Exhibit (e)(6) ADDENDUM NO.5 TO THE DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT This Addendum, dated as of the 1st day of November, 1999, is entered into between Firstar Funds, Inc. (the "Company"), a Wisconsin corporation, and B.C. Ziegler and Company, a Wisconsin...

                                                                  Exhibit (e)(6)

                  ADDENDUM NO.5 TO THE DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT


     This Addendum, dated as of the 1st day of November, 1999, is entered into
between Firstar Funds, Inc. (the "Company"), a Wisconsin corporation, and X.X.
Xxxxxxx and Company, a Wisconsin corporation ("BCZ").

     WHEREAS, the Company and BCZ have entered into a Distribution Agreement
dated as of January 1, 1995 (the "Distribution Agreement"), pursuant to which
the Company appointed BCZ to provide distribution services to the Company for
its Money Market Fund, U.S. Treasury Money Market Fund, U.S. Government Money
Market Fund, Tax-Exempt Money Market Fund, Short-Term Bond Market Fund,
Intermediate Bond Market Fund, Tax-Exempt Intermediate Bond Fund, Bond IMMDEX/TM
Fund, Balanced Income Fund, Balanced Growth Fund, Growth and Income Fund, Equity
Index Fund, Growth Fund, Special Growth Fund, Emerging Growth Fund, MicroCap
Fund, International Equity Fund and any other Firstar Funds that may be
contemplated;

     WHEREAS, the Company is establishing an additional investment portfolio to
be known as the Core International Equity Fund and desires to retain BCZ to act
as the distributor under the Distribution Agreement; and

     WHEREAS, BCZ is willing to serve as distributor for the Core International
Equity Fund (the "Fund");

     NOW THEREFORE, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, hereby
agree as follows:

     1.   APPOINTMENT.  The Company hereby appoints BCZ to act as distributor to
the Company for the Core International Equity Fund for the period and the terms
set forth herein and in the Distribution Agreement.  BCZ hereby accepts such
appointment and agrees to render the services set forth herein and in the
Distribution Agreement.

     2.   MISCELLANEOUS.  Except to the extent supplemented hereby, the
Distribution 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: /s/Xxxxx Xxxxxx
                                  ---------------------------
                                  Title: Vice President


                              X.X. XXXXXXX AND COMPANY


                              By: /s/Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
                                  ---------------------------
                                  Title: Senior Vice President