CUSTODIAN CONTRACT
Between
GLOBAL MANAGERS TRUST
and
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY
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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..............2
2.1 Holding Securities.........................................2
2.2 Delivery of Securities.....................................2
2.3 Registration of Securities.................................5
2.4 Bank Accounts..............................................5
2.5 Availability of Federal Funds..............................5
2.6 Collection of Income.......................................6
2.7 Payment of Fund Monies.....................................6
2.8 Liability for Payment in Advance of Receipt of
Securities Purchased.......................................8
2.9 Appointment of Agents......................................8
2.10 Deposit of Fund Assets in Securities System................8
2.11 Fund Assets Held in the Custodian's
Direct Paper System........................................9
2.12 Segregated Account........................................10
2.13 Ownership Certificates for Tax Purposes...................11
2.14 Proxies...................................................11
2.15 Communications Relating to Portfolio Securities...........11
3. Duties of the Custodian with Respect to Property of
the Fund Held Outside of the United States.........................12
3.1 Appointment of Foreign Sub-Custodians.................... 12
3.2 Assets to be Held.........................................12
3.3 Foreign Securities Depositories...........................12
3.4 Agreements with Foreign Banking Institutions..............12
3.5 Access of Independent Accountants of the Fund.............13
3.6 Reports by Custodian......................................13
3.7 Transactions in Foreign Custody Account...................13
3.8 Liability of Foreign Sub-Custodians.......................14
3.9 Liability of Custodian....................................14
3.10 Reimbursement for Advances................................15
3.11 Monitoring Responsibilities...............................16
3.12 Branches of U.S. Banks....................................16
3.13 Foreign Exchange Transactions.............................17
3.14 Tax Law...................................................17
4. Payments for Sales or Repurchase or Redemptions
of Shares of the Fund..............................................18
5. Proper Instructions................................................19
6. Actions Permitted Without Express Authority........................19
7. Evidence of Authority..............................................20
8. Duties of Custodian With Respect to the Books of Account and
Calculation of Net Asset Value and Net Income......................20
9. Records............................................................20
10. Opinion of Fund's Independent Accountants..........................21
11. Reports to Fund by Independent Public Accountants..................21
12. Compensation of Custodian..........................................21
13. Responsibility of Custodian........................................22
14. Effective Period, Termination and Amendment........................23
15. Successor Custodian................................................24
16. Interpretive and Additional Provisions.............................24
17. Additional Funds...................................................25
18. Massachusetts Law to Apply.........................................25
19. Limitation of Trustee, Officer and Shareholder Liability...........25
20. No Liability of Other Portfolios...................................26
21. Confidentiality....................................................26
22. Assignment.........................................................26
23. Severability.......................................................26
24. Prior Contracts....................................................26
25. Shareholder Communications Election................................26
CUSTODIAN CONTRACT
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This Contract between Global Managers Trust, a common law trust
organized and existing under the laws of New York, having its principal place of
business at 000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000 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 one series,
International Portfolio (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
each Portfolio, 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 Trust Instrument. The
Fund on behalf of each Portfolio 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 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 the Custodian in the United States
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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 2.10 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" and
(b) commercial paper of an issuer for which State Street Bank and Trust
Company acts as issuing and paying agent ("Direct Paper")
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which is deposited and/or maintained in the Direct Paper System of the
Custodian pursuant to Section 2.11.
2.2 Delivery of Securities. The Custodian shall release and deliver
domestic securities owned by a Portfolio held by the Custodian or in a
Securities System account of the Custodian or in the Custodian's Direct
Paper book entry system account ("Direct Paper System Account") 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;
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 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 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 against receipt of adequate
collateral as agreed upon from time to time by the Custodian
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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
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 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 a Portfolio, 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 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, 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
(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
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
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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, 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
account or accounts in the United States in the name of each Portfolio
of the Fund which shall contain only property held by the Custodian as
custodian for that Portfolio, 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
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 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
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
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 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. Collection of income due each Portfolio on securities loaned
pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.2 (10) shall be the
responsibility of the Custodian so long as the securities are
registered and remain in the name of the Fund, the Custodian, or its
nominee, or in the Depository Trust Company account of the Custodian,
but otherwise shall be the responsibility of the Fund and 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
Fund on behalf of the applicable Portfolio, which may be continuing
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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 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 a purchase
involving the Direct Paper System, in accordance with the
conditions set forth in Section 2.11; (d) 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 (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 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;
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
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 purpose to be a proper purpose, and
naming the person or persons to whom such payment is to be
made.
