EXPENSE WAIVER AGREEMENT Allianz Funds 1633 Broadway New York, NY 10019 November 1, 2013
Exhibit (h)(14)(f)(i)
November 1, 2013
Allianz Global Investors Fund Management LLC
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Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
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Ladies and Gentlemen:
This Expense Waiver Agreement (this “Agreement”) is entered into as of the date first set
forth above between Allianz Funds (the “Trust”), on behalf of its series as set forth in
Exhibit A hereto (each a “Fund” and, together, the “Funds”), and Allianz Global Investors
Fund Management LLC (“AGIFM”), on the following terms:
1. The Trust is an open-end management investment company that has multiple separate
investment portfolios, including the Funds.
2. Pursuant to an Amended and Restated Administration Agreement dated October 10, 2013, as
amended or supplemented from time to time, (the “Administration Agreement”), an Administration
Agreement dated February 17, 2012, as amended or supplemented from time to time, (the “AllianzGI
Money Market Fund Administration Agreement”), an Amended and Restated Investment Advisory Agreement
dated May 5, 2000, as amended or supplemented from time to time, (the “Advisory Agreement”), and an
Investment Advisory Agreement dated February 17, 2012, as amended or supplemented from time to
time, (the “AllianzGI Money Market Fund Advisory Agreement” and, together with the Administration
Agreement, AllianzGI Money Market Fund Administration Agreement and Advisory Agreement, the
“Management Agreements”), the Trust has retained AGIFM to provide the Trust and the Funds, and the
Funds’ shareholders, with investment advisory, administration and other services.
3. During the term of this Agreement, for each Fund listed under “Fund” in Exhibit A,
for the share classes of such Fund specified adjacent under “Classes,” AGIFM shall waive its fees
payable under the particular Management Agreement specified adjacent under “Affected Agreement” in
the amount or according to the schedule specified adjacent under “Expense Waiver.” In each case,
the amount waived will first be determined as aggregated across all share classes specified under
“Classes” and then prorated among the specified share classes according to the average daily net
assets attributable to each share class.
4. Except as otherwise noted on Exhibit A, with respect to each waiver for each Fund,
this Agreement shall be effective as of November 1, 2013 for a term lasting through October 31,
2014.
If the foregoing correctly sets forth the agreement between the Trust and AGIFM,
please so indicate by signing and returning to AGIFM the enclosed copy hereof.
Very truly yours, | ||||||
ALLIANZ FUNDS | ||||||
By: | /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
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Name: | Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx | |||||
Title: | President |
ACCEPTED AND AGREED TO:
ALLIANZ GLOBAL INVESTORS FUND MANAGEMENT LLC
By:
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/s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
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Name:
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Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx | |||
Title:
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Managing Director |
Exhibit A
Expense Waiver (stated as a | ||||||||
percentage of average daily net | ||||||||
assets of the Fund or attributable | ||||||||
to the specified share class(es), as | ||||||||
Fund | Classes | Affected Agreement | applicable) | |||||
AllianzGI
Opportunity Fund
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All Classes | Advisory Agreement | 0.05% | |||||
AllianzGI
International
Managed Volatility Fund |
All Classes | Administration Agreement | 0.20% | |||||
AllianzGI NFJ
Dividend Value Fund |
All Classes | Advisory Agreement | 0.025% on assets in excess of $7.5 billion, and an additional 0.025% on assets in excess of $10 billion | |||||
AllianzGI NFJ
International Value Fund |
All Classes | Advisory Agreement | 0.01% on assets in excess of $4 billion, an additional 0.015% on assets in excess of $5 billion, and an additional 0.025% on assets in excess of $7.5 billion | |||||
Administration Agreement | 0.05%1 | |||||||
AllianzGI NFJ
Small-Cap Value
Fund |
All Classes | Advisory Agreement | 0.025% on assets in
excess of $3 billion, an additional 0.025% on assets in excess of $4 billion, and an additional 0.025% on assets in excess of $5 billion |
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AllianzGI NFJ
Small-Cap Value
Fund |
Institutional Class Administrative Class Class R6 | Administration Agreement | 0.05% | |||||
AllianzGI Large-Cap
Growth Fund |
All Classes | Advisory Agreement | 0.05% |
1 | Independent of the Administration Agreement waiver recorded above, AGIFM has voluntarily agreed to observe an additional waiver of a portion of its administrative fees, which reduces the contractual fee rate under the Administration Agreement by an additional 0.025% with respect to all classes of AllianzGI NFJ International Value Fund. Both of these Administration Agreement waivers for AllianzGI NFJ International Value Fund will expire on December 31, 2013, provided that AGIFM and the Fund’s Board of Trustees or its Contracts Committee may determine to revoke either or both waivers and replace them with different waiver(s) prior thereto, in which case this Exhibit A shall be amended accordingly. |
[Exhibit A to Allianz Funds Expense Waiver Agreement]
Expense Waiver (stated as a | ||||||||
percentage of average daily net | ||||||||
assets of the Fund or attributable | ||||||||
to the specified share class(es), as | ||||||||
Fund | Classes | Affected Agreement | applicable) | |||||
AllianzGI Technology Fund |
All Classes | Advisory Agreement | 0.01% on assets in excess of $2 billion, an additional 0.015% on assets in excess of $3 billion, and an additional 0.025% on assets in excess of $5 billion | |||||
AllianzGI Income & Growth Fund |
All Classes | Advisory Agreement | 0.01% on assets in excess of $2 billion, an additional 0.015% on assets in excess of $3 billion, and an additional 0.025% on assets in excess of $5 billion |
[Exhibit A to Allianz Funds Expense Waiver Agreement]