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EXHIBIT 6(d)
CLASS D SHARES
DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT
AGREEMENT made as of the 21st day of October 1994 between ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇▇ UTILITY INCOME FUND, INC., a Maryland corporation (the "Fund"), and
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ FUNDS DISTRIBUTOR, INC., a Delaware corporation (the
"Distributor").
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, the Fund is registered under the Investment Company Act of
1940, as amended (the "Investment Company Act"), as an open-end investment
company, and it is affirmatively in the interest of the Fund to offer its
shares for sale continuously; and
WHEREAS, the Distributor is a securities firm engaged in the business
of selling shares of investment companies either directly to purchasers or
through other securities dealers; and
WHEREAS, the Fund and the Distributor wish to enter into an agreement
with each other with respect to the continuous offering of the Class D shares
of common stock in the Fund.
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties agree as follows:
Section 1. Appointment of the Distributor. The Fund hereby appoints
the Distributor as the principal underwriter and distributor of the Fund to sell
Class D shares of common stock in the Fund (sometimes herein referred to as
"Class D shares") to the
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public and hereby agrees during the term of this Agreement to sell Class D
shares of the Fund to the Distributor upon the terms and conditions herein set
forth.
Section 2. Exclusive Nature of Duties. The Distributor shall be the
exclusive representative of the Fund to act as principal underwriter and
distributor, except that:
A. The Fund may, upon written notice to the Distributor, from time to
time designate other principal underwriters and distributors of Class D shares
with respect to areas other than the United States as to which the Distributor
may have expressly waived in writing its right to act as such. If such
designation is deemed exclusive, the right of the Distributor under this
Agreement to sell Class D shares in the areas so designated shall terminate,
but this Agreement shall remain otherwise in full effect until terminated in
accordance with the other provisions hereof.
B. The exclusive right granted to the Distributor to purchase Class D
shares from the Fund shall not apply to Class D shares issued in connection
with the merger or consolidation of any other investment company or personal
holding company with the Fund or the acquisition by purchase or otherwise of
all (or substantially all) the assets or the outstanding Class D shares of any
such company by the Fund.
C. Such exclusive right also shall not apply to Class D shares issued
by the Fund pursuant to reinvestment of dividends or capital gains
distributions.
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D. Such exclusive right also shall not apply to Class D shares issued
by the Fund pursuant to any conversion, exchange or reinstatement privilege
afforded redeeming shareholders or to any other Class D shares as shall be
agreed between the Fund and the Distributor from time to time.
Section 3. Purchase of Class D Shares from the Fund.
(a) It is contemplated that the Fund will commence an offering of its
Class D shares, and thereafter the Distributor shall have the right to buy from
the Fund the Class D shares needed, but not more than the Class D shares needed
(except for clerical errors in transmission) to fill unconditional orders for
Class D shares of the Fund placed with the Distributor by eligible investors or
securities dealers. Investors eligible to purchase Class D shares shall be
those persons so identified in the currently effective prospectus and statement
of additional information of the Fund (the "prospectus" and "statement of
additional information", respectively) under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended (the "Securities Act"), relating to such Class D shares. The price
which the Distributor shall pay for the Class D shares so purchased from the
Fund shall be the net asset value, determined as set forth in Section 3(d)
hereof, used in determining the public offering price on which such orders were
based.
(b) The Class D shares are to be resold by the Distributor to
investors at the public offering price, as set forth in Section 3(c) hereof, or
to securities dealers having agreements
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with the Distributor upon the terms and conditions set forth in Section 7
hereof.
(c) The public offering price(s) of the Class D shares, i.e., the
price per share at which the Distributor or selected dealers may sell Class D
shares to the public, shall be the public offering price as set forth in the
prospectus and statement of additional information relating to such Class D
shares, but not to exceed the net asset value at which the Distributor is to
purchase the Class D shares, plus a sales charge not to exceed 4.00% of the
public offering price (4.17% of the net amount invested), subject to reductions
for volume purchases. Class D shares may be sold to certain Directors, officers
and employees of the Fund, directors and employees of ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ & Co., Inc.
and its subsidiaries, and to certain other persons described in the prospectus
and statement of additional information, without a sales charge or at a reduced
sales charge, upon terms and conditions set forth in the prospectus and
statement of additional information. If the public offering price does not
equal an even cent, the public offering price may be adjusted to the nearest
cent. All payments to the Fund hereunder shall be made in the manner set forth
in Section 3(f).
