EX-99.(H)(XIV) 12 d57359dex99hxiv.htm FUND ACCOUNTING SERVICING AGREEMENT BETWEEN REGISTRANT AND USBFS Fund Accounting Servicing Agreement between Registrant and USBFS

ETF FUND ACCOUNTING SERVICING AGREEMENT

THIS AGREEMENT is made and entered into as of the last day written on the signature page by and between CARILLON SERIES TRUST, a Delaware statutory trust (the “Trust”) and U.S. BANCORP FUND SERVICES, LLC d/b/a U.S. BANK GLOBAL FUND SERVICES, a Wisconsin limited liability company (“Fund Services”).

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 shares of beneficial interest in separate series, with each such series representing interests in a separate portfolio of securities and other assets;

WHEREAS, Fund Services is, among other things, in the business of providing mutual fund accounting services to investment companies; and

WHEREAS, the Trust desires to retain Fund Services to provide accounting services to the series of the Trust listed on Exhibit A hereto (as amended from time to time) (each a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”).

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises and covenants herein contained, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, do hereby agree as follows:

 

1.

Appointment of Fund Services as Fund Accountant

The Trust hereby appoints Fund Services as fund accountant for each Fund on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, and Fund Services hereby accepts such appointment and agrees to perform the services and duties set forth in this Agreement. The services and duties of Fund Services shall be confined to those matters expressly set forth herein, and no implied duties are assumed by or may be asserted against Fund Services hereunder.

 

2.

Services and Duties of Fund Services

Fund Services may provide the following accounting services to the Trust with respect to each Fund:

 

  A.

Portfolio Accounting Services:

 

  (1)

Maintain portfolio records on a trade date+1 basis using security trade information communicated from the Fund’s investment adviser.

 

  (2)

For each valuation date, obtain prices and currency exchange rates from pricing sources approved by the board of trustees of the Trust (the “Board of Trustees”) and calculate the market value of each Fund’s investments in accordance with the Fund’s valuation policies or guidelines. For those

 

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securities where market quotations are not readily available, the Board of Trustees shall approve, and Fund Services shall apply, in good faith, procedures for determining the fair value for such securities.

 

  (3)

Identify interest and dividend accrual balances as of each valuation date and calculate gross earnings on investments for each accounting period.

 

  (4)

Determine gain/loss on security sales and identify them as short-term or long-term; account for periodic distributions of gains or losses to shareholders and maintain undistributed gain or loss balances as of each valuation date.

 

  (5)

On a daily basis, reconcile portfolio holdings and cash of the Fund with the Fund’s custodian and/or prime brokerage account(s).

 

  (6)

Transmit a copy of the portfolio valuation to the Fund’s investment adviser daily.

 

  (7)

Review the impact of current day’s activity on a per share basis, and review changes in market value.

 

  B.

Expense Accrual and Payment Services:

 

  (1)

For each valuation date, monitor the expense accrual amounts as directed by the Trust as to methodology, rate or dollar amount.

 

  (2)

Process and record payments for Fund expenses upon receipt of written authorization from the Trust.

 

  (3)

Account for Fund expenditures and maintain expense accrual balances at the level of accounting detail, as agreed upon by Fund Services and the Trust.

 

  (4)

Provide expense accrual and payment reporting.

 

  C.

Fund Valuation and Financial Reporting Services:

 

  (1)

Account for Fund share purchases, sales, exchanges, transfers, dividend reinvestments, creation and redemption activity, and other Fund share activity as reported by the Fund’s transfer agent on a timely basis.

 

  (2)

Determine net investment income (earnings) for the Fund as of each valuation date. Account for periodic distributions of earnings to shareholders and maintain undistributed net investment income balances as of each valuation date.

 

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  (3)

Maintain a general ledger and other accounts, books, and financial records for the Fund in the form as agreed upon between the parties.

 

  (4)

Determine the net asset value of the Fund according to the accounting policies and procedures set forth in the Fund’s current prospectus.

 

  (5)

Calculate per share net asset value (“NAV”), per share net earnings, and other per share amounts reflective of Fund operations at such time as required by the nature and characteristics of the Fund.

 

  (6)

Communicate to the Trust, at an agreed upon time, the NAV for each Fund on each valuation date.

 

  (7)

Prepare monthly reconciliations of sub-ledger reports to month-end ledger balances.

 

  (8)

Prepare monthly securities transactions listings.

 

  (9)

If applicable, calculate monthly book basis Rule 19a-1 disclosure percentages including any necessary restatements.

 

  (10)

Provide the daily NAV and holdings data to third-party reporting agents as determined by the Trust.

 

  (11)

Create and transmit NAV and similar data files on a daily basis to the sites designated by the Trust.

 

  D.

Tax Accounting Services:

 

  (1)

Maintain accounting records for the investment portfolio of the Fund to support the tax reporting required for “regulated investment companies” under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”).

 

  (2)

Maintain tax lot detail for the Fund’s investment portfolio.

 

  (3)

Calculate taxable gain/loss on security sales using the tax lot relief method designated by the Trust.

 

  (4)

Provide the necessary financial information to calculate the taxable components of income and capital gains distributions to support tax reporting to the shareholders.

 

  (5)

Process tax adjustments on securities identified to Fund Services that require such treatment.

 

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  E.

Compliance Control Services:

 

  (1)

Support reporting to regulatory bodies and financial statement preparation by making the Fund’s accounting records available to the Trust, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), any other applicable regulatory bodies, and the independent accountants.

