AMENDED AND RESTATED
TRANSFER AGENCY AND SERVICE AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
AIM EQUITY FUNDS
AND
AIM INVESTMENT SERVICES, INC.
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ARTICLE 1 TERMS OF APPOINTMENT; DUTIES OF THE TRANSFER AGENT 3
ARTICLE 2 FEES AND EXPENSES 5
ARTICLE 3 REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE TRANSFER AGENT 6
ARTICLE 4 REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE FUND 6
ARTICLE 5 INDEMNIFICATION 7
ARTICLE 6 COVENANTS OF THE FUND AND THE TRANSFER AGENT 8
ARTICLE 7 TERMINATION OF AGREEMENT 9
ARTICLE 8 ADDITIONAL FUNDS 9
ARTICLE 9 LIMITATION OF SHAREHOLDER LIABILITY 9
ARTICLE 10 ASSIGNMENT 9
ARTICLE 11 AMENDMENT 10
ARTICLE 12 TEXAS LAW TO APPLY 10
ARTICLE 13 MERGER OF AGREEMENT 10
ARTICLE 14 COUNTERPARTS 10
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AMENDED AND RESTATED
TRANSFER AGENCY AND SERVICE AGREEMENT
AGREEMENT made as of the 1st day of July, 2005, by and between AIM Equity
Funds, a Delaware statutory trust, having its principal office and place of
business at 00 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 000, Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000 (the "Fund"), and
AIM Investment Services, Inc., a Delaware corporation, having its principal
office and place of business at 00 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 000, Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx
00000 (the "Transfer Agent").
WHEREAS, the Transfer Agent is registered as such with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the "SEC"); and
WHEREAS, the Fund is authorized to issue shares in separate series and
classes, with each such series representing interests in a separate portfolio of
securities and other assets and each such class having different distribution
arrangements; and
WHEREAS, the Fund on behalf of the retail and institutional share classes
of each of the Portfolios thereof (the "Portfolios") desires to appoint the
Transfer Agent as its transfer agent, and agent in connection with certain other
activities, with respect to the Portfolios, and the Transfer Agent desires to
accept such appointment;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants herein contained,
the parties hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE 1
TERMS OF APPOINTMENT; DUTIES OF THE TRANSFER AGENT
1.01 Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, the
Fund hereby employs and appoints the Transfer Agent to act as, and the Transfer
Agent agrees to act as, its transfer agent for the authorized and issued shares
of beneficial interest of the Fund representing interests in the retail and
institutional share classes of each of the respective Portfolios ("Shares"),
dividend disbursing agent, and agent in connection with any accumulation or
similar plans provided to shareholders of each of the Portfolios (the
"Shareholders"), including without limitation any periodic investment plan or
periodic withdrawal program, as provided in the currently effective prospectus
and statement of additional information (the "Prospectus") of the Fund on behalf
of the Portfolios.
1.02 The Transfer Agent agrees that it will perform the following services:
(a) The Transfer Agent shall, in accordance with procedures established
from time to time by agreement between the Fund on behalf of each of the
Portfolios, as applicable, and the Transfer Agent:
(i) receive for acceptance, orders for the purchase of Shares, and
promptly deliver payment and appropriate documentation thereof to
the Custodian of the Fund authorized pursuant to the Charter of
the Fund (the "Custodian");
(ii) pursuant to purchase orders, issue the appropriate number of
Shares and hold such Shares in the appropriate Shareholder
account;
(iii) receive for acceptance redemption requests and redemption
directions and deliver the appropriate documentation thereof to
the Custodian;
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(iv) at the appropriate time as and when it receives monies paid to it
by the Custodian with respect to any redemption, pay over or
cause to be paid over in the appropriate manner such monies as
instructed by the Fund;
(v) effect transfers of Shares by the registered owners thereof upon
receipt of appropriate instructions;
(vi) prepare and transmit payments for dividends and distributions
declared by the Fund on behalf of the Shares;
(vii) maintain records of account for and advise the Fund and its
Shareholders as to the foregoing; and
(viii) record the issuance of Shares of the Fund and maintain pursuant
to SEC Rule 17Ad-10(e) a record of the total number of Shares
which are authorized, based upon data provided to it by the Fund,
and issued and outstanding.
The Transfer Agent shall also provide the Fund on a regular basis with the
total number of Shares which are authorized and issued and outstanding and shall
have no obligation, when recording the issuance of Shares, to monitor the
issuance of such Shares or to take cognizance of any laws relating to the issue
or sale of such Shares, which function shall be the sole responsibility of the
Fund.
