Common use of Tax Law Clause in Contracts

Tax Law. State Street shall have no responsibility or liability for any obligations now or hereafter imposed on Fund, the Portfolios or State Street as custodian of the Portfolios by the tax law of the United States or of any state or political subdivision thereof (except taxes attributable to the domicile of State Street in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and in such case State Street shall notify Fund). It shall be the responsibility of Fund to notify State Street of the obligations imposed on Fund with respect to the Portfolios or State Street as custodian of the Portfolios by the tax law of countries other than those mentioned in the above sentence, including responsibility for withholding and other taxes, assessments or other governmental charges, certifications and governmental reporting. The sole responsibility of State Street with regard to such tax law shall be to use reasonable efforts to assist Fund with respect to any claim for exemption or refund under the tax law of countries for which Fund has provided such information.

Tax Law. State Street shall have no responsibility or liability for any obligations now or hereafter imposed on the Fund, the Portfolios or State Street as custodian of the Portfolios by the tax law of the United States or of any state or political subdivision thereof (except taxes attributable unless and to the domicile of extent that such liability or obligation arises due to State Street in the Commonwealth of MassachusettsStreet’s negligence, and in such case State Street shall notify Fund)misfeasance or misconduct. It shall be the responsibility of each Fund to notify State Street of the obligations imposed on the Fund with respect to the its Portfolios or State Street as custodian of the Portfolios by the tax law of countries other than those mentioned in the above sentence, including responsibility for withholding and other taxes, assessments or other governmental charges, certifications and governmental reporting. The sole responsibility of State Street with regard to such tax law shall be to use reasonable efforts to assist the Fund with respect to any claim for exemption or refund under the tax law of countries for which the Fund has provided such information.

Tax Law. State Street shall have no responsibility or liability for any obligations now or hereafter imposed on Fundthe Portfolios, the Portfolios Trust or State Street as custodian of the Portfolios by the tax law of the United States or of any state or political subdivision thereof (except taxes attributable unless and to the domicile of extent that such liability or obligation arises due to State Street in the Commonwealth of MassachusettsStreet’s negligence, and in such case State Street shall notify Fund)misfeasance or misconduct. It shall be the responsibility of Fund the Trust to notify State Street of the obligations imposed on Fund with respect to the Portfolios Portfolios, the Trust or State Street as custodian of the Portfolios by the tax law of countries other than those mentioned in the above sentence, including responsibility for withholding and other taxes, assessments or other governmental charges, certifications and governmental reporting. The sole responsibility of State Street with regard to such tax law shall be to use reasonable efforts to assist Fund the Trust with respect to any claim for exemption or refund under the tax law of countries for which Fund the Trust has provided such information.

Tax Law. State Street shall have no responsibility or liability for any obligations now or hereafter imposed on FundPVIT, the Portfolios or State Street as custodian of the Portfolios by the tax law of the United States or of any state or political subdivision thereof (except taxes attributable unless and to the domicile of extent that such liability or obligation arises due to State Street in the Commonwealth of MassachusettsStreet’s negligence, and in such case State Street shall notify Fund)misfeasance or misconduct. It shall be the responsibility of Fund PVIT to notify State Street of the obligations imposed on Fund PVIT with respect to the its Portfolios or State Street as custodian of the Portfolios by the tax law of countries other than those mentioned in the above sentence, including responsibility for withholding and other taxes, assessments or other governmental charges, certifications and governmental reporting. The sole responsibility of State Street with regard to such tax law shall be to use reasonable efforts to assist Fund PVIT with respect to any claim for exemption or refund under the tax law of countries for which Fund PVIT has provided such information.

Tax Law. State Street shall have no responsibility or liability for any obligations now or hereafter imposed on the Fund, the Portfolios Portfolio or State Street as custodian of the Portfolios Portfolio by the tax law of the United States or of any state or political subdivision thereof (except taxes attributable unless and to the domicile of extent that such liability or obligation arises due to State Street in the Commonwealth of MassachusettsStreet's negligence, and in such case State Street shall notify Fund)misfeasance or misconduct. It shall be the responsibility of the Fund to notify State Street of the obligations imposed on the Fund with respect to the Portfolios its Portfolio or State Street as custodian of the Portfolios Portfolio by the tax law of countries other than those mentioned in the above sentence, including responsibility for withholding and other taxes, assessments or other governmental charges, certifications and governmental reporting. The sole responsibility of State Street with regard to such tax law shall be to use reasonable efforts to assist the Fund with respect to any claim for exemption or refund under the tax law of countries for which the Fund has provided such information.

Tax Law. State Street shall have no responsibility or liability for any obligations now or hereafter imposed on the Fund, the Portfolios or State Street as custodian of the Portfolios by the tax law of the United States or of any state or political subdivision thereof (except taxes attributable unless and to the domicile of extent that such liability or obligation arises due to State Street in the Commonwealth of MassachusettsStreet's negligence, and in such case State Street shall notify Fund)misfeasance or misconduct. It shall be the responsibility of each Fund to notify State Street of the obligations imposed on the Fund with respect to the its Portfolios or State Street as custodian of the Portfolios by the tax law of countries other than those mentioned in the above sentence, including responsibility for withholding and other taxes, assessments or other governmental charges, certifications and governmental reporting. The sole responsibility of State Street with regard to such tax law shall be to use reasonable efforts to assist the Fund with respect to any claim for exemption or refund under the tax law of countries for which the Fund has provided such information.

Tax Law. State Street shall have no responsibility or liability for ------- any obligations now or hereafter imposed on the Fund, the Portfolios or State Street as custodian of the Portfolios by the tax law of the United States or of any state or political subdivision thereof (except taxes attributable unless and to the domicile of extent that such liability or obligation arises due to State Street in the Commonwealth of MassachusettsStreet's negligence, and in such case State Street shall notify Fund)misfeasance or misconduct. It shall be the responsibility of each Fund to notify State Street of the obligations imposed on the Fund with respect to the its Portfolios or State Street as custodian of the Portfolios by the tax law of countries other than those mentioned in the above sentence, including responsibility for withholding and other taxes, assessments or other governmental charges, certifications and governmental reporting. The sole responsibility of State Street with regard to such tax law shall be to use reasonable efforts to assist the Fund with respect to any claim for exemption or refund under the tax law of countries for which the Fund has provided such information.

Tax Law. State Street shall have no responsibility or liability for any obligations now or hereafter imposed on Fund, the Portfolios or State Street as custodian of the Portfolios by the tax law of the United States or of any state or political subdivision thereof (except taxes attributable to the domicile of State Street in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and in such case State Street shall notify Fund). It shall be the responsibility of Fund to notify State Street of the obligations imposed on Fund with respect to the Portfolios or State Street as custodian of the Portfolios by the tax law of countries other than those mentioned in the above sentence, including responsibility for withholding and other taxes, assessments or other governmental charges, certifications and governmental reporting. The sole responsibility of State Street with regard to such tax law shall be to use reasonable efforts to reasonxxxx xxxxxxx xx assist Fund with respect to any claim for exemption or refund under the tax law of countries for which Fund has provided such information.

Tax Law. State Street shall have no responsibility or liability for any obligations now or hereafter imposed on Fundthe Portfolios, the Portfolios Trust or State Street as custodian of the the Portfolios by the tax law of the United States or of any state or political subdivision thereof (except taxes attributable unless and to the domicile of extent that such liability or obligation arises due to State Street in the Commonwealth of MassachusettsStreet’s negligence, and in such case State Street shall notify Fund)misfeasance or misconduct. It shall be the responsibility of Fund the Trust to notify State Street of the obligations imposed on Fund with respect to the Portfolios Portfolios, the Trust or State Street as custodian of the Portfolios by the tax law of countries other than those mentioned in the above sentence, including responsibility for withholding and other taxes, assessments or other governmental charges, certifications and governmental reporting. The sole responsibility of State Street with regard to such tax law shall be to use reasonable efforts to assist Fund the Trust with respect to any claim for exemption or refund under the tax law of countries for which Fund the Trust has provided such information.