Exhibit 7


                             PILGRIM GOLD FUND, INC.

                        40 N. Central Avenue, Suite 1200
                             Phoenix, Arizona 85004


                               September ___, 2000

Pilgrim Securities, Inc.
40 N. Central Avenue, Suite 1200
Phoenix, Arizona  85004

     Re:  UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT

Ladies and Gentlemen:

     Pilgrim Gold Fund, Inc. is a Maryland corporation  operating as an open-end
management  investment company (hereinafter  referred to as the "Company").  The
Company is  registered  as such under the  Investment  Company  Act of 1940,  as
amended (the "1940 Act"), and its shares are registered under the Securities Act
of 1933,  as amended  (the "1933  Act").  The Company  consists of one  separate
series:  Pilgrim  Gold  Fund (the  "Fund").  The  Company  on behalf of the Fund
desires to offer and sell the authorized but unissued  shares of the Fund to the
public in accordance with applicable federal and state securities laws.

     You have  informed us that  Pilgrim  Securities,  Inc. is  registered  as a
broker-dealer under the provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and is
a member in good standing of the National  Association  of  Securities  Dealers,
Inc. You have  indicated  your desire to act as the exclusive  selling agent and
principal underwriter for the shares of the Fund. We have been authorized by the
Company to execute and deliver  this  Agreement  to you by a  resolution  of our
Board of Directors (the "Directors")  adopted at a meeting of the Directors,  at
which a majority of Directors, including a majority of our Directors who are not
otherwise   interested   persons  of  our  investment  manager  or  its  related
organizations,  were present and voted in favor of the said resolution approving
this Underwriting Agreement.

     1. APPOINTMENT OF UNDERWRITER.  Upon the execution of this Agreement and in
consideration of the agreements on your part herein expressed and upon the terms
and  conditions  set  forth  herein,  we  hereby  appoint  you as the  exclusive
distributor of the shares (other than sales made directly by the Company without
sales  charge) and agree that we will  deliver to you such shares as may be sold
through your efforts.  You agree to use your best efforts to promote the sale of
the shares, but you are not obligated to sell any specific number of the shares.

     2.   INDEPENDENT   CONTRACTOR.   You  will  undertake  and  discharge  your
obligations  hereunder as an independent  contractor and shall have no authority
or power to obligate or bind the Company or the Fund by your actions, conduct or
contracts,  except that you are  authorized to accept orders for the purchase or
repurchase of the shares as our agent. You may appoint  sub-agents or distribute
the shares  through  dealers (or  otherwise) as you may  determine  necessary or

desirable from time to time. This Agreement shall not, however,  be construed as
authorizing  any dealer or other person to accept  orders for sale or repurchase
on our behalf or to otherwise act as our agent for any purpose.

     3.  OFFERING  PRICE.  Shares  of the  Fund  shall  be  offered  at a  price
equivalent to its net asset value plus, as appropriate, a variable percentage of
the  public  offering  price  as a  sales  load,  as set  forth  in  the  Fund's
Prospectus.  On each  business day on which the New York Stock  Exchange is open
for business,  we will furnish you with the net asset value of the shares, which
shall  be  determined  and  become  effective  as of the time  described  in the
Company's  prospectus.  The net asset  value so  determined  shall  apply to all
orders for the purchase of the shares  received by dealers  prior to the time as
of which net asset value is determined,  and you are authorized in your capacity
as our  agent to  accept  orders  and  confirm  sales at such net  asset  value;
PROVIDED  THAT,  such  dealers  notify  you of the time when they  received  the
particular  order  and that the  order is  placed  with you prior the time as of
which  net  asset  value is  determined.  To the  extent  that  our  Shareholder
Servicing and Transfer Agent  (collectively,  "Agent") and the  Custodian(s) for
any pension, profit-sharing,  employer or self-employed plan receive payments on
behalf of the investors, such Agent and Custodian(s) shall be required to record
the time of such receipt with respect to each payment,  and the  applicable  net
asset value shall be that which is next  determined and effective after the time
of receipt by them. In all events, you shall forthwith notify all of the dealers
comprising  your selling group and the Agent and  Custodian(s)  of the effective
net asset value as received  from us.  Should we at any time  calculate  our net
asset value more  frequently than once each business day, you and we will follow
procedures with respect to such additional  price or prices  comparable to those
set forth above in this Section 3.

     4. ORDERS.  You shall promptly  advise us of all purchase orders for shares
of the Fund received by you. Any order may be rejected by us; provided, however,
that we and the Company will not arbitrarily or without  reasonable cause refuse
to accept or confirm  orders for the  purchase of shares of the Fund.  We or our
agent will confirm orders upon receipt,  will make appropriate book entries and,
upon  receipt by the Company (or its agent) of payment  therefor,  will  deliver
deposit receipts for the shares.

     5. SALES COMMISSION.

          (a) In respect of each Class of Shares other than Class B Shares:

               (i) You shall be  entitled to receive a sales  commission  on the
sale of shares of the Fund in the amounts and  according to the  procedures  set
forth in the Fund's  Prospectus then in effect under the 1933 Act (including any
supplements or amendments thereto).

               (ii) In addition to the payments of the sales  commissions to you
provided  for in  paragraph  5(a)(i),  you may also  receive  reimbursement  for
expenses or a  maintenance  or trail fee as may be required by and  described in
the distribution plans adopted by the Fund pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940
Act (the "Distribution Plans").

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          (b) In  respect  of the  Class B Shares  of the  Fund,  the  following
provisions shall apply (if such shares are offered):

               (i) In consideration of your services as principal underwriter of
          the Fund's Class B Shares pursuant to this Underwriting Agreement and
          our distribution plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act in
          respect of such shares (the "Class B Distribution Plan"), we agree:
          (I) to pay to you monthly in arrears your "Allocable Portion" (as
          hereinafter defined) of a fee (the "Distribution Fee") which shall
          accrue daily in an amount equal to the product of (A) the daily
          equivalent of 0.75% per annum multiplied by (B) the net asset value of
          the Class B Shares of the Fund outstanding on such day, and (II) to
          withhold from redemption proceeds your Allocable Portion of the
          Contingent Deferred Sales Charges ("CDSCs") and to pay the same over
          to you or at your direction.

               (ii) The Allocation Schedule attached hereto as Schedule A and
          each of the provisions set forth in clauses (I) through (V) of the
          second sentence of Section 1(A) of the Class B Distribution Plan as in
          effect on the date hereof, together with the related definitions, are
          hereby incorporated herein by reference with the same force and effect
          as if set forth herein in their entirety.

               (iii) In addition to the payments of amounts provided for in
          Section 5(b)(i) and (ii), you may also receive reimbursement for
          expenses or a maintenance or trail fee as may be required by and
          described in the Class B Distribution Plan.

          (c) You may allow appointed  sub-agents or dealers such commissions or
discounts  (not  exceeding  the  total  sales  commission)  as  you  shall  deem
advisable,  so long as any such  commissions  or discounts  are set forth in the
Fund's then current Prospectus, to the extent required by the applicable federal
and state securities laws.

     6.  PAYMENT OF SHARES.  At or prior to the time of  delivery  of any of our
shares you will pay or cause to be paid to the  Custodian,  for our account,  an
amount in cash equal to the net asset  value of such  shares.  In the event that
you pay for shares sold by you prior to your receipt of payment from purchasers,
you are authorized to reimburse  yourself for the net asset value of such shares
from the offering price of such shares when received by you.

     7. REDEMPTION.  (a) We represent that any of the outstanding  shares of the
Fund may be tendered  for  redemption  at any time,  and we  represent  that the
Company will  repurchase or redeem the shares so tendered in accordance with the
Company's Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws and the applicable  provisions of
the Fund's  Prospectus.  The price to be paid to redeem or repurchase the shares
shall be equal to the net asset value, less any applicable  contingent  deferred
sales charge, if any, determined as set forth in the applicable  Prospectus (the
"redemption price").