(d) The net asset value of Class D shares shall be determined by the
Fund or any agent of the Fund in accordance with the method set forth in the
prospectus and statement of additional
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information of the Fund and guidelines established by the Directors.
(e) The Fund shall have the right to suspend the sale of its Class D
shares at times when redemption is suspended pursuant to the conditions set
forth in Section 4(b) hereof. The Fund shall also have the right to suspend
the sale of its Class D shares if trading on the New York Stock Exchange shall
have been suspended, if a banking moratorium shall have been declared by
Federal or New York authorities, or if there shall have been some other event,
which, in the judgment of the Fund, makes it impracticable or inadvisable to
sell the Class D shares.
(f) The Fund, or any agent of the Fund designated in writing by the
Fund, shall be promptly advised of all purchase orders for Class D shares
received by the Distributor. Any order may be rejected by the Fund; provided,
however, that the Fund will not arbitrarily or without reasonable cause refuse
to accept or confirm orders for the purchase of Class D shares. The Fund (or
its agent) will confirm orders upon their receipt, will make appropriate book
entries and, upon receipt by the Fund (or its agent) of payment therefor, will
deliver deposit receipts or certificates for such Class D shares pursuant to
the instructions of the Distributor. Payment shall be made to the Fund in New
York Clearing House funds. The Distributor agrees to cause such payment and
such instructions to be delivered promptly to the Fund (or its agent).
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Section 4. Repurchase or Redemption of Class D Shares by the Fund.
(a) Any of the outstanding Class D shares may be tendered for
redemption at any time, and the Fund agrees to repurchase or redeem the Class D
shares so tendered in accordance with its obligations as set forth in Article
VII of its Articles of Incorporation, as amended from time to time, and in
accordance with the applicable provisions set forth in the prospectus and
statement of additional information. The price to be paid to redeem or
repurchase the Class D shares shall be equal to the net asset value calculated
in accordance with the provisions of Section 3(d) hereof, less any contingent
deferred sales charge ("CDSC"), redemption fee or other charge(s), if any, set
forth in the prospectus and statement of additional information of the Fund.
All payments by the Fund hereunder shall be made in the manner set forth below.
The redemption or repurchase by the Fund of any of the Class D shares purchased
by or through the Distributor will not affect the sales charge secured by the
Distributor or any selected dealer in the course of the original sale, except
that if any Class D shares are tendered for redemption or repurchase within
seven business days after the date of the confirmation of the original
purchase, the right to the sales charge shall be forfeited by the Distributor
and the selected dealer which sold such Class D shares.
The Fund shall pay the total amount of the redemption price as defined
in the above paragraph pursuant to the instructions of
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the Distributor in New York Clearing House funds on or before the seventh
business day subsequent to its having received the notice of redemption in
proper form. The proceeds of any redemption of shares shall be paid by the
Fund as follows: (i) any applicable CDSC shall be paid to the Distributor, and
(ii) the balance shall be paid to or for the account of the shareholder, in
each case in accordance with the applicable provisions of the prospectus and
statement of additional information.
(b) Redemption of Class D shares or payment may be suspended at times
when the New York Stock Exchange is closed, when trading on said Exchange is
suspended, when trading on said Exchange is restricted, when an emergency
exists as a result of which disposal by the Fund of securities owned by it is
not reasonably practicable or it is not reasonably practicable for the Fund
fairly to determine the value of its net assets, or during any other period
when the Securities and Exchange Commission, by order, so permits.
Section 5. Duties of the Fund.
(a) The Fund shall furnish to the Distributor copies of all
information, financial statements and other papers which the Distributor may
reasonably request for use in connection with the distribution of Class D
shares of the Fund, and this shall include, upon request by the Distributor,
one certified copy of all financial statements prepared for the Fund by
independent public accountants. The Fund shall make available to the
Distributor
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such number of copies of the prospectus and statement of additional information
as the Distributor shall reasonably request.
