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EXHIBIT (6)(e)
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DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT
This Agreement is made this 20th day of August, 1996, between The
Sessions Group, an Ohio business trust (the "Trust"), ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇,
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇, and BISYS Fund Services Limited Partnership d/b/a BISYS
Fund Services, an Ohio limited partnership ("Distributor"), ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇,
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇.
WHEREAS, the Trust is an open-end management investment company,
organized as an Ohio business trust and registered with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the "Commission") under the Investment Company Act of 1940,
as amended (the "1940 Act"); and
WHEREAS, it is intended that Distributor act as the distributor of the
units of beneficial interest ("Shares") of each of the investment portfolios of
the Trust identified on Schedule A hereto as such Schedule may be amended from
time to time (such portfolios being referred to individually as a "Fund" and
collectively as the "Funds").
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual premises and covenants
herein set forth, the parties agree as follows:
1. Services as Distributor.
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1.1 Distributor will act as agent for the distribution of the Shares
covered by the registration statement and prospectus of the Trust then in effect
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended ("1933 Act"). As used in this
Agreement, the term "registration statement" shall mean Parts A (the
prospectus), B (the Statement of Additional Information) and C of each
registration statement that is filed on Form N-1A, or any successor thereto,
with the Commission, together with any amendments thereto. The term "prospectus"
shall mean each form of prospectus and Statement of Additional Information used
by the Funds for delivery to shareholders and prospective shareholders after the
effective dates of the above referenced registration statements, together with
any amendments and supplements thereto.
1.2 Distributor agrees to use appropriate efforts to solicit orders for
the sale of the Shares and will undertake such advertising and promotion as it
believes reasonable in connection with such solicitation. The Trust understands
that Distributor is now and, in the future, may be the distributor of the shares
of several investment companies or series (together, "Companies") including
Companies having investment objectives similar to those of the Trust. The Trust
further understands that investors and potential investors in the Trust may
invest in shares of such other Companies. The Trust agrees that Distributor's
duties to such Companies shall not be deemed in conflict with its duties to the
Trust under this paragraph 1.2.
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Except as provided in Section 2 herein, Distributor shall, at its own
expense, finance appropriate activities which it deems reasonable which are
primarily intended to result in the sale of the Shares, including, but not
limited to, advertising, compensation of underwriters, dealers and sales
personnel, the printing and mailing of prospectuses to other than current
Shareholders, and the printing and mailing of sales literature.
1.3 In its capacity as distributor of the Shares, all activities of
Distributor and its partners, agents, and employees shall comply with all
applicable laws, rules and regulations, including, without limitation, the 1940
Act, all rules and regulations promulgated by the Commission thereunder and all
rules and regulations adopted by any securities association registered under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
1.4 Distributor will provide one or more persons, during normal
business hours, to respond to telephone questions with respect to the Trust.
1.5 Distributor will transmit any orders received by it for
purchase or redemption of the Shares to the transfer agent and
custodian for the Funds.
1.6 Whenever in their judgment such action is warranted by unusual
market, economic or political conditions, or by abnormal circumstances of any
kind, the Trust's officers may decline to accept any orders for, or make any
sales of, the Shares until such time as those officers deem it advisable to
accept such orders and to make such sales.
1.7 Distributor will act only on its own behalf as principal if it
chooses to enter into selling agreements with selected dealers or others.
1.8 The Trust agrees at its own expense to execute any and all
documents and to furnish any and all information and otherwise to take all
actions that may be reasonably necessary in connection with the qualification of
the Shares for sale in such states as Distributor may designate.
1.9 The Trust shall furnish from time to time, for use in connection
with the sale of the Shares, such information with respect to the Funds and the
Shares as Distributor may reasonably request; and the Trust warrants that the
statements contained in any such information shall fairly show or represent what
they purport to show or represent. The Trust shall also furnish Distributor upon
request with: (a) unaudited semi-annual statements of the Funds' books and
accounts prepared by the Trust, (b) a monthly itemized list of the securities in
the Funds, (c) monthly
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balance sheets as soon as practicable after the end of each month, and (d) from
time to time such additional information regarding the financial condition of
the Funds as Distributor may reasonably request.
