Exhibit 9(b)
AMENDMENT TO CUSTODIAL CONTRACT
Agreement made by and between State Street Bank and Trust Company (the
"Custodian") and (the "Fund").
WHEREAS, the Custodian and the Fund are parties to a custodian contract
dated (the "Custodian Contract") governing the terms and conditions under which
the Custodian maintains custody of the securities and other assets of the Fund;
and
WHEREAS, the Custodian and the Fund desire to amend the terms and conditions
under which the Custodian maintains the Fund's securities and other non-cash
property in the custody of certain foreign sub-custodians in conformity with the
requirements of Rule 17f-5 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended;
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and covenants contained
herein, the Custodian and the Fund hereby amend the Custodian Contract by the
addition of the following terms and provisions;
1. Notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary set forth in the Custodian
Contract, the Custodian may hold securities and other non-cash property for all
of its customers, including the Fund, with a foreign sub-custodian in a single
account that is identified as belonging to the Custodian for the benefit of its
customers, provided however, that (i) the records of the Custodian with respect
to securities and other non-cash property of the Fund which are maintained in
such account shall identify by book-entry those securities and other non-cash
property belonging to the Fund and (ii) the Custodian shall require that
securities and other non-cash property so held by the foreign sub-custodian be
held separately from any assets of the foreign sub-custodian or of others.
2. Except as specifically superseded or modified herein, the terms and
provisions of the Custodian Contract shall continue to apply with full force and
effect.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties has caused this instrument to be
executed as a sealed instrument in its name and behalf by its duly authorized
representative this day of , 1995.
By:__________________________________________
Title:_______________________________________
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY
By:__________________________________________
Title:_______________________________________
