Exhibit 8(l) Sixth Amendment to Custodian Contract
SIXTH AMENDMENT TO THE CUSTODIAN CONTRACT
AGREEMENT made by and between State Street Bank and Trust Company (the
"Custodian") and the Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx Fund, Inc. (the "Fund").
WHEREAS, the Custodian and the Fund are parties to a custodian contract
dated October 12, 1988, as amended May 8, 1989, July 24, 1989, April 30, 1990,
March 18, 1992, and April 19, 1994 (the "Custodian Contract, as amended"); and
WHEREAS, the Custodian and the Fund desire to amend the terms and conditions
under which the Custodian maintains the Fund's securities and other non-cash
property in the custody of certain foreign subcustodians in conformity with the
requirements of Rule 17f-5 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended;
and
WHEREAS, the Custodian and the Fund desire to further amend the Custodian
Contract by adding the Xxxxxxxxx Emerging Markets Value Portfolio (the
"Portfolio") to the list of Portfolios on whose behalf the Custodian Contract,
as amended, applies and to make certain other amendments;
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and covenants contained
herein, the Custodian and the Fund hereby agree as follows:
1. In accordance with Paragraph 12 of the Custodian Contract, it is mutually
agreed that the Custodian shall render services under the Custodian Contract, as
amended, to an additional series of the Fund, the Xxxxxxxxx Emerging Markets
Value Portfolio.
2. The Fund hereby authorizes the Custodian to employ as subcustodians for the
securities and other assets of the Portfolios of the Fund which are maintained
outside the United States the foreign banking institutions and foreign
securities depositories designated on Schedules A and B hereto in accordance
with the terms and provisions of the Custodian Contract. Schedules A and B
replace in their entirety all previously approved lists of entities eligible to
act as subcustodians for the Portfolios of the Fund.
3. Notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary set forth in the Custodian
Contract, the Custodian may hold securities and other non-cash property for all
of its customers, including the Fund, with a foreign subcustodian in a single
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 securities and other non-cash property of the Fund which are maintained in
such account shall identify by book-entry those securities and other non-cash
property belonging to the Fund, and (ii) the Custodian shall require that
securities and other non-cash property so held by the foreign subcustodian be
held separately from any assets of the foreign subcustodian or of others.
4. Except as specifically superseded or modified herein, the terms and
provisions of the Custodian Contract shall continue to apply with full force and
effect.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties has caused this instrument to be
executed in its name and behalf by its duly authorized representative as a
sealed instrument as of the 21st day of August, 1995.
XXXXXXX X. XXXXXXXXX FUND, INC.
By: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
ATTEST:
Xxxx Xxxxx Xxxx
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY
By: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx
ATTEST:
Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
SCHEDULE A COVERING
XXXXXXXXX GOVERNMENT SHORT DURATION PORTFOLIO
XXXXXXXXX SHORT DURATION PLUS PORTFOLIO
XXXXXXXXX INTERMEDIATE DURATION PORTFOLIO
XXXXXXXXX DIVERSIFIED MUNICIPAL PORTFOLIO
XXXXXXXXX NEW YORK MUNICIPAL PORTFOLIO
XXXXXXXXX CALIFORNIA MUNICIPAL PORTFOLIO
XXXXXXXXX SHORT DURATION CALIFORNIA MUNICIPAL PORTFOLIO
XXXXXXXXX SHORT DURATION DIVERSIFIED MUNICIPAL PORTFOLIO
XXXXXXXXX SHORT DURATION NEW YORK MUNICIPAL PORTFOLIO
XXXXXXXXX INTERNATIONAL VALUE PORTFOLIO
XXXXXXXXX EMERGING MARKETS VALUE PORTFOLIO
Country Subcustodian(s)
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Australia Bank: Westpac Banking Corporation
Depository: Austraclear Limited
Austria Bank: GiroCredit Bank Aktiengesellschaft der
Sparkassen
Depository: Oesterreichische Kontrollbank AG
Belgium Bank: Generale Bank
Depository: Caisse Interprofessionelle de Depots et
de Virements de Titres S.A. (CIK)
Canada Bank: Canada Trustco Mortgage Company
Depository: The Canadian Depository for Securities
Limited (CDS)
Denmark Bank: Den Danske Bank
Depository: Vaerdipapircentralen - The Danish
Securities Center (VP)
Finland Bank: Xxxxxx Bank Limited
Depository: The Central Share Register of Finland
France Bank: Banque Paribas
Depository: Societe Interprofessionnelle pour la
Compensation des Valeurs Mobilieres
(SICOVAM)
Germany Bank: BHF - Bank Aktiengesellsehaft
Depository: The Deutscher Kassenverein AG
Hong Kong Bank: Standard Chartered Bank
Depository: The Central Clearing and Settlement
System (CCASS)
Ireland Bank: Bank of Ireland
Italy Bank: Xxxxxx Guaranty Trust Company
Depository: Monte Titoli S.p.A.
