CUSTODIAN AGREEMENT
AGREEMENT made as of the 3rd day of May, 1991, as amended
July 13, 1992, between each of the Xxxxxx Funds listed in
Schedule A, each of such Funds acting on its own behalf
separately from all the other Funds and not jointly or jointly
and severally with any of the other Funds (each of the Funds
being hereinafter referred to as the "Fund"), and Xxxxxx
Fiduciary Trust Company (the "Custodian").
WHEREAS, the Custodian represents to the Fund that it is
eligible to serve as a custodian for a management investment
company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as
amended (the "1940 Act"), and
WHEREAS, the Fund wishes to appoint the Custodian as the
Fund's custodian.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and
agreements herein contained, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1. APPOINTMENT OF CUSTODIAN. The Fund hereby employs and
appoints the Custodian as custodian of its assets for the term
and subject to the provisions of this Agreement. At the
direction of the Custodian, the Fund agrees to deliver to the
Sub-Custodians appointed pursuant to Section 2 below (the "Sub-
Custodians") securities, funds and other property owned by it.
The Custodian shall have no responsibility or liability for or on
account of securities, funds or other property not so delivered
to the Sub-Custodians. Upon request, the Fund shall deliver to
the Custodian or to such Sub-Custodians as the Custodian may
direct such proxies, powers of attorney or other instruments as
may be reasonably necessary or desirable in connection with the
performance by the Custodian or any Sub-Custodian of their
respective obligations under this Agreement or any applicable
Sub-Custodian Agreement.
2. APPOINTMENT OF SUB-CUSTODIANS. The Custodian may at any
time and from time to time appoint, at its own cost and expense,
as a Sub-Custodian for the Fund any bank or trust company which
meets the requirements of the 1940 Act and the rules and
regulations thereunder to act as a custodian, provided that the
Fund shall have approved in writing any such bank or trust
company and the Custodian gives prompt written notice to the Fund
of any such appointment. The agreement between the Custodian and
any Sub-Custodian shall be substantially in the form of the Sub-
Custodian agreement attached hereto as Exhibit 1 (the "Sub-
Custodian Agreement") unless otherwise approved by the Fund,
provided, however, that the agreement between the Custodian and
any Sub-Custodian appointed primarily for the purpose of holding
foreign securities of the Fund shall be substantially in the form
of the Sub-Custodian Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit 1(A)
(the "Foreign Sub-Custodian Agreement"; the "Sub-Custodian
Agreement" and the "Foreign Sub-Custodian Agreement" are herein
referred to collectively and each individually as the "Sub-
Custodian Agreement"). All Sub-Custodians shall be subject to
the instructions of the Custodian and not the Fund. The
Custodian may, at any time in its discretion, remove any bank or
trust company which has been appointed as a Sub-Custodian but
shall in such case promptly notify the Fund in writing of any
such action. Securities, funds and other property of the Fund
delivered pursuant to this Agreement shall be held exclusively by
Sub-Custodians appointed pursuant to the provisions of this
Section 2.
The Sub-Custodians which the Fund has approved to date are
set forth in Schedule B hereto. Schedule B shall be amended from
time to time as Sub-Custodians are changed, added or deleted. The
Fund shall be responsible for informing the Custodian
sufficiently in advance of a proposed investment which is to be
held at a location not listed on Schedule B, in order that there
shall be sufficient time for the Custodian to put the appropriate
arrangements in place with such Sub-Custodian pursuant to such
Sub-Custodian Agreement.
With respect to the securities, funds or other property held
by a Sub-Custodian, the Custodian shall be liable to the Fund if
and only to the extent that such Sub-Custodian is liable to the
Custodian. The Custodian shall nevertheless be liable to the
Fund for its own negligence in transmitting any instructions
received by it from the Fund and for its own negligence in
connection with the delivery of any securities, funds or other
property of the Fund to any such Sub-Custodian.
In the event that any Sub-Custodian appointed pursuant to
the provisions of this Section 2 fails to perform any of its
obligations under the terms and conditions of the applicable Sub-
Custodian Agreement, the Custodian shall use its best efforts to
cause such Sub-Custodian to perform such obligations. In the
event that the Custodian is unable to cause such Sub-Custodian to
perform fully its obligations thereunder, the Custodian shall
forthwith terminate such Sub-Custodian and, if necessary or
desirable, appoint another Sub-Custodian in accordance with the
provisions of this Section 2. The Custodian may with the
approval of the Fund commence any legal or equitable action which
it believes is necessary or appropriate in connection with the
failure by a Sub-Custodian to perform its obligations under the
applicable Sub-Custodian Agreement. Provided the Custodian shall
not have been negligent with respect to any such matter, such
action shall be at the expense of the Fund. The Custodian shall
keep the Fund fully informed regarding such action and the Fund
may at any time upon notice to the Custodian elect to take
responsibility for prosecuting such action. In such event the
Fund shall have the right to enforce and shall be subrogated to
the Custodian's rights against any such Sub-Custodian for loss or
damage caused the Fund by such Sub-Custodian.
At the written request of the Fund, the Custodian will
terminate any Sub-Custodian appointed pursuant to the provisions
of this Section 2 in accordance with the termination provisions
of the applicable Sub-Custodian Agreement. The Custodian will
not amend any Sub-Custodian Agreement in any material manner
except upon the prior written approval of the Fund and shall in
any case give prompt written notice to the Fund of any amendment
to the Sub-Custodian Agreement.
3. DUTIES OF THE CUSTODIAN WITH RESPECT TO PROPERTY OF THE FUND
HELD BY SUB-CUSTODIANS.
3.1 HOLDING SECURITIES - The Custodian shall cause one or
more Sub-Custodians to hold and, by book-entry or otherwise,
identify as belonging to the Fund all non-cash property delivered
to such Sub-Custodian.
3.2 DELIVERY OF SECURITIES - The Custodian shall cause Sub-
Custodians holding securities of the Fund to release and deliver
securities owned by the Fund held by the Sub-Custodian or in a
Securities System account of the Sub-Custodian only upon receipt
of Proper Instructions, which may be continuing instructions when
deemed appropriate by the parties, and only in the following
cases:
3.2.1 Upon sale of such securities for the account
of the Fund and receipt of payment therefor;
PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that a Sub-Custodian may
release and deliver securities prior to the
receipt of payment therefor if (i) in the
Sub-Custodian's judgment, (A) release and
delivery prior to payment is required by the
terms of the instrument evidencing the
security or (B) release and delivery prior
to payment is the prevailing method of
settling securities transactions between
institutional investors in the applicable
market and (ii) release and delivery prior
to payment is in accordance with generally
accepted trade practice and with any
applicable governmental regulations and the
rules of Securities Systems or other
securities depositories and clearing
agencies in the applicable market. The
Custodian agrees, upon request, to advise
the Fund of all pending transactions in
which release and delivery will be made
prior to the receipt of payment therefor;
3.2.2 Upon the receipt of payment in connection
with any repurchase agreement related to
such securities entered into by the Fund;
3.2.3 In the case of a sale effected through a
Securities System, in accordance with the
provisions of Section 3.12 hereof;
3.2.4 To the depository agent in connection with
tender or other similar offers for portfolio
securities of the Fund; provided that, in
any such case, the cash or other
consideration is thereafter to be delivered
to the Sub-Custodian;
3.2.5 To the issuer thereof or its agent, when
such securities are called, redeemed,
retired or otherwise become payable;
provided that, in any such case, the cash or
other consideration is to be delivered to
the Sub-Custodian;
3.2.6 To the issuer thereof, or its agent for
transfer into the name of the Fund or into
the name of any nominee or nominees of the
Sub-Custodian or into the name or nominee
name of any agent appointed pursuant to
Section 3.11 or any other name permitted
pursuant to Section 3.3; or for exchange for
a different number of bonds, certificates or
other evidence representing the same
aggregate face amount or number of units;
provided that, in any such case, the new
securities are to be delivered to the Sub-
Custodian;
3.2.7 Upon the sale of such securities for the
account of the Fund, to the broker or its
clearing agent, against a receipt, for
examination in accordance with "street
delivery" custom; provided that in any such
case, the Sub-Custodian shall have no
responsibility or liability for any loss
arising from the delivery of such securities
prior to receiving payment for such
securities except as may arise from the Sub-
Custodian's own negligence or willful
misconduct;
3.2.8 For exchange or conversion pursuant to any
plan of merger, consolidation,
recapitalization, reorganization or
readjustment of the securities of the issuer
of such securities, or pursuant to
provisions for conversion contained in such
securities, or pursuant to any deposit
agreement; provided that, in any such case,
the new securities and cash, if any, are to
be delivered to the Sub-Custodian;
3.2.9 In the case of warrants, rights or similar
securities, the surrender thereof in the
exercise of such warrants, rights or similar
securities or the surrender of interim
receipts or temporary securities for
definitive securities; provided that, in any
such case, the new securities and cash, if
any, are to be delivered to the Sub-
Custodian;
3.2.10 For delivery in connection with any loans of
securities made by the Fund, but only
against receipt of adequate collateral as
agreed upon from time to time by the
Custodian and the Fund, which may be in the
form of cash or obligations issued by the
United States government, its agencies or
instrumentalities; except that in connection
with any loan of securities held in a
Securities System for which collateral is to
credited to the Sub-Custodian's account in
another Securities System, the Sub-Custodian
will not be held liable or responsible for
delivery of the securities prior to the
receipt of such collateral.
3.2.11 For delivery as security in connection with
any borrowings by the Fund requiring a
pledge of assets by the Fund, but only
against receipt of amounts borrowed;
3.2.12 Upon receipt of instructions from the
transfer agent ("Transfer Agent") for the
Fund, for delivery to such Transfer Agent or
to the shareholders of the Fund in
connection with distributions in kind, as
may be described from time to time in the
Fund's Declaration of Trust and currently
effective registration statement, if any, in
satisfaction of requests by Fund
shareholders for repurchase or redemption;
3.2.13 For delivery to another Sub-Custodian of the
Fund; and
3.2.14 For any other proper corporate purpose, but
only upon receipt of, in addition to Proper
Instructions, a certified copy of a
resolution of the Trustees or of the
Executive Committee of the Fund signed by an
officer of the Fund and certified by its
Clerk or an Assistant Clerk, specifying the
securities to be delivered, setting forth
the purpose for which such delivery is to be
made, declaring such purposes to be proper
corporate purposes, and naming the person or
persons to whom delivery of such securities
shall be made.
3.3 REGISTRATION OF SECURITIES. Securities of the
Fund held by the Sub-Custodians hereunder (other than bearer
securities) shall be registered in the name of the Fund or
in the name of any nominee of the Fund or of any nominee of
the Sub-Custodians or any 17f-5 Sub-Custodian or Foreign
Depository (as each of those terms is defined in the Foreign
Sub-Custodian Agreement, which nominee shall be assigned
exclusively to the Fund, unless the Fund has authorized in
writing the appointment of a nominee to be used in common
with other registered investment companies having the same
investment adviser as the Fund, or in the name or nominee
name of any agent appointed pursuant to Section 3.12.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Sub-Custodian, agent, 17f-5
Sub-Custodian or Foreign Depository may hold securities of
the Fund in a nominee name which is used for its other
clients provided that such name is not used by the Sub-
Custodian, agent, 17f-5 Sub-Custodian or Foreign Depository
for its own securities and that securities of the Fund are,
by book-entry or otherwise, at all times identified as
belonging to the Fund and distinguished from other
securities held for other clients using the same nominee
name. In addition, and notwithstanding the foregoing, a
Sub-Custodian or agent thereof or 17f-5 Sub-Custodian or
Foreign Depository may hold securities of the Fund in its
own name if such registration is the prevailing method in
the applicable market by which custodians register
securities of institutional clients and provided that
securities of the Fund are, by book-entry or otherwise, at
all times identified as belonging to the Fund and
distinguished from other securities held for other clients
or for the Sub-Custodian or agent thereof or 17f-5 Sub-
Custodian or Foreign Depository. All securities accepted by
a Sub-Custodian under the terms of a Sub-Custodian Agreement
shall be in good delivery form.
3.4 BANK ACCOUNTS. The Custodian shall cause one or
more Sub-Custodians to open and maintain a separate bank account
or accounts in the name of the Fund or the Custodian, subject
only to draft or order by the Sub-Custodian acting pursuant to
the terms of a Sub-Custodian Contract or by the Custodian acting
pursuant to this Agreement, and shall hold in such account or
accounts, subject to the provisions hereof, all cash received by
it from or for the account of the Fund, other than cash
maintained by the Fund in a bank account established and used in
accordance with Rule 17f-3 under the Investment Company Act of
1940. Funds held by the Sub-Custodian for the Fund may be
deposited by it to its credit as sub-custodian or to the
Custodian's credit as custodian in the Banking Department of the
Sub-Custodian or in such other banks or trust companies as it may
in its discretion deem necessary or desirable; provided, however,
that every such bank or trust company shall be qualified to act
as a custodian under the Investment Company Act of 1940 and that
each such bank or trust company and the funds to be deposited
with each such bank or trust company shall be approved by vote of
a majority of the Trustees of the Fund. Such funds shall be
deposited by the Sub-Custodian or the Custodian in its capacity
as sub-custodian or custodian, respectively, and shall be
withdrawable by the Sub-Custodian or the Custodian only in that
capacity. The Sub-Custodian shall be liable for actual losses
incurred by the Fund attributable to any failure on the part of
the Sub-Custodian to report accurate cash availability
information with respect to the Fund's or the Custodian's bank
accounts maintained by the Sub-Custodian or any of its agents.
3.5 PAYMENTS FOR SHARES. The Custodian shall cause one or
more Sub-Custodians to deposit into the Fund's account amounts
received from the Transfer Agent of the Fund for shares of the
Fund issued by the Fund and sold by its distributor. The
Custodian will provide timely notification to the Fund of any
receipt by the Sub-Custodian from the Transfer Agent of payments
for shares of the Fund.
3.6 AVAILABILITY OF FEDERAL FUNDS. Upon mutual agreement
between the Fund and the Custodian, the Custodian shall cause one
or more Sub-Custodians, upon the receipt of Proper Instructions,
to make federal funds available to the Fund as of specified times
agreed upon from time to time by the Fund and the Custodian with
respect to amounts received by the Sub-Custodians for the
purchase of shares of the Fund.
3.7 COLLECTION OF INCOME. The Custodian shall cause one or
more Sub-Custodians to collect on a timely basis all income and
other payments with respect to registered securities held
hereunder, including securities held in a Securities System, to
which the Fund shall be entitled either by law or pursuant to
custom in the securities business, and shall collect on a timely
basis all income and other payments with respect to bearer
securities if, on the date of payment by the issuer, such
securities are held by the Sub-Custodian or agent thereof and
shall credit such income, as collected, to the Fund's account.
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Custodian
shall cause the Sub-Custodian to detach and present for payment
all coupons and other income items requiring presentation as and
when they become due and shall collect interest when due on
securities held under the applicable Sub-Custodian Agreement.
Arranging for the collection of income due the Fund on securities
loaned pursuant to the provisions of Section 3.2.10 shall be the
responsibility of the Fund. The Custodian will have no duty or
responsibility in connection therewith, other than to provide the
Fund with such information or data as may be necessary to assist
the Fund in arranging for the timely delivery to the Sub-
Custodian of the income to which the Fund is properly entitled.