     8. REGISTRATION OF SHARES. No shares shall be registered on our books until
(i)  receipt  by us of  your  written  request  therefor;  (ii)  receipt  by the
Custodian and Agent of a certificate signed by an officer of the Company stating
the amount to be received therefor;  and (iii) receipt of payment of that amount
by the Custodian.  We will provide for the recording of all shares  purchased in

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unissued form in "book  accounts",  unless a request in writing for certificates
is received by the Agent,  in which case  certificates  for shares in such names
and amounts as is specified  in such writing will be delivered by the Agent,  as
soon as practicable after registration thereof on the books.

     9. PURCHASES FOR YOUR OWN ACCOUNT.  You shall not purchase  shares for your
own account for purposes of resale to the public,  but you may  purchase  shares
for your own investment account upon your written assurance that the purchase is
for  investment  purposes  only and that the  shares  will not be resold  except
through redemption by us.

     10.  SALE OF  SHARES  TO  AFFILIATES.  You may sell the Class A and Class C
shares (if such shares are offered) at net asset  value,  without a sales charge
as  appropriate,  pursuant to a uniform  offer  described in the Fund's  current
Prospectus  (i) to our Directors and officers,  our  investment  manager or your
company  or  affiliated  companies  thereof,  (ii) to the bona  fide,  full time
employees or sales  representatives  of any of the  foregoing  who have acted as
such for at least ninety (90) days, (iii) to any trust, pension, profit-sharing,
or other benefit plan for such persons, or (iv) to any other person set forth in
the  Fund's  then  current  Prospectus;  PROVIDED  that  such  sales are made in
accordance with the rules and regulations under the 1940 Act and that such sales
are made upon the written assurance of the purchaser that the purchases are made
for  investment  purposes  only, not for the purpose of resale to the public and
that the shares will not be resold except through redemption by us.

     11. ALLOCATION OF EXPENSES.

          (a) We will pay the following  expenses in  connection  with the sales
and distribution of shares of the Fund:

               (i) expenses  pertaining  to the  preparation  of our audited and
          certified  financial  statements  to be  included  in  any  amendments
          ("Amendments")  to our  Registration  Statement  under  the 1933  Act,
          including the  Prospectuses  and Statements of Additional  Information
          included therein;

               (ii) expenses  pertaining  to the  preparation  (including  legal
          fees) and printing of all  Amendments  or  supplements  filed with the
          Securities  and  Exchange  Commission,  including  the  copies  of the
          Prospectuses and Statements of Additional Information included in such
          Amendments   and  the  first  ten  (10)   copies  of  the   definitive
          Prospectuses  and Statements of Additional  Information or supplements
          thereto,   other  than  those  necessitated  by  or  related  to  your
          (including  your  "Parents")   activities  where  such  amendments  or
          supplements  result  in  expenses  which we would not  otherwise  have
          incurred;

               (iii)  expenses  pertaining  to the  preparation,  printing,  and
          distribution of any reports or communications,  including Prospectuses
          and  Statements  of  Additional  Information,  which  are  sent to our
          existing shareholders;

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               (iv)  filing  and other  fees to  federal  and  state  securities
          regulatory authorities necessary to register and maintain registration
          of the shares; and

               (v)  expenses of the Agent,  including  all costs and expenses in
          connection with the issuance, transfer and registration of the shares,
          including but not limited to any taxes and other governmental  charges
          in connection therewith.

          (b) Except to the extent that you are entitled to reimbursement  under
the provisions of any of the  Distribution  Plans for the Fund, you will pay the
following expenses:

               (i) expenses of printing  additional copies of the Prospectus and
          Statement of Additional  Information and any amendments or supplements
          thereto  which are  necessary  to  continue to offer our shares to the
          public;

               (ii) expenses  pertaining  to the  preparation  (excluding  legal
          fees)  and  printing  of  all  amendments   and   supplements  to  our
          Registration  Statement if the Amendment or supplement  arises from or
          is  necessitated  by or  related  to your  (including  your  "Parent")
          activities where those expenses would not otherwise have been incurred
          by us; and

               (iii) expenses  pertaining to the printing of additional  copies,
          for use by you as sales literature, of reports or other communications
          which have been prepared for distribution to our existing shareholders
          or incurred by you in advertising, promoting and selling our shares to
          the public.

