Exhibit (d)(2)(i)
AMENDED AND RESTATED EXHIBIT A – FUNDS AND MANAGEMENT FEES
Pursuant to Section 4(a) of the Management Agreement, the Trust shall pay to NTI a fee at the annual rate calculated as a percentage of each Fund’s assets as set forth below:
EXHIBIT A
FUNDS AND MANAGEMENT FEES
| Fund Name | Unitary Management Fee in (as a percentage of Fund’s | |||
| 1. | Northern Trust Short-Term Tax-Exempt Bond ETF | 5.00 | ||
| 2. | Northern Trust Intermediate Tax-Exempt Bond ETF | 5.00 | ||
| 3. | Northern Trust Tax-Exempt Bond ETF | 5.00 | ||
| 4. | Northern Trust 2030 Inflation-Linked Distributing Ladder ETF | 10.00 | ||
| 5. | Northern Trust 2035 Inflation-Linked Distributing Ladder ETF | 10.00 | ||
| 6. | Northern Trust 2045 Inflation-Linked Distributing Ladder ETF | 10.00 | ||
| 7. | Northern Trust 2055 Inflation-Linked Distributing Ladder ETF | 10.00 | ||
| 8. | Northern Trust 2030 Tax-Exempt Distributing Ladder ETF | 18.00 | ||
| 9. | Northern Trust 2035 Tax-Exempt Distributing Ladder ETF | 18.00 | ||
| 10. | Northern Trust 2045 Tax-Exempt Distributing Ladder ETF | 18.00 | ||
| 11. | Northern Trust 2055 Tax-Exempt Distributing Ladder ETF | 18.00 | ||
| 12. | Northern Trust US Equity ETF | 8.00 |
| NORTHERN FUNDS | NORTHERN TRUST INVESTMENTS, INC. | |
| By: /s/ Kevin P. O’Rourke | By: /s/ Randal E. Rein | |
| Name: Kevin P. O’Rourke | Name: Randal E. Rein | |
| Title: President | Title: Senior Vice President | |
| Date: February 19, 2026 | Date: February 19, 2026 | |