EX-99.77Q1 OTHR EXHB 3 advisory.txt ADVIORY AGREEMENT AMENDED AND RESTATED INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT This AMENDED AND RESTATED AGREEMENT is made as of this 6th day of August 2003, and amended as of October 1, 2005 and March 27, 2009, between Wells Fargo Funds Trust (the "Trust"), a statutory trust organized under the laws of the State of Delaware with its principal place of business at 525 Market Street, 12th Floor, San Francisco, California, 94105 and Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC (the "Adviser"), a limited liability company organized under the laws of the State of Delaware with its principal place of business at 525 Market Street, 12th Floor, San Francisco, California, 94105. WHEREAS, the Trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act") as an open-end management investment company and is authorized to issue interests (as defined in the Trust's Declaration of Trust, as amended and supplemented from time to time), in separate series; and WHEREAS, the Trust desires that the Adviser provide investment advisory services to each series of the Trust listed on Schedule A hereto as such Schedule may be amended or supplemented from time to time by mutual agreement (each a "Fund" and collectively the "Funds"), and the Adviser is willing to provide those services on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement; NOW THEREFORE, the Trust and the Adviser agree as follows: SECTION 1. APPOINTMENT OF THE ADVISER. The Trust is engaged in the business of investing and reinvesting its assets in securities of the type and in accordance with the limitations specified in its Declaration of Trust, as amended and supplemented from time to time, By-Laws (if any) and Registration Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") under the 1940 Act and the Securities Act of 1933 (the "Securities Act"), including any representations made in the prospectus and statement of additional information relating to the Funds contained therein and as may be amended or supplemented from time to time, all in such manner and to such extent as may from time to time be authorized by the Trust's Board of Trustees (the "Board"). The Board is authorized to issue any unissued shares in any number of additional classes or series. The investment authority granted to the Adviser shall include the authority to exercise whatever powers the Trust may possess with respect to any of its assets held by the Funds, including, but not limited to, the power to exercise rights, options, warrants, conversion privileges, redemption privileges, and to tender securities pursuant to a tender offer, and participate in class actions and other legal proceedings on behalf of the Funds. The Trust hereby employs Adviser, subject to the direction and control of the Board, to manage the investment and reinvestment of the assets in the Funds and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, to provide the other services specified in Section 2 hereof. SECTION 2. DUTIES OF THE ADVISER. (a) The Adviser shall make decisions with respect to all purchases and sales of securities and other investment assets for the Funds. Among other things, the Adviser shall make all decisions with respect to the allocation of the Funds' investments in various securities or other assets, in investment styles and, if applicable, in other investment companies or pooled vehicles in which a Fund may invest. To carry out such decisions, the Adviser is hereby authorized, as agent and attorney-in-fact for the Trust, for the account of, at the risk of and in the name of the Trust, to place orders and issue instructions with respect to those transactions of the Funds. In all purchases, sales and other transactions in securities for the Funds, the Adviser is authorized to exercise full discretion and act for the Trust in the same manner and with the same force and effect as the Trust might or could do with respect to such purchases, sales or other transactions, as well as with respect to all other things necessary or incidental to the furtherance or conduct of such purchases, sales or other transactions. (b) The Adviser will report to the Board at each regular meeting thereof regarding the investment performance of the Funds since the prior report, and will also keep the Board informed of important developments affecting the Trust, each Fund and the Adviser, and on its own initiative will furnish the Board from time to time with such information as the Adviser may believe appropriate, whether concerning the individual companies whose securities are held by a Fund, the industries in which they engage, or the economic, social or political conditions prevailing in each country in which a Fund maintains investments. The Adviser will also furnish the Board with such statistical and analytical information with respect to securities in the Funds as the Adviser may believe appropriate or as the Board reasonably may request. The Adviser shall promptly notify the Trust of (i) any changes regarding the Adviser that would impact disclosure in the Trust's Registration Statement, or (ii) any violation of any requirement, provision, policy or restriction that the Adviser is required to comply with under Section 6 of this Agreement. The Adviser shall immediately notify the Trust of any legal process served upon it in connection with its activities hereunder, including any legal process served upon it on behalf of the Funds or the Trust. (c) The Adviser will from time to time employ or sub-contract the services to certain persons as the Adviser believes to be appropriate or necessary to assist in the execution of the Adviser's duties hereunder; provided, however, that the employment or sub-contracting with any such person shall not relieve the Adviser of its responsibilities or liabilities hereunder and provided further that the Adviser shall not have the authority to sub-contract advisory responsibilities without the consent of the Trust. The cost of performance of such duties will be borne and paid by the Adviser. No obligation may be imposed on the Trust in any such respect. The Adviser shall supervise and monitor the activities of its representatives, personnel, sub-contractors, and agents in connection with the execution of its duties and obligations hereunder. The appropriate personnel of the Adviser will be made available to consult with the Board at reasonable times and upon reasonable notice concerning the business of the Trust. 