SECOND RESTATED MASTER DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT (CLASS B SHARES AND CLASS B5 SHARES)
SECOND RESTATED
(CLASS B SHARES AND CLASS B5 SHARES)
THIS AGREEMENT made as of this 18th day of August, 2003, as subsequently amended,
and as restated the 20th day of September, 2006, and the 4th day of May,
2010, by and between each registered investment company described on Schedule A to this agreement
(each individually referred to as the “Fund”, or collectively, the “Funds”), severally, on behalf
of each of its series of beneficial interest, as the case may be, set forth on Schedule A to this
agreement (each, a “Portfolio”), with respect to the applicable Class B shares and Class B5 shares
(the “Shares”) of each Portfolio, and Invesco DISTRIBUTORS, INC., a Delaware corporation (the
“Distributor”).
W I T N E S S E T H:
In consideration of the mutual covenants herein contained and other
good and valuable
consideration, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:
FIRST: The Fund on behalf of each Portfolio which is a series
thereof hereby appoints the
Distributor as its exclusive agent for the sale of the Shares to the public directly and through
investment dealers and financial institutions in the United States and throughout the world in
accordance with the then current prospectus or statement of additional information (collectively, a
“Prospectus”) of the applicable Portfolio. If after termination of the Distributor’s services to
the Fund on behalf of a Portfolio pursuant to this Agreement, such Fund retains the services of
another distributor, the distribution agreement with such other distributor shall contain
provisions comparable to Clauses FOURTH and SEVENTH hereof and Exhibit A hereto, and without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, will require such other distributor to maintain and make
available to the Distributor records regarding sales, redemptions and reinvestments of Shares
necessary to implement the terms of Clauses FOURTH, SEVENTH and EIGHTH hereof.
SECOND: The Fund shall not sell any Shares except through the
Distributor and under the terms
and conditions set forth in paragraph FOURTH below. Notwithstanding the provisions of the
foregoing sentence:
(A) the Fund may issue Shares of a Portfolio to any other
investment company or personal
holding company, or to the shareholders thereof, in exchange for all or a majority of the shares or
assets of any such company;
(B) the Fund may issue Shares at their net asset value in
connection with certain classes of
transactions or to certain classes of investors, in accordance with Rule 22d-1 under the Investment
Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), provided that any such class of transaction or
category of person is specified in the Prospectus; and
(C) the Fund shall have the right to specify minimum amounts
for initial and subsequent orders
for the purchase of Shares of a Portfolio.
THIRD: The Distributor hereby accepts appointment as exclusive agent
for the sale of the
Shares and agrees that it will use its best efforts to sell such Shares; provided, however, that:
(A) the Distributor may, and when requested by the Fund on
behalf of a Portfolio shall,
suspend its efforts to effectuate sales of Shares at any time when, in the opinion of the
Distributor or of the Fund, no sales should be made because of market or other economic
considerations or abnormal circumstances of any kind;
(B) the Fund may withdraw the offering of the Shares of a
Portfolio (i) at any time with the
consent of the Distributor, or (ii) without such consent when so required by the provisions of any
statute or of any order, rule or regulation of any governmental body having jurisdiction; and
(C) the Distributor, as agent, does not undertake to sell any
specific amount of Shares of a
Portfolio.
FOURTH:
(A) The public offering price of the Shares of a Portfolio
shall be the net asset value per
share of the applicable Shares. Net asset value per share shall be determined in accordance with
the provisions of the Prospectus of the applicable Portfolio. The Distributor may establish a
schedule of contingent deferred sales charges to be imposed at the time of redemption of the
Shares, and such schedule shall be disclosed in the Prospectus of each Portfolio. Such schedule of
contingent deferred sales charges may reflect variations in or waivers of such charges on
redemptions of Shares, either generally to the public or to any specified class of investors and/or
in connection with any specified class of transactions, in accordance with applicable rules and
regulations and exemptive relief granted by the Securities and Exchange Commission, and as set
forth in the Prospectus of the applicable Portfolio. The Distributor and the Fund shall apply any
then applicable scheduled variation in or waiver of contingent deferred sales charges uniformly to
all shareholders and/or all transactions belonging to a specified class.
(B) The Distributor may pay to investment dealers and other
financial institutions through
whom Shares are sold, such sales commission as the Distributor may specify from time to time.
Payment of any such sales commissions shall be the sole obligation of the Distributor.
(C) No provision of this Agreement shall be deemed to prohibit
any payments by the Fund to the
Distributor or by the Distributor to investment dealers, financial institutions and 401(k) plan
service providers where such payments are made under a distribution plan adopted by the Fund
pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act.
(D) The Fund shall redeem the Shares from shareholders in
accordance with the terms set forth
from time to time in the Prospectus of each applicable Portfolio. The price to be paid to a
shareholder to redeem the Shares shall be equal to the net asset value of the Shares being redeemed
(“gross redemption proceeds”), less first, any applicable contingent deferred sales charge,
calculated pursuant to the then applicable schedule of contingent deferred sales charges, and
second, any applicable redemption fee as provided in the Prospectus, which redemption fee shall be
retained by the Portfolio (“net redemption proceeds”). The Distributor shall be entitled to receive
the amount of the contingent deferred sales charge that has been subtracted from gross redemption
proceeds (the “CDSC”), provided that the Shares being redeemed were (i) issued by a Portfolio
during the term of this Agreement and any predecessor Agreement between the Fund or its predecessor
and the Distributor or (ii) issued by a Portfolio during or after the term of this Agreement or any
predecessor Agreement between the Fund or its predecessor and the Distributor
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in one or a series of free exchanges of Shares for Shares of another Portfolio, which can be
traced to
Shares initially issued by a Portfolio during the term of this Agreement, any predecessor Agreement
or any other distribution agreement with the Distributor (the “Distributor’s Earned CDSC”). The
Fund shall pay or cause the Fund’s transfer agent to pay the Distributor’s Earned CDSC to the
Distributor on the date net redemption proceeds are payable to the redeeming shareholder.
