Exhibit (g)(1)
MASTER CUSTODIAN AGREEMENT
This Agreement is made as of September 1, 2005 by and among each management
investment company identified on Appendix A hereto (each such investment
company and each management investment company made subject to this Agreement
in accordance with Section 18.6 below, shall hereinafter be referred to as a
"Fund"), and STATE STREET BANK and TRUST COMPANY, a Massachusetts trust company
(the "Custodian"),
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, each Fund may or may not be authorized to issue shares of common
stock or shares of beneficial interest in separate series ("Shares"), with each
such series representing interests in a separate portfolio of securities and
other assets;
WHEREAS, each Fund so authorized intends that this Agreement be applicable
to each of its series set forth on Appendix A hereto (such series together with
all other series subsequently established by the Fund and made subject to this
Agreement in accordance with Section 18.7 below, shall hereinafter be referred
to as the "Portfolio(s)").
WHEREAS, each Fund not so authorized intends that this Agreement be
applicable to it and all references hereinafter to one or more "Portfolio(s)"
shall be deemed to refer to such Fund(s); and
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements
hereinafter contained, the parties hereto agree as follows:
SECTION 1. EMPLOYMENT OF CUSTODIAN AND PROPERTY TO BE HELD BY IT
Each Fund hereby employs the Custodian as a custodian of assets of the
Portfolios, including securities which the Fund, on behalf of the applicable
Portfolio, desires to be held in places within the United States ("domestic
securities") and securities it desires to be held outside the United States
("foreign securities"). The Custodian shall not be responsible for any property
of a Portfolio which is not received by it or which is delivered out in
accordance with Proper Instructions (as such term is defined in Section 7
hereof) including, without limitation, Portfolio property (i) held by brokers,
private bankers or other entities on behalf of the Portfolio (each a "Local
Agent"), (ii) held by Special Sub-Custodians (as such term is defined in
Section 5 hereof), (iii) held by entities which have advanced monies to or on
behalf of the Portfolio and which have received Portfolio property as security
for such advance(s) (each a "Pledgee"), or (iv) delivered or otherwise removed
from the custody of the Custodian pursuant to Special Instructions (as such
term is defined in Section 7 hereof). With respect to uncertificated shares
(the "Underlying Shares") of registered "investment companies" (as defined in
Section 3(a)(1) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended from time to
time (the "1940 Act")), whether in the same "group of investment companies" (as
defined in Section 12(d)(1)(G)(ii) of
the 0000 Xxx) or otherwise, including pursuant to Section 12(d)(1)(F) of the
1940 Act (hereinafter sometimes referred to as the "Underlying Portfolios") the
holding of confirmation statements that identify the shares as being recorded
in the Custodian's name on behalf of the Portfolios will be deemed custody for
purposes hereof.
Upon receipt of Proper Instructions and as duly authorized by a Fund, the
Custodian shall, on behalf of the applicable Portfolio(s), from time to time
employ one or more sub-custodians located in the
United States, provided that the Custodian shall have no more or less
responsibility or liability to any Fund on account of any actions or omissions
of any sub-custodian so employed than any such sub-custodian has to the
Custodian. The Custodian may place and maintain each Fund's foreign securities
with foreign banking institution sub-custodians employed by the Custodian
and/or foreign securities depositories, all as designated in Schedules A and B
hereto, but only in accordance with the applicable provisions of Sections 3 and
4 hereof.
SECTION 2. DUTIES OF THE CUSTODIAN WITH RESPECT TO PROPERTY OF THE PORTFOLIOS
TO BE HELD IN THE UNITED STATES
SECTION 2.1 HOLDING SECURITIES. The Custodian shall hold and physically
segregate for the account of each Portfolio all non-cash property, to be held
by it in the United States, including all domestic securities owned by such
Portfolio other than (a) securities which are maintained pursuant to
Section 2.8 in a clearing agency which acts as a securities depository or in a
book-entry system authorized by the U.S. Department of the Treasury (each, a
"U.S. Securities System") and (b) Underlying Shares owned by each Fund which
are maintained pursuant to Section 2.10 hereof in an account with State Street
Bank and Trust Company or such other entity which may from time to time act as
a transfer agent for the Underlying Portfolios and with respect to which the
Custodian is provided with Proper Instructions (the "Underlying Transfer
Agent").
SECTION 2.2 DELIVERY OF SECURITIES. The Custodian shall release and deliver
domestic securities owned by a Portfolio held by the Custodian, in a U.S.
Securities System account of the Custodian or in an account at the Underlying
Transfer Agent, only upon receipt of Proper Instructions on behalf of the
applicable Portfolio, 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 Portfolio 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 Portfolio;
3) In the case of a sale effected through a U.S. Securities System, in
accordance with the provisions of Section 2.8 hereof;
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4) To the depository agent in connection with tender or other similar
offers for securities of the Portfolio;
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
Custodian;
6) To the issuer thereof, or its agent, for transfer into the name of
the Portfolio or into the name of any nominee or nominees of the
Custodian or into the name or nominee name of any agent appointed
pursuant to Section 2.7 or into the name or nominee name of any
sub-custodian appointed pursuant to Section 1; 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 Custodian;
7) Upon the sale of such securities for the account of the Portfolio, 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 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
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 Custodian;
9) In the case of warrants, rights or similar securities, the surrender
thereof in the h 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 Custodian;
10) For delivery in connection with any loans of securities made by the
Portfolio, but only (a) against receipt of collateral as agreed upon
from time to time by the Fund on behalf of the Portfolio, except that
in connection with any loans for which collateral is to be credited
to the Custodian's account in the book-entry system authorized by the
U.S. Department of the Treasury, the Custodian will not be held
liable or responsible for the delivery of securities owned by the
Portfolio prior to the receipt of such collateral or (b) to the
lending agent, or the lending agent's custodian, in accordance with
written Proper Instructions (which may not provide for the receipt by
the Custodian of collateral therefor) agreed upon from time to time
by the Custodian and the Fund;
11) For delivery as security in connection with any borrowing by a Fund
on behalf of a Portfolio requiring a pledge of assets by the Fund on
behalf of such Portfolio;
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12) For delivery in accordance with the provisions of any agreement among
the Fund on behalf of the Portfolio, the Custodian and a
broker-dealer registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(the "Exchange Act") and a member of The National Association of
Securities Dealers, Inc. (the "NASD"), relating to compliance with
the rules of The Options Clearing Corporation and of any registered
national securities exchange, or of any similar organization or
organizations, regarding escrow or other arrangements in connection
with transactions by the Fund on behalf of a Portfolio;
13) For delivery in accordance with the provisions of any agreement among
a Fund on behalf of the Portfolio, the Custodian, and a futures
commission merchant registered under the Commodity Exchange Act,
relating to compliance with the rules of the Commodity Futures
Trading Commission (the "CFTC') and/or any contract market, or any
similar organization or organizations, regarding account deposits in
connection with transactions by the Fund on behalf of a Portfolio;
14) Upon the sale or other delivery of such investments (including,
without limitation, to one or more (a) Special Sub-Custodians or
(b) additional custodians appointed by the Fund, and communicated to
the Custodian from time to time via a writing duly executed by an
authorized officer of the Fund, for the purpose of engaging in
repurchase agreement transactions(s), each a "Repo Custodian"), and
prior to receipt of payment therefor, as set forth in written Proper
Instructions (such delivery in advance of payment, along with payment
in advance of delivery made in accordance with Section 2.6(7), as
applicable, shall each be referred to herein as a "Free Trade"),
provided that such Proper Instructions shall set forth (a) the
securities of the Portfolio to be delivered and (b) the person(s) to
whom delivery of such securities shall be made;
15) Upon receipt of instructions from the Fund's transfer agent (the
"Transfer Agent") for delivery to such Transfer Agent or to the
holders of Shares in connection with distributions in kind, as may be
described from time to time in the currently effective prospectus and
statement of additional information of the Fund related to the
Portfolio (the "Prospectus"), in satisfaction of requests by holders
of Shares for repurchase or redemption;
16) In the case of a sale processed through the Underlying Transfer Agent
of Underlying Shares, in accordance with Section 2.10 hereof; and
17) For any other purpose, but only upon receipt of Proper Instructions
from the Fund on behalf of the applicable Portfolio specifying
(a) the securities of the Portfolio to be delivered and (b) the
person or persons to whom delivery of such securities shall be made.
SECTION 2.3 REGISTRATION OF SECURITIES. Domestic securities held by the
Custodian (other than bearer securities) shall be registered in the name of the
Portfolio or in the name of
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any nominee of a Fund on behalf of the Portfolio or of any nominee of the
Custodian which nominee shall be assigned exclusively to the Portfolio, unless
the Fund has authorized in writing the appointment of a nominee to be used in
common with other registered management investment companies having the same
investment adviser as the Portfolio, or in the name or nominee name of any
agent appointed pursuant to Section 2.7 or in the name or nominee name of any
sub-custodian appointed pursuant to Section 1. All securities accepted by the
Custodian on behalf of the Portfolio under the terms of this Agreement shall be
in "street name" or other good delivery form. If, however, a Fund directs the
Custodian to maintain securities in "street name", the Custodian shall utilize
its best efforts only to timely collect income due the Fund on such securities
and to notify the Fund on a best efforts basis only of relevant corporate
actions including, without limitation, pendency of calls, maturities, tender or
exchange offers.
SECTION 2.4 BANK ACCOUNTS. The Custodian shall open and maintain a separate
bank account or accounts in the United States in the name of each Portfolio of
each Fund, subject only to draft or order by the 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 by it from or for the
account of the Portfolio, other than cash maintained by the Portfolio in a bank
account established and used in accordance with Rule 17f-3 under the 1940 Act.
Funds held by the Custodian for a Portfolio may be deposited by it to its
credit as Custodian in the banking department of the 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 1940 Act and that each such bank or
trust company and the funds to be deposited with each such bank or trust
company shall on behalf of each applicable Portfolio be duly approved by the
applicable Fund. Such funds shall be deposited by the Custodian in its capacity
as Custodian and shall be withdrawable by the Custodian only in that capacity.
SECTION 2.5 COLLECTION OF INCOME. Except with respect to Portfolio property
released and delivered pursuant to Section 2.2(14) or purchased pursuant to
Section 2.6(7), and subject to the provisions of Section 2.3, the Custodian
shall collect on a timely basis all income and other payments with respect to
registered domestic securities held hereunder to which each Portfolio 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 domestic securities if, on the date of payment by the issuer, such
securities are held by the Custodian or its agent thereof and shall credit such
income, as collected, to such Portfolio's custodian account. Without limiting
the generality of the foregoing, the 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. Income due each Portfolio on securities loaned pursuant to the
provisions of Section 2.2 (10) shall be the responsibility of the applicable
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
Custodian of the income to which the Portfolio is properly entitled.
SECTION 2.6 PAYMENT OF FUND MONIES. Upon receipt of Proper Instructions on
behalf of the applicable Portfolio, which may be continuing instructions when
deemed appropriate by the parties, the Custodian shall pay out monies of a
Portfolio in the following cases only:
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1) Upon the purchase of domestic securities, options, futures contracts
or options on futures contracts for the account of the Portfolio but
only (a) against the delivery of such securities or evidence of title
to such options, futures contracts or options on futures contracts to
the Custodian (or, subject to Section 2.7, any bank, banking firm or
trust company doing business in the United States or abroad which is
qualified under the 1940 Act to act as a custodian and has been
designated by the Custodian as its agent for this purpose) registered
in the name of the Portfolio or in the name of a nominee of the
Custodian referred to in Section 2.3 hereof or in proper form for
transfer; (b) in the case of a purchase effected through a U.S.
Securities System, in accordance with the conditions set forth in
Section 2.8 hereof; (c) in the case of a purchase of Underlying
Shares, in accordance with the conditions set forth in Section 2.10
hereof, (d) in the case of repurchase agreements entered into between
the applicable Fund on behalf of a Portfolio and the Custodian, or
another bank, or a broker-dealer which is a member of NASD,
(i) against delivery of the securities either in certificate form or
through an entry crediting the Custodian's account at the Federal
Reserve Bank with such securities or (ii) against delivery of the
receipt evidencing purchase by the Portfolio of securities owned by
the Custodian along with written evidence of the agreement by the
Custodian to repurchase such securities from the Portfolio; or
(e) for transfer to a time deposit account of the Fund in any bank,
whether domestic or foreign; such transfer may be effected prior to
receipt of a confirmation from a broker and/or the applicable bank
pursuant to Proper Instructions from the Fund as defined herein;
2) In connection with conversion, exchange or surrender of securities
owned by the Portfolio as set forth in Section 2.2 hereof;
3) For the redemption or repurchase of Shares issued as set forth in
Section 6 hereof,
4) For the payment of any expense or liability incurred by the
Portfolio, including but not limited to the following payments for
the account of the Portfolio: interest, taxes, management,
accounting, transfer agent and legal fees, 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 on Shares declared pursuant to the
Fund's articles of incorporation or organization and by-laws or
agreement or declaration of trust, as applicable, and Prospectus
(collectively, "Governing Documents");
6) For payment of the amount of dividends received in respect of
securities sold short;
7) Upon the purchase of domestic investments including, without
limitation, repurchase agreement transactions involving delivery of
Portfolio monies to Repo Custodian(s), and prior to receipt of such
investments, as set forth in written
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Proper Instructions (such payment in advance of delivery, along with
delivery in advance of payment made in accordance with
Section 2.2(14), as applicable, shall each be referred to herein as a
"Free Trade"), provided that such Proper Instructions shall also set
forth (a) the amount of such payment and (b) the person(s) to whom
such payment is made; and
8) For any other purpose, but only upon receipt of Proper Instructions
from the Fund on behalf of the Portfolio specifying (a) the amount of
such payment and (b) the person or persons to whom such payment is to
be made.
SECTION 2.7 APPOINTMENT OF AGENTS. The Custodian may at any time or times in
its discretion appoint (and may at any time remove) any other bank or trust
company which is itself qualified under the 1940 Act to act as a custodian, as
its agent to carry out such of the provisions of this Section 2 as the
Custodian may from time to time direct; provided, however, that the appointment
of any agent shall not relieve the Custodian of its responsibilities or
liabilities hereunder. The Underlying Transfer Agent, acting in its capacity as
transfer agent for any Underlying Portfolios, shall not be deemed an agent or
sub-custodian of the Custodian for purposes of this Section 2.7 or any other
provision of this Agreement.
SECTION 2.8 DEPOSIT OF FUND ASSETS IN U.S. SECURITIES SYSTEMS. The Custodian
may deposit and/or maintain securities owned by a Portfolio in a U.S.
Securities System in compliance with the conditions of Rule 17f-4 under the
1940 Act, as amended from time to time.
SECTION 2.9 SEGREGATED ACCOUNT. The Custodian shall upon receipt of Proper
Instructions on behalf of each applicable Portfolio, establish and maintain a
segregated account or accounts for and on behalf of each such Portfolio, into
which account or accounts may be transferred cash and/or securities, including
securities maintained in an account by the Custodian pursuant to Section 2.8
hereof, (a) in accordance with the provisions of any agreement among the Fund
on behalf of the Portfolio, the Custodian and a broker-dealer registered under
the Exchange Act and a member of the NASD (or any futures commission merchant
registered under the Commodity Exchange Act), relating to compliance with the
rules of The Options Clearing Corporation and of any registered national
securities exchange (or the CFTC or any registered contract market), or of any
similar organization or organizations, regarding escrow or other arrangements
in connection with transactions by the Portfolio, (b) for purposes of
segregating cash or government securities in connection with options purchased,
sold or written by the Portfolio or commodity futures contracts or options
thereon purchased or sold by the Portfolio, (c) for the purposes of compliance
by the Portfolio with the procedures required by Investment Company Act Release
No. 10666, or any subsequent release of the U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission (the "SEC'), or interpretative opinion of the staff of the SEC,
relating to the maintenance of segregated accounts by registered investment
companies, and (d) for any other purpose in accordance with Proper Instructions.
SECTION 2.10 DEPOSIT OF FUND ASSETS WITH THE UNDERLYING TRANSFER AGENT.
Underlying Shares beneficially owned by the Fund, on behalf of a Portfolio,
shall be deposited and/or maintained in an account or accounts maintained with
an Underlying Transfer
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Agent and the Custodian's only responsibilities with respect thereto shall be
limited to the following:
1) Upon receipt of a confirmation or statement from an Underlying
Transfer Agent that such Underlying Transfer Agent is holding or
maintaining Underlying Shares in the name of the Custodian (or a
nominee of the Custodian) for the benefit of a Portfolio, the
Custodian shall identify by book-entry that such Underlying Shares are
being held by it as custodian for the benefit of the Portfolio.
2) In respect of the purchase of Underlying Shares for the account of a
Portfolio, upon receipt of Proper Instructions, the Custodian shall
pay out monies of such Portfolio as so directed, and record such
payment from the account of such Portfolio on the Custodian's books
and records.
3) In respect of the sale or redemption of Underlying Shares for the
account of a Portfolio, upon receipt of Proper Instructions, the
Custodian shall transfer such Underlying Shares as so directed, record
such transfer from the account of such Portfolio on the Custodian's
books and records and, upon the Custodian's receipt of the proceeds
therefor, record such payment for the account of such Portfolio on the
Custodian's books and records.
The Custodian shall not be liable to the Fund for any loss or damage to the
Fund or any Portfolio resulting from the maintenance of Underlying Shares with
Underlying Transfer Agent except for losses resulting directly from the fraud,
negligence or willful misconduct of the Custodian or any of its agents or of
any of its or their employees.
SECTION 2.11 OWNERSHIP CERTIFICATES FOR TAX PURPOSES. The 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 domestic securities of each Portfolio held by it and in connection
with transfers of securities.
SECTION 2.12 PROXIES. Except with respect to Portfolio property released and
delivered pursuant to Section 2.2(14), or purchased pursuant to Section 2.6(7),
the Custodian shall, with respect to the domestic 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 the Portfolio or a
nominee of the Portfolio, 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.
SECTION 2.13 COMMUNICATIONS RELATING TO PORTFOLIO SECURITIES. Except with
respect to Portfolio property released and delivered pursuant to
Section 2.2(14), or purchased pursuant to Section 2.6(7), and subject to the
provisions of Section 2.3, the Custodian shall transmit promptly to the
applicable Fund for each Portfolio all written information (including, without
limitation, pendency of calls and maturities of domestic securities and
expirations of rights in connection therewith and notices of exercise of call
and put options written by the Fund on behalf of the Portfolio and the maturity
of futures contracts purchased or
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sold by the Fund on behalf of the Portfolio) received by the Custodian from
issuers of the securities being held for the Portfolio. With respect to tender
or exchange offers, the Custodian shall transmit promptly to the applicable
Fund all written information received by the Custodian from issuers of the
securities whose tender or exchange is sought and from the party (or its
agents) making the tender or exchange offer. If a Fund desires to take action
with respect to any tender offer, exchange offer or any other similar
transaction, the Fund shall notify the Custodian at least three business days
prior to the date on which the Custodian is to take such action. The Custodian
shall also transmit promptly to each Fund for the applicable Portfolio's) all
written information received by the Custodian regarding any class action or
other litigation in connection with a Portfolio's securities or other assets
issued in the United States and then held, or previously held during the term
of this Agreement by the Custodian for the account of a Fund for a Portfolio,
including, but not limited to, opt-out notices and proof-of-claim forms. For
avoidance of doubt, upon and after the effective date of any termination of
this Agreement in its entirety or with respect to any Fund or Portfolio, as may
be applicable, the Custodian shall have no responsibility to so transmit any
information under this Section 2.13.
SECTION 3. PROVISIONS RELATING TO RULES 17F-5 AND 17F-7
SECTION 3.1. DEFINITIONS. As used throughout this Agreement, the capitalized
terms set forth below shall have the indicated meanings:
"Country Risk" means all factors reasonably related to the systemic risk of
holding Foreign Assets in a particular country including, but not limited to,
such country's political environment, economic and financial infrastructure
(including any Eligible Securities Depository operating in the country),
prevailing or developing custody and settlement practices, and laws and
regulations applicable to the safekeeping and recovery of Foreign Assets held
in custody in that country.
"Eligible Foreign Custodian" has the meaning set forth in section (a)(1) of
Rule 17f-5, including a majority-owned or indirect subsidiary of a U.S. Bank
(as defined in Rule 17f-5), a bank holding company meeting the requirements of
an Eligible Foreign Custodian (as set forth in Rule 17f-5 or by other
appropriate action of the SEC), or a foreign branch of a Bank (as defined in
Section 2(a)(5) of the 0000 Xxx) meeting the requirements of a custodian under
Section 17(f) of the 1940 Act; the term does not include any Eligible
Securities Depository.
"Eligible Securities Depository" has the meaning set forth in section (b)(1) of
Rule 17f-7.
"Foreign Assets" means any of the Portfolios' investments (including foreign
currencies) for which the primary market is outside the United States and such
cash and cash equivalents as are reasonably necessary to effect the Portfolios'
transactions in such investments.
"Foreign Custody Manager" has the meaning set forth in section (a)(3) of Rule
17f-5.
"Rule l7f-5" means Rule 17f-5 promulgated under the 1940 Act.
"Rule l7f-7" means Rule 17f-7 promulgated under the 1940 Act.
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SECTION 3.2. THE CUSTODIAN AS FOREIGN CUSTODY MANAGER.
3.2.1 DELEGATION TO THE CUSTODIAN AS FOREIGN CUSTODY MANAGER. Each Fund,
by resolution adopted by its Board, hereby delegates to the Custodian, subject
to Section (b) of Rule 17f-5, the responsibilities set forth in this
Section 3.2 with respect to Foreign Assets of the Portfolios held outside the
United States, and the Custodian hereby accepts such delegation as Foreign
Custody Manager with respect to the Portfolios.
3.2.2 COUNTRIES COVERED. The Foreign Custody Manager shall be
responsible for performing the delegated responsibilities defined below only
with respect to the countries and custody arrangements for each such country
listed on Schedule A to this Agreement, which list of countries may be amended
from time to time by any Fund with the agreement of the Foreign Custody
Manager. The Foreign Custody Manager shall list on Schedule A the Eligible
Foreign Custodians selected by the Foreign Custody Manager to maintain the
assets of the Portfolios, which list of Eligible Foreign Custodians may be
amended from time to time in the sole discretion of the Foreign Custody
Manager. The Foreign Custody Manager will provide amended versions of Schedule
A in accordance with Section 3.2.5 hereof.
Upon the receipt by the Foreign Custody Manager of Proper Instructions to open
an account or to place or maintain Foreign Assets in a country listed on
Schedule A, and the fulfillment by each Fund, on behalf of the applicable
Portfolio(s), of the applicable account opening requirements for such country,
the Foreign Custody Manager shall be deemed to have been delegated by such
Fund's Board on behalf of such Portfolio(s) responsibility as Foreign Custody
Manager with respect to that country and to have accepted such delegation.
Execution of this Agreement by each Fund shall be deemed to be a Proper
Instruction to open an account, or to place or maintain Foreign Assets, in each
country listed on Schedule A. Following the receipt of Proper Instructions
directing the Foreign Custody Manager to close the account of a Portfolio with
the Eligible Foreign Custodian selected by the Foreign Custody Manager in a
designated country, the delegation by the Board on behalf of such Portfolio to
the Custodian as Foreign Custody Manager for that country shall be deemed to
have been withdrawn and the Custodian shall immediately cease to be the Foreign
Custody Manager with respect to such Portfolio with respect to that country.
The Foreign Custody Manager may withdraw its acceptance of delegated
responsibilities with respect to a designated country upon written notice to
the Fund. Thirty days (or such longer period to which the parties agree in
writing) after receipt of any such notice by the Fund, the Custodian shall have
no further responsibility in its capacity as Foreign Custody Manager to the
Fund with respect to the country as to which the Custodian's acceptance of
delegation is withdrawn.
3.2.3 SCOPE OF DELEGATED RESPONSIBILITIES:
(a) SELECTION OF ELIGIBLE FOREIGN CUSTODIANS. Subject to the provisions of
this Section 3.2, the Foreign Custody Manager may place and maintain the
Foreign Assets in the care of the Eligible Foreign Custodian selected by the
Foreign Custody Manager in
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each country listed on Schedule A, as amended from time to time. In performing
its delegated responsibilities as Foreign Custody Manager to place or maintain
Foreign Assets with an Eligible Foreign Custodian, the Foreign Custody Manager
shall determine that the Foreign Assets will be subject to reasonable care,
based on the standards applicable to custodians in the country in which the
Foreign Assets will be held by that Eligible Foreign Custodian, after
considering all factors relevant to the safekeeping of such assets, including,
without limitation the factors specified in Rule 17f-5(c)(1).
(b) CONTRACTS WITH ELIGIBLE FOREIGN CUSTODIANS. The Foreign Custody Manager
shall determine that the contract governing the foreign custody arrangements
with each Eligible Foreign Custodian selected by the Foreign Custody Manager
will satisfy the requirements of Rule 17f-5(c)(2).
(c) MONITORING. In each case in which the Foreign Custody Manager maintains
Foreign Assets with an Eligible Foreign Custodian selected by the Foreign
Custody Manager, the Foreign Custody Manager shall establish a system to
monitor (i) the appropriateness of maintaining the Foreign Assets with such
Eligible Foreign Custodian and (ii) the contract governing the custody
arrangements established by the Foreign Custody Manager with the Eligible
Foreign Custodian. In the event the Foreign Custody Manager determines that the
custody arrangements with an Eligible Foreign Custodian it has selected are no
longer appropriate, the Foreign Custody Manager shall notify the Board in
accordance with Section 3.2.5 hereunder.
3.2.4 GUIDELINES FOR THE EXERCISE OF DELEGATED AUTHORITY. For purposes
of this Section 3.2, the Board, or at the Board's delegation, a Portfolio's
investment adviser, shall be deemed to have considered and determined to accept
such Country Risk as is incurred by placing and maintaining the Foreign Assets
in each country for which the Custodian is serving as Foreign Custody Manager
of the Portfolios.
3.2.5 REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. The Foreign Custody Manager shall report
the withdrawal of the Foreign Assets from an Eligible Foreign Custodian and the
placement of such Foreign Assets with another Eligible Foreign Custodian by
providing to the Board an amended Schedule A at the end of the calendar quarter
in which an amendment to such Schedule has occurred. The Foreign Custody
Manager shall make written reports notifying the Board of any other material
change in the foreign custody arrangements of the Portfolios described in this
Section 3.2 after the occurrence of the material change.
