0001087961-25-000013 Sample Contracts

SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENT AMONG ALLSPRING MASTER TRUST, ALLSPRING FUNDS MANAGEMENT, LLC AND ALLSPRING GLOBAL INVESTMENTS, LLC
Sub-Advisory Agreement • August 28th, 2025 • Allspring Master Trust

This AMENDED AND RESTATED SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made as of this 1st day of November, 2021, as amended and restated as of December 6, 2021, by and among Allspring Master Trust (the “Trust”), a statutory trust organized under the laws of the State of Delaware with its principal place of business at 525 Market Street, 12th Floor, San Francisco, California 94105, Allspring Funds Management, LLC (the “Adviser”), a limited liability company organized under the laws of the State of Delaware with its principal place of business at 525 Market Street, 12th Floor, San Francisco, California 94105, and Allspring Global Investments, LLC, a limited liability company organized under the laws of the State of Delaware with its principal place of business at 525 Market Street, 12th Floor San Francisco, California 94105 (the “Sub-Adviser”).

PLACEMENT AGENCY AGREEMENT
Placement Agency Agreement • August 28th, 2025 • Allspring Master Trust

This AMENDED AND RESTATED PLACEMENT AGENCY AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made as of November 1, 2021, as amended and restated as of December 6, 2021, by and between Allspring Master Trust, a Delaware statutory trust (the “Trust”) on behalf of each series of the Trust now or hereafter identified on Schedule I (each, a “Portfolio” and collectively, the “Portfolios”), and Allspring Funds Distributor, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Placement Agent”). Absent written notification to the contrary by either the Trust or the Placement Agent, each new investment portfolio established in the future shall automatically become a “Portfolio” for all purposes hereunder and shares of beneficial interest established in the future shall automatically become “Shares” for all purposes hereunder as if set forth on Schedule I.

FEE AND EXPENSE AGREEMENT
Fee and Expense Agreement • August 28th, 2025 • Allspring Master Trust

THIS AMENDED AND RESTATED FEE AND EXPENSE AGREEMENT is made as of October 3, 2008, as amended and restated as of November 15, 2023, among Allspring Funds Trust (the “Trust”), a Delaware statutory trust, for itself and on behalf of its series listed from time to time in Schedule A and B attached hereto (individually referred to as the “Fund” or collectively referred to as the “Funds”), Allspring Master Trust (“Master Trust”), a Delaware statutory trust, and Allspring Funds Management, LLC (“Funds Management” or the “Adviser”), a limited liability company organized under the laws of the State of Delaware.

ADMINISTRATION AGREEMENT
Administration Agreement • August 28th, 2025 • Allspring Master Trust

This AMENDED AND RESTATED ADMINISTRATION AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made as of this 25th day of March, 2011, as amended and restated as of December 6, 2021, between Allspring Master Trust (the “Trust”), a statutory trust organized under the laws of the State of Delaware and Allspring Funds Management, LLC (“Funds Management”), a limited liability company organized under the laws of the State of Delaware.

INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT
Investment Advisory Agreement • August 28th, 2025 • Allspring Master Trust

This AMENDED AND RESTATED INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made as of this 1st day of November, 2021, as amended and restated as of December 6, 2021, between Allspring Master Trust (the “Trust”), a statutory trust organized under the laws of the State of Delaware with its principal place of business at 525 Market Street, 12th Floor, San Francisco, California 94105 and Allspring Funds Management, LLC (the “Adviser”), a limited liability company organized under the laws of the State of Delaware with its principal place of business at 525 Market Street, 12th Floor, San Francisco, California 94105.

Master Custodian Agreement
Master Custodian Agreement • August 28th, 2025 • Allspring Master Trust

This Agreement is made as of August 10, 2009 by and among each management investment company identified on Appendix A hereto (each such investment company and each management investment company made subject to this Agreement in accordance with Section 18.5 below, shall hereinafter be referred to as (the “Fund”), and State Street Bank and Trust Company, a Massachusetts trust company (the “Custodian”).