FOURTH AMENDMENT TO AMENDED AND RESTATED MASTER CUSTODIAN AGREEMENT
Exhibit (g)(9)
FOURTH AMENDMENT
TO
AMENDED AND RESTATED MASTER CUSTODIAN AGREEMENT
This Fourth Amendment (“Fourth Amendment”) to the Amended and Restated Master Custodian Agreement dated October 17, 2008 (the “Agreement”) between each registered investment company identified on Appendix A attached hereto, as may be amended from time to time (each registered investment company made subject to the Agreement referred to as the “Fund”, each of which is a Massachusetts business trust or a Maryland corporation) and Xxxxx Brothers Xxxxxxxx & Co. (“BBH&Co.”) is made as of September 11, 2015.
WHEREAS, the parties hereto entered into the Agreement and now wish to amend the Agreement to allow for the Funds to settle foreign exchange transactions through CLS Bank;
WHEREAS, the Agreement may be amended by written agreement of the parties;
NOW THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are acknowledged, the parties hereby agree to amend the Agreement as follows:
| I. | Section 2.15(a) of the Agreement is hereby amended by adding the following sentence after the third sentence in such Section: |
"The Custodian may, in connection with cash payments made to third party currency brokers/dealers for settlement of the Fund’s foreign exchange spot or forward transactions, foreign currency swap transactions and similar foreign exchange transactions, process settlements using the facilities of the CLS Bank according to CLS Bank’s standard terms and conditions."
| II. | Miscellaneous |
| 1. | As amended and appended hereby, all terms and provisions of the Agreement are hereby ratified and affirmed as of the date hereof and are hereby extended to give effect to the terms hereof. |
| 2. | Terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the definitions set forth in the Agreement. |
| 3. | By signing below where indicated, each Fund and BBH&Co. hereby ratify and affirm each of the representations and warranties set forth in the Agreement and confirm that each representation and warranty remains true and correct as of the date hereof. |
4. This Amendment, the Agreement and the other agreements, documents and certificates referred to herein or therein constitute the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof and supersede all prior or current understandings and agreements, whether written or oral.
EACH REGISTERED INVESTMENT COMPANY XXXXX BROTHERS XXXXXXXX & CO.
IDENTIFIED ON APPENDIX A
| By: /s/Xxxx Xxxxxxxx | By: /s/Xxxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx |
| Name: Xxxx Xxxxxxxx | Name: Xxxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx |
| Title: Vice President and Secretary | Title: Managing Director |
APPENDIX A
TO THE AMENDED AND RESTATED MASTER CUSTODIAN AGREEMENT DATED OCTOBER 17, 2008 BETWEEN THE DEUTSCHE FUNDS AND XXXXX BROTHERS XXXXXXXX & CO.
LIST OF REGISTERED INVESTMENT COMPANIES
DEUTSCHE GLOBAL HIGH INCOME FUND, INC.
DEUTSCHE GLOBAL/INTERNATIONAL FUND, INC., and its series:
Deutsche Enhanced Emerging Markets Fixed Income Fund
Deutsche Enhanced Global Bond Fund
Deutsche European Equity Fund
Deutsche Global Growth Fund
Deutsche Global Infrastructure Fund
Deutsche Global Small Cap Fund
DEUTSCHE INTERNATIONAL FUND, INC., and its series:
Deutsche CROCI® International Fund
Deutsche Emerging Markets Equity Fund
Deutsche Emerging Markets Frontier Fund
Deutsche Global Equity Fund
Deutsche Latin America Equity Fund
Deutsche World Dividend Fund
DEUTSCHE SECURITIES TRUST, and its series:
Deutsche CROCI® Sector Opportunities Fund
Deutsche Enhanced Commodity Strategy Fund
Deutsche Global Real Estate Securities Fund
Deutsche Gold & Precious Metals Fund
DEUTSCHE VARIABLE SERIES I, and its series:
Deutsche CROCI® International VIP
Deutsche Global Small Cap VIP
DEUTSCHE VARIABLE SERIES II, and its series:
Deutsche Global Equity VIP
Deutsche Global Growth VIP
