CUSTODIAL SERVICES AGREEMENT

EX-99 11 custodyagreement.htm GLOBAL CUSTODY AGREEMENT CUSTODIAL SERVICES AGREEMENT

GLOBAL
CUSTODIAL SERVICES AGREEMENT

TABLE OF CONTENTS
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1. DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION 1
2. ESTABLISHMENT OF ACCOUNTS 1
3. CUSTODY ACCOUNT PROCEDURES 2
4. CASH ACCOUNT PROCEDURES 2
5. INSTRUCTIONS 3
6. PERFORMANCE BY THE CUSTODIAN 3
7. TAX STATUS/WITHHOLDING TAXES 4
8. USE OF THIRD PARTIES 5
9. REPRESENTATIONS 5
10. SCOPE OF RESPONSIBILITY 6
11 SUBROGATION 7
12. INDEMNITY 7
13. LIEN AND SET OFF 7
14. FEES AND EXPENSES 8
15. CITIGROUP ORGANISATION INVOLVEMENT 8
16. RECORDS AND ACCESS 8
17. INFORMATION 8
18. ADVERTISING 8
19. TERMINATION. 8
20. GOVERNING LAW AND JURISDICTION 9
21. MISCELLANEOUS 9
SIGNATURES 10

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THIS GLOBAL CUSTODIAL SERVICES AGREEMENT is made on ___________________, 20___, by and between
____________________________ a ______________________________ organised under the laws of ____________________________,
(the "Client") and Citibank, N.A. acting through its offices located in ______________________________ (the "Custodian").

1. DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION
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(A) Definitions.

"Authorised Person" means the Client or any person (including any individual or entity) authorised by the Client to
act on its behalf in the performance of any act, discretion or duty under this Agreement (including, for the
avoidance of doubt, any officer or employee of such person) in a notice reasonably acceptable to the Custodian.

"Cash" means all cash or cash equivalents in any currency received and held on the terms of this Agreement.

"Citigroup Organisation" means Citigroup, Inc. and any company or other entity of which Citigroup, Inc. is directly
or indirectly a shareholder or owner. For purposes of this Agreement, each branch of Citibank, N.A. shall be a
separate member of the Citigroup Organisation.

"Clearance System" means any clearing agency, settlement system or depository (including any entity that acts as a
system for the central handling of Securities in the country where it is incorporated or organised or that acts as
a transnational system for the central handling of Securities) used in connection with transactions relating to
Securities and any nominee of the foregoing.

"Fee Schedule" means the schedule referred to in Section 14, as annexed hereto.

"Instructions" means any and all instructions (including approvals, consents and notices) received by the Custodian
from, or reasonably believed by the Custodian to be from, any Authorised Person, including any instructions
communicated through any manual or electronic medium or system agreed between the Client and the Custodian.

"Securities" means any financial asset (other than Cash) from time to time held for the Client on the terms of this
Agreement.

"Taxes" means all taxes, levies, imposts, charges, assessments, deductions, withholdings and related liabilities,
including additions to tax, penalties and interest imposed on or in respect of (i) Securities or Cash, (ii) the
transactions effected under this Agreement or (iii) the Client; provided that "Taxes" does not include income or
franchise taxes imposed on or measured by the net income of the Custodian or its agents.

(B) Interpretation.

References in this Agreement to schedules shall be deemed to be references to schedules, the terms of which shall
be incorporated into and form part of this Agreement.

2. ESTABLISHMENT OF ACCOUNTS
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(A) Accounts. The Client authorises the Custodian to establish on its books, pursuant to the terms of this Agreement,
(i) a custody account or accounts (the "Custody Account") and (ii) a cash account or accounts (the "Cash
Account"). The Custody Account will be a custody account for the receipt, safekeeping and maintenance of
Securities, and the Cash Account will be a current account for Cash.

(B) Acceptance of Securities and Cash. The Custodian will determine in its reasonable discretion whether to accept (i)
for custody in the Custody Account, Securities of any kind and (ii) for deposit in the Cash Account, Cash in any
currency.

