Common use of Delivery of Assets to Third Parties Clause in Contracts

Delivery of Assets to Third Parties. State Street will receive delivery of and keep safely the Assets of each Portfolio segregated in a separate account. Upon delivery of any such Assets to a subcustodian appointed pursuant hereto (hereinafter referred to as "Subcustodian"), State Street will create and maintain records identifying such Assets as belonging to the applicable Portfolio. State Street is responsible for the safekeeping of the Assets only until they have been transmitted to and received by other persons as permitted under the terms hereof, except for Assets transmitted to Subcustodians, for which State Street remains responsible to the extent provided herein. State Street may participate directly or indirectly through a subcustodian in the Depository Trust Company (DTC), Treasury/Federal Reserve Book Entry System (Fed System), Participant Trust Company (PTC) or other depository approved by Fund (as such entities are defined at 17 CFR Section 270.17f-4(b)) (each a "Depository" and collectively the "Depositories"). State Street will be responsible to Fund for any loss, damage or expense suffered or incurred by Fund resulting from the actions or omissions of any Depository only to the same extent such Depository is responsible to State Street.

Delivery of Assets to Third Parties. State Street IFTC will receive delivery of and keep safely the Assets of each Portfolio segregated in a separate account. Upon delivery of any such Assets to a subcustodian appointed pursuant hereto (hereinafter referred to as "Subcustodian"), State Street IFTC will create and maintain records identifying such Assets as belonging to the applicable Portfolio. State Street IFTC is responsible for the safekeeping of the Assets only until they have been transmitted to and received by other persons as permitted under the terms hereof, except for Assets transmitted to Subcustodians, for which State Street IFTC remains responsible to the extent provided herein. State Street IFTC may participate directly or indirectly through a subcustodian in the Depository Trust Company (DTC), Treasury/Federal Reserve Book Entry System (Fed System), Participant Trust Company (PTC) or other depository approved by Fund (as such entities are defined at 17 CFR Section 270.17f-4(b)) (each a "Depository" and collectively the "Depositories"). State Street IFTC will be responsible to Fund for any loss, damage or expense suffered or incurred by Fund resulting from the actions or omissions of any Depository only to the same extent such Depository is responsible to State StreetIFTC.

Delivery of Assets to Third Parties. State Street will receive ----------------------------------- delivery of and keep safely the Assets of each Portfolio segregated in a separate account. Upon delivery of any such Assets to a subcustodian appointed pursuant hereto (hereinafter referred to as "Subcustodian"), State Street will create and maintain records identifying such Assets as belonging to the applicable Portfolio. State Street is responsible for the safekeeping of the Assets only until they have been transmitted to and received by other persons as permitted under the terms hereof, except for Assets transmitted to Subcustodians, for which State Street remains responsible to the extent provided herein. State Street may participate directly or indirectly through a subcustodian in the Depository Trust Company (DTC), Treasury/Federal Reserve Book Entry System (Fed System), Participant Trust Company (PTC) or other depository approved by Fund (as such entities are defined at 17 CFR Section 270.17f-4(b)) (each a "Depository" and collectively the "Depositories"). State Street will be responsible to Fund for any loss, damage or expense suffered or incurred by Fund resulting from the actions or omissions of any Depository only to the same extent such Depository is responsible to State Street.