March 10, 2009 State Street Bank and Trust Company One Lincoln Street Boston, MA 02111
Exhibit (g)1(iii)
March 10, 0000
Xxxxx Xxxxxx Bank and Trust Company
Xxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx, XX 00000
Xxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx, XX 00000
Re: | Amendment to the Custodian Agreement (the “Agreement”), dated as of August 1, 1991, by and among GMO Trust, on behalf of certain of its series of the Trust, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (“GMO”) and State Street Bank and Trust Company (“State Street Bank”) (as successor by merger to Investors Bank & Trust Co. (“IBT”)), as amended (the “Custodian Agreement”) and the Amended and Restated Delegation Agreement, dated as of June 29, 2001, by and between State Street Bank (as successor by merger to IBT) and GMO Trust, on behalf of certain of its series of the Trust, as amended (the “Delegation Agreement”) |
Ladies and Gentlemen:
GMO Trust hereby notifies you that it has established two additional series of shares, namely,
GMO U.S. Treasury Fund and GMO Asset Allocation Bond Fund (each a “New Fund,” and collectively the
“New Funds”). The Trust (as defined in each of the Custodian Agreement and the Delegation
Agreement) desires that you serve as (i) custodian of the assets of each New Fund under the terms
of the Custodian Agreement and (ii) delegate with respect to the assets of each New Fund under the
terms of the Delegation Agreement.
If you agree to so serve as custodian and delegate for the New Funds, kindly sign and return
to the Trust the enclosed counterpart hereof, whereupon each New Fund shall be deemed a “Fund”
under each of the Custodian Agreement and Delegation Agreement. This letter agreement shall
constitute an amendment to the Custodian Agreement and the Delegation Agreement and, as such, a
binding agreement among the Trust, GMO (only in the case of the Custodian Agreement) and you in
accordance with its terms.
Furthermore, please sign below to reflect your agreement to amend Schedule A to each of the
Remote Access Services Agreement, dated as of November 6, 2008, and the Funds Transfer and
Transaction Operating Guidelines Agreement, dated as of November 4, 2008, each by and among State
Street Bank and the Trust on behalf of each of its series listed on Schedule A thereto, in order to
add the New Funds to each such Schedule A.
Notice
A copy of the Declaration of Trust, together with all amendments thereto, is on file with the
Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and notice is hereby given that this instrument is
executed on behalf of the Trust by an officer of the Trust as an officer and not individually and
that the obligations of this instrument are not binding upon any of the Trustees or officers of the
Trust or shareholders of any series of the Trust individually but are binding only upon the assets
and property of the Trust or the respective series.
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Sincerely, | ||||||
GMO TRUST | ||||||
By: Name: |
/s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx
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Title: | Clerk | |||||
GRANTHAM, MAYO, VAN OTTERLOO & CO. LLC | ||||||
By: Name: |
/s/ X.X. Xxxxxxxxx
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Title: | General Counsel |
The foregoing is hereby
accepted and agreed.
accepted and agreed.
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY
By: Name: |
/s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxx
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Title:
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Vice Chairman |