EX-99.D.2 2 dex99d2.htm ADVISORY FEE WAIVER Advisory Fee Waiver

FEE WAIVER AND EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENT AGREEMENT

HARDING, LOEVNER FUNDS, INC.

50 Division Street, Fourth Floor

Somerville, New Jersey 08876

December 31, 2010

Harding Loevner LP

50 Division Street, Fourth Floor

Somerville, New Jersey 08876

Ladies and Gentlemen:

1.      International Equity Portfolio, Institutional Emerging Markets Portfolio, Frontier Emerging Markets Portfolio, Global Equity Portfolio and International Small Companies Portfolio (each, a “Fund”) are series of Harding, Loevner Funds, Inc., a Maryland corporation (“Company”). Operating expenses of each Fund are annual rates expressed as a percentage of average daily net assets.

2.    Harding Loevner LP (“you”) is the Adviser to the Company pursuant to an Investment Advisory Agreement dated August 26, 2009.

3.    You hereby agree that you will waive a portion of the applicable management fee payable to you by each Fund and/or reimburse the Fund for its other operating expenses (exclusive of 12b-1 fees) to the extent that the aggregate operating expenses through December 31, 2011 otherwise would exceed the applicable percentage shown in the chart below (each, a “Maximum Permitted Rate”).

 

     

Fund Name

 

  

Share Class

 

  

Maximum Permitted Rate

 

     

International Equity Portfolio

 

  

Investor

 

  

1.25%

 

  

 

Institutional

 

  

1.00%

 

     

Frontier Emerging Markets Portfolio

 

  

Investor

 

  

2.25%

 

  

 

Institutional

 

  

2.00%

 

     

Global Equity Portfolio

 

  

Advisor

 

  

1.25%

 

  

 

Institutional

 

  

1.00%

 

     

International Small Companies Portfolio

 

  

Investor

 

  

1.75%

 

  

 

Institutional

 

  

1.50%

 

     

Institutional Emerging Markets Portfolio

 

  

Institutional

 

  

1.30%

 


4.      You further agree that you will continue the applicable management fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement under Paragraph 2 above until the later of December 31, 2011 or the date on which the Fund’s prospectuses are updated to reflect superseding waiver/reimbursement arrangements, if any, or the termination thereof.

5.      Each Maximum Permitted Rate does not include any expenses attributable to (1) dividend expense, borrowing costs, and interest expense relating to short sales and (2) interest, taxes, brokerage commissions and extraordinary expenses, and you are not obligated to waive administrative fees or reimburse operating expenses to the extent that the Fund’s aggregate operating expenses exceed the Maximum Permitted Rate because of the aforesaid.

6.      This Agreement shall terminate automatically upon the termination of the Investment Advisory Agreement between you and the Company; provided, however, that the Fund’s obligation to reimburse you, as described above, will survive the termination of this Agreement unless the Company and you agree otherwise.

7.      You understand that you shall look only to the assets of the relevant Fund for performance of this Agreement and for payment of any claim you may have hereunder, and neither any other Fund of the Company, nor any of the Company’s directors, officers, employees, agents, or shareholders, whether past, present or future, shall be personally liable therefore.

8.      This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed and enforced in accordance with, the internal laws of the State of New Jersey, except (a) Paragraph 7 shall be governed by, construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Maryland and (b) insofar as the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, or other federal laws and regulations may be controlling. Any amendment to this Agreement shall be in writing signed by the parties hereto.

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.


HARDING, LOEVNER FUNDS, INC.

 

By:             By:         
Name:     Name:  
Title:     Title:  

The foregoing Agreement is hereby

accepted as of December 31, 2010

 

Harding Loevner LP

 

 

Harding Loevner LP

 

   

By:

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Name:

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