Exhibit (h)(6)(x)
Execution Copy
For ETF Share Classes
AMENDMENT TO ADMINISTRATION AGREEMENT
This Amendment to the Administration Agreement (the “Amendment”) is dated as of September 29, 2026 by and between GMO Trust (the “Trust”), on behalf of its series of the Trust, and State Street Bank and Trust Company, a Massachusetts trust company (“State Street”). Capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Agreement (as defined below).
WHEREAS, the Trust is a business trust established under the laws of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and is registered as a management investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, consisting of certain of the separate portfolios as listed on Schedule A attached hereto (each a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”);
WHEREAS, Grantham, Mayo Van Otterloo & Co. LLC, a Massachusetts limited liability company (“GMO”) and Investors Bank & Trust Company (“IBT”) entered into an Administration Agreement dated as of June 30, 2003 (as amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Agreement”);
WHEREAS, IBT merged with and into State Street, effective July 2, 2007, with the result that State Street now serves as Administrator under the Agreement;
WHEREAS, GMO, the Trust, and State Street entered into an Amendment and Novation Agreement, effective June 30, 2025, with the result that the fund administration between State Street and GMO was novated to the Trust.
WHEREAS, the Trust and State Street desire to amend the Agreement as set forth below.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual covenants and agreements hereinafter contained, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereby agree as follows:
WHEREAS, the parties hereto wish to amend the Agreement as set forth below.
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements herein contained, the parties agree as follows:
| 1. | Schedule A to the Agreement is hereby amended to reflect the share class of each Fund identified therein that offers a class of exchange-traded shares that operates as an exchange-traded fund. A copy of such revised Schedule A is attached to this Amendment. |
| 2. | Capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Agreement. |
| 3. | Except as specifically amended hereby, all other terms and conditions of the Agreement shall remain in full force and effect. This Amendment may be executed in multiple counterparts, which together shall constitute one instrument. Counterparts may be executed in either original or electronically transmitted form (e.g., faxes or emailed portable document format (PDF) form), and the parties hereby adopt as original any signatures received via electronically transmitted form. |
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned has caused this Amendment to be executed in its name and on its behalf by a duly authorized officer as of the date set forth above.
GMO TRUST, ON BEHALF OF ITS SERIES LISTED ON SCHEDULE A
| By: | /s/ Douglas Y Charton | |
| Name: | Douglas Y Charton | |
| Title: | Vice President-Law |
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY
| By: | /s/ Scott Shirrell | |
| Name: | Scott Shirrell | |
| Title: | Managing Director |
A copy of the Amended and Restated Agreement and Declaration of Trust of the Trust is on file with the Secretary of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and notice is hereby given that this instrument is executed on behalf of the Trustees of the Trust as Trustees and not individually and that the obligations of this instrument are not binding upon any of the Trustees or shareholders individually but are binding only upon the assets and property of the Fund.
Schedule A
GMO Trust
GMO Alternative Allocation Fund
ETF Class
GMO Benchmark-Free Allocation Fund
ETF Class
GMO Emerging Country Debt Fund
ETF Class
GMO Emerging Markets Ex-China Fund
ETF Class
GMO Emerging Markets Fund
ETF Class
GMO Global Asset Allocation Fund
ETF Class
GMO Global Developed Equity Allocation Fund
ETF Class
GMO Global Equity Allocation Fund
ETF Class
GMO High Yield Fund
ETF Class
GMO Int’l Developed Equity Allocation Fund
ETF Class
GMO International Equity Allocation Fund
ETF Class
GMO International Equity Fund
ETF Class
GMO Multi-Asset Credit Fund
ETF Class
GMO Opportunistic Income Fund
ETF Class
GMO Quality Fund
ETF Class
GMO U.S. Equity Fund
ETF Class
GMO U.S. Small Cap Value Fund
ETF Class
GMO U.S. Treasury Fund
ETF Class
A-1