(i) The Custody Account will be in the name of the Client or such other name as the Client may reasonably designate and
will indicate that Securities do not belong to the Custodian and are segregated from the Custodian's assets.

(ii) The Cash Account will be in the name of the Client or such other name as the Client may reasonably designate and
will be held by the Custodian as banker.

(D) Segregation.

(i) To the extent reasonably practicable, the Custodian will hold Securities with a subcustodian only in an account
which holds exclusively assets held by the Custodian for its customers. The Custodian will direct each
subcustodian to identify on its books that Securities are held for the account of the Custodian as custodian for
its customers. The Custodian will direct each subcustodian, to the extent practicable, to hold Securities in a
Clearance System only in an account of the subcustodian which holds exclusively assets held by the subcustodian for
its customers.

(ii) Any Securities deposited by the Custodian with a subcustodian will be subject only to the instructions of the
Custodian, and any Securities held in a Clearance System for the account of a subcustodian will be subject only to
the instructions of the subcustodian.

(iii) The Custodian shall require the subcustodian to agree that Securities will not be subject to any right, charge,
security interest, lien or claim of any kind in favour of the subcustodian.

3. CUSTODY ACCOUNT PROCEDURES
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(A) Credits to the Custody Account. The Custodian is not obligated to credit Securities to the Custody Account before
receipt of such Securities by final settlement.

(B) Debits to the Custody Account. If the Custodian has received Instructions that would result in the delivery of
Securities exceeding credits to the Custody Account for that Security, the Custodian may reject the Instructions or
may decide which deliveries it will make (in whole or in part and in the order it selects).

(C) Denomination of Securities. The Client shall bear the risk and expense associated with investing in Securities
denominated in any currency.

4. CASH ACCOUNT PROCEDURES
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(A) Credits and Debits to the Cash Account. The Custodian is not obliged to make a credit or debit to the Cash Account
before receipt by the Custodian of a corresponding and final payment in cleared funds. If the Custodian makes a
credit or debit before such receipt, the Custodian may at any time reverse all or part of the credit or debit
(including any interest thereon), make an appropriate entry to the Cash Account, and if it reasonably so decides,
require repayment of any amount corresponding to any debit.

(B) Debit Balances in the Cash Account. The Custodian is not obliged to make any debit to the Cash Account which
might result in or increase a debit balance. The Custodian may make any debit to the Cash Account even if this
results in (or increases) a debit balance. If the total amount of debits to the Cash Account at any time would
otherwise result in a debit balance or exceed the immediately available funds credited to the Cash Account, the
Custodian may decide which debits it will make (in whole or in part and in the order it selects).

(C) Payments. The Custodian may at any time cancel any extension of credit. The Client will transfer to the Custodian
on closure of the Cash Account and otherwise on demand from the Custodian sufficient immediately available funds to
cover any debit balance on the Cash Account or any other extension of credit and any interest, fees and other
amounts owed.

(D) Foreign Currency Risks. The Client shall bear the risk and expense associated with Cash denominated in any
currency.

5. INSTRUCTIONS
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The Custodian is entitled to rely and act upon Instructions of any Authorised Person until the Custodian has
received notice of any change from the Client and has had a reasonable time to note and implement such change. The
Custodian is authorised to rely upon any Instructions received by any means, provided that the Custodian and the
Client have agreed upon the means of transmission and the method of identification for the Instructions. In
particular:

(i) The Client and the Custodian will comply with security procedures designed to verify the origination of
Instructions.

(ii) The Custodian is not responsible for errors or omissions made by the Client or resulting from fraud or the
duplication of any Instruction by the Client, and the Custodian may act on any Instruction by reference to an
account number only, even if any account name is provided.

(iii) The Custodian may act on an Instruction if it reasonably believes it contains sufficient information.

(iv) The Custodian may decide not to act on an Instruction where it reasonably doubts its contents, authorisation,
origination or compliance with any security procedures and will promptly notify the Client of its decision.

