Exhibit 8(b) FEE WAIVER AGREEMENT THIS FEE WAIVER AGREEMENT, dated as of August 2, 1999, is entered into by and among Fund Asset Management L.P. ("FAM"), acting in its capacity as the adviser of each series (each, a "Portfolio") of the Index Master...Fee Waiver Agreement • April 28th, 2000 • Quantitative Master Series Trust
THIS FEE WAIVER AGREEMENT, dated as of August 2, 1999, is entered into by and among Fund Asset Management L.P. ("FAM"), acting in its capacity as the adviser of each series (each, a "Portfolio") of the Index Master Series Trust (the "Trust"), Merrill Lynch Asset Management, L.P. ("MLAM"), as the administrator of each series (each, a "Fund") of Merrill Lynch Index Funds, Inc. (the "Corporation") and the Trust, on behalf of each Portfolio and the Corporation, on behalf of each Fund.
