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Amended and Restated Master Custodian Agreement

     This Agreement is made as of October 17,2005 by and among each management investment company identified on Appendix A hereto (each such investment company and each management investment company made subject to this Agreement in accordance with Section 18.5 below, shall hereinafter be referred to as (the “Fund”), and State Street Bank and Trust Company, a Massachusetts trust company (the “Custodian”),

Witnesseth:

     Whereas, each Fund may or may not be authorized to issue shares of common stock or shares of beneficial interest in separate series (“Shares”), with each such series representing interests in a separate portfolio of securities and other assets;

     Whereas, each Fund so authorized intends that this Agreement be applicable to each of its series set forth on Appendix A hereto (such series together with all other series subsequently established by the Fund and made subject to this Agreement in accordance with Section 18.6 below, shall hereinafter be referred to as the “Portfolio(s)”).

     Whereas, each Fund not so authorized intends that this Agreement be applicable to it and all references hereinafter to one or more “Portfolio(s)” shall be deemed to refer to such Fund(s); and

     Now, Therefore, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements hereinafter contained, the parties hereto agree as follows:

Section 1. Employment of Custodian and Property to be Held by It

Each Fund hereby employs the Custodian as a custodian of assets of the Portfolios, including securities which the Fund, on behalf of the applicable Portfolio, desires to be held in places within the United States (“domestic securities”) and securities it desires to be held outside the United States (“foreign securities”). The Custodian shall not be responsible for any property of a Portfolio which is not received by it or which is delivered out in accordance with Proper Instructions (as such term is defined in Section 7 hereof) including, without limitation, Portfolio property (i) held by brokers, private bankers or other entities on behalf of the Portfolio (each a “Local Agent”) or (ii) held by entities which have advanced monies to or on behalf of the Portfolio and which have received Portfolio property as security for such advance(s) (each a “Pledgee”), so long as the Custodian’s or its sub-custodian’s or agent’s or a Foreign Sub-Custodian’s negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct has not directly caused such non-receipt or delivery, as the case may be. With respect to uncertificated shares (the “Underlying Shares”) of registered “investment companies” (as defined in Section 3(a)(l) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended from time to time (the “1940 Act”)), whether in the same “group of investment companies” (as defined in Section 12(d)(l)(G)(ii) of the 1940 Act) or otherwise, including pursuant to Section 12(d)(1)(F) of the 1940 Act (hereinafter sometimes referred to as the “Underlying Portfolios”) the holding of confirmation statements that identify the shares as being recorded in the Custodian’s name on behalf of the Portfolios will be deemed custody for purposes hereof.

Upon receipt of Proper Instructions, the Custodian shall on behalf of the applicable Portfolio(s) from time to time employ one or more sub-custodians located in the United States, but only in accordance with an applicable vote by the Board of Trustees or the Board of Directors of the Fund (as appropriate, and in each case, the “Board”) on behalf of the applicable Portfolio(s) (each, a “Directed Sub-Custodian”), and provided that the Custodian shall have no more or less responsibility or liability to any Fund on account of any actions or omissions of any Directed Sub-Custodian so employed than any such Directed Sub-Custodian has to the Custodian.

The Custodian may place and maintain each Fund’s foreign securities with foreign banking institution sub-custodians employed by the Custodian and/or foreign securities depositories, all as designated in Schedules A and B hereto, but only in accordance with the applicable provisions of Sections 3 and 4 hereof.

Section 2. Duties of the Custodian with Respect to Property of the Portfolios to be Held in the United States

     Section 2.1 Holding Securities. The Custodian shall hold and physically segregate for the account of each Portfolio all non-cash property, to be held by it in the United States, including all domestic securities owned by such Portfolio other than (a) securities which are maintained pursuant to Section 2.8 in a clearing agency which acts as a securities depository or in a book-entry system authorized by the U.S. Department of the Treasury (each, a “U.S. Securities System”) and (b) Underlying Shares owned by each Fund which are maintained pursuant to Section 2.10 hereof in an account with State Street Bank and Trust Company or such other entity which may from time to time act as a transfer agent for the Underlying Portfolios and with respect to which the Custodian is provided with Proper Instructions (the “Underlying Transfer Agent”).

