Delaware Management Company 2005 Market Street Philadelphia, PA 19103
EX-99.d.4
Delaware Management Company
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February 27, 2015
Delaware Pooled Trust
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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 certain series of Delaware Pooled Trust listed below (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, acquired fund fees and expenses, taxes, interest, expenses, short-sale and dividend interest expenses, brokerage fees, 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, the “Excluded Expenses”)) in an aggregate amount equal to the amount by which the Funds’ total operating expenses (excluding any Excluded Expenses) exceed the percentages set forth below for the period February 27, 2015 through February 29, 2016. For purposes of this Agreement, Excluded Expenses may also include such additional costs and expenses as may be agreed upon from time to time by the Fund’s Board and the Manager.
Fund | Expense Cap | |
DPT Large-Cap Value Equity | 0.70% | |
DPT Select 20 | 0.89% | |
DPT Focus Xxxx-Cap Growth Equity | 0.92% | |
DPT Large Cap Growth Equity | 0.65% | |
DPT Emerging Markets II | 1.20% | |
DPT Core Plus Fixed Income | 0.45% | |
DPT High-Yield Bond | 0.59% |
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:
By: | /s/Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx | ||
Name: | Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx | ||
Title: | President & Chief Executive Officer | ||
Date: | February 27, 2015 |