(v) If the Custodian acts on any Instruction sent manually (including facsimile or telephone), then, if the Custodian
complies with the security procedures, the Client will be responsible for any loss the Custodian may incur in
connection with that Instruction. The Client expressly acknowledges that the Client is aware that the use of
manual forms of communication to convey Instructions increases the risk of error, security and privacy issues and
fraudulent activities.

(vi) Instructions are to be given in the English language.

(vii) The Custodian is obligated to act on Instructions only within applicable cut-off times on banking days when the
Custodian and the applicable financial markets are open for business.

(viii) In some securities markets, securities deliveries and payments therefor may not be or are not customarily made
simultaneously. Accordingly, notwithstanding the Client's Instruction to deliver Securities against payment or to
pay for Securities against delivery, the Custodian may make or accept payment for or delivery of Securities at such
time and in such form and manner as is in accordance with relevant local law and practice or with the customs
prevailing in the relevant market.

6. PERFORMANCE BY THE CUSTODIAN
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(A) Custodial Duties Requiring Instructions. The Custodian shall carry out the following actions only upon receipt of
and in accordance with specific Instructions:

(i) make payment for and/or receive any Securities or deliver or dispose of any Securities except as otherwise
specifically provided for in this Agreement;

(ii) deal with rights, conversions, options, warrants and other similar interests or any other discretionary right in
connection with Securities; and

(iii) carry out any action affecting Securities or the Custody Account or Cash or the Cash Account other than those
specified in Section 6(B) below, but in each instance subject to the agreement of the Custodian.

(B) Non-Discretionary Custodial Duties. Absent a contrary Instruction, the Custodian shall carry out the following
without further Instructions:

(i) in the Client's name or on its behalf, sign any affidavits, certificates of ownership and other certificates and
documents relating to Securities which may be required (i) to obtain any Securities or Cash or (ii) by any tax or
regulatory authority;

(ii) collect, receive, and/or credit the Custody Account or Cash Account, as appropriate, with all income, payments and
distributions in respect of Securities and any capital arising out of or in connection with Securities (including
all Securities received by the Custodian as a result of a stock dividend, bonus issue, share sub-division or
reorganisation, capitalisation of reserves or otherwise) and take any action necessary and proper in connection
therewith;

(iii) exchange interim or temporary receipts for definitive certificates, and old or overstamped certificates for new
certificates;

(iv) notify the Client of notices, circulars, reports and announcements which the Custodian has received, in the course
of acting in the capacity of custodian, concerning Securities held on the Client's behalf that require
discretionary action;

(v) make any payment by debiting the Cash Account or any other designated account of the Client with the Custodian as
required to effect any Instruction; and

(vi) attend to all non-discretionary matters in connection with anything provided in this Section 6(B) or any
Instruction.

7. TAX STATUS/WITHHOLDING TAXES
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(A) Information. The Client will provide the Custodian, from time to time and in a timely manner, with information and
proof (copies or originals) as the Custodian reasonably requests, as to the Client's and/or the underlying
beneficial owner's tax status or residence. Information and proof may include, as appropriate, executing
certificates, making representations and warranties, or providing other information or documents in respect of
Securities, as the Custodian deems necessary or proper to fulfill obligations under applicable law.

(B) Payment. If any Taxes become payable with respect to any payment to be made to the Client, such Taxes will be
payable by the Client and the Custodian may withhold the Taxes from such payment. The Custodian may withhold any
Cash held or received with respect to the Cash Account and apply such Cash in satisfaction of such Taxes. If any
Taxes become payable with respect to any prior payment made to the Client by the Custodian, the Custodian may
withhold any Cash in satisfaction of such prior Taxes. The Client shall remain liable for any deficiency.

