EXHIBIT h(1)(f)
AMENDMENT NUMBER 5 TO THE TRANSFER AGENCY
AND SERVICE AGREEMENT
This Amendment, dated as of June 11, 2003 is made to the Transfer Agency and
Service Agreement dated June 24, 1998, as amended (the "Agreement") between AIM
Special Opportunities Funds (the "Fund") and A I M Fund Services, Inc. ("AFS")
pursuant to Article 10 of the Agreement.
1. Paragraph 1 of the Fee Schedule is hereby deleted in its entirety and
replaced with the following:
"1. For performance by the Transfer Agent pursuant to this
Agreement, the Fund agrees on behalf of each of the Portfolios
to pay the Transfer Agent an annualized fee for shareholder
accounts that are open during any monthly period as set forth
below, and an annualized fee of $.70 per shareholder account
that is closed during any monthly period. Both fees shall be
billed by the Transfer Agent monthly in arrears on a prorated
basis of 1/12 of the annualized fee for all such accounts.
PER ACCOUNT FEE
FUND TYPE ANNUALIZED
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Class A, A3, B, C, R and Investor
And AIM Summit Fund
Non-Daily Accrual Funds $15.20
Class A, A3, B, C, R and Investor
Monthly Dividend and
Daily Accrual Funds $16.20
AIM Floating Rate Fund $17.60 "
2. Paragraphs 4, 5 and 6 of the Fee Schedule are hereby deleted in their
entirety and replaced with the following:
"4. The fees and credits described in Paragraphs 1 and 2 above
shall first be allocated to the Institutional Class, if any,
of such Portfolio based upon the number of shareholder
accounts holding shares of such Class relative to the total
number of shareholder accounts holding all Classes of shares
in the Portfolio. The Portfolio's remaining fiscal
year-to-date fees and credits described in Paragraphs 1 and 2
above for shareholder accounts holding Class A, A3, B, C, R
and Investor Class shares, as applicable, of each Portfolio
shall be allocated among such Classes on the basis of fiscal
year-to-date average net assets.
5. Fees payable by the Transfer Agent for Ancillary Services
provided to the Institutional Class, if any, of each Portfolio
pursuant to Section 2.04 of the Agreement shall be allocated
to such Institutional Class. The Portfolio's fiscal
year-to-date fees payable by the Transfer Agent for Ancillary
Services provided to the Class A, A3, B, C, R and Investor
Class shares, as applicable, of each Portfolio pursuant to
Section 2.04 of the Agreement shall be allocated among such
Classes of each Portfolio based upon fiscal year-to-date
average net assets of each such Class.
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6. Out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Transfer Agent in
acting as transfer agent for the AIM Funds Accounts shall
first be allocated among such funds and portfolios based upon
the number of shareholder accounts maintained by the Transfer
Agent for such funds and portfolios. Such out-of-pocket
expenses that have been allocated to a Portfolio shall be
further allocated to the Institutional Class, if any, of such
Portfolio based upon the number of shareholder accounts
holding shares of such Class relative to the total number of
shareholder accounts holding all Classes of shares in the
Portfolio. The remaining amount of the Portfolio's fiscal
year-to-date out-of-pocket expenses shall be further allocated
among the Class A, A3, B, C, R and Investor Class shares, as
applicable, of each Portfolio based upon fiscal year-to-date
average net assets of each such Class. "
3. All other terms and provisions of the Agreement not amended herein
shall remain in full force and effect.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have entered into this Amendment as of
the date first above written.
AIM SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES FUNDS
By: /s/ XXXXXX X. XXXXXX
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President
ATTEST:
/s/ XXX XXXXXXXX
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Assistant Secretary
A I M FUND SERVICES, INC.
By: /s/ XXXX X. XXXXX
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President
ATTEST:
/s/ XXX XXXXXXXX
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Assistant Secretary
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