State Street Bank and Trust Company Attention: Brian Currier

March 1, 2017

State Street Bank and Trust Company

Attention: Xxxxx Xxxxxxx

0 Xxxxxx xx Xxxxxxxxx, 0^xx Floor

Boston, MA 02111

Re: Harbor Funds (the “Trust”)

In accordance with Paragraph 14 of the Custodian Contract dated November 19, 1986 between Harbor Funds and State Street Bank and Trust Company, (“the “Contract”), the Trust hereby requests that you act as Custodian for the Harbor Strategic Growth Fund and render such services as Custodian as are provided for under the terms of the Contract.

Please acknowledge your agreement to the foregoing by executing two copies of this letter, returning one to the Trust and retaining one copy for your records.

HARBOR STRATEGIC GROWTH FUND

    By:

Xxxx X. Xxxxx, Vice President & Secretary

Agreed to effective the 1^st day of March, 2017

STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY

By:                                                                                            

Name:                                                                                      

Title:                                                                                         

P.O. Box 804660 | Chicago, Illinois 60680-4108

000-000-0000 | xxx.xxxxxxxxxxx.xxx

Distributed by Harbor Funds Distributors, Inc.