3.2.6 STANDARD OF CARE AS FOREIGN CUSTODY MANAGER OF A PORTFOLIO. In
performing the responsibilities delegated to it, the Foreign Custody Manager
agrees to exercise reasonable care, prudence and diligence such as a person
having responsibility for the safekeeping of assets of management investment
companies registered under the 1940 Act would exercise.
3.2.7 REPRESENTATIONS WITH RESPECT TO RULE 17F-5. The Foreign Custody
Manager represents to each Fund that it is a U.S. Bank as defined in section
(a)(7) of Rule 17f-5. Each Fund represents to the Custodian that its Board has
determined that it is
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reasonable for such Board to rely on the Custodian to perform the
responsibilities delegated pursuant to this Agreement to the Custodian as the
Foreign Custody Manager of the Portfolios.
3.2.8 EFFECTIVE DATE AND TERMINATION OF THE CUSTODIAN AS FOREIGN CUSTODY
MANAGER. Each Board's delegation to the Custodian as Foreign Custody Manager of
the Portfolios shall be effective as of the date hereof and shall remain in
effect until terminated at any time, without penalty, by written notice from
the terminating party to the non-terminating party. Termination will become
effective thirty (30) days after receipt by the non-terminating party of such
notice. The provisions of Section 3.2.2 hereof shall govern the delegation to
and termination of the Custodian as Foreign Custody Manager of the Portfolios
with respect to designated countries.
SECTION 3.3 ELIGIBLE SECURITIES DEPOSITORIES.
3.3.1 ANALYSIS AND MONITORING. The Custodian shall (a) provide the Fund
(or its duly-authorized investment manager or investment adviser) with an
analysis of the custody risks associated with maintaining assets with the
Eligible Securities Depositories set forth on Schedule B hereto in accordance
with section (a)(1)(i)(A) of Rule 17f-7, and (b) monitor such risks on a
continuing basis, and promptly notify the Fund (or its duly-authorized
investment manager or investment adviser) of any material change in such risks,
in accordance with section (a)(1)(i)(B) of Rule 17f-7.
3.3.2 STANDARD OF CARE. The Custodian agrees to exercise reasonable
care, prudence and diligence in performing the duties set forth in
Section 3.3.1.
SECTION 4. DUTIES OF THE CUSTODIAN WITH RESPECT TO PROPERTY OF THE PORTFOLIOS
TO BE HELD OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES SECTION
4.1 DEFINITIONS. As used throughout this Agreement, the capitalized terms
set forth below shall have the indicated meanings:
"Foreign Securities System" means an Eligible Securities Depository listed on
Schedule B hereto.
"Foreign Sub-Custodian" means a foreign banking institution serving as an
Eligible Foreign Custodian.
SECTION 4.2. HOLDING SECURITIES. The Custodian shall identify on its books
as belonging to the Portfolios the foreign securities held by each Foreign
Sub-Custodian or Foreign Securities System. The Custodian may hold foreign
securities for all of its customers, including the Portfolios, with any Foreign
Sub-Custodian in an account that is identified as belonging to the Custodian
for the benefit of its customers, provided however, that (i) the records of the
Custodian with respect to foreign securities of the Portfolios which are
maintained in such account shall identify those securities as belonging to the
Portfolios and (ii), to the extent permitted and customary in the market in
which the account is maintained, the Custodian shall
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require that securities so held by the Foreign Sub-Custodian be held separately
from any assets of such Foreign Sub-Custodian or of other customers of such
Foreign Sub-Custodian.
SECTION 4.3. FOREIGN SECURITIES SYSTEMS. Foreign securities shall be
maintained in a Foreign Securities System in a designated country through
arrangements implemented by the Custodian or a Foreign Sub-Custodian, as
applicable, in such country.
SECTION 4.4. TRANSACTIONS IN FOREIGN CUSTODY ACCOUNT.
4.4.1. DELIVERY OF FOREIGN ASSETS. The Custodian or a Foreign
Sub-Custodian shall release and deliver foreign securities of the Portfolios
held by the Custodian or such Foreign Sub-Custodian, or in a Foreign Securities
System account, only upon receipt of Proper Instructions, which may be
continuing instructions when deemed appropriate by the parties, and only in the
following cases:
(i) Upon the sale of such foreign securities for the Portfolio in
accordance with commercially reasonable market practice in the
country where such foreign securities are held or traded, including,
without limitation: (A) delivery against expectation of receiving
later payment; or (B) in the case of a sale effected through a
Foreign Securities System, in accordance with the rules governing the
operation of the Foreign Securities System;
(ii) In connection with any repurchase agreement related to foreign
securities;
(iii) To the depository agent in connection with tender or other similar
offers for foreign securities of the Portfolios;
(iv) To the issuer thereof or its agent when such foreign securities are
called, redeemed, retired or otherwise become payable;
(v) To the issuer thereof, or its agent, for transfer into the name of
the Custodian (or the name of the respective Foreign Sub-Custodian or
of any nominee of the Custodian or such Foreign Sub-Custodian) or for
exchange for a different number of bonds, certificates or other
evidence representing the same aggregate face amount or number of
units;
(vi) To brokers, clearing banks or other clearing agents for examination
or trade execution in accordance with market custom; provided that in
any such case, the Foreign Sub-Custodian shall have no responsibility
or liability for any loss arising from the delivery of such foreign
securities prior to receiving payment for such foreign securities
except as may arise from the Foreign Sub-Custodian's own negligence
or willful misconduct;
(vii) 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;
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(viii) In the case of warrants, rights or similar foreign 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;
(ix) For delivery as security in connection with any borrowing by a Fund
on behalf of a Portfolio requiring a pledge of assets by the Fund on
behalf of such Portfolio;
(x) In connection with trading in options and futures contracts,
including delivery as original margin and variation margin;
(xi) Upon the sale or other delivery of such foreign securities
(including, without limitation, to one or more Special Sub-Custodians
or Repo Custodians) as a Free Trade, provided that applicable Proper
Instructions shall set forth (A) the foreign securities to be
delivered and (B) the person or persons to whom delivery shall be
made;
(xii) In connection with the lending of foreign securities; and
(xiii) For any other purpose, but only upon receipt of Proper Instructions
specifying (A) the foreign securities to be delivered and (B) the
person or persons to whom delivery of such securities shall be made.
4.4.2. PAYMENT OF PORTFOLIO MONIES. Upon receipt of Proper Instructions,
which may be continuing instructions when deemed appropriate by the parties,
the Custodian shall pay out, or direct the respective Foreign Sub-Custodian or
the respective Foreign Securities System to pay out, monies of a Portfolio in
the following cases only:
(i) Upon the purchase of foreign securities for the Portfolio in
accordance with commercially reasonable market practice in the
country where such foreign securities are held or traded, unless
otherwise directed by Proper Instructions, by (A) delivering money to
the seller thereof or to a dealer therefor (or an agent for such
seller or dealer) against expectation of receiving later delivery of
such foreign securities; or (B) in the case of a purchase effected
through a Foreign Securities System, in accordance with the rules
governing the operation of such Foreign Securities System;
(ii) In connection with the conversion, exchange or surrender of foreign
securities of the Portfolio;
(iii) For the payment of any expense or liability of the Portfolio,
including but not limited to the following payments: interest, taxes,
investment advisory fees, transfer agency fees, fees under this
Agreement, legal fees, accounting fees, and other operating expenses;
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(iv) For the purchase or sale of foreign exchange or foreign exchange
contracts for the Portfolio, including transactions executed with or
through the Custodian or its Foreign Sub-Custodians;
(v) In connection with trading in options and futures contracts,
including delivery as original margin and variation margin;
(vi) Upon the purchase of foreign investments including, without
limitation, repurchase agreement transactions involving delivery of
Portfolio monies to Repo Custodian(s), as a Free Trade, provided that
applicable Proper Instructions shall set forth (A) the amount of such
payment and (B) the person or persons to whom payment shall be made;
(vii) For payment of part or all of the dividends received in respect of
securities sold short;
(viii) In connection with the borrowing or lending of foreign securities; and
(ix) For any other purpose, but only upon receipt of Proper Instructions
specifying (A) the amount of such payment and (B) the person or
persons to whom such payment
4.4.3. MARKET CONDITIONS. Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to
the contrary, settlement and payment for Foreign Assets received for the
account of the Portfolios and delivery of Foreign Assets maintained for the
account of the Portfolios may be effected in accordance with the customary
established securities trading or processing practices and procedures in the
country or market in which the transaction occurs, including, without
limitation, delivering Foreign Assets to the purchaser thereof or to a dealer
therefor (or an agent for such purchaser or dealer) with the expectation of
receiving later payment for such Foreign Assets from such purchaser or dealer.
The Custodian shall provide to each Board the information with respect to
custody and settlement practices in countries in which the Custodian employs a
Foreign Sub-Custodian described on Schedule C hereto at the time or times set
forth on such Schedule. The Custodian may revise Schedule C from time to time,
provided that no such revision shall result in a Board being provided with
substantively less information than had been previously provided hereunder.
SECTION 4.5. REGISTRATION OF FOREIGN SECURITIES. The foreign securities
maintained in the custody of a Foreign Sub-Custodian (other than bearer
securities) shall be registered in the name of the applicable Portfolio or in
the name of the Custodian or in the name of any Foreign SubCustodian or in the
name of any nominee of the foregoing, and the applicable Fund on behalf of such
Portfolio agrees to hold any such nominee harmless from any liability that
results from such nominee's status as a holder of record of such foreign
securities. The Custodian or a Foreign SubCustodian shall not be obligated to
accept securities on behalf of a Portfolio under the terms of this Agreement
unless the form of such securities and the manner in which they are delivered
are in accordance with reasonable market practice.
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SECTION 4.6 BANK ACCOUNTS. The Custodian shall identify on its books as
belonging to the applicable Fund cash (including cash denominated in foreign
currencies) deposited with the Custodian. Where the Custodian is unable to
maintain, or market practice does not facilitate the maintenance of, cash on
the books of the Custodian, a bank account or bank accounts shall be opened and
maintained outside the United States on behalf of a Portfolio with a Foreign
SubCustodian. All accounts referred to in this Section shall be subject only to
draft or order by the Custodian (or, if applicable, such Foreign Sub-Custodian)
acting pursuant to the terms of this Agreement to hold cash received by or from
or for the account of the Portfolio. Cash maintained on the books of the
Custodian (including its branches, subsidiaries and affiliates), regardless of
currency denomination, is maintained in bank accounts established under, and
subject to the laws of, The Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
SECTION 4.7. COLLECTION OF INCOME. The Custodian shall use reasonable
commercial efforts to collect all income and other payments with respect to the
Foreign Assets held hereunder to which the Portfolios shall be entitled and
shall credit such income, as collected, to the applicable Portfolio. In the
event that extraordinary measures are required to collect such income, the Fund
and the Custodian shall consult as to such measures and as to the compensation
and expenses of the Custodian relating to such measures.
SECTION 4.8 SHAREHOLDER RIGHTS. With respect to the foreign securities held
pursuant to this Section 4, the Custodian shall use reasonable commercial
efforts to facilitate the exercise of voting and other shareholder rights,
subject always to the laws, regulations and practical constraints that may
exist in the country where such securities are issued. Each Fund acknowledges
that local conditions, including lack of regulation, onerous procedural
obligations, lack of notice and other factors may have the effect of severely
limiting the ability of such Fund to exercise shareholder rights.
SECTION 4.9. COMMUNICATIONS RELATING TO FOREIGN SECURITIES. The Custodian
shall transmit promptly to the applicable Fund written information with respect
to materials received by the Custodian via the Foreign Sub-Custodians from
issuers of the foreign securities being held for the account of the Portfolios
(including, without limitation, pendency of calls and maturities of foreign
securities and expirations of rights in connection therewith). With respect to
tender or exchange offers, the Custodian shall transmit promptly to the
applicable Fund written information with respect to materials so received by
the Custodian from issuers of the foreign securities whose tender or exchange
is sought or from the party (or its agents) making the tender or exchange
offer. The Custodian shall not be liable for any untimely exercise of any
tender, exchange or other right or power in connection with foreign securities
or other property of the Portfolios at any time held by it unless (i) the
Custodian or the respective Foreign Sub-Custodian is in actual possession of
such foreign securities or property and (ii) the Custodian receives Proper
Instructions with regard to the exercise of any such right or power, and both
(i) and (ii) occur at least three business days prior to the date on which the
Custodian is to take action to exercise such right or power.
SECTION 4.10. LIABILITY OF FOREIGN SUB-CUSTODIANS. Each agreement pursuant
to which the Custodian employs a Foreign Sub-Custodian shall, to the extent
possible, require the Foreign Sub-Custodian to exercise reasonable care in the
performance of its duties,
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and to indemnify, and hold harmless, the Custodian from and against any loss,
damage, cost, expense, liability or claim arising out of or in connection with
the Foreign Sub-Custodian's performance of such obligations. At a Fund's
election, the Portfolios shall be entitled to be subrogated to the rights of
the Custodian with respect to any claims against a Foreign Sub-Custodian as a
consequence of any such loss, damage, cost, expense, liability or claim if and
to the extent that the Portfolios have not been made whole for any such loss,
damage, cost, expense, liability or claim.