2 (d) The Adviser shall maintain records relating to portfolio transactions and the placing and allocation of brokerage orders as are required to be maintained by the Trust under the 1940 Act. The Adviser shall prepare and maintain, or cause to be prepared and maintained, in such form, for such periods and in such locations as may be required by applicable law, all documents and records relating to the services provided by the Adviser pursuant to this Agreement required to be prepared and maintained by the Trust pursuant to the rules and regulations of any national, state, or local government entity with jurisdiction over the Trust, including the Commission and the Internal Revenue Service. The books and records pertaining to the Trust which are in possession of the Adviser shall be the property of the Trust. The Trust, or the Trust's authorized representatives, shall have access to such books and records at all times during the Adviser's normal business hours. Upon the reasonable request of the Trust, copies of any such books and records shall be provided promptly by the Adviser to the Trust or the Trust's authorized representatives. (e) With respect to a Fund, the Adviser shall have no duties or obligations pursuant to this Agreement, during any period during which the Fund invests all (or substantially all) of its investment assets in a registered, open-end management investment company, or separate series thereof, in accordance with Section 12(d)(1)(E) under the 1940 Act. SECTION 3. DELIVERY OF DOCUMENTS TO THE ADVISER. The Trust has furnished the Adviser with true, correct and complete copies of the following documents: (a) The Declaration of Trust, as in effect on the date hereof; (b) The Registration Statement filed with the Commission under the 1940 Act and the Securities Act; and (c) Written guidelines, policies and procedures adopted by the Trust. The Trust will furnish the Adviser with all future amendments and supplements to the foregoing as soon as practicable after such documents become available. The Trust shall furnish the Adviser with any further documents, materials or information that the Adviser may reasonably request in connection with the performance of its duties hereunder. SECTION 4. DELEGATION OF RESPONSIBILITIES. The Adviser may carry out any of its obligations under this Agreement by employing, subject to supervision by the Adviser, one or more Sub-Adviser(s) who are registered as investment advisers pursuant to the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 ("Sub-Advisers"). Each Sub-Adviser's employment will be evidenced by a separate written agreement approved by the Board and, if required under the 1940 Act, by the shareholders of the Fund (unless the Commission or its staff has given authorization or issued an interpretation dispensing with the requirement of shareholder approval). The Adviser shall not be liable hereunder for any act or omission of any Sub-Adviser, except for failure to exercise good faith in the employment of the Sub-Adviser and for failure to exercise appropriate supervision of such Sub-Adviser, and as may otherwise be agreed in writing. The Adviser shall be solely responsible for compensating any Sub-Adviser for services rendered under any Sub-Advisory Agreement. The Adviser may, from time to time and at any time, terminate any Sub-Adviser and reassume the responsibilities assigned to such Sub-Adviser with respect to any Fund without obtaining the approval of the shareholders of the Fund. 3 SECTION 5. CONTROL BY BOARD. Any investment activities undertaken by the Adviser pursuant to this Agreement, as well as any other activities undertaken by the Adviser on behalf of the Funds, shall at all times be subject to the direction and control of the Board. SECTION 6. COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE REQUIREMENTS. In carrying out its obligations under this Agreement, the Adviser shall at all times comply with: (a) all applicable provisions of the 1940 Act, and any rules and regulations adopted thereunder; (b) the Registration Statement of the Trust, as it may be amended from time to time, filed with the Commission under the Securities Act and the 1940 Act; (c) the provisions of the Declaration of Trust of the Trust, as it may be amended from time to time; (d) the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, applicable to the Trust or the Funds, and any rules and regulations adopted thereunder; and (e)any other applicable provisions of state or federal law, and any rules and regulations adopted thereunder. SECTION 7. PROXIES. The Adviser shall have responsibility to vote proxies solicited with respect to issuers of securities in which assets of the Funds are invested in accordance with the Trust's policies on proxy voting. SECTION 8. BROKER-DEALER RELATIONSHIPS. In connection with the purchase and sale of securities for the Funds, the Adviser is responsible for broker-dealer selection and negotiation of brokerage commission rates. The Adviser's primary consideration in effecting a security transaction will be to obtain the best price and execution. In selecting a broker-dealer to execute each particular transaction for a Fund, the Adviser will consider