Exhibit G.4
AMENDMENT TO CUSTODIAN AGREEMENT
This Amendment to the Custodian Agreement is made as of December 18, 1998
by and between the Xxxx Xxxxxxx Variable Series Trust I (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 Agreement referred to below.
WHEREAS, the Fund and the Custodian entered into an Amended and Restated
Custodian Agreement dated as of January 30, 1995 (as amended and in effect from
time to time, "Contract"); and
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 twenty-three (23) series 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, the
"Portfolios"); and
WHEREAS, the Fund and the Custodian desire to amend certain provisions of
the Contract to reflect revisions to Rule 17f-5 ("Rule 17f-5") 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 4 through 15 of the Contract are hereby renumbered, as of the
effective date of this Amendment, as Articles 6 through 17, respectively,
and all cross-references therein are hereby renumbered accordingly.
II. New Articles 4 and 5 of the Contract are hereby added, as of the effective
date of this Amendment, as set forth below. Said new Articles 4 and 5
shall govern matters relating to (a) the responsibilities of the Custodian
as "Foreign Custody Manager" (as hereinafter defined) for each Portfolio
of the Fund that is subject to the Contract, and (b) the responsibilities
of the Custodian with respect to property of any such Portfolio that is
held outside the United States. In the event of any conflict between the
provisions of new Articles 4 and 5, on the one hand, and any
other provision of the Contract, on the other hand, the provisions of new
Articles 4 and 5 shall prevail.
III. Except as specifically superseded or modified herein, the terms and
provisions of the Contract shall continue to apply with full force and
effect. If the Custodian is delegated the responsibilities of Foreign
Custody Manager pursuant to the terms of Article 4 hereof, in the event of
any conflict between the provisions of Articles 4 and 5 hereof, the
provisions of Article 4 shall prevail.
4. The Custodian as Foreign Custody Manager.
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4.1. Definitions.
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Capitalized terms in this Article 4 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 Mandatory Securities Depositories 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 0000 Xxx) meeting the
requirements of a custodian under Section 17(f) of the 1940 Act, except that the
term does not include Mandatory Securities Depositories.
"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)(2) of Rule
17f-5.
"Mandatory Securities Depository" means a foreign securities depository or
clearing agency that, either as a legal or practical matter, must be used if the
Fund, on the Portfolio's behalf, determines to place Foreign Assets in a country
outside the United States (i) because required by law or regulation; (ii)
because securities cannot be withdrawn from such foreign securities depository
or clearing agency; or (iii) because maintaining or effecting trades in
securities outside the foreign securities depository or
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clearing agency is not consistent with prevailing or developing custodial or
market practices.
4.2. Delegation to the Custodian as Foreign Custody Manager.
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The Fund, by resolution adopted by its Board of Trustees (the "Board"), hereby
delegates to the Custodian, with respect to the Portfolios, subject to Section
(b) of Rule 17f-5, the responsibilities set forth in this Article 4 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.
4.3. Countries Covered.
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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 Manger 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. Mandatory Securities Depositories are listed on
Schedule B to this Contract, which Schedule B may be amended from time to time
by the Foreign Custody Manager. The Foreign Custody Manager will provide amended
versions of Schedules A and B in accordance with Section 4,7 of this Article 4.
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, 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 on 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.
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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 as to which the parties agree in
writing) after receipt of any such notice by the Fund, the Custodian shall have
no further responsibility as Foreign Custody Manager to the Fund with respect to
the country as to which the Custodian's acceptance of delegation is withdrawn.
4.4. Scope of Delegated Responsibilities.
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4.4.1. Selection of Eligible Foreign Custodians.
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Subject to the provisions of this Article 4, the Portfolio's 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).
4.4.2. Contracts With Eligible Foreign Custodians.
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The Foreign Custody Manager shall determine that the contract (or the rules or
established practices or procedures in the case of an Eligible Foreign Custodian
that is a foreign securities depository or clearing agency) 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).
4.4.3. Monitoring.
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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 Foreign Custodian (or the rules
or established practices and procedures in the case of an Eligible Foreign
Custodian selected by the Foreign Custody Manager which is a foreign securities
depository or clearing agency that is not a Mandatory Securities Depository).