SECTION 4.11 TAX LAW. The Custodian shall have no responsibility or
liability for any obligations now or hereafter imposed on any Fund, the
Portfolios or the Custodian as custodian of the Portfolios by the tax law of
the United States or of any state or political subdivision thereof. It shall be
the responsibility of each Fund to notify the Custodian of the obligations
imposed on such Fund with respect to the Portfolios or the Custodian as
custodian of the Portfolios by the tax law of countries other than those
mentioned in the above sentence, including responsibility for withholding and
other taxes, assessments or other governmental charges, certifications and
governmental reporting. The sole responsibility of the Custodian with regard to
such tax law shall be to use reasonable efforts to assist the Fund and, if
requested by the Fund, the Fund's accountants with respect to any claim for
exemption or refund under the tax law of countries for which such Fund has
provided such information.
SECTION 4.12. LIABILITY OF CUSTODIAN. The Custodian shall be liable for the
acts or omissions of a Foreign Sub-Custodian to the same extent as set forth
with respect to sub-custodians generally in this Agreement and, regardless of
whether assets are maintained in the custody of a Foreign Sub-Custodian or a
Foreign Securities System, the Custodian shall not be liable for any loss,
damage, cost, expense, liability or claim resulting from nationalization,
expropriation, currency restrictions, or acts of war or terrorism, or any other
loss where the Sub-Custodian has otherwise acted without fraud, negligence or
willful misconduct.
SECTION 5. SPECIAL SUB-CUSTODIANS
Upon receipt of Special Instructions (as such term is defined in Section 7
hereof), the Custodian shall, on behalf of one or more Portfolios, appoint one
or more banks, trust companies or other entities designated in such Special
Instructions to act as a sub-custodian for the purposes of effecting such
transaction(s) as may be designated by a Fund in Special Instructions. Each
such designated sub-custodian is referred to herein as a "Special
Sub-Custodian." Each such duly appointed Special Sub-Custodian shall be listed
on Schedule D hereto, as it may be amended from time to time by a Fund, with
the acknowledgment of the Custodian. In connection with the appointment of any
Special Sub-Custodian, and in accordance with Special Instructions, the
Custodian shall enter into a sub-custodian agreement with the Fund and the
Special Sub-Custodian in form and substance approved by such Fund, provided
that such agreement shall in all events comply with the provisions of the 1940
Act and the rules and regulations thereunder and the terms and provisions of
this Agreement.
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SECTION 6. PAYMENTS FOR SALES OR REPURCHASES OR REDEMPTIONS OF SHARES
The Custodian shall receive from the distributor of the Shares or from the
Transfer Agent and deposit into the account of the appropriate Portfolio such
payments as are received for Shares thereof issued or sold from time to time by
the applicable Fund. The Custodian will provide timely notification to such
Fund on behalf of each such Portfolio and the Transfer Agent of any receipt by
it of payments for Shares of such Portfolio.
From such funds as may be available for the purpose, the Custodian shall, upon
receipt of instructions from the Transfer Agent, make funds available for
payment to holders of Shares 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, the Custodian is authorized upon receipt of
instructions from the Transfer Agent to wire funds to or through a commercial
bank designated by the redeeming shareholders. In connection with the
redemption or repurchase of Shares, the Custodian shall honor checks drawn on
the Custodian by a holder of Shares, which checks have been furnished by a Fund
to the holder of Shares, when presented to the Custodian in accordance with
such procedures and controls as are mutually agreed upon from time to time
between such Fund and the Custodian.
SECTION 7. PROPER INSTRUCTIONS AND SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS
"Proper Instructions," which may also be standing instructions, as such term is
used throughout this Agreement shall mean instructions received by the
Custodian from a Fund, a Fund's duly authorized investment adviser, or a person
or entity duly authorized by either of them, as evidenced by the certificate
described below. Such instructions may be in writing signed by the authorized
person or persons or may be in a tested communication or in a communication
utilizing access codes effected between electro-mechanical or electronic
devices or may be by such other means and utilizing such intermediary systems
and utilities as may be agreed from time to time by the Custodian and the
person(s) or entity giving such instruction, provided that the Fund has
followed any security procedures agreed to from time to time by the applicable
Fund and the Custodian including, but not limited to, the security procedures
selected by the Fund via the form of Funds Transfer Addendum hereto. Oral
instructions will be considered Proper Instructions if the Custodian reasonably
believes them to have been given by a person authorized to provide such
instructions with respect to the transaction involved; the Fund shall cause all
oral instructions to be confirmed in writing. For purposes of this Section,
Proper Instructions shall include instructions received by the Custodian
pursuant to any multi-party agreement which requires a segregated asset account
in accordance with Section 2.9 hereof.
"Special Instructions," as such term is used throughout this Agreement, means
Proper Instructions countersigned or confirmed in writing by the Treasurer or
any Assistant Treasurer of the applicable Fund or any other person designated
in writing by the Treasurer of such Fund, which countersignature or
confirmation shall be (a) included on the same instrument containing the Proper
Instructions or on a separate instrument clearly relating thereto and
(b) delivered by hand, by facsimile transmission, or in such other manner as
the Fund and the Custodian agree in writing.
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Concurrently with the execution of this Agreement, and from time to time
thereafter, as appropriate, each Fund shall deliver to the Custodian, duly
certified by such Fund's Treasurer or Assistant Treasurer, a certificate
setting forth: (i) the names, titles, signatures and scope of authority of all
persons authorized to give Proper Instructions or any other notice, request,
direction, instruction, certificate or instrument on behalf of the Fund and
(ii) the names, titles and signatures of those persons authorized to give
Special Instructions. Such certificate may be accepted and relied upon by the
Custodian as conclusive evidence of the facts set forth therein and shall be
considered to be in full force and effect until receipt by the Custodian of a
similar certificate to the contrary.
SECTION 8. EVIDENCE OF AUTHORITY
Subject to Section 15 hereof, 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 applicable Fund. The Custodian may receive and accept a copy of a
resolution certified by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of any Fund as
conclusive evidence (a) of the authority of any person to act in accordance
with such resolution or (b) of any determination or of any action by the
applicable Board as described in such resolution, and such resolution may be
considered as in full force and effect until receipt by the Custodian of
written notice to the contrary.
SECTION 9. ACTIONS PERMITTED WITHOUT EXPRESS AUTHORITY
The Custodian may in its discretion, without express authority from the
applicable Fund on behalf of each applicable Portfolio:
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 on behalf of the Portfolio;
2) Surrender securities in temporary form for securities in definitive
form;
3) Endorse for collection, in the name of the Portfolio, 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 Portfolio except as
otherwise directed by the applicable Board.
SECTION 10. DUTIES OF CUSTODIAN WITH RESPECT TO THE BOOKS OF ACCOUNT AND
CALCULATION OF NET ASSET VALUE AND NET INCOME
The Custodian shall cooperate with and supply necessary information to the
entity or entities appointed by the applicable Board to keep the books of
account of each Portfolio and/or compute
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the net asset value per Share of the outstanding Shares or, if directed in
writing to do so by a Fund on behalf of a Portfolio, shall itself keep such
books of account and/or compute such net asset value per Share. If so directed,
the Custodian shall also calculate daily the net income of the Portfolio as
described in the Prospectus and shall advise the Fund and the Transfer Agent
daily of the total amounts of such net income and, if instructed in writing by
an officer of the Fund to do so, shall advise the Transfer Agent periodically
of the division of such net income among its various components. Each Fund
acknowledges and agrees that, with respect to investments maintained with the
Underlying Transfer Agent, the Underlying Transfer Agent is the sole source of
information on the number of shares of a fund held by it on behalf of a
Portfolio and that the Custodian has the right to rely on holdings information
furnished by the Underlying Transfer Agent to the Custodian in performing its
duties under this Agreement, including without limitation, the duties set forth
in this Section 10 and in Section 11 hereof; provided, however, that the
Custodian shall be obligated to reconcile information as to purchases and sales
of Underlying Shares contained in trade instructions and confirmations received
by the Custodian and to report promptly any discrepancies to the Underlying
Transfer Agent and to the Fund. The calculations of the net asset value per
Share and the daily income of each Portfolio shall be made at the time or times
described from time to time in the Prospectus. Each Fund acknowledges that, in
keeping the books of account of the Portfolio and/or making the calculations
described herein with respect to Portfolio property released and delivered
pursuant to Section 2.2(14), or purchased pursuant to Section 2.6(7) hereof,
the Custodian is authorized and instructed to rely upon information provided to
it by the Fund, the Fund's counterparty(ies), or the agents of either of them.
SECTION 11. RECORDS
The Custodian shall with respect to each Portfolio create and maintain all
records relating to its activities and obligations under this Agreement in such
manner as will meet the obligations of each Fund under the 1940 Act, with
particular attention to section 31 thereof and Rules 31 a-1 and 31 a-2
thereunder. All such records shall be the property of the Fund and shall at all
times during the regular business hours of the Custodian be open for inspection
by duly authorized officers, employees or agents of such Fund and employees and
agents of the SEC. The Custodian shall, at a Fund's request, supply the Fund
with a tabulation of securities owned by each Portfolio and held by the
Custodian and shall, when requested to do so by the Fund and for such
compensation as shall be agreed upon between the Fund and the Custodian,
include certificate numbers in such tabulations. Each Fund acknowledges that,
in creating and maintaining the records as set forth herein with respect to
Portfolio property released and delivered pursuant to Section 2.2(14), or
purchased pursuant to Section 2.6(7) hereof, the Custodian is authorized and
instructed to rely upon information provided to it by the Fund, the Fund's
counterparty(ies), or the agents of either of them.
SECTION 12. OPINION OF FUND'S INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT
The Custodian shall take all reasonable action, as a Fund with respect to a
Portfolio may from time to time request, to obtain from year to year favorable
opinions from the Fund's independent accountants with respect to its activities
hereunder in connection with the preparation of the Fund's Form N-1 A or Form
N-2, as applicable, Form N-CSR (including the reports to
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shareholders included therein) and Form N-SAR or other reports to the SEC and
with respect to any other requirements thereof.
SECTION 13. REPORTS TO FUND BY INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
The Custodian shall provide the applicable Fund, on behalf of each of the
Portfolios at such times as such Fund may reasonably require, with reports by
independent public accountants on the accounting system, internal accounting
control and procedures for safeguarding securities, futures contracts and
options on futures contracts, including securities deposited and/or maintained
in a U.S. Securities System or a Foreign Securities System (either, a
"Securities System"), relating to the services provided by the Custodian under
this Agreement; such reports, shall be of sufficient scope and in sufficient
detail, as may reasonably be required by the Fund to provide reasonable
assurance that any material inadequacies would be disclosed by such
examination, and, if there are no such inadequacies, the reports shall so state.
SECTION 14. COMPENSATION OF CUSTODIAN
The Custodian shall be entitled to reasonable compensation for its services and
expenses as Custodian, as agreed upon in writing from time to time between each
Fund on behalf of each applicable Portfolio and the Custodian.
SECTION 15. RESPONSIBILITY OF CUSTODIAN
So long as and to the extent that it is in the exercise of reasonable care, the
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, including
any futures commission merchant acting pursuant to the terms of a three-party
futures or options agreement. The Custodian shall be held to the exercise of
reasonable care in carrying out the provisions of this Agreement, but shall be
kept indemnified by and shall be without liability to any Fund for any action
taken or omitted by it in good faith without negligence, including, without
limitation, acting in accordance with any Proper Instruction. It shall be
entitled to rely on and may act upon advice of counsel (who may be counsel for
the Fund) on all legal matters, and shall be without liability for any action
reasonably taken or omitted pursuant to such advice. The Custodian shall be
without liability to any Fund or Portfolio for any loss, liability, claim or
expense resulting from or caused by anything which is part of Country Risk (as
defined in Section 3 hereof), including without limitation nationalization,
expropriation, currency restrictions, or acts of war, revolution, riots or
terrorism.
Except as may arise from the Custodian's own fraud, negligence or willful
misconduct or the negligence or willful misconduct of a sub-custodian or agent,
the Custodian shall be without liability to any Fund for any loss, liability,
claim or expense resulting from or caused by; (i) events or circumstances
beyond the reasonable control of the Custodian or any sub-custodian or
Securities System or any agent or nominee of any of the foregoing, including,
without limitation, the interruption, suspension or restriction of trading on
or the closure of any securities market,
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power or other mechanical or technological failures or interruptions, computer
viruses or communications disruptions, work stoppages, natural disasters, or
other similar events or acts; (ii) errors by any Fund or its duly authorized
investment manager or investment adviser in their instructions to the Custodian
provided such instructions have been in accordance with this Agreement;
(iii) the insolvency of or acts or omissions by a Securities System; (iv) any
act or omission of a Special SubCustodian including, without limitation,
reliance on reports prepared by a Special Sub-Custodian; (v) any delay or
failure of any broker, agent or intermediary, central bank or other
commercially prevalent payment or clearing system to deliver to the Custodian's
sub-custodian or agent securities purchased or in the remittance or payment
made in connection with securities sold; (vi) any delay or failure of any
company, corporation, or other body in charge of registering or transferring
securities in the name of the Custodian, any Fund, the Custodian's
sub-custodians, nominees or agents or any consequential losses arising out of
such delay or failure to transfer such securities including non-receipt of
bonus, dividends and rights and other accretions or benefits; (vii) delays or
inability to perform its duties due to any disorder in market infrastructure
with respect to any particular security or Securities System; and (viii) any
provision of any present or future law or regulation or order of the United
States of America, or any state thereof, or any other country, or political
subdivision thereof or of any court of competent jurisdiction.
