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Pioneer
Family of Mutual Funds
(Each
Registrant listed on Attachment A hereto)
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1.
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Amendment
(Rider 16) to Bond No. 87002106B (the “Bond”) issued by the ICI Mutual
Insurance Company of Burlington, Vermont increasing the limit of
liability
of the Bond to $42,000,000
(EXHIBIT 99-1);
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2.
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A
certified copy of resolutions adopted by a majority of the Board
of
Trustees who are not “interested persons” of each of the registrants, at a
meeting held on July 10, 2007 ratifying and approving the increase
in the
coverage under the Bond and the portion of the premium to be paid
by the
appropriate registrants in the manner described therein
(EXHIBIT 99-2);
and
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3.
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A
statement showing the amount of the single insured bond which each
registrant would have provided and maintained had it not been named
as an
insured under a joint insured bond based on its gross assets as of
April
30, 2007
(EXHIBIT 99-3);
and
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4.
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A
copy of the Amended Fidelity Bond Premium and Coverage Allocation
Agreement, effective as of May 15, 2007, by and among the joint insureds
under the Bond
(EXHIBIT 99-4)
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Very
truly yours,
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/s/
Carol B. Hannigan
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Carol
B. Hannigan
Fund
Governance Director
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Dorothy
E. Bourassa
Terrence
J. Cullen
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Registrant
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Investment
Company Act Registration Number
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Pioneer
Bond Fund
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811-02864
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Pioneer
Diversified High Income Trust
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811-22014
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Pioneer
Emerging Markets Fund
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811-08448
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Pioneer
Equity Income Fund
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811-08657
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Pioneer
Equity Opportunity Fund
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811-21623
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Pioneer
Europe Select Equity Fund
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811-06151
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Pioneer
Floating Rate Trust
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811-21654
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Pioneer
Fund
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811-01466
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Pioneer
Fundamental Growth Fund
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811-21108
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Pioneer
Global High Yield Fund
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811-10395
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Pioneer
Growth Shares
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811-01604
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Pioneer
High Income Trust
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811-21043
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Pioneer
High Yield Fund
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811-09685
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Pioneer
Ibbotson Asset Allocation Series, a series trust consisting
of:
Pioneer
Ibbotson Aggressive Allocation Fund
Pioneer
Ibbotson Conservative Allocation Fund
Pioneer
Ibbotson Growth Allocation Fund
Pioneer
Ibbotson Moderate Allocation Fund
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811-21569
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Pioneer
Independence Fund
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811-08547
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Pioneer
Interest Shares
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811-02239
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Pioneer
International Equity Fund
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811-07733
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Pioneer
International Value Fund
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811-07318
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Pioneer
Mid Cap Growth Fund
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811-03564
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Pioneer
Mid Cap Value Fund
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811-06106
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Pioneer
Money Market Trust, a series fund consisting
of:
Pioneer
Cash Reserves Fund
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811-05099
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Pioneer
Municipal High Income Trust
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811-21321
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Pioneer
Municipal High Income Advantage Trust
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811-21409
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Pioneer
Protected Principal Trust, as series trust consisting of:
Pioneer
Protected Principal Plus Fund
Pioneer
Protected Principal Plus Fund II
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811-21163
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Pioneer
Real Estate Shares
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811-07870
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Pioneer
Research Fund
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811-09585
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Pioneer
Select Equity Fund
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811-21452
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Pioneer
Select Value Fund
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811-21530
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Pioneer
Series Trust I, a series trust consisting of:
Pioneer
Oak Ridge Large Cap Growth Fund
Pioneer
Oak Ridge Small Cap Growth Fund
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811-21425
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Pioneer
Series Trust II, a series trust consisting of:
Pioneer
Am Pac Growth Fund
Pioneer
AMT -Free CA Municipal Bond Fund
Pioneer
AMT -Free Municipal Fund
Pioneer
Growth Leaders Fund
Pioneer
Growth Opportunities Fund
Pioneer
Small and Mid Cap Growth Fund
Pioneer
Tax Free Money Market Fund
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811-21460
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Pioneer
Series Trust III, a series trust consisting of:
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811-21664
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Pioneer
Cullen Value Fund
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Pioneer
Series Trust IV, a series trust consisting of:
Pioneer
Classic Balanced Fund
Pioneer
Government Income Fund
Pioneer
Institutional Money Market Fund
Pioneer
International Core Equity Fund
Pioneer
Treasury Reserves Fund
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811-21781
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Pioneer
Series Trust V, a series trust consisting of:
Pioneer
Global Select Equity Fund
Pioneer
High Income Municipal Fund
Pioneer
Oak Ridge All Cap Growth Fund
Pioneer
Select Research Growth Fund
Pioneer
Select Research Value Fund
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811-21823
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Pioneer
Series Trust VI, a series trust consisting of:
Pioneer
Floating Rate Fund
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811-21978
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Pioneer
Short Term Income Fund
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811-21558
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Pioneer
Small Cap Value Fund
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811-07985
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Pioneer
Strategic Income Fund
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811-09223
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Pioneer
Tax Advantaged Balanced Trust
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811-21448
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Pioneer
Tax Free Income Fund
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811-02704
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Pioneer
Value Fund
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811-01835
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Pioneer
Variable Contracts Trust, a series trust consisting of:
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811-08786
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Pioneer
America Income VCT Portfolio
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Pioneer
Bond VCT Portfolio
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Pioneer
Core Bond VCT Portfolio
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Pioneer
Cullen Value VCT Portfolio
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Pioneer
Emerging Markets VCT Portfolio
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Pioneer
Equity Income VCT Portfolio
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Pioneer
Equity Opportunity VCT Portfolio
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Pioneer
Fund VCT Portfolio
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Pioneer
Global High Yield VCT Portfolio
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Pioneer
Growth Opportunities VCT Portfolio
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Pioneer
Growth Shares VCT Portfolio
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Pioneer
High Yield VCT Portfolio
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Pioneer
Ibbotson Aggressive Allocation VCT Portfolio
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Pioneer
Ibbotson Growth Allocation VCT Portfolio
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Pioneer
Ibbotson Moderate Allocation VCT Portfolio
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Pioneer
International Value VCT Portfolio
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Pioneer
Mid Cap Value VCT Portfolio
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Pioneer
Money Market VCT Portfolio
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Pioneer
Oak Ridge Large Cap Growth VCT Portfolio
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Pioneer
Real Estate Shares VCT Portfolio
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Pioneer
Small and Mid Cap Growth VCT Portfolio
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Pioneer
Small Cap Value VCT Portfolio
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Pioneer
Strategic Income VCT Portfolio
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Pioneer
Value VCT Portfolio
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