May 20, 2025
The Alger Funds
100 Pearl Street, 27th Floor
New York, NY 10004
Dear Sirs:
Fred Alger Management, LLC (FAM) hereby agrees to waive fees owed to it by, or to reimburse expenses of, the share classes of each series (each, a Fund) of The Alger Funds (the Trust) listed on Schedule A for the expense cap period indicated. FAM will waive and/or reimburse expenses to the extent other expenses and any other applicable share class-specific expenses exceed the rate of average daily net assets indicated on Schedule A. With regards to all Funds except Alger Concentrated Equity Fund, Alger AI Enablers & Adopters Fund, and Alger International Small Cap Fund, this expense limitation does not include custody fees, acquired fund fees and expenses, dividend expense on short sales, net borrowing costs, interest, taxes, brokerage expenses, fees in connection with the ReFlow Fund, LLC (ReFlow) liquidity program, extraordinary expenses (as determined in the discretion of the Board of Trustees of the Trust (the Board)), and proxy expenses (except for such proxies related to: (i) changes to or approval of an investment advisory agreement for a Fund, (ii) the election to the Board of any trustee who is an interested person of the Trust, or (iii) any other matters that directly benefit, or relate directly to the operations of, FAM or its affiliates, which expenses shall be borne exclusively by FAM), to the extent applicable. With regards to Alger Concentrated Equity Fund, Alger AI Enablers & Adopters Fund, and Alger International Small Cap Fund, this expense limitation does not include acquired fund fees and expenses, dividend expense on short sales, net borrowing costs, interest, taxes, brokerage expenses, fees in connection with the ReFlow liquidity program, extraordinary expenses (as determined in the discretion of the Board), and proxy expenses (except for such proxies related to: (i) changes to or approval of an investment advisory agreement for a Fund, (ii) the election to the Board of any trustee who is an interested person of the Trust, or (iii) any other matters that directly benefit, or relate directly to the operations of, FAM or its affiliates, which expenses shall be borne exclusively by FAM), to the extent applicable.
FAM understands and intends that the Trust will rely on this agreement in preparing and filing its registration statements on Form N-1A and in accruing each Funds expenses for purposes of calculating net asset value and for other purposes.
This Agreement may only be amended or terminated prior to its expiration date by agreement between FAM and the Board, and will terminate automatically in the event of termination of the Investment Advisory Agreement between FAM and the Trust, on behalf of each Fund. FAM may recoup any fees waived or expenses reimbursed pursuant to this Agreement; however, a Fund will only make repayments to FAM if such repayment does not cause the Funds expense ratio, after the repayment is taken into account, to exceed both (i) the expense cap in place at the time such amounts were waived or reimbursed, and (ii) the Funds current expense cap. Such recoupment is limited to two years from the date the amount is initially waived or reimbursed.
Please acknowledge acceptance on the enclosed copy of this letter.
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| Very truly yours, |
| Fred Alger Management, LLC |
| /s/ Tina Payne |
| By: Tina Payne, SVP, CCO, General Counsel |
| Accepted by: |
| The Alger Funds |
| /s/ Hal Liebes |
| By: Hal Liebes, President |
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SCHEDULE A
| Fund Name |
Share Class |
Fiscal Year End |
Expense Cap |
Expense Cap Period | ||||||
| Alger Capital Appreciation Fund |
Z | October 31 | 0.04 | % | February 28, 2025 October 31, 2026 | |||||
| Alger International Focus Fund |
I | October 31 | 0.54 | % | February 28, 2025 October 31, 2026 | |||||
| Alger International Focus Fund |
Z | October 31 | 0.13 | % | February 28, 2025 October 31, 2026 | |||||
| Alger Mid Cap Growth Fund |
Z | October 31 | 0.23 | % | February 28, 2025 October 31, 2026 | |||||
| Alger Mid Cap Focus Fund |
A | October 31 | 0.53 | % | February 28, 2025 October 31, 2026 | |||||
| Alger Mid Cap Focus Fund |
C | October 31 | 1.28 | % | February 28, 2025 October 31, 2026 | |||||
| Alger Mid Cap Focus Fund |
I | October 31 | 0.58 | % | February 28, 2025 October 31, 2026 | |||||
| Alger Mid Cap Focus Fund |
Y | October 31 | 0.07 | % | February 28, 2025 October 31, 2026 | |||||
| Alger Mid Cap Focus Fund |
Z | October 31 | 0.37 | % | February 28, 2025 October 31, 2026 | |||||
| Alger Weatherbie Specialized Growth Fund |
Y | October 31 | 0.07 | % | February 28, 2025 October 31, 2026 | |||||
| Alger Small Cap Growth Fund |
Y | October 31 | 0.03 | % | February 28, 2025 October 31, 2026 | |||||
| Alger Small Cap Growth Fund |
Z | October 31 | 0.18 | % | February 28, 2025 October 31, 2026 | |||||
| Alger Small Cap Focus Fund |
Y | October 31 | 0.10 | % | February 28, 2025 October 31, 2026 | |||||
| Alger Health Sciences Fund |
Z | October 31 | 0.20 | % | February 28, 2025 October 31, 2026 | |||||
| Alger Concentrated Equity Fund |
A | October 31 | 0.35 | % | February 28, 2025 October 31, 2026 | |||||
| Alger Concentrated Equity Fund |
C | October 31 | 1.10 | % | February 28, 2025 October 31, 2026 | |||||
| Alger Concentrated Equity Fund |
I | October 31 | 0.35 | % | February 28, 2025 October 31, 2026 | |||||
| Alger Concentrated Equity Fund |
Y | October 31 | 0.10 | % | February 28, 2025 October 31, 2026 | |||||
| Alger Concentrated Equity Fund |
Z | October 31 | 0.10 | % | February 28, 2025 October 31, 2026 | |||||
| Alger AI Enablers & Adopters Fund |
A | October 31 | 0.35 | % | February 28, 2025 October 31, 2026 | |||||
| Alger AI Enablers & Adopters Fund |
C | October 31 | 1.10 | % | February 28, 2025 October 31, 2026 | |||||
| Alger AI Enablers & Adopters Fund |
I | October 31 | 0.35 | % | February 28, 2025 October 31, 2026 | |||||
| Alger AI Enablers & Adopters Fund |
Y | October 31 | 0.10 | % | February 28, 2025 October 31, 2026 | |||||
| Alger AI Enablers & Adopters Fund |
Z | October 31 | 0.10 | % | February 28, 2025 October 31, 2026 | |||||
| Alger International Small Cap Fund |
A | October 31 | 0.45 | % | Inception October 31, 2026 | |||||
| Alger International Small Cap Fund |
Z | October 31 | 0.10 | % | Inception October 31, 2026 | |||||
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