0001580642-26-004436 Sample Contracts

SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENT
Sub-Advisory Agreement • July 16th, 2026 • Northern Lights Fund Trust Iii • New York

THIS SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENT (“Agreement”) is made and entered into as of 27th day of March, 2026, by and between PERSIMMON CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LP (the “Adviser”), a Delaware limited partnership registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (the “Advisers Act”) located at 1777 Sentry Parkway West, Suite 102, Blue Bell, Pennsylvania 19422, and HEDGEYE ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Subadviser”) also registered under the Advisers Act located at 1 High Ridge Park, 3rd Floor, Stamford, Connecticut 06905, with respect to the Persimmon Long/Short Fund (the “Fund”), a series of the NORTHERN LIGHTS FUND TRUST III, a Delaware statutory trust (the “Trust”).

Fund Servicing Agreement
Fund Servicing Agreement • July 16th, 2026 • Northern Lights Fund Trust Iii • New York

This Fund Servicing Agreement (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into effective as of the last day written on the signature page by and between Northern Lights Fund Trust III, a Delaware statutory 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”).

INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT Between NORTHERN LIGHTS FUND TRUST III and HOWARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT,LLC
Investment Advisory Agreement • July 16th, 2026 • Northern Lights Fund Trust Iii • New York

This AGREEMENT is made as of May 20, 2026 between NORTHERN LIGHTS FUND TRUST III, a Delaware statutory trust (the “Trust”), and Howard Capital Management,LLC, a Delaware Corporation (the “Adviser”) located at 1145 Hembree Rd. Roswell GA 30076.

ETF CUSTODY AGREEMENT
Custody Agreement • July 16th, 2026 • Northern Lights Fund Trust Iii • Minnesota

THIS CUSTODY AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of the last date on the signature page, by and between NORTHERN LIGHTS FUND TRUST III, a Delaware statutory trust (the “Trust”), 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”).