(E) The Distributor shall maintain adequate books and records
to identify Shares (i) issued by
a Portfolio during the term of this Agreement and any predecessor Agreement between the Fund or its
predecessor and the Distributor or (ii) issued by a Portfolio during or after the term of this
Agreement or any predecessor Agreement between the Fund or its predecessor and the Distributor in
one or a series of free exchanges of Shares for Shares of another Portfolio, which can be traced to
Shares initially issued by a Portfolio during the term of this Agreement, any predecessor Agreement
or any other distribution agreement with the Distributor and shall calculate the Distributor’s
Earned CDSC, if any, with respect to such Shares, upon their redemption. The Fund shall be
entitled to rely on the Distributor’s books, records and calculations with respect to the
Distributor’s Earned CDSC.
FIFTH: The Distributor shall act as an agent of the Fund in
connection with the sale and
redemption of Shares. Except with respect to such sales and redemptions, the Distributor shall act
as principal in all matters relating to the promotion of the sale of Shares and shall enter into
all of its own engagements, agreements and contracts as principal on its own account. The
Distributor shall enter into agreements with investment dealers and financial institutions selected
by the Distributor, authorizing such investment dealers and financial institutions to offer and
sell the Shares to the public upon the terms and conditions set forth therein, which shall not be
inconsistent with the provisions of this Agreement. Each agreement shall provide that the
investment dealer or financial institution shall act as a principal, and not as an agent, of the
Fund.
SIXTH: The Portfolio shall bear:
(A) the expenses of qualification of Shares for sale in
connection with such public offerings
in such states as shall be selected by the Distributor, and of continuing the qualification therein
until the Distributor notifies the Fund that it does not wish such qualification continued; and
(B) all legal expenses in connection with the foregoing.
SEVENTH:
(A) The Distributor shall bear the expenses of printing from
the final proof and distributing
the Prospectus for the Shares (including supplements thereto) relating to public offerings made by
the Fund pursuant to such Prospectus (which shall not include the Prospectus, and supplements
thereto, to be distributed to existing shareholders of the Shares), and any other promotional or
sales literature used by the Distributor or furnished by the Distributor to dealers in connection
with such public offerings, and expenses of advertising in connection with such public offerings.
(B) Subject to the limitations, if any, of applicable law,
including applicable FINRA rules,
regarding asset-based sales charges and to the terms of a distribution plan applicable to the
Shares of a Fund adopted pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act (each, a “Plan”), the Fund on
behalf of a Portfolio shall pay to the Distributor as a reimbursement for all or a portion of such
expenses, or as reasonable compensation for distribution of the Shares, an asset-based sales charge in an
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amount equal to 0.75% per annum of the average daily net asset value of the Shares of such
Portfolio from time to time (the “Distribution Fees”), such Distribution Fees to be payable
pursuant to a Plan. For purposes of this Agreement, the term “Distributor’s 12b-1 Share” shall mean a
percentage that shall be recomputed periodically (but not less than monthly) in accordance with
Exhibit A to this Agreement. The Distributor will be deemed to have performed all services
required to be performed in order to be entitled to receive its Distributor’s 12b-1 Share of the
Distribution Fees with respect to Shares of each Portfolio upon the settlement of each sale of
Shares (or shares of another portfolio from which the Share derives) taken into account in
determining such Distributor’s 12b-1 Share (including shares that derive from such Shares). The
Distributor’s 12b-1 Share of the Distribution Fees relating to each Portfolio shall accrue daily
and be paid to the Distributor as soon as practicable after the end of each calendar month within
which it accrues but in any event within 10 business days after the end of each such calendar month
(unless the Distributor shall specify a later date in written instructions to the Fund) provided,
however, that any notices and calculation required by Section EIGHTH: (B) and (C) have been
received by the Fund.
(C) The Distributor shall maintain adequate books and records
to permit calculations
periodically (but not less than monthly) of, and shall calculate on a monthly basis, the
Distributor’s 12b-1 Share of the Distribution Fees relating to each Portfolio to be paid to the
Distributor. The Fund shall be entitled to rely on the Distributor’s books, records and
calculations relating to the Distributor’s 12b-1 Share of the Distribution Fees relating to each
Portfolio.
EIGHTH:
(A) The Distributor may, from time to time, assign, transfer or
pledge (“Transfer”) to one or
more designees (each an “Assignee”), its rights to all or a designated portion of (i) the
Distributor’s 12b-1 Share of the Distribution Fees (but not the Distributor’s duties and
obligations pursuant hereto or pursuant to the Plan), and (ii) the Distributor’s Earned CDSC, free
and clear of any offsets or claims the Fund may have against the Distributor. Each such Assignee’s
ownership interest in a Transfer of a designated portion of a Distributor’s 12b-1 Share of the
Distribution Fees and a Distributor’s Earned CDSC is hereinafter referred to as an “Assignee’s
12b-1 Portion” and an “Assignee’s CDSC Portion,” respectively. A Transfer pursuant to this Section
EIGHTH: (A) shall not reduce or extinguish any claim of the Fund against the Distributor.
(B) The Distributor shall promptly notify the Fund in writing
of a Transfer pursuant to
Section EIGHTH: (A) by providing the Fund with the name and address of each such Assignee.
