NORTHERN INSTITUTIONAL FUNDS
ADDENDUM NO. 8 TO THE CUSTODIAN AGREEMENT
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This Addendum No. 8, dated as of the 5th day of October, 1999, is entered
into between THE NORTHERN INSTITUTIONAL FUNDS (the "Trust"), a Massachusetts
business trust, and THE NORTHERN TRUST COMPANY, an Illinois state bank
("Northern").
WHEREAS, the Trust and Northern have entered into a Custodian Agreement
(the "Agreement") dated June 8, 1992, as amended by Addendum No. 1 dated January
8, 1993, Addendum No. 2 dated July 1, 1993, Addendum No. 3 dated October 8,
1996, Addendum No. 4 dated April 22, 1997, Addendum No. 5 dated December 1,
1997, Addendum No. 6 dated January 27, 1998 and Addendum No. 7, dated March 31,
1998 pursuant to which the Trust has appointed Northern to act as custodian to
the Trust for its Diversified Assets Portfolio, Government Portfolio, Government
Select Portfolio, Tax-Exempt Portfolio, Global Asset Portfolio, Equity Index
Portfolio, Small Company Index Portfolio, Diversified Growth Portfolio, Focused
Growth Portfolio, U.S. Treasury Index Portfolio, U.S. Government Securities
Portfolio, Short-Intermediate Bond Portfolio, Bond Portfolio, Balanced Portfolio
and Intermediate Bond Portfolio; and
WHEREAS, the Trust is establishing the Small Company Growth Portfolio, the
Municipal Portfolio, the Mid Cap Growth Portfolio and the MarketPower Portfolio
(the "Portfolios"), and it desires to retain Northern under the terms of the
Agreement to act as the custodian for the Portfolios, and Northern is willing to
so act;
NOW THEREFORE, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, hereby
agree as follows:
1. Appointment. The Trust hereby appoints Northern custodian to the
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Trust for the Portfolios for the period and on the terms set
forth in the Agreement. Northern hereby accepts such appointment
and agrees to render the services set forth in the Agreement for
the compensation therein provided.
2. Capitalized Terms. From and after the date hereof, the term
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"Portfolios" as used in the Agreement shall be deemed to include
the Small Company Growth Portfolio, the Municipal Portfolio, the
Mid Cap Growth Portfolio, and the Market Power Portfolio.
Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall
have the meanings ascribed to them in the Agreement.
3. Miscellaneous. Except to the extent supplemented hereby, the
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Agreement shall remain unchanged and in full force and effect,
and is hereby ratified and confirmed in all respects as
supplemented hereby.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Addendum as of the
day and year first above written.
NORTHERN INSTITUTIONAL FUNDS
Attest:___________________ By: /s/ Jylanne X. Xxxxx
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Name: Jylanne X. Xxxxx
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Title: President
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THE NORTHERN TRUST COMPANY
Attest:___________________ By: /s/ Xxxxxxxxx X. Xxxx
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Name: Xxxxxxxxx X. Xxxx
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Title: Vice President
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