METROPOLITAN SERIES FUND, INC. EXPENSE AGREEMENT
METROPOLITAN SERIES FUND, INC.
EXPENSE AGREEMENT
AGREEMENT dated as of May 1, 2009 by and between Metropolitan Series Fund, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the “Fund”), and MetLife Advisers, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Adviser”).
WHEREAS, the Adviser is the investment adviser of several series of shares of common stock (each, a “Portfolio”) of the Fund pursuant to separate investment advisory agreements relating to each Portfolio; and
WHEREAS, the shares of each Portfolio have been divided into two or more classes of shares (each, a “Class”);
NOW, THEREFORE, the Fund and the Adviser hereby agree as follows:
1. Until April 30, 2010, the Adviser will waive such portion of the fees payable to it under the investment management agreement relating to each Portfolio listed in this Section 1, or pay such portion of the other operating expenses (excluding brokerage costs, interest, taxes or extraordinary expenses) (“Operating Expenses”) allocable to each Class incurred in the operation of each Portfolio, as is necessary to reduce the total Operating Expenses of each Class of each Portfolio to the following annual percentages of the average daily net assets of the respective Class of each Portfolio as set forth below:
| Portfolio/Class |
Percentage | |
| Met/Dimensional International Small Company Portfolio – Class A |
1.15 | |
| Met/Dimensional International Small Company Portfolio – Class E |
1.30 | |
| Met/Dimensional International Small Company Portfolio – Class B |
1.40 | |
| MetLife Aggressive Allocation Portfolio – Class A |
0.10 | |
| MetLife Aggressive Allocation Portfolio – Class E |
0.25 | |
| MetLife Aggressive Allocation Portfolio – Class B |
0.35 | |
| MetLife Conservative Allocation Portfolio – Class A |
0.10 | |
| MetLife Conservative Allocation Portfolio – Class E |
0.25 | |
| MetLife Conservative Allocation Portfolio – Class B |
0.35 | |
| MetLife Conservative to Moderate Allocation Portfolio – Class A |
0.10 | |
| MetLife Conservative to Moderate Allocation Portfolio – Class E |
0.25 | |
| MetLife Conservative to Moderate Allocation Portfolio – Class B |
0.35 | |
| MetLife Moderate Allocation Portfolio – Class A |
0.10 | |
| MetLife Moderate Allocation Portfolio – Class E |
0.25 | |
| MetLife Moderate Allocation Portfolio – Class B |
0.35 | |
| MetLife Moderate to Aggressive Allocation Portfolio – Class A |
0.10 | |
| MetLife Moderate to Aggressive Allocation Portfolio – Class E |
0.25 | |
| MetLife Moderate to Aggressive Allocation Portfolio – Class B |
0.35 | |
| Xxx Xxx Global Natural Resources Portfolio – Class A |
1.00 | |
| Xxx Xxx Global Natural Resources Portfolio – Class E |
1.15 | |
| Xxx Xxx Global Natural Resources Portfolio – Class B |
1.25 | |
2. In addition, until April 30, 2010, the Adviser will waive such portion of the Management Fee payable to it under the investment management agreement relating to each Portfolio listed in this Section 2, as is necessary to reduce the total Management Fee of each Class of each Portfolio to the following annual percentages of the average daily net assets of the respective Class of each Portfolio as set forth below:
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| Portfolio/Class |
Percentage Before Waiver |
Percentage After Waiver | ||
| Artio International Stock Portfolio (formerly Xxxxxx Xxxx International Stock Portfolio) – Class A, B and E |
0.86 of the first $500M 0.80 of the next $500M 0.75 of the excess over $1B |
0.81 of the first $500M 0.78 of next $500M 0.75 of the excess over $1B | ||
| Barclays Capital Aggregate Bond Index Portfolio (formerly Xxxxxx Brothers® Aggregate Bond Index Portfolio) – Class A, B, E and G |
0.25 | 0.243 | ||
| BlackRock Bond Income Portfolio – Class A, B and E |
0.40 of the first $1B 0.35 of the next $1B 0.30 of the next $1B 0.25 of the excess over $3B |
0.40 of the first $1B 0.325 of the next $1B 0.30 of the next $1B 0.25 of the excess over $3B | ||
| BlackRock Legacy Large Cap Growth Portfolio – Class A, B and E |
0.730 of the first $1 B 0.650 of the excess over $1B |
0.730 of the first $300M 0.705 of the next $700M 0.650 of the excess over $1B | ||
| BlackRock Money Market Portfolio – Class A, B and E |
0.35 of the first $1B 0.30 of the next $1B 0.25 of the excess over $2B |
0.345 of the first $500M 0.335 of the next $500M 0.30 of the next $1B 0.25 of the excess over $2B | ||
| Xxxxx Venture Value Portfolio – Class A, B and E |
0.75 of the first $1B 0.70 of next $2B 0.65 of the excess over $3B |
