FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATION AND ACCOUNTING SERVICES AGREEMENTFinancial Administration and Accounting Services Agreement • November 27th, 2023 • Federated Hermes Adviser Series • Massachusetts
THIS AGREEMENT dated as of March 1, 2011 is made, severally and not jointly (except that the parties agree that the calculation required by Section XIII hereunder shall be joint and not several) by each of the investment companies listed on Exhibit A hereto (each, a “Trust”) and State Street Bank and Trust Company (“State Street”).
FOURTH AMENDED AND RESTATED AGREEMENTAdministrative Services Agreement • November 27th, 2023 • Federated Hermes Adviser Series • Pennsylvania
This Fourth Amended and Restated Agreement for Administrative Services (the “Agreement”) is made, severally and not jointly, as of September 1, 2022, by each of the registered investment companies listed on Exhibit A hereto, each having its principal office and place of business at 4000 Ericsson Drive, Warrendale, Pennsylvania 15086 (collectively, the “Investment Company”), and FEDERATED ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES, a Delaware statutory trust, having its principal office and place of business at Federated Hermes Tower, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222-3779 (“FAS”). The Agreement amends and restates in its entirety that Third Amended and Restated Agreement for Administrative Services by and between the Investment Company and FAS dated September 1, 2021, as amended, (the “Superseded Agreement”).
SERVICES AGREEMENTServices Agreement • November 27th, 2023 • Federated Hermes Adviser Series • Pennsylvania
THIS AGREEMENT, dated and effective as of January 1, 2004 (this “Agreement”) between FEDERATED GLOBAL INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CORP., a New York corporation (the “Adviser”), and FEDERATED ADVISORY SERVICES COMPANY, a Delaware statutory trust (“FASC”),
SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED SERVICES AGREEMENTServices Agreement • November 27th, 2023 • Federated Hermes Adviser Series
THIS AGREEMENT, amended and restated as of December 1, 2001, is entered into between each Fund listed on Schedule 1, as may be amended from time to time, severally and not jointly, and Federated Shareholder Services Company, ("FSSC"). Unless otherwise defined herein, Section 10 sets forth the definition of capitalized terms used in this Agreement.
CUSTODY AGREEMENTCustody Agreement • November 27th, 2023 • Federated Hermes Adviser Series
AGREEMENT, dated as of June 7, 2005 between the registered investment companies, on behalf of each Series of such registered investment companies, if any, listed on Schedule I to this Agreement, as it may be amended from time to time (each standalone registered investment company and each Series a “Fund” and collectively the “Funds”) and The Bank of New York, a New York corporation authorized to do a banking business having its principal office and place of business at One Wall Street, New York, New York 10286 (“Custodian” or “Bank”).
FEDERATED ADVISER SERIES INVESTMENT ADVISORY CONTRACTInvestment Advisory Contract • November 27th, 2023 • Federated Hermes Adviser Series
This Contract is made this 1st day of December, 2018, between Federated Investment Management Company, a Delaware statutory trust having its principal place of business in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (the “Adviser”), and Federated Adviser Series (formerly, Federated MDT Equity Trust), a Delaware statutory trust having its principal place of business in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (the “Trust”).
Services AgreementServices Agreement • November 27th, 2023 • Federated Hermes Adviser Series • Massachusetts
FUND ACCOUNTING AGREEMENTFund Accounting Agreement • November 27th, 2023 • Federated Hermes Adviser Series
THIS AGREEMENT dated as of March 1, 2011 is made, severally and not jointly (except that the parties agree that the calculation required by paragraph 31 hereunder shall be joint and not several) by and between the registered investment companies listed on Schedule I to this Agreement, as it may be amended from time to time (each stand-alone registered investment company and each series company of a registered investment company a “Fund” and collectively the “Funds”) and The Bank of New York Mellon, a New York corporation authorized to do a banking business, having its principal place of business at One Wall Street, New York, New York 10286 (hereinafter called the “Bank”).
SUBADVISORY AGREEMENTSubadvisory Agreement • November 27th, 2023 • Federated Hermes Adviser Series • Pennsylvania
This Subadvisory Agreement (this “Agreement”) is entered into as of August 23, 2019, among Federated Global Investment Management Corp., a Delaware business corporation (“Adviser”), Federated Adviser Series (the “Trust”), on behalf of each series portfolio of the Trust which executes an exhibit to this Agreement (each a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”), and Polaris Capital Management, LLC, a Massachusetts limited liability company (“Subadviser”).
FEDERATED ADVISER SERIES INVESTMENT ADVISORY CONTRACTInvestment Advisory Contract • November 27th, 2023 • Federated Hermes Adviser Series
This Contract is made this 1st day of September, 2018, between Federated Global Investment Management Corp., a Delaware business corporation having its principal place of business in New York, New York (the “Adviser”), and Federated Adviser Series (formerly, Federated MDT Equity Trust), a Delaware statutory trust having its principal place of business in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (the “Trust”).
AGREEMENT AND DECLARATION OF TRUSTAgreement and Declaration of Trust • November 27th, 2023 • Federated Hermes Adviser Series • Delaware
This AGREEMENT AND DECLARATION OF TRUST is made and entered into as of July __, 2017, by the Trustees whose signatures are affixed hereto.
DISTRIBUTOR'S CONTRACTDistributor's Contract • November 27th, 2023 • Federated Hermes Adviser Series
AGREEMENT made this 16th day of May, 2017, by and between Federated MDT Equity Trust (the “Trust”), a Delaware statutory trust, and FEDERATED SECURITIES CORP. (“FSC”), a Pennsylvania Corporation.
SERVICES AGREEMENTServices Agreement • November 27th, 2023 • Federated Hermes Adviser Series • Pennsylvania
THIS AGREEMENT, dated and effective as of January 1, 2004 (this “Agreement”) between FEDERATED INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT COMPANY, a Delaware statutory trust (the “Adviser”), and FEDERATED ADVISORY SERVICES COMPANY, a Delaware statutory trust (“FASC”),
