EXHIBIT 99.B(8)
AMENDMENT TO CUSTODIAN CONTRACT
Agreement made by and between State Street Bank and Trust Company (the
"Custodian") and SunAmerica Equity Funds (the "Trust").
WHEREAS, the Custodian and the Trust are parties to a custodian contract
dated November 29, 1994 (the "Custodian Contract") governing the terms and
conditions under which the Custodian maintains custody of the securities and
other assets of the Trust; and
WHEREAS, the Custodian and the Trust desire to amend the terms and
conditions under which the Custodian maintains the Trust's securities and other
non-cash property in the custody of certain foreign sub-custodians in conformity
with the requirements of Rule 17f-5 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as
amended;
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and covenants contained
herein, the Custodian and the Trust hereby amend the Custodian Contract by the
addition of the following terms and provisions;
1. 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 Trust, with a foreign sub-
custodian 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
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Custodian with respect to securities and other non-cash property of the Trust
which are maintained in such account shall identify by book-entry those
securities and other non-cash property belonging to the Trust 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 sub-
custodian or of others.
2. Except as specifically superseded or modified herein, the terms and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 as a sealed instrument in its name and behalf by its duly authorized
representative this 20th day of May, 1996.
SUNAMERICA EQUITY FUNDS
By: /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx
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Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx
Title: Secretary
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY
By: /s/
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Title: Vice President
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CUSTODIAN CONTRACT
between
SUNAMERICA EQUITY FUNDS
and
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY
2lES93
WP2569CR
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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1. Employment of Custodian and Property to be Held By
It...................................................................1
2. Duties of the Custodian with Respect to Property
of the Fund Held by the Custodian in the United States...............3
2.1 Holding Securities..............................................3
2.2 Delivery of Securities..........................................3
2.3 Registration of Securities......................................8
2.4 Bank Accounts...................................................9
2.5 Availability of Federal Funds..................................10
2.6 Collection of Income...........................................10
2.7 Payment of Fund Monies.........................................11
2.8 Liability for Payment in Advance of Receipt of
Securities Purchased...........................................14
2.9 Appointment of Agents..........................................14
2.10 Deposit of Fund Assets in Securities System....................14
2.11 Segregated Account.............................................17
2.12 Ownership Certificates for Tax Purposes........................19
2.13 Proxies........................................................19
2.14 Communications Relating to Portfolio
Securities.....................................................19
3. Duties of the Custodian with Respect to Property of
the Fund Held Outside of the United States..........................20
3.1 Appointment of Foreign Sub-Custodians..........................20
3.2 Assets to be Held..............................................21
3.3 Foreign Securities Depositories................................21
3.4 Agreements with Foreign Banking Institutions...................22
3.5 Access of Independent Accountants of the Fund..................22
3.6 Reports by Custodian...........................................23
3.7 Transactions in Foreign Custody Account........................23
3.8 Liability of Foreign Sub-Custodians............................24
3.9 Liability of Custodian.........................................25
3.10 Reimbursement for Advances.....................................26
3.11 Monitoring Responsibilities....................................26
3.12 Branches of U.S. Banks.........................................27
3.13 Tax Law........................................................27
4. Payments for Sales or Repurchases or Redemptions
of Shares of the Fund...............................................28
5. Proper Instructions.................................................29
6. Actions Permitted Without Express Authority.........................30
7. Evidence of Authority...............................................30
8. Duties of Custodian With Respect to the Books of Account
and Calculation of Net Asset Value and Net Income...................31
9. Records.............................................................32
10. Opinion of Fund's Independent Accountants...........................32
11. Reports to Fund by Independent Public Accountants...................33
12. Compensation of Custodian...........................................33
13. Responsibility of Custodian.........................................33
14. Effective Period, Termination and Amendment.........................35
15. Successor Custodian.................................................36
16. Interpretive and Additional Provisions..............................38
17. Additional Funds....................................................38
18. Massachusetts Law to Apply..........................................38
19. Prior Contracts.....................................................39
20. Shareholder Communications Election.................................39
CUSTODIAN CONTRACT
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This Contract between SunAmerica Equity Funds, a business trust
organized and existing under the laws of Massachusetts, having its principal
place of business at 000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000-0000 hereinafter
called the "Fund", and State Street Bank and Trust Company, a Massachusetts
trust company, having its principal place of business at 000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx,
Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxxxx, 00000, hereinafter called the "Custodian",
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, the Fund is authorized to issue shares in separate series,
with each such series representing interests in a separate portfolio of
securities and other assets; and WHEREAS, the Fund intends to initially offer
shares in six series, SunAmerica Blue Chip Growth Fund, SunAmerica Mid-Cap
Growth Fund, SunAmerica Small Company Growth Fund, SunAmerica Balanced Assets
Fund, SunAmerica Global Balanced Fund and SunAmerica Growth and Income Fund
(such series together with all other series subsequently established by the
Fund and made subject to this Contract in accordance with paragraph 17, being
herein referred to as the "Portfolio(s)");
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements
hereinafter contained, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1. Employment of Custodian and Property to be Held by It
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The Fund hereby employs the Custodian as the custodian of the assets
of the Portfolios of the Fund, 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) pursuant to
the provisions of the Declaration of Trust. The Fund on behalf of the
Portfolio(s) agrees to deliver to the Custodian all securities and cash of the
Portfolios, and all payments of income, payments of principal or capital
distributions received by it with respect to all securities owned by the
Portfolio(s) from time to time, and the cash consideration received by it for
such new or treasury shares of beneficial interest of the Fund representing
interests in the Portfolios, ("Shares") as may be issued or sold from time to
time. The Custodian shall not be responsible for any property of a Portfolio
held or received by the Portfolio and not delivered to the Custodian.
