Exhibit g(4)
AMENDMENT TO CUSTODIAN CONTRACT
This Amendment to Custodian Contract is made as of August 5, 2002 by and
between Salomon Funds Trust (formerly known as Landmark New York Tax Free Income
Fund) (the "Fund") and State Street Bank and Trust Company (the "Custodian").
Capitalized terms used in this Amendment without definition shall have the
respective meanings given to such terms in the Custodian Contract referred to
below.
WHEREAS, the Fund and the Custodian entered into a Custodian Contract dated
as of June 24, 1986 (as amended, modified or supplemented and in effect from
time to time, the "Contract");
WHEREAS, the Fund is authorized to issue shares in separate series, with
each such series representing interests in a separate portfolio of securities
and other assets, and the Fund has made four (4) series, Salomon Brothers
National Tax Free Income Fund, Salomon Brothers California Tax Free Income Fund,
Salomon Brothers New York Tax Free Income Fund and Salomon Brothers Mid Cap
Fund, subject to the Contract (each such series, together with all other series
subsequently established by the Fund and made subject to the Contract in
accordance with the terms thereof, shall be referred to as a "Portfolio" and
collectively, as the "Portfolios");
WHEREAS, the Fund and the Custodian desire to amend certain provisions of
the Contract to reflect revisions to Rule 17f-5 ("Rule 17f-5") and the adoption
of Rule 17f-7 ("Rule 17f-7") promulgated under the Investment Company Act of
1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"); and
WHEREAS, the Fund and the Custodian desire to amend and restate certain
other provisions of the Contract relating to the custody of assets of each of
the Portfolios held outside of the United States.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual covenants
and agreements hereinafter contained, the parties hereby agree to amend the
Contract, pursuant to the terms thereof, as follows:
I. Articles 3 through 14 of the Contract are hereby renumbered, as of the
effective date of this Amendment, as Articles 5 through 16, respectively.
II. New Articles 3 and 4 of the Contract are hereby added, as of the effective
date of this Amendment, as set forth below.
ARTICLE 3. Provisions Relating to Rules 17f-5 and 17f-7
3.1. Definitions. Capitalized terms in this Agreement shall have the following
meanings:
"Country Risk" means all factors reasonably related to the systemic risk of
holding Foreign Assets in a particular country including, but not limited to,
such country's political environment, economic and financial infrastructure
(including any Eligible Securities Depository operating in the country),
prevailing or developing custody and settlement practices, and laws and
regulations applicable to the safekeeping and recovery of Foreign Assets held in
custody in that country.
"Eligible Foreign Custodian" has the meaning set forth in section (a)(1) of Rule
17f-5, including a majority-owned or indirect subsidiary of a U.S. Bank (as
defined in Rule 17f-5), a bank holding company meeting the requirements of an
Eligible Foreign Custodian (as set forth in Rule 17f-5 or by other appropriate
action of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC")), or a foreign
branch of a Bank (as defined in Section 2(a)(5) of the ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇) meeting the
requirements of a custodian under Section 17(f) of the 1940 Act; the term does
not include any Eligible Securities Depository.
"Eligible Securities Depository" has the meaning set forth in section (b)(1) of
Rule 17f-7.
"Foreign Assets" means any of the Portfolios' investments (including foreign
currencies) for which the primary market is outside the United States and such
cash and cash equivalents as are reasonably necessary to effect the Portfolios'
transactions in such investments.
"Foreign Custody Manager" has the meaning set forth in section (a)(3) of Rule
17f-5.
3.2. The Custodian as Foreign Custody Manager.
3.2.1 Delegation to the Custodian as Foreign Custody Manager. The Fund, by
resolution adopted by its Board Trustees (the "Board"), hereby delegates to the
Custodian, subject to Section (b) of Rule 17f-5, the responsibilities set forth
in this Section 3.2 with respect to Foreign Assets of the Portfolios held
outside the United States, and the Custodian hereby accepts such delegation as
Foreign Custody Manager with respect to the Portfolios.
3.2.2 Countries Covered. The Foreign Custody Manager shall be responsible
for performing the delegated responsibilities defined below only with respect to
the countries and custody arrangements for each such country listed on Schedule
A to this Contract, which list of countries may be amended from time to time by
the Fund with the agreement of the Foreign Custody Manager. The Foreign Custody
Manager shall list on Schedule A the Eligible Foreign Custodians selected by the
Foreign Custody Manager to maintain the assets of the Portfolios, which list of
Eligible Foreign Custodians may be amended from time to time in the sole
discretion of the Foreign Custody Manager. The Foreign Custody Manager will
provide amended versions of Schedule A in accordance with Section 3.2.5 hereof.
