TO Fund Accounting Agreement This Amendment No. 16 (this “Amendment”) is made and entered into effective as of October 1, 2018 (“Amendment Effective Date”) by and between each Fund listed on amended Exhibit A (each a “Fund” or collectively the “Funds”), attached hereto as attachment A, T. ROWE PRICE ASSOCIATES, INC., a Maryland corporation having its principal office located at 100 E. Pratt Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21202 (“TRP”) and THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON, a bank organized under the Laws of the State of New York, having its principal office located at 255 Liberty Street, New York, New York 10286 (“BNY Mellon”).
EFFECT ON FUND ACCOUNTING AGREEMENT In the event of any inconsistency between the terms of this Amendment and the Fund Accounting Agreement, the terms of this Amendment shall be controlling. Except as specifically and only to the extent modified by this Amendment, all of the terms and provisions of the Fund Accounting Agreement shall continue to remain in full force and effect.
Duties of FTIS FTIS shall be responsible for administering and/or performing transfer agent functions; for acting as service agent in connection with dividend and distribution functions; and for performing shareholder account and administrative agent functions in connection with the issuance, transfer, exchange, redemption or repurchase (including coordination with the Custodian) of Shares. FTIS shall be bound to follow its usual and customary operating standards and procedures, as they may be amended from time to time, and each current prospectus and Statement of Additional Information (hereafter, collectively, the "prospectus") of the Investment Company. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, FTIS agrees to perform the specific duties listed on Schedule C. The duties to be performed by FTIS shall not include the engagement, supervision or compensation of any service providers, or any registrations or fees of any kind, which are required by the laws of any foreign country in which the Fund may choose to invest portfolio assets or sell Shares.
Appointment of USBFS as Fund Accountant The Trust hereby appoints USBFS as fund accountant of the Trust on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, and USBFS hereby accepts such appointment and agrees to perform the services and duties set forth in this Agreement. The services and duties of USBFS shall be confined to those matters expressly set forth herein, and no implied duties are assumed by or may be asserted against USBFS hereunder.
DUTIES OF GFS GFS’s duties with respect to Fund Accounting, Fund Administration and Transfer Agency services are detailed in Appendices I, II and III to this Agreement.
Duties of the Bank The Bank shall perform the following functions:
Duties of the Custodian with Respect to Property of the Fund Held By the Custodian in the United States
Services as Fund Accountant BISYS will keep and maintain the following books and records of each Fund pursuant to Rule 31a-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "Rule"):
Duties of the Transfer Agent The Transfer Agent shall be responsible, separately and through its subsidiaries or affiliates, for the following functions:
Duties of the Fund (a) Each Fund shall furnish to the Distributor copies of all information, financial statements and other papers which the Distributor may reasonably request for use in connection with the distribution of its Shares, including one certified copy, upon request by the Distributor, of all financial statements prepared by the Fund and examined by independent accountants. Each Fund shall, at the expense of the Distributor, make available to the Distributor such number of copies of its Prospectus as the Distributor shall reasonably request.