Delaware Management Company 100 Independence, 610 Market Street Philadelphia, PA 19106-2354
EX-99.d.2
Delaware Management Company
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July 25, 2023
Delaware Group Cash Reserve
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Re: Expense Limitations
To Whom it May Concern:
By our execution of this letter agreement (the “Agreement”), intending to be legally bound hereby, Delaware Management Company, a series of Macquarie Investment Management Business Trust (the “Manager”), agrees that in order to improve the performance of the Delaware Investments Ultrashort Fund (the “Fund”), a series of Delaware Group Cash Reserve, 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, acquired fund fees and expenses, short sale dividend and 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, the “Excluded Expenses”)) in an aggregate amount equal to the amount by which the Fund’s total annual fund operating expenses (excluding any Excluded Expenses) exceed 0.40% for the period from July 31, 2023 through July 30, 2024. For purposes of this Agreement, Excluded Expenses may also include such additional costs and expenses as may be agreed upon from time to time by the Fund’s Board of Trustees and the Manager.
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
Macquarie Investment Management Business Trust
By: | /s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxx | ||
Name: | Xxxxxxx Xxxxx | ||
Title: | Senior Vice President |