Upon the receipt by the Foreign Custody Manager of Proper Instructions to open
an account or to place or maintain Foreign Assets in a country listed on
Schedule A,
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and the fulfillment by the Fund, on behalf of the Portfolios, of the applicable
account opening requirements for such country, the Foreign Custody Manager shall
be deemed to have been delegated by the Board on behalf of the Portfolios
responsibility as Foreign Custody Manager with respect to that country and to
have accepted such delegation. Execution of this Amendment by the Fund shall be
deemed to be a Proper Instruction to open an account, or to place or maintain
Foreign Assets, in each country listed on Schedule A in which the Custodian has
previously placed or currently maintains Foreign Assets pursuant to the terms of
the Contract. Following the receipt of Proper Instructions directing the Foreign
Custody Manager to close the account of a Portfolio with the Eligible Foreign
Custodian selected by the Foreign Custody Manager in a designated country, the
delegation by the Board on behalf of the Portfolios to the Custodian as Foreign
Custody Manager for that country shall be deemed to have been withdrawn and the
Custodian shall immediately cease to be the Foreign Custody Manager of the
Portfolios with respect to that country.
The Foreign Custody Manager may withdraw its acceptance of delegated
responsibilities with respect to a designated country upon written notice to the
Fund. Thirty days (or such longer period to which the parties agree in writing)
after receipt of any such notice by the Fund, the Custodian shall have no
further responsibility in its capacity as Foreign Custody Manager to the Fund
with respect to the country as to which the Custodian's acceptance of delegation
is withdrawn.
3.2.3 Scope of Delegated Responsibilities.
(a) Selection of Eligible Foreign Custodians. Subject to the
provisions of this Section 3.2, the Foreign Custody Manager may place and
maintain the Foreign Assets in the care of the Eligible Foreign Custodian
selected by the Foreign Custody Manager in each country listed on Schedule A, as
amended from time to time. In performing its delegated responsibilities as
Foreign Custody Manager to place or maintain Foreign Assets with an Eligible
Foreign Custodian, the Foreign Custody Manager shall determine that the Foreign
Assets will be subject to reasonable care, based on the standards applicable to
custodians in the country in which the Foreign Assets will be held by that
Eligible Foreign Custodian, after considering all factors relevant to the
safekeeping of such assets, including, without limitation the factors specified
in Rule 17f-5(c)(1).
(b) Contracts With Eligible Foreign Custodians. The Foreign Custody
Manager shall determine that the contract governing the foreign custody
arrangements with each Eligible Foreign Custodian selected by the Foreign
Custody Manager will satisfy the requirements of Rule 17f-5(c)(2).
(c) Monitoring. In each case in which the Foreign Custody Manager
maintains Foreign Assets with an Eligible Foreign Custodian selected by the
Foreign Custody Manager, the Foreign Custody Manager shall establish a system to
monitor (i) the appropriateness of maintaining the Foreign Assets with such
Eligible Foreign Custodian and (ii) the contract governing the custody
arrangements established by the Foreign Custody Manager with the Eligible
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Foreign Custodian. In the event the Foreign Custody Manager determines that the
custody arrangements with an Eligible Foreign Custodian it has selected are no
longer appropriate, the Foreign Custody Manager shall notify the Board in
accordance with Section 3.2.5 hereunder.
3.2.4 Guidelines for the Exercise of Delegated Authority. For purposes of
this Section 3.2, the Board shall be deemed to have considered and determined to
accept such Country Risk as is incurred by placing and maintaining the Foreign
Assets in each country for which the Custodian is serving as Foreign Custody
Manager of the Portfolios.
3.2.5 Reporting Requirements. The Foreign Custody Manager shall report the
withdrawal of the Foreign Assets from an Eligible Foreign Custodian and the
placement of such Foreign Assets with another Eligible Foreign Custodian by
providing to the Board an amended Schedule A at the end of the calendar quarter
in which an amendment to such Schedule has occurred. The Foreign Custody Manager
shall make written reports notifying the Board of any other material change in
the foreign custody arrangements of the Portfolios described in this Section 3.2
after the occurrence of the material change.
3.2.6 Standard of Care as Foreign Custody Manager of a Portfolio. In
performing the responsibilities delegated to it, the Foreign Custody Manager
agrees to exercise reasonable care, prudence and diligence such as a person
having responsibility for the safekeeping of assets of management investment
companies registered under the 1940 Act would exercise.
3.2.7 Representations with Respect to Rule 17f-5. The Foreign Custody
Manager represents to the Fund that it is a U.S. Bank as defined in section
(a)(7) of Rule 17f-5. The Fund represents to the Custodian that the Board has
determined that it is reasonable for the Board to rely on the Custodian to
perform the responsibilities delegated pursuant to this Contract to the
Custodian as the Foreign Custody Manager of the Portfolios.
3.2.8 Effective Date and Termination of the Custodian as Foreign Custody
Manager. The Board's delegation to the Custodian as Foreign Custody Manager of
the Portfolios shall be effective as of the date hereof and shall remain in
effect until terminated at any time, without penalty, by written notice from the
terminating party to the non-terminating party. Termination will become
effective thirty (30) days after receipt by the non-terminating party of such
notice. The provisions of Section 3.2.2 hereof shall govern the delegation to
and termination of the Custodian as Foreign Custody Manager of the Portfolios
with respect to designated countries.
