XXXXXXXXXXX XX XXXXX XXXXXX AS CUSTODIAN AND RECORDKEEPING AGENT. Fund hereby appoints State Street as the custodian of the assets of the Portfolios, including securities that Fund, on behalf of the applicable Portfolio, desires to be held in places within the United States ("DOMESTIC SECURITIES") and securities it desires to be held outside the United States ("FOREIGN SECURITIES"). Fund, on behalf of the Portfolio(s), agrees to deliver to State Street all securities and cash of the Portfolios, and all payments of income, payments of principal or capital distributions received by it with respect to all securities owned by the Portfolio(s) from time to time, and the cash consideration received by it for such new or treasury shares of beneficial interest of Fund representing interests in the Portfolios ("SHARES") as may be issued or sold from time to time. State Street shall not be responsible for any property of a Portfolio held or received by the Portfolio and not delivered to State Street. Upon receipt of "PROPER INSTRUCTIONS" (as such term is defined in Section 6 hereof), State Street shall on behalf of the applicable Portfolio(s) from time to time appoint one or more sub-custodians located in the United States, but only in accordance with an applicable vote by the Board of Trustees or Directors of Fund (the "BOARD") on behalf of the applicable Portfolio(s). State Street may appoint as sub-custodian for Fund's foreign securities on behalf of the applicable Portfolio(s) the foreign banking institutions and foreign securities depositories designated in Schedules A and B hereto, but only in accordance with the applicable provisions of Sections 3 and 4. State Street shall have the same responsibility or liability to Fund on account of any actions or omissions of any sub-custodian so appointed that State Street would have if State Street had not retained such sub-custodian. Fund hereby appoints State Street as agent to perform certain investment accounting and recordkeeping functions relating to portfolio transactions required of a duly registered investment company under Rule 31a of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended and the rules promulgated thereunder, including without limitation Rules 31a-1, 31a-2 and 31a-3 (the "1940 ACT") and to calculate the net asset value of the Portfolio(s) in accordance with the provisions of Section 9 hereof.
XXXXXXXXXXX XX XXXXX XXXXXX AS CUSTODIAN AND RECORDKEEPING AGENT. Fund hereby appoints State Street as the custodian of the assets of the Portfolios, including securities that Fund, on behalf of the applicable Portfolio, desires to be held in places within the United States (“domestic securities”) and securities it desires to be held outside the United States (“foreign securities”). Fund, on behalf of the Portfolio(s), agrees to deliver to State Street all securities and cash of the Portfolios, and all payments of income, payments of principal or capital distributions received by it with respect to all securities owned by the Portfolio(s) from time to time, and the cash consideration received by it for such new or treasury shares of beneficial interest of Fund representing interests in the Portfolios (“Shares”) as may be issued or sold from time to time. State Street shall not be responsible for any property of a Portfolio held or received by the Portfolio and not delivered to State Street.
