SEVENTH AMENDMENT TO THE HORIZON FUNDS TRANSFER AGENT SERVICING AGREEMENT
SEVENTH AMENDMENT
TO THE HORIZON FUNDS TRANSFER AGENT SERVICING AGREEMENT
THIS AMENDMENT dated as of the last date on the signature block to the Transfer Agent Servicing Agreement, dated as of February 8, 2016, as amended (the “Agreement”), is entered into by and between HORIZON FUNDS, a Delaware trust (the “Trust”) and U.S. BANCORP FUND SERVICES, LLC/b/a U.S. Bank Global Fund Services, a Wisconsin limited liability company (“Fund Services”).
RECITALS
WHEREAS, the parties have entered into the Agreement; and
WHEREAS, the Trust desires to amend the fee schedule and the term of the Agreement; and
WHEREAS, Section 13 of the Agreement allows for its amendment by a written instrument executed by both parties.
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties agree as follows:
| 1. | Exhibit D is hereby superseded and replaced with Exhibit D attached hereto. |
| 2. | Section 13 Term of Agreement; Amendment is hereby amended and replaced with the following: |
13 Term of Agreement; Amendment
This Agreement shall become effective as of February 1, 2022 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. Notwithstanding the foregoing, 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. 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 Board of Trustees.
Except to the extent amended hereby, the Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.
Signatures on the following page
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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 last written below.
| HORIZON FUNDS | U.S. BANCORP FUND SERVICES, LLC | ||||
| By: | /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ | By: | /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ | ||
| Name: | ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ | Name: | ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ | ||
| Title: | PFO | Title: | Senior Vice President | ||
| Date: | 3/8/22 | Date: | 3/8/2022 | ||
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Amended Exhibit A to the Transfer Agent Servicing Agreement – Horizon Funds
Fund Names
Separate Series of Horizon Funds
Name of Series
Horizon Active Asset Allocation Fund
Horizon Active Risk Assist® Fund
Horizon Active Income Fund
Horizon Defined Risk Fund
Horizon Active Dividend Fund
Horizon US Defensive Equity Fund
Horizon ESG Defensive Core Fund
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Exhibit D to the Transfer Agent Servicing Agreement – Horizon Funds
Transfer Agent Services Fee Schedule
Annual Service Charges to the Fund*
| § | Base Fee per fund | $[…] /year |
| § | Additional Classes | $[…]/year (first 3 add’l classes for fund complex) |
| § | Additional Classes | $[….]/year (remaining classes for fund complex) |
| § | ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇ Accounts | $[…] /open account |
| § | No-Load Fund Accounts | $[…] /open account |
| § | Closed Accounts | $[…] /closed account |
Annual Fee Based Upon Average Net Assets for Fund Complex
[…] basis point on the first $[…] million
[…] basis points on the next $[…] million
[…] basis points on the next $[…] billion
[…] basis points on the next $[…] billion
[…] bps on the balance > $[…] billion
Services Included in Annual Basis Point Fee
| § | Telephone Calls |
| § | Voice Response Calls |
| § | Manual Shareholder Transaction & Correspondence |
| § | Omnibus Account Transaction |
| § | Daily Valuation/ Manual 401k Trade |
| § | Report Source - Client on-line access to fund and investor data. Includes set up and 2 user Ids. |
| § | NSCC System Interface |
| § | Short-Term Trader Reporting - Software application used to track and/or assess transaction fees that are determined to be short-term trades. |
| § | Excessive Trader - Software application that monitors the number of trades (exchanges, redemptions) that meet fund family criteria for excessive trading and automatically prevents trades in excess of the fund family parameters. |
| § | 12b-1 Aging - Aging shareholder account share lots in order to monitor and begin assessing 12b-1 fees after a certain share lot age. |
Chief Compliance Officer Support Fee
| § | $[…] per year per fund complex per service line |
Setup
| § | Additional fund or class setup - $[…] /CUSIP |
Miscellaneous Expenses
Including but not limited to telephone toll-free lines, mailing, sorting and postage, stationery, envelopes, service/data conversion, AML verification services, special reports, record retention, processing of literature fulfillment kits, lost shareholder search, disaster recovery charges, ACH fees, Fed wire charges, NSCC Profile, NSCC activity charges, DST charges, shareholder/dealer print out (daily confirms, investor confirms, tax, check printing and writing and commissions),voice response (VRU) maintenance and development, data communication and implementation charges, specialized programming, return mail processing, omnibus conversions, travel, excess history, FATCA and other compliance mailings.
Additional Services
Available but not included above are the following services - FAN Web shareholder e-commerce, FAN Mail electronic data delivery, Vision intermediary e-commerce, client Web data access, recordkeeping application access, programming charges, outbound calling & marketing campaigns, training, cost basis reporting, short-term trader reporting, excessive trader, investor email services, dealer reclaim services, literature fulfillment, money market fund service organizations, charges paid by investors, physical certificate processing, Real Time Cash Flow, CUSIP setup, CTI reporting, sales reporting & 22c-2 reporting (MARS), electronic statements (Informa), marketing and fulfillment solution (eCONNECT), and additional services mutually agreed upon.
| * | Subject to annual CPI increase, Milwaukee MSA. |
Fees are calculated pro rata and billed monthly.
The monthly fee for an open account shall be charged in the month during which an account is opened through the month in which such account is closed. The monthly fee for a closed account shall be charged in the month following the month during which such account is closed.
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Transfer Agent & Shareholder Services Supplemental Fees Schedules – E-Commerce
Digital Investor
Shareholder account access through the internet. Shareholders can securely access account information, conduct financial transactions, and perform account maintenance activities. Electronic document delivery is also available as an adjunct service. Digital Investor includes user interface which caters to a full range of connected devices, including tablets and smart phones. The standard implementation comes with advanced authentication, eCommerce inspired workflows, and a base package of transaction and maintenance functionality.
| § | Digital Investor |
| − | Implementation – $[…] per fund group |
| − | Annual Base Fee – $[…] per year |
Optional features with additional implementation fees and ongoing fees are available. A full feature list and quote is available upon request.
| § | Activity (Session) Fees: |
| − | Inquiry – $[…] per event |
| − | Login Challenge – $[…] per event |
| − | Account Maintenance – $[…] per event |
| − | Transaction – financial transactions, duplicate statement requests, etc. – $[…] per event |
| − | New Account Set-up – $[…] per event |
| − | Bank Verification Attempt – $[…] per event |
FAN Mail
Financial planner mailbox provides transaction, account and price information to financial planners and small broker/dealers for import into a variety of financial planning software packages.
| § | Base Fee Per Management Company – file generation and delivery - $[…] /year |
| § | Per Record Charge |
| − | Rep/Branch/ID - $[…] |
| − | Dealer - $[…] |
| § | Price Files - $[…] /record or $[…] /user per month, whichever is less |
Vision
Permits broker/dealers, financial planners, and RIAs to use a web-based system to perform order and account inquiry, execute trades, print applications, review prospectuses, and establish new accounts.
| § | Inquiry Only |
| − | Inquiry - $[…] /event |
| − | Per broker ID - $[…] /month per ID |
| § | Transaction Processing |
| − | Implementation - $[…] /management company |
| − | Transaction – purchase, redeem, exchange, literature order - $[…] /event |
| − | New Account Setup – $[…] /event |
| − | Monthly Minimum Charge - $[…] /month |
Vision Electronic Statements
Provides the capability for financial intermediaries to access electronic statements via the Vision application.*
| § | Implementation Fees |
| − | $[…] /fund group |
Vision Electronic Statements (Continued)
| § | Load charges |
| − | $[…] /image |
| § | Archive charge (for any image stored beyond 2 years) |
| − | $[…] /document |
*Normal Vision ID and activity charges also apply.
