FMI Funds, Inc. 485BPOS

Exhibit 99.(h)(xii)

 

FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE

ETF CUSTODY AGREEMENT

 

THIS FIRST AMENDMENT effective as of the last date of the signature page (the “Effective Date”), to the ETF Custody Agreement dated as of September 17, 2021 (the “Agreement”), is entered into by and between FMI FUNDS, INC., a Maryland corporation (the “Company”), 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”).

 

RECITALS

 

WHEREAS, the parties have entered into the Agreement;

 

WHEREAS, the parties desire to amend Exhibit B of the Agreement to remove the following fund:

 

●FMI Large Cap ETF

 

and;

 

WHEREAS, the parties desire to amend Exhibit B of the Agreement to add the following fund:

 

●FMI Global Equity ETF

 

and;

 

WHEREAS, the parties desire to update the fees listed in Exhibit C of the Agreement, and;

 

WHEREAS, Section 15.02 of the Agreement allows for its amendment by a written instrument executed by both parties and authorized or approved by the Board of Directors.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, the parties agree as follows:

 

1.Exhibit B of the Agreement is hereby superseded and replaced in its entirety with Exhibit B attached hereto.

 

2.Exhibit C of the Agreement is hereby superseded and replaced in its entirety with Exhibit C attached hereto.

 

Except to the extent amended hereby, the Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this First Amendment to be executed by a duly authorized officer on one or more counterparts as of the date written above.

 

FMI FUNDS, INC.   U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

 

By:     By:  
         
Name: John Brandser   Name: Elizabeth Scalf
         
Title: President   Title: Senior Vice President
         
Date: 7/10/2026   Date: 7/13/2026

 

 

 

EXHIBIT B

 

to the Custody Agreement

 

Separate ETF Series of FMI Funds, Inc

 

Name of Series

 

FMI Global Equity ETF

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT C

 

to the Custody Agreement - Fee Schedule for Domestic and Global Services

 

Annual Base Fees

 

Based upon the Average Net Assets per Complex

 

    Average daily market value of all long securities and cash held Minimum Fee per Fund
    0.25 bps $5,000/fund plus
Custody     portfolio transaction
      fees
       
Chief $3,000 per year per fund complex for each U.S. Bank    
Compliance service selected    
Officer Support      
Fee****      

****Global Fund Services does not serve as the fund’s Chief Compliance Officer

 

Annual Base Fees include the following services:

 

●Custody: custody securities and cash; act as foreign custody manager; open and maintain fund custody accounts; disburse moneys, release and deliver securities.

●Chief Compliance Officer Support Fee: Access to the CCO Portal including business line Critical Procedures, Compliance Controls, Reporting on Testing of Compliance Controls, Annual U.S. Bank Global Fund Services CCO Review, SOC1 audits of business lines; Quarterly 38a-1 certifications to the CCO; CCO events, including quarterly business update calls and periodic webinars and CCO forums.

 

 

Additional Services

 

Custody Services

 

Portfolio Transaction Fees1

 

●$4.00 – Book entry DTC transaction, Federal Reserve transaction, principal paydown
●$7.00 – Repurchase agreement, reverse repurchase agreement, time deposit/CD or other non-depository transaction
●$8.00 – Option/SWAPS/future contract written, exercised or expired

●$15.00 – Mutual fund trade, Margin Variation Wire and outbound Fed wire
●$50.00 – Physical security transaction
●$5.00 – Check disbursement (waived if U.S. Bancorp is Administrator)

●$20 Manual instructions fee. (Additional Per Securities and Cash Transactions)

●$20 Cancellation/Repair fee. (Additional Per Securities and Cash Transactions)

●$15 Per Non-USD wire.

●$30 Per 3rd party FX settled at U.S. Bank

●$25 Monthly charge on zero valued securities (Per ISIN)

●$20 Per Proxy Vote cast.

●$25 Dormant account fee (one year no activity)

A transaction is a purchase/sale of a security, free receipt/free delivery, maturity, tender or exchange.

 

1 “Sponsor trades” are defined as any trades put through the Portfolio, on behalf of the Fund by any portfolio manager/sub advisor and their affiliates authorized by the BOT to act on behalf of the Fund, outside of the create/redeem process. Cash-in-Lieu proceeds received as part of the create/redeem process, and their related transactions are not considered to be “Sponsor trades.

 

 

 

 

Additional Services

 

Additional fees apply for global servicing. Fund of Fund expenses quoted separately.

●$1,000 per custody sub – account per year (e.g., per sub –adviser, segregated account, etc.)

●Class Action Processing Service Fee – 6% of gross proceeds recovered after settlement of a filed claim, with a maximum cost not to exceed $20,000.

●No charge for the initial conversion free receipt if fund is converting from another service provider.

●$50 per SMA converting into the fund

●Overdrafts – charged to the account at prime interest rate plus 2%, unless a line of credit is in place

●Third Party lending - Additional fees will apply

 

Global Custody Base Fee

 

A monthly base fee of $500 per fund will apply when foreign securities are held. If no global assets are held within a given month, the monthly base charge will not apply for that month. In addition, the follow may apply. Safekeeping and transaction fees are assessed on security and currency transactions.

 

Global Custody Tax Reclamation Services:

 

●Global Filing: $500 per annum

●U.S. Domestic Filing: $250 per annum (Only ADRs)

●3rd Party Tax Service Provider: $15,000 per annum (does not include out of pocket expenses incurred in the fulfillment of requests from the 3rd party)

●Any client who does not elect for U.S. Bank Global Custody/3rd Party Tax Services, but elects to pursue relief themselves, would be charged for out of pocket expenses incurred in the fulfillment of the requests.

