EX-99.(H)(5) 4 ta_agmnt.htm SECOND AMENDMENT TO THE AMENDED AND RESTATED TRANSFER AGENT SERVICING AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE REGISTRANT AND U.S. BANCORP FUND SERVICES, LLC


SECOND AMENDMENT TO THE
AMENDED AND RESTATED TRANSFER AGENT SERVICING AGREEMENT

THIS SECOND AMENDMENT, to the Amended and Restated Transfer Agent Servicing Agreement (this “Amendment”), effective as of September 12, 2019, is made and entered into by and between BROWN ADVISORY FUNDS, a Massachusetts business trust, (the “Trust”) and U.S. BANCORP FUND SERVICES, LLC d/b/a U.S. Bank Global Fund Services, a Wisconsin limited liability company (“Fund Services”).

WHEREAS, the Trust and Fund Services are parties to that certain Amended and Restated Fund Transfer Agent Servicing Agreement, dated May 2, 2018, as amended (the “Agreement”).

WHEREAS, the parties desire to amend the fees schedule of the Agreement to add separate fees for Digital Investor Services; and

WHEREAS, Section 15 of the Agreement allows for its amendment by a written instrument executed by all parties.

NOW, THEREFORE, the parties agree as follows:

Exhibit D, the fee schedule, is hereby superseded and replaced in its entirety with Second Amended Exhibit D attached hereto.
 
Except to the extent amended hereby, the Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.
 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be executed by a duly authorized officer on one or more counterparts as of the day and year first written above.

BROWN ADVISORY FUNDS 
U.S. BANCORP FUND SERVICES, LLC
 
 
By:  /s/ Paul Chew                      
By:  /s/ Anita M. Zagrodnik                           
 
 
Name: Paul Chew 
Name:  Anita M. Zagrodnik
 
 
Title:  President 
Title: Senior VP  9/24/19

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First Amended Exhibit D (continued) to the
Transfer Agent Servicing Agreement


Transfer Agent Additional Services Schedule at February 1, 2019


E-Commerce Services Fee Schedule
Digital Investor
Shareholder account access through the internet.  Shareholders can securely access account information, conduct financial transactions, and perform account maintenance activities. Electronic document delivery is also available as an adjunct service. Digital Investor includes user interface which caters to a full range of connected devices, including tablets and smart phones.  The standard implementation comes with advanced authentication, eCommerce inspired workflows, and a base package of transaction and maintenance functionality.
 Digital Investor
 Implementation – $[  ] per fund group
 Annual Base Fee – $[  ] per year
Optional features with additional implementation fees and ongoing fees are available.  A full feature list and quote is available upon request.
 Activity (Session) Fees:
 Inquiry – $[  ] per event
 Login Challenge – $[  ] per event
 Account Maintenance – $[  ] per event
 Transaction – financial transactions, duplicate statement requests, etc. – $[  ] per event
 
FAN Web – Shareholder internet access to account information and transaction capabilities through a hyperlink at the fund group web site.  Shareholders access account information, portfolio listing fund family, transaction history, purchase additional shares through ACH, etc.
1. FAN Web Select “Hybrid” (Fund Groups under [  ] open accounts) – Standard Web services
 Implementation - $[  ] per fund group – includes up to [  ] hours of technical/BSA support
 Annual Base Fee - $[  ] per year (annual base fee increases to $[  ] per year when the fund group exceeds [  ] open direct accounts)
2. FAN Web Direct (API) – Quoted Separately
3. Customization - $[  ] per hour – (subject to change at prevailing rates of vendor)
4. Activity (Session) Fees:
 Inquiry - $[  ] per event
 Account Maintenance - $[  ] per event
 Transaction – financial transactions, reorder statements, etc. - $[  ] per event
 New Account Set-up - $[  ] per event (Typically not available with FAN Web Select, but Brown Advisory Funds are using a Hybrid of FAN Web Select.)
 Strong Authentication:
$[  ] /month per active FAN Web ID (Any ID that has had activity within the [  ] -day period prior to the billing cycle)

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FAN MAIL – Financial planner mailbox provides transaction, account and price information to financial planners and small broker/dealers for import into a variety of financial planning software packages.
 
