EX-99.HIIA 8 tv504003_ex99-hiia.htm JOINDER AND AMENDMENT TO THE AGENCY SERVICES AGREEMENT

 

EX-99.h.ii.a

 

JOINDER AND AMENDMENT TO AGENCY SERVICES AGREEMENT

 

This JOINDER AND AMENDMENT (this “Amendment”) to the AGENCY SERVICES AGREEMENT of December 13, 2016 (as amended from time to time, the “Agreement”) by and among JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. (“J.P. Morgan”) and OSI ETF TRUST, for itself and on behalf of its various series listed on Exhibit A thereto (each, a “Customer”), is entered into and shall be effective as of May 17, 2018 (the “Effective Date”) among the above parties, O’Shares FTSE U.S. Quality Dividend ETF, O’Shares FTSE Europe Quality Dividend ETF and O’Shares FTSE Asia Pacific Quality Dividend ETF (the “New Customers”). Each party hereto shall be referred to as a “Party” and collectively, the “Parties”.

 

WITNESSETH:

 

WHEREAS, the Parties entered into the Agreement pursuant to which the Bank was appointed to provide certain fund services to each Customer; and

 

WHEREAS, the Parties now wish to revise and update the Agreement as of the Effective Date to add certain series thereto;

 

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements herein contained, the receipt and legal sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the Parties agree as follows:

 

1.Definitions. Terms defined in the Agreement shall, save to the extent that the context otherwise requires, bear the same respective meanings in this Amendment.

 

2.Amendments. The Agreement shall be amended as follows:

 

a.Each New Customer shall be added as a Party to the Agreement, effective as of the Effective Date, and all references to “Customer” in the Agreement shall include references to each New Customer.

 

b.The Parties, including each New Customer, hereby acknowledge and agree that each New Customer is subject to and bound by the terms and conditions of the Agreement as of the Effective Date.

 

c.Exhibit A of the Agreement is removed and replaced in its entirety with Exhibit A attached hereto.

 

d.Except as expressly provided herein, no other changes or modifications to the Agreement are intended or implied, and in all other respects the Agreement is hereby specifically ratified, restated and reaffirmed by the Parties.

 

3.Representations. Each Party represents to the other parties that all representations contained in the Agreement are true and accurate as of the date of this Amendment, and that such representations are deemed to be given or repeated by each Party, as the case may be, on the date of this Amendment.

 

4.Integration/Effect of Amendment. This Amendment and any instrument and agreements delivered pursuant hereto constitute the entire agreement of the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof, and supersede all prior oral and written communications with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof. To the extent that any provision of the Agreement is inconsistent with the provisions of this Amendment, the provisions of this Amendment shall control.

 

 

 

 

5.Governing Law. This Amendment shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of the State of New York excluding any principles of conflicts of law or other rule of law that would cause the application of the law of any jurisdiction other than the laws of the State of New York.

 

6.Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts and any such counterpart shall be deemed an original, but all such counterparts shall constitute one and the same agreement.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have entered into this Amendment as of the date set forth above.

 

  OSI ETF TRUST
     
  By:   /s/ Kevin Beadles
  Name: Kevin Beadles
  Title: President
     
  JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
     
  By:   /s/ Greg Cook
  Name: Greg Cook
  Title: Executive Director

 

 

 

 

Exhibit A - List of Series under Customer

 

O’Shares FTSE Russell Small Cap Quality Dividend ETF

O’Shares FTSE Russell International Quality Dividend ETF

O’Shares FTSE Russell International Quality Dividend ETF (Currency Hedged)

O’Shares FTSE Russell Emerging Markets Quality Dividend ETF

O’Shares FTSE Russell Emerging Markets Quality Dividend ETF (Currency Hedged)

O’Shares FTSE U.S. Quality Dividend ETF

O’Shares FTSE Europe Quality Dividend ETF

O’Shares FTSE Asia Pacific Quality Dividend ETF