XXXX XXXXXXX STRATEGIC SERIES
000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx, XX 00000
Xxxx Xxxxxxx Investor Services Corporation
000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx, XX 00000
Re: Transfer Agency and Service Agreement
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to Section 10.01 of the Transfer Agency and Service Agreement
dated as of January 1, 1991 between Xxxx Xxxxxxx Strategic Series (the "Trust")
and Xxxx Xxxxxxx Investor Services Corporation (the "Transfer Agent"), please be
advised that the Trust has established a new series of its shares, namely, Xxxx
Xxxxxxx Sovereign U.S. Government Income Fund (the "Fund"), and please be
further advised that the Trust desires to retain the Transfer Agent to render
transfer agency services under the Transfer Agency and Service Agreement to the
Fund in accordance with the fee schedule attached as Exhibit A.
Please state below whether you are willing to render such services in
accordance with the fee schedule attached as Exhibit A.
XXXX XXXXXXX STRATEGIC SERIES
ATTEST: /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx By: /s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx
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Secretary President
Dated: August 30, 1996
We are willing to render transfer agency services to Xxxx Xxxxxxx Sovereign
U.S. Government Income Fund in accordance with the fee schedule attached hereto
as Exhibit A.
XXXX XXXXXXX INVESTOR SERVICES
CORPORATION
ATTEST: /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx By: /s/ Xxxxxxx XxXxxxxx, Xx.
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Secretary Title:
Dated: August 30, 1996
TRANSFER AGENT FEE SCHEDULE, EFFECTIVE AUGUST 30, 1996
Effective August 30, 1996, the transfer agent fees payable monthly under
the transfer agent agreement between each fund and Xxxx Xxxxxxx Investor
Services Corporation shall be the following rates plus certain out-of-pocket
expenses as described to the Board:
Annual Rate Per Account
Equity Fund Class A Shares Class B Shares
Capital Series $19.00 $21.50
- Special Value
- Independence Equity
- Utilities
Special Equities
World
- Pacific Basin
- Global Rx
- Global Marketplace
Freedom Investment Trust
- Gold and Government
- Regional Bank
- Xxxx Xxxxxxx Disciplined Growth
- Xxxx Xxxxxxx Financial Industries
Freedom Investment Trust II
- Global
- International
- Special Opportunities
- Growth
Freedom Investment Trust III
- Discovery
Xxxx Xxxxxxx Investment Trust
- Growth & Income
Xxxx Xxxxxxx Series, Inc.
- Emerging Growth
- Global Resources
Xxxx Xxxxxxx Sovereign Investors Fund, Inc.
- Sovereign Investors
- Sovereign Balanced
Xxxx Xxxxxxx Technology Series, Inc.
-Global Technology Fund
Annual Rate Per Account
Class A Shares Class B Shares
$20.00 $22.50
Xxxx Xxxxxxx Series, Inc.
- Money Market
Xxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxx Reserve
Xxxx Xxxxxxx Current Interest
- US Government Cash Reserve
Annual Rate Per Account
Class A Shares Class B Shares
$20.00 $22.50
Xxxx Xxxxxxx Tax-Exempt Series, Inc.
- Massachusetts Tax-Free Income
- New York Tax-Free Income
Freedom Investment Trust
- Managed Tax-Exempt
Xxxx Xxxxxxx Tax-Free Bond Trust
- Tax-Free Bond Fund
Xxxx Xxxxxxx California Tax-Free Income
Xxxx Xxxxxxx Series, Inc.
- High Yield Tax-Free
Annual Rate Per Account
Class A Shares Class B Shares
Limited Term Government $20.00 $22.50
Sovereign Bond
Strategic Series
- Strategic Income
- Sovereign U.S. Government Income
Freedom Investment Trust II
- Xxxx Xxxxxxx World Bond Fund
- Short-Term Strategic Income
Xxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxx Trust
- Intermediate Maturity Gov't Fund
- Government Income Fund
- High Yield Bond Fund
The following funds are at a % of daily net assets of the Fund. Out-of-pocket
expenses are paid by Xxxx Xxxxxxx Investor Services Corporation.
Class C Funds
Special Equities .10% of daily net assets of the Fund
Sovereign Investors
Xxxx Xxxxxxx Institutional Series Trust .5% of daily net assets of the Fund
- Xxxx Xxxxxxx Global Bond Fund
- Xxxx Xxxxxxx Independence Medium Capitalization Fund
- Xxxx Xxxxxxx Independence Growth Fund
- Xxxx Xxxxxxx Active Bond Fund
- Xxxx Xxxxxxx Independence Diversified Core Equity Fund II - Xxxx
Xxxxxxx Independence Balanced Fund - Xxxx Xxxxxxx Fundamental Value Fund
- Xxxx Xxxxxxx Dividend Performers Fund - Xxxx Xxxxxxx Independence Value
Fund - Xxxx Xxxxxxx International Equity Fund - Xxxx Xxxxxxx Multi-Sector
Growth Fund - Xxxx Xxxxxxx Small Capitalization Equity Fund
These fees are agreed to by the undersigned as of August 30, 1996.
/s/Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx
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Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx
President of each Fund
/s/ Xxxxxxx XxXxxxxx, Xx.
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Xxxxxxx XxXxxxxx, Xx.
Vice President of Xxxx Xxxxxxx
Investor Services Corporation