(C) Tax Relief. In the event the Client requests that the Custodian provide tax relief services and the Custodian
agrees to provide such services, the Custodian shall apply for appropriate tax relief (either by way of reduced tax
rates at the time of an income payment or retrospective tax reclaims in certain markets as agreed from time to
time); provided the Client provides to the Custodian such documentation and information as to it or its underlying
beneficial owner clients as is necessary to secure such tax relief. However, in no event shall the Custodian be
responsible, or liable, for any Taxes resulting from the inability to secure tax relief, or for the failure of any
Client or beneficial owner to obtain the benefit of credits, on the basis of foreign taxes withheld, against any
income tax liability.

8. USE OF THIRD PARTIES
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(A) General Authority.

(i) The Custodian is hereby authorised to appoint subcustodians and administrative support providers as its delegates
and to use or participate in market infrastructures and Clearance Systems to perform any of the duties of the
Custodian under this Agreement.

(ii) Subcustodians are those persons utilised by the Custodian for the safe-keeping, clearance and settlement of
Securities.

(iii) Administrative support providers are those persons utilised by the Custodian to perform ancillary services of a
purely administrative nature such as couriers, messengers or other commercial transport systems.

(iv) Market infrastructures are public utilities, external telecommunications facilities and other common carriers of
electronic and other messages, and external postal services. Market infrastructures are not delegates of the
Custodian.

(v) Securities deposited with Clearance Systems hereunder will be subject to the laws, rules, statements of principle
and practices of such Clearance Systems. Clearance Systems are not delegates of the Custodian.

(B) Responsibility.

(i) The Custodian shall act in good faith and use reasonable care in the selection and continued appointment of
subcustodians and administrative support providers, but shall otherwise have no responsibility for performance by
such persons of any of the duties delegated to them under this Agreement.

(ii) The Custodian may deposit or procure the deposit of Securities with any Clearance System as required by law,
regulation or best market practice. The Custodian has no responsibility for selection or appointment of, or for
performance by, any Clearance System or market infrastructure.

(iii) Notwithstanding the foregoing and pursuant to Section 10, the Custodian shall be responsible for the negligence,
wilful misconduct or fraud of any branch or subsidiary of the Custodian that is a subcustodian or administrative
support provider.

(C) Shareholders Voting. The Custodian does not provide shareholder voting services for the Client. Upon request of
the Client, the Custodian will arrange for a separate agreement in relation to shareholder voting services between
the Client and a third party service provider. Such service provider is not a delegate of the Custodian.

9. REPRESENTATIONS
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(A) General. The Client and the Custodian each represents at the date this Agreement is entered into and any custodial
service is used or provided that:

(i) It is duly organised and in good standing in every jurisdiction where it is required so to be;

(ii) It has the power and authority to sign and to perform its obligations under this Agreement;

(iii) This Agreement is duly authorised and signed and is its legal, valid and binding obligation;

(iv) Any consent, authorisation or instruction required in connection with its execution and performance of this
Agreement has been provided by any relevant third party;

(v) Any act required by any relevant governmental or other authority to be done in connection with its execution and
performance of this Agreement has been or will be done (and will be renewed if necessary); and

(vi) Its performance of this Agreement will not violate or breach any applicable law, regulation, contract or other
requirement.

(B) Client. The Client also represents at the date this Agreement is entered into and any custodial service is used or
provided that:

(i) It has authority to deposit the Securities received in the Custody Account and the Cash in the Cash Account and
there is no claim or encumbrance that adversely affects any delivery of Securities or payment of Cash made in
accordance with this Agreement;

(ii) Where it acts as an agent on behalf of any of its own customers, whether or not expressly identified to the
Custodian from time to time, any such customers shall not be customers or indirect customers of the Custodian; and

(iii) It has not relied on any oral or written representation made by the Custodian or any person on its behalf.

10. SCOPE OF RESPONSIBILITY
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(A) Standard of Care. The Custodian shall exercise the due care of a professional custodian for hire.

