EX-99.N 13 ex-multipleclassplan.htm MULTIPLE CLASS PLAN AMENDED AND RESTATED MULTIPLE CLASS PLAN
                    AMENDED AND RESTATED MULTIPLE CLASS PLAN
                                       OF
                      AMERICAN CENTURY CALIFORNIA TAX-FREE
                               AND MUNICIPAL FUNDS

     WHEREAS,  the  above-named   corporation  (the  "Issuer")  is  an  open-end
management  investment  company  registered under the Investment  Company Act of
1940, as amended (the "1940 Act");

     WHEREAS,  the common stock of the Issuer is currently  allocated to various
classes of separate series of shares;

     WHEREAS,  Rule 18f-3 requires that the Board of Trustees of the Issuer (the
"Board"),  adopt a written plan (a "Multiple  Class Plan") setting forth (1) the
specific arrangement for shareholder services and the distribution of securities
for each  class,  (2) the  allocation  of expenses  for each class,  and (3) any
related conversion features or exchange privileges;

     WHEREAS,  the Issuer has offered  multiple classes of certain series of the
Issuer's  shares  pursuant  to Rule  18f-3  under  the 1940 Act  since the Board
initially adopted the original Multiple Class Plan;

     WHEREAS,  the Board,  including  a majority of those  Trustees  who are not
"interested  persons" as defined in the 1940 Act ("Independent  Trustees"),  has
determined  that this Amended and Restated  Multiple  Class Plan (this  "Plan"),
adopted  pursuant to Rule 18f-3 under the 1940 Act, is in the best  interests of
the shareholders of each class individually and the Issuer as a whole;

     NOW,  THEREFORE,  the  Issuer  hereby  adopts,  on  behalf of the Funds (as
defined in SECTION 2A below), this Plan, in accordance with Rule 18f-3 under the
1940 Act on the following terms and conditions:

SECTION 1. ESTABLISHMENT OF PLAN

As required by Rule 18f-3 under the 1940 Act,  this Plan  describes the multiple
class system for certain series of shares of the Issuer,  including the separate
class arrangements for shareholder  services and/or  distribution of shares, the
method for allocating expenses to classes and any related conversion features or
exchange privileges  applicable to the classes.  Upon the initial effective date
of this  Plan,  the  Issuer  elects to offer  multiple  classes of shares of its
capital stock, as described herein, pursuant to Rule 18f-3 and this Plan.

SECTION 2. FEATURES OF THE CLASSES

a.   DIVISION INTO CLASSES.  Each series of shares of the Issuers  identified in
     SCHEDULE  A  attached  hereto,  and each  series of  shares  of any  Issuer
     subsequently added to this Plan (collectively,  the "Funds"), may offer one
     or more of the following classes of shares:



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     Investor  Class,  Institutional  Class,  Advisor Class, A Class, B Class, C
     Class  and R Class.  The  classes  that each  Fund is  authorized  to issue
     pursuant  to this Plan are set forth in SCHEDULE A. Shares of each class of
     a Fund  shall  represent  an equal  pro rata  interest  in such  Fund,  and
     generally,  shall have identical  voting,  dividend,  liquidation and other
     rights, preferences, powers, restrictions, limitations, qualifications, and
     terms and  conditions,  except that each class of shares shall:  (A) have a
     different  designation;  (B) bear any Class Expenses, as defined in SECTION
     3D(3) below;  (C) have exclusive  voting rights on any matter  submitted to
     shareholders that relates solely to its service  arrangement;  and (D) have
     separate voting rights on any matter submitted to shareholders in which the
     interests of one class differ from the interests of any other class.

b.   MANAGEMENT FEES.

     (1)  INVESTOR  CLASS  UNIFIED  FEE.  The Issuer is a party to a  management
          agreement (the  "Management  Agreement")  with either American Century
          Investment  Management,  Inc. or American  Century  Global  Investment
          Management,  Inc., each a registered investment adviser (each referred
          to herein as the "Advisor", as applicable),  or both for the provision
          of  investment  advisory  and  management  services in exchange  for a
          single,  unified  fee, as set forth on SCHEDULE A and as  described in
          the Fund's current Investor Class prospectus or prospectus supplement.

