DELAWARE INVESTMENTS FAMILY OF FUNDS REGISTERED INVESTMENT ADVISERS AGREEMENTRegistered Investment Advisers Agreement • January 27th, 2012 • Delaware Group Foundation Funds
We are the national distributor for all of the shares of all of the Classes (now existing or hereafter added) of all of the Funds in the Delaware Investments Family of Funds which retain us, Delaware Distributors, L.P., to act as exclusive national distributor. The term “Fund” as used in this Agreement refers to each Fund in the Delaware Investments Family of Funds which retains us to promote and sell its shares, and any Fund which may hereafter be added to Delaware Investments Family of Funds to retain us as national distributor. The term “Class” as used in this Agreement refers to a class of shares of a Fund as described in the Fund’s prospectus. You have indicated that you wish to act as agent for your customers in connection with the purchase, sale and redemption of Fund shares and/or desire to provide certain services to your customers relating to their ownership of Fund shares, all in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
DELAWARE INVESTMENTS® FAMILY OF FUNDS DEALER'S AGREEMENTDealer's Agreement • January 27th, 2012 • Delaware Group Foundation Funds
We are the national distributor for all of the shares of all of the Classes (now existing or hereafter added) of all of the Funds in the Delaware Investments® Family of Funds which retain us, Delaware Distributors, L.P., to act as exclusive national distributor. The term “Fund” as used in this Agreement refers to each Fund in the Delaware Investments® Family of Funds that retains us to promote and sell its shares, and any Fund that may hereafter be added to Delaware Investments® Family of Funds to retain us as national distributor. The term “Class” as used in this Agreement refers to a class of shares of a Fund as described in the Fund’s prospectus. You, a broker/dealer (“you”), have indicated that you wish to act as agent for your customer(s) (the “customer(s)”) in connection with the purchase, sale and redemption of Fund shares and/or desire to provide certain services to your customers relating to their ownership of Fund shares, all in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
Delaware Management CompanyExpense Limitation Agreement • January 27th, 2012 • Delaware Group Foundation Funds
By our execution of this letter agreement (the "Agreement"), intending to be legally bound hereby, Delaware Management Company, a series of Delaware Management Business Trust (the "Manager"), agrees that in order to improve the performance of Delaware Foundation Equity Fund, Delaware Foundation Growth Allocation Fund, Delaware Foundation Moderate Allocation Fund, and Delaware Foundation Conservative Allocation Portfolio (collectively, the “Funds”), each a series of Delaware Group Foundation Funds, the Manager shall waive all or a portion of its investment advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses (excluding any 12b-1 plan expenses, taxes, interest, inverse floater program expenses, brokerage fees, short-sale dividend and interest expenses, certain insurance costs, and non-routine expenses or costs, including, but not limited to, those relating to reorganizations, litigation, conducting shareholder meetings, and liquidations (collectively, “non-routine expenses”)) in an aggregate amount e
Delaware Distributors, L.P.Expense Limitation Agreement • January 27th, 2012 • Delaware Group Foundation Funds
By our execution of this letter agreement (the “Agreement”), intending to be legally bound hereby, Delaware Distributors, L.P. (the “Distributor”) agrees that in order to improve the performance of the series of Delaware Group Foundation Funds set forth below (each a “Fund”), the Distributor shall waive a portion of the Rule 12b-1 (distribution) fees applicable to the specified Fund class, so that such Fund’s Rule 12b-1 (distribution) fees with respect to such class will not exceed the percentages set forth below for the period January 27, 2012 through January 28, 2013.
