EXHIBIT 99.6(b)
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SELLING GROUP AGREEMENT
As the principal underwriter of the shares of the ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ Group of Funds, we
(▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ Distributors, Inc.) agree to sell to you shares of each of the
Funds purchased by us from the Funds for resale upon the following terms and
conditions:
1. (a) In all resales to the public of shares of the Funds having an initial
sales charge (SC Funds) sold to you by us (i) you shall sell at the
applicable public offering price described in the then-current prospectus of
the Fund whose shares are being resold; (ii) you shall act as dealer; and
(iii) your discount with respect to the resale shall be as set forth in the
applicable schedule of dealer discounts issued by us and in effect at the
time of the sale by us to you of such shares. Such schedules are subject to
change or discontinuance by us from time to time as set forth below.
(b) In all resales to the public of shares of Funds having a contingent
deferred sales charge or early withdrawal charge (CDSC Funds) sold to you by
us (i) you shall sell at the applicable net asset value described in the
then-current prospectus of the Fund whose shares are being resold; (ii) you
shall act as dealer; and (iii) your sales commission with respect to the
resale shall be as set forth in the schedule of sales commissions issued by
us and in effect at the time of the sale by us to you of such shares. Such
schedules are subject to change or discontinuance by us from time to time as
set forth below.
(c) In the case of a Fund which has adopted a distribution plan pursuant to
Rule 12b-1 under the Investment Company Act, we or the Fund may from time to
time elect to make payments to you as contemplated by such plan and as
described in the then-current prospectus or statement of additional
information of the Fund. Any such payment shall be made in the manner set
forth in the schedule of distribution plan payments issued by us and in
effect at the time such payment is made. Such schedules are subject to change
or discontinuance by us from time to time and as set forth below.
2. (a) The placing of orders with us shall be governed by instructions which we
shall issue from time to time. Payment for shares ordered from us shall be
received by us within five days after our acceptance of your order. If such
payment is not received by us, we reserve the right, without notice,
forthwith to cancel the sale, or, at our option, to sell the shares ordered
back to the issuer, in which latter case we may hold you responsible for any
loss, including loss of profit, suffered by us resulting from your failure to
make payment as aforesaid.
(b) Shares sold to you hereunder shall be available to you for delivery
against payment at the office of our agent as indicated on our trade
confirmation, unless other arrangements are made with us for delivery and
payment.
(c) You appoint the transfer agent for each Fund as your agent to execute
customers purchases of Fund shares sold to you by us in accordance with the
terms and provisions of any account, program, plan or service established or
used by your customers and to confirm each such purchase to your customers on
your behalf, and you guarantee the legal capacity of your customers so
purchasing such shares and any co-owners of such shares. All sales of fund
shares sold through you hereunder shall be deemed to be made in Boston,
Massachusetts, and title to such shares shall pass in Boston, Massachusetts.
3. Upon request, we will furnish you with a reasonable number of copies of the
then-current prospectus and statement of additional information of any of the
Funds and the printed information referred to in paragraph 5 below issued as
supplemental thereto.
4. We both represent to each other that we are broker-dealers registered under
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and are members of the
National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (NASD). We both agree to
abide by all the rules and regulations of the NASD applicable to the sale of
investment company shares, and to the following provisions:
(a) we shall not purchase Fund shares from the Funds except for the purpose
of covering purchase orders already received by us, and you shall not
purchase Fund shares from us other than for investment except for the purpose
of covering purchase orders already received by you;
(b) you shall not withhold placing customers orders for Fund shares so as to
profit yourself as a result of such withholding, e.g., by virtue of a change
in the net asset value from that used in determining the offering price to
your customers;
(c) we shall not accept a conditional order for Fund shares on any basis
other than a definite specified price;
(d) if shares of a SC Fund are repurchased by the issuing Fund or by us for
the account of such Fund or are tendered for redemption within seven business
days after confirmation by us of your original purchase order for such
shares, (i) you shall forthwith refund to us the full discount allowed to you
on the original sale and (ii) we shall forthwith pay to such Fund our share
of the sales charge on the original sale by us and shall also pay such Fund
the refund received under clause (i) when we receive it. You shall be
notified by us of such repurchase or redemption within ten days of the date
on which the certificate, or, in the case of uncertificated shares, a
properly executed stock power together with appropriate supporting papers is
delivered to us or to such Fund (delivery to the Funds transfer agent is
delivery to the Fund).
(e) if shares of a CDSC Fund other then ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ Prime Rate Reserves are
repurchased by the issuing Fund or by us for the account of such Fund or are
tendered for redemption within seven business days after confirmation by us
of your original purchase order for such shares, (i) you shall forthwith
refund to us the full sales commission paid to you on the original sale and
(ii) we shall forthwith pay to such Fund any sales commission paid by the
Fund to us on the original sale by us. You shall be notified by us of such
repurchase or redemption within ten days of the date on which the
certificate, or, in the case of uncertificated shares, a properly executed
stock power together with appropriate supporting papers is delivered to us or
to such Fund (delivery to the Funds transfer agent is delivery to the Fund).
(f) neither we nor you shall, as principal, purchase Fund shares from a
record holder at a price lower than the bid price next quoted by or for the
issuing Fund;
(g) you agree that you will not make a secondary market in the shares of
▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ Prime Rate Reserves, and that you will not purchase or hold
shares of ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ Prime Rate Reserves for purposes of resale to your
customer; and
(h) nothing in this agreement shall prevent you from selling Fund shares for
the account of a record owner to us or the issuing Fund and charging the
investor a reasonable charge for handling the transaction, provided you
disclose to such record owner that direct redemption of the shares can be
accomplished by the record owner without incurring such charge.
