Exhibit 99.(g)(8)
AMENDMENT TO
CUSTODIAN AGREEMENT
This Amendment to the Custodian Agreement (the "Agreement") is made effective as
of this 29th day of January, 2005, between the ICON Funds (the "Funds") and U.S.
Bank, N.A. ("U.S. Bank").
WHEREAS, the Funds and U.S. Bank entered into an agreement dated October 9, 1996
as subsequently amended, to have U. S. Bank provide to the Funds certain
custodial services. The Funds and U.S. Bank hereby amend the second paragraph of
Section 2 of the Agreement to reflect that the following portfolios are
currently covered under this Agreement:
I. Portfolios and Classes that are no-load and have no 12b-1 fees:
U.S. EQUITY FUNDS
ICON Consumer Discretionary Fund
ICON Energy Fund
ICON Financial Fund
ICON Healthcare Fund
ICON Industrials Fund
ICON Information Technology Fund
ICON Leisure and Consumer Staples Fund
ICON Materials Fund
ICON Telecommunication & Utilities Fund
ICON Bond Fund - Class Z Shares
ICON Core Equity Fund - Class Z Shares
ICON Covered Call Fund - Class Z Shares
ICON Equity Income Fund - Class Z Shares
ICON Long/Short Fund - Class Z Shares
FOREIGN EQUITY FUNDS
ICON Asia-Pacific Region Fund
ICON Europe Fund
ICON International Equity Fund - Class Z Shares
ICON Western Hemisphere Fund
II. Portfolios and Classes with a 12b-1 plan:
ICON Bond Fund - Class C and I Shares
ICON Core Equity Fund - Class C and I Shares
ICON Covered Call Fund - Class C and I Shares
ICON Equity Income Fund - Class C and I Shares
ICON International Equity Fund - Class C and I Shares
ICON Long/Short Fund - Class C and I Shares
This Amendment may be contemporaneously executed in two or more counterparts,
each of which shall be deemed an original but all of which together shall
constitute one and the same instrument.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused their duly authorized officers to
execute this Amendment as of the date first written above.
ICON FUNDS U.S. BANK, N.A.
By: By:
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Name: Name:
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Title: Title:
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