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Investments(R)
December 31, 2003
Pioneer Emerging Markets Fund
00 Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx, XX 00000
Ladies and Gentlemen:
RE: INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT FEE
Reference is hereby made to the Management Contract between Pioneer Emerging
Markets Fund (the "Trust") and Pioneer Investment Management, Inc. (the
"Manager"), dated as of October 24, 2000. The Manager agrees, subject to
approval by the Trust if indicated below, that Section 8 of the Management
Contract is revised as follows:
8. The Trust shall pay to the Manager, as compensation for the Manager's
services hereunder, a fee at the rate of 1.15% per annum of the Trust's average
daily net assets.
Pioneer understands that the annual investment management fee paid by the Trust
may not subsequently be increased without approval of the Trust's Trustees
and/or a majority of the Trust's shareholders, each as prescribed by the
Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
Please sign both copies of this letter agreement, retain one copy for your
records and mail the other original to Pioneer at the address below.
Very truly yours,
PIONEER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, INC.
By: /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxx
Xxxxxx X. Xxxx
President
Accepted and agreed to this 31st day of December, 2003:
PIONEER EMERGING MARKETS FUND
By: /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxx
Xxxxxx X. Xxxx
Executive Vice President
Pioneer Investment Management, Inc.
00 Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx, XX 00000-0000
"Member of the UniCredito Italiano Banking Group, Register of Banking Groups."