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The Agreement between X. Xxxx Price Associates, Inc. and X. Xxxx Price Funds for Fund Accounting Services, dated January 1, 1996. PAGE 1 AGREEMENT between X. XXXX PRICE ASSOCIATES, INC. and THE X. XXXX PRICE FUNDS for FUND ACCOUNTING SERVICES PAGE 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS Page Article A Terms of Appointment/Duties of Price Associates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Article B Fees and Out-of-Pocket Expenses . . . . . . . . 2 Article C Representations and Warranties of Price Associates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Article D Representations and Warranties of the Fund . . 3 Article E Ownership of Software and Related Material . . 3 Article F Quality Service Standards . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Article G Standard of Care/Indemnification . . . . . . . 4 Article H Dual Interests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Article I Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Article J Recordkeeping/Confidentiality . . . . . . . . . 5 Article K Compliance with Governmental Rules and Regulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Article L Terms and Termination of Agreement . . . . . . 6 Article M Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Article N Assignment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Article O Amendment/Interpretive Provisions . . . . . . . 7 Article P Further Assurances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Article Q Maryland Law to Apply . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Article R Merger of Agreement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Article S Counterparts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Article T The Parties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 PAGE 3 Article U Directors, Trustee and Shareholders and Massachusetts Business Trust . . . . . . . . . 8 Article V Captions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 PAGE 4 AGREEMENT made as of the first day of January, 1996, by and between X. XXXX PRICE ASSOCIATES, INC., a Maryland corporation having its principal office and place of business at 000 Xxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000 ("Price Associates"), and each Fund which is listed on Appendix A (as such Appendix may be amended from time to time) and which evidences its agreement to be bound hereby by executing a copy of this Agreement (each such Fund individually hereinafter referred to as "the Fund", whose definition may be found in Article T); WHEREAS, Price Associates has the capability of providing the Funds with certain accounting services ("Accounting Services"); WHEREAS, the Fund desires to appoint Price Associates to provide these Accounting Services and Price Associates desires to accept such appointment; WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Fund has authorized the Fund to utilize various pricing services for the purpose of providing to Price Associates securities prices for the calculation of the Fund's net asset value. NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants herein contained, the parties hereto agree as follows: 4 PAGE 5 A. Terms of Appointment/Duties of Price Associates Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, the Fund hereby employs and appoints Price Associates to provide, and Price Associates agrees to provide, the following Accounting Services: a. Maintain for each Fund a daily trial balance, a general ledger, subsidiary records and capital stock accounts; b. Maintain for each Fund an investment ledger, including amortized bond and foreign dollar denominated costs where applicable; c. Maintain for each Fund all records relating to the Fund's income and expenses; d. Provide for the daily valuation of each Fund's portfolio securities and the computation of each Fund's daily net asset value per share. Such daily valuations shall be made in accordance with the valuation policies established by each of the Fund's Board of Directors including, but not limited to, the utilization of such pricing valuation sources and/or pricing services as determined by the Boards. Price Associates shall have no