Exhibit (g)(iii) under Form N-1A
Exhibit (10) under Item 601/Reg. S-K
AMENDMENT TO CUSTODIAN CONTRACT
This Amendment to the Custodian Contract is made as of May 15, 2001 by
and between Federated Investment Companies listed on Exhibit 1 thereto (the
"Funds"), Federated Services Company (the "Company") and State Street Bank and
Trust Company (the "Custodian"). Capitalized terms used in this Amendment
without definition shall have the respective meanings given to such terms in
the Custodian Contract referred to below.
WHEREAS, the Funds, the Company and the Custodian entered into a
Custodian Contract dated as of December 1, 1993 (the "Contract");
WHEREAS, the Funds are authorized to issue shares in separate series,
with each such series representing interests in a separate portfolio of
securities and other assets, and the Funds have made such separate series
subject to the Contract (each such series, together with all other series
subsequently established by the Fund and made subject to the Contract in
accordance with the terms thereof, shall be referred to as a "Portfolio", and,
collectively, the "Portfolios");
WHEREAS, the Funds, the Company and the Custodian desire to amend certain
provisions of the Contract to reflect, revisions to Rule 17f-5 ("Rule 17f-5")
and the adoption of Rule 17f-7 ("Rule 17f-7") promulgated under the Investment
Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"); and
WHEREAS, the Funds and the Custodian desire to amend and restate certain
other provisions of the Contract relating to the custody of assets of each of
the Portfolios held outside of the United States.
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual covenants
and agreements hereinafter contained, the parties hereby agree to amend the
Contract, pursuant to the terms thereof, as follows:
I. Articles 3 through 15 of the Contract are hereby renumbered, as of the
effective date of this Amendment, as Articles 5 through 17, respectively.
II. New Articles 3, 4 and 13A of the Contract are hereby added, as of the
effective date of this Amendment, as set forth below.
3. Provisions Relating to Rules 17f-5 and 17f-7
3.1. Definitions. Capitalized terms in this Amendment shall have the
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following meanings:
"Country Risk" means all factors reasonably related to the systemic risk of
holding Foreign Assets in a particular country including, but not limited to,
such country's political environment, economic and financial infrastructure
(including any Eligible Securities Depository operating in the country),
prevailing or developing custody and settlement practices, and laws and
regulations applicable to the safekeeping and recovery of Foreign Assets held
in custody in that country.
"Eligible Foreign Custodian" has the meaning set forth in section (a)(1) of
Rule 17f-5, including a majority-owned or indirect subsidiary of a U.S. Bank
(as defined in Rule 17f-5), a bank holding company meeting the requirements of
an Eligible Foreign Custodian (as set forth in Rule 17f-5 or by other
appropriate action of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC")),
or a foreign branch of a Bank (as defined in Section 2(a)(5) of the 0000 Xxx)
meeting the requirements of a custodian under Section 17(f) of the 1940 Act;
the term does not include any Eligible Securities Depository.
"Eligible Securities Depository" has the meaning set forth in section (b)(1) of
Rule 17f-7.
"Foreign Assets" means any of the Portfolios' investments (including foreign
currencies) for which the primary market is outside the United States and such
cash and cash equivalents as are reasonably necessary to effect the Portfolios'
transactions in such investments.
"Foreign Custody Manager" has the meaning set forth in section (a)(3) of Rule
17f-5.
3.2. The Custodian as Foreign Custody Manager.
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3.2.1 Delegation to the Custodian as Foreign Custody Manager. Each
Fund, by resolution adopted by its respective Board of Directors (the "Board"),
hereby delegates to the Custodian, subject to section (b) of Rule 17f-5, the
responsibilities set forth in this Section 3.2 with respect to Foreign Assets
of the Portfolios held outside the United States, and the Custodian hereby
accepts such delegation as Foreign Custody Manager with respect to the
Portfolios.
3.2.2 Countries Covered. The Foreign Custody Manager shall be
responsible for performing the delegated responsibilities defined below only
with respect to the countries and custody arrangements for each such country
listed on Schedule A to this Contract, which list of countries may be amended
from time to time by the applicable Fund with the agreement of the Foreign
Custody Manager. The Foreign Custody Manager shall list on Schedule A the
Eligible Foreign Custodians selected by the Foreign Custody Manager to maintain
the assets of the Portfolios, which list of Eligible Foreign Custodians may be
amended from time to time in the sole discretion of the Foreign Custody
Manager. The Foreign Custody Manager will provide amended versions of Schedule
A in accordance with Section 3.2.5 hereof.