1.10 The Trust represents to Distributor that, with respect to the
Shares, all registration statements and prospectuses filed by the Trust with the
Commission under the 1933 Act have been carefully prepared in conformity with
the requirements of said Act and rules and regulations of the Commission
thereunder and all statements of fact contained in any such registration
statement and prospectus will be true and correct when such registration
statement becomes effective. Furthermore, neither any registration statement nor
any prospectus when such registration statement becomes effective includes an
untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a material fact required
to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading
to a purchaser of the Shares. The Trust may, but shall not be obligated to,
propose from time to time such amendment or amendments to any registration
statement and such supplement or supplements to any prospectus as, in the light
of future developments, may, in the opinion of the Trust's counsel, be necessary
or advisable. If the Trust shall not propose such amendment or amendments and/or
supplement or supplements within fifteen days after receipt by the Trust of a
written request from Distributor to do so, Distributor may, at its option,
terminate this Agreement. The Trust shall not file any amendment to any
registration statement or supplement to any prospectus without giving
Distributor reasonable notice thereof in advance; provided, however, that
nothing contained in this Agreement shall in any way limit the Trust's right to
file at any time such amendments to any registration statement and/or
supplements to any prospectus, of whatever character, as the Trust may deem
advisable, such right being in all respects absolute and unconditional.
1.11 The Trust authorizes Distributor and dealers to use any prospectus
in the form furnished from time to time in connection with the sale of the
Shares. The Trust agrees to indemnify, defend and hold Distributor, its several
partners and employees, and any person who controls Distributor within the
meaning of Section 15 of the 1933 Act free and harmless from and against any and
all claims, demands, liabilities and expenses (including the cost of
investigating or defending such claims, demands or liabilities and any counsel
fees incurred in connection therewith) which Distributor, its partners and
employees, or any such controlling person, may incur under the 1933 Act or under
common law or otherwise, arising out of or based upon any untrue statement, or
alleged untrue statement, of a material fact contained in any registration
statement or any prospectus or arising out of or based upon any omission, or
alleged omission, to state a material fact
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required to be stated in either any registration statement or any prospectus or
necessary to make the statements in either thereof not misleading; provided,
however, that the Trust's agreement to indemnify Distributor, its partners or
employees, and any such controlling person shall not be deemed to cover any
claims, demands, liabilities or expenses arising out of any statements or
representations as are contained in any prospectus and in such financial and
other statements as are furnished in writing to the Trust by Distributor and
used in the answers to the registration statement or in the corresponding
statements made in the prospectus, or arising out of or based upon any omission
or alleged omission to state a material fact in connection with the giving of
such information required to be stated in such answers or necessary to make the
answers not misleading; and further provided that the Trust's agreement to
indemnify Distributor and the Trust's representations and warranties
hereinbefore set forth in paragraph 1.10 shall not be deemed to cover any
liability to the Trust or its Shareholders to which Distributor would otherwise
be subject by reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith or negligence in the
performance of its duties, or by reason of Distributor's reckless disregard of
its obligations and duties under this Agreement. The Trust's agreement to
indemnify Distributor, its partners and employees, and any such controlling
person, as aforesaid, is expressly conditioned upon the Trust's being notified
of any action brought against Distributor, its partners or employees, or any
such controlling person, such notification to be given by letter or by telegram
addressed to the Trust at its principal office in Columbus, Ohio and sent to the
Trust by the person against whom such action is brought, within 10 days after
the summons or other first legal process shall have been served. The failure to
so notify the Trust of any such action shall not relieve the Trust from any
liability which the Trust may have to the person against whom such action is
brought by reason of any such untrue, or allegedly untrue, statement or
omission, or alleged omission, otherwise than on account of the Trust's
indemnity agreement contained in this paragraph 1.11. The Trust will be entitled
to assume the defense of any suit brought to enforce any such claim, demand or
liability, but, in such case, such defense shall be conducted by counsel of good
standing chosen by the Trust and approved by Distributor, which approval shall
not be unreasonably withheld. In the event the Trust elects to assume the
defense of any such suit and retain counsel of good standing approved by
Distributor, the defendant or defendants in such suit shall bear the fees and
expenses of any additional counsel retained by any of them; but in case the
Trust does not elect to assume the defense of any such suit, or in case
Distributor reasonably does not approve of counsel chosen by the Trust, the
Trust will reimburse Distributor, its partners and employees, or the controlling
person or persons named as defendant or defendants in such suit, for the fees
and expenses of any counsel retained by Distributor or them.
