AMENDMENT
AMENDMENT
Amendment made as of April 1, 2015 to that certain Custody Agreement dated as of November 7, 2002, as amended from time to time, between each Fund listed on the attached Schedule A thereto, including any series thereof (the “Fund”) and The Bank of New York Mellon (formerly, The Bank of New York) (“Custodian”) (such Custody Agreement hereinafter referred to as the “Custody Agreement”). Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning assigned to them pursuant to the Custody Agreement.
WHEREAS, the parties wish to amend the Custody Agreement to add the Prudential Global Tactical Allocation Fund, a series of Prudential Investment Portfolios 3 and Prudential Global Tactical Allocation Subsidiary, Ltd., as parties to the Custody Agreement;
NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the mutual promises hereinafter set forth, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1. Schedule A of the Custody Agreement shall be amended as set forth in Exhibit I to this Amendment, attached hereto and made a part hereof.
2. Each party represents to the other that this Amendment has been duly executed.
3. This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but such counterparts, shall, together, constitute only one amendment.
4. This Amendment shall become effective for each Fund as of the date of first service as listed in Exhibit I hereto upon execution by the parties hereto. From and after the execution hereof, any reference to the Custody Agreement shall be a reference to the Custody Agreement as amended hereby. Except as amended hereby, the Custody Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each Fund and Custodian have caused this Amendment to be executed by their duly authorized representatives, as of the day and year first above written.
EACH FUND LISTED ON
EXHIBIT I HERETO
By: /s/ M. Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx
Name: M. Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx
Title: Treasurer
THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx Xxx
Name: Xxxxxxx Xxx
Title: Vice President
Exhibit I
SCHEDULE A TO THE CUSTODY AGREEMENT
INSURANCE FUNDS
| RIC/Fund Name | Former Name | Date of First Service |
| Advanced Series Trust | ||
| AST AQR Emerging Markets Equity Portfolio | 2/25/13 | |
| AST AQR Large-Cap Portfolio | 4/29/13 | |
| AST BlackRock Global Strategies Portfolio | 5/1/11 | |
| AST BlackRock iShares ETF Portfolio | 4/29/13 | |
| AST BlackRock Multi-Asset Income Portfolio | 4/15/14 | |
| AST Bond Portfolio 2015 | 1/28/08 | |
| AST Bond Portfolio 2016 | 1/1/09 | |
| AST Bond Portfolio 2017 | 12/31/09 | |
| AST Bond Portfolio 2018 | 1/28/08 | |
| AST Bond Portfolio 2019 | 1/28/08 | |
| AST Bond Portfolio 2020 | 1/1/09 | |
| AST Bond Portfolio 2021 | 12/31/09 | |
| AST Bond Portfolio 2022 | 12/31/10 | |
| AST Bond Portfolio 2023 | 12/28/11 | |
| AST Bond Portfolio 2024 | 11/14/12 | |
| AST Bond Portfolio 2025 | 12/5/13 | |
| AST Bond Portfolio 2026 | 1/2/15 | |
| AST Boston Partners Large-Cap Value Portfolio | AST Xxxxxxxx Large Cap Value Portfolio | 9/25/09 |
| AST Clearbridge Dividend Growth Portfolio | 2/25/13 | |
| AST Defensive Asset Allocation Portfolio | 4/29/13 | |
| AST FQ Absolute Return Currency Portfolio | 4/15/14 | |
| AST Franklin Xxxxxxxxx Founding Funds Allocation Portfolio | 3/25/12 | |
| AST Franklin Xxxxxxxxx Founding Funds Plus Portfolio | 4/29/13 | |
| AST Franklin Xxxxxxxxx K2 Global Absolute Return Portfolio | 4/15/14 | |
| AST Xxxxxxx Sachs Global Growth Allocation Portfolio | 4/15/14 | |
| AST Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Strategic Income Portfolio | 4/15/14 | |
| AST Investment Grade Bond Portfolio | 1/28/08 | |
| AST Xxxxxxxx Global Infrastructure Portfolio | 4/15/14 | |
| AST Xxxxxxxx Large Cap Growth Portfolio | 9/25/09 | |
| AST Xxxx Xxxxx Diversified Growth Portfolio | 7/1/14 | |
| AST Managed Equity Portfolio | 4/15/14 | |
| AST Managed Fixed Income Portfolio | 4/15/14 | |
| AST MFS Large-Cap Value Portfolio | 8/20/12 | |
| AST Multi-Sector Fixed-Income Portfolio | AST Long Duration Bond Portfolio | 2/25/13 |
| AST Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx Core Bond Portfolio | 10/5/11 | |
| AST New Discovery Asset Allocation Portfolio | 3/25/12 | |
| AST Prudential Core Bond Portfolio | 10/5/11 | |
| AST Prudential Flexible Multi-Strategy Portfolio | 4/15/14 | |
| AST QMA Emerging Markets Equity Portfolio | 2/25/13 | |
| AST QMA International Core Equity Portfolio | 1/5/15 | |
| AST QMA Large-Cap Portfolio | 4/29/13 | |
| AST Quantitative Modeling Portfolio | 5/1/11 | |
| AST X. Xxxx Price Diversified Real Growth Portfolio | 4/15/14 | |
| AST X. Xxxx Price Growth Opportunities Portfolio | 12/5/13 | |
| AST Wellington Management Hedged Equity Portfolio | AST Aggressive Asset Allocation Portfolio | 5/1/11 |
| AST Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Portfolio | 8/20/12 | |
| Prudential Series Fund | ||
| Conservative Balanced Portfolio | 7/25/05 | |
| Diversified Bond Portfolio | 7/25/05 | |
| Flexible Managed Portfolio | 7/25/05 | |
| Global Portfolio | 7/25/05 | |
| Government Income Portfolio | 7/25/05 | |
| High Yield Bond Portfolio | 7/25/05 | |
| Xxxxxxxx Portfolio | 7/25/05 | |
| Xxxxxxxx 20/20 Focus Portfolio | 7/25/05 | |
| Money Market Portfolio | 9/12/05 | |
| Natural Resources Portfolio | 7/25/05 | |
| Small Capitalization Stock Portfolio | 7/25/05 | |
| Stock Index Portfolio | 7/25/05 | |
| Value Portfolio | 7/25/05 | |
| SP Prudential U.S. Emerging Growth Portfolio | 7/25/05 | |
| Prudential Gibraltar Fund | 7/25/05 |
RETAIL FUNDS
| RIC/Fund Name | Former Name | Date of First Service |
| Prudential Global Total Return Fund, Inc. | Xxxxxx Global Total Return Fund, Inc. | 6/6/05 |
| Prudential Investment Portfolios, Inc. | ||
| Prudential Asset Allocation Fund | Xxxxxx Asset Allocation Fund, Xxxxxx Active Allocation Fund | 6/6/05 |
| Prudential Xxxxxxxx Equity Opportunity Fund | Xxxxxxxx Equity Opportunity Fund | 6/27/05 |
| Prudential Xxxxxxxx Growth Fund | Xxxxxxxx Growth Fund | 6/27/05 |
| Prudential Conservative Allocation Fund | JennisonDryden Conservative Allocation Fund | 7/25/05 |
| Prudential Growth Allocation Fund | JennisonDryden Growth Allocation Fund | 7/25/05 |
| Prudential Moderate Allocation Fund | JennisonDryden Allocation Fund | 7/25/05 |
| Prudential Investment Portfolios 2 | Xxxxxx Core Investment Fund | |
| Prudential Core Short Term Bond Fund | Short Term Bond Series | 6/6/05 |
| Prudential Core Taxable Money Market Fund | Taxable Money Market Series | 6/6/05 |
| Prudential Investment Portfolios 3 | Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx Opportunity Funds, Strategic Partners Opportunity Funds | |
| Prudential Xxxxxxxx Market Neutral Fund | 4/23/10 | |
| Prudential Xxxxxxxx Select Growth Fund | Xxxxxxxx Select Growth Fund, Strategic Partners Focused Growth Fund | 12/9/02 |
| Prudential Real Assets Fund | 12/30/10 | |
| Prudential Real Assets Subsidiary, Ltd. | 12/30/10 | |
| Prudential Global Tactical Allocation Fund | 4/1/15 | |
| Prudential Global Tactical Allocation Subsidiary, Ltd. | 4/1/15 | |
| Prudential Investment Portfolios 4 | Xxxxxx Municipal Bond Fund | |
| Prudential Muni High Income Fund | High Income Series | 6/6/05 |
| Prudential Investment Portfolios 5 | Strategic Partners Style Specific Funds | |
| Prudential Xxxxxxxx Conservative Growth Fund | 11/18/02 | |
