Delaware Management Company 2005 Market Street Philadelphia, PA 19103
EX-99.d.3
Delaware Management
Company
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July 24, 2017
Delaware Group Foundation
Funds
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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 Macquarie Investment Management Business Trust (the “Manager”), agrees that in order to improve the performance of the series of Delaware Group Foundation Funds set forth below (each a “Fund” ), the Manager shall waive all or a portion of its investment advisory fees and/or pay/reimburse expenses (excluding any 12b-1 fees, taxes, interest, short sale dividend and interest expenses, brokerage fees, certain insurance costs, and nonroutine 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 a Fund’s total annual fund operating expenses (excluding any Excluded Expenses) exceed the percentages set forth below for the period from July 29, 2017 through July 30, 2018. 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 of Trustees and the Manager.
Fund | Expense Cap | ||
Delaware Foundation Growth Allocation Fund | 0.90% | ||
Delaware Foundation Moderate Allocation Fund | 0.90% | ||
Delaware Foundation Conservative Allocation Fund | 0.90% |
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
Macquarie Investment Management Business Trust
By: | /s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxx | ||
Name: | Xxxxxxx Xxxxx | ||
Title: | Senior Vice President | ||
Your signature below acknowledges acceptance of this Agreement:
Delaware Group Foundation Funds
By: | /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxx | ||
Name: | Xxxxx X. Xxxxx | ||
Title: | President & Chief Executive Officer | ||
Date: | July 24, 2017 | ||