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Exhibit 13(a)
AMENDED AND RESTATED
CLASS B DISTRIBUTION PLAN
PURSUANT TO RULE 12b-1
DISTRIBUTION PLAN made as of the 10th day of July, 2000, by and between
each of the investment companies listed on Exhibit A, as such Exhibit may be
amended from time to time (each a "Fund," and collectively, the "Funds"),
severally and not jointly, and FAM Distributors, Inc., a Delaware corporation
(the "Distributor").
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, the Fund intends to engage in business as an open-end
investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as
amended (the "Investment Company Act"); and
WHEREAS, the Directors or Trustees (referenced to herein as the
"Directors") of certain Funds are authorized to established separate series
relating to separate portfolios of securities, and the Directors have
established and designated multiple series of certain Funds; and
WHEREAS, the Distributor is a securities firm engaged in the business
of selling shares of investment companies either directly to purchasers or
through financial intermediaries, including without limitation, brokers,
dealers, retirement plans, financial consultants, registered investment advisers
and mutual fund supermarkets ("financial intermediaries"); and
WHEREAS, each Fund proposes to enter into an Amended and Restated
Distribution Agreement with the Distributor, pursuant to which the Distributor
will act as the exclusive distributor and representative of each Fund in the
offer and sale of shares of common stock or beneficial interest, par value $0.10
per share of each Fund, including the Class B shares (the "Class B Shares") of
each Fund, to the public; and
WHEREAS, each Fund desires to adopt this Amended and Restated Class B
Distribution Plan (the "Plan") pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the Investment
Company Act pursuant to which each Fund will pay an account maintenance fee and
a distribution fee to the Distributor with respect to the Fund's Class B Shares;
and
WHEREAS, the Directors of each Fund have determined that there is a
reasonable likelihood that adoption of the Plan will benefit each Fund and its
Class B shareholders.
NOW, THEREFORE, each Fund hereby adopts, and the Distributor xxxxxx
agrees to the terms of, the Plan in accordance with Rule 12b-1 under the
Investment Company Act on the following terms and conditions:
1. The Fund shall pay the Distributor with respect to the Class B
Shares of each Fund an account maintenance fee under the Plan at the end of each
month at the annual rate of average daily net assets of such Fund specified in
Exhibit B, to compensate the Distributor for providing, or arranging for the
provision of, account maintenance activities with respect to Class
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B shareholders of the Fund. Expenditures under the Plan may consist of payments
to financial intermediaries for maintaining accounts in connection with Class B
Shares and payment of expenses incurred in connection with such account
maintenance activities including the costs of making services available to
shareholders including assistance in connection with inquiries related to
shareholder accounts.
2. The Fund shall pay the Distributor with respect to Class B
Shares of each Fund a distribution fee under the Plan at the end of each month
at the annual rate of average daily net assets of such Fund specified in Exhibit
B to compensate the Distributor for providing, or arranging for the provision
of, sales and promotional activities and services. Such activities and services
will relate to the sale, promotion and marketing of the Class B Shares of each
Fund. Such expenditures may consist of sales commissions to financial
intermediaries for selling Class B Shares, compensation, sales incentives and
payments to sales and marketing personnel, and the payment of expenses incurred
in its sales and promotional activities, including advertising expenditures
related to the Fund and the costs of preparing and distributing promotional
materials. The distribution fee may also be used to pay the financing costs of
carrying the unreimbursed expenditures described in this Paragraph 2. Payment of
the distribution fee described in this Paragraph 2 shall be subject to any
limitations set forth in any applicable regulation of the National Association
of Securities Dealers, Inc.
3. The Distributor shall provide each Fund for review by the
Board of Directors, and the Directors shall review at least quarterly, a written
report complying with the requirements of Rule 12b-1 regarding the disbursement
of the account maintenance fee and distribution fee during such period.
4 This Plan shall not take effect with respect to a Fund until
it has been approved by votes of a majority of both (a) the Directors of the
Fund and (b) those Directors of the Fund who are not "interested persons" of the
Fund, as defined in the Investment Company Act, and have no direct or indirect
financial interest in the operation of this Plan or any agreements related to it
(the "Rule 12b-1 Directors"), cast in person at a meeting or meetings called for
the purpose of voting on the Plan and such related agreements.
5. The Plan shall continue in effect for so long as such
continuance is specifically approved at least annually in the manner provided
for approval of the Plan in Paragraph 4.
6. The Plan may be terminated at any time with respect to any
Fund by vote of a majority of the Rule 12b-1 Directors, or by vote of a majority
of the outstanding Class B voting securities of the applicable Fund.
7. The Plan may not be amended to increase materially the rate of
payments provided for in Paragraphs 1 or 2 hereof with respect to any Fund
unless such amendment is approved by at least a majority, as defined in the
Investment Company Act, of the outstanding Class B voting securities of the
applicable Fund, and by the Directors of the Fund in the manner provided for in
Paragraph 4 hereof, and no material amendment to the Plan shall be made unless
approved in the manner provided for approval and annual renewal in Paragraph 4
hereof.
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8. While the Plan is in effect with respect to any Fund, the
selection and nomination of Directors who are not interested persons, as defined
in the Investment Company Act, of the Fund shall be committed to the discretion
of the Directors who are not interested persons.
9. The Fund shall preserve copies of the Plan and any related
agreements and all reports made pursuant to Paragraph 3 hereof, for a period of
not less than six years from the date of the Plan, or the date of such agreement
or report, as the case may be, the first two years in an easily accessible
place.
10. The Declaration of Trust establishing each Fund that is
organized as a Massachusetts business trust, together with all amendments
thereto (the "Declaration"), which is on file in the office of the Secretary of
the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, provides that the name of the Fund refers to
the Trustees under the Declaration collectively as Trustees, but not as
individuals or personally; and no Trustee, shareholder, officer, employee or
agent of a Fund shall be held to any personal liability, nor shall resort be had
to their private property for the satisfaction of any obligation or claim or
otherwise in connection with the affairs of a Fund, but the trust property only
shall be liable.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Plan as of
the date first above written.
EACH OF THE INVESTMENT COMPANIES LISTED ON
EXHIBIT A ATTACHED HERETO
By:
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Title:
FAM DISTRIBUTORS, INC.
By:
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Title:
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Exhibit A
Mercury Focus Twenty Fund, Inc.
Mercury Large Cap Series Funds, Inc.
Mercury Premier Growth Fund, Inc.
Mercury Mid Cap Growth Fund, Inc.
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx California Municipal Series Trust
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Convertible Fund, Inc.
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Focus Twenty Fund, Inc.
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Growth Fund
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Large Cap Series Funds, Inc.
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Multi-State Limited Maturity Municipal Series Trust
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Multi-State Municipal Series Trust
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Premier Growth Fund, Inc.
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx World Income Fund, Inc.
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Mid Cap Growth Fund, Inc.
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Exhibit B
CLASS B DISTRIBUTION FEES
ACCOUNT MAINTENANCE
NAME OF FUND FEE DISTRIBUTION FEE
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MERCURY FOCUS TWENTY FUND, INC. 0.25% 0.75%
MERCURY LARGE CAP SERIES FUNDS, INC.
Mercury Large Cap Growth Fund 0.25% 0.75%
Mercury Large Cap Value Fund 0.25% 0.75%
Mercury Large Cap Core Fund 0.25% 0.75%
MERCURY PREMIER GROWTH FUND, INC. 0.25% 0.75%
MERCURY MID CAP GROWTH FUND, INC. 0.25% 0.75%
XXXXXXX XXXXX MID CAP GROWTH FUND, INC. 0.25% 0.75%
XXXXXXX XXXXX CALIFORNIA MUNICIPAL SERIES TRUST
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx California Municipal Bond Fund 0.25% 0.25%
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx California Insured Municipal Bond Fund 0.25% 0.25%
XXXXXXX XXXXX CONVERTIBLE FUND, INC. 0.25% 0.75%
XXXXXXX XXXXX FOCUS TWENTY FUND, INC. 0.25% 0.75%
XXXXXXX XXXXX GROWTH FUND 0.25% 0.75%
XXXXXXX XXXXX LARGE CAP SERIES FUNDS, INC.
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Large Cap Growth Fund 0.25% 0.75%
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Large Cap Value Fund 0.25% 0.75%
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Large Cap Core Fund 0.25% 0.75%
XXXXXXX XXXXX MULTI-STATE LIMITED MATURITY MUNICIPAL SERIES TRUST
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx California Limited Maturity Municipal 0.15% 0.20%
Bond Fund
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Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Florida Limited Maturity Municipal Bond Fund 0.15% 0.20%
XXXXXXX XXXXX MULTI-STATE MUNICIPAL SERIES TRUST
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Arizona Municipal Bond Fund 0.25% 0.25%
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Arkansas Municipal Bond Fund 0.25% 0.25%
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Colorado Municipal Bond Fund 0.25% 0.25%
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Connecticut Municipal Bond Fund 0.25% 0.25%
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Florida Municipal Bond Fund 0.25% 0.25%
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Maryland Municipal Bond Fund 0.25% 0.25%
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Massachusetts Municipal Bond Fund 0.25% 0.25%
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Michigan Municipal Bond Fund 0.25% 0.25%
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Minnesota Municipal Bond Fund 0.25% 0.25%
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx New Jersey Municipal Bond Fund 0.25% 0.25%
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx New Mexico Municipal Bond Fund 0.25% 0.25%
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx New York Municipal Bond Fund 0.25% 0.25%
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx North Carolina Municipal Bond Fund 0.25% 0.25%
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Ohio Municipal Bond Fund 0.25% 0.25%
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Oregon Municipal Bond Fund 0.25% 0.25%
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Pennsylvania Municipal Bond Fund 0.25% 0.25%
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Texas Municipal Bond Fund 0.25% 0.25%
XXXXXXX XXXXX PREMIER GROWTH FUND, INC. 0.25% 0.75%
XXXXXXX XXXXX WORLD INCOME FUND, INC. 0.25% 0.50%
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