(B) Limitations on Losses. The Custodian will not be responsible for any loss or damage suffered by the Client unless
the loss or damage results from the Custodian's negligence, wilful misconduct or fraud or the negligence, wilful
misconduct or fraud of its nominees or any branch or subsidiary; in the event of such negligence or wilful
misconduct the liability of the Custodian in connection with the loss or damage will not exceed (i) the lesser of
replacement of any Securities or the market value of the Securities to which such loss or damage relates at the
time the Client reasonably should have been aware of such negligence or wilful misconduct and (ii) replacement of
Cash, plus (iii) compensatory interest up to that time at the rate applicable to the base currency of the Cash
Account. Under no circumstances will the Custodian be liable to the Client for consequential loss or damage, even
if advised of the possibility of such loss or damage.

(i) General. The Custodian is responsible for the performance of only those duties as are expressly set forth herein,
including the performance of any Instruction given in accordance with this Agreement. The Custodian shall have no
implied duties or obligations.

(ii) Sole Obligations of the Custodian. The Client understands and agrees that (i) the obligations and duties of the
Custodian will be performed only by the Custodian and are not obligations or duties of any other member of the
Citigroup Organisation (including any branch or office of the Custodian) and (ii) the rights of the Client with
respect to the Custodian extend only to such Custodian and, except as provided by law, do not extend to any other
member of the Citigroup Organisation.

(iii) No Liability for Third Parties. Except as provided in Section 8 hereof, the Custodian is not responsible for the
acts, omissions, defaults or insolvency of any third party including, but not limited to, any broker, counterparty
or issuer of Securities.

(iv) Performance Subject to Laws. The Client understands and agrees that the Custodian's performance of this
Agreement is subject to the relevant local laws, regulations, decrees, orders and government acts, and the rules,
operating procedures and practices of any relevant stock exchange, Clearance System or market where or through
which Instructions are to be carried out and to which the Custodian is subject and as exist in the country in which
any Securities or Cash are held.

(v) Prevention of Performance. The Custodian will not be responsible for any failure to perform any of its obligations
(nor will it be responsible for any unavailability of funds credited to the Cash Account) if such performance is
prevented, hindered or delayed by a Force Majeure Event, in such case its obligations will be suspended for so long
as the Force Majeure Event continues. "Force Majeure Event" means any event due to any cause beyond the reasonable
control of the Custodian, such as restrictions on convertibility or transferability, requisitions, involuntary
transfers, unavailability of communications system, sabotage, fire, flood, explosion, acts of God, civil commotion,
strikes or industrial action of any kind, riots, insurrection, war or acts of government.

(vi) Client's Reporting Obligations. The Client shall be solely responsible for all filings, tax returns and reports on
any transactions in respect of Securities or Cash or relating to Securities or Cash as may be required by any
relevant authority, whether governmental or otherwise.

(vii) Validity of Securities. The Custodian shall exercise reasonable care in receiving Securities but does not warrant
or guarantee the form, authenticity, value or validity of any Security received by the Custodian. If the Custodian
becomes aware of any defect in title or forgery of any Security, the Custodian shall promptly notify the Client.

(viii) Capacity of Custodian. The Custodian is not acting under this Agreement as an investment manager, nor as an
investment, legal or tax adviser to the Client, and the Custodian's duty is solely to act as a Custodian in
accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

(ix) Forwarded Information. The Custodian is not responsible for the form, accuracy or content of any notice, circular,
report, announcement or other material provided under Section 6(B)(iv) of this Agreement not prepared by the
Custodian including the accuracy or completeness of any translation provided by the Custodian in regard to such
forwarded communication.

11. SUBROGATION
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To the extent permissible by law or regulation and upon the Client's request, the Client shall be subrogated to the
rights of the Custodian with respect to any claim for any loss, damage or claim suffered by the Client, in each
case to the extent that the Custodian fails to pursue any such claim or the Client is not made whole in respect of
such loss, damage or claim. Notwithstanding any other provision hereof, in no event is the Custodian obliged to
bring suit in its own name or to allow suit to be brought in its name.