Upon receipt of "Proper Instructions" (within the meaning of Article
5), 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 but only in
accordance with an applicable vote by the Board of Trustees of the Fund on
behalf of the applicable Portfolio(s), and provided that the Custodian shall
have no more or less responsibility or liability to the 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 employ as sub-custodian for
the Fund's foreign securities on behalf of the applicable Portfolio(s) the
foreign banking institutions and foreign securities depositories designated
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in Schedule A hereto but only in accordance with the provisions of Article 3.
2. Duties of the Custodian with Respect to Property of the Fund Held By
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the Custodian in the United States
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2.1 Holding Securities. The Custodian shall hold and physically segregate
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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 2.10 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, collectively referred to herein as
"Securities System".
2.2 Delivery of Securities. The Custodian shall release and deliver
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domestic securities owned by a Portfolio held by the Custodian or in a
Securities System account of the Custodian only upon receipt of Proper
Instructions from the Fund 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;
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3) In the case of a sale effected through a Securities System,
in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.10 hereof;
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 2.9 or into the
name or nominee name of any sub custodian appointed
pursuant to Article 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
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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
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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 exercise of such warrants, rights
or similar securities or the surrender of interim receipts
or temporary securities for definitive securities; provided
that, in any such case, the new securities and cash, if
any, are to be delivered to the Custodian;
10) For delivery in connection with any loans of securities
made by the Portfolio, but only
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against receipt of adequate collateral as agreed upon from
time to time by the Custodian and the Fund on behalf of the
Portfolio, which may be in the form of cash or obligations
issued by the United States government, its agencies or
instrumentalities, except that in connection with any 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;
11) For delivery as security in connection with any borrowings
by the Fund on behalf of the Portfolio requiring a pledge
of assets by the Fund on behalf of the Portfolio, but only
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against receipt of amounts borrowed;
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. ("NASD"), relating to compliance with the rules of The
Options Clearing Corporation and of any registered
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national securities exchange, or of any similar
organization or organizations, regarding escrow or other
arrangements in connection with transactions by the
Portfolio of the Fund;
13) For delivery in accordance with the provisions of any
agreement among the 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
and/or any Contract Market, or any similar organization or
organizations, regarding account deposits in connection
with transactions by the Portfolio of the Fund;
14) Upon receipt of instructions from the transfer agent
("Transfer Agent") for the Fund, 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 ("Prospectus"), in satisfaction of requests by
holders of Shares for repurchase or redemption; and
15) For any other proper corporate purpose, but only upon
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receipt of, in addition to Proper
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Instructions from the Fund on behalf of the applicable
Portfolio, a certified copy of a resolution of the Board of
Trustees or of the Executive Committee signed by an officer
of the Fund and certified by the Secretary or an Assistant
Secretary, specifying the securities of the Portfolio to be
delivered, setting forth the purpose for which such
delivery is to be made, declaring such purpose to be a
proper corporate purpose, and naming the person or persons
to whom delivery of such securities shall be made.
2.3 Registration of Securities. Domestic securities held by the Custodian
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(other than bearer securities) shall be registered in the name of the
Portfolio or in the name of any nominee of the 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
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in writing the appointment of a nominee to be used in common with
other registered investment companies having the same investment
adviser as the Portfolio, or in the name or nominee name of any agent
appointed pursuant to Section 2.9 or in the name or nominee name of
any sub-custodian appointed pursuant to Article 1. All securities
accepted by the Custodian on behalf of the Portfolio under the terms
of this Contract shall be in "street name" or other good delivery
form. If, however,
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the 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.
2.4 Bank Accounts. The Custodian shall open and maintain a separate bank
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account or accounts in the United States in the name of each Portfolio
of the Fund, subject only to draft or order by the Custodian acting
pursuant to the terms of this Contract, 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 Investment Company Act of 1940. 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
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trust company shall be qualified to act as a custodian under the
Investment Company Act of 1940 and that each such bank or trust
company and the funds to be deposited with each such bank or trust
company shall on behalf of each applicable Portfolio be approved by
vote of a majority of the Board of
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Trustees of the 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.
2.5 Availability of Federal Funds. Upon mutual agreement between the Fund
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on behalf of each applicable Portfolio and the Custodian, the
Custodian shall, upon the receipt of Proper Instructions from the Fund
on behalf of a Portfolio, make federal funds available to such
Portfolio as of specified times agreed upon from time to time by the
Fund and the Custodian in the amount of checks received in payment for
Shares of such Portfolio which are deposited into the Portfolio's
account.
2.6 Collection of Income. Subject to the provisions of Section 2.3, the
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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
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hereunder. Income due each Portfolio on securities loaned pursuant to
the provisions of Section 2.2 (10) shall be the responsibility of the
Fund. The Custodian will have no duty or responsibility in connection
therewith, other than to provide the Fund with such information or
data as may be necessary to assist the Fund in arranging for the
timely delivery to the Custodian of the income to which the Portfolio
is properly entitled.
2.7 Payment of Fund Monies. Upon receipt of Proper Instructions from the
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Fund 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:
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 any bank, banking firm or trust company doing business
in the United States or abroad which is qualified under the
Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, to act as a
custodian and has been designated by the Custodian as its
agent for this purpose) registered in the name of the
Portfolio or in the name of a nominee of
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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 Securities System, in accordance with the
conditions set forth in Section 2.10 hereof; (c) in the case
of repurchase agreements entered into between the Fund on
behalf of the 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 (d) 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 in Article 5;
2) In connection with conversion, exchange or surrender of
securities owned by the Portfolio as set forth in Section
2.2 hereof;
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3) For the redemption or repurchase of Shares issued by the
Portfolio as set forth in Article 4 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 of the Portfolio
declared pursuant to the governing documents of the Fund;
6) For payment of the amount of dividends received in respect
of securities sold short;
7) For any other proper purpose, but only upon receipt of, in
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addition to Proper Instructions from the Fund on behalf of
the Portfolio, a certified copy of a resolution of the Board
of Trustees or of the Executive Committee of the Fund signed
by an officer of the Fund and certified by its Secretary or
an Assistant Secretary, specifying the amount of such
payment, setting forth the purpose for which such payment is
to be made, declaring such
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purpose to be a proper purpose, and naming the person or
persons to whom such payment is to be made.
2.8 Liability for Payment in Advance of Receipt of Securities Purchased.
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Except as specifically stated otherwise in this Contract, in any and
every case where payment for purchase of domestic securities for the
account of a Portfolio is made by the Custodian in advance of receipt
of the securities purchased in the absence of specific written
instructions from the Fund on behalf of such Portfolio to so pay in
advance, the Custodian shall be absolutely liable to the Fund for such
securities to the same extent as if the securities had been received
by the Custodian.
2.9 Appointment of Agents. The Custodian may at any time or times in its
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discretion appoint (and may at any time remove) any other bank or
trust company which is itself qualified under the Investment Company
Act of 1940, as amended, to act as a custodian, as its agent to carry
out such of the provisions of this Article 2 as the Custodian may from
time to time direct; provided, however, that the appointment of any
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agent shall not relieve the Custodian of its responsibilities or
liabilities hereunder.
2.10 Deposit of Fund Assets in Securities Systems. The Custodian may
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deposit and/or maintain securities owned by a Portfolio in a clearing
agency registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission under
Section 17A of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, which acts as a
securities
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depository, or in the book-entry system authorized by the U.S.