3.3. Eligible Securities Depositories.
3.3.1 Analysis and Monitoring. The Custodian shall (a) provide the Fund (or
its duly-authorized investment manager or investment adviser) with an analysis
of the custody risks associated with maintaining assets with the Eligible
Securities Depositories set forth on Schedule B hereto in accordance with
section (a)(1)(i)(A) of
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Rule 17f-7, and (b) monitor such risks on a continuing basis, and promptly
notify the Fund (or its duly-authorized investment manager or investment
adviser) of any material change in such risks, in accordance with section
(a)(1)(i)(B) of Rule 17f-7.
3.3.2 Standard of Care. The Custodian agrees to exercise reasonable care,
prudence and diligence in performing the duties set forth in Section 3.3.1.
ARTICLE 4. Duties of the Custodian with Respect to Property of the Portfolios
Held Outside the United States.
4.1. Definitions. Capitalized terms in this Article 4 shall have the following
meanings:
"Foreign Securities System" means an Eligible Securities Depository listed on
Schedule B hereto.
"Foreign Sub-Custodian" means a foreign banking institution serving as an
Eligible Foreign Custodian.
4.2. Holding Securities. The Custodian shall identify on its books as belonging
to the Fund, for the account of the applicable Portfolio, the foreign securities
held by each Foreign Sub-Custodian or Foreign Securities System. The Custodian
may hold foreign securities for all of its customers, including the Portfolios,
with any Foreign Sub-Custodian in an 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 foreign securities of a Portfolio which
are maintained in such account shall identify those securities as belonging to
such Portfolio and (ii), to the extent permitted and customary in the market in
which the account is maintained, the Custodian shall require that securities so
held by the Foreign Sub-Custodian be held separately from any assets of such
Foreign Sub-Custodian or of other customers of such Foreign Sub-Custodian.
4.3. Foreign Securities Systems. Foreign securities shall be maintained in a
Foreign Securities System in a designated country through arrangements
implemented by the Custodian or a Foreign Sub-Custodian, as applicable, in such
country.
4.4. Transactions in Foreign Custody Account.
4.4.1. Delivery of Foreign Assets. The Custodian or a Foreign Sub-Custodian
shall release and deliver foreign securities of the Portfolios held by the
Custodian or such Foreign Sub-Custodian, or in a Foreign Securities System
account, only upon receipt of Proper Instructions, which may be continuing
instructions when deemed appropriate by the parties, and only in the following
cases:
(i) Upon the sale of such foreign securities for the Portfolio in
accordance with commercially reasonable market practice in the country
where such foreign securities are held or traded, including, without
limitation: (A) delivery against expectation of receiving later
payment;
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or (B) in the case of a sale effected through a Foreign Securities
System, in accordance with the rules governing the operation of the
Foreign Securities System;
(ii) In connection with any repurchase agreement related to foreign
securities;
(iii) To the depository agent in connection with tender or other similar
offers for foreign securities of the Portfolios;
(iv) To the issuer thereof or its agent when such foreign securities are
called, redeemed, retired or otherwise become payable;
(v) To the issuer thereof, or its agent, for transfer into the name of the
Custodian (or the name of the respective Foreign Sub-Custodian or of
any nominee of the Custodian or such Foreign Sub-Custodian) or for
exchange for a different number of bonds, certificates or other
evidence representing the same aggregate face amount or number of
units;
(vi) To brokers, clearing banks or other clearing agents for examination or
trade execution in accordance with market custom; provided that in any
such case the Foreign Sub-Custodian shall have no responsibility or
liability for any loss arising from the delivery of such securities
prior to receiving payment for such securities except as may arise
from the Foreign Sub-Custodian's own negligence or willful misconduct;
(vii) For exchange or conversion pursuant to any plan of merger,
consolidation, recapitalization, reorganization or readjustment of the
securities of the issuer of such securities, or pursuant to provisions
for conversion contained in such securities, or pursuant to any
deposit agreement;
(viii) In the case of warrants, rights or similar foreign securities, the
surrender thereof in the exercise of such warrants, rights or similar
securities or the surrender of interim receipts or temporary
securities for definitive securities;
(ix) For delivery as security in connection with any borrowing by the
Portfolios requiring a pledge of assets by the Portfolios;
(x) In connection with trading in options and futures contracts, including
delivery as original margin and variation margin;
(xi) In connection with the lending of foreign securities; and
(xii) For any other purpose, but only upon receipt of Proper Instructions
specifying the foreign securities to be delivered and naming the
person or persons to whom delivery of such securities shall be made.
