ADVISORY FEE WAIVER AGREEMENT PL LIMITED DURATION HIGH INCOME FUND OF PACIFIC LIFE FUNDS
Exhibit (d)(1)(v)
This ADVISORY FEE WAIVER AGREEMENT, by and between Pacific Life Fund Advisors LLC (the
“Adviser”) and Pacific Life Funds (the “Trust”), on behalf of the PL Limited Duration High Income
Fund, a series portfolio of the Trust (the “Fund”), is effective as of August 1, 2013.
WHEREAS, the Trust is a Delaware statutory trust and is registered under the Investment
Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company of
the series type;
WHEREAS, the Fund is managed by Pacific Asset Management (“XXX”); and
WHEREAS, the Trust and the Adviser are parties to the Investment Advisory Agreement, dated
June 13, 2001 (the “Advisory Contract”), as amended, pursuant to which the Adviser provides
investment advisory services to the Fund for compensation based on the value of the average daily
net assets of the Fund;
NOW THEREFOR, the parties hereto agree as follows:
| I. | Advisory Fee Waiver |
| A. | Amount of Waiver. During the term of this Agreement, for so long as XXX remains the fund manager of the Fund, the Adviser hereby agrees to waive 0.02% off of its investment advisory fee for the Fund. |
| II. | Term and Termination of Agreement |
| A. | This Agreement shall have a term commencing on August 1, 2013 and ending July 31, 2014. | ||
| B. | Notwithstanding sub-paragraph (A) above, this Agreement shall terminate upon termination of the Advisory Contract, or it may be terminated by the Trust, without payment of any penalty, upon ninety (90) days’ prior written notice to the Adviser at its principal place of business. |
| III. | Miscellaneous |
| A. | Captions. The captions in this Agreement are included for convenience of reference only and in no other way define or delineate any provisions hereof or otherwise affect their construction or effect. |
| B. | Definitions. Any question or interpretation of any term or provision of this Agreement, including but not limited to the investment advisory fee, the computations of net asset values, and the allocation of expenses, having a counterpart in or otherwise derived from the terms and provisions of the Advisory Contract or the 1940 Act, shall have the same meaning as and be resolved by reference to such Advisory Contract or the 1940 Act. | ||
| C. | Choice of Law. This Agreement shall be governed by the law of the State of California, without regard to the conflict of law provision thereof. |
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement to be signed by their
respective officers thereunto duly authorize and their respective corporate seals be
hereunto affixed, as of the day and year first above written.
By:
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/s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx | By: | Xxxxxxx X. XxxXxxxx | |||
| Name: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx | Name: Xxxxxxx X. XxxXxxxx | |||||
| Title: Vice President | Title: VP & Assistant Secretary |
Pacific Life Fund Advisors LLC
By:
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/s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx | By: | Xxxxxxx X. XxxXxxxx | |||
| Name: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx | Name: Xxxxxxx X. XxxXxxxx | |||||
| Title: VP, Fund Advisor Operations | Title: VP & Assistant Secretary |