(C) The Distributor may direct the Fund to pay directly to an
Assignee such Assignee’s 12b-1
Portion and Assignee’s CDSC Portion. In such event, the Distributor shall provide the Fund with a
monthly calculation of (i) the Distributor’s Earned CDSC and Distributor’s 12b-1 Share of the
Distribution Fees and (ii) each Assignee’s 12b-1 Portion and Assignee’s CDSC Portion, if any, for
such month (the “Monthly Calculation”). The Monthly Calculation shall be provided to the Fund by
the Distributor promptly after the close of each month or such other time as agreed to by the Fund
and the Distributor which allows timely payment of the Distributor’s 12b-1 Share of the
Distribution Fees and Distributor’s Earned CDSC and/or the Assignee’s 12b-1 Portion and Assignee’s
CDSC Portion. The Fund shall not be liable for any interest on such payments occasioned by delayed
delivery of the Monthly Calculation by the Distributor. In such event following receipt from the
Distributor of (i) notice of Transfer referred to in Section EIGHTH: (B) and (ii) each Monthly
Calculation, the Fund on behalf of each Portfolio shall make all payments directly to the Assignee
or Assignees in accordance with the information provided in such notice and Monthly Calculation, on
the same terms and conditions as if such payments were to be paid directly to the Distributor. The
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Fund shall be entitled to rely on the Distributor’s notices and Monthly Calculations in
respect of
amounts to be paid pursuant to this Section EIGHTH: (C).
(D) Alternatively, in connection with a Transfer the
Distributor may direct the Fund to pay
all of such Distributor’s 12b-1 Share of the Distribution Fees and Distributor’s Earned CDSC from
time to time to a depository or collection agent designated by any Assignee, which depository or
collection agent may be delegated the duty of dividing such Distributor’s 12b-1 Share of the
Distribution Fees and Distributor’s Earned CDSC between the Assignee’s 12b-1 Portion and Assignee’s
CDSC Portion and the balance of the Distributor’s 12b-1 Share of the Distribution Fees (such
balance, when distributed to the Distributor by the depository or collection agent, the
“Distributor’s 12b-1 Portion”) and of the Distributor’s Earned CDSC (such balance, when distributed
to the Distributor by the depository or collection agent, the “Distributor’s Earned CDSC Portion”),
in which case only the Distributor’s 12b-1 Portion and Distributor’s Earned CDSC Portion may be
subject to offsets or claims the Fund may have against the Distributor.
(E) The Fund shall not amend the Plan to reduce the amount
payable to the Distributor or any
Assignee under Section SEVENTH: (B) hereof with respect to the Shares for any Shares which have
been issued prior to the date of such amendment.
NINTH: The Distributor will accept orders for the purchase of Shares
only to the extent of
purchase orders actually received and not in excess of such orders, and it will not avail itself of
any opportunity of making a profit by expediting or withholding orders.
TENTH: Pursuant to the Plan and this Agreement, the Distributor may
receive and use a service
fee in the amount of .25% of the average daily net assets of the Shares of a Portfolio to provide
continuing personal shareholder services to customers who may, from time to time, directly or
beneficially own Shares of such Portfolio, including but not limited to, distributing sales
literature to customers, answering routine customer inquiries regarding the Portfolio, assisting
customers in changing dividend options, account designations and addresses, and in enrolling in any
of several special investment plans offered in connection with the purchase of Shares, assisting
customers in the establishment and maintenance of customer accounts and records and in the
placement of purchase and redemption transactions, assisting customers in investing dividends and
capital gains distributions automatically in Shares and providing such other services as the Fund
or the customer may reasonably request and the Distributor agrees to provide. The Distributor will
not be obligated to provide services which are provided by a transfer agent for the Fund with
respect to a Portfolio. The Distributor may provide the services described in this Section TENTH
either directly or through third parties. Any agreement with a third party shall provide that the
third party service provider shall act as principal, and not as an agent of the Fund.
ELEVENTH: The Fund on behalf of the applicable Portfolio and the
Distributor shall each
comply with all applicable provisions of the 1940 Act, the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and
of all other federal and state laws, rules and regulations governing the issuance and sale of the
Shares.
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TWELFTH: |
(A) In the absence of willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross
negligence or reckless disregard
of obligations or duties hereunder on the part of the Distributor, the Fund shall indemnify the
Distributor against any and all claims, demands, liabilities and expenses which the Distributor may
incur under the Securities Act of 1933, or common law or otherwise, arising out of or based upon
any alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any registration statement or
Prospectus of the Shares, or any omission to state a material fact therein, the omission of which
makes any statement contained therein misleading, unless such statement or omission was made in
reliance upon, and in conformity with, information furnished to the Fund in connection therewith by
or on behalf of the Distributor. The Distributor shall indemnify the Fund and the Shares against
any and all claims, demands, liabilities and expenses which the Fund or the Shares may incur
arising out of or based upon (i) any act or deed of the Distributor or its sales representatives
which has not been authorized by the Fund in its Prospectus or in this Agreement and (ii) the
Fund’s reliance on the Distributor’s books, records, calculations and notices in Sections FOURTH:
(E), SEVENTH: (C), EIGHTH: (B), EIGHTH: (C) and EIGHTH: (D).
(B) The Distributor shall indemnify the Fund and the Shares
against any and all claims,
demands, liabilities and expenses which the Fund or the Shares may incur under the Securities Act
of 1933, as amended, or common law or otherwise, arising out of or based upon any alleged untrue
statement of a material fact contained in any registration statement or Prospectus of the Shares,
or any omission to state a material fact therein if such statement or omission was made in reliance
upon, and in conformity with, information furnished to the Fund in connection therewith by or on
behalf of the Distributor.
(C) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the
Distributor shall not be liable
for any errors of the transfer agent(s) of the Shares, or for any failure of any such transfer
agent to perform its duties.
