AMENDED AND RESTATED SHAREHOLDER ADMINISTRATION AGREEMENT (CLASS N AND I)Shareholder Administration Agreement • April 30th, 2010 • William Blair Funds • Illinois
Contract Type FiledApril 30th, 2010 Company JurisdictionAGREEMENT made as of this 1st day of May, 2010 by and between WILLIAM BLAIR FUNDS, a Delaware statutory trust (the Trust”), on behalf of the William Blair Emerging Leaders Growth Fund (the “Fund”), and WILLIAM BLAIR & COMPANY, L.L.C., an Illinois limited liability company (“William Blair”).
May 1, 2010Management Agreement • April 30th, 2010 • William Blair Funds
Contract Type FiledApril 30th, 2010 CompanyWilliam Blair & Company, L.L.C. has proposed to the William Blair Funds an amendment to the Management Agreement to add additional breakpoints to the management fee schedules for the International Growth Fund and the Institutional International Growth Fund. Amended Appendix A attached hereto reflects the additional breakpoints to be added to the management fee schedule for the International Growth Fund and the Institutional International Growth Fund.
AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO CUSTODIAN AGREEMENTCustodian Agreement • April 30th, 2010 • William Blair Funds
Contract Type FiledApril 30th, 2010 CompanyAMENDMENT AGREEMENT, effective as of April 12, 2010, by and among WILLIAM BLAIR FUNDS, a Delaware statutory trust (the “Fund”) and STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY, a Massachusetts trust company (“State Street”).
EXPENSE LIMITATION AGREEMENTExpense Limitation Agreement • April 30th, 2010 • William Blair Funds
Contract Type FiledApril 30th, 2010 CompanyEXPENSE LIMITATION AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”), effective as of May 1, 2010 by and between William Blair & Company, L.L.C., an Illinois limited liability company (the “Advisor”) and William Blair Funds, a Delaware statutory trust (the “Trust”), on behalf of the each series of the Trust reflected in Schedule A hereto, as may be amended from time to time (each a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”).
AMENDMENT NO. 3 TO ADMINISTRATION AGREEMENTAdministration Agreement • April 30th, 2010 • William Blair Funds
Contract Type FiledApril 30th, 2010 CompanyAMENDMENT made as of this 12 day of April, 2010 to the Administration Agreement (the “Agreement”) dated as of November 1, 2004, as amended, by and between William Blair Funds, a business trust organized under the laws of the State of Delaware (the “Fund”) and State Street Bank and Trust Company (“State Street”), a Massachusetts trust company. Defined terms used herein shall have the same meaning as set forth in the Agreement.