Delaware Management Company 2005 Market Street Philadelphia, PA 19103
EX-99.d.3
Delaware Management Company
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March 28, 2012
Delaware Group Global and International
Funds
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Re: Expense Limitations
Ladies and Gentlemen:
By our execution of this letter agreement (the "Agreement"), intending to be legally bound hereby, Delaware Management Company, a series of Delaware Management Business Trust (the "Manager"), agrees that in order to improve the performance of the series of Delaware Group Global and International Funds set forth below (each a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”), the Manager shall waive all or a portion of its investment advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses (excluding any 12b-1 fees, taxes, interest, brokerage fees, short-sale dividend and interest expenses, certain insurance costs, and non-routine expenses or costs, including, but not limited to, those relating to reorganizations, litigation, conducting shareholder meetings, and liquidations (collectively, “non-routine expenses”)) in an aggregate amount equal to the amount by which a Fund’s total operating expenses (excluding any 12b-1 fees, taxes, interest, brokerage fees, short-sale dividend and interest expenses, certain insurance costs, and non-routine expenses) exceed the percentages set forth below for the period March 29, 2012 through March 29, 2013. For purposes of this Agreement, non-routine expenses may also include such additional costs and expenses as may be agreed upon from time to time by the Funds’ Board and the Manager.
Fund | Expense Cap |
Delaware Focus Global Growth Fund | 1.30% |
Delaware Global Value Fund | 1.30% |
Delaware International Value Equity Fund | 1.21% |
Delaware Macquarie Global Infrastructure Fund | 1.20% |
The Manager acknowledges that it (1) shall not be entitled to collect on, or make a claim for, waived fees at any time in the future, and (2) shall not be entitled to collect on, or make a claim for, reimbursed Fund expenses at any time in the future.
Delaware Management Company, a series of
Delaware Management Business Trust
By: | /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx | ||
Name: | Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx | ||
Title: | Executive Vice President & Chief Administrative Officer |
Your signature below acknowledges acceptance of this Agreement:
Delaware Group Global and International Funds
By: | /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx | ||
Name: | Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx | ||
Title: | President & Chief Executive Officer | ||
Date: | March 28, 2012 |