Xxxx Xxxxxxx Variable Series Trust I Exhibit 8.c
Xxxxx X. Xxxx
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
[LOGO OF XXXX XXXXXXX (R) APPEARS HERE]
April 14, 0000
Xxxxx Xxxxxx Bank and Trust Company
X.X. Xxx 0000
Xxxxxx, XX 00000-0000
Attention: Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
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 add to the above-
referenced Custodian Agreement, effective as of May 1, 1998, the following five
portfolios of the Xxxx Xxxxxxx Variable Series Trust I: Small/Mid Cap CORE
Portfolio; High Yield Bond Portfolio; Bond Index Portfolio; Global Equity
Portfolio; and Emerging Markets Equity Portfolio. In addition, effective May 1,
1998, the investment policy of the International Equities Portfolio will be
changed, Independence International Associates, Inc. will become its Sub-
Investment Manager, and the portfolio will be renamed the International Equity
Index Portfolio. Finally, effective May 1, 1998, the Special Opportunities
Portfolio will be renamed the Diversified Mid Cap Growth Portfolio, and the
Short Term US Government Portfolio will be renamed the Short Term Bond
Portfolio.
Attached is a revised copy of Appendix A to the Custodian Agreement
which reflects all of the Portfolios that are now subject to the Custodian
Agreement, including the five portfolios named above. 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,
XXXX XXXXXXX VARIABLE
SERIES TRUST I
/s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxx
Xxxxx X. Xxxx
Chairman and CEO
Received and agreed to:
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
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Title: Vice President
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APPENDIX A
Name of Portfolio Portfolio Sub-Manager
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1. International Equity Index Portfolio Independence International Associates, Inc.
2. Diversified Mid Cap Growth Portfolio Xxxx Xxxxxxx Advisers, Inc.
3. Small Cap Growth Portfolio Xxxx Xxxxxxx Advisers, Inc.
4. Small Cap Value Portfolio INVESCO Management & Research, Inc.
5. Mid Cap Growth Portfolio Janus Capital Corporation
6. Mid Cap Value Portfolio Xxxxxxxxx & Xxxxxx X.X.
7. International Balanced Portfolio Xxxxxxx Partners, Inc.
8. International Opportunities Portfolio Xxxx Xxxxx-Xxxxxxx International, Inc.
9. Large Cap Value Portfolio X. Xxxx Price Associates, Inc.
10. Strategic Bond Portfolio X.X. Xxxxxx Investment Management Inc.
11. Equity Index Portfolio State Street Bank and Trust Company
12. Managed Portfolio Independence Investment Associates, Inc.
13. Money Market Portfolio Xxxx Xxxxxxx Mutual Life Insurance Company
14. Large Cap Growth Portfolio Independence Investment Associates, Inc.
15. Growth and Income Portfolio Independence Investment Associates, Inc.
16. Real Estate Equity Portfolio Independence Investment Associates, Inc.
17. Short Term Bond Portfolio Independence Investment Associates, Inc.
18. Sovereign Bond Portfolio Xxxx Xxxxxxx Advisers, Inc.
19. Small/Mid Cap CORE Portfolio Xxxxxxx Sachs Asset Management (a division of
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx & Co.)
20. High Yield Bond Portfolio Wellington Management Company, LLP
21. Bond Index Portfolio Mellon Bond Associates, LLP
22. Global Equity Portfolio Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx Investments, Inc.
23. Emerging Markets Equity Portfolio Xxxxxxxxxx Asset Management, LLC
