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EXHIBIT 23(o)(i)
SCHEDULE TO MULTI-CLASS PLAN
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APPENDIX A TO
MULTIPLE CLASS PLAN
OF
CNI CHARTER FUNDS
MULTIPLE CLASS FUNDS
FUNDS
Money Market Fund (Class A, Class S and Institutional Class)
Government Fund (Class A, Class S and Institutional Class)
California Tax-Exempt Fund (Class A, Class S and Institutional Class)
Large Cap Growth Equity Fund (Class A and Institutional Class)
Large Cap Value Equity Fund (Class A and Institutional Class)
Corporate Bond Fund (Class A and Institutional Class)
Government Bond Fund (Class A and Institutional Class)
California Tax Exempt Bond Fund (Class A and Institutional Class)
High Yield Bond Fund (Class A and Institutional Class)
Technology Growth Fund (Class A and Institutional Class)
Dated: June 8, 2000
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