0.75 of the first $50M 0.70 of the next $450M 0.65 of the next $4B 0.625 of the excess over $4.5B | ||
| Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Small Cap Core Portfolio (formerly Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Small Cap Portfolio) – Class A, B and E |
0.90 of the first $500M 0.85 of the excess over $500M |
0.85 of the first $500M 0.80 of the excess over $500M | ||
| Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Small Cap Growth Portfolio (formerly Franklin Xxxxxxxxx Small Cap Growth Portfolio) – Class A, B and E |
0.90 of the first $500M 0.85 of the excess over $500M |
0.85 of the first $100M 0.80 of the excess over $100M | ||
| MetLife Mid Cap Stock Index Portfolio – Class A, B, E and G |
0.25 | 0.243 | ||
| MetLife Stock Index Portfolio – Class A, B, E, D and G |
0.25 | 0.243 | ||
| MFS Value Portfolio – Class A, B and E |
0.75 of first $250M 0.70 of next $2.25B 0.675 of next $2.5B 0.650 of the excess over $5B |
0.65 of the first $1.25B 0.60 of the next $250M 0.50 of the excess over $1.5B | ||
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| Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx EAFE® Index Portfolio – Class A, B, E and G |
0.30 | 0.293 | ||
| Xxxxxxx 2000® Index Portfolio – Class A, B, E and G |
0.25 | 0.243 | ||
| X. Xxxx Price Large Cap Growth Portfolio – Class A, B and E |
0.65 of the first $50M 0.60 of the excess over $50M |
0.635 of the first $50M 0.60 of the excess over $50M | ||
3. The Fund, on behalf of each Portfolio, agrees to repay to the Adviser the amount of fees waived and expenses borne by the Adviser with respect to each Class of MetLife Conservative Portfolio, MetLife Conservative to Moderate Portfolio, MetLife Moderate Portfolio, MetLife Moderate to Aggressive Portfolio, MetLife Aggressive Portfolio, Met/Dimensional International Small Company Portfolio and Xxx Xxx Global Natural Resources Portfolio pursuant to Section 1 of this Agreement, subject to the limitations provided in this Section 3. Such repayment shall be made monthly, but only if the Operating Expenses of the Class in question, without regard to such repayment, are at an annual rate (as a percentage of average daily net assets of that Class) based on that Portfolio’s then-current fiscal year that is less than the percentage rate for such Class as set forth in Section 1. Furthermore, the amount repaid by the Fund in any month shall be limited so that the sum of (a) the amount of such repayment and (b) the other Operating Expenses allocable to the Class do not exceed the annual rate (as a percentage of that Class’ average daily net assets) for such Class as set forth in Section 1.
Amounts of fees waived and expenses borne by the Adviser with respect to expenses allocable to each Class pursuant to Section 1 during any fiscal year of the applicable Portfolio shall not be repayable if the amounts allocable to such Class and repayable by the Fund pursuant to the immediately preceding two sentences during the period ending five years after the end of such fiscal year in the case of MetLife Conservative Portfolio, MetLife Conservative to Moderate Portfolio, MetLife Moderate Portfolio, MetLife Moderate to Aggressive Portfolio, MetLife Aggressive Portfolio, Met/Dimensional International Small Company Portfolio and Xxx Xxx Global Natural Resources Portfolio are not sufficient to completely repay such amounts of fees waived and expenses borne. In no event will the Fund be obligated to repay any fees waived or expenses allocable to any Class borne by the Adviser with respect to any other Class.
4. The Adviser may by notice in writing to the Fund terminate its obligation under Sections 1 and 2 to waive fees or bear expenses with respect to any Portfolio following April 30, 2010 (or change the percentage specified in Sections 1 and 2 with respect to each Portfolio), but no such change shall affect the obligation (including the amount of the obligation) of the Fund to repay amounts of fees waived or expenses borne by the Adviser during periods prior to the date specified in such notice, if any such obligation is in effect pursuant to Section 3 herein.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the date first above written.
| METROPOLITAN SERIES FUND, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Xxxxxxxxx X. Forget | |
| Xxxxxxxxx X. Forget | ||
| President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman | ||
| METLIFE ADVISERS, LLC | ||
| By: | /s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxx | |
| Xxxx X. Xxxxxx | ||
| Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer | ||
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