The Custodian shall be liable for the acts or omissions of a Foreign
Sub-Custodian (as such term is defined in Section 4 hereof) to the same extent
as set forth with respect to sub-custodians generally in this Agreement.
If a Fund on behalf of a Portfolio requires the 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, result in the Custodian or its
nominee assigned to the Fund or the Portfolio being liable for the payment of
money or incurring liability of some other form, such Fund on behalf of the
Portfolio, as a prerequisite to requiring the Custodian to take such action,
shall provide indemnity to the Custodian in an amount and form satisfactory to
it.
If a Fund requires the Custodian, its affiliates, subsidiaries or agents, to
advance cash or securities for any purpose (including but not limited to
securities settlements, foreign exchange contracts and assumed settlement) or
in the event that the Custodian or its nominee shall incur or be assessed any
taxes, charges, expenses, assessments, claims or liabilities in connection with
the performance of this Agreement, except such as may arise from its or its
nominee's own negligent action, negligent failure to act or willful misconduct,
any property at any time held for the account of the applicable Portfolio shall
be security therefor and should the Fund fail to repay the Custodian promptly,
the Custodian shall be entitled to utilize available cash and to dispose of
such Portfolio's assets to the extent necessary to obtain reimbursement.
In no event shall the Custodian be liable for indirect, special or
consequential damages.
SECTION 16. EFFECTIVE PERIOD, TERMINATION AND AMENDMENT
This Agreement shall become effective as of its execution and shall be
applicable to each Portfolio listed on Appendix A on the date set forth
therein, shall continue in full force and effect until terminated as
hereinafter provided, may be amended at any time by mutual agreement of
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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 sixty (60) days after the date of
such delivery or mailing; provided, however, that no party shall amend or
terminate this Agreement in contravention of any applicable federal or state
regulations (except that the Custodian may terminate this Agreement even if a
Fund or a Portfolio thereof does not have a successor custodian meeting the
requirements of the 1940 Act), or any provision of such party's Governing
Documents, and further provided, that any Fund on behalf of one or more of the
Portfolios may at any time by action of its Board (i) substitute another bank
or trust company for the Custodian by giving notice as described above to the
Custodian, or (ii) immediately terminate this Agreement in the event of the
appointment of a conservator or receiver for the 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.
Termination of this Agreement with respect to any one particular Fund or
Portfolio shall in no way affect the rights and duties under this Agreement
with respect to any other Fund or Portfolio.
Upon termination of the Agreement, the applicable Fund on behalf of each
applicable Portfolio shall pay to the Custodian such compensation as may be due
as of the date of such termination and shall likewise reimburse the Custodian
for its reasonable costs, expenses and disbursements.
SECTION 17. SUCCESSOR CUSTODIAN
If a successor custodian for one or more Portfolios shall be appointed by the
applicable Board, the Custodian shall, upon termination and receipt of Proper
Instructions, deliver to such successor custodian at the office of the
Custodian, duly endorsed and in the form for transfer, all securities of each
applicable Portfolio then held by it hereunder and shall transfer to an account
of the successor custodian all of the securities of each such Portfolio held in
a Securities System or at the Underlying Transfer Agent.
If no such successor custodian shall be appointed, the Custodian shall, in like
manner, upon receipt of Proper Instructions, deliver at the office of the
Custodian and transfer such securities, funds and other properties in
accordance with such resolution.
In the event that no Proper Instructions designating a successor custodian or
alternative arrangements 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 is
a "bank" as defined in the 1940 Act, doing business in Boston, Massachusetts or
New York, New York, 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 Custodian
on behalf of each applicable Portfolio and all instruments held by the
Custodian relative thereto and all other property held by it under this
Agreement on behalf of each applicable Portfolio, and to transfer to an account
of such successor custodian all of the securities of each such Portfolio held
in any Securities System or at the Underlying Transfer Agent. Thereafter, such
bank or trust company shall be the successor of the Custodian under this
Agreement.
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In the event that securities, funds and other properties remain in the
possession of the Custodian after the date of termination hereof owing to
failure of any Fund to provide Proper Instructions as aforesaid, the Custodian
shall be entitled to fair compensation for its services during such period as
the Custodian retains 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.
SECTION 18. GENERAL
SECTION 18.1 MASSACHUSETTS LAW TO APPLY. This Agreement shall be construed
and the provisions thereof interpreted under and in accordance with laws of The
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
SECTION 18.2 PRIOR AGREEMENTS. This Agreement supersedes and terminates, as
of the date hereof, all prior Agreements between each Fund on behalf of each of
the Portfolios and the Custodian relating to the custody of such Fund's assets.
SECTION 18.3 ASSIGNMENT. This Agreement may not be assigned by (a) any Fund
without the written consent of the Custodian or (b) by the Custodian without
the written consent of each applicable Fund.
SECTION 18.4 REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF EACH FUND. Each Fund hereby
represents and warrants that: (a) it is duly organized and is validly existing
in good standing in its jurisdiction of organization; (b) it has the requisite
power and authority under applicable law and its Governing Documents to enter
into and perform this Agreement; (c) all requisite proceedings have been taken
to authorize it to enter into and perform this Agreement; (d) this Agreement
constitutes its legal, valid, binding and enforceable agreement; (e) its
entrance into this Agreement shall not cause a material breach or be in
material conflict with any other agreement or obligation of the Fund or any law
or regulation applicable to it, and (f) it is an investment company registered
under the 1940 Act, as amended and will continue to be a registered investment
company under the 1940 Act for the term of this Agreement.
SECTION 18.5 INTERPRETIVE AND ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS. In connection with the
operation of this Agreement, the Custodian and each Fund on behalf of each of
the Portfolios, may from time to time agree 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. Any such
interpretive or additional provisions shall be in a writing signed by all
parties and shall be annexed hereto, provided that no such interpretive or
additional provisions shall contravene any applicable federal or state
regulations or any provision of a Fund's Governing Documents. No interpretive
or additional provisions made as provided in the preceding sentence shall be
deemed to be an amendment of this Agreement.
SECTION 18.6 ADDITIONAL FUNDS. In the event that any management investment
company in addition to those listed on Appendix A hereto desires to have the
Custodian render services as custodian under the terms hereof, it shall so
notify the Custodian. in writing, and if
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the Custodian agrees in writing to provide such services, such management
investment company shall become a Fund hereunder and be bound by all terms and
conditions and provisions hereof including, without limitation, making the
representations and warranties set forth in Section 18.4.
SECTION 18.7 ADDITIONAL PORTFOLIOS. In the event that any Fund establishes
one or more series of Shares in addition to those set forth on Appendix A
hereto with respect to which it desires to have the Custodian render services
as custodian under the terms hereof, it shall so notify the Custodian in
writing, and if the Custodian agrees in writing to provide such services, such
series of Shares shall become a Portfolio hereunder.
SECTION 18.8 TRUST NOTICE. On behalf of each Fund that is organized as a
Massachusetts business trust, notice is hereby given that a copy of the
Agreement and Declaration of Trust of such Fund is on file with the Secretary
of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and that this Agreement is executed by an
officer of such Fund, as an officer and not individually, on behalf of the
trustees of the Fund, as trustees and not individually, and that the
obligations of this Agreement with respect to such Fund shall be binding upon
the assets and properties of such Fund only and shall not be binding upon any
of the Trustees, officers or shareholders of the Fund individually.
SECTION 18.9 NO LIABILITY OF OTHER PORTFOLIOS. Notwithstanding any other
provision of this Agreement, the parties agree that the assets and liabilities
of each Portfolio are separate and distinct from the assets and liabilities of
each other Portfolio and that no Portfolio shall be liable or shall be charged
for any debt, obligation or liability of any other Portfolio arising under this
Agreement.
SECTION 18.10 REMOTE ACCESS SERVICES ADDENDUM. The Custodian and each Fund
agree to be bound by the terms of the Remote Access Services Addendum hereto.
SECTION 18.11 NOTICES. Any notice, instruction or other instrument required
to be given hereunder may be delivered in person to the offices of the parties
as set forth herein during normal business hours or delivered prepaid
registered mail or by telex, cable or telecopy to the parties at the following
addresses or such other addresses as may be notified by any party from time to
time.
To any Fund: IXIS Advisor Funds
000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Fund Administration Department Head
Telephone: 000-000-0000
Facsimile: 000-000-0000
with a copy to: General Counsel
Facsimile: 000-000-0000
To the Custodian: STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY
Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, 0xx Xxxxx
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2 Avenue de Lafayette
Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxx, Vice President
Telephone: 000-000-0000
Facsimile: 000-000-0000
Such notice, instruction or other instrument shall be deemed to have been
served in the case of a registered letter at the expiration of five business
days after posting, in the case of cable twenty-four hours after dispatch and,
in the case of telex, immediately on dispatch and if delivered outside normal
business hours it shall be deemed to have been received at the next time after
delivery when normal business hours commence and in the case of cable, telex or
telecopy on the business day after the receipt thereof. Evidence that the
notice was properly addressed, stamped and put into the post shall be
conclusive evidence of posting.
SECTION 18.12 COUNTERPARTS. This Agreement may be executed in several
counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, and all such
counterparts taken together shall constitute one and the same Agreement.
SECTION 18.13 SEVERABILITY. If any provision or provisions of this Agreement
shall be held to be invalid, unlawful or unenforceable, the validity, legality
and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected
or impaired.
SECTION 18.14 REPRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS. This Agreement and all schedules,
addenda, exhibits, appendices, attachments and amendments hereto may be
reproduced by any photographic, photostatic, microfilm, micro-card, miniature
photographic or other similar process. The parties hereto all/each agree that
any such reproduction shall be admissible in evidence as the original itself in
any judicial or administrative proceeding, whether or not the original is in
existence and whether or not such reproduction was made by a party in the
regular course of business, and that any enlargement, facsimile or further
reproduction of such reproduction shall likewise be admissible in evidence.
SECTION 18.15 CONFIDENTIALITY. The parties hereto agree that each shall
treat confidentially all information provided by each party to the other party
regarding its business and operations. All confidential information provided by
a party hereto shall be used by any other party hereto solely for the purpose
of rendering services pursuant to this Agreement and, except as may be required
in carrying out this Agreement, shall not be disclosed to any third party
without the prior written consent or at the direction of the party providing
the information. In addition, during the term of this Agreement, the Custodian
will maintain policies reasonably designed to prohibit the Custodian and its
employees from engaging in securities transactions based on knowledge of the
Fund's non-public portfolio holdings. The foregoing shall not be applicable to
any information that is (i) publicly available when provided or thereafter
becomes publicly available, other than through a breach of this Agreement, or
that is independently derived by any party hereto without the use of any
information provided by the other party hereto in connection with this
Agreement, (ii) aggregated, without reference to such Fund, in whole or in
part, with other client information for the Custodian's own marketing,
reporting or other purposes, or (iii) required in any legal or regulatory
proceeding, investigation, audit,
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examination, subpoena, civil investigative demand or other similar process, or
by operation of law or regulation.
SECTION 18.16 PROVISIONS SURVIVING TERMINATION. The provisions of Sections
4.11 (Tax Law), 4.12 (Liability of Custodian), 15 (Responsibility of
Custodian), 16 (Effective Period, Termination and Amendment), 17 (Successor
Custodian), 18.1 (Massachusetts Law to Apply), 18.10 (Remote Access Services
Addendum) and 18.15 (Confidentiality) of this Agreement shall survive
termination of this Agreement for any reason.
SECTION 18.17 SHAREHOLDER COMMUNICATIONS ELECTION. SEC Rule 14b-2 requires
banks which hold securities for the account of customers to respond to requests
by issuers of securities for the names, addresses and holdings of beneficial
owners of securities of that issuer held by the bank unless the beneficial
owner has expressly objected to disclosure of this information. In order to
comply with the rule, the Custodian needs each Fund to indicate whether it
authorizes the Custodian to provide such Fund's name, address, and share
position to requesting companies whose securities the Fund owns. If a Fund
tells the Custodian "no," the Custodian will not provide this information to
requesting companies. If a Fund tells the Custodian "yes" or does not check
either "yes" or "no" below, the Custodian is required by the rule to treat the
Fund as consenting to disclosure of this information for all securities owned
by the Fund or any funds or accounts established by the Fund. For a Fund's
protection, the Rule prohibits the requesting company from using the Fund's
name and address for any purpose other than corporate communications. Please
indicate below whether the Fund consents or objects by checking one of the
alternatives below.
YES [ ] The Custodian is authorized to release the Fund's name, address,
and share positions.
NO [X] The Custodian is not authorized to release the Fund's name,
address, and share positions.
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SIGNATURE PAGE
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties has caused this instrument to be
executed in its name and behalf by its duly authorized representative(s) as of
the date set forth above.