5. Under this agreement you are not employed by us or by the Funds as broker,
agent, employee or representative, nor are you authorized to make any
representations on our behalf. No person is authorized to make any
representations concerning Fund shares except those contained in the
then-current prospectus and statement of additional information and in such
printed information subsequently issued to you by us or by the Funds as
supplemental to such prospectus and statement of additional information. In
buying Fund shares shares from us or selling shares to us hereunder, you
shall rely solely on the representations contained in the appropriate
prospectus and statement of additional information and in the supplemental
information mentioned in the preceding sentence. We or the Fund shall bear
the expense of qualifying Fund shares under the securities laws of the
various states, and any printed information which we shall furnish you (other
than the Funds prospectuses and statements of additional information and
periodic reports and printed information subsequently issued by the Fund as
supplemental to such prospectuses and statements of additional information)
is our sole responsibility; you agree that the Funds shall have no liability
or responsibility to you in these respects.
6. All orders are subject to acceptance or rejection by us. We reserve the
right in our discretion, without notice, to suspend sales or to withdraw the
offering of Fund shares, in whole or in part, or to make a limited offering
of Fund shares. Either of us may cancel this agreement upon ten days written
notice to the other. Upon written notice to you, we may change or amend any
provision of this agreement or restate this agreement in its entirety. Upon
written notice to you, we may change, amend or discontinue any schedule or
schedules of dealer discounts, of sale commissions and of distribution plan
payments from time to time and we may issue a new or replacement schedule or
schedules of dealer discounts, of sales commissions and of distribution plan
payments from time to time. You hereby agree that you shall have no vested
interest in any type or level of discount, sales commission, distribution
assistance payment or service fee, and that you shall have no claim against
us or any Fund by virtue of any change or diminution in the rate or amount
of, or discontinuance of, any discount, sales commission, distribution
assistance payment or service fee in connection with shares of any Fund. Upon
your ceasing to be a member of the NASD, this agreement shall automatically
terminate.
7. As used herein, the following terms shall have the meaning hereinafter set
forth (unless a different meaning is plainly required by the context):
(a) ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ Group of Funds shall mean the investment companies the shares
of which from time to time shall be offered by us as principal underwriter
for sale to you hereunder and which are designated by us as such from time to
time by notice to you.
(b) Fund shall mean any one of the ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ Group of Funds.
8. All communications to us should be sent to the above address. Any notice to
you shall be duly given if mailed or telegraphed to you at the address
specified by you below. If you are already a member of our selling group,
this agreement amends and restates our existing agreement and shall become
binding on you and us on the date of your first order for shares of any Fund
sold to you by us subsequent to our furnishing a copy of this agreement to
you. If you are about to become a new member of our selling group, this
agreement shall become binding upon receipt by us in Boston of a counterpart
hereof duly accepted and signed by you. This agreement shall be construed in
accordance with the laws of Massachusetts.
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/s/ ▇.▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
DATED:------------------------------ BY:----------------------------------
President
ACCEPTED
FIRM: ------------------------------------------------------------------------
BY: --------------------------------------------------------------------------
Authorized Representative
ADDRESS: ---------------------------------------------------------------------
Restated 2/92
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SERVICE AGREEMENT
In connection with your providing various services to your customers, you desire
to make available to your customers, under an agency relationship with your
customers, shares of the ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ Group of Funds. As the principal
underwriter of the shares of the ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ Group of Funds, we (▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
Distributors, Inc.) agree to make shares of the Funds available upon the
following terms and conditions:
l. (a) The customers in question are for all purposes your customers. We will
furnish you, without charge and on request, reasonable quantities of the
Funds prospectuses, statement of additional information, shareholder reports
and sales material. You will deliver a copy of the Funds current prospectus
to your customer prior to the placement of any order for shares on behalf of
such customer. We then will confirm transactions for each of your customers
only upon your authorization, it being understood in all cases that (i) you
are acting as the agent for the customer; (ii) the transactions are without
recourse against you by the customer except to the extent that your failure
to transmit orders in a timely fashion results in a loss to your customer;
(iii) as between you and the customer, the customer will have beneficial
ownership of the Fund shares; (iv) each transaction is initiated solely upon
the order of the customer; and (v) each transaction is for the account of the
customer and not for your account.
(b) Orders received from you will be accepted by us only at the public
offering price applicable to each order, except for transactions at net asset
value in accordance with the then-current Fund prospectus. The minimum dollar
purchase of shares of the Fund by any person shall be the applicable minimum
amount described in the then current Fund prospectus, and no order for less
than such amount will be accepted hereunder. The public offering price of
shares of Funds having an initial sales charge (SC Funds) shall be the net
asset value per share plus a sales charge, expressed as a percentage of the
applicable public offering price, as determined and effective as of the time
specified in the then-current SC Fund prospectus. Shares of Funds having a
contingent deferred sales charge or early withdrawal charge (CDSC Funds) are
sold at the applicable net asset value described in the then-current CDSC
Fund prospectus. The procedures relating to the handling of orders shall be
subject to instructions which we shall issue from time to time. All orders
are subject to acceptance or rejection by us in our sole discretion.
(c) The agency fees payable to you in connection with your services to your
customer shall be determined as provided in the applicable Fee Schedule
issued by us and in effect from time to time. Upon notice to you, we may
change, amend or discontinue the Fee Schedule at any time and we may issue a
new or replacement Fee Schedule from time to time. You shall have no vested
interest in any type or level of fee or payment of any kind, and you shall
have no claim against us or any Fund by virtue of any change or diminution in
the rate or amount of, or discontinuance of, any fee or payment in connection
with shares of any Fund acquired by your customers.
