By:____________________________ By:___________________________ Name: Paul Haaga, Jr. Name:_________________________ Title: Executive Vice President Title:__________________________ $ Pursuant to delegated authority. APPENDIX A FUNDS AND PORTFOLIOS...Custodian Agreement • October 29th, 2001 • Growth Fund of America Inc
This Agreement is effective as of June 29, 2001, and between each of the investment companies and other pooled investment vehicles (which may be organized as corporations, business or other trusts, limited liability companies, partnerships or other entities) managed by Capital Research and Management Company and listed on APPENDIX A hereto, as such Appendix may be amended from time to time (each a "FUND"), and State Street Bank and Trust Company, a Massachusetts trust company with its principal place of business at 225 Franklin Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02110 (the "CUSTODIAN"). Whereas, each Fund is or may be organized with one or more series of shares, each of which shall represent an interest in a separate investment portfolio of cash, securities and other assets; Whereas, each Fund desires to appoint, in accordance with the provisions of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 ACT"), and the rules and regulations thereunder, the Custodian as custodian on behalf