(b) In addition to the services set forth in the above paragraph (a), the
Transfer Agent shall: perform the customary services of a transfer agent,
including but not limited to maintaining all Shareholder accounts, mailing
Shareholder reports and prospectuses to current Shareholders, preparing and
mailing confirmation forms and statements of accounts to Shareholders for all
purchases and redemptions of Shares and other confirmable transactions in
Shareholder accounts, preparing and mailing activity statements for
Shareholders, and providing Shareholder account information.
(c) Procedures as to who shall provide certain of these services in Article
1 may be established from time to time by agreement between the Fund on behalf
of each Portfolio and the Transfer Agent. The Transfer Agent may at times
perform only a portion of these services and the Fund or its other agents may
perform these services on the Fund's behalf.
1.03 The Transfer Agent may, from time to time, as agent for and on behalf
of the Fund enter into certain sub-transfer agency, omnibus account service,
sub-accounting, and networking agreements (collectively, "third-party servicing
arrangements"), all of which agreements shall be in writing, whereby a
broker/dealer or other third party agrees to provide individual shareholder
and/or record keeping services with respect to investments in the Portfolios
that would otherwise be required to be provided by the Transfer Agent hereunder.
The types of accounts serviced through these third-party servicing arrangements
may generally include (i) direct investments by individuals whose Shares are
held in an omnibus account maintained with the Transfer Agent by a broker or
sub-transfer agent; (ii) investments made through various types of retirement
and college savings plans; and (iii) investments made through variable group
annuities, funds of funds, and other investment vehicles which utilize the Funds
as underlying investments. Such third-party servicing arrangements shall, at a
minimum, provide that:
(a) shares of the Portfolios will be purchased and redeemed pursuant to the
terms of the
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Prospectus;
(b) intermediaries appointed as agents of the Fund for purposes of
receiving orders for the purchase and redemption of Shares will record time and
date of the receipt of such orders and will, upon reasonable request, provide
such records or access to the Fund, the Transfer Agent and their respective
auditors and agents for inspection;
(c) beginning no later than October 16, 2006, such intermediaries will
promptly upon request by the Fund, provide to the Fund, the Transfer Agent and
their respective auditors and agents access to all information regarding the
Shareholders and their purchase, redemption and exchange activity within
accounts maintained by such intermediary, including, but not limited to, the
Taxpayer Identification Number of all Shareholders that purchased, redeemed,
transferred or exchanged Shares held through an account with such intermediary,
and the amount and dates of such Shareholder purchases, redemptions, transfers
and exchanges.
(d) beginning no later than October 16, 2006, such intermediaries will
execute any instructions from the Fund or the Transfer Agent to restrict or
prohibit further purchases or exchanges of Shares by a Shareholder who has been
identified by the Fund or the Transfer Agent as having engaged in transactions
of Shares (directly or indirectly through the intermediary's account) that
violate policies established by the Fund for the purpose of eliminating or
reducing any dilution of the value of the outstanding Shares issued by the Fund;
and
(e) such intermediaries will cooperate with the Fund and the Transfer Agent
in monitoring and controlling any trading activities of such Shareholders that
the Fund or the Transfer Agent, either in its sole discretion, determines to be
detrimental or potentially detrimental to other Shareholders of the Fund.
Such third-party servicing arrangements may, but are not required to,
further provide that such intermediaries may designate sub-agents for purposes
of receiving orders for the purchase and redemption of Shares pursuant to the
minimum terms and conditions outlined above, provided that an intermediary
appointing such a sub-agent remains contractually responsible for the receipt
and processing of orders received by such sub-agent.
The Fund, or the Transfer Agent as agent for and on behalf of the Fund,
shall maintain copies of all written agreements evidencing third-party servicing
arrangements that are in effect, or that were in effect at any time during the
past six years, in an easily accessible place.
ARTICLE 2
FEES AND EXPENSES
2.01 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 fees
as set forth in Schedule A, attached hereto. Such fees and out-of-pocket
expenses and advances identified under Section 2.02 below may be changed from
time to time subject to mutual written agreement between the Fund and the
Transfer Agent.
2.02 In addition to the fee paid under Section 2.01 above, the Fund agrees
to reimburse the Transfer Agent for out-of-pocket expenses or advances incurred
by the Transfer Agent for the items set forth in Schedule A. In addition, any
other expenses incurred by the Transfer Agent at the request or with the consent
of the Fund, will be reimbursed by the Fund on behalf of the applicable Shares.
