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DISTRIBUTION FEE AGREEMENT

FOR

ROYCE GLOBAL VALUE FUND

(FORMERLY ROYCE INTERNATIONAL VALUE FUND)

(SERVICE CLASS)

The Royce Fund, a Delaware business trust (the “Trust”), and Royce Fund Services, Inc., a New York corporation (“RFS”), hereby agree that as compensation for RFS’ services and for the expenses payable by RFS under the Distribution Agreement made October 1, 2001 by and between the parties hereto, RFS shall receive, for and from the assets of the Service Class of Royce Gloval Value Fund, a series of the Trust (the “Service Class”), a fee, payable monthly, equal to .25% per annum of the Service Class’ average net assets.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed on the 27th day of October, 2006.

  THE ROYCE FUND
   
   
  /s/ John D. Diederich                               
  John D. Diederich
  Vice President
   
   
  ROYCE FUND SERVICES, INC.
   
   
  /s/ John D. Diederich                               
  John D. Diederich
  President



DISTRIBUTION FEE AGREEMENT

FOR

ROYCE EUROPEAN SMALLER-COMPANIES FUND

(FORMERLY ROYCE INTERNATIONAL SMALLER-COMPANIES FUND)

(SERVICE CLASS)

The Royce Fund, a Delaware business trust (the “Trust”), and Royce Fund Services, Inc., a New York corporation (“RFS”), hereby agree that as compensation for RFS’ services and for the expenses payable by RFS under the Distribution Agreement made October 1, 2001 by and between the parties hereto, RFS shall receive, for and from the assets of the Service Class of Royce European Smaller-Companies Fund, a series of the Trust (the “Service Class”), a fee, payable monthly, equal to .25% per annum of the Service Class’ average net assets.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed on the 27th day of October, 2006.

  THE ROYCE FUND
   
   
  /s/ John D. Diederich                               
  John D. Diederich
  Vice President
   
   
  ROYCE FUND SERVICES, INC.
   
   
  /s/ John D. Diederich                               
  John D. Diederich
  President