12. INDEMNITY
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(A) Indemnity to the Custodian. The Client agrees to indemnify the Custodian and to defend and hold the Custodian
harmless from all losses, costs, damages and expenses (including reasonable legal fees) and liabilities for any
claims, demands or actions (each referred to as a "Loss"), incurred by the Custodian in connection with this
Agreement, except any Loss resulting from the Custodian's negligence, wilful misconduct or fraud. Under no
circumstances will the Client be liable to the Custodian for consequential loss or damage, even if advised of the
possibility of such loss or damage.

(B) Client's Direct Liability. The disclosure by the Client to the Custodian that the Client has entered into this
Agreement as the agent or representative of another person shall not relieve the Client of any of its obligations
under this Agreement.

13. LIEN AND SET OFF
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(A) Lien. In addition to any other remedies available to the Custodian under applicable law, the Custodian shall have,
and the Client hereby grants, a continuing general lien on all Securities until the satisfaction of liabilities
arising under this Agreement of the Client to the Custodian in respect to any fees and expenses or credit exposures
incurred in the performance of services under this Agreement.

(B) Set Off. To the extent permitted by applicable law and in addition to any other remedies available to the
Custodian under applicable law, the Custodian may, without prior notice to the Client, set off any payment
obligation owed to it by the Client in connection with all liabilities arising under this Agreement against any
payment obligation owed by it to the Client under this Agreement regardless of the place of payment or currency of
either obligation (and for such purpose may make any currency conversion necessary).

14. FEES AND EXPENSES
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The Client agrees to pay all fees, charges and obligations incurred from time to time for any services pursuant to
this Agreement as determined in accordance with the terms of the Fee Schedule, which may be changed from time to
time by the Custodian upon prior written notice to the Client, together with any other amounts payable to the
Custodian under this Agreement. The Custodian may debit the Cash Account to pay any such fees, charges and
obligations.

15. CITIGROUP ORGANISATION INVOLVEMENT
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The Client agrees and understands that any member of the Citigroup Organisation can engage as principal or
otherwise in any transaction effected by the Client or by any person for its account and benefit, or by or on
behalf of any counterparty or issuer. When instructed to effect any transactions (particularly foreign exchange
transactions), the Custodian is entitled to effect any transaction by or with itself or any member of the
Citigroup Organisation and to pay or keep any fee, commissions or compensation as specified in the Client's
Instruction or, if no specification is provided, any charges, fees, commissions or similar payments generally in
effect from time to time with regard to such or similar transactions.

16. RECORDS AND ACCESS
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(A) Examination of Statements. The Client shall examine each statement sent by the Custodian and notify the
Custodian in writing within sixty (60) days of the date of such statement of any discrepancy between Instructions
given by the Client and the position shown on the statement and of any other errors known to the Client. Absent
such notification, the Custodian's liability for any loss or damage in regard to such discrepancy or errors shall
not accrue beyond such sixty (60) days.

(B) Access to Records. The Custodian shall allow the Client and its independent public accountants, agents or
regulators reasonable access to the records of the Custodian relating to Securities or Cash as is required by the
Client in connection with an examination of the books and records pertaining to the affairs of the Client and will
seek to obtain such access from each subcustodian and Clearance System.

17. INFORMATION
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The Custodian will treat information related to the Client as confidential but, unless prohibited by law, the
Client authorises the transfer or disclosure of any information relating to the Client to and between the
branches, subsidiaries, representative offices, affiliates and agents of the Custodian and third parties selected
by any of them, wherever situated, for confidential use in connection with the provision of services to the Client
(including for data processing, statistical and risk analysis purposes), and further acknowledges that any such
branch, subsidiary, representative office, affiliate, agent or third party may transfer or disclose any such
information as required by any law, court, regulator or legal process.

The Client will treat the terms of this Agreement, including any Fee Schedule, as confidential.

18. ADVERTISING
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Neither the Client nor the Custodian shall display the name, trade mark or service mark of the other without the
prior written approval of the other, nor will the Client display that of Citigroup, Inc. or any subsidiary of
Citigroup, Inc. without prior written approval from Citigroup, Inc.or the subsidiary concerned. The Client shall
not advertise or promote any service provided by the Custodian without the Custodian's prior written consent.