2. (a) The placing of orders with us shall be governed by instructions which we
shall issue from time to time. Payment for shares ordered from us shall be
received by us within five days after our acceptance of the order. If such
payment is not received by us, we reserve the right, without notice,
forthwith to cancel the sale, or, at our option, to sell the shares ordered
back to the issuer, in which latter case we may hold you responsible for any
loss, including loss of profit, suffered by us resulting from your failure to
make payment as aforesaid.
(b) Shares sold hereunder shall be available for delivery against payment at
the office of our agent as indicated on our trade confirmation unless other
arrangements are made with us for delivery and payment. Unless other
instructions are received by us on or before the settlement date, orders
accepted by us may be placed in an open account in your name. On each order
accepted by us for shares of a SC Fund, we understand that you will charge
your customer an initial agency fee in lieu of receiving from us a dealer
discount from the sales charge; on or before the settlement date of each such
transaction, you will remit the full offering price less an amount equal to
your initial agency fee and your customer will be credited in shares of the
SC Fund equal to such public offering price less the applicable initial
agency fee and less our share of any sales charge retained by us.
(c) You appoint the transfer agent for each Fund as your agent to execute
customers purchases of Fund shares sold through you by us in accordance with
the terms and provisions of any account, program, plan or service established
or used by your customers, and to confirm each such purchase to your
customers, and you guarantee the legal capacity of your customers so
purchasing such shares and any co-owners of such shares. All sales of Fund
shares sold through you hereunder shall be deemed to be made in Boston,
Massachusetts, and title to such shares shall pass in Boston, Massachusetts.
3. Upon request, we will furnish you a reasonable number of copies of the
then-current prospectus and statement of additional information of any of the
Funds and the printed information referred to in paragraph 5 below issued as
supplemental thereto.
4. We both represent to each other that we are broker-dealers registered under
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and are members of the
National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (NASD). We both agree to
abide by the rules and regulations of the NASD applicable to the sale of
investment company shares, and we both agree to the following provisions:
(a) we shall not purchase Fund shares from the Funds except for the purpose
of covering purchase orders already received by us, and you shall make Fund
shares available only for the purpose of covering purchase orders already
received by you;
(b) you shall not withhold placing customers orders for Fund shares so as to
profit yourself as a result of such withholding, e.g., by virtue of a change
in the net asset value from that used in determining the offering price to
your customers;
(c) we shall not accept a conditional order for Fund shares on any basis
other than a definite specified price;
(d) if shares of a SC Fund are repurchased by the issuing Fund or by us for
the account of such Fund or are tendered for redemption within seven business
days after confirmation by us of the original purchase order for such shares,
(i) you shall forthwith refund to us the full initial agency fee allowed to
you on the original sale and (ii) we shall forthwith pay to such Fund our
share of the sales charge on the original sale by us and shall also pay such
Fund the refund received under clause (i) when we receive it. You shall be
notified by us of such repurchase or redemption within ten days of the date
on which the certificate or, in the case of uncertificated shares, a properly
executed stock power together with appropriate supporting papers is delivered
to us or to such Fund (delivery to the Funds transfer agent is delivery to
the Fund);
(e) if shares of a CDSC Fund other than ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ Prime Rate Reserves are
repurchased by the issuing Fund or by us for the account of such Fund or are
tendered for redemption within seven business days after confirmation by us
of the original purchase order for such shares, (i) you shall forthwith
refund to us the full initial agency fee paid to you on the original sale and
(ii) we shall forthwith pay to such Fund any sales commission paid by the
Fund to us on the original sale by us. You shall be notified by us of such
repurchase or redemption within ten days of the date on which the certificate
or, in the case of uncertificated shares, a properly executed stock power
together with appropriate supporting papers, is delivered to us or to such
Fund (delivery to the Funds transfer agent is delivery to the Fund);
(f) neither we nor you shall, as principal, purchase Fund shares from a
record holder at a price lower than the bid price next quoted by or for the
issuing Fund;
(g) you agree that you will not make a secondary market in the shares of
▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ Prime Rate Reserves and that you will not purchase or hold shares
of ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ Prime Rate Reserves for purposes of resale to your customers;
and
(h) nothing in this agreement shall prevent you from selling Fund shares for
the account of a record owner to us or the issuing Fund and charging the
investor a reasonable charge for handling the transaction, provided you
disclose to such record owner that direct redemption of the shares can be
accomplished by the record owner without incurring such charge.
5. Under this agreement you are not employed by us or by the Funds as broker,
agent, employee or representative, nor are you authorized to make any
representations on our behalf. No person is authorized to make any
representations concerning Fund shares except those contained in the
then-current prospectus and statement of additional information and in such
printed information subsequently issued to you by us or by the Funds as
supplemental to such prospectus and statement of additional information. In
making Fund shares available to your customers hereunder, you shall rely
solely on the representations contained in the appropriate prospectus and
statement of additional information and in the supplemental information
mentioned in the preceding sentence. We or the Fund shall bear the expense of
qualifying Fund shares under the securities laws of the various states, and
any printed information which we shall furnish you (other than the Funds
prospectuses and statements of additional information and periodic reports
and printed information subsequently issued by the Fund as supplemental to
such prospectuses and statements of additional information) is our sole
responsibility; you agree that the Funds shall have no liability or
responsibility to you in these respects.