Department of the Treasury and certain federal agencies, collectively
referred to herein as "Securities System" in accordance with
applicable Federal Reserve Board and Securities and Exchange
Commission rules and regulations, if any, and subject to the following
provisions:
1) The Custodian may keep securities of the Portfolio in a
Securities System provided that such securities are
represented in an account ("Account") of the Custodian in
the Securities System which shall not include any assets of
the Custodian other than assets held as a fiduciary,
custodian or otherwise for customers;
2) The records of the Custodian with respect to securities of
the Portfolio which are maintained in a Securities System
shall identify by book-entry those securities belonging to
the Portfolio;
3) The Custodian shall pay for securities purchased for the
account of the Portfolio upon (i) receipt of advice from the
Securities System that such securities have been transferred
to the Account, and (ii) the making of an entry on the
records of the Custodian to reflect such payment and
transfer for the
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account of the Portfolio. The Custodian shall transfer
securities sold for the account of the Portfolio upon (i)
receipt of advice from the Securities System that payment
for such securities has been transferred to the Account, and
(ii) the making of an entry on the records of the Custodian
to reflect such transfer and payment for the account of the
Portfolio. Copies of all advices from the Securities System
of transfers of securities for the account of the Portfolio
shall identify the Portfolio, be maintained for the
Portfolio by the Custodian and be provided to the Fund at
its request. Upon request, the Custodian shall furnish the
Fund on behalf of the Portfolio confirmation of each
transfer to or from the account of the Portfolio in the form
of a written advice or notice and shall furnish to the Fund
on behalf of the Portfolio copies of daily transaction
sheets reflecting each day's transactions in the Securities
System for the account of the Portfolio;
4) The Custodian shall provide the Fund for the Portfolio with
any report obtained by the Custodian on the Securities
System's accounting system, internal accounting control and
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procedures for safeguarding securities deposited in the
Securities System;
5) The Custodian shall have received from the Fund on behalf of
the Portfolio the initial or annual certificate, as the case
may be, required by Article 14 hereof;
6) Anything to the contrary in this Contract notwithstanding,
the Custodian shall be liable to the Fund for the benefit of
the Portfolio for any loss or damage to the Portfolio
resulting from use of the Securities System by reason of any
negligence, misfeasance or misconduct of the Custodian or
any of its agents or of any of its or their employees or
from failure of the Custodian or any such agent to enforce
effectively such rights as it may have against the
Securities System; at the election of the Fund, it shall be
entitled to be subrogated to the rights of the Custodian
with respect to any claim against the Securities System or
any other person which the Custodian may have as a
consequence of any such loss or damage if and to the extent
that the Portfolio has not been made whole for any such loss
or damage.
2.11 Segregated Account. The Custodian shall upon receipt of Proper
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Instructions from the Fund on behalf of each
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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 2.10 hereof, (i) 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 Commodity Futures Trading Commission or any
registered contract market), or of any similar organization or
organizations, regarding escrow or other arrangements in connection
with transactions by the Portfolio, (ii) 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, (iii) for the
purposes of compliance by the Portfolio with the procedures required
by Investment Company Act Release No. 10666, or any subsequent release
or releases of the Securities and Exchange Commission relating to the
maintenance of segregated accounts by registered investment companies
and (iv) for other proper corporate purposes, but only, in the case of
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clause (iv), upon
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receipt of, in addition to Proper Instructions from the Fund on behalf
of the applicable Portfolio, a certified copy of a resolution of the
Board of Trustees or of the Executive Committee signed by an officer
of the Fund and certified by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary,
setting forth the purpose or purposes of such segregated account and
declaring such purposes to be proper corporate purposes.
2.12 Ownership Certificates for Tax Purposes. The Custodian shall execute
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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.
2.13 Proxies. The Custodian shall, with respect to the domestic securities
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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 Portfolio such proxies, all
proxy soliciting materials and all notices relating to such
securities.
2.14 Communications Relating to Portfolio Securities
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Subject to the provisions of Section 2.3, the Custodian shall transmit
promptly to the Fund for each Portfolio all written information
(including, without limitation,
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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 sold by 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 Portfolio all
written information received by the Custodian from issuers of the
securities whose tender or exchange is sought and from the party (or
his agents) making the tender or exchange offer. If the Portfolio
desires to take action with respect to any tender offer, exchange
offer or any other similar transaction, the Portfolio shall notify the
Custodian at least three business days prior to the date on which the
Custodian is to take such action.