In the event the Foreign Custody Manager determines that the custody
arrangements with an Eligible Foreign Custodian it has selected are no longer
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appropriate, the Foreign Custody Manager shall notify the Board in accordance
with Section 4.7 hereunder.
4.5. Guidelines for the Exercise of Delegated Authority.
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For purposes of this Article 4, 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. The Fund, on behalf of the Portfolios, and
the Board shall be deemed to be monitoring on a continuing basis such Country
Risk to the extent that the Board considers necessary or appropriate. The Fund
and the Custodian each expressly acknowledge that under this Article 4 the
Foreign Custody Manager shall not be delegated any of the responsibilities set
forth in paragraphs (c)(1), (c)(2) or (c)(3) of Rule 17f-5 with respect to
Mandatory Securities Depositories.
4.6. Standard of Care as Foreign Custody Manager of a Portfolio.
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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.
4.7. Reporting Requirements.
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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 amended Schedules A
or B at the end of the calendar quarter in which an amendment to either 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 Article 3 after the occurrence of the material
change.
4.8. Representations with Respect to Rule 17f-5.
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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.
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4.9. Effective Date and Termination of the Custodian as Foreign Custody
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Manager.
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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 sixty (60) days after receipt by the non-terminating party of such
notice. The provisions of Section 4.3 hereof shall govern the delegation to and
termination of the Custodian as Foreign Custody Manager of the Portfolios with
respect to designated countries.
5. Duties of the Custodian with Respect to Property of the Portfolios Held
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Outside the United States.
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5.1. Definitions.
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Capitalized terms in this Article 5 shall have the following meanings:
"Foreign Securities System" means either a clearing agency or a securities
depository listed on Schedule A hereto or a Mandatory Securities Depository
listed on Schedule B hereto.
"Foreign Sub-Custodian" means a foreign banking institution serving as an
Eligible Foreign Custodian.
5.2. Holding Securities.
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The Custodian shall identify on its books as belonging to the Portfolios 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
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securities of the Portfolios which are maintained in such account shall identify
those securities as belonging to the Portfolios 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.
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5.3. Foreign Securities Systems.
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Foreign securities shall be maintained in a Foreign Securities System in a
designated country only through arrangements implemented by the Foreign
Sub-Custodian in such country pursuant to the terms of this Contract.
5.4 Transactions in Foreign Custody Account.
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5.4.1. Delivery of Foreign Assets.
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The Custodian or a Foreign Sub-Custodian shall release and deliver foreign
securities of the Portfolios held by 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 but only
against receipt of payment therefor, unless (as permitted by Section
5.4.3 below) settlement is effected 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; 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;
(vi) to the issuer thereof or its agent when such foreign securities are
called, redeemed, retired or otherwise became 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
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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 form the Foreign Sub-Custodian's own negligence or willful
misconduct;
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(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 proper purpose, but only upon receipt of Proper
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Instructions specifying the foreign securities to be delivered,
setting forth the purpose for which such delivery is to be made,
declaring such purpose to be a proper trust purpose, and naming the
person or persons to whom delivery of such securities shall be
made.
5.4.2. Payment of Portfolio Monies.
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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 our monies of a Portfolio in the following cases only:
(i) upon the purchase of foreign securities for the Portfolio, against
delivery of such security unless otherwise directed by Proper
Instructions or unless (as permitted by Section 5.4.3 below)
settlement is effected in accordance with the customary established
securities trading or processing practices and procedures in the
country or market where the transaction occurs, including without
limitation, 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;
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(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 proper purpose, but only upon receipt of Proper
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Instructions specifying the amount of such payment, setting forth the
purpose for which such payment is to be made, declaring such purpose to
be a proper trust purpose, and naming the person or persons to whom such
payment is to be made.
5.4.3. Market Conditions: Market Information.
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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 may be
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
form such purchaser or dealer.
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, including without limitation information relating to Foreign
Securities Systems, 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.
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5.5. Registration of Foreign Securities.
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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.
5.6. Bank Accounts.
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The Custodian shall identify on its books as belonging to the Fund 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 opened and maintained outside the United States on
behalf of a Portfolio with a Foreign Sub-Custodian shall be subject only to
draft or order by the Custodian or 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.
5.7. Collection of Income.
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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.
5.8. Shareholder Rights.
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With respect to the foreign securities held pursuant to this Article 5, 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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5.9. Communications Relating to Foreign Securities.
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The Custodian shall transmit promptly to the Fund written information
(including, without limitation, pendency of calls and maturities of foreign
securities and expirations of rights in connection therewith) received by the
Custodian via the Foreign Sub-Custodians from issuers of the foreign securities
being held for the account of the portfolios. With respect to tender or exchange
offers, the Custodian shall transmit promptly to the Fund written information 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.
5.10. Liability of Foreign Sub-Custodians and Foreign Securities Systems.
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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 the extent possible 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 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. At the Fund's request, the Custodian shall
use reasonable efforts to process and advance any such claim on behalf of the
Fund against any Foreign Sub-Custodian or Foreign Securities System.
5.11. Tax Law.
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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 any6 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 promptly
notify the Fund of any claim or other notice received by the Custodian relating
to taxes owed by the
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Fund (or any report relating thereto), and 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. Subject to the
foregoing, it shall be the responsibility of the Custodian to use reasonable
efforts to perform such ministerial steps as are required to collect any tax
refund, to ascertain the appropriate rate of tax withholding and to provide such
documents as may be required to enable the Company to receive appropriate tax
treatment under applicable tax laws and treaty provisions, if any.
5.12. 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 (A) part of Country Risk or (B)
part of the "prevailing country risk" of the Fund and the Portfolios, as such
term is used in SEC Release Nos. IC-22658; IS-1080 (May 12, 1997) or as such
term or other similar terms are now or in the future interpreted by the SEC or
by the staff of the Division of Investment Management of the SEC.
The Custodian shall be liable for the acts or omissions of a Foreign
Sub-Custodian or a Foreign Securities System to the same extent as set forth
with respect to sub-custodians and Securities Systems generally in the Contract
provided however that regardless of whether Foreign 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 Foreign Sub-Custodian has
otherwise acted with reasonable care. Nothing herein shall be deemed to relieve
the Custodian from liability for its own negligent or willful acts and
omissions, or other breach of this Contract.
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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.
Witnessed By: STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST
COMPANY
/s/ XXXX X. XXXXXXX
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Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx By: /s/ XXXXXX X. XXXXX
Associate Counsel -------------------------
Name: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx
Title: Executive Vice President
Witnessed By: XXXX XXXXXXX VARIABLE SERIES TRUST I
/s/ X.X. XXXXXXXX, XX.
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Name: X.X. Xxxxxxxx, Xx. By: /s/ XXXXXXX X. XXX XXXX
Title: Senior Counsel -------------------------
Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxx Xxxx
Title: Chairman and CEO
SCHEDULE A
STATE STREET
GLOBAL CUSTODY NETWORK
SUBCUSTODIANS AND NON-MANDATORY DEPOSITORIES
Country Subcustodian Non-Mandatory Depositories
Argentina Citibank, N.A. --
Australia Westpac Banking Corporation --
Austria Erste Bank der Osterreichischen --
Sparkassen AG
Bahrain British Bank of the Middle East --
(as delegate of The Hongkong and
Shanghai Banking Corporation
Limited)
Bangladesh Standard Chartered Bank --
Belgium Generale de Banque --
Bermuda The Bank of Bermuda Limited --
Bolivia Banco Boliviano Americano S.A. --
Botswana Barclays Bank of Botswana Limited --
Brazil Citibank, N.A. --
Bulgaria ING Bank N.V. --
Canada Canada Trustco Mortgage Company --
Chile Citibank, N.A. --
People's Republic The Hongkong and Shanghai --
of China Banking Corporation Limited,
Shanghai and Shenzhen branches
Colombia Cititrust Colombia S.A. --
Sociedad Fiduciaria
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STATE STREET SCHEDULE A
GLOBAL CUSTODY NETWORK
SUBCUSTODIANS AND NON-MANDATORY DEPOSITORIES
Country Subcustodian Non-Mandatory Depositories
Costa Rica Banco BCT S.A. --
Croatia Privredna Banka Zagreb d.d --
Cyprus Barclays Bank Plc. --
Cyprus Offshore Banking Unit --
Czech Republic Ceskoslovenska Obehodni --
Banka, A.S.
