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• ACCOUNTS SUBJECT TO ERISA The ERISA Rider is applicable to all Customers Under Section II of this Schedule A. T. Rowe Price Trust Company, as Trustee for the Johnson Matthey Salaried Employee Savings Plan Common Trust Funds T. Rowe Price Trust Company, as Trustee for the International Common Trust Fund on behalf of the Underlying Trusts: Emerging Markets Equity Trust Global Proxy Service Rider Foreign Discovery Trust Global Proxy Service Rider Foreign Discovery Trust - B Global Proxy Service Rider India Trust Global Proxy Service Rider International Small-Cap Trust Global Proxy Service Rider Japan Discovery Trust Global Proxy Service Rider Taiwan Trust Global Proxy Service Rider AMENDMENT AGREEMENT The Global Custody Agreement of January 3, 1994, as amended April 18, 1994, August 15, 1994, November 28, 1994, May 31, 1995, November 1, 1995, July 31, 1996, July 23, 1997, September 3, 1997, October 29, 1997, December 15, 1998, October 6, 1999, February 9, 2000, April 19, 2000, July 18, 2000, October 25, 2000 and July 24, 2001 (the “Custody Agreement”) by and between each of the Entities listed in Schedule A, as amended thereto, severally and not jointly (each such entity referred to hereinafter as the “Customer”) and JPMorgan Chase Bank, whose contracts have been assumed by JPMORGAN CHASE BANK (the “Bank”) is hereby further amended, as of April 24, 2002 (the “Amendment Agreement”). Terms defined in the Custody Agreement are used herein as therein defined.

• Nature of Business; International Operations Neither the Borrower nor any Restricted Subsidiary will allow any material change to be made in the character of its business as an independent oil and gas exploration and production company. From and after the date hereof, the Borrower and its Domestic Subsidiaries will not acquire or make any other expenditure (whether such expenditure is capital, operating or otherwise) in or related to, any Oil and Gas Properties not located within the geographical boundaries of the United States.

• Operation of Parent’s Business (a) Except as set forth on Section 4.1 of the Parent Disclosure Schedule, as expressly permitted by this Agreement, as required by applicable Law or unless the Company shall otherwise consent in writing (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned), during the period commencing on the date of this Agreement and continuing until the earlier to occur of the termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 9 and the Effective Time (the “Pre-Closing Period”) each of Parent and the Merger Sub shall conduct its business and operations in the Ordinary Course of Business and in compliance in all material respects with all applicable Laws (including maintaining compliance in all material respects with the applicable listing and governance rules and regulations of Nasdaq) and the requirements of all Contracts that constitute Parent Material Contracts.

• Restricted and Unrestricted Subsidiaries Designate any Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary only in accordance with the definition of “Unrestricted Subsidiary” contained herein.

• Certain Obligations Respecting Subsidiaries (a) The Borrower will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, take such action from time to time as shall be necessary to ensure that (i) each of its Subsidiaries at all times is a Wholly Owned Subsidiary (except for any stock or other equity interests of such Subsidiary which is owned by a third party as of the Effective Date, as listed in Schedule IV hereto) and (ii) each of its Subsidiaries is and becomes a party to the Subsidiary Guarantee and the JCI/JNI Security Agreement, PROVIDED that, in the event of any Subsidiary organized as a partnership or limited liability company, the Borrower shall cause each of the partners or members thereof, as the case may be, to enter into a pledge agreement in form and substance satisfactory to the Agent pursuant to which the Agent, on behalf of the Banks, shall be granted a first prior perfected security interest in all of the equity interests of such partnership or limited liability company to secure the obligations owing to the Banks hereunder and under the other Credit Documents, subject to no other Lien (and the organizational document for such partnership or limited liability company shall expressly authorize each such partner or member to so pledge its equity interests therein and shall contain no other restriction against the Agent enforcing such security interest and transferring such equity interests to a third party). In the event that any such additional shares of stock or other equity interests shall be issued by any Subsidiary of the Borrower, the Borrower agrees forthwith to, and to cause its Subsidiaries to, deliver to the Agent pursuant to the Security Documents the certificates (if any) evidencing such shares of stock or other equity interests, accompanied by undated stock powers executed in blank and to take such other action as the Agent shall request to perfect the security interest created therein pursuant to the Security Documents.

• Subsidiaries and Owners; Investment Companies Schedule 6.1.2 states (i) the name of each of the Borrowers' Subsidiaries, its jurisdiction of organization and the amount, percentage and type of equity interests in such Subsidiary (the "Subsidiary Equity Interests"), (ii) the name of each holder of an equity interest in the Borrowers (except for Parent), and the amount, percentage and type of such equity interest, and (iii) any options, warrants or other rights outstanding to purchase any such equity interests referred to in clause (i) or (ii). The Borrowers and each Subsidiary of the Borrowers have good and marketable title to all of the Subsidiary Equity Interests it purports to own, free and clear in each case of any Lien and all such Subsidiary Equity Interests have been validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable. None of the Loan Parties or Subsidiaries of any Loan Party is an "investment company" registered or required to be registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 or under the "control" of an "investment company" as such terms are defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940 and shall not become such an "investment company" or under such "control."

• Admission of the Corporate Taxpayer into a Consolidated Group; Transfers of Corporate Assets (a) If the Corporate Taxpayer is or becomes a member of an affiliated or consolidated group of corporations that files a consolidated income tax return pursuant to Sections 1501 et seq. of the Code or any corresponding provisions of state or local law, then: (i) the provisions of this Agreement shall be applied with respect to the group as a whole; and (ii) Tax Benefit Payments, Early Termination Payments and other applicable items hereunder shall be computed with reference to the consolidated taxable income of the group as a whole.

• Certain Obligations Respecting Subsidiaries Further Assurances (a) Such Obligor will take such action, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to take such action, from time to time as shall be necessary to ensure that all Domestic Subsidiaries are “Subsidiary Guarantors” hereunder. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, in the event that any Obligor or any of its Domestic Subsidiaries shall form or acquire any new Subsidiary, such Obligor will (or will cause such Subsidiary to) no later than within 60 days of such formation or acquisition:

• Admission of the Corporation into a Consolidated Group; Transfers of Corporate Assets (a) If the Corporation is or becomes a member of an affiliated or consolidated group of corporations that files a consolidated income Tax Return pursuant to Section 1501 or other applicable Sections of the Code governing affiliated or consolidated groups, or any corresponding provisions of U.S. state or local law, then: (i) the provisions of this Agreement shall be applied with respect to the group as a whole; and (ii) Tax Benefit Payments, Early Termination Payments, and other applicable items hereunder shall be computed with reference to the consolidated taxable income of the group as a whole.

• Information Concerning Financial Condition of the Credit Parties No Party has any responsibility for keeping any other Party informed of the financial condition of the Credit Parties or of other circumstances bearing upon the risk of nonpayment of the Original First Lien Obligations, the Original Second Lien Obligations or any Additional Obligations, as applicable. Each Party hereby agrees that no Party shall have any duty to advise any other Party of information known to it regarding such condition or any such circumstances. In the event any Party, in its sole discretion, undertakes at any time or from time to time to provide any information to any other Party to this Agreement, it shall be under no obligation (a) to provide any such information to such other Party or any other Party on any subsequent occasion, (b) to undertake any investigation not a part of its regular business routine, or (c) to disclose any other information.