1Holding Securities. The Custodian shall hold and physically segregate for the account of each Fund all non-cash property to be held by it in the United States, including all domestic securities owned by the Fund other than (a) securities which are maintained pursuant to Section 2.9 in a clearing agency which acts as a securities depository or in a book-entry system authorized by the United States Department of the Treasury and certain federal agencies (each, a "U.S. Securities System") and (b) commercial paper of an issuer for which the Custodian acts as issuing and paying agent ("Direct Paper") which is deposited and/or maintained in the Direct Paper system of the Custodian (the "Direct Paper System") pursuant to Section 2.10.
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Samples: Custodian Agreement (T. Rowe Price Institutional International Funds, Inc.), Custodian Agreement (T. Rowe Price Inflation Focused Bond Fund, Inc.), Custodian Agreement (T. Rowe Price Institutional International Funds, Inc.)
