North Square Investments Trust Sample Contracts
Agreement and Declaration of Trust of North Square Investments Trust A Delaware Statutory TrustTrust Agreement • August 24th, 2018 • North Square Investments Trust • Delaware
THIS AGREEMENT AND DECLARATION OF TRUST is made as of August 2, 2018 for the purpose of forming a Delaware statutory trust in accordance with the provisions hereinafter set forth.
INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT with Kovitz Investment Group Partners, LLCInvestment Advisory Agreement • February 28th, 2025 • Exchange Place Advisors Trust • Delaware
THIS INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT is made as of the 22nd day of January, 2025, by and between Exchange Place Advisors Trust, a Delaware statutory trust (the “Trust”), on behalf of the series of the Trust indicated on Schedule A, which may be amended from time to time (each, the “Fund”), and the investment adviser of the Fund, Kovitz Investment Group Partners, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Advisor”).
ETF DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENTDistribution Agreement • December 16th, 2024 • Exchange Place Advisors Trust • Delaware
This distribution agreement (the “Agreement”) is effective this 10th day of December 2024, and made by Exchange Place Advisors Trust (fka North Square Investments Trust), a Delaware statutory trust (the “Trust”) having its principal place of business c/o Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC, 225 Pictoria Drive, Suite 450, Cincinnati, OH 45246, and Foreside Fund Services, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Distributor”) having its principal place of business at Three Canal Plaza, Suite 100, Portland, ME 04101.
ETF DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENTEtf Distribution Agreement • December 30th, 2024 • Exchange Place Advisors Trust • Delaware
This distribution agreement (the “Agreement”) is effective this 10th day of December 2024, and made by Exchange Place Advisors Trust (fka North Square Investments Trust), a Delaware statutory trust (the “Trust”) having its principal place of business c/o Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC, 225 Pictoria Drive, Suite 450, Cincinnati, OH 45246, and Foreside Fund Services, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Distributor”) having its principal place of business at Three Canal Plaza, Suite 100, Portland, ME 04101.
DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENTDistribution Agreement • April 26th, 2024 • North Square Investments Trust • Ohio
This Distribution Agreement (this “Agreement”), dated April 15, 2024, is made by and among North Square Investments Trust, a Delaware statutory trust (the “Trust”), Reflection Asset Management, LLC, a South Carolina limited liability company (the “Advisor”), and Ultimus Fund Distributors, LLC, a limited liability company organized under the laws of the state of Ohio (“Distributor”).
CONSULTING AGREEMENTConsulting Agreement • December 16th, 2024 • Exchange Place Advisors Trust • Nebraska
THIS CONSULTING AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) dated May 5, 2023 (the “Effective Date”), is entered into by and between NORTH SQUARE INVESTMENTS TRUST, a Delaware statutory trust having its office and principal place of business at 200 West Madison Street, Suite 2610, Chicago Illinois 60606 (the “Trust”), and NORTHERN LIGHTS COMPLIANCE SERVICES, LLC, a Nebraska limited liability company having its office and principal place of business at 4221 North 203rd Street, Suite 100, Elkhorn, Nebraska 68022 (“NLCS”).
FORM OF AUTHORIZED PARTICIPANT AGREEMENT EXCHANGE PLACE ADVISORS TRUSTAuthorized Participant Agreement • December 16th, 2024 • Exchange Place Advisors Trust • New York
This Authorized Participant Agreement (the “Agreement”) is entered into by and between Foreside Fund Services, LLC (the “Distributor”) and __________ (the “Participant”) and is subject to acceptance by Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. (the “Transfer Agent”), and is further subject to acknowledgement and agreement by Exchange Place Advisors Trust (the “Trust”), a series trust offering a number of portfolios of securities (each a “Fund” and collectively the “Funds”), solely with respect to Sections 4(c) herein. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein are defined in the current prospectus for each Fund as it may be supplemented or amended from time to time and included in the Trust’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A, as it may be amended from time to time, or otherwise filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) (together with such Fund’s Statement of Additional Information incorporated therein, the “Prospectus”).