6. Because only you will have a direct relationship with your customers, you
will be responsible for insuring compliance with all laws and regulations
including those of the regulatory authorities directly applicable to you and
any other federal or state regulatory body having jurisdiction over you or
your customers to the extent applicable to securities purchases hereunder for
the account of your customers. You shall be obligated to deliver the
then-current Fund prospectus to your customer in accordance with the
applicable federal and state securities laws; and you agree that either you
or a clearing broker through which you clear transactions for your customer
will comply with the recordkeeping requirements of Section 17(a) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and any rules or regulations thereunder.
7. We reserve the right in our discretion, without notice, to suspend sales or
to withdraw the offering of Fund shares, in whole or in part, or to make a
limited offering of Fund shares. Either of us may cancel this agreement upon
written notice to the other. Upon written notice to you, we may change or
amend any provision of this agreement or restate this agreement in its
entirety. Upon your ceasing to be a member of the NASD, this agreement shall
automatically terminate.
8. As used herein, the following terms shall have the meaning hereinafter set
forth (unless a different meaning is plainly required by the context):
(a) ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ Group of Funds shall mean the investment companies the shares
of which from time to time shall be made available by us hereunder and which
are designated by us as such from time to time by notice to you.
(b) Fund shall mean any one of the ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ Group of Funds.
9. All communications to us should be sent to the above address. Any notice to
you shall be duly given if mailed or telegraphed to you at the address
specified by you below.
This agreement shall become binding upon receipt by us in Boston of a
counterpart hereof duly accepted and signed by you. This agreement shall be
construed in accordance with the laws of Massachusetts.
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/s/ ▇.▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
DATED:------------------------------ BY:----------------------------------
President
ACCEPTED
FIRM: ------------------------------------------------------------------------
BY: --------------------------------------------------------------------------
Authorized Representative
ADDRESS: ---------------------------------------------------------------------
Restated 2/92
SERVICE AGREEMENT &
▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ DISTRIBUTORS, INC. BANK SERVICE AGREEMENT
SCHEDULE OF AGENCY FEES & SERVICE FEES FEE SCHEDULE
SALES ANNUAL
MARATHON FAMILY OF FUNDS COMMISSION SERVICE FEE
(Back-end Pricing) (% OF NAV) (PAID QUARTERLY)#
I. CDSC Declining Over 6 Yrs.
EV Marathon Emerging Markets Fund 4% .25%
▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ Equity-Income Trust 4% .25%
EV Marathon Government Obligations Fund 4% .25%
EV Marathon Greater China Growth Fund 4% .25%
EV Marathon Greater India Fund 4% .25%
EV Marathon High Income Fund 4% .25%
EV Marathon Investors Fund 4% .25%
▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ Liquid Assets Trust 4% .25%