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2.03 The Fund agrees on behalf of each of the Portfolios to pay all fees
and reimbursable expenses following the mailing of the respective billing
notice. Postage for mailing of dividends, proxies, Fund reports and other
mailings to all Shareholder accounts shall be advanced to the Transfer Agent by
the Fund at least seven (7) days prior to the mailing date of such materials.
2.04 All fees payable under third-party servicing arrangements shall be an
obligation of the Transfer Agent and not the Portfolios (with the exception of
certain out-of-pocket expenses and advances identified under Section 2.02,
above, and payments made with respect to the servicing of accounts invested in
Institutional Class shares).
ARTICLE 3
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE TRANSFER AGENT
The Transfer Agent represents and warrants to the Fund that:
3.01 It is a corporation duly organized and existing and in good standing
under the laws of the state of Delaware.
3.02 It is duly qualified to carry on its business in Delaware and in
Texas.
3.03 It is empowered under applicable laws and by its Charter and By-Laws
to enter into and perform this Agreement.
3.04 All requisite corporate proceedings have been taken to authorize it to
enter into and perform this Agreement.
3.05 It has and will continue to have access to the necessary facilities,
equipment and personnel to perform its duties and obligations under this
Agreement.
3.06 It is registered as a Transfer Agent as required by the federal
securities laws.
3.07 This Agreement is a legal, valid and binding obligation to it.
ARTICLE 4
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE FUND
The Fund represents and warrants to the Transfer Agent that:
4.01 It is a statutory trust duly organized and existing and in good
standing under the laws of Delaware.
4.02 It is empowered under applicable laws and by its Agreement and
Declaration of Trust and By-Laws to enter into and perform this Agreement.
4.03 All corporate proceedings required by said Agreement and Declaration
of Trust and By-Laws have been taken to authorize it to enter into and perform
this Agreement.
4.04 It is a management investment company registered under the Investment
Company Act of 1940, as amended.
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4.05 A registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
on behalf of each of the Portfolios is currently effective and will remain
effective, with respect to all Shares of the Fund being offered for sale.
ARTICLE 5
INDEMNIFICATION
5.01 The Transfer Agent shall not be responsible for, and the Fund shall on
behalf of the applicable Portfolio, indemnify and hold the Transfer Agent
harmless from and against, any and all losses, damages, costs, charges, counsel
fees, payments, expenses and liability arising out of or attributable to:
(a) all actions of the Transfer Agent or its agents or subcontractors
required to be taken pursuant to this Agreement, provided that such actions are
taken in good faith and without negligence or willful misconduct;
(b) the Fund's lack of good faith, negligence or willful misconduct which
arise out of the breach of any representation or warranty of the Fund hereunder;
(c) the reliance on or use by the Transfer Agent or its agents or
subcontractors of information, records and documents or services which (i) are
received or relied upon by the Transfer Agent or its agents or subcontractors
and/or furnished to it or performed by on behalf of the Fund, and (ii) have been
prepared, maintained and/or performed by the Fund or any other person or firm on
behalf of the Fund; provided such actions are taken in good faith and without
negligence or willful misconduct;
(d) the reliance on, or the carrying out by the Transfer Agent or its
agents or subcontractors of any instructions or requests of the Fund on behalf
of the applicable Portfolio; provided such actions are taken in good faith and
without negligence or willful misconduct; or
(e) the offer or sale of Shares in violation of any requirement under the
federal securities laws or regulations or the securities laws or regulations of
any state that such Shares be registered in such state or in violation of any
stop order or other determination or ruling by any federal agency or any state
with respect to the offer or sale of such Shares in such state.
5.02 The Transfer Agent shall indemnify and hold the Fund harmless from and
against any and all losses, damages, costs, charges, counsel fees, payments,
expenses and liability arising out of or attributable to any action or failure
or omission to act by the Transfer Agent as result of the Transfer Agent's lack
of good faith, negligence or willful misconduct.
5.03 At any time the Transfer Agent may apply to any officer of the Fund
for instructions, and may consult with legal counsel with respect to any matter
arising in connection with the services to be performed by the Transfer Agent
under this Agreement, and the Transfer Agent and its agents or subcontractors
shall not be liable to and shall be indemnified by the Fund on behalf of the
applicable Portfolio for any action taken or omitted by it in reliance upon such
instructions or upon the opinion of such counsel. The Transfer Agent shall be
protected and indemnified in acting upon any paper or document furnished by or
on behalf of the Fund, reasonably believed to be genuine and to have been signed
by the proper person or persons, or upon any instruction, information, data,
records or documents provided to the Transfer Agent or its agents or
subcontractors by machine readable input, telex, CRT data entry or other similar
means authorized
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by the Fund, and shall not be held to have notice of any change of authority of
any person, until receipt of written notice thereof from the Fund.