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4.4.2. Payment of Portfolio Monies. Upon receipt of Proper Instructions,
which may be continuing instructions when deemed appropriate by the parties, the
Custodian shall pay out, or direct the respective Foreign Sub-Custodian or the
respective Foreign Securities System to pay out, monies of a Portfolio in the
following cases only:
(i) Upon the purchase of foreign securities for the Portfolio, unless
otherwise directed by Proper Instructions, by (A) delivering money to
the seller thereof or to a dealer therefor (or an agent for such
seller or dealer) against expectation of receiving later delivery of
such foreign securities; or (B) in the case of a purchase effected
through a Foreign Securities System, in accordance with the rules
governing the operation of such Foreign Securities System;
(ii) In connection with the conversion, exchange or surrender of foreign
securities of the Portfolio;
(iii) For the payment of any expense or liability of the Portfolio,
including but not limited to the following payments: interest, taxes,
investment advisory fees, transfer agency fees, fees under this
Contract, legal fees, accounting fees, and other operating expenses;
(iv) For the purchase or sale of foreign exchange or foreign exchange
contracts for the Portfolio, including transactions executed with or
through the Custodian or its Foreign Sub-Custodians;
(v) In connection with trading in options and futures contracts, including
delivery as original margin and variation margin;
(vi) For payment of part or all of the dividends received in respect of
securities sold short;
(vii) In connection with the borrowing or lending of foreign securities;
and
(viii) For any other purpose, but only upon receipt of Proper Instructions
specifying the amount of such payment and naming the person or persons
to whom such payment is to be made.
4.4.3. Market Conditions. Notwithstanding any provision of this Contract to
the contrary, settlement and payment for Foreign Assets received for the account
of the Portfolios and delivery of Foreign Assets maintained for the account of
the Portfolios maybe effected in accordance with the customary established
securities trading or processing practices and procedures in the country or
market in which the transaction occurs, including, without limitation,
delivering Foreign Assets to the purchaser thereof or to a dealer therefor (or
an agent for such purchaser or dealer) with the expectation of receiving later
payment for such Foreign Assets from such purchaser or dealer.
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The Custodian shall provide to the Board the information with respect to custody
and settlement practices in countries in which the Custodian employs a Foreign
Sub-Custodian described on Schedule C hereto at the time or times set forth on
such Schedule. The Custodian may revise Schedule C from time to time, provided
that no such revision shall result in the Board being provided with
substantively less information than had been previously provided hereunder.
4.5. Registration of Foreign Securities. The foreign securities maintained in
the custody of a Foreign Sub-Custodian (other than bearer securities) shall be
registered in the name of the applicable Portfolio or in the name of the
Custodian or in the name of any Foreign Sub-Custodian or in the name of any
nominee of the foregoing, and the Fund on behalf of such Portfolio agrees to
hold any such nominee harmless from any liability as a holder of record of such
foreign securities. The Custodian or a Foreign Sub-Custodian shall not be
obligated to accept securities on behalf of a Portfolio under the terms of this
Contract unless the form of such securities and the manner in which they are
delivered are in accordance with reasonable market practice.
4.6. Bank Accounts. The Custodian shall identify on its books as belonging to
the Fund, for the account of the applicable Portfolio, cash (including cash
denominated in foreign currencies) deposited with the Custodian. Where the
Custodian is unable to maintain, or market practice does not facilitate the
maintenance of, cash on the books of the Custodian, a bank account or bank
accounts shall be opened and maintained outside the United States on behalf of
such Portfolio with a Foreign Sub-Custodian. All accounts referred to in this
Section shall be subject only to draft or order by the Custodian (or, if
applicable, such Foreign Sub-Custodian) acting pursuant to the terms of this
Contract to hold cash received by or from or for the account of the Portfolio.
Cash maintained on the books of the Custodian (including its branches,
subsidiaries and affiliates), regardless of currency denomination, is maintained
in bank accounts established under, and subject to the laws of, The Commonwealth
of Massachusetts.
4.7. Collection of Income. The Custodian shall use reasonable commercial efforts
to collect all income and other payments with respect to the Foreign Assets held
hereunder to which the Portfolios shall be entitled and shall credit such
income, as collected, to the applicable Portfolio. In the event that
extraordinary measures are required to collect such income, the Fund and the
Custodian shall consult as to such measures and as to the compensation and
expenses of the Custodian relating to such measures.
4.8. Shareholder Rights. With respect to the foreign securities held pursuant to
this Article 4, the Custodian will use reasonable commercial efforts to
facilitate the exercise of voting and other shareholder rights, subject always
to the laws, regulations and practical constraints that may exist in the country
where such securities are issued. The Fund acknowledges that local conditions,
including lack of regulation, onerous procedural obligations, lack of notice and
other factors may have the effect of severely limiting the ability of the Fund
to exercise shareholder rights.
