Common use of Without limiting the generality of the foregoing Clause in Contracts

Without limiting the generality of the foregoing. Custodian shall be under no obligation to inquire into, and shall not be liable for (except to the extent that either (a) or (b) involves Custodian’s negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct): (a) Any Losses incurred by a Fund or any other person as a result of the receipt or acceptance of fraudulent, forged or invalid Securities, or Securities which are otherwise not freely transferable or deliverable without encumbrance in any relevant market; (b) The validity of the issue of any Securities purchased, sold, or written by or for the Fund, the legality of the purchase, sale or writing thereof, or the propriety of the amount paid or received therefor; (c) The legality of the sale or redemption of any Shares, or the propriety of the amount to be received or paid therefor; (d) The legality of the declaration or payment of any dividend or distribution by a Fund; (e) The legality of any borrowing by a Fund; (f) The legality of any loan of portfolio Securities, nor shall Custodian be under any duty or obligation to see to it that any cash or collateral delivered to it by a broker, dealer or financial institution or held by it at any time as a result of such loan of portfolio Securities is adequate collateral for the Fund against any loss it might sustain as a result of such loan, which duty or obligation shall be the sole responsibility of the Fund. In addition, Custodian shall be under no duty or obligation to see that any broker, dealer or financial institution to which portfolio Securities of the Fund are lent makes payment to it of any dividends or interest which are payable to or for the account of the Fund during the period of such loan or at the termination of such loan, provided, however that Custodian shall promptly notify the Fund in the event that such dividends or interest are not paid and received when due; (g) The sufficiency or value of any amounts of cash and/or Securities held in any Special Account in connection with transactions by a Fund; whether any broker, dealer, futures commission merchant or clearing member makes payment to the Fund of any variation margin payment or similar payment which the Fund may be entitled to receive from such broker, dealer, futures commission merchant or clearing member, or whether any payment received by Custodian from any broker, dealer, futures commission merchant or clearing member is the amount the Fund is entitled to receive, or to notify the Fund of Custodian’s receipt or non-receipt of any such payment except that Custodian shall as promptly as practical under the circumstances notify a Fund of any difference between the amount the Fund has specified in a Certificate or Instructions as the amount to be received and the amount Custodian actually receives or does not receive; or (h) Whether any Securities at any time delivered to, or held by it or by any Subcustodian, for the account of a Fund and specifically allocated to a Series are such as properly may be held by the Fund or such Series under the provisions of its then current prospectus and statement of additional information, or to ascertain whether any transactions by a Fund, whether or not involving Custodian, are such transactions as may properly be engaged in by the Fund.

Without limiting the generality of the foregoing. the Custodian shall be under no obligation to inquire into, and shall not be liable for (except to the extent that either (a) or (b) involves Custodian’s negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct):for: (a) Any Losses incurred by a Fund or any other person as a result of the receipt or acceptance of fraudulent, forged or invalid Securities, or Securities which are otherwise not freely transferable or deliverable without encumbrance in any relevant market; (b) The validity of the issue of any Securities purchased, sold, or written by or for the Fund, the legality of the purchase, sale or writing thereof, or the propriety of the amount paid or received therefor; (cb) The legality of the sale or redemption of any Shares, or the propriety of the amount to be received or paid therefor; (dc) The legality of the declaration or payment of any dividend or distribution by a the Fund; (ed) The legality of any borrowing by a Fundthe Fund using Securities as collateral; (fe) The legality of any loan of portfolio Securities, nor shall the Custodian be under any duty or obligation to see to it that any cash or collateral delivered to it by a broker, dealer dealer, or financial institution or held by it at any time as a result of such loan of portfolio Securities of the Fund is adequate collateral for the Fund against any loss it might sustain as a result of such loan. The Custodian specifically, which but not by way of limitation, shall not be under any duty or obligation periodically to check or notify the Fund that the amount of such cash collateral held by it for the Fund is sufficient collateral for the Fund, but such duty or obligation shall be the sole responsibility of the Fund. In addition, the Custodian shall be under no duty or obligation to see that any broker, dealer or financial institution to which portfolio Securities of the Fund are lent pursuant to Article XIV of this Agreement makes payment to it of any dividends or interest which are payable to or for the account of the Fund during the period of such loan or at the termination of such loan, ; provided, however however, that the Custodian shall promptly notify the Fund in the event that such dividends or interest are not paid and received when due;; or (gf) The sufficiency or value of any amounts of cash money and/or Securities held in any Special Margin Account, Senior Security Account or Collateral Account in connection with transactions by a the Fund; whether . In addition, the Custodian shall be under no duty or obligation to see that any broker, dealer, futures commission merchant or clearing member Clearing Member makes payment to the Fund of any variation margin payment or similar payment which the Fund may be entitled to receive from such broker, dealer, futures commission merchant or clearing memberClearing Member, or whether to see that any payment received by the Custodian from any broker, dealer, futures commission merchant or clearing member is the amount the Fund is entitled to receive, or to notify the Fund of Custodian’s receipt or non-receipt of any such payment except that Custodian shall as promptly as practical under the circumstances notify a Fund of any difference between the amount the Fund has specified in a Certificate or Instructions as the amount to be received and the amount Custodian actually receives or does not receive; or (h) Whether any Securities at any time delivered to, or held by it or by any Subcustodian, for the account of a Fund and specifically allocated to a Series are such as properly may be held by the Fund or such Series under the provisions of its then current prospectus and statement of additional information, or to ascertain whether any transactions by a Fund, whether or not involving Custodian, are such transactions as may properly be engaged in by the Fund.