among other things: the best net price available, the reliability, integrity and financial condition of the broker-dealer; the size of and difficulty in executing the order; and the value of the expected contribution of the broker-dealer to the Fund on a continuing basis. Accordingly, the price to the Fund in any transaction may be less favorable than that available from another broker-dealer if the difference is reasonably justified by other aspects of the portfolio execution services offered. Subject to such policies as the Board may from time to time determine, the Adviser shall not be deemed to have acted unlawfully or to have breached any duty created by this Agreement or otherwise solely by reason of having caused a Fund to pay a broker or dealer that provides brokerage and research services to the Adviser an amount of commission for effecting a portfolio investment transaction in excess of the amount of commission another broker or dealer would have charged for effecting that transaction, if the Adviser determines in good faith that such amount of commission was reasonable in relation to the value of the brokerage and research services provided by such broker or dealer, viewed in terms of either that particular transaction or the overall responsibilities of the Adviser with respect to the Fund and to other clients of the 4 Adviser. The Adviser is further authorized to allocate the orders placed by it on behalf of the Funds to brokers and dealers who also provide brokerage and research services within the meaning of Section 28(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and in compliance therewith. Such allocation shall be in such amounts and proportions as the Adviser shall determine and the Adviser will report on said allocations regularly to the Board, indicating the brokers to whom such allocations have been made and the basis therefore. SECTION 9. EXPENSES. All of the ordinary business expenses incurred in the operations of the Funds and the offering of their shares shall be borne by the Funds unless specifically provided otherwise in this Agreement. The expenses borne by the Trust include, but are not limited to, brokerage commissions, taxes, legal, auditing or governmental fees, the cost of preparing share certificates, custodian, transfer agent and shareholder service agent costs, expense of issue, sale, redemption and repurchase of shares, expenses of registering and qualifying shares for sale, expenses relating to trustees and shareholder meetings, the cost of preparing and distributing reports and notices to shareholders, the fees and other expenses incurred by the Funds in connection with membership in investment company organizations and the cost of printing copies of prospectuses and statements of additional information distributed to the Funds' shareholders. The Adviser shall pay its own expenses in connection with the services to be provided by it pursuant to this Agreement. In addition, the Adviser shall be responsible for reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by the Trust: (a) to amend the Trust's registration statement or supplement the Fund's prospectus, and circulate the same, to reflect a change in the personnel of the Adviser responsible for making investment decisions in relation to a Fund; (b) to obtain shareholder approval of a new sub-advisory agreement as a result of a "change in control" (as such term in defined in Section 2(a)(9) of the 1940 Act) of the Adviser, or to otherwise comply with the 1940 Act, the Securities Act, or any other applicable statute, law, rule or regulation, as a result of such change; or (c) to meet other legal or regulatory obligations caused by actions of the Adviser. SECTION 10. COMPENSATION. (a) As compensation for the advisory services provided under this Agreement, the Trust shall pay the Adviser fees, payable monthly, at the annual rates indicated on Schedule A hereto, as such Schedule may be amended or supplemented from time to time; (b) Except as provided in the following paragraph, no fee shall be payable hereunder with respect to a Fund during any period in which the Fund invests all (or substantially all) of its investment assets in a single registered, open-end management investment company, or separate series thereof, in accordance with Section 12(d)(1)(E) under the 1940 Act (a "Master-Feeder Fund structure"); (c) The adviser shall receive a fee of 0.25% (0.35% in the case of the WealthBuilder Funds) for asset allocation services if a Fund invests some of its investment assets in two or more registered, open-end management investment companies, or separate series thereof, in each case, in accordance with Section 12(d)(1)(G) under the Act, the rules thereunder or an exemptive order 5 issued by the Commission exempting the Fund from the provisions of Section 12(d)(1)(A) under the Act (a "Fund of Funds structure"). SECTION 11. STANDARD OF CARE. The Trust will expect of the Adviser, and the Adviser will give the Trust the benefit of, the Adviser's best judgment and efforts in rendering its services to the Trust, and the Adviser shall not be liable hereunder for any mistake in judgment. In the absence of willful misfeasance, bad faith, negligence or reckless disregard of obligations or duties hereunder on the part of the Adviser or any of its officers, directors, employees or agents, the Adviser shall not be subject to liability to the Trust or to any shareholders of the Trust for any act or omission in the course of, or connected with, rendering services hereunder or for any losses that may be sustained in the purchase, holding or sale of any security. SECTION 12. NON-EXCLUSIVITY. The services of the Adviser to the Funds are not to be deemed to be exclusive, and the Adviser shall be free to render investment advisory or other services to others (including other investment