Exhibit k.3
FEE WAIVER AGREEMENT
PIMCO Corporate Income Fund
This Fee Waiver Agreement is executed as of November 13, 2001 by and
between PIMCO CORPORATE INCOME FUND, a Massachusetts business trust (the
"Fund"), and PIMCO ADVISORS L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the
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"Manager").
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WHEREAS, the Fund and the Manager have separately entered into an
Investment Management Agreement of even date herewith (the "Management
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Agreement").
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NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants hereinafter
contained, and in connection with the establishment and commencement of
operations of the Fund, it is hereby agreed by and between the parties hereto as
follows:
1. Except as provided in paragraph 2, from the commencement of the Fund's
operations through December 31, 2002, and for each successive twelve-month
period ending on December 31st in each other calendar year set forth below, the
Manager agrees to waive a portion of the fees otherwise payable to it by the
Fund under the Management Agreement in the amounts determined by applying the
following annual rates to the average daily net assets of the Fund:
Fee Waiver
(at the following annual rates stated
as a percentage of the Fund's average
Period Ending Dec. 31, daily net assets)*:
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2002** 0.20%
2003 0.20%
2004 0.20%
2005 0.20%
2006 0.20%
2007 0.15%
2008 0.10%
2009 0.05%
* Including net assets of the Fund attributable to any outstanding
preferred shares.
** From the commencement of Fund operations through December 31, 2002.
2. Unless terminated sooner pursuant to paragraph 3, this Agreement shall
terminate on the earlier of (a) December 31, 2009 or (b) any termination of the
Management Agreement. The Manager's obligation to waive fees hereunder shall
apply only while this Agreement remains in effect. If this Agreement remains in
effect for less than a full period specified in paragraph 1, the amount to be
waived by the Manager shall be prorated for the partial period.
3. Except as provided in paragraph 2, this Agreement may be terminated
only by the affirmative vote of (a) the Board of Trustees of the Fund, including
the vote of the members of the Board who are not "interested persons" of the
Fund within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and
the rules and regulations thereunder (the "1940 Act"), and (b) a "majority of
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the outstanding voting securities" (as defined in the 0000 Xxx) of the Fund.
4. If any provision of this Agreement shall be held or made invalid by a
court decision, statute, rule, or otherwise, the remainder shall not be thereby
affected.
5. A copy of the Agreement and Declaration of Trust of the Fund is on
file with the Secretary of State of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and
notice is hereby given that this instrument is executed on behalf of the
Trustees of the Fund as Trustees and not individually and that the obligations
of this instrument are not binding upon any of the Trustees or shareholders
individually but are binding only upon the assets and property of the Fund.
This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which
shall be deemed to be an original.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, PIMCO CORPORATE INCOME FUND and PIMCO ADVISORS L.P.
have each caused this instrument to be signed in its behalf by its duly
authorized representative, all as of the day and year first above written.
PIMCO CORPORATE INCOME FUND
By: /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx, Xx.
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Name: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx, Xx.
Title: Vice President and Secretary
PIMCO ADVISORS L.P.
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
Title: Managing Director
