AMENDED INVESTMENT ADVISORY AND SERVICE AGREEMENT
THIS AGREEMENT, dated and effective as of the 1st day of March, 2000
is made and entered into by and between LIMITED TERM TAX-EXEMPT BOND FUND OF
AMERICA, a Massachusetts business trust, (hereinafter called the "Fund"), and
CAPITAL RESEARCH AND MANAGEMENT COMPANY, a Delaware corporation, (hereinafter
called the "Investment Adviser").
W I T N E S S E T H
The Fund is an open-end diversified investment company of the management type,
registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the "1940 Act"). The
Investment Adviser is registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 and
is engaged in the business of providing investment advisory and related
services to the Fund and to other investment companies.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual
undertaking of the parties, it is covenanted and agreed as follows:
1. The Investment Adviser shall determine what securities and other
assets shall be purchased or sold by the Fund.
2. The Investment Adviser shall furnish the services of persons to
perform the executive, administrative, clerical, and bookkeeping functions of
the Fund, including the daily determination of net asset value per share. The
Investment Adviser shall pay the compensation and travel expenses of all such
persons, and they shall serve without any additional compensation from the
Fund. The Investment Adviser shall also, at its expense, provide the Fund with
necessary office space (which may be in the offices of the Investment Adviser);
all necessary office equipment and utilities; and general purpose forms,
supplies, and postage used at the offices of the Fund.
3. The Fund shall pay all its expenses not assumed by the Investment
Adviser as provided herein. Such expenses shall include, but shall not be
limited to, expenses incurred in connection with the organization of the Fund,
its qualification to do business as a foreign corporation in the State of
California, and its registration as an investment company under the 1940 Act;
custodian, stock transfer and dividend disbursing fees and expenses;
distribution expenses pursuant to a plan under rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act;
costs of designing and of printing and mailing to its shareholders reports,
prospectuses, proxy statements, and notices to its shareholders; taxes;
expenses of the issuance, sale, redemption, or repurchase of shares of the Fund
(including registration and qualification expenses); legal and auditing fees
and expenses; compensation, fees, and expenses paid to trustees not affiliated
with the Investment Adviser; association dues; and costs of any share
certificates, stationery and forms prepared exclusively for the Fund.
4. The Fund shall pay to the Investment Adviser on or before the tenth
(10th) day of each month, as compensation for the services rendered by the
Investment Adviser during the preceding month, a fee at the annual rate of:
(a) 0.30% per annum on the first $60 million of the Fund's net assets; plus
0.21% per annum on such net assets in excess of $60 million ("Net Asset
Portion"), plus
(b) 3% of the Fund's gross investment income for such period ("Investment
Income Portion").
The Net Asset Portion shall be accrued daily at 1/365th of the applicable
annual rates set forth above. The net asset value of the Fund shall be
determined in the manner set forth in the Articles of Incorporation and
prospectus of the Fund as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange on each
day of which said Exchange is open, and in the case of Saturdays, Sundays, and
other days on which said Exchange shall not be open, as at the close of the
last preceding day on which said Exchange shall have been open.
The Investment Income Portion shall be accrued daily. For the purposes hereof,
the Fund's gross investment income shall be determined in accordance with
Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and shall not include any net realized
gains or losses on the sale of portfolio securities.
For the purposes hereof, the net assets of the Fund shall be
determined in the manner set forth in the Declaration of Trust and Prospectus
of the Fund. The advisory fee shall be payable for the period commencing on
the date on which operations of the Fund begin and ending on the date of
termination hereof and shall be prorated for any fraction of a month at the
termination of such period.
5. The Investment Adviser agrees that in the event the expenses of the
Fund (with the exclusion of interest, taxes, brokerage costs, extraordinary
expenses such as litigation and acquisitions or other expenses excludable under
applicable state securities laws or regulations) for any fiscal year ending on
a date on which this Investment Advisory and Service Agreement is in effect,
exceed the expense limitations, if any, applicable to the Fund pursuant to
state securities laws or any regulations thereunder, it will reduce its fee by
the extent of such excess and, if required pursuant to any such laws or
regulations, will reimburse the Fund in the amount of such excess.
6. The Investment Adviser agrees to pay the expenses of the Fund
referred to in paragraph 3 above (with the exclusion of interest, taxes,
brokerage costs and extraordinary expenses such as litigation and acquisitions)
attributable to the Class A shares of the Fund for a period ending not later
than October 1, 2003, all subject to reimbursement by the Fund. To accomplish
such reimbursement, the Fund shall pay the Investment Adviser an expense
reimbursement fee which on an annual basis is equivalent to the difference
between the fees of the Investment Adviser described in paragraph 4 above
attributable to the Class A shares of the Fund and .75% of the average net
assets of the Fund attributable to Class A shares of the Fund. The expense
reimbursement fees are for reimbursement of actual expenses incurred by or on
behalf of the Fund and are intended to have the effect of assuring that the
total normal operating expenses borne by the Class A shares of the Fund during
the expense reimbursement period will not exceed .75% of the Fund's average net
assets attributable to Class A shares per annum. Such expense reimbursement
fee arrangement will terminate either when all of such reimbursable expenses of
the Fund which have been paid by the Investment Adviser pursuant thereto have
been reimbursed by the Fund for a period of twelve consecutive months or on
October 1, 2003, whichever is earlier.
7. The expense limitations described in paragraph 5 and 6 above shall apply
only to Class A shares of the Fund and shall not apply to any other class(es)
of shares the Fund may issue in the future. Any new class(es) of shares issued
by the Fund will not be subject to an expense limitation. However,
notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent the Investment Adviser is required
to reduce its fees pursuant to provisions contained in paragraph 5 or 6 due to
the expenses of the Class A shares of the Fund exceeding the stated limits, the
Investment Adviser will either (i) reduce its fee similarly for other classes
of shares of the Fund, or (ii) reimburse the Fund for other expenses to the
extent necessary to result in an expense reduction only for Class A shares of
the Fund.
8. This Agreement may be terminated at any time, without payment of any
penalty, by the Trustees of the Fund or by vote of a majority (within the
meaning of the 0000 Xxx) of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund, on
sixty (60) days' written notice to the Investment Adviser, or by the Investment
Adviser on like notice to the Fund. Unless sooner terminated in accordance
with this provision, this Agreement shall continue until May 31, 2000. It may
thereafter be renewed from year to year by mutual consent; provided that such
renewal shall be specifically approved at least annually by the Board of
Trustees of the Fund, or by vote of a majority (within the meaning of the 0000
Xxx) of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund. In either event, it
must be approved by a majority of those Trustees who are not parties to such
Agreement nor interested persons of any such party, cast in person at a meeting
called for the purpose of voting on such approval.
9. This agreement shall not be assignable by either party hereto, and
in the event of assignment (within the meaning of the 0000 Xxx) by the
Investment Adviser shall automatically be terminated forthwith. The term
"assignment" shall have the meaning defined in the 1940 Act.
10. Nothing contained in this Agreement shall be construed to prohibit
the Investment Adviser from performing investment advisory, management, or
distribution services for other investment companies and other persons or
companies, nor to prohibit affiliates of the Investment Adviser from engaging
in such business or in other related or unrelated businesses.
11. The Investment Adviser shall not be liable to the Fund or its
stockholders for any error of judgment, act, or omission not involving willful
misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence, or reckless disregard of its
obligations and duties hereunder.
12. The obligations of the Fund under this Agreement are not binding upon any
of the Trustees, officers, employees, agents or shareholders of the Fund
individually, but bind only the Fund's estate. The Investment Adviser agrees
to look solely to the assets of the Fund for the satisfaction of any liability
in respect of the Fund under this Agreement and will not seek recourse against
such Trustees, officers, employees, agents or shareholders, or any of them, or
any of their personal assets for such satisfaction.
13. It is understood that the name "American Funds" or any derivative thereof
or logo associated with that name is the valuable property of the Invstment
Adviser and its affiliates, and that the Fund shall have the right to use such
name (or derivative or logo) only so long as this Agreement shall continue in
effect. Upon termination of this Agreement the Fund shall forthwith cease to
use such name (or derivative or logo) and shall promptly amend its Declaration
of Trust to change its name.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this instrument to be
executed in duplicate original by their duly authorized officers.
LIMITED TERM TAX-EXEMPT BOND CAPITAL RESEARCH AND
FUND OF AMERICA MANAGEMENT COMPANY
By /s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxx, Xx. By /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxx
Xxxx X. Xxxxx, Xx., Chairman Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxx, President
By /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx By /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx, Secretary Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx, Secretary
