Employment of Custodian and Property to be Held by It ----------------------------------------------------- The Fund hereby employs the Custodian as the custodian of its assets, including securities which it desires to be held in places within the United States of America ("domestic securities") and securities it desires to be held outside the United States of America ("foreign securities") pursuant to the provisions of the Fund's declaration of trust (the "Declaration of Trust"). The Fund agrees to deliver to the Custodian all securities and cash owned by it and all payments of income, payments of principal or capital distributions received by it with respect to all securities owned by the Fund from time to time, and the cash consideration received by it for such new or treasury shares of beneficial interest of the Fund ("Shares") as may be issued or sold from time to time. The Custodian shall not be responsible for any property of the Fund held or received by the Fund and not delivered to the Custodian.
Employment of Custodian and Property to be Held by It ----------------------------------------------------- The Fund hereby employs the Custodian as the custodian of the assets of the Portfolios of the Fund, including securities which the Fund, on behalf of the applicable Portfolio desires to be held in places within the United States of America ("domestic securities") and securities it desires to be held outside the United States of America ("foreign securities") pursuant to the provisions of the Fund's declaration of trust (the "Declaration of Trust"). The Fund on behalf of the Portfolio(s) agrees to deliver to the Custodian all securities and cash of the Portfolios, and all payments of income, payments of principal or capital distributions received by it with respect to all securities owned by the Portfolio(s) from time to time, and the cash consideration received by it for such new or treasury shares of beneficial interest of the Fund representing interests in the Portfolios ("Shares") as may be issued or sold from time to time. The Custodian shall not be responsible for any property of a Portfolio held or received by the Fund on behalf of the Portfolio and not delivered to the Custodian.
Employment of Custodian and Property to be Held by It The Fund hereby employs the Custodian as the custodian of its assets, including securities it desires to be held in places within the United States ("domestic securities") and securities it desires to be held outside the United States ("foreign securities") pursuant to the Governing Documents of the Fund. The Fund agrees to deliver to the Custodian all securities and cash now or hereafter owned or acquired by it, and all payments of income, payments of principal or capital distributions received by it with respect to all securities owned by the Fund from time to time, and the cash consideration received by it for such new or treasury shares of capital stock ("Shares") of the Fund as may be issued or sold from time to time. The Custodian shall not be responsible for any property of the Fund held or received by the Fund and not delivered to the Custodian. With respect to domestic securities, upon receipt of "Proper Instructions" (within the meaning of Article 5), the Custodian shall from time to time employ one or more sub-custodians located in the United States, but only in accordance with an applicable vote by the Board of Directors/Trustees of the Fund, and provided that the Custodian shall have no more or less responsibility or liability to the Fund on account of any actions or omissions of any sub-custodian so employed than any such sub-custodian has to the Custodian, and further provided that the Custodian shall not release the sub-custodian from any responsibility or liability unless mutually agreed upon by the parties in writing. With respect to foreign securities and other assets of the Fund held outside the United States, the Custodian shall employ Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A., as a sub-custodian for the Fund in accordance with the provisions of Article 3.
Employment of Custodian and Property to be Held by It ----------------------------------------------------- The Fund hereby employs the Custodian as the custodian of its assets pursuant to the provisions of the Fund's agreement and declaration of trust (the "Declaration of Trust"). The Fund agrees to deliver to the Custodian all securities and cash owned by it, and all payments of income, payments of principal or capital distributions received by it with respect to all securities owned by the Fund from time to time, and the cash consideration received by it for such new or treasury shares of beneficial interest ("Shares") of the Fund as may be issued or sold from time to time. The Custodian shall not be responsible for any property of the Fund held or received by the Fund and not delivered to the Custodian.
Employment of Custodian and Property to be Held by It ----------------------------------------------------- The Fund hereby employs the Custodian as the custodian of the assets of the Portfolios of the Fund, including securities which the Fund, on behalf of the applicable Portfolio desires to be held in places within the United States ("domestic securities") and securities it desires to be held outside the United States ("foreign securities") pursuant to the provisions of the Articles of Incorporation. The Fund on behalf of the Portfolio(s) agrees to deliver to the Custodian all securities and cash of the Portfolios, and all payments of income, payments of principal or capital distributions received by it with respect to all securities owned by the Portfolio(s) from time to time, and the cash consideration received by it for such new or treasury shares of capital stock of the Fund representing interests in the Portfolios, ("Shares") as may be issued or sold from time to time. The Custodian shall not be responsible for any property of a Portfolio held or received by the Portfolio and not delivered to the Custodian.