3.8 PAYMENT OF FUND MONIES. Upon receipt of Proper
Instructions, which may be continuing instructions when deemed
appropriate by the parties, the Custodian shall cause one or more
Sub-Custodians to pay out monies of the Fund in the following
cases only:
3.8.1 Upon the purchase of securities for the
account of the Fund but only (a) against the
delivery of such securities to the Sub-
Custodian (or any bank, banking firm or
trust company doing business in the United
States or abroad which is qualified under
the Investment Company Act of 1940, as
amended, to act as a custodian and has been
designated by the Sub-Custodian as its agent
for this purpose) or any 17f-5 Sub-Custodian
or any Foreign Depository registered in the
name of the Fund or in the name of a nominee
of the Sub-Custodian referred to in Section
3.3 hereof or in proper form for transfer;
PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that the Sub-Custodian
may cause monies of the Fund to be paid out
prior to delivery of such securities if (i)
in the Sub-Custodian's judgment, (A) payment
prior to delivery is required by the terms
of the instrument evidencing the security or
(B) payment prior to delivery is the
prevailing method of settling securities
transactions between institutional investors
in the applicable market and (ii) payment
prior to delivery is in accordance with
generally accepted trade practice and with
any applicable governmental regulations and
the rules of Securities Systems or other
securities depositories and clearing
agencies in the applicable market; the
Custodian agrees, upon request, to advise
the Fund of all pending transactions in
which payment will be made prior to the
receipt of securities in accordance with the
provision to the foregoing sentence; (b) in
the case of a purchase effected through a
Securities System, in accordance with the
conditions set forth in Section 3.13 hereof;
or (c)(i) in the case of a repurchase
agreement entered into between the Fund and
the Sub-Custodian, another bank, or a
broker-dealer against delivery of the
securities either in certificate form or
through an entry crediting the Sub-
Custodian's account at the Federal Reserve
Bank with such securities or (ii) in the
case of a repurchase agreement entered into
between the Fund and the Sub-Custodian,
against delivery of a receipt evidencing
purchase by the Fund of Securities owned by
the Sub-Custodian along with written
evidence of the agreement by the Sub-
Custodian to repurchase such securities from
the Fund; or (d) for transfer to a time
deposit account of the Fund in any bank,
whether domestic or foreign, which transfer
may be effected prior to receipt of a
confirmation of the deposit from the
applicable bank or a financial intermediary;
3.8.2 In connection with conversion, exchange or
surrender of securities owned by the Fund as
set forth in Section 3.2 hereof;
3.8.3 For the redemption or repurchase of Shares
issued by the Fund as set forth in Section
3.10 hereof;
3.8.4 For the payment of any expense or liability
incurred by the Fund, including but not
limited to the following payments for the
account of the Fund: interest, taxes,
management, accounting, transfer agent and
legal fees, including the Custodian's fee;
and operating expenses of the Fund whether
or not such expenses are to be in whole or
part capitalized or treated as deferred
expenses;
3.8.5 For the payment of any dividends or other
distributions declared to shareholders of
the Fund;
3.8.6 For transfer to another Sub-Custodian of the
Fund;
3.8.7 For any other proper purpose, but only upon
receipt of, in addition to Proper
Instructions, a certified copy of a
resolution of the Trustees or of the
Executive Committee of the Fund signed by an
officer of the Fund and certified by its
Clerk or an Assistant Clerk, specifying the
amount of such payment, setting forth the
purpose for which such payment is to be
made, declaring such purpose to be a proper
purpose, and naming the person or persons to
whom such payments is to be made.
3.9 LIABILITY FOR PAYMENT IN ADVANCE OF RECEIPT OF
SECURITIES PURCHASED. Except as otherwise provided in this
Agreement, in any and every case where payment for purchase of
securities for the account of the Fund is made by a Sub-Custodian
in advance of receipt of the securities purchased in the absence
of specific written instructions from the Fund to so pay in
advance, the Custodian shall cause the Sub-Custodian to be
absolutely liable to the Fund in the event any loss results to
the Fund from the payment by the Sub-Custodian in advance of
delivery of such securities.
3.10 PAYMENTS FOR REPURCHASE OR REDEMPTIONS OF SHARES OF
THE FUND. From such funds as may be available, the Custodian
shall, upon receipt Proper Instructions, cause one or more Sub-
Custodians to make funds available for payment to a shareholder
who has delivered to the Transfer Agent a request for redemption
or repurchase of shares of the Fund. In connection with the
redemption or repurchase of shares of the Fund, the Custodian is
authorized, upon receipt of Proper Instructions, to cause one or
more Sub-Custodian, to wire funds to or through a commercial bank
designated by the redeeming shareholder. In connection with the
redemption or repurchase of Shares of the Fund, the Custodian,
upon receipt of Proper Instructions, shall cause one or more Sub-
Custodians to honor checks drawn on the Sub-Custodian by a
shareholder when presented to the Sub-Custodian in accordance
with such procedures and controls as are mutually agreed upon
from time to time among the Fund, the Custodian and the Sub-
Custodian.
3.11 APPOINTMENT OF AGENTS. The Custodian may permit
any Sub-Custodian at any time or times in its discretion to
appoint (and may at any time remove) any other bank or trust
company which is itself qualified under the Investment Company
Act of 1940, as amended, to act as a custodian, as its agent to
carry out such of the provisions of this Section 3 as the Sub-
Custodian may from time to time direct; provided, however, that
the appointment of any agent shall not relieve the Custodian or
any Sub-Custodian of its responsibilities or liabilities
hereunder and provided that any such agent shall have been
approved by vote of the Trustees of the Fund. The Custodian may
also permit any Sub-Custodian to which foreign securities of the
Fund have been delivered to direct such securities to be held by
17f-5 Sub-Custodians and to use the facilities of Foreign
Depositories, as those terms are defined in the Foreign Sub-
Custodian Agreement, in accordance with the terms of the Foreign
Sub-Custodian Agreement.
The agents which the Fund and the Custodian have approved to
date are set forth in Schedule B hereto. Schedule B shall be
amended from time to time as agents are changed, added or
deleted. The Fund shall be responsible for informing the
Custodian, and the Custodian shall be responsible for informing
the appropriate Sub-Custodian, sufficiently in advance of a
proposed investment which is to be held at a location not listed
on Schedule B, in order that there shall be sufficient time for
the Sub-Custodian to complete the appropriate contractual and
technical arrangements with such agent. Any Sub-Custodian
Agreement shall provide that the engagement by the Sub-Custodian
of one or more agents shall not relieve the Sub-Custodian of its
responsibilities or liabilities thereunder.
3.12 DEPOSIT OF FUND ASSETS IN SECURITIES SYSTEMS. The
Custodian may permit any Sub-Custodian to deposit and/or maintain
securities owned by the Fund in a clearing agency registered with
the Securities and Exchange Commission under Section 17A of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, which acts as a securities
depository, or in the book-entry system authorized by the U.S.
Department of the Treasury and certain federal agencies,
collectively referred to herein as "Securities System" in
accordance with applicable rules and regulations (including Rule
17f-4 of the 0000 Xxx) and subject to the following provisions:
3.12.1 The Sub-Custodian may, either directly or
through one or more agents, keep securities
of the Fund in a Securities System provided
that such securities are represented in an
account ("Account") of the Sub-Custodian in
the Securities System which shall not
include any assets of the Sub-Custodian
other than assets held as a fiduciary,
custodian or otherwise for customers;
3.12.2 The records of the Sub-Custodian with
respect to securities of the Fund which are
maintained in a Securities System shall
identify by book-entry those securities
belonging to the Fund;
3.12.3 The Sub-Custodian shall pay for securities
purchased for the account of the Fund upon
(i) receipt of advice from the Securities
System that such securities have been
transferred to the Account, and (ii) the
making of an entry on the records of the
Sub-Custodian to reflect such payment and
transfer for the account of the Fund. The
Sub-Custodian shall transfer securities sold
for the account of the Fund upon (i) receipt
of advice from the Securities System that
payment for such securities has been
transferred to the Account, and (ii) the
making of an entry on the records of the
Sub-Custodian to reflect such transfer and
payment for the account of the Fund. Copies
of all advices from the Securities System of
transfers of securities for the account of
the Fund shall identify the Fund, be
maintained for the Fund by the Sub-Custodian
or such an agent and be provided to the Fund
at its request. The Sub-Custodian shall
furnish the Fund confirmation of each
transfer to or from the account of the Fund
in the form of a written advice or notice
and shall furnish to the Fund copies of
daily transaction sheets reflecting each
day's transactions in the Securities System
for the account of the Fund on the next
business day;
3.12.4 The Sub-Custodian shall provide the Fund
with any report obtained by the Sub-
Custodian on the Securities System's
accounting system, internal accounting
controls and procedures for safeguarding
securities deposited in the Securities
System;
3.12.5 The Sub-Custodian shall utilize only such
Securities Systems as are approved by the
Board of Trustees of the Fund, and included
on a list maintained by the Custodian;
3.12.6 Anything to the contrary in this Agreement
notwithstanding, the Sub-Custodian shall be
liable to the Fund for any loss or damage to
the Fund resulting from use of the
Securities System by reason of any
negligence, misfeasance or misconduct of the
Sub-Custodian or any of its agents or of any
of its or their employees or from failure of
the Sub-Custodian or any such agent to
enforce effectively such rights as it may
have against the Securities System; at the
election of the Fund, it shall be entitled
to be subrogated to the rights of the Sub-
Custodian with respect to any claim against
the Securities System or any other person
which the Sub-Custodian may have as a
consequence of any such loss or damage if
and to the extent that the Fund has not been
made whole for any such loss or damage.
3.12A DEPOSITARY RECEIPTS. Only upon receipt of Proper
Instructions, the Sub-Custodian shall instruct a 17f-5 Sub-
Custodian or an agent of the Sub-Custodian appointed pursuant to
the applicable Foreign Sub-Custodian Agreement (an "Agent") to
surrender securities to the depositary used by an issuer of
American Depositary Receipts or International Depositary Receipts
(hereinafter collectively referred to as "ADRs") for such
securities against a written receipt therefor adequately
describing such securities and written evidence satisfactory to
the 17f-5 Sub-Custodian or Agent that the depositary has
acknowledged receipt of instructions to issue with respect to
such securities ADRs in the name of the Sub-Custodian, or a
nominee of the Sub-Custodian, for delivery to the Sub-Custodian.
Only upon receipt of Proper Instructions, the Sub-Custodian
shall surrender ADRs to the issuer thereof against a written
receipt therefor adequately describing the ADRs surrendered and
written evidence satisfactory to the Sub-Custodian that the
issuer of the ADRs has acknowledged receipt of instructions to
cause its depository to deliver the securities underlying such
ADRs to a 17f-5 Sub-Custodian or an Agent.
3.12BFOREIGN EXCHANGE TRANSACTIONS AND FUTURES
CONTRACTS. Only upon receipt of Proper Instructions, the Sub-
Custodian shall enter into foreign exchange contracts or options
to purchase and sell foreign currencies for spot and future
delivery on behalf and for the account of the Fund or shall enter
into futures contracts or options on futures contracts. Such
transactions may be undertaken by the Sub-Custodian with such
banking institutions, including the Sub-Custodian and 17f-5 Sub-
Custodian(s) appointed pursuant to the applicable Foreign Sub-
Custodian Agreement, as principals, as approved and authorized by
the Fund. Foreign exchange contracts, futures contracts and
options, other than those executed with the Sub-Custodian, shall
for all purposes of this Agreement be deemed to be portfolio
securities of the Fund.
3.12COPTION TRANSACTIONS. Only upon receipt of Proper
Instructions, the Sub-Custodian shall enter into option
transactions in accordance with the provisions of any agreement
among the Fund, the Custodian and/or the Sub-Custodian and a
broker-dealer.
3.13 OWNERSHIP CERTIFICATES FOR TAX PURPOSES. The
Custodian shall cause one or more Sub-Custodians as may be
appropriate to execute ownership and other certificates and
affidavits for all federal and state tax purposes in connection
with receipt of income or other payments with respect to
securities of the Fund held by the Sub-Custodian and in
connection with transfers of securities.
3.14 PROXIES. The Custodian shall, with respect to the
securities held by the Sub-Custodians, cause to be promptly
executed by the registered holder of such securities, if the
securities are registered other than in the name of the Fund or a
nominee of the fund, all proxies, without indication of the
manner in which such proxies are to be voted, and shall promptly
deliver to the Fund such proxies, all proxy soliciting materials
and all notices relating to such securities.
3.15 COMMUNICATIONS RELATING TO FUND PORTFOLIO
SECURITIES. The Custodian shall cause the Sub-Custodians to
transmit promptly to the Custodian, and the Custodian shall
transmit promptly to the Fund, all written information
(including, without limitation, pendency of calls and maturities
of securities and expirations of rights in connection therewith)
received by the Sub-Custodian from issuers of the securities
being held for the account of the Fund. With respect to tender
or exchange offers, the Custodian shall cause the Sub-Custodian
to transmit promptly to the Fund, all written information
received by the Sub-Custodian from issuers of the securities
whose tender or exchange is sought and from the party (or his
agents) making the tender or exchange offer. If the Fund desires
to take action with respect to any tender offer, exchange offer
or any other similar transaction, the Fund shall notify the
Custodian of the action the Fund desires such Sub-Custodian to
take, provided, however, neither the Custodian nor the Sub-
Custodian shall be liable to the Fund for the failure to take any
such action unless such instructions are received by the
Custodian at least four business days prior to the date on which
the Sub-Custodian is to take such action or, in the case of
foreign securities, such longer period as shall have been agreed
upon in writing by the Custodian and the Sub-Custodian.
3.16 PROPER INSTRUCTIONS. Proper Instructions as used
throughout this Agreement means a writing signed or initialed by
one or more person or persons who are authorized by the Trustees
of the Fund and the Custodian. Each such writing shall set forth
the specific transaction or type of transaction involved,
including a specific statement of the purpose for which such
action is requested. Oral instructions will be considered Proper
Instructions if the Custodian or Sub-Custodian, as the case may
be, reasonably believes them to have been given by a person
authorized to give such instructions with respect to the
transaction involved. All oral instructions shall be confirmed
in writing. Proper Instructions also include communications
effected directly between electro-mechanical or electronic
devices provided that the Trustees have approved such procedures.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Trustee, officer, employee or
agent of the Fund shall be permitted access to any securities or
similar investments of the Fund deposited with any Sub-Custodian
or any agent of any Sub-Custodian for any reason except in
accordance with the provisions of Rule 17f-2 under the 1940 Act.
3.17 ACTIONS PERMITTED WITHOUT EXPRESS AUTHORITY. The
Custodian may in its discretion, and may permit one or more Sub-
Custodians in their discretion, without express authority from
the Fund to:
3.17.1 make payments to itself or others for minor
expenses of handling securities or other
similar items relating to its duties under
this Agreement, or in the case of a Sub-
Custodian, under the applicable Sub-
Custodian Agreement, provided that all such
payments shall be accounted for to the Fund;
3.17.2 surrender securities in temporary form for
securities in definitive form;
3.17.3 endorse for collection, in the name of the
Fund, checks, drafts and other negotiable
instruments; and
3.17.4 in general, attend to all non-discretionary
details in connection with the sale,
exchange, substitution, purchase, transfer
and other dealings with the securities and
property of the Fund except as otherwise
directed by the Trustees of the Fund.
3.18 EVIDENCE OF AUTHORITY. The Custodian shall be
protected in acting upon any instructions, notice, request,
consent, certificate or other instrument or paper believed by it
to be genuine and to have been properly executed by or on behalf
of the Fund.
3.19 INVESTMENT LIMITATIONS. In performing its duties
generally, and more particularly in connection with the purchase,
sale and exchange of securities made by or for the Fund, the
Custodian may assume, unless and until notified in writing to the
contrary, that Proper Instructions received by it are not in
conflict with or in any way contrary to any provisions of the
Fund's Declaration of Trust or By-Laws (or comparable documents)
or votes or proceedings of the shareholders or Trustees of the
Fund. The Custodian shall in no event be liable to the Fund and
shall be indemnified by the Fund for any violation of any
investment limitations to which the Fund is subject or other
limitations with respect to the Fund's powers to expend funds,
encumber securities, borrow or take similar actions affecting its
portfolio.