Amended and Restated Agreement and Declaration of Trust of Exchange Place Advisors Trust (formerly known as “North Square Investments Trust”) A Delaware Statutory TrustAgreement and Declaration of Trust • September 27th, 2024 • Exchange Place Advisors Trust • Delaware
WHEREAS, the Trust was formed under the Delaware Act upon the filing of the Certificate of Trust with the Office of the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware;
SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENT BETWEEN NORTH SQUARE INVESTMENTS, LLC AND KENNEDY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLCSub-Advisory Agreement • July 26th, 2024 • Exchange Place Advisors Trust
THIS SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”), dated as of June 10, 2024, is entered into by and between North Square Investments, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, with its principal office and place of business at 201 West Madison Street, Suite 2610, Chicago, IL 60606 (the “Adviser”), and Kennedy Capital Management, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, with its principal office and place of business at 10829 Olive Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63141 (the “Sub-Adviser”).
CUSTODIAN AND TRANSFER AGENT AGREEMENTCustodian and Transfer Agent Agreement • December 30th, 2024 • Exchange Place Advisors Trust • New York
THIS AGREEMENT (this Agreement), dated as of December 17, 2024, between EXCHANGE PLACE ADVISORS TRUST, an open-end management investment company organized as a Delaware statutory trust and registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”) (the “Fund”), for itself and on behalf of each of its series, separately and not jointly, listed on Annex A to this Agreement, as amended from time to time (each a “Portfolio” and collectively the “Portfolios”), and BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN & CO., a limited partnership formed under the laws of the State of New York (BBH&Co. or, when referring to BBH&Co. in its capacity as custodian, the Custodian, and when referring to BBH&Co. in its capacity as transfer agent, TA). For purposes of this Agreement, reference hereafter to the “Fund” shall mean the Fund for itself and/or the respective Portfolio(s), as the context requires.
INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT BETWEEN EXCHANGE PLACE ADVISORS TRUST AND NORTH SQUARE INVESTMENTS, LLCInvestment Advisory Agreement • December 30th, 2024 • Exchange Place Advisors Trust • Delaware
THIS INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”), dated as of December 16, 2024, is entered into by and between Exchange Place Advisors, a Delaware statutory trust (the “Trust”), on behalf of its series listed in Appendix A, as may be amended from time to time (each a “Fund”), and North Square Investments, LLC, a Delaware Limited Liability Company (the “Adviser”).
CUSTODY AGREEMENTCustody Agreement • October 23rd, 2018 • North Square Investments Trust • Delaware
THIS AGREEMENT is made and entered into as of last date written below by and between NORTH SQUARE INVESTMENTS TRUST, a Delaware statutory trust (the “Trust”), and U.S. Bank National Association, a national banking association organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America (the “Custodian”).
FIRST AMENDMENT to the CUSTODY AGREEMENTCustody Agreement • February 25th, 2020 • North Square Investments Trust
THIS FIRST AMENDMENT to the Custody Agreement is made and entered into by and between NORTH SQUARE INVESTMENTS TRUST, a Delaware statutory trust (the “Trust”) and U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a national banking association organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America (the “Custodian”). and is effective as of the date last written on the signature block.
ETF MASTER SERVICES AGREEMENTEtf Master Services Agreement • December 30th, 2024 • Exchange Place Advisors Trust • Ohio
This ETF Master Services Agreement (this “Agreement”), dated December 1, 2024, is between Exchange Place Advisors Trust (the “Trust”), Delaware statutory trust, and Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC (“Ultimus”), a limited liability company organized under the laws of the state of Ohio.
NORTH SQUARE INVESTMENTS TRUST OPERATING EXPENSES LIMITATION AGREEMENTOperating Expenses Limitation Agreement • February 25th, 2020 • North Square Investments Trust • Delaware
THIS OPERATING EXPENSES LIMITATION AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”) is effective as of _________, 2019 by and between NORTH SQUARE INVESTMENTS TRUST, a Delaware statutory trust (the “Trust”), on behalf of its series listed in Appendix A, as amended from time to time (each a “Fund”), and the investment advisor of the Funds, North Square Investments, LLC (the “Advisor”).
DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENTDistribution Agreement • September 26th, 2025 • Exchange Place Advisors Trust • Ohio
This Distribution Agreement (this “Agreement”), dated July 1, 2025, is made by and among Exchange Place Advisors Trust, a Delaware statutory trust (the “Trust”), Reflection Asset Management, LLC, a South Carolina limited liability company (the “Advisor”), and Ultimus Fund Distributors, LLC, a limited liability company organized under the laws of the state of Ohio (“Distributor”).
FIRST AMENDMENT TO DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENTDistribution Agreement • February 25th, 2020 • North Square Investments Trust • Delaware
This first amendment (“Amendment”) to the Distribution Agreement (the “Agreement”) dated as of May 10, 2019 by and between North Square Investments Trust (“Client”) and Compass Distributors, LLC (“Foreside”) is entered into as of ___________, 2019 (the “Effective Date”).