     (2)  INSTITUTIONAL CLASS UNIFIED FEE. For each Fund listed on SCHEDULE A as
          being authorized to issue  Institutional  Class shares, the Management
          Agreement  provides for a unified fee of 20 basis points less than the
          existing unified fee in place for the corresponding  Investor Class of
          such  Fund,  as  described  in  the  Fund's  current   Investor  Class
          prospectus or prospectus  supplement.  Institutional  Class shares are
          available to large  institutional  shareholders,  such as corporations
          and  retirement   plans,   other  pooled   accounts,   and  individual
          shareholders that meet certain  investment  minimums  established from
          time to time by the Advisor.  These  minimums may be waived or lowered
          in  certain   situations  as  deemed   appropriate   by  the  Advisor.
          Institutional  Class shares are not eligible for purchase by insurance
          companies,  except in  connection  with a product for defined  benefit
          plans not involving a group annuity contract.

     (3)  ADVISOR CLASS UNIFIED FEE. For each Fund listed on SCHEDULE A as being
          authorized to issue Advisor Class  shares,  the  Management  Agreement
          provides for a unified fee equal to the existing  unified fee in place
          for the corresponding Investor Class of such Fund, as described in the
          Fund's current Investor Class prospectus or prospectus supplement. The
          Advisor Class is intended to be sold to employer-sponsored  retirement
          plans (including  participant  directed plans),  insurance  companies,
          broker-dealers, banks and other financial intermediaries.

     (4)  A CLASS  UNIFIED  FEE.  For each Fund  listed on  SCHEDULE  A as being
          authorized to issue A Class shares, the Management  Agreement provides
          for a unified fee equal to the  existing  unified fee in place for the
          corresponding  Investor Class of such Fund, as described in the Fund's
          current  Investor  Class  prospectus or prospectus  supplement.  The A
          Class is intended to be sold to and through broker-dealers,  banks and
          other financial intermediaries.



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     (5)  B CLASS  UNIFIED  FEE.  For each Fund  listed on  SCHEDULE  A as being
          authorized to issue B Class shares, the Management  Agreement provides
          for a unified fee equal to the  existing  unified fee in place for the
          corresponding  Investor Class of such Fund, as described in the Fund's
          current  Investor  Class  prospectus or prospectus  supplement.  The B
          Class is intended to be sold to and through broker-dealers,  banks and
          other financial intermediaries.

     (6)  C CLASS  UNIFIED  FEE.  For each Fund  listed on  SCHEDULE  A as being
          authorized to issue C Class shares, the Management  Agreement provides
          for a unified fee equal to the  existing  unified fee in place for the
          corresponding  Investor Class of such Fund, as described in the Fund's
          current  Investor  Class  prospectus or prospectus  supplement.  The C
          Class is intended to be sold to and through broker-dealers,  banks and
          other financial intermediaries.

     (7)  R CLASS  UNIFIED  FEE.  For each Fund  listed on  SCHEDULE  A as being
          authorized to issue R Class shares, the Management  Agreement provides
          for a unified fee equal to the  existing  unified fee in place for the
          corresponding  Investor Class of such Fund, as described in the Fund's
          current  Investor  Class  prospectus or prospectus  supplement.  The R
          Class is intended to be sold to  employer-sponsored  retirement  plans
          (including   participant   directed   plans),   insurance   companies,
          broker-dealers, banks and other financial intermediaries.

     c.   SHAREHOLDER SERVICES AND DISTRIBUTION SERVICES.

     (1)  ADVISOR  CLASS  DISTRIBUTION  PLAN. If and when adopted by the Issuer,
          shares of the Advisor Class of each Fund will be offered subject to an
          Advisor  Class  Master  Distribution  and  Shareholder  Services  Plan
          pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act (the "Advisor  Class Plan").
          Advisor  Class  shares of each Fund shall pay the  Advisor,  as paying
          agent  for  the  Fund,  for the  expenses  of  individual  shareholder
          services  and  distribution   expenses  incurred  in  connection  with
          providing  such  services  for shares of the Fund,  as provided in the
          Advisor Class Plan, at an aggregate annual rate of .25% of the average
          daily net assets of such class.

     (2)  A CLASS  DISTRIBUTION  PLAN.  Shares  of the A Class of each  Fund are
          offered  subject  to an A Class  Master  Distribution  and  Individual
          Shareholder  Services  Plan  pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act
          (the "A Class  Plan")  adopted by the Issuer  effective  September  3,
          2002.  A Class  shares of each Fund shall pay the  Advisor,  as paying
          agent  for  the  Fund,  for the  expenses  of  individual  shareholder
          services  and  distribution   expenses  incurred  in  connection  with
          providing  such  services for shares of the Fund, as provided in the A
          Class Plan,  at an aggregate  annual rate of .25% of the average daily
          net assets of such class.

