EX-99.(G)(B) 4 morgancreekcapitalmanagemea.htm EX-99.(G)(B) EXHIBIT 13 TO THE CUSTODY AGREEMENT Document

AMENDMENT TO THE
LISTED FUNDS TRUST CUSTODY AGREEMENT

    THIS AMENDMENT to the Custody Agreement, dated as of April 9, 2019 (the “Agreement”), is entered into by and between LISTED FUNDS TRUST, a Delaware statutory trust (the “Trust”), and U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a national banking association (the “Custodian”), and is effective as of the last date on the signature block..

RECITALS

    WHEREAS, the parties have entered into the Agreement; and

WHEREAS, the parties desire to amend the series of the Trust to add the Morgan Creek Exos Active SPAC Arbitrage ETF; and

WHEREAS, Article XV, Section 15.02 of the Agreement allows for its amendment by a written instrument executed by both parties.

NOW, THEREFORE, the parties agree to amend the Agreement by amending Exhibit 13:
    
Exhibit 13 is hereby superseded and replaced in its entirety with Exhibit 13 attached hereto.

This amendment will become effective upon the commencement of operations of the Morgan Creek Exos Active SPAC Arbitrage ETF. 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 written below.


LISTED FUNDS TRUSTU.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
By: /s/ Gregory C. Bakken
By: /s/ Anita Zagrodnik
Name: Gregory C. BakkenName: Anita Zagrodnik
Title: PresidentTitle: Senior Vice President
Date: January 6, 2022Date: 1/6/2022




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EXHIBIT 13
to the Listed Funds Trust Custody Agreement

List of Funds and Fee Schedule at December 2020

Name of Series                                            
Morgan Creek - Exos SPAC Originated ETF
Morgan Creek - Exos Active SPAC Arbitrage ETF

Base Fee for Custody Services
The following reflects the greater of the basis point fee or annual minimum1 where Morgan Creek Capital Management, LLC acts as investment adviser to the fund(s) in the Listed Funds Trust.

Annual Minimum per Fund2            Basis Points on Trust AUM2
Funds 1-5 -            First $1b 0.75 bp
Funds 6+     -            Balance 0.50 bp



1 Each fund, regardless of asset size, will have fees allocated to it equal to the per fund minimum. Should the complex level basis point fee calculation exceed the complex level minimum fee level calculation, the fees in excess of the minimum will be allocated to each fund based on the percent on AUM.

Once a Fund is operational, should this service agreement with U.S. Bank be terminated prior to the end of the initial two year period, Adviser will be responsible for the balance of the minimum fees for the remainder of the service agreement’s 12-month period beginning with the Fund’s launch or any anniversary of launch. To avoid doubt, if Adviser launched a Fund on March 1, 2021 and terminated the relationship on June 30, 2022, Adviser would owe U.S. Bank up to 50% of $48,000 ($45,000 admin/acct/ta + $3,000 Custody).

Additional services not included above shall be mutually agreed upon at the time of the service being added. In addition to the fees described above, additional fees may be charged to the extent that changes to applicable laws, rules or regulations require additional work or expenses related to services provided (e.g., compliance with new liquidity risk management and reporting requirements).

2 Subject to annual CPI increase: All Urban Consumers – U.S. City Average” index, provided that the CPI adjustment will not decrease the base fees (even if the cumulative CPI rate at any point in time is negative).
Fees are calculated pro rata and billed monthly

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EXHIBIT 13 (continued) to the Listed Funds Trust Custody Agreement
Custody Services in addition to the Base Fee at December 2020
Portfolio Transaction Fees2
– Book entry DTC transaction, Federal Reserve transaction, principal paydown
– Repurchase agreement, reverse repurchase agreement, time deposit/CD or other non-depository transaction
– Option/SWAPS/future contract written, exercised or expired
– Mutual fund trade, Margin Variation Wire and outbound Fed wire
– Physical security transaction
– Check disbursement (waived if U.S. Bank is Administrator)

A transaction is a purchase/sale of a security, free receipt/free delivery, maturity, tender or exchange.



Miscellaneous Expenses
All other miscellaneous fees and expenses, including but not limited to the following, will be separately billed as incurred: expenses incurred in the safekeeping, delivery and receipt of securities, shipping, transfer fees, deposit withdrawals at custodian (DWAC) fees, SWIFT charges, negative interest charges and extraordinary expenses based upon complexity.