FIRST AMENDMENT to the TRANSFER AGENT SERVICING AGREEMENTTransfer Agent Servicing Agreement • February 25th, 2020 • North Square Investments Trust
THIS FIRST AMENDMENT to the Transfer Agent Servicing Agreement is made and entered into by and between NORTH SQUARE INVESTMENTS 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”) and is effective as of the date last written on the signature block.
FIRST AMENDMENT to the FUND ADMINISTRATION SERVICING AGREEMENTFund Administration Servicing Agreement • February 25th, 2020 • North Square Investments Trust
THIS FIRST AMENDMENT to the Fund Administration Servicing Agreement is made and entered into by and between NORTH SQUARE INVESTMENTS 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”) and is effective as of the date last written on the signature block.
FIRST AMENDMENT to the FUND ACCOUNTING SERVICING AGREEMENTFund Accounting Servicing Agreement • February 25th, 2020 • North Square Investments Trust
THIS FIRST AMENDMENT to the Fund Accounting Servicing Agreement is made and entered into by and between NORTH SQUARE INVESTMENTS 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”) and is effective as of the last date on the signature block.
NORTH SQUARE INVESTMENTS TRUST INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT with REFLECTION ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLCInvestment Advisory Agreement • April 26th, 2024 • North Square Investments Trust • Delaware
THIS INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”) is made as of April 15, 2024, by and between North Square Investments Trust, a Delaware statutory trust (hereinafter called the “Trust”), on behalf of the series of the Trust indicated on Schedule A attached hereto, as may be amended from time to time (each such series, the “Fund,” and together, the “Funds”), and Reflection Asset Management, LLC (hereinafter called the “Adviser”), a South Carolina limited liability company.
FUND ACCOUNTING SERVICING AGREEMENTFund Accounting Servicing Agreement • October 23rd, 2018 • North Square Investments Trust • Delaware
THIS AGREEMENT is made and entered into as of the last day written below, by and between NORTH SQUARE INVESTMENTS TRUST, a Delaware statutory trust (the “Trust”) and U.S. BANCORP FUND SERVICES, LLC, a Wisconsin limited liability company (“USBFS”).
Fund Class Annual Operating Expense Limit Agreement Expires North Square Spectrum Alpha Fund A 1.30% September 30, 2024 I 1.05% North Square Advisory Research Small Cap Growth Fund A* 1.19% September 30, 2029 I 0.94% North Square Preferred and Income...Fund Class Annual Operating Expense Limit Agreement • May 1st, 2023 • North Square Investments Trust
EIGHTH AMENDMENT TO THE CUSTODY AGREEMENTCustody Agreement • May 5th, 2025 • Exchange Place Advisors Trust
This Eighth Amendment, effective as of April 28, 2025 (the “Effective Date”), to the Custody Agreement dated May 6, 2019, as amended (the “Agreement”) is entered into by and between EXCHANGE PLACE ADVISERS TRUST (f/k/a North Square Investments Trust), a Delaware statutory trust (the “Trust”) and U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a national banking association organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America (the “Custodian”).
INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT with Fort Pitt Capital Group, LLCInvestment Advisory Agreement • July 26th, 2024 • Exchange Place Advisors Trust • Delaware
THIS INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT is made as of the 1st day of July, 2024, by and between North Square Investments Trust, a Delaware statutory trust (the “Trust”), on behalf of the series of the Trust indicated on Schedule A, which may be amended from time to time (the “Fund”), and the investment adviser of the Fund, Fort Pitt Capital Group, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Advisor”).
SECOND AMENDMENT to the FUND ADMINISTRATION SERVICING AGREEMENTFund Administration Servicing Agreement • September 30th, 2020 • North Square Investments Trust
THIS SECOND AMENDMENT to the Fund Administration Servicing Agreement is made and entered into by and between NORTH SQUARE INVESTMENTS 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”) and is effective as of the date last written on the signature block.
AMENDED AND RESTATED LICENSE AGREEMENTLicense Agreement • March 5th, 2024 • North Square Investments Trust • Delaware
LICENSE AGREEMENT (“Agreement”), effective as of August 25th, 2021 (the “Effective Date”) and as amended and restated on November 30th, 2022 (the “Restatement Date”), by and between Reflection Asset Management, LLC (“Licensee”), a South Carolina limited liability company, and Our Sphere, Inc. (“Licensor”), a Delaware corporation.
