RESTATED EXPENSE LIMITATION AGREEMENT
Exhibit (h)(3)(q)
RESTATED EXPENSE LIMITATION AGREEMENT
THIS EXPENSE LIMITATION AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”) is made as of July 1, 2008, by and among
Pacific Life Funds (the “Trust”), a Delaware statutory trust, Pacific Life Fund Advisors LLC
(“Adviser” or “PLFA”), a Delaware limited liability company, and Pacific Life Insurance Company
(“Administrator” or “Pacific Life”), an insurance company domiciled in Nebraska. This Agreement
supersedes the prior agreement dated May 1, 2007.
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, the Trust is a Delaware statutory trust and is registered with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (“SEC”) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”)
as an open-end management investment company;
WHEREAS, the Trust is authorized to issue shares of beneficial interest in separate series
with each series representing interests in a separate portfolio of securities and other assets
(each a “Fund,” and collectively, the “Funds”), the applicable Funds are designated in Schedule A
hereto, which may be amended from time to time;
WHEREAS, the Trust and the Adviser have entered into an Investment Advisory Agreement dated
June 13, 2001, as amended, and transferred from Pacific Life to PLFA effective May 1, 2007,
(“Advisory Agreement”), pursuant to which the Adviser is authorized to provide investment advisory
services for the Trust and each of its Funds for compensation based on the value of the average
daily net assets of the Funds;
WHEREAS, the Trust and the Administrator have entered into an Administration and Shareholder
Services Agreement dated June 13, 2001, as amended to date, (“Administration Agreement”), pursuant
to which the Administrator is authorized to provide or procure administrative services for the
Trust and each of its Funds for a fee, which changed from 0.35% to 0.30% effective July 1, 2008, of
the average daily net assets of the Funds;
WHEREAS, the Trust, the Adviser, and the Administrator have determined that it is appropriate
and in the best interests of the Funds and their shareholders to maintain the expenses of the Funds
at levels agreeable to the Trust, the Adviser, and the Administrator.
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the promises and mutual covenants herein contained, it is
agreed as follows:
I. Expense Limitation.
A. Fund Operating Expenses. For purposes of this Agreement “Fund Operating
Expenses” shall consist of the ordinary operating expenses incurred by a Fund in any fiscal
year, including organizational expenses, but not including the following: investment
advisory fees; distribution and/or service fees; dividends on securities sold short;
acquired fund fees and expenses; interest; taxes (including foreign taxes on dividends,
interest and gains); brokerage commissions and other transactional
expenses; extraordinary expenses, such as litigation; and other expenses not incurred in the
ordinary course of each fund’s business.
B. Operating Expense Limit. The maximum operating expense limit with respect to a
Fund shall be the amount specified in Schedule A attached hereto (the “Operating Expense
Limit”), which may be amended from time to time, based on a percentage of the average daily
net assets of the Funds for the period described in Section I.D.
C. Applicable Expense Limit. To the extent that the Fund Operating Expenses
incurred by a Fund exceed the Operating Expense Limit, as defined in Section I.B. above, the
Adviser shall waive or reduce its respective fees, or a portion thereof, under the Advisory
Agreement or otherwise reimburse each Fund, as applicable, for such excess amount (the
“Excess Amount”). To the extent that the Operating Expense Limit for a Fund is lower than
the Administrator’s fee of 0.30%, the Administrator shall waive or reduce its fee to the
level of the Operating Expense Limit.
D. Method of Computation. To determine the Adviser’s obligation with respect to the
Excess Amount, each day the Fund Operating Expenses for each Fund shall be annualized. If
the annualized Fund Operating Expenses of a Fund at the end of any month during which this
Agreement is in effect exceed the Operating Expense Limit for that Fund, the Adviser shall
waive or reduce its fee under the Advisory Agreement or remit to that Fund an amount that,
together with the waived or reduced investment advisory fee, is sufficient to pay the Excess
Amount computed on the last day of the month.
E. Year-End Adjustment. If necessary, on or before the last day of the first month
of each fiscal year, an adjustment payment shall be made by the appropriate party in order
that the amount of the investment advisory fees waived or reduced and other payments
remitted by the Adviser to a Fund with respect to the previous fiscal year shall equal the
Excess Amount.
F. Repayment. Each Fund agrees to repay the Administrator, out of assets belonging
to that Fund, any fees reduced and repay the Adviser, out of assets belonging to that Fund,
any Fund Operating Expenses in excess of the Operating Expense Limit paid, reimbursed or
otherwise absorbed by the Adviser, during the term of this Agreement, provided that the
Administrator and/or Adviser will not be entitled to repayment for any amount by which such
repayment would cause Fund Operating Expenses, together with the Administrative fee of
0.30%, during the fiscal year of such repayment to exceed the then current Operating
Expense Limit. Except to the extent consistent with generally accepted accounting
principles and the position of the staff of the SEC at the time, no amount will be repaid
to the Administrator and/or Adviser by a Fund more than three fiscal years after the year
in which the Administrator reduced its fee and/or the Adviser reduced its fee, reimbursed
or otherwise absorbed the Excess Amount. Any amounts waived by the Administrator and/or
Adviser are not subject to repayment.
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II. Term and Termination of Agreement.