Japan Banks: The Sumitomo Trust & Banking Co., Ltd.
The Daiwa Bank, Limited
Depository: Japan Securities Depository Center (JASDEC)
(Use currently under review)
Malaysia Bank: Standard Chartered Bank Malaysia Berhad
Depository: Malaysia Central Depository Sdn. Bhd. (MCD)
Netherlands Bank: MeesPierson N.V.
Depository: Nederlands Centraal Instituut voor
Giraal Effectenverkeer B.V. (NECIGEF)
New Zealand Bank: ANZ Banking Group (New Zealand) Limited
Norway Bank: Christiania Bank og Kreditkasse
Depository: Verdipapirsentralen, The Norwegian
Registry of Securities (VPS)
Singapore Bank: The Development Bank of Singapore Ltd.
Depository: The Central Depository (Pte) Limited (CDP)
Spain Bank: Banco Santander, S.A.
Depository: Servicio de Compensaction y Liquidacion
de Valores (SCLV)
Sweden Bank: Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken (SEB)
Depository: Vardepapperscentralen VPC AB, The
Swedish Securities Register Center
Switzerland Bank: Union Bank of Switzerland
Depository: Schweizerische Effekten-Giro AG (SEGA)
United Kingdom Bank: State Street Bank and Trust Company
General Depositories: The Euroclear System (Euroclear)
Cedel Bank societe anonyme
SCHEDULE B COVERING
XXXXXXXXX EMERGING MARKETS VALUE PORTFOLIO
Country Subcustodians
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Argentina Bank: Citibank, N.A.
Depository: Caja de Valores S.A.
Brazil Bank: Citibank, N.A.
Depositories: Bolsa de Valores de Sao Paulo (Bovespa)
Banco Central do Brasil,
Systema Especial de Liquidacao e
Custodia (SELIC)
Chile Bank: Citibank, N.A.
People's
Republic
of China Bank: The Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking
Corporation Limited,
Shanghai and Shenzhen Branches
Depositories: Shanghai Securities Central Clearing and
Registration
Corporation (SSCCRC)
Shenzhen Securities Registrars Co., Ltd.
and its designated
agent banks
Greece Bank: National Bank of Greece S.A.
Depository: The Central Securities Depository
(Apothetirion Titlon A.E.)
India Bank: Deutsche Bank AG
Indonesia Bank: Standard Chartered Bank
Israel Bank: Bank Hapoalim B.M.
Depository: The Clearing House of the Tel Aviv Stock
Exchange
Republic of
Korea Bank: SEOULBANK
Depository: Korea Securities Depository (KSD)
Malaysia Bank: Standard Chartered Bank Malaysia Berhad
Depository: Malaysian Central Depository Sdn. Bhd.
(MCD)
Mexico Bank: Citibank Mexico, S.A.
Depositories: S.D. INDEVAL, S.A. de C.V.(Instituto
para el Deposito de Valores)
Banco de Mexico
Philippines Bank: Standard Chartered Bank
Portugal Bank: Banco Comercial Portugues
Depository: Central de Valores Mobiliarios (Central)
South Africa Bank: Standard Bank of South Africa Limited
Taiwan - R.O.C. Bank: Central Trust of China
Depository: The Taiwan Securities Central Depository
Company, Ltd. (TSCD)
Thailand Bank: Standard Chartered Bank
Depository: Thailand Securities Depository Company
Limited (TSD)
Turkey Bank: Citibank, N.A.
Depository: Istanbul Stock Exchange Settlement and
Custody Co., Inc. (I.M.K.B. Takas
ve Saklama A.S.)