Base Fee Per Management Company (i.e., per Fund Complex) – file generation and delivery - $[  ] per year
Per Record Charge
 Rep/Branch/ID - $[  ]
 Dealer - $[  ]
 Price Files - $[  ] per record or $[  ] per user per month, whichever is less
 
 
VISION – Permits broker/dealers, financial planners, and RIAs to us a web-based system to perform order and account inquiry, execute trades, print applications, review prospectuses, and establish new accounts.
 
Inquiry Only
 Inquiry - $[  ] per event
 Per broker ID - $[  ] per month per ID
Transaction Processing*
 Implementation - $[  ] per management company (i.e., per Fund Complex)
 Transaction – purchase, redeem, exchange, literature order - $[  ] per event
 New Account Set-up – may contain multiple fund/accounts - $[  ] per event
 Monthly Minimum Charge - $[  ] per month
   Electronic Statements*
 Implementation - $[  ] per fund group
 Load charges - $[  ] per image
 Archive charge (for any image stored beyond [  ] years)-$ [  ] per document
 
*Vision ID and event charges also apply.
 
Electronic Signature Capture
 Implementation fee - $[  ] (setup of branding and up to [  ] forms and email templates
 Per envelope charge of $[  ] (monthly minimum of $[  ])
 Additional forms or form changes - $[  ] /form
 Branding change (after initial setup)$ [  ]
 
 
Fund Source
Client Access to audited fund information, pricing, performance, literature, processing guidelines.
 $[  ]  per Month – Unlimited Users
 
eConnect –  Electronic Correspondence
Upon consent from shareholder caller, forms and fulfillment pieces can be sent via email through a secured service rather than mailed.
 $[  ]  per Email
Client Web Data Access
USBFS client on-line access to fund and investor data through USBFS technology applications and data delivery and security software.
 Report Source – Report and Data File Storage & Retrieval
  Setup: No Charge (Includes access to Fund Source), Standard Fee is $[  ]
  Service: No Charge /user per month, Standard Fee is $[  ] /user/month
 RMOD – Statement Storage & Retrieval
  Setup: $[  ] /user
  Service: $[  ] /user per month
 
 Ad Hoc/ PowerSelect File Development
 Standard ad-hoc select:$ [  ] per file
 Custom coded date for recurring, scheduled delivery: $[  ] per hour consultation and programming development
 Support: $[  ] per file per month for recurring files/reports scheduled for delivery via Report Source.
 Recurring files scheduled for delivery via Report Source.
 Custom Electronic File Exchange (DDS delivery of standard TIP files)
 Support: $[  ] per file per month
 Setup: $[  ] one-time fee
 
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Fund Closing/De-conversion Fees

Programming & File Delivery - $[  ] /hour

Project Management/Analysis - $[  ] /hour

Account Data Retention - $[  ] account/month until purged*

CUSIP Data Retention - $[  ] /CUSIP/month until purged*
 
*FINCEN regulations require account retention for [  ] months following closing.  Data is purged the first July after retention Requirement have been fulfilled.
 
Recordkeeping Application Access
Internet VPN – Infrastructure to allow for application accessibility to host systems and file transfers

$[  ] implementation

$[  ] per month
Physical Network – Infrastructure to allow for application accessibility to host systems and file transfers

Cost varies depending upon location and bandwidth
TA2000 3270 Emulation (Mainframe Green Screen) – Account inquiry and ability to perform financial transactions or account maintenance depending upon user access.

$[  ] implementation

$[  ] per ID per month
TA2000 Desktop (Graphic User Interface to the TA2000 Mainframe) – Account inquiry and ability to perform financial transactions or account maintenance depending upon user access provisioning.

$[  ] implementation

$[  ] per ID per month
TA2000 SmartDesk (Web Application to TA2000 Mainframe) – Account inquiry only.

$[  ] implementation

$[  ] per ID per month
Automated Work Distributor (AWD) – Image and workflow application.

$[  ] implementation

$[  ] per ID per month
Same Day Cash Management (SDCM) – Fund level transaction and cash reporting.

$[  ] implementation

$[  ] per ID per month
PowerSelect – SQL database used for ad hoc reporting from the shareholder recordkeeping system.

