SCHEDULE B
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SHAREHOLDERS SERVICES AGREEMENT
COMPENSATION SCHEDULE
EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 1, 2004
DELAWARE INVESTMENTS FAMILY OF FUNDS
1. Delaware Service Company, Inc. ("DSC") will determine and report to the
Fund, at least annually, the compensation for services to be provided
to the Fund for DSC's forthcoming fiscal year or period.
2. In determining such compensation, DSC will fix and report a fee to be
charged per account for services provided. DSC will bill, and the Fund
will pay, such compensation monthly.
3. Except as otherwise provided in paragraphs 4 and 5, the charge consists
of an annual per account charge of $21.25 per annum for: each open and
closed account on DSC's records and each account held on a
sub-accounting system maintained by firms that hold accounts on an
omnibus basis. These charges are as follows:
These charges will be assessed monthly on a pro rata basis and will be
determined using the number of Shareholder and Retirement Accounts
maintained as of the last calendar day of each month.
Subtransfer agency fees (or similar fees) related to accounts on a
retirement processing system will be passed on to the Fund at cost,
without markup.
4. DSC's compensation for providing services to the Series of Delaware VIP
Trust (the "VIP Trust") will be 0.01% of average daily net assets per
Series annually. DSC will bill, and the VIP Trust will pay, such
compensation monthly.
5. DSC's compensation for providing services to the Portfolios of Delaware
Pooled Trust (the "Trust") (other than The Real Estate Investment Trust
Portfolio) will be 0.01% of average daily net assets per Portfolio
annually. DSC will bill, and the Trust will pay, such compensation
monthly. Notwithstanding anything in this paragraph to the contrary,
DSC's compensation for The Real Estate Investment Trust Portfolio will
be as set forth in paragraph 3 above.
AGREED AND ACCEPTED:
DELAWARE SERVICE COMPANY, INC. DELAWARE GROUP TAX FREE FUND
for its series set forth in Schedule A
to this Agreement
By: /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ By: /s/ ▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
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Name: ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Name: ▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
Title: Senior Vice President/Operations Title: Chairman/President/Chief
Executive Officer