Common use of New Countries Clause in Contracts

New Countries. The Fund shall be responsible for informing the Custodian sufficiently in advance of a proposed investment which is to be held in a country in which no Subcustodian is authorized to act in order that the Custodian shall, if it deems appropriate to do so, have sufficient time to establish a subcustodial arrangement in accordance herewith. In the event, however, the Custodian is unable to establish such arrangements prior to the time such investment is to be acquired, the Custodian is authorized to designate at its discretion a local safekeeping agent, and the use of such local safekeeping agent shall be at the sole risk of the Fund, and accordingly the Custodian shall be responsible to the Fund for the actions of such agent if and only to the extent the Custodian shall have recovered from such agent for any damages caused the Fund by such agent. The Custodian shall provide the Fund prompt notice if it receives Instruction with respect to a security to be settled in a country for which a Subcustodian has not been appointed or if the Custodian has appointed such an agent and at the request of the Fund, the Custodian agrees to remove any security held on behalf of the Fund by such an agent to a Subcustodian. Under such circumstances, the Custodian shall collect income and respond to corporate developments on a best efforts basis.

New Countries. The Fund shall be responsible for informing the Custodian sufficiently in advance of a proposed investment which is to be held in a country in which no Subcustodian is authorized to act in order that the Custodian shall, if it deems appropriate to do so, have sufficient time to establish a subcustodial arrangement in accordance herewith. In the event, however, the Custodian is unable to establish such arrangements prior to the time such investment Investment is to be acquired, the Custodian is authorized to designate at its discretion a local safekeeping agent, and the use of such local safekeeping agent shall be at the sole risk of the Fund, and accordingly the Custodian shall be responsible to the Fund for the actions of such agent if and only to the extent the Custodian shall have recovered from such agent for any damages caused the Fund by such agent. The Custodian shall provide Notwithstanding the Fund prompt notice if it receives Instruction with respect to a security to be settled in a country for which a Subcustodian has not been appointed or if the Custodian has appointed such an agent and at the request of the Fund, the Custodian agrees to remove any security held on behalf of the Fund by such an agent to a Subcustodian. Under such circumstancesabove, the Custodian shall collect income be liable to the extent that (a) such local safekeeping agent is a parent, subsidiary or otherwise affiliated with the Custodian or (b) the Custodian's negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct is the direct cause of the local safekeeping agent failing to make the repayment or (c) a transaction or other matter between the Custodian and respond the local safekeeping agent unrelated to corporate developments on a best efforts basisthe Funds was the cause of the loss or damage. Under (a), (b) or (c) the Custodian shall be liable.

New Countries. The Fund shall be responsible for informing the Custodian sufficiently in advance of a 15 proposed investment which is to be held in a country in which no Subcustodian is authorized to act in order that the Custodian shall, if it deems appropriate to do so, have sufficient time to establish a subcustodial arrangement in accordance herewith. In the event, however, the Custodian is unable to establish such arrangements prior to the time such investment is to be acquired, the Custodian is authorized to designate at its discretion a local safekeeping agent, and the use of such local safekeeping agent shall be at the sole risk of the Fund, and accordingly the Custodian shall be responsible to the Fund for the actions of such agent if and only to the extent the Custodian shall have recovered from such agent for any damages caused the Fund by such agent. The Custodian shall provide the Fund prompt notice if it receives Instruction with respect to a security to be settled in a country for which a Subcustodian has not been appointed or if the Custodian has appointed such an agent and at the request of the Fund, the Custodian agrees to remove any security held on behalf of the Fund by such an agent to a Subcustodian. Under such circumstances, the Custodian shall collect income and respond to corporate developments on a best efforts basis.