DELAWARE GROUP EQUITY FUNDS III DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT Distribution Agreement (the "Agreement") made as of this 15th day of May, 2003 by and between DELAWARE GROUP EQUITY FUNDS III, a Delaware business trust (the "Trust"), for the series identified on...Distribution Agreement • August 29th, 2003 • Delaware Group Equity Funds Iii • Pennsylvania
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK GLOBAL CUSTODY AGREEMENT AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO SCHEDULE A THIS AMENDMENT, dated July 17, 2003, amends the Schedule A of the Global Custody Agreement, dated May 1, 1996 as amended on July 1, 2001 ("Agreement"), between those registered...Custody Agreement • August 29th, 2003 • Delaware Group Equity Funds Iii
INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT AGREEMENT, made by and between DELAWARE GROUP EQUITY FUNDS III, a Delaware business trust (the "Trust") severally on behalf of each series of shares of beneficial interest of the Trust that is listed on Exhibit A to...Investment Management Agreement • August 27th, 1999 • Delaware Group Equity Funds Iii
Mutual Fund/Business Trust/Series CUSTODIAN AGREEMENT AGREEMENT dated as of June 1, 1996 between BANKERS TRUST COMPANY (the "Custodian") and those registered investment companies listed on Exhibit A hereto, as such Exhibit shall be amended from time...Custodian Agreement • August 29th, 1997 • Delaware Group Trend Fund Inc • New York
EXHIBIT ADelaware Group Equity Funds Iii • April 12th, 2001
THIS EXHIBIT to the Investment Management Agreement dated August 27, 1999 (the "Agreement") between DELAWARE GROUP EQUITY FUNDS III and DELAWARE MANAGEMENT COMPANY, a series of Delaware Management Business Trust (the "Investment Manager"), amended as of the 22nd day of December, 1999 to add Delaware American Services Fund, Delaware Large Cap Growth Fund, Delaware Research Fund and Delaware Technology and Innovation Fund, lists the Funds for which the Investment Manager provides investment management services pursuant to this Agreement, along with the management fee rate schedule for each Fund and the date on which the Agreement became effective for each Fund.
EX-99.g.2 Delaware Funds FORM OF SECURITIES LENDING AUTHORIZATION This Agreement (this "Agreement") made as of the ___ day of ___, 2007, by and between each investment company listed on Schedule 1 attached hereto (referred to herein, individually, as...Delaware Group Equity Funds Iii • August 29th, 2007 • Pennsylvania
WITNESSETHDistribution Agreement • April 12th, 2001 • Delaware Group Equity Funds Iii • Pennsylvania
AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO EXHIBIT A OF THE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AGREEEMENT THIS EXHIBIT to the Investment Management Agreement dated August 27, 1999 (the "Agreement") between DELAWARE GROUP EQUITY FUNDS III and DELAWARE MANAGEMENT COMPANY, a series of...Delaware Group Equity Funds Iii • June 25th, 2001
THIS EXHIBIT to the Investment Management Agreement dated August 27, 1999 (the "Agreement") between DELAWARE GROUP EQUITY FUNDS III and DELAWARE MANAGEMENT COMPANY, a series of Delaware Management Business Trust (the "Investment Manager"), amended as of the 26th day of June, 2001 to add Delaware Health Care Fund and Delaware Small Cap Growth Fund, lists the Funds for which the Investment Manager provides investment management services pursuant to this Agreement, along with the management fee rate schedule for each Fund and the date on which the Agreement became effective for each Fund.
EX-99.h.1.ii SCHEDULE B SHAREHOLDER SERVICES AGREEMENT COMPENSATION SCHEDULE EFFECTIVE JUNE 1, 2007 DELAWARE INVESTMENTS FAMILY OF FUNDS 1. Delaware Service Company, Inc.("DSC") will determine and report to the Fund , at least annually, the...Shareholder Services Agreement • August 29th, 2007 • Delaware Group Equity Funds Iii
Delaware Distributors, L.P. 2005 Market Street Philadelphia, PA 19103 October __, 2006 Delaware Group Equity Funds III 2005 Market Street Philadelphia, PA 19103 Re: Expense Limitations Ladies and Gentlemen: By our execution of this letter agreement...Delaware Group Equity Funds Iii • October 27th, 2006
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 Delaware American Services Fund (the "Fund"), which is a series of Delaware Group Equity Funds III, the Distributor shall waive a portion of the Rule 12b-1 (distribution) fees for Class A Shares and Class R Shares so that such Rule 12b-1 (distribution) fees for the Fund will not exceed 0.25% and 0.50%, respectively, for the period November 1, 2006 through October 31, 2007.
DELAWARE GROUP EQUITY FUNDS III ADOPTION AGREEMENT (Relating to Distribution Agreements) ------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------Adoption Agreement • April 12th, 2001 • Delaware Group Equity Funds Iii
GLOBAL CUSTODY AGREEMENT AGREEMENT, effective May 1, 1996, between THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK, N.A. (the "Bank") and those registered investment companies listed on Schedule A hereto (each a "Customer") on behalf of certain of their respective series,...Global Custody Agreement • April 12th, 2001 • Delaware Group Equity Funds Iii • New York
AGREEMENT AND DECLARATION OF TRUSTAgreement and Declaration of Trust • June 25th, 1999 • Delaware Group Equity Funds Iii Inc • Delaware
AMENDMENT NO. 1 to APPENDIX A to SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARY DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENTDelaware Group Equity Funds Iii • October 27th, 2006
THIS AMENDMENT to the Second Amended and Restated Financial Intermediary Distribution Agreement dated August 21, 2003 (the "Agreement") between DELAWARE DISTRIBUTORS, L.P. and LINCOLN FINANCIAL DISTRIBUTORS, INC., amended as of the 31st day of October, 2005.
SCHEDULE B ----------Shareholders Services Agreement • June 28th, 2002 • Delaware Group Equity Funds Iii
DEFINITIONSAnd Services Agreement • August 29th, 2007 • Delaware Group Equity Funds Iii • Pennsylvania
EX-99.e.1.ii THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARY DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT Third Amended and Restated Financial Intermediary Distribution Agreement (the "Agreement") effective as of the 1st of January, 2007, by and between DELAWARE...Financial Intermediary Distribution Agreement • August 29th, 2007 • Delaware Group Equity Funds Iii • Pennsylvania
INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT AGREEMENT, made by and between DELAWARE GROUP EQUITY FUNDS III, a Delaware business trust (the "Trust") severally on behalf of each series of shares of beneficial interest of the Trust that is listed on Exhibit A to...Investment Management Agreement • June 25th, 1999 • Delaware Group Equity Funds Iii Inc
FORM OF DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENTDistribution Agreement • June 25th, 2001 • Delaware Group Equity Funds Iii • Pennsylvania
AMENDMENT TO THE AMENDED AND RESTATED MUTUAL FUND CUSTODY AND SERVICES AGREEMENT This Amendment is made effective as of November 28, 2003 to the Amended and Restated Mutual Fund Custody and Services Agreement made as of May 16, 2002 (the "Agreement")...Custody and Services Agreement • August 31st, 2004 • Delaware Group Equity Funds Iii
EX-99.G2l AMENDMENT TO SECURITIES LENDING AGREEMENT AMENDMENT {"Amendment"), dated October 3, 2001, to the securities lending agreement ("Lending Agreement"), dated December 22, 1998, between The Chase Manhattan Bank ("Chase") and each of the Delaware...Securities Lending Agreement • June 28th, 2002 • Delaware Group Equity Funds Iii • New York
Delaware Management Company 2005 Market Street Philadelphia, PA 19103 October __, 2006 Delaware Group Equity Funds III 2005 Market Street Philadelphia, PA 19103 Re: Expense Limitation Ladies and Gentlemen: By our execution of this letter agreement...Delaware Group Equity Funds Iii • October 27th, 2006
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 the Delaware Trend Fund (the "Fund"), which is a series of Delaware Group Equity Funds III, the Manager shall waive all or a portion of its investment advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses (excluding any Rule 12b-1 plan expenses, taxes, interest, brokerage fees, certain insurance costs and extraordinary expenses) in an aggregate amount equal to the amount by which the Fund's total operating expenses (excluding any 12b-1 plan expenses, taxes, interest, brokerage fees, certain insurance costs and extraordinary expenses) exceeds 1.11% for the period November 1, 2006 through October 31, 2007.
DELAWARE GROUP EQUITY FUNDS III AMENDED AND RESTATED DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENTDistribution Agreement • August 20th, 2010 • Delaware Group Equity Funds Iii • Pennsylvania
Distribution Agreement (the “Agreement”) made as of May 15, 2003 and amended and restated on January 4, 2010 by and between DELAWARE GROUP EQUITY FUNDS III, a Delaware statutory trust (the “Trust”), for the series identified on Schedule I attached hereto, as from time to time amended (the “Series”), and DELAWARE DISTRIBUTORS, L.P. (the “Distributor”), a Delaware limited partnership.
INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AGREEMENTInvestment Management Agreement • August 20th, 2010 • Delaware Group Equity Funds Iii
AGREEMENT, made by and between DELAWARE GROUP EQUITY FUNDS III, a Delaware statutory trust (the “Trust”), on behalf of each series of shares of beneficial interest of the Trust that is listed on Exhibit A to this Agreement, as that Exhibit may be amended from time to time (each such series of shares is hereinafter referred to as a “Fund” and, together with other series of shares listed on such Exhibit, the “Funds”), and DELAWARE MANAGEMENT COMPANY, a series of Delaware Management Business Trust, a Delaware statutory trust (the “Investment Manager”).
INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT AGREEMENT, made by and between DELAWARE GROUP EQUITY FUNDS III, a Delaware statutory trust (the "Trust"), on behalf of each series of shares of beneficial interest of the Trust that is listed on Exhibit A to this...Investment Management Agreement Agreement • August 27th, 2010 • Delaware Group Equity Funds Iii
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK SECURITIES LENDING AGREEMENT AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO SCHEDULE A THIS AMENDMENT, dated July 17, 2003, amends the Schedule A of the Securities Lending Agreement, dated December 22, 1998 as amended on October 1, 2002 ("Agreement"), between...Lending Agreement • August 29th, 2003 • Delaware Group Equity Funds Iii
THIS AMENDMENT, dated July 17, 2003, amends the Schedule A of the Securities Lending Agreement, dated December 22, 1998 as amended on October 1, 2002 ("Agreement"), between those registered investment companies listed on Schedule A to the Agreement (each a "Customer"), having a place of business at 2005 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103, and JPMorgan Chase Bank ("Bank"), having a place of business at 270 Park Ave., New York, N.Y. 10017-2070.
AMENDMENT TO SECURITIES LENDING AUTHORIZATION AGREEMENTSecurities Lending Authorization Agreement • August 20th, 2010 • Delaware Group Equity Funds Iii • New York
This AMENDMENT TO SECURITIES LENDING AUTHORIZATION AGREEMENT is made and effective as of the 22 day of September, 2009 (the “Effective Date”), by and between each investment company listed on Schedule 1 attached hereto (referred to herein, individually, as a “Client” and, collectively, as the “Clients”) on behalf of one or more of its series funds listed below such investment company on Schedule 1 attached hereto (referred to herein, individually, as a “Fund” and, collectively, as the “Funds”) and THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON, successor by operation of law to Mellon Bank, N.A (the "Lending Agent").
SCHEDULE B SHAREHOLDER SERVICES AGREEMENT COMPENSATION SCHEDULE EFFECTIVE JUNE 1, 2009 DELAWARE INVESTMENTS FAMILY OF FUNDSShareholder Services Agreement • May 28th, 2010 • Voyageur Mutual Funds Iii
These charges will be assessed monthly on a pro rata basis and will be determined using the number of accounts maintained as of the last calendar day of each month.
As of June 26, 2001 VIA UPS OVERNIGHT ----------------- The Chase Manhattan Bank 4 Chase MetroTech Center Brooklyn, New York 11245 Attention: Global Custody Division Re: Global Custody Agreement, Effective May 1, 1996, as amended November 20, 1997...Delaware Group Equity Funds Iii • June 25th, 2001
Re: Global Custody Agreement, Effective May 1, 1996, as amended November 20, 1997 between The Chase Manhattan Bank and those registered investment companies (and on behalf of certain series thereof), listed on Schedule A and Appendix A, respectively, attached thereto ("Agreement") ------------------------------------------------------------------------
SECURITIES LENDING AGREEMENT ("Lending Agreement"), dated as of , 1996 between ("Lender"), having its principal place of business at , and The Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A. ("Chase"), having its principal place of business at One Chase Manhattan Plaza,...Securities Lending Agreement • June 25th, 1999 • Delaware Group Equity Funds Iii Inc • New York
FUND ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATION SERVICES AGREEMENTFund Accounting and Financial Administration Services Agreement • October 27th, 2008 • Delaware Group Equity Funds Iii • Pennsylvania
THIS AGREEMENT is made as of the 1st day of October, 2007 (the “Effective Date”) by and between MELLON BANK, N.A. (referred to herein as “Mellon”), a national banking association having its principal place of business at 500 Grant Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15258, and each investment company listed on Schedule A (referred to herein, individually, as a “Fund” and, collectively, as the “Funds”), having its principal place of business at 2005 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103.
SECUITIES LENDING AGREEMENT ("Lending Agreement"), dated December 22, 1998, between each of those registered investment companies listed on Schedule A acting on behalf of certain of one or more of its series (each a "Lender") having its principal...Secuities Lending Agreement • April 12th, 2001 • Delaware Group Equity Funds Iii • New York
FUND ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATION OVERSIGHT AGREEMENTFund Accounting and Financial Administration Oversight Agreement • August 20th, 2010 • Delaware Group Equity Funds Iii • Pennsylvania
THIS AGREEMENT is made as of the 4th day of January, 2010, (the “Effective Date”) by and between each fund in the Delaware Investments Family of Funds listed on Schedule A (each, a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”), having their principal place of business at 2005 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103, and Delaware Service Company, Inc. (“DSC”), a Delaware corporation having its principal place of business at 2005 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103.
FUND ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATION OVERSIGHT AGREEMENTFund Accounting and Financial Administration Oversight Agreement • October 27th, 2008 • Delaware Group Equity Funds Iii • Pennsylvania
THIS AGREEMENT is made as of the 1st day of October, 2007, (the “Effective Date”) by and between each fund in the Delaware Investments Family of Funds listed on Schedule A (each, a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”), having their principal place of business at 2005 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103, and Delaware Service Company, Inc. (“DSC”), a Delaware corporation having its principal place of business at 2005 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103.
AMENDMENT, dated November 20, 1997 to the May 1, 1996 custody agreement ("Agreement"), between those registered investment companies listed on Schedule A to the Agreement (each a "Customer"), having a place of business at 1818 Market Street,...Delaware Group Equity Funds Iii • August 29th, 2000
