EX-99.(G)(3) 5 d486661dex99g3.htm AMENDED FEE SCHEDULE TO CUSTODY AGREEMENT WITH THE NORTHERN TRUST COMPANY Amended Fee Schedule to Custody Agreement with the Northern Trust Company

Exhibit 99(g)(3)

A Global Custody and Securities Lending Services Fee PROPOSAL for

GuideStone Funds

 

 INDICATIVE FEE PROPOSAL

Northern Trust is pleased to submit the following indicative fee proposal for the provision of Global Custody and Securities Lending services based on assumptions we have made. The assumptions are stated below and have been used to produce our cost estimate.

The attached fee schedule includes:

Global Custody Services

 

   

Safekeeping of assets

   

Settlement

   

Income collection

   

Tax withholding and reclamation

   

Proxy handling

   

Corporate action processing

   

Cash movement processing

   

Foreign exchange

   

On-line daily reporting to all relevant parties

   

Relationship oversight

Securities Lending

 

   

Agent on behalf of client to borrowers

   

Reporting

   

Risk management

Assumptions Used

For purposes of this indicative fee proposal we have made a number of significant assumptions. We are happy to discuss our additional assumptions and their various impacts to fees.

 

   

78/22 Securities Lending revenue split

   

$9.6 billion in market value for underlying assets, $14.3 billion in market value for the entire complex inclusive of target maturity and blended funds.

   

5.500 security holdings

   

54,000 security transactions

   

27 funds

   

Northern Trust provides all services proposed

 

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A Global Custody and Securities Lending Services Fee SCHEDULE for

GuideStone Funds

 

 INDICATIVE GLOBAL CUSTODY SERVICES PROPOSAL

Northern Trust has four components to its U.S. custody fee structure:

1. A charge per account,
2. A variable charge on the market value of assets based upon the country of investment, and;
3. A variable charge per transaction.
4. A security level charge for certain asset types

1.  Account-Based Fees

Per investment portfolio

     Waived   

Per one line asset/cash account

     Waived   

Per collateral account

     $500   

2.  Market Related Fees

    Market   

Asset Based Fee  

(Basis Points)  

  Transaction Fee   
 

Argentina

   15.00     120
 

Australia

   6.00     60
 

Austria

   3.50     30
 

Bahrain

   30.00     160
 

Bangladesh

   30.00     160
 

Belgium

   3.50     30
 

Bermuda

   30.00     160
 

Botswana

   30.00     160
 

Brazil

   15.00     120
 

Bulgaria

   30.00     160
 

Canada

   0.60     15
 

Chile

   30.00     160
 

China

   15.00     120
 

Colombia

   30.00     160
 

Croatia

   30.00     160
 

Czech

   15.00     120
 

Denmark

   3.50     30
 

Egypt

   30.00     160
 

Estonia

   30.00     160
 

Euroclear

   3.50     30
 

Finland

   3.50     30
 

France

   3.50     20
 

Germany

   3.50     20
 

Ghana

   30.00     160
 

Greece

   3.50     30
 

Hong Kong

   5.00     50
 

Hungary

   15.00     120
 

Iceland

   15.00     120
 

India

   30.00     160
 

Indonesia

   30.00     120
 

Ireland

   0.60     15

 

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    Market   

Asset Based  

Fee (Basis  

Points)  

  Transaction Fee   
 

Israel

   30.00     160
 

Italy

   3.50     30
 

Ivory Coast

   30.00     160
 

Jamaica

   30.00     160
 

Japan

   3.25     20
 

Jordan

   30.00     160
 

Kazakhstan

   30.00     160
 

Kenya

   30.00     160
 

Latvia

   30.00     160
 

Lebanon

   30.00     160
 

Lithuania

   30.00     160
 

Luxembourg

   3.50     30
 

Malaysia

   8.00     80
 

Malta

   30.00     160
 

Mauritius

   30.00     160
 

Mexico

   15.00     120
 

Morocco

   30.00     160
 

Namibia

   30.00     160
 

Netherlands

   3.50     30
 

New Zealand

   6.00     60
 

Nigeria

   30.00     160
 

Norway

   3.5     30
 

Oman

   30.00     160
 

Pakistan

   30.00     160
 

Palestine

   30.00     160
 

Philippines

   8.00     80
 

Poland

   15.00     120
 

Portugal

   3.50     30
 

Qatar

   30.00     160
 

Romania

   30.00     160
 

Russia

   30.00     160
 

Serbia

   30.00     160
 

Shanghai

   30.00     160
 

Shenzhen

   30.00     160
 

Singapore

   6.00     60
 

Slovak Republic

   30.00     160
 

Slovenia

   30.00     160
 

South Africa

   8.00     80
 

South Korea

   8.00     80
 

Spain

   3.50     30
 

Sri Lanka

   15.00     120
 

Swaziland

   30.00     160
 

Sweden

   3.50     30
 

Switzerland

   3.50     30
 

Taiwan

   8.00     80

 

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        Market  

Asset  

Based Fee  

(Basis  

Points)  

 

Transaction  

Fee  

      Thailand   8.00     80  
      Trinidad   30.00     160  
      Tunisia   30.00     160  
      Turkey   15.00     120  
      Uganda   30.00     160  
      Ukraine   30.00     160  
     

United Arab

Emirates

  30.00     160  
      United Kingdom   0.60     15  
      United States   0.15     7  
      Uruguay   30.00     160  
      Venezuela   30.00     160  
      Vietnam   30.00     160  
      Zambia   30.00     160  
      Zimbabwe   30.00     160  

3.    Other Transaction Based Fees

 

Physical Security Transactions

   $   50 per   

Paydowns

   $ 4 per   

Futures/options

   $ 25 per   

Third-party payments/fixed deposits outside Northern Trust

   $ 50 per   

Wire Transfers and Mark to Markets

   $ 5 per   

Collateral Movements between Accounts

   $ 5 per   

4.    Security Level Charges

 

Bank Loans

   $ 800 per   

Other Costs

A charge may be applied for:

 

   

Market associated execution costs, not limited to but including stamp duty, securities re-registration charges, third-party foreign exchange, third-party fixed deposits, and proxy voting physical representation/ad hoc expenses will be passed through at cost if and as applicable.

 

   

Services required in respect of any directly held property, derivatives or venture capital/private equity portfolios will be evaluated and priced on a case by case business, according to the level of work involved.

 

   

Supporting/facilitating on-site visits by your auditors

A charge will be applied for

 

Transition Management Assignments

   $ 2,500 per

*waived when Northern Trust performs assignment

  

Negotiation of Collateral Control Agreements

   $ 500 per   

 

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 SECURITIES LENDING PROPOSAL

Assumptions

 

   

Participation in Northern Institutional Fund – Liquid Asset Portfolio (NILAP)

 

   

No Foreign Tax Credit Usage

   

$4.6 Million of pre- fee split revenue

Fee Split - 78% of revenue to GuideStone Funds / 22% of revenue to Northern Trust

 

 MATERIAL CHANGES AND TERMS OF PROPOSAL

The fees quoted above are offered contingent upon the information provided and assume that actual experience will not be materially different from projected activity. “Material” changes, for the purposes of this provision, will be changes in excess of 10% from the assumptions used.

Fees will be invoiced on a monthly basis and payment will be expected within 30 days of issuance. In the event of a disputed invoice, the Client should contact their relationship manager within three (3) weeks so that the fee invoice can be adjusted.

 

 Acceptance of Schedule

 

 

   

 

GuideStone Funds

   

The Northern Trust Company

 

   

 

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