     (3)  B CLASS  DISTRIBUTION  PLAN.  Shares  of the B Class of each  Fund are
          offered  subject  to a B  Class  Master  Distribution  and  Individual
          Shareholder  Services  Plan  pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act
          (the "B Class  Plan")  adopted by the Issuer  effective  September  3,
          2002.  B Class  shares of each Fund shall pay the  Advisor,  as paying
          agent  for  the  Fund,  for the  expenses  of  individual  shareholder
          services  and  distribution   expenses  incurred  in  connection  with
          providing  such  services for shares of the Fund, as provided in the B
          Class Plan, at an aggregate  annual rate of 1.00% of the average daily
          net assets of such class (.75% for distribution  expenses and .25% for
          individual shareholder services).



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     (4)  C CLASS  DISTRIBUTION  PLAN.  Shares  of the C Class of each  Fund are
          offered  subject  to a C  Class  Master  Distribution  and  Individual
          Shareholder  Services  Plan  pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act
          (the "C Class Plan")  adopted by the Issuer  effective  May 1, 2001. C
          Class shares of each Fund shall pay the  Advisor,  as paying agent for
          the Fund,  for the  expenses of  individual  shareholder  services and
          distribution  expenses  incurred in  connection  with  providing  such
          services for shares of the Fund,  as provided in the C Class Plan,  at
          an aggregate  annual rate for all funds of 1.00% of the average  daily
          net assets of such class (.75% for distribution  expenses and .25% for
          individual shareholder services).

     (5)  R CLASS DISTRIBUTION  PLAN. If and when adopted by the Issuer,  shares
          of the R Class of each  Fund  will be  offered  subject  to an R Class
          Master Distribution and Individual  Shareholder Services Plan pursuant
          to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act (the "R Class Plan").  R Class shares
          of each Fund shall pay the Advisor,  as paying agent for the Fund, for
          the  expenses of  individual  shareholder  services  and  distribution
          expenses  incurred in  connection  with  providing  such  services for
          shares of the Fund,  as provided in the R Class Plan,  at an aggregate
          annual rate of .50% of the average daily net assets of such class.

     (6)  DEFINITION OF SERVICES.  Under the Advisor, A, B, C and R Class Plans,
          "distribution  expenses"  include,  but are not limited  to,  expenses
          incurred in connection with (A) payment of sales  commission,  ongoing
          commissions  and  other  payments  to  brokers,   dealers,   financial
          institutions  or others who sell shares of the relevant class pursuant
          to Selling  Agreements;  (B)  compensation to employees of Distributor
          who engage in or support  distribution  of the shares of the  relevant
          class;  (C)  compensation  to, and  expenses  (including  overhead and
          telephone expenses) of, Distributor; (D) the printing of prospectuses,
          statements  of  additional  information  and  reports  for other  than
          existing shareholders; (E) the preparation,  printing and distribution
          of sales literature and advertising  materials  provided to the Funds'
          shareholders and prospective shareholders; (F) receiving and answering
          correspondence from prospective  shareholders,  including distributing
          prospectuses,  statements of additional  information,  and shareholder
          reports;  (G) the  provision of facilities  to answer  questions  from
          prospective  investors  about Fund shares;  (H) complying with federal
          and state  securities laws pertaining to the sale of Fund shares;  (I)
          assisting  investors in  completing  application  forms and  selecting
          dividend  and  other  account  options;  (J) the  provision  of  other
          reasonable  assistance in  connection  with the  distribution  of Fund
          shares;  (K) the  organizing  and  conducting  of sales  seminars  and
          payments  in the form of  transactional  compensation  or  promotional
          incentives;   (L)  profit  on  the  foregoing;   and  (M)  such  other
          distribution and services  activities as the Issuer  determines may be
          paid for by the Issuer  pursuant to the terms of this Agreement and in
          accordance  with  Rule  12b-1 of the 1940  Act;  provided  that if the
          Securities  and  Exchange  commission   determines  that  any  of  the
          foregoing  services are not permissible under Rule 12b-1, any payments
          for such activities will automatically cease.

          "Individual  shareholder  services"  are  those  activities  for which
          service fees may be paid as  contemplated  by the Conduct Rules of the
          Financial Industry Regulatory  Authority  ("FINRA"),  and may include,
          but are not limited to: (A) individualized  and customized  investment
          advisory services, including the consideration of shareholder profiles
          and specific  goals;  (B) the creation of investment  models and asset
          allocation models for use by the shareholder in selecting  appropriate
          Funds;  (C)  proprietary  research  about  investment  choices and the
          market in general; (D) periodic rebalancing of shareholder accounts to



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          ensure   compliance   with  the   selected   asset   allocation;   (E)
          consolidation  of  shareholder  accounts  in one place;  and (F) other
          individual services; provided that if FINRA determines that any of the
          foregoing  activities  are  not  permissible,  any  payment  for  such
          activities will automatically cease.

     d.   ADDITIONAL FEATURES.