19. TERMINATION
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(A) Date of Termination. Any party may terminate this Agreement in whole or as between itself and the other parties
hereto by giving not less than sixty (60) days' prior written notice to such other parties.

(B) Effect on Property. The Custodian shall deliver the Securities and Cash as instructed by the Client. If by the
termination date the Client has not given instructions to deliver any Securities or Cash, the Custodian will
continue to safekeep such Securities and/or Cash until the Client provides instructions to effect a free delivery
of such. However, the Custodian will provide no other services as regard to any such Securities except to collect
and hold any cash distributions. Notwithstanding termination of this Agreement or any Instruction, the Custodian
may retain sufficient Securities or Cash to close out or complete any transaction that the Custodian will be
required to settle on the Client's behalf.

(C) Surviving Terms. The rights and obligations contained in Sections 7, 10, 12, 13, 17, 18 and 20 of this Agreement
shall survive the termination of this Agreement.

20. GOVERNING LAW AND JURISDICTION
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(A) Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws (and not
the laws of conflicts) of the country in which the Custodian is located and performs its obligations hereunder.

(B) Jurisdiction. The courts of the country in which the Custodian is located and performs its obligations hereunder
(including any appropriate sub-jurisdiction) shall have non-exclusive jurisdiction to hear any disputes arising
out of or in connection with this Agreement, and the parties irrevocably submit to the jurisdiction of such courts.

(C) Venue. Each party hereto waives any objection it may have at any time, to the laying of venue of any actions or
proceedings brought in any court specified in Section 20(B) hereof, waives any claim that such actions or
proceedings have been brought in an inconvenient forum and further waives the right to object that such court does
not have jurisdiction over such party.

(D) Sovereign Immunity. The Client and the Custodian each irrevocably waives, with respect to itself and its revenues
and assets, all immunity on the grounds of sovereignty or similar grounds in respect of its obligations under this
Agreement.

21. MISCELLANEOUS
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(A) Entire Agreement; Amendments. This Agreement consists exclusively of this document together with the schedules.
The Custodian may notify the Client of terms which are applicable to the provision of services in the location of
a particular office and such terms shall be contained in a schedule and shall supplement this Agreement in
relation to that office. In case of inconsistency with the rest of this Agreement, such terms shall prevail in
relation to that office.

Except as specified in this Agreement, this Agreement may only be modified by written agreement of the Client and
the Custodian.

(B) Severability. If any provision of this Agreement is or becomes illegal, invalid or unenforceable under any
applicable law, the remaining provisions shall remain in full force and effect (as shall that provision under any
other law).

(C) Waiver of Rights. No failure or delay of the Client or the Custodian in exercising any right or remedy under this
Agreement shall constitute a waiver of that right. Any waiver of any right will be limited to the specific
instance. The exclusion or omission of any provision or term from this Agreement shall not be deemed to be a
waiver of any right or remedy the Client or the Custodian may have under applicable law.

(D) Recordings. The Client and the Custodian consent to telephonic or electronic recordings for security and quality
of service purposes and agree that either may produce telephonic or electronic recordings or computer records as
evidence in any proceedings brought in connection with this Agreement.

(E) Further Information. The Client agrees to execute further documents and provide materials and information as may
be reasonably requested by the Custodian to enable it to perform its duties and obligations under this Agreement.

(F) Assignment. No party may assign or transfer any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement without the
other's prior written consent, which consent will not be unreasonably withheld or delayed; provided that the
Custodian may make such assignment or transfer to a branch, subsidiary or affiliate if it does not materially
affect the provision of services to the Client.

(G) Headings. Titles to Sections of this Agreement are included for convenience of reference only and shall be
disregarded in construing the language contained in this Agreement.

(H) Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in several counterparts, each of which shall be an original, but all
of which together shall constitute one and the same agreement.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed by their respective officers thereunto
duly authorised.

CITIBANK, N.A.

By: By:
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Name: Name:
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Title: Title:
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