liability for any losses or damages incurred by the Fund as a result of erroneous portfolio security evaluations provided by such designated sources and/or pricing services; provided that, 5 PAGE 6 Price Associates reasonably believes the prices are accurate, has adhered to its normal verification control procedures, and has otherwise met the standard of care as set forth in Article G of this Agreement; e. Provide daily cash flow and transaction status information to each Fund's adviser; f. Prepare for each Fund such financial information that is reasonably necessary for shareholder reports, reports to the Board of Directors and to the officers of the Fund, and reports to the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Internal Revenue Service and other Federal and state regulatory agencies; g. Provide each Fund with such advice that may be reasonably necessary to properly account for all financial transactions and to maintain the Fund's accounting procedures and records so as to insure compliance with generally accepted accounting and tax practices and rules; h. Maintain for each Fund all records that may be reasonably required in connection with the audit performed by each Fund's independent accountant, the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Internal Revenue Service or such other Federal or state regulatory agencies; and i. Cooperate with each Fund's independent public accountants and take all reasonable action in the performance of its 6 PAGE 7 obligations under the Agreement to assure that the necessary information is made available to such accountants for the expression of their opinion without any qualification as to the scope of their examination including, but not limited to, their opinion included in each such Fund's annual report on Form N-SAR and annual amendment to Form N-1A. B. Fees and Out-of-Pocket Expenses Each Fund shall pay to Price Associates for its Accounting Services hereunder, fees as set forth in the Schedule attached hereto. In addition, each Fund will reimburse Price Associates for out-of-pocket expenses such as postage, printed forms, voice and data transmissions, record retention, disaster recovery, third party vendors, equipment leases and other similar items as may be agreed upon between Price Associates and the Fund. Some invoices will contain costs for both the Funds and other funds services by Price Associates. In these cases, a reasonable allocation methodology will be used to allocate these costs to the Funds. C. Representations and Warrantees of Price Associates Price Associates represents and warrants to the Fund that: 1. It is a corporation duly organized and existing in good standing under the laws of Maryland. 2. It is duly qualified to carry on its business in Maryland. 7 PAGE 8 3. It is empowered under applicable laws and by its charter and By-Laws to enter into and perform this Agreement. 4. All requisite corporate proceedings have been taken to authorize it to enter into and perform this Agreement. 5. It has, and will continue to have, access to the necessary facilities, equipment and personnel to perform its duties and obligations under this Agreement. D. Representations and Warrantees of the Fund The Fund represents and warrants to Price Associates that: 1. It is a corporation or business trust, as the case may be, duly organized and existing and in good standing under the laws of Maryland or Massachusetts, as the case may be. 2. It is empowered under applicable laws and by its Articles of Incorporation or Declaration of Trust, as the case may be, and By-Laws have been taken to authorize it to enter into and perform this Agreement. 3. All proceedings required by said Articles of Incorporation or Declaration of Trust, as the case may be, and By-Laws have been taken to authorize it to enter into and perform this Agreement. E. Ownership of Software and Related Material All computer programs, magnetic tapes, written procedures, and similar items purchased and/or developed and used by Price Associates in performance of the Agreement shall be the property 8 PAGE 9 of Price Associates and will not become the property of the Funds. F. Quality Service Standards Price Associates and the Fund may, from time to time, agree to certain quality service standards, with respect to Price Associates' services hereunder. G. Standard of Care/Indemnification Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement: 1. Price Associates shall not be liable to any Fund for any act or failure to act by it or its agents or subcontractors on behalf of the Fund in carrying or attempting to carry out the terms and provisions of the Agreement provided Price Associates has acted in good faith and without negligence or willful misconduct and selected and monitored the performance of its agents and subcontractors with reasonable care. 2. The Fund shall indemnify and hold Price Associates harmless from and against all losses, costs, damages, claims, actions, and expenses, including reasonable expenses for legal counsel, incurred by Price Associates resulting from: (i) any action or omission by Price Associates or its agents or subcontractors in the performance of their duties hereunder; (ii) Price Associates acting upon instructions believed by it to have been executed by a duly authorized officer of the Fund; or (iii) 9 PAGE 10 Price Associates acting upon information provided by the Fund in form and under policies agreed to by Price Associates and the Fund. Price Associates shall not be entitled to such indemnification in respect of actions or omissions constituting negligence or willful misconduct of Price Associates or where Price Associates has not exercised reasonable care in selecting or monitoring the performance of its agents or subcontractors. 3. Price Associates shall indemnify and hold harmless the Fund from all losses, costs, damages, claims, actions and expenses, including reasonable expenses for legal counsel, incurred by the Fund resulting from the negligence or willful misconduct of Price Associates or which result from Price Associates' failure to exercise reasonable care in selecting or monitoring the performance of its agents or subcontractors. The Fund shall not be entitled to such indemnification with respect to actions or omissions constituting negligence or willful misconduct of such Fund or its agents or subcontractors; unless such negligence or misconduct is attributable to Price Associates. 4. In the event either party is unable to perform its obligations under the terms of this Agreement because of acts of God, strikes or other causes reasonably beyond its control, such party shall not be liable to the other party for any loss, cost, damage, claim, action or expense resulting from such failure to perform or otherwise from such causes. 10 PAGE 11 5. In order that the indemnification provisions contained in this Article F 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, or to defend against said claim in its own name or in the name of the other party. 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. 6. Neither party to this Agreement shall be liable to the other party for consequential damages under any provision of this Agreement. H. Dual Interests It is understood that some person or persons may be directors, officers, or shareholders of both the Fund and Price Associates (including Price Associates' affiliates), and that the existence of any such dual interest shall not affect the validity of this Agreement or of any transactions hereunder except as otherwise provided by a specific provision of applicable law. 11 PAGE 12 I. Documentation As requested by Price Associates, the Fund shall promptly furnish to Price Associates such documents as it may reasonably request and as are necessary for Price Associates to carry out its responsibilities hereunder. J. Recordkeeping/Confidentiality 1. Price Associates shall keep records relating to the services to be performed hereunder, in the form and manner as it may deem advisable, provided that Price Associates shall keep all records in such form and in such manner as required by applicable law, including the Investment Company Act of 1940 ("the Act") and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("the '34 Act"). 