(b) The Fund shall take, from time to time, but subject to any
necessary approval of the Class D shareholders, all necessary action to fix the
number of authorized Class D shares and such steps as may be necessary to
register the same under the Securities Act, to the end that there will be
available for sale such number of Class D shares as the Distributor may
reasonably be expected to sell.
(c) The Fund shall use its best efforts to qualify and maintain the
qualification of an appropriate number of its Class D shares for sale under the
securities laws of such states as the Distributor and the Fund may approve.
Any such qualification may be withheld, terminated or withdrawn by the Fund at
any time in its discretion. As provided in Section 8(c) hereof, the expense of
qualification and maintenance of qualification shall be borne by the Fund. The
Distributor shall furnish such information and other material relating to its
affairs and activities as may be required by the Fund in connection with such
qualification.
(d) The Fund will furnish, in reasonable quantities upon request by
the Distributor, copies of annual and interim reports of the Fund.
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Section 6. Duties of the Distributor.
(a) The Distributor shall devote reasonable time and effort to effect
sales of Class D shares of the Fund but shall not be obligated to sell any
specific number of Class D shares. The services of the Distributor to the Fund
hereunder are not to be deemed exclusive and nothing herein contained shall
prevent the Distributor from entering into like arrangements with other
investment companies so long as the performance of its obligations hereunder is
not impaired thereby.
(b) In selling the Class D shares of the Fund, the Distributor shall
use its best efforts in all respects duly to conform with the requirements of
all Federal and state laws relating to the sale of such securities. Neither
the Distributor nor any selected dealer, as defined in Section 7 hereof, nor
any other person is authorized by the Fund to give any information or to make
any representations, other than those contained in the registration statement
or related prospectus and statement of additional information and any sales
literature specifically approved by the Fund.
(c) The Distributor shall adopt and follow procedures, as approved by
the officers of the Fund, for the confirmation of sales to investors and
selected dealers, the collection of amounts payable by investors and selected
dealers on such sales, and the cancellation of unsettled transactions, as may
be necessary to comply with the requirements of the National
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Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (the "NASD"), as such requirements may
from time to time exist.
Section 7. Selected Dealers Agreements.
(a) The Distributor shall have the right to enter into selected
dealers agreements with securities dealers of its choice ("selected dealers")
for the sale of Class D shares and fix therein the portion of the sales charge
which may be allocated to the selected dealers; provided that the Fund shall
approve the forms of agreements with dealers and the dealer compensation set
forth therein. Class D shares sold to selected dealers shall be for resale by
such dealers only at the public offering price(s) set forth in the prospectus
and statement of additional information. The form of agreement with selected
dealers to be used during the continuous offering of the Class D shares is
attached hereto as Exhibit A.
(b) Within the United States, the Distributor shall offer and sell
Class D shares only to such selected dealers as are members in good standing of
the NASD.
Section 8. Payment of Expenses.
(a) The Fund shall bear all costs and expenses of the Fund, including
fees and disbursements of its counsel and auditors, in connection with the
preparation and filing of any required registration statements and/or
prospectuses and statements of additional information under the Investment
Company Act, the Securities Act, and all amendments and supplements thereto,
and preparing and mailing annual and interim reports and proxy
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materials to Class D shareholders (including but not limited to the expense of
setting in type any such registration statements, prospectuses, statements of
additional information, annual or interim reports or proxy materials).
(b) The Distributor shall be responsible for any payments made to
selected dealers as reimbursement for their expenses associated with payments
of sales commissions to financial consultants. In addition, after the
prospectuses, statements of additional information and annual and interim
reports have been prepared and set in type, the Distributor shall bear the
costs and expenses of printing and distributing any copies thereof which are to
be used in connection with the offering of Class D shares to selected dealers
or investors pursuant to this Agreement. The Distributor shall bear the costs
and expenses of preparing, printing and distributing any other literature used
by the Distributor or furnished by it for use by selected dealers in connection
with the offering of the Class D shares for sale to the public and any expenses
of advertising incurred by the Distributor in connection with such offering.