Additional Services
Additional fees apply for global servicing. Fund of Fund expenses quoted separately.
- per custody sub – account per year (e.g., per sub –adviser, segregated account, etc.)
Class Action Services – $- filing fee per class action per account, plus 2% of gross proceeds, up to a maximum per recovery not to exceed $-.
No charge for the initial conversion free receipt.
Overdrafts – charged to the account at prime interest rate plus 2%, unless a line of credit is in place
Third Party lending – Additional fees will apply

Fees are calculated pro rata and billed monthly

Additional services not included above shall be mutually agreed upon at the time of the service being added. In addition to the fees described above, additional fees may be charged to the extent that changes to applicable laws, rules or regulations require additional work or expenses related to services provided (e.g., compliance with new liquidity risk management and reporting requirements).

2 “Sponsor trades” are defined as any trades put through the Portfolio, on behalf of the Fund by any portfolio manager/sub advisor and their affiliates authorized by the BOT to act on behalf of the Fund, outside of the create/redeem process. Cash-in-Lieu proceeds received as part of the create/redeem process, and their related transactions are not considered to be “Sponsor trades.












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EXHIBIT 13 (continued) to the Listed Funds Trust Custody Agreement
Additional Global Sub-Custodial Services Annual Fee Schedule
Base Fee
A monthly base fee of $- per fund will apply when foreign securities are held. If no global assets are held within a given month, the monthly base charge will not apply for that month. In addition, the follow may apply.
Plus:
Global Custody Transaction Fees1
Global Custody transaction fees associate with Sponsor Trades2. (See schedule below)
A transaction is defined as any purchase/sale, free receipt / free delivery, maturity, tender or exchange of a security.
Global Safekeeping and Transaction Fees
(See schedule below)
Tax Reclamation Services
Miscellaneous Expenses
Charges incurred by U.S. Bank, N.A. directly or through sub-custodians for account opening fees, tax reclaim fees, 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, recurring administration fees, negative interest charges, overdraft charges 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 miscellaneous 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.




Fees are calculated pro rata and billed monthly

1“Sponsor trades” are defined as any trades put through the Portfolio, on behalf of the Fund by any portfolio manager/sub advisor and their affiliates authorized by the BOT to act on behalf of the Fund, outside of the create/redeem process. Cash-in-Lieu proceeds received as part of the create/redeem process, and their related transactions are not considered to be “Sponsor trades.”

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Additional Global Sub-Custodial Services Annual Fee Schedule
CountrySafekeeping (BPS)Transaction feeCountrySafekeeping (BPS)Transaction feeCountrySafekeeping (BPS)Transaction fee
ArgentinaHong KongPoland
AustraliaHungaryPortugal
AustriaIcelandQatar
BahrainIndiaRomania
BangladeshIndonesiaRussia
BelgiumIrelandSaudi Arabia
BermudaIsraelSerbia
BotswanaItalySingapore
BrazilJapanSlovakia
BulgariaJordanSouth Africa
CanadaKenyaSouth Korea
ChileKuwaitSpain
China ConnectLatviaSri Lanka
China (B Shares)LithuaniaSweden
ColombiaLuxembourgSwitzerland
Costa RicaMalaysiaTaiwan
CroatiaMaltaThailand
CyprusMauritiusTunisia
Czech RepublicMexicoTurkey
DenmarkMoroccoUAE
EgyptNamibiaUganda
EstoniaNetherlands
EswatiniNew ZealandUkraine
Euroclear
(Eurobonds)
NigeriaUnited Kingdom
Euroclear
(Non-Eurobonds)
Rates are available upon requestRates are available upon requestNorwayUruguay
FinlandOmanVietnam
FrancePakistanWest African Economic Monetary Union (WAEMU)*
GermanyPanamaZambia
GhanaPeruZimbabwe
GreecePhilippines

* Includes Ivory Coast, Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso, Senegal, Guinea Bissau, Togo and Benin.





Morgan Creek Capital Management, LLC, the Adviser, acknowledged and signed fee schedule proposal, dated September 11, 2020 and signed September 15, 2020.
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