FIRST AMENDMENT TO AGENCY SERVICES AGREEMENT
FIRST AMENDMENT TO
This First Amendment (“Amendment”) to the AGENCY SERVICES AGREEMENT, dated July 22, 2025, (the “Agreement”) between JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. (the “▇. ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇”) and NORTHERN FUNDS (the “Trust”), severally and for and on behalf of its series listed on Appendix A of the Agreement (each a “Fund” and together the “Funds”), is entered into and shall be effective as of January 21, 2026 (the “Effective Date”) , by the same parties.
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, the Trust and ▇.▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇ entered into the Agreement;
WHEREAS, the Trust requests that ▇.▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇ provide its services for NORTHERN TRUST US EQUITY INDEX ETF, NORTHERN TRUST DEVELOPED EX-US INDEX ETF and NORTHERN TRUST US EQUITY ETF as new funds (the “New Funds”) under the terms and conditions set forth in the Agreement (“Services”); and
WHEREAS, ▇.▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇ agrees to provide the Services pursuant to the terms and conditions set forth in the Agreement with respect to the New Funds.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements herein contained, the parties hereby agree as follows:
| 1. | Definitions. Unless otherwise defined herein, defined terms used in this Amendment shall have the meaning ascribed to such terms in the Agreement. |
| 2. | Amendments. The Agreement shall be amended as follows: |
| (A) | ▇.▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇’▇ address in the preamble to the Agreement shall be updated to: ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇, ▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ |
| (B) | Appendix A of the Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the updated and revised Appendix A attached hereto. |
| (C) | Save as amended by this Amendment, the Agreement shall remain in full force and effect. |
| 3. | Representations. Each party represents to the other parties that all representations contained in the Agreement are true and accurate as of the date of this Amendment, and that such representations are deemed to be given or repeated by each party, as the case may be, on the date of this Amendment. |
| 4. | Entire Agreement. This Amendment and the Agreement and any documents referred to in each of them, constitutes the whole agreement between the parties relating to their subject matter and supersedes and extinguishes any other drafts, agreements, undertakings, representations, warranties and arrangements of any nature, whether in writing or oral, relating to such subject matter. If any of the provisions of this Amendment are inconsistent with or in conflict with any of the provisions of the Agreement then, to the extent of any such inconsistency or conflict, the provisions of this Amendment shall prevail as between the parties. |
| 5. | Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts which together shall constitute one agreement. Each party hereto may enter into this Amendment by executing a counterpart and this Amendment shall not take effect until it has been executed by both parties. |
| 6. | Law and Jurisdiction. This Amendment shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York. |
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Amendment as of the date first above written.
| NORTHERN FUNDS | JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | |||||||
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| Name: | ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇ ▇’▇▇▇▇▇▇ | Name: | ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ | |||||
| Title: | President | Title: | Executive Director | |||||
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APPENDIX A
LIST OF ETF SERIES
| Northern Trust Short-Term Tax-Exempt Bond ETF | ||
| § | Northern Trust Intermediate Tax-Exempt Bond ETF | |
| § | Northern Trust Tax-Exempt Bond ETF | |
| § | Northern Trust 2030 Tax-Exempt Distributing Ladder ETF | |
| Northern Trust 2035 Tax-Exempt Distributing Ladder ETF | ||
| Northern Trust 2045 Tax-Exempt Distributing Ladder ETF | ||
| Northern Trust 2055 Tax-Exempt Distributing Ladder ETF | ||
| Northern Trust 2030 Inflation-Linked Distributing Ladder ETF | ||
| Northern Trust 2035 Inflation-Linked Distributing Ladder ETF | ||
| Northern Trust 2045 Inflation-Linked Distributing Ladder ETF | ||
| Northern Trust 2055 Inflation-Linked Distributing Ladder ETF | ||
| Northern Trust US Equity ETF* |
* Added pursuant to this Amendment
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