Exhibit 99.(h)(10)(A)
December 15, 2023
American Beacon Funds (the “Trust”)
220 East Las Colinas Blvd., Suite 1200
Irving, TX 75039
Re: Fee Waiver/Expense Reimbursement
Ladies and Gentlemen:
American Beacon Advisors, Inc. (“AmBeacon”) notifies you that, for the funds listed in Attachment A to this letter (the “Funds”), it will waive its management fee and/or reimburse expenses of the Fund, to the extent necessary so that expenses of the Fund, exclusive of taxes, interest, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses, securities lending fees, expenses associated with securities sold short, litigation, and other extraordinary expenses, do not exceed the annual rates listed on Attachment A.
During the period until the expiration date of each expense limitation in Attachment A, the related expense limitation arrangements for each of the Funds may only be modified by mutual agreement of the parties that, with respect to the Trust, includes a majority vote of the “non-interested” Trustees of the Trust. For a period of up to three years following AmBeacon’s contractual fee waiver or reimbursement, AmBeacon may be reimbursed by a Fund if reimbursement does not cause the expenses of the Fund exclusive of taxes, interest, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses, securities lending fees, expenses associated with securities sold short, litigation, and other extraordinary expenses, to exceed the lesser of the contractual percentage limit in effect at the time of the waiver/reimbursement or the time of the recoupment.
We understand and intend that you will rely on this undertaking in preparing and filing the Registration Statements on Form N-1A for the Fund with the Securities and Exchange Commission, in accruing each Fund’s expenses for purposes of calculating its net asset value per share and for other purposes permitted under Form N-1A and/or the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and expressly permit you to do so.
| Respectfully, | |||
| American Beacon Advisors, Inc. | |||
| By: | /s/ Melinda G. Heika | ||
| Name: | Melinda G. Heika | ||
| Title: | Sr. Vice President | ||
Agreed and Accepted on behalf of the Trust | ||
| By: | /s/ Sonia L. Bates | |
| Name: | Sonia L. Bates | |
| Title: | Treasurer | |
A copy of the document establishing the Trust is filed with the Secretary of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts. This Agreement is executed by the officer not as an individual and is not binding upon any of the Trustees, officers or shareholders of the Trust individually but only upon the assets of each Fund.
Attachment A
American Beacon Funds
| Annual | ||||
| Expense % | Effective | |||
| Fund | Class | Limit (Cap) | Date | Expiration |
| ARK Transformational Innovation | R5 | 0.99 | 12/15/2023 | 12/31/2025 |
| ARK Transformational Innovation | Y | 1.08 | 12/15/2023 | 12/31/2025 |
| ARK Transformational Innovation | Investor | 1.32 | 12/15/2023 | 12/31/2025 |
| ARK Transformational Innovation | A | 1.34 | 12/15/2023 | 12/31/2025 |
| ARK Transformational Innovation | C | 2.10 | 12/15/2023 | 12/31/2025 |
| ARK Transformational Innovation | R6 | 0.99 | 12/15/2023 | 12/31/2025 |
| TwentyFour Strategic Income | R5 | 0.72 | 12/15/2023 | 12/31/2025 |
| TwentyFour Strategic Income | Y | 0.80 | 12/15/2023 | 12/31/2025 |
| TwentyFour Strategic Income | Investor | 1.09 | 12/15/2023 | 12/31/2025 |
| TwentyFour Strategic Income | A | 1.00 | 12/15/2023 | 12/31/2025 |
| TwentyFour Strategic Income | C | 1.79 | 12/15/2023 | 12/31/2025 |
| Shapiro Equity Opportunities | R5 | 0.79 | 12/15/2023 | 12/31/2025 |
| Shapiro Equity Opportunities | Y | 0.89 | 12/15/2023 | 12/31/2025 |
| Shapiro Equity Opportunities | Investor | 1.06 | 12/15/2023 | 12/31/2025 |
| Shapiro Equity Opportunities | A | 1.06 | 12/15/2023 | 12/31/2025 |
| Shapiro Equity Opportunities | C | 1.81 | 12/15/2023 | 12/31/2025 |
| Shapiro SMID Cap Equity | R5 | 0.89 | 12/15/2023 | 12/31/2025 |
| Shapiro SMID Cap Equity | Y | 0.96 | 12/15/2023 | 12/31/2025 |
| Shapiro SMID Cap Equity | Investor | 1.17 | 12/15/2023 | 12/31/2025 |
| Shapiro SMID Cap Equity | A | 1.25 | 12/15/2023 | 12/31/2025 |
| Shapiro SMID Cap Equity | C | 2.01 | 12/15/2023 | 12/31/2025 |
| Shapiro SMID Cap Equity | R6 | 0.89 | 12/15/2023 | 12/31/2025 |
| TwentyFour Sustainable Short Term Bond | R6 | 0.47 | 12/15/2023 | 12/31/2025 |
| TwentyFour Sustainable Short Term Bond | Y | 0.57 | 12/15/2023 | 12/31/2025 |
| TwentyFour Sustainable Short Term Bond | A | 0.87 | 12/15/2023 | 12/31/2025 |
| TwentyFour Sustainable Short Term Bond | C | 1.48 | 12/15/2023 | 12/31/2025 |
| SSI Alternative Income | R5 | 0.92 | 12/15/2023 | 12/31/2025 |
| SSI Alternative Income | Y | 0.99 | 12/15/2023 | 12/31/2025 |
| SSI Alternative Income | Investor | 1.24 | 12/15/2023 | 12/31/2025 |
| Garcia Hamilton Qlty Bond | R5 | 0.45 | 12/15/2023 | 12/31/2025 |
| Garcia Hamilton Qlty Bond | R6 | 0.41 | 12/15/2023 | 12/31/2025 |
| Garcia Hamilton Qlty Bond | Y | 0.51 | 12/15/2023 | 12/31/2025 |
| Garcia Hamilton Qlty Bond | Investor | 0.83 | 12/15/2023 | 12/31/2025 |
| Annual | ||||
| Expense % | Effective | |||
| Fund | Class | Limit (Cap) | Date | Expiration |
| International Equity | R6 | 0.69 | 12/15/2023 | 12/31/2025 |
| EAM International Small Cap | R5 | 0.89 | 12/15/2023 | 12/31/2025 |
| Bridgeway Large Cap Growth | R5 | 0.80 | 12/15/2023 | 12/31/2025 |
| Bridgeway Large Cap Growth | Y | 0.83 | 12/15/2023 | 12/31/2025 |
| Bridgeway Large Cap Growth | Investor | 1.12 | 12/15/2023 | 12/31/2025 |
| Bridgeway Large Cap Growth | A | 1.09 | 12/15/2023 | 12/31/2025 |
| Bridgeway Large Cap Growth | C | 1.83 | 12/15/2023 | 12/31/2025 |
| Bridgeway Large Cap Growth | R6 | 0.77 | 12/15/2023 | 12/31/2025 |
| Stephens Small Cap Growth | R5 | 0.99 | 12/15/2023 | 12/31/2025 |
| Stephens Small Cap Growth | Y | 1.05 | 12/15/2023 | 12/31/2025 |
| Stephens Small Cap Growth | Investor | 1.27 | 12/15/2023 | 12/31/2025 |
| Stephens Small Cap Growth | A | 1.28 | 12/15/2023 | 12/31/2025 |
| Stephens Small Cap Growth | C | 2.06 | 12/15/2023 | 12/31/2025 |
| Stephens Small Cap Growth | R6 | 0.96 | 12/15/2023 | 12/31/2025 |
| Stephens Mid-Cap Growth | R5 | 0.89 | 12/15/2023 | 12/31/2025 |
| Stephens Mid-Cap Growth | Y | 0.95 | 12/15/2023 | 12/31/2025 |
| Stephens Mid-Cap Growth | Investor | 1.15 | 12/15/2023 | 12/31/2025 |
| Stephens Mid-Cap Growth | A | 1.20 | 12/15/2023 | 12/31/2025 |
| Stephens Mid-Cap Growth | C | 1.94 | 12/15/2023 | 12/31/2025 |
| Stephens Mid-Cap Growth | R6 | 0.88 | 12/15/2023 | 12/31/2025 |
| AHL TargetRisk | R5 | 1.04 | 12/15/2023 | 12/31/2025 |
| AHL TargetRisk Core | Y | 1.00 | 12/15/2023 | 12/31/2025 |
| AHL TargetRisk Core | A | 1.25 | 12/15/2023 | 12/31/2025 |
| AHL TargetRisk Core | C | 2.00 | 12/15/2023 | 12/31/2025 |
| AHL TargetRisk Core | R6 | 0.99 | 12/15/2023 | 12/31/2025 |
| NIS Core Plus Bond | Y | 0.53 | 12/15/2023 | 12/31/2025 |
| NIS Core Plus Bond | A | 0.78 | 12/15/2023 | 12/31/2025 |
| NIS Core Plus Bond | C | 1.53 | 12/15/2023 | 12/31/2025 |
| NIS Core Plus Bond | R6 | 0.43 | 12/15/2023 | 12/31/2025 |