It is understood and agreed that so long as the Fund's Class D Shares
Distribution Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the Investment Company Act
remains in effect, any expenses incurred by the Distributor hereunder in
connection with account maintenance activities may be paid from amounts
recovered by it from the Fund under such plan.
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(c) The Fund shall bear the cost and expenses of qualification of the
Class D shares for sale pursuant to this Agreement and, if necessary or
advisable in connection therewith, of qualifying the Fund as a broker or dealer
in such states of the United States or other jurisdictions as shall be selected
by the Fund and the Distributor pursuant to Section 5(c) hereof and the cost
and expenses payable to each such state for continuing qualification therein
until the Fund decides to discontinue such qualification pursuant to Section
5(c) hereof.
Section 9. Indemnification.
(a) The Fund shall indemnify and hold harmless the Distributor and
each person, if any, who controls the Distributor against any loss, liability,
claim, damage or expense (including the reasonable cost of investigating or
defending any alleged loss, liability, claim, damage or expense and reasonable
counsel fees incurred in connection therewith), as incurred, arising by reason
of any person acquiring any Class D shares, which may be based upon the
Securities Act, or on any other statute or at common law, on the ground that
the registration statement or related prospectus and statement of additional
information, as from time to time amended and supplemented, or an annual or
interim report to shareholders of the Fund, includes an untrue statement of a
material fact or omits to state a material fact required to be stated therein
or necessary in order to make the statements therein not misleading, unless
such statement or omission was made in reliance upon, and in conformity with,
information
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furnished to the Fund in connection therewith by or on behalf of the
Distributor; provided, however, that in no case (i) is the indemnity of the
Fund in favor of the Distributor and any such controlling persons to be deemed
to protect such Distributor or any such controlling persons thereof against any
liability to the Fund or its security holders to which the Distributor or any
such controlling persons would otherwise be subject by reason of willful
misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence in the performance of their duties
or by reason of the reckless disregard of their obligations and duties under
this Agreement; or (ii) is the Fund to be liable under its indemnity agreement
contained in this paragraph with respect to any claim made against the
Distributor or any such controlling persons, unless the Distributor or such
controlling persons, as the case may be, shall have notified the Fund in
writing within a reasonable time after the summons or other first legal process
giving information of the nature of the claim shall have been served upon the
Distributor or such controlling persons (or after the Distributor or such
controlling persons shall have received notice of such service on any
designated agent), but failure to notify the Fund of any such claim shall not
relieve it from any liability which it may have to the person against whom such
action is brought otherwise than on account of its indemnity agreement
contained in this paragraph. The Fund will be entitled to participate at its
own expense in the defense or, if it so elects, to assume the defense of any
suit brought to enforce any such liability, but if
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the Fund elects to assume the defense, such defense shall be conducted by
counsel chosen by it and satisfactory to the Distributor or such controlling
person or persons, defendant or defendants in the suit. In the event the Fund
elects to assume the defense of any such suit and retain such counsel, the
Distributor or such controlling person or persons, defendant or defendants in
the suit shall bear the fees and expenses of any additional counsel retained by
them, but in case the Fund does not elect to assume the defense of any such
suit, it will reimburse the Distributor or such controlling person or persons,
defendant or defendants in the suit, for the reasonable fees and expenses of
any counsel retained by them. The Fund shall promptly notify the Distributor
of the commencement of any litigation or proceedings against it or any of its
officers or Directors in connection with the issuance or sale of any of the
Class D shares.
(b) The Distributor shall indemnify and hold harmless the Fund and
each of its Directors and officers and each person, if any, who controls the
Fund against any loss, liability, claim, damage or expense described in the
foregoing indemnity contained in subsection (a) of this Section, but only with
respect to statements or omissions made in reliance upon, and in conformity
with, information furnished to the Fund in writing by or on behalf of the
Distributor for use in connection with the registration statement or related
prospectus and statement of additional information, as from time to time
amended, or the
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annual or interim reports to Class D shareholders. In case any action shall be
brought against the Fund or any person so indemnified, in respect of which
indemnity may be sought against the Distributor, the Distributor shall have the
rights and duties given to the Fund, and the Fund and each person so
indemnified shall have the rights and duties given to the Distributor by the
provisions of subsection (a) of this Section 9.
