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FINANCIAL INSTITUTION
SERVICE AGREEMENT
Between: and
XXXXXX MUTUAL FUNDS CORP.
General Distributor of
The Xxxxxx Family of Mutual Funds
Xxx Xxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx, XX 00000
We are pleased to inform you that, pursuant to the terms of this
FINANCIAL INSTITUTION SERVICE AGREEMENT, we are authorized to pay
you service fees in connection with the accounts of your
customers that hold shares of certain Xxxxxx funds listed in
SCHEDULE 1 that have adopted distribution plans pursuant to Rule
12b-1 (the "12b-1 Funds"). Payment of the service fees is
subject to your initial and continuing satisfaction of the
following terms and conditions which may be revised by us from
time to time:
1. QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS
(a) You have entered into a Financial Institution Sales Contract
with us with respect to the Xxxxxx Family of Mutual Funds (the
"Xxxxxx Funds"), whose shares you have agreed to make available
to your customers on an agency basis.
(b) You are the financial institution of record for accounts in
Xxxxxx Funds having an aggregate average net asset value of at
least the minimum amount set forth in SCHEDULE 2 (FINANCIAL
INSTITUTION REQUIREMENTS) during the period for which a service
fee is to be paid. Xxxxxx Fund accounts are accounts in any open-
end Xxxxxx Fund but excluding any accounts for your
organization's own retirement plans.
(c) One or more of your current employees must be the designated
registered representative(s) in the case of a bank affiliated
dealer, or agent representative(s) in the case of a bank (both
referred to as "representatives"), on accounts in Xxxxxx Funds
having an aggregate average net asset value of at least the
minimum amount set forth in SCHEDULE 2 (REPRESENTATIVE
REQUIREMENTS) during the period for which a service fee is to be
paid.
(d) You will provide the following information and agree that we
will be entitled to rely on the accuracy of such information in
updating our records for determining the levels of service fees
payable to you under the terms of this Agreement. You understand
that such payments will be based solely on Xxxxxx'x records:
For each Xxxxxx Fund account registered in the name of one
of your customers, you will advise us, preferably by
electronic means, before the end of the second month in each
calendar quarter, of the representative's name,
identification number, branch number, and telephone number.
2. SERVICE FEES
(a) If you meet the qualification requirements set forth above in
Paragraph 1, you will be paid, at the end of each calendar
quarter, a service fee on assets of your customers in the 12b-1
Funds for which you are the financial institution of record and
which are serviced by a representative of your organization
meeting the Representative Requirements, if any at the annual
rates specified (excluding any accounts for your organization's
own retirement plans), provided that you have evaluated such
service fees and have concluded that it is consistent with
applicable laws, rules, regulations and regulatory
interpretations for you to receive such service fees.
(b) You understand and agree that:
(i) all service fee payments are subject to the limitations
contained in each 12b-1 Fund's Distribution Plan, which may
be varied or discontinued at any time;
(ii) you shall waive the right to receive service fee payments to the
extent any 12b-1 Fund fails to make payments to us under its distribution
plan with us;
(iii)your failure to provide the services described in
Paragraph 4 below as may be amended by us from time to time,
or otherwise comply with the terms of this Agreement, will
render you ineligible to receive service fees; and
(iv) failure of an assigned representative to provide
services required by this Agreement will render that
representative's accounts ineligible as accounts on which
service fees are paid.
3. PAYMENTS AND COMMUNICATIONS TO REPRESENTATIVES
(a) Where consistent with applicable laws, rules, regulations and
regulatory interpretations, you will pass through to your
representatives a significant share of the service fees paid to
you pursuant to this Agreement, or you will otherwise use the
payments of service fees to advance the objective of providing
and improving service to shareholders of the Xxxxxx Funds in a
manner specifically approved by Xxxxxx Mutual Funds (for example,
via training courses for representatives or shareholder
seminars).
(b) You will assist us in distributing to your representatives
periodic statements which we will have prepared showing the
aggregate average net asset value of shares in Xxxxxx Funds with
which they are credited on our records.
