INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AGREEMENTInvestment Management Agreement • June 23rd, 2023 • Allspring Funds Trust
This AMENDED AND RESTATED INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made as of this 1st day of November, 2021, as amended and restated as of December 6, 2021, between Allspring Funds 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 “Manager”), 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.
DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENTDistribution Agreement • June 23rd, 2023 • Allspring Funds Trust
This AMENDED AND RESTATED DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made as of November 1, 2021, as amended and restated as of December 6, 2021, by and between Allspring Funds Trust, a Delaware statutory trust (the “Trust”) on behalf of each series of the Trust now or hereafter identified on Schedule I (each, a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”), and Allspring Funds Distributor, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Distributor”). Absent written notification to the contrary by either the Trust or the Distributor, each new investment portfolio established in the future shall automatically become a “Fund” for all purposes hereunder and shares of each new class established in the future shall automatically become “Shares” for all purposes hereunder as if set forth on Schedule I.
SHAREHOLDER SERVICING AGREEMENTShareholder Servicing Agreement • June 23rd, 2023 • Allspring Funds Trust
THIS AMENDED AND RESTATED SHAREHOLDER SERVICING AGREEMENT is made as of February 20, 2014, and is amended and restated as of December 16, 2021, by and among ALLSPRING FUNDS TRUST, a Delaware statutory trust (the “Trust”) on behalf of each series of the Trust now or hereafter identified on Schedule I (each, a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”), ALLSPRING FUNDS DISTRIBUTOR, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “AFD”) and ALLSPRING FUNDS MANAGEMENT, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“AFM”). AFD and AFM shall together be referred to as “Allspring”. Absent written notification to the contrary by either the Trust or Allspring, each new series of the Trust established in the future and for which the Service Plan (as defined below) has been adopted shall automatically become a “Fund” for all purposes hereunder as if set forth on Schedule I.
SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENT AMONG ALLSPRING FUNDS TRUST, ALLSPRING FUNDS MANAGEMENT, LLC AND ALLSPRING GLOBAL INVESTMENTS, LLCSub-Advisory Agreement • June 23rd, 2023 • Allspring Funds 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 Funds 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”).
EXPENSE ASSUMPTION AGREEMENTExpense Assumption Agreement • June 23rd, 2023 • Allspring Funds Trust
This AMENDED AND RESTATED EXPENSE ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made as of this 1st day of November, 2021, as amended and restated as of December 6, 2021, by and between Allspring Funds Trust (the “Trust”), a Delaware statutory trust, for itself and on behalf of its series now or hereafter identified on Schedule A (each, a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”), and Allspring Funds Management, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Funds Management” or the “Manager”).
FEE AND EXPENSE AGREEMENTFee and Expense Agreement • June 23rd, 2023 • Allspring Funds Trust
THIS AMENDED AND RESTATED FEE AND EXPENSE AGREEMENT is made as of October 3, 2008, as amended and restated as of January 1, 2022, 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.
TRANSFER AGENCY AND SERVICE AGREEMENTTransfer Agency and Service Agreement • June 23rd, 2023 • Allspring Funds Trust
THIS AGREEMENT made as of the 29th day of April 2019, by and between the Wells Fargo Trusts listed on Schedule A hereto and each being an entity of the type set forth on Schedule A and organized under the laws of the state of Delaware, each with a principal place of business at 525 Market Street -12th Floor, San Francisco, California 94105 and each of which is acting on its own behalf and on behalf of each of the portfolios listed under its name in Schedule A, as revised from time to time, (jointly and severally, such portfolios shall be referred to hereinafter as the “Fund” or “Funds”), but not jointly with any other entities listed on Schedule A, and DST Asset Manager Solutions, Inc. (formerly Boston Financial Data Services, Inc.), a Massachusetts corporation having its principal office and place of business at 2000 Crown Colony Drive, Quincy, Massachusetts 02169 (the “Transfer Agent”).
CLASS-LEVEL ADMINISTRATION AGREEMENTLevel Administration Agreement • June 23rd, 2023 • Allspring Funds Trust
This AMENDED AND RESTATED CLASS-LEVEL ADMINISTRATION AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made as of this 1st date of July, 2015, as amended and restated as of December 6, 2021, between Allspring Funds Trust, a Delaware statutory trust (the “Trust”) and Allspring Funds Management, LLC, a limited liability company organized under the laws of the State of Delaware (“Funds Management”).
