EVERGREEN SELECT MONEY MARKET TRUST
485BPOS, EX-99.(M)(5), 2000-11-15
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                     DISTRIBUTION PLAN OF RESERVE CLASS SHARES
                       EVERGREEN SELECT MONEY MARKET TRUST


         SECTION 1. The  Evergreen  Select  Money  Market  Trust  (the  "Trust")
individually  and/or on  behalf of its  series  (each a "Fund")  referred  to in
Exhibit A to this Rule 12b-1 Plan of  Distribution  (the  "Plan") may act as the
distributor  of securities  which are issued in respect of the Fund's Reserve
Class shares ("Shares"), pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the Investment Company Act
of 1940 (the "1940 Act") according to the terms of this Plan.

         SECTION 2. The Trust on behalf of each Fund may expend daily amounts at
an annual  rate of 0.75% of the  average  daily net asset value of the Shares of
the Fund. Such amounts may be expended to finance  activity which is principally
intended  to  result  in the  sale  of  Shares  including,  without  limitation,
expenditures  consisting  of  payments to a  principal  underwriter  of the Fund
("Principal  Underwriter")  or  others  in  order  (i) to make  payments  to the
Principal  Underwriter  or  others  of sales  commissions,  other  fees or other
compensation for services  provided or to be provided,  to enable payments to be
made by the Principal  Underwriter or others for any activity primarily intended
to  result in the sale of  Shares,  to pay  interest  expenses  associated  with
payments  in  connection  with the sale of  Shares  and to pay any  expenses  of
financing permitted by this clause (i); (ii) to enable the Principal Underwriter
or others to receive, pay or to have paid to others who have sold Shares, or who
provide services to holders of Shares,  a service fee,  maintenance or other fee
in respect of such services,  at such intervals as the Principal  Underwriter or
such others may determine,  in respect of Shares  previously  sold and remaining
outstanding  during the period in respect of which such fee is or has been paid;
and/or  (iii) to  compensate  the  Principal  Underwriter  or others for efforts
(including  without  limitation any financing of payments under (i) and (ii) for
the sale of shares) in respect of sales of Shares since inception of the Plan or
any predecessor plan. Appropriate adjustments shall be made to the payments made
pursuant to this Section 2 to the extent  necessary to ensure that no payment is
made by Trust on behalf of each Fund with  respect to the Class in excess of the
applicable  limit imposed on asset based,  front end and deferred  sales charges
under  subsection (d) of Rule 2830 of the Business Conduct Rules of the National
Association of Securities Dealers Regulation,  Inc. (The "NASDR").  In addition,
to the extent any amounts paid hereunder fall within the definition of an "asset
based sales charge" under said NASDR Rule such payments shall be limited to 0.75
of 1% of the  aggregate net asset value of the Shares on an annual basis and, to
the extent that any such payments are made in respect of "shareholder  services"
as that term is defined in the NASDR Rule, such payments shall be limited to .25
of 1% of the  aggregate  net asset  value of the  Shares on an annual  basis and
shall only be made in respect of shareholder services rendered during the period
in which such amounts are accrued.

         SECTION 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 Trustees  of the Trust and (b) those  Trustees of the Trust who are not
"interested  persons"  of the Trust (as defined in the 1940 Act) and who have no
direct or  indirect  financial  interest  in the  operation  of this Plan or any
agreements  related to this Plan ("Rule  12b-1  Trustees"),  cast in person at a
meeting called for the purpose of voting on this Plan or such agreements.

         SECTION 4. Unless  sooner  terminated  pursuant to Section 6, this Plan
shall  continue in effect for a period of one year from the date it takes effect
and  thereafter  shall  continue  in  effect  so  long as  such  continuance  is
specifically  approved at least annually in the manner  provided for approval of
this Plan in Section 3.

         SECTION 5. Any person  authorized to direct the  disposition  of monies
paid or  payable  by Trust on behalf of each Fund  pursuant  to this Plan or any
related  agreement  shall provide to the Trust's Board of Trustees and the Board
shall review at least  quarterly a written report of the amounts so expended and
the purposes for which such expenditures were made.

         SECTION  6. This Plan may be  terminated  as to any Fund at any time by
vote of a majority  of the Rule 12b-1  Trustees  or by vote of a majority of the
outstanding Shares of such Fund.

         SECTION 7. Any  agreement  related to this Plan shall be in writing and
shall provide:

         (a)      that such  agreement  may be  terminated as to any Fund at any
                  time, without payment of any penalty, by vote of a majority of
                  the Rule 12b-1  Trustees  or by a vote of a  majority  of such
                  Fund's  outstanding Shares on not more than sixty days written
                  notice to any other party to the agreement; and

          (b)     that such agreement shall terminate  automatically  in the
                  event of its assignment.

         SECTION  8. This Plan may not be  amended to  increase  materially  the
amount of  distribution  expenses  provided for in Section 2 hereof  unless such
amendments  approved  by a vote of at least a majority  (as  defined in the 1940
Act) of the Fund's  outstanding  Shares and no material  amendment  to this Plan
shall be made unless approved in the manner provided for in Section 3 hereof.


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                                    EXHIBIT A

                                                  As revised November 15, 2000

         EVERGREEN SELECT MONEY MARKET TRUST
                  Evergreen Cash Management Money Market Fund
                  Evergreen Cash Management Municipal Money Market Fund
                  Evergreen Cash Management U.S. Government Money Market Fund



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