Upon the receipt by the Foreign Custody Manager of Proper Instructions to open
an account or to place or maintain Foreign Assets in a country listed on
Schedule A, and the fulfillment by each Fund, on behalf of the applicable
Portfolios, of the applicable account opening requirements for such country,
the Foreign Custody Manager shall be deemed to have been delegated by the Board
on behalf of the Portfolios responsibility as Foreign Custody Manager with
respect to that country and to have accepted such delegation. Execution of
this Amendment by the Funds shall be deemed to be a Proper Instruction to open
an account, or to place or maintain Foreign Assets, in each country listed on
Schedule A in which the Custodian has previously placed or currently maintains
Foreign Assets pursuant to the terms of the Contract. Following the receipt of
Proper Instructions directing the Foreign Custody Manager to close the account
of a Portfolio with the Eligible Foreign Custodian selected by the Foreign
Custody Manager in a designated country, the delegation by the Board on behalf
of the Portfolios to the Custodian as Foreign Custody Manager for that country
shall be deemed to have been withdrawn and the Custodian shall immediately
cease to be the Foreign Custody Manager of the Portfolios with respect to that
country.
The Foreign Custody Manager may withdraw its acceptance of delegated
responsibilities with respect to a designated country upon written notice to
the Funds. Thirty days (or such longer period to which the parties agree in
writing) after receipt of any such notice by the applicable Fund, the Custodian
shall have no further responsibility in its capacity as Foreign Custody Manager
to the applicable Fund with respect to the country as to which the Custodian's
acceptance of delegation is withdrawn.
3.2.3 Scope of Delegated Responsibilities:
(a) Selection of Eligible Foreign Custodians. Subject to the
provisions of this Section 3.2, the Foreign Custody Manager may place and
maintain the Foreign Assets in the care of the Eligible Foreign Custodian
selected by the Foreign Custody Manager in each country listed on Schedule A,
as amended from time to time. In performing its delegated responsibilities as
Foreign Custody Manager to place or maintain Foreign Assets with an Eligible
Foreign Custodian, the Foreign Custody Manager shall determine that the Foreign
Assets will be subject to reasonable care, based on the standards applicable to
custodians in the country in which the Foreign Assets will be held by that
Eligible Foreign Custodian, after considering all factors relevant to the
safekeeping of such assets, including, without limitation the factors specified
in Rule 17f-5(c)(1).
(b) Contracts With Eligible Foreign Custodians. The Foreign
Custody Manager shall determine that the contract governing the foreign custody
arrangements with each Eligible Foreign Custodian selected by the Foreign
Custody Manager will satisfy the requirements of Rule 17f-5(c)(2).
(c) Monitoring. In each case in which the Foreign Custody Manager
maintains Foreign Assets with an Eligible Foreign Custodian selected by the
Foreign Custody Manager, the Foreign Custody Manager shall establish a system
to monitor (i) the appropriateness of maintaining the Foreign Assets with such
Eligible Foreign Custodian and (ii) the contract governing the custody
arrangements established by the Foreign Custody Manager with the Eligible
Foreign Custodian. In the event the Foreign Custody Manager determines that
the custody arrangements with an Eligible Foreign Custodian it has selected are
no longer appropriate, the Foreign Custody Manager shall notify the Board in
accordance with Section 3.2.5 hereunder.
3.2.4 Guidelines for the Exercise of Delegated Authority. For purposes
of this Section 3.2, the Board shall be deemed to have considered and
determined to accept such Country Risk as is incurred by placing and
maintaining the Foreign Assets in each country for which the Custodian is
serving as Foreign Custody Manager of the Portfolios.
3.2.5 Reporting Requirements. The Foreign Custody Manager shall report
the withdrawal of the Foreign Assets from an Eligible Foreign Custodian and the
placement of such Foreign Assets with another Eligible Foreign Custodian by
providing to the Board an amended Schedule A at the end of the calendar quarter
in which an amendment to such Schedule has occurred. The Foreign Custody
Manager shall make written reports notifying the Board of any other material
change in the foreign custody arrangements of the Portfolios described in this
Section 3.2 after the occurrence of the material change.
3.2.6 Standard of Care as Foreign Custody Manager of a Portfolio. In
performing the responsibilities delegated to it, the Foreign Custody Manager
agrees to exercise reasonable care, prudence and diligence such as a person
having responsibility for the safekeeping of assets of management investment
companies registered under the 1940 Act would exercise.
