EXPENSE LIMITATION AGREEMENT NEUBERGER BERMAN ALTERNATIVE FUNDS
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▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ABSOLUTE RETURN MULTI-MANAGER FUND
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▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ GLOBAL ALLOCATION FUND
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ GLOBAL LONG SHORT FUND
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ INFLATION MANAGED FUND
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ LONG SHORT FUND
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ LONG SHORT CREDIT FUND
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ LONG SHORT MULTI-MANAGER FUND
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ MULTI-ASSET INCOME FUND
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February 26, 2016
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Dear Ladies and Gentlemen:
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Absolute Return Multi-Manager Fund, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Flexible Select Fund, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Global Allocation Fund, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Global Long Short Fund, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Inflation Managed Fund, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Long Short Fund, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Long Short Credit Fund, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Long Short Multi-Manager Fund and ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Multi-Asset Income Fund (each, a “Fund”) are series of ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Alternative Funds, a Delaware statutory trust (“Trust”).
You hereby agree, until the date noted on Schedule A (“Limitation Period”), to waive and/or reimburse annual operating expenses (excluding interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses, dividend and interest expenses relating to short sales, and extraordinary expenses, if any) (“Operating Expenses”) of each Fund’s respective classes noted on Schedule A so that the Operating Expenses of each Fund’s respective Classes are limited to the rate per annum, as noted on Schedule A (each, a “Class”), of that Class’s average daily net assets (“Expense Limitation”).
Each Fund agrees to repay you out of assets attributable to its respective Class noted on Schedule A for any fees waived by you under the Expense Limitation or any Operating Expenses you reimburse in excess of the Expense Limitation, provided the repayments do not cause that Class’ Operating Expenses to exceed the expense limitation in place at the time the fees were waived and/or the expenses were reimbursed, or the expense limitation in place at the time the Fund repays you, whichever is lower. Any such repayments must be made within three years after the year in which you incurred the expense.
You understand that you shall look only to the assets attributable to the respective Class of the applicable Fund for performance of this Agreement and for payment of any claim you may have hereunder, and neither any other series of the Trust or class of the applicable Fund, nor any of the Trust’s trustees, officers, employees, agents, or shareholders, whether past, present or future, shall be personally liable therefor.
This Agreement is made and to be performed principally in the State of New York, and except insofar as the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, or other federal laws and regulations may be controlling, this Agreement shall be governed by, and construed and enforced in accordance with, the internal laws of the State of New York. Any amendment to this Agreement shall be in writing signed by the parties hereto, and requires the approval of the Board of Trustees of the Trust, including a majority of the Trustees who are not “interested persons” of the Trust as that term is defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940. This Agreement supersedes any prior agreement with respect to the subject matter hereof.
If you are in agreement with the foregoing, please sign the form of acceptance on the enclosed counterpart hereof and return the same to us.
Very truly yours,
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on behalf of
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ABSOLUTE RETURN MULTI-MANAGER FUND
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ FLEXIBLE SELECT FUND
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ GLOBAL ALLOCATION FUND
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ GLOBAL LONG SHORT FUND
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ INFLATION MANAGED FUND
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▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ MULTI-ASSET INCOME FUND
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The foregoing Agreement is hereby accepted as of February 26, 2016
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SCHEDULE A
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Fund
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Class
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Limitation
Period
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Expense
Limitation
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▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Absolute Return Multi-Manager Fund*
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Class A
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10/31/2019
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2.33%
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Class C
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10/31/2019
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3.08%
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Institutional
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10/31/2019
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1.97%
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Class R6
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10/31/2019
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1.90%
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▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Flexible Select Fund
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Class A
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10/31/2019
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1.21%
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Class C
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10/31/2019
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1.96%
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Institutional
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10/31/2019
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0.85%
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▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Global Allocation Fund
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Class A
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10/31/2019
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1.26%
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Class C
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10/31/2019
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2.01%
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Institutional
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10/31/2019
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0.90%
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Class R6
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10/31/2019
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0.83%
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▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Global Long Short Fund
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Class A
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10/31/2019
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2.16%
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Class C
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10/31/2019
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2.91%
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Institutional
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10/31/2019
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1.80%
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▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Inflation Managed Fund*
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Class A
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10/31/2019
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1.26%
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Class C
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10/31/2019
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2.01%
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Institutional
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10/31/2019
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0.90%
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Class R6
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10/31/2019
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0.83%
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▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Long Short Fund
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Class A
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10/31/2019
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2.06%
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Class C
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10/31/2019
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2.81%
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Institutional
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10/31/2019
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1.70%
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▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Long Short Credit Fund
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Class A
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10/31/2019
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1.57%
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Class C
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10/31/2019
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2.32%
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Institutional
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10/31/2019
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1.20%
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Class R6
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10/31/2019
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1.13%
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▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Long Short Multi-Manager Fund
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Class A
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10/31/2019
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2.33%
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Class C
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10/31/2019
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3.08%
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Institutional
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10/31/2019
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1.97%
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▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Multi-Asset Income Fund
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Class A
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10/31/2019
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1.02%
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Class C
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10/31/2019
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1.77%
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Institutional
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10/31/2019
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0.65%
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Class R6
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10/31/2019
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0.58%
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*For purposes of this limitation, the Fund’s Operating Expenses shall be deemed to include the Operating Expenses of any wholly owned subsidiary of the Fund advised by ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Investment Advisers LLC.