0001398344-26-007583 Sample Contracts

AMENDED AND RESTATED EXPENSE LIMITATION AGREEMENT
Expense Limitation Agreement • April 29th, 2026 • Driehaus Mutual Funds

AMENDED AND RESTATED EXPENSE LIMITATION AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”), effective as of April 30, 2026, by and between Driehaus Capital Management LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Adviser”), and Driehaus Mutual Funds (the “Trust”), on behalf of the Driehaus Emerging Markets Small Cap Growth Fund series of the Trust (the “Fund”).

SECOND AMENDMENT TO NOVATED DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT
Distribution Agreement • April 29th, 2026 • Driehaus Mutual Funds • Delaware

This second amendment ("Amendment") to the novated Distribution Agreement (the "Agreement") dated as of September 30, 2021, by and between Driehaus Mutual Funds (the "Client") and Foreside Financial Services, LLC ("Distributor") is entered into as of March 27, 2026 (the "Effective Date").

AMENDED AND RESTATED CUSTODY AGREEMENT
Custody Agreement • April 29th, 2026 • Driehaus Mutual Funds • Illinois

This AMENDED AND RESTATED CUSTODY AGREEMENT is dated as of October 1, 2025, 2025, effective as of September 10th, 2025, between DRIEHAUS MUTUAL FUNDS, a statutory trust organized under the laws of the State of Delaware, having its principal office and place of business at 25 East Erie Street, Chicago, Illinois 60611 (the “Fund”), and THE NORTHERN TRUST COMPANY (the “Custodian”), an Illinois company with its principal place of business at 50 South LaSalle Street, Chicago, Illinois 60603 (the “Agreement”) and constitutes an amendment and restatement of the prior Custody Agreement, as amended, restated or otherwise modified from time to time prior to the date hereof, between the Fund and the Custodian dated as of August 12, 2009 and effective as of October 15, 2009.

AMENDMENT TO THE INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT DATED AS OF JULY 1, 2021
Investment Advisory Agreement • April 29th, 2026 • Driehaus Mutual Funds • Illinois

This amendment, dated as of March 27, 2026 (the “Amendment”), between Driehaus Mutual Funds, a Delaware statutory trust (the “Trust”), and Driehaus Capital Management LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Adviser”).

AMENDMENT TO FUND OF FUNDS INVESTMENT AGREEMENT
Fund of Funds Investment Agreement • April 29th, 2026 • Driehaus Mutual Funds

This Amendment (the “Amendment”) is made as of February 1, 2026 Schwab Capital Trust and Schwab Annuity Portfolios (collectively, the “Schwab Trust”), each on behalf of its series identified on Schedule A of the Agreement, severally and not jointly (each, an “Acquiring Fund”), and Driehaus Mutual Funds, the (“Acquired Trust”), on behalf of its itself and its series listed on Schedule B of the Agreement (the “Acquired Fund”), and amends that certain Fund of Funds Investment Agreement between the parties dated January 19, 2022, as amended from time to time (the “Agreement”). All capitalized terms used in the Amendment and not defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed to them in the Agreement.