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The Trust's indemnification agreement contained in this paragraph 1.11 and the
Trust's representations and warranties in this Agreement shall remain operative
and in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on
behalf of Distributor, its partners and employees, or any controlling person,
and shall survive the delivery of any Shares.
This agreement of indemnity will inure exclusively to Distributor's
benefit, to the benefit of its several partners and employees, and their
respective estates, and to the benefit of the controlling persons and their
successors. The Trust agrees promptly to notify Distributor of the commencement
of any litigation or proceedings against the Trust or any of its officers or
Trustees in connection with the issue and sale of any Shares.
1.12 Distributor agrees to indemnify, defend and hold the Trust, its
several officers and Trustees and any person who controls the Trust within the
meaning of Section 15 of the 1933 Act free and harmless from and against any and
all claims, demands, liabilities and expenses (including the costs of
investigating or defending such claims, demands or liabilities and any counsel
fees incurred in connection therewith) which the Trust, its officers or Trustees
or any such controlling person, may incur under the 1933 Act or under common law
or otherwise, but only to the extent that such liability or expense incurred by
the Trust, its officers or Trustees or such controlling person resulting from
such claims or demands, shall arise out of or be based upon any untrue, or
alleged untrue, statement of a material fact contained in information furnished
in writing by Distributor to the Trust and used in the answers to any of the
items of the registration statement or in the corresponding statements made in
the prospectus, or shall arise out of or be based upon any omission, or alleged
omission, to state a material fact in connection with such information furnished
in writing by Distributor to the Trust required to be stated in such answers or
necessary to make such information not misleading. Distributor's agreement to
indemnify the Trust, its officers and Trustees, and any such controlling person,
as aforesaid, is expressly conditioned upon Distributor's being notified of any
action brought against the Trust, its officers or Trustees, or any such
controlling person, such notification to be given by letter or telegram
addressed to Distributor at its principal office in Columbus, Ohio, and sent to
Distributor by the person against whom such action is brought, within 10 days
after the summons or other first legal process shall have been served.
Distributor shall have the right of first control of the defense of such action,
with counsel of its own choosing, satisfactory to the Trust, if such action is
based solely upon such alleged misstatement or omission on Distributor's part,
and in any other event the Trust, its officers or Trustees or such controlling
person shall each have the right to participate in the defense or preparation of
the defense
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of any such action. The failure to so notify Distributor of any such action
shall not relieve Distributor from any liability which Distributor may have to
the Trust, its officers or Trustees, or to such controlling person by reason of
any such untrue or alleged untrue statement, or omission or alleged omission,
otherwise than on account of Distributor's indemnity agreement contained in this
paragraph 1.12.
1.13 No Shares shall be offered by either Distributor or the Trust
under any of the provisions of this Agreement and no orders for the purchase or
sale of Shares hereunder shall be accepted by the Trust if and so long as the
effectiveness of the registration statement then in effect or any necessary
amendments thereto shall be suspended under any of the provisions of the 1933
Act or if and so long as a current prospectus as required by Section 10(a) of
said Act is not on file with the Commission; provided, however, that nothing
contained in this paragraph 1.13 shall in any way restrict or have an
application to or bearing upon the Trust's obligation to repurchase Shares from
any Shareholder in accordance with the provisions of the Trust's prospectus,
Declaration of Trust, or By-Laws.
1.14 The Trust agrees to advise Distributor as soon as reasonably
practical by a notice in writing delivered to Distributor or its counsel:
(a) of any request by the Commission for amendments to
the registration statement or prospectus then in effect or for
additional information;
(b) in the event of the issuance by the Commission of any stop
order suspending the effectiveness of the registration statement or
prospectus then in effect or the initiation by service of process on
the Trust of any proceeding for that purpose;
(c) of the happening of any event that makes untrue any
statement of a material fact made in the registration statement or
prospectus then in effect or which requires the making of a change in
such registration statement or prospectus in order to make the
statements therein not misleading; and
(d) of all action of the Commission with respect to any
amendment to any registration statement or prospectus which may from
time to time be filed with the Commission.
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For purposes of this section, informal requests by or acts of the Staff
of the Commission shall not be deemed actions of or requests by the Commission.
