, California 94105.
FEE AND EXPENSE AGREEMENTFee and Expense Agreement • April 25th, 2022 • Allspring Funds Trust
THIS AMENDED AND RESTATED FEE AND EXPENSE AGREEMENT is made as of October 3, 2008, as amended and restated as of January 1, 2022, among Allspring Funds Trust (the “Trust”), a Delaware statutory trust, for itself and on behalf of its series listed from time to time in Schedule A and B attached hereto (individually referred to as the “Fund” or collectively referred to as the “Funds”), Allspring Master Trust (“Master Trust”), a Delaware statutory trust, and Allspring Funds Management, LLC (“Funds Management” or the “Adviser”), a limited liability company organized under the laws of the State of Delaware.