Denmark Den Danske Bank --
Ecuador Citibank N.A. --
Egypt National Bank of Egypt --
Estonia Hansabank --
Finland Xxxxxx Bank Limited --
France Banque Paribas --
Germany Dresdner Bank AG --
Ghana Barclays Bank of Ghana Limited --
Greece National Bank of Greece S.A. The Bank of Greece, System for
Monitoring Transactions in
Securities in Book-Entry Form
Hong Kong Standard Chartered Bank --
Hungary Citibank Budapest Rt. --
0
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GLOBAL CUSTODY NETWORK
SUBCUSTODIANS AND NON-MANDATORY DEPOSITORIES
Country Subcustodian Non-Mandatory Depositories
Iceland Icebank Ltd.
India Deutsche Bank AG --
The Hongkong and Shanghai
Banking Corporation Limited
Indonesia Standard Chartered Bank --
Ireland Bank of Ireland --
Israel Bank Hapoalim B.M. --
Italy Banque Paribas --
Ivory Coast Societe Generale de Banques --
en Cote d'Ivoire
Jamaica Scotiabank Jamaica Trust and Merchant --
Bank Ltd.
Japan The Daiwa Bank, Limited Japan Securities Depository
Center
The Fuji Bank, Limited
Jordan British Bank of the Middle East --
(as delegate of The Hongkong and
Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited)
Kenya Barclays Bank of Kenya Limited --
Republic of Korea The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking
Corporation Limited
Latvia JSC Hansabank-Latvija --
STATE STREET SCHEDULE A
GLOBAL CUSTODY NETWORK
SUBCUSTODIANS AND NON-MANDATORY DEPOSITORIES
Country Subcustodian Non-Mandatory Depositories
Lebanon British Bank of the Middle East
(as delegate of The Hongkong and
Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited)
Lithuania Vilniaus Bankas AB --
Malaysia Standard Chartered Bank --
Malaysia Berhad
Mauritius The Hongkong and Shanghai --
Banking Corporation Limited
Mexico Citibank Mexico, S.A. --
Morocco Banque Commerciale du Maroc --
Namibia (via) Standard Bank of South Africa --
The Netherlands MeesPierson N.V. --
(New Zealand) Limited
New Zealand ANZ Banking Group --
Norway Christiania bank og --
Kreditkasse
Oman British Bank of the Middle East --
(as delegate of The Hongkong and
Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited)
Pakistan Deutsche Bank AG --
Peru Citibank, N.A.
Philippines Standard Chartered Bank --
STATE STREET SCHEDULE A
GLOBAL CUSTODY NETWORK
SUBCUSTODIANS AND NON-MANDATORY DEPOSITORIES
Country Subcustodian Non-Mandatory Depositories
Poland Citibank (Poland) S.A. --
Bank Polska Kasa Opieki S.A.
Portugal Banco Comercial Portugues --
Romania ING Bank, N.V. --
Russia Credit Suisse First Boston AO. Moscow --
(as delegate of Credit Suisse
First Boston, Zurich)
Singapore The Development Bank --
of Singapore Limited
Slovak Republic Ceskoslovenska Obchodna --
Banka, A.S.
Slovenia Bank Austria d.d. --
South Africa Standard Bank of South Africa Limited --
Spain Banco Santander, S.A. --
Sri Lanka The 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 --
11/20/98
SCHEDULE A
STATE STREET
GLOBAL CUSTODY NETWORK
SUBCUSTODIANS AND NON-MANDATORY DEPOSITORIES
Country Subcustodian Non-Mandatory Depositories
Trinidad & Tobago Republic Bank Limited --
Tunisia Banque Internationale Arabe --
de Tunisie
Turkey Citibank, N.A. --
Ottoman Bank
Ukraine ING Bank, Ukraine --
United Kingdom State Street Bank and Trust --
Company, London Branch
Uruguay Citibank, N.A. --
Venezuela Citibank, N.A. --
Zambia Barclays Bank of Zambia --
Limited
Zimbabwe Barclays Bank of Zimbabwe --
Limited
Euroclear (The Euroclear System)/State Street London Limited
Cedel, S.A. (Cedel Bank, societe anonyme)/State Street London Limited
INTERSETTLE (for EASDAQ Securities)
11/20/98
SCHEDULE B
STATE STREET
GLOBAL CUSTODY NETWORK
MANDATORY* DEPOSITORIES
Country Mandatory Depositories
Argentina Caja de Valores S.A.