THIRTEENTH: Nothing herein contained shall require the Fund to take
any action contrary to
any provision of its Agreement and Declaration of Trust, as amended, or its charter or bylaws or to
any applicable statute or regulation.
FOURTEENTH: This Agreement became effective with respect to the
Shares of each Portfolio on
August 18, 2003, upon its approval by the Board of Trustees of the Fund and by vote of a majority
of the trustees of the Fund who are not interested parties to this Agreement or “interested
persons” (as defined in Section 2(a)(19) of the 0000 Xxx) of any party to this Agreement cast in
person at a meeting called for such purpose, has been subsequently amended and restated, and as
further amended and restated, shall continue in force and effect until June 30, 2011, and from year
to year thereafter, provided, that such continuance is specifically approved with respect to the
Shares of each Portfolio at least annually (a)(i) by the Board of Trustees of the Fund or (ii) by
the vote of a majority of the outstanding Shares of such Portfolio, and (b) by vote of a majority
of the trustees of the Fund who are not parties to this Agreement or “interested persons” (as
defined in Section 2(a)(19) of the 0000 Xxx) of any party to this Agreement cast in person at a
meeting called for such purpose.
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FIFTEENTH:
(A) This Agreement may be terminated with respect to the Shares
of any Portfolio, at any time,
without the payment of any penalty, by vote of the Board of Trustees of the Fund or by vote of a
majority of the outstanding Shares of such Portfolio, or by the Distributor, on sixty (60) days’
written notice to the other party; and
(B) This Agreement shall automatically terminate in the event
of its assignment, the term
“assignment” having the meaning set forth in Section 2(a)(4) of the 1940 Act. Notwithstanding the
foregoing sentence, with respect to all Funds noted with an asterisk on Schedule A and subject to
the provisions of the following sentence, if this Agreement is terminated for any reason, the
obligations of the Fund and the Distributor pursuant to Sections FOURTH: (D), FOURTH: (E), SEVENTH:
(B), SEVENTH: (C), EIGHTH: (A) through (E) and TWELFTH: (A) of this Agreement will continue and
survive any such termination. Notwithstanding the foregoing, upon Complete Termination of the Plan
(as such term is defined in Section 11 of the applicable Plan in effect at the date of this
Agreement) with respect to Shares of a Portfolio, the obligations of the Fund in respect of Shares
of such Portfolio pursuant to the terms of Sections SEVENTH: (B), SEVENTH: (C), EIGHTH: (A),
EIGHTH: (C), EIGHTH: (D) and EIGHTH: (E) (with respect to payments of the Distributor’s 12b-1 Share
of the Distribution Fees and Assignee’s 12b-1 Portion in respect of such Portfolio) of this
Agreement shall terminate. A termination of the applicable Plan with respect to any or all Shares
of any or all Portfolios noted with an asterisk on Schedule A shall not affect the obligations of
the Fund pursuant to Sections FOURTH: (D), EIGHTH: (A), EIGHTH: (C), EIGHTH: (D) and EIGHTH: (E)
(with respect to payments of Distributor’s Earned CDSC or Assignee’s CDSC Portion) hereof or of the
obligations of the Distributor pursuant to Section FOURTH: (E) or EIGHTH: (B) hereof.
(C) The Transfer of the Distributor’s rights to the
Distributor’s 12b-1 Share of the
Distribution Fees or Distributor’s Earned CDSC shall not cause a termination of this Agreement or
be deemed to be an assignment for purposes of Section FIFTEENTH: (B) above.
SIXTEENTH: Any notice under this Agreement shall be in writing,
addressed and delivered, or
mailed postage prepaid, to the other party at such address as the other party may designate for the
receipt of notices. Until further notice to the other party, the addresses of each Fund and the
Distributor is 00 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 000, Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000-0000.
SEVENTEENTH: Notice is hereby given that, as provided by applicable
law, the obligations of
or arising out of this Agreement are not binding upon any of the shareholders of the Fund or any
Portfolio individually, but are binding only upon the assets and property of the Fund or such
Portfolio and that the shareholders shall be entitled, to the fullest extent permitted by
applicable law, to the same limitation on personal liability as stockholders of private
corporations for profit.
EIGHTEENTH: This Agreement shall be deemed to be a contract made in
the State of Delaware and
governed by, construed in accordance with and enforced pursuant to the internal laws of the State
of Delaware without reference to its conflicts of laws rules.
NINETEENTH: This Agreement restates the prior master distribution
agreement in effect
immediately prior to May 4, 2010 for each Portfolio listed on Schedule A (the “Prior Distribution
Agreement”), insofar as such Prior Distribution Agreement pertained to Shares of any Portfolio.
For the avoidance of doubt, all service fees and all Distribution Fees and CDSCs (subject to the
rights of any Assignee) payable under the Prior Distribution Agreement continue to be payable under
this Agreement. Nothing herein is intended to affect the absolute assignment of rights in
Distribution
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Fees and CDSCs under the Prior Distribution Agreement to any Assignee, and the Distributor
will track such assigned Distribution Fees and CDSCs on the same basis as it tracks the
Distributor’s 12b-1 Share of the Distribution Fees as set forth on Exhibit A to this Agreement.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement to be
executed in duplicate on the
day and year first above written.