          (1)  FRONT-END  LOADS.  A Class shares shall be subject to a front-end
               sales charge in the  circumstances  and pursuant to the schedules
               set forth in each Fund's then-current prospectus.

          (2)  CONTINGENT DEFERRED SALES CHARGES. A, B, and C Class shares shall
               be  subject  to  a  contingent   deferred  sales  charge  in  the
               circumstances  and pursuant to the schedules as set forth in each
               Fund's then-current prospectus.

          (3)  B CLASS CONVERSION.  B Class shares will automatically convert to
               A Class shares of the same Fund at the end of a specified  number
               of years after the initial  purchase  date of the B Class shares,
               in  accordance  with the  provisions  set  forth  in each  Fund's
               then-current prospectus.

SECTION 3. ALLOCATION OF INCOME AND EXPENSES

a.   DAILY DIVIDEND FUNDS.  Funds that declare  distributions  of net investment
     income  daily to maintain  the same net asset value per share in each class
     ("Daily  Dividend  Funds") will allocate  gross income and expenses  (other
     than  Class  Expenses,  as  defined  below)  to each  class on the basis of
     "relative net assets  (settled  shares)".  Realized and unrealized  capital
     gains and losses will be  allocated  to each class on the basis of relative
     net assets.  "Relative net assets (settled shares)," for this purpose,  are
     net  assets  valued  in  accordance  with  generally  accepted   accounting
     principles but excluding the value of subscriptions receivable, in relation
     to the net assets of the particular Daily Dividend Fund.  Expenses to be so
     allocated include Issuer Expenses and Fund Expenses, each as defined below.

b.   NON-DAILY DIVIDEND FUNDS. The gross income, realized and unrealized capital
     gains and losses and  expenses  (other than Class  Expenses)  of each Fund,
     other than the Daily  Dividend  Funds,  shall be allocated to each class on
     the basis of its net asset  value  relative  to the net asset  value of the
     Fund.  Expenses to be so allocated  also include  Issuer  Expenses and Fund
     Expenses.

c.   APPORTIONMENT OF CERTAIN EXPENSES.  Expenses of a Fund shall be apportioned
     to each class of shares depending on the nature of the expense item. Issuer
     Expenses and Fund  Expenses  will be allocated  among the classes of shares
     pro rata based on their  relative  net asset  values in relation to the net
     asset value of all outstanding shares in the Fund.  Approved Class Expenses
     shall be allocated to the particular class to which they are  attributable.
     In addition,  certain expenses may be allocated differently if their method
     of imposition changes. Thus, if a Class Expense can no longer be attributed
     to a class, it shall be charged to a Fund for allocation among classes,  as
     determined by the Advisor.



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     d.   DEFINITIONS.

          (1)  ISSUER EXPENSES. "Issuer Expenses" include expenses of the Issuer
               that  are not  attributable  to a  particular  Fund or class of a
               Fund.   Issuer  Expenses  include  fees  and  expenses  of  those
               Independent Trustees,  including counsel fees for the Independent
               Trustees,  and certain extraordinary  expenses of the Issuer that
               are not attributable to a particular Fund or class of a Fund.

          (2)  FUND EXPENSES.  "Fund  Expenses"  include  expenses of the Issuer
               that  are   attributable   to  a  particular  fund  but  are  not
               attributable  to a particular  class of the Fund.  Fund  Expenses
               include  (i)  interest  expenses,  (ii)  taxes,  (iii)  brokerage
               expenses,  and (iv) certain extraordinary expenses of a Fund that
               are not attributable to a particular class of a Fund.

          (3)  CLASS   EXPENSES.   "Class   Expenses"   are  expenses  that  are
               attributable to a particular class of a Fund and shall be limited
               to: (i)  applicable  unified fee;  (ii) payments made pursuant to
               the  12b-1  Plan of each  applicable  Class;  and  (iii)  certain
               extraordinary expenses of an Issuer or Fund that are attributable
               to a particular class of a Fund.