1.15 Distributor agrees on behalf of itself and its partners and
employees to treat confidentially and as proprietary information of the Trust
all records and other information relative to the Trust and its prior, present
or potential Shareholders, and not to use such records and information for any
purpose other than performance of its responsibilities and duties hereunder,
except after prior notification to and approval in writing by the Trust, which
approval shall not be unreasonably withheld and may not be withheld where
Distributor may be exposed to civil or criminal contempt proceedings for failure
to comply, when requested to divulge such information by duly constituted
authorities, or when so requested by the Trust.
1.16 This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of Ohio.
2. Fee.
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Distributor shall receive from the Funds identified on Schedule B
hereto (the "Distribution Plan Funds") a 12b-1 fee at the rate and upon the
terms and conditions set forth in the Distribution and Shareholder Service Plan
attached as Schedule C hereto, and as amended from time to time. The 12b-1 fee
shall be accrued daily and shall be paid on the first business day of each
month, or at such time(s) as Distributor shall reasonably request.
3. Sale and Payment.
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Under this Agreement, the following provisions shall apply with respect
to the sale of and payment of Shares of a Fund sold at an offering price which
includes a sales load (collectively, the "Load Shares;" individually, a "Load
Share") as described in the prospectuses of any Funds identified on Schedule D
hereto (collectively, the "Load Funds"; individually, a "Load Fund"):
(a) Distributor shall have the right, as principal, to purchase
Load Shares at their net asset value and to sell such Load Shares to
the public against orders therefor at the applicable public offering
price, as defined in Section 4 hereof. Distributor shall also have the
right, as principal, to sell Load Shares to dealers against orders
therefor at the public offering price less a concession determined by
Distributor, which concession shall not exceed the amount of the sales
charge or underwriting discount, if any, referred to in Section 4
below.
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(b) Prior to the time of delivery of any Load Shares by a Load
Fund to, or on the order of, Distributor, Distributor shall pay or
cause to be paid to the Load Fund or to its order an amount in Boston
or New York clearing house funds equal to the applicable net asset
value of such Shares. Distributor may retain so much of any sales
charge or underwriting discount as is not allowed by Distributor as a
concession to dealers.
4. Public Offering Price.
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The public offering price of a Load Share shall be the net asset value
of such Load Shares, plus any applicable sales charge, all as set forth in the
current prospectus of the Load Fund. The net asset value of Shares shall be
determined in accordance with the provisions of the Declaration of Trust and
By-Laws of the Trust and the then current prospectus of the Load Fund.
5. Issuance of Shares.
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The Trust reserves the right to issue, transfer or sell Load Shares at
net asset value (a) in connection with the merger or consolidation of the Trust
or the Load Fund(s) with any other investment company or the acquisition by the
Trust or the Load Fund(s) of all or substantially all of the assets or of the
outstanding Shares of any other investment company; (b) in connection with a pro
rata distribution directly to the holders of Shares in the nature of a stock
dividend or split; (c) upon the exercise of subscription rights granted to the
holders of Shares on a pro rata basis; (d) in connection with the issuance of
Load Shares pursuant to any exchange and reinvestment privileges described in
any then current prospectus of the Load Fund; and (e) otherwise in accordance
with any then current prospectus of the Load Fund.
6. Term, Duration and Matters Relating to the Trust as an
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Ohio Business Trust.
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This Agreement shall become effective with respect to each Fund listed
on Schedule A hereof as of the date first set forth above (or, if a particular
Fund is not in existence on such date, on the date an amendment to Schedule A to
this Agreement relating to that Fund is executed), and, unless sooner terminated
as provided herein, shall continue in effect until August 20, 1998. Thereafter,
if not terminated as provided herein, this Agreement shall continue with respect
to a particular Fund in effect automatically for successive one-year periods
ending on August 20 of each year with respect to each of the Funds, provided
such continuance is specifically approved at least annually by (a) the Trust's
Board of Trustees or (b) by "vote of a majority of the
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outstanding voting securities" (as defined below) of the Trust, provided,
however, that in either event the continuance is also approved by a majority of
the Trust's Trustees who are not parties to the Agreement or interested persons
(as defined in the ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇) of any such party, by vote cast in person at a
meeting called for the purpose of voting on such approval. This Agreement is
terminable without penalty, on not less than sixty days' prior written notice,
by the Trust's Board of Trustees, by vote of a majority of the outstanding
voting securities (as defined in the ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇) of the Trust or by Distributor.
