Exhibit 8(f)
THE BENCHMARK FUNDS
ADDENDUM NO. 6 TO THE CUSTODIAN AGREEMENT
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This Addendum No. 6, dated as of the 27th day of January, 1998, is entered
into between THE BENCHMARK FUNDS (the "Trust"), a Massachusetts business trust,
and THE NORTHERN TRUST COMPANY, an Illinois state bank ("Northern").
WHEREAS, the Trust and Northern have entered into a Custodian Agreement
(the "Agreement") dated June 8, 1992, as amended by Addendum No. 1 dated January
8, 1993, Addendum No. 2 dated July 1, 1993, Addendum No. 3 dated October 8,
1996, Addendum No. 4 dated April 22, 1997 and Addendum No. 5 dated December 1,
1997 pursuant to which the Trust has appointed Northern to act as custodian to
the Trust for its Diversified Assets Portfolio, Government Portfolio, Government
Select Portfolio, Tax-Exempt Portfolio, Equity Index Portfolio, Small Company
Index Portfolio, Diversified Growth Portfolio, Focused Growth Portfolio, U.S.
Treasury Index Portfolio, U.S. Government Securities Portfolio, Short-
Intermediate Bond Portfolio, Bond Portfolio, Balanced Portfolio and Intermediate
Bond Portfolio (collectively, the "Portfolios"); and
WHEREAS, the Trust is establishing the Global Asset Portfolio (the
"Portfolio"), and it desires to retain Northern under the terms of the Agreement
to act as the custodian for the Portfolio, and Northern is willing to so act;
NOW THEREFORE, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, hereby
agree as follows:
1. Appointment. The Trust hereby appoints Northern custodian to the
Trust for the Global Asset Portfolio for the period and on the
terms set forth in the Agreement. Northern hereby accepts such
appointment and agrees to render the services set forth in the
Agreement for the compensation therein provided.
2. Capitalized Terms. From and after the date hereof, the term
"Portfolios" as used in the Agreement shall be deemed to include
the Diversified Assets Portfolio, Government Portfolio,
Government Select Portfolio, Tax-Exempt Portfolio, Equity Index
Portfolio, Small Company Index Portfolio, Diversified Growth
Portfolio, Focused Growth Portfolio, U.S. Treasury Index
Portfolio, U.S. Government Securities Portfolio, Short-
Intermediate Bond Portfolio, Bond Portfolio, Balanced Portfolio,
Intermediate Bond Portfolio and Global Asset Portfolio.
Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall
have the meanings ascribed to them in the Agreement.
3. Miscellaneous. Except to the extent supplemented hereby, the
Agreement shall remain unchanged and in full force and effect,
and is hereby ratified and confirmed in all respects as
supplemented hereby.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Addendum as of the
date and year first above written.
THE BENCHMARK FUNDS
Attest: /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxx By: /s/ X.X. Xxxxxxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxxx
Title: Vice President
THE NORTHERN TRUST COMPANY
Attest: By: /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Title: Vice President