EV Marathon Gold & Natural Resources Fund 4% .25%
EV Marathon Total Return Fund 4% .25%
EV Marathon National Municipals Fund 4% .25%
EV Marathon Alabama Tax Free Fund 4% .20%
EV Marathon Arizona Tax Free Fund 4% .20%
EV Marathon Arkansas Tax Free Fund 4% .20%
EV Marathon California Municipals Fund 4% .25%
EV Marathon Colorado Tax Free Fund 4% .20%
EV Marathon Connecticut Tax Free Fund 4% .20%
EV Marathon Florida Tax Free Fund 4% .20%
EV Marathon Florida Insured Tax Free Fund 4% .20%
EV Marathon Georgia Tax Free Fund 4% .20%
EV Marathon Growth Fund 4% .25%
EV Marathon Hawaii Tax Free Fund 4% .20%
EV Marathon Kansas Tax Free Fund 4% .20%
EV Marathon Kentucky Tax Free Fund 4% .20%
EV Marathon Louisiana Tax Free Fund 4% .20%
EV Marathon Maryland Tax Free Fund 4% .20%
EV Marathon Massachusetts Tax Free Fund 4% .20%
EV Marathon Michigan Tax Free Fund 4% .20%
EV Marathon Minnesota Tax Free Fund 4% .20%
EV Marathon Mississippi Tax Free Fund 4% .20%
EV Marathon Missouri Tax Free Fund 4% .20%
EV Marathon New Jersey Tax Free Fund 4% .20%
EV Marathon New York Tax Free Fund 4% .20%
EV Marathon North Carolina Tax Free Fund 4% .20%
EV Marathon Ohio Tax Free Fund 4% .20%
EV Marathon Oregon Tax Free Fund 4% .20%
EV Marathon Pennsylvania Tax Free Fund 4% .20%
EV Marathon Rhode Island Tax Free Fund 4% .20%
EV Marathon South Carolina Tax Free Fund 4% .20%
EV Marathon Special Equities Fund 4% .25%
EV Marathon Stock Fund 4% .25%
EV Marathon Tennessee Tax Free Fund 4% .20%
EV Marathon Texas Tax Free Fund 4% .20%
EV Marathon Virginia Tax Free Fund 4% .20%
EV Marathon West Virginia Tax Free Fund 4% .20%
II. CDSC DECLINING OVER 4 YRS.
EV Marathon Strategic Income Fund 3.5% .25%
EV Marathon National Ltd. Mat. Tax Free Fund 2.5% .15%
EV Marathon Arizona Ltd. Mat. Tax Free Fund 2.5% .15%
EV Marathon California Ltd. Mat. Tax Free Fund 2.5% .15%
EV Marathon Connecticut Ltd. Mat. Tax Free Fund 2.5% .15%
EV Marathon Florida Ltd. Mat. Tax Free Fund 2.5% .15%
EV Marathon Massachusetts Ltd. Mat. Tax Free Fund 2.5% .15%
EV Marathon Michigan Ltd. Mat. Tax Free Fund 2.5% .15%
EV Marathon New Jersey Ltd. Mat. Tax Free Fund 2.5% .15%
EV Marathon New York Ltd. Mat. Tax Free Fund 2.5% .15%
EV Marathon North Carolina Ltd. Mat. Tax Free Fund 2.5% .15%
EV Marathon Ohio Ltd. Mat. Tax Free Fund 2.5% .15%
EV Marathon Pennsylvania Ltd. Mat. Tax Free Fund 2.5% .15%
EV Marathon Virginia Ltd. Mat. Tax Free Fund 2.5% .15%
ANNUAL
MARATHON FAMILY OF FUNDS SERVICE FEE
(Back-end Pricing) (PAID QUARTERLY)#
II. CDSC Declining Over 4 Yrs. (cont.)
▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ Prime Rate Reserves
(Sales commission of 3%)
ANNUAL SERVICE FEE SCHEDULE:
Year 1 0 bp
Year 2 10 bp
Year 3 15 bp
Year 4 20 bp
Year 5 25 bp
Year 6 30 bp
PAYMENT AT ANNUAL
CLASSIC FAMILY OF FUNDS TIME OF SALE* COMPENSATION*
(Level Pricing) (% OF NAV) (PAID MONTHLY)#
III. 1% CDSC FOR FIRST 12 MONTHS
EV Classic Government Obligations Fund 1% 100bp
EV Classic Greater China Growth Fund 1% 100bp
EV Classic Investors Fund 1% 100bp
EV Classic Total Return Fund 1% 100bp
EV Classic National Municipals Fund 1% 100bp
EV Classic National Limited Maturity Tax Free Fund 1% 90bp
EV Classic Alabama Tax Free Fund 1% 95bp
EV Classic Arizona Tax Free Fund 1% 95bp
EV Classic Arkansas Tax Free Fund 1% 95bp
EV Classic California Municipals Fund 1% 100bp
EV Classic California Ltd. Mat. Tax Free Fund 1% 90bp
EV Classic Colorado Tax Free Fund 1% 95bp
EV Classic Connecticut Tax Free Fund 1% 95bp
EV Classic Connecticut Ltd. Mat. Tax Free Fund 1% 90bp
EV Classic Florida Tax Free Fund 1% 95bp
EV Classic Florida Ltd. Mat. Tax Free Fund 1% 90bp
EV Classic Florida Insured Tax Free Fund 1% 95bp
EV Classic Georgia Tax Free Fund 1% 95bp
EV Classic Growth Fund 1% 100bp
EV Classic High Income Fund 1% 100bp
EV Classic Hawaii Tax Free Fund 1% 95bp
EV Classic Kansas Tax Free Fund 1% 95bp
EV Classic Kentucky Tax Free Fund 1% 95bp
EV Classic Louisiana Tax Free Fund 1% 95bp
EV Classic Maryland Tax Free Fund 1% 95bp
EV Classic Massachusetts Tax Free Fund 1% 95bp
EV Classic Massachusetts Ltd. Mat. Tax Free Fund 1% 90bp
EV Classic Michigan Tax Free Fund 1% 95bp
EV Classic Michigan Ltd. Mat. Tax Free Fund 1% 90bp
EV Classic Minnesota Tax Free Fund 1% 95bp
EV Classic Mississippi Tax Free Fund 1% 95bp
EV Classic Missouri Tax Free Fund 1% 95bp
EV Classic New Jersey Tax Free Fund 1% 95bp
EV Classic New Jersey Ltd. Mat. Tax Free Fund 1% 90bp
EV Classic New York Tax Free Fund 1% 95bp
EV Classic New York Ltd. Mat. Tax Free Fund 1% 90bp
EV Classic North Carolina Tax Free Fund 1% 95bp
EV Classic Ohio Tax Free Fund 1% 95bp
EV Classic Ohio Ltd. Mat. Tax Free Fund 1% 90bp
EV Classic Oregon Tax Free Fund 1% 95bp
EV Classic Pennsylvania Tax Free Fund 1% 95bp
EV Classic Pennsylvania Ltd. Mat. Tax Free Fund 1% 90bp
EV Classic Rhode Island Tax Free Fund 1% 95bp
EV Classic Senior-Floating Rate Fund 1% 75bp
EV Classic Strategic Income Fund 1% 100bp
EV Classic South Carolina Tax Free Fund 1% 95bp
EV Classic Special Equities Fund 1% 100bp
EV Classic Stock Fund 1% 100bp
EV Classic Tennessee Tax Free Fund 1% 95bp
EV Classic Texas Tax Free Fund 1% 95bp
EV Classic Virginia Tax Free Fund 1% 95bp
EV Classic West Virginia Tax Free Fund 1% 95bp
# 13-month hold
* See current prospectus which explains what portions of each payment constitute
a sales commission and a service fee.