This Agreement will also terminate automatically in the event of its assignment
(as defined in the 1940 Act).
The Sessions Group is a business trust organized under Chapter 1746,
Ohio Revised Code and under a Declaration of Trust, to which reference is hereby
made and a copy of which is on file at the office of the Secretary of State of
Ohio as required by law, and to any and all amendments thereto so filed or
hereafter filed. The obligations of "The Sessions Group" entered into in the
name or on behalf thereof by any of the Trustees, officers, employees or agents
are made not individually, but in such capacities, and are not binding upon any
of the Trustees, officers, employees, agents or shareholders of the Trust
personally, but bind only the assets of the Trust, as set forth in Section
1746.13(A), Ohio Revised Code, and all persons dealing with any of the Funds of
the Trust must look solely to the assets of the Trust belonging to such Fund for
the enforcement of any claims against the Trust.
BISYS FUND SERVICES THE SESSIONS GROUP
LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
By BISYS Fund Services, Inc., By /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇
General Partner --------------------------
Name ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇
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By /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Title President
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Name ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇
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Title Exec. Vice President
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Dated: August 20, 1996
Schedule A
to the
Distribution Agreement
between The Sessions Group and
BISYS Fund Services Limited Partnership
August 20, 1996
Name of Fund Date
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1st Source Monogram U.S. Treasury August 20, 1996
Obligations Money Market Fund
1st Source Monogram Diversified Equity Fund August 20, 1996
1st Source Monogram Income Equity Fund August 20, 1996
1st Source Monogram Special Equity Fund August 20, 1996
1st Source Monogram Income Fund August 20, 1996
1st Source Monogram Intermediate Tax-Free August 20, 1996
Bond Fund
BISYS FUND SERVICES LIMITED THE SESSIONS GROUP
PARTNERSHIP
By BISYS Fund Services, Inc.,
General Partner
By /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇ By /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇
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Name ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Name ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇
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Title Exec. Vice President Title President
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Dated: August 20, 1996
Schedule B
to the
Distribution Agreement
between The Sessions Group and
BISYS Fund Services Limited Partnership
August 20, 1996
Name of Distribution Plan Fund Date
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1st Source Monogram U.S. Treasury Obligations August 20, 1996
Money Market Fund
1st Source Monogram Diversified Equity Fund August 20, 1996
1st Source Monogram Income Equity Fund August 20, 1996
1st Source Monogram Special Equity Fund August 20, 1996
1st Source Monogram Income Fund August 20, 1996
1st Source Monogram Intermediate Tax-Free August 20, 1996
Bond Fund
BISYS FUND SERVICES LIMITED THE SESSIONS GROUP
PARTNERSHIP
By BISYS Fund Services, Inc.,
General Partner
By /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇ By /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇
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Name ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Name ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇
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Title Exec. Vice President Title President
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Schedule C
to the
Distribution Agreement
between The Sessions Group and
BISYS Fund Services Limited Partnership
August 20, 1996
DISTRIBUTION AND SHAREHOLDER SERVICE PLAN
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This Plan (the "Plan") constitutes the distribution and shareholder
service plan of The Sessions Group, an Ohio business trust (the "Trust"),
adopted pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the
"1940 Act"). The Plan relates to those investment portfolios ("Funds")
identified on Schedule B to the Trust's Distribution Agreement dated as of
August 20, 1996, and as amended from time to time (the "Distribution Plan
Funds").
SECTION 1. Each Distribution Plan Fund shall pay to BISYS Fund Services
Limited Partnership, the distributor (the "Distributor") of the Funds' shares of
beneficial interest (the "Shares") a fee in an amount not to exceed on an annual
basis .25% of the average daily net asset value of such Fund (the "12b-1 Fee")
for: (i) (a) efforts of the Distributor expended in respect of or in furtherance
of sales of Shares, and (b) to enable the Distributor to make payments to banks
and other institutions and broker/dealers (a "Participating Organization") for
distribution assistance pursuant to an agreement with the Participating
Organization; (ii) reimbursement of expenses (a) incurred by the Distributor,
and (b) incurred by a Participating Organization pursuant to an agreement in
connection with distribution assistance including, but not limited to, the
reimbursement of expenses relating to printing and distributing prospectuses to
persons other than Shareholders of such Distribution Plan Fund, printing and
distributing advertising and sales literature and reports to Shareholders for
use in connection with the sales of Shares, processing purchase, exchange and
redemption request from customers and placing orders with the Distributor or the
Distribution Plan Fund's transfer agent, and personnel and communication
equipment used in servicing Shareholder accounts and prospective shareholder
inquiries; (iii) (a) efforts of the Distributor expended in servicing
shareholders holding Shares, and (b) to enable the Distributor to make payments
to a Participating Organization for shareholder services pursuant to an
agreement with the Participating Organization; and (iv) reimbursement of
expenses (a) incurred by the Distributor, and (b) incurred by a Participating
Organization pursuant to an agreement in connection with shareholder service
including, but not limited to, personal, continuing services to investors in the
Shares of such Distribution Plan Fund, and providing office space, equipment,
telephone facilities and various personnel including clerical, supervisory
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and computer, as is necessary or beneficial in connection
therewith.