4. PERFORMANCE STANDARDS. The Custodian shall use its best
efforts to perform its duties hereunder in accordance with the
standards set forth in Schedule C hereto. Schedule C may be
amended from time to time as agreed to by the Custodian and the
Trustees of the Fund.
5. RECORDS. The Custodian shall create and maintain all
records relating to the Custodian's activities and obligations
under this Agreement and cause all Sub-Custodians to create and
maintain all records relating to the Sub-Custodian's activities
and obligations under the appropriate Sub-Custodian Agreement in
such manner as will meet the obligations of the Fund under the
1940 Act, with particular attention to Sections 17(f) and 31
thereof and Rules 17f-2, 31a-1 and 31a-2 thereunder, applicable
federal and state tax laws, and any other law or administrative
rules or procedures which may be applicable to the Fund. All
such records shall be the property of the Fund and shall at all
times during the regular business hours of the Custodian or
during the regular business hours of the Sub-Custodian, as the
case may be, be open for inspection by duly authorized officers,
employees or agents of the Custodian and Fund and employees and
agents of the Securities and Exchange Commission. At the Fund's
request, the Custodian shall supply the Fund and cause one or
more Sub-Custodians to supply the Custodian with a tabulation of
securities owned by the Fund and held under this Agreement. When
requested to do so by the Fund and for such compensation as shall
be agreed upon, the Custodian shall include and cause one or more
Sub-Custodians to include certificate numbers in such
tabulations.
6. OPINION AND REPORTS OF FUND'S INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS. The
Custodian shall take all reasonable actions, as the Fund may from
time to time request, to furnish such information with respect to
its activities hereunder as the Fund's independent public
accountants may request in connection with the accountant's
verification of the Fund's securities and similar investments as
required by Rule 17f-2 under the 1940 Act, the preparation of the
Fund's registration statement and amendments thereto, the Fund's
reports to the Securities and Exchange Commission, and with
respect to any other requirements of such Commission.
The Custodian shall also direct any Sub-Custodian to take
all reasonable actions, as the Fund may from time to time
request, to furnish such information with respect to its
activities under the applicable Sub-Custodian Agreement as the
Fund's independent public accountant may request in connection
with the accountant's verification of the Fund's securities and
similar investments as required by Rule 17f-2 under the 1940 Act,
the preparation of the Fund's registration statement and
amendments thereto, the Fund's reports to the Securities and
Exchange Commission, and with respect to any other requirements
of such Commission.
7. REPORTS OF CUSTODIAN'S AND SUB-CUSTODIANS' INDEPENDENT
ACCOUNTANTS. The Custodian shall provide the Fund, at such times
as the Fund may reasonably require, with reports by its
independent public accountant on its accounting system, internal
accounting controls and procedures for safeguarding securities,
including securities deposited and/or maintained in Securities
Systems, relating to services provided by the Custodian under
this Agreement. The Custodian shall also cause one or more of
the Sub-Custodians to provide the Fund, at such time as the Fund
may reasonably require, with reports by independent public
accountants on their accounting systems, internal accounting
controls and procedures for safeguarding securities, including
securities deposited and/or maintained in Securities Systems,
relating to services provided by those Sub-Custodians under their
respective Sub-Custody Agreements. Such reports, which shall be
of sufficient scope and in sufficient detail as may reasonably be
required by the Fund, shall provide reasonable assurance that any
material inadequacies would be disclosed by such examinations,
and, if there is no such inadequacies, shall so state.
8. COMPENSATION. The Custodian shall be entitled to reasonable
compensation for its services and expenses as custodian, as
agreed upon from time to time between the Fund and the Custodian.
Such expenses shall not include, however, the fees paid by the
Custodian to any Sub-Custodian.
9. RESPONSIBILITY OF CUSTODIAN. The Custodian shall exercise
reasonable care and diligence in carrying out the provisions of
this Agreement and shall not be liable to the Fund for any action
taken or omitted by it in good faith without negligence. So long
as and to the extent that it is in the exercise of reasonable
care, neither the Custodian nor any Sub-Custodian shall be
responsible for the title, validity or genuineness of any
property or evidence of title thereto received by it or delivered
by it pursuant to this Agreement and shall be held harmless in
acting upon any notice, request, consent, certificate or other
instrument reasonably believed by it to be genuine and, if in
writing, reasonably believed by it to be signed by the proper
party or parties. It shall be entitled to rely on and may act
upon advice of counsel (who may be counsel for the Fund) on all
matters, and shall be without liability for any action reasonably
taken or omitted pursuant to such advice. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, the responsibility of the Custodian or a Sub-Custodian
with respect to redemptions effected by check shall be in
accordance with a separate Agreement entered into between the
Custodian and the Fund. It is also understood that the Custodian
shall not be liable for any loss resulting from a Sovereign Risk.
A "Sovereign Risk" shall mean nationalization, expropriation,
devaluation, revaluation, confiscation, seizure, cancellation,
destruction or similar action by any governmental authority, de
facto or de jure; or enactment, promulgation, imposition or
enforcement by any such governmental authority of currency
restrictions, exchange controls, taxes, levies or other charges
affecting the Fund's property; or acts of war, terrorism,
insurrection or revolution; or any other similar act or event
beyond the Custodian's control.
If the Fund requires the Custodian which in turn may require
a Sub-Custodian to take any action with respect to securities,
which action involves the payment of money or which action may,
in the opinion of the Custodian or the Sub-Custodian result in
the Custodian or its nominee or a Sub-Custodian or its nominee
being liable for the payment of money or incurring liability of
some other form, the Fund, as a prerequisite to requiring the
Custodian or the Custodian requiring any Sub-Custodian to take
such action, shall provide indemnity to the Custodian in an
amount and form satisfactory to it.
The Fund agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Custodian
and its nominee from and against all taxes, charges, expenses,
assessments, claims and liabilities (including counsel fees)
incurred or assessed against it or its nominee or any Sub-
Custodian or its nominee in connection with the performance of
this Agreement, or any Sub-Custodian Agreement except, as to the
Custodian, such as may arise from its or its nominee's own
negligent action, negligent failure to act or willful misconduct,
and as to a Sub-Custodian, such as may arise from such Sub-
Custodian's or its nominee's own negligent action, negligent
failure to act or willful misconduct. The negligent action,
negligent failure to act or willful misconduct of the Custodian
shall not diminish the Fund's obligation to indemnify the
Custodian in the amount, but only in the amount, of any indemnity
required to be paid to a Sub-Custodian under its Sub-Custodian
Agreement. The Custodian may assign this indemnity from the Fund
directly to, and for the benefit of, any Sub-Custodian. The
Custodian is authorized, and may authorize any Sub-Custodian, to
charge any account of the Fund for such items and such fees. To
secure any such authorized charges and any advances of cash or
securities made by the Custodian or any Sub-Custodian to or for
the benefit of the Fund for any purpose which results in the Fund
incurring an overdraft at the end of any business day or for
extraordinary or emergency purposes during any business day, the
Fund (except a Fund specified in Schedule D to this Agreement)
hereby grants to the Custodian a security interest in and pledges
to the Custodian securities up to a maximum of 10% of the value
of the Fund's net assets for the purpose of securing payment of
any such advances and hereby authorizes the Custodian on behalf
of the Fund to grant to any Sub-Custodian a security interest in
and pledge of securities held for the Fund (including those which
may be held in a Securities System) up to a maximum of 10% of the
value of the net assets held by such Sub-Custodian. The specific
securities subject to such security interest may be designated in
writing from time to time by the Fund or its investment adviser.
In the absence of any designation of securities subject to such
security interest, the Custodian or the Sub-Custodian, as the
case may be, may designate securities held by it. Should the
Fund fail to repay promptly any authorized charges or advances of
cash or securities, the Custodian or the Sub-Custodian shall be
entitled to use such available cash and to dispose of pledged
securities and property as is necessary to repay any such
authorized charges or advances and to exercise its rights as a
secured party under the U.C.C. The Fund agrees that a Sub-
Custodian shall have the right to proceed directly against the
Fund and not solely as subrogee to the Custodian with respect to
any indemnity hereunder assigned to a Sub-Custodian, and in that
regard, the Fund agrees that it shall not assert against any Sub-
Custodian proceeding against it any defense or right of set-off
the Fund may have against the Custodian arising out of the
negligent action, negligent failure to act or willful misconduct
of the Custodian, and hereby waives all rights it may have to
object to the right of a Sub-Custodian to maintain an action
against it.
10. SUCCESSOR CUSTODIAN. If a successor custodian shall be
appointed by the Trustees of the Fund, the Custodian shall, upon
termination, cause to be delivered to such successor custodian,
duly endorsed and in the form for transfer, all securities, funds
and other properties then held by the Sub-Custodians and all
instruments held by the Sub-Custodians relative thereto and cause
the transfer to an account of the successor custodian all of the
Fund's securities held in any Securities System.
If no such successor custodian shall be appointed, the
Custodian shall, in like manner, upon receipt of a certified copy
of a vote of the Trustees of the Fund, cause to be delivered at
the office of the Custodian and transfer such securities, funds
and other properties in accordance with such vote.
In the event that no written order designating a successor
custodian or certified copy of a vote of the Trustees shall have
been delivered to the Custodian on or before the date when such
termination shall become effective, then the Custodian shall have
the right to deliver to a bank or trust company, which meets the
requirements of the 1940 Act and the rules and regulations
thereunder, such securities, funds and other properties.
Thereafter, such bank or trust company shall be the successor of
the Custodian under this Agreement.
In the event that such securities, funds and other
properties remain in the possession of the Custodian or any Sub-
Custodian after the date of termination hereof owing to failure
of the Fund to procure the certified copy of the vote referred to
or of the Trustees to appoint a successor custodian, the
Custodian shall be entitled to fair compensation for its services
during such period as the Sub-Custodians retain possession of
such securities, funds and other properties and the provisions of
this Agreement relating to the duties and obligations of the
Custodian shall remain in full force and effect.
11. EFFECTIVE PERIOD, TERMINATION AND AMENDMENT. This Agreement
shall become effective as of its execution, shall continue in
full force and effect until terminated as hereinafter provided,
may be amended at any time by mutual agreement of the parties
hereto and may be terminated by either party by an instrument in
writing delivered or mailed, postage prepaid to the other party,
such termination to take effect not sooner than thirty (30) days
after the date of such delivery or mailing; provided either party
may at any time immediately terminate this Agreement in the event
of the appointment of a conservator or receiver for the other
party or upon the happening of a like event at the direction of
an appropriate regulatory agency or court of competent
jurisdiction. No provision of this Agreement may be amended or
terminated except by a statement in writing signed by the party
against which enforcement of the amendment or termination is
sought.
Upon termination of the Agreement, the Fund shall pay to the
Custodian such compensation as may be due as of the date of such
termination and shall likewise reimburse the Custodian and
through the Custodian any Sub-Custodian for its costs, expenses
and disbursements.
12. INTERPRETATION. This Agreement constitutes the entire
understanding and agreement of the parties hereto with respect to
the subject matter hereof. In connection with the operation of
this Agreement, the Custodian and the Fund may from time to time
agree in writing on such provisions interpretive of or in
addition to the provisions of this Agreement as may in their
joint opinion be consistent with the general tenor of this
Agreement. No interpretive or additional provisions made as
provided in the preceding sentence shall be deemed to be an
amendment of this Agreement.
13. GOVERNING LAW. This instrument is executed and delivered in
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts and shall be governed by and
construed according to the internal laws of said Commonwealth,
without regard to principles of conflicts of law.
14. NOTICES. Notices and other writings delivered or mailed
postage prepaid to the Fund addressed to the Fund attention: Xxxx
Xxxxxx, or to such other person or address as the Fund may have
designated to the Custodian in writing, or to the Custodian at
Xxx Xxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxxxx 00000 attention:
Xxxxxx Xxxxx, or to such other address as the Custodian may have
designated to the Fund in writing, shall be deemed to have been
properly delivered or given hereunder to the respective
addressee.
15. BINDING OBLIGATION. This Agreement shall be binding on and
shall inure to the benefit of the Fund and the Custodian and
their respective successors and assigns, provided that neither
party hereto may assign this Agreement or any of its rights or
obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the
other party.
16. DECLARATION OF TRUST. A copy of the Declaration of Trust of
each of the Funds is on file with the Secretary of The
Commonwealth of Massachusetts and notice is hereby given that
this instrument is executed on behalf of the Trustees of each of
the Funds as Trustees and not individually and that the
obligations of this instrument are not binding on any of the
Trustees or officers or shareholders individually, but are
binding only on the assets and property of each Fund with respect
to its obligations hereunder.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties has caused this
instrument to be executed in its name and behalf as of the day
and year first above written.
THE XXXXXX FUNDS LISTED
IN SCHEDULE A
By ----------------------------
Vice President and Treasurer
XXXXXX FIDUCIARY TRUST COMPANY
By ----------------------------
President
Xxxxxx Investments, Inc. ("Xxxxxx"), the sole owner of the
Custodian, agrees that Xxxxxx shall be the primary obligor with
respect to compensation due the Sub-Custodians pursuant to the
Sub-Custodian Agreements in connection with the Sub-Custodians'
performance of their responsibilities thereunder and agrees to
take all actions necessary and appropriate to assure that the
Sub-Custodians shall be compensated in the amounts and on the
schedules agreed to by the Custodian and the Sub-Custodians
pursuant to those Agreements.
XXXXXX INVESTMENTS, INC.
By ------------------------------
EXHIBIT 1
MASTER SUB-CUSTODIAN AGREEMENT
AGREEMENT made this day of , 199 , between
Xxxxxx Fiduciary Trust Company, a Massachusetts-chartered trust
company (the "Custodian"), and , a
(the "Sub-Custodian").
WHEREAS, the Sub-Custodian represents to the Custodian that
it is eligible to serve as a custodian for a management
investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of
1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"), and
WHEREAS, the Custodian has entered into a Custodian
Agreement between it and each of the Xxxxxx Funds listed in
Schedule A, each of such Funds acting on its own behalf
separately from all the other Funds and not jointly or jointly
and severally with any of the other Funds (each of the Funds
being hereinafter referred to as the "Fund"), and
WHEREAS, the Custodian and the Fund desire to utilize sub-
custodians for the purpose of holding cash and securities of the
Fund, and
WHEREAS, the Custodian wishes to appoint the Sub-Custodian
as the Fund's Sub-Custodian,
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and
agreements herein contained, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1. APPOINTMENT OF CUSTODIAN. The Custodian hereby employs
and appoints the Sub-Custodian as a Sub-Custodian for the Fund
for the term and subject to the provisions of this Agreement.
Upon request, the Custodian shall deliver to the Sub-Custodian
such proxies, powers of attorney or other instruments as may be
reasonably necessary or desirable in connection with the
performance by the Sub-Custodian of its obligations under this
Agreement on behalf of the Fund.
2. DUTIES OF THE SUB-CUSTODIAN WITH RESPECT TO PROPERTY OF
THE FUND HELD BY IT. The Custodian may from time to time deposit
securities or cash owned by the Fund with the Sub-Custodian. The
Sub-Custodian shall have no responsibility or liability for or on
account of securities, funds or other property of the Fund not so
delivered to it. The Sub-Custodian shall hold and dispose of the
securities hereafter held by or deposited with the Sub-Custodian
as follows:
2.1 HOLDING SECURITIES. The Sub-Custodian shall hold and
physically segregate for the account of the Fund all non-cash
property, including all securities owned by the Funds, other than
securities which are maintained pursuant to Section 2.13 in a
Securities System. All such securities are to be held or
disposed of for, and subject at all times to the instructions of,
the Custodian pursuant to the terms of this Agreement. The Sub-
Custodian shall maintain adequate records identifying the
securities as being held by it as Sub-Custodian of the Fund.
