Bingham letterhead]Pioneer Series Trust I • July 19th, 2010
This opinion is furnished to you pursuant to Paragraph 8.5 of the Agreement and Plan of Reorganization (the “Agreement”), dated as of January 22, 2010, by and between Pioneer Series Trust I, a Delaware statutory trust (the “Acquiring Trust”), on behalf of Pioneer Select Mid Cap Growth Fund, a series thereof (the “Acquiring Fund”), and Pioneer Mid Cap Growth Fund, a Delaware statutory trust (the “Acquired Trust”), on behalf of Pioneer Mid Cap Growth Fund, the sole series thereof (the “Acquired Fund”). All capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein have the meanings ascribed to them in the Agreement. The Agreement contemplates the acquisition of all of the assets of the Acquired Fund by the Acquiring Fund in exchange for (a) the assumption by the Acquiring Fund of the liabilities of the Acquired Fund and (b) the issuance and delivery by the Acquiring Fund to the Acquired Fund, for distribution, in accordance with Paragraph 1.4 of the Agreement, pro rata to the Acquired Fund Sharehold
EXPENSE LIMIT AGREEMENTExpense Limit Agreement • July 19th, 2010 • Pioneer Series Trust I • Delaware
Expense Limit Agreement made as of May 1, 2006 and as revised on March 5, 2010 between Pioneer Investment Management, Inc. (“PIM”), on behalf of itself and its affiliates, Pioneer Investment Management Shareholder Services, Inc. (“PIMSS”) and Pioneer Funds Distributor, Inc. (“PFD”), and each of the Pioneer Funds listed on Annex A, as updated from time to time (each a “Fund”).