companies) and to engage in other activities. It is understood and agreed that officers or directors of the Adviser may serve as officers and directors of the Trust, and that officers or directors of the Trust may serve as officers or directors of the Adviser, to the extent that such services may be permitted by law, and that the officers and directors of the Adviser are not prohibited from engaging in any other business activity or from rendering services to any other person, or from serving as partners, officers, directors or trustees of any other firm or trust, including other investment advisory companies. SECTION 13. RECORDS. The Adviser shall, with respect to orders the Adviser places for the purchase and sale of portfolio securities of the Funds, maintain or arrange for the maintenance of the documents and records required pursuant to Rule 31a-1 under the 1940 Act as well as such records as the Funds' administrator reasonably requests to be maintained, including, but not limited to, trade tickets and confirmations for portfolio trades. All such records shall be maintained in a form acceptable to the Trust and in compliance with the provisions of Rule 31a-1 or any successor rule. All such records will be the property of the Trust and will be made available for inspection and use by the Trust and its authorized representatives. SECTION 14. TERM AND APPROVAL. This Agreement shall become effective with respect to a Fund after approved in accordance with the requirements of the 1940 Act, and executed by the Adviser and the Trust, and shall thereafter continue from year to year, provided that the continuation of the Agreement is specifically approved in accordance with the requirements of the 1940 Act, which currently requires that the continuation be approved at least annually: (a) by the Board, or by the vote of "a majority of the outstanding voting securities" of the Fund (as defined in Section 2(a)(42) of the 1940 Act), and (b) by the affirmative vote of a majority of the Trust's Trustees who are not parties to this Agreement or "interested persons" (as defined in the 1940 Act) of a party to this Agreement (other than as Trustees of the Trust), by votes cast in person at a meeting specifically called for such purpose. 6 SECTION 15. TERMINATION. As required under the 1940 Act, this Agreement may be terminated with respect to a Fund at any time, without the payment of any penalty, by vote of the Board or by vote of a majority of a Fund's outstanding voting securities, or by the Adviser, on sixty (60) days' written notice to the other party. The notice provided for herein may be waived by the party entitled to receipt thereof. This Agreement shall automatically terminate in the event of its assignment, the term "assignment" for purposes of this paragraph having the meaning defined in Section 2(a)(4) of the 1940 Act, as it may be interpreted by the Commission or its staff in interpretive releases, or by the Commission staff in no-action letters issued under the 1940 Act. This Agreement may also be terminated immediately by the Trust or the Adviser in the event that either party (i) breaches a material term of this Agreement; or (ii) commits a material violation of any governing law or regulation; or (iii) engages in conduct that would have a material adverse effect upon the reputation or business prospects of such other party. SECTION 16. INDEMNIFICATION BY THE ADVISER. The Trust shall not be responsible for, and the Adviser shall indemnify and hold the Trust or any Fund harmless from and against, any and all losses, damages, costs, charges, counsel fees, payments, expenses and liability arising out of or attributable to the willful misfeasance, bad faith, negligent acts or reckless disregard of obligations or duties on the part of the Adviser or any of its officers, directors, employees or agents. SECTION 17. INDEMNIFICATION BY THE TRUST. In the absence of willful misfeasance, bad faith, negligence or reckless disregard of duties hereunder on the part of the Adviser or any of its officers, directors, employees or agents, the Trust hereby agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Adviser against all claims, actions, suits or proceedings at law or in equity whether brought by a private party or a governmental department, commission, board, bureau, agency or instrumentality of any kind, arising from the advertising, solicitation, sale, purchase or pledge of securities, whether of the Funds or other securities, undertaken by the Funds, their officers, directors, employees or affiliates, resulting from any violations of the securities laws, rules, regulations, statutes and codes, whether federal or of any state, by the Funds, their officers, directors, employees or affiliates. SECTION 18. NOTICES. Any notices under this Agreement shall be in writing, addressed and delivered or mailed postage paid to the other party at such address as such other party may designate for the receipt of such notice. Until further notice to the other party, it is agreed that the address of the Trust shall be 525 Market Street, 12th Floor, San Francisco, California 94105, Attention C. David Messman, and that of the Adviser shall be 525 Market Street, 12th Floor, San Francisco, California 94105, Attention Karla M. Rabusch. SECTION 19. QUESTIONS OF INTERPRETATION. Any question of interpretation of any term or provision of this Agreement having a counterpart in or otherwise derived from a term or provision of the 1940 Act shall be resolved by reference to such terms or provision of the 1940 Act and to interpretations thereof, if any, by the United States Courts or in the absence of any controlling decision of any such court, by rules, regulations or orders of the Commission, interpretations of the Commission or its staff, or Commission staff no-action letters, issued 7 pursuant to the 