EXHIBIT (g) (16)
FORM OF CUSTODIAN AGREEMENT
(ADDITION OF THE MIDCAP INDEX FUND)
Firstar Bank Milwaukee, N.A.
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Gentlemen:
Pursuant to Paragraph 16 of the Custodian Agreement dated as of July
29, 1988 and amended as of May 1, 1990, between Firstar Funds, Inc. (formerly,
Portico Funds, Inc. and formerly Elan Funds, Inc.) (the "Company") and Firstar
Trust Company, as assigned to you by assignment dated October 1, 1999, the
Company requests that you render services as Custodian under the terms of said
agreement with respect to the MidCap Index Fund, an additional portfolio which
the Company is establishing. Your compensation for the services provided under
said agreement for said additional portfolio shall be determined in accordance
with the fee schedule attached hereto.
Please sign two copies of this letter where indicated to signify your
agreement to serve as Custodian and to the compensation terms set forth on the
attached fee schedule.
Sincerely,
Dated: September __, 1999 FIRSTAR FUNDS, INC.
By:
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(Authorized Officer)
ACKNOWLEDGED AND AGREED:
FIRSTAR BANK MILWAUKEE, N.A.
By: Dated: September __, 1999
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(Authorized Officer)
FIRSTAR BANK MILWAUKEE, N.A.
MUTUAL FUND CUSTODIAL AGENT SERVICE ANNUAL FEE SCHEDULE
FOR
MidCap Index Fund
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Annual Fee based on total assets of the Firstar Fund:
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% on the first $2 billion
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% on the next $2 billion
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% on the balance in excess of $4 billion
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Investment Transactions: Purchase, sale, exchange, tender, redemption
(maturity), receipt and delivery.
$ per Book Entry Securities (Depository or Federal
----- Reserve System).
$ per Definitive Security (Physical).
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$ per Euroclear.
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$ per Principal reduction on pass-through certificates.
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$ per Option/Futures Contract.
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$ per variation margin transaction.
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$ per Mutual Fund trade.
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$ per Fed Wire deposit or withdrawal.
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$ per Commercial Paper.
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$ per Repurchase Agreement.
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Extraordinary expenses based on time and complexity involved.
Out-of-Pocket Expenses: Charged on the account.
Fees are billed quarterly based on the value at the beginning of the quarter.
