EXHIBIT d(1)(a)
AMENDMENT NO. 1
TO
MASTER INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT
This Amendment dated as of December __, 2001, amends the Master
Investment Advisory Agreement (the "Agreement"), dated June 21, 2000, between
AIM Equity Funds, a Delaware business trust, and A I M Advisors, Inc., a
Delaware corporation.
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, the parties desire to amend the Agreement to add two new
portfolios, the AIM Core Strategies Fund and the AIM Large Cap Equity Fund;
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties agree as follows;
1. Appendix A and Appendix B to the Agreement are hereby deleted
in their entirety and replaced with the following:
"APPENDIX A
FUNDS AND EFFECTIVE DATES
NAME OF FUND EFFECTIVE DATE OF ADVISORY AGREEMENT
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AIM Aggressive Growth Fund June 1, 2000
AIM Blue Chip Fund June 1, 2000
AIM Capital Development Fund June 1, 2000
AIM Charter Fund June 1, 2000
AIM Constellation Fund June 1, 2000
AIM Core Strategies Fund December __, 2001
AIM Dent Demographic Trends Fund June 1, 2000
AIM Emerging Growth Fund June 1, 2000
AIM Large Cap Basic Value Fund June 1, 2000
AIM Large Cap Equity Fund December __, 2001
AIM Large Cap Growth Fund June 1, 2000
AIM Mid Cap Growth Fund June 1, 2000
AIM Xxxxxxxxxx Fund June 1, 0000
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COMPENSATION TO THE ADVISOR
The Trust shall pay the Advisor, out of the assets of a Fund, as full
compensation for all services rendered, an advisory fee for such Fund set forth
below. Such fee shall be calculated by applying the following annual rates to
the average daily net assets of such Fund for the calendar year computed in the
manner used for the determination of the net asset value of shares of such Fund.
AIM AGGRESSIVE GROWTH FUND
NET ASSETS ANNUAL RATE
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First $150 million................................................... 0.80%
Over $150 million.................................................... 0.625%
AIM BLUE CHIP FUND
AIM CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT FUND
NET ASSETS ANNUAL RATE
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First $350 million................................................... 0.75%
Over $350 million.................................................... 0.625%
AIM CHARTER FUND
AIM CONSTELLATION FUND
NET ASSETS ANNUAL RATE
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First $30 million.................................................... 1.00%
Over $30 million to and including $150 million....................... 0.75%
Over $150 million.................................................... 0.625%
AIM DENT DEMOGRAPHIC TRENDS FUND
NET ASSETS ANNUAL RATE
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First $2 billion..................................................... 0.85%
Over $2 billion...................................................... 0.80%
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AIM EMERGING GROWTH FUND
NET ASSETS ANNUAL RATE
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First $1 billion..................................................... 0.85%
Over $1 billion...................................................... 0.80%
AIM LARGE CAP BASIC VALUE FUND
NET ASSETS ANNUAL RATE
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First $1 billion..................................................... 0.60%
Over $1 billion to and including $2 billion.......................... 0.575%
Over $2 billion...................................................... 0.55%
AIM CORE STRATEGIES FUND
AIM LARGE CAP EQUITY FUND
AIM LARGE CAP GROWTH FUND
NET ASSETS ANNUAL RATE
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First $1 billion..................................................... 0.75%
Over $1 billion to and including $2 billion.......................... 0.70%
Over $2 billion...................................................... 0.625%
AIM MID CAP GROWTH FUND
NET ASSETS ANNUAL RATE
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First $1 billion..................................................... 0.80%
Over $1 billion...................................................... 0.75%
AIM XXXXXXXXXX FUND
NET ASSETS ANNUAL RATE
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First $30 million.................................................... 1.00%
Over $30 million to and including $350 million....................... 0.75%
Over $350 million.................................................... 0.625%"
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2. In all other respects, the Agreement is hereby confirmed and
remains in full force and effect.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement to be
executed by their respective officers on the date first written above.
AIM EQUITY FUNDS
Attest: By:
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Assistant Secretary Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
President
(SEAL)
A I M ADVISORS INC.
Attest: By:
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Assistant Secretary Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
President
(SEAL)
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