5.04 In the event either party is unable to perform its obligations under
the terms of this Agreement because of acts of God, strikes, equipment or
transmission failure or damage reasonably beyond its control, or other causes
reasonably beyond its control, such party shall not be liable for damages to the
other for any damages resulting from such failure to perform or otherwise from
such causes.
5.05 Neither party to this Agreement shall be liable to the other party for
consequential damages under any provision of this Agreement or for any
consequential damages arising out of any act or failure to act hereunder.
5.06 In order that the indemnification provisions contained in this Article
5 shall apply, upon the assertion of a claim for which either party may be
required to indemnify the other, the party seeking indemnification shall
promptly notify the other party of such assertion, and shall keep the other
party advised with respect to all developments concerning such claim. The party
who may be required to indemnify shall have the option to participate with the
party seeking indemnification in the defense of such claim. The party seeking
indemnification shall in no case confess any claim or make any compromise in any
case in which the other party may be required to indemnify it except with the
other party's prior written consent.
ARTICLE 6
COVENANTS OF THE FUND AND THE TRANSFER AGENT
6.01 The Fund shall, upon request, on behalf of each of the Portfolios
promptly furnish to the Transfer Agent the following:
(a) a certified copy of the resolution of the Board of Trustees of the Fund
authorizing the appointment of the Transfer Agent and the execution and delivery
of this Agreement; and
(b) a copy of the Agreement and Declaration of Trust and By-Laws of the
Fund and all amendments thereto.
6.02 The Transfer Agent shall keep records relating to the services to be
performed hereunder, in the form and manner as it may deem advisable. To the
extent required by Section 31 of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended,
and the Rules thereunder, the Transfer Agent agrees that all such records
prepared or maintained by the Transfer Agent relating to the services to be
performed by the Transfer Agent hereunder are the property of the Fund and will
be preserved, maintained and made available in accordance with such Section and
Rules, and will be surrendered promptly to the Fund on and in accordance with
its request.
6.03 The Transfer Agent and the Fund agree that all books, records,
information and data pertaining to the business of the other party which are
exchanged or received pursuant to the negotiation or the carrying out of this
Agreement shall remain confidential, and shall not be voluntarily disclosed to
any other person, except as may be required by law.
6.04 In case of any requests or demands for the inspection of the
Shareholder records of the Fund, the Transfer Agent will endeavor to notify the
Fund and to secure instructions from an authorized officer of the Fund as to
such inspection. The Transfer Agent reserves the right,
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however, to exhibit the Shareholder records to any person whenever it is advised
by its counsel that it may be held liable for the failure to exhibit the
Shareholder records to such person.
ARTICLE 7
TERMINATION OF AGREEMENT
7.01 This Agreement may be terminated by either party upon sixty (60) days
written notice to the other.
7.02 Should the Fund exercise its right to terminate this Agreement, all
out-of-pocket expenses associated with the movement of records and material will
be borne by the Fund on behalf of the applicable Portfolios. Additionally, the
Transfer Agent reserves the right to charge for any other reasonable expenses
associated with such termination and/or a charge equivalent to the average of
three (3) months' fees.
ARTICLE 8
ADDITIONAL FUNDS
8.01 In the event that the Fund establishes one or more series of Shares in
addition to the Portfolios with respect to which it desires to have the Transfer
Agent render services as transfer agent under the terms hereof, it shall so
notify the Transfer Agent in writing, and if the Transfer Agent agrees in
writing to provide such services, such series of Shares shall become a Portfolio
hereunder.
ARTICLE 9
LIMITATION OF SHAREHOLDER LIABILITY
9.01 Notice is hereby given that this Agreement is being executed by the
Fund by a duly authorized officer thereof acting as such as not individually.
The obligations of this Agreement are not binding upon any of the Trustees,
officers, shareholders or the investment advisor of the Fund individually but
are binding only upon the assets and property belonging to the Fund, on its own
behalf or on behalf of a Portfolio, for the benefit of which the Trustees or
officers have caused this Agreement to be executed.
ARTICLE 10
ASSIGNMENT
10.01 Except as provided in Section 10.03 below, neither this Agreement nor
any rights or obligations hereunder may be assigned by either party without the
written consent of the other party.
10.02 This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the
parties and their respective permitted successors and assigns.
10.03 The Transfer Agent may, without further consent on the part of the
Fund, subcontract for the performance hereof with any entity which is duly
registered as a transfer agent pursuant to Section 17A(c)(1) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 as amended ("Section 17A(c)(1)"); provided, however, that
the Transfer Agent shall be as fully responsible to the Fund for the acts and
omissions of any subcontractor as it is for its own acts and omissions.
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ARTICLE 11
AMENDMENT
11.01 This Agreement may be amended or modified by a written agreement
executed by both parties and authorized or approved by a resolution of the Board
of Trustees of the Fund.
ARTICLE 12
TEXAS LAW TO APPLY
12.01 This Agreement shall be construed and the provisions thereof
interpreted under and in accordance with the laws of the State of Texas.
ARTICLE 13
MERGER OF AGREEMENT
13.01 This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties
hereto and supersedes any prior agreement with respect to the subject matter
hereof whether oral or written.
ARTICLE 14
COUNTERPARTS
14.01 This Agreement may be executed by the parties hereto on any number of
counterparts, and all of said counterparts taken together shall be deemed to
constitute one and the same instrument.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be
executed in their names and on their behalf by and through their duly authorized
officers, as of the day and year first above written.
AIM EQUITY FUNDS
By: /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
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President
ATTEST:
/s/ Xxx Xxxxxxxx
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Assistant Secretary
AIM INVESTMENT SERVICES, INC.
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
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President
ATTEST:
/s/ Xxx Xxxxxxxx
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Assistant Secretary
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SCHEDULE A
1. RETAIL SHARE CLASSES
OPEN ACCOUNT FEE. 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 holding Class X, X0,
X, X, X, X, XXX Xxxx Reserve and Investor Class Shares and AIM Summit Fund
Shares that are open during any monthly period at a rate of $17.08, whether such
account is serviced directly by the Transfer Agent or by an intermediary
pursuant to third-party servicing arrangements of the type provided for in
Section 1.03 of the Agreement.
CLOSED ACCOUNT FEE. 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 which previously held
Class X, X0, X, X, X, X, XXX Xxxx Reserve and Investor Class Shares and AIM
Summit Fund Shares that were closed during any monthly period at a rate of
$0.70, to be paid for twelve months following the date on which an account was
closed, whether such account is serviced directly by the Transfer Agent or by an
intermediary pursuant to third-party servicing arrangements of the type provided
for in Section 1.03 of the Agreement.
DETERMINING NUMBER OF BILLABLE ACCOUNTS. To the extent an intermediary
servicing accounts pursuant to a third-party servicing arrangement is unable to
provide the number of accounts being serviced (a "non-reporting service
provider"), the Transfer Agent may estimate the number of open accounts being
serviced by the non-reporting service provider by applying the average size of
an account being serviced by the Transfer Agent and all intermediaries who are
able to report the number of accounts being serviced (the "reporting service
providers") to the total assets invested in a given Portfolio through the
accounts maintained by such non-reporting service provider. The Transfer Agent
may then estimate the number of closed accounts being serviced by the
non-reporting service provider by applying the ratio of closed accounts to open
accounts being serviced by the Transfer Agent and all reporting service
providers to the estimated number of open accounts being serviced by the
non-reporting service provider.
BILLING OF FEES. Both the Open and Closed Account 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.
2. INSTITUTIONAL SHARE CLASSES
ACCOUNTS SERVICED BY THE TRANSFER AGENT. For performance by the Transfer
Agent pursuant to this Agreement, the Fund agrees on behalf of the Institutional
Class Shares of each Portfolio to pay the Transfer Agent a fee equal to $2.00
per trade executed, to be billed monthly in arrears.
ACCOUNTS SERVICED BY THIRD PARTIES. The Fund agrees to reimburse the
Transfer Agent for fees paid by the Transfer Agent to intermediaries who service
accounts invested in Institutional Class Shares of a Portfolio pursuant to
third-party servicing arrangements of the type provided for in Section 1.03 of
the Agreement.
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CAP ON TRANSFER AGENCY FEES AND EXPENSES. The Transfer Agent agrees to
waive the right to collect any fee or reimbursement to which it is entitled
hereunder to the extent that collecting such fee or reimbursement would cause
the fees and expenses incurred hereunder by the Institutional Class Shares of
any given Portfolio to exceed 0.10% of the average net assets attributable to
such Class of such Portfolio.