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2.8 Liability for Payment in Advance of Receipt of Securities Purchased.
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
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, and its rules or regulations 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 agent shall not relieve the Custodian of its
responsibilities or liabilities hereunder.
2.10 Deposit of Fund Assets in Securities Systems. The Custodian may 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
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
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 (or by any agent
appointed by the Custodian pursuant to Section 2.9) on the
Securities System's accounting system, internal accounting
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control and procedures for safeguarding securities deposited
in the Securities System;
5) The Custodian shall have received from the Fund on behalf of
the Portfolio the certificate 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 Fund Assets Held in the Custodian's Direct Paper System. The Custodian
may deposit and/or maintain securities owned by a Portfolio in the
Direct Paper System of the Custodian subject to the following
provisions:
1) No transaction relating to securities in the Direct Paper
System will be effected in the absence of Proper Instructions
from the Fund on behalf of the Portfolio;
2) The Custodian may keep securities of the Portfolio in the
Direct Paper System only if such securities are represented in
an account ("Account") of the Custodian in the Direct Paper
System which shall not include any assets of the Custodian
other than assets held as a fiduciary, custodian or otherwise
for customers;
3) The records of the Custodian with respect to securities of the
Portfolio which are maintained in the Direct Paper System
shall identify by book-entry those securities belonging to the
Portfolio;
4) The Custodian shall pay for securities purchased for the
account of the Portfolio upon the making of an entry on the
records of the Custodian to reflect such payment and transfer
of securities to the account of the Portfolio. The Custodian
shall transfer securities sold for the account of the
Portfolio upon the making of an entry on the records of the
Custodian to reflect such transfer and receipt of payment for
the account of the Portfolio;
5) 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,
of Direct Paper on the next business day following such
transfer and shall furnish to the Fund on behalf of the
Portfolio copies of daily transaction sheets reflecting each
day's transaction in the Securities System for the account of
the Portfolio;
6) The Custodian shall provide the Fund on behalf of the
Portfolio with any report on the Custodian's system of
internal accounting control as the Fund may reasonably request
from time to time.
2.12 Segregated Account. The Custodian shall upon receipt of Proper
Instructions from the Fund 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
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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 clause (iv),
upon 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.
2.13 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.
2.14 Proxies. 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 Portfolio such proxies, all proxy
soliciting materials and all notices relating to such securities.
2.15 Communications Relating to Portfolio Securities. The Custodian shall
transmit promptly to the 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 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 when reasonably possible 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
Outside of the United States
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3.1 Appointment of Foreign Sub-Custodians. The Fund hereby authorizes and
instructs the Custodian to employ as sub-custodians for each
Portfolio's securities and other assets maintained outside the United
States the foreign banking institutions and foreign securities
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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 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 a Portfolio's assets.
3.2 Assets to be Held. The Custodian shall limit the securities and other
assets maintained in the custody of the foreign sub-custodians to: (a)
"foreign securities", as defined in paragraph (c)(1) 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 a Portfolio's foreign securities
transactions. The Custodian shall identify on its books as belonging to
each Portfolio, the foreign securities of the Portfolio held by each
foreign sub-custodian.
3.3 Foreign Securities Depositories. Except as may otherwise be agreed upon
in writing by the Custodian and the Fund, assets of each Portfolio
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.
3.4 Agreements with Foreign Banking Institutions. Each agreement with a
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 each Portfolio 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
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
sub-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
to time, as mutually agreed upon, statements in respect of the
securities and other assets of each Portfolio held by foreign
sub-custodians, including but not limited to an identification of
entities having possession of each 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. (a) Except as otherwise
provided in paragraph (b) of this Section 3.7, the provision of
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Sections 2.2 and 2.7 of this Contract shall apply, MUTATIS MUTANDIS to
the foreign securities of the Fund held outside 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
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 sub-custodian 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
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, 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, damage, cost, expense,
liability or claim if and to the extent that the Fund has not been made
whole for any such loss, damage, cost, expense, liability or claim.
3.9 Liability of Custodian. The Custodian shall be liable for the acts or
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 loss, 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) 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 the like, in each case under circumstances where the
Custodian and State Street London Ltd. have exercised reasonable care.
3.10 Reimbursement for Advances. If the Fund requires the Custodian to
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 ("Advance"), 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 ("Liability") then in such event property equal in value to
not more than 125% of such Advance and accrued interest on the Advance
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or the anticipated amount of such Liability, held at any time for the
account of the appropriate Portfolio by the Custodian or sub-custodian
may be held as security for such Liability or for such Advance and
accrued interest on the Advance. The Custodian shall designate the
security or securities constituting security for an Advance or
Liability (the "Designated Securities") by notice in writing to the
Fund (which may be sent by tested telefax or telex). In the event the
value of the Designated Securities shall decline to less than 110% of
the amount of such Advance and accrued interest on the Advance or the
anticipated amount of such Liability, then the Custodian may designate
in the same manner an additional security for such obligation
("Additional Securities"), but the aggregate value of the Designated
Securities and Additional Securities shall not be in excess of 125% of
the amount of such Advance and the accrued interest on the Advance or
the anticipated amount of such Liability. At the request of the Fund,
on behalf of a Portfolio, the Custodian shall agree to substitution of
a security or securities which have a value equal to the value of the
Designated or Additional Securities which the Fund desires be released
from their status as security, and such release from status as security
shall be effective upon the Custodian and the Fund agreeing in writing
as to the identity of the substituted security or securities, which
shall thereupon become Designated Securities.
Notwithstanding the above, the Custodian shall, at the request of the
Fund, on behalf of a Portfolio, immediately release from their status
as security any or all of the Designated Securities or Additional
Securities upon the Custodian's receipt from such of Portfolio cash or
cash equivalents in an amount equal to 100% of the value of the
Designated Securities or Additional Securities that the Fund desires to
be released from their status as security pursuant to this Section. The
applicable Portfolio shall reimburse or indemnify the Custodian in
respect of a Liability and shall pay any Advances upon demand;
provided, however, that the Custodian first notified the Fund on behalf
of the Portfolio of such demand for repayment, reimbursement or
indemnification. If, upon notification, the Portfolio shall fail to pay
such Advance or interest when due or shall fail to reimburse or
indemnify the Custodian promptly in respect of a Liability, the
Custodian shall be entitled to dispose of the Designated Securities and
Additional Securities to the extent necessary to obtain repayment,
reimbursement or indemnification. Interest, dividends and other
distributions paid or received on the Designated Securities and
Additional Securities, other than payments of principal or payments
upon retirement, redemption or repurchase, shall remain the property of
the Portfolio, and shall not be subject to this Section. To the extent
that the disposition of the Portfolio's property, designated as
security for such Advance or Liability, results in an amount less than
necessary to obtain repayment, reimbursement or indemnification, the
Portfolio shall continue to be liable to the Custodian for the
differences between the proceeds of the disposition of the Portfolio's
property, designated as security for such Advance or Liability, and the
amount of the repayment, reimbursement or indemnification due to the
Custodian and the Custodian shall have the right to designate in the
same manner described above an additional security for such obligation
which shall constitute Additional Securities hereunder.
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 notified by such foreign
sub-custodian that there appears to be a substantial likelihood that
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its shareholders' equity will decline below $200 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
Contract, the provisions hereof shall not apply where the custody of a
Portfolio's 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 Foreign Exchange Transactions. (a) Upon receipt of Proper Instructions,
the Custodian shall settle foreign exchange contracts or options to
purchase and sell foreign currencies for spot and future delivery on
behalf of and for the account of a Portfolio with such brokers, banks
or trust companies other than the Custodian ("Currency Brokers") as the
Fund may determine and direct pursuant to Proper Instructions or as the
Custodian may select ("Transactions Other Than As Principal").
