UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 14A
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Delaware VIP Trust
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March 2021
Delaware VIP® Trust
IMPORTANT NOTICE
It’s YOUR investment.
Please exercise your right to vote as soon as possible!
Dear Shareholder:
We recently sent you proxy materials concerning an important proposal affecting your fund(s), which will be considered at a Special Meeting of Shareholders of the fund(s) on April 7, 2021.
We are sending you this reminder because you held shares in the fund(s) on the record date and we have not yet received your vote.
YOUR FUND’S BOARD RECOMMENDS YOU VOTE "FOR" THE PROPOSAL
YOUR VOTE IS VERY IMPORTANT
VOTING NOW HELPS MINIMIZE PROXY COSTS, AVOIDS UNNECESSARY COMMUNICATIONS WITH SHAREHOLDERS AND ELIMINATES PHONE CALLS.
Please vote using one of the following options:
| 1. | VOTE ONLINE |
Log on to the website listed on your vote instruction card. Please have your vote instruction card in hand to access your control number (located in the box) and follow the on-screen instructions.
| 2. | VOTE BY TOUCH-TONE TELEPHONE |
Call the toll-free number listed on your vote instruction card. Please have your vote instruction card in hand to access your control number (located in the box) and follow the recorded instructions. Touch-tone voting is available 24 hours a day, 7 days per week.
| 3. | VOTE BY MAIL |
Complete, sign and date the enclosed vote instruction card(s) then return them in the enclosed postage-paid envelope.
The proxy materials we sent you contain important information regarding the proposal(s) that you and other shareholders are being asked to consider. Please read the materials carefully. A copy can be viewed or downloaded from delawarefunds.com/vip-proxy. If you have any questions regarding the proposal(s), or need assistance with voting, you may call Computershare Fund Services, the fund’s proxy solicitor, toll-free at
1- 877-632-0899.
1- 877-632-0899.
Thank you for your prompt attention to this matter. If you have already voted, we appreciate your participation.
Sincerely,
/s/ Richard Salus
/s/ Richard Salus
Richard Salus
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer