Executed Sub-Advisory Agreement with Jackson Square dated June 13, 2014
Executed Sub-Advisory Agreement with
Xxxxxxx Square dated
June 13, 2014
January 28, 2015
Board of Trustees
Delaware Group Foundation
Funds
0000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
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 Delaware Foundation Growth Allocation Fund, Delaware Foundation Moderate Allocation Fund, and Delaware Foundation Conservative Allocation Fund (collectively, the “Funds”), each a series of Delaware Group Foundation Funds, 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 and dividend 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, “nonroutine expenses”)) exceed the percentages set forth below for the period from January 29, 2015 through July 29, 2016. For purposes of this Agreement, non-routine expenses may also include such additional costs and expenses as may be agreed upon from time to time by the Funds’ Board of Trustees and the Manager. Inverse floater program expenses include, but are not limited to, interest expense, remarketing fees, liquidity fees, and trustees’ fees from the Funds’ participation in inverse floater programs where it has transferred its own bonds to a trust that issues the inverse floaters.
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
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:
Delaware Group Foundation Funds
By: | /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx | ||
Name: | Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx | ||
Title: | President & Chief Executive Officer | ||
Date: | January 28, 2015 |