Each FUND (listed on Schedule A on behalf of the Shares of each Portfolio listed on Schedule A) |
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By: | /s/ Xxxx X Xxxx | |||
Name: | Xxxx X. Xxxx | |||
Title: | Senior Vice President | |||
INVESCO DISTRIBUTORS, INC. |
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By: | /s/ Xxxx X Xxxxxx | |||
Name: | Xxxx X. Xxxxxx | |||
Title: | President |
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AIM COUNSELOR SERIES TRUST (INVESCO COUNSELOR SERIES TRUST)
Portfolios — Class B Shares
Invesco Core Plus Bond Fund*
Invesco Multi-Sector Fund*
Invesco Select Real Estate Income Fund*
Invesco Structured Core Fund*
Invesco Structured Growth Fund*
Invesco Structured Value Fund*
Invesco Balanced Fund
Invesco California Tax-Free Income Fund
Invesco Dividend Growth Securities Fund
Invesco Equally-Weighted S&P 500 Fund
Invesco Fundamental Value Fund
Invesco Large Cap Relative Value Fund
Invesco New York Tax-Free Income Fund
Invesco S&P 500 Index Fund
Invesco Xxx Xxxxxx American Franchise Fund
Invesco Xxx Xxxxxx Core Equity Fund
Invesco Xxx Xxxxxx Equity and Income Fund
Invesco Xxx Xxxxxx Equity Premium Income Fund
Invesco Xxx Xxxxxx Growth and Income Fund
Invesco Xxx Xxxxxx Money Market Fund
Invesco Xxx Xxxxxx Pennsylvania Tax Free Income Fund
Invesco Xxx Xxxxxx Small Cap Growth Fund
Invesco Multi-Sector Fund*
Invesco Select Real Estate Income Fund*
Invesco Structured Core Fund*
Invesco Structured Growth Fund*
Invesco Structured Value Fund*
Invesco Balanced Fund
Invesco California Tax-Free Income Fund
Invesco Dividend Growth Securities Fund
Invesco Equally-Weighted S&P 500 Fund
Invesco Fundamental Value Fund
Invesco Large Cap Relative Value Fund
Invesco New York Tax-Free Income Fund
Invesco S&P 500 Index Fund
Invesco Xxx Xxxxxx American Franchise Fund
Invesco Xxx Xxxxxx Core Equity Fund
Invesco Xxx Xxxxxx Equity and Income Fund
Invesco Xxx Xxxxxx Equity Premium Income Fund
Invesco Xxx Xxxxxx Growth and Income Fund
Invesco Xxx Xxxxxx Money Market Fund
Invesco Xxx Xxxxxx Pennsylvania Tax Free Income Fund
Invesco Xxx Xxxxxx Small Cap Growth Fund
AIM EQUITY FUNDS (INVESCO EQUITY FUNDS)
Portfolios — Class B Shares
Invesco Capital Development Fund*
Invesco Charter Fund*
Invesco Constellation Fund*
Invesco Diversified Dividend Fund*
Invesco Large Cap Basic Value Fund*
Invesco Large Cap Growth Fund*
Invesco Summit Fund*
Invesco Charter Fund*
Invesco Constellation Fund*
Invesco Diversified Dividend Fund*
Invesco Large Cap Basic Value Fund*
Invesco Large Cap Growth Fund*
Invesco Summit Fund*
AIM FUNDS GROUP (INVESCO FUNDS GROUP)
Portfolios — Class B Shares
Invesco Basic Balanced Fund*
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Invesco European Small Company Fund*
Invesco Global Core Equity Fund*
Invesco International Small Company Fund*
Invesco Mid Cap Basic Value Fund*
Invesco Select Equity Fund*
Invesco Small Cap Equity Fund*
Invesco Global Core Equity Fund*
Invesco International Small Company Fund*
Invesco Mid Cap Basic Value Fund*
Invesco Select Equity Fund*
Invesco Small Cap Equity Fund*
AIM GROWTH SERIES (INVESCO GROWTH SERIES)
Portfolios — Class B Shares
Invesco Balanced-Risk Retirement Now Fund*
Invesco Balanced-Risk Retirement 2010 Fund*
Invesco Balanced-Risk Retirement 2020 Fund*
Invesco Balanced-Risk Retirement 2030 Fund*
Invesco Balanced-Risk Retirement 2040 Fund*
Invesco Balanced-Risk Retirement 2050 Fund*
Invesco Basic Value Fund*
Invesco Conservative Allocation Fund*
Invesco Global Equity Fund*
Invesco Growth Allocation Fund*
Invesco Income Allocation Fund*
Invesco International Allocation Fund*
Invesco Mid Cap Core Equity Fund*
Invesco Moderate Allocation Fund*
Invesco Moderate Growth Allocation Fund*
Invesco Moderately Conservative Allocation Fund*
Invesco Small Cap Growth Fund*
Invesco Convertible Securities Fund
Invesco Xxx Xxxxxx Asset Allocation Conservative Fund
Invesco Xxx Xxxxxx Asset Allocation Growth Fund
Invesco Xxx Xxxxxx Asset Allocation Moderate Fund
Invesco Xxx Xxxxxx Harbor Fund
Invesco Xxx Xxxxxx Leaders Fund
Invesco Xxx Xxxxxx Real Estate Securities Fund
Invesco Xxx Xxxxxx U.S. Mortgage Fund
Invesco Balanced-Risk Retirement 2010 Fund*
Invesco Balanced-Risk Retirement 2020 Fund*
Invesco Balanced-Risk Retirement 2030 Fund*
Invesco Balanced-Risk Retirement 2040 Fund*
Invesco Balanced-Risk Retirement 2050 Fund*
Invesco Basic Value Fund*
Invesco Conservative Allocation Fund*
Invesco Global Equity Fund*
Invesco Growth Allocation Fund*
Invesco Income Allocation Fund*
Invesco International Allocation Fund*
Invesco Mid Cap Core Equity Fund*
Invesco Moderate Allocation Fund*
Invesco Moderate Growth Allocation Fund*
Invesco Moderately Conservative Allocation Fund*
Invesco Small Cap Growth Fund*
Invesco Convertible Securities Fund
Invesco Xxx Xxxxxx Asset Allocation Conservative Fund