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4.9. Communications Relating to Foreign Securities. The Custodian shall transmit
promptly to the Fund written information with respect to materials received by
the Custodian via the Foreign Sub-Custodians from issuers of the foreign
securities being held for the account of the Portfolios (including, without
limitation, pendency of calls and maturities of foreign securities and
expirations of rights in connection therewith). With respect to tender or
exchange offers, the Custodian shall transmit promptly to the Fund written
information with respect to materials so received by the Custodian from issuers
of the foreign securities whose tender or exchange is sought or from the party
(or its agents) making the tender or exchange offer. The Custodian shall not be
liable for any untimely exercise of any tender, exchange or other right or power
in connection with foreign securities or other property of the Portfolios at any
time held by it unless (i) the Custodian or the respective Foreign Sub-Custodian
is in actual possession of such foreign securities or property and (ii) the
Custodian receives Proper Instructions with regard to the exercise of any such
right or power, and both (i) and (ii) occur at least three business days prior
to the date on which the Custodian is to take action to exercise such right or
power.
4.10. Liability of Foreign Sub-Custodians.
Each agreement pursuant to which the Custodian employs a Foreign Sub-Custodian
shall, to the extent possible, require the Foreign Sub-Custodian to exercise
reasonable care in the performance of its duties, and to indemnify, and hold
harmless, the Custodian from and against any loss, damage, cost, expense,
liability or claim arising out of or in connection with the Foreign
Sub-Custodian's performance of such obligations. At the Fund's election, the
Portfolios shall be entitled to be subrogated to the rights of the Custodian
with respect to any claims against a Foreign Sub-Custodian as a consequence of
any such loss, damage, cost, expense, liability or claim if and to the extent
that the Portfolios have not been made whole for any such loss, damage, cost,
expense, liability or claim.
4.11. Tax Law.
The Custodian shall have no responsibility or liability for any obligations now
or hereafter imposed on the Fund, the Portfolios or the Custodian as custodian
of the Portfolios by the tax law of the United States or of any state or
political subdivision thereof. It shall be the responsibility of the Fund to
notify the Custodian of the obligations imposed on the Fund with respect to the
Portfolios or the Custodian 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 the Custodian 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.
4.12. Liability of Custodian.
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Except as may arise from the Custodian's own negligence or willful misconduct or
the negligence or willful misconduct of a Foreign Sub-Custodian, the Custodian
shall be without liability to the Fund for any loss, liability, claim or expense
resulting from or caused by anything which is part of Country Risk.
The Custodian shall be liable for the acts or omissions of a Foreign
Sub-Custodian to the same extent as set forth with respect to sub-custodians
generally in the Contract and, regardless of whether assets are maintained in
the custody of a Foreign Sub-Custodian or a Foreign Securities System, the
Custodian shall not be liable for any loss, damage, cost, expense, liability or
claim resulting from nationalization, expropriation, currency restrictions, or
acts of war or terrorism, or any other loss where the Sub-Custodian has
otherwise acted with reasonable care.
III. Except as specifically superseded or modified herein, the terms and
provisions of the Contract shall continue to apply with full force and
effect. In the event of any conflict between the terms of the Contract
prior to this Amendment and this Amendment, the terms of this Amendment
shall prevail. If the Custodian is delegated the responsibilities of
Foreign Custody Manager pursuant to the terms of Article 3 hereof, in the
event of any conflict between the provisions of Articles 3 and 4 hereof,
the provisions of Article 3 shall prevail.
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SIGNATURE PAGE
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties has caused this Amendment to be
executed in its name and behalf by its duly authorized representative as of the
date first above written.
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY
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Vice President
WITNESSED BY: SALOMON FUNDS TRUST
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Title: Title: Secretary
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GLOBAL CUSTODY NETWORK
SUBCUSTODIANS
Country Subcustodian
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Argentina Citibank, N.A.
Australia Westpac Banking Corporation
Austria Erste Bank der Osterreichischen Sparkassen AG
Bahrain HSBC Bank Middle East
(as delegate of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking
Corporation Limited)
Bangladesh Standard Chartered Bank
Belgium Fortis Bank nv-sa
Benin via Societe Generale de Banques en Cote d'Ivoire,
Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Bermuda The Bank of Bermuda Limited
Bolivia Citibank, N. A.
Botswana Barclays Bank of Botswana Limited
Brazil Citibank, N.A.
Bulgaria ING Bank N.V.
Burkina Faso via Societe Generale de Banques en Cote d'Ivoire,
Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Canada State Street Trust Company Canada
Cayman Islands Bank of Nova Scotia Trust Company (Cayman) Ltd.
Chile BankBoston, N.A.
People's Republic of Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited,
China Shanghai and Shenzhen branches
Colombia Cititrust Colombia S.A. Sociedad Fiduciaria
Costa Rica Banco BCT S.A.
STATE STREET SCHEDULE A
GLOBAL CUSTODY NETWORK
SUBCUSTODIANS
Country Subcustodian
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Croatia Privredna Banka Zagreb d.d
Cyprus Cyprus Popular Bank Ltd.
Czech Republic Ceskoslovenska Obchodni Banka, A.S.
Denmark Danske Bank A/S
Ecuador Citibank, N.A.
Egypt HSBC Bank Egypt S.A.E.
