EX-99.G.II 4 ca.htm AMENDMENT TO THE CUSTODY AGREEMENT ca.htm

 
AMENDMENT TO THE
ADVISORS SERIES TRUST
CUSTODY AGREEMENT


THIS AMENDMENT dated as of the 6th day of December, 2012, to the Custody Agreement, dated as of June 6, 2006, as amended (the "Agreement"), is entered into by and between Advisors Series Trust, a Delaware statutory trust (the "Trust") on behalf of its separate series listed on Exhibit DD attached hereto (as amended from time to time),and U.S. Bank National Association, a national banking association (the "Custodian").

RECITALS

WHEREAS, the parties have entered into a Custody Agreement; and

WHEREAS, the parties desire to amend the funds of a series of the Trust; and

WHEREAS, Article XV, Section 15.2 of the Agreement allows for its amendment by a written instrument executed by both parties.

NOW, THEREFORE, the parties agree as follows:

Exhibit DD is hereby superseded and replaced with Amended Exhibit DD attached hereto.

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 first written above.
 
 
 ADVISORS SERIES TRUST
 U.S. BANK, N.A.
 
 
   
 By:
/s/ Douglas G. Hess
 By:
/s/ Michael R. McVoy
   
 Name: 
Douglas G. Hess
 Name: 
Michael R. McVoy
   
 Title: 
President
 Title:  
Senior Vice President
 

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Amended Exhibit DD to the
Separate Series of Advisors Series Trust Custody Agreement

Name of Series
Scharf Fund                      
Scharf Balanced Opportunity Fund

Multiple Series Trust
DOMESTIC CUSTODY SERVICES
FEE SCHEDULE at December, 2011
 
Annual Fee Based Upon Market Value Per Fund*
1.00 basis point on average daily market value
Minimum annual fee per fund - $___
Plus portfolio transaction fees
 
Portfolio Transaction Fees
$___  /book entry DTC transaction/Federal Reserve transaction/principal paydown
$___  /U.S. Bank repo agreement transaction
$___  /short sale
$___  /option/future contract written, exercised or expired
$___  /mutual fund trade/Fed wire/margin variation Fed wire
$___  /physical transaction
$___  /segregated account per year
 
§ A transaction is a purchase/sale of a security, free receipt/free delivery, maturity, tender or exchange.
§ No charge for the initial conversion free receipt.
§ Overdrafts – charged to the account at prime interest rate plus 2.
 
Out-Of-Pocket Expenses
Including but not limited to expenses incurred in the safekeeping, delivery and receipt of securities, shipping, transfer fees, deposit withdrawals at custodian (DWAC) fees, and extraordinary expenses based upon complexity.
 
Advisor’s Signature not required at December 6, 2012 as the domestic or global custody fees are not changing.



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Amended Exhibit DD (continued) to the Separate Series of Advisors Series Trust Custody Agreement
 
GLOBAL SUB-CUSTODIAL SERVICES
ANNUAL FEE SCHEDULE at December, 2011
Country
Instrument
Safekeeping
(BPS)
Transaction
Fee
 