     12. FURNISHING OF INFORMATION. We will furnish to you such information with
respect to our company  and its  shares,  in such form and signed by such of our
officers  as you may  reasonably  request,  and we warrant  that the  statements
therein contained when so signed will be true and correct.  We will also furnish
you with  such  information  and will take  such  action  as you may  reasonably
request in order to qualify our shares for sale to the public under the Blue Sky
Laws or in  jurisdictions  in which you may wish to offer them.  We will furnish
you at least  annually  with  audited  financial  statements  of our  books  and
accounts certified by independent public  accountants,  and with such additional
information  regarding our financial  condition,  as you may reasonably  request
from time to time.

     13. CONDUCT OF BUSINESS.  Other than the currently effective Prospectus and
Statement of Additional  Information,  you will not issue any sales  material or
statements  except  literature or advertising which conforms to the requirements
of federal and state  securities laws and regulations and which have been filed,
where necessary,  with the appropriate regulatory authorities.  You will furnish
us with  copies of all such  material  prior to their  use and no such  material
shall be published if we shall reasonably and promptly object.

     You shall comply with the applicable federal and state laws and regulations
where our shares are offered for sale and conduct  your affairs with us and with
dealers,  brokers or  investors  in  accordance  with the  Conduct  Rules of the
National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.

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     14.  REDEMPTION OR REPURCHASE  WITHIN SEVEN DAYS. If shares are tendered to
us for redemption or are  repurchased by us within seven (7) business days after
your  acceptance  of the  original  purchase  order  for such  shares,  you will
immediately  refund  to us the  full  amount  of any  sales  commission  (net of
allowances to dealers or brokers)  allowed to you on the original sale, and will
promptly, upon receipt thereof, pay to us any refunds from dealers or brokers of
the balance of sales  commissions  reallowed by you. We shall notify you of such
tender for  redemption  within ten (10) days of the day on which  notice of such
tender for redemption is received by us.

     15. OTHER ACTIVITIES. Your services pursuant to this Agreement shall not be
deemed  to be  exclusive,  and you may  render  similar  services  and act as an
underwriter,  distributor  or  dealer  for  other  investment  companies  in the
offering of their shares.

     16. TERM OF AGREEMENT.  This Agreement  shall become  effective on the date
first written  above or on such later date  approved by the  Company's  Board of
Directors,  including a majority of those  Directors who are not parties to this
Agreement  or  interested  persons  (as such term is defined  in the  Investment
Company  Act of  1940)  thereof.  Unless  terminated  as  provided  herein,  the
Agreement  shall  continue  in full  force and effect for two (2) years from the
effective date of this Agreement, and shall continue in effect from year to year
thereafter for successive one (1) year periods if approved at least annually (i)
by a vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund or by a
vote of the  Directors of the  Company,  and (ii) by a vote of a majority of the
Directors  of the  Company  who are not  interested  persons  or parties to this
Agreement (other than as Directors of the Company),  cast in person at a meeting
called for the purpose of voting on this Agreement.

     17. TERMINATION.  This Agreement: (i) may be terminated at any time without
the payment of any penalty, either by vote of the Directors of the Company or by
a vote of a majority of the outstanding  voting securities of the Fund, on sixty
(60) days' written notice to you; (ii) shall terminate  immediately in the event
of its  assignment;  and  (iii) may be  terminated  by you on sixty  (60)  days'
written notice to us.

     18.  SUSPENSION  OF SALES.  We reserve the right at all times to suspend or
limit the public  offering  of the shares  upon  written  notice to you,  and to
reject any order in whole or in part.