2.2 DELIVERY OF SECURITIES. The Sub-Custodian shall
release and deliver securities of the Fund held by it hereunder
(or in a Securities System account of the Sub-Custodian) only
upon receipt of Proper Instructions (as defined in Section 2.17),
which may be continuing instructions when deemed appropriate by
the parties, and only in the following cases:
1) Upon sale of such securities for the account of
the Fund and receipt of payment therefor;
2) Upon the receipt of payment in connection with any
repurchase agreement related to such securities entered into by
the Fund;
3) In the case of a sale effected through a
Securities System, in accordance with the provisions of Section
2.13 hereof;
4) To the depository agent in connection with tender
or other similar offers for portfolio securities of the Fund;
5) To the issuer thereof or its agent when such
securities are called, redeemed, retired or otherwise become
payable; provided that, in any such case, the cash or other
consideration is to be delivered to the Sub-Custodian;
6) To the issuer thereof, or its agent, for transfer
into the name of the Fund or into the name of any nominee or
nominees of the Sub-Custodian or into the name or nominee name of
any agent appointed pursuant to Section 2.12; or for exchange for
a different number of bonds, certificates or other evidence
representing the same aggregate face amount or number of units;
provided that, in any such case, the new securities are to be
delivered to the Sub-Custodian;
7) Upon the sale of such securities for the account
of the Fund, to the broker or its clearing agent, against a
receipt, for examination in accordance with "street delivery"
custom; provided that, in any such case, the Sub-Custodian shall
have no responsibility or liability for any loss arising from the
delivery of such securities prior to receiving payment for such
securities except as may arise from the Sub-Custodian's own
negligence or willful misconduct;
8) For exchange or conversion pursuant to any plan of
merger, consolidation, recapitalization, reorganization or
readjustment of the securities of the issuer of such securities,
or pursuant to provisions for conversion contained in such
securities, or pursuant to any deposit agreement; provided that,
in any such case, the new securities and cash, if any, are to be
delivered to the Sub-Custodian;
9) In the case of warrants, rights or similar
securities, the surrender thereof in the exercise of such
warrants, rights or similar securities or the surrender of
interim receipts or temporary securities for definitive
securities; provided that, in any such case, the new securities
and cash, if any, are to be delivered to the Sub-Custodian;
10) For delivery in connection with any loans of
securities made by the Fund, but only against receipt of adequate
collateral as agreed upon from time to time by the Custodian and
the Sub-Custodian, which may be in the form of cash or
obligations issued by the United States government, its agencies
or instrumentalities;
11) For delivery as security in connection with any
borrowings by the Fund requiring a pledge of assets by the Fund,
but only against receipt of amounts borrowed;
12) Upon receipt of instructions from the transfer
agent for the Fund (the "Transfer Agent"), for delivery to such
Transfer Agent or to the shareholders of the Fund in connection
with distributions in kind, as may be described from time to time
in the Fund's Declaration of Trust and currently effective
registration statement, if any, in satisfaction of requests by
shareholders for repurchase or redemption;
13) For delivery to another Sub-Custodian of the Fund;
and
14) For any other proper purpose, but only upon
receipt of, in addition to Proper Instructions, a certified copy
of a resolution of the Trustees or of the Executive Committee of
the Fund signed by an officer of the Fund and certified by its
Clerk or an Assistant Clerk, specifying the securities to be
delivered, setting forth the purpose for which such delivery is
to be made, declaring such purposes to be proper corporate
purposes, and naming the person or persons to whom delivery of
such securities is to be made.
2.3 REGISTRATION OF SECURITIES. Securities of the Fund
held by the Sub-Custodian hereunder (other than bearer
securities) shall be registered in the name of the Fund or in the
name of any nominee of the Fund or of any nominee of the Sub-
Custodian, which nominee shall be assigned exclusively to the
Fund, unless the Fund has authorized in writing the appointment
of a nominee to be used in common with other registered
investment companies having the same investment adviser as the
Fund, or in the name or nominee name of any agent appointed
pursuant to Section 2.12. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Sub-
Custodian or agent thereof may hold securities of the Fund in a
nominee name which is used for its other clients provided such
name is not used by the Sub-Custodian or agent for its own
securities and that securities of the Fund are physically
segregated at all times from other securities held for other
clients using the same nominee name. All securities accepted by
the Sub-Custodian under the terms of this Agreement shall be in
"street name" or other good delivery form.
2.4 BANK ACCOUNTS. The Sub-Custodian shall open and
maintain a separate bank account or accounts in the name of the
Fund, subject only to draft or order by the Sub-Custodian acting
pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, and shall hold in such
account or accounts, subject to the provisions hereof, all cash
received for the account of the Funds, other than cash maintained
by the Fund in a bank account established and used in accordance
with Rule 17f-3 under the 1940 Act. Funds held by the Sub-
Custodian for the Fund shall be deposited by it to its credit as
Sub-Custodian of the Fund in the Banking Department of the Sub-
Custodian or other banks. Such funds shall be deposited by the
Sub-Custodian in its capacity as Sub-Custodian and shall be
withdrawable by the Sub-Custodian only in that capacity. The
Sub-Custodian shall be liable for losses incurred by the Fund
attributable to any failure on the part of the Sub-Custodian to
report accurate cash availability information with respect to the
Fund's bank accounts maintained by the Sub-Custodian or any of
its agents, provided that such liability shall be determined
solely on a cost-of-funds basis.
2.5 PAYMENTS FOR SHARES. The Sub-Custodian shall receive
from any distributor of the Fund's shares or from the Transfer
Agent of the Fund and deposit into the Fund's account such
payments as are received for shares of the Fund issued or sold
from time to time by the Fund. The Sub-Custodian will provide
timely notification to the Custodian, and the Transfer Agent of
any receipt by it of payments for shares of the Fund.
2.6 INVESTMENT AND AVAILABILITY OF FEDERAL FUNDS. Upon
mutual agreement between the Custodian and the Sub-Custodian, the
Sub-Custodian shall, upon the receipt of Proper Instructions,
1) invest in such instruments as may be set forth in
such instructions on the same day as received all federal funds
received after a time agreed upon between the Sub-Custodian and
the Custodian; and
2) make federal funds available to the Fund as of
specified times agreed upon from time to time by the Custodian
and the Sub-Custodian in the amount of checks, when cleared
within the Federal Reserve System, received in payment for shares
of the Fund which are deposited into the Fund's account or
accounts.
2.7 COLLECTION OF INCOME. The Sub-Custodian shall collect
on a timely basis all income and other payments with respect to
registered securities held hereunder to which the Fund shall be
entitled either by law or pursuant to custom in the securities
business, and shall collect on a timely basis all income and
other payments with respect to bearer securities if, on the date
of payment by the issuer, such securities are held hereunder and
shall credit such income, as collected, to the Fund's account.
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Sub-
Custodian shall detach and present for payment all coupons and
other income items requiring presentation as and when they become
due and shall collect interest when due on securities held
hereunder. Arranging for the collection of income due the Fund
on securities loaned pursuant to the provisions of Section
2.2(10) shall be the responsibility of the Custodian. The Sub-
Custodian will have no duty or responsibility in connection
therewith, other than to provide the Custodian with such
information or data as may be necessary to assist the Custodian
in arranging for the timely delivery to the Sub-Custodian of the
income to which the Fund is properly entitled.
2.8 PAYMENT OF FUND MONIES. Upon receipt of Proper
Instructions, which may be continuing instructions when deemed
appropriate by the parties, the Sub-Custodian shall cause monies
of a Fund to be paid out in the following cases only:
1) Upon the purchase of securities for the account of
the Fund but only (a) against the delivery of such securities to
the Sub-Custodian (or any bank, banking firm or trust company
doing business in the United States or abroad which is qualified
under the 1940 Act, as amended, to act as a custodian and has
been designated by the Sub-Custodian as its agent for this
purpose) registered in the name of the Fund or in the name of a
nominee referred to in Section 2.3 hereof or in proper form for
transfer; (b) in the case of a purchase effected through a
Securities System, in accordance with the conditions set forth in
Section 2.13 hereof; or (c) in the case of repurchase agreements
entered into between the Fund and the Sub-Custodian, or another
bank, (i) against delivery of the securities either in
certificate form or through an entry crediting the Sub-
Custodian's account at the Federal Reserve Bank with such
securities or (ii) against delivery of the receipt evidencing
purchase by the Fund of securities owned by the Sub-Custodian
along with written evidence of the agreement by the Sub-Custodian
to repurchase such securities from the Fund;
2) In connection with conversion, exchange or
surrender of securities owned by the Fund as set forth in Section
2.2 hereof;
3) For the redemption or repurchase of shares issued
by the Fund as set forth in Section 2.10 hereof;
4) For the payment of any expense or liability
incurred by the Fund, including but not limited to the following
payments for the account of the Fund: interest, taxes,
management, accounting, custodian and Sub-Custodian, transfer
agent and legal fees, including the Custodian's fee; and
operating expenses of the Fund whether or not such expenses are
to be in whole or part capitalized or treated as deferred
expenses;
5) For the payment of any dividends declared pursuant
to the governing documents of the Fund;
6) For transfer to another Sub-Custodian of the Fund;
and
7) For any other proper purpose, but only upon
receipt of, in addition to Proper Instructions, a certified copy
of a resolution of the Trustees or of the Executive Committee of
the Fund signed by an officer of the Fund and certified by its
Clerk or an Assistant Clerk, specifying the amount of such
payment, setting forth the purpose for which such payment is to
be made, declaring such purpose to be a proper purpose, and
naming the person or persons to whom such payment is to be made.
2.9 LIABILITY FOR PAYMENT IN ADVANCE OF RECEIPT OF
SECURITIES PURCHASED. In any and every case where payment for
purchase of securities for the account of a Fund is made by the
Sub-Custodian in advance of receipt of the securities purchased
in the absence of specific written instructions from the
Custodian to so pay in advance, the Sub-Custodian shall be
absolutely liable to the Fund and the Custodian in the event any
loss results to the Fund or the Custodian from the failure of the
Sub-Custodian to make such payment against delivery of such
securities, except that in the case of repurchase agreements
entered into by the Fund with a bank which is a member of the
Federal Reserve System, the Sub-Custodian may transfer funds to
the account of such bank prior to the receipt of written evidence
that the securities subject to such a repurchase agreement have
been transferred by book-entry into a segregated non-proprietary
account of the Sub-Custodian maintained with any Federal Reserve
Bank or of the safe-keeping receipt, provided that such
securities have in fact been so transferred by book-entry.
2.10 PAYMENTS FOR REPURCHASES OR REDEMPTIONS OF SHARES
OF THE FUND. From such funds as may be available for the purpose
but subject to the limitations of the Declaration of Trust and
By-Laws and any applicable votes of the Trustees of the Fund
pursuant thereto, the Sub-Custodian shall, upon receipt of
instructions from the Custodian, make funds available for payment
to shareholders of the Fund who have delivered to the Transfer
Agent a request for redemption or repurchase of their shares. In
connection with the redemption or repurchase of shares of the
Fund, the Sub-Custodian, upon receipt of Proper Instructions, is
authorized to wire funds to or through a commercial bank
designated by the redeeming shareholders. In connection with the
redemption or repurchase of shares of the Fund, the Sub-
Custodian, upon receipt of Proper Instructions, shall honor
checks drawn on the Sub-Custodian by a shareholder, when
presented to the Sub-Custodian in accordance with such procedures
and controls as are mutually agreed upon from time to time among
the Fund, the Custodian and the Sub-Custodian.
2.11 VARIANCES. The Sub-Custodian may accept
securities or cash delivered in settlement of trades
notwithstanding variances between the amount of securities or
cash so delivered and the amount specified in the instructions
furnished to it by the Custodian, provided that the variance in
any particular transaction does not exceed (i) $25 in the case of
transactions of $1,000,000 or less, and (ii) $50 in the case of
transactions exceeding $1,000,000. The Sub-Custodian shall
maintain a record of any such variances and notify the Custodian
of such variances in periodic transaction reports submitted to
the Custodian. The Sub-Custodian will not advise any party with
whom the Fund effects securities transactions of the existence of
these variance provisions without the consent of the Fund and the
Custodian.
2.12 APPOINTMENT OF AGENTS. Without limiting its own
responsibility for its obligations assumed hereunder, the Sub-
Custodian may at any time and from time to time engage, at its
own cost and expense, as an agent to act for the Fund on the Sub-
Custodian's behalf with respect to any such obligations any bank
or trust company which meets the requirements of the 1940 Act,
and the rules and regulations thereunder, to perform services
delegated to the Sub-Custodian hereunder, provided that the Fund
shall have approved in writing any such bank or trust company and
the Sub-Custodian shall give prompt written notice to the
Custodian and the Fund of any such engagement. All agents of the
Sub-Custodian shall be subject to the instructions of the Sub-
Custodian and not the Custodian. The Sub-Custodian may, at any
time in its discretion, and shall at the Custodian's direction,
remove any bank or trust company which has been appointed as an
agent, and shall in either case promptly notify the Custodian and
the Fund in writing of the completion of any such action.
The agents which the Fund has approved to date are set forth
in Schedule B hereto. Schedule B shall be amended from time to
time as approved agents are changed, added or deleted. The
Custodian shall be responsible for informing the Sub-Custodian
sufficiently in advance of a proposed investment which is to be
held at a location not listed on Schedule B, in order that there
shall be sufficient time for the Fund to give the approval
required by the preceding paragraph and for the Sub-Custodian to
complete the appropriate contractual and technical arrangements
with such agent. The engagement by the Sub-Custodian of one or
more agents to carry out such of the provisions of this Section 2
shall not relieve the Sub-Custodian of its responsibilities or
liabilities hereunder.
2.13 DEPOSIT OF FUND ASSETS IN SECURITIES SYSTEMS. The
Sub-Custodian may deposit and/or maintain securities owned by the
Fund in a clearing agency registered with the Securities and
Exchange Commission under Section 17A of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, which acts as a securities depository, or in the
book-entry system authorized by the U.S. Department of the
Treasury (collectively referred to herein as "Securities System")
in accordance with applicable Federal Reserve Board and
Securities and Exchange Commission rules and regulations
(including Rule 17f-4 of the 1940 Act), and subject to the
following provisions:
1) The Sub-Custodian may keep securities of the Fund
in a Securities System provided that such securities are
represented in an account ("Account") of the Sub-Custodian in the
Securities System which shall not include any assets other than
assets held as a fiduciary, custodian or otherwise for customers;
2) The records of the Sub-Custodian with respect to
securities of the Fund which are maintained in a Securities
System shall identify by book-entry those securities belonging to
the Fund;
3) The Sub-Custodian shall pay for securities
purchased for the account of the Fund upon (i) receipt of advice
from the Securities System that such securities have been
transferred to the Account, and (ii) the making of an entry on
the records of the Sub-Custodian to reflect such payment and
transfer for the account of the Fund. The Sub-Custodian shall
transfer securities sold for the account of the Fund upon (a)
receipt of advice from the Securities System that payment for
such securities has been transferred to the Account, and (b) the
making of an entry on the records of the Sub-Custodian to reflect
such transfer and payment for the account of the Fund. Copies of
all advices from the Securities System of transfers of securities
for the account of the Fund shall identify the Fund, be
maintained for the Fund by the Sub-Custodian and be provided to
the Fund or the Custodian at the Custodian's request. The Sub-
Custodian shall furnish the Custodian confirmation of each
transfer to or from the account of the Fund in the form of a
written advice or notice and shall furnish to the Custodian
copies of daily transaction sheets reflecting each day's
transactions in the Securities System for the account of the Fund
on the next business day;
4) The Sub-Custodian shall provide the Custodian with
any report obtained by the Sub-Custodian on the Securities
System's accounting system, internal accounting control and
procedures for safeguarding securities deposited in the
Securities System;
5) The Sub-Custodian shall have received the initial
or annual certificate, as the case may be, required by Section
2.10 hereof;
6) Anything to the contrary in this Agreement
notwithstanding, the Sub-Custodian shall be liable to the Fund
and the Custodian for any loss or damage to the Fund or the
Custodian resulting from use of the Securities System by reason
of any negligence, misfeasance or misconduct of the Sub-Custodian
or any of its agents or of any of its or their employees or from
failure of the Sub-Custodian or any such agent to enforce
effectively such rights as it may have against the Securities
System; at the election of the Custodian, it shall be entitled to
be subrogated to the rights of the Sub-Custodian with respect to
any claim against the Securities System or any other person which
the Sub-Custodian may have as a consequence of any such loss or
damage if and to the extent that the Fund and the Custodian have
not been made whole for any such loss or damage.