The Agreement shall automatically renew for one-year terms beginning
each July 1, unless the Adviser and/or the Administrator provide
written notice of termination of the Agreement to the Trust and the
other party, at least ten (10) days prior to the end of the then
current term, except that the repayment obligations described in
Section I.F. of the Agreement shall survive for the period indicated
in that Section, and provided further that such repayment obligations
shall not apply with respect to PF Portfolio Optimization Model A
Fund, PF Portfolio Optimization Model B Fund, PF Portfolio
Optimization Model C Fund, PF Portfolio Optimization Model D Fund,
and PF Portfolio Optimization Model E Fund.
III. Miscellaneous.
A. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of
Delaware, provided that nothing herein shall be construed in a manner inconsistent with the
1940 Act, the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, or any rules or order of the SEC thereunder.
B. Definitions. Any question of interpretation of any term or provision of this
Agreement, including but not limited to the investment advisory fee, the administration 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 Agreement, the
Administration Agreement or the 1940 Act, shall have the same meaning as and be resolved by
reference to such Advisory Agreement, Administration Agreement or the 1940 Act.
C. Captions. The captions in this Agreement are included for convenience of
reference only and in no other way define or delineate any of the provisions hereof or
otherwise affect their construction or effect.
D. Limitation of Liability. The Administrator and Adviser shall look only to the
assets of the respective Fund for performance of this Agreement and repayment of any claim
hereunder that the Administrator and/or Adviser may have with respect to a Fund, and neither
any of the other Funds of the Trust, nor any of the Trust’s trustees, officers, employees,
agents or shareholders, shall be liable therefore.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement to be executed by their respective
officers designated below on the day and year first above written.
By:
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/s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx | By: | /s/ Xxxxxx X. Milfs | |||||||
Name:
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Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx | Name: | Xxxxxx X. Milfs | |||||||
Title:
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Chief Executive Officer | Title: | Secretary |
PACIFIC LIFE FUND ADVISORS LLC
By:
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/s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx | By: | /s/ Xxxxxx X. Milfs | |||||||
Name:
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Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx | Name: | Xxxxxx X. Milfs | |||||||
Title:
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President & Chief Executive Officer | Title: | Vice President & Secretary |
PACIFIC LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
By:
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/s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx | By: | /s/ Xxxxxx X. Milfs | |||||||
Name:
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Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx | Name: | Xxxxxx X. Milfs | |||||||
Title:
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President & Chief Executive Officer | Title: | Vice President & Secretary |
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SCHEDULE A
OPERATING EXPENSE LIMIT FOR PACIFIC LIFE FUNDS
Effective: July 1, 2008 through June 30, 2009
OPERATING EXPENSE LIMIT FOR PACIFIC LIFE FUNDS
Effective: July 1, 2008 through June 30, 2009
Maximum Operating Expense Limit | ||||
(as a Percentage of average daily net assets) | ||||
PL Portfolio Optimization Conservative Fund |
0.00 | % | ||
PL Portfolio Optimization Moderate-Conservative Fund |
0.00 | % | ||
PL Portfolio Optimization Moderate Fund |
0.00 | % | ||
PL Portfolio Optimization Moderate-Aggressive Fund |
0.00 | % | ||
PL Portfolio Optimization Aggressive Fund |
0.00 | % | ||
PL Money Market Fund |
0.30 | % | ||
PL International Value Fund |
0.30 | % | ||
PL Large-Cap Value Fund |
0.30 | % | ||
PL Short Duration Bond Fund |
0.30 | % | ||
PL Growth LT Fund |
0.30 | % | ||
PL Mid-Cap Equity Fund |
0.30 | % | ||
PL Large-Cap Growth |
0.30 | % | ||
PL International Large-Cap Fund |
0.30 | % | ||
PL Floating Rate Loan Fund* |
0.30 | % | ||
PL Small-Cap Growth Fund |
0.30 | % | ||
PL Small-Cap Value Fund |
0.30 | % | ||
PL Main Street® Core Fund |
0.30 | % | ||
PL Emerging Markets Fund |
0.30 | % | ||
PL Managed Bond Fund |
0.30 | % | ||
PL Inflation Managed Fund |
0.30 | % | ||
XX Xxxxxxxx Fund |
0.30 | % | ||
PL Mid-Cap Growth Fund |
0.30 | % | ||
PL Real Estate Fund |
0.30 | % |
* | Effective 7/1/08 |
By:
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/s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx | By: | /s/ Xxxxxx X. Milfs | |||||||
Name:
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Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx | Name: | Xxxxxx X. Milfs | |||||||
Title:
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Chief Executive Officer | Title: | Secretary |
PACIFIC LIFE FUND ADVISORS LLC
By:
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/s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx | By: | /s/ Xxxxxx X. Milfs | |||||||
Name:
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Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx | Name: | Xxxxxx X. Milfs | |||||||
Title:
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President & Chief Executive Officer | Title: | Vice President & Secretary |
PACIFIC LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
By:
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/s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx | By: | /s/ Xxxxxx X. Milfs | |||||||
Name:
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Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx | Name: | Xxxxxx X. Milfs | |||||||
Title:
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President & Chief Executive Officer | Title: | Vice President & Secretary |