     19. MISCELLANEOUS. This Agreement shall be subject to the laws of the State
of Arizona and shall be  interpreted  and  construed  to further and promote the
operation of the Company as an open-end  investment company. As used herein, the
terms "Net Asset  Value,"  "Offering  Price,"  "Investment  Company,"  "Open-End
Investment Company," "Assignment," "Principal Underwriter," "Interested Person,"
"Parents," and "Majority of the Outstanding  Voting  Securities," shall have the
meanings  set forth in the 1933 Act and the 1940  Act,  as  applicable,  and the
rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

     20.  LIABILITY.  Nothing  contained  herein  shall be deemed to protect you
against any liability to us or to our  shareholders to which you would otherwise
be subject by reason of willful  misfeasance,  bad faith or gross  negligence in
the  performance  of your  duties  hereunder,  or by  reason  of  your  reckless
disregard of your obligations and duties hereunder.

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     21.  AMENDMENT.  This  Agreement may be amended with respect to the Fund by
the parties only if such amendment is specifically approved by (a) the Directors
or by the vote of a majority of the outstanding  voting  securities of the Fund,
and (b) by the vote of a majority of the distinerested  Directors cast in person
at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such amendment.

     If  the  foregoing  meets  with  your  approval,  please  acknowledge  your
acceptance  by signing each of the enclosed  counterparts  hereof and  returning
such  counterparts to us, whereupon this shall constitute a binding agreement as
of the date first above written.

                                        Very truly yours,

                                        PILGRIM GOLD FUND, INC.


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                                        By: Michael J. Roland
                                            Senior Vice President


Agreed to and Accepted:

PILGRIM SECURITIES, INC.


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By: James M. Hennessy
    Senior Executive Vice President

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                                                   SCHEDULE A
                                                   to the Underwriting Agreement


                  UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT ALLOCATION PROCEDURES

     CDSCs and  Distribution  Fees related to Shares of each separate  series of
Pilgrim Gold Fund,  Inc.  (each a "Fund")  shall be allocated by such Fund among
Pilgrim Securities,  Inc. ("PSI") and any replacement  principal underwriter for
Shares  of such Fund  (the  "Successor  Distributor")  in  accordance  with this
Schedule A.

     Defined  terms used in this  Schedule A and not  otherwise  defined  herein
shall have the meaning assigned to them in the Underwriting Agreement for Shares
of each Fund to which this Schedule A is attached.  As used herein the following
terms shall have the meanings indicated.

     "COMMISSION  SHARE" means,  in respect of any Fund, each Share of such Fund
which is  issued  under  circumstances  which  would  normally  give  rise to an
obligation  of the  holder of such Share to pay a CDSC upon  redemption  of such
Share  (including,  without  limitation,  any  Share  of  such  Fund  issued  in
connection  with a Free  Exchange)  and any such Share  shall  continue  to be a
Commission Share of such Fund prior to the redemption (including a redemption in
connection  with a Free  Exchange) or conversion of such Share,  even though the
obligation  to pay the CDSC may have expired or conditions  for waivers  thereof
may exist.

     "DATE OF ORIGINAL  ISSUANCE" means in respect of any Commission  Share, the
date with  reference  to which  the  amount of the CDSC  payable  on  redemption
thereof, if any, is computed.

     "FREE EXCHANGE"  means an exchange of a Commission  Share of one Fund for a
Commission Share of another Fund under  circumstances where the CDSC which would
have been payable in respect of a redemption of the exchanged  Commission  Share
on the date of such exchange is waived and the  Commission  Share issued in such
exchange is treated as a continuation of the investment in the Commission  Share
exchanged for purposes of determining the CDSC payable if such Commission  Share
issued in the exchange is thereafter redeemed.

     "FREE SHARE" means, in respect of any Fund, each Share of such Fund,  other
than a Commission  Share,  including,  without  limitation,  any Share issued in
connection with the reinvestment of dividends or capital gains.

     "INCEPTION  DATE"  means,  in respect of any Fund,  the first date on which
such Fund issued Shares.

     "NET ASSET VALUE"  means,  (i) with respect to any Fund, as of the date any
determination  thereof is made, the net asset value of such Fund computed in the
manner  such value is required to be computed by such Fund in its reports to its
shareholders,  and (ii) with  respect  to any Share of such Fund as of any date,
the  quotient  obtained  by  dividing:  (A) the net asset value of such Fund (as
computed in accordance  with clause (i) above)  allocated to Shares of such Fund
(in accordance with the constituent documents for such Fund) as of such date, by
(B) the number of Shares of such Fund outstanding on such date.

