INVESTMENT SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENTInvestment Sub-Advisory Agreement • October 21st, 2013 • AdvisorShares Trust • Delaware
AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”) made as of this 21st day of October, 2013 by and between AdvisorShares Investments, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company with its principal place of business at 2 Bethesda Metro Center, Suite 1330, Bethesda, Maryland 20814 (the “Adviser”) and The Elements Financial Group, LLC, a California limited liability company, with its principal place of business at 19200 Von Karman Avenue, Irvine, CA 92612 (the “Sub-Adviser”).
EXPENSE LIMITATION AGREEMENTExpense Limitation Agreement • October 21st, 2013 • AdvisorShares Trust • Delaware
EXPENSE LIMITATION AGREEMENT, effective as of October 21, 2013 by and between ADVISORSHARES INVESTMENTS, LLC (the “Adviser”) and The Elements Financial Group, LLC (the “Sub-Adviser”) (the “Agreement”).
AMENDMENT TO ADVISORSHARES ADVISORY AGREEMENTAdvisorshares Advisory Agreement • October 21st, 2013 • AdvisorShares Trust
This amendment (the “Amendment”) to the AdvisorShares Advisory Agreement dated June 2, 2009, by and between AdvisorShares Investments, LLC and AdvisorShares Trust (the “Trust”) (the “Agreement”) is effective as of October 21, 2013 (the “Effective Date”).
TWELFTH AMENDMENT TO ADVISORSHARES™ ETF DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENTAdvisorshares™ Etf Distribution Agreement • October 21st, 2013 • AdvisorShares Trust
This Twelfth Amendment (the “Amendment”) to the AdvisorShares™ Trust ETF Distribution Agreement (the “Agreement”) dated as of June 25, 2009, as amended from time to time, by and between AdvisorShares™ Trust, a Delaware statutory trust (the “Trust”) and Foreside Fund Services, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Distributor”) is entered into as of October 21, 2013 (the “Effective Date”).
SCHEDULE A as last revised October 21, 2013 to the SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED EXPENSE LIMITATIONS AGREEMENT dated November 21, 2011 between ADVISORSHARES TRUST AND ADVISORSHARES INVESTMENTS, LLC MAXIMUM ANNUAL OPERATING EXPENSE LIMITSExpense Limitations Agreement • October 21st, 2013 • AdvisorShares Trust
to the CUSTODY AGREEMENT Dated July 16, 2009, amended as of October 21, 2013 between each series of ADVISORSHARES TRUST listed herein on this Schedule II and THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLONCustody Agreement • October 21st, 2013 • AdvisorShares Trust
to the TRANSFER AGENCY AGREEMENT Dated July 16, 2009, amended as of August 6, 2013 between each series of ADVISORSHARES TRUST listed herein on this Appendix I and THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLONTransfer Agency Agreement • October 21st, 2013 • AdvisorShares Trust
