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Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
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Attention: ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇
Re: Amended and Restated Custodian Agreement
dated as of January 30, 1995, as amended
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Gentlemen:
This letter will memorialize our mutual agreement to amend the above-
referenced Custodian Agreement, effective as of January 1, 2001, to reflect new
names and new sub-advisers for the following Funds of the ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Variable
Series Trust I: Small Cap Value, American Leaders Large Cap Value, Core Bond,
Mid Cap Value and Small/Mid Cap Value. We have also deleted International
Opportunities II from the list because of its combination into International
Opportunities, and updated the list of current sub-advisers to all Funds.
Please substitute copies of the attached Appendix A for the old copies of
Appendix A in your files. Kindly acknowledge receipt of this letter and the
attachment, and your agreement with the terms hereof, by signing and returning
the duplicate of this letter. Thank you.
Sincerely,
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SERIES TRUST I
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Chairman and CEO
Received and agreed to:
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY
By:
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Name:
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Title:
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APPENDIX A
CUSTODIAL AGREEMENT
(As of January 1, 2001)
Name of Fund Fund Sub-Manager(s)
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1. International Equity Index Independence International Associates, Inc.
2. Small/Mid Cap Growth Wellington Management Company, LLP
3. Small Cap Growth ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Advisers, Inc.
4. Small Cap Equity (formerly "Small Cap Capital Guardian Trust Company.
Value")
5. Mid Cap Growth Janus Capital Corporation
6. Large/Mid Cap Value II ( formerly "Mid Wellington Management Company, LLP
Cap Value")
7. Global Balanced Capital Guardian Trust Company
8. International Opportunities ▇. ▇▇▇▇ Price International, Inc.
9. Large Cap Value ▇. ▇▇▇▇ Price Associates, Inc.
10. Global Bond Capital Guardian Trust Company
11. Equity Index State Street Bank and Trust Company
12. Managed Independence Investment Associates, Inc. and
Capital Guardian Trust Company
13. Money Market ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Life Insurance Company
14. Large Cap Growth Independence Investment Associates, Inc.
15. Growth and Income Independence Investment Associates, Inc. and
▇▇▇▇▇▇ Investment Management, Inc.
16. Real Estate Equity Independence Investment Associates, Inc. and
▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Investment Management
Inc.
17. Short-Term Bond Independence Investment Associates, Inc.
18. Active ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Advisers, Inc.
19. Small/Mid Cap CORE ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Sachs Asset Management (a division of
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇ & Co.)
20. High Yield Bond Wellington Management Company, LLP
21. Bond Index Mellon Bond Associates, LLP
22. Emerging Markets Equity ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Investment Management
Inc.
23. Large Cap Aggressive Growth Alliance Capital Management L.P.
24. Small Cap Value (formerly "Small/Mid ▇. ▇▇▇▇ Price Associates, Inc.
Cap Value")
25. Large Cap Value CORE ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ Asset Management (a division of
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, Sachs & Co.)
26. International Equity ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ Asset Management (a division of
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, Sachs & Co.)
27. Aggressive Balanced Independence Investment Associates, Inc.
28. Mid Cap Blend Independence Investment Associates, Inc.
29. Fundamental Growth (formerly ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Investment Management, Inc.
"Fundamental Mid Cap Growth")
30. Large/Mid Cap Value Wellington Management Company, LLP
31. Large Cap Value CORE II (formerly ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Sachs Asset Management (a division of
"American Leaders Large Cap Value") ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇ & Co.)
32. Active Bond II ( formerly "Core Bond") ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Advisers, Inc.
