hereunder. For purposes of this Section 4, the applicable Board shall be deemed to have considered and determined, or in the event such Board shall have delegated to the applicable Adviser such duty in accordance with Rule 17f-5, such Adviser shall be deemed to have considered and determined, to accept such Country Risk as is incurred by placing and maintaining the Foreign Assets in each country listed on Schedule A (for which the Custodian is serving as Foreign Custody Manager of the Portfolios). For these purposes, “Country Risk” means all factors reasonably related to the systemic risk of holding Foreign Assets in a particular country including, but not limited to, such country’s political environment, economic and financial infrastructure (including any Foreign Securities Depositories operating in that country), prevailing or developing custody and settlement practices, and laws and regulations applicable to the safekeeping and recovery of Foreign Assets held in custody in that country; provided, however, that “Country Risk” shall not include the custody or settlement practices and procedures of an Eligible Fund Custodian selected by the Foreign Custody Manager that are not substantially consistent with prevailing practices in the country in which the Foreign Assets are held or to be held by such Eligible Fund Custodian.
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Sources: Custodian Services Agreement, Custodian Services Agreement (Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund Inc.), Custodian Services Agreement (Western Asset Global High Income Fund Inc.)