1940 Act. In addition, where the effect of a requirement of the 1940 Act reflected in any provision of this Agreement is revised by rule, regulation or order of the Commission, such provision shall be deemed to incorporate the effect of such rule, regulation or order. The duties and obligations of the parties under this Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware to the extent that state law is not preempted by the provisions of any law of the United States heretofore or hereafter enacted. SECTION 20. AMENDMENT OF THIS AGREEMENT. This Agreement supersedes the advisory agreement between the parties hereto dated March 1, 2001. No provision of this Agreement may be changed, waived, discharged or terminated orally, but only by an instrument in writing signed by the party against which enforcement of the change, waiver, discharge or termination is sought. If shareholder approval of an amendment is required under the 1940 Act, no such amendment shall become effective until approved by a vote of the majority of the outstanding shares of the affected Funds. Otherwise, a written amendment of this Agreement is effective upon the approval of the Board and the Adviser. SECTION 21. WELLS FARGO NAME. The Adviser and the Trust each agree that the name "Wells Fargo," which comprises a component of the Trust's name, is a property right of the parent of the Adviser. The Trust agrees and consents that: (i) it will use the words "Wells Fargo" as a component of its corporate name, the name of any series or class, or all of the above, and for no other purpose; (ii) it will not grant to any third party the right to use the name "Wells Fargo" for any purpose; (iii) the Adviser or any corporate affiliate of the Adviser may use or grant to others the right to use the words "Wells Fargo," or any combination or abbreviation thereof, as all or a portion of a corporate or business name or for any commercial purpose, other than a grant of such right to another registered investment company not advised by the Adviser or one of its affiliates; and (iv) in the event that the Adviser or an affiliate thereof is no longer acting as investment adviser to any Fund, the Trust shall, upon request by the Adviser, promptly take such action as may be necessary to change its corporate name to one not containing the words "Wells Fargo" and following such change, shall not use the words "Wells Fargo," or any combination thereof, as a part of its corporate name or for any other commercial purpose, and shall use its best efforts to cause its trustees, officers and shareholders to take any and all actions that the Adviser may request to effect the foregoing and to reconvey to the Adviser any and all rights to such words. SECTION 22. RISK ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. The Adviser does not guarantee the future performance of the Funds or any specific level of performance, the success of any investment decision or strategy that the Adviser may use, or the success of the Adviser's overall management of the Funds. The Trust understands that investment decisions made for the Funds by the Adviser are subject to various market, currency, economic and business risks, and that those investment decisions will not always be profitable. The Adviser will manage only the securities, cash and other investments for which management responsibility is delegated to it and which are held in the Funds' account(s) and, in making investment decisions for the Funds, the Adviser will not consider any other securities, cash or other investments owned by the Trust. 8 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed in duplicate by their respective officers on the day and year first written above. WELLS FARGO FUNDS TRUST on behalf of the Funds By: ------------------------------------ C. David Messman Secretary WELLS FARGO FUNDS MANAGEMENT, LLC By: ------------------------------------ Andrew Owen Executive Vice President SCHEDULE A WELLS FARGO FUNDS MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT WELLS FARGO FUNDS TRUST
FEE AS % OF AVG. DAILY NET ASSET VALUE ------------------------------- WELLS FARGO FUNDS TRUST CURRENT ---------------------------------------------- ------------------------------- Adjustable Rate Government Fund(1) First 500M 0.40 Next 500M 0.375 Next 2B 0.35 Next 2B 0.325 Over 5B 0.30 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Asia Pacific Fund(2) First 500M 1.10 Next 500M 1.05 Next 1B 1.00 Next 2B 0.975 Over 4B 0.95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Asset Allocation Fund First 1B 0.25 Next 4B 0.225 Over 5B 0.20 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- California Limited-Term Tax-Free Fund First 500M 0.35 Next 500M 0.325 Next 2B 0.30 Next 2B 0.275 Over 5B 0.25 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- California Municipal Money Market Fund 0.10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- California Tax-Free Fund First 500M 0.35 Next 500M 0.325 Next 2B 0.30 Next 2B 0.275 Over 5B 0.25 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Capital Growth Fund First 500M 0.65 Next 500M 0.625 Next 1B 0.60 Next 2B 0.575 Over 4B 0.55 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cash Investment Money Market Fund 0.10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Colorado Tax-Free Fund First 500M 0.35 Next 500M 0.325 Next 2B 0.30 Next 2B 0.275 Over 5B 0.25 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Common Stock Fund First 500M 0.75 Next 500M 0.70 Next 1B 0.65 Next 2B 0.625 Over 4B 0.60 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Conservative Allocation Fund(3) First 500M 0.25 Next 500M 0.23 Next 2B 0.21 Over 3B 0.19 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- C&B Mid Cap Value Fund First 500M 0.70 Next 500M 0.675 Next 1B 0.65 Next 2B 0.625 Over 4B 0.60 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- C&B