Exhibit (e)(9)
FORM OF ADDENDUM NO. 9 TO THE DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT
This Addendum, dated as of the __ day of _____, 2000, is entered into
between Firstar Funds, Inc. (the "Company"), a Wisconsin corporation, and X.X.
Xxxxxxx and Company, a Wisconsin corporation ("BCZ").
WHEREAS, the Company and BCZ have entered into a Distribution Agreement
dated as of January 1, 1995 (the "Distribution Agreement"), pursuant to which
the Company appointed BCZ to provide distribution services to the Company for
its Money Market Fund, U.S. Treasury Money Market Fund, U.S. Government Money
Market Fund, Tax-Exempt Money Market Fund, Short-Term Bond Market Fund,
Intermediate Bond Market Fund, Tax-Exempt Intermediate Bond Fund, Bond IMMDEX/TM
Fund, Balanced Income Fund, Balanced Growth Fund, Growth and Income Fund, Equity
Index Fund, Growth Fund, Special Growth Fund, Emerging Growth Fund, Micro-Cap
Fund, International Equity Fund, Core International Equity Fund, Mid-Cap Index
Fund, Small-Cap Aggressive Growth Fund and any other Firstar Funds that may be
contemplated;
WHEREAS, the Company is establishing additional investment portfolios to be
known as the Conning Money Market Fund, Ohio Tax-Free Money Market Fund,
Government and Corporate Bond Fund, National Municipal Bond Fund, Missouri Tax-
Exempt Bond Fund, U.S. Government Income Fund, Strategic Income Fund, Equity
Income Fund, Relative Value Fund, Large-Cap Growth Fund, Science & Technology
Fund, REIT-Plus Fund, Small-Cap Equity Index Fund and International Equity Fund
of Funds and desires to retain BCZ to act as the distributor under the
Distribution Agreement; and
WHEREAS, BCZ is willing to serve as distributor for the Conning Money
Market Fund, Ohio Tax-Free Money Market Fund, Aggregate Bond Fund, National
Municipal Bond Fund, Missouri Tax-Exempt Bond Fund, U.S. Government Income Fund,
Strategic Income Fund, Equity Income Fund, Relative Value Fund, Large-Cap Growth
Fund, Science & Technology Fund, REIT-Plus Fund, Small-Cap Equity Index Fund and
International Equity Fund of Funds (the "Funds");
NOW THEREFORE, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, hereby
agree as follows:
1. APPOINTMENT. The Company hereby appoints BCZ to act as distributor to
the Company for the Funds for the period and the terms set forth herein and in
the Distribution Agreement. BCZ hereby accepts such appointment and agrees to
render the services set forth herein and in the Distribution Agreement.
2. MISCELLANEOUS. Except to the extent supplemented hereby, the
Distribution Agreement shall remain unchanged and in full force and effect and
is hereby ratified and confirmed in all respects as supplemented hereby.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Addendum as of the
date and year first above written.
FIRSTAR FUNDS, INC.
By:
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X.X. XXXXXXX AND COMPANY
By:
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