SHAREHOLDER ADMINISTRATION AGREEMENT (CLASS N AND I)Shareholder Administration Agreement • November 28th, 2011 • William Blair Funds • Illinois
Contract Type FiledNovember 28th, 2011 Company JurisdictionAGREEMENT made as of this 15th day of November, 2011 by and between WILLIAM BLAIR FUNDS, a Delaware statutory trust (the Trust”), on behalf of the William Blair Macro Allocation Fund (the “Fund”), and WILLIAM BLAIR & COMPANY, L.L.C., an Illinois limited liability company (“William Blair”).
Re: Management Agreement with William Blair Funds datedManagement Agreement • November 28th, 2011 • William Blair Funds
Contract Type FiledNovember 28th, 2011 CompanyPursuant to Section 2 of the Management Agreement, the William Blair Funds hereby provide notification of a new series of the William Blair Funds to be called “William Blair Macro Allocation Fund” (the “New Portfolio”). Attached hereto are Amended Appendix A and B to the Management Agreement to reflect, among other things, the appropriate management fees and initial term end for the New Portfolio.
AMENDED AND RESTATED EXPENSE LIMITATION AGREEMENTExpense Limitation Agreement • November 28th, 2011 • William Blair Funds
Contract Type FiledNovember 28th, 2011 CompanyEXPENSE LIMITATION AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”), effective as of November 15, 2011 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”).