Large Cap Value Fund 0.00 (+/-) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Disciplined U.S. Core Fund First 1B 0.30 Next 4B 0.275 Over 5B 0.25 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Discovery Fund First 500M 0.75 Next 500M 0.70 Next 1B 0.65 Next 2B 0.625 Over 4B 0.60 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Diversified Capital Builder Fund First 500M 0.60 Next 500M 0.55 Next 2B 0.50 Next 2B 0.475 Over 5B 0.45 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Diversified Equity Fund First 500M 0.25 Next 500M 0.23 Next 2B 0.21 Over 3B 0.19 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Diversified Income Builder Fund First 500M 0.50 Next 500M 0.475 Next 2B 0.45 Next 2B 0.425 Over 5B 0.40 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Diversified International Fund First 500M 0.85 Next 500M 0.80 Next 1B 0.75 Next 2B 0.725 Over 4B 0.70 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Diversified Small Cap Fund(4) First 500M 0.25 Next 500M 0.23 Next 2B 0.21 Over 3B 0.19 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dow Jones Target Today Fund First 500M 0.25 Next 500M 0.23 Next 2B 0.21 Over 3B 0.19 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dow Jones Target 2010 Fund First 500M 0.25 Next 500M 0.23 Next 2B 0.21 Over 3B 0.19 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dow Jones Target 2015 Fund First 500M 0.25 Next 500M 0.23 Next 2B 0.21 Over 3B 0.19 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dow Jones Target 2020 Fund First 500M 0.25 Next 500M 0.23 Next 2B 0.21 Over 3B 0.19 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dow Jones Target 2025 Fund First 500M 0.25 Next 500M 0.23 Next 2B 0.21 Over 3B 0.19 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dow Jones Target 2030 Fund First 500M 0.25 Next 500M 0.23 Next 2B 0.21 Over 3B 0.19 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dow Jones Target 2035 Fund First 500M 0.25 Next 500M 0.23 Next 2B 0.21 Over 3B 0.19 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dow Jones Target 2040 Fund First 500M 0.25 Next 500M 0.23 Next 2B 0.21 Over 3B 0.19 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dow Jones Target 2045 Fund First 500M 0.25 Next 500M 0.23 Next 2B 0.21 Over 3B 0.19 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dow Jones Target 2050 Fund First 500M 0.25 Next 500M 0.23 Next 2B 0.21 Over 3B 0.19 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dow Jones Target 2055 Fund First 500M 0.25 Next 500M 0.23 Next 2B 0.21 Over 3B 0.19 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Emerging Growth Fund 0.00 (+/-) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Emerging Markets Equity Fund First 500M 1.10 Next 500M 1.05 Next 1B 1.00 Next 2B 0.975 Over 4B 0.950 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund First 500M 1.10 Next 500M 1.05 Next 1B 1.00 Next 2B 0.975 Over 4B 0.95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Emerging Markets Local Bond Fund First 500M 0.65 Next 500M 0.625 Next 2B 0.60 Next 2B 0.575 Over 5B 0.55 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Endeavor Select Fund First 500M 0.65 Next 500M 0.625 Next 1B 0.60 Next 2B 0.575 Over 4B 0.55 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Enterprise Fund First 500M 0.70 Next 500M 0.675 Next 1B 0.65 Next 2B 0.625 Over 4B 0.60 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Equity Value Fund(5) 0.00 (+/-) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Global Opportunities Fund First 500M 0.90 Next 500M 0.875 Next 1B 0.85 Next 2B 0.825 Over 4B 0.80 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Government Money Market Fund 0.10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Government Securities Fund First 500M 0.40 Next 500M 0.375 Next 2B 0.35 Next 2B 0.325 Over 5B 0.30 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Growth Balanced Fund First 500M 0.25 Next 500M 0.23 Next 2B 0.21 Over 3B 0.19 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Growth Fund First 500M 0.75 Next 500M 0.70 Next 1B 0.65 Next 2B 0.625 Over 4B 0.60 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Heritage Money Market Fund 0.10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- High Income Fund First 500M 0.50 Next 500M 0.475 Next 2B 0.45 Next 2B 0.425 Over 5B 0.40 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- High Yield Bond Fund First 500M 0.50 Next 500M 0.475 Next 2B 0.45 Next 2B 0.425 Over 5B 0.40 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- High Yield Municipal Bond Fund(6) First 500M 0.45 Next 500M 0.425 Next 2B 0.40 Next 2B 0.375 Over 5B 0.35 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Income Plus Fund First 500M 0.40 Next 500M 0.375 Next 2B 0.35 Next 2B 0.325 Over 5B 0.30 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Index Asset Allocation Fund First 500M 0.60 Next 500M 0.55 Next 2B 0.50 Next 2B 0.475 Over 5B 0.450 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Index Fund 0.00 (+/-) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Inflation-Protected Bond Fund 0.00 (+/-) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Intermediate Tax/AMT Free Fund First 500M 0.35 Next 500M 0.325 Next 2B 0.30 Next 2B 0.275 Over 5B 0.25 ---------------------------------------------- ------------------------------- International Bond Fund First 500M 0.55 Next 500M 0.525 Next 2B 0.50 Next 2B 0.475 Over 5B 0.45 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- International Equity Fund First 500M 0.85 Next 500M 0.80 Next 1B 0.75 Next 2B 0.725 Over 4B 0.70 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- International Value Fund 0.00 (+/-) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Intrinsic Small Cap Value Fund First 500M 0.80 Next 500M 0.775 Next 1B 0.75 Next 1B 0.725 Over 3B 0.70 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Intrinsic