AMENDMENT TO
CUSTODIAN AGREEMENT
This Amendment to the Custodian Agreement is entered into this date by and
between ICON Funds and Firstar Bank Milwaukee ("Firstar"), collectively, the
"the parties."
On October 9, 1996, the parties entered into the Custodian Agreement (the
"Agreement").
Pursuant to the mandate of Regulation S-P, the parties hereby agree to amend the
Agreement by adding the following provision:
PRIVACY OF CONSUMER FINANCIAL INFORMATION. The policies and procedures of
Meridian Investment Management Corporation and the ICON Funds prohibit the
disclosure of nonpublic personal information related to customers and consumers
of Meridian and/or the ICON Funds, other than pursuant to the exceptions
enumerated in C.F.R. ss. 248.13 through C.F.R. ss. 248.15. The parties agree
that to the extent they may possess or collect nonpubilc personal information
related to customers and/or consumers of Meridian and/or the ICON Funds (as
those terms are defined in Regulation S-P), they shall not disclose that
information to nonaffiliated third-parties unless pursuant to an exception
enumerated in Regulation S-P or pursuant to the express written or electronic
consent of the consumer or customer. The parties further agree that they shall
comply with Regulation S-P in all material respects, including the obligation to
provide appropriate administrative, technical and physical safeguards reasonably
designed to insure the security and confidentiality of customer records and
information; to protect against any anticipated threats or hazards to the
security or integrity of customer records or information; and to protect against
authorized access to or use of customer records or information that could result
in substantial harm or inconvenience to any customer. The parties agree that
they shall restrict access to customer records and information to persons who
have a need to know information contained therein.
On behalf of ICON Funds:
By: /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
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Title: President
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Date:
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For Firstar Bank Milwaukee:
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. XxXxx
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Title: Vice President
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Date: 01/04/01
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