DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENTDistribution Agreement • April 29th, 2008 • Firsthand Funds • Delaware
AGREEMENT dated as of September 30, 2005, between Firsthand Funds (the "Fund"), an open-end, management investment company organized as a trust under the laws of the State of Delaware and ALPS Distributors, Inc., a Colorado corporation and a registered broker-dealer under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, having its principal place of business in Denver, Colorado (the "Distributor").
AMENDMENT TO TRANSFER AGENCY AGREEMENTTransfer Agency Agreement • April 29th, 2008 • Firsthand Funds
AMENDMENT (“Amendment”) made as of August 11, 2007, by and among Firsthand Funds, a Delaware statutory trust having its principal place of business at 125 S. Market, Suite 1200, San Jose, California 95113 (the “Trust”), Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc., formerly known as BISYS Fund Services Ohio, Inc., an Ohio corporation having its principal place of business at 3435 Stelzer Road, Columbus, Ohio 43219, (“Citi”), and Citi Fund Services, Inc., formerly known as BISYS Fund Services, Inc. (“CFI”), to that certain Transfer Agency Agreement dated as of April 19, 2006, among the Trust, CFI and Citi (as amended and in effect as of the date hereof, the “Agreement”). All capitalized terms used in this Amendment but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Agreement.
AMENDMENT TO FUND ACCOUNTING AGREEMENTFund Accounting Agreement • April 29th, 2008 • Firsthand Funds
AMENDMENT (“Amendment”) made as of August 11, 2007, among Firsthand Funds, a Delaware statutory trust having its principal place of business at 125 S. Market, Suite 1200, San Jose, California 95113 (the “Trust”) and Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc., an Ohio corporation formerly known as BISYS Fund Services Ohio, Inc., having its principal place of business at 3435 Stelzer Road, Columbus, Ohio 43219, (“Citi”), to that certain Fund Accounting Agreement dated as of June 2, 2005, among the Trust and Citi (as amended and in effect as of the date hereof, the “Agreement”). All capitalized terms used in this Amendment but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Agreement.
AMENDMENT TO SUB-ADMINISTRATION AGREEMENTSub-Administration Agreement • April 29th, 2008 • Firsthand Funds
Amended Exhibit A to Rule 17f-5 & 17f-7 Letter Agreement dated July 8, 2005 Funds Firsthand Technology Value Fund Firsthand Technology Leaders Fund Firsthand Technology Innovators Fund Firsthand e-Commerce Fund Firsthand Global Technology Fund...Firsthand Funds • April 29th, 2008
Firsthand Funds San Jose, CA 95113 PFPC Trust Company Bellevue Park Corporate Center Wilmington, Delaware 19809 Re: Rule 17f-5 (“Rule 17f-5”) and Rule 17f-7 (“Rule 17f-7”) Under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”) Dear Sirs:Firsthand Funds • April 29th, 2008
Reference is made to the Subcustodial Services Agreement dated as of January 10, 1996 (the “Foreign Custody Agreement”), as amended, by and between Citibank, N.A. (“Custodian”), Citicorp and PFPC Trust Company (“PFPC”) with respect to the custody of assets by Custodian for the account of PFPC on behalf of certain customers of PFPC, including those series of Firsthand Funds as are set forth on Exhibit A hereto (each a “Fund” and collectively the “Funds”). Reference is also made to the custodian services agreement dated as of July 8, 2005 (the “Fund Custody Agreement”) by and between PFPC and the respective Funds.
Addendum to Distribution Agreement Dated August 30, 2005 Between ALPS Distributors, Inc. and Firsthand FundsDistribution Agreement • April 29th, 2008 • Firsthand Funds
WHEREAS, in light of the foregoing, ALPS and the Funds wish to modify the provisions of the Agreement to reflect ALPS’ new address.
