EX-99.G.II 3 cust_agmt.htm AMENDMENT TO THE AMENDED AND RESTATED CUSTODY AGREEMENT cust_agmt.htm

 
AMENDMENT TO THE
ADVISORS SERIES TRUST
AMENDED AND RESTATED CUSTODY AGREEMENT


THIS AMENDMENT dated as of the 13th day of March, 2015, to the Amended and Restated Custody Agreement, originally made and entered into as of June 6, 2006, amended and restated as of December 6, 2012, as amended (the “Agreement”),  is entered into by and between Advisors Series Trust, a Delaware statutory trust (the “Trust”), on behalf of its separate series listed on Amended Exhibit Q attached hereto (as amended from time to time), and U.S. Bank National Association, a national banking association (the “Custodian”).

RECITALS

WHEREAS, the parties have entered into a Custody Agreement; and

WHEREAS, the parties desire to amend the fees of the Agreement; and

WHEREAS, Article XV, Section 15.2 of the Agreement allows for its amendment by a written instrument executed by both parties.

NOW, THEREFORE, the parties agree to amend the following:

Amended Exhibit Q is hereby superseded and replaced with Amended Exhibit Q
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. BANK, N.A.
   
By: /s/Douglas G. Hess By:  /s/ Michael R. McVoy
   
Name:  Douglas G. Hess Name:  Michael R. McVoy
   
Title: President Title: Senior Vice President
 
 
 
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Amended Exhibit Q to the
Advisors Series Trust
Amended and Restated Custody Agreement

Name of Series                                                                                                           Date Added
WBI Absolute Return Balanced Fund
WBI Absolute Return Dividend Growth Fund
WBI Absolute Return Balanced Plus Fund                                                                                                    on or after March 16, 2013
WBI Absolute Return Dividend Income Fund                                                                                                 on or after March 16, 2013
 
 
Advisors Series Trust
FUND ACCOUNTING, FUND ADMINISTRATION, TRANSFER AGENCY,  PORTFOLIO COMPLIANCE, CUSTODY AND CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER (CCO) SERVICES
FEE SCHEDULE
March 1, 2015 Services through February 28, 2017 Services
 
The following reflects the greater of the basis point fee/complex or minimum/fund.  This minimum and bpt schedule encompasses two classes with four funds.  Any additional classes or funds would need to be discussed.
 
___ bpts first $___
___ bpts next $___
___ bpts next $___
___ bpts next $___
___ bpts over $___
 
Subject to minimum of:
 
$___/Fund (includes two classes)
 
CPI will not be charged on this Fee Schedule.
 
Additional and Out-Of-Pocket Services Included in Annual Bpt Fee
Daily performance reporting (Fund Administration)
Advisor Information Source Web portal (Fund Administration and Accounting)
USBFS Legal Administration  - Legal administration (e.g., registration statement update), Does not include Edgar Fees
 
Activity Charges (Transfer Agent)
Manual Shareholder Transaction & Correspondence
Omnibus Account Transaction                                                                            
Telephone Calls
Voice Response Calls
Daily Valuation/Manual 401k Trade
Out-Of-Pocket Expenses (Transfer Agent)
toll-free lines, call transfers, mailing, sorting and postage, stationery, envelopes, AML verification services, disaster recovery charges, record retention, lost shareholder search, ACH fees, Fed wire charges, NSCC activity charges, DST Charges, shareholder/dealer print out (daily confirms, investor confirms, tax, check printing and writing and commissions), voice response (VRU) maintenance, VRU Call Charges , Vision Inquiry charges, Vision ID Charges, cost basis reporting, short-term trader reporting, DST NSCC Charge per CUSIP, Report Source, Correspondence, Cost Basis Reporting, Standard Compliance Mailing Selects, FATCA, EConnect Delivery for Correspondence, and additional out-of-pockets at the time of this agreement.
 
 
 
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Amended Exhibit Q (continued) to the Advisors Series Trust Amended and Restated Custody Agreement
 
Advisors Series Trust
FUND ACCOUNTING, FUND ADMINISTRATION, TRANSFER AGENCY,  PORTFOLIO COMPLIANCE, CUSTODY AND CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER (CCO) SERVICES
FEE SCHEDULE
March 1, 2015 Services through February 28, 2017 Services
 