2.14 OWNERSHIP CERTIFICATES FOR TAX PURPOSES. The Sub-
Custodian shall execute ownership and other certificates and
affidavits for all federal and state tax purposes in connection
with receipt of income or other payments with respect to
securities held by it hereunder and in connection with transfers
of securities.
2.15 PROXIES. The Sub-Custodian shall, with respect to
the securities held hereunder, cause to be promptly executed by
the registered holder of such securities, if the securities are
registered otherwise than in the name of a Fund, all proxies,
without indication of the manner in which such proxies are to be
voted, and shall promptly deliver to the Custodian such proxies,
all proxy soliciting materials and all notices relating to such
securities.
2.16 COMMUNICATIONS RELATING TO FUND PORTFOLIO
SECURITIES. The Sub-Custodian shall transmit promptly to the
Custodian all written information (including, without limitation,
pendency of calls and maturities of securities and expirations of
rights in connection therewith) received by the Sub-Custodian
from issuers of the securities being held for the account of the
Fund. With respect to tender or exchange offers, the Sub-
Custodian shall transmit promptly to the Custodian all written
information received by the Sub-Custodian from issuers of the
securities whose tender or exchange is sought and from the party
(or his agents) making the tender or exchange offer. If the Fund
desires to take action with respect to any tender offer, exchange
offer or any other similar transactions, the Custodian shall
notify the Sub-Custodian of the action the Fund desires the Sub-
Custodian to take; provided, however, that the Sub-Custodian
shall not be liable to the Fund or the Custodian for the failure
to take any such action unless such instructions are received by
the Sub-Custodian at least two business days prior to the date on
which the Sub-Custodian is to take such action.
2.17 PROPER INSTRUCTIONS. Proper Instructions as used
throughout this Agreement means a writing signed or initialed by
one or more persons who are authorized by the Trustees of the
Fund and by vote of the Board of Directors of the Custodian.
Each such writing shall set forth the specific transaction or
type of transaction involved, including a specific statement of
the purpose for which such action is requested. Oral
instructions will be considered Proper Instructions if the Sub-
Custodian reasonably believes them to have been given by a person
authorized to give such instructions with respect to the
transaction involved. The Custodian shall cause all oral
instructions to be confirmed in writing. Upon receipt of a
certificate of the Clerk or an Assistant Clerk as to the
authorization by the Trustees of the Funds accompanied by a
detailed description of procedures approved by the Trustees,
Proper Instructions may include communications effected directly
between electro-mechanical or electronic devices, provided that
the Trustees, the Custodian and the Sub-Custodian are satisfied
that such procedures afford adequate safeguards for the Fund's
assets. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Trustee, officer,
employee or agent of the Fund shall be permitted access to any
securities or similar investments of the Fund deposited with the
Sub-Custodian or any agent for any reason except in accordance
with the provisions of Rule 17f-2 under the 1940 Act.
2.18 ACTIONS PERMITTED WITHOUT EXPRESS AUTHORITY. The
Sub-Custodian may in its discretion, without express authority
from the Custodian:
1) make payments to itself or others for minor
expenses of handling securities or other similar items relating
to its duties under this Agreement, provided that all such
payments shall be accounted for to the Fund and the Custodian;
2) surrender securities in temporary form for
securities in definitive form;
3) endorse for collection, in the name of the Fund,
checks, drafts and other negotiable instruments; and
4) in general, attend to all non-discretionary
details in connection with the sale, exchange, substitution,
purchase, transfer and other dealings with the securities and
property of the Fund held by the Sub-Custodian hereunder except
as otherwise directed by the Custodian or the Trustees of the
Fund.
2.19 EVIDENCE OF AUTHORITY. The Sub-Custodian shall be
protected in acting upon any instruction, notice, request,
consent, certificate or other instrument or paper reasonably
believed by it to be genuine and to have been properly executed
by or on behalf of the Fund or the Custodian as custodian of the
Fund. The Sub-Custodian may receive and accept a certified copy
of a vote of the Trustees of the Fund or the Board of Directors
of the Custodian, as conclusive evidence (a) of the authority of
any person to act in accordance with such vote or (b) of any
determination or of any action by the Trustees pursuant to the
Declaration of Trust and By-Laws and the Board of Directors of
the Custodian, as the case may be as described in such vote, and
such vote may be considered as in full force and effect until
receipt by the Sub-Custodian of written notice to the contrary.
3. PERFORMANCE STANDARDS; PROTECTION OF THE FUND. The
Sub-Custodian shall use its best efforts to perform its duties
hereunder in accordance with the standards set forth in Schedule
C hereto. Schedule C may be amended from time to time as agreed
to by the Custodian and the Trustees of the Fund.
4. RECORDS. The Sub-Custodian shall cooperate with and
supply necessary information to the entity or entities appointed
by the Trustees of the Fund to keep the books of account of the
Funds or, if directed in writing to do so by the Custodian, shall
itself keep such books of account. The Sub-Custodian shall
create and maintain all records relating to its activities and
obligations under this Agreement in such manner as will meet the
obligations of the Custodian under its Custodian Agreement with
the Fund under the 1940 Act, with particular attention to
Sections 17(f) and 31 thereof and Rules 17f-2, 31a-1 and 31a-2
thereunder, applicable federal and state tax laws, and any other
law or administrative rules or procedures which may be applicable
to the Fund or the Custodian. All such records shall be the
property of the Fund and shall at all times during the regular
business hours of the Sub-Custodian be open for inspection by
duly authorized officers, employees or agents of the Custodian
and the Fund and employees and agents of the Securities and
Exchange Commission. The Sub-Custodian shall, at the Custodian's
request, supply the Custodian with a tabulation of securities
owned by the Fund and held under this Agreement and shall, when
requested to do so by the Custodian and for such compensation as
shall be agreed upon between the Custodian and Sub-Custodian,
include certificate numbers in such tabulations.
5. OPINION AND REPORTS OF THE FUND'S INDEPENDENT
ACCOUNTANTS. The Sub-Custodian shall take all reasonable
actions, as the Custodian may from time to time request, to
obtain from year to year favorable opinions from the Fund's
independent public accountants with respect to its activities
hereunder in connection with the preparation of the Fund's
registration statements and amendments thereto, the Fund's
reports to the Securities and Exchange Commission and with
respect to any other requirements of such Commission.
6. REPORTS OF SUB-CUSTODIAN'S INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS.
The Sub-Custodian shall provide the Custodian, at such times as
the Custodian may reasonably require, with reports by independent
public accountants on the accounting system, internal accounting
control and procedures for safeguarding securities, including
securities deposited and/or maintained in a Securities System,
relating to the services provided by the Sub-Custodian under this
Agreement; such reports, which shall be of sufficient scope and
in sufficient detail as may reasonably be required by the
Custodian, shall provide reasonable assurance that any material
inadequacies would be disclosed by such examination, and, if
there are no such inadequacies, shall so state.
7. COMPENSATION. The Sub-Custodian shall be entitled to
reasonable compensation for its services and expenses as Sub-
Custodian, as agreed upon from time to time between the Custodian
and the Sub-Custodian.
8. RESPONSIBILITY OF SUB-CUSTODIAN. The Sub-Custodian
shall exercise reasonable care and diligence in carrying out the
provisions of this Agreement and shall not be liable to the Fund
or the Custodian for any action taken or omitted by it in good
faith without negligence. So long as and to the extent that it
is in the exercise of reasonable care, the Sub-Custodian shall
not be responsible for the title, validity or genuineness of any
property or evidence of title thereto received by it or delivered
by it pursuant to this Agreement and shall be held harmless in
acting upon any notice, request, consent, certificate or other
instrument reasonably believed by it to be genuine and to be
signed by the proper party or parties. It shall be entitled to
rely on and may act upon advice of counsel (who may be counsel
for the Fund) on all matters, and shall be without liability for
any action reasonably taken or omitted pursuant to such advice.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the responsibility of the Sub-
Custodian with respect to redemptions effected by check shall be
in accordance with a separate agreement entered into between the
Custodian and the Sub-Custodian.
The Sub-Custodian shall protect the Fund and the Custodian
from direct losses to the Fund resulting from any act or failure
to act of the Sub-Custodian in violation of its duties hereunder
or of law and shall maintain customary errors and omissions and
fidelity insurance policies in an amount not less than $25
million to cover losses to the Fund resulting from any such act
or failure to act.
If the Custodian requires the Sub-Custodian to take any
action with respect to securities, which action involves the
payment of money or which action may, in the opinion of the Sub-
Custodian, result in the Sub-Custodian's being liable for the
payment of money or incurring liability of some other form, the
Custodian, as a prerequisite to requiring the Sub-Custodian to
take such action, shall provide indemnity to the Sub-Custodian in
an amount and form satisfactory to it.
The Custodian agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Sub-
Custodian from and against all taxes, charges, expenses,
assessments, claims and liabilities (including counsel fees)
incurred or assessed against it or its nominee in connection with
the performance of this Agreement, except such as may arise from
its own negligent action, negligent failure to act or willful
misconduct. To secure any such authorized charges and any
advances of cash or securities made by the Sub-Custodian to or
for the benefit of the Fund for any purpose which results in the
Fund's incurring an overdraft at the end of any business day or
for extraordinary or emergency purposes during any business day,
the Custodian on behalf of the Fund, unless prohibited from doing
so by one or more of the Fund's fundamental investment
restrictions, hereby represents that it has obtained from the
Fund authorization to apply available cash in any account
maintained by the Sub-Custodian on behalf of the Fund and a
security interest in and pledge to it of securities held for the
Fund by the Sub-Custodian, in an amount not to exceed the amount
not prohibited by such restrictions, for the purposes of securing
payment of any such advances, and that the Fund has agreed, from
time to time, to designate in writing, or to cause its investment
adviser to designate in writing, the specific securities subject
to such security interest and pledge. The Custodian hereby
assigns the benefits of such security interest and pledge to the
Sub-Custodian, and agrees that, should the Fund or the Custodian
fail to repay promptly any advances of cash or securities, the
Sub-Custodian shall be entitled to use such available cash and to
dispose of such pledged securities as is necessary to repay any
such advances.
9. SUCCESSOR SUB-CUSTODIAN. If a successor Sub-Custodian
shall be appointed by the Custodian, the Sub-Custodian shall,
upon termination, cause to be delivered to such successor Sub-
Custodian, duly endorsed and in the form for transfer, all
securities then held by it, shall cause the transfer to an
account of the successor Sub-Custodian all of the Fund's
securities held in a Securities System and shall cause to be
delivered to such successor Sub-Custodian all funds and other
property held by it or any of its agents.
If no such successor Sub-Custodian shall be appointed, the
Sub-Custodian shall, in like manner, upon receipt of a certified
copy of a vote of the Trustees of the Fund, cause to be delivered
at the office of the Sub-Custodian and transfer such securities,
funds and other properties in accordance with such vote.
In the event that no written order designating a successor
Sub-Custodian or certified copy of a vote of the Trustees shall
have been delivered to the Sub-Custodian on or before the date
when such termination shall become effective, then the Sub-
Custodian shall have the right to deliver to a bank or trust
company, which is a "bank" as defined in the 1940 Act, doing
business in Boston, Massachusetts, of its own selection, having
an aggregate capital, surplus, and undivided profits, as shown by
its last published report, of not less than $25,000,000, all
securities, funds and other properties held by the Sub-Custodian
and its agents and all instruments held by the Sub-Custodian and
its agents relative thereto and all other property held by it and
its agents under this Agreement and to cause to be transferred to
an account of such successor Sub-Custodian all of the Fund's
securities held in any Securities System. Thereafter, such bank
or trust company shall be the successor of the Sub-Custodian
under this Agreement.
In the event that securities, funds and other properties
remain in the possession of the Sub-Custodian after the date of
termination hereof owing to failure of the Custodian to obtain
the certified copy of vote referred to or of the Trustees to
appoint a successor Sub-Custodian, the Sub-Custodian shall be
entitled to fair compensation for its services during such period
as the Sub-Custodian retains possession of such securities, funds
and other properties and the provisions of this Agreement
relating to the duties and obligations of the Sub-Custodian shall
remain in full force and effect.
Upon termination, the Sub-Custodian shall, upon receipt of a
certified copy of a vote of the Trustees of the Fund, cause to be
delivered to any other Sub-Custodian designated in such vote such
assets, securities and other property of the Fund as are
designated in such vote, or pursuant to Proper Instructions,
cause such assets, securities and other property of the Fund as
are designated by the Custodian to be delivered to one or more of
the sub-custodians designated on Schedule D hereto, as from time
to time amended.
10. EFFECTIVE PERIOD; TERMINATION AND AMENDMENT. This
Agreement shall become effective as of its execution, shall
continue in full force and effect until terminated as hereinafter
provided, may be amended at any time by mutual agreement of the
parties hereto and may be terminated by either party by an
instrument in writing delivered or mailed, postage prepaid, to
the other party, such termination to take effect not sooner than
thirty (30) days after the date of mailing; provided, however,
that the Sub-Custodian shall not act under Section 2.13 hereof in
the absence of receipt of an initial certificate of the Clerk or
an Assistant Clerk that the Trustees of the Fund have approved
the initial use of a particular Securities System and the receipt
of an annual certificate of the Clerk or an Assistant Clerk that
the Trustees have reviewed the use by the Fund of such Securities
System, as required in each case by Rule 17f-4 under the
Investment Company Act of 1940; and provided, further, however,
that the Custodian shall not amend or terminate this Agreement in
contravention of any applicable federal or state regulations or
any provision of the Declarations of Trust or By-Laws of the
Fund; and provided, further, that the Custodian may at any time,
by action of its Board of Directors, or the Trustees of the Fund,
as the case may be, immediately terminate this Agreement in the
event of the appointment of a conservator or receiver for the
Sub-Custodian by the Comptroller of the Currency or upon the
happening of a like event at the direction of an appropriate
regulatory agency or court of competent jurisdiction.
Upon termination of this Agreement, the Custodian shall pay
to the Sub-Custodian such compensation as may be due as of the
date of such termination and shall likewise reimburse the Sub-
Custodian for its reimbursable costs, expenses and disbursements.
11. AMENDMENT AND INTERPRETATION. This Agreement
constitutes the entire understanding and agreement of the parties
hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof. No provision
of this Agreement may be amended or terminated except by a
statement in writing signed by the party against which
enforcement of the amendment or termination is sought.
In connection with the operation of this Agreement, the Sub-
Custodian and the Custodian may from time to time agree in
writing on such provisions interpretive of or in addition to the
provisions of this Agreement as may in their joint opinion be
consistent with the general tenor of this Agreement. No
interpretive or additional provisions made as provided in the
preceding sentence shall be deemed to be an amendment of this
Agreement.
12. GOVERNING LAW. This Agreement is executed and
delivered in The Commonwealth of Massachusetts and shall be
governed by and construed according to the laws of said
Commonwealth.
