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EX-99.(D)(2) 3 c104625_ex99-d2.htm LAZARD FUNDS INC - Form of Expense Limitation Agreement, as revised(43)

EXHIBIT 99.(d)(2)

 

LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC
30 Rockefeller Plaza
New York, New York 10112

 

Effective September 22, 2022

 

The Lazard Funds, Inc.

30 Rockefeller Plaza

New York, New York 10112

 

Re:Expense Limitation Agreement

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

Lazard Asset Management LLC (“LAM”), intending to be legally bound, hereby confirms its agreement as follows in respect of each of the portfolios (each, a “Portfolio”) of The Lazard Funds, Inc. (the “Fund”) set forth on Schedule A hereto:

 

For the respective periods set forth on Schedule A hereto, if the aggregate direct expenses of a Portfolio, exclusive of taxes, brokerage, interest on borrowings, dividend and interest expenses on securities sold short (Lazard Enhanced Opportunities Portfolio and Lazard Opportunistic Strategies Portfolio only), fees and expenses of “Acquired Funds” (as defined in Form N-1A), fees and expenses related to filing foreign tax reclaims and extraordinary expenses, exceed the percentage of the value of the Portfolio’s average daily net assets set forth opposite the Portfolio’s name on Schedule A hereto, the Fund, on behalf of the Portfolio, may deduct from the payment to be made to LAM under the Management Agreement between LAM and the Fund, on behalf of the Portfolios (the “Management Agreement”), or LAM will bear, such excess expense.

 

In addition, until April 29, 2023, to the extent the “Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses” (as used in Form N-1A) of the R6 shares of a Portfolio exceed the Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses of the Portfolio’s Institutional shares (in each case, not including management fees, custodial fees or other expenses related to the management of the Portfolio’s assets), LAM will bear the expenses of the R6 shares in the amount of such excess.

 

This Agreement may only be amended by agreement of the Fund and LAM to lower the net amounts shown and will terminate automatically in the event of termination of the Management Agreement.

 

  LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC
     
  By:  
    William Rosenberg
    Managing Director
     
  Accepted and Agreed To:
     
  THE LAZARD FUNDS, INC.,
  on behalf of each of the Portfolios set forth on Schedule A hereto
   
  By:  
    Christopher Snively
    Chief Financial Officer
 

SCHEDULE A

 

   Maximum Total Portfolio
Operating Expenses
(as a percentage of average daily net assets)
Name of Portfolio  Institutional Shares      Open Shares      R6 Shares
          
Until April 29, 2023         
Lazard Developing Markets Equity Portfolio  1.15%  1.40%  1.10%
Lazard Emerging Markets Core Equity Portfolio  1.20%  1.45%  1.15%
Lazard Emerging Markets Debt Portfolio  0.85%  1.05%  0.80%
Lazard Emerging Markets Equity Advantage Portfolio  0.90%  1.15%  0.85%
Lazard Emerging Markets Equity Portfolio  1.20%  1.45%  1.15%
Lazard Emerging Markets Strategic Equity Portfolio  1.10%  1.35%  1.05%
Lazard Enhanced Opportunities Portfolio  1.25%  1.50%  1.20%
Lazard Equity Franchise Portfolio  0.95%  1.20%  0.90%
Lazard Global Dynamic Multi-Asset Portfolio  0.90%  1.15%  0.90%
Lazard Global Equity Select Portfolio  0.90%  1.15%  0.85%
Lazard Global Fixed Income Portfolio  0.70%  0.95%  0.65%
Lazard Global Strategic Equity Portfolio  0.80%  1.05%  0.75%
Lazard International Equity Advantage Portfolio  0.90%  1.15%  0.85%
Lazard International Equity Portfolio  0.85%  1.10%  0.80%
Lazard International Equity Select Portfolio  0.90%  1.15%  0.85%
Lazard International Quality Growth Portfolio  0.85%  1.10%1  0.80%
Lazard International Small Cap Equity Portfolio  1.13%  1.38%  1.08%
Lazard International Strategic Equity Portfolio  1.05%  1.30%  1.00%
Lazard Managed Equity Volatility Portfolio  0.75%  1.00%  0.70%
Lazard Opportunistic Strategies Portfolio  1.02%  1.27%  1.02%
Lazard Real Assets Portfolio  0.80%  1.05%  0.75%
Lazard US Corporate Income Portfolio  0.55%  0.80%  0.55%1
Lazard US Equity Concentrated Portfolio  0.90%  1.15%  0.85%
Lazard US Equity Focus Portfolio  0.70%  0.95%  0.70%
Lazard US Short Duration Fixed Income Portfolio  0.40%  0.65%1  0.35%
Lazard US Small-Mid Cap Equity Portfolio  1.05%  1.30%  1.00%
Lazard US Sustainable Equity Portfolio  0.75%  1.00%  0.70%
          
Until October 29, 2023         
Lazard US Systematic Small Cap Equity Portfolio  0.90%  1.15%  0.85%
          
Until December 30, 2024         
Lazard US Convertibles Portfolio  0.75%  1.00%  0.70%
          
Until April 29, 2032  1.20%  1.45%  1.15%
          
From April 29, 2023 until April 29, 2032         
Lazard Emerging Markets Debt Portfolio  1.10%  1.35%  1.05%
Lazard International Equity Select Portfolio  1.15%  1.40%  1.10%
Lazard US Equity Concentrated Portfolio  1.10%  1.35%  1.05%

 

 

 

1 Until April 30, 2031.