Transfer Agent Services and Out-Of-Pockets NOT Included in Annual Bpt Fee
FAN Web shareholder e-commerce, FAN Mail electronic data delivery, Vision intermediary e-commerce, client Web data access (MFx Portal), recordkeeping application process, client dedicated line data access, programming charges, training, , Excessive Trader, 12b-1 aging, investor e-mail services, dealer reclaim services, shareholder performance statements, Same Day Cash Flow System, Real Time Cash Flow, money market fund service organizations, charges paid by investors, physical certificate processing, Jumbo pricing, expedited CUSIP setup, standard CUSIP Setup, Fund Source, sales reporting & 22c-2 reporting (MARS), electronic statements (Informa), Vision Electronic Statements, recordkeeping application access, programming charges, outbound calling and marketing campaigns, transfer agent training services, CTI reporting, Literature Fulfillment (Advisor Expense), Shareholder Call Review analysis. Service/data conversion, special reports, fulfillment (Advisor Expense), VRU Development, Vision transaction processing charges, travel, data communication and implementation charges, Specialized Programming, Omnibus Conversions, and Excess History.  Any Out-of-Pocket charges or additional services that were not present at the time of this agreement will be charged the current rate.
 
Custody, Fund Accounting, Fund Administration, and CCO Services and Out-Of-Pockets Not Included in Annual Bpt Fee
 
Custody portfolio transaction fees (Custody)
$___/book entry DTC transaction/Federal Reserve transaction/principal paydown
$___ /Repurchase agreement, reverse repurchase agreement, time deposit/CD or other non-depository transaction.
$___ /short sale
$___ /option/SWAPS/future contract written, exercised or expired
$___ /mutual fund trade/Fed wire/margin variation Fed wire
$___ /physical transaction
$___ /Check disbursement (waived if U.S. Bancorp is  Administrator)
 
A transaction is a purchase/sale of a security, free receipt/free delivery, maturity, tender exchange.
 
Out-Of-Pocket Expenses (Custody)
Including but not limited to expenses incurred in the safekeeping, delivery and receipt of securities, shipping, transfer fees, deposit withdrawals at custodian (DWAC) fees, and extraordinary expenses based upon complexity.
Additional Services (Custody)
Additional fees apply for global servicing. Fund of Fund expenses quoted separately.
$___ /segregated account per year
No charge for the initial conversion free receipt.
Sub Advised Funds - $___ per custody account per year
Overdrafts – charged to the account at prime interest rate plus 2, unless a line of credit is in place
Pricing Services (Fund Accounting)
§ $___ - Domestic Equities, Options, ADRs, Foreign Equities
§ $___ - Domestic Corporates, Convertibles, Governments, Agencies, Futures, Options on Futures, Forwards, Currency Rates, Mortgage Backed
§ $___ - CMOs, Municipal Bonds, Money Market Instruments, Foreign Corporates, Convertibles, Governments, Agencies,  Asset Backed, High Yield
§ $___ - Interest Rate Swaps, Foreign Currency Swaps, Total Return Swaps, Total Return Bullet Swaps
§ $___ - Bank Loans
§ $___ - Swaptions
§ $___ - Credit Default Swaps
§ $___ per Month Manual Security Pricing (>25per day)
 
 
 
 
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Amended Exhibit Q (continued) to the Advisors Series Trust Amended and Restated Custody Agreement
 
Advisors Series Trust
FUND ACCOUNTING, FUND ADMINISTRATION, TRANSFER AGENCY,  PORTFOLIO COMPLIANCE, CUSTODY AND CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER (CCO) SERVICES
FEE SCHEDULE
March 1, 2015 Services through February 28, 2017 Services
 
Fair Value Services (Charged at the Complex Level)
§  $___ per security on the First 100 Securities
§  $___ per security on the Balance of Securities
 
NOTE: Prices above are based on using U.S. Bancorp primary pricing service which may vary by security type and are subject to change.  Use of alternative and/or additional sources may result in additional fees. Pricing vendors may designate certain securities as hard to value or as a non- standard security type, such as CLOs and CDOs, which may result in additional fees.  All schedules subject to change depending upon the use of unique security type requiring special pricing or accounting arrangements.
 
Corporate Action Services
§ $___ per Foreign Equity Security per Month
§ $___ per Domestic Equity Security per Month
 
Factor Services (security paydown factor data)
§ $___ per CMOs, Asset Backed, Mortgage Backed Security per Month
 
Third Party Administrative Data Charges (descriptive data for each security)
§ $___ per security per month for fund administrative
 
Prices above are based on using U.S. Bancorp standard data pricing services and are subject to change.
 
Out-Of-Pocket Expenses (Fund Accounting and Fund Administration)
Including but not limited to, SWIFT processing, customized reporting, third-party data provider costs (including Bloomberg, S&P, Moody’s, Morningstar GICS, MSCI, Lipper, etc.), postage, stationery, programming, special reports, proxies, insurance, EDGAR/XBRL filing, retention of records, federal and state regulatory filing fees, expenses related to and including travel to and from Board of directors meetings, third party auditing and legal expenses, wash sales reporting (GainsKeeper), tax e-filing, PFIC monitoring, conversion expenses (if necessary) and CCO team travel related costs to perform due diligence reviews at advisor or sub-advisor facilities.
 
