NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL SERIES FUND, INC.
NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL SERIES FUND, INC.
000 Xxxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202
February 6, 2013
Xxxxx Street Advisors, LLC
000 Xxxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Milwaukee, WI 53202
| Re: | Agreement to Pay or Reimburse Certain Expenses |
Gentlemen:
This letter constitutes an agreement between Xxxxx Street Advisors, LLC (“MSA”) and Northwestern Mutual Series Fund, Inc. (“NMSF”) as follows:
MSA hereby agrees, through April 30, 2014, to waive its investment advisory fees and/or reimburse certain expenses for the NMSF portfolios specified below to the extent necessary so that each portfolio’s total operating expenses (excluding taxes, brokerage, other investment-related costs, interest and dividend expenses and charges and extraordinary expenses) on an annualized basis after the waiver, do not exceed the percentage of average net assets specified below (the “Expense Cap”):
| Portfolio | Expense Cap | |||||
| Focused Appreciation Portfolio |
0.90% | |||||
| Large Cap Blend Portfolio |
0.85% | |||||
| Large Company Value Portfolio |
0.80% | |||||
| Domestic Equity Portfolio |
0.75% | |||||
| Equity Income Portfolio |
0.75% | |||||
| Mid Cap Value Portfolio |
1.00% | |||||
| Index 600 Stock Portfolio |
0.35% | |||||
| Small Cap Value Portfolio |
1.00% | |||||
| International Growth Portfolio |
1.10% | |||||
| Research International Core Portfolio |
1.15% | |||||
| Emerging Markets Equity Portfolio |
1.50% | |||||
| Short-Term Bond Portfolio |
0.45% | |||||
| Long-Term U.S. Government Bond Portfolio |
0.65% | |||||
| Inflation Protection Portfolio |
0.65% | |||||
| Multi-Sector Bond Portfolio |
0.90% | |||||
| Commodities Return Strategy Portfolio |
0.95% | |||||
| Asset Allocation Portfolio |
0.75% |
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With respect to the Commodities Return Strategy Portfolio, the Expense Cap shall be given effect after the application of the investment advisory fee waiver contemplated by that certain Fee Waiver Agreement dated February 24, 2011 in place between the parties hereto, relating to the Commodities Return Strategy Portfolio.
This letter supersedes all prior agreements between the parties relating to the same matters.
| Very truly yours, | ||
| NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL SERIES FUND, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ XXXX X. XXXXXXX | |
| Name: | Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx | |
| Title: | President | |
Agreed to and accepted:
XXXXX STREET ADVISORS, LLC
| By: | /s/ XXXXXXXXX X. XXXXXXXXX | |
| Name: | Xxxxxxxxx X. XxXxxxxxx | |
| Title: | President |
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