FORM OF ADDENDUM NO. 6 TO THE CO-ADMINISTRATION AGREEMENT
This Addendum, dated as of the __ day of June, 2000, is entered into
among Firstar Funds, Inc. (formerly, Portico Funds, Inc.) (the "Company"), a
Wisconsin corporation, Firstar Mutual Fund Services, LLC, a Wisconsin
corporation ("Firstar"), and X.X. Xxxxxxx and Company, a Wisconsin corporation
("BCZ").
WHEREAS, the Company, Firstar and BCZ have entered into a
Co-Administration Agreement dated as of January 1, 1995 and amended as of August
1, 1995 (the "Co-Administration Agreement"), pursuant to which the Company
appointed Firstar (by assignment from Firstar Trust Company dated October 1,
1998) and BCZ to provide certain co-administrative services to the Company for
its Money Market Fund, Tax-Exempt Money Market Fund, Growth and Income Fund,
Short-Term Bond Market Fund, Bond IMMDEXTM Fund, Special Growth Fund, U.S.
Government Money Market Fund, Equity Index Fund, Institutional Money Market
Fund, U.S. Treasury Money Market Fund, Balanced Fund, MidCore Growth Fund,
Intermediate Bond Market Fund, Tax-Exempt Intermediate Bond Fund, International
Equity Fund, MicroCap Fund, Emerging Growth Fund, Core International Equity
Fund, MidCap Index Fund, and any other Firstar Funds that may be contemplated
(collectively, the "Funds");
WHEREAS, the Company is establishing an additional investment portfolio
to be known as the Small Cap Aggressive Growth Fund and desires to retain
Firstar and BCZ to act as the co-administrators under the Co-Administration
Agreement; and
WHEREAS, Firstar and BCZ are willing to serve as co-administrators for
the Small Cap Aggressive Growth Fund;
NOW THEREFORE, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound,
hereby agree as follows:
1. APPOINTMENT. The Company hereby appoints Firstar and BCZ to act as
co-administrators to the Company for the Small Cap Aggressive Growth Fund for
the period and the terms set forth herein and in the Co-Administration
Agreement. Firstar and BCZ hereby accept such appointment and agree to render
the services set forth herein and in the Co-Administration Agreement, for the
compensation herein provided.
2. COMPENSATION. For the services provided and the expenses assumed
with respect to the Small Cap Aggressive Growth Fund and the other Funds
pursuant to the Co-Administration Agreement and this Addendum, the Company will
pay Firstar and BCZ, and Firstar and BCZ will accept as full compensation
therefor, a fee, computed daily and payable monthly, at the annual rate of ____%
of the Funds' first $2 billion of average aggregate daily net assets, plus ____%
of the Funds' average aggregate daily net assets in excess of $2 billion. Such
fee as is attributable to the Small Cap Aggressive Growth Fund shall be a
separate charge to such Fund and shall be the obligation of the Small Cap
Aggressive Growth Fund.
3. MISCELLANEOUS. Except to the extent supplemented hereby, the
Co-Administration Agreement shall remain unchanged and in full force and effect
and is hereby ratified and confirmed in all respects as supplemented hereby.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Addendum as of
the date and year first above written.
FIRSTAR FUNDS, INC.
By: _________________________
(Authorized Officer)
FIRSTAR MUTUAL FUND SERVICES, LLC
By: _________________________
(Authorized Officer)
X.X. XXXXXXX AND COMPANY
By: ________________________
(Authorized Officer)