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distribution fees and shareholder servicing fees, are borneby that class. Income, other expenses, and realized andunrealized gains and losses of a fund are allocated to eachrespective class in proportion to the relative net assets ofeach class.INTERFUND LENDING PROGRAM – Pursuant to an exemptiveorder issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission,the funds, along with other registered investmentcompanies in the First American Family of Funds, mayparticipate in an interfund lending program. This programprovides an alternative credit facility allowing the funds toborrow from, or lend money to, other participating funds.The funds did not have any interfund lending transactionsduring the fiscal year ended August 31, 2008.DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN – Under a DeferredCompensation Plan (the “Plan”), non-interested directorsof the First American Family of Funds may participate andelect to defer receipt of part or all of their annualcompensation. Deferred amounts are treated as thoughequivalent dollar amounts had been invested in shares ofopen-end First American Funds, preselected by eachdirector. All amounts in the Plan are 100% vested andaccounts under the Plan are obligations of the funds.Deferred amounts remain in the funds until distributed inaccordance with the Plan.USE OF ESTIMATES IN THE PREPARATION OF FINANCIALSTATEMENTS – The preparation of financial statements, inconformity with U.S. generally accepted accountingprinciples, requires management to make estimates andassumptions that affect the reported amounts of net assetsand liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets andliabilities at the date of the financial statements and thereported results of operations during the reporting period.Actual results could differ from those estimates.3 H Fee and ExpensesINVESTMENT ADVISORY FEES – Pursuant to an investment advisory agreement (the “Agreement”), FAF Advisors, Inc. (“FAFAdvisors”) manages each fund’s assets and furnishes related office facilities, equipment, research and personnel. TheAgreement requires each fund to pay FAF Advisors a monthly fee equal, on an annual basis, to 0.10% of the fund’s averagedaily net assets. FAF Advisors has agreed to waive fees and reimburse other fund expenses until October 31, 2009, so thattotal fund operating expenses, as a percentage of average daily net assets, do not exceed the following amounts:Share ClassFund A B C D I Y ZInstitutionalInvestorGovernment Obligations Fund 0.75% —% —% 0.60% —% 0.45% 0.20% 0.30% —%Prime Obligations Fund 0.78 1.23 1.23 0.63 0.40 0.48 0.20 0.30 —Tax Free Obligations Fund 0.75 — — 0.60 — 0.45 0.20 0.30 —Treasury Obligations Fund 0.75 — — 0.60 — 0.45 0.20 0.30 0.94U.S. Treasury Money Market Fund 0.75 — — 0.60 — 0.45 0.20 0.30 —ReserveADMINISTRATION FEES – FAF Advisors serves as the funds’administrator pursuant to an administration agreementbetween FAF Advisors and the funds. U.S. BancorpFund Services, LLC (“USBFS”) serves as sub-administratorpursuant to a sub-administration agreement betweenUSBFS and FAF Advisors. FAF Advisors is a subsidiary ofU.S. Bank. Both U.S. Bank and USBFS are directsubsidiaries of U.S. Bancorp. Under the administrationagreement, FAF Advisors is compensated to provide, orcompensates other entities to provide, services to thefunds. These services include various legal, oversight,administrative, and accounting services. The funds payFAF Advisors administration fees, which are calculateddaily and paid monthly, equal to each fund’s pro ratashare of an amount equal, on an annual basis, to 0.20%of the aggregate average daily Class A share net assets and0.15% of the aggregate average daily net assets for allother share classes of all open-end mutual funds in theFirst American Family of Funds, up to $8 billion, 0.185%for Class A shares and 0.135% for all other classes on thenext $17 billion of the aggregate average daily net assets,0.17% for Class A shares and 0.12% for all other classeson the next $25 billion of aggregate average daily netassets, and 0.15% for Class A shares and 0.10% for allother classes of the aggregate average daily net assets inexcess of $50 billion. During the fiscal year endedAugust 31, 2008, FAF Advisors waived administration feesof 0.03% of average daily net assets of Class Z shares ofPrime Obligations Fund. All fees paid to the subadministratorare paid from the administration fee. Inaddition to these fees, the funds may reimburse FAFAdvisors and the sub-administrator for any out-of-pocketexpenses incurred in providing administration services.TRANSFER AGENT FEES – USBFS serves as the funds’ transferagent pursuant to a transfer agent agreement with FAF. Thefunds are charged transfer agent fees on a per shareholderaccount basis, subject to a minimum fee per share class.These fees are charged to each fund based upon the numberof accounts within that fund. In addition to these fees, thefunds may reimburse USBFS for out-of-pocket expensesincurred in providing transfer agent services.FIRST AMERICAN FUNDS 2008 Annual Report 41