     Section 2.2 Delivery of Securities. The Custodian shall release and deliver domestic securities owned by a Portfolio held by the Custodian, in a U.S. Securities System account of the Custodian or in an account at the Underlying Transfer Agent, only upon receipt of Proper Instructions on behalf of the applicable Portfolio, which may be continuing instructions when deemed appropriate by the parties, and only in the following cases:

1)	Upon sale of such securities for the account of the Portfolio and receipt of payment therefor;
2)	Upon the receipt of payment in connection with any repurchase agreement related to such securities entered into by the Portfolio;
3)	In the case of a sale effected through a U.S. Securities System, in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.8 hereof;
4)	To the depository agent in connection with tender or other similar offers for securities of the Portfolio;

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5)	To the issuer thereof or its agent when such securities are called, redeemed, retired or otherwise become payable; provided that, in any such case, the cash or other consideration is to be delivered to the Custodian;
6)	To the issuer thereof, or its agent, for transfer into the name of the Portfolio or into the name of any nominee or nominees of the Custodian or into the name or nominee name of any agent appointed pursuant to Section 2.7 or into the name or nominee name of any sub-custodian appointed pursuant to Section 1; or for exchange for a different number of bonds, certificates or other evidence representing the same aggregate face amount or number of units; provided that, in any such case, the new securities are to be delivered to the Custodian;
7)	Upon the sale of such securities for the account of the Portfolio, to the broker or its clearing agent, against a receipt, for examination in accordance with “street delivery” custom; provided that in any such case, the 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 from the Custodian’s or its own sub-custodian’s or agent’s or a Foreign Sub-Custodian’s negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct;
8)	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; provided that, in any such case, the new securities and cash, if any, are to be delivered to the Custodian;
9)	In the case of warrants, rights or similar 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; provided that, in any such case, the new securities and cash, if any, are to be delivered to the Custodian;
10)	For delivery in connection with any loans of securities made by the Portfolio (a) against receipt of collateral as agreed from time to time by the Fund on behalf of the Portfolio, except that in connection with any loans for which collateral is to be credited to the Custodian’s account in the book-entry system authorized by the U.S. Department of the Treasury, the Custodian will not be held liable or responsible for the delivery of securities owned by the Portfolio prior to the receipt of such collateral or (b) to the lending agent, or the lending agent’s custodian, in accordance with written Proper Instructions (which may not provide for the receipt by the Custodian of collateral therefor) agreed upon from time to time by the Custodian and the Fund;
11)	For delivery as security in connection with any borrowing by a Fund on behalf of a Portfolio requiring a pledge of assets by the Fund on behalf of such Portfolio;

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12)	For delivery in accordance with the provisions of any agreement among the Fund on behalf of the Portfolio, the Custodian and a broker-dealer registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) and a member of The National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (the “NASD”), relating to compliance with the rules of The Options Clearing Corporation and of any registered national securities exchange, or of any similar organization or organizations, regarding escrow or other arrangements in connection with transactions by the Fund on behalf of a Portfolio;
13)	For delivery in accordance with the provisions of any agreement among a Fund on behalf of the Portfolio, the Custodian, and a futures commission merchant registered under the Commodity Exchange Act, relating to compliance with the rules of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (the “CFTC”) and/or any contract market, or any similar organization or organizations, regarding account deposits in connection with transactions by the Fund on behalf of a Portfolio;
14)	For delivery as initial or variation margin in connection with futures or options on futures contracts entered into by the Fund on behalf of the Portfolio;
15)	Upon the sale or other delivery of such investments (including, without limitation, to one or more additional custodians appointed by the Fund, and communicated to the Custodian from time to time via a writing duly executed by an authorized officer of the Fund, for the purpose of engaging in repurchase agreement transactions(s), each a “Repo Custodian”), and prior to receipt of payment therefor, as set forth in written Proper Instructions (such delivery in advance of payment, along with payment in advance of delivery made in accordance with Section 2.6(7), as applicable, shall each be referred to herein as a “Free Trade”), provided that such Proper Instructions shall set forth (a) the securities of the Portfolio to be delivered and (b) the person(s) to whom delivery of such securities shall be made;
16)	Upon receipt of instructions from the Fund’s transfer agent (the “Transfer Agent”) for delivery to such Transfer Agent or to the holders of Shares in connection with distributions in kind, as may be described from time to time in the currently effective prospectus and statement of additional information of the Fund related to the Portfolio (the “Prospectus”), in satisfaction of requests by holders of Shares for repurchase or redemption;
17)	In the case of a sale processed through the Underlying Transfer Agent of Underlying Shares, in accordance with Section 2.10 hereof; and
18)	For any other purpose, but only upon receipt of Proper Instructions from the Fund on behalf of the applicable Portfolio specifying (a) the securities of the Portfolio to be