Australia Austraclear Limited
Reserve Bank Information and
Transfer System
Austria Oesterreichische Kontrollbank AG
(Wertpapiersammelbank Division)
Belgium Caisse Interprofessionnelle de Depot et
de Virement de Xxxxxx X.X.
Banque Nationale de Belgique
Brazil Companhia Brasileira de Liquidacao e
Custodia (CBLC)
Bolsa de Valores de Rio de Janeiro
All SSB clients presently use CBLC
Central de Custodia e de Liquidacao Financeira
de Titulos
Bulgaria Central Depository AD
Bulgarian National Bank
Canada The Canadian Depository
for Securities Limited
People's Republic Shanghai Securities Central Clearing and
of China Registration Corporation
Shenzhen Securities Central Clearing
Co., Ltd.
Costa Rica Central de Valores S.A. (CEVAL)
* Mandatory depositories include entities for which use is mandatory as a 1
matter of law or effectively mandatory as a matter of market practice.
11/20/98
SCHEDULE B
STATE STREET
GLOBAL CUSTODY NETWORK
MANDATORY* DEPOSITORIES
Country Mandatory Depositories
Croatia Ministry of Finance
National Bank of Croatia
Czech Republic Stedisko cennyeh papiro
Czech National Bank
Denmark Vaedipapircentralen (the Danish
Securities Center)
Egypt Misr Company for Clearing, Settlement,
and Central Depository
Estonia Eesti Vaartpaberite Keskdepositoorium
Finland The Finnish Central Securities Depository
France Societe Interprofessionnelle
pour la Compensation des
Valeurs Mobilieres (SICOVAM)
Germany Deutsche Borse Clearing AG
Greece The Central Securities Depository
(Apothetirion Titlon AE)
Hong Kong The Central Clearing and
Settlement System
Central Money Markets Unit
Hungary The Central Depository and Clearing
House (Budapest) Ltd. (KELER)
(Mandatory for Gov't Bonds only;
SSB does not use for other securities)
India The National Securities Depository Limited
* Mandatory depositories include entities for which use is mandatory as a 2
matter of law or effectively mandatory as a matter of market practice.
00/00/00
XXXXX XXXXXX SCHEDULE B
GLOBAL CUSTODY NETWORK
MANDATORY* DEPOSITORIES
Country Mandatory Depositories
Indonesia Bank Indonesia
Ireland Central Bank of Ireland
Securities Settlement Office
Israel The Tel Aviv Stock Exchange Clearing
House Ltd.
Bank of Israel
Italy Xxxxx Xxxxxx S.p.A.
Banca d'Italia
Jamaica The Jamaican Central Securities Depository
Japan Bank of Japan Net System
Kenya Central Bank of Kenya
Republic of Korea Korea Securities Depository Corporation
Latvia The Latvian Central Depository
Lebanon The Custodian and Clearing Center of
Financial Instruments for Lebanon
and the Middle East (MIDCLEAR) X.X.X.
The Central Bank of Lebanon
Lithuania The Central Securities Depository of Lithuania
Malaysia The Malaysian Central Depository Sdn. Bhd.
* Mandatory depositories include entities for which use is mandatory as a 3
matter of law or effectively mandatory as a matter of market practice.
00/00/00
XXXXX XXXXXX SCHEDULE B
GLOBAL CUSTODY NETWORK
MANDATORY* DEPOSITORIES
Country Mandatory Depositories
Malaysia (cont.) Bank Negara Malaysia,
Scripless Securities Trading and Safekeeping
System
Mauritius The Central Depository & Settlement
Co. Ltd.
Mexico S.D. INDEVEL, S.A. de C.V.
(Instituto para el Deposito de
Valores)
Morocco Maroclear
The Netherlands Nederlands Cetraal Instituut voor
Giraal Effectenverkcer B.V. (NECIGEF)
De Nederlandsche Bank N.V.
New Zealand New Zealand Central Securities
Depository Limited
Norway Verdipapirsentralen (the Norwegian
Registry of Securities)
Oman Muscat Securities Market
Pakistan Central Depository Company of Pakistan Limited
Peru Caja de Valores y Liquidaciones S.A.