3.2.7 Representations with Respect to Rule 17f-5. The Foreign Custody
Manager represents to the Funds that it is a U.S. Bank as defined in section
(a)(7) of Rule 17f-5. The Funds represent to the Custodian that the Board has
determined that it is reasonable for the Board to rely on the Custodian to
perform the responsibilities delegated pursuant to this Contract to the
Custodian as the Foreign Custody Manager of the Portfolios.
3.2.8 Effective Date and Termination of the Custodian as Foreign Custody
Manager. The Board's delegation to the Custodian as Foreign Custody Manager of
the Portfolios shall be effective as of the date hereof and shall remain in
effect until terminated at any time, without penalty, by written notice from
the terminating party to the non-terminating party. Termination will become
effective thirty (30) days after receipt by the non-terminating party of such
notice. The provisions of Section 3.2.2 hereof shall govern the delegation to
and termination of the Custodian as Foreign Custody Manager of the Portfolios
with respect to designated countries.
3.3 Eligible Securities Depositories.
3.3.1 Analysis and Monitoring. The Custodian shall (a) provide each
Fund (or its duly-authorized investment manager or investment adviser) with an
analysis of the custody risks associated with maintaining assets with the
Eligible Securities Depositories set forth on Schedule B hereto in accordance
with section (a)(1)(i)(A) of Rule 17f-7, and (b) monitor such risks on a
continuing basis, and promptly notify each Fund (or its duly-authorized
investment manager or investment adviser) of any material change in such risks,
in accordance with section (a)(1)(i)(B) of Rule 17f-7.
3.3.2 Standard of Care. The Custodian agrees to exercise reasonable
care, prudence and diligence in performing the duties set forth in Section
3.3.1.
3.4 Limitation of Liability. Each Fund represents and warrants and the
Custodian acknowledges that: (a) the Fund is a "series company" as defined in
Rule 18f-2(a) promulgated under the 1940 Act and each Portfolio is a portfolio
of assets specifically allocated to a series of shares of the applicable Fund
as contemplated by such Rule; (b) all persons extending credit to, contracting
with or having any claim against any Portfolio (including any claims arising
hereunder) shall look only to the assets specifically allocated to such
portfolio for payment under such credit, contract or claim and not to any
assets specifically allocated to another series of shares of the applicable
Fund or to any other assets of the applicable Fund; and (c) neither the
shareholders nor directors of the applicable Fund nor any of such Fund's
officers, employees or agents, whether past present or future shall be liable
for such credit, contract or claim.
4. Duties of the Custodian with Respect to Property of the Portfolios Held
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Outside the United States.
4.1 Definitions. Capitalized terms in this Article 4 shall have the following
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meanings:
"Foreign Securities System" means an Eligible Securities Depository listed on
Schedule B hereto.
"Foreign Sub-Custodian" means a foreign banking institution serving as an
Eligible Foreign Custodian.
4.2. Holding Securities. The Custodian shall identify on its books as
belonging to the Portfolios the foreign securities held by each Foreign
Sub-Custodian or Foreign Securities System. The Custodian may hold foreign
securities for all of its customers, including the Portfolios, with any Foreign
Sub-Custodian in an account that is identified as belonging to the Custodian
for the benefit of its customers, provided however, that (i) the records of the
Custodian with respect to foreign securities of the Portfolios which are
maintained in such account shall identify those securities as belonging to the
Portfolios and (ii), to the extent permitted and customary in the market in
which the account is maintained, the Custodian shall require that securities so
held by the Foreign Sub-Custodian be held separately from any assets of such
Foreign Sub-Custodian or of other customers of such Foreign Sub-Custodian.
4.3. Foreign Securities Systems. Foreign securities shall be maintained in a
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Foreign Securities System in a designated country through arrangements
implemented by the Custodian or a Foreign Sub-Custodian, as applicable, in such
country.