$[  ] per month
 
Programming Charges- (subject to change at prevailing rate of vendor)
$[  ] per hour
Charges incurred for customized services based upon fund family requirements including but not limited to:

Fund setup programming (transfer agent system, statements, options, etc.)

Conversion programming

Customized service development

Voice response system setup (menu selections, shareholder system integration, testing, etc.)

All other client specific customization and/or development services

Outbound Calling & Marketing Campaigns – Cost based on project requirements.


Informa Shareholder Electronic Statement Services
Supplemental Services Fee Schedule
 
Electronic Confirm Presentation
eCDLY will load shareowner daily confirmations (financial transactions only, does not include maintenance confirmations) and send notification to consented shareowners of a new document to view.
Document Loading, Storage, and Access - $[  ] per statement
Document Consent Processing, Suppression, and Notification - $[  ] per suppressed statement
Development & Implementation of Electronic Confirm Statements - $[  ] initial setup fee

Electronic Investor Statement Presentation
eStatements will load shareowner investor statements in a PDF format and send notification to the consented shareowners of a new document to view.
Document Loading, Storage, and Access - $[  ] per statement
Document Consent Processing, Suppression, and Notification - $[  ] per suppressed statement
Development & Implementation of Electronic Investor Statements - $[  ] initial setup fee

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Electronic Tax Presentation
eTax will load TA2000 tax forms and send notification to the consented shareowners of a new document to view.
Document Loading, Storage, and Access - $[  ] per statement
Document Consent Processing, Suppression, and Notification - $[  ] per suppressed statement
Development & Implementation of Electronic Tax Statements - $[  ] initial setup fee
Electronic Compliance Presentation
eCompliance allows consented users to receive an email containing a link to the respective compliance material for each compliance run.
Document Loading, Storage, and Access
Document Consent Processing, Suppression, and Notification - $[  ] per suppressed statement
Development & Implementation of Electronic Compliance Documents - $[  ] initial setup fee
Digital Investor or FAN Web Transaction Fees
View Consent Enrollment - $[  ] per transaction
Consent Enrollment - $[  ] per transaction
View Statements - $[  ] per view
Vision Electronic Statements
Provides the capability for financial intermediaries to access electronic statements via the Vision application.*
Implementation Fees - $[  ] per fund group
Load charges - $[  ] per image
Archive charge (for any image stored beyond [  ]  years) - $[  ] per document

*Normal Vision ID and activity charges also apply.
*Digital Investor or FAN Web customization charges also apply
 
Notes:

All pricing based upon contractual [  ] -year term.  Proposal is rough estimate based upon client request.  Rates subject to change once formal business requirements are received and reviewed.  Estimate is valid for [  ] days based on the following conditions:
Document Loading, Storage and Access - Statements presented as PDF documents.  Includes data preparation for web-based presentment, document loading, hot storage for [  ] years ([  ]) on primary DASD and WORM-media and unlimited access.  Statements will be loaded for all accounts, regardless of consent.
Document Consent Processing, Suppression & Notification – On-line consent registration, paper suppression, processing, quality control and email notification of document availability to an ISP address. Suppression and Notification volume will be determined by customer consent. Email notification of document availability to an ISP address. Notification volume will be determined by customer consent.
Document Setup & Development Fees-- Includes gathering business requirements and creation of functional specification document with record types II, AS, and AT, utilizing a DST OUTPUT MIMS data feed.  Applies to major classes of documents (e.g. daily confirm, investor, and tax documents) and significantly different documents within a class (e.g. a high net worth statement).  Document set up fees will be determined upon requirements gathering and defining project scope.
Consent options will be reflected on TA2000; Email tracking and reporting on TA2000 Electronic Media reports Standard Development Fee- Fee assessed for any additional programming outside of the initial implementation scope or any additional post-production enhancements.

TRANSFER AGENT & SHAREHOLDER SERVICES
SUPPLEMENTAL SERVICES - FEE SCHEDULE

Transfer Agent Training Services
On-site at USBFS - $[  ] /day
At client location - $[  ] /day plus travel and miscellaneous expenses if required
Short-Term Trader – Software application used to track and/or assess transaction fees that are determined to be short-term trades.  Service can be applied to some or all funds within a fund family. Fees will be applied if the fund(s) have a redemption fee.
[  ] days or less: $[  ] /open account
[  ] -[  ] days: $0[  ] /open account
[  ] -[  ] days: $[  ] /open account
[  ] days – [  ] year: $[  ] /open account
[  ] year – [  ] years: $[  ] /open account

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Cost Basis Reporting – Annual reporting of shareholder cost basis for non-fiduciary direct accounts.
$[  ] /direct open account per year
Excessive Trader – Software application that monitors the number of trades (exchanges, redemptions) that meet fund family criteria for excessive trading and automatically prevents trades in excess of the fund family parameters.
$[  ] setup /fund group of [  ] funds, $[  ] setup /fund group of over [  ] funds
$[  ] /account per year
12b-1 Distribution Fee Aging – Aging shareholder account share lots in order to monitor and begin assessing 12b-1 fees after a certain share lot age will be charged at $[  ] per open account per year.
Email Services – Services to capture, queue, monitor, service and archive shareholder email correspondence:
$[  ] setup /fund group
$[  ] /month administration
$[  ] /received email correspondence
Dealer Reclaim Services – Services reclaim fund losses due to the pricing differences for dealer trade adjustments such as between dealer placed trades and cancellations.  There will be no correspondence charges related to this service.
$[  ] per letter mailed on losses $[  ] or more
 
Literature Fulfillment Services
Account Management/Database Administration

$[  ] per month

Receiving - $[  ] per SKU

Order Processing - $[  ] per order

Skid Storage - $[  ] per month per location

Disposal - $[  ] per SKU
Inbound Teleservicing Only

Account Management - $[  ] per month

Call Servicing - $[  ] per call
Lead Source Reporting

$[  ] per month
Closed Loop Reporting

Account Management - $[  ] per month

Database Installation, Setup - $[  ] per fund group
Miscellaneous Expenses

Included but not limited to specialized programming, kit and order processing expenses, postage, and printing.
Shareholder Call Review Analysis
Includes Call Sampling sent securely to client and Reporting of internal representative reviews.
$[  ] per Month

CTI Reporting – Integrated custom detailed call reporting
$[  ] per monthly report

Chat Services
Implementation Fee - $[  ]
Monthly Fee - $[  ] per month
Per Chat Fee - $[  ] per chat or $[  ] per minute of chat

FAF Money Market Fund Service Organizations
$[  ] /money market share class per year
Miscellaneous expenses (see Transfer Agent Fee Schedule)

Charges Paid by Investors
Shareholder accounts will be charged based upon the type of activity and type of account, including the following:
Qualified Plan Fees
$[  ] /qualified plan account or Coverdell ESA account (Cap at $[  ] /SSN)
$[  ] /transfer to successor trustee
$[  ] /participant distribution (Excluding SWPs)
$[  ] /refund of excess contribution
$[  ] /reconversion/recharacterization

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Additional Shareholder Paid Fees
 
$[  ] /outgoing wire transfer or overnight delivery
$[  ] /telephone exchange
$[  ] /return check or ACH or stop payment
$[  ] / per statement year requested per account (This fee applies to research requests for statements older than the prior year)


Real Time Cash Flow
Implementation (one time charge) & Recurring Charges (monthly)

[  ] Users – $[  ]

[  ] Users – $[  ]

[  ] Users – $[  ]

[  ] Users – $[  ]

[  ] Users – $[  ]

[  ] Users – $[  ]
Training

WebEx - $[  ] /user

On Site at USBFS - $[  ] /day

At Client Location - $[  ] /day plus travel and miscellaneous expenses if required
Real Time Data Feeds

Implementation (per feed) - $[  ] /hour ([  ] hour estimate)

Recurring (per feed) - $[  ] /month

 
Mutual Fund Profile II Services
 
Initial data review and population as well as ongoing support of information on DTCC’s Mutual Fund Profile II site
Initial data population:  $[  ] for less than [  ] CUSIP / $[  ] for [  ] CUSIPS or more
Monthly maintenance:  $[  ] per management company (i.e., per Fund Complex)
Additional project fees may apply for events such as fund acquisitions, multiple fund/share class launches, share class charges and other large processing events outside of normal fund activity to be billed at rate of $[  ] /hour



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