EACH OF THE ENTITIES SET FORTH ON THE
APPENDIX A ATTACHED HERETO
By: /s/ XXXXXXX X. XXXXXX
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Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Title: Treasurer
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY
By: /s/ XXXXXX X. XXXXXX
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Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx, Executive Vice President
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APPENDIX A
TO
MASTER CUSTODIAN AGREEMENT
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES REGISTERED WITH THE SEC AND PORTFOLIOS THEREOF
IF ANY
XXXXXX XXXXXX FUNDS I
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Bond Fund 9/1/05
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Global Bond Fund 9/1/05
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Small Cap Value Fund 9/1/05
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Fixed Income Fund 9/1/05
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Inflation Protected Securities Fund 9/1/05
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Institutional High Income Fund 9/1/05
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Intermediate Duration Fixed Income Fund 9/1/05
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Investment Grade Fixed Income Fund 9/1/05
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx High Income Opportunities Fund 9/1/05
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Securitized Asset Fund 9/1/05
XXXXXX XXXXXX FUNDS II
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Aggressive Growth Fund 9/1/05
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Small Cap Growth Fund 9/1/05
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Value Fund 9/1/05
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Worldwide Fund 9/1/05
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Tax-Managed Equity Fund 9/1/05
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Growth Fund 9/1/05
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx High Income Fund 10/1/05
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Investment Grade Bond Fund 9/1/05
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Limited Term Government and Agency Fund 10/1/05
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Municipal Income Fund 10/1/05
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Research Fund 9/1/05
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Strategic Income Fund 10/1/05
IXIS ADVISOR CASH MANAGEMENT TRUST
Money Market Series 9/1/05
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IXIS ADVISOR FUNDS TRUST I
CGM Advisor Targeted Equity Fund 9/1/05
Xxxxxxxxxx International Fund 9/1/05
IXIS U.S. Diversified Portfolio 9/l/05
IXIS Value Fund 9/l/05
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Core Plus Bond Fund 10/1/05
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx Small Cap Value Fund 9/l/05
Westpeak Capital Growth Fund 9/1/05
IXIS ADVISOR FUNDS TRUST II
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Massachusetts Tax Free Income Fund 10/1/05
Xxxxxx Associates Large Cap Value Fund 9/1/05
IXIS ADVISOR FUNDS TRUST III
Xxxxxx Associates Focused Value Fund 9/l/05
IXIS Equity Diversified Portfolio 9/l/05
IXIS Moderate Diversified Portfolio 9/l/05
IXIS ADVISOR FUNDS TRUST IV
AEW Real Estate Fund 9/l/05
AEW REAL ESTATE INCOME FUND (closed end) 9/1/05
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SCHEDULE A
STATE STREET
GLOBAL CUSTODY NETWORK
SUBCUSTODIANS
Country Subcustodian
Argentina Citibank, N.A.
Australia Westpac Banking Corporation
Citibank Pty. Limited
Austria HSBC Bank Middle East
(as delegate of the Hongkong and Shanghai
Banking Corporation Limited)
Bangladesh Standard Chartered Bank
Belgium BNP Paribas Securities Services, S.A.
Benin via Societe Generale de Banques en C6te
d'Ivoire, Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Bermuda The Bank of Bermuda Limited
Botswana Barclays Bank of Botswana Limited
Brazil Citibank, N.A.
Bulgaria ING Bank N.V.
Burkina Faso via Societe Generale de Banques en C6te
d'Ivoire, Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Canada State Street Trust Company Canada
Cayman Islands Scotiabank & Trust (Cayman) Limited
Chile BankBoston, N.A.
People's Republic The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking
of China Corporation Limited, Shanghai and
Shenzhen branches
06/30/05
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SCHEDULE A
STATE STREET
GLOBAL CUSTODY NETWORK
SUBCUSTODIANS
Country Subcustodian
Colombia Cititrust Colombia S.A. Sociedad Fiduciaria
Costa Rica Banco BCT S.A.
Croatia Privredna Banka Zagreb d.d
Cyprus Cyprus Popular Bank Ltd.
Czech Republic Ceskoslovenska Obchodni Banka, A.S.
Denmark Danske Bank A/S
Ecuador Banco de la Produccion S.A.
Egypt HSBC Bank Egypt S.A.E.
(as delegate of The Hongkong and Shanghai
Banking Corporation Limited)
Estonia AS Hansabank
Finland Nordea Bank Finland Plc.
France BNP Paribas Securities Services, S.A.
Deutsche Bank AG, Netherlands (operating
through its Paris branch)
Germany Deutsche Bank AG
Ghana Barclays Bank of Ghana Limited
Greece National Bank of Greece S.A.
06/30/05
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SCHEDULE A
STATE STREET
GLOBAL CUSTODY NETWORK
SUBCUSTODIANS
Country Subcustodian
Guinea-Bissau via Societe Generale de Banques en C6te
d'Ivoire, Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Hong Kong Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) Limited
Hungary HVB Bank Hungary Rt.
Iceland Kaupthing Bank hf.
India Deutsche Bank AG
The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation
Limited
Indonesia Deutsche Bank AG
Ireland Bank of Ireland
Israel Bank Hapoalim B.M.
Italy BNP Paribas Securities Services, S.A.
Ivory Coast Societe Generale de Banques en C6te d'Ivoire
Jamaica Bank of Nova Scotia Jamaica Ltd.
Japan Mizuho Corporate Bank Ltd.
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
Jordan HSBC Bank Middle East
(as delegate of the Hongkong and Shanghai
Banking Corporation Limited)
Kazakhstan HSBC Bank Kazakhstan
(as delegate of the Hongkong and Shanghai
Banking Corporation Limited)
06/30/05
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SCHEDULE A
STATE STREET
GLOBAL CUSTODY NETWORK
SUBCUSTODIANS
Country Subcustodian
Kenya Barclays Bank of Kenya Limited
Republic of Korea Deutsche Bank AG
The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking
Corporation Limited
Latvia A/s Hansabanka
Lebanon HSBC Bank Middle East
(as delegate of The Hongkong and Shanghai
Banking Corporation Limited)
Lithuania SEB Vilniaus Bankas AB
Malaysia Standard Chartered Bank Malaysia Berhad
Mali via Societe Generale de Banques en Cote
d'Ivoire, Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Malta HSBC Bank Malta Plc.
Mauritius The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking
Corporation Limited
Mexico Banco Nacional de Mexico S.A.
Morocco Attijariwafa bank
Namibia Standard Bank Namibia Limited
Netherlands Deutsche Bank N.V.
KAS BANK N.V.
New Zealand Westpac Banking Corporation
06/30/05
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SCHEDULE A
STATE STREET
GLOBAL CUSTODY NETWORK
SUBCUSTODIANS
Country Subcustodian
Niger via Societe Generale de Banques en C6te
d'Ivoire, Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Nigeria Stanbic Bank Nigeria Limited
Norway Nordea Bank Norge ASA
Oman HSBC Bank Middle East Limited
(as delegate of The Hongkong and Shanghai
Banking Corporation Limited)
Pakistan Deutsche Bank AG
Palestine HSBC Bank Middle East Limited
(as delegate of The Hongkong and Shanghai
Banking Corporation Limited)
Panama HSBC Bank (Panama) S.A.
Peru Citibank del Peru, S.A.
Philippines Standard Chartered Bank
Poland Bank Handlowy w Warszawie S.A.
Portugal Banco Comercial Portugues S.A.
Puerto Rico Citibank N.A.
Qatar HSBC Bank Middle East Limited
(as delegate of The Hongkong and Shanghai
Banking Corporation Limited)
Romania ING Bank N.V.
06/30/05
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SCHEDULE A
STATE STREET
GLOBAL CUSTODY NETWORK
SUBCUSTODIANS
Country Subcustodian
Russia ING Bank (Eurasia) ZAO, Moscow
Senegal via Societe Generale de Banques en C6te
d'Ivoire, Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Serbia HVB Bank Serbia and Montenegro a.d.
Singapore DBS Bank Limited
United Overseas Bank Limited
Slovak Republic Ceskoslovenska Obchodni Banka, A.S.,
pobocka zahranicnej banky v SR
Slovenia Bank Austria Creditanstalt d.d. - Ljubljana
South Africa Nedcor Bank Limited
Standard Bank of South Africa Limited
Spain Santander Central Hispano Investment S.A.
Sri Lanka The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking
Corporation Limited
Swaziland Standard Bank Swaziland Limited
Sweden Skandinaviska Enskilda Xxxxxx XX
Switzerland UBS AG
Taiwan - R.O.C. Central Trust of China
Thailand Standard Chartered Bank
Togo via Societe Generale de Banques en C6te
d'Ivoire, Abidjan, Ivory Coast
06/30/05
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SCHEDULE A
STATE STREET
GLOBAL CUSTODY NETWORK
SUBCUSTODIANS
Country Subcustodian
Trinidad & Tobago Republic Bank Limited
Tunisia Banque Internationale Arabe de Tunisie
Turkey Citibank, A.S.
Uganda Barclays Bank of Uganda Limited
Ukraine ING Bank Ukraine
United Arab Emirates HSBC Bank Middle East Limited
(as delegate of The Hongkong and
Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited)
United Kingdom State Street Bank and Trust Company,
United kingdom Branch
Uruguay BankBoston, N.A.
Venezuela Citibank, N.A.
Vietnam The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking
Corporation Limited
Zambia Barclays Bank of Zambia Plc.
Zimbabwe Barclays Bank of Zimbabwe Limited
06/30/05
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SCHEDULE A
STATE STREET
GLOBAL CUSTODY NETWORK
DEPOSITORIES OPERATING IN
NETWORK MARKETS
Country Depositories
Argentina Caja de Valores S.A.
Australia Austraclear Limited
Austria Oesterreichische Kontrollbank AG
(Wertpapiersammelbank Division)
Bahrain Clearing, Settlement, and Depository System
of the Bahrain Stock Exchange
Bangladesh Central Depository Bangladesh Limited
Belgium Banque Nationale de Belgique
Caisse Interprofessionnelle de Depots et de
Virements de Titres, S.A.
Benin Depositaire Central - Banque de Reglement
Bermuda Bermuda Securities Depository
Brazil Central de Custodia e de Liquidagao
Financeira de Titulos Privados (CETIP)
Companhia Brasileira de Liquidagao e Custodia
Sistema Especial de Liquidardo e de Custodia
(SELIC)
Bulgaria Bulgarian National Bank
Central Depository AD
Burkina Faso Depositaire Central - Banque de Reglement
Canada The Canadian Depository for Securities Limited
Chile Deposito Central de Valores S.A.
06/30/05
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SCHEDULE A
STATE STREET
GLOBAL CUSTODY NETWORK
DEPOSITORIES OPERATING IN
NETWORK MARKETS
Country Depositories
People's Republic China Securities Depository and
of China Clearing Corporation Limited Shanghai
Branch
China Securities Depository and
Clearing Corporation Limited Shenzhen
Branch
Colombia Deposito Central de Valores
Deposito Centralizado de Valores de
Colombia S. A. (DECEVAL)
Costa Rica Central de Valores S.A.
Croatia Sredisnja Depozitarna Agencija d.d.
Cyprus Central Depository and Central Registry
Czech Republic Czech National Bank
Stredisko cennych papiru - Ceska
republika
Denmark Vxrdipapircentralen (Danish Securities
Center)
Egypt Misr for Clearing, Settlement, and
Depository S.A.E.
Estonia AS Eesti Vaartpaberikeskus
Finland Suomen Arvopaperikeskus
France Euroclear France
Germany Clearstream Banking AG, Frankfurt
Greece Apothetirion Titlon AE - Central
Securities Depository Bank of Greece,
System for Monitoring Transactions in
Securities in Book-Entry Form
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SCHEDULE A
STATE STREET
GLOBAL CUSTODY NETWORK
DEPOSITORIES OPERATING IN
NETWORK MARKETS
Country Depositories
Guinea-Bissau Depositaire Central - Banque de Reglement
Hong Xxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxx Xxxx Securities Clearing Company Limited
Hungary Kozponti Elszamol6haz es Ertektar (Budapest)
Rt. (KELER)
Iceland Icelandic Securities Depository Limited
India Central Depository Services (India) Limited
National Securities Depository Limited
Reserve Bank of India
Indonesia Bank Indonesia
PT Kustodian Sentral Efek Indonesia
Israel Tel Aviv Stock Exchange Clearing House Ltd.
(TASE Clearinghouse)
Italy Monte Titoli S.p.A.
Ivory Coast Depositaire Central - Banque de Reglement
Jamaica Jamaica Central Securities Depository
Japan Bank of Japan - Net System
Japan Securities Depository Center (JASDEC)
Incorporated
Jordan Securities Depository Center
Kazakhstan Central Securities Depository
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SCHEDULE A
STATE STREET
GLOBAL CUSTODY NETWORK
DEPOSITORIES OPERATING IN
NETWORK MARKETS
Country Depositories
Kenya Central Depository and Settlement
Corporation Limited Central Bank of
Kenya
Republic of Korea Korea Securities Depository
Latvia Latvian Central Depository
Lebanon Banque du Liban
Custodian and Clearing Center of
Financial Instruments for Lebanon and
the Middle East (Midclear) X.X.X.
Lithuania Central Securities Depository of
Lithuania
Malaysia Bank Negara Malaysia
Bursa Malaysia Depository Sdn. Bhd.
Mali Depositaire Central - Banque de
Reglement
Malta Central Securities Depository of the
Malta Stock Exchange
Mauritius Bank of Mauritius
Central Depository and Settlement Co.
Ltd.
Mexico S.D. Indeval, S.A. de C.V.
