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Re: Master Transfer Agency and Service Agreement
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Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to Section 11.01 of the Master Transfer Agency and Service
Agreement dated as of July 22, 1996 between ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Declaration Trust (the
"Trust") and ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Signature Services, Inc. (the "Transfer Agent"),
please be advised that the Trust has established a new series of its shares,
namely, ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ V.A. Technology Fund (the "Fund"), and please be further
advised that the Trust desires to retain the Transfer Agent to render transfer
agency services under the Master Transfer Agency and Service Agreement for the
Fund in accordance with the fee schedule attached as Exhibit A.
Please state below whether you are willing to render such services in
accordance with the fee schedule attached as Exhibit A.
▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ DECLARATION TRUST
on behalf of ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ V.A. Technology Fund
ATTEST: /s/▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ By: /s/▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
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Asst. Secretary President
Dated: May 1, 2000
We are willing to render transfer agency services to ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ V.A.
Technology Fund in accordance with the fee schedule attached hereto as Exhibit
A.
▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ SIGNATURE SERVICES, INC.
ATTEST: /s/▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ By: /s/▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇.
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Dated: May 1, 2000
EXHIBIT A
TRANSFER AGENCY FEE SCHEDULE
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Effective May 1, 2000, the transfer agent fees payable monthly under the
transfer agency agreement between each Fund listed below and ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
Signature Services, Inc. shall be the following rates plus certain out-of-pocket
expenses as described to the Board:
Fund Annual Rate Per Account
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▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ V.A. Bond Fund No Current Fee
▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ V.A. Core Equity Fund No Current Fee
▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ V.A. Financial Industries Fund No Current Fee
▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ V.A. 500 Index Fund No Current Fee
▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ V.A. High Yield Bond Fund No Current Fee
▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ V.A. International Fund No Current Fee
▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ V.A. Large Cap Growth Fund No Current Fee
▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ V.A. Large Cap Value Fund No Current Fee
▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ V.A. Mid Cap Growth Fund No Current Fee
▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ V.A. Money Market Fund No Current Fee
▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ V.A. Regional Bank Fund No Current Fee
▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ V.A. Small Cap Growth Fund No Current Fee
▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ V.A. Sovereign Investors Fund No Current Fee
▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ V.A. Strategic Income Fund No Current Fee
▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ V.A. Technology Fund No Current Fee
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