3. Duties of the Custodian with Respect to Property of the Fund Held
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Outside of the United States
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3.1 Appointment of Foreign Sub-Custodians
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The Fund hereby authorizes and instructs the Custodian to employ as
sub-custodians for the Portfolio's securities and other assets
maintained outside the United States the foreign banking institutions
and foreign securities depositories designated on Schedule A hereto
("foreign sub custodians"). Upon receipt of "Proper Instructions", as
defined in Section 5 of this Contract, together with a certified
resolution of the Fund's Board of Trustees, the
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Custodian and the Fund may agree to amend Schedule A hereto from time
to time to designate additional foreign banking institutions and
foreign securities depositories to act as sub-custodian. Upon receipt
of Proper Instructions, the Fund may instruct the Custodian to cease
the employment of any one or more such sub-custodians for maintaining
custody of the Portfolio's assets.
3.2 Assets to be Held. The Custodian shall limit the securities and other
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assets maintained in the custody of the foreign sub-custodians to: (a)
"foreign securities", as defined in paragraph (c)(l) of Rule 17f-5
under the Investment Company Act of 1940, and (b) cash and cash
equivalents in such amounts as the Custodian or the Fund may determine
to be reasonably necessary to effect the Portfolio's foreign
securities transactions. The Custodian shall identify on its books as
belonging to the Fund, the foreign securities of the Fund held by each
foreign sub custodian.
3.3 Foreign Securities Depositories. Except as may otherwise be agreed
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upon in writing by the Custodian and the Fund, assets of the
Portfolios shall be maintained in foreign securities depositories only
through arrangements implemented by the foreign banking institutions
serving as sub-custodians pursuant to the terms hereof. Where
possible, such arrangements shall include entry into agreements
containing the provisions set forth in Section 3.4 hereof.
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3.4 Agreements with Foreign Banking Institutions. Each agreement with a
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foreign banking institution shall be substantially in the form set
forth in Exhibit 1 hereto and shall provide that: (a) the assets of
each Portfolio will not be subject to any right, charge, security
interest, lien or claim of any kind in favor of the foreign banking
institution or its creditors or agent, except a claim of payment for
their safe custody or administration; (b) beneficial ownership for the
assets of each Portfolio will be freely transferable without the
payment of money or value other than for custody or administration;
(c) adequate records will be maintained identifying the assets as
belonging to each applicable Portfolio; (d) officers of or auditors
employed by, or other representatives of the Custodian, including to
the extent permitted under applicable law the independent public
accountants for the Fund, will be given access to the books and
records of the foreign banking institution relating to its actions
under its agreement with the Custodian; and (e) assets of the
Portfolios held by the foreign sub-custodian will be subject only to
the instructions of the Custodian or its agents.
3.5 Access of Independent Accountants of the Fund. Upon request of the
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Fund, the Custodian will use its best efforts to arrange for the
independent accountants of the Fund to be afforded access to the books
and records of any foreign banking institution employed as a foreign
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custodian insofar as such books and records relate to the performance
of such foreign banking institution under its agreement with the
Custodian.
3.6 Reports by Custodian. The Custodian will supply to the Fund from time
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to time, as mutually agreed upon, statements in respect of the
securities and other assets of the Portfolio(s) held by foreign sub-
custodians, including but not limited to an identification of entities
having possession of the Portfolio(s) securities and other assets and
advices or notifications of any transfers of securities to or from
each custodial account maintained by a foreign banking institution for
the Custodian on behalf of each applicable Portfolio indicating, as to
securities acquired for a Portfolio the identity of the entity having
physical possession of such securities.
3.7 Transactions in Foreign Custody Account
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(a) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (b) of this Section 3.7,
the provision of Sections 2.2 and 2.7 of this Contract shall apply,
mutatis mutandis to the foreign securities of the Fund held outside
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the United States by foreign sub-custodians.
(b) Notwithstanding any provision of this Contract to the contrary,
settlement and payment for securities received for the account of each
applicable Portfolio and delivery of securities maintained for the
account of each applicable Portfolio may be effected in accordance
with the customary established securities trading or securities
processing
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practices and procedures in the jurisdiction or market in which the
transaction occurs, including, without limitation, delivering
securities to the purchaser thereof or to a dealer therefor (or an
agent for such purchaser or dealer) against a receipt with the
expectation of receiving later payment for such securities from such
purchaser or dealer.
(c) Securities maintained in the custody of a foreign subcustodian may
be maintained in the name of such entity's nominee to the same extent
as set forth in Section 2.3 of this Contract, and the Fund agrees to
hold any such nominee harmless from any liability as a holder of
record of such securities.
