MainStay Funds Trust

Exhibit g 1 c

MainStay Funds Trust

February 29, 2016

State Street Bank and Trust Company

0 Xxxx Xxxxxx

Boston, MA 02210

Attention: MainStay Group of Funds Client Manager

Re: Amended and Restated Master Custodian Agreement (the “Agreement”)

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Please be advised that MainStay Funds Trust has changed the name of its portfolio, MainStay U.S. Small Cap Fund, to MainStay Epoch U.S. Small Cap Fund as of February 29, 2016. This name change is reflected in the attached revised Appendix A to the Agreement.

Please indicate your acceptance of the foregoing by executing two copies of this letter agreement, returning one to NYLIM and retaining one for your records.

Sincerely,

    MAINSTAY FUNDS TRUST

    By:

    Name:

    Title:

Agreed and Accepted:

STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY

By:

Name:

Title:

Effective Date: February 29, 2016

Appendix A

to the

Amended and Restated Master Custodian Agreement

(as of February 29, 2016)

Fund		Portfolio
The MainStay Funds		MainStay Common Stock Fund MainStay Convertible Fund MainStay Global High Income Fund MainStay Government Fund MainStay High Yield Corporate Bond Fund MainStay Income Builder Fund MainStay International Equity Fund MainStay Large Cap Growth Fund MainStay MAP Fund MainStay Money Market Fund MainStay Tax Free Bond Fund MainStay Unconstrained Bond Fund
MainStay VP Funds Trust		MainStay VP Absolute Return Multi-Strategy Portfolio MainStay VP Balanced Portfolio MainStay XX Xxxx Portfolio MainStay VP Cash Management Portfolio MainStay VP Common Stock Portfolio MainStay VP Conservative Allocation Portfolio MainStay VP Convertible Portfolio MainStay VP Cornerstone Growth Portfolio MainStay XX Xxxxxxx Renaissance Advantage Portfolio MainStay VP Emerging Markets Equity Portfolio MainStay VP Eagle Small Cap Growth Portfolio MainStay VP Floating Rate Portfolio MainStay VP Government Portfolio MainStay VP Growth Allocation Portfolio MainStay VP High Yield Corporate Bond Portfolio MainStay VP ICAP Select Equity Portfolio MainStay VP Income Builder Portfolio MainStay VP International Equity Portfolio MainStay XX Xxxxx Balanced Portfolio MainStay VP Large Cap Growth Portfolio MainStay VP MFS® Utilities Portfolio MainStay VP Mid Cap Core Portfolio MainStay VP Moderate Allocation Portfolio MainStay VP Moderate Growth Allocation Portfolio MainStay VP PIMCO Real Return Portfolio MainStay VP S&P 500 Index Portfolio MainStay VP X. Xxxx Price Equity Income Portfolio MainStay VP Unconstrained Bond Portfolio MainStay VP U.S. Small Cap Portfolio MainStay XX Xxx Xxx Global Hard Assets Portfolio

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MainStay Funds Trust		MainStay Absolute Return Multi-Strategy Fund MainStay Balanced Fund MainStay California Tax Free Opportunities Fund MainStay Conservative Allocation Fund MainStay Cornerstone Growth Fund MainStay Xxxxxxx MLP Premier Fund MainStay Xxxxxxx Renaissance Advantage Fund MainStay Xxxxxxx Royalty Energy Income Fund MainStay Emerging Markets Opportunities Fund MainStay Epoch Global Choice Fund MainStay Epoch Global Equity Yield Fund MainStay Epoch U.S. Small Cap Fund MainStay Epoch International Small Cap Fund MainStay Epoch U.S. All Cap Fund MainStay Epoch U.S. Equity Fund MainStay Floating Rate Fund MainStay Growth Allocation Fund MainStay High Yield Municipal Bond Fund MainStay High Yield Opportunities Fund MainStay ICAP Equity Fund MainStay ICAP International Fund MainStay ICAP Select Equity Fund MainStay Indexed Bond Fund MainStay International Opportunities Fund MainStay Marketfield Fund MainStay Moderate Allocation Fund MainStay Moderate Growth Allocation Fund MainStay New York Tax Free Opportunities Fund MainStay Retirement 2010 Fund MainStay Retirement 2020 Fund MainStay Retirement 2030 Fund MainStay Retirement 2040 Fund MainStay Retirement 2050 Fund MainStay S&P 500 Index Fund MainStay Short Duration High Yield Fund MainStay Tax Advantaged Short Term Bond Fund MainStay Total Return Bond Fund MainStay U.S. Equity Opportunities Fund
MainStay DefinedTerm Municipal Opportunities Fund

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