Morocco Maroclear
Namibia Bank of Namibia
Netherlands Euroclear Nederland
New Zealand New Zealand Central Securities
Depository Limited
Niger Depositaire Central - Banque de
Reglement
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SCHEDULE A
STATE STREET
GLOBAL CUSTODY NETWORK
DEPOSITORIES OPERATING IN
NETWORK MARKETS
Country Depositories
Nigeria Central Securities Clearing System Limited
Norway Verdipapirsentralen (Norwegian Central
Securities Depository)
Oman Muscat Depository & Securities Registration
Company, SAOC
Pakistan Central Depository Company of Pakistan Limited
State Bank of Pakistan
Palestine Clearing, Depository and Settlement, a
department of the Palestine Stock Exchange
Panama Central Latinoamericana de Valores, S.A.
(LatinClear)
Peru Caja de Valores y Liquidaciones, Instituci6n de
Compensaci6n y Liquidaci6n de Valores S.A
Philippines Philippine Central Depository, Inc.
Registry of Scripless Securities (XXXX) of the
Bureau of Treasury
Poland Rejestr Papier6w Wartosciowych
Krajowy Depozyt Papier6w Wartosciowych S.A.
Portugal INTERBOLSA - Sociedade Gestora de Sistemas de
Liquidagao e de Sistemas Centralizados de
Valores Mobiliarios, S.A.
Qatar Central Clearing and Registration (CCR), a
department of the Doha Securities Market
Romania Bucharest Stock Exchange Registry Division
National Bank of Romania
National Securities Clearing, Settlement and
Depository Company
Russia Vneshtorgbank, Bank for Foreign Trade of the
Russian Federation
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SCHEDULE A
STATE STREET
GLOBAL CUSTODY NETWORK
DEPOSITORIES OPERATING IN
NETWORK MARKETS
Country Depositories
Senegal Depositaire Central - Banque de
Reglement
Serbia Central Registrar and Central
Depository for Securities
Singapore The Central Depository (Pte) Limited
Monetary Authority of Singapore
Slovak Republic Naodna banka slovenska
Centralny depozitar cennych papierov
SR, a.s.
Slovenia KDD - Centralna klirinsko depotna
xxxxxx x.x.
South Africa Share Transactions Totally Electronic
(STRATE) Ltd.
Spain IBERCLEAR
Sri Lanka Central Depository System (Pvt) Limited
Sweden Vardepapperscentralen VPC AB
(Swedish Central Securities Depository)
Switzerland SegaIntersettle AG (SIS)
Taiwan - R.O.C. Taiwan Securities Central Depository
Company Limited
Thailand Bank of Thailand
Thailand Securities Depository Company
Limited
Togo Depositaire Central - Banque de
Reglement
Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago Central Bank
Tunisia Societe Tunisienne Interprofessionelle
pour la Compensation et de Depots des
Valeurs Mobilieres (STICODEVAM)
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SCHEDULE A
STATE STREET
GLOBAL CUSTODY NETWORK
DEPOSITORIES OPERATING IN
NETWORK MARKETS
Country Depositories
Turkey Central Bank of Turkey
Takas ve Saklama Bankasi A.S.
(TAKASBANK)
Uganda Bank of Uganda
Ukraine Mizhregionalny Fondovy Souz
National Bank of Ukraine
United Arab Emirates Clearing and Depository System,
a department of the Dubai Financial
Market
United Kingdom CrestCo.
Uruguay Banco Central del Uruguay
Venezuela Banco Central de Venezuela Caja
Venezolana de Valores
Vietnam Securities Registration, Clearing and
Settlement, Depository Department of
the Securities Trading Center
Zambia Bank of Zambia
XxXX Central Shares Depository Limited
TRANSNATIONAL
Euroclear
Clearstream Banking, S.A.
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SCHEDULE C
MARKET INFORMATION
Publication/Type of Information Brief Description
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(scheduled frequency)
The Guide to Custody in World An overview of settlement and safekeeping procedures,
Markets (hardcopy annually and custody practices and foreign investor considerations for
regular website updates) the markets in which State Street offers custodial services.
Global Custody Network Review Information relating to Foreign Sub-Custodians in State
(annually) Street's Global Custody Network. The Review stands as an
integral part of the materials that State Street provides
to its U.S. mutual fund clients to assist them in complying
with SEC Rule 17f-5. The Review also gives insight into
State Street's market expansion and Foreign Sub-Custodian
selection processes, as well as the procedures and controls
used to monitor the financial condition and performance of
our Foreign SubCustodian banks.
Securities Depository Review Custody risk analyses of the Foreign Securities
(annually) Depositories presently operating in Network markets. This
publication is an integral part of the materials that State
Street provides to its U.S. mutual fund clients to meet
informational obligations created by SEC Rule 17f-7.
Global Legal Survey (annually) With respect to each market in which State Street offers
custodial services, opinions relating to whether local law
restricts (i) access of a fund's independent public
accountants to books and records of a Foreign Sub-Custodian
or Foreign Securities System, (ii) a fund's ability to
recover in the event of bankruptcy or insolvency of a
Foreign Sub-Custodian or Foreign Securities System, (iii) a
fund's ability to recover in the event of a loss by a
Foreign Sub-Custodian or Foreign Securities System, and
(iv) the ability of a foreign investor to convert cash and
cash equivalents to U.S. dollars.
Subcustodian Agreements (annually) Copies of the contracts that State Street has entered into
with each Foreign Sub-Custodian that maintains U.S. mutual
fund assets in the markets in which State Street offers
custodial services.
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Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Bulletin Information on changing settlement and custody conditions
(daily or as necessary) in markets where State Street offers custodial services.
Includes changes in market and tax regulations, depository
developments, dematerialization information, as well as
other market changes that may impact State Street's clients.
Foreign Custody Advisories (as For those markets where State Street offers custodial
necessary) services that exhibit special risks or infrastructures
impacting custody, State Street issues market advisories to
highlight those unique market factors which might impact
our ability to offer recognized custody service levels.
Material Change Notices (presently on Informational letters and accompanying materials confirming
a quarterly basis or as otherwise State Street's foreign custody arrangements, including a
necessary) summary of material changes with Foreign Sub-Custodians
that have occurred during the previous quarter. The notices
also identify any material changes in the custodial risks
associated with maintaining assets with Foreign Securities
Depositories.
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SCHEDULE D
TO
MASTER CUSTODIAN AGREEMENT
SPECIAL SUB-CUSTODIANS
None
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FUNDS TRANSFER ADDENDUM
OPERATING GUIDELINES
1. OBLIGATION OF THE SENDER: State Street is authorized to promptly debit
Client's account(s) upon the receipt of a payment order in compliance with the
selected Security Procedure chosen for funds transfer and in the amount of
money that State Street has been instructed to transfer. State Street shall
execute payment orders in compliance with the Security Procedure and with the
Client's instructions on the execution date provided that such payment order is
received by the customary deadline for processing such a request, unless the
payment order specifies a later time. All payment orders and communications
received after this time will be deemed to have been received on the next
business day.
2. SECURITY PROCEDURE: The Client acknowledges that the Security Procedure it
has designated on the Selection Form was selected by the Client from Security
Procedures offered by State Street. The Client agrees that the Security
Procedures are reasonable and adequate for its wire transfer transactions and
agrees to be bound by any payment orders, amendments and cancellations, whether
or not authorized, issued in its name and accepted by State Street after being
confirmed by any of the selected Security Procedures. The Client also agrees to
be bound by any other valid and authorized payment order accepted by State
Street. The Client shall restrict access to confidential information relating
to the Security Procedure to authorized persons as communicated in writing to
State Street. The Client must notify State Street immediately if it has reason
to believe unauthorized persons may have obtained access to such information or
of any change in the Client's authorized personnel. State Street shall verify
the authenticity of all instructions according to the Security Procedure.
3. ACCOUNT NUMBERS: State Street shall process all payment orders on the basis
of the account number contained in the payment order. In the event of a
discrepancy between any name indicated on the payment order and the account
number, the account number shall take precedence and govern. Financial
institutions that receive payment orders initiated by State Street at the
instruction of the Client may also process payment orders on the basis of
account numbers, regardless of any name included in the payment order. State
Street will also rely on any financial institution identification numbers
included in any payment order, regardless of any financial institution name
included in the payment order.
4. REJECTION: State Street reserves the right to decline to process or delay
the processing of a payment order which (a) is in excess of the collected
balance in the account to be charged at the time of State Street's receipt of
such payment order; (b) if initiating such payment order would cause State
Street, in State Street's sole judgment, to exceed any volume, aggregate
dollar, network, time, credit or similar limits upon wire transfers which are
applicable to State Street; or (c) if State Street, in good faith, is unable to
satisfy itself that the transaction has been properly authorized.
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FUNDS TRANSFER ADDENDUM
5. CANCELLATION OR AMENDMENT: State Street shall use reasonable efforts to act
on all authorized requests to cancel or amend payment orders received in
compliance with the Security Procedure provided that such requests are received
in a timely manner affording State Street reasonable opportunity to act.
However, State Street assumes no liability if the request for amendment or
cancellation cannot be satisfied.
6. ERRORS: State Street shall assume no responsibility for failure to detect
any erroneous payment order provided that State Street complies with the
payment order instructions as received and State Street complies with the
Security Procedure. The Security Procedure is established for the purpose of
authenticating payment orders only and not for the detection of errors in
payment orders.
7. INTEREST AND LIABILITY LIMITS: State Street shall assume no responsibility
for lost interest with respect to the refundable amount of any unauthorized
payment order, unless State Street is notified of the unauthorized payment
order within thirty (30) days of notification by State Street of the acceptance
of such payment order. In no event shall State Street be liable for special,
indirect or consequential damages, even if advised of the possibility of such
damages and even for failure to execute a payment order.
8. AUTOMATED CLEARING HOUSE ("ACH") CREDIT ENTRIES/PROVISIONAL PAYMENTS: When a
Client initiates or receives ACH credit and debit entries pursuant to these
Guidelines and the rules of the National Automated Clearing House Association
and the New England Clearing House Association, State Street will act as an
Originating Depository Financial Institution and/or Receiving Depository
Institution, as the case may be, with respect to such entries. Credits given by
State Street with respect to an ACH credit entry are provisional until State
Street receives final settlement for such entry from the Federal Reserve Bank.
If State Street does not receive such final settlement, the Client agrees that
State Street shall receive a refund of the amount credited to the Client in
connection with such entry, and the party making payment to the Client via such
entry shall not be deemed to have paid the amount of the entry.
9. CONFIRMATION STATEMENTS: Confirmation of State Street's execution of payment
orders shall ordinarily be provided within 24 hours. Notice may be delivered
through State Street's proprietary information systems, such as, but not
limited to Horizon and GlobalQuestp, account statements, advices, or by
facsimile or callback. The Client must report any objections to the execution
of a payment order within 30 days.
10. LIABILITY ON FOREIGN ACCOUNTS: State Street shall not be required to repay
any deposit made at a non-U.S. branch of State Street, or any deposit made with
State Street and denominated in a non-U.S. dollar currency, if repayment of
such deposit or the use of assets denominated in the non-U.S. dollar currency
is prevented, prohibited or otherwise blocked due to: (a) an act of war,
insurrection or civil strife; (b) any action by a non-U.S. government or
instrumentality or authority asserting governmental, military or police power
of any kind, whether such authority be recognized as a defacto or a dejure
government, or by any entity,
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political or revolutionary movement or otherwise that usurps, supervenes or
otherwise materially impairs the normal operation of civil authority; or
(c) the closure of a non-U.S. branch of State Street in order to prevent, in
the reasonable judgment of State Street, harm to the employees or property of
State Street. The obligation to repay any such deposit shall not be transferred
to and may not be enforced against any other branch of State Street.
The foregoing provisions constitute the disclosure required by Massachusetts
General Laws, Chapter 167D, Section 36.
While State Street is not obligated to repay any deposit made at a non-U.S.
branch or any deposit denominated in a non-U.S. currency during the period in
which its repayment has been prevented, prohibited or otherwise blocked, State
Street will repay such deposit when and if all circumstances preventing,
prohibiting or otherwise blocking repayment cease to exist.
11. MISCELLANEOUS: State Street and the Client agree to cooperate to attempt to
recover any funds erroneously paid to the wrong party or parties, regardless of
any fault of State Street or the Client, but the party responsible for the
erroneous payment shall bear all costs and expenses incurred in trying to
effect such recovery. These Guidelines may not be amended except by a written
agreement signed by the parties.
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FUNDS TRANSFER ADDENDUM
Security-Procedure(s) Selection Form
Please select one or more of the funds transfer security procedures indicated
below.
[ ]SWIFT
SWIFT (Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication) is a
cooperative society owned and operated by member financial institutions that
provides telecommunication services for its membership. Participation is
limited to securities brokers and dealers, clearing and depository
institutions, recognized exchanges for securities, and investment management
institutions. SWIFT provides a number of security features through encryption
and authentication to protect against unauthorized access, loss or wrong
delivery of messages, transmission errors, loss of confidentiality and
fraudulent changes to messages. SWIFT is considered to be one of the most
secure and efficient networks for the delivery of funds transfer instructions.
Selection of this security procedure would be most appropriate for existing
SWIFT members.
[ ]Standing Instructions
Standing Instructions may be used where funds are transferred to a broker on
the Client's established list of brokers with which it engages in foreign
exchange transactions. Only the date, the currency and the currency amount are
variable. In order to establish this procedure, State Street will send to the
Client a list of the brokers that State Street has determined are used by the
Client. The Client will confirm the list in writing, and State Street will
verify the written confirmation by telephone. Standing Instructions will be
subject to a mutually agreed upon limit. If the payment order exceeds the
established limit, the Standing Instruction will be confirmed by telephone
prior to execution.