3.8 Liability of Foreign Sub-Custodians. Each agreement pursuant to which
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the Custodian employs a foreign banking institution as a foreign sub-
custodian shall require the institution to exercise reasonable care in
the performance of its duties and to indemnify, and hold harmless, the
Custodian and the Fund from and against any loss (including reasonable
attorneys fees and court cost), damage, cost, expense, liability or
claim arising out of or in connection with the institution's
performance of such obligations. At the election of the Fund, it shall
be entitled to be subrogated to the rights of the Custodian with
respect to any claims against a foreign banking institution as a
consequence of any such loss (including reasonable attorneys fees and
court cost), damage, cost, expense,
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liability or claim (if and to the extent that the Fund has not been
made whole for any such 108s, damage, cost, expense, liability or
claim.
3.9 Liability of Custodian. The Custodian shall be liable for the acts or
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omissions of a foreign banking institution to the same extent as set
forth with respect to sub-custodians generally in this Contract and,
regardless of whether assets are maintained in the custody of a
foreign banking institution, a foreign securities depository or a
branch of a U.S. bank as contemplated by paragraph 3.12 hereof, the
Custodian shall not be liable for any 1088, damage, cost, expense,
liability or claim resulting from nationalization, expropriation,
currency restrictions, or acts of war or terrorism or any loss where
the sub-custodian has otherwise exercised reasonable care.
Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this paragraph 3.9, in
delegating custody duties to State Street London Ltd., the Custodian
shall not be relieved of any responsibility to the Fund for any loss
due to such delegation, except such loss as may result from (a)
unforeseen political risk (including, but not limited to, exchange
control restrictions, confiscation, expropriation, nationalization,
insurrection, civil strife or armed hostilities) or (b) other losses
(excluding a bankruptcy or insolvency of State Street London Ltd. not
caused by political risk) due to Acts of God, nuclear incident or
other losses under circumstances beyond the control of the Custodian
and State Street.
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3.10 Reimbursement for Advances. If the Fund requires the Custodian to
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advance cash or securities for any purpose for the benefit of a
Portfolio including the purchase or sale of foreign exchange or of
contracts for foreign exchange, 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 Contract, 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 Portfolios assets to the extent
necessary to obtain reimbursement.
3.11 Monitoring Responsibilities. The Custodian shall furnish annually to
the Fund, during the month of June, information concerning the foreign
sub-custodians employed by the Custodian. Such information shall be
similar in kind and scope to that furnished to the Fund in connection
with the initial approval of this Contract. In addition, the Custodian
will promptly inform the Fund in the event that the Custodian learns
of a material adverse change in the financial condition of a foreign
sub-custodian or any material loss of the assets of the Fund or in the
case of any foreign sub-custodian not the subject of an exemptive
order from the Securities and Exchange Commission is
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notified by such foreign sub-custodian that there appears to be a
substantial likelihood that its shareholders' equity will decline
below S200 million (U.S. dollars or the equivalent thereof) or that
its shareholders equity has declined below $200 million (in each case
computed in accordance with generally accepted U.S. accounting
principles).
3.12 Branches of U.S. Banks (a) Except as otherwise set forth in this
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contract, the provisions hereof shall not apply where the custody of
the Portfolios' assets are maintained in a foreign branch of a banking
institution which is a "bank" as defined by Section 2(a)(5) of the
Investment Company Act of 1940 meeting the qualification set forth in
Section 26(a) of said Act. The appointment of any such branch as a sub
custodian shall be governed by paragraph 1 of this Contract. (b) Cash
held for each Portfolio of the Fund in the United Kingdom shall be
maintained in an interest bearing account established for the Fund
with the Custodian's London branch, which account shall be subject to
the direction of the Custodian, State Street London Ltd. or both.
3.13 Tax Law The Custodian shall have no responsibility or liability for
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any obligations now or hereafter imposed on the Fund or the Custodian
as custodian of the Fund by the tax law of the United States of
America or any state or political
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subdivision thereof. It shall be the responsibility of the Fund to
notify the Custodian of the obligations imposed on the Fund or the
Custodian as custodian of the Fund by the tax law of jurisdictions
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 with respect to any
claim for exemption or refund under the tax law of jurisdictions for
which the Fund has provided such information.
4. Payments for Sales or Repurchases or Redemptions of Shares of the Fund
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The Custodian shall receive from the distributor for the Shares or
from the Transfer Agent of the Fund and deposit into the account of the
appropriate Portfolio such payments as are received for Shares of that Portfolio
issued or sold from time to time by the Fund. The Custodian will provide timely
notification to the 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 but subject to the
limitations of the Declaration of Trust and any applicable votes of the Board of
Trustees of the Fund pursuant thereto, 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
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redemption or repurchase of their Shares. In connection with the redemption or
repurchase of Shares of a Portfolio, 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 of the Fund, the Custodian shall honor checks drawn on
the Custodian by a holder of Shares, which checks have been furnished by the
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 the Fund and the Custodian.
