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            <custodianName>The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited (Auckland, Auckland, NZ, Branch)</custodianName>
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            <custodianName>The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited (Jung-gu, Seoul, KR, Branch)</custodianName>
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            <custodianName>The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited (Sydney, NSW, AU, Branch)</custodianName>
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            <custodianName>UBS Switzerland AG</custodianName>
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            <custodianName>UniCredit Bank Austria AG</custodianName>
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            <custodianName>UniCredit Bank Czech Republic and Slovakia, a.s.</custodianName>
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            <custodyType>Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)</custodyType>
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          <relyOnRuleType>Rule 18f-4 (17 CFR 270.18f-4)</relyOnRuleType>
          <relyOnRuleType>Rule 18f-4(c)(4) (17CFR 270.18f-4(c)(4))</relyOnRuleType>
          <relyOnRuleType>Rule 32a-4 (17 CFR 270.32a-4)</relyOnRuleType>
          <relyOnRuleType>Rule 6c-11 (17 CFR 270.6c-11)</relyOnRuleType>
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        <pricingServices>
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            <pricingServiceName>Bloomberg L.P.</pricingServiceName>
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          <pricingService>
            <pricingServiceName>ICE Data Services, Inc.</pricingServiceName>
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          <pricingService>
            <pricingServiceName>London Stock Exchange Group PLC</pricingServiceName>
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            <pricingServiceName>PricingDirect Inc.</pricingServiceName>
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            <pricingServiceName>S&amp;P Global Inc.</pricingServiceName>
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        <custodians>
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          <custodian>
            <custodianName>BNP Paribas</custodianName>
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          <custodian>
            <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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            <custodianName>Banco Nacional de Mexico, S.A., Integrante del Grupo Financiero Banamex</custodianName>
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          <custodian>
            <custodianName>Banco de Chile</custodianName>
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          <custodian>
            <custodianName>Bank Handlowy w Warszawie Spolka Akcyjna</custodianName>
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            <custodyType>Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)</custodyType>
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          <custodian>
            <custodianName>Bank Hapoalim B.M.</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</custodianName>
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            <custodyType>Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)</custodyType>
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          <custodian>
            <custodianName>Citibank Maghreb S.A.</custodianName>
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            <custodyType>Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)</custodyType>
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          <custodian>
            <custodianName>Citibank del Peru S.A.</custodianName>
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            <custodyType>Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)</custodyType>
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          <custodian>
            <custodianName>Citibank, Anonim Sirketi</custodianName>
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            <custodyType>Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)</custodyType>
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          <custodian>
            <custodianName>Citibank, National Association (Cairo, Cairo, EG, 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, National Association (Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, BR, 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, 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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            <custodianName>Cititrust Colombia S A Sociedad Fiduciaria</custodianName>
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            <custodyType>Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)</custodyType>
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          <custodian>
            <custodianName>Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft (Jakarta, Jakarta, ID, Branch)</custodianName>
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          <custodian>
            <custodianName>Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft (Makati City, Metro Manila, PH, Branch)</custodianName>
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          <custodian>
            <custodianName>Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft (Mumbai, Maharashtra, IN, Branch)</custodianName>
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            <custodyType>Foreign securities depository - rule 17f-7 (17 CFR 270.17f-7)</custodyType>
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            <custodianName>First Abu Dhabi Bank P.J.S.C.</custodianName>
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            <custodianName>HSBC Bank (China) Company Limited</custodianName>
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          <custodian>
            <custodianName>Intesa Sanpaolo S.p.A.</custodianName>
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            <custodianName>Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (Helsinki, Uusimaa, FI, Branch)</custodianName>
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            <custodianName>Citibank Maghreb S.A.</custodianName>
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            <custodianName>Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (Helsinki, Uusimaa, FI, Branch)</custodianName>
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          <relyOnRuleType>Rule 32a-4 (17 CFR 270.32a-4)</relyOnRuleType>
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            <custodianName>Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft (Jakarta, Jakarta, ID, Branch)</custodianName>
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