Exhibit (h)(2)(b) Amendment to Amended and Restated Transfer Agency and Services Agreement Dated June 3, 2009 Between ALPS Fund Services, Inc. and Forward Funds

Exhibit (h)(2)(b)

Amendment to Amended and Restated Transfer Agency and Services Agreement

Dated June 3, 2009

Between

ALPS Fund Services, Inc.

and

Forward Funds

THIS AMENDMENT is made as of May 1, 2014 by and between ALPS Fund Services, Inc. (“ALPS”) and Forward Funds (the “Fund”).

WHEREAS, ALPS and the Fund have entered into an Amended and Restated Transfer Agency and Services Agreement (the “Agreement”) dated June 3, 2009 and effective June 15, 2009;

WHEREAS, the Board of Trustees of the Fund previously approved Advisor Class shares for the Forward EM Corporate Debt Fund;

WHEREAS, Advisor Class shares for the Forward EM Corporate Debt Fund is open to investors effective May 1, 2014;

WHEREAS, in light of the foregoing, ALPS and the Fund wish to modify the provisions of the Agreement to reflect revised Schedule A – List of Portfolios;

WHEREAS, all capitalized terms used herein but not otherwise defined shall have the same meanings ascribed to them in the Agreement;

NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, agree as follows:

 

  1. Schedule A – List of Portfolios. Schedule A is replaced in its entirety with the attached Schedule A.

 

  2. Remainder of the Agreement. All services under Section 1 of the Agreement shall continue until such services are no longer rendered. All other provisions of the Agreement shall remain unchanged.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Amendment has been executed by a duly authorized representative of each of the parties hereto as of the date of the Amendment first set forth above.

 

ALPS Fund Services, Inc.     Forward Funds
By:  

/s/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. May

     By:  

/s/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. Naka

Name:   ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. May     Name:   ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. Naka
Title:   President     Title:   Secretary and Vice President, Funds

SCHEDULE A

To the Amended and Restated Transfer Agency and Services Agreement

As of May 1, 2014

 

Portfolio    Open Classes of Shares

Forward Balanced Allocation Fund

   

Investor Class

Institutional Class

Class A

Class C

Forward Commodity Long/Short Strategy Fund

   

Investor Class

Institutional Class

Class C

Advisor Class

Class Z

Forward Core Strategy Long/Short Fund

    1

Forward Credit Analysis Long/Short Fund

   

Investor Class

Institutional Class

Class A

Class C

Advisor Class

Forward Dynamic Income Fund

   

Institutional Class

Class A

Forward EM Corporate Debt Fund

   

Investor Class

Institutional Class

Class C

Advisor Class

Forward Emerging Markets Fund

   

Investor Class

Institutional Class

Advisor Class

Forward Endurance Long/Short Fund

   

Investor Class

Institutional Class

Forward Floating NAV Short Duration Fund

    2

Forward Frontier Strategy Fund

   

Investor Class

Institutional Class

Advisor Class

Class Z

Forward Global Dividend Fund

   

Investor Class

Institutional Class

Class A

Forward Global Infrastructure Fund

   

Investor Class

Institutional Class

Class A

Class B

Class C

Advisor Class

 

1  The Forward Core Strategy Long/Short Fund is not yet operational. The open share classes will be added and the Fund will incur charges in accordance with Schedule B.
2  The Forward Floating NAV Short Duration Fund is not yet operational. The open share classes will be added and the Fund will incur charges in accordance with Schedule B.

Forward Growth & Income Allocation Fund

   

Investor Class

Institutional Class

Class A

Class C

Forward Growth Allocation Fund

   

Investor Class

Institutional Class

Class A

Class C

Forward High Yield Bond Fund

   

Investor Class

Institutional Class

Class C

Class Z

Forward Income & Growth Allocation Fund

   

Investor Class

Institutional Class

Class A

Class C

Forward Income Builder Fund

   

Investor Class

Institutional Class

Class A

Class C

Forward International Dividend Fund

   

Investor Class

Institutional Class

Class A

Class C

Advisor Class

Forward International Real Estate Fund

   

Investor Class

Institutional Class

Class A

Class C

Advisor Class

Forward International Small Companies Fund

   

Investor Class

Institutional Class

Advisor Class

Forward Investment Grade Fixed-Income Fund

   

Investor Class

Institutional Class

Class Z

Forward Managed Futures Strategy Fund

   

Investor Class

Institutional Class

Class C

Class Z

Forward Multi-Strategy Fund

   

Investor Class

Institutional Class

Class A

Class C

Forward Real Estate Fund

   

Investor Class

Institutional Class

Class A

Class C

Forward Real Estate Long/Short Fund

   

Investor Class

Institutional Class

Class A

Class B

Class C

Advisor Class

Forward Select EM Dividend Fund

   

Investor Class

Institutional Class

Advisor Class

Class C

Forward Select Income Fund

   

Investor Class

Institutional Class

Class A

Class B

Class C

Advisor Class

Forward Select Opportunity Fund

   

Institutional Class

Class A

Class C

Forward Small Cap Equity Fund

   

Investor Class

Institutional Class

Advisor Class

Forward Tactical Enhanced Fund

   

Investor Class

Institutional Class

Class A

Class C

Advisor Class

Forward Tactical Growth Fund

   

Investor Class

Institutional Class

Class A

Class C

Advisor Class

Forward Total MarketPlus Fund

   

Investor Class

Institutional Class

Class Z

Forward U.S. Government Money Fund

   

Investor Class

Institutional Class

Class A

Class C

Class Z

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Filed: April 30th, 2014