(CAVALI)
* Mandatory depositories include entities for which use is mandatory as a 4
matter of law or effectively mandatory as a matter of market practice.
00/00/00
XXXXX XXXXXX SCHEDULE B
GLOBAL CUSTODY NETWORK
MANDATORY* DEPOSITORIES
Country Mandatory Depositories
Philippines The Philippines Central Depository, Inc.
The Registry of Scripless Securities
(XXXX) of the Bureau of the Treasury
Poland The National Depository of Securities
(Krajowy Depozyt Papierow Wartosciowych)
Central Treasury Bills Registrar
Portugal Central de Valores Mobiliarios (Central)
Romania National Securities Clearing, Settlement and
Depository Co.
Bucharest Stock Exchange Registry Division
Singapore The Central Depository (Ptc) Limited
Monetary Authority of Singapore
Slovak Republic Stredisko Cennych Papierov
National Bank of Slovakia
Slovenia Klirinsko Deporna Xxxxxx x.x.
South Africa The Central Depository Limited
Spain Servicio de Compensacion y Liquidacion de Valores,
S.A.
Banco de Espana Central de Anotaciones en Cuenta
* Mandatory depositories include entities for which use is mandatory as a matter
of law or effectively mandatory as a matter of market practice.
11/20/98
SCHEDULE B
STATE STREET
GLOBAL CUSTODY NETWORK
MANDATORY* DEPOSITORIES
Country Mandatory Depositories
Sri Lanka Central Depository System
(Pvt) Limitied
Sweden Vardepapperscentralen AB
(the Swedish Central Securities Depository)
Switzerland Schweizerische Effekten - Giro AG
Taiwan - R.O.C. The Taiwan Securities Central
Depository Co., Ltd.
Thailand Thailand Securities Depository
Company Limited
Tunisia Societe Tunisienne interprofessionelle de
Compensation et de Depot de
Valeurs Mobilieres
Central Bank of Tunisia
Tunisian Treasury
Turkey Takas ve Saklama Bankasi A.S.
(TAKASBANK)
Central Bank of Turkey
Ukraine The National Bank of Ukraine
United Kingdom The Bank of England,
The Central Gilts Office and
The Central Moneymarkets Office
Uruguay Central Bank of Uruguay
* Mandatory depositories include entities for which use is mandatory as a 6
matter of law or effectively mandatory as a matter of market practice.
11/20/98
SCHEDULE B
STATE STREET
GLOBAL CUSTODY NETWORK
MANDATORY* DEPOSITORIES
Country Mandatory Depositories
Venezuela Central Bank of Venezuela
Zambia Lusaka Central Depository Limited
Bank of Zambia
* Mandatory depositories include entities for which use is mandatory as a 7
matter of law or effectively mandatory as a matter of market practice.
11/20/98
SCHEDULE C
MARKET INFORMATION
Publication/Type of Information Brief Description
------------------------------- -----------------
(Frequency)
The Guide to Custody in World Markets An overview of safekeeping and
------------------------------------- settlement practices and
(annually) procedures in each market in which
State Street Bank and Trust
Company offers custodial services.
Global Custody Network Review Information relating to the
----------------------------- operating history and structure of
(annually) depositories and subcustodians
located in the markets in which
State Street Bank and Trust
Company offers custodial services,
including transnational
depositories.
Global Legal Survey With respect to each market in
------------------- which State Street Bank and Trust
(annually) Company 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)
the Fund's ability to recover in
the event of bankruptcy or
insolvency of a Foreign Sub-
Custodian or Foreign Securities
System, (iii) the 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 subcustodian
----------------------- contracts State Street Bank and
(annually) Trust Company has entered into
with each subcustodian in the
markets in which State Street Bank
and Trust Company offers
subcustody services to its US
mutual fund clients.
Network Bulletins (weekly): Developments of interest to
investors in the markets in which
State Street Bank and Trust
Company offers custodial services.
Foreign Custody Advisories (as With respect to markets in which
necessary) State Street Bank and Trust
Company offers custodial services
which exhibit special custody
risks, developments which may
impact State Street's ability to
deliver expected levels of
service.