          (4)  EXTRAORDINARY   EXPENSES.   "Extraordinary   expenses"  shall  be
               allocated as an Issuer Expense, a Fund Expense or a Class Expense
               in such  manner and  utilizing  such  methodology  as the Advisor
               shall reasonably determine,  which determination shall be subject
               to  ratification or approval of the Board and shall be consistent
               with applicable legal principles and requirements  under the 1940
               Act and the Internal Revenue Code, as amended.  The Advisor shall
               report  to the  Board  quarterly  regarding  those  extraordinary
               expenses  that have been  allocated as Class  Expenses.  Any such
               allocations shall be reviewed by, and subject to the approval of,
               the Board.

SECTION 4. EXCHANGE PRIVILEGES

Subject to the restrictions and conditions set forth in the Funds' prospectuses,
shareholders  may (i)  exchange  shares of one class of a Fund for shares of the
same class of another Fund,  (ii) exchange  Investor  Class shares for shares of
any fund within the American  Century  family of funds that only offers a single
class of shares (a "Single Class Fund"), and (iii) exchange shares of any Single
Class Fund for Investor  Class shares of another Fund,  provided that the amount
to be exchanged meets the applicable  minimum  investment  requirements  and the
shares  to  be  acquired  in  the  exchange  are   qualified  for  sale  in  the
stockholder's state of residence.

SECTION 5. CONVERSION FEATURES

Conversions  from one class of a Fund's  shares into another class of shares are
not permitted; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that if a shareholder of a particular class is
no longer  eligible  to own  shares of that  class,  upon  prior  notice to such
shareholder,  those  shares will be  converted to shares of the same Fund but of
another class in which such shareholder is eligible to invest.  Similarly,  if a
shareholder becomes eligible to invest in shares of another class that has lower
expenses than the class in which such shareholder is invested,  such shareholder
may be  eligible  to convert  into shares of the same Fund but of the class with
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SECTION 6. QUARTERLY AND ANNUAL REPORTS

The Board shall receive  quarterly and annual  reports  concerning all allocated
Class  Expenses and  distribution  and  servicing  expenditures  complying  with
paragraph  (b)(3)(ii) of Rule 12b-1,  as it may be amended from time to time. In
the reports, only expenditures properly attributable to the sale or servicing of
a  particular  class of  shares  will be used to  justify  any  distribution  or
servicing fee or other expenses charged to that class.  Expenditures not related
to the sale or  servicing  of a  particular  class shall not be presented to the
Board to justify any fee attributable to that class. The reports,  including the
allocations  upon  which  they are  based,  shall be  subject  to the review and
approval  of the  Independent  Trustees  of the  Issuer  who have no  direct  or
indirect  financial  interest in the  operation  of this Plan in the exercise of
their fiduciary duties.

SECTION 7. WAIVER OR REIMBURSEMENT OF EXPENSES

Expenses  may be waived or  reimbursed  by any  adviser  to the  Issuer,  by the
Issuer's  underwriter or by any other provider of services to the Issuer without
the prior  approval of the Board,  provided that the fee is waived or reimbursed
to all shares of a particular Fund in proportion to their relative average daily
net asset values.

SECTION 8. EFFECTIVENESS OF PLAN

Upon  receipt of  approval  by votes of a majority of both (a) the Board and (b)
the Independent Trustees, this Plan shall become effective January 1, 2008.

SECTION 9. MATERIAL MODIFICATIONS

This  Plan may not be  amended  to  modify  materially  its  terms  unless  such
amendment  is approved a majority of both (a) the Board and (b) the  Independent
Trustees;  PROVIDED;  HOWEVER;  that a new Fund may be added by the Issuer  upon
approval by that Issuer's Board by executing a new Schedule A to this Plan.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Issuer has adopted this Multiple Class Plan as of
January 1, 2008.

                                            AMERICAN CENTURY CALIFORNIA TAX-FREE
                                            AND MUNICIPAL FUNDS


                                            By:  /s/  Charles A. Etherington
                                                --------------------------------
                                                Charles A. Etherington
                                                Senior Vice President



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                                   SCHEDULE A

                     SERIES COVERED BY THIS MULTICLASS PLAN

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                                             INVESTOR   TIONAL     ADVISOR     A        B        C        R
                                              CLASS      CLASS      CLASS    CLASS    CLASS    CLASS    CLASS

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AMERICAN CENTURY CALIFORNIA TAX-FREE
    AND MUNICIPAL FUNDS

>>  California High-Yield Municipal Fund       Yes        No          No      Yes      Yes      Yes       No
>>  California Tax-Free Money Market Fund      Yes        No          No      No        No       No       No
>>  California Tax-Free Bond Fund              Yes        No          No      No        No       No       No
>>  California Long-Term Tax-Free Fund         Yes        No          No      Yes      Yes      Yes       No
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