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EXHIBIT 8(n)
[FORM]
NORTHERN FUNDS
ADDENDUM NO. 6 TO THE CUSTODIAN AGREEMENT
This Addendum, dated as of the ___ day of __________, 1997,
is entered into between NORTHERN FUNDS (the "Trust"), a Massachusetts business
trust, and THE NORTHERN TRUST COMPANY, an Illinois state bank ("Northern").
WHEREAS, the Trust and Northern have entered into a Custodian
Agreement dated as of April 1, 1994 as amended by Addendum No. 1 dated November
29, 1994, by Addendum No. 2 dated March 29, 1996, by Addendum No. 3 dated
August 7, 1996, by Addendum No. 4 dated August 6, 1996 and by Addendum No. 5
dated ____, 1997 (the "Custodian Agreement") pursuant to which the Trust has
appointed Northern to act as custodian to the Trust for the Money Market Fund,
U.S. Government Money Market Fund, Municipal Money Market Fund, U.S. Government
Select Money Market Fund, California Municipal Money Market Fund, U.S.
Government Fund, Fixed Income Fund, Intermediate Tax-Exempt Fund, Tax-Exempt
Fund, Income Equity Fund, Growth Equity Fund, Select Equity Fund, Small Cap
Fund, Technology Fund, Stock Index Fund, Florida Intermediate Tax-Exempt Fund,
Short-Intermediate U.S. Government Fund, California Intermediate Tax-Exempt
Fund, Arizona Tax-Exempt Fund and California Tax-Exempt Fund; and
WHEREAS, the Trust is establishing the Small Cap Index Fund
(the "Fund"), and the Trust desires to retain Northern under the terms of the
Custodian Agreement to act as the custodian for the Fund, and Northern is
willing to so act.
NOW THEREFORE, the parties hereto, intending to be legally
bound, hereby agree as follows:
1. Appointment. The Trust hereby appoints Northern
custodian to the Trust for the Fund in accordance
with the terms set forth in the Custodian
Agreement. Northern hereby accepts such
appointment and agrees to render the services set
forth in the Custodian Agreement for the
compensation therein provided.
2. Capitalized Terms. From and after the date hereof,
the term "Funds" as used in the Custodian
Agreement shall be deemed to include the Fund.
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Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise
defined shall have the meanings ascribed to them in
the Custodian Agreement.
3. Miscellaneous. The initial term of the Custodian
Agreement with respect to the Fund shall continue,
unless sooner terminated in accordance with the
Custodian Agreement, until March 31, 1998. Except
to the extent supplemented hereby, the Custodian
Agreement shall remain unchanged and in full force
and effect, and is hereby ratified and confirmed
in all respects as supplemented hereby.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this
Addendum as of the date and year first above written.
All signatures need not appear on the same copy of this
Addendum.
NORTHERN FUNDS
Attest: By:
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THE NORTHERN TRUST COMPANY
Attest: By:
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