Fourth Amendment to the Custody Agreement
Exhibit
g(5) under Form N-1A
Exhibit
10 under Item 601/Reg. S-K
Fourth
Amendment to the Custody Agreement
This Amendment is made as of October
23, 2009 to the Custody Agreement (as amended, the “Custody Agreement”) dated
June 7, 2005, amended November 7, 2007, September 5, 2008, and September 8, 2009
between the Funds listed on Schedule II to the Custody Agreement (each a "Fund")
and The Bank of New York Mellon (the "Custodian").
RECITALS
WHEREAS, the custody of the securities,
cash and other portfolio assets of the funds specified in this Amendment are
being converted to the Custodian as of the close of business on October 23,
2009;
WHEREAS, the parties agree that the
list of Funds that are parties to the Custody Agreement is set forth on Schedule
II to the Custody Agreement (which has been amended and attached as Exhibit A to
prior amendments to the Custody Agreement) (“Schedule II to the Custody
Agreement” or “Exhibit A”), and the parties desire to amend the list of Funds to
add the funds specified in this Amendment;
WHEREAS, the parties agree that the
list of Funds that are parties to the Joint Trading Account Custody Agreement,
which is part of the Custody Agreement, is set forth on Schedule I to the Joint
Trading Account Custody Agreement (which has been amended and attached as
Exhibit B to prior amendments to the Custody Agreement) (“Schedule I to the
Joint Trading Account Agreement” or “Exhibit B”), and the parties desire to
amend the list of Funds to add the funds specified in this
Amendment;
WHEREAS, the parties agree that the
list of Funds that are parties to the Foreign Custody Agreement, which is part
of the Custody Agreement, is set forth on Schedule I to the Foreign Custody
Agreement (which has been attached as Exhibit C to in prior amendments)
(“Schedule I to Foreign Custody Agreement” or “Exhibit C”), and the parties
desire to amend the list of Funds to add the funds specified in this Amendment;
and
WHEREAS, the parties agree that the Fee
Schedule for Non-Money Market Funds, which is part of the Custody Agreement
(which has been attached as Exhibit D in prior amendments (“Fee Schedule for
Non-Money Market Funds” or “Exhibit D”), will apply to the funds specified
herein, and the parties desire to add the funds specified in this Amendment to
the funds subject to the Fee Schedule for Non-Money Market Funds.
AMENDMENT
NOW THEREFORE, intending to be legally
bound, each of the Funds and the Custodian agree to the following
amendments:
Each of Schedule II to the Custody
Agreement (or Exhibit A), Schedule I to the Joint Trading Account Agreement (or
Exhibit B), Schedule I to the Foreign Custody Agreement (or Exhibit C), and the
Fee Schedule for Non-Money Market Funds (or Exhibit D) shall be, and hereby are,
amended and updated to include the following new Funds:
Federated
Municipal Securities Fund, Inc.
Federated
Intermediate Municipal Trust, a portfolio of Intermediate Municipal
Trust
Federated
Michigan Intermediate Municipal Trust, a portfolio of Federated Municipal
Securities Income Trust
Federated
Municipal High Yield Advantage Fund, a portfolio of Federated Municipal
Securities Income Trust
The agreements referenced herein shall
remain in full force and effect as amended by this Amendment.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Amendment has
been executed for and on behalf of the undersigned as of the day and year first
written above.
ON
BEHALF OF EACH OF THE FUNDS INDICATED ON SCHEDULE II OF THE CUSTODY AGREEMENT,
AS AMENDED FROM TIME TO TIME
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X.
Xxxxx
Title: Treasurer