4.4. Transactions in Foreign Custody Account.
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4.4.1. Delivery of Foreign Assets. The Custodian or a Foreign
Sub-Custodian shall release and deliver foreign securities of the Portfolios
held by the Custodian or such Foreign Sub-Custodian, or in a Foreign Securities
System account, only upon receipt of Proper Instructions, which may be
continuing instructions when deemed appropriate by the parties, and only in the
following cases:
(i) upon the sale of such foreign securities for the Portfolio in
accordance with commercially reasonable market practice in the
country where such foreign securities are held or traded,
including, without limitation: (A) delivery against expectation of
receiving later payment; or (B) in the case of a sale effected
through a Foreign Securities System, in accordance with the rules
governing the operation of the Foreign Securities System;
(ii) in connection with any repurchase agreement related to foreign
securities;
(iii) to the depository agent in connection with tender or other similar
offers for foreign securities of the Portfolios;
(iv) to the issuer thereof or its agent when such foreign securities are
called, redeemed, retired or otherwise become payable;
(v) to the issuer thereof, or its agent, for transfer into the name of
the Custodian (or the name of the respective Foreign Sub-Custodian
or of any nominee of the Custodian or such Foreign Sub-Custodian)
or for exchange for a different number of bonds, certificates or
other evidence representing the same aggregate face amount or
number of units;
(vi) to brokers, clearing banks or other clearing agents for examination
or trade execution in accordance with market custom; provided that
in any such case the Foreign Sub-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 Foreign Sub-Custodian's own negligence
or willful misconduct;
(vii) 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;
(viii) in the case of warrants, rights or similar foreign
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;
(ix) for delivery as security in connection with any borrowing by the
Portfolios requiring a pledge of assets by the Portfolios;
(x) in connection with trading in options and futures contracts,
including delivery as original margin and variation margin;
(xi) in connection with the lending of foreign securities; and
(xii) for any other purpose, but only upon receipt of Proper Instructions
specifying the foreign securities to be delivered and naming the
person or persons to whom delivery of such securities shall be made.
4.4.2. Payment of Portfolio Monies. Upon receipt of Proper
Instructions, which may be continuing instructions when deemed appropriate by
the parties, the Custodian shall pay out, or direct the respective Foreign
Sub-Custodian or the respective Foreign Securities System to pay out, monies of
a Portfolio in the following cases only:
(i) upon the purchase of foreign securities for the Portfolio, unless
otherwise directed by Proper Instructions, by (A) delivering money
to the seller thereof or to a dealer therefor (or an agent for such
seller or dealer) against expectation of receiving later delivery
of such foreign securities; or (B) in the case of a purchase
effected through a Foreign Securities System, in accordance with
the rules governing the operation of such Foreign Securities System;
(ii) in connection with the conversion, exchange or surrender of foreign
securities of the Portfolio;
(iii) for the payment of any expense or liability of the Portfolio,
including but not limited to the following payments: interest,
taxes, investment advisory fees, transfer agency fees, fees under
this Contract, legal fees, accounting fees, and other operating
expenses;
(iv) for the purchase or sale of foreign exchange or foreign exchange
contracts for the Portfolio, including transactions executed with
or through the Custodian or its Foreign Sub-Custodians;
(v) in connection with trading in options and futures contracts,
including delivery as original margin and variation margin;
(vi) for payment of part or all of the dividends received in respect of
securities sold short;
(vii) in connection with the borrowing or lending of foreign securities;
and
(viii) for any other purpose, but only upon receipt of Proper
Instructions specifying the amount of such payment and naming the
person or persons to whom such payment is to be made.
4.4.3. Market Conditions. Notwithstanding any provision of this
Contract to the contrary, settlement and payment for Foreign Assets received
for the account of the Portfolios and delivery of Foreign Assets maintained for
the account of the Portfolios may be effected in accordance with the customary
established securities trading or processing practices and procedures in the
country or market in which the transaction occurs, including, without
limitation, delivering Foreign Assets to the purchaser thereof or to a dealer
therefor (or an agent for such purchaser or dealer) with the expectation of
receiving later payment for such Foreign Assets from such purchaser or dealer.
The Custodian shall provide to the Board the information with respect to
custody and settlement practices in countries in which the Custodian employs a
Foreign Sub-Custodian, including without limitation information relating to
Foreign Securities Systems, described on Schedule C hereto at the time or times
set forth on such Schedule. The Custodian may revise Schedule C from time to
time, provided that no such revision shall result in the Board being provided
with substantively less information than had been previously provided hereunder.
4.5 Registration of Foreign Securities. The foreign securities maintained in
the custody of a Foreign Sub-Custodian (other than bearer securities) shall be
registered in the name of the applicable Portfolio or in the name of the
Custodian or in the name of any Foreign Sub-Custodian or in the name of any
nominee of the foregoing, and the Fund on behalf of such Portfolio agrees to
hold any such nominee harmless from any liability as a holder of record of such
foreign securities. The Custodian or a Foreign Sub-Custodian shall not be
obligated to accept securities on behalf of a Portfolio under the terms of this
Contract unless the form of such securities and the manner in which they are
delivered are in accordance with reasonable market practice.