For purposes of the Plan, a Participating Organization may
include the Distributor or any of its affiliates or subsidiaries.
SECTION 2. The 12b-1 Fee shall be paid by the Distribution Plan Funds
to the Distributor only to compensate or to reimburse the Distributor for
payments or expenses incurred pursuant to Section 1.
SECTION 3. The Plan shall not take effect with respect to a
Distribution Plan Fund until it has been approved by a vote of the initial
shareholder of such Fund.
SECTION 4. The Plan shall not take effect until it has been approved,
together with any related agreements, by votes of the majority (or whatever
greater percentage may, from time to time, be required by Section 12(b) of the
1940 Act or the rules and regulations thereunder) of both (a) the Trustees of
the Trust, and (b) the Independent Trustees of the Trust cast in person at a
meeting called for the purpose of voting on the Plan or such agreement.
SECTION 5. The Plan shall continue in effect for a period of more than
one year after it takes effect only so long as such continuance is specifically
approved at least annually in the manner provided for approval of the Plan in
Section 4.
SECTION 6. Any person authorized to direct the disposition of monies
paid or payable by the Distribution Plan Funds pursuant to the Plan or any
related agreement shall provide to the Trustees of the Trust, and the Trustees
shall review, at least quarterly, a written report of the amounts so expended
and the purposes for which such expenditures were made.
SECTION 7. The Plan may be terminated at any time as to a Distribution
Plan Fund by vote of a majority of the Independent Trustees, or by vote of a
majority of a Distribution Plan Fund's outstanding voting securities.
SECTION 8. All agreements with any person relating to implementation of
the Plan shall be in writing, and any agreement related to the Plan shall
provide:
(a) That such agreement may be terminated at any time, without
payment of any penalty, by vote of a majority of the Independent
Trustees or by vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities
of the Distribution Plan Fund, on not more than 60 days' written notice
to any other party to the agreement; and
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(b) That such agreement shall terminate automatically in
the event of its assignment.
SECTION 9. The Plan may not be amended to increase materially the
amount of distribution expenses permitted pursuant to Section 1 hereof without
approval in the manner provided in Section 3 hereof, and all material amendments
to the Plan shall be approved in the manner provided for approval of the Plan in
Section 4.
SECTION 10. As used in the Plan, (a) the term "Independent Trustees"
shall mean those Trustees of the Trust who are not interested persons of the
Trust, and have no direct or indirect financial interest in the operation of the
Plan or any agreements related to it, and (b) the terms "assignment",
"interested person" and "majority of the outstanding voting securities" shall
have the respective meanings specified in the 1940 Act and the rules and
regulations thereunder, subject to such exemptions as may be granted by the
Securities and Exchange Commission.
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Schedule D Dated: August 20, 1996
to the
Distribution Agreement
between The Sessions Group and
BISYS Fund Services Limited Partnership
August 20, 1996
Name of Load Fund Date
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1st Source Monogram Diversified Equity Fund August 20, 1996
1st Source Monogram Income Equity Fund August 20, 1996
1st Source Monogram Special Equity Fund August 20, 1996
1st Source Monogram Income Fund August 20, 1996
1st Source Monogram Intermediate Tax-Free August 20, 1996
Bond Fund
BISYS FUND SERVICES LIMITED THE SESSIONS GROUP
PARTNERSHIP
By BISYS Fund Services, Inc.,
General Partner
By /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇ By /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇
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Name ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Name ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇
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Title Exec. Vice President Title President
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