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          <custodian>
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          <relyOnRuleType>Rule 18f-4 (17 CFR 270.18f-4)</relyOnRuleType>
          <relyOnRuleType>Rule 18f-4(f)(17 CFR 270.18f-4(f))</relyOnRuleType>
          <relyOnRuleType>Rule 12d1-1 (17 CFR 270.12d1-1)</relyOnRuleType>
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        <isExpenseWaivedRecoupable>N</isExpenseWaivedRecoupable>
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            <transferAgentName>SS&amp;C GIDS, Inc.</transferAgentName>
            <transferAgentFileNo>84-00448</transferAgentFileNo>
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          <pricingService>
            <pricingServiceName>Allspring Funds Management, LLC</pricingServiceName>
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          <pricingService>
            <pricingServiceName>PricingDirect Inc.</pricingServiceName>
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            <pricingServiceName>London Stock Exchange Group PLC</pricingServiceName>
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            <pricingServiceName>S&amp;P Global Inc.</pricingServiceName>
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          <pricingService>
            <pricingServiceName>Bloomberg L.P.</pricingServiceName>
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            <custodianName>Banco Nacional de Mexico, S.A., Integrante del Grupo Financiero Banamex</custodianName>
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          <custodian>
            <custodianName>The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited</custodianName>
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          <custodian>
            <custodianName>The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited (Jung-gu, Seoul, KR, Branch)</custodianName>
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            <custodyType>Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)</custodyType>
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          <custodian>
            <custodianName>State Street Bank International GmbH</custodianName>
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          <custodian>
            <custodianName>BNP Paribas</custodianName>
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          <custodian>
            <custodianName>State Street Bank and Trust Company (Edinburgh, GB, Branch)</custodianName>
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            <custodyType>Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)</custodyType>
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          <custodian>
            <custodianName>Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (Copenhagen, Hovedstaden, DK, Branch)</custodianName>
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            <custodyType>Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)</custodyType>
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            <custodianName>Citibank, National Association (Singapore, SG, Branch)</custodianName>
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            <custodyType>Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)</custodyType>
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          <custodian>
            <custodianName>Citibank Europe Public Limited Company (Bucharest, Bucharest, RO, Branch)</custodianName>
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          <custodian>
            <custodianName>Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (Oslo, Oslo, NO, Branch)</custodianName>
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            <custodyType>Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)</custodyType>
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          <custodian>
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            <custodyType>Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)</custodyType>
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            <custodianName>BNP Paribas (Athens, Attica, GR, Branch)</custodianName>
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            <custodyType>Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)</custodyType>
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            <custodyType>Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)</custodyType>
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            <custodianCountry>BE</custodianCountry>
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            <custodianName>Citibank, National Association (Ciudad Autonoma de Buenos Aires, Ciudad Autonoma de Buenos Aires, AR, Branch)</custodianName>
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            <custodyType>Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)</custodyType>
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            <custodianName>UniCredit Bank Czech Republic and Slovakia, a.s.</custodianName>
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