 

Miscellaneous Expenses

 

●Charges incurred by U.S. Bank, N.A. directly or through sub-custodians for account opening fees, local taxes, stamp duties or other local duties and assessments, stock exchange fees, foreign exchange transactions, postage and insurance for shipping, facsimile reporting, extraordinary telecommunications fees, proxy services and other shareholder communications, recurring administration fees, negative interest charges, overdraft charges or other expenses which are unique to a country in which the client or its clients is investing will be passed along as incurred.

●A surcharge may be added to certain miscellaneous expenses listed herein to cover handling, servicing and other administrative costs associated with the activities giving rise to such expenses. Also, certain expenses are charged at a predetermined flat rate.

 

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Additional Global Sub-Custodial Services Annual Fee Schedule

 

Country Safekeeping Transaction   Country Safekeeping Transaction   Country Safekeeping Transaction
  (BPS) fee     (BPS) fee     (BPS) fee
                     
Argentina 18.00 $30   Hong Kong 1.75 $18   Poland 8.00 $25
                     
Australia 1.50 $15   Hungary 18.00 $55   Portugal 3.00 $10
                     
Austria 1.70 $12   Iceland 15.00 $48   Qatar 38.00 $115
                     
Bahrain 42.00 $115   India 7.00 $40   Romania 30.00 $85
                     
Bangladesh 18.00 $110   Indonesia 6.00 $52   Russia 12.00 $175
                     
Belgium 1.00 $8   Ireland 1.00 $3   Saudi Arabia 30.00 $75
                     
Bermuda 15.00 $55   Israel 10.00 $26   Serbia 60.00 $165
                     
Botswana 24.00 $45   Italy 1.00 $10   Singapore 1.35 $22
                     
Brazil 7.00 $15   Japan 1.00 $6   Slovakia 20.00 $90
                     
Bulgaria 24.00 $68   Jordan 40.00 $125   Slovenia 20.00 $90
                     
Canada 1.20 $6   Kenya 28.00 $42   South Africa 1.75 $12
                     
Chile 13.00 $40   Kuwait 38.00 $110   South Korea 3.00 $12
                     
China Connect 18.00 $20   Latvia 15.00 $65   Spain 1.00 $10
China (B Shares) 10.00 $42   Lithuania 15.00 $45   Sri Lanka 11.00 $70
                     
Colombia 30.00 $50   Luxembourg 1.25 $20   Sweden 1.25 $10
                     
Costa Rica 15.00 $55   Malaysia 3.00 $35   Switzerland 1.25 $12
                     
Croatia 18.00 $55   Malta 20.00 65   Taiwan 8.00 $43
                     
Cyprus 4.00 $20   Mauritius 28.00 $90   Tanzania 45.00 $150
                     
Czech Republic 12.00 $25   Mexico 2.50 $12   Thailand 3.00 $25
                     
Denmark 1.25 $10   Morocco 28.00 $68   Tunisia 38.00 $42
                     
Egypt 18.00 $50   Namibia 30.00 $45   Turkey 9.00 $12
                     
Estonia 6.00 $25   Netherlands 1.25 $8   UAE 35.00 $105
                     
Euroclear       New Zealand 1.50 $22   Uganda 40.00 $90
(Eurobonds) 1.00 $10                
Euroclear Rates are Rates are   Nigeria 28.00 $38   Ukraine 30.00 $50
(Non- available upon available                
Eurobonds) request upon request                
Finland 1.50 $10   Norway 1.25 $10   United 1.00 $3
                Kingdom    
France 1.00 $8   Oman 42.00 $100   Uruguay 45.00 $55
                     
Germany 1.00 $8   Pakistan 24.00 $75   Vietnam 20.00 $80
                     
Ghana 25.00 $40   Panama 65.00 $98   West African 38.00 $130
                Economic    
                Monetary    
                Union    
                (WAEMU)*    
Greece 4.00 $20   Peru 30.00 $60   Zambia 28.00 $45
                     
        Philippines 3.50 $38   Zimbabwe 28.00 $45
                     

 

*Transaction Fee includes: Receive Versus Payment (RVP), Delivery Versus Payment (DVP), FREE REC, and FREE DEL activity related to securities settlement within U.S. Bank sub-custodian network

 

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●Non Eurobonds rate sheet – below rate is applied on ISINs held at Euroclear plus (in addition to standard 1 basis point charge.) Non Eurobond rate is calculated on any ISIN code listed below held at Euroclear at month end.

 

Market Non Eurobond ISIN
code
Non Eurobond Rate
ISINs held at EOC*
ARGENTINA AR 15
AUSTRALIA AU 2
BELGIUM BE 2
CANADA CA 2
CHILE CL 9
CZECH REPUBLIC CZ 10
DENMARK DK 3
FINLAND FI 3.5
FRANCE FR 1.5
GERMANY DE 2
GREECE GG 35
HOLLAND NL 1.5
HONG KONG HK 1.5
HUNGARY HU 10
ISRAEL IL 17
ITALY IT 2.5
JAPAN JP 3
LUXEMBOURG LU 1.5
MEXICO MX 6
NEWZEALAND NZ 2
NORWAY NO 5
PERU PE 9
POLAND PL 10
PORTUGAL PT 5
ROMANIA RO 11
RUSSIA RU 10
SINGAPORE SG 2
SLOVAK REPUBLIC SK 10
SLOVENIA SI 10
SPAIN ES 3
SOUTH-AFRICA ZA 2
SWEDEN SE 3
SWITZERLAND CH 3
THAILAND TH 8
UNITED KINGDOM GB 2
UNITED STATES US 3

 

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