EX-99.M23 20 dex99m23.htm PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION PURSUANT TO RULE 12B-1(WATER FUND-INVESTOR CLASS) Plan of Distribution pursuant to Rule 12b-1(Water Fund-Investor Class)

Exhibit (m)(23)

PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION PURSUANT TO RULE 12b-1

OF

THE RBB FUND, INC.

WHEREAS, The RBB Fund, Inc. (the “Company”) intends to engage in business as an open-end management investment company and is registered as such under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Act”); and

WHEREAS, the Company desires to adopt a Plan of Distribution pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the Act with respect to shares of its Class FFFF Common Stock, par value $.001 per share (the “Investor Class Shares”) of its SAM Sustainable Water Fund and the Board of Directors has determined that there is a reasonable likelihood that adoption of this Plan of Distribution will benefit the Company and the holders of the Investor Class Shares;

NOW, THEREFORE, the Company hereby adopts, and the Company’s Distributor hereby agrees to the terms of, this Plan of Distribution (the “Plan”) in accordance with Rule 12b-1 under the Act on the following terms and conditions:

1. The Company shall pay to its distributor (the “Distributor”), as the distributor of the Investor Class Shares, compensation for distribution of its shares at an annual rate of 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Investor Class Shares. The amount of such compensation shall be agreed upon by the Board of Directors of the Company and by the Distributor and shall be calculated and accrued daily and paid monthly or at such other intervals as the Board of Directors and the Distributor shall mutually agree.

2. The amount set forth in paragraph 1 of this Plan shall be paid for the Distributor’s services as distributor of the Investor Class Shares. Such amount may be spent by the Distributor on any activities or expenses primarily intended to result in the sale of Investor Class Shares, including, but not limited to: compensation to and expenses of employees of the Distributor who engage in or support distribution of the Investor Class Shares, including overhead and telephone expenses; printing of prospectuses and reports for other than existing shareholders; preparation, printing and distribution of sales literature and advertising materials; and compensation to certain financial institutions (“Service Organizations”) who sell Investor Class Shares. The Distributor may negotiate with any such Service Organizations the services to be provided by the Service Organization to shareholders in connection with the sale of Investor Class Shares (“Distribution Services”), and all or any portion of the compensation paid to the Distributor under paragraph 1 of this Plan may be reallocated by the Distributor to Service Organizations who sell Investor Class Shares.


The compensation paid to Service Organizations with respect to Distribution Services will compensate Service Organizations to cover certain expenses primarily intended to result in the sale of Investor Class Shares, including, but not limited to: (a) costs of payments made to employees that engage in the sale of Investor Class Shares; (b) payments made to, and expenses of, persons who provide support services in connection with the sale of Investor Class Shares, including, but not limited to, office space and equipment, telephone facilities, processing shareholder transactions and providing any other shareholder services not otherwise provided by the Company’s transfer agent; (c) costs relating to the formulation and implementation of marketing and promotional activities, including, but not limited to, direct mail promotions and television, radio, newspaper, magazine and other mass media advertising; (d) costs of printing and distributing prospectuses, statements of additional information and reports relating to the Investor Class Shares to prospective shareholders of the Investor Class Shares; (e) costs involved in preparing, printing and distributing sales literature pertaining to the Investor Class Shares; and (f) costs involved in obtaining whatever information, analyses and reports with respect to marketing and promotional activities that the Service Organization may, from time to time, deem advisable.

The compensation paid to Service Organizations with respect to Shareholder Services will compensate Service Organizations for personal service and/or the maintenance of shareholder accounts, including but not limited to (a) responding to inquiries of customers or clients of the Service Organization who beneficially own Investor Class Shares (“Customers”), (b) providing information on Customer investments and (c) providing other shareholder liaison services.

The compensation paid to Service Organizations with respect to Administrative Services will compensate Service Organizations for administrative and accounting services to their Customers, including, but not limited to: (a) aggregating and processing purchase and redemption requests from Customers and placing net purchase and redemption orders with the Company’s distributor or transfer agent; (b) providing Customers with a service that invests the assets of their accounts in the Investor Class Shares; (c) processing dividend payments from the Investor Class Shares on behalf of Customers; (d) providing information periodically to Customers showing their positions in the Investor Class Shares; (e) arranging for bank wires; (f) providing sub-accounting with respect to Investor Class Shares beneficially owned by Customers or the information to the Company necessary for sub-accounting; (g) forwarding shareholder communications from the Company (for example, proxies, shareholder reports, annual and semi-annual financial statements and dividend, distribution and tax notices related to the Investor Class Shares) to Customers, if required by law; and (h) providing other similar services to the extent permitted under applicable statutes, rules and regulations.

3. This Plan shall not take effect until it has been approved, together with any related agreements, by votes of a majority of both (a) the Board of Directors of the Company and (b) those directors of the Company who are not “interested persons” of the Company (as defined in the Act) and have no direct or indirect financial interest in the operation of this Plan or any agreements related to it (the “Rule 12b-1 Directors”), cast in person at a meeting (or meetings) called for the purpose of voting on this Plan and such related agreements.

 

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4. This Plan shall continue in effect until August 16, 2008. Thereafter, this Plan shall continue in effect for so long as such continuance is specifically approved at least annually in the manner provided for approval of this Plan in paragraph 3.

5. The Distributor shall provide to the Board of Directors of the Company and the Board of Directors shall review, at least quarterly, a written report of the amounts expended pursuant to this Plan and the purposes for which such expenditures were made, including commissions, advertising, printing, interest, carrying charges and allocated overhead expenses.

6. This Plan may be terminated at any time by vote of a majority of the Rule 12b-1 Directors, or by a vote of a majority of the outstanding Investor Class Shares.

7. This Plan may not be amended to increase materially the amount of compensation provided for in paragraph 1 hereof unless such amendment is approved by a vote of at least a majority (as defined in the Act) of the outstanding Investor Class Shares, and no material amendment to the Plan of any kind, including an amendment which would increase materially the amount of compensation, shall be made unless approved in the manner provided for in paragraph 3 hereof.

8. While this Plan is in effect, the selection and nomination of Directors who are not interested persons (as defined in the Act) of the Company shall be committed to the discretion of the then current Directors who are not interested persons (as defined in the Act) of the Company.

9. The Company shall preserve copies of this Plan and any related agreements and all reports made pursuant to paragraph 5 hereof for a period of not less than six years from the date of this Plan, the agreements or such reports, as the case may be, the first two years in an easily accessible place.

Approved: September 6, 2007

 

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