DISTRIBUTION FEE AGREEMENT FOR ROYCE OPPORTUNITY FUND (INSTITUTIONAL SERVICE CLASS)Distribution Fee Agreement • April 30th, 2001 • Royce Fund
The Royce Fund, a Delaware business trust (the "Trust"), and Royce Fund Services, Inc., a New York corporation ("RFS"), hereby agree that as compensation for RFS's services and for the expenses payable by RFS under the Distribution Agreement made October 31, 1985 by and between the parties hereto, RFS shall receive, for and from the assets of the Institutional Service Class of Royce Opportunity Fund, a series of the Trust (the "Institutional Service Class"), a fee, payable monthly, equal to .25% per annum of the Institutional Service Class' average net assets.
ROYCE & ASSOCIATES, INC. LETTERHEAD]Royce Fund • April 30th, 2001
Reference is made to the Investment Advisory Agreement dated April 28, 1993 (the " Agreement" ) by and between The Royce Fund (the " Fund" ) on behalf of Royce Micro-Cap Fund (the " Series" ) and Royce & Associates, Inc. (the " Adviser" ).