Invesco Xxx Xxxxxx Asset Allocation Growth Fund
Invesco Xxx Xxxxxx Asset Allocation Moderate Fund
Invesco Xxx Xxxxxx Harbor Fund
Invesco Xxx Xxxxxx Leaders Fund
Invesco Xxx Xxxxxx Real Estate Securities Fund
Invesco Xxx Xxxxxx U.S. Mortgage Fund
AIM INTERNATIONAL MUTUAL FUNDS (INVESCO INTERNATIONAL MUTUAL FUNDS)
Portfolios — Class B Shares
Invesco Asia Pacific Growth Fund*
Invesco European Growth Fund*
Invesco Global Growth Fund*
Invesco Global Small & Mid Cap Growth Fund*
Invesco International Core Equity Fund*
Invesco International Growth Fund*
Invesco European Growth Fund*
Invesco Global Growth Fund*
Invesco Global Small & Mid Cap Growth Fund*
Invesco International Core Equity Fund*
Invesco International Growth Fund*
AIM INVESTMENT FUNDS (INVESCO INVESTMENT FUNDS)
Portfolios — Class B Shares
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Invesco Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund*
Invesco China Fund*
Invesco Developing Markets Fund*
Invesco Global Health Care Fund*
Invesco International Total Return Fund*
Invesco Japan Fund*
Invesco Global Fund*
Invesco Endeavor Fund*
Invesco Small Companies Fund*
Invesco Commodities Strategy Fund
Invesco Global Advantage Fund
Invesco Global Dividend Growth Securities Fund
Invesco Health Sciences Fund
Invesco International Growth Equity Fund
Invesco Pacific Growth Fund
Invesco Xxx Xxxxxx Emerging Markets Fund
Invesco Xxx Xxxxxx Global Bond Fund
Invesco Xxx Xxxxxx Global Equity Allocation Fund
Invesco Xxx Xxxxxx Global Franchise Fund
Invesco Xxx Xxxxxx Global Tactical Asset Allocation Fund
Invesco Xxx Xxxxxx International Advantage Fund
Invesco Xxx Xxxxxx International Growth Fund
Invesco China Fund*
Invesco Developing Markets Fund*
Invesco Global Health Care Fund*
Invesco International Total Return Fund*
Invesco Japan Fund*
Invesco Global Fund*
Invesco Endeavor Fund*
Invesco Small Companies Fund*
Invesco Commodities Strategy Fund
Invesco Global Advantage Fund
Invesco Global Dividend Growth Securities Fund
Invesco Health Sciences Fund
Invesco International Growth Equity Fund
Invesco Pacific Growth Fund
Invesco Xxx Xxxxxx Emerging Markets Fund
Invesco Xxx Xxxxxx Global Bond Fund
Invesco Xxx Xxxxxx Global Equity Allocation Fund
Invesco Xxx Xxxxxx Global Franchise Fund
Invesco Xxx Xxxxxx Global Tactical Asset Allocation Fund
Invesco Xxx Xxxxxx International Advantage Fund
Invesco Xxx Xxxxxx International Growth Fund
Portfolios — Class B Shares
Invesco Core Bond Fund*
Invesco Dynamics Fund*
Invesco Global Real Estate Fund*
Invesco High Yield Fund*
Invesco Income Fund*
Invesco Money Market Fund*
Invesco Municipal Bond Fund*
Invesco Real Estate Fund*
Invesco U.S. Government Fund*
Invesco High Yield Securities Fund
Invesco Xxx Xxxxxx Core Plus Fixed Income Fund
Invesco Xxx Xxxxxx Corporate Bond Fund
Invesco Xxx Xxxxxx Government Securities Fund
Invesco Xxx Xxxxxx High Yield Fund
Invesco Xxx Xxxxxx Limited Duration Fund
Invesco Dynamics Fund*
Invesco Global Real Estate Fund*
Invesco High Yield Fund*
Invesco Income Fund*
Invesco Money Market Fund*
Invesco Municipal Bond Fund*
Invesco Real Estate Fund*
Invesco U.S. Government Fund*
Invesco High Yield Securities Fund
Invesco Xxx Xxxxxx Core Plus Fixed Income Fund
Invesco Xxx Xxxxxx Corporate Bond Fund
Invesco Xxx Xxxxxx Government Securities Fund
Invesco Xxx Xxxxxx High Yield Fund
Invesco Xxx Xxxxxx Limited Duration Fund
Portfolios — Class B5 Shares
Invesco Money Market Fund
AIM SECTOR FUNDS (INVESCO SECTOR FUNDS)
Portfolios — Class B Shares
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Invesco Energy Fund*
Invesco Financial Services Fund*
Invesco Gold & Precious Metals Fund*
Invesco Leisure Fund*
Invesco Technology Fund*
Invesco Utilities Fund*
Invesco Mid-Cap Value Fund
Invesco Small-Mid Special Value Fund
Invesco Special Value Fund
Invesco Technology Sector Fund
Invesco U.S. Mid Cap Value Fund
Invesco U.S. Small Cap Value Fund
Invesco U.S. Small/Mid Cap Value Fund
Invesco Value Fund
Invesco Value II Fund
Invesco Xxx Xxxxxx American Value Fund
Invesco Xxx Xxxxxx Capital Growth Fund
Invesco Xxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx Fund
Invesco Xxx Xxxxxx Enterprise Fund
Invesco Xxx Xxxxxx Mid Cap Growth Fund
Invesco Xxx Xxxxxx Small Cap Value Fund
Invesco Xxx Xxxxxx Technology Fund
Invesco Xxx Xxxxxx Utility Fund
Invesco Xxx Xxxxxx Value Opportunities Fund
Invesco Financial Services Fund*
Invesco Gold & Precious Metals Fund*
Invesco Leisure Fund*
Invesco Technology Fund*
Invesco Utilities Fund*
Invesco Mid-Cap Value Fund
Invesco Small-Mid Special Value Fund
Invesco Special Value Fund
Invesco Technology Sector Fund
Invesco U.S. Mid Cap Value Fund
Invesco U.S. Small Cap Value Fund
Invesco U.S. Small/Mid Cap Value Fund
Invesco Value Fund
Invesco Value II Fund
Invesco Xxx Xxxxxx American Value Fund
Invesco Xxx Xxxxxx Capital Growth Fund
Invesco Xxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx Fund
Invesco Xxx Xxxxxx Enterprise Fund
Invesco Xxx Xxxxxx Mid Cap Growth Fund
Invesco Xxx Xxxxxx Small Cap Value Fund
Invesco Xxx Xxxxxx Technology Fund
Invesco Xxx Xxxxxx Utility Fund
Invesco Xxx Xxxxxx Value Opportunities Fund
AIM TAX-EXEMPT FUNDS (INVESCO TAX-EXEMPT FUNDS)
Portfolios — Class B Shares
Invesco High Income Municipal Fund*
Invesco Municipal Fund
Invesco Tax-Exempt Securities Fund
Invesco Xxx Xxxxxx California Insured Tax Free Fund
Invesco Xxx Xxxxxx High Yield Municipal Fund
Invesco Xxx Xxxxxx Insured Tax Free Income Fund
Invesco Xxx Xxxxxx Intermediate Term Municipal Income Fund
Invesco Xxx Xxxxxx Municipal Income Fund
Invesco Xxx Xxxxxx New York Tax Free Income Fund”
Invesco Municipal Fund
Invesco Tax-Exempt Securities Fund
Invesco Xxx Xxxxxx California Insured Tax Free Fund
Invesco Xxx Xxxxxx High Yield Municipal Fund
Invesco Xxx Xxxxxx Insured Tax Free Income Fund
Invesco Xxx Xxxxxx Intermediate Term Municipal Income Fund
Invesco Xxx Xxxxxx Municipal Income Fund
Invesco Xxx Xxxxxx New York Tax Free Income Fund”
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EXHIBIT A
The Distributor’s 12b-1 Share of
the Distribution Fees in respect of the Shares of each
Portfolio shall be 100 percent until such time as the Distributor shall cease to serve as exclusive
distributor of the Shares of such Portfolio and thereafter shall be a percentage, recomputed first
on the date of any termination of the Distributor’s services as exclusive distributor of Shares of
any Portfolio and thereafter periodically (but not less than monthly), representing the percentage
of Shares of such Portfolio outstanding on each such computation date allocated to the Distributor
in accordance with the following rules:
1. Definitions. For purposes of
this Exhibit A defined terms used herein shall have the
meaning assigned to such terms in the Distribution Agreement and the following terms shall have the
following meanings:
“Commission Shares”
shall mean shares of the Portfolio or another portfolio the
redemption of which would, in the absence of the application of some standard waiver provision,
give rise to the payment of a CDSC and shall include Commission Shares which due to the expiration
of the CDSC period no longer bear a CDSC.
“Date of Original
Issuance” shall mean, in respect of any Commission Share of any
Portfolio, the date with reference to which the amount of the CDSC payable on redemption thereof,
if any, is computed.
“Distributor” shall
mean the Distributor.
“Free Exchange
Transaction” shall mean a transaction in which shares of one portfolio
(the “Redeeming Portfolio”) are exchanged for shares of another portfolio (the “Issuing Portfolio”)
where, pursuant to the applicable constituent documents of the Issuing Portfolio, the shares issued
by the Issuing Portfolio in exchange for the shares of the Redeeming Portfolio are deemed to have
been acquired at the time when the exchanged shares of the Redeeming Portfolio were acquired (or
deemed to have been acquired).
“Free Shares” shall
mean, in respect of any Portfolio, each Share of such Portfolio
other than any Commission Share.
“Omnibus Account”
shall mean, in respect of any Portfolio, any account maintained by
the transfer agent for such Portfolio reflecting the record ownership of Shares of such Portfolio
by an entity who maintains sub-transfer agency records reflecting the actual beneficial ownership
of such Shares in other persons or entities.
“Omnibus Shares”
shall mean, in respect of any Portfolio, the Shares of such Portfolio
held in the name of a broker-dealer street account on records maintained by the transfer agent for
such Portfolio and for which such broker-dealer provides sub-transfer agency services.
“Other Distributor”
shall mean each person appointed as the exclusive distributor for
the Shares of the Portfolio after the Distributor ceases to serve in that capacity.
2. Allocation Rules. In
determining the Distributor’s 12b-1 Share in respect of a particular
Portfolio:
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(a) Commission Shares: There
shall be allocated to the Distributor and each Other
Distributor all Commission Shares of such Portfolio which have a Date of Original Issuance which
occurs during the period such Distributor or such Other Distributor, as the case may be, was the
exclusive distributor for the Shares of the Portfolio, determined in accordance with the transfer
agent records maintained for such Portfolio.
(b) Free Shares (other than Omnibus
Shares): A Free Share (other than an Omnibus
Share) of any Portfolio will be attributed to the Distributor and each Other Distributor in
accordance with the transfer agent reports of the transfer agent for such Portfolio.