Employment of Custodian and Property to be Held by It ----------------------------------------------------- The Fund hereby appoints and employs the Bank as its Custodian and Agent in accordance with and subject to the provisions hereof, and the Bank hereby accepts such appointment and employment. The Fund agrees to deliver to the Custodian all securities, participation interests, cash and other assets owned by it, and all payments of income, payments of principal and capital distributions and adjustments received by it with respect to all securities and participation interests owned by the Fund from time to time, and the cash consideration received by it for such new or treasury shares ("Shares") of the Fund as may be issued or sold from time to time. The Custodian shall not be responsible for any property of the Fund held by the Fund and not delivered by the Fund to the Custodian. The Fund will also deliver to the Bank from time to time copies of its currently effective charter (or declaration of trust or partnership agreement, as the case may be), by-laws, prospectus, statement of additional information and distribution agreement with its principal underwriter, together with such resolutions, votes and other proceedings of the Fund as may be necessary for or convenient to the Bank in the performance of its duties hereunder. The Custodian may from time to time employ one or more subcustodians to perform such acts and services upon such terms and conditions as shall be approved from time to time by the Board. Any such subcustodian so employed by the Custodian shall be deemed to be the agent of the Custodian, and the Custodian shall remain primarily responsible for the securities, participation interests, moneys and other property of the Fund held by such subcustodian. Any foreign subcustodian shall be a bank or trust company which is an eligible foreign custodian within the meaning of Rule 17f-5 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, and the foreign custody arrangements shall be approved by the Board and shall be in accordance with and subject to the provisions of said Rule. For the purposes of this Agreement, any property of the Fund held by any such subcustodian (domestic or foreign) shall be deemed to be held by the Custodian under the terms of this Agreement.
Employment of Custodian and Property to be Held by It ----------------------------------------------------- The Fund hereby employs the Custodian as the custodian of its assets pursuant to the provisions of the Declaration of Trust. The Fund agrees to deliver to the Custodian all securities and cash owned by it, and all payments of income, payments of principal or capital distributions received by it with respect to all securities owned by the Fund from time to time, and the cash consideration received by it for such new or treasury shares of beneficial interest ("Shares") of the Fund as may be issued or sold from time to time. The Custodian shall not be responsible for any property of the Fund held or received by the Fund and not delivered to the Custodian.
Employment of Custodian and Property to be Held by It The Fund hereby employs the Custodian as the custodian for each Portfolio, and the Custodian hereby accepts such employment on the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth. The Fund, on behalf of each Portfolio, agrees to deliver to the Custodian (a) all Financial Assets (as defined in Section 2) and cash (collectively, "ASSETS"), belonging to each Portfolio, (b) all payments of income, principal and other cash and non-cash distributions received by such Portfolio in respect of Assets held hereunder, and (c) cash consideration received by such Portfolio for new or treasury shares of the Fund ("SHARES") issued or sold from time to time. The Custodian shall not be responsible for any Assets of the Fund held or received by the Fund and not delivered to the Custodian.
Employment of Custodian and Property to be Held by It ----------------------------------------------------- The Fund hereby employs the Custodian as the custodian of its assets, including securities which the Fund desires to be held in places within the United States ("domestic securities") and securities it desires to be held outside the United States ("foreign securities"). The Fund agrees to deliver to the Custodian all securities and cash owned by it, and all payments of income, payments of principal or capital distributions received by it with respect to all securities owned by it from time to time, and the cash consideration received by it for such new or treasury shares of beneficial interest of the Fund, ("Shares") as may be issued or sold from time to time. The Custodian shall not be responsible for any property of the Fund held or received by the Fund and not delivered to the Custodian.
Employment of Custodian and Property to be Held by It The Fund hereby employs the Custodian as the custodian of its assets. The Custodian agrees, subject to the terms of this Contract, to act as Custodian for the Fund an in connection therewith hold all securities and cash received by it, and all payments of income, payments of principal or capital distributions received by it with respect to all securities owned by the Fund from time to time, and the cash consideration received by the Fund for such new or treasury shares of the common stock $1.00 par value ("Shares") of the Fund as may be issued or sold from time to time. The Custodian shall not be responsible for any property of the Fund held or received by the Fund and not delivered to the Custodian. Upon receipt of "Proper Instructions" (within the meaning of Section 2.17), the Custodian shall from time to time employ one or more sub-custodians, but only in accordance with an applicable vote by the Board of Directors of the Fund, and provided that the Custodian shall have no more or less responsibility or liability to the Fund on account of any actions or omissions of any sub-custodian so employed than any such sub-custodian has to the Custodian. 2. Duties of the Custodian with Respect to Property of the Fund Held By the Custodian 2.1
