SHAREHOLDER SERVICING
AGREEMENT
CALIFORNIA DAILY TAX FREE INCOME FUND, INC.
(the "Fund")
CIBC World Markets California Tax Exempt Fund Class Shares
("CIBC Shares")
000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
July 25, 2002
Xxxxx & Xxxx Distributors, Inc. ("Distributor")
000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Gentlemen:
We herewith confirm our agreement with you as follows:
1. We hereby employ you, pursuant to the Distribution and Service Plan
adopted by us in accordance with Rule 12b-1 (the "Plan") under the Investment
Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "Act"), to provide the services listed
below on behalf of the CIBC Shares of the Fund. You will perform, or arrange for
CIBC World Markets Corp. ("CIBC") to perform, all personal shareholder servicing
and related maintenance of shareholder account functions ("Shareholder
Services") not performed by us or our transfer agent.
2. You will be responsible for the payment of all expenses incurred by you
in rendering the foregoing services, except that the CIBC Shares will pay for
(i) telecommunications expenses, including the cost of dedicated lines and CRT
terminals, incurred by the Distributor and CIBC in rendering such services to
the CIBC Shares shareholders, and (ii) preparing, printing and delivering our
prospectus to existing shareholders and preparing and printing subscription
application forms for shareholder accounts.
3. You may make payments from time to time from your own resources,
including the fees payable hereunder and past profits, to compensate CIBC for
providing Shareholder Services to the CIBC Shares shareholders. Payments to CIBC
to compensate it for providing Shareholder Services are subject to compliance by
CIBC with the terms of the Domestic Proprietary Class Sub-Distribution and
Service Agreement entered into between you and CIBC which has been approved by
our Board
of Directors. The Distributor will in its sole discretion determine the amount
of any payments made by the Distributor pursuant to this Agreement, provided,
however, that no such payment will increase the amount which the Fund, on behalf
of the CIBC Shares, is required to pay either to the Distributor under this
Agreement or the Distribution Agreement or to the Manager under the Investment
Management Contract, the Administrative Services Agreement, or otherwise.
4. We will expect of you, and you will give us the benefit of, your best
judgment and efforts in rendering these services to us, and we agree as an
inducement to your undertaking these services that you will not be liable
hereunder for any mistake of judgment or for any other cause, provided that
nothing herein shall protect you against any liability to us or to our
shareholders by reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence in
the performance of your duties hereunder, or by reason of your reckless
disregard of your obligations and duties hereunder.
5. In consideration of your performance, the Fund, on behalf of the CIBC
Shares, will pay you a service fee, as defined by Rule 2830 of the Conduct Rules
of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc., at the annual rate of
one quarter of one percent (0.25%) of the Fund's CIBC Shares' average daily net
assets. Your fee will be accrued by us daily, and will be payable on the last
day of each calendar month for services performed hereunder during that month or
on such other schedule as you shall request of us in writing. You may waive your
right to any fee to which you are entitled hereunder, provided such waiver is
delivered to us in writing.
6. This Agreement will become effective on the date hereof and shall
continue in effect until June 30, 2003, and thereafter for successive
twelve-month periods (computed from each July 1), provided that such
continuation is specifically approved at least annually by vote of our Board of
Directors and of a majority of those of our directors who are not interested
persons (as defined in the Act) and have no direct or indirect financial
interest in the operation of the Plan or in any agreements related to the Plan,
cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on this Agreement.
This Agreement may be terminated at any time, without the payment of any
penalty, (a) on sixty days' written notice to you (i) by vote of a majority of
our entire Board of Directors, and by a vote of a majority of our Directors who
are not interested persons (as defined in the Act) and who have no direct or
indirect financial interest in the operation of the Plan or in any agreement
related to the Plan, or (ii) by vote of a majority of the outstanding voting
securities of the Fund's CIBC Shares, as defined in the Act, or (b) by you on
sixty days' written notice to us.
7. This Agreement may not be transferred, assigned, sold or in any manner
hypothecated or pledged by you and this Agreement shall terminate automatically
in the event of any such transfer, assignment, sale, hypothecation or pledge by
you. The terms "transfer", "assignment" and "sale" as used in this paragraph
shall
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have the meanings ascribed thereto by governing law and in applicable
rules or regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission thereunder.
8. Except to the extent necessary to perform your obligations hereunder,
nothing herein shall be deemed to limit or restrict your right, the right of any
of your employees, officers or directors, who may also be a director, officer or
employee of ours, or of a person affiliated with us, as defined in the Act, to
engage in any other business or to devote time and attention to the management
or other aspects of any other business, whether of a similar or dissimilar
nature, or to render services of any kind to another corporation, firm,
individual or association.
If the foregoing is in accordance with your understanding, will you kindly
so indicate by signing and returning to us the enclosed copy hereof.
Very truly yours,
CALIFORNIA DAILY TAX FREE INCOME FUND, INC.
CIBC World Markets California Tax Exempt Fund Class Shares
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Title: Secretary
ACCEPTED: July 25, 2002
XXXXX & XXXX DISTRIBUTORS, INC.
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx Xx Xxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxxx Xx Xxxxxxx
Title: CFO, Treasurer and Executive Vice President
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