Cost Basis Reporting – Annual reporting of shareholder cost basis for non-fiduciary direct accounts.
| § | $[…] /direct open account per year |
Email Services – Services to capture, queue, monitor, service and archive shareholder email correspondence:
| § | $[…] setup /fund group |
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| § | $[…] /month administration |
| § | $[…] /received email correspondence |
Dealer Reclaim Services – Services reclaim fund losses due to the pricing differences for dealer trade adjustments such as between dealer placed trades and cancellations. There will be no correspondence charges related to this service.
| § | $[…] /fund group per month |
Literature Fulfillment Services*
| § | Account Management |
| − | $[…] /month |
| § | Inbound Teleservicing Only |
| − | Account Management - $[…] /month |
| − | Call Servicing - $[…] /minute |
| § | Lead Source Reporting |
| − | $[…] /month |
| § | Closed Loop Reporting |
| − | Account Management - $[…] /month |
| − | Database Installation, Setup - $[…] /fund group |
| § | Miscellaneous Expenses |
| − | Included but not limited to specialized programming, kit and order processing expenses, postage, and printing. |
CTI Reporting – Integrated custom detailed call reporting
| § | $[…] /monthly report |
Charges Paid by Investors
Shareholder accounts will be charged based upon the type of activity and type of account, including the following:
Qualified Plan Fees
| § | $[…] /qualified plan account or ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ESA account (Cap at $[…] /SSN) |
| § | $[…] /transfer to successor trustee |
| § | $[…] /participant distribution (Excluding SWPs) |
| § | $[…] /refund of excess contribution |
| § | $[…] /reconversion/recharacterization |
Additional Shareholder Paid Fees
| § | $[…] /outgoing wire transfer or overnight delivery | |
| § | $[…] /telephone exchange | |
| § | $[…] /return check or ACH or stop payment | |
| $[…] /research request per account (This fee applies to requests for statements older than the prior year) |
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MARS Sales Reporting & Compliance Services Fee Schedule
Standard MARS Version 8i Implementation Cost
| § | $[…] MARS Sales Reporting Module (Includes up to one year of DST/TA2000 data) |
| § | $[…] ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇ Module |
Standard MARS Version 8i Products & Services (Monthly fees)
| § | $[…] MARS Sales Reporting |
(Includes 1 Sales Users)
| § | $[…] – Enhanced Services* |
Includes up to […] hours per month of support services. Basic support includes file import assistance, data scrubbing (cleaning of firm, office and rep information), database query requests, and business requirement analysis. Additional Enhanced Services support can be negotiated. Additional support services will be provided at $[…] per hour.
Standard Version 8i System Setup & Implementation Costs (One-time fee)
| § | $[…] – Custom Data Interface |
| § | $[…] – OmniSERV Setup |
| § | $[…] – Standard Interface |
| § | $[…] – Additional OmniSERV Interface |
Standard Version 8i Products & Services (Monthly Fee)
| § | $[…] – Dealer Interfaces (First Four Dealers are Included in the Base) |
| § | $[…] – Additional Sales User ID |
| § | $[…] – Additional […] GB of Data Storage (Initial […] GB Included in the Base) |
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇ (Monthly Fee)
| § | $[…] plus $[…]/Per User – 1-10 Users |
| § | $[…] plus $[…]/Per User – 11-25 Users |
| § | $[…] plus $[…]/Per User – 26-50 Users |
| § | $[…] plus $[…]/Per User – 51-100 Users |
Additional Version 8i Products & Services (Quoted Separately)
Albridge Analytics, CFG Fulfillment, Customer/Account Module, Document Management, Exact Target, iPad/iPhone, Mapping Integration, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ (Compliance Only), NSCC DTT Data Line, Profiling, RIA Monthly Load, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇
Any System Upgrades & Enhancements
Quoted separately through a Statement of Work.
MARS Training
| § | $[…] /day plus travel and miscellaneous expenses. |
| * | Any additional costs that may be charged by intermediaries/NSCC for data fees are not included. |
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