5. Proper Instructions
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Proper Instructions as used throughout this Contract means a writing
signed or initialled by two or more persons as the Board of Trustees shall have
from time to time authorized. Each such writing shall set forth the specific
transaction or type of transaction involved, including a specific statement of
the purpose for which such action is requested. Oral instructions will be
considered Proper Instructions if the Custodian reasonably believes them to have
been given by a person authorized to give such instructions with respect to the
transaction involved. The Fund shall cause all oral instructions to be confirmed
in writing. Upon receipt of a certificate of the Secretary or an Assistant
Secretary as to the authorization by the Board of Trustees of the Fund
accompanied by a detailed description of procedures approved by the Board of
Trustees, Proper Instructions may include communications effected directly
between electro-mechanical or electronic devices
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provided that the Board of Trustees and the Custodian are satisfied that such
procedures afford adequate safeguards for the Portfolios' assets. For purposes
of this Section, Proper Instructions shall include instructions received by the
Custodian pursuant to any three - party agreement which requires a segregated
asset account in accordance with Section 2.11.
6. Actions Permitted without Express Authority
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The Custodian may in its discretion, without express authority from
the 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 Contract,
provided that all such payments shall be accounted for to the Fund on behalf of
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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 Board of Trustees of the Fund.
7. Evidence of Authority
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The Custodian shall be protected in acting upon any instructions,
notice, request, consent, certificate or other instrument or paper believed by
it to be genuine and to have been properly executed by or on behalf of the Fund.
The Custodian may
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receive and accept a certified copy of a vote of the Board of Trustees of the
Fund as conclusive evidence (a) of the authority of any person to act in
accordance with such vote or (b) of any determination or of any action by the
Board of Trustees pursuant to the Declaration of Trust as described in such
vote, and such vote may be considered as in full force and effect until receipt
by the Custodian of written notice to the contrary.
8. Duties of Custodian with Respect to the Books of Account and
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Calculation of Net Asset Value and Net Income
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The Custodian shall cooperate with and supply necessary information to
the entity or entities appointed by the Board of Trustees of the Fund to keep
the books of account of each Portfolio and/or compute the net asset value per
share of the outstanding shares of each Portfolio or, if directed in writing to
do so by the Fund on behalf of the 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 Fund's currently effective prospectus related to such Portfolio
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. 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 Fund's currently effective prospectus related
to such Portfolio.
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9. Records
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The Custodian shall with respect to each Portfolio create and
maintain all records relating to its activities and obligations under this
Contract in such manner as will meet the obligations of the Fund under the
Investment Company Act of 1940, with particular attention to Section 31 thereof
and Rules 31a-1 and 31a-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 the Fund and employees and agents of the Securities and Exchange
Commission. The Custodian shall, at the 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.
10. Opinion of Fund's Independent Accountant
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The Custodian shall take all reasonable action, as the Fund on behalf
of each applicable Portfolio may from time to time request, to obtain from year
to year favorable opinion from the Fund's independent accountants with respect
to its activities hereunder in connection with the preparation of the Fund's
Form NlA, and Form N-SAR or other annual reports to the Securities and Exchange
Commission and with respect to any other requirements of such Commission.
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11. Reports to Fund by Independent Public Accountants
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The Custodian shall provide the Fund, on behalf of each of the
Portfolios at such times as the 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 Securities System, relating to the services provided by the Custodian under
this Contract; 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.
12. Compensation of Custodian
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The Custodian shall be entitled to reasonable compensation for its
services and expenses as Custodian, as agreed upon from time to time between the
Fund on behalf of each applicable Portfolio and the Custodian.
13. Responsibility of Custodian
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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 Contract 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
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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
Contract, but shall be kept indemnified by and shall be without liability to the
Fund for any action taken or omitted by it in good faith without negligence. It
shall be entitled to rely on and may act upon advice of counsel (who may be
counsel for the Fund) on all matters, and shall be without liability for any
action reasonably taken or omitted pursuant to such advice.
If the 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, the 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 the 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)
for the benefit of a Portfolio including the purchase or sale of foreign
exchange or of contracts for foreign exchange 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
Contract, except such as may arise
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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.
