Delaware Management Company 100 Independence, 610 Market Street Philadelphia, PA 19106-2354
EX-99.d.2
Delaware Management Company
100 Independence, 000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000-0000
April 26, 2022
Delaware Group Limited-Term Government Funds
100 Independence, 000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000-0000
Re: Expense Limitations
Ladies and Gentlemen:
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 series of Delaware Group Limited-Term Government Funds listed below (collectively, the Funds”), the Manager shall waive all or a portion of its investment advisory fees and/or pay/reimburse expenses (excluding any 12b-1 fees, acquired fund fees and expenses, taxes, interest, 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 Funds’ total annual operating expenses (excluding any Excluded Expenses) exceed the percentages set forth below for the period from April 29, 2022 through April 29, 2023. 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 Funds’ Board of Trustees and the Manager.
Total Expense | Total Expense | |||
Limit Without | Limit | |||
Fund | 12b-1 Fees | Class R6 | ||
Delaware Limited-Term Diversified | 0.39% | 0.32% | ||
Income Fund | ||||
Delaware Tax-Free New Jersey Fund | 0.59% | N/A | ||
Delaware Tax-Free Oregon Fund | 0.65% | N/A |
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 |
Your signature below acknowledges acceptance of this Agreement:
Delaware Group Limited-Term Government Funds
By: | /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxx | |
Name: | Xxxxx X. Xxxxx | |
Title: | President & Chief Executive Officer | |
Date: | April 26, 2022 |