FEE WAIVER AGREEMENT
By this Agreement, Vantagepoint Investment Advisers, LLC (“VIA”) agrees to waive and/or
reimburse, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein, certain fees or expenses of
the Vantagepoint Milestone 2050 Fund (the “Fund”), a separate series of The Vantagepoint Funds.
| 1. | Amount of Fee Waiver. The amount of fees waived or expenses reimbursed pursuant to this Agreement shall be limited to that portion of the Fund’s total “Annual Fund Operating Expenses” that exceeds 1.10% of the Fund’s annual average daily net assets. Total “Annual Fund Operating Expenses” shall mean all annual fund operating expenses that are deducted from the Fund’s assets (including “Other Expenses,” such as expenses of the Fund’s underlying funds in which the Fund invests; “Management Fees” and “Distribution [and/or Service] (12b-1) Fees”), as defined in the Instructions to Item 3 of Form N-1A as in effect on the date of this Agreement. | ||
| 2. | Term of Waiver. This fee waiver shall be in effect until (a) April 30, 2014 or (b) such later date as VIA may from time to time notify to the Board, in writing. For so long as this fee waiver remains in effect, VIA shall inform the Board annually and in writing whether it intends to continue or discontinue the waiver, in whole or in part, as to the Fund at the time of the Board’s annual consideration of the renewal of the Second Master Investment Advisory Agreement between The Vantagepoint Funds, on behalf of the Fund, and VIA. | ||
| 3. | Effective Date: The effective date of this Agreement shall be September [•], 2012. | ||
| 4. | Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware. |
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, VIA has caused this Agreement to be executed by its duly authorized officer, as
of this [•]th day of ____, 2012.
| VANTAGEPOINT INVESTMENT ADVISERS, LLC. | ||||||
By: |
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| Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Assistant Secretary |
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| Approved By: | ||||||
Treasurer |
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| Acknowledged by: | ||||||
| THE VANTAGEPOINT FUNDS, on behalf of the Vantagepoint Milestone 2050 Fund | ||||||
By: |
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| Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Secretary |
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| Approved By: | ||||||
Treasurer |
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