EXHIBIT 8(O)
September 26, 2000
Ms. Marjorie G. Hurd
Janus Service Corporation
100 Fillmore Street
Denver, Colorado 80206
Dear Ms. Hurd:
Attached are revised Appendix A and Appendix B to the Transfer Agency Agreement
dated as of September 27, 1995 (the "Agreement"), between Janus Investment Fund
(the "Trust") and Janus Service Corporation ("JSC"). The revised Appendices will
be effective as of September 26, 2000. The purpose of the revisions is to add
Janus Fund 2 as an additional portfolio of the Trust. Pursuant to Section 9 of
the Agreement, the Fund hereby requests that JSC acknowledge its acceptance of
the terms contained in each of the revised Appendices.
Please indicate your acceptance of the foregoing by executing two copies of this
letter, returning one copy to the Trust and retaining one copy for your records.
JANUS INVESTMENT FUND
BY: /s/ Kelley Abbott Howes
Kelley Abbott Howes
Vice President
JANUS SERVICE CORPORATION
BY: /s/ Marjorie G. Hurd
Marjorie G. Hurd
President
Agreed to this 26th day of September, 2000
cc: Suzanne F. Olczak
Christine A. Scheel
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Revised as of September 26, 2000
APPENDIX A
Janus Money Market Fund
Janus Government Money Market Fund
Janus Tax-Exempt Money Market Fund
Janus High-Yield Fund
Janus Olympus Fund
Janus Venture Fund
Janus Fund
Janus Twenty Fund
Janus Enterprise Fund
Janus Mercury Fund
Janus Overseas Fund
Janus Worldwide Fund
Janus Growth and Income Fund
Janus Balanced Fund
Janus Flexible Income Fund
Janus Short-Term Bond Fund
Janus Federal Tax-Exempt Fund
Janus Equity Income Fund
Janus Special Situations Fund
Janus Global Life Sciences Fund
Janus Global Technology Fund
Janus Strategic Value Fund
Janus Orion Fund
Janus Fund 2
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Revised as of September 26, 2000
APPENDIX B
I. NON-MONEY MARKET PORTFOLIOS
Each non-money market portfolio of the Trust shall pay JSC for its transfer
agency services a fee, calculated and payable for each day that this Agreement
is in effect, of 1/365 of 0.16% of the daily closing net asset value of such
portfolio, plus reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with
JSC's services as transfer agent. In addition, each of the non-money market
portfolios listed below shall pay a monthly fee at the annual rate of $4.00 per
open shareholder account per year:
Janus Balanced Fund
Janus Enterprise Fund
Janus Equity Income Fund
Janus Federal Tax-Exempt Fund
Janus Flexible Income Fund
Janus Fund 2
Janus Global Life Sciences Fund
Janus Global Technology Fund
Janus Growth and Income Fund
Janus High-Yield Fund
Janus Mercury Fund
Janus Olympus Fund
Janus Orion Fund
Janus Short-Term Bond Fund
Janus Special Situations Fund
Janus Strategic Value Fund
Janus Worldwide Fund
All such fees shall be subject to reduction as set forth in section 5.c. of this
Agreement. If an account is open on any day of a month, the per account fee (if
applicable) shall be payable for that month.
II. MONEY MARKET PORTFOLIOS
Notwithstanding the above, however, JSC agrees that it shall not look to the
Funds or the Trust for compensation for its services provided under this
Agreement to Janus Money Market Fund, Janus Government Money Market Fund or
Janus Tax-Exempt Money Market Fund (collectively, the "Money Funds"). JSC shall
be compensated for its services to the Money Funds entirely by Janus Capital
Corporation, the administrator to the Money Funds, pursuant to an Administration
Agreement between Janus Capital Corporation and each of the Money Funds.