13. NOTICES. Notices and other writings delivered or
mailed postage prepaid to the Custodian addressed to the
Custodian attention: , or to such other person or
address as the Custodian may have designated to the Sub-Custodian
in writing, or to the Sub-Custodian at , or to such
other address as the Sub-Custodian may have designated to the
Custodian in writing, shall be deemed to have been properly
delivered or given hereunder to the respective addressee.
14. BINDING OBLIGATION. This Agreement shall be binding on
and shall inure to the benefit of the Custodian and the Sub-
Custodian and their respective successors and assigns, provided
that neither party hereto may assign this Agreement or any of its
rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent
of the other party.
15. PRIOR AGREEMENTS. This Agreement supersedes and
terminates, as of the date hereof, all prior contracts between
the Fund or the Custodian and the Sub-Custodian relating to the
custody of the Fund's assets.
16. DECLARATION OF TRUST. A copy of the Agreement and
Declaration of Trust of the Fund is on file with the Secretary of
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and notice is hereby given
that the obligations of or arising out of this instrument are not
binding upon any of the Trustees or beneficiaries individually
but binding only upon the assets and property of the Funds.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties has caused this
instrument to be executed in its name and behalf by its duly
authorized representative and its seal to be hereunder affixed as
of the day of , 199 .
XXXXXX FIDUCIARY TRUST COMPANY
By ---------------------------
(SUB-CUSTODIAN)
By ---------------------------
EXHIBIT 1(A)
MASTER FOREIGN SUB-CUSTODIAN AGREEMENT
AGREEMENT made this day of , 199 , between
Xxxxxx Fiduciary Trust Company, a Massachusetts-chartered trust
company (the "Custodian"), and ,
(the "Sub-Custodian").
WHEREAS, the Sub-Custodian represents to the Custodian that
it is eligible to serve as a custodian for a management
investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of
1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"), and
WHEREAS, the Custodian has entered into a Custodian
Agreement between it and each of the Xxxxxx Funds listed in
Schedule A to this Agreement, each of such Funds acting on its
own behalf separately from all the other Funds and not jointly or
jointly and severally with any of the other Funds (each of the
Funds being hereinafter referred to as the "Fund"), and
WHEREAS, the Custodian and the Fund desire to utilize
sub-custodians for the purpose of holding cash and securities of
the Fund, and
WHEREAS, the Custodian wishes to appoint the Sub-Custodian
as the Fund's Sub-Custodian,
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and
agreements herein contained, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1. APPOINTMENT OF SUB-CUSTODIAN. The Custodian hereby
employs and appoints the Sub-Custodian as a sub-custodian for
safekeeping of securities and other assets of the Fund for the
term and subject to the provisions of this Agreement. Upon
request, the Custodian shall deliver to the Sub-Custodian such
proxies, powers of attorney or other instruments as may be
reasonably necessary or desirable in connection with the
performance by the Sub-Custodian of its obligations under this
Agreement on behalf of the Fund.
2. DUTIES OF THE SUB-CUSTODIAN WITH RESPECT TO PROPERTY OF
THE FUND HELD BY IT. The Custodian may from time to time deposit
or direct the deposit of securities or cash owned by the Fund
with the Sub-Custodian. The Sub-Custodian shall have no
responsibility or liability for or on account of securities,
funds or other property of the Fund not so delivered to it.
Except for securities and funds held by 17f-5 Sub-Custodians (as
defined in Section 2.11(b)) the Sub-Custodian shall hold and
dispose of the securities or cash hereafter held by or deposited
with the Sub-Custodian as follows:
2.1. HOLDING SECURITIES. The Sub-Custodian shall hold
and, by book-entry or otherwise, identify as belonging to the
Fund all non-cash property which has been delivered to the
Sub-Custodian. All such securities are to be held or disposed of
for, and subject at all times to the instructions of, the
Custodian pursuant to the terms of this Agreement. The
Sub-Custodian shall maintain adequate records identifying the
securities as being held by it as sub-custodian of the Fund.
2.2. DELIVERY OF SECURITIES. The Sub-Custodian shall
release and deliver securities of the Fund held by it hereunder
(or in a Securities System account of the Sub-Custodian) only
upon receipt of Proper Instructions (as defined in Section 2.19),
which may be continuing instructions when deemed appropriate by
the parties, and only in the following cases:
1) Upon sale of such securities for the account
of the Fund and receipt of payment therefor, provided, however,
that the Sub-Custodian may release and deliver securities prior
to the receipt of payment therefor if (i) in the Sub-Custodian's
judgment, (A) release and delivery prior to payment is required
by the terms of the instrument evidencing the security or (B)
release and delivery prior to payment is the prevailing method of
settling securities transactions between institutional investors
in the applicable market and (ii) release and delivery prior to
payment is in accordance with generally accepted trade practice
and with any applicable governmental regulations and the rules of
Securities Systems or other securities depositories and clearing
agencies in the applicable market. The Sub-Custodian agrees,
upon request, to advise the Custodian of all pending transactions
in which release and delivery will be made prior to the receipt
of payment therefor;
2) Upon the receipt of payment in connection with any
repurchase agreement related to such securities entered into by
the Fund;
3) In the case of a sale effected through a Securities
System, in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.12 hereof;
4) To the depository agent in connection with tender
or other similar offers for such securities; provided that, in any
such case, the cash or other consideration is thereafter to be
delivered to the Sub-Custodian;
5) To the issuer thereof or its agent when such
securities are called, redeemed, retired or otherwise become
payable; provided that, in any such case, the cash or other
consideration is thereafter to be delivered to the Sub-Custodian;
6) To the issuer thereof, or its agent, for
transfer into the name of the Fund or into the name of any nominee
or nominees of the Sub-Custodian or into the name or nominee name
of any agent appointed pursuant to Section 2.11 or any other name
permitted pursuant to Section 2.3; or for exchange for a different
number of bonds, certificates or other evidence representing the
same aggregate face amount or number of units; provided that, in
any such case, the new securities are thereafter to be delivered
to the Sub-Custodian;
7) Upon the sale of such securities for the
account of the Fund, to the broker or its clearing agent, against
a receipt, for examination in accordance with "street delivery"
custom; provided that, in any such case, the Sub-Custodian shall
have no responsibility or liability for any loss arising from the
delivery of such securities prior to receiving payment for such
securities except as may arise from the Sub-Custodian's own
negligence or willful misconduct;
8) For exchange or conversion pursuant to any plan
of merger, consolidation, recapitalization, reorganization or
readjustment of the securities of the issuer of such securities,
or pursuant to provisions for conversion contained in such
securities, or pursuant to any deposit agreement; provided that,
in any such case, the new securities and cash, if any, thereafter
are to be delivered to the Sub-Custodian;
9) In the case of warrants, rights or similar
securities, the surrender thereof in the exercise of such
warrants, rights or similar securities or the surrender of interim
receipts or temporary securities for definitive securities;
provided that, in any such case, the now securities and cash, if
any, are thereafter to be delivered to the Sub-Custodian;
10) For delivery in connection with any loans of
securities made by the Fund, but only against receipt of
collateral the adequacy and timing of receipt of which shall be as
agreed upon from time to time in writing by the Custodian and the
Sub-Custodian, which may be in the form of cash or obligations
issued by the United States government, its agencies or
instrumentalities;
11) For delivery as security in connection with
any borrowings by the Fund requiring a pledge of assets by the
Fund, but only against receipt of amounts borrowed;
12) Upon receipt of instructions from the transfer
agent for the Fund (the "Transfer Agent"), for delivery to such
Transfer Agent or to the shareholders of the Fund in connection
with distributions in kind, in satisfaction of requests by
shareholders for repurchase or redemption;
13) For delivery to the Custodian or another
sub-custodian of the Fund; and
14) For any other proper purpose, but only upon
receipt of, in addition to Proper Instructions, a certified copy
of a resolution of the Trustees or of the Executive Committee of
the Fund signed by an officer of the Fund and certified by its
Clerk or an Assistant Clerk, specifying the securities to be
delivered, setting forth the purpose for which such delivery is to
be made, declaring such purposes to be proper corporate purposes,
and naming the person or persons to whom delivery of such
securities is to be made.
2.3. REGISTRATION OF SECURITIES. Securities of the
Fund held by the Sub-Custodian hereunder (other than bearer
securities) shall be registered in the name of the Fund or in the
name of any nominee of the Fund or of any nominee of the
Sub-Custodian or any 17f-5 Sub-Custodian or Foreign Depository (as
each of those terms is defined in Section 2.11(b)), which nominee
shall be assigned exclusively to the Fund, unless the Fund has
authorized in writing the appointment of a nominee to be used in
common with other registered investment companies having the same
investment adviser as the Fund, or in the name or nominee name of
any agent appointed pursuant to Section 2.11(a). Notwithstanding
the foregoing, the Sub-Custodian or agent thereof or any 17f-5
Sub-Custodian or Foreign Depository may hold securities of the
Fund in a nominee name which is used for its other clients
provided that such name is not used by the Sub-Custodian, agent,
17f-5 Sub-Custodian or Foreign Depository for its own securities
and that securities of the Fund are, by book-entry or otherwise,
at all times identified as belonging to the Fund and distinguished
from other securities held for other clients using the same
nominee name. In addition, and notwithstanding the foregoing, the
Sub-Custodian or agent thereof or 17f-5 Sub-Custodian or Foreign
Depository may hold securities of the Fund in its own name if such
registration is the prevailing method in the applicable market by
which custodians register securities of institutional clients and
provided that securities of the Fund are, by book-entry or
otherwise, at all times identified as belonging to the Fund and
distinguished from other securities held for other clients or for
the Sub-Custodian or agent thereof or 17f-5 Sub-Custodian or
Foreign Depository. All securities accepted by the Sub-Custodian
under the terms of this Agreement shall be in good delivery form.
2.4. BANK ACCOUNTS. The Sub-Custodian shall open and
maintain a separate bank account or accounts in the name of the
Fund or of the Custodian for the benefit of the Fund, subject only
to draft or order by the Sub-Custodian acting pursuant to the
terms of this Agreement or by the Custodian acting pursuant to the
Custodian Agreement, and shall hold in such account or accounts,
subject to the provisions hereof, to the Sub-Custodian's credit as
sub-custodian of the Fund or the Custodian's credit as custodian
for the Fund, cash received for the account of the Fund other than
cash maintained by the Fund in a bank account established and used
in accordance with Rule 17f-3 under the 1940 Act or cash held as
deposits with 17f-5 Sub-Custodians in accordance with the
following paragraph. The responsibilities of the Sub-Custodian
for cash, including foreign currency, of the Fund accepted on the
Sub-Custodian's books as a deposit shall be that of a U.S. bank
for a similar deposit.
The Sub-Custodian may open a bank account on the books of a
17f-5 Sub-Custodian in the name of the Fund or of the Sub-
Custodian as a sub-custodian for the Fund, and may deposit cash,
including foreign currency, of the Fund in such account, and such
funds shall be withdrawable only pursuant to draft or order of the
Sub-Custodian. The records for such account will be maintained by
the Sub-Custodian but such account shall not constitute a deposit
liability of the Sub-Custodian. The responsibilities of the Sub-
Custodian for deposits maintained in such account shall be the
same as and no greater than the Sub-Custodian's responsibility in
respect of other portfolio securities of the Fund.
The Sub-Custodian shall be liable for actual losses incurred
by the Fund attributable to any failure on the part of the Sub-
Custodian to report accurate cash availability information with
respect to the bank accounts referred to in this Section 2.4.
2.5. PAYMENTS FOR SHARES. The Sub-Custodian shall
maintain custody of amounts received from the Transfer Agent of
the Fund for shares of the Fund issued by the Fund and sold by its
distributor and deposit such amounts into the Fund's account. The
Sub-Custodian will provide timely notification to the Custodian
and the Transfer Agent of any receipt by it of payments for shares
of the Fund.
2.6. AVAILABILITY OF FEDERAL FUNDS. Upon mutual
agreement between the Custodian and the Sub-Custodian, the
Sub-Custodian shall, upon the receipt of Proper Instructions, make
federal funds available to the Custodian for the account of the
Fund as of specified times agreed upon from time to time by the
Custodian and the Sub-Custodian with respect to amounts received
by the Sub-Custodian for the purchase of shares of the Fund.
2.7. COLLECTION OF INCOME. The Sub-Custodian shall
collect on a timely basis all income and other payments with
respect to registered securities held hereunder, including
securities held in a Securities System, to which the Fund shall be
entitled either by law or pursuant to custom in the securities
business, and shall collect on a timely basis all income and other
payments with respect to bearer securities if, on the date of
payment by the issuer, such securities are held hereunder and
shall credit such income, as collected, to the Fund's account.
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the
Sub-Custodian shall detach and present for payment all coupons and
other income items requiring presentation as and when they become
due and shall collect interest when due on securities held
hereunder. Arranging for the collection of income due the Fund on
securities loaned pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.2(10)
shall be the responsibility of the Custodian. The Sub-Custodian
will have no duty or responsibility in connection therewith, other
than to provide the Custodian with such information or data as may
be necessary to assist the Custodian in arranging for the timely
delivery to the Sub-Custodian of the income to which the Fund is
properly entitled.
2.8. PAYMENT OF FUND MONIES. Upon receipt of Proper
Instructions, which may be continuing instructions when deemed
appropriate by the parties, the Sub-Custodian shall cause monies
of the Fund to be paid out in the following cases only:
1) Upon the purchase of securities for the account
of the Fund but only (a) against the delivery of such securities
to the Sub-Custodian (or any bank, banking firm or trust company
doing business in the United States or abroad which is qualified
under the 1940 Act, as amended, to act as a custodian and has been
designated by the Sub-Custodian as its agent for this purpose) or
any 17f-5 Sub-Custodian or any Foreign Depository (as each of
those terms is defined in Section 2.11(b)) registered in the name
of the Fund or in the name of a nominee referred to in Section 2.3
hereof or in proper form for transfer, provided, however, that the
Sub-Custodian may cause monies of the Fund to be paid out prior to
delivery of such securities if (i) in the Sub-Custodian's
judgment, (A) payment prior to delivery is required by the terms
of the instrument evidencing the security or (B) payment prior to
delivery is the prevailing method of settling securities
transactions between institutional investors in the applicable
market and (ii) payment prior to delivery is in accordance with
generally accepted trade practice and with any applicable
governmental regulations and the rules of Securities Systems or
other securities depositories and clearing agencies in the
applicable market. The Sub-Custodian agrees, upon request, to
advise the Custodian of all pending transactions in which payment
will be made prior to the receipt of securities in accordance with
the proviso to the foregoing sentence; (b) in the case of a
purchase effected through a Securities System, in accordance with
the conditions set forth in Section 2.12 hereof; or (c) (i) in the
case of a repurchase agreement entered into between the Fund and
the Sub-Custodian, another bank or a broker-dealer, against
delivery of the securities either in certificate form or through
an entry crediting the Sub-Custodian's or its agent's
non-proprietary account at any Federal Reserve Bank with such
securities or (ii) in the case of a repurchase agreement entered
into between the Fund and the Sub-Custodian, against delivery of a
receipt evidencing purchase by the Fund of securities owned by the
Sub-Custodian along with written evidence of the agreement by the
Sub-Custodian to repurchase such securities from the Fund; or (d)
for transfer to a time deposit account of the Fund in any bank,
whether domestic or foreign, which transfer may be effected prior
to receipt of a confirmation of the deposit from the applicable
bank or a financial intermediary;
2) In connection with conversion, exchange or
surrender or tender or exercise of securities owned by the Fund as
set forth in Section 2.2 hereof;
3) For the redemption or repurchase of shares
issued by the Fund as set forth in Section 2.10 hereof;
4) For the payment of any expense or liability
incurred by the Fund, including but not limited to the following
payments for the account of the Fund: interest, taxes, management,
accounting, custodian and sub-custodian, transfer agent and legal
fees, including the Custodian's fee; and operating expenses of the
Fund whether or not such expenses are to be in whole or part
capitalized or treated as deferred expenses;
5) For the payment of any dividends or other
distributions declared to shareholders of the Fund;
6) For transfer to the Custodian or another
sub-custodian of the Fund; and
7) For any other proper purpose, but only upon
receipt of, in addition to Proper Instructions, a certified copy
of a resolution of the Trustees or of the Executive Committee of
the Fund signed by an officer of the Fund and certified by its
Clerk or Assistant Clerk, specifying the amount of such payment,
setting forth the purpose for which such payment is to be made,
declaring such purpose to be a proper purpose, and naming the
person or persons to whom such payment is to be made.