(c) Omnibus Shares: Omnibus
Shares of any Portfolio which are Free Shares outstanding
on any date shall be attributed to the Distributor and each Other Distributor pursuant to the
following rules:
(i) For purposes of the attribution of Omnibus
Shares of a Portfolio which are
Free Shares, such attributions shall be made separately for the Omnibus Shares held
in each individual Omnibus Account of such Portfolio, and the result of each such
separate computation shall be aggregated to provide the total Free Shares
attributable to the Distributor and each Other Distributor.
(ii) Free Shares which are Omnibus Shares and
issued (other than in connection
with Free Exchange Transaction) during any calendar month shall be attributed to the
Distributor and each Other Distributor as of the end of such calendar month in a
number computed as follows:
A x (B/C)
where:
A = | Omnibus Shares which are Free Shares issued (other than in connection with a Free Exchange Transaction) during such calendar month. | ||
B = | Commission Shares and Free Shares which are Omnibus Shares deemed to be attributed to the Distributor or such Other Distributor, as the case may be, and outstanding as of the close of business on the last day of the immediately preceding calendar month in accordance with this paragraph (C). | ||
C = | Total number of Commission Shares and Free Shares which are Omnibus Shares outstanding as of the close of business on the last day of the immediately preceding calendar month. |
(iii) Free Shares which are Omnibus Shares and
redeemed (other than in
connection with a Free Exchange Transaction) during any calendar month shall be
attributed to the Distributor and each Other Distributor as of the end of such
calendar month in a number computed as follows:
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A x (B/C)
where:
A = | Omnibus Shares which are Free Shares redeemed (other than in connection with a Free Exchange Transaction) during such calendar month. | ||
B = | Free Shares which are Omnibus Shares deemed to be attributed to the Distributor or such Other Distributor, as the case may be, and outstanding as of the close of business on the last day of the immediately preceding calendar month in accordance with this paragraph (c). | ||
C = | Total number of Free Shares which are Omnibus Shares outstanding as of the close of business on the last day of the immediately preceding calendar month in accordance with this paragraph (c). |
(iv) Free Shares which are Omnibus Shares exchanged
into or out of a specific
Portfolio during any calendar month (such amount, which may be a positive or
negative number, the “Net Exchange Shares”) shall be computed as follows:
A –
B – C + D
where:
A = | Total number of Free Shares which are Omnibus Shares outstanding as of the close of business on the last day of the current calendar month. | ||
B = | Total number of Free Shares which are Omnibus Shares outstanding as of the close of business on the last day of the immediately preceding calendar month. | ||
C = | Total number of Free Shares which are Omnibus Shares and issued during the current calendar month and allocated among the Distributor and such Other Distributor in accordance with clause (ii) immediately above. | ||
D = | Total number of Free Shares which are Omnibus Shares and redeemed during the current calendar month and allocated among the Distributor and such Other Distributor in accordance with clause (iii) immediately above. |
The amount of Net Exchange Shares computed for a given calendar month shall be
attributed to the Distributor and each Other Distributor as of the end of such
calendar month in a number computed as follows:
E x (F/G)
where:
E = | Total number of Net Exchange Shares computed in a given month as of the close of business on the last day of the current calendar month. | ||
F= | Free Shares which are Omnibus Shares deemed to be attributed to the Distributor and such Other Distributor, as the case may be, and outstanding |
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as of the close of business on the last day of the immediately preceding calendar month in accordance with this paragraph (c). | |||
G = | Total number of Free Shares which are Omnibus Shares outstanding as of the close of business on the last day of the immediately preceding calendar month. |
(d) General: For purposes of
the foregoing, Shares of each Portfolio will be deemed
to be issued, redeemed, exchanged and converted to class A shares in accordance with the rules used
by the transfer agent for each such Portfolio.
For purposes of paragraph
(c) above, if the form of any transfer agent report of the transfer
agent for any Portfolio or the practices or capabilities of such transfer agent in respect of any
Portfolio, change after July 31, 2003 and as a result of such changes the attributions of Free
Shares (other than Omnibus Shares) contemplated by paragraph (c) above no longer reach results
which are consistent with the results obtained under this Exhibit A if the form of such transfer
agent report or the practices or capability of such transfer agent had not changed, then at the
request of the Distributor, and Other Distributor or any third party (a “Transferee”) that has
obtained an interest in the Distributor’s 12b-1 Share of the Distribution Fees for such Portfolio,
the Distributor, each other Distributor, the Fund and the Transferee shall negotiate in good faith
to cause the transfer agent for such Portfolio to generate transfer agent reports or to adjust this
Exhibit A as may be necessary to reach results consistent with those that would have been produced
if such report had not changed; provided, that if such parties cannot reach agreement on
such modifications within a reasonable period of time after the date of any such change, such
parties shall submit the question to arbitration in accordance with the commercial arbitration
rules of the American Arbitration Association and the decision reached by the arbitrator shall be
final and binding.
The Fund shall use its best efforts to
assure that the transfer agent and the sub-transfer
agents for each Portfolio maintain the data necessary to implement the foregoing rules. If,
notwithstanding the foregoing, the transfer agents or sub-transfer agents for such Portfolio are
unable to maintain the data necessary to implement the foregoing rules as written, or if the
transfer agent or sub-transfer agents seek to change allocation methods after the date of this
Agreement (or any later date on which a sub-transfer agent is permitted to allocate shares
consistent with documentation with any Transferee), or if the Distributor shall cease to serve as
exclusive distributor of the Shares of the Portfolio, the Distributor and the Fund agree to
negotiate in good faith with each other, with the transfer agents and sub-transfer agents for such
Portfolio and with any third party that has obtained an interest in the Distributor’s 12b-1 Share
of the Distribution Fees in respect of such Portfolio with a view to arriving at mutually
satisfactory modifications to the foregoing rules designed to accomplish substantially identical
results on the basis of data which can be made available.
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