[ ]Remote Batch Transmission
Wire transfer instructions are delivered via Computer-to-Computer (CPU-CPU)
data communications between the Client and State Street. Security procedures
include encryption and or the use of a test key by those individuals authorized
as Automated Batch Verifiers.
Clients selecting this option should have an existing facility for completing
CPU-CPU transmissions. This delivery mechanism is typically used for
high-volume business.
[ ]Global Horizon Interchange(sm) Funds Transfer Service
Global Horizon Interchange Funds Transfer Service (FTS) is a State Street
proprietary microcomputer-based wire initiation system. FTS enables Clients to
electronically transmit authenticated Fedwire, CHIPS or internal book transfer
instructions to State Street.
This delivery mechanism is most appropriate for Clients with a low-to-medium
number of transactions (5-75 per day), allowing Clients to enter, batch, and
review wire transfer instructions on their PC prior to release to Xxxxx Xxxxxx.
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[ ]Telephone Confirmation (Callback)
Telephone confirmation will be used to verify all non-repetitive funds transfer
instructions received via untested facsimile or phone. This procedure requires
Clients to designate individuals as authorized initiators and authorized
verifiers. State Street will verify that the instruction contains the signature
of an authorized person and prior to execution, will contact someone other than
the originator at the Client's location to authenticate the instruction.
Selection of this alternative is appropriate for Clients who do not have the
capability to use other security procedures.
[ ]Repetitive Wires
For situations where funds are transferred periodically (minimum of one
instruction per calendar quarter) from an existing authorized account to the
same payee (destination bank and account number) and only the date and currency
amount are variable, a repetitive wire may be implemented. Repetitive wires
will be subject to a mutually agreed upon limit. If the payment order exceeds
the established limit, the instruction will be confirmed by telephone prior to
execution. Telephone confirmation is used to establish this process. Repetitive
wire instructions must be reconfirmed annually.
This alternative is recommended whenever funds are frequently transferred
between the same two accounts.
[ ]Transfers Initiated by Facsimile
The Client faxes wire transfer instructions directly to State Street Mutual
Fund Services. Standard security procedure requires the use of a random number
test key for all transfers. Every six months the Client receives test key logs
from State Street. The test key contains alpha-numeric characters, which the
Client puts on each document faxed to State Street. This procedure ensures all
wire instructions received via fax are authorized by the Client.
We provide this option for Clients who wish to batch wire instructions and
transmit these as a group to State Street Mutual Fund Services once or several
times a day.
[ ]"Automated Clearing House (ACH)
State Street receives an automated transmission or a magnetic tape from a
Client for the initiation of payment (credit) or collection (debit)
transactions through the ACH network. The transactions contained on each
transmission or tape must be authenticated by the Client. Clients using ACH
must select one or more of the following delivery options:
[ ]Global Horizon Interchange Automated Clearing House Service
Transactions are created on a microcomputer, assembled into batches and
delivered to State Street via fully authenticated electronic transmissions in
standard NACHA formats.
[ ]Transmission from Client PC to State Street Mainframe with Telephone Callback
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FUNDS TRANSFER ADDENDUM
[ ]Transmission from Client Mainframe to State Street Mainframe with Telephone
Callback
[ ]Transmission from DST Systems to State Street Mainframe with Encryption
Magnetic Tape Delivered to State Street with Telephone Callback
State Street is hereby instructed to accept funds transfer instructions only
via the delivery methods and security procedures indicated. The selected
delivery methods and security procedure(s) will be effective for payment orders
initiated by our organization.
Key Contact Information
Whom shall we contact to implement your selection(s)?
CLIENT OPERATIONS CONTACT ALTERNATE CONTACT
------------------------------- -----------------------------
Name Name
------------------------------- -----------------------------
Address Address
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City/State/Zip Code City/State/Zip Code
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Telephone Number Telephone Number
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Facsimile Number Facsimile Number
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SWIFT Number
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Telex Number
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FUNDS TRANSFER ADDENDUM
INSTRUCTION(S)
TELEPHONE CONFIRMATION
Fund
Investment Adviser
Authorized Initiators
Please Type or Print
Please provide a listing of Fund officers or other individuals who are
currently authorized to INITIATE wire transfer instructions to State Street:
NAME TITLE (Specify whether position is SPECIMEN SIGNATURE
with Fund or Investment (Adviser)
Authorized Verifiers
Please Type or Print
Please provide a listing of Fund officers or other individuals who will be
CALLED BACK to verify the initiation of repetitive wires of $10 million or more
and all non-repetitive wire instructions:
NAME CALLBACK PHONE NUMBER DOLLAR LIMITATION (if any)
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REMOTE ACCESS SERVICES ADDENDUM TO MASTER CUSTODIAN CONTRACT
ADDENDUM to that certain Master Custodian Contract dated as of September 1,
2005 (the "Custodian Agreement") between each of the entities set forth on
Appendix A thereto (collectively, the "Customer") and State Street Bank and
Trust Company, including its subsidiaries and affiliates ("State Street").
State Street has developed and utilizes proprietary accounting and other
systems in conjunction with the custodian services which State Street provides
to the Customer. In this regard, State Street maintains certain information in
databases under its control and ownership which it makes available to its
customers (the "Remote Access Services").
The Services
State Street agrees to provide the Customer, and its designated investment
advisors, consultants or other third parties authorized by State Street
("Authorized Designees") with access to In-Sightsm as described in Exhibit A or
such other systems as may be offered from time to time (the "System") on a
remote basis.
Security Procedures
The Customer agrees to comply, and to cause its Authorized Designees to
comply, with remote access operating standards and procedures and with user
identification or other password control requirements and other security
procedures as may be issued from time to time by State Street for use of the
System and access to the Remote Access Services. The Customer agrees to advise
State Street immediately in the event that it learns or has reason to believe
that any person to whom it has given access to the System or the Remote Access
Services has violated or intends to violate the terms of this Addendum and the
Customer will cooperate with State Street in seeking injunctive or other
equitable relief. The Customer agrees to discontinue use of the System and
Remote Access Services, if requested, for any security reasons cited by State
Street.
Fees
Fees and charges for the use of the System and the Remote Access Services
and related payment terms shall be as set forth in the Custody Fee Schedule in
effect from time to time between the parties (the "Fee Schedule"). The Customer
shall be responsible for any tariffs, duties or taxes imposed or levied by any
government or governmental agency by reason of the transactions contemplated by
this Addendum, including, without limitation, federal, state and local taxes,
use, value added and personal property taxes (other than income, franchise or
similar taxes which may be imposed or assessed against State Street). Any
claimed exemption from such tariffs, duties or taxes shall be supported by
proper documentary evidence delivered to State Street.
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Proprietary Information/Injunctive Relief
The System and Remote Access Services described herein and the databases,
computer programs, screen formats, report formats, interactive design
techniques, formulae, processes, systems, software, knowhow, algorithms,
programs, training aids, printed materials, methods, books, records, files,
documentation and other information made available to the Customer by State
Street as part of the Remote Access Services and through the use of the System
and all copyrights, patents, trade secrets and other proprietary rights of
State Street related thereto are the exclusive, valuable and confidential
property of State Street and its relevant licensors (the "Proprietary
Information"). The Customer agrees on behalf of itself and its Authorized
Designees to keep the Proprietary Information confidential and to limit access
to its employees and Authorized Designees (under a similar duty of
confidentiality) who require access to the System for the purposes intended.
The foregoing shall not apply to Proprietary Information in the public domain
or required by law to be made public.
The Customer agrees to use the Remote Access Services only in connection with
the proper purposes of this Addendum. The Customer will not, and will cause its
employees and Authorized Designees not to, (i) permit any third party to use
the System or the Remote Access Services, (ii) sell, rent, license or otherwise
use the System or the Remote Access Services in the operation of a service
bureau or for any purpose other than as expressly authorized under this
Addendum, (iii) use the System or the Remote Access Services for any fund,
trust or other investment vehicle without the prior written consent of State
Street, or (iv) allow or cause any information transmitted from State Street's
databases, including data from third party sources, available through use of
the System or the Remote Access Services, to be published, redistributed or
retransmitted for other than use for or on behalf of the Customer, as State
Street's customer.
The Customer agrees that neither it nor its Authorized Designees will modify
the System in any way; enhance or otherwise create derivative works based upon
the System; nor will the Customer or Customer's Authorized Designees reverse
engineer, decompile or otherwise attempt to secure the source code for all or
any part of the System.
The Customer acknowledges that the disclosure of any Proprietary Information,
or of any information which at law or equity ought to remain confidential, will
immediately give rise to continuing irreparable injury to State Street
inadequately compensable in damages at law and that State Street shall be
entitled to obtain immediate injunctive relief against the breach or threatened
breach of any of the foregoing undertakings, in addition to any other legal
remedies which may be available.
Limited Warranties
State Street represents and warrants that it is the owner of and has the right
to grant access to the System and to provide the Remote Access Services
contemplated herein. Because of the nature of computer information technology,
including but not limited to the use of the Internet, and the necessity of
relying upon third party sources, and data and pricing information obtained
from third parties, the System and Remote Access Services are provided "AS IS",
and the Customer and its Authorized Designees shall be solely responsible for
the investment decisions, results
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obtained, regulatory reports and statements produced using the Remote Access
Services. State Street and its relevant licensors will not be liable to the
Customer or its Authorized Designees for any direct or indirect, special,
incidental, punitive or consequential damages arising out of or in any way
connected with the System or the Remote Access Services, nor shall either party
be responsible for delays or nonperformance under this Addendum arising out of
any cause or event beyond such party's control.
State Street will take reasonable steps to ensure that its products (and those
of its third-party suppliers) reflect the available state of the art technology
to offer products that are Year 2000 compliant, including, but not limited to,
century recognition of dates, calculations that correctly compute same century
and multi century formulas and date values, and interface values that reflect
the date issues arising between now and the next one-hundred years, and if any
changes are required, State Street will make the changes to its products at no
cost to you and in a commercially reasonable time frame and will require
third-party suppliers to do likewise. The Customer will do likewise for its
systems.
EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN THIS ADDENDUM, STATE STREET, FOR ITSELF AND
ITS RELEVANT LICENSORS, EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ANY AND ALL WARRANTIES CONCERNING
THE SYSTEM AND THE SERVICES TO BE RENDERED HEREUNDER, WHETHER EXPRESS OR
IMPLIED INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR
FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
Infringement
State Street will defend or, at our option, settle any claim or action brought
against the Customer to the extent that it is based upon an assertion that
access to the System or use of the Remote Access Services by the Customer under
this Addendum constitutes direct infringement of any patent or copyright or
misappropriation of a trade secret, provided that the Customer notifies State
Street promptly in writing of any such claim or proceeding and cooperates with
State Street in the defense of such claim or proceeding. Should the System or
the Remote Access Services or any part thereof become, or in State Street's
opinion be likely to become, the subject of a claim of infringement or the like
under any applicable patent or copyright or trade secret laws, State Street
shall have the right, at State Street's sole option, to (i) procure for the
Customer the right to continue using the System or the Remote Access Services,
(ii) replace or modify the System or the Remote Access Services so that the
System or the Remote Access Services becomes noninfringing, or (iii) terminate
this Addendum without further obligation.
Termination
Either party to the Custodian Agreement may terminate this Addendum (i) for any
reason by giving the other party at least one-hundred and eighty (180) days'
prior written notice in the case of notice of termination by State Street to
the Customer or thirty (30) days' notice in the case of notice from the
Customer to State Street of termination, or (ii) immediately for failure of the
other party to comply with any material term and condition of the Addendum by
giving the other party written notice of termination. This Addendum shall in
any event terminate within ninety (90) days after the termination of the
Custodian Agreement. In the event of termination, the
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Customer will return to State Street all copies of documentation and other
confidential information in its possession or in the possession of its
Authorized Designees. The foregoing provisions with respect to confidentiality
and infringement will survive termination for a period of three (3) years.
Miscellaneous
This Addendum and the exhibits hereto constitute the entire understanding of
the parties to the Custodian Agreement with respect to access to the System and
the Remote Access Services. This Addendum cannot be modified or altered except
in a writing duly executed by each of State Street and the Customer and shall
be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts.
By its execution of the Custodian Agreement, the Customer accepts
responsibility for its and its Authorized Designees' compliance with the terms
of this Addendum.
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REMOTE ACCESS SERVICES ADDENDUM TO CUSTODIAN CONTRACT
IN~SIGHT(SM)
System Product Description
In-Sight(sm) provides bilateral information delivery, interoperability, and
on-line access to State Street. In-Sight(sm) allows users a single point of
entry into State Street's diverse systems and applications. Reports and data
from systems such as Investment Policy Monitor(sm), Multicurrency Horizons"',
Securities Lending, Performance & Analytics, and Electronic Trade Delivery can
be accessed through In-Sight(sm). This Internet-enabled application is designed
to run from a Web browser and perform across low-speed data lines or corporate
high-speed backbones. In-Sight(sm) also offers users a flexible toolset,
including an ad-hoc query function, a custom graphics package, a report
designer, and a scheduling capability. Data and reports offered through
In-Sight(sm) will continue to increase in direct proportion with the customer
roll out, as it is viewed as the information delivery system will grow with
State Street's customers.
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