(as delegate of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking
Corporation Limited)
Estonia Hansabank
Finland Nordea Bank Finland Plc.
France BNP Paribas Securities Services, S.A.
Germany Dresdner Bank AG
Ghana Barclays Bank of Ghana Limited
Greece National Bank of Greece S.A.
Guinea-Bissau via Societe Generale de Banques en Cote d'Ivoire,
Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Hong Kong Standard Chartered Bank
Hungary HVB Bank Hungary Rt.
Iceland Icebank Ltd.
India Deutsche Bank AG
Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited
Indonesia Standard Chartered Bank
Ireland Bank of Ireland
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GLOBAL CUSTODY NETWORK
SUBCUSTODIANS
Country Subcustodian
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Israel Bank Hapoalim B.M.
Italy BNP Paribas Securities Services, S.A.
Ivory Coast Societe Generale de Banques en Cote d'Ivoire
Jamaica Scotiabank Jamaica Trust and Merchant Bank Ltd.
Japan Mizuho Corporate Bank Ltd.
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
Jordan HSBC Bank Middle East
(as delegate of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking
Corporation Limited)
Kazakhstan HSBC Bank Kazakhstan
(as delegate of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking
Corporation Limited)
Kenya Barclays Bank of Kenya Limited
Republic of Korea Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited
Latvia A/s Hansabanka
Lebanon HSBC Bank Middle East
(as delegate of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking
Corporation Limited)
Lithuania Vilniaus Bankas AB
Malaysia Standard Chartered Bank Malaysia Berhad
Mali via Societe Generale de Banques en Cote d'Ivoire,
Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Mauritius Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited
Mexico Banco Nacional de Mexico S.A.
Morocco Banque ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
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▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ A
GLOBAL CUSTODY NETWORK
SUBCUSTODIANS
Country Subcustodian
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Namibia Standard Bank Namibia Limited
Netherlands KAS BANK N.V.
New Zealand Westpac Banking Corporation
Niger via Societe Generale de Banques en Cote d'Ivoire,
Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Nigeria Stanbic Bank Nigeria Limited
Norway Nordea Bank Norge ASA
Oman HSBC Bank Middle East
(as delegate of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking
Corporation Limited)
Pakistan Deutsche Bank AG
Palestine HSBC Bank Middle East
(as delegate of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking
Corporation Limited)
Panama BankBoston, N.A.
Peru Citibank, N.A.
Philippines Standard Chartered Bank
Poland Bank Handlowy w Warszawie S.A.
Portugal Banco Comercial Portugues
Qatar HSBC Bank Middle East
(as delegate of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking
Corporation Limited)
Romania ING Bank N.V.
Russia ING Bank (Eurasia) ZAO, Moscow
Senegal via Societe Generale de Banques en Cote d'Ivoire,
Abidjan, Ivory Coast
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▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ SCHEDULE A
GLOBAL CUSTODY NETWORK
SUBCUSTODIANS
Country Subcustodian
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Singapore The Development Bank of Singapore Limited
Slovak Republic Ceskoslovenska Obchodni Banka, A.S., pobocka zahranicnej
banky v SR
Slovenia Bank Austria Creditanstalt d.d. - Ljubljana
South Africa Nedcor Bank Limited
Standard Bank of South Africa Limited
Spain Banco Santander Central Hispano S.A.
Sri Lanka Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited
Swaziland Standard Bank Swaziland Limited
Sweden Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken
Switzerland UBS AG
Taiwan - R.O.C. Central Trust of China
Thailand Standard Chartered Bank
Togo via Societe Generale de Banques en Cote d'Ivoire,
Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Trinidad & Tobago Republic Bank Limited
Tunisia Banque Internationale Arabe de Tunisie
Turkey Citibank, N.A.
Uganda Barclays Bank of Uganda Limited
Ukraine ING Bank Ukraine
United Arab HSBC Bank Middle East (as delegate of the Hongkong and
Emirates Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited)
United Kingdom State Street Bank and Trust Company, London Branch
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STATE STREET SCHEDULE A
GLOBAL CUSTODY NETWORK
SUBCUSTODIANS
Country Subcustodian
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Uruguay BankBoston, N.A.
Venezuela Citibank, N.A.
Vietnam The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited
Zambia Barclays Bank of Zambia Limited
Zimbabwe Barclays Bank of Zimbabwe Limited
▇
▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ SCHEDULE B
GLOBAL CUSTODY NETWORK
DEPOSITORIES OPERATING IN NETWORK MARKETS
Country Depositories
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Argentina Caja de Valores S.A.
Australia Austraclear Limited
Austria Oesterreichische Kontrollbank AG
(Wertpapiersammelbank Division)
Bahrain Clearing, Settlement, and Depository System of the
Bahrain Stock Exchange
Belgium Caisse Interprofessionnelle de Depots et de Virements de
Titres, S.A.