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delivered and (b) the person or persons to whom delivery of such securities shall be made.

     Section 2.3 Registration of Securities. Domestic securities held by the Custodian (other than bearer securities) shall be registered in the name of the Portfolio or in the name of any nominee of a Fund on behalf of the Portfolio or of any nominee of the Custodian which nominee shall be assigned exclusively to the Portfolio, unless the Fund has authorized in writing the appointment of a nominee to be used in common with other registered management investment companies having the same investment adviser as the Portfolio, or in the name or nominee name of any agent appointed pursuant to Section 2.7 or in the name or nominee name of any sub-custodian appointed pursuant to Section 1. All securities accepted by the Custodian on behalf of the Portfolio under the terms of this Agreement shall be in “street name” or other good delivery form. If, however, a Fund directs the Custodian to maintain securities in “street name” (i.e. other than registered or held as described above), the Custodian shall utilize its best efforts only to timely collect income due the Fund on such securities and to notify the Fund on a best efforts basis only of relevant corporate actions including, without limitation, pendency of calls, maturities, tender or exchange offers.

     Section 2.4 Bank Accounts. The Custodian shall open and maintain a separate bank account or accounts in the United States in the name of each Portfolio of each Fund, subject only to draft or order by the Custodian acting pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, and shall hold in such account or accounts, subject to the provisions hereof, all cash received by it from or for the account of the Portfolio, other than cash maintained by the Portfolio in a bank account established and used in accordance with Rule 17f-3 under the 1940 Act. Funds held by the Custodian for a Portfolio may be deposited by it to its credit as Custodian in the banking department of the Custodian or in such other banks or trust companies as it may in its discretion deem necessary or desirable; provided, however, that every such bank or trust company shall be qualified to act as a custodian under the 1940 Act and that each such bank or trust company and the funds to be deposited with each such bank or trust company shall on behalf of each applicable Portfolio be approved by vote of a majority of the Board. Such funds shall be deposited by the Custodian in its capacity as Custodian and shall be withdrawable by the Custodian only in that capacity.

     Section 2.5 Collection of Income. Except with respect to Portfolio property released and delivered pursuant to Section 2.2(14) or purchased pursuant to Section 2.6(7), and subject to the provisions of Section 2.3, the Custodian shall collect on a timely basis all income and other payments with respect to registered domestic securities held hereunder to which each Portfolio shall be entitled either by law or pursuant to custom in the securities business, and shall collect on a timely basis all income and other payments with respect to bearer domestic securities if, on the date of payment by the issuer, such securities are held by the Custodian or its agent thereof and shall credit such income, as collected, to such Portfolio’s custodian account. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Custodian shall detach and present for payment all coupons and other income items requiring presentation as and when they become due and shall collect interest when due on securities held hereunder. Income due each Portfolio on securities loaned pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.2 (10) shall be the responsibility of the applicable Fund. The Custodian will have no

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duty or responsibility in connection therewith, other than to provide the Fund with such information or data as may be necessary to assist the Fund in arranging for the timely delivery to the Custodian of the income to which the Portfolio is properly entitled.

