AMENDMENT TO CUSTODIAN AGREEMENT
Amendment dated November 16, 2005, to the Custodian Agreement, dated October 20,
2000, as amended, by and between State Street Bank and Trust Company (the
"Custodian") and each of the investment companies listed and described on
Exhibit I, as amended from time to time (each, the "Fund") (the "Agreement").
All capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein have the meanings ascribed to
them in the Agreement.
WHEREAS, each Fund and the Custodian wish to amend certain provisions of the
Agreement to allow for delivery out of tai gin in connection with trading in
futures and options on futures contracts entered into by such Fund, and
WHEREAS, each Fund and the Custodian wish to modify the language of the
provision on Proper Instructions.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the promises and covenants contained herein,
the Custodian and the Fund hereby agree to amend the Agreement as follows:
I New Section 2.2(15) is; hereby added, and existing Section 2.2(15) is
hereby amended and renumbered as 2.2(16) as set forth below. Existing
Section 2.2(16) is hereby renumbered as 2.2(17).
[SECTION] 2.2 DELIVERY OF SECURITIES
(15) For delivery of initial or variation margin in connection with trading
in futures and options on futures contracts entered into the Fund on
behalf of the applicable Portfolio;
(16) For any other purpose, but only upon receipt of Proper Instructions
from the Fund, on behalf of the applicable Portfolio, specifying the
securities of the Portfolio to be delivered and naming the person n or
persons to whom delivery of such securities shall be made; and
II New Section 2.7(7) is hereby added, and existing Section 2.7(7) is
amended and renumbered as 2.7(8) as set forth below. Existing Section
2.7(8) is hereby renumbered as 2.7(9).
[SECTION] 2.7 PAYMENT OF FUND MONIES
(7) For the payment of initial or variation margin in connection with
trading in futures and options on futures contracts entered into by the
Fund on behalf of the applicable Portfolio;
(8) For any other purpose, but only upon receipt of Proper Instructions
from the Fund, on behalf of the applicable Portfolio, specifying the
amount of such payment and naming the person or persons to whom such
payment is to be made; and
III Section 5 is amended a ad replaced as set forth below.
SECTION 5. PROPER INSTRUCTIONS
"Proper Instructions", which may also be standing instructions, as used
throughout this Agreement shall mean instructions received by the Custodian from
the Fund, the Fund's investment manager or subadvisor, as duly authorized by the
Fund. Such instructions may be in writing signed by the authorized person or
persons or may be in a tested communication or in a communication utilizing
access codes effected between electromechanical or electronic devices or may be
by such other means and utilizing such intermediary systems and utilities as may
be agreed to from time to time by the Custodian and the person or entity giving
such instructions, provided that the Fund has followed any security procedures
agreed to from time to time by the Fund and the Custodian, including, but not
limited to, the security procedures selected by the Fund in the Funds Transfer
Addendum to this Agreement. Oral instructions will be considered Proper
Instructions if the Custodian reasonably believes them to have been given by a
person authorized to give such instructions with respect to the transaction
involved. The Fund shall cause all oral instructions to be confirmed in writing.
For purposes of this Section, Proper Instructions shall include instructions
received by the Custodian pursuant to any multi-party agreement, which requires
a segregated a. set account in accordance with Section 2.12 and 3.21 of this
Agreement. The Fund or the Fund's investment manager shall cause its duly
authorized officer to certify to the Custodian in writing the names and specimen
signatures of persons authorized to give Proper Ins ructions. The Custodian
shall be entitled to rely upon the identity and authority of such persons until
it receives notice from the Fund to the contrary.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties has caused this instrument to be
executed in its name and on its behalf by its duly authorized representative as
of the date written above.
EACH FUND LISTED ON EXHIBIT I
By: /s/Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxxx Pignatato
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Title: CFO
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STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY
By:/s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
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Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Executive Vice President
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Exhibit I
October 31 Fiscal Year End finds ("October 31 Funds")
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Credit Suisse Capital Appreciation Fund
Credit Suisse Capital Funds
Credit Suisse Large Cap Value Fund
Credit Suisse Small Cap Value Fund
Credit Suisse Commodity Return Strategy Fund
Credit Suisse Emerging Markets Fund
Credit Suisse Fixed Income Fund
Credit Suisse Global Fixed Income Fund
Credit Suisse Global Small Cap Fund
Credit Suisse Institutional Fund
Capital Appreciation Portfolio
Harbinger Portfolio
International Focus Portfolio
Investment Grade Fixed Income Portfolio
Large Cap Value Portfolio
Select Equity Portfolio
Credit Suisse International Focus Fund
Credit Suisse Japan Equity Fund
Credit Suisse Mid-Cap Growth Fund
Credit Suisse New York Municipal Fund
Credit Suisse Opportunity Funds
Credit Suisse High Income Fund
Credit Suisse Strategic Allocation Fund - Conservative
Credit Suisse Strategic Allocation Fund - Moderate
Credit Suisse Strategic Allocation Fund - Aggressive
Credit Suisse Small Cap Growth Fund
Credit Suisse Target Return Fund
December 31 fiscal Year End Funds ("December 31 Funds")
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Credit Suisse Cash Reserve Fund
Credit Suisse Global High Yield Fund
Credit Suisse Institutional Fixed Income Fund
Credit Suisse Institutional Money Market Fund
Government Portfolio
Prime Portfolio
Credit Suisse Large Cap Blend Fund
Credit Suisse Short Duration Bond Fund
Credit Suisse Trust
Blue Chip Portfolio
Commodity Return Strategy Portfolio
Emerging Markets Portfolio
Global Small Cap Portfolio
International Focus Portfolio
Large Cap Value Portfolio
Mid-Cap Growth Portfolio
Small Cap Growth Portfolio
Small Cap Value Portfolio
Each of the Investment Companies Listed above and any Portfolios thereof
By: /s/J. Xxxxx Xxx
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Name: J. Xxxxx Xxx
Title: Vice President and Secretary
AGREED AND ACCEPTED:
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY
By: /s/Xxxxxx. X. Xxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Title: Executive Vice President, Duly Authorized