Value Fund First 500M 0.65 Next 500M 0.625 Next 1B 0.60 Next 2B 0.575 Over 4B 0.55 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Intrinsic World Equity Fund First 500M 0.80 Next 500M 0.75 Next 1B 0.70 Next 2B 0.675 Over 4B 0.65 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Large Cap Core Fund First 500M 0.65 Next 500M 0.625 Next 1B 0.60 Next 2B 0.575 Over 4B 0.55 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Large Cap Growth Fund First 500M 0.65 Next 500M 0.625 Next 1B 0.60 Next 2B 0.575 Over 4B 0.55 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Large Company Value Fund First 500M 0.65 Next 500M 0.625 Next 1B 0.60 Next 2B 0.575 Over 4B 0.55 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Managed Account CoreBuilder Shares Series G(7) 0.00 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Managed Account CoreBuilder Shares Series M 0.00 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Minnesota Tax-Free Fund First 500M 0.35 Next 500M 0.325 Next 2B 0.30 Next 2B 0.275 Over 5B 0.25 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Moderate Balanced Fund First 500M 0.25 Next 500M 0.23 Next 2B 0.21 Over 3B 0.19 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Money Market Fund First 1B 0.30 Next 4B 0.275 Next 10B 0.25 Next 10B 0.225 Over 25B 0.20 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Municipal Bond Fund First 500M 0.35 Next 500M 0.325 Next 2B 0.30 Next 2B 0.275 Over 5B 0.25 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Municipal Cash Management Money Market Fund 0.10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Municipal Money Market Fund First 1B 0.30 Next 4B 0.275 Next 10B 0.25 Next 10B 0.225 Over 25B 0.20 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- National Tax-Free Money Market Fund 0.10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- North Carolina Tax-Free Fund First 500M 0.35 Next 500M 0.325 Next 2B 0.30 Next 2B 0.275 Over 5B 0.25 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Omega Growth Fund First 500M 0.75 Next 500M 0.70 Next 1B 0.65 Next 2B 0.625 Over 4B 0.60 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Opportunity Fund First 500M 0.70 Next 500M 0.675 Next 1B 0.65 Next 2B 0.625 Over 4B 0.60 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pennsylvania Tax-Free Fund First 500M 0.35 Next 500M 0.325 Next 2B 0.30 Next 2B 0.275 Over 5B 0.25 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Precious Metals Fund First 500M 0.60 Next 500M 0.55 Next 1B 0.50 Next 2B 0.475 Over 4B 0.45 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Premier Large Company Growth Fund First 500M 0.65 Next 500M 0.625 Next 1B 0.60 Next 2B 0.575 Over 4B 0.55 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Prime Investment Money Market Fund(8) 0.10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Short Duration Government Bond Fund(9) First 500M 0.40 Next 500M 0.375 Next 2B 0.35 Next 2B 0.325 Over 5B 0.30 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Short-Term Bond Fund(10) First 500M 0.40 Next 500M 0.375 Next 2B 0.35 Next 2B 0.325 Over 5B 0.30 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Short-Term High Yield Bond Fund(11) First 500M 0.50 Next 500M 0.475 Next 2B 0.45 Next 2B 0.425 Over 5B 0.40 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Short-Term Municipal Bond Fund First 500M 0.35 Next 500M 0.325 Next 2B 0.30 Next 2B 0.275 Over 5B 0.25 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Small Cap Opportunities Fund First 500M 0.80 Next 500M 0.775 Next 1B 0.75 Next 1B 0.725 Over 3B 0.70 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Small Cap Value Fund First 500M 0.80 Next 500M 0.775 Next 1B 0.75 Next 1B 0.725 Over 3B 0.70 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Small Company Growth Fund 0.00 (+/-) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Small Company Value Fund 0.00 (+/-) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Small/Mid Cap Core Fund(12) First 500M 0.75 Next 500M 0.70 Next 1B 0.65 Next 2B 0.625 Over 4B 0.60 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Small/Mid Cap Value Fund First 500M 0.75 Next 500M 0.70 Next 1B 0.65 Next 2B 0.625 Over 4B 0.60 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Special Mid Cap Value Fund First 500M 0.70 Next 500M 0.675 Next 1B 0.65 Next 2B 0.625 Over 4B 0.60 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Special Small Cap Value Fund First 500M 0.80 Next 500M 0.775 Next 1B 0.75 Next 1B 0.725 Over 3B 0.70 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Specialized Technology Fund First 500M 0.95 Next 500M 0.90 Next 1B 0.85 Next 2B 0.825 Over 4B 0.80 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Strategic Income Fund(13) First 500M 0.475 Next 500M 0.45 Next 2B 0.425 Next 2B 0.40 Over 5B 0.375 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Strategic Municipal Bond Fund First 500M 0.35 Next 500M 0.325 Next 2B 0.30 Next 2B 0.275 Over 5B 0.25 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Traditional Small Cap Growth Fund First 500M 0.80 Next 500M 0.775 Next 1B 0.75 Next 1B 0.725 Over 3B 0.70 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total Return Bond Fund(14) 0.00 (+/-) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Treasury Plus Money Market Fund 0.10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Utility & Telecommunications Fund First 500M 0.60 Next 500M 0.55 Next 1B 0.50 Next 2B 0.475 Over 4B 0.45 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ultra Short-Term Income Fund(15) First 500M 0.40 Next 500M 0.375 Next 2B 0.35 Next 2B 0.325 Over 5B 0.30 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ultra Short-Term Municipal Income Fund First 500M 0.35 Next 500M 0.325 Next 2B 0.30 Next 2B 0.275 Over 5B 0.25 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WealthBuilder