MANAGEMENT CONTRACTManagement Contract • April 16th, 2018 • Gmo Trust • Massachusetts
Management Contract executed as of April 13, 2018, between GMO TRUST, a Massachusetts business trust (the “Trust”), on behalf of its series, GMO High Yield Fund (the “Fund”), and GRANTHAM, MAYO, VAN OTTERLOO & CO. LLC, a Massachusetts limited liability company (the “Manager”).
SCHEDULE A Distribution Agreement GMO TRUSTDistribution Agreement • April 16th, 2018 • Gmo Trust
AMENDED AND RESTATED SERVICING AND SUPPLEMENTAL SUPPORT AGREEMENTSupplemental Support Agreement • April 16th, 2018 • Gmo Trust
This Amended and Restated Servicing and Supplemental Support Agreement (the “Agreement”), effective April 16, 2018, between GMO TRUST, a Massachusetts business trust (the “Trust”), on behalf of each of its Class II, Class III, Class IV, Class V, Class VI, and Class VII (each a “Standard Class” and, collectively, the “Standard Classes”) and Mutual Fund Class (the “MF Class” and together with the Standard Classes, collectively the “Classes”) Shares (the “Shares”), of each Fund listed on Exhibit I hereto (collectively, the “Funds”), and GRANTHAM, MAYO, VAN OTTERLOO & CO. LLC, a Massachusetts limited liability company (“GMO” or the “Service Provider”), hereby amends and restates the Servicing Agreement, executed as of May 30, 1996, between the Trust and the Service Provider.
April [ ], 2018Gmo Trust • April 16th, 2018
Re: Form of Amendment to the Amended and Restated Custodian Agreement, dated as of August 8, 2017, by and among GMO Trust, on behalf of its series of the Trust, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (“GMO”) and State Street Bank and Trust Company (“State Street Bank”), as amended (the “Custodian Agreement”), and the Amended and Restated Delegation Agreement, dated as of June 29, 2001, by and between State Street Bank and GMO Trust, on behalf of its series of the Trust, as amended (the “Delegation Agreement”)
GMO TRUST AMENDMENT NO. 3 TO AMENDED AND RESTATED AGREEMENT AND DECLARATION OF TRUSTGmo Trust • April 16th, 2018
The undersigned, constituting at least a majority of the trustees of GMO Trust, a Massachusetts business trust created and existing under an Amended and Restated Agreement and Declaration of Trust dated March 9, 2016 (the “Declaration of Trust”), as amended from time to time, a copy of which is on file in the Office of the Secretary of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts, hereby rescind the establishment and designation of four series of GMO Trust, GMO Currency Hedged International Bond Fund, GMO Emerging Countries Fund, GMO Foreign Fund and GMO Global Focused Equity Fund, and do hereby direct that this Amendment No. 3 be filed with the Secretary of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts and do hereby amend the Declaration of Trust by amending and restating Schedule 3.6 of the Declaration of Trust in its entirety as attached hereto.
GMO TRUST AMENDMENT NO. 4 TO AMENDED AND RESTATED AGREEMENT AND DECLARATION OF TRUSTGmo Trust • April 16th, 2018
The undersigned, constituting at least a majority of the trustees of GMO Trust, a Massachusetts business trust created and existing under an Amended and Restated Agreement and Declaration of Trust dated March 9, 2016 (the “Declaration of Trust”), as amended from time to time, a copy of which is on file in the Office of the Secretary of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts, hereby rescind the establishment and designation of two series of GMO Trust, GMO International Small Companies Fund and GMO Taiwan Fund, and, having determined that it is desirable, appropriate and consistent with the fair and equitable treatment of all shareholders (i) to establish a new series of GMO Trust, GMO High Yield Fund, and (ii) to change the name of “GMO U.S. Equity Allocation Fund,” a series of GMO Trust, to “GMO U.S. Equity Fund,” do hereby direct that this Amendment No. 4 be filed with the Secretary of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts and do hereby amend the Declaration of Trust by amending and restating
Expense Limitation AgreementLimitation Agreement • April 16th, 2018 • Gmo Trust
AGREEMENT made as of April 13, 2018, by and between GRANTHAM, MAYO, VAN OTTERLOO & CO. LLC, a Massachusetts limited liability company (the “Adviser”), and GMO TRUST, a Massachusetts business trust (the “Trust”), on behalf of its series, GMO High Yield Fund (the “Fund”).
AMENDMENT TO AMENDED AND RESTATED DELEGATION AGREEMENTDelegation Agreement • April 16th, 2018 • Gmo Trust
This Amendment to the Amended and Restated Delegation Agreement (the “Amendment”) is made as of October 12, 2017 by and between STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY, a Massachusetts trust company (“State Street” or “Delegate”) and GMO TRUST, a Massachusetts business trust (the “Trust”), on behalf of each series of the Trust set forth on Exhibit 1 hereto (each a “Fund”). Capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Agreement (as defined below).
April [ ], 2018Agency and Service Agreement • April 16th, 2018 • Gmo Trust
Re: Form of Amendment to the Transfer Agency and Service Agreement (the “Agreement”), dated August 1, 1991, by and among GMO Trust, on behalf of certain of its series of the Trust, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC and State Street Bank and Trust Company (as successor by merger to Investors Bank & Trust Co.), as amended.
Amended and RestateD CUSTODIAN AGREEMENTRestated Custodian Agreement • April 16th, 2018 • Gmo Trust • Massachusetts
Amended and Restated CUSTODIAN AGREEMENT made this 8th day of August, 2017 by and among GMO Trust, a business trust established under the laws of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts ( the “Trust”), on behalf of each series of the Trust identified on Appendix A and each series which becomes a party to this Agreement in accordance with the terms hereof (in each case a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”), separately and not jointly, and, with respect to Section 12.1 hereof, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC, a Massachusetts limited liability company (the “Manager”), and State Street Bank and Trust Company, a Massachusetts trust company (the “Bank” or the “Custodian”).
OMNIBUS ORDER PROCESSING AGREEMENTOrder Processing Agreement • April 16th, 2018 • Gmo Trust • New York
This Omnibus Order Processing Agreement, including all Exhibits attached hereto (“Agreement”), is made as of March 15, 2018, among J.P. Morgan Securities LLC (“JPMS”), and GMO Trust (the, a “Fund Company”), on its own behalf and on behalf of each of its series or classes of shares listed on Exhibit A hereto (each, a “Fund”)
AMENDED AND RESTATED CONFORMING CUSTODIAN AGREEMENTConforming Custodian Agreement • April 16th, 2018 • Gmo Trust
Amended and Restated Conforming Custodian Agreement (the “Conforming Custodian Agreement”), dated as of October 31, 2017, by and between each entity listed on Schedule A hereto (each, a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”), separately and not jointly, and State Street Bank and Trust Company, a Massachusetts trust company (“State Street” or “Bank”).
