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We report the light-curve analysis for the event MOA-2020-BLG-135, whichleads to the discovery of a new Neptune-class planet, MOA-2020-BLG-135Lb. Witha derived mass ratio of $q=1.52_{-0.31}^{+0.39} \times 10^{-4}$ and separation$s\approx1$, the planet lies exactly at the break and likely peak of theexoplanet mass-ratio function derived by the MOA collaboration (Suzuki et al.2016). We estimate the properties of the lens system based on a Galactic modeland considering two different Bayesian priors: one assuming that all stars havean equal planet-hosting probability and the other that planets are more likelyto orbit more massive stars. With a uniform host mass prior, we predict thatthe lens system is likely to be a planet of mass$m_\mathrm{planet}=11.3_{-6.9}^{+19.2} M_\oplus$ and a host star of mass$M_\mathrm{host}=0.23_{-0.14}^{+0.39} M_\odot$, located at a distance$D_L=7.9_{-1.0}^{+1.0}\;\mathrm{kpc}$. With a prior that holds that planetoccurrence scales in proportion to the host star mass, the estimated lenssystem properties are $m_\mathrm{planet}=25_{-15}^{+22} M_\oplus$,$M_\mathrm{host}=0.53_{-0.32}^{+0.42} M_\odot$, and $D_L=8.3_{-1.0}^{+0.9}\;\mathrm{kpc}$. This planet qualifies for inclusion in the extended MOA-IIexoplanet microlens sample.

MOA-2020-BLG-135Lb: A New Neptune-class Planet for the Extended MOA-II Exoplanet Microlens Statistical Analysis