EX 10.23 ACCOLADE-USSI PRINTING AGREEMENT This Agreement is made and entered into this 21st day of September, 1994, by and between Accolade Funds, a Massachusetts business trust having its principal place of business at 7900 Callaghan Road, San Antonio, Texas, hereinafter called the "Fund" and United Shareholder Services, Inc., a corporation organized under the laws of Texas having its principal place of business at the same address as the fund, hereinafter called "USS." SERVICES The Fund hereby requests and USSI hereby agrees to provide printing services to the Fund in accordance with applicable statutes and regulations promulgated by regulatory authorities. Printing services involve daily, monthly, quarterly and annual statements of a shareholders account activity plus tax reporting when possible. COMPENSATION USSI, for performing printing services, shall be compensated at $.03 per image. Such price is subject to modification, from time to time, upon agreement of the parties. EFFECTIVE DATE This Agreement shall become effective with respect to a Fund as of the date first written above (or, if a particular series or sub-trust of the Fund is not in existence on that date, on the date an amendment to Exhibit A to this Agreement relating to the Fund is executed). TERMINATION This Contract may be terminated by either party without penalty by giving 60 days written notice. PERFORMANCE OF SERVICE USSI shall exercise reasonable care in the performance of its duties under this Agreement. UNCONTROLLABLE EVENTS USSI assumes no responsibility hereunder, and shall not be liable, for any damage, loss of data, delay or any other loss whatsoever caused by events beyond its reasonable control, including, without limitation, failure of hardware and software provided by third persons. The foregoing does not relieve USSI from acting in a commercially reasonable manner and using its best efforts to recover from any such failure, delay or loss. ASSIGNMENT This Agreement and the rights and duties hereunder shall not be assignable by either of the parties hereto except by the specific written consent of the other party. INTERPRETATION This Agreement shall be interpreted under the laws of the State of Texas. Words and phrases used herein shall be interpreted in accordance with applicable law. LIMITATION ON LIABILITY The term "Accolade Funds" means and refers to the Trustees from time to time serving under the Master Trust Agreement of the Fund dated April 15, 1993, as the same may be subsequently thereto have been, or subsequently hereto be amended. It is expressly agreed that the obligation of the Fund hereunder shall not be binding upon any of the Trustees, shareholders, nominees, officers, agents or employees of the Fund, personally, but bind only the assets and property of the Fund, as provided in the Master Trust Agreement of the Fund. The execution and delivery of this Agreement have been authorized by the Trustees of the Fund and signed by an authorized officer of the Fund, acting as such, and neither such authorization by such Trustees nor such execution and delivery by such officer shall be deemed to have been made by any of them individually or to impose any liability on any of them personally, but shall bind only the assets and property of the Fund as provided in its Master Trust Agreement. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement to be signed by their respective officials duly authorized, as of the day and year first above written. ACCOLADE FUNDS /S/Thomas Tays /S/ Frank E. Holmes Witness Frank E. Holmes President UNITED SHAREHOLDER SERVICES, INC. /S/ Thomas Tays /S/ Bobby D. Witness Bobby D. Duncan President EXHIBIT A TO PRINTING AGREEMENT BETWEEN UNITED SHAREHOLDER SERVICES, INC. AND ACCOLADE FUNDS NAME OF FUND DATE SUBJECT TO AGREEMENT Bonnel Growth Fund September 21, 1994 Dated: As of September 21, 1994 UNITED SHAREHOLDER SERVICES, INC. BY: /S/ Bobby D. Duncan Bobby D. Duncan, President ACCOLADE FUNDS BY: /S/ Frank E. Holmes Frank E. Holmes, President