Section 10. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ Mutual Fund Advisor Program. In connection
with the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ Mutual Fund Adviser Program, the Distributor and its
affiliate, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Lynch, Pierce, ▇▇▇▇▇▇ & ▇▇▇▇▇ Incorporated, are authorized to
offer and sell shares of the Fund, as agent for the Fund, to participants in
such program. The terms of this Agreement shall apply to such sales, including
terms as to the offering price of shares, the proceeds to be paid to the Fund,
the duties of the Distributor, the payment of expenses and indemnification
obligations of the Fund and the Distributor.
Section 11. Duration and Termination of this Agreement. This
Agreement shall become effective as of the date first above written and shall
remain in force until October 21st, 1995 and thereafter, but only for so long
as such continuance is specifically approved at least annually by (i) the
Directors or by the vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of
the Fund and (ii) by the vote of a majority of those Directors who are not
parties to this Agreement or interested persons of
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any such party cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on
such approval.
This Agreement may be terminated at any time, without the payment of
any penalty, by the Directors or by vote of a majority of the outstanding
voting securities of the Fund, or by the Distributor, on sixty days' written
notice to the other party. This Agreement shall automatically terminate in the
event of its assignment.
The terms "vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities",
"assignment", "affiliated person" and "interested person", when used in this
Agreement, shall have the respective meanings specified in the Investment
Company Act.
Section 12. Amendments of this Agreement. This Agreement may be
amended by the parties only if such amendment is specifically approved by (i)
the Directors or by the vote of a majority of outstanding voting securities of
the Fund and (ii) by the vote of a majority of those Directors of the Fund who
are not parties to this Agreement or interested persons of any such party cast
in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such approval.
Section 13. Governing Law. The provisions of this Agreement shall be
construed and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of New York
as at the time in effect and the applicable provisions of the Investment
Company Act. To the extent that the applicable law of the State of New York,
or any
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of the provisions herein, conflict with the applicable provisions of the
Investment Company Act, the latter shall control.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as
of the day and year first above written.
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ UTILITY INCOME FUND, INC.
By /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇
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Title:
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ FUNDS DISTRIBUTOR, INC.
By /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
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Title:
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EXHIBIT A
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ UTILITY INCOME FUND, INC.
CLASS D SHARES OF COMMON STOCK
SELECTED DEALERS AGREEMENT
Gentlemen:
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ Funds Distributor, Inc. (the "Distributor") has an
agreement with ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ Utility Income Fund, Inc., a Maryland corporation
(the "Fund"), pursuant to which it acts as the distributor for the sale of
Class D shares of common stock, par value $0.10 per share (herein referred to
as "Class D shares"), of the Fund and as such has the right to distribute Class
D shares of the Fund for resale. The Fund is an open-end investment company
registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and its Class
D shares being offered to the public are registered under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended. You have received a copy of the Class D Shares Distribution
Agreement (the "Distribution Agreement") between ourself and the Fund and
reference is made herein to certain provisions of such Distribution Agreement.
The terms "Prospectus" and "Statement of Additional Information" used herein
refer to the prospectus and statement of additional information, respectively,
on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission which is part of the most
recent effective registration statement pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended. We offer to sell to you, as a member of the Selected Dealers
Group, Class D shares of the Fund upon the following terms and conditions:
1. In all sales of these Class D shares to the public, you shall
act as dealer for your own account and in no transaction shall you have any
authority to act as agent for the Fund, for us or for any other member of the
Selected Dealers Group, except in connection with the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ Mutual Fund
Adviser program and such other special programs as we from time to time agree,
in which case you shall have authority to offer and sell shares, as agent for
the Fund, to participants in such program.