| Prudential Xxxxxxxx Rising Dividend Fund | 3/5/14 | |
| Prudential Investment Portfolios 6 | Xxxxxx California Municipal Fund | |
| Prudential California Muni Income Fund | 9/12/05 | |
| Prudential Investment Portfolios 7 | JennisonDryden Portfolios | |
| Prudential Xxxxxxxx Value Fund | 6/27/05 | |
| Prudential Investment Portfolios 8 | Xxxxxx Index Series Fund | |
| Prudential Stock Index Fund | 6/27/05 | |
| Prudential Investment Portfolios 9 | Xxxxxx Tax-Managed Funds | |
| Prudential Absolute Return Bond Fund | 3/30/11 | |
| Prudential International Real Estate Fund | 12/21/10 | |
| Prudential Large-Cap Core Equity Fund | Xxxxxx Large-Cap Core Equity Fund | 6/27/05 |
| Prudential Select Real Estate Fund | 7/7/14 | |
| Prudential Investment Portfolios 12 | Prudential Global Real Estate Fund | |
| Prudential Long-Short Equity Fund | 5/28/14 | |
| Prudential Short Duration Muni High Income Fund | 5/28/14 | |
| Prudential US Real Estate Fund | 12/21/10 | |
| Prudential Investment Portfolios, Inc. 14 | Prudential Government Income Fund, Inc. | |
| Prudential Government Income Fund | Xxxxxx Government Income Fund, Inc. | 7/25/05 |
| Prudential Floating Rate Income Fund | 3/30/11 | |
| Prudential Investment Portfolios, Inc. 15 | Prudential High Yield Fund, Inc., Xxxxxx High Yield Fund, Inc. | |
| Prudential Short Duration High Yield Income Fund | 9/24/12 | |
| Prudential High Yield Fund | 7/25/05 |
| Prudential Investment Portfolios, Inc. 17 | Prudential Total Return Bond Fund, Inc., Xxxxxx Total Return Bond Fund, Inc. | |
| Prudential Total Return Bond Fund | 7/25/05 | |
| Prudential Short Duration Multi-Sector Bond Fund | 12/5/13 | |
| Prudential Investment Portfolios 18 | Prudential Xxxxxxxx 20/20 Focus Fund, Xxxxxxxx 20/20 Focus Fund | 6/27/05 |
| Prudential Xxxxxxxx 20/20 Focus Fund | 6/27/05 | |
| Prudential Xxxxxxxx MLP Fund | 12/5/13 | |
| Prudential Xxxxxxxx Blend Fund, Inc | Xxxxxxxx Blend Fund, Inc., Strategic Partners Equity Fund, Inc. | 9/12/05 |
| Prudential Xxxxxxxx Mid-Cap Growth Fund, Inc. | Xxxxxxxx Mid-Cap Growth Fund, Inc., Xxxxxxxx U.S. Emerging Growth Fund, Inc. | 6/27/05 |
| Prudential Xxxxxxxx Natural Resources Fund, Inc. | Xxxxxxxx Natural Resources Fund, Inc. | 6/27/05 |
| Prudential Xxxxxxxx Small Company Fund, Inc. | Xxxxxxxx Small Company Fund, Inc. | 6/27/05 |
| Prudential MoneyMart Assets, Inc. | MoneyMart Assets, Inc. | 6/6/05 |
| Prudential National Muni Fund, Inc. | Xxxxxx National Municipals Fund, Inc. | 9/12/05 |
| Prudential Sector Funds | Xxxxxxxx Sector Funds, Inc. | |
| Prudential Financial Services Fund | Xxxxxxxx Financial Services | 6/27/05 |
| Prudential Health Sciences Fund d/b/a Prudential Xxxxxxxx Health Sciences Fund | Xxxxxxxx Health Sciences Fund | 6/27/05 |
| Prudential Utility Fund d/b/a Prudential Xxxxxxxx Utility Fund | Xxxxxxxx Utility Fund | 6/27/05 |
| Prudential Short-Term Corporate Bond Fund, Inc. | Xxxxxx Short-Term Bond Fund, Inc. | 6/6/05 |
| Prudential World Fund, Inc. | ||
| Prudential Emerging Markets Debt Local Currency Fund | 3/30/11 | |
| Prudential International Equity Fund | 6/6/05 | |
| Prudential Xxxxxxxx Emerging Markets Equity Fund | 9/3/14 | |
| Prudential Xxxxxxxx Global Infrastructure Fund | 8/12/13 | |
| Prudential Xxxxxxxx Global Opportunities Fund | 3/14/12 | |
| Prudential Xxxxxxxx International Opportunities Fund | 6/5/12 |
CLOSED END FUNDS
| RIC/Fund Name | Former Name | Date of First Service |
| The Asia Pacific Fund | 10/17/05 | |
| Prudential Short Duration High Yield Fund, Inc. | 3/8/12 | |
| Prudential Global Short Duration High Yield Fund, Inc. | 9/24/12 | |
| Prudential Real Estate Income Fund, Inc. | 8/12/13 |