4. REQUIRED SERVICES
(a) You will assign one of your representatives to each Xxxxxx
Fund account on your records and reassign the Xxxxxx Fund account
should that representative leave your organization.
(b) You and your representatives will assist us and our
affiliates in providing the following services to shareholders of
the Xxxxxx Funds:
(i) Maintain regular contact with shareholders in assigned
accounts and assist in answering inquiries concerning the
Xxxxxx Funds.
(ii) Assist in distributing sales and service literature
provided by us, particularly to the beneficial owners of
accounts registered in your name (nominee name accounts).
(iii) Assist us and our affiliates in the establishment and
maintenance of shareholder accounts and records.
(iv) Assist shareholders in effecting administrative
changes, such as changing dividend options, account
designations, address, automatic investment programs or
systematic investment plans.
(v) Assist in processing purchase and redemption
transactions.
(vi) Provide any other information or services as the
customer or we may reasonably request.
(c) You will grant reasonable requests for visits to your offices
by our wholesalers and include all Xxxxxx Funds on your menu or
list of investments made available by you to your customers.
(d) Your compliance with the service requirements set forth in
this Agreement will be evaluated by us from time to time by
surveying shareholder satisfaction with service, by monitoring
redemption levels of shareholder accounts assigned to you and by
such other methods as we deem appropriate.
(e) The provisions of this Paragraph 4 may be amended by us from
time to time upon notice to you.
5. AMENDMENT
This Agreement, including any Schedule hereto, shall be deemed
amended as provided in any written notice delivered by us to you.
6. EFFECTIVE PERIOD AND TERMINATION
The provisions of this Agreement shall remain in effect for one
year from the date of its execution or adoption and thereafter
for successive annual periods only so long as such continuance is
specifically approved at least annually by the Trustees of each
of the 12b-1 Funds in conformity with Rule 12b-1 under the
Investment Company Act of 1940 (the "1940 Act"). This Agreement
shall automatically terminate in the event of its assignment (as
defined by the 1940 Act). In addition, this Agreement may be
terminated at any time, without the payment of any penalty, by
either party upon written notice to the other party, or, as
provided in Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act, by the Trustees of any
12b-1 Fund or by the vote of the holders of the outstanding
voting securities of any 12b-1 Fund.
7. WRITTEN REPORTS
Xxxxxx Mutual Funds Corp. shall provide the Trustees of each of
the 12b-1 Funds, and such Trustees shall review at least
quarterly, a written report of the amounts paid to you under this
Agreement and the purposes for which such expenditures were made.
8. COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS
With respect to the receipt of service fees under the terms of
this Agreement, you will comply with all applicable federal and
state laws and rules, and all applicable regulations and
interpretations of regulatory agencies or authorities, which may
affect your business practices, including any requirement of
written authorization or consent by your customers to your
receipt of service fees, and any requirement to provide
disclosure to your customers of such service fees.
9. MISCELLANEOUS
(a) All communications mailed to us should be sent to the address
listed below. Any notice to you shall be duly given if mailed or
delivered to you at the address specified by you below.
(b) The provisions of this Agreement shall be governed by and
construed in accordance with the laws of The Commonwealth of
Massachusetts.
Very truly yours,
XXXXXX MUTUAL FUNDS CORP.
By: --------------------------
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx,
President and
Chief Executive Officer
We accept and agree to the foregoing Agreement as of the date set
forth below.
Financial Institution: --------------------------
By: --------------------------
Authorized Signature, Title
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Address
Dated: --------------------------
Please return the signed Xxxxxx copy of this Agreement to Xxxxxx
Mutual Funds Corp., X.X. Xxx 00000, Xxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000-0000.
SCHEDULE 1: THE 12B-1 FUNDS
Service fees will be paid on the following Xxxxxx Funds at the
rates set forth in the Prospectus of that Fund:
Putnam American Government Income Fund
Xxxxxx Arizona Tax Exempt Income Fund
Xxxxxx Asia Pacific Growth Fund
Xxxxxx Asset Allocation Funds
-Xxxxxx Asset Allocation: Growth Portfolio
-Xxxxxx Asset Allocation: Balanced Portfolio
-Xxxxxx Asset Allocation: Conservative Portfolio
Xxxxxx Balanced Retirement Fund
Xxxxxx California Tax Exempt Income Fund
Xxxxxx California Tax Exempt Money Market Fund
Xxxxxx Capital Appreciation Fund
Xxxxxx Convertible Income-Growth Trust
Xxxxxx Diversified Equity Trust
Xxxxxx Diversified Income Trust
Xxxxxx Equity Income Fund
Xxxxxx Europe Growth Fund
Xxxxxx Florida Tax Exempt Income Fund
Xxxxxx Funds Trust
-Putnam Asia Pacific Fund II
-Putnam Equity Fund 98
-Xxxxxx High Yield Total Return
-Xxxxxx High Yield Trust II
-Putnam International Growth and Income Fund
-Xxxxxx Investment Fund 98
-Putnam Latin America Fund
The Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Fund of Boston
Xxxxxx Global Governmental Income Trust
Xxxxxx Global Growth Fund
Xxxxxx Global Natural Resources Fund
The Xxxxxx Fund for Growth and Income
Xxxxxx Growth and Income Fund II
Putnam Health Sciences Trust
Xxxxxx High Quality Bond Fund
Xxxxxx High Yield Advantage Fund
Xxxxxx High Yield Trust
Xxxxxx High Yield Total Return Fund
Xxxxxx High Yield Trust II
Putnam Income Fund
Putnam Intermediate U.S. Government Fund
Putnam International Growth Fund
Xxxxxx Investment Funds
-Xxxxxx Balanced Fund
-Xxxxxx Emerging Markets Fund
-Xxxxxx Global Growth and Income Fund
-Xxxxxx Growth Opportunities Fund
-Xxxxxx International Fund
-Xxxxxx International New Opportunities Fund
-Xxxxxx International Voyager Fund
-Xxxxxx Japan Fund
-Xxxxxx New Value Fund
-Xxxxxx Research Fund
Xxxxxx Investors Fund
Xxxxxx Massachusetts Tax Exempt Income Fund
Xxxxxx Michigan Tax Exempt Income Fund
Xxxxxx Minnesota Tax Exempt Income Fund
Xxxxxx Money Market Fund
Xxxxxx Municipal Income Fund
Xxxxxx New Jersey Tax Exempt Income Fund
Xxxxxx New Opportunities Fund
Xxxxxx New York Tax Exempt Income Fund
Xxxxxx New York Tax Exempt Money Market Fund
Xxxxxx New York Tax Exempt Opportunities Fund
Xxxxxx Ohio Tax Exempt Income Fund
Xxxxxx OTC & Emerging Growth Fund
Xxxxxx Pennsylvania Tax Exempt Income Fund
Xxxxxx Preferred Income Trust
Xxxxxx Strategic Income Fund
Xxxxxx Tax Exempt Income Fund
Xxxxxx Tax Exempt Money Market Fund
Xxxxxx Tax-Free Income Trust
-Xxxxxx Tax-Free High Yield Fund
-Xxxxxx Tax-Free Insured Fund
Xxxxxx U.S. Government Income Trust
Xxxxxx Utilities Growth and Income Fund
Xxxxxx Vista Fund
Xxxxxx Voyager Fund
Xxxxxx Voyager Fund II
SCHEDULE 2: MINIMUM ASSETS
FINANCIAL INSTITUTION REQUIREMENTS. The minimum aggregate
average net asset value of all accounts in Xxxxxx Funds specified
by Paragraph 1(b) is $250,000. We will review this requirement
prior to the start of each year and inform you of any changes.
REPRESENTATIVE REQUIREMENTS. With respect to Paragraph
1(c), there is no minimum asset qualification requirement in the
Xxxxxx Funds applicable to each of your representatives. We will
review this requirement prior to the start of each year and
inform you of any changes. We reserve the right to set a minimum
at any time.
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