2. Orders received from you will be accepted through us only at
the public offering price applicable to each order, as set forth in the current
Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information of the Fund. The procedure
relating to the handling of orders shall be subject to Section 5 hereof and
instructions
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which we or the Fund shall forward from time to time to you. All orders are
subject to acceptance or rejection by the Distributor or the Fund in the sole
discretion of either. The minimum initial and subsequent purchase requirements
are as set forth in the current Prospectus and Statement of Additional
Information of the Fund.
3. The sales charges for sales to the public, computed as
percentages of the public offering price and the amount invested, and the
related discount to Selected Dealers are as follows:
Discount to
Sales Charge Selected
Sales Charge as Percentage* Dealers as
as Percentage of the Net Percentage
of the Amount of the
Amount of Purchase Offering Price Invested Offering Price
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Less than $25,000.... 4.00% 4.17% 3.75%
$25,000 but less
than $50,000........ 3.75 3.90 3.50
$50,000 but less
than $100,000....... 3.25 3.36 3.00
$100,000 but less
than $250,000....... 2.50 2.56 2.25
$250,000 but less
than $1,000,000.. 1.50 1.52 1.25
$1,000,000 and over**.. 0.00 0.00 0.00
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* Rounded to the nearest one-hundredth percent.
** Initial sales charges will be waived for certain classes of offerees as set
forth in the current Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information of the
Fund. Such purchases may be subject to a contingent deferred sales charge as
set forth in the current Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information.
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The term "purchase" refers to a single purchase by an individual, or
to concurrent purchases, which in the aggregate are at least equal to the
prescribed amounts, by an individual, his spouse and their children under the
age of 21 years purchasing Class D shares for his or their own account and to
single purchases by a trustee or other fiduciary purchasing Class D shares for
a single trust estate or single fiduciary account although more than one
beneficiary is involved. The term "purchase" also includes purchases by any
"company" as that term is defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as
amended, but does not include purchases by any such company which has not been
in existence for at least six months or which has no purpose other than the
purchase of Class D shares of the Fund or Class D shares of other registered
investment companies at a discount; provided, however, that it shall not
include purchases by any group of individuals whose sole organizational nexus
is that the participants therein are credit cardholders of a company,
policyholders of an insurance company, customers of either a bank or
broker-dealer or clients of an investment adviser.
The reduced sales charges are applicable through a right of
accumulation under which eligible investors are permitted to purchase Class D
shares of the Fund at the offering price applicable to the total of (a) the
public offering price of the shares then being purchased plus (b) an amount
equal to the then current net asset value or cost, whichever is higher, of the
purchaser's combined holdings of Class A, Class B, Class C and Class D shares
of the Fund and of any other investment company with an initial sales charge
for which the Distributor acts as the distributor. For any such right of
accumulation to be made available, the Distributor must be provided at the time
of purchase, by the purchaser or you, with sufficient information to permit
confirmation of qualification, and acceptance of the purchase order is subject
to such confirmation.
The reduced sales charges are applicable to purchases aggregating
$25,000 or more of Class A shares or of Class D shares of any other investment
company with an initial sales charge for which the Distributor acts as the
distributor made through you within a thirteen-month period starting with the
first purchase pursuant to a Letter of Intention in the form provided in the
Prospectus. A purchase not originally made pursuant to a Letter of Intention
may be included under a subsequent letter executed within 90 days of such
purchase if the Distributor is informed in writing of this intent within such
90-day period. If the intended amount of shares is not purchased within the
thirteen-month period, an appropriate price adjustment will be made pursuant to
the terms of the Letter of Intention.
You agree to advise us promptly at our request as to amounts of any
sales made by you to the public qualifying for reduced sales charges. Further
information as to the reduced sales charges pursuant to the
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right of accumulation or a Letter of Intention is set forth in the Prospectus
and Statement of Additional Information.
4. You shall not place orders for any of the Class D shares
unless you have already received purchase orders for such Class D shares at the
applicable public offering prices and subject to the terms hereof and of the
Distribution Agreement. You agree that you will not offer or sell any of the
Class D shares except under circumstances that will result in compliance with
the applicable Federal and state securities laws and that in connection with
sales and offers to sell Class D shares you will furnish to each person to whom
any such sale or offer is made a copy of the Prospectus and, if requested, the
Statement of Additional Information (as then amended or supplemented) and will
not furnish to any person any information relating to the Class D shares of the
Fund which is inconsistent in any respect with the information contained in the
Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information (as then amended or
supplemented) or cause any advertisement to be published in any newspaper or
posted in any public place without our consent and the consent of the Fund.
5. As a selected dealer, you are hereby authorized (i) to place
orders directly with the Fund for Class D shares of the Fund to be resold by us
to you subject to the applicable terms and conditions governing the placement
of orders by us set forth in Section 3 of the Distribution Agreement and
subject to the compensation provisions of Section 3 hereof and (ii) to tender
Class D shares directly to the Fund or its agent for redemption subject to the
applicable terms and conditions set forth in Section 4 of the Distribution
Agreement.
6. You shall not withhold placing orders received from your
customers so as to profit yourself as a result of such withholding: e.g., by a
change in the "net asset value" from that used in determining the offering
price to your customers.
7. If any Class D shares sold to you under the terms of this
Agreement are repurchased by the Fund or by us for the account of the Fund or
are tendered for redemption within seven business days after the date of the
confirmation of the original purchase by you, it is agreed that you shall
forfeit your right to, and refund to us, any discount received by you on such
Class D shares.
8. No person is authorized to make any representations concerning
Class D shares of the Fund except those contained in the current Prospectus and
Statement of Additional Information of the Fund and in such printed information
subsequently issued by us or the Fund as information supplemental to such
Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information. In purchasing Class D
shares through us you shall rely solely on the representations contained in the
Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information and supplemental information
above mentioned.
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Any printed information which we furnish you other than the Fund's Prospectus,
Statement of Additional Information, periodic reports and proxy solicitation
material is our sole responsibility and not the responsibility of the Fund, and
you agree that the Fund shall have no liability or responsibility to you in
these respects unless expressly assumed in connection therewith.
9. You agree to deliver to each of the purchasers making
purchases from you a copy of the then current Prospectus and, if requested, the
Statement of Additional Information at or prior to the time of offering or sale
and you agree thereafter to deliver to such purchasers copies of the annual and
interim reports and proxy solicitation materials of the Fund. You further
agree to endeavor to obtain proxies from such purchasers. Additional copies of
the Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information, annual or interim
reports and proxy solicitation materials of the Fund will be supplied to you in
reasonable quantities upon request.
10. We reserve the right in our discretion, without notice, to
suspend sales or withdraw the offering of Class D shares entirely or to certain
persons or entities in a class or classes specified by us. Each party hereto
has the right to cancel this agreement upon notice to the other party.
11. We shall have full authority to take such action as we may deem
advisable in respect of all matters pertaining to the continuous offering. We
shall be under no liability to you except for lack of good faith and for
obligations expressly assumed by us herein. Nothing contained in this
paragraph is intended to operate as, and the provisions of this paragraph shall
not in any way whatsoever constitute, a waiver by you of compliance with any
provision of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or of the rules and
regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission issued thereunder.
12. You represent that you are a member of the National Association
of Securities Dealers, Inc. and, with respect to any sales in the United
States, we both hereby agree to abide by the Rules of Fair Practice of such
Association.
13. Upon application to us, we will inform you as to the states in
which we believe the Class D shares have been qualified for sale under, or are
exempt from the requirements of, the respective securities laws of such states,
but we assume no responsibility or obligation as to your right to sell Class D
shares in any jurisdiction. We will file with the Department of State in New
York a Further State Notice with respect to the Class D shares, if necessary.
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14. All communications to us should be sent to the address below.
Any notice to you shall be duly given if mailed or telegraphed to you at the
address specified by you below.
15. Your first order placed pursuant to this Agreement for the
purchase of Class D shares of the Fund will represent your acceptance of this
Agreement.
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By /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
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(Authorized Signature)
Please return one signed copy
of this agreement to:
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ FUNDS DISTRIBUTOR, INC.
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Accepted:
Firm Name: ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Lynch, Pierce, ▇▇▇▇▇▇ & ▇▇▇▇▇ Inc.
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By: /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇
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Address: ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇
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Date: October 21, 1994
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