June 30, 1995
TRADITIONAL FAMILY OF FUNDS
(Front-end Pricing)
TAXABLE FIXED-INCOME AND
LONG-TERM TAX FREE FUNDS
AMOUNT OF PURCHASE SALES CHARGE DEALER DISCOUNT
(TAX FREE FUNDS) (% OF OFFERING PRICE)
Less than $ 50,000 3.75% 4.00%
$ 50,000 - 100,000 2.75 3.00
$ 100,000 - 250,000 2.25 2.50
$ 250,000 - 500,000 1.75 2.00
$ 500,000 - 1,000,000 1.25 1.50
$1,000,000 and over 0.00 0.25
SERVICE FEE
(PAID QUARTERLY)#
EV Traditional Government Obligations Fund . .25%
▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ Income Fund of Boston . .25%
▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ Municipal Bond Fund L.P. . None
EV Traditional National Municipals Fund .25%
EV Traditional California Municipals Fund .25%
EV Traditional Connecticut Tax Free Fund .20%
EV Traditional Florida Tax Free Fund .20%
EV Traditional Florida Insured Tax Free Fund .20%
EV Traditional New Jersey Tax Free Fund .20%
EV Traditional New York Tax Free Fund .20%
EV Traditional Pennsylvania Tax Free Fund .20%
LIMITED MATURITY TAX FREE FUNDS
AMOUNT OF PURCHASE SALES CHARGE DEALER DISCOUNT
(TAX FREE FUNDS) (% OF OFFERING PRICE)
Less than $ 50,000 2.50% 2.75%
$ 50,000 - 100,000 2.25 2.50
$ 100,000 - 250,000 1.75 2.00
$ 250,000 - 500,000 1.25 1.50
$ 500,000 - 1,000,000 0.75 1.00
$1,000,000 and over 0.00 0.25
Service Fee
(Paid Quarterly)#
EV Traditional National Limited Maturity Tax Free Fund .15%
EV Traditional Florida Limited Maturity Tax Free Fund .15%
EV Traditional New York Limited Maturity Tax Free Fund .15%
EQUITY FUNDS
AMOUNT OF PURCHASE SALES CHARGE DEALER DISCOUNT
(% OF OFFERING PRICE)
Up to $99,999 4.75% 4.00%
$ 100,000 - 249,999 3.75 3.15
$ 250,000 - 499,999 2.75 2.30
$ 500,000 - 999,999 2.00 1.70
$1,000,000 and over 0.00* 0.00**
Service Fee
(Paid Quarterly)#
EV Traditional Emerging Markets Fund .25%
EV Traditional Greater China Growth Fund .25%
EV Traditional Greater India Fund .25%
EV Traditional Growth Fund .25%
EV Traditional Investors Fund .25%
EV Traditional Special Equities Fund .25%
EV Traditional Stock Fund .25%
EV Traditional Total Return Fund .25%
* No sales charge is payable at the time of purchase on investments of $1
million or more. A contingent deferred sales charge of 1% will be imposed on
such investments in the event of certain redemption transactions within 18
months of purchase. See the funds current prospectuses for further details.
** The Principal Underwriter may pay a commission to Authorized Dealers who
initiate and are responsible for purchases of $1 million or more as follows:
1.00% on sales up to $2 million, plus 0.8% on the next million, 0.2% on the
next $2 million, and 0.08% on the excess of $5 million.
+ The Principal Underwriter may pay Authorized Firms that initiate and are
responsible for purchases of $1 million or more a commission, that, coupled
with the applicable service fee, is at an annual rate of .25% of average
daily net assets paid quarterly.
# 13-month hold
▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ Short-Term Treasury Fund ............... no initial sales charge
.......... .25% annual service fee, paid quarterly
NOTES
1. ALL MARATHON FUNDS (EXCLUDING PRIME RATE RESERVES, EV MARATHON STRATEGIC
INCOME FUND AND THE LIMITED MATURITY TAX FREE FUNDS)
The customer may be subject to a contingent deferred sales charge payable to
the fund or the Principal Underwriter at declining rates in the event such
customer redeems within the first six years of ownership, as described in
detail in the prospectus of the fund.
2. EV MARATHON STRATEGIC INCOME FUND AND THE LIMITED MATURITY TAX FREE FUNDS
The customer may be subject to a contingent deferred sales charge payable to
the fund or the Principal Underwriter at declining rates in the event such
customer redeems within the first four years of ownership, as described in
detail in the prospectus of the fund.
3. ALL CLASSIC FUNDS (EXCEPT EV CLASSIC SENIOR FLOATING-RATE FUND)
The customer may be subject to a contingent deferred sales charge payable to
the fund or the Principal Underwriter of 1% in the event such customer
redeems within the first year of ownership, as described in detail in the
prospectus of the fund.
4. PRIME RATE RESERVES - EARLY WITHDRAWAL CHARGE
The customer may be subject to an early withdrawal charge payable to the
Principal Underwriter at declining rates in the event shares held for less
than four years are accepted by the fund for repurchase pursuant to a tender
offer, as described in detail in the prospectus of the fund.
5. EV CLASSIC SENIOR FLOATING-RATE FUND - EARLY WITHDRAWAL CHARGE
The customer may be subject to an early withdrawal charge payable to the
Principal Underwriter of 1% in the event shares held for less than one year
are accepted by the fund for repurchase pursuant to a tender offer, as
described in detail in the prospectus of the fund.
Compensation
A. CLASSIC FUNDS -- Dealers receive (a) a monthly sales commission equal
to 1/12 of .75% of the value of shares sold to your customers and (b)
a monthly service fee payment equal to 1/12 of .15% to .25% of the
value of shares sold to your customers, each based on the annual n
asset value of fund shares owned and outstanding for at least one
year. Combined payments are equal to 75-100 basis points annualized.
Specifics of these payments can be found in the funds prospectuses,
in the section discussing Distribution Plan. Please see the schedule
for a complete fund-by-fund listing.
Service Fee
B. MARATHON FUNDS -- Dealers receive a service fee payment quarterly in
an amount equal to .15% to .25% on an annual basis of the net asset
value of fund shares owned for at least one year by your customers
for each quarter, such payment to begin the first quarter after the
quarter in which the first anniversary of the purchase occurs.
Specifics of these payments can be found in the funds prospectuses,
in the section discussing Distribution Plan. Please see the schedule
for a listing of fund participation.