4.6 Bank Accounts. The Custodian shall identify on its books as belonging to
each Fund cash (including cash denominated in foreign currencies) deposited
with the Custodian. Where the Custodian is unable to maintain, or market
practice does not facilitate the maintenance of, cash on the books of the
Custodian, a bank account or bank accounts shall be opened and maintained
outside the United States on behalf of a Portfolio with a Foreign
Sub-Custodian. All accounts referred to in this Article shall be subject only
to draft or order by the Custodian (or, if applicable, such Foreign
Sub-Custodian) acting pursuant to the terms of this Agreement to hold cash
received by or from or for the account of the Portfolio. Cash maintained on
the books of the Custodian (including its branches, subsidiaries and
affiliates), regardless of currency denomination, is maintained in bank
accounts established under, and subject to the laws of, The Commonwealth of
Massachusetts.
4.7. Collection of Income. The Custodian shall use reasonable commercial
efforts to collect all income and other payments with respect to the Foreign
Assets held hereunder to which the Portfolios shall be entitled and shall
credit such income, as collected, to the applicable Portfolio. In the event
that extraordinary measures are required to collect such income, the Fund and
the Custodian shall consult as to such measures and as to the compensation and
expenses of the Custodian relating to such measures.
4.8. Shareholder Rights. With respect to the foreign securities held pursuant
to this Article 4, the Custodian will use reasonable commercial efforts to
facilitate the exercise of voting and other shareholder rights, subject always
to the laws, regulations and practical constraints that may exist in the
country where such securities are issued. Each Fund acknowledges that local
conditions, including lack of regulation, onerous procedural obligations, lack
of notice and other factors may have the effect of severely limiting the
ability of the Fund to exercise shareholder rights.
4.9. Communications Relating to Foreign Securities. The Custodian shall
transmit promptly to the Funds written information with respect to materials
received by the Custodian via the Foreign Sub-Custodians from issuers of the
foreign securities being held for the account of the Portfolios (including,
without limitation, pendency of calls and maturities of foreign securities and
expirations of rights in connection therewith). With respect to tender or
exchange offers, the Custodian shall transmit promptly to the Funds written
information with respect to materials so received by the Custodian from issuers
of the foreign securities whose tender or exchange is sought or from the party
(or its agents) making the tender or exchange offer. The Custodian shall not
be liable for any untimely exercise of any tender, exchange or other right or
power in connection with foreign securities or other property of the Portfolios
at any time held by it unless (i) the Custodian or the respective Foreign
Sub-Custodian is in actual possession of such foreign securities or property
and (ii) the Custodian receives Proper Instructions with regard to the exercise
of any such right or power, and both (i) and (ii) occur at least three business
days prior to the date on which the Custodian is to take action to exercise
such right or power.
4.10. Liability of Foreign Sub-Custodians.
Each agreement pursuant to which the Custodian employs a Foreign Sub-Custodian
shall, to the extent possible, require the Foreign Sub-Custodian to exercise
reasonable care in the performance of its duties, and to indemnify, and hold
harmless, the Custodian from and against any loss, damage, cost, expense,
liability or claim arising out of or in connection with the Foreign
Sub-Custodian's performance of such obligations. At the election of the Funds,
the Portfolios shall be entitled to be subrogated to the rights of the
Custodian with respect to any claims against a Foreign Sub-Custodian as a
consequence of any such loss, damage, cost, expense, liability or claim if and
to the extent that the Portfolios have not been made whole for any such loss,
damage, cost, expense, liability or claim.
4.11. Tax Law.
The Custodian shall have no responsibility or liability for any obligations now
or hereafter imposed on the Funds, the Portfolios or the Custodian as custodian
of the Portfolios by the tax law of the United States or of any state or
political subdivision thereof. It shall be the responsibility of the Funds to
notify the Custodian of the obligations imposed on the Funds with respect to
the Portfolios or the Custodian as custodian of the Portfolios by the tax law
of countries 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
commercially reasonable efforts to assist the Funds with respect to any claim
for exemption or refund under the tax law of countries for which each Fund has
provided such information.
4.12. Liability of Custodian.
Except as may arise from the Custodian's own negligence or willful misconduct
or the negligence or willful misconduct of a Sub-Custodian, the Custodian shall
be without liability to the Funds for any loss, liability, claim or expense
resulting from or caused by anything which is part of Country Risk.