     Section 2.6 Payment of Fund Monies. Upon receipt of Proper Instructions on behalf of the applicable Portfolio, which may be continuing instructions when deemed appropriate by the parties, the Custodian shall pay out monies of a Portfolio in the following cases only:

1)	Upon the purchase of domestic securities, options, futures contracts, options on futures contracts or other financial instruments for the account of the Portfolio but only (a) against the delivery of such securities or evidence of title to such options, futures contracts or options on futures contracts to the Custodian (or any bank, banking firm or trust company doing business in the United States or abroad which is qualified under the 1940 Act to act as a custodian and has been designated by the Custodian as its agent for this purpose) registered in the name of the Portfolio or in the name of a nominee of the Custodian referred to in Section 2.3 hereof or in proper form for transfer; (b) in the case of a purchase effected through a U.S. Securities System, in accordance with the conditions set forth in Section 2.8 hereof; (c) in the case of a purchase of Underlying Shares, in accordance with the conditions set forth in Section 2.10 hereof; (d) in the case of repurchase agreements entered into between the applicable Fund on behalf of a Portfolio and the Custodian, or another bank, or a broker-dealer which is a member of NASD, (i) against delivery of the securities either in certificate form or through an entry crediting the Custodian’s account at the Federal Reserve Bank with such securities or (ii) against delivery of the receipt evidencing purchase by the Portfolio of securities owned by the Custodian along with written evidence of the agreement by the Custodian to repurchase such securities from the Portfolio; or (e) for transfer to a time deposit account of the Fund in any bank, whether domestic or foreign; such transfer may be effected prior to receipt of a confirmation from a broker and/or the applicable bank pursuant to Proper Instructions from the Fund as defined herein;
2)	In connection with conversion, exchange or surrender of securities owned by the Portfolio as set forth in Section 2.2 hereof;
3)	For the redemption or repurchase of Shares issued as set forth in Section 6 hereof;
4)	For the payment of any expense or liability incurred by the Portfolio, including but not limited to the following payments for the account of the Portfolio: interest, taxes, management, accounting, transfer agent and legal fees, and operating expenses of the Fund whether or not such expenses are to be in whole or part capitalized or treated as deferred expenses;

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5)	For the payment of any dividends on Shares declared pursuant to the Fund’s articles of incorporation or organization and by-laws or agreement or declaration of trust, as applicable, and Prospectus (collectively, “Governing Documents”);
6)	For payment of the amount of dividends received in respect of securities sold short;
7)	For delivery as initial or variation margin in connection with futures or options on futures contracts entered into by the Fund on behalf of the Portfolio;
8)	Upon the purchase of domestic investments including, without limitation, repurchase agreement transactions involving delivery of Portfolio monies to Repo Custodian(s), and prior to receipt of such investments, as set forth in written Proper Instructions (such payment in advance of delivery, along with delivery in advance of payment made in accordance with Section 2.2(14), as applicable, shall each be referred to herein as a “Free Trade”), provided that such Proper Instructions shall also set forth (a) the amount of such payment and (b) the person(s) to whom such payment is made; and
9)	For any other purpose, but only upon receipt of Proper Instructions from the Fund on behalf of the Portfolio specifying (a) the amount of such payment and (b) the person or persons to whom such payment is to be made.

     Section 2.7 Appointment of Agents. The Custodian may at any time or times in its discretion appoint (and may at any time remove) any other bank or trust company which is itself qualified under the 1940 Act to act as a custodian, as its agent to carry out such of the provisions of this Section 2 as the Custodian may from time to time direct; provided, however, that the Custodian shall be fully responsible for the acts and omissions of such agents or sub-custodians to the same extent as if such act or omission were performed by the Custodian itself. The Underlying Transfer Agent shall not be deemed an agent or sub-custodian of the Custodian for purposes of this Section 2.7 or any other provision of this Agreement.

     Section 2.8 Deposit of Fund Assets in U.S. Securities Systems. The Custodian may deposit and/or maintain securities owned by a Portfolio in a U.S. Securities System in compliance with the conditions of Rule 17f-4 under the 1940 Act, as amended from time to time.