 

  (2)

Maintain accounting records for the Funds as required by the 1940 Act and regulations provided thereunder.

 

  (3)

Perform its duties hereunder in compliance with all applicable laws and regulations and provide any sub-certifications reasonably requested by the Trust in connection with any (i) certification required of the Trust pursuant to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (the “SOX Act”) or any rules or regulations promulgated by the SEC thereunder, and (ii) the operation of Fund Services’ compliance program as it relates to the Trust, provided the same shall not be deemed to change Fund Services’ standard of care as set forth herein.

 

  (4)

In order to assist the Trust in satisfying the requirements of Rule 38a-1 under the 1940 Act (the “Rule”), Fund Services will provide the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer with reasonable access to Fund Services’ fund records relating the services provided by it under this Agreement, and will provide quarterly compliance reports and related certifications regarding any Material Compliance Matter (as defined in the Rule) involving Fund Services that affect or could affect the Trust.

 

  (5)

Cooperate with the Trust’s independent accountants and take all reasonable action in the performance of its obligations under this Agreement to ensure that the necessary information is made available to such accountants for the expression of their opinion on the Fund’s financial statements without any qualification as to the scope of their examination.

 

3.

License of Data; Warranty; Termination of Rights

 

  A.

The valuation information and evaluations being provided to the Trust by Fund Services pursuant hereto (collectively, the “Data”) are being licensed, not sold, to the Trust. The Trust has a limited license to use the Data only for purposes necessary to valuing the Trust’s assets and reporting to regulatory bodies, including, for avoidance of doubt, calculations ancillary to valuing the Trust’s assets and the creation of reporting related to the valuation of the Trust’s assets) (the “License”). The Trust does not have any license nor right to use the Data for purposes beyond the intentions of this Agreement including, but not limited to, resale to other users or use to create any type of historical database. The License is non-transferable and not sub-licensable. The Trust’s right to use the Data cannot be passed to or shared with any other entity.

 

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  The Trust acknowledges the proprietary rights that Fund Services and its suppliers have in the Data.

 

  B.

THE TRUST HEREBY ACCEPTS THE DATA AS IS, WHERE IS, WITH NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AS TO MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE OR ANY OTHER MATTER.

 

  C.

Fund Services may stop supplying some or all Data to the Trust if Fund Services’ suppliers terminate any agreement to provide Data to Fund Services. Also, Fund Services may stop supplying some or all Data to the Trust if Fund Services reasonably believes that the Trust is using the Data in violation of the License, or breaching its duties of confidentiality provided for hereunder, or if any of Fund Services’ suppliers demand that the Data be withheld from the Trust. Fund. Fund Services will provide prompt notice to the Trust of any termination of provision of Data as soon as reasonably possible.

 

4.

Pricing of Securities

 

  A.

For each valuation date, Fund Services shall obtain prices and currency exchange rates from pricing sources approved by the Board of Trustees and calculate the market value of each Fund’s investments in accordance with the Fund’s valuation policies or guidelines. For those securities where market quotations are not readily available, the Board of Trustees shall approve, in good faith, procedures for the Board or its valuation designee to determine the fair value for such securities.

If the Trust desires to provide a price that varies from the price provided by the pricing source, the Trust shall promptly notify and supply Fund Services with the price of any such security on each valuation date. All pricing changes made by the Trust will be in writing and must specifically identify the securities to be changed by CUSIP, name of security, new price or rate to be applied, and, if applicable, the time period for which the new price(s) is/are effective.

 

  B.

In the event that the Trust at any time receives Data containing evaluations, rather than market quotations, for certain securities or certain other data related to such securities, the following provisions will apply: (i) evaluated securities are typically complicated financial instruments. There are many methodologies (including computer-based analytical modeling and individual security evaluations) available to generate approximations of the market value of such securities, and there is significant professional disagreement about which method is best. No evaluation methods, including those used by Fund Services and its suppliers of pricing data, may consistently generate approximations that correspond to actual “traded” prices of the securities; (ii) methodologies used to provide the pricing portion of certain Data may rely on evaluations; however, the Trust acknowledges that there may be errors or defects in the software, databases, or methodologies generating the evaluations that may cause resultant evaluations

 

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  to be inappropriate for use in certain applications; and (iii) the Trust assumes all responsibility for edit checking, external verification of evaluations, and ultimately the appropriateness of using Data containing evaluations, regardless of any efforts made by Fund Services and its suppliers in this respect.

 

  C.

Fund Services shall not have any obligation to verify the accuracy or appropriateness of any prices, evaluations, market quotations, or other data or pricing related inputs received from the Trust, the Fund, any of their affiliates, or any third party source. Notwithstanding anything else in this Agreement to the contrary, Fund Services and its affiliates shall not be responsible or liable for any mistakes, errors, or mispricing, or any losses related thereto, resulting from any inaccurate, inappropriate, or fraudulent prices, evaluations, market quotations, or other data or pricing related inputs received from the Trust, the Fund, any of their affiliates, or any third party source.

 

5.

Changes in Accounting Procedures

Any resolution passed by the Board of Trustees that affects accounting practices and procedures under this Agreement shall be effective upon written notice to Fund Services.

 

6.

Changes in Equipment, Systems, Etc.

Fund Services reserves the right to make changes from time to time, as it deems advisable, relating to its systems, programs, rules, operating schedules and equipment, so long as such changes do not adversely affect the services provided to the Trust under this Agreement.

 

7.

Compensation

Fund Services shall be compensated for providing the services set forth in this Agreement in accordance with the fee schedule set forth on Exhibit B hereto (as amended from time to time). Fund Services shall also be reimbursed for such miscellaneous expenses set forth in Exhibit B hereto as are reasonably incurred by Fund Services in performing its duties hereunder. The Trust shall pay all such fees and reimbursable expenses within 30 calendar days following receipt of the billing notice, except for any fee or expense subject to a good faith dispute. The Trust shall notify Fund Services in writing within 30 calendar days following receipt of each invoice if the Trust is disputing any amounts in good faith. The Trust shall pay such disputed amounts within 10 calendar days of the day on which the parties agree to the amount to be paid. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, amounts owed by the Trust to Fund Services shall only be paid out of the assets and property of the particular Fund involved.

 

8.

Representations and Warranties

 

  A.

The Trust hereby represents and warrants to Fund Services, which representations and warranties shall be deemed to be continuing throughout the term of this Agreement, that:

 

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  (1)

It is duly organized and existing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, with full power to carry on its business as now conducted, to enter into this Agreement and to perform its obligations hereunder;

 

  (2)

This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Trust in accordance with all requisite action and constitutes a valid and legally binding obligation of the Trust, enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other laws of general application affecting the rights and remedies of creditors and secured parties;

 

  (3)

It is conducting its business in compliance in all material respects with all applicable laws and regulations, both state and federal, and has obtained all regulatory approvals necessary to carry on its business as now conducted; there is no statute, rule, regulation, order or judgment binding on it and no provision of its charter, bylaws or any contract binding it or affecting its property which would prohibit its execution or performance of this Agreement; and

 

  (4)

A registration statement under the 1940 Act and, if applicable, the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, will be made effective prior to the effective date of this Agreement and will remain effective during the term of this Agreement, and appropriate state securities law filings will be made prior to the effective date of this Agreement and will continue to be made during the term of this Agreement as necessary to enable the Trust to make a continuous public offering of its shares; and

 

  (5)

All records of the Trust provided to Fund Services by the Trust or by a prior service provider of the Trust are accurate and complete and Fund Services is entitled to rely on all such records in the form provided.

 

  B.

Fund Services hereby represents and warrants to the Trust, which representations and warranties shall be deemed to be continuing throughout the term of this Agreement, that:

 

  (1)

It is duly organized and existing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, with full power to carry on its business as now conducted, to enter into this Agreement and to perform its obligations hereunder;

 

  (2)

This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by Fund Services in accordance with all requisite action and constitutes a valid and legally binding obligation of Fund Services, enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other laws of general application affecting the rights and remedies of creditors and secured parties; and

 

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  (3)

It is conducting its business in compliance in all material respects with all applicable laws and regulations, both state and federal, and has obtained all regulatory approvals necessary to carry on its business as now conducted; there is no statute, rule, regulation, order or judgment binding on it and no provision of its charter, bylaws or any contract binding it or affecting its property which would prohibit its execution or performance of this Agreement.

 

9.

Standard of Care; Indemnification; Limitation of Liability

 

  A.

Fund Services shall exercise reasonable care in the performance of its duties under this Agreement. Neither Fund Services nor any of its affiliates shall be liable for any error of judgment; mistake of law; fraud or misconduct by the Trust or any Fund; or for any loss suffered by the Trust or a Fund in connection with Fund Services’ duties under this Agreement, including losses resulting from mechanical breakdowns or the failure of communication or power supplies beyond Fund Services’ control, except a loss arising out of or relating to Fund Services’ refusal or failure to comply with the terms of this Agreement (other than where such compliance would violate applicable law) or from its bad faith, negligence, or willful misconduct in the performance of its duties under this Agreement. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, if Fund Services has exercised reasonable care in the performance of its duties under this Agreement, the Trust shall indemnify and hold harmless Fund Services and its affiliates from and against any and all claims, demands, losses, expenses, and liabilities of any and every nature (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) that Fund Services or its affiliates may sustain or incur or that may be asserted against Fund Services or its affiliates by any person arising out of or related to (X) any action taken or omitted to be taken by it in performing the services hereunder (i) in accordance with the foregoing standards, or (ii) in reliance upon any written or oral instruction provided to Fund Services by any duly authorized officer of the Trust, as approved by the Board of Trustees of the Trust, or (Y) the Data, or any information, service, report, analysis or publication derived therefrom, except for any and all claims, demands, losses, expenses, and liabilities arising out of or relating to Fund Services’ refusal or failure to comply with the terms of this Agreement (other than where such compliance would violate applicable law) or from its bad faith, negligence or willful misconduct in the performance of its duties under this Agreement. This indemnity shall be a continuing obligation of the Trust, its successors and assigns, notwithstanding the termination of this Agreement. As used in this paragraph, the term “Fund Services” shall include Fund Services’ directors, officers and employees.

The Trust acknowledges that the Data is intended for use as an aid to institutional investors, registered brokers or professionals of similar sophistication in making informed judgments concerning securities. The Trust accepts responsibility for, and acknowledges it exercises its own independent judgment in, its selection of the Data, its selection of the use or intended use of such, and any results obtained.

 

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Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to be a waiver of any rights existing under applicable law for the protection of investors.

Fund Services and its affiliates shall indemnify and hold the Trust harmless from and against any and all claims, demands, losses, expenses, and liabilities of any and every nature (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) that the Trust may sustain or incur or that may be asserted against the Trust by any person arising out of or related to any action taken or omitted to be taken by Fund Services or its affiliates as a result of Fund Services’ or its affiliates’ refusal or failure to comply with the terms of this Agreement, or from Fund Services’ or its affiliates’ bad faith, negligence, or willful misconduct in the performance of its duties under this Agreement. This indemnity shall be a continuing obligation of Fund Services and its affiliates, their successors and assigns, notwithstanding the termination of this Agreement. As used in this paragraph, the term “Trust” shall include the Trust’s trustees, officers and employees.

In the event of a mechanical breakdown or failure of communication or power supplies beyond its reasonable control, Fund Services shall take all reasonable steps to minimize service interruptions for any period that such interruption continues. Fund Services shall as promptly as possible under the circumstances notify the Trust in the event of any service interruption that impacts Fund Services’ services under this Agreement. Fund Services will make every reasonable effort to restore any lost or damaged data and correct any errors resulting from such a breakdown at the expense of Fund Services as soon as practicable. Fund Services agrees that it shall, at all times, have reasonable business continuity and disaster recovery contingency plans with appropriate parties, making reasonable provision for emergency use of electrical data processing equipment to the extent appropriate equipment is available. Representatives of the Trust shall be entitled to inspect Fund Services’ premises and operating capabilities and the books and records maintained on behalf of the Trust at any time during regular business hours of Fund Services, upon reasonable notice to Fund Services. Moreover, Fund Services shall provide the Trust, at such times as the Trust may reasonably require, copies of reports rendered by independent accountants on the internal controls and procedures of Fund Services relating to the services provided by Fund Services under this Agreement.

Notwithstanding the above, Fund Services reserves the right to reprocess and correct administrative errors at its own expense. Fund Services shall promptly notify the Trust upon discovery of any administrative error and shall consult with the Trust about the actions it intends to take to correct the error prior to taking such actions.

In no case shall either party be liable to the other for (i) any special, indirect or consequential damages, loss of profits or goodwill (even if advised of the possibility of such); (ii) any delay by reason of circumstances beyond its control, including acts of civil or military authority, national emergencies, labor

 

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difficulties, fire, mechanical breakdown, flood or catastrophe, acts of God, insurrection, war, riots, or failure beyond its control of transportation or power supply; or (iii) any claim that arose more than one year prior to the institution of suit therefor.

 

  B.

In order that the indemnification provisions contained in this section shall apply, it is understood that if in any case the indemnitor may be asked to indemnify or hold the indemnitee harmless, the indemnitor shall be fully and promptly advised of all pertinent facts concerning the situation in question, and it is further understood that the indemnitee will use all reasonable care to notify the indemnitor promptly concerning any situation that presents or appears likely to present the probability of a claim for indemnification. The indemnitor shall have the option to defend the indemnitee against any claim that may be the subject of this indemnification. In the event that the indemnitor so elects, it will so notify the indemnitee and thereupon the indemnitor shall take over complete defense of the claim, and the indemnitee shall in such situation initiate no further legal or other expenses for which it shall seek indemnification under this section. The indemnitee shall in no case confess any claim or make any compromise in any case in which the indemnitor will be asked to indemnify the indemnitee except with the indemnitor’s prior written consent.

 

  C.

The indemnity and defense provisions set forth in this Section 9 shall indefinitely survive the termination and/or assignment of this Agreement.

 

  D.

If Fund Services is acting in another capacity for the Trust pursuant to a separate agreement, nothing herein shall be deemed to relieve Fund Services of any of its obligations in such other capacity.

 

10.

Notification of Error

The Trust will notify Fund Services of any discrepancy between reports provided by Fund Services and the Trust’s records, including, but not limited to, failing to account for a security position in a Fund’s portfolio, upon the later to occur of: (i) three business days after receipt of any reports rendered by Fund Services to the Trust; (ii) three business days after discovery of any error or omission not covered in the balancing or control procedure; or (iii) three business days after receiving notice from any shareholder regarding any such discrepancy.

 

11.

Data Necessary to Perform Services

The Trust or its agent shall furnish to Fund Services the data necessary to perform the services described herein at such times and in such form as mutually agreed upon.

 

12.

Proprietary and Confidential Information

 

  A.

Fund Services agrees on behalf of itself and its directors, officers, and employees to treat confidentially and as proprietary information of the Trust, all records and

 

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other information relative to the Trust and prior, present, or potential shareholders of the Trust (and clients of said shareholders), and not to use such records and information for any purpose other than the performance of its responsibilities and duties hereunder, except (i) after prior notification to and approval, if necessary under Regulation S-P from Fund shareholders and/or in writing by the Trust, which approval by the Trust shall not be unreasonably withheld and may not be withheld where Fund Services may be exposed to civil or criminal contempt proceedings for failure to comply, (ii) when requested to divulge such information by duly constituted authorities with jurisdiction over the Trust, provided that Fund Services will, to the extent permitted by law, provide the Trust with prior notice of such disclosure, or (iii) when so requested by the Trust. Records and other information which have become known to the public through no wrongful act of Fund Services or any of its employees, agents or representatives, and information that was already in the possession of Fund Services prior to receipt thereof from the Trust or its agents or service providers, shall not be subject to this paragraph.