Banque Nationale de Belgique
Benin Depositaire Central - Banque de Reglement
Bermuda Bermuda Securities Depository
Brazil Central de Custodia e de Liquidacao Financeira de Titulos
Privados (CETIP)
Companhia Brasileira de Liquidacao e Custodia
Sistema Especial de Liquidacao e de Custodia (SELIC)
Bulgaria Bulgarian National Bank
Central Depository AD
Burkina Faso Depositaire Central - Banque de Reglement
Canada Canadian Depository for Securities Limited
Chile Deposito Central de Valores S.A.
People's Republic of China Securities Depository and Clearing Corporation
China Limited
Shanghai Branch
STATE STREET SCHEDULE B
GLOBAL CUSTODY NETWORK
DEPOSITORIES OPERATING IN NETWORK MARKETS
Country Depositories
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People's Republic of China Securities Depository and Clearing Corporation
China Limited Shenzhen Branch
Colombia Deposito Central de Valores
Deposito Centralizado de Valores de Colombia S..A.
(DECEVAL)
Costa Rica Central de Valores S.A.
Croatia Ministry of Finance
National Bank of Croatia
Sredisnja Depozitarna Agencija d.d.
Cyprus Central Depository and Central Registry
Czech Republic Czech National Bank
Stredisko cennych papiru - Ceska republika
Denmark Vaerdipapircentralen (Danish Securities Center)
Egypt Misr for Clearing, Settlement, and Depository S.A.E.
Estonia Eesti Vaartpaberikeskus
Finland Suomen Arvopaperikeskus (Finnish Central Securities
Depository)
France Euroclear France
Germany Clearstream Banking AG, Frankfurt
Greece Apothetirion Titlon AE - Central Securities Depository
Bank of Greece,
System for Monitoring Transactions in Securities in Book-
Entry Form
Guinea-Bissau Depositaire Central - Banque de Reglement
▇
▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ SCHEDULE B
GLOBAL CUSTODY NETWORK
DEPOSITORIES OPERATING IN NETWORK MARKETS
Country Depositories
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Hong ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ Securities Clearing Company Limited
Hungary Kozponti Elszamolohaz es Ertektar (Budapest) Rt. (KELER)
Iceland Iceland Securities Depository Limited
India Central Depository Services India Limited
National Securities Depository Limited
Reserve Bank of India
Indonesia Bank Indonesia
PT Kustodian Sentral Efek Indonesia
Israel Tel Aviv Stock Exchange Clearing House Ltd.
(TASE Clearinghouse)
Italy Monte Titoli S.p.A.
Ivory Coast Depositaire Central - Banque de Reglement
Jamaica Jamaica Central Securities Depository
Japan Bank of Japan - Net System
Japan Securities Depository Center (JASDEC) Incorporated
Kazakhstan Central Depository of Securities
Kenya Central Bank of Kenya
Republic of Korea Korea Securities Depository
Latvia Latvian Central Depository
Lebanon Custodian and Clearing Center of Financial Instruments
for Lebanon and the Middle East (Midclear) ▇.▇.▇.
Banque du Liban
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STATE STREET SCHEDULE B
GLOBAL CUSTODY NETWORK
DEPOSITORIES OPERATING IN NETWORK MARKETS
Country Depositories
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Lithuania Central Securities Depository of Lithuania
Malaysia Malaysian Central Depository Sdn. Bhd.
Bank Negara Malaysia
Mali Depositaire Central - Banque de Reglement
Mauritius Central Depository and Settlement Co. Ltd.
Bank of Mauritius
Mexico S.D. Indeval, S.A. de C.V.
Morocco Maroclear
Netherlands Nederlands Centraal Instituut voor Giraal Effectenverkeer
B.V. (NECIGEF)
New Zealand New Zealand Central Securities Depository Limited
Niger Depositaire Central - Banque de Reglement
Nigeria Central Securities Clearing System Limited
Norway Verdipapirsentralen (Norwegian Central Securities
Depository)
Oman Muscat Depository & Securities Registration Company, SAOC
Pakistan Central Depository Company of Pakistan Limited
State Bank of Pakistan
Palestine Clearing Depository and Settlement, a department of the
Palestine Stock Exchange
Panama Central Latinoamericana de Valores, S.A. (LatinClear)
Peru Caja de Valores y Liquidaciones, Institucidn de
Compensacion y Liquidacion de Valores S.A
▇
▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ SCHEDULE B
GLOBAL CUSTODY NETWORK
DEPOSITORIES OPERATING IN NETWORK MARKETS
Country Depositories
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Philippines Philippine Central Depository, Inc.
Registry of Scripless Securities (▇▇▇▇) of the Bureau of
Treasury
Poland Krajowy Depozyt Papierow Wartosciowych S.A. (National
Depository of Securities)
Central Treasury Bills Registrar
Portugal INTERBOLSA - Sociedade Gestora de Sistemas
de Liquida Liquidacao e de Sistemas
Centralizados de Valores Mobiliarios, S.A.
