FORM OF EXPENSE LIMIT AGREEMENT
Expense Limit Agreement made as of May 1, 2006 and as revised on
November 1, 2009 between Pioneer Investment Management, Inc. ("PIM"), on behalf
of itself and its affiliates, Pioneer Investment Management Shareholder
Services, Inc. ("PIMSS") and Pioneer Funds Distributor, Inc. ("PFD"), and each
of the Pioneer Funds listed on Annex A, as updated from time to time (each a
"Fund").
Whereas PIM, PIMSS and PFD wish to reduce the expenses of each Fund; and
Whereas each Fund wishes to have PIM enter into such an agreement.
Now therefore the parties agree as follows:
SECTION 1 Special Class A Limitations. The expenses attributable to
each class of shares of the Funds listed on Annex B, as updated from time to
time, shall be reduced, if necessary, so that the Ordinary Operating Expenses
(as defined below) of each Fund attributable to such class of shares do not
exceed the percentage of average daily net assets attributable to the applicable
class of shares of such Fund as set forth on Annex B. This expense limitation
shall be effected first by PIMSS waiving transfer agency fees and expenses
allocated to the applicable class of shares. If waiving transfer agency fees and
expenses alone is not sufficient to achieve the expense limitation reflected in
Annex B, PFD shall waive Rule 12b-1 fees attributable to the applicable class of
shares. In the event that waiving transfer agency fees and expenses and Rule
12b-1 fees attributable to a class of shares is not sufficient to achieve the
expense limitation reflected in Annex B, PIM shall reimburse other expenses or
waive other fees ("Fund-Wide Expenses") to the extent necessary to further
reduce the expenses attributable to that class of shares to the percentage of
average daily net assets reflected in Annex B. In the event that PIM waives or
reimburses any Fund-Wide Expenses, PIM also agrees to waive or reimburse the
Fund-Wide Expenses attributable to any other authorized class of shares to the
same extent that such expenses are reduced for the class of shares that required
the reduction of Fund-Wide Expenses.
SECTION 2 Amendment or Termination of Expense Limits. PIM may terminate
or modify these expense limitations only in accordance with this Agreement. PIM
agrees that the expense limitations set forth in Annex B shall continue in force
until the date set forth with respect to each Fund (and class thereof) in Annex
B; provided, that Pioneer may extend a date reflected in Annex B from time to
time.
SECTION 3 Termination of Expense Reimbursement Provisions.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any predecessor to this Agreement,
PIM agrees that it shall not be entitled to be reimbursed for any expenses that
PIM, PIMSS or PFD has waived or limited.
SECTION 4 Ordinary Operating Expenses. For purposes of this Agreement,
Ordinary Operating Expenses means all expenses of the Funds other than
extraordinary expenses, such as litigation, taxes and brokerage commissions.
SECTION 5 Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by the laws
of the State of StateplaceDelaware.
SECTION 6 Existing Agreements Superseded. In the case of each Fund, to
the extent that this Agreement provides for expense limit arrangements for the
same classes of the Fund to which an existing expense limit agreement relates
(each an "Existing Agreement"), this Agreement shall supersede and replace the
Existing Agreement.
In witness whereof, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be
signed as of the 1st day of November, 2009.
Each of the Funds Listed on
Annex A.
By:
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Name:
Title:
PIONEER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, INC.
By:
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Name:
Title:
Annex A
Pioneer Bond Fund
Annex B
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Fiscal Regular
Year End Prospectus Expense
Fund Class Date Limit Expiration
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Pioneer Bond Fund A 6/30 11/1 0.85% 11/1/13
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B 6/30 11/1 1.90% 11/1/11
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C 6/30 11/1 1.90% 11/1/11
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R 6/30 11/1 1.25% 11/1/11
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Z 6/30 11/1 0.65% 11/1/13
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A+ 6/30 11/1 1.01% 6/1/12
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Y+ 6/30 11/1 0.76% 6/1/12
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+ Expense limitation due to reorganization of a Regions Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Select
Fund into the fund. Reorganization occurred as of the close of business on
May 15, 2009.