(b) The Custodian shall not be obligated to enter into foreign exchange
transactions as principal ("Transactions As Principal"). However, if
the Custodian has made available to the Fund its services as a
principal in foreign exchange transactions and subject to any separate
agreement between the parties relating to such transactions, the
Custodian shall enter into foreign exchange contracts or options to
purchase and sell foreign currencies for spot and future delivery on
behalf of and for the account of a Portfolio, with the Custodian as
principal.
(c) If, in a Transaction Other Than As Principal, a Currency Broker is
selected by the Fund, on behalf of a Portfolio, the Custodian shall
have no duty with respect to the selection of the Currency Broker, or,
so long as the Custodian acts in accordance with Proper Instructions,
for the failure of such Currency Broker to comply with the terms of any
contract or option. If, in a Transaction Other Than As Principal, the
Currency Broker is selected by the Custodian or if the Custodian enters
into a Transaction As Principal, the Custodian shall be responsible for
the selection of the Currency Broker and the failure of such Currency
Broker to comply with the terms of nay contract or option.
(d) In Transactions Other Than As Principal and Transactions As
Principal, the Custodian shall be responsible for any transfer of cash,
the transmission of instructions to and from a Currency Broker, if any,
the safekeeping of all certificates and other documents and agreements
evidencing or relating to such foreign exchange transactions and the
maintenance of proper records as set forth in Section 9 of this
Contract.
3.14 Tax Law. Except to the extent that imposition of any tax liability
arises from State Street's failure to perform in accordance with the
terms of this Section 3.14 or from the failure of any sub-custodian to
perform in accordance with the terms of the applicable subcustody
agreement, State Street shall have no responsibility or liability for
any obligations now or hereafter imposed on each Portfolio by the tax
law of the domicile of each Portfolio or of any jurisdiction in which
each Portfolio is invested or any political subdivision thereof. It
shall be the responsibility of State Street to use due care to perform
such steps as are required to collect any tax refund, to ascertain the
appropriate rate of tax withholding and to provide such information and
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documents as may be required to enable each Portfolio to receive
appropriate tax treatment under applicable tax laws and any applicable
treaty provisions. Unless otherwise informed by each Portfolio, State
Street, in performance of its duties under this Section, shall be
entitled to apply categorical treatment of each Portfolio according to
the nationality of each Portfolio, the particulars of its organization
and other relevant details that shall be supplied by each Portfolio.
State Street shall be entitled to rely on any information supplied by
each Portfolio. State Street may engage reasonable professional
advisors disclosed to each Portfolio by State Street, which may include
attorneys, accountants or financial institutions in the regular
business of investment administration and may rely upon advice received
therefrom. It shall be the duty of each Portfolio to inform State
Street of any change in the organization, domicile or other relevant
fact concerning tax treatment of each Portfolio and further to inform
State Street if each Portfolio is or becomes the beneficiary of any
special ruling or treatment not applicable to the general nationality
and category of entity of which each Portfolio is a part under general
laws and treaty provisions.
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 Trust Instrument 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
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 person or 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 provided that the Fund 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
2.12.
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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 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 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 Trust Instrument 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
Calculation of Net Asset Value and Net Income
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If, and to the extent requested by the Fund, 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.
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.
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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 opinions from the Fund's independent accountants with respect
to its activities hereunder in connection with the preparation of the Fund's
Form N-1A, and Form N-SAR or other annual reports to the Securities and Exchange
Commission and with respect to any other requirements of such Commission.
11. Reports to Fund by Independent Public Accountants
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The Custodian shall provide the Fund, on behalf of each Portfolio 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 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.