2.9. LIABILITY FOR PAYMENT IN ADVANCE OF RECEIPT OF
SECURITIES PURCHASED. Except as otherwise provided in this
Agreement, in any and every case where payment for purchase of
securities for the account of the Fund is made by the
Sub-Custodian in advance of receipt of the securities purchased in
the absence of Proper Instructions from the Custodian to so pay in
advance, the Sub-Custodian shall be absolutely liable to the Fund
and the Custodian in the event any loss results to the Fund or the
Custodian from the payment by the Sub-Custodian in advance of
delivery of such securities.
2.10. PAYMENTS FOR REPURCHASES OR REDEMPTIONS OF SHARES
OF THE FUND. From such funds as may be available, the
Sub-custodian shall, upon receipt of Proper Instructions, make
funds available for payment to a shareholder of the Fund who has
delivered to the Transfer Agent a request for redemption or
repurchase of shares of the Fund. In connection with the
redemption or repurchase of shares of the Fund, the Sub-Custodian,
upon receipt of Proper Instructions, is authorized to wire funds
to or through a commercial bank designated by the redeeming
shareholder. In connection with the redemption or repurchase of
shares of the Fund, the Sub-Custodian, upon receipt of Proper
Instructions, shall honor checks drawn on the Sub-Custodian by a
shareholder, when presented to the Sub-Custodian in accordance
with such procedures and controls as are mutually agreed upon from
time to time among the Fund, the Custodian and the Sub-Custodian.
2.11. APPOINTMENT OF AGENTS AND SUB-CUSTODIANS PURSUANT
TO RULE 17F-5.
(a) Agents. Without limiting its own responsibility
for its obligations assumed hereunder, the Sub-Custodian may at
any time and from time to time engage, at its own cost and
expense, as an agent to act for the Fund on the Sub-Custodian's
behalf with respect to any such obligations any bank or trust
company which meets the requirements of the 1940 Act, and the
rules and regulations thereunder, to perform services delegated to
the Sub-Custodian hereunder, provided that the Fund and the
Custodian shall have approved in writing any such bank or trust
company. All agents of the Sub-Custodian shall be subject to the
instructions of the Sub-Custodian and not the Custodian. The Sub-
Custodian may, at any time in its discretion, and shall at the
Custodian's direction, remove any bank or trust company which has
been appointed as an agent, and shall in either case promptly
notify the Custodian and the Fund in writing of the completion of
any such action.
The agents which the Fund has approved to date are set forth
in Schedule B hereto. Schedule B shall be amended from time to
time as approved agents are changed, added or deleted. The
Custodian shall be responsible for informing the Sub-Custodian
sufficiently in advance of a proposed investment which is to be
held at a location not listed on Schedule B, in order that there
shall be sufficient time for the Fund to give the approval
required by the preceding paragraph and for the Sub-Custodian to
complete the appropriate contractual and technical arrangements
with such agent. The engagement by the Sub-Custodian of one or
more agents shall not relieve the Sub-Custodian of its
responsibilities or liabilities hereunder.
(b) 17f-5 Sub-Custodians. Securities, funds and other
property of the Fund may be held by sub-custodians appointed
pursuant to the provisions of this Section 2.11 (each, a "17f-5
Sub-Custodian"). The Sub-Custodian may, at any time and from time
to time, appoint any bank or trust company (that meets the
requirements of a custodian or a foreign custodian under the
Investment Company Act of 1940 and the rules and regulations
thereunder, including without limitation Rule 17f-5 thereunder, or
that has received an order of the Securities and Exchange
Commission ("SEC") exempting it from any of such requirements that
it does not meet) to act as a 17f-5 Sub-Custodian for the Fund,
provided that the Fund shall have approved in writing (1) any such
bank or trust company and the sub-custodian agreement to be
entered into between such bank or trust company and the Sub-
Custodian, and (2) the 17f-5 Sub-Custodian's offices or branches
at which the 17f-5 Sub-Custodian is authorized to hold securities,
cash and other property of the Fund. Upon such approval by the
Fund, the Sub-Custodian is authorized on behalf of the Fund to
notify each 17f-5 Sub-Custodian of its appointment as such. The
Sub-Custodian may, at any time in its discretion, remove any bank
or trust company that has been appointed as a 17f-5 Sub-Custodian.
Those 17f-5 Sub-Custodians and their offices or branches
which the Fund has approved to date are set forth on Schedule C
hereto. Such Schedule C shall be amended from time to time as
17f-5 Sub-Custodians, branches or offices are changed, added or
deleted. The Custodian shall be responsible for informing the
Sub-Custodian sufficiently in advance of a proposed investment
which is to be held at a location not listed on Schedule C, in
order that there shall be sufficient time for the Fund to give the
approval required by the preceding paragraph and for the Sub-
Custodian to put the appropriate arrangements in place with such
17f-5 Sub-Custodian pursuant to such sub-custodian agreement.
With respect to the securities and funds held by a 17f-5 Sub-
Custodian, either directly or indirectly, including demand and
interest bearing deposits, currencies or other deposits and
foreign exchange contracts, the Sub-Custodian shall be liable to
the Custodian and the Fund if and only to the extent that such
17f-5 Sub-Custodian is liable to the Sub-Custodian and the Sub-
Custodian recovers under the applicable sub-custodian agreement,
provided, however, that the foregoing limitation shall not apply
if such 17f-5 Sub-Custodian's liability to the Sub-Custodian is
limited because the applicable sub-custodian agreement does not
contain provisions substantially similar to the provisions of
Section 2 (but not including Section 2.12) of this Agreement. The
Sub-Custodian shall also be liable to the Custodian and the Fund
for its own negligence in transmitting any instructions received
by it from the Fund or the Custodian and for its own negligence in
connection with the delivery of any securities or funds held by it
to any such 17f-5 Sub-Custodian.
The Custodian or the Fund may authorize the Sub-Custodian or
one or more of the 17f-5 Sub-Custodians to use the facilities of
one or more foreign securities depositories or clearing agencies
(each, a "Foreign Depository") that is permitted to be used by
registered investment companies by a Rule or Rules of the SEC or
that has received an order of the SEC exempting it from any of
such requirements that it does not meet. The records of the Sub-
Custodian or a 17f-5 Sub-Custodian employing a Foreign Depository
or clearing agency shall identify those securities belonging to
the Fund which are maintained in such a Foreign Depository. The
engagement by the Sub-Custodian of one or more Foreign
Depositories shall not relieve the Sub-Custodian of its
responsibilities or liabilities hereunder. The Foreign
Depositories which the Fund has approved to date are set forth in
Schedule C hereto. Schedule C shall be amended from time to time
as approved Foreign Depositories are changed, added or deleted.
The Custodian shall be responsible for informing the Sub-Custodian
sufficiently in advance of a proposed investment which is to be
held at a location not listed on Schedule C, in order that there
shall be sufficient time for the Fund to give the approval
required by the preceding paragraph and for the Sub-Custodian to
complete the appropriate contractual and technical arrangements
with such Foreign Depository.
In the event that any 17f-5 Sub-Custodian appointed pursuant
to the provisions of this Section 2.11 fails to perform any of its
obligations under the terms and conditions of the applicable sub-
custodian agreement, the Sub-Custodian shall use its best efforts
to cause such 17f-5 Sub-Custodian to perform such obligations. In
the event that the Sub-Custodian is unable to cause such 17f-5
Sub-Custodian to perform fully its obligations thereunder, the
Sub-Custodian shall forthwith upon the Custodian's request
terminate such 17f-5 Sub-Custodian as a sub-custodian for the Fund
and, if necessary or desirable, appoint another 17f-5 Sub-
Custodian in accordance with the provisions of this Section 2.11.
At the election of the Custodian, it shall have the right to
enforce and shall be subrogated to the Sub-Custodian's rights
against any such 17f-5 Sub-Custodian for loss or damage caused the
Fund by such 17f-5 Sub-Custodian.
At the written request of the Fund, the Sub-Custodian will
terminate as a sub-custodian for the Fund any 17f-5 Sub-Custodian
appointed pursuant to the provisions of this Section 2.11 in
accordance with the termination provisions under the applicable
sub-custodian agreement. The Sub-Custodian will not amend any
sub-custodian agreement or agree to change or permit any changes
thereunder except upon the prior written approval of the Fund.
In the event the Sub-Custodian makes any payment to a 17f-5
Sub-Custodian under the indemnification provisions of any sub-
custodian agreement, no more than thirty days after written notice
to the Custodian of the Sub-Custodian's having made such payment,
the Custodian will reimburse the Sub-Custodian the amount of such
payment except in respect of any negligence or misconduct of the
Sub-Custodian.
2.12. DEPOSIT OF FUND ASSETS IN SECURITIES SYSTEMS.
The Sub-Custodian may deposit and/or maintain securities owned by
the Fund in a clearing agency registered with the Securities and
Exchange Commission under Section 17A of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, which acts as a securities depository, or in the
book-entry system authorized by the U.S. Department of the
Treasury or by a federal agency (collectively referred to herein
as "Securities System") in accordance with applicable rules and
regulations (including Rule 17f-4 of the 1940 Act), and subject to
the following provisions:
1) The Sub-Custodian may, either directly or
through one or more agents, keep securities of the Fund in a
Securities System provided that such securities are represented in
an account ("Account") of the Sub-Custodian or such an agent in
the Securities System which shall not include any assets other
than assets held as a fiduciary, custodian or otherwise for
customers;
2) The records of the Sub-Custodian with respect
to securities of the Fund which are maintained in a Securities
System shall identify by book-entry those securities belonging to
the Fund;
3) The Sub-Custodian shall pay for securities
purchased for the account of the Fund upon (i) receipt of advice
from the Securities System that such securities have been
transferred to the Account, and (ii) the making of an entry on the
records of the Sub-Custodian to reflect such payment and transfer
for the account of the Fund. The Sub-Custodian shall transfer
securities sold for the account of the Fund upon (i) receipt of
advice from the Securities System that payment for such securities
has been transferred to the Account, and (ii) the making of an
entry on the records of the Sub-Custodian to reflect such transfer
and payment for the account of the Fund. Copies of all advices
from the Securities System of transfers of securities for the
account of the Fund shall identify the Fund, be maintained for the
Fund by the Sub-Custodian or such an agent and be provided to the
Fund or the Custodian at the Custodian's request. The
Sub-Custodian shall furnish the Custodian confirmation of each
transfer to or from the account of the Fund in the form of a
written advice or notice and shall furnish to the Custodian copies
of daily transaction statements reflecting each day's transactions
in the Securities System for the account of the Fund on the next
business day;
4) The Sub-Custodian shall provide the Custodian
with any report obtained by the Sub-Custodian on the Securities
System's accounting system, internal accounting controls and
procedures for safeguarding securities deposited in the Securities
System;
5) The Sub-Custodian shall utilize only such
Securities Systems as are set forth in a list provided by the
Custodian of Securities Systems approved for use by the Board of
Trustees of the Fund, which list will be amended from time to time
by the Custodian as may be necessary to reflect any subsequent
action taken by the Trustees of the Fund;
6) Anything to the contrary in this Agreement
notwithstanding, the Sub-Custodian shall be liable to the Fund and
the Custodian for any loss or damage to the Fund or the Custodian
resulting from use of the Securities System by reason of any
negligence, misfeasance or misconduct of the Sub-Custodian or any
of its agents or of any of its or their employees or from failure
of the Sub-Custodian or any such agent or employee to enforce
effectively such rights as it may have against the Securities
System. At the election of the Custodian, it shall be entitled to
be subrogated to the rights of the Sub-Custodian with respect to
any claim against the Securities System or any other person which
the Sub-Custodian may have as a consequence of any such loss or
damage if and to the extent that the Fund and the Custodian have
not been made whole for any such loss or damage.
2.13. DEPOSITARY RECEIPTS. Only upon receipt of Proper
Instructions, the Sub-Custodian shall instruct a 17f-5 Sub-
Custodian appointed pursuant to Section 2.11(b) hereof or an agent
of the Sub-Custodian appointed pursuant to Section 2.11(a) hereof
(an "Agent") to surrender securities to the depositary used by an
issuer of American Depositary Receipts or International Depositary
Receipts (hereinafter collectively referred to as "ADRs") for such
securities against a written receipt therefor adequately
describing such securities and written evidence satisfactory to
the 17f-5 Sub-Custodian or Agent that the depositary has
acknowledged receipt of instructions to issue with respect to such
securities ADRs in the name of the Sub-Custodian, or a nominee of
the Sub-Custodian, for delivery to the Sub-Custodian in Boston,
Massachusetts, or at such other place as the Sub-Custodian may
from time to time designate.
Only upon receipt of Proper Instructions, the Sub-Custodian
shall surrender ADRs to the issuer thereof against a written
receipt therefor adequately describing the ADRs surrendered and
written evidence satisfactory to the Sub-Custodian that the issuer
of the ADRs has acknowledged receipt of instructions to cause its
depository to deliver the securities underlying such ADRs to a
17f-5 Sub-Custodian or an Agent.
2.14. FOREIGN EXCHANGE TRANSACTIONS AND FUTURES
CONTRACTS. Only upon receipt of Proper Instructions, the Sub-
Custodian shall enter into foreign exchange contracts or options
to purchase and sell foreign currencies for spot and future
delivery on behalf and for the account of the Fund or shall enter
into futures contracts or options on futures contracts. Such
transactions may be undertaken by the Sub-Custodian with such
banking institutions, including the Sub-Custodian and 17f-5 Sub-
Custodian(s) appointed pursuant to Section 2.11(b), as principals,
as approved and authorized by the Fund. In connection with such
transaction, the Sub-Custodian is authorized to make free outgoing
payments of cash in the form of U.S. Dollars or foreign currency
without receiving confirmation of a foreign exchange contract,
futures contract or option thereon or confirmation that the
countervalue currency completing the foreign exchange contract or
futures contract has been delivered or received or that the option
has been delivered or received. Foreign exchange contracts,
futures contracts and options, other than those executed with the
Sub-Custodian as principal, shall for all purposes of this
Agreement be deemed to be portfolio securities of the Fund.
2.15. OPTION TRANSACTIONS. Only upon receipt of Proper
Instructions, the Sub-Custodian shall enter into option
transactions in accordance with the provisions of any agreement
among the Fund, the Custodian, and/or the Sub-Custodian and a
broker-dealer.
2.16. OWNERSHIP CERTIFICATES FOR TAX PURPOSES. The
Sub-Custodian shall execute ownership and other certificates and
affidavits for all federal and state tax purposes in connection
with receipt of income or other payments with respect to
securities held by it hereunder and in connection with transfers
of securities.
2.17. PROXIES. The Sub-Custodian shall, with respect
to the securities held hereunder, cause to be promptly executed by
the registered holder of such securities, if the securities are
registered other than in the name of the Fund, all proxies that
are received by the Sub-Custodian, without indication of the
manner in which such proxies are to be voted, and shall promptly
deliver to the Custodian such proxies, all proxy soliciting
materials and all notices relating to such securities.
2.18. COMMUNICATIONS RELATING TO FUND PORTFOLIO
SECURITIES. The Sub-Custodian shall transmit promptly to the
Custodian all written information (including, without limitation,
pendency of calls and maturities of securities and expirations of
rights in connection therewith) received by the Sub-Custodian from
issuers of the securities being held for the account of the Fund.
