EXHIBIT h(l)(i)
AMENDMENT NUMBER 8 TO THE TRANSFER AGENCY
AND SERVICE AGREEMENT
This Amendment, dated as of June 11, 2003 is made to the Transfer Agency and
Service Agreement dated September 8, 1998, as amended (the "Agreement") between
AIM Growth Series (the "Fund") and A I M Fund Services, Inc. ("AFS") pursuant to
Article 10 of the Agreement.
1. Paragraph 1 of the Fee Schedule is hereby deleted in its entirety
and replaced with the following:
"1. For performance by the Transfer Agent pursuant to this
Agreement, the Fund agrees on behalf of each of the Portfolios
to pay the Transfer Agent an annualized fee for shareholder
accounts that are open during any monthly period as set forth
below, and an annualized fee of $.70 per shareholder account
that is closed during any monthly period. Both fees shall be
billed by the Transfer Agent monthly in arrears on a prorated
basis of 1/12 of the annualized fee for all such accounts.
PER ACCOUNT FEE
FUND TYPE ANNUALIZED
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Class A, A3, B, C, R and Investor
and AIM Summit Fund
Non-Daily Accrual Funds $15.20
Class A, A3, B, C, R and Investor
Monthly Dividend and
Daily Accrual Funds $16.20
AIM Floating Rate Fund $17.60 "
2. Paragraphs 4, 5 and 6 of the Fee Schedule are hereby deleted
in their entirety and replaced with the following:
"4. The fees and credits described in Paragraphs 1 and 2
above shall first be allocated to the Institutional
Class, if any, of such Portfolio based upon the
number of shareholder accounts holding shares of such
Class relative to the total number of shareholder
accounts holding all Classes of shares in the
Portfolio. The Portfolio's remaining fiscal
year-to-date fees and credits described in Paragraphs
1 and 2 above for shareholder accounts holding Class
A, A3, B, C, R and Investor Class shares, as
applicable, of each Portfolio shall be allocated
among such Classes on the basis of fiscal
year-to-date average net assets.
5. Fees payable by the Transfer Agent for Ancillary
Services provided to the Institutional Class, if any,
of each Portfolio pursuant to Section 2.04 of the
Agreement shall be allocated to such Institutional
Class. The Portfolio's fiscal year-to-date fees
payable by the Transfer Agent for Ancillary Services
provided to the Class A, A3, B, C, R and Investor
Class shares, as applicable, of each Portfolio
pursuant to Section 2.04 of the Agreement shall be
allocated among such Classes of each Portfolio based
upon fiscal year-to-date average net assets of each
such Class.
6. Out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Transfer Agent
in acting as transfer agent for the AIM Funds
Accounts shall first be allocated among such funds
and portfolios based upon the number of shareholder
accounts maintained by the
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Transfer Agent for such funds and portfolios. Such
out-of-pocket expenses that have been allocated to a Portfolio
shall be further allocated to the Institutional Class, if any,
of such Portfolio based upon the number of shareholder
accounts holding shares of such Class relative to the total
number of shareholder accounts holding all Classes of shares
in the Portfolio. The remaining amount of the Portfolio's
fiscal year-to-date out-of-pocket expenses shall be further
allocated among the Class A, A3, B, C, R and Investor Class
shares, as applicable, of each Portfolio based upon fiscal
year-to-date average net assets of each such Class. "
3. All other terms and provisions of the Agreement not amended
herein shall remain in full force and effect.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have entered into this Amendment as of
the date first above written.
AIM GROWTH SERIES
By: /s/
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President
ATTEST:
/s/
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Assistant Secretary
A I M FUND SERVICES, INC.
By: /s/
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President
ATTEST:
/s/
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Assistant Secretary
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