Qatar Central Clearing and Registration (CCR), a department of
the Doha Securities Market
Romania Bucharest Stock Exchange Registry Division
National Bank of Romania
National Securities Clearing, Settlement and Depository
Company
Russia Vneshtorgbank, Bank for Foreign Trade of the Russian
Federation
Senegal Depositaire Central - Banque de Reglement
Singapore Central Depository (Pte). Limited
Monetary Authority of Singapore
Slovak Republic National Bank of Slovakia
Stredisko cennych papierov SR, a.s.
Slovenia KDD - Centralna klirinsko depotna ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇.▇.
South Africa Central Depository Limited
Share Transactions Totally Electronic (STRATE) Ltd.
▇
▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ SCHEDULE B
GLOBAL CUSTODY NETWORK
DEPOSITORIES OPERATING IN NETWORK MARKETS
Country Depositories
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Spain Banco de Espana
Servicio de Compensacion y Liquidacion de Valores, S.A.
Sri Lanka Central Depository System (Pvt) Limited
Sweden Vardepapperscentralen VPC AB
(Swedish Central Securities Depository)
Switzerland Segalntersettle AG (SIS)
Taiwan - R.O.C. Taiwan Securities Central Depository Company Limited
Thailand Bank of Thailand
Thailand Securities Depository Company Limited
Togo Depositaire Central - Banque de Reglement
Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago Central Bank
Tunisia Societe Tunisienne Interprofessionelle pour la
Compensation et de Depots des Valeurs Mobilieres
(STICODEVAM)
Turkey Central Bank of Turkey
Takas ve Saklama Bankasi A.S. (TAKASBANK)
Uganda Bank of Uganda
Ukraine Mizhregionalny Fondovy Souz
National Bank of Ukraine
United Arab Emirates Clearing and Depository System, a department of the Dubai
Financial Market
Venezuela Banco Central de Venezuela
Vietnam Securities Registration, Clearing and Settlement,
Depository Department of the Securities ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇
▇
▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇
GLOBAL CUSTODY NETWORK
DEPOSITORIES OPERATING IN NETWORK MARKETS
Country Depositories
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Zambia Bank of Zambia
▇▇▇▇ Central Shares Depository Limited
TRANSNATIONAL
Euroclear
Clearstream
Banking AG
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SCHEDULE C
MARKET INFORMATION
Publication/Type of Information Brief Description
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(scheduled frequency)
The Guide to Custody in World An overview of settlement and safekeeping
Markets (hardcopy annually and procedures, custody practices and foreign
regular website updates) investor considerations for the markets
in which State Street offers custodial
services.
Global Custody Network Review Information relating to Foreign
(annually) Sub-Custodians in State Street's Global
Custody Network. The Review stands as an
integral part of the materials that State
Street provides to its U.S. mutual fund
clients to assist them in complying with
SEC Rule 17f-5. The Review also gives
insight into State Street's market
expansion and Foreign Sub-Custodian
selection processes, as well as the
procedures and controls used to monitor
the financial condition and performance
of our Foreign SubCustodian banks.
Securities Depository Review Custody risk, analyses of the Foreign
(annually) Securities Depositories presently
operating in Network markets. This
publication is an integral part of the
materials that State Street provides to
its U.S. mutual fund clients to meet
informational obligations created by SEC
Rule 17f-7.
Global Legal Survey (annually) With respect to each market in which
State Street offers custodial services,
opinions relating to whether local law
restricts (i) access of a fund's
independent public accountants to books
and records of a Foreign Sub-Custodian or
Foreign Securities System, (ii) a fund's
ability to recover in the event of
bankruptcy or insolvency of a Foreign
Sub-Custodian or Foreign Securities
System, (iii) a fund's ability to recover
in the event of a loss by a Foreign
Sub-Custodian or Foreign Securities
System, and (iv) the ability of a foreign
investor to convert cash and cash
equivalents to U.S. dollars.
Subcustodian Agreements Copies of the contracts that State Street
(annually) has entered into with each Foreign
Sub-Custodian that maintains U.S. mutual
fund assets in the markets in which State
Street offers custodial services.
Global Market Bulletin (daily or as Information on changing settlement and
necessary) custody conditions in markets where State
Street offers custodial services.
Includes changes in market and tax
regulations, depository developments,
dematerialization information, as well as
other market changes that may impact
State Street's clients.
Foreign Custody Advisories (as For those markets where State Street
offers custodial services
SCHEDULE C
MARKET INFORMATION
Publication/Type of Information Brief Description
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(scheduled frequency)
necessary) that exhibit special risks or
infrastructures impacting custody, State
Street issues market advisories to
highlight those unique market factors
which might impact our ability to offer
recognized custody service levels.
Material Change Notices (presently Informational letters and accompanying
on a quarterly basis or as otherwise materials confirming State Street's
necessary) foreign custody arrangements, including a
summary of material changes with Foreign
Sub-Custodians that have occurred during
the previous quarter. The notices also
identify any material changes in the
custodial risks associated with
maintaining assets with Foreign
Securities Depositories.
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