     Section 2.9 Segregated Account. The Custodian shall upon receipt of Proper Instructions on behalf of each applicable Portfolio, establish and maintain a segregated account or accounts for and on behalf of each such Portfolio, into which account or accounts may be transferred cash and/or securities, including securities maintained in an account by the Custodian pursuant to Section 2.8 hereof, (a) in accordance with the provisions of any agreement among the Fund on behalf of the Portfolio, the Custodian and a broker-dealer registered under the Exchange Act and a member of the NASD (or any futures commission merchant registered under the Commodity Exchange Act), relating to compliance with the rules of The Options Clearing Corporation and of any registered national securities exchange (or the CFTC or any registered contract market), or of

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any similar organization or organizations, regarding escrow or other arrangements in connection with transactions by the Portfolio, (b) for purposes of segregating cash or government securities in connection with options purchased, sold or written by the Portfolio or commodity futures contracts or options thereon purchased or sold by the Portfolio, (c) for the purposes of compliance by the Portfolio with the procedures required by Investment Company Act Release No. 10666, or any subsequent release of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), or interpretative opinion of the staff of the SEC, relating to the maintenance of segregated accounts by registered investment companies, and (d) for any other purpose in accordance with Proper Instructions.

     Section 2.10 Deposit of Fund Assets with the Underlying Transfer Agent. Underlying Shares beneficially owned by the Fund, on behalf of a Portfolio, shall be deposited and/or maintained in an account or accounts maintained with an Underlying Transfer Agent and the Custodian’s only responsibilities with respect thereto shall be limited to the following:

1)	Upon receipt of a confirmation or statement from an Underlying Transfer Agent that such Underlying Transfer Agent is holding or maintaining Underlying Shares in the name of the Custodian (or a nominee of the Custodian) for the benefit of a Portfolio, the Custodian shall identify by book-entry that such Underlying Shares are being held by it as custodian for the benefit of the Portfolio.
2)	In respect of the purchase of Underlying Shares for the account of a Portfolio, upon receipt of Proper Instructions, the Custodian shall pay out monies of such Portfolio as so directed, and record such payment from the account of such Portfolio on the Custodian’s books and records.
3)	In respect of the sale or redemption of Underlying Shares for the account of a Portfolio, upon receipt of Proper Instructions, the Custodian shall transfer such Underlying Shares as so directed, record such transfer from the account of such Portfolio on the Custodian’s books and records and, upon the Custodian’s receipt of the proceeds therefor, record such payment for the account of such Portfolio on the Custodian’s books and records.

The Custodian shall not be liable to the Fund for any loss or damage to the Fund or any Portfolio resulting from the maintenance of Underlying Shares with Underlying Transfer Agent except for loss or damage resulting directly from the negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of the Custodian or any of its sub-custodians or agents or any Foreign Sub-Custodian or of any of its or their employees.

     Section 2.11 Ownership Certificates for Tax Purposes. The Custodian shall execute ownership and other certificates and affidavits for all federal and state tax purposes in connection with receipt of income or other payments with respect to domestic securities of each Portfolio held by it and in connection with transfers of securities.

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     Section 2.12 Proxies. Except with respect to Portfolio property released and delivered pursuant to Section 2.2(14), or purchased pursuant to Section 2.6(7), the Custodian shall, with respect to the domestic securities held hereunder, cause to be promptly executed by the registered holder of such securities, if the securities are registered otherwise than in the name of the Portfolio or a nominee of the Portfolio, all proxies, without indication of the manner in which such proxies are to be voted, and shall promptly deliver to the Fund such proxies, all proxy soliciting materials and all notices relating to such securities.

     Section 2.13 Communications Relating to Portfolio Securities. Except with respect to Portfolio property released and delivered pursuant to Section 2.2(14), or purchased pursuant to Section 2.6(7), and subject to the provisions of Section 2.3, the Custodian shall transmit promptly to the applicable Fund for each Portfolio all written information (including, without limitation, pendency of calