EX-99.H.I.A 5 fndadmin.htm AMENDMENT TO THE FUND ADMINISTRATION SERVICING AGREEMENT fndadmin.htm

 
AMENDMENT TO THE
ADVISORS SERIES TRUST
FUND ADMINISTRATION SERVICING AGREEMENT

THIS AMENDMENT dated as of the 20th day of September, 2012, to the Fund Administration Servicing Agreement, dated as of June 8, 2006, as amended (the “Agreement”), is entered into by and between Advisors Series Trust, a Delaware statutory trust (the “Trust”) and U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC, a Wisconsin limited liability company (“USBFS”).

RECITALS

WHEREAS, the parties have entered into a Fund Administration Servicing Agreement; and

WHEREAS, the parties desire to amend the series of the Trust to add funds; and

WHEREAS, Section 10 of the Agreement allows for its amendment by a written instrument executed by both parties.

NOW, THEREFORE, the parties agree to amend the exhibits and add the following series to the Advisor Series Trust:

Exhibit FF, a list of the Shenkman Funds, is hereby added and 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 date and year first written above.
 
ADVISORS SERIES TRUST   U.S. BANCORP FUND SERVICES, LLC
         
By:  /s/Douglas G. Hess      By: /s/Michael R. McVoy   
         
Printed Name: Douglas G. Hess   Printed Name: Michael R. McVoy
     
Title: President    Title: Executive Vice President 
 
 
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Exhibit FF to the Advisors Series Trust Fund Administration Servicing Agreement
 
Name of Series     Date Added  
Shenkman Short Duration High Income Fund    on or after September 20, 2012 
 
Multiple Series Trust
FUND ACCOUNTING, FUND ADMINISTRATION & PORTFOLIO COMPLIANCE, AND CHIEF
COMPLIANCE OFFICER (CCO) SERVICES FEE SCHEDULE at September, 2012
Annual Fee Based Upon Average Net Assets Per Fund*
10 basis points on the first $___
8 basis points on the next $___
5 basis points on the balance
Annual Minimum fee:  $___
 
     Additional share class fee of $___
 
Services Included in Annual Fee Per Fund
     Daily Performance Reporting
     Advisor Information Source Web Portal
     USBFS Legal Administration (e.g., registration statement update)
 
CCO Annual Fees (Per Advisor Relationship/Fund)*
     $___ for the first fund (subject to change based on Board review and approval)
     $___ for each additional fund (subject to change based on Board review and approval)
     $___ /sub-advisor per fund
 
Out-Of-Pocket Expenses
Including but not limited to pricing services, corporate action services, fair value pricing services, factor services, customized reporting, third-party data provider costs (including GICS, MSCI, etc), postage, stationery, programming, special reports, proxies, insurance, EDGAR/XBRL filing, retention of records, federal and state regulatory filing fees, expenses from Board of directors meetings, third party auditing and legal expenses, wash sales reporting (GainsKeeper), tax e-filing, conversion expenses (if necessary), and CCO team travel related costs to perform due diligence reviews at advisor or sub-advisor facilities.
 
Additional Services
Available but not included above are the following services – Daily compliance testing (Charles River), Section 15(c) reporting, equity attribution, electronic Board book portal (BookMark), and additional services mutually agreed upon.
 
*Subject to annual CPI increase, Milwaukee MSA.
Fees are billed monthly
 
Advisor’s Signature below acknowledges approval of the two fee schedules on this Exhibit FF.

SHENKMAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC.
 
By: /s/ Richard H. Weinstein      
           
 Printed Name:   Richard H. Weinstein      
           
 Title:   Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel   Date: 10/18/12  
 
 
 
 
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Exhibit FF (continued) to the Advisors Series Trust Fund Administration Servicing
Agreement
FUND ADMINISTRATION & COMPLIANCE PORTFOLIO SERVICES
SUPPLEMENTAL SERVICES FEE SCHEDULE at September, 2012
Annual Legal Administration (INCLUDED IN ANNUAL FEE)
Add the following for legal administration services in support of external legal counsel, including annual registration statement update and drafting of supplements:
     $___ additional minimum
Additional Services (NOT INCLUDED IN ANNUAL FEE)
     New fund launch – as negotiated based upon specific requirements
     Subsequent new fund launch – $___ /project
     Subsequent new share class launch – $___ /project
     Multi-managed funds – as negotiated based upon specific requirements
     Proxy – as negotiated based upon specific requirements
Daily Compliance Services (Charles River)
     Base fee – $___ /fund per year
     Setup – $___ /fund group
     Data Feed  – $___ /security per month
Section 15(c) Reporting
     $___ /fund per report – first class
     $___ /additional class report
Equity Attribution (Morningstar Direct)
     $___ first user
     $___ second user
     $___ thereafter
BookMark Electronic Board Book Portal
     USBFS will establish a central, secure portal for Board materials using a unique client board URL.
     Your Fund Administrator will load/maintain all fund board book data for the main fund board meetings and meetings.
     Features password-protected, encrypted servers with automatic failover.
     Training and ongoing system support.
     Accessible from your smart phone or iPad.
     Allows multiple users to access materials concurrently.
     Searchable archive.
     Ability to make personal comments.
Annual Fee
     0 - 10 users - $___ (includes 3 GB of storage)
     10 - 20 users - $___
     20 - 30 users - $___
     30 - 40 users - $___
 
Additional storage:
     3 GB included in annual charge
     $___ for each additional 5 GB of storage
Daily Pre- and Post-Tax Fund (INCLUDED IN ANNUAL FEE) and/or Sub-Advisor Performance Reporting
     Performance Service – $___ /CUSIP per month
     Setup – $___ /CUSIP
     Conversion – quoted separately
FTP Delivery – $___ setup /FTP site
 
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