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     "OMNIBUS SHARE" means,  in respect of the Fund, a Commission  Share or Free
Share sold by one of the Selling Agents listed on Exhibit I to this Schedule. If
PSI and its Transferees  reasonably determine that the Transfer Agent is able to
track all  Commission  Shares and Free Shares sold by any of the Selling  Agents
listed  on  Exhibit I (taking  into  account  all  information  provided  to the
Transfer  Agent by such  Selling  Agent on a schedule  sufficient  to enable the
Transfer Agent to Complete all required reports  involving such information in a
timely  manner),  in the same  manner as  Commission  Shares and Free Shares are
currently  tracked in  respect  of Selling  Agents not listed on Exhibit I, then
Exhibit I shall be amended to delete such  Selling  Agent from Exhibit I so that
Commission  Shares and Free Shares sold by such Selling  Agent will no longer be
treated as Omnibus Shares.

     "SHARE" means, in respect of any Fund, each Class B share of such Fund.

PART I: ATTRIBUTION OF SHARES

     Shares of each  Fund,  which are  outstanding  from time to time,  shall be
attributed to PSI and any Successor Distributor in accordance with the following
rules;

     (1) COMMISSION SHARES OTHER THAN OMNIBUS SHARES:

     (a) Commission Shares (excluding Omnibus Shares) attributed to PSI shall be
Commission  Shares  (excluding  Omnibus Shares) the Date of Original Issuance of
which  occurred on or after the  Inception  Date of such Fund and on or prior to
the last day on which PSI acts as principal underwriter of Shares for such Fund.

     (b)  Commission  Shares  (excluding  Omnibus  Shares)  attributable  to the
Successor  Distributor shall be Commission Shares (excluding Omnibus Shares) the
Date of  Original  Issuance  of which  occurs on or after the first day on which
such Successor Distributor acts as principal underwriter of Shares for such Fund
and on or prior to the last day such Successor for Distributor acts as principal
underwriter of Shares for such Fund.

     (c) A Commission  Share (other than an Omnibus Share) of a particular  Fund
(the "ISSUING  FUND") issued in  consideration  of the investment of proceeds of
the redemption of a Commission  Share of another Fund (the "REDEEMING  FUND") in
connection with a Free Exchange,  is deemed to have a Date of Original  Issuance
identical  to the  Date of  Original  Issuance  of the  Commission  Share of the
Redeeming  Fund and any such  Commission  Share will be attributed to PSI or the
Successor  Distributor  based upon such Date of Original  Issuance in accordance
with Part I(a) and (b) above.

     (d) A Commission  Share (other than an Omnibus Share)  redeemed (other than
in  connection  with a Free  Exchange)  or  converted  to a  Class  A  share  is
attributable  to PSI or  Successor  Distributor  based upon the Date of Original
Issuance in accordance with Part I(a), (b) and (c) above.

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     (2) FREE SHARES OTHER THAN OMNIBUS SHARES:

     Free Shares  (excluding  Omnibus Shares) of a Fund  outstanding on any date
shall be  attributed to PSI or a Successor  Distributor,  as the case may be, in
the same proportion  that the Commission  Shares  (excluding  Omnibus Shares) of
such Fund  outstanding on such date are attributed to it on such date;  PROVIDED
that if PSI reasonably  determines  that the Transfer Agent or the Selling Agent
is able to produce monthly reports which track the Date of Original Issuance for
the Commission Shares related to such Free Shares, then the Free Shares shall be
allocated pursuant to clause 1(a), (b) and (c) above.

     (3) OMNIBUS SHARES:

     Omnibus  Shares of the Fund  outstanding on any date shall be attributed to
PSI or a Successor Distributor,  as the case may be, in the same proportion that
the Commission  Shares which are not Omnibus  Shares of the Fund  outstanding on
such  date  are  attributed  to it on such  date;  PROVIDED  that if PSI and its
transferees  reasonably  determine  that the  Transfer  Agent is able to produce
monthly  reports  which  track the Date of  Original  Issuance  for the  Omnibus
Shares,  then the Omnibus Shares shall be allocated pursuant to clause 1(a), (b)
and (c) above.

PART II: ALLOCATION OF CDSCS

     (1) CDSCS RELATED TO THE REDEMPTION OF COMMISSION SHARES OTHER THAN OMNIBUS
SHARES:

     CDSCs in respect  of the  redemption  of  Commission  Shares  which are not
Omnibus Shares shall be allocated to PSI or Successor Distributor depending upon
whether  the  related  redeemed  Commission  Share  is  attributable  to  PSI or
Successor Distributor, as the case may be, in accordance with Part I above.

     (2) CDSCS RELATED TO THE REDEMPTION OF OMNIBUS SHARES:

     CDSCs in respect of the  redemption of Omnibus Shares shall be allocated to
PSI or a Successor  Distributor in the same proportion that CDSCs related to the
redemption of Commission Shares are allocated to each thereof; PROVIDED, that if
PSI and its transferees  reasonably determine that the Transfer Agent is able to
produce  monthly  reports  which  track the Date of  Original  Issuance  for the
Omnibus  Shares,  then the CDSCs in respect of the  redemption of Omnibus Shares
shall be allocated among PSI and any Successor Distributors depending on whether
the  related  redeemed  Omnibus  Share  is  attributable  to PSI or a  Successor
Distributor, as the case may be, in accordance with Part I above.

PART III: ALLOCATION OF DISTRIBUTION FEES

     Assuming  that the  Distribution  Fee remains  constant over time and among
Funds so that Part IV hereof does not become operative:

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     (1) The portion of the  aggregate  Distribution  Fees accrued in respect of
all  Shares  of all  Funds  during  any  calendar  month  allocable  to PSI or a
Successor   Distributor  is  determined  by   multiplying   the  total  of  such
Distribution Fees by the following fraction:

                                   (A + C) /2
                                   ----------
                                   (B + D) /2

where: A  =    The aggregate Net Asset Value of all Shares of all Funds
               attributed to PSI or such Successor Distributor, as the case may
               be, and outstanding at the beginning of such calendar month

       B  =    the aggregate Net Asset Value of all Shares of all Funds at the
               beginning of such calendar month

       C  =    The aggregate Net Asset Value of all Shares of all Funds
               attributed to PSI or such Successor Distributor, as the case may
               be, and outstanding at the end of such calendar month

       D  =    The aggregate Net Asset Value of all Shares of all Funds at the
               end of such calendar month

     (2) If PSI  reasonably  determines  that the Fund or its transfer  agent is
able to produce  automated  monthly reports which allocate the average Net Asset
Value of the  Commission  Shares (or all Shares if available) of all Funds among
PSI and each Successor  Distributor in a manner  consistent with the methodology
detailed in Part I and Part III(1) above, the portion of the  Distribution  Fees
accrued in respect of all such Shares of all Funds during a particular  calendar
month will be allocated to PSI or each Successor  Distributor by multiplying the
total of such Distribution Fees by the following fraction:

                                    (A) / (B)

where: A  =   Average Net Asset Value of all such Shares of all Funds for
              such calendar month attributed to PSI or such Successor
              Distributor, as the case may be

       B  =   Total average Net Asset Value of all such Shares of all Funds
              for such calendar month

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PART IV: ADJUSTMENT OF PSI'S SHARE AND SUCCESSOR DISTRIBUTORS' SHARES

     If the terms of any Underwriting Agreement,  any Plan, any Prospectus,  the
Conduct Rules or any other applicable law change the rate at which  Distribution
Fees or Service  Fees are  computed  with  reference  to the Net Asset  Value of
Shares of any Fund, these allocation procedures must be revised in light of such
changes in a manner which carries out the intent of these allocation procedures.

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                                                                       EXHIBIT I
                                                                   To Schedule A
                                                  to the Pilgrim Gold Fund, Inc.
                                                          Underwriting Agreement


                                 SELLING AGENTS



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