C. TRADITIONAL FUNDS -- Dealers receive a service fee payment quarterly
in an amount equal to .15% to .25% on an annual basis of the net
asset value of fund shares owned for at least one year by your
customers for each quarter, such payment to begin the first quarter
after the quarter in which the first anniversary of the purchase
occurs (payments are not made in the case of funds where it is so
indicated). Specifics of these payments can be found in the funds
prospectuses, in the section discussing Service Plan. Please see the
schedule for listing of fund participation.
Distribution Reinvestments
All distributions are reinvested at net asset value.
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BANK SERVICE AGREEMENT
In connection with your providing various services to your customers, you desire
to make available to your customers, under an agency relationship with your
customers, shares of the ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ Group of Funds. As the principal
underwriter of the shares of the ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ Group of Funds, we (▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
Distributors, Inc.) agree to make shares of the Funds available upon the
following terms and conditions:
l. (a) The customers in question are for all purposes your customers. We will
furnish you, without charge and on request, reasonable quantities of the
Funds prospectuses, statement of additional information, shareholder reports
and sales material. You will deliver a copy of the Funds current prospectus
to your customer prior to the placement of any order for shares on behalf of
such customer. We then will confirm transactions for each of your customers
only upon your authorization, it being understood in all cases that (i) you
are acting as the agent for the customer; (ii) the transactions are without
recourse against you by the customer except to the extent that your failure
to transmit orders in a timely fashion results in a loss to your customer;
(iii) as between you and the customer, the customer will have beneficial
ownership of the Fund shares; (iv) each transaction is initiated solely upon
the order of the customer; and (v) each transaction is for the account of the
customer and not for your account.
(b) Orders received from you will be accepted by us only at the public
offering price applicable to each order, except for transactions at net asset
value in accordance with the then-current Fund prospectus. The minimum dollar
purchase of shares of the Fund by any person shall be the applicable minimum
amount described in the then-current Fund prospectus, and no order for less
than such amount will be accepted hereunder. The public offering price of
shares of Funds having an initial sales charge (SC Funds) shall be the net
asset value per share plus a sales charge, expressed as a percentage of the
applicable public offering price, as determined and effective as of the time
specified in the then-current SC Fund prospectus. Shares of Funds having a
contingent deferred sales charge or early withdrawal charge (CDSC Funds) are
sold at the applicable net asset value described in the then-current CDSC
Fund prospectus. The procedures relating to the handling of orders shall be
subject to instructions which we shall issue from time to time. All orders
are subject to acceptance or rejection by us in our sole discretion.
(c) The agency fees payable to you in connection with your services to your
customer shall be determined as provided in the applicable Fee Schedule
issued by us and in effect from time to time. Upon notice to you, we may
change, amend or discontinue the Fee Schedule at any time and we may issue a
new or replacement Fee Schedule from time to time. You shall have no vested
interest in any type or level of fee or payment of any kind, and you shall
have no claim against us or any Fund by virtue of any change or diminution in
the rate or amount of, or discontinuance of, any fee or payment in connection
with shares of any Fund acquired by your customers.
2. (a) The placing of orders with us shall be governed by instructions which we
shall issue from time to time. Payment for shares ordered from us shall be
received by us within five days after our acceptance of the order. If such
payment is not received by us, we reserve the right, without notice,
forthwith to cancel the sale, or, at our option, to sell the shares ordered
back to the issuer, in which latter case we may hold you responsible for any
loss, including loss of profit, suffered by us resulting from your failure to
make payment as aforesaid.
(b) Shares sold hereunder shall be available for delivery against payment at
the office of our agent as indicated on our trade confirmation unless other
arrangements are made with us for delivery and payment. Unless other
instructions are received by us on or before the settlement date, orders
accepted by us may be placed in an open account in your name. On each order
accepted by us for shares of a SC Fund, we understand that you will charge
your customer an initial agency fee in lieu of receiving from us a dealer
discount from the sales charge; on or before the settlement date of each such
transaction, you will remit the full offering price less an amount equal to
your initial agency fee and your customer will be credited in shares of the
SC Fund equal to such public offering price less the applicable initial
agency fee and less our share of any sales charge retained by us.
(c) You appoint the transfer agent for each Fund as your agent to execute
customers purchases of Fund shares sold through you by us in accordance with
the terms and provisions of any account, program, plan or service established
or used by your customers, and to confirm each such purchase to your
customers, and you guarantee the legal capacity of your customers so
purchasing such shares and any co-owners of such shares. All sales of Fund
shares sold through you hereunder shall be deemed to be made in Boston,
Massachusetts, and title to such shares shall pass in Boston, Massachusetts.
3. You represent and warrant to us that (i) (a) your are a bank as such term is
defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, or (b) you are a bank holding company as such term is defined in the
Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended; (ii) you are a duly organized
and validly existing bank or bank holding company in good standing under the
laws of the jurisdiction in which you are organized; (iii) all authorization
(if any) required for your lawful execution of this Agreement and your
performance hereunder have been obtained; and (iv) upon execution and
delivery by you, and assuming due and valid execution and delivery by us,
this Agreement will constitute a valid and binding agreement, enforceable
against you in accordance with its terms. In the event you are a bank holding
company as such term is defined in the Bank Holding Company Act, you shall
complete the Exhibit attached to and made a part of this Agreement which sets
forth the names and addresses of the banks on whose behalf you are authorized
to execute this Agreement. You agree to give written notice to us promptly in
the event you shall cease to be a bank as such term is defined in Section
3(a)(6) of the Securities Exchange Act or a bank holding company as such term
is defined in the Bank Holding Company Act. In such event, this Agreement
shall be automatically terminated upon such written notice.
4. Upon request, we will furnish you a reasonable number of copies of the
then-current prospectus and statement of additional information of any of the
Funds and the printed information referred to in paragraph 5 below issued as
supplemental thereto.