With respect to tender or exchange offers, the Sub-Custodian shall
transmit promptly to the Custodian all written information
received by the Sub-Custodian from issuers of the securities whose
tender or exchange is sought and from the party (or his agents)
making the tender or exchange offer. If the Fund desires to take
action with respect to any tender offer, exchange offer or any
other similar transactions, the Custodian shall notify the
Sub-Custodian of the action the Fund desires the Sub-Custodian to
take; provided, however, that the Sub-Custodian shall not be
liable to the Fund or the Custodian for the failure to take any
such action unless Proper Instructions are received by the
Sub-Custodian at least two business days prior to the date on
which the Sub-Custodian is to take such action, or in the case of
foreign securities, such longer periods as shall have been agreed
upon in writing by the Custodian and the Sub-Custodian, which may
be in the form of written operating procedures or standards.
2.19. PROPER INSTRUCTIONS. Proper Instructions as used
throughout this Agreement means a writing signed or initialed by
one or more persons who are authorized by the Trustees of the Fund
and by the Custodian. Each such writing shall set forth the
specific transaction or type of transaction involved. Oral
instructions will be considered Proper Instructions if the
Sub-Custodian reasonably believes them to have been given by a
person authorized to give such instructions with respect to the
transaction involved. The Custodian shall cause all oral
instructions to be confirmed in writing. Proper Instructions
shall also include communications effected directly between the
Custodian and Sub-Custodian by electro-mechanical or electronic
devices, provided that the Custodian and the Sub-Custodian have
approved such procedures. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no
Trustee, officer, employee or agent of the Fund
shall be permitted access to any securities or similar investments
of the Fund deposited with the Sub-Custodian or any agent for any
reason except in accordance with the provisions of Rule 17f-2
under the 1940 Act.
2.20. ACTIONS PERMITTED WITHOUT EXPRESS AUTHORITY. The
Sub-Custodian may in its discretion, without express authority
from the Custodian:
1) make payments to itself or others for minor
expenses of handling securities or other similar items relating to
its duties under this Agreement, provided that all such payments
shall be accounted for to the Custodian;
2) surrender securities in temporary form for
securities in definitive form;
3) endorse for collection, in the name of the
Fund, checks, drafts and other negotiable instruments; and
4) in general, attend to all non-discretionary
details in connection with the sale, exchange, substitution,
purchase, transfer and other dealings with the securities and
property of the Fund held by the Sub-Custodian hereunder except as
otherwise directed by the Custodian.
2.21. EVIDENCE OF AUTHORITY. The Sub-Custodian shall
be protected in acting upon any instruction, notice, request,
consent, certificate or other instrument or paper reasonably
believed by it to be genuine and to have been properly executed by
or on behalf of the Fund or the Custodian as custodian of the
Fund.
2.22. PERFORMANCE STANDARDS. The Sub-Custodian shall
use its best efforts to perform its duties hereunder in accordance
with such standards as are agreed upon from time to time by the
Custodian and the Sub-Custodian.
3. RECORDS. The Sub-Custodian shall cooperate with and
supply necessary information to the entity or entities appointed
by the Trustees of the Fund to keep the books of account of the
Fund or, if directed in writing to do so by the Custodian, shall
itself keep such books of account. The Sub-Custodian shall create
and maintain all records relating to its activities and
obligations under this Agreement in such manner as will meet the
obligations of the Fund under the 1940 Act, with particular
attention to Sections 17(f) and 31 thereof and Rules 17f-2, 31a-1
and 31a-2 thereunder; the Sub-Custodian shall also create and
maintain such records as are required by applicable federal and
state tax laws, and any other law or administrative rules or
procedures which may be applicable to the Fund or the Custodian,
such laws, rules or procedures to be specified by the Custodian
from time to time. All such records shall be the property of the
Fund and shall at all times during the regular business hours of
the Sub-Custodian be open for inspection by duly authorized
officers, employees or agents of the Custodian and the Fund and
employees and agents of the Securities and Exchange Commission.
The Sub-Custodian shall, at the Custodian's request, supply the
Custodian with a tabulation of securities owned by the Fund and
held under this Agreement and shall, when requested to do so by
the Custodian and for such compensation as shall be agreed upon
between the Custodian and Sub-Custodian, include certificate
numbers in such tabulations.
4. Opinion and Reports of the Fund's Independent Accountant.
The Sub-Custodian shall take all reasonable actions, as the
Custodian may from time to time request, to furnish such
information with respect to its activities hereunder as the Fund's
independent public accountant may request in connection with the
accountant's verification of the Fund's securities and similar
investments as required by Rule 17f-2 under the 1940 Act, the
preparation of the Fund's registration statement and amendments
thereto, the Fund's reports to the Securities and Exchange
Commission and with respect to any other requirements of such
Commission.
5. Reports of Sub-Custodian's Independent Accountant. The
Sub-Custodian shall provide the Custodian, at such times as the
Custodian may reasonably require, with reports by an independent
public accountant on the accounting system, internal accounting
controls and procedures for safeguarding securities, including
securities deposited and/or maintained in a Securities System,
relating to the services provided by the Sub-Custodian under this
Agreement; such reports, which shall be of sufficient scope and in
sufficient detail as may reasonably be required by the Custodian,
shall provide reasonable assurance that any material inadequacies
would be disclosed by such examination, and if there are no such
inadequacies, shall so state.
6. Compensation. The Sub-Custodian shall be entitled to
reasonable compensation for its services and expenses as
sub-custodian, as agreed upon from time to time between the
Custodian and the Sub-Custodian.
7. Responsibility of Sub-Custodian. The Sub-Custodian shall
exercise reasonable care and diligence in carrying out the
provisions of this Agreement and shall not be liable to the Fund
or the Custodian for any action taken or omitted by it in good
faith without negligence or willful misconduct. So long as and to
the extent that it is in the exercise of reasonable care, the
Sub-Custodian shall not be responsible for the title, validity or
genuineness of any property or evidence of title thereto received
by it or delivered by it pursuant to this Agreement and shall be
held harmless in acting upon any notice, request, consent,
certificate or other instrument reasonably believed by it to be
genuine and, if in writing, reasonably believed to be signed by
the proper party or parties. It shall be entitled to rely on and
may act upon advice of counsel (who may be counsel for the Fund)
on all matters and shall be without liability for any action
reasonably taken or omitted pursuant to such advice.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the responsibility of the
Sub-Custodian with respect to redemptions effected by check shall
be in accordance with a separate agreement entered into between
the Custodian and the Sub-Custodian. It is also understood that
the Sub-Custodian shall not be liable for any loss resulting from
a Sovereign Risk. A "Sovereign Risk" shall mean nationalization,
expropriation, devaluation, revaluation, confiscation, seizure,
cancellation, destruction or similar action by any governmental
authority, de facto or de jure; or enactment, promulgation,
imposition or enforcement by any such governmental authority of
currency restrictions, exchange controls, taxes, levies or other
charges affecting the Fund's property; or acts of war, terrorism,
insurrection or revolution; or any other similar act or event
beyond the Sub-Custodian's control.
The Sub-Custodian shall protect the Fund and the Custodian
from losses to the Fund resulting from any act or failure to act
of the Sub-Custodian in violation of its duties hereunder or of
any law applicable to the Sub-Custodian's duties hereunder.
If the Custodian requires the Sub-Custodian to take any
action with respect to securities, which action involves the
payment of money or which action may, in the opinion of the
Sub-Custodian, result in the Sub-Custodian's being liable for the
payment of money or incurring liability of some other form, the
Custodian, as a prerequisite to requiring the Sub-Custodian to
take such action, shall provide indemnity to the Sub-Custodian in
an amount and form satisfactory to the Sub-Custodian.
The Custodian agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the
Sub-Custodian from and against all taxes, charges, expenses,
assessments, claims and liabilities (including counsel fees)
(collectively, "Authorized Charges") incurred or assessed against
it or its nominee in connection with the performance of this
Agreement, except such as may arise from its own negligent action,
negligent failure to act or willful misconduct. The Sub-Custodian
is authorized to charge any account of the Fund for such items and
such fees. To secure any such Authorized Charges and any advances
of cash or securities made by the Sub-Custodian to or for the
benefit of the Fund for any purpose which results in the Fund's
incurring an overdraft at the end of any business day or for
extraordinary or emergency purposes during any business day, the
Custodian on behalf of the Fund hereby represents that it has
obtained from the Fund authorization to apply available cash in
any account maintained by the Sub-Custodian on behalf of the Fund
and a security interest in and pledge to the Sub-Custodian of
securities of the Fund held by the Sub-Custodian (including those
which may be held in a Securities System) up to a maximum of 10%
of the value of the net assets held by the Sub-Custodian for the
purposes of securing payment of any Authorized Charges and any
advances of cash or securities, and that the Fund has agreed, from
time to time, to designate in writing, or to cause its investment
adviser to, or permit the Custodian to, designate in writing, the
securities subject to such security interest and pledge with such
specificity and detail as the Sub-Custodian may reasonably request
(and in the absence of such designation to permit the Sub-
Custodian so to designate securities). The Custodian hereby
grants on behalf of the Fund a security interest and pledge to the
Sub-Custodian, as aforesaid, in securities and available cash, as
security for any Authorized Charges and any advances of cash or
securities and agrees that, should the Fund or the Custodian fail
to repay promptly any Authorized Charges and any advances of cash
or securities, the Sub-Custodian shall be entitled to use such
available cash and to dispose of such pledged securities as is
necessary to repay any such Authorized Charges or any advances of
cash or securities and to exercise the rights of a secured party
under the Uniform Commercial Code.
The Custodian agrees not to amend the third paragraph of
Section 9 of the Custodian Agreement unless it provides the Sub-
Custodian with at least thirty (30) days' prior written notice of
the substance of any proposed amendments, provided that the
foregoing shall not be construed to in any way to provide that the
Sub-Custodian's consent shall be required to make such an
amendment effective or that the Sub-Custodian's failure to give
such consent shall in any way affect its obligations under this
Agreement.
8. SUCCESSOR SUB-CUSTODIAN. If a successor sub-custodian
shall be appointed by the Custodian, the Sub-Custodian shall, upon
termination and upon receipt of Proper Instructions, cause to be
delivered to such successor sub-custodian, duly endorsed and in
the form for transfer, all securities, funds and other property of
the Fund then held by it and all instruments held by the
Sub-Custodian related thereto and cause the transfer to an account
of the successor sub-custodian all of the Fund's securities held
in any Securities Systems.
If no such successor sub-custodian shall be appointed, the
Sub-Custodian shall, in like manner, upon receipt of a certified
copy of a vote of the Trustees of the Fund, cause to be
transferred such securities, funds and other property in
accordance with such vote.
In the event that no written order designating a successor
sub-custodian or certified copy of a vote of the Trustees shall
have been delivered to the Sub-Custodian on or before the date
when such termination shall become effective, then the Sub-
Custodian shall have the right to deliver to a bank or trust
company, which meets the requirements of the 1940 Act and the
rules and regulations thereunder, all securities, funds and other
properties of the Fund. Thereafter, such bank or trust company
shall be the successor of the Sub-Custodian under this Agreement.
In the event that securities, funds and other property remain
in the possession of the Sub-Custodian after the date of
termination hereof owing to failure of the Custodian to obtain a
certified copy of the Trustees appointing a successor sub-
custodian, the Sub-Custodian shall be entitled to fair
compensation for its services during such period as the Sub-
Custodian retains possession of such securities, funds and other
property and the provisions of this Agreement relating to the
duties and obligations of the Sub-Custodian shall remain in full
force and affect.
9. EFFECTIVE PERIOD; TERMINATION AND AMENDMENT. This
Agreement shall become effective as of its execution, shall
continue in full force and effect until terminated as hereinafter
provided, may be amended at any time by mutual agreement of the
parties hereto and may be terminated by either party by an
instrument in writing delivered or mailed, postage prepaid, to the
other party, such termination to take effect not sooner than
thirty (30) days after the date of mailing; provided, that either
party may at any time immediately terminate this Agreement in the
event of the appointment of a conservator or receiver for the
other party or upon the happening of a like event at the direction
of an appropriate regulatory agency or court of competent
jurisdiction. No provision of this Agreement may be amended or
terminated except by a statement in writing signed by the party
against which enforcement of the amendment or termination is
sought.
Upon termination of this Agreement, the Custodian shall pay
to the Sub-Custodian such compensation as may be due as of the
date of such termination and shall likewise reimburse the
Sub-Custodian for its reimbursable costs, expenses and
disbursements. The provisions of Section 7, including, until any
Authorized Charges and any advances of cash or securities referred
to therein are repaid, all liens and security interests created
pursuant thereto, and all rights to indemnification, shall survive
any termination of this Agreement.
10. INTERPRETATION. This Agreement constitutes the entire
understanding and agreement of the parties hereto with respect to
the subject matter hereof. In connection with the operation of
this Agreement, the Sub-Custodian and the Custodian may from time
to time agree in writing on such provisions interpretive of or in
addition to the provisions of this Agreement as may in their joint
opinion be consistent with the general tenor of this Agreement.
No interpretive or additional provisions made as provided in the
preceding sentence shall be deemed to be an amendment of this
Agreement.
11. GOVERNING LAW. This Agreement is executed and delivered
in The Commonwealth of Massachusetts and shall be governed by and
construed according to the internal laws of said Commonwealth,
without regard to principles of conflicts of law.
12. NOTICES. Notices and other writings delivered or mailed
postage prepaid to the Custodian addressed to the Custodian
attention: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx, Senior Vice President, The Xxxxxx
Companies, 00 Xxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxx, XX 00000 or to such other
person or address as the Custodian may have designated to the Sub-
Custodian in writing, or to the Sub-Custodian attention:
or to such other address as the SubCustodian may have designated
to the Custodian in writing, shall be deemed to have been properly
delivered or given hereunder to the respective addressee.
13. BINDING OBLIGATION. This Agreement shall be binding on
and shall inure to the benefit of the Custodian and the Sub-
Custodian and their respective successors and assigns, provided
that neither party hereto may assign this Agreement or any of its
rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent
of the other party.
14. PRIOR AGREEMENTS. This Agreement supersedes and
terminates, as of the date hereof, all prior contracts between the
Fund or the Custodian and the Sub-Custodian relating to the
custody of the Fund's assets.
15. DECLARATION OF TRUST. A copy of the Declaration of
Trust of the Fund is on file with the Secretary of The
Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and notice is hereby given that the
obligations of or arising out of this instrument are not binding
upon any of the Trustees or beneficiaries individually but binding
only upon the assets and property of the Fund.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties has caused this
instrument to be executed in its name and behalf by its duly
authorized representative and its seal to be hereunder affixed as
of the day of , 199 .
XXXXXX FIDUCIARY TRUST COMPANY
By--------------------------------
Name:
Title:
(Sub-Custodian)
By---------------------------------
Name:
Title:
The Sub-Custodian and Xxxxxx Investments, Inc. ("Xxxxxx"),
the sole owner of the Custodian, agree that Xxxxxx shall be the
primary obligor with respect to compensation due the Sub-Custodian
pursuant to Section 6 of this Agreement in connection with the
Sub-Custodian's performance of its responsibilities hereunder.
The Custodian and Xxxxxx agree to take all actions necessary and
appropriate to assure that the Sub-Custodian shall be compensated
in the amounts and on the schedule agreed to by the Custodian and
the Sub-Custodian pursuant to Section 6.
XXXXXX INVESTMENTS, INC.
By:-------------------------------
Name:
Title:
XXXXXX FIDUCIARY TRUST COMPANY
By:--------------------------------
Name:
Title:
(Sub-Custodian)
By:----------------------------------
Name:
Title:
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