14. Effective Period. Termination and Amendment
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This Contract shall become effective as of its execution, shall
continue in full force and effect until terminated as hereinafter provided, may
be amended at any time by mutual agreement of the parties hereto and may be
terminated by either party by an instrument in writing delivered or mailed,
postage prepaid to the other party, such termination to take effect not sooner
than thirty (30) days after the date of such delivery or mailing; Provided,
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however that the Custodian shall not with respect to a Portfolio act under
Section 2.10 hereof in the absence of receipt of an initial certificate of the
Secretary or an Assistant Secretary that the Board of Trustees of the Fund has
approved the initial use of a particular Securities System by such Portfolio and
the receipt of an annual certificate of the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary
that the Board of Trustees has reviewed the use by such Portfolio of such
Securities System, as required in each case by Rule 17f-4 under the Investment
Company Act of 1940, as amended; provided further, however, that the Fund shall
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not amend or terminate this Contract in contravention of any applicable federal
or state regulations, or any provision of the Declaration of Trust, and further
provided, that the Fund on behalf of one or
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more of the Portfolios may at any time by action of its Board of Trustees (i)
substitute another bank or trust company for the Custodian by giving notice as
described above to the Custodian, or (ii) immediately terminate this Contract 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.
Upon termination of the Contract, the 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 costs, expenses and disbursements.
15. Successor Custodian
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If a successor custodian for the Fund, of one or more of the
Portfolios shall be appointed by the Board of Trustees of the Fund, the
Custodian shall, upon termination, 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. If no such successor custodian shall
be appointed, the Custodian shall, in like manner, upon receipt of a certified
copy of a vote of the Board of Trustees of the Fund, deliver at the office of
the Custodian and transfer such securities, funds and other properties in
accordance with such vote.
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In the event that no written order designating a successor custodian
or certified copy of a vote of the Board of Trustees shall have been delivered
to the Custodian on or before the date when such termination shall become
effective, then the Custodian shall have the right to deliver to a bank or trust
company, which is a "bank" as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940,
doing business in Boston, Massachusetts, of its own selection, having an
aggregate capital, surplus, and undivided profits, as shown by its last
published report, of not less than S25,000,000, 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 Contract 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. Thereafter, such bank or trust company
shall be the successor of the Custodian under this Contract.
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 the Fund to procure the certified copy of the vote referred to or of
the Board of Trustees to appoint a successor custodian, 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 Contract relating to the duties and obligations of the
Custodian shall remain in full force and effect.
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16. Interpretive and Additional Provisions
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In connection with the operation of this Contract, the Custodian and
the 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
Contract as may in their joint opinion be consistent with the general tenor of
this Contract. Any such interpretive or additional provisions shall be in a
writing signed by both parties and shall be annexed hereto, provided that no
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such interpretive or additional provisions shall contravene any applicable
federal or state regulations or any provision of the Declaration of Trust of the
Fund. No interpretive or additional provisions made as provided in the preceding
sentence shall be deemed to be an amendment of this Contract.
17. Additional Funds
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In the event that the Fund establishes one or more series of Shares
in addition to SunAmerica Blue Chip Growth Fund, SunAmerica Mid-Cap Growth
Fund, SunAmerica Small Company Growth Fund, SunAmerica Balanced Assets Fund,
SunAmerica Global Balanced Fund and SunAmerica Growth and Income Fund 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.
18. Massachusetts Law to Apply
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This Contract shall be construed and the provisions thereof
interpreted under and in accordance with laws of The Commonwealth of
Massachusetts.
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19. Prior Contracts
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This Contract supersedes and terminates, as of the date hereof, all
prior contracts between the Fund on behalf of each of the Portfolios and the
Custodian relating to the custody of the Fund's assets.
20. Shareholder Communications Election
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Securities and Exchange Commission 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 the Fund to indicate whether it authorizes the
Custodian to provide the Fund's name, address, and share position to requesting
companies whose securities the Fund owns. If the Fund tells the Custodian "no",
the Custodian will not provide this information to requesting companies. If the
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 the 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.
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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.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties has caused this instrument to be
executed in its name and behalf by its duly authorized representative and its
seal to be hereunder affixed as of the 29th day of November, 1994.
ATTEST SUNAMERICA EQUITY FUNDS
/s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx By: /s/Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
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ATTEST STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY
By:
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Executive Vice President
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Schedule A
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The following foreign banking institutions and foreign securities
depositories have been approved by the Board of Trustees of SunAmerica Equity
Funds for use as sub-custodians for the Fund's securities and other assets:
(Insert banks and securities depositories)
Certified:
Fund's Authorized Officer
Date:
