0001398344-25-022505 Sample Contracts

ETF Transfer Agent Servicing Agreement
Etf Transfer Agent Servicing Agreement • December 16th, 2025 • Sterling Capital Funds • New York

This ETF Transfer Agent Servicing Agreement (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into effective as of the last day written on the signature page by and between STERLING CAPITAL FUNDS, a Massachusetts business trust (the “Trust”) and U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC (d/b/a U.S. Bank Global Fund Services), a Wisconsin limited liability company (“USBGFS”).

SUB-ADMINISTRATION AGREEMENT
Sub-Administration Agreement • December 16th, 2025 • Sterling Capital Funds • Ohio

This Sub-Administration Agreement (this “Agreement”), dated [Date], is between Sterling Capital Management, LLC (the “Administrator”), a North Carolina limited liability company, and Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC (“Ultimus”), a limited liability company organized under the laws of the state of Ohio.

ETF CUSTODY AGREEMENT
Custody Agreement • December 16th, 2025 • Sterling Capital Funds • Minnesota

THIS CUSTODY AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of the last date on the signature page, by and between STERLING CAPITAL FUNDS, a Massachusetts business trust (the “Trust”), on behalf of each series listed on Exhibit A hereto (as amended from time to time) (each a “Fund”, and collectively, the “Funds”), and U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a national banking association organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America with its principal place of business at Minneapolis, Minnesota (the “Custodian”).