Country
Instrument
Safekeeping
(BPS)
Transaction
Fee
Argentina
All
12.00
$___
 
Lebanon
All
20.00
$___
Australia
All
1.00
$___
 
Lithuania
All
16.00
$___
Austria
All
1.70
$___
 
Luxembourg
All
3.20
$___
Bahrain
All
40.00
$___
 
Malaysia
All
2.90
$___
Bangladesh
All
32.00
$___
 
Mali*
All
32.00
$___
Belgium
All
1.20
$___
 
Malta
All
17.60
$___
Benin*
All
32.00
$___
 
Mauritius
All
24.00
$___
Bermuda
All
12.00
$___
 
Mexico
All
1.50
$___
Botswana
All
20.00
$___
 
Morocco
All
28.00
$___
Brazil
All
7.20
$___
 
Namibia
All
24.00
$___
Bulgaria
All
32.00
$___
 
Netherlands
All
1.50
$___
Burkina Faso*
All
32.00
$___
 
New Zealand
All
2.00
$___
Canada
All
1.00
$___
 
Niger*
All
32.00
$___
Cayman Islands*
All
0.80
$___
 
Nigeria
All
24.00
$___
Channel Islands*
All
1.20
$___
 
Norway
All
1.50
$___
Chile
All
16.00
$___
 
Oman
All
40.00
$___
China“A” Shares
All
9.60
$___
 
Pakistan
All
24.00
$___
China“B” Shares
All
9.60
$___
 
Peru
All
35.00
$___
Columbia
All
32.00
$___
 
Philippines
All
3.90
$___
Costa Rica
All
12.00
$___
 
Poland
All
12.00
$___
Croatia
All
28.00
$___
 
Portugal
All
4.80
$___
Cyprus*
All
12.00
$___
 
Qatar
All
36.00
$___
Czech Republic
All
9.60
$___
 
Romania
All
28.00
$___
Denmark
All
1.50
$___
 
Russia
Equities/Bonds
30.00
$___
Ecuador
All
28.00
$___
 
Russia
MINFINs
12.00
$___
Egypt
All
25.60
$___
 
Senegal*
All
32.00
$___
Estonia
All
5.60
$___
 
Singapore
All
1.50
$___
Euromarkets(3)
All
1.00
$___
 
Slovak Republic
All
20.00
$___
Finland
All
2.40
$___
 
Slovenia
All
20.00
$___
France
All
1.00
$___
 
South Africa
All
1.50
$___
Germany
All
1.00
$___
 
South Korea
All
4.80
$___
Ghana
All
20.00
$___
 
Spain
All
1.00
$___
Greece
All
7.20
$___
 
Sri Lanka
All
12.00
$___
Guinea Bissau*
All
40.00
$___
 
Swaziland
All
24.00
$___
Hong Kong
All
2.00
$___
 
Sweden
All
1.00
$___
Hungary
All
20.00
$___
 
Switzerland
All
1.00
$___
Iceland
All
12.00
$___
 
Taiwan
All
12.00
$___
India
All
8.00
$___
 
Thailand
All
2.90
$___
Indonesia
All
5.80
$___
 
Togo*
All
32.00
$___
Ireland
All
1.50
$___
 
Trinidad & Tobago*
All
24.00
$___
Israel
All
9.60
$___
 
Tunisia
All
32.00
$___
Italy
All
1.50
$___
 
Turkey
All
9.60
$___
Ivory Coast
All
32.00
$___
 
UAE
All
36.00
$___
Jamaica*
All
28.00
$___
 
United Kingdom
All
1.00
$___
Japan
All
1.00
$___
 
Ukraine
All
19.20
$___
Jordan
All
32.00
$___
 
Uruguay
All
40.00
$___
Kazakhstan
All
48.00
$___
 
Venezuela
All
32.00
$___
Kenya
All
24.00
$___
 
Vietnam*
All
32.00
$___
Latvia
Equities
12.00
$___
 
Zambia
All
24.00
$___
Latvia
Bonds
20.00
$___
         
 
* Additional customer documentation and indemnification will be required prior to establishing accounts in these markets.

 

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Amended Exhibit DD (continued) to the Separate Series of Advisors Series Trust Custody Agreement
 
Annual Base Fee - $___ per account (fund) will apply.
§  
Euroclear – Eurobonds only.  Eurobonds are held in Euroclear at a standard rate, but other types of securities (including but not limited to equities, domestic market debt and mutual funds) will be subject to a surcharge.  In addition, certain transactions that are delivered within Euroclear or from a Euroclear account to a third party depository or settlement system, will be subject to a surcharge (surcharge schedule available upon request).
§  
For all other markets specified above, surcharges may apply if a security is held outside of the local market.

Straight Through Processing – fees waived.

Cash Transactions:
§  
3rd Party Foreign Exchange – a Foreign Exchange transaction undertaken through a 3rd party will be charged $___.

Tax Reclamation Services: May be subject to additional charges depending upon the service level agreed.  Tax reclaims that have been outstanding for more than 6 (six) months with the client will be charged $___ per claim.

Out of Pocket Expenses
§  
Charges incurred by U.S. Bank, N.A.  for local taxes, stamp duties or other local duties and assessments, stock exchange fees, postage and insurance for shipping, facsimile reporting, extraordinary telecommunications fees, proxy services and other shareholder communications 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 out-of-pocket 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.

 
 
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