EX-99.(E)(2) 5 abf-html7943_ex99e2.htm FIRST AMENDMENT TO DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT AMONG AMERICAN BEACON FUNDS, AMERICAN BEACON SELECT FUNDS AND RESOLUTE INVESTMENT DISTRIBUTORS, INC., DATED MAY 1, 2024

Exhibit 99.(e)(2)

 

FIRST AMENDMENT TO

DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT

 

This Amendment (the “Amendment”) to the Distribution Agreement (the “Agreement”) dated the 29th day of December, 2023, by and between the American Beacon Funds and the American Beacon Select Funds, with their principal office and place of business at 220 E. Las Colinas Blvd., Suite 1200, Irving, Texas 75039 (the “Client”), and Resolute Investment Distributors, Inc., a Delaware corporation with its principal office and place of business at 220 E. Las Colinas Boulevard, Suite 1200, Irving, Texas 75039 (“Resolute”) is entered into as of May 1, 2024 (the “Effective Date”).

 

WHEREAS, the parties wish to amend the Agreement as set forth below:

 

I.Amendments:

 

a.Effective May 1, 2024, Schedule 1 is hereby incorporated into the Agreement, as amended, on behalf of each Fund of a Trust listed on Schedule 1 hereto, as may be amended from time to time (each, a “Fund”), and supersedes any prior Schedule 1 to the Agreement:

 

i.Change the name of the American Beacon Bridgeway Large Cap Growth Fund to the American Beacon Man Large Cap Growth Fund; and
ii.Change the name of the American Beacon Bridgeway Large Cap Value Fund to the American Beacon Man Large Cap Value Fund

 

Schedule 1 is hereby incorporated into the Agreement, as amended, on behalf of each Fund of a Trust listed on Schedule 1 hereto, as may be amended from time to time (each, a “Fund”), and supersedes any prior Schedule 1 to the Agreement.

 

b.Effective May 1, 2024, Schedule 2 is hereby amended to delete and replace the Authorized Persons table in Schedule 2.1 with the following:

 

Name Title
Rebecca L. Harris President
Melinda G. Heika Vice President
Rosemary K. Behan Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary
Christina E. Sears Chief Compliance Officer and Assistant Secretary

 

Except as specifically amended hereby, all other terms and conditions of the Agreement shall remain in full force and effect. This Amendment is incorporated in its entirety into the Agreement, and this Amendment and said Agreement shall be read and interpreted together as the Agreement.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be executed in their names and on their behalf by and through their duly authorized officers, as of the Effective Date.

 

 

  AMERICAN BEACON FUNDS
  AMERICAN BEACON SELECT FUNDS
     
  By: /s/ Paul B. Cavazos
    Paul B. Cavazos
    Vice President

 

  RESOLUTE INVESTMENT
  DISTRIBUTORS, INC.
     
  By: /s/ Jeffrey K. Ringdahl
    Jeffrey K. Ringdahl
    President & CEO
 

 

DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT

 

Amended and Restated Schedule 1

Funds and Classes of the Client

 

As of May 1, 2024

 

Funds Classes

 

American Beacon Funds

 
AHL Managed Futures Strategy Fund R5, Investor, A, C, Y
AHL Multi-Alternatives Fund Y, A, C, R6
AHL TargetRisk Fund R5, Investor, A, C, Y
ARK Transformational Innovation Fund R5, Investor, A, C, Y, R6
Balanced Fund R5, Investor, Advisor, A, C, Y
Developing World Income Fund R5, Investor, A, C, Y
EAM International Small Cap Fund R5, Investor, Y
FEAC Floating Rate Income Fund R5, Investor, A, C, Y, SP
Garcia Hamilton Quality Bond Fund R5, Investor, Y, R6
International Equity Fund R5, Investor, Advisor, A, C, Y, R6
Large Cap Value Fund R5, Investor, Advisor, A, C, Y, R6
Man Large Cap Growth Fund R5, Investor, A, C, Y, R6
Man Large Cap Value Fund R5, Investor, A, C, Y, R6
NIS Core Plus Bond Fund A, C, Y, R6
Shapiro Equity Opportunities Fund R5, Investor, A, C, Y
Shapiro SMID Cap Equity Fund R5, Investor, A, C, Y, R6
SiM High Yield Opportunities Fund R5, Investor, A, C, Y
Small Cap Value Fund R5, Investor, Advisor, A, C, Y, R6
SSI Alternative Income Fund R5, Investor, Y
Stephens Mid-Cap Growth Fund R5, Investor, A, C, Y, R6
Stephens Small Cap Growth Fund R5, Investor, A, C, Y, R6
The London Company Income Equity Fund R5, Investor, A, C, Y, R6
TwentyFour Sustainable Short Term Bond Fund A, C, Y, R6
TwentyFour Strategic Income Fund R5, Investor, A, C, Y

 

American Beacon Select Funds

 
U.S. Gov’t. Money Market Select Fund Select

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be executed in their names and on their behalf by and through their duly authorized officers, as of the Effective Date.

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