The Custodian shall be liable for the acts or omissions of a Foreign
Sub-Custodian to the same extent as set forth with respect to sub-custodians
generally in the Contract and, regardless of whether assets are maintained in
the custody of a Foreign Sub-Custodian or a Foreign Securities System, 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 other loss where the Sub-Custodian has
otherwise acted with reasonable care.
13A. Deposit of Fund Assets with the Underlying Transfer Agent.
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Uncertificated shares (the "Underlying Shares") of registered "investment
companies" as defined in Section 3(a)(1) of the 1940 Act, whether in the same
"group of investment companies" (as defined in Section 12(d)(1)(G)(ii) of the
0000 Xxx) or otherwise, including, pursuant to Section 12(d)(1)(F) of the 1940
Act (hereinafter sometimes referred to collectively as the "Underlying
Portfolios"), may be deposited and/or maintained in an account or accounts
maintained with an entity which may from time to time act as a transfer agent
for an Underlying Portfolio (the "Underlying Transfer Agent"). The Underlying
Transfer Agent shall be deemed to be acting as if it is a "securities
depository" for purposes of Rule 17f-4 under the 1940 Act. Each Fund hereby
directs the Custodian to deposit and/or maintain such securities with the
Underlying Transfer Agent, subject to the following provisions:
1) The Custodian shall keep Underlying Shares owned by a Portfolio with the
Underlying Transfer Agent provided that such securities are maintained
in an account or accounts on the books and records of the Underlying
Transfer Agent in the name of the Custodian as custodian for the
Portfolio;
2) The records of the Custodian with respect to Underlying Shares which are
maintained with the Underlying Transfer Agent shall identify by
book-entry those Underlying Shares belonging to each Portfolio;
3) The Custodian shall pay for Underlying Shares purchased for the account
of a Portfolio upon (i) receipt of advice from the Portfolio's
investment adviser that such Underlying Shares have been purchased and
will be transferred to the account of the Custodian, on behalf of the
Portfolio, on the books and records of the Underlying Transfer Agent,
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 receive confirmation from the Underlying Transfer
Agent of the purchase of such securities and the transfer of such
securities to the Custodian's account with the Underlying Transfer
Agent only after such payment is made. The Custodian shall transfer
Underlying Shares redeemed for the account of a Portfolio (i) upon
receipt of an advice from the Portfolio's investment adviser that such
securities have been redeemed and that payment for such securities
will be transferred to the Custodian and (ii) the making of an entry
on the records to reflect such transfer and payment for the account of
the Portfolio. The Custodian will receive confirmation from the
Underlying Transfer Agent of the redemption of such securities and
payment therefor only after such securities are redeemed. Copies of
all advices from the Portfolio's investment adviser of purchases and
sales of Underlying Shares for the account of the Portfolio shall
identify the Portfolio, be maintained for the Portfolio by the
Custodian, and be provided to the investment adviser at its request;
and
4) The Custodian shall not be liable to any Fund or any Portfolio for any
loss or damage to any Fund or any Portfolio resulting from maintenance
of Underlying Shares with Underlying Transfer Agent except for losses
resulting directly from the negligence, misfeasance or willful
misconduct of the Custodian or any of its agents or of any of its or
their employees.
III. Except as specifically superseded or modified herein, the terms and
provisions of the Contract shall continue to apply with full force and
effect. In the event of any conflict between the terms of the Contract
prior to this Amendment and this Amendment, the terms of this Amendment
shall prevail. If the Custodian is delegated the responsibilities of
Foreign Custody Manager pursuant to the terms of Article 3 hereof, in the
event of any conflict between the provisions of Articles 3 and 4 hereof,
the provisions of Article 3 shall prevail.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties has caused this Amendment to be
executed in its name and behalf by its duly authorized representative as of the
date first above written.
WITNESSED BY: STATE STREET BANK
and TRUST COMPANY
/s/ Xxxxxxx X. XxXxxxxx By:/s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx
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Xxxxxxx X. XxXxxxxx Name: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx
V.P. & Assoc. Counsel Title: Vice Chairman
and Chief Operating Officer
WITNESSED BY: FEDERATED INVESTMENT
COMPANIES
/s/ C. Xxxx Xxxxxx By:/s/ Xxxx X. XxXxxxxxx
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Name: C. Xxxx Xxxxxx Name: Xxxx X. XxXxxxxxx
Title: Corporate Counsel Title: Secretary
WITNESSED BY: FEDERATED SERVICES COMPANY
/s/ C. Xxxx Xxxxxx By:/s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
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Name: C. Xxxx Xxxxxx Name: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Title: Assistant Vice President Title: President
and Chief Executive Officer