Without limiting the generality of the foregoing. the Custodian shall be under no obligation to inquire into, and shall not be liable for (except to the extent that either (a) or (b) involves Custodian’s negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct):for: (a) Any Losses incurred by a Fund or any other person as a result of the receipt or acceptance of fraudulent, forged or invalid Securities, or Securities which are otherwise not freely transferable or deliverable without encumbrance in any relevant market; (b) The validity of the issue of any Securities purchased, sold,, or written by or for the Fund, the legality of the purchase, sale or writing thereof, or the propriety of the amount paid or received therefor; (cb) The legality of the sale or redemption of any Shares, or the propriety of the amount to be received or paid therefor; (dc) The legality of the declaration or payment of any dividend or distribution by a the Fund; (ed) The legality of any borrowing by a Fundthe Fund using Securities as collateral; (fe) The legality of any loan of portfolio Securities, nor shall the Custodian be under any duty or obligation to see to it that any cash or collateral delivered to it by a broker, dealer dealer, or financial institution or held by it at any time as a result of such loan of portfolio Securities of the Fund is adequate collateral for the Fund against any loss it might sustain as a result of such loan. The Custodian specifically, which but not by way of limitation, shall not be under any duty or obligation periodically to check or notify the Fund that the amount of such cash collateral held by it for the Fund is sufficient collateral for the Fund, 32 but such duty or obligation shall be the sole responsibility of the Fund. In addition, the Custodian shall be under no duty or obligation to see that any broker, dealer or financial institution to which portfolio Securities of the Fund are lent pursuant to Article XIV of this Agreement makes payment to it of any dividends or interest which are payable to or for the account of the Fund during the period of such loan or at the termination of such loan, provided, however however, that the Custodian shall promptly notify the Fund in the event that such dividends or interest are not paid and received when due;; or (gf) The sufficiency or value of any amounts of cash money and/or Securities held in any Special Margin Account, Senior Security Account, Exempt Account or Collateral Account in connection with transactions by a the Fund; whether . In addition, the Custodian shall be under no duty or obligation to see that any broker, dealer, futures commission merchant or clearing member Clearing Member makes payment to the Fund of any variation margin payment or similar payment which the Fund may be entitled to receive from such broker, dealer, futures commission merchant or clearing memberClearing Member, or whether to see that any payment received by the Custodian from any broker, dealer, futures commission merchant or clearing member Clearing Member is the amount the Fund is entitled to receive, or to notify the Fund of the Custodian’s 's receipt or non-receipt of any such payment except that Custodian shall as promptly as practical under the circumstances notify a Fund of any difference between the amount the Fund has specified in a Certificate or Instructions as the amount to be received and the amount Custodian actually receives or does not receive; or (h) Whether any Securities at any time delivered to, or held by it or by any Subcustodian, for the account of a Fund and specifically allocated to a Series are such as properly may be held by the Fund or such Series under the provisions of its then current prospectus and statement of additional information, or to ascertain whether any transactions by a Fund, whether or not involving Custodian, are such transactions as may properly be engaged in by the Fundpayment.