Additional Services (Fund Accounting and Fund Administration)
Available but not included above are the following services – additional legal administration (e.g., subsequent new fund launch), daily compliance testing, Section 18 compliance testing, Section 15(c) reporting, equity & fixed income attribution reporting, electronic Board book portal (BookMark), and additional services mutually agreed upon.
 
CCO Annual Fees (Per Advisor Relationship/Fund)
$___/fund (subject to change based on Board review and approval)
$___/sub-advisor per fund
 
Quasar Fees
Please see Quasar’s fee schedule
 
Fees are billed monthly.
 
 
 
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Amended Exhibit Q (continued) to the Advisors Series Trust Amended and Restated Custody Agreement
Multiple Series Trust  Supplemental WBI Funds
FUND ACCOUNTING, FUND ADMINISTRATION, TRANSFER AGENCY,  PORTFOLIO COMPLIANCE,  CUSTODY AND CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER (CCO) SERVICES FEE SCHEDULE
March 1, 2015 Services through February 28, 2017 Services

Additional Services and Out-Of-Pockets Available (NOT INCLUDED IN ANNUAL BPT FEE)
Available but not included above are the following services:
Equity attribution, Daily compliance testing (Charles River), Section 15(c) reporting, Section 18 Compliance Testing, Electronic Board materials, Additional Legal Administration Services, FAN Web shareholder e-commerce,FAN Mail electronic data delivery, Vision intermediary e-commerce, Client Web data access (MFx Portal), client dedicated line data access, programming charges, training, Excessive Trader, 12b-1 aging, investor e-mail services, dealer reclaim services, shareholder performance statements, Same Day Cash Flow System, money market fund service organizations, charges paid by investors, literature fulfillment, physical certificate processing, Jumbo pricing, expedited CUSIP setup, sales reporting & 22c-2 reporting (MARS), electronic statements (Informa), Global Sub-Custodial Services,  and additional services mutually agreed upon.

Additional Legal Administration Services
§  
Subsequent new fund launch – $___ per project
§  
Subsequent new share class launch – $___ per project
§  
Multi-managed funds – as negotiated based upon specific requirements
§  
Proxy – as negotiated based upon specific requirements

Daily Compliance Services
§  
Base fee – $___ per fund per year
§  
Setup – $___ per fund group

Section 18 Compliance Testing
§  
$___ set up fee per  fund complex
§  
$___ per fund per month

Section 15(c) Reporting
§  
$___ per fund per report – first class
§  
$___ per additional class report

Equity & Fixed Income Attribution Reporting
§  
Fees are dependent upon portfolio makeup, services required, and benchmark requirements.


Electronic Board Materials
§  
USBFS will establish a unique client board URL and load/maintain all fund board book data for the main fund board meetings and meetings for up to two separate committees
§  
Up to 10 non-USBFS users including advisor, legal, audit, etc.
§  
Complete application, data and user security – data encryption and password protected
§  
On-line customized board materials preparation workflow
§  
Includes web-based and local/off-line versions
§  
Includes complete initial and ongoing user training
§  
Includes 24/7/365 access via toll free number
§  
Includes remote diagnostics for each user, including firewall and network issues
§  
Triple server backup / failover
§  
Minimum $___ /year (includes 10 external users), $___ /year per additional user , $___ implementation/setup fee


 
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Amended Exhibit Q (continued) to the Advisors Series Trust Amended and Restated Custody Agreement
SUPPLEMENTAL SERVICES Additional Global Sub-Custodial Services
Annual Fee Schedule
March 1, 2015 Services through February 28, 2017 Services

Country
Instrument
Safekeeping
(BPS)
Transaction
Fee
 
Country
Instrument
Safekeeping
(BPS)
Transaction
Fee
Argentina
All
____
$____
 
Malaysia
All
____
$____
Australia
All
____
$____
 
Mali
All
____
$____
Austria
All
____
$____
 
Malta
All
____
$____
Bahrain
All
____
$____
 
Mauritius
All
____
$____
Bangladesh
All
____
$____
 
Mexico
All
____
$____
Belgium
All
____
$____
 
Morocco
All
____
$____
Benin
All
____
$____
 
Namibia
All
____
$____
Bermuda
All
____
$____
 
Netherlands
All
____
$____
Botswana
All
____
$____
 
New Zealand
All
____
$____
Brazil
All
____
$____
 
Nigeria
All
____
$____
Bulgaria
All
____
$____
 
Norway
All
____
$____
Burkina Faso
All
____
$____
 
Oman
     
Canada
All
____
$____
 
Pakistan
All
____
$____
Cayman Islands*
All
____
$____
 
Peru
All
____
$____
Channel Islands*
All
____
$____
 
Philippines
All
____
$____
Chile
All
____
$____
 
Poland
All
____
$____
China“A” Shares
All
____
$____
 
Portugal
All
____
$____
China“B” Shares
All
____
$____
 
Qatar
All
____
$____
Columbia
All
____
$____
 
Romania
All
____
$____
Costa Rica
All
____
$____
 
Russia
Equities
____
$____
Croatia
All
____
$____
 
Russia
MINFINs
____
$____
Czech Republic
All
____
$____
 
Senegal
All
____
$____
Denmark
All
____
$____
 
Singapore
All
____
$____
Ecuador
All
____
$____
 
Slovak Republic
All
____
$____
Egypt
All
____
$____
 
Slovenia
All
____
$____
Estonia
All
____
$____
 
South Africa
All
____
$____
Euromarkets**
All
____
$____
 
South Korea
All
____
$____
Finland
All
____
$____
 
Spain
All
____
$____
France
All
____
$____
 
Sri Lanka
All
____
$____
Germany
All
____
$____
 
Swaziland
All
____
$____
Ghana
All
____
$____
 
Sweden
All
____
$____
Grece
All
____
$____
 
Switzerland
All
____
$____
Guinea Bissau
All
____
$____
 
Taiwan
All
____
$____
Hong Kong
All
____
$____
 
Thailand
All
____
$____
Hungary
All
____
$____
 
Togo
All
____
$____
Iceland
All
____
$____
 
Tunisia
All
____
$____
India
All
____
$____
 
Turkey
All
____
$____
Indonesia
All
____
$____
 
UAE
All
____
$____
Ireland
All
____
$____
 
United Kingdom
All
____
$____
Israel
All
____
$____
 
Ukraine
All
____
$____
Italy
All
____
$____
 
Uruguay
All
____
$____
Jamaica*
All
____
$____
 
Venezuela
All
____
$____
Japan
All
____
$____
 
Zambia
All
____
$____
Jordan
All
____
$____
 
Zimbabwe
All
____
$____
Kazakhstan
All
____
$____
         
Kenya
All
____
$____
         
Latvia
Equities
____
$____
         
Latvia
Bonds
____
$____
         
Lebanon
All
____
$____
         
Lithuania
All
____
$____
         
Luxembourg
All
____
$____
         
 
*
Additional customer documentation and indemnification will be required prior to establishing accounts in these markets.
**
Tiered by market value: <$___: __ bp, >$___ and <$___: .__bps; >$___: .__ bps.
**   Euromarkets - Non-Eurobonds:Surcharges vary by local market.

*Safekeeping and transaction fees are assessed on security and currency transactions.
 
 
 
 
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Amended Exhibit Q (continued) to the Advisors Series Trust Amended and Restated Custody Agreement
SUPPLEMENTAL SERVICES Additional Global Sub-Custodial Services
Annual Fee Schedule
March 1, 2015 Services through February 28, 2017 Services



Base Fee - A monthly base fee per account (fund) will apply based on the number of foreign securities held.
§  
___ foreign securities: $___
§  
___ foreign securities: $___
§  
Over 50 foreign securities: $___
§  
Euroclear – Eurobonds only.  Eurobonds are held in Euroclear at a standard rate, but other types of securities (including but not limited to equities, domestic market debt and mutual funds) will be subject to a surcharge.  In addition, certain transactions that are delivered within Euroclear or from a Euroclear account to a third party depository or settlement system, will be subject to a surcharge.
§  
For all other markets specified above, surcharges may apply if a security is held outside of the local market.

Tax Reclamation Services: Tax reclaims that have been outstanding for more than 6 (six) months with the client will be charged $__ per claim.

Out of Pocket Expenses
§  
Charges incurred by U.S. Bank, N.A. directly or through sub-custodians for local taxes, stamp duties or other local duties and assessments, stock exchange fees, foreign exchange transactions, postage and insurance for shipping, facsimile reporting, extraordinary telecommunications fees, proxy services and other shareholder communications or other expenses which are unique to a country in which the client or its clients is investing will be passed along as incurred.
§  
A surcharge may be added to certain out-of-pocket expenses listed herein to cover handling, servicing and other administrative costs associated with the activities giving rise to such expenses.  Also, certain expenses are charged at a predetermined flat rate.
§  
SWIFT reporting and message fees.




Advisor’s Signature below acknowledges approval of the fee schedules on this Amended Exhibit Q.


WBI Investments, Inc.


By: /s/Donald R. Schreiber                                                                       Printed Name: Don R. Schreiber



Title: Chief Executive Officer                                                                   Date:  3/20/2015


 
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