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Exhibit 9(b)
_____________ ___ , 1998
Investors Bank & Trust Company
Financial Product Services
000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx, XX 00000
Re: Transfer Agency and Service Agreement dated August 1, 1991
by and among GMO Trust, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo &
Co. LLC and Investors Bank & Trust Co. (the "Agreement")
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to Article 17 of the Agreement, GMO Trust (the "Company")
hereby notifies you that it has created a new series of shares, namely, the "GMO
Asia Fund" (the "New Fund"), with respect to which the Company and the Manager
(as defined in the Agreement) desire that you serve as transfer agent under the
terms of the Agreement.
If you agree to so serve as transfer agent for the New Fund, kindly
sign and return to the Company the enclosed counterpart hereof, whereupon the
New Fund shall be deemed a "Fund" under the Agreement. This letter agreement
shall constitute an amendment to the Agreement and, as such, a binding agreement
among the Trust, the Manager and you in accordance with its terms.
Very truly yours,
GMO TRUST
By___________________________________________
Name:
Title:
GRANTHAM, MAYO, VAN OTTERLOO & CO. LLC
By___________________________________________
Name:
Title:
The foregoing is hereby accepted and agreed.
INVESTORS BANK & TRUST COMPANY
By__________________________________
Name:
Title:
