Common use of FUNDS AS PARTIES; LIMITATION ON FUND LIABILITIES Clause in Contracts

FUNDS AS PARTIES; LIMITATION ON FUND LIABILITIES. (a) The Custodian acknowledges and agrees that the obligations assumed by each of the Funds hereunder shall be limited in all cases to the assets of the Fund and that the Custodian may not seek satisfaction of any such obligation from the officers, agents, employees, trustees, directors or shareholders of the Fund. With respect to each Fund organized as a Massachusetts business trust or other business trust (or Portfolio thereof) where the trustees, officers, employees or shareholders of such business trust (or Portfolio thereof) may be held personally liable for its obligations, the Custodian acknowledges and agrees that, to the extent such trustees or officers are regarded as entering into this Agreement, they do so only as trustees or officers and not individually and that the obligations of this Agreement are not binding upon any such trustee, officer, employee or shareholder individually, but are binding only upon the assets and property of said Fund (or Portfolio thereof). The Custodian hereby agrees that such trustees, officers, employees or shareholders shall not be personally liable under this Agreement and that the Custodian shall look solely to the property of the Fund (or Portfolio thereof) for the performance of the Agreement or payment of any claim under the Agreement.

FUNDS AS PARTIES; LIMITATION ON FUND LIABILITIES. (a) The Custodian acknowledges and agrees that the obligations assumed by each of the Funds hereunder shall be limited in all cases to the assets of the Fund and that the Custodian may not seek satisfaction of any such obligation from the officers, agents, employees, trustees, directors or shareholders of the Fund or of any Portfolio of the Fund. With respect to each Fund organized as a Massachusetts business trust or other business trust (or Portfolio thereof) where the trustees, officers, employees or shareholders of such business trust (or Portfolio thereof) may be held personally liable for its obligations, the Custodian acknowledges and agrees that, to the extent such trustees or officers are regarded as entering into this Agreement, they do so only as trustees or officers and not individually and that the obligations of this Agreement are not binding upon any such trustee, officer, employee or shareholder individually, but are binding only upon the assets and property of said Fund (or Portfolio thereof). The Custodian hereby agrees that such trustees, officers, employees or shareholders shall not be personally liable under this Agreement and that the Custodian shall look solely to the property of the Fund (or Portfolio thereof) for the performance of the Agreement or payment of any claim under the Agreement.