Common use of Error Incident Clause in Contracts

Error Incident. In the case of an Error Period that spans multiple days, (i) shareholder accounts require correction only on days with a Material NAV Error; and (ii) the Net Loss and the Net Benefit for each day during the Error Period (and the residual Net Loss and/or residual Net Benefit if there are Material NAV Errors on certain days) will be aggregated for purposes of determining the Net Benefit or Net Loss for the Error Period. The Net Benefit or Net Loss for the Error Period will be subject to correction as noted above (i.e., Net Benefit for the Error Period retained by the fund and Net Loss for the Error Period paid to the fund by the party responsible for causing the error). An NAV Error is evaluated for each NAV calculation during an Error Period. Accordingly, a multi-class fund could have an NAV Error in one class but not another on the same day (e.g., in the case of an improper class expense accrual). Further, it is possible that the same Error Incident causes an NAV Error, or a Material NAV Error, on one or several days but not all consecutive days during the Error Period (e.g., an unrecorded corporate action results in an improper share position that causes the NAV impact to fluctuate above/below a full cent (or above/below ½ of 1%) on different days prior to discovery and correction). In the situation when there is an NAV Error for a fund in which a fund-of-funds invests (an underlying fund), the impact to the fund-of-funds’ NAV should only be considered if the underlying fund restates its NAV. So, if an underlying fund has an NAV error < ½ of 1% and does not restate its NAV, its original NAV remains its official NAV, and the fund-of-funds would not have an NAV error. In the case of any Material NAV Error, TRP may elect to allow benefited shareholders to retain an undue gain (i.e., subscribing shareholders who receive too many shares as a result of an understated NAV or redeeming shareholders who receive excess proceeds due to an overstated NAV) so long as TRP makes the fund whole for the resultant Net Loss. TRP may decide on this course of action, for example, to minimize the number of shareholders affected by correction and, thereby, minimize reputational risk, re-processing efforts, etc. Additionally, TRP may elect to correct shareholder accounts for errors with less than ½ of 1% NAV impact, for example to minimize the amount that must be paid in to make a fund whole, subject to TRP’s reporting such corrections to the fund’s Audit Committee and following procedures designed to ensure that all affected shareholders are treated fairly.

Error Incident. In the case of an Error Period that spans multiple days, (i) shareholder accounts require correction only on days with a Material NAV Error; and (ii) the Net Loss and the Net Benefit for each day during the Error Period (and the residual Net Loss and/or residual Net Benefit if there are Material NAV Errors on certain days) will be aggregated for purposes of determining the Net Benefit or Net Loss for the Error Period. The Net Benefit or Net Loss for the Error Period will 150 be subject to correction as noted above (i.e., Net Benefit for the Error Period retained by the fund and Net Loss for the Error Period paid to the fund by the party responsible for causing the error). An NAV Error is evaluated for each NAV calculation during an Error Period. Accordingly, a multi-class fund could have an NAV Error in one class but not another on the same day (e.g., in the case of an improper class expense accrual). Further, it is possible that the same Error Incident causes an NAV Error, or a Material NAV Error, on one or several days but not all consecutive days during the Error Period (e.g., an unrecorded corporate action results in an improper share position that causes the NAV impact to fluctuate above/below a full cent (or above/below ½ of 1%) on different days prior to discovery and correction). In the situation when there is an NAV Error for a fund in which a fund-of-funds invests (an underlying fund), the impact to the fund-of-funds’ NAV should only be considered if the underlying fund restates its NAV. So, if an underlying fund has an NAV error < ½ of 1% and does not restate its NAV, its original NAV remains its official NAV, and the fund-of-funds would not have an NAV error. In the case of any Material NAV Error, TRP may elect to allow benefited shareholders to retain an undue gain (i.e., subscribing shareholders who receive too many shares as a result of an understated NAV or redeeming shareholders who receive excess proceeds due to an overstated NAV) so long as TRP makes the fund whole for the resultant Net Loss. TRP may decide on this course of action, for example, to minimize the number of shareholders affected by correction and, thereby, minimize reputational risk, re-processing efforts, etc. Additionally, TRP may elect to correct shareholder accounts for errors with less than ½ of 1% NAV impact, for example to minimize the amount that must be paid in to make a fund whole, subject to TRP’s reporting such corrections to the fund’s Audit Committee and following procedures designed to ensure that all affected shareholders are treated fairly. 151 AMENDMENT NO. 8 TO Fund Accounting Agreement This Amendment No. 8 (this “Amendment”) is made and entered into effective as of October 25, 2016 (“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”).