Communications Relating to Fund Investments Subject to the provisions of Section 2.3, the Custodian shall transmit promptly to the Fund all written information (including, without limitation, pendency of calls and maturities of domestic investments and expirations of rights in connection therewith and notices of exercise of call and put options written by the Fund and the maturity of futures contracts purchased or sold by the Fund) received by the Custodian in connection with the domestic investments being held for the Fund pursuant to this Agreement. With respect to tender or exchange offers, the Custodian shall transmit to the Fund all written information received by the Custodian, any agent appointed pursuant to Section 2.8 hereof, or any sub-custodian appointed pursuant to Section 1 hereof, from issuers of the domestic investments whose tender or exchange is sought and from the party (or his agents) making the tender or exchange offer. If the Fund desires to take action with respect to any tender offer, exchange offer or any other similar transaction, the Fund shall notify the Custodian at least two (2) New York Stock Exchange business days prior to the time such action must be taken under the terms of the tender, exchange offer or other similar transaction, and it will be the responsibility of the Custodian to timely transmit to the appropriate person(s) such notice. Where the Fund provides the Custodian with less than two (2) New York Stock Exchange business days notice of its desired action, the Custodian shall use its best efforts to timely transmit the Fund’s notice to the appropriate person. It is expressly noted that the parties may agree to alternative procedures with respect to such two (2) New York Stock Exchange business days notice period on a selective and individual basis.
COMMUNICATIONS RELATING TO FOREIGN SECURITIES The Custodian shall transmit promptly to the Fund written information with respect to materials received by the Custodian via the Foreign Sub-Custodians from issuers of the foreign securities being held for the account of the Portfolios (including, without limitation, pendency of calls and maturities of foreign securities and expirations of rights in connection therewith). With respect to tender or exchange offers, the Custodian shall transmit promptly to the Fund written information with respect to materials so received by the Custodian from issuers of the foreign securities whose tender or exchange is sought or from the party (or its agents) making the tender or exchange offer. The Custodian shall not be liable for any untimely exercise of any tender, exchange or other right or power in connection with foreign securities or other property of the Portfolios at any time held by it unless (i) the Custodian or the respective Foreign Sub-Custodian is in actual possession of such foreign securities or property and (ii) the Custodian receives Proper Instructions with regard to the exercise of any such right or power, and both (i) and (ii) occur at least three business days prior to the date on which the Custodian is to take action to exercise such right or power.