Conservative Allocation Portfolio First 1B 0.20 Next 4B 0.175 Over 5B 0.15 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WealthBuilder Equity Portfolio First 1B 0.20 Next 4B 0.175 Over 5B 0.15 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WealthBuilder Growth Allocation Portfolio First 1B 0.20 Next 4B 0.175 Over 5B 0.15 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WealthBuilder Growth Balanced Portfolio First 1B 0.20 Next 4B 0.175 Over 5B 0.15 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WealthBuilder Moderate Balanced Portfolio First 1B 0.20 Next 4B 0.175 Over 5B 0.15 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WealthBuilder Tactical Equity Portfolio First 1B 0.20 Next 4B 0.175 Over 5B 0.15 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wisconsin Tax-Free Fund First 500M 0.35 Next 500M 0.325 Next 2B 0.30 Next 2B 0.275 Over 5B 0.25 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 100% Treasury Money Market Fund First 1B 0.30 Next 4B 0.275 Next 10B 0.25 Next 10B 0.225 Over 25B 0.20
(1) On March 29, 2012, the Board of Wells Fargo Funds Trust approved an advisory fee reduction to the Adjustable Rate Government Fund. Effective January 1, 2013 the advisory fees will be: 0.35% on the first 500M; 0.325% on the next 500M; 0.30% on the next 2B; 0.275% on the next 2B; 0.25% over 5B. (2) On March 29, 2012, the Board of Wells Fargo Funds Trust approved an advisory fee reduction to the Asia Pacific Fund. Effective March 1, 2013 the advisory fees will be: 0.95% on the first 500M; 0.90% on the next 500M; 0.85% on the next 1B; 0.825% on the next 2B; 0.80% over 4B. (3) On November 7, 2012, the Board of Trustees approved the liquidation of the Conservative Allocation Fund. The liquidation will occur by the end of May 2013. (4) On November 7, 2012, the Board of Trustees approved the reorganization of the Diversified Small Cap Fund into the Small Company Growth Fund. Subject to shareholder approval, the fund reorganization will become effective in March 2013. (5) On November 7, 2012, the Board of Trustees approved the reorganization of the Equity Value Fund into the Intrinsic Value Fund. Subject to shareholder approval, the fund reorganization will become effective in March 2013. In addition, subsequent to shareholder approval and prior to the reorganization, the Fund will convert from a Gateway Feeder Fund into a Stand-Alone Fund. During this interim period between the conversion and the consummation of the merger, the advisory fees will be: First 500M 0.65%; Next 500M 0.625%; Next 1B 0.60%; Next 2B 0.575%; Over 4B 0.55%. (6) On November 7, 2012the Board of Trustees approved the establishment of the High Yield Municipal Bond Fund. The Fund will commence operations in the first quarter 2013. (7) On November 7, 2012, the Board of Trustees approved the termination of the Managed Account CoreBuilder Shares Series G. The termination will occur by the end of May 2013. (8) On November 7, 2012, the Board of Trustees approved the reorganization of the Prime Investment Money Market Fund into the Heritage Money Market Fund. The fund reorganization will become effective in March 2013. (9) On March 29, 2012, the Board of Wells Fargo Funds Trust approved an advisory fee reduction to the Short Duration Government Bond Fund. Effective January 1, 2013 the advisory fees will be: 0.35% on the first 500M; 0.325% on the next 500M; 0.30% on the next 2B; 0.275% on the next 2B; 0.25% over 5B. (10) On March 29, 2012, the Board of Wells Fargo Funds Trust approved an advisory fee reduction to the Short-Term Bond Fund. Effective January 1, 2013 the advisory fees will be: 0.35% on the first 500M; 0.325% on the next 500M; 0.30% on the next 2B; 0.275% on the next 2B; 0.25% over 5B. (11) On March 29, 2012, the Board of Wells Fargo Funds Trust approved an advisory fee reduction to the Short-Term High Yield Bond Fund. Effective January 1, 2013 the advisory fees will be: 0.45% on the first 500M; 0.425% on the next 500M; 0.40% on the next 2B; 0.375% on the next 2B; 0.35% over 5B. (12) On November 7, 2012, the Board of Trustees approved the reorganization of the Small/Mid Cap Core Fund into the Common Stock Fund. Subject to shareholder approval, the fund reorganization will become effective in March 2013. (13) On November 7, 2012, the Board of Trustees approved the establishment of the Strategic Income Fund. The Fund will commence operations in the first quarter 2013. (14) On November 7, 2012, the Board of Trustees approved the name change of the Total Return Bond Fund to the Core Bond Fund effective on or about December 1, 2012. (15) On March 29, 2012, the Board of Wells Fargo Funds Trust approved an advisory fee reduction to the Ultra Short-Term Income Fund. Effective January 1, 2013 the advisory fees will be: 0.35% on the first 500M; 0.325% on the next 500M; 0.30% on the next 2B; 0.275% on the next 2B; 0.25% over 5B. Most recent annual approval by the Board of Trustees: March 29, 2012 Schedule A amended: November 7, 2012 ---------- (+/-) As long as the Fund invests all (or substantially all) of its assets in a single, registered, open-end management investment company in accordance with Section 12(d)(1)(E) under the 1940 Act, the Fund does not pay Funds Management an investment advisory fee. At the time the Fund invests some of its assets in two or more registered, open-end management investment companies in accordance with Section 12(d)(1)(G) under the 1940 Act, the Fund shall pay Funds Management an investment advisory fee of 0.25% for asset allocation services. The foregoing fee schedule is agreed to as of November 7, 2012 and shall remain in effect until changed in writing by the parties. WELLS FARGO FUNDS TRUST By: --------------------------- C. David Messman Secretary WELLS FARGO FUNDS MANAGEMENT, LLC By: --------------------------- Andrew Owen Executive Vice President