2. Price Associates 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: (a) after prior notification to and approval in writing by the other party hereto, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld and may not be withheld where Price Associates or Fund may be exposed to civil or criminal contempt proceedings for failure to comply; (b) when requested to divulge such information by duly constituted governmental authorities; or (c) after so requested by the other party hereto. 12 PAGE 13 K. Compliance With Governmental Rules and Regulations Except as otherwise provided in the Agreement and except for the accuracy of information furnished to the Funds by Price Associates, each Fund assumes full responsibility for the preparation, contents and distribution of its prospectuses, and for complying with all applicable requirements of the Act, the '34 Act, the Securities Act of 1933 (the "33 Act"), and any laws, rules and regulations of governmental authorities having jurisdiction over the Funds. L. Term and Termination of Agreement 1. This Agreement shall run for a period of one (1) year from the date first written above and will be renewed from year to year thereafter unless terminated by either party as provided hereunder. 2. This Agreement may be terminated by the Fund upon sixty (60) days' written notice to Price Associates; and by Price Associates, upon three hundred sixty-five (365) days' writing notice to the Fund. 3. Upon termination hereof, the Fund shall pay to Price Associates such compensation as may be due as of the date of such termination, and shall likewise reimburse for out-of-pocket expenses related to its services hereunder. 13 PAGE 14 M. Notice Any notice as required by this Agreement shall be sufficiently given (i) when sent to an authorized person of the other party at the address of such party set forth above or at such other address as such party may from time to time specify in writing to the other party; or (ii) as otherwise agreed upon by appropriate officers of the parties hereto. N. Assignment Neither this Agreement nor any rights or obligations hereunder may be assigned either voluntarily or involuntarily, by operation of law or otherwise, by either party without the prior written consent of the other party, provided this shall not preclude Price Associates from employing such agents and subcontractors as it deems appropriate to carry out its obligations set forth hereunder. O. Amendment/Interpretive Provisions The parties by mutual written agreement may amend this Agreement at any time. In addition, in connection with the operation of this Agreement, Price Associates and the Fund may agree from time to time on such provisions interpretive of or in addition to the provisions of this Agreement as may in their joint opinion be consistent with the general tenor of this 14 PAGE 15 Agreement. Any such interpretive or additional provisions are to be signed by all parties and annexed hereto, but no such provision shall contravene any applicable Federal or state law or regulation and no such interpretive or additional provision shall be deemed to be an amendment of this Agreement. P. Further Assurances Each party agrees to perform such further acts and execute such further documents as are necessary to effectuate the purposes hereof. Q. Maryland Law to Apply This Agreement shall be construed and the provisions thereof interpreted under and in accordance with the laws of Maryland. R. Merger of Agreement This Agreement, including the attached Appendices and Schedules supersedes any prior agreement with respect to the subject hereof, whether oral or written. S. Counterparts 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 instruments. 15 PAGE 16 T. The Parties All references herein to "the Fund" are to each of the Funds listed on Appendix A individually, as if this Agreement were between such individual Fund and Price Associates. In the case of a series Fund or trust, all references to "the Fund" are to the individual series or portfolio of such Fund or trust, or to such Fund or trust on behalf of the individual series or portfolio, as appropriate. The "Fund" also includes any X. Xxxx Price Funds which may be established after the execution of this Agreement. Any reference in this Agreement to "the parties" shall mean Price Associates and such other individual Fund as to which the matter pertains. U. Directors, Trustees and Shareholders and Massachusetts Business