EXPENSE LIMIT AGREEMENT
Expense Limit Agreement made as of May 1, 2006 and as revised on September
17, 2013 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 PIM 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 Delaware.
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 9/th/ day of July, 2013.
Each of the Funds Listed on Annex A.
By: -----------------------------
Name: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
Title: Executive Vice President
PIONEER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, INC.
By: -----------------------------
Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Title: Chief Financial Officer
Annex A
Pioneer Absolute Return Bond Fund (a series of Pioneer Series Trust V)
Annex B
Fiscal Regular
Year Prospectus Expense
Fund Class End Date Limit Term
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Pioneer Absolute Return Bond Fund A 8/31 1/1 1.45% 1/1/15
C 8/31 1/1 2.20% 1/1/15
Y 8/31 1/1 1.20% 1/1/15
