EX-99.M3 DIST AGMNT 6 m3-ab_plan.txt AMENDMENT TO PLAN AND AGREEMENT OF DISTRIBUTION (CLASS A AND B) Amendment Plan and Agreement of Distribution (Class A and B) April 14, 2005 The Plan and Agreement of Distribution between the Registrant(s) on behalf of its Fund(s) and American Express Financial Advisors, Inc. (AEFA), the principle underwriter of the Fund, is amended as follows. All other provisions of the agreement remain in full force and effect. 1. This plan and the portion of it constituting the agreement are separate and have the respective separate termination provisions set forth in Rule 12b-1 (iii) and (iv). 2. In paragraph four (4) the word month is replaced with quarter. 3. Paragraph five (5) is deleted in its entirety and replaced with, "For Class B shares, the fee under this agreement will be equal on an annual basis to 1.00% of the average daily net assets of the Funds attributable to Class B shares. Of that amount, 0.75% shall be reimbursed for distribution expenses. The amount so determined shall be paid to AEFA in cash within five (5) business days after the last day of each month. The additional 0.25% shall be paid to AEFA to compensate AEFA, financial advisors and servicing agents for personal service to shareholders and maintenance of shareholder accounts. The amount so determined shall be paid to AEFA in cash within five (5) business days after the last day of each quarter." 4. The last sentence of paragraph eleven (11) is deleted and replaced with "The Plan shall continue until terminated by action of the members of the Fund's board who are not interested persons of the Fund and have no direct or indirect financial interest in the operations of the Plan, and the related Agreement will terminate automatically in the event of its assignment as that term is defined in the Investment Company Act." IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Amendment as of the date first written above. AXP CALIFORNIA TAX-EXEMPT TRUST AXP California Tax-Exempt Fund AXP DIMENSIONS SERIES, INC. AXP New Dimensions Fund AXP DISCOVERY SERIES, INC. AXP Discovery Fund AXP EQUITY SERIES, INC. AXP Equity Select Fund AXP FIXED INCOME SERIES, INC. AXP Diversified Bond Fund AXP GLOBAL SERIES, INC. AXP Global Bond Fund AXP Global Technology Fund AXP Threadneedle Emerging Markets Fund AXP Threadneedle Global Balanced Fund AXP Threadneedle Global Equity Fund AXP GOVERNMENT INCOME SERIES, INC. AXP Short Duration U.S. Government Fund AXP U.S. Government Mortgage Fund AXP GROWTH SERIES, INC. AXP Growth Fund AXP Large Cap Equity Fund AXP Large Cap Value Fund AXP Quantitative Large Cap Equity Fund AXP HIGH YIELD INCOME SERIES, INC. AXP High Yield Bond Fund AXP HIGH YIELD TAX-EXEMPT SERIES, INC. AXP High Yield Tax-Exempt Fund AXP INCOME SERIES, INC. AXP Selective Fund AXP INTERNATIONAL SERIES, INC. AXP Threadneedle European Equity Fund AXP Threadneedle International Fund AXP INVESTMENT SERIES, INC. AXP Diversified Equity Income Fund AXP Mid Cap Value Fund AXP Mutual AXP MANAGED SERIES, INC. AXP Managed Allocation Fund AXP MARKET ADVANTAGE SERIES, INC. AXP Small Company Index Fund AXP MONEY MARKET SERIES, INC. AXP Cash Management Fund AXP PARTNERS INTERNATIONAL SERIES, INC. AXP Partners International Aggressive Growth Fund AXP Partners International Core Fund AXP Partners International Select Value Fund AXP Partners International Small Cap Fund AXP PARTNERS SERIES, INC. AXP Partners Aggressive Growth Fund AXP Partners Fundamental Value Fund AXP Partners Growth Fund AXP Partners Select Value Fund AXP Partners Small Cap Core Fund AXP Partners Small Cap Value Fund AXP Partners Value Fund AXP SECTOR SERIES, INC. AXP Dividend Opportunity Fund AXP SELECTED SERIES, INC. AXP Precious Metals Fund AXP SPECIAL TAX-EXEMPT SERIES TRUST AXP Insured Tax-Exempt Fund AXP Massachusetts Tax-Exempt Fund AXP Michigan Tax-Exempt Fund AXP Minnesota Tax-Exempt Fund AXP New York Tax-Exempt Fund AXP Ohio Tax-Exempt Fund AXP STOCK SERIES, INC. AXP Stock Fund AXP STRATEGY SERIES INC. AXP Equity Value Fund AXP Partners Small Cap Growth Fund AXP Small Cap Advantage Fund AXP Strategy Aggressive Fund AXP TAX-EXEMPT SERIES, INC. AXP Intermediate Tax-Exempt Fund AXP Tax-Exempt Bond Fund /s/ Leslie L. Ogg ------------------ Leslie L. Ogg Vice President AMERICAN EXPRESS FINANCIAL ADVISORS, INC. /s/ Paula R. Meyer ------------------- Paula R. Meyer Senior Vice President and General Manager - Mutual Funds