Fund Services shall have in place and maintain physical, electronic and procedural safeguards reasonably designed to protect the security, confidentiality and integrity of, and to prevent unauthorized access to or use of, records and information relating to the Trust and its shareholders. Fund Services has implemented and will maintain an effective information security program reasonably designed to protect information relating to the shareholders of the Trust (such information, “Personal Information”), which program includes sufficient administrative, technical and physical safeguards and written policies and procedures reasonably designed to (a) ensure the security and confidentiality of such Personal Information; (b) protect against any anticipated threats or hazards to the security or integrity of such Personal Information, including identity theft; and (c) protect against unauthorized access to or use of such Personal Information that could result in substantial harm or inconvenience to the Fund or any Shareholder (the “Information Security Program”). The Information Security Program complies and shall comply with reasonable information security practices within the industry (including the encryption of data where necessary or appropriate). Upon written request from the Trust, Fund Services shall provide a written description of its Information Security Program. Fund Services shall provide related reports and information responding to reasonable due diligence requests regarding its compliance with its Information Security Program and shall notify the Trust, expeditiously and without unreasonable delay, in writing of any breach of security, misuse or misappropriation of, or unauthorized access to, (in each case, whether actual or alleged) any information of a Fund (any or all of the foregoing referred to individually and collectively for purposes of this provision as a “Security Breach”). Fund Services shall promptly investigate, remedy and bear the cost of the measures (including notification to any affected parties), if any, to address any Security Breach. Fund Services shall bear the cost of the Security Breach only if Fund Services is determined to be directly responsible for such Security Breach. In addition to, and without limiting the foregoing, Fund Services shall promptly cooperate with the Trust or any of its affiliates’ regulators

 

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at Fund Services’ expense to prevent, investigate, cease or mitigate any Security Breach, including but not limited to investigating, bringing claims or actions and giving information and testimony. Notwithstanding any other provision in this Agreement, the obligations set forth in this paragraph shall survive termination of this Agreement.

The Trust agrees on behalf of itself and its trustees, officers, and employees to treat confidentially and as proprietary information of Fund Services, all non-public information relative to Fund Services (including, without limitation, the Data and information regarding Fund Services’ pricing, products, services, customers, suppliers, financial statements, processes, know-how, trade secrets, market opportunities, past, present or future research, development or business plans, affairs, operations, systems, computer software in source code and object code form, documentation, techniques, procedures, designs, drawings, specifications, schematics, processes and/or intellectual property), and not to use such information for any purpose other than in connection with the services provided under this Agreement, except (i) after prior notification to and approval in writing by Fund Services, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld and may not be withheld where the Trust may be exposed to civil or criminal contempt proceedings for failure to comply, (ii) when requested to divulge such information by duly constituted authorities, or (iii) when so requested by the Fund Services. Information which has become known to the public through no wrongful act of the Trust or any of its employees, agents or representatives, and information that was already in the possession of the Trust prior to receipt thereof from Fund Services, shall not be subject to this paragraph.

  B.

Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (i) the Trust shall be permitted to disclose the identity of Fund Services as a service provider, redacted copies of this Agreement, and such other information as may be required in the Trust’s registration or offering documents, or as may otherwise be required by applicable law, rule, or regulation, and (ii) if pre-approved by the Trust, Fund Services shall be permitted to include the name of the Trust in lists of representative clients in due diligence questionnaires, RFP responses, presentations, and other marketing and promotional purposes.

 

13.

Records

Fund Services shall keep records relating to the services to be performed hereunder in the form and manner, and for such period, as it may deem advisable and is agreeable to the Trust, but consistent with the rules and regulations of appropriate government authorities, in particular, Section 31 of the 1940 Act and the rules thereunder. Fund Services agrees that all such records prepared or maintained by Fund Services relating to the services to be performed by Fund Services hereunder are the property of the Trust and will be preserved, maintained, and made available in accordance with such applicable sections and rules of the 1940 Act and will be promptly made available for inspection or surrendered to the Trust or its designee on and in accordance with its request, provided, however, that Fund Services may retain such copies of such records in such form as may

 

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be required to comply with any applicable law, rule, regulation, or order of any governmental, regulatory, or judicial authority of competent jurisdiction.

 

14.

Compliance with Laws

 

  A.

The Trust has and retains primary responsibility for all compliance matters relating to the Trust, including but not limited to compliance with the 1940 Act, the Code, the SOX Act, the USA PATRIOT Act of 2001 and the policies and limitations of a Fund relating to its portfolio investments as set forth in its Registration Statement (or similar disclosure documents) filed with the SEC. Fund Services’ duties hereunder shall not relieve the Trust of its responsibilities for assuring such compliance or the Board of Trustees’ oversight responsibility with respect thereto. However, Fund Services retains primary responsibility for compliance matters relating to the services that it has contractually agreed to provide to the Fund.

 

  B.

The Trust shall promptly notify Fund Services if the investment strategy of any Fund materially changes or deviates from the investment strategy disclosed in the current prospectus, or if it (or any Fund) becomes subject to any new law, rule, regulation, or order of a governmental or judicial authority of competent jurisdiction that materially impacts the services provided under this Agreement.

 

  C.

Fund Services and the Trust represent and warrant that they have adopted, implemented and shall maintain policies, procedures and controls reasonably designed to achieve compliance with all laws, regulations, rules, Executive Orders, or other governmental mandates related to economic sanctions that are or become applicable to that party (collectively, “Applicable Sanctions Law”). Further, Fund Services and the Trust represent and warrant that, in carrying out this Agreement, each party and its employees, officers, and agents will not knowingly take any action that would constitute or cause a violation of Applicable Sanctions Law. In the event that either Fund Services or the Trust comes to have reason to believe that the preceding representation and warranty is no longer true and correct with respect to services provided hereunder, such party will immediately notify the other party in writing, providing sufficient factual information for the other party to assess the nature and significance of the breach.

Further, each party acknowledges and agrees that to its knowledge neither it, nor its subsidiaries, nor any of its or their directors or officers, nor any employee, agent, or affiliate of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, is an individual or entity (“Person”) that is, or is owned or controlled by Persons that are, (i) the target of any Applicable Sanctions Law or (ii) located, organized or resident in a country or territory that is, or whose government is, the target of Sanctions, including, without limitation, the Crimea, Donetsk, Luhansk region of Ukraine, and Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Sudan and Syria. To the extent that either party knows or becomes aware that any assets of an investor in the Trust must be blocked, rejected or otherwise reported pursuant to Applicable Sanctions Law, the parties will notify each other to the extent permitted by law and Fund Services

 

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will follow Applicable Sanctions Law with respect to such assets. The Trust acknowledges that it had an opportunity to review and consider the written procedures provided by Fund Services addressing Applicable Sanctions Law.

 

15.

Term of Agreement; Amendment

 

  A.

This Agreement shall become effective as of the last date written on the signature page and will continue in effect for a period of three (3) years. Following the initial term, this Agreement shall automatically renew for successive one (1) year terms unless either party provides written notice at least 90 days prior to the end of the then current term that it will not be renewing the Agreement.

 

  B.

Subject to Section 16, this Agreement may be terminated by either party (in whole or with respect to one or more Funds) upon giving 90 days’ prior written notice to the other party or such shorter notice period as is mutually agreed upon by the parties. Subsequent to the end of the initial term, this Agreement continues until one party gives 90 days prior written notice to the other party or such shorter period as is mutually agreed upon by the parties.

 

  C.

This Agreement may be terminated by any party upon the breach of the other party of any material term of this Agreement if such breach is not cured within 15 days of notice of such breach to the breaching party.

 

  D.

This Agreement may not be amended or modified in any manner except by written agreement executed by Fund Services and the Trust, and authorized or approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees.

 

  E.

The Trust may terminate this Agreement with 30 days prior written notice to Fund Services without penalty in the event that a regulatory body, including a self-regulatory body (i.e. FINRA, SEC) determines that the services provided under the Agreement do not comply with the laws, rules, regulations, findings or guidelines of such regulatory or self-regulatory body (“Regulatory Issue”) and Fund Services determines that it cannot make modifications or enhancements to the applicable services within a commercially reasonable period to resolve any such Regulatory Issue. The Trust may provide Fund Services with all written documentation from any such regulatory or self-regulatory body related to any such determination along with the termination notice. If the Trust terminates this Agreement based on a Regulatory Issue, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Agreement, the Trust will not be responsible for any payments under Section 16 of this Agreement.

 

  F.

Either party may terminate this Agreement immediately upon written notice to the other party following the occurrence of any of the following (in which case the Trust shall not be obligated to pay an early termination fee under Section 16 of this Agreement): (i) the other party being declared bankrupt, entering into a composition with creditors, obtaining a suspension of payment, being put under

 

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  court controlled management or being the subject of a similar measure; or (ii) the relevant federal or state authority withdrawing its authorization of either party.

 

16.

Early Termination

In the absence of any material breach of this Agreement or a Regulatory Issue, should the Trust elect to terminate this Agreement (in whole or with respect to one or more Funds) prior to the end of the then current term, the Trust agrees to pay the following fees with respect to each Fund subject to the termination:

 

  a.

all monthly fees through the remaining term of the Agreement, including the repayment of any negotiated discounts (provided that no such fees shall be paid with respect to any Fund following the liquidation of such Fund);

  b.

all fees associated with converting services to a successor service provider;

  c.

all fees associated with any record retention and/or tax reporting obligations that may not be eliminated due to the conversion to a successor service provider; and

  d.

all reasonable and documented miscellaneous costs associated with a.–c. above.

 

17.

Duties in the Event of Termination

In the event that, in connection with the termination of this Agreement, a successor to any of Fund Services’ duties or responsibilities hereunder is designated by the Trust by written notice to Fund Services, Fund Services will promptly, upon such termination and at the expense of the Trust (except in the case of a material breach by Fund Services, in which case all expenses shall be borne by the Fund Services), transfer to such successor all relevant books, records, correspondence and other data established or maintained by Fund Services under this Agreement in a form reasonably acceptable to the Trust (if such form differs from the form in which Fund Services has maintained the same, the Trust shall pay any expenses associated with transferring the data to such form), and will cooperate in the transfer of such duties and responsibilities, including provision for assistance from Fund Services’ personnel in the establishment of books, records and other data by such successor. If no such successor is designated, then such books, records and other data shall be returned to the Trust.

 

18.

Assignment

This Agreement shall extend to and be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns; provided, however, that this Agreement shall not be assignable by the Trust without the written consent of Fund Services, or by Fund Services without the written consent of the Trust accompanied by the authorization or approval of the Trust’s Board of Trustees.

 

19.

Governing Law

 

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This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without regard to conflicts of law principles. To the extent that the applicable laws of the State of New York, or any of the provisions herein, conflict with the applicable provisions of the 1940 Act, the latter shall control, and nothing herein shall be construed in a manner inconsistent with the 1940 Act or any rule or order of the SEC thereunder.

 

20.

No Agency Relationship

Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to authorize or empower either party to act as agent for the other party to this Agreement, or to conduct business in the name, or for the account, of the other party to this Agreement.

 

21.

Services Not Exclusive

Nothing in this Agreement shall limit or restrict Fund Services from providing services to other parties that are similar or identical to some or all of the services provided hereunder.

 

22.

Invalidity

Any provision of this Agreement which may be determined by competent authority to be prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction. In such case, the parties shall in good faith modify or substitute such provision consistent with the original intent of the parties.

 

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Notices

Any notice required or permitted to be given by either party to the other shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been given on the date delivered personally or by courier service, or three days after sent by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested, or on the date sent and confirmed received by facsimile transmission to the other party’s address set forth below:

Notice to Fund Services shall be sent to:

U.S. Bank Global Fund Services, LLC

615 East Michigan Street

Milwaukee, WI 53202

Attn: President

Notice to the Trust shall be sent to:

Carillon Series Trust

 

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c/o Carillon Tower Advisers, Inc.

880 Carillon Parkway

Saint Petersburg, FL 33716

Attn: Legal Department

Phone: 727-567-1000

Email: carillonfundservices@carillontower.com

 

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No Third Party Rights

Nothing expressed or referred to in this Agreement will be construed to give any third party (including, without limitation, shareholders of any Fund) any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or with respect to this Agreement.

 

25.

Multiple Originals

This Agreement may be executed on two or more counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original, but such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument.

 

26.

Trust Limitations

This Agreement is executed by the Trust with respect to each Fund, and the obligations hereunder are not binding on any of the trustees, officers or shareholders of the Trust individually, but are binding only on the Fund to which such obligations pertain and the assets and property of such Fund. All obligations of the Trust under this Agreement shall apply only on a Fund-by-Fund basis, and the assets of one Fund shall not be liable for the obligations of another Fund. Fund Services further agrees that they shall not seek satisfaction of any such obligation from the shareholders or any individual shareholder of a Trust and/or Fund, nor from the Trustees, any individual Trustee of a Trust or any of the Trust’s officers, employees or agents, whether past, present or future shall be personally liable therefore.

 

27.

Insurance

Fund Services shall at all times during the term of this Agreement maintain, at its cost, insurance coverage regarding its business in such amount and scope as it deems adequate in connection with the services provided by Fund Services under this Agreement. Upon the Trust’s reasonable request, Fund Services shall furnish to the Trust a summary of the applicable insurance coverage, including with respect to cybersecurity breaches.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed by a duly authorized officer on one or more counterparts as of the last date written below.

 

CARILLON SERIES TRUST   
By:  

/s/ Susan Walzer

  
Name: Susan Walzer   
Title: President   
Date: February 14, 2025   
U.S. BANCORP FUND SERVICES, LLC   
By:  

/s/ Greg Farley

  
Name: Greg Farley   
Title: Sr. Vice President   
Date: 3/28/25   

 

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Exhibit A

Fund Accounting Servicing Agreement

Separate Series of Carillon Series Trust

Name of Series

RJ Chartwell Premium Income ETF

RJ Eagle Municipal Income ETF

RJ Eagle Vertical Income ETF

RJ Eagle GCM Dividend Select Income ETF

 

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Exhibit B

Fund Accounting Servicing Agreement Fee Schedule

Base Fee for Accounting, Administration, Transfer Agent & Account Services

The following reflects the greater of the basis point fee or annual minimum1 where Carillon Tower Advisors, Inc. (the “Adviser”) acts as investment adviser to the fund(s) in the same registered investment company.

 

Annual Minimum per Fund2
          Basis Points on Trust AUM2     

Funds 1-5

     $45,000         First $250m    5 bps   

Funds 6-10

     $40,000         Next $250m    4 bps   

Funds 11+

     $30,000         Next $2b    3 bps   
         Balance    2 bps   

See Appendix A for Services and Associated Fees in addition to the Base Fee

See Appendix B for Optional Supplemental Services and Associated in addition to the Base Fee

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 three-year period, Adviser will be responsible for the balance of the minimum fees for the remainder of the initial three-year period. Following the initial three-year period, this fee schedule will automatically renew (unless otherwise amended or terminated) for successive one-year periods, and should this service agreement with U.S. Bank be terminated prior to the end of such a one-year period, Adviser will be responsible for the balance of the minimum fees for the remainder of such one-year period.

Additional services not included herein 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 derivatives 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).

All annual fees described in this fee schedule (including appendices) are calculated pro rata and billed monthly

 

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Appendix A

Accounting, Administration, Transfer Agent Services (in addition to the Base Fee)

Pricing Services

For daily pricing of each securities (estimated 252 pricing days annually)

$0.08 – Listed equity instruments and rates including but not limited to: Domestic Equities, Options, ADRs, Foreign Equities, Futures, Forwards, Currency Rates, Total Return Swaps

$0.50 – Lower Tier Cost Fixed Income Instruments including but not limited to: Domestic Corporate and Government Agency Bonds, Mortgage Backed Securities, and Municipal Bonds

$0.80 – Higher Tier Cost Fixed Income Instruments including but not limited to: CMO and Asset Backed Securities; Money Market Instruments; Foreign Bonds; and High Yield Bonds

$1.00- Bank Loans

Derivative Instruments are generally charged at the following rates:

  o

$0.90 – Interest Rate Swaps, Foreign Currency Swaps

  o

$1.50 – Swaptions

  o

$3.00 – Credit Default Swaps

Intraday money market funds pricing, up to 3 times per day

$500 per Month Manual Security Pricing (>25 per day)

Note: Prices are based on using U.S. Bank primary pricing service which may vary by security type and are subject to change. Prices do not include set-up fees which may be charged on certain derivative instruments such as swaps. 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 types, such as CLOs, CDOs and complex derivative instruments, which may result in additional swap set up fees. All schedules subject to change depending upon the use of unique security type requiring special pricing or accounting arrangements.

Corporate Action and Factor Services

Fee for ICE data used to monitor corporate actions

 

$2.00 per Foreign Equity Security per Month

 

$1.00 per Domestic Equity Security per Month

 

$2.00 per CMOs, Asset Backed, Mortgage Backed Security per Month

Third Party Administrative Data Charges (descriptive data for analytics, reporting and compliance)

 

$1 per security per month for fund administrative

SEC Modernization Requirements

 

Form N-PORT – $12,000 per year, per Fund

 

Form N-CEN – $250 per year, per Fund

Chief Compliance Officer Support Fee

 

CCO support annual fee of $3,000 per trust for each U.S. Bank service selected (administration, accounting, transfer agent, custodian) *waived as Carillon is an existing client

This fee includes:

 

Access to the CCO Portal including business line Critical Procedures, Compliance Controls, Reporting on Testing of Compliance Controls, Annual U.S. Bank Global Fund Services CCO Review, SOC1 audits of business lines

 

Quarterly 38a-1 certifications to the CCO regarding any changes to critical policies, procedures and controls and compliance events as required under Rule 38a-1 of the Investment Company Act

 

Quarterly CCO teleconferences and other periodic events and webinars

 

CCO forums held periodically throughout the year in major cities

 

Annual client conference which includes CCO roundtable discussions

 

Note: the CCO Support team does NOT serve as the Fund CCO

 

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Core Tax Services

 

M-1 book-to-tax adjustments at fiscal and excise year-end

 

Prepare tax footnotes in conjunction with fiscal year-end audit

 

Prepare Form 1120-RIC federal income tax return and relevant schedules

 

Prepare Form 8613 and relevant schedules

 

Prepare Form 1099-MISC Forms

 

Prepare Annual TDF FBAR (Foreign Bank Account Reporting) filing

 

Prepare state returns (Limited to two) and Capital Gain Dividend Estimates (Limited to two).

Miscellaneous Expenses

All other miscellaneous fees and expenses, including but not limited to the following, will be separately billed as incurred: Charges associated with accelerated effectiveness at DTCC, Portfolio Composition File (PCF) management services, SWIFT processing, customized reporting, third-party data provider costs (including GICS, MSCI, Lipper, etc.), postage, stationary, 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 Trustee meetings, third party auditing and legal expenses, wash sales reporting, tax software and e-filing, PFIC monitoring, conversion expenses (if necessary), and travel related costs.

 

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Appendix B

OPTIONAL Services for Fund Accounting, Fund Administration & Portfolio Compliance (provided by U.S. Bank upon client need and/or request)

Daily Compliance Services

 

Base fee – $5,000 per fund per year

 

Setup – $2,500 per fund group

SEC Derivatives Rule 18f-4 Confluence Technologies Offering

Offering    Price per Fund per Month

Limited Derivatives User

   $120

Full Derivatives User (no OTC derivatives)

   $300

Full Derivative User (with 1-5 OTC derivatives)

   $400

Full Derivative User (with 5 or more OTC derivatives)

   $500

Section 18 Daily Compliance Testing (for derivatives and leverage)

 

$1,500 set up fee per fund complex

 

$500 per fund per month

Controlled Foreign Corporation (CFC)

 

U.S. Bank Fee Schedule plus $15,000

C- Corp Administrative Services

 

1940 Act C-Corp – U.S. Bank Fee Schedule plus $15,000

 

1933 Act C-Corp – U.S. Bank Fee Schedule plus $25,000

Section 15(c) Reporting

 

$2,000 per fund per standard reporting package*

*Standard reporting packages for annual 15(c) meeting

 

Expense reporting package: 2 peer comparison reports (adviser fee) and (net expense ratio w classes on one report) OR Full 15(c) report

 

Performance reporting package: Peer Comparison Report

 

Additional 15c reporting is subject to additional charges

 

Standard data source – Morningstar; additional charges will apply for other data services

Optional Tax Services

Additional services excluded from the Base Fee are:

 

Prepare book-to-tax adjustments & Form 5471 for Controlled Foreign Corporations (CFCs) – $5,000 per year

 

Additional Capital Gain Dividend Estimates – (First two included in core services) – $1,000 per additional estimate

 

State tax returns – (First two included in core services) – $1,500 per additional return

Tax Reporting – C-Corporations

Federal Tax Returns

 

Prepare corporate Book to tax calculation, average cost analysis and cost basis role forwards, and federal income tax returns for investment fund (Federal returns & 1099 Breakout Analysis) – $25,000

 

Prepare Federal and State extensions (If Applicable) – Included in the return fees

 

Prepare provision estimates – $2,000 Per estimate

 

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State Tax Returns

 

Prepare state income tax returns for funds and blocker entities – $1,500 per state return

 

Sign state income tax returns – $2,000 per state return

 

Assist in filing state income tax returns – Included with preparation of returns

 

State tax notice consultative support and resolution – $1,000 per fund

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).

Equity & Fixed Income Attribution Reporting

 

Fees are dependent upon portfolio makeup, services required, and benchmark requirements.

 

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