THIRD AMENDMENT to the FUND ADMINISTRATION SERVICING AGREEMENTFund Administration Servicing Agreement • September 30th, 2020 • North Square Investments Trust
THIS THIRD AMENDMENT to the Fund Administration Servicing Agreement is made and entered into by and between NORTH SQUARE INVESTMENTS 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”) and is effective as of the date last written on the signature block.
AMENDMENT NUMBER 1 TO INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT BETWEEN NORTH SQUARE INVESTMENTS TRUST AND NORTH SQUARE INVESTMENTS, LLCInvestment Advisory Agreement • February 25th, 2020 • North Square Investments Trust
This AMENDMENT NUMBER 1 TO INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT, dated as of February 21, 2020, is entered into by and between North Square Investments Trust, a Delaware statutory trust (the “Trust”) and North Square Investments, LLC, a Delaware Limited Liability Company (the “Adviser”).
Agreement and Plan of ReorganizationAgreement and Plan of Reorganization • May 6th, 2025 • Exchange Place Advisors Trust
THIS AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF REORGANIZATION (“Agreement”) is made as of 23rd day of April, 2025, among Exchange Place Advisors Trust, a Delaware statutory trust, with its principal place of business at c/o Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC, 225 Pictoria Drive, Suite 450, Cincinnati, OH 45246 (“New Trust”), on behalf of its segregated portfolio of assets (“series”) the North Square Small Cap Value Fund (the “New Fund”); Valued Advisers Trust, a Delaware statutory trust, with its principal place of business at c/o Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC, 225 Pictoria Drive, Suite 450, Cincinnati, OH 45246 (“Current Trust”), on behalf of its series the Foundry Partners Small Cap Value Fund (the “Existing Fund”); solely for purposes of paragraphs 5.6 and 6, Foundry Partners, LLC, investment adviser to the Existing Fund (“Foundry Partners”); and solely for purposes of paragraphs 5.7 and 6, North Square Investments, LLC, investment adviser to the New Fund (“NSI,” and together with Foundry Partners, the “Adviser
Third Amended and Restated Appendix B to Sub-Advisory Agreement Between North Square Investments, LLC and Red Cedar Investment Management, LLCSub-Advisory Agreement • December 16th, 2024 • Exchange Place Advisors Trust
North Square Investments, LLC (“Adviser”) has entered into a Sub-Advisory Agreement with Red Cedar Investment Management, LLC (“Sub-Adviser”), dated February 24, 2020, as previously amended effective January 11, 2022 and September 27, 2024 via the Amended and Restated Appendix B (together, the “Agreement”). The Agreement is being further amended effective December 16, 2024 (“2024 Effective Date”) via this document.
FOURTH AMENDMENT to the FUND ACCOUNTING SERVICING AGREEMENTFund Accounting Servicing Agreement • January 19th, 2021 • North Square Investments Trust
THIS FOURTH AMENDMENT to the Fund Accounting Servicing Agreement is made and entered into by and between NORTH SQUARE INVESTMENTS 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”) and is effective as of the last date on the signature block.
Second Amended and Restated Appendix B to Sub-Advisory Agreement Between North Square Investments, LLC and Red Cedar Investment Management, LLCSub-Advisory Agreement • December 16th, 2024 • Exchange Place Advisors Trust
North Square Investments, LLC (“Adviser”) has entered into a Sub-Advisory Agreement with Red Cedar Investment Management, LLC (“Sub-Adviser”), dated February 24, 2020, as previously amended effective January 11, 2022 via the Amended and Restated Appendix B (together, the “Agreement”). The Agreement is being further amended effective September 27, 2024 (“2024 Effective Date”) via this document.
INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT APPENDIX A As of March 28, 2025Investment Advisory Agreement • May 5th, 2025 • Exchange Place Advisors Trust
* “Affiliated Investments” are defined as investments in other series of North Square Investments Trust for which North Square Investments, LLC serves as investment adviser.
THIRD AMENDMENT to the CUSTODY AGREEMENTCustody Agreement • September 30th, 2020 • North Square Investments Trust
THIS THIRD AMENDMENT to the Custody Agreement is made and entered into by and between NORTH SQUARE INVESTMENTS TRUST, a Delaware statutory trust (the “Trust”) and U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a national banking association organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America (the “Custodian”). and is effective as of the date last written on the signature block.