5. We are a broker-dealer registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended, and a member of the National Association of Securities Dealers,
Inc. (the NASD). While as a bank or bank holding company you are not a
broker-dealer or a member of the NASD, we nonetheless both agree to abide by
the rules and regulations of the NASD applicable to the sale of investment
company shares, and we both agree to the following provisions:
(a) we shall not purchase Fund shares from the Funds except for the purpose
of covering purchase orders already received by us, and you shall make Fund
shares available only for the purpose of covering purchase orders already
received by you;
(b) you shall not withhold placing customers orders for Fund shares so as to
profit yourself as a result of such withholding, e.g., by virtue of a change
in the net asset value from that used in determining the offering price to
your customers;
(c) we shall not accept a conditional order for Fund shares on any basis
other than a definite specified price;
(d) if shares of a SC Fund are repurchased by the issuing Fund or by us for
the account of such Fund or are tendered for redemption within seven business
days after confirmation by us of the original purchase order for such shares,
(i) you shall forthwith refund to us the full initial agency fee allowed to
you on the original sale and (ii) we shall forthwith pay to such Fund our
share of the sales charge on the original sale by us and shall also pay such
Fund the refund received under clause (i) when we receive it. You shall be
notified by us of such repurchase or redemption within ten days of the date
on which the certificate or, in the case of uncertificated shares, a properly
executed stock power together with appropriate supporting papers is delivered
to us or to such Fund (delivery to the Funds transfer agent is delivery to
the Fund);
(e) if shares of a CDSC Fund other than ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ Prime Rate Reserves are
repurchased by the issuing Fund or by us for the account of such Fund or are
tendered for redemption within seven business days after confirmation by us
of the original purchase order for such shares, (i) you shall forthwith
refund to us the full initial agency fee paid to you on the original sale and
(ii) we shall forthwith pay to such Fund any sales commission paid by the
Fund to us on the original sale by us. You shall be notified by us of such
repurchase or redemption within ten days of the date on which the certificate
or, in the case of uncertificated shares, a properly executed stock power
together with appropriate supporting papers, is delivered to us or to such
Fund (delivery to the Funds transfer agent is delivery to the Fund);
(f) neither we nor you shall, as principal, purchase Fund shares from a
record holder at a price lower than the bid price next quoted by or for the
issuing Fund;
(g) you agree that you will not make a secondary market in the shares of
▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ Prime Rate Reserves and that you will not purchase or hold shares
of ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ Prime Rate Reserves for purposes of resale to your customers;
and
(h) nothing in this agreement shall prevent you from selling Fund shares for
the account of a record owner to us or the issuing Fund and charging the
investor a reasonable charge for handling the transaction, provided you
disclose to such record owner that direct redemption of the shares can be
accomplished by the record owner without incurring such charge.
6. Under this agreement you are not employed by us or by the Funds as broker,
agent, employee or representative, nor are you authorized to make any
representations on our behalf. No person is authorized to make any
representations concerning Fund shares except those contained in the
then-current prospectus and statement of additional information and in such
printed information subsequently issued to you by us or by the Funds as
supplemental to such prospectus and statement of additional information. In
making Fund shares available to your customers hereunder, you shall rely
solely on the representations contained in the appropriate prospectus and
statement of additional information and in the supplemental information
mentioned in the preceding sentence. We or the Fund shall bear the expense of
qualifying Fund shares under the securities laws of the various states, and
any printed information which we shall furnish you (other than the Funds
prospectuses and statements of additional information and periodic reports
and printed information subsequently issued by the Fund as supplemental to
such prospectuses and statements of additional information) is our sole
responsibility; you agree that the Funds shall have no liability or
responsibility to you in these respects.
7. Because only you will have a direct relationship with your customers, you
will be responsible for insuring compliance with all laws and regulations
including those of the regulatory authorities directly applicable to you and
any other federal or state regulatory body having jurisdiction over you or
your customers to the extent applicable to securities purchases hereunder for
the account of your customers. You shall be obligated to deliver the
then-current Fund prospectus to your customer in accordance with the
applicable federal and state securities laws; and you agree that either you
or a clearing broker through which you clear transactions for your customer
will comply with the recordkeeping requirements of Section 17(a) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and any rules or regulations thereunder.
8. We reserve the right in our discretion, without notice, to suspend sales or
to withdraw the offering of Fund shares, in whole or in part, or to make a
limited offering of Fund shares. Either of us may cancel this agreement upon
written notice to the other. Upon written notice to you, we may change or
amend any provision of this agreement or restate this agreement in its
entirety.
9. As used herein, the following terms shall have the meaning hereinafter set
forth (unless a different meaning is plainly required by the context):
(a) ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ Group of Funds shall mean the investment companies the shares
of which from time to time shall be made available by us hereunder and which
are designated by us as such from time to time by notice to you.
(b) Fund shall mean any one of the ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ Group of Funds.
10. All communications to us should be sent to the above address. Any notice to
you shall be duly given if mailed or telegraphed to you at the address
specified by you below.
This agreement shall become binding upon receipt by us in Boston of a
counterpart hereof duly accepted and signed by you. This agreement shall be
construed in accordance with the laws of Massachusetts.
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/s/ ▇.▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
DATED:------------------------------ BY:----------------------------------
President
ACCEPTED
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Authorized Representative
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EXHIBIT TO BANK SERVICE AGREEMENT
Name:
The above named "bank holding company" as such term in defined in the Bank
Holding Company Act represents that it is authorized to execute this Agreement
on behalf of the "bank(s)" listed below:
BANK ADDRESS
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