March 1, 2019
March 1, 2019
Xxxxxxx X. XxXxxx
000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxx, 00xx Floor
Chicago, IL 60606
| RE: | Contractual Advisory Fee Waivers – March 1, 2019 through February 29, 2020 |
Dear Xx. XxXxxx:
In connection with our service as investment adviser to the specific Harbor funds listed below, we hereby agree to reduce our advisory fee with respect to each such Harbor fund until February 29, 2020 in the manner set forth below. This agreement may not be amended and shall automatically expire at the close of business on February 29, 2020 without further action by either party.
| • | Harbor Capital Appreciation Fund: We agree to reduce our advisory fee from 0.60% to 0.56% on assets between $5 billion and $10 billion, to 0.54% on assets between $10 billion and $20 billion and to 0.53% on assets over $20 billion through February 29, 2020. |
| • | Harbor Mid Cap Value Fund: We agree to reduce our advisory fee from 0.75% to 0.70% on assets over $350 million and to 0.65% on assets over $1 billion through February 29, 2020. |
| • | Harbor International Fund: We agree to reduce our advisory fee to 0.63% on assets between $24 billion and $36 billion, 0.58% on assets between $36 billion and $48 billion and 0.57% on assets over $48 billion through February 29, 2020. |
| • | Harbor Diversified International All Cap Fund: We agree to reduce our advisory fee such that the Fund’s operating expenses, excluding interest expense (if any) are limited to 0.80%, 0.72%, 1.05% and 1.17% for the Institutional Class, Retirement Class, Administrative Class and Investor Class, respectively, through February 29, 2020. |
| • | Harbor Convertible Securities Fund: We agree to reduce our advisory fee from 0.65% to 0.60% on all assets through February 29, 2020. |
| • | Harbor High-Yield Bond Fund: We agree to reduce our advisory fee from 0.60% to 0.508% on all assets through February 29, 2020. |
| • | Harbor Bond Fund: We agree to reduce our advisory fee from 0.48% to 0.43% on assets between $1 billion and $3 billion and to 0.405% on assets over $3 billion through February 29, 2020. |
| • | Harbor Money Market Fund: We agree to reduce our advisory fee from 0.20% to 0.18% on all assets through February 29, 2020. |
Please acknowledge your agreement with the foregoing as of the date set forth above by signing in the space provided below and returning an executed original to my attention.
| HARBOR CAPITAL ADVISORS, INC. | ||
| By: | ||
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Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, Executive Vice President | ||
Agreed and Accepted
000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx x Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000-0000
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| HARBOR FUNDS | ||
| By: | ||
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Xxxxxxx X. XxXxxx, President | ||