As a condition to the indemnification provided for in this Section 13,
if in any case the indemnifying party is asked to indemnify and hold the
indemnified party harmless, the indemnified party shall fully and promptly
advise the indemnifying party of all pertinent facts concerning the situation in
question, and shall use all reasonable care to identify, and promptly notify the
indemnifying party of, any situation which presents or appears likely to present
the probability of such a claim for indemnification against the indemnifying
party. The indemnifying party shall be entitled, at its own expense, to
participate in the investigation and to be consulted as to the defense of any
such claim, and in such event, the indemnified party shall keep the indemnifying
party fully and currently informed of all developments relating to such
investigation or defense. At any time, the indemnifying party shall be entitled
at its own expense to conduct the defense of any such claim, provided that the
indemnifying party: (a) reasonably demonstrates to the other party its ability
to pay the full amount of potential liability in connection with such claim and
(b) first admits in writing to the other party that such claim is one in respect
of which the indemnifying party is obligated to indemnify the other party
hereunder. Upon satisfaction of the foregoing conditions, the indemnifying party
shall take over complete defense of the claim, and the indemnified party shall
initiate no further legal or other expenses for which it shall seek
indemnification. The indemnified party shall in no case confess any claim or
make any compromise in any case in which the indemnifying party
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may be asked to indemnify the indemnified party, except with the indemnifying
party's prior written consent.
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.
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 with respect to each Portfolio 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, 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 use of a particular Securities
System by such Portfolio as required by Rule 17f-4 under the Investment Company
Act of 1940, as amended and that the Custodian shall not with respect to a
Portfolio act under Section 2.11 hereof in the absence of receipt of an initial
certificate of the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary that the Board of
Trustees has approved the initial use of the Direct Paper 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 the Direct Paper System; PROVIDED FURTHER, however, that the Fund
shall not amend or terminate this Contract in contravention of any applicable
federal or state regulations, or any provision of the Trust Instrument, and
further provided, that the Fund on behalf of one or 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. Termination of the Contract with respect to
one Portfolio (but less than all of the Portfolios) will not constitute
termination of the Contract, and the terms of the Contract continue to apply to
the other Portfolios.
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.
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
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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 $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 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.
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
such interpretive or additional provisions shall contravene any applicable
federal or state regulations or any provision of the Trust Instrument 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 International Portfolio 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.
19. Limitation of Trustee, Officer and Shareholder Liability
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It is expressly agreed that the obligations of the Fund and each
Portfolio hereunder shall not be binding upon any of the Trustees, officers,
agents or employees of the Fund or upon the shareholders of any Portfolio
personally, but shall only bind the assets and property of the Fund, as provided
in its Trust Instrument. The execution and delivery of this Contract have been
authorized by the Trustees of the Fund, and this Contract has been executed and
delivered by an authorized officer of the Fund acting as such; neither such
authorization by such Trustees nor such execution and delivery by such officer
shall be deemed to have been made by any of them individually or to impose any
liability on any of them personally, but shall bind only the assets and property
of the Fund, as provided in its Declaration of Trust.
20. No Liability of Other Portfolios
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Notwithstanding any other provision of this Contract, the parties agree
that the assets and liabilities of each Portfolio are separate and distinct
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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, whether arising under this Contract or otherwise.
21. Confidentiality
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The Custodian agrees that all books, records, information and data
pertaining to the business of the Fund which are exchanged or received pursuant
to the negotiation or carrying out of this Contract shall remain confidential,
shall not be voluntarily disclosed to any other person, except as may be
required by law, and shall not be used by the Custodian for any purpose not
directly related to the business of the Fund, except with the Fund's written
consent.
22. Assignment
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Neither the Fund nor the Custodian shall have the right to assign any
of its rights or obligations under this Contract without the prior written
consent of the other party.
23. Severability
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If any provision of this Contract is held to be unenforceable as a
matter of law, the other terms and provisions hereof shall not be affected
thereby and shall remain in full force and effect.
24. 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, or any
predecessor(s) thereto, and the Custodian relating to the custody of the Fund's
assets.
25. 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.
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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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 23rd day of May, 1994.
ATTEST GLOBAL MANAGERS TRUST
/s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx /s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
---------------------- By -----------------------------------
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
CEO
ATTEST STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY
/s/ X. Xxxxxxx /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx
---------------------- By -----------------------------------
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx
Executive Vice President
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