INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENTInvestment Advisory Agreement • August 17th, 2023 • American Beacon Funds • Texas
AGREEMENT made this 7th day of August, 2023, by and among American Beacon Cayman Multi-Alternatives Company, Ltd. (the “Company”), an exempted company organized under the laws of the Cayman Islands, American Beacon Advisors, Inc., a Delaware Corporation (the “Manager”), and AHL Partners LLP, an England and Wales limited liability partnership (the “Adviser”);
AMERICAN BEACON CAYMAN MULTI-ALTERNATIVES COMPANY, LTD. MANAGEMENT AGREEMENTManagement Agreement • August 17th, 2023 • American Beacon Funds • Texas
This Agreement is made as of August 7, 2023, by and between the American Beacon Cayman Multi-Alternatives Company, Ltd. (the “Company”), an exempted company organized under the laws of the Cayman Islands, and American Beacon Advisors, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Manager”).
NINTH AMENDMENT TO SECURITIES LENDING AUTHORIZATION AGREEMENT BETWEEN AMERICAN BEACON FUNDS AND AMERICAN BEACON INSTITUTIONAL FUNDS TRUST, EACH ON BEHALF OF ITS RESPECTIVE SERIES, AS LISTED ON SCHEDULE B AND STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANYSecurities Lending Authorization Agreement • August 17th, 2023 • American Beacon Funds
This Ninth Amendment (this “Amendment”) effective August 4, 2023 is between each AMERICAN BEACON investment company listed on Schedule B (each, a “Trust”), severally and not jointly, each acting solely on behalf of its series listed on Schedule B, severally and not jointly (a Trust acting on behalf of one of its series, a “Fund,” and the Trusts acting on behalf of their respective series, collectively, the “Funds”), and STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY, acting either directly or through any State Street affiliates (collectively “State Street”).
AMERICAN BEACON FUNDS AMERICAN BEACON SELECT FUNDS AMERICAN BEACON INSTITUTIONAL FUNDS TRUST SUB-ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES FEE AGREEMENTBeacon Institutional Funds Trust Sub-Administrative Services Fee Agreement • August 17th, 2023 • American Beacon Funds • Texas
This Agreement (“Agreement”) is effective as of April 30, 2017, by the American Beacon Funds and the American Beacon Select Funds, each a Massachusetts business trust, and the American Beacon Institutional Funds Trust, a Delaware statutory trust (collectively, the “Trusts”), on behalf of each Fund of a Trust listed on Schedule A hereto, as may be amended from time to time (each, a “Fund”), and American Beacon Advisors, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Manager”) (the “Parties”).
TO SUB-ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES FEE AGREEMENTSub-Administrative Services Fee Agreement • August 17th, 2023 • American Beacon Funds
This Fourteenth Amendment (“Amendment”) to the Sub-Administrative Services Fee Agreement dated April 30, 2017 (“Agreement”) by and between the American Beacon Funds and the American Beacon Select Funds, each a Massachusetts business trust, and the American Beacon Institutional Funds Trust, a Delaware statutory trust, (collectively, the “Trusts”), and American Beacon Advisors, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Manager”) is effective as of August 15, 2023. Capitalized terms used in this Amendment without definition shall have the respective meanings ascribed to such terms in the Agreement (as defined below).
FOURTH AMENDMENT TO ADMINSTRATIVE SERVICES AGREEMENTAdministrative Services Agreement • August 17th, 2023 • American Beacon Funds
This Fourth Amendment (the “Amendment”) to the Administrative Services Agreement dated June 10, 2019, by and among AMERICAN BEACON FUNDS, a Massachusetts business trust, AMERICAN BEACON INSTITUTIONAL FUNDS TRUST, a Delaware Statutory Trust, AMERICAN BEACON ADVISORS, INC., a Delaware corporation, and PARAMETRIC PORTFOLIO ASSOCIATES LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Agreement”) is effective as of August 9, 2023.
AMERICAN BEACON FUNDS AMERICAN BEACON SELECT FUNDS TWENTY-SECOND AMENDMENT TO Management AgreementManagement Agreement • August 17th, 2023 • American Beacon Funds
The attached amended and restated Schedule B to remove American Beacon AHL TargetRisk Core Fund and American Beacon Zebra Small Cap Equity Fund and add American Beacon AHL Multi-Alternatives Fund is hereby incorporated into the Management Agreement dated April 4, 2016, as amended, by and between the American Beacon Funds and the American Beacon Select Funds, each a Massachusetts business trust (each, a “Trust”), on behalf of each Fund of a Trust listed on Schedule B hereto, as may be amended from time to time (each, a “Fund”), and American Beacon Advisors, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Agreement”), and supersedes any prior Schedule B to the Agreement.
August 4, 2023 State Street Bank and Trust CompanyAmerican Beacon Funds • August 17th, 2023
The undersigned pursuant to authority under the Custodian Contract dated December 1, 1997 (as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time, the “Agreement”), between American Beacon Funds (the “Trust”) and State Street Bank and Trust Company (the “Custodian”), hereby advises you of certain changes related to certain series of shares the Trust (the “Funds”) as set forth below.
EIGHTEENTH AMENDMENT TO DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENTDistribution Agreement • August 17th, 2023 • American Beacon Funds
This Eighteenth Amendment (the “Amendment”) to the Distribution Agreement (the “Agreement”) dated March 1, 2018 by and between American Beacon Funds and American Beacon Select Funds, each a Massachusetts business trust that acts as an open-end investment company (the “Client”), and Resolute Investment Distributors, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Resolute”) is entered into as of August 7, 2023 (the “Effective Date”).
To Transfer Agency and Service Agreement Between SS&C GIDS, Inc. And American Beacon FundsAmerican Beacon Funds • August 17th, 2023
This Amendment is made as of this 3rd day of August 2023, by SS&C GIDS, Inc. (the “Transfer Agent”) and American Beacon Funds on behalf of its series listed in Schedule A, severely and not jointly (each a “Fund”, collectively the “Funds”). In accordance with Section 13 (Miscellaneous/Additional Funds) of the Transfer Agency and Service Agreement between American Beacon Funds and the Transfer Agent dated February 1, 2023, as amended (the “Agreement”), the parties desire to amend the Agreement as set forth herein.
THIRD AMENDMENT TO AMERICAN BEACON FUNDS INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENTInvestment Advisory Agreement • August 17th, 2023 • American Beacon Funds
This Third Amendment to the American Beacon Funds Investment Advisory Agreement (“Third Amendment”) is effective as of August 7, 2023, by and among American Beacon Funds, a Massachusetts business trust (the “Trust”), American Beacon Advisors, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Manager”), and AHL Partners LLP, an England and Wales limited liability partnership (the “Adviser”);
