EXHIBIT H
FORM OF
AMENDMENT OF SHAREHOLDER SERVICES AGREEMENT
This Amendment to the Shareholder Services Agreement (the
"Agreement") by and between American Funds Service Company (hereinafter "AFS")
and [name of fund] (hereinafter called the "Fund") is dated as of the first day
of August, 2002.
WHEREAS, AFS and the Fund entered into the Agreement with
regard to certain shareholder services to be performed by AFS; and
WHEREAS, under the requirements of Section 352 of Title III of
the PATRIOT Act and rules thereunder, the Fund has approved an anti-money
laundering policy and procedures ("AML Program") reasonably designed to detect,
prevent and, as applicable, report money laundering and fraud, as well as to
identify potential terrorists; and
WHEREAS, AFS and the Fund desire to amend said Agreement in
the manner hereinafter set forth;
NOW THEREFORE, pursuant to Section 9 of the Agreement, AFS and
the Fund hereby amend the Agreement as follows:
1. Section 2 is amended to read as follows:
The Fund hereby employs AFS, and AFS hereby accepts such
employment by the Fund, as its transfer agent. In such capacity AFS will provide
the services of stock transfer agent, dividend disbursing agent, redemption
agent, and such additional related services as the Fund may from time to time
require, all of which services are sometimes referred to herein as "shareholder
services." In addition, AFS assumes responsibility for the Fund's implementation
and compliance with the procedures set forth in the Anti-Money Laundering
("AML") Program of the Fund and does hereby agree to provide all records
relating to the AML Program to any federal examiner of the Fund upon request.
2. Section 6 is amended to read as follows:
AFS will provide to the participating investment companies the
shareholder services referred to herein in return for the following fees:
Annual account maintenance fee (paid monthly):
$0.50 per month for each open account on AFS= books or in
Level 0, 2 or 4 Networking ($6.00 per year).
$0.06 per month for each open account maintained in Street
Name or Level 1 or 3 Networking ($0.72 per year).
No annual fee will be charged for a participant account
underlying a 401(k) or other defined contribution
plan where the plan maintains a single account on
AFS= books and responds to all participant inquiries.
Transaction fees:
$2.00 per non-automated transaction
$0.20 per automated transaction
For this purpose, "transactions" shall include all types of
transactions included in an "activity index" as reported to the Review and
Advisory Committee at least annually. AFS will xxxx the Fund monthly, on or
shortly after the first of each calendar month, and the Fund will pay AFS within
five business days of such billing.
Any revision of the schedule of charges set forth herein shall
require the affirmative vote of a majority of the members of the board of
directors/trustees of the Fund.
IN WITNESS THEREOF, AFS and the Fund have caused this
Amendment to be executed by their duly authorized officers effective as of the
date first written above.
[NAME OF FUND] AMERICAN FUNDS
SERVICE COMPANY
BY: BY:
Name: Name: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
Title: Secretary Title: Secretary
Date: Date:
