Exhibit (h)(6)(ix)
AMENDMENT TO ADMINISTRATION AGREEMENT
This Amendment to the Administration Agreement (the “Amendment”) is dated as of April 6, 2026 by and between Grantham, Mayo Van Otterloo & Co. LLC, a Massachusetts limited liability company (“GMO”), 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, GMO Trust is a business trust established under the laws of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts (the “Trusts”), 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, 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; and
WHEREAS, GMO 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:
| 1. | Schedule A to the Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the revised Schedule A attached hereto. |
| 2. | Annex I to Schedule B6 of the Administration Agreement is hereby amended by deleting such Annex I in its entirety and inserting in lieu thereof the attached Annex I. |
| 3. | Capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Agreement. |
| 4. | 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, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be executed by their officers designated below as of the date first written above.
| GRANTHAM, MAYO, VAN OTTERLOO & CO. LLC | ||
| By: | /s/ Douglas Y. Charton | |
| Name: | Douglas Y. Charton | |
| Title: | Counsel | |
| STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY | ||
| By: | /s/ Scott Shirrell | |
| Name: | Scott Shirrell | |
| Title: | Managing Director | |
| Effective | Date: April 13, 2026 | |
SCHEDULE A
Listing of Trusts and Funds
(Updated as of April 6, 2026)
GMO Trust
| GMO Alternative Allocation Fund | GMO International Opportunistic Value Fund | |
| GMO Asset Allocation Bond Fund | GMO MAC Implementation Fund | |
| GMO Benchmark-Free Allocation Fund | GMO Multi-Asset Credit Fund | |
| GMO Benchmark-Free Fund | GMO Opportunistic Income Fund | |
| GMO Climate Change Fund | GMO Quality Cyclicals Fund | |
| GMO Emerging Country Debt Fund | GMO Quality Fund | |
| GMO Emerging Country Debt Shares Fund | GMO Resource Transition Fund | |
| GMO Emerging Markets Debt Total Return Fund* | GMO Resources Fund | |
| GMO Emerging Markets ex-China Fund | GMO Small Cap Quality Fund- | |
| GMO Emerging Markets Fund | GMO Strategic Opportunities Allocation Fund | |
| GMO Global Asset Allocation Fund | GMO U.S. Equity Fund | |
| GMO Global Developed Equity Allocation Fund | GMO U.S. Opportunistic Value Fund | |
| GMO Global Equity Allocation Fund | GMO U.S. Small Cap Value Fund | |
| GMO High Yield Fund | GMO U.S. Treasury Fund | |
| GMO Implementation Fund | GMO-Usonian Japan Value Creation Fund | |
| GMO International Developed Equity Allocation Fund | ||
| GMO International Equity Allocation Fund | ||
| GMO International Equity Fund | ||
| * | GMO will provide State Street with at least (5) business days’ prior notice to the commencement of operations. |
ANNEX I
GRANTHAM, MAYO, VAN OTTERLOO & CO. LLC (“GMO”)
Updated as of April 6, 2026
Further to the Amendment dated as of April 6, 2026 to the Administration Agreement dated as of June 30, 2003 (as amended), between Grantham, Mayo Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (“GMO”) and State Street Bank and Trust Company (the “Administrator”), GMO and the Administrator mutually agree to update this Annex 1 by adding/removing Portfolios as applicable:
| Form N-PORT Services and Quarterly Portfolio of Investments Services |
Service Type: | |
| GMO TRUST | Standard N-PORT Reporting Solution (Data and Filing) and Quarterly Portfolio of Investments Services | |
| GMO Alternative Allocation Fund GMO Asset Allocation Bond Fund GMO Benchmark-Free Allocation Fund GMO Benchmark-Free Fund GMO Climate Change Fund GMO Emerging Country Debt Fund GMO Emerging Country Debt Shares Fund GMO Emerging Markets Debt Total Return Fund* GMO Emerging Markets ex-China Fund GMO Emerging Markets Fund GMO Global Asset Allocation Fund GMO Global Developed Equity Allocation Fund GMO Global Equity Allocation Fund GMO High Yield Fund GMO Implementation Fund GMO International Developed Equity Allocation Fund GMO International Equity Allocation Fund GMO International Equity Fund GMO International Opportunistic Value Fund GMO MAC Implementation Fund GMO Multi-Asset Credit Fund GMO Opportunistic Income Fund GMO Quality Cyclicals Fund GMO Quality Fund GMO Resource Transition Fund |
Standard | |
| GMO Resources Fund GMO Small Cap Quality Fund GMO Strategic Opportunities Allocation Fund GMO U.S. Equity Fund GMO U.S. Opportunistic Value Fund GMO U.S. Small Cap Value Fund GMO U.S. Treasury Fund GMO-Usonian Japan Value Creation Fund |
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| Form N-CEN Services | ||
| GMO Trust | ||