Trust It is understood and is expressly stipulated that neither the holders of shares in the Fund nor any Directors or Trustees of the Fund shall be personally liable hereunder. With respect to any Fund which is a party to this Agreement and which is organized as a Massachusetts business trust, the term "Fund" means and refers to the trustees from time to time serving under the applicable trust agreement (Declaration of Trust) of such Trust as the same may be amended from time to time. It is 16 PAGE 17 expressly agreed that the obligations of any such Trust hereunder shall not be binding upon any of the trustees, shareholders, nominees, officers, agents or employees of the Trust, personally, but bind only the trust property of the Trust, as provided in the Declaration of Trust of the Trust. The execution and delivery of this Agreement has been authorized by the trustees and signed by an authorized officer of the Trust, acting as such, and neither such authorization by such Trustees nor such execution and delivery by such officer shall be deemed to have been made by any of them, but shall bind only the trust property of the Trust as provided in its Declaration of Trust. V. Captions The captions in the Agreement are included for convenience of reference only and in no way define or limit any of the provisions hereof or otherwise affect their construction or effect. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed in their names and on their behalf under their seals by and through their duly authorized officers. 17 PAGE 18 DATED: ______________________ X. XXXX PRICE ASSOCIATES, INC. ATTEST: /s/Xxxxxxx X. Xxx Xxxx /s/Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, Xx. ______________________________ BY: __________________________ Xxxxxxx X. Xxx Xxxx, Managing Director Assistant Secretary 18 PAGE 19 X. XXXX PRICE BALANCED FUND, INC. X. XXXX PRICE BLUE CHIP GROWTH FUND X. XXXX PRICE CALIFORNIA TAX-FREE INCOME TRUST California Tax-Free Bond Fund California Tax-Free Money Fund X. XXXX PRICE CAPITAL APPRECIATION FUND X. XXXX PRICE CAPITAL OPPORTUNITY FUND, INC. X. XXXX PRICE CORPORATE INCOME FUND, INC. X. XXXX PRICE DIVIDEND GROWTH FUND, INC. X. XXXX PRICE EQUITY INCOME FUND X. XXXX PRICE EQUITY SERIES, INC. X. Xxxx Price Equity Income Portfolio X. Xxxx Price New America Growth Portfolio X. Xxxx Price personal Strategy Balanced Portfolio X. XXXX PRICE FIXED INCOME SERIES, INC. X. Xxxx Price Limited-Term Bond Portfolio X. XXXX PRICE GNMA FUND X. XXXX PRICE GROWTH & INCOME FUND, INC. X. XXXX PRICE GROWTH STOCK FUND, INC. X. XXXX PRICE HEALTH SCIENCES FUND, INC. X. XXXX PRICE HIGH YIELD FUND, INC. X. XXXX PRICE INDEX TRUST, INC. X. Xxxx Price Equity Index Fund INSTITUTIONAL INTERNATIONAL FUNDS, INC. Foreign Equity Fund 19 PAGE 20 X. XXXX PRICE INTERNATIONAL FUNDS, INC. X. Xxxx Price International Bond Fund X. Xxxx Price International Discovery Fund X. Xxxx Price International Stock Fund X. Xxxx Price European Stock Fund X. Xxxx Price New Asia Fund X. Xxxx Price Global Government Bond Fund X. Xxxx Price Japan Fund X. Xxxx Price Short-Term Global Income Fund X. Xxxx Price Latin America Fund X. Xxxx Price Emerging Markets Bond Fund X. Xxxx Price Emerging Markets Stock Fund X. Xxxx Price Global Stock Fund X. XXXX PRICE INTERNATIONAL SERIES, INC. X. Xxxx Price International Stock Portfolio X. XXXX PRICE MID-CAP GROWTH FUND X. XXXX PRICE NEW AMERICA GROWTH FUND X. XXXX PRICE NEW ERA FUND, INC. X. XXXX PRICE NEW HORIZONS FUNDS, INC. X. XXXX PRICE NEW INCOME FUND, INC. X. XXXX PRICE OTC FUND, INC. on behalf of the: X. Xxxx Price OTC Fund X. XXXX PRICE PERSONAL STRATEGY FUNDS, INC. X. Xxxx Price Personal Strategy Balanced Fund X. Xxxx Price Personal Strategy Growth Fund X. Xxxx Price Personal Strategy Income Fund X. XXXX PRICE PRIME RESERVE FUND, INC. X. XXXX PRICE SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY FUND, INC. X. XXXX PRICE SHORT-TERM BOND FUND, INC. X. XXXX PRICE SHORT-TERM U.S. GOVERNMENT FUND, INC. X. XXXX PRICE SMALL-CAP VALUE FUND, INC. 20 PAGE 21 X. XXXX PRICE SPECTRUM FUND, INC. Spectrum Growth Fund Spectrum Income Fund X. XXXX PRICE STATE TAX-FREE INCOME TRUST Maryland Tax-Free Bond Fund Maryland Short-Term Tax-Free Bond Fund New York Tax-Free Bond Fund New York Tax-Free Money Fund New Jersey Tax-Free Bond Fund Virginia Tax-Free Bond Fund Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx-Term Tax-Free Bond Fund Florida Insured Intermediate Tax-Free Fund Georgia Tax-Free Bond Fund X. XXXX PRICE TAX-EXEMPT MONEY FUND, INC. X. XXXX PRICE TAX-FREE HIGH YIELD FUND, INC. X. XXXX PRICE TAX-FREE INCOME FUND, INC. X. XXXX PRICE TAX-FREE SHORT-INTERMEDIATE FUND, INC. X. XXXX PRICE TAX-FREE INSURED INTERMEDIATE BOND FUND, INC. X. XXXX PRICE U.S. TREASURY FUNDS, INC. U.S. Treasury Intermediate Fund U.S. Treasury Long-Term Fund U.S. Treasury Money Fund X. XXXX PRICE SUMMIT FUNDS, INC.on behalf of the: X. Xxxx Price Summit Cash Reserves Fund X. Xxxx Price Summit Limited-Term Bond Fund X. Xxxx Price Summit GNMA Fund X. XXXX PRICE SUMMIT MUNICIPAL FUNDS, INC. on behalf of the: X. Xxxx Price Summit Municipal Money Market Fund X. Xxxx Price Summit Municipal Intermediate Fund X. Xxxx Price Summit Municipal Income Fund 21 PAGE 22 DATED: ______________________ X. XXXX PRICE FUNDS ATTEST: /s/Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx /s/Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx ______________________________ BY: ___________________________ Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx Assistant Secretary 22 PAGE 23 APPENDIX A The following Funds are parties to this Agreement, and have so indicated their intention to be bound by such Agreement by executing the Agreement on the dates indicated thereon. X. Xxxx Price Adjustable Rate U.S. Government Fund, Inc. X. Xxxx Price Blue Chip Growth Fund, Inc. X. Xxxx Price Balanced Fund, Inc. X. Xxxx Price California Tax-Free Income Trust on behalf of the California Tax-Free Bond Fund and California Tax-Free Money Fund X. Xxxx Price Capital Appreciation Fund X. Xxxx Price Capital Opportunity Fund, Inc. X. Xxxx Price Corporate Income Fund, Inc. X. Xxxx Price Dividend Growth Fund, Inc. X. Xxxx Price Equity Income Fund X. Xxxx Price Equity Series, Inc. on behalf of the: X. Xxxx Price Equity Income Portfolio X. Xxxx Price New America Growth Portfolio X. Xxxx Price Personal Strategy Balanced Portfolio X. Xxxx Price Fixed Income Series, Inc. on behalf of the: X. Xxxx Price Limited-Term Bond Portfolio X. Xxxx Price GNMA Fund X. Xxxx Price Growth & Income Fund, Inc. X. Xxxx Price Growth Stock Fund, Inc. X. Xxxx Price Health Sciences Fund, Inc. X. Xxxx Price High Yield Fund, Inc. 23 PAGE 24 X. Xxxx Price Index Trust, Inc. on behalf of the: X. Xxxx Price Equity Index Fund X. Xxxx Price Institutional International Funds, Inc. on behalf of the: Foreign Equity Fund X. Xxxx Price International Equity Fund, Inc. X. Xxxx Price International Funds, Inc. on behalf of the: X. Xxxx Price International Bond Fund X. Xxxx Price International Discovery Fund X. Xxxx Price International Stock Fund X. Xxxx Price European Stock Fund X. Xxxx Price New Asia Fund X. Xxxx Price Global Government Bond Fund X. Xxxx Price Japan Fund X. Xxxx Price Short-Term Global Income Fund X. Xxxx Price Latin American Fund X. Xxxx Price Emerging Markets Bond Fund X. Xxxx Price Emerging Markets Stock Fund X. Xxxx Price Global Stock Fund X. Xxxx Price Mid-Cap Growth Fund X. Xxxx Price New America Growth Fund X. Xxxx Price New Era Fund, Inc. X. Xxxx Price New Horizons Fund, Inc. X. Xxxx Price New Income Fund, Inc. X. Xxxx Price OTC Fund, Inc. on behalf of the: X. Xxxx Price OTC Fund X. Xxxx Price Prime Reserve Fund, Inc. X. Xxxx Price Science & Technology Fund, Inc. X. Xxxx Price Short-Term Bond Fund, Inc. X. Xxxx Price Short-Term U.S. Government Fund, Inc. X. Xxxx Price Small-Cap Value Fund, Inc. 24 PAGE 25 X. Xxxx Price Spectrum Fund, Inc. on behalf of the: Spectrum Growth Fund Spectrum Income Fund X. Xxxx Price State Tax-Free Income Trust on behalf of the: Maryland Tax-Free Bond Fund, Maryland Short-Term Tax-Free Bond Fund New York Tax-Free Bond Fund and New York Tax-Free Money Fund New Jersey Tax-Free Bond Fund Virginia Tax-Free Bond Fund Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx-Term Tax-Free Bond Fund Florida Insured Intermediate Tax-Free Bond Fund Georgia Tax-Free Bond Fund X. Xxxx Price Tax-Exempt Money Fund, Inc. X. Xxxx Price Tax-Free Insured Intermediate Bond Fund, Inc. X. Xxxx Price Tax-Free High Yield Fund, Inc. X. Xxxx Price Tax-Free Income Fund, Inc. X. Xxxx Price Tax-Free Short-Intermediate Fund, Inc. X. Xxxx Price U.S. Treasury Funds, Inc. on behalf of the: U.S. Treasury Intermediate Fund U.S. Treasury Long-Term Fund U.S. Treasury Money Fund X. Xxxx Price Summit Funds, Inc. on behalf of the: Summit Cash Reserves Fund Summit Limited-Term Bond Fund Summit GNMA Fund 25 PAGE 26 X. Xxxx Price Summit Municipal Funds, Inc. on behalf of the: Summit Municipal Money Market Fund Summit Municipal Intermediate Fund Summit Municipal Income Fund X. Xxxx Price Value Fund, Inc. 26 PAGE 27 FUND ACCOUNTING SERVICES FEE SCHEDULE Between X. XXXX PRICE ASSOCIATES, INC. And THE X. XXXX PRICE FUNDS January 1, 1996 to December 31, 1996 27 PAGE 28 FUND ACCOUNTING SERVICES 1996 FEE SCHEDULE A.Fee Structure 1. Base Fee Domestic Funds $60,000 each International Funds $100,000 each Spectrum Funds $45,000 each Per Fund fee for basic recordkeeping and financial reporting 2. Individual Fund Fee Total fees reflecting special $ 968,000 characteristics of each Fund 3. Stock Lending Fee Flat fee reflecting $ 75,000 monitoring of Security Lending Program 4. Additional Funds Domestic Funds $60,000 each International Funds $100,000 each Spectrum Funds $45,000 each B. Total Cost Per Fund Growth Stock Fund $ 104,000 New Horizons Fund 95,000 Equity Income Fund 85,000 New Era Fund 72,000 International Stock Fund 115,000 Growth & Income Fund 85,000 New America Growth Fund 70,000 Capital Appreciation Fund 85,000 Small-Cap Value Fund 60,000 Foreign Equity Fund 105,000 International Discovery Fund 125,000 Science & Technology Fund 70,000 28 PAGE 29 High Yield Fund 165,000 Tax-Free Income Fund 110,000 New Income Fund 100,000 Tax-Free High Yield Fund 110,000 European Stock Fund 100,000 Equity Index Fund 60,000 New Asia Fund 110,000 Spectrum Growth Fund 45,000 GNMA Fund 120,000 International Bond Fund 125,000 Balanced Fund 90,000 Maryland Bond Fund 81,000 Tax-Free Short Intermediate Fund 90,000 Short-Term Bond Fund 120,000 California Bond Fund 72,000 New York Bond Fund 72,000 U.S. Treasury Short-Intermediate Fund 60,000 U.S. Treasury Long-Term Bond Fund 60,000 Spectrum Income Fund 45,000 Prime Reserve Fund 85,000 Tax-Exempt Money Fund 93,000 U.S. Treasury Money Fund 60,000 California Money Fund 67,000 New York Money Fund 67,000 Short-Term U.S. Government Fund 100,000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxx Fund 65,000 New Jersey Bond Fund 65,000 Global Government Bond Fund 100,000 OTC Fund 85,000 Japan Fund 100,000 Mid-Cap Growth Fund 60,000 Short-Term Global Fund 110,000 Maryland Short-Term Tax-Free Bond Fund 65,000 Florida Insured Intermediate Tax-Free Fund 65,000 Georgia Tax-Free Bond Fund 65,000 Tax-Free Insured Intermediate Bond Fund 65,000 Blue Chip Growth Fund 60,000 Dividend Growth Fund 65,000 Latin America Fund 110,000 Summit Cash Reserve Fund 60,000 Summit Limited-Term Bond Fund 60,000 Summit GNMA Fund 60,000 Summit Municipal Money Market Fund 60,000 Summit Municipal Intermediate Fund 60,000 Summit Municipal Income Fund 60,000 29 PAGE 30 International Stock Portfolio 100,000 Personal Strategy Income Fund 70,000 Equity Income Portfolio 60,000 Personal Strategy Balanced Fund 70,000 New America Growth Portfolio 60,000 Personal Strategy Growth Fund 70,000 Limited-Term Bond Portfolio 60,000 Value Fund 60,000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx-Term Tax Free Bond Fund 60,000 Capital Opportunity Fund 60,000 Emerging Markets Bond Fund 100,000 Personal Strategy Balanced Portfolio 60,000 Corporate Income Fund 70,000 Global Stock Fund 100,000 Heath Sciences Fund 60,000 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, X. Xxxx Price Funds and X. Xxxx Price Associates, Inc. have agreed upon this fee schedule to be executed in their names and on their behalf through their duly authorized officers: X. XXXX PRICE FUNDS X. XXXX PRICE ASSOCIATES, INC. /s/Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx /s/Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx Name _________________________ Name ______________________ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx Title Treasurer Title Treasurer and Managing Director Date _________________________ Date ______________________ 30