Master Custodian AgreementMaster Custodian Agreement • April 25th, 2023 • Allspring Variable Trust
ContractSecurities Lending Agency Agreement • April 25th, 2023 • Allspring Variable 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”).
DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENTDistribution Agreement • April 25th, 2023 • Allspring Variable Trust
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 Variable 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.
INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AGREEMENTInvestment Management Agreement • April 25th, 2023 • Allspring Variable Trust
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 Variable 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.
CLASS-LEVEL ADMINISTRATION AGREEMENTClass-Level Administration Agreement • April 25th, 2023 • Allspring Variable Trust
This AMENDED AND RESTATED CLASS-LEVEL ADMINISTRATION AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made as of this 1st day of July, 2015, as amended and restated as of December 6, 2021 by and between Allspring Variable 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”).
TRANSFER AGENCY AND SERVICE AGREEMENTTransfer Agency and Service Agreement • April 25th, 2023 • Allspring Variable Trust
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”).
AMENDED AND RESTATED FEE AND EXPENSE AGREEMENTFee and Expense Agreement • April 25th, 2023 • Allspring Variable Trust
THIS AMENDED AND RESTATED AGREEMENT is made as of December 6, 2021, and amended June 1, 2018 and October 3, 2008, among Allspring Variable Trust (the “Trust”), a Delaware statutory trust, for itself and on behalf of its series listed in Schedules A and B, attached hereto (individually referred to as the “Fund” or collectively referred to as the “Funds”), and Allspring Funds Management, LLC (“Funds Management” or the “Adviser”), a limited liability company organized under the laws of the State of Delaware.
SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENT AMONG ALLSPRING VARIABLE TRUST, ALLSPRING FUNDS MANAGEMENT, LLC AND ALLSPRING GLOBAL INVESTMENTS, LLCSub-Advisory Agreement • April 25th, 2023 • Allspring Variable Trust
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 Variable 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”).