3. INVESTMENT CREDITS
The total fees due to the Transfer Agent from all funds affiliated with the
Fund shall be reduced by an amount equal to the investment income earned by the
Transfer Agent, if any, on the balances of the disbursement accounts for those
funds. Such credits shall first be allocated to the Institutional Class, if any,
of a Portfolio based upon the number of accounts holding shares of such Class
relative to the total number of accounts holding all Classes of shares in the
Portfolio. The Portfolio's remaining fiscal year-to-date credits shall be
allocated among accounts holding Class X, X0, X, X, X, X, XXX Xxxx Reserve and
Investor Class Shares and AIM Summit Fund Shares, as applicable, on the basis of
fiscal year-to-date average net assets.
4. OUT-OF-POCKET EXPENSES
The Fund shall reimburse the Transfer Agent monthly for applicable
out-of-pocket expenses relating to the procurement of the following goods and
services, as they relate to the performance of the Transfer Agent's obligations
set forth in Article I of the Agreement, including, but not limited to:
- Remote access, license and usage charges paid by the Transfer Agent
for use of shareholder record keeping and related systems provided by
DST Systems, Inc., and used by the Transfer Agent to service
Shareholder accounts, including but not limited to:
- TA2000(R), the record keeping system on which records related to
most Shareholder accounts will be maintained;
- TRAC2000(R), the record keeping system on which records related
to Shareholder accounts held by and through employer-sponsored
retirement plans are maintained;
- Automated Work Distributor(TM), a document imaging, storage and
distribution system;
- Financial Access Network, a computer system and related software
applications which will provide the necessary interfaces to allow
customers to access account information residing on the TA2000
and TRAC2000 systems through xxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx; and
- PowerSelect(TM), a reporting database that the Transfer Agent can
query to produce reports derived from Shareholder account data
residing on the TA2000 and TRAC2000 systems.
- Client specific system enhancements.
- Computer terminals, communication lines, printers and other equipment
and any expenses incurred in connection with such terminals and lines.
- Magnetic media tapes and related freight.
- Microfiche, microfilm and electronic image scanning equipment,
production and storage costs.
- Telephone and telecommunication costs, including all lease,
maintenance and line costs.
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- Record retention, retrieval and destruction costs, including, but not
limited to exit fees charged by third party record keeping vendors.
- Duplicating services.
- Courier services.
- Ad hoc reports.
- Programming costs, system access and usage fees, electronic
presentment service fees, data and document delivery fees, and other
related fees and costs paid by the Transfer Agent to Fiserv Solutions,
Inc., which relate to the printing and delivery of the following
documents to Shareholders and to each Shareholder's broker of record:
- Investment confirmations;
- Periodic account statements;
- Tax forms; and
- Redemption checks.
- Printing costs, including, without limitation, the costs associated
with printing certificates, envelopes, checks, stationery,
confirmations and statements.
- Postage (bulk, pre-sort, ZIP+4, bar coding, first class).
- Shipping, certified and overnight mail and insurance.
- Certificate insurance.
- Banking charges, including without limitation, incoming and outgoing
wire charges.
- Check writing fees.
- Federal Reserve charges for check clearance.
- Rendering fees.
- Third party audit reviews.
- Due diligence mailings.
- Shareholder information and education mailings, including, but not
limited to, periodic shareholder newsletters and tax guides.
- Such other miscellaneous expenses reasonably incurred by the Transfer
Agent in performing its duties and responsibilities.
The Fund agrees that postage and mailing expenses will be paid on the day
of or prior to mailing. In addition, the Fund will promptly reimburse the
Transfer Agent for any other unscheduled expenses incurred by the Transfer Agent
whenever the Fund and the Transfer Agent mutually agree that such expenses are
not otherwise properly borne by the Transfer Agent as part of its duties and
obligations under the Agreement.
Out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Transfer Agent hereunder shall first
be allocated among the series portfolios of the AIM Funds based upon the number
of open accounts holding shares in such 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 accounts
holding shares of such Class relative to the total number of accounts holding
shares of all
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Classes in the Portfolio. The remaining amount of the Portfolio's fiscal
year-to-date out-of-pocket expenses shall be further allocated among accounts
holding Class X, X0, X, X, X, X, XXX Xxxx Reserve and Investor Class Shares and
AIM Summit Fund Shares, as applicable, on the basis of fiscal year-to-date
average net assets.
5. DEFINITIONS
As used in this Fee Schedule, "AIM Funds" shall mean all investment
companies and their series portfolios, if any, comprising, from time to time,
the AIM Family of Funds(R).
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