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SERVICES AGREEMENT AGREEMENT made as of the 17th day of April, 1995, and amended as of June 22, 1998, by and between Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Advisors Inc., a Delaware corporation (herein referred to as "MSDW Advisors"), and Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Services Company Inc., a Delaware corporation (herein referred to as "MSDW Services"). WHEREAS, MSDW Advisors has entered into separate agreements (each such agreement being herein referred to as an "Investment Management Agreement") with certain investment companies as set forth on Schedule A (each such investment company being herein referred to as a "Fund" and, collectively, as the "Funds") pursuant to which MSDW Advisors is to perform, or supervise the performance of, among other services, administrative services for the Funds (and, in the case of Funds with multiple portfolios, the Series or Portfolios of the Funds (such Series and Portfolio being herein individually referred to as "a Series" and, collectively, as "the Series")); WHEREAS, MSDW Advisors desires to retain MSDW Services to perform the administrative services as described below; and WHEREAS, MSDW Services desires to be retained by MSDW Advisors to perform such administrative services: Now, therefore, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements of the parties hereto as herein set forth, the parties covenant and agree asfollows: 1. MSDW Services agrees to provide administrative services to each Fund as hereinafter set forth. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, MSDW Services shall (i) administer the Fund's business affairs and supervise the overall day-to-day operations of the Fund (other than rendering investment advice); (ii) provide the Fund with full administrative services, including the maintenance of certain books and records, such as journals, ledger accounts and other records required under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "Act"), the notification to the Fund and MSDW Advisors of available funds for investment, the reconciliation of account information and balances among the Fund's custodian, transfer agent and dividend disbursing agent and MSDW Advisors, and the calculation of the net asset value of the Fund's shares; (iii) provide the Fund with the services of persons competent to perform such supervisory, administrative and clerical functions as are necessary to provide effective operation of the Fund; (iv) oversee the performance of administrative and professional services rendered to the Fund by others, including its custodian, transfer agent and dividend disbursing agent, as well as accounting, auditing and other services; (v) provide the Fund with adequate general office space and facilities; (vi) assist in the preparation and the printing of the periodic updating of the Fund's registration statement and prospectus (and, in the case of an open-end Fund, the statement of additional information), tax returns, proxy statements, and reports to its shareholders and the Securities and Exchange Commission; and (vii) monitor the compliance of the Fund's investment policies and restrictions. In the event that MSDW Advisors enters into an Investment Management Agreement with another investment company, and wishes to retain MSDW Services to perform administrative services hereunder, it shall notify MSDW Services in writing. If MSDW Services is willing to render such services, it shall notify MSDW Advisors in writing, whereupon such other Fund shall become a Fund as defined herein. 2. MSDW Services shall, at its own expense, maintain such staff and employ or retain such personnel and consult with such other persons as it shall from time to time determine to be necessary or useful to the performance of its obligations under this Agreement. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the staff and personnel of MSDW Services shall be deemed to include officers of MSDW Services and persons employed or otherwise retained by MSDW Services (including officers and employees of MSDW Advisors, with the consent of MSDW Advisors) to furnish services, statistical and other factual data, information with respect to technical and scientific developments, and such other information, advice and assistance as MSDW Services may desire. MSDW Services shall maintain each Fund's records and books of account 1 (other than those maintained by the Fund's transfer agent, registrar, custodian and other agencies). All such books and records so maintained shall be the property of the Fund and, upon request therefor, MSDW Services shall surrender to MSDW Advisors or to the Fund such of the books and records so requested. 3. MSDW Advisors will, from time to time, furnish or otherwise make available to MSDW Services such financial reports, proxy statements and other information relating to the business and affairs of the Fund as MSDW Services may reasonably require in order to discharge its duties and obligations to the Fund under this Agreement or to comply with any applicable law and regulation or request of the Board of Directors/Trustees of the Fund. 4. For the services to be rendered, the facilities furnished, and the expenses assumed by MSDW Services, MSDW Advisors shall pay to MSDW Services monthly compensation calculated daily (in the case of an open-end Fund) or weekly (in the case of a closed-end Fund) by applying the annual rate or rates set forth on Schedule B to the net assets of each Fund. Except as hereinafter set forth, (i) in the case of an open-end Fund, compensation under this Agreement shall be calculated by applying 1/365th of the annual rate or rates to the Fund's or the Series' daily net assets determined as of the close of business on that day or the last previous business day and (ii) in the case of a closed-end Fund, compensation under this Agreement shall be calculated by applying the annual rate or rates to the Fund's average weekly net assets determined as of the close of the last business day of each week. If this Agreement becomes effective subsequent to the first day of a month or shall terminate before the last day of a month, compensation for that part of the month this Agreement is in effect shall be prorated in a manner consistent with the calculation of the fees as set forth on Schedule B. Subject to the provisions of paragraph 5 hereof, payment of MSDW Services' compensation for the preceding month shall be made as promptly as possible after completion of the computations contemplated by paragraph 5 hereof. 5. In the event the operating expenses of any open-end Fund and/or any Series thereof, or of InterCapital Income Securities Inc., including amounts payable to MSDW Advisors pursuant to the Investment Management Agreement, for any fiscal year ending on a date on which this Agreement is in effect, exceed the expense limitations applicable to the Fund and/or any Series thereof imposed by state securities laws or regulations thereunder, as such limitations may be raised or lowered from time to time, or, in the case of InterCapital Income Securities Inc. or Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Variable Investment Series or any Series thereof, the expense limitation specified in the Fund's Investment Management Agreement, the fee payable hereunder shall be reduced on a pro rata basis in the same proportion as the fee payable by the Fund under the Investment Management Agreement is reduced. 6. MSDW Services shall bear the cost of rendering the administrative services to be performed by it under this Agreement, and shall, at its own expense, pay the compensation of the officers and employees, if any, of the Fund employed by MSDW Services, and such clerical help and bookkeeping services as MSDW Services shall reasonably require in performing its duties hereunder. 7. MSDW Services will use its best efforts in the performance of administrative activitives on behalf of each Fund, but in the absence of willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of its obligations hereunder, MSDW Services shall not be liable to the Fund or any of its investors for any error of judgment or mistake of law or for any act or omission by MSDW Services or for any losses sustained by the Fund or its investors. It is understood that, subject to the terms and conditions of the Investment Management Agreement between each Fund and MSDW Advisors, MSDW Advisors shall retain ultimate responsibility for all services to be performed hereunder by MSDW Services. MSDW Services shall indemnify MSDW Advisors and hold it harmless from any liability that MSDW Advisors may incur arising out of any act or failure to act by MSDW Services in carrying out its responsibilitieshereunder. 8. It is understood that any of the shareholders, Directors/Trustees, officers and employees of the Fund may be a shareholder, director, officer or employee of, or be otherwise interested in, MSDW Services, and in any person controlling, controlled by or under common control with MSDW Services, and that MSDW Services and any person controlling, controlled by or under common control with MSDW 2 Services may have an interest in the Fund. It is also understood that MSDW Services and any affiliated persons thereof or any persons controlling, controlled by or under common control with MSDW Services have and may have advisory, management, administration service or other contracts with other organizations and persons, and may have other interests and businesses, and further may purchase, sell or trade any securities or commodities for their own accounts or for the account of others for whom they may be acting. 9. This Agreement shall continue until April 30, 1999, and thereafter shall continue automatically for successive periods of one year unless terminated by either party by written notice delivered to the other party within 30 days of the expiration of the then-existing period. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Agreement may be terminated at any time, by either party on 30 days' written notice delivered to the other party. In the event that the Investment Management Agreement between any Fund and MSDW Advisors is terminated, this Agreement will automatically terminate with respect to such Fund. 10. This Agreement may be amended or modified by the parties in any manner by written agreement executed by each of the parties hereto. 11. This Agreement may be assigned by either party with the written consent of the other party. 12. This Agreement shall be construed and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of New York. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed and delivered this Agreement, as amended, on June 22, 1998 in New York, New York. MORGAN STANLEY DEAN WITTER ADVISORS INC. By: ---------------------------------------- Attest: - ----------------------------------- MORGAN STANLEY DEAN WITTER SERVICES COMPANY INC. By: ---------------------------------------- Attest: - ----------------------------------- 3