FORM OF SPECIAL CUSTODY AND PLEDGE AGREEMENTForm of Special Custody and Pledge Agreement • December 29th, 2010 • Alpine Equity Trust • New York
Contract Type FiledDecember 29th, 2010 Company JurisdictionAGREEMENT, (hereinafter “Agreement”) dated as of December 1, 2010 among State Street Bank and Trust Company, a Massachusetts trust company, in its capacity as custodian hereunder (“Custodian”), each series listed on Exhibit A attached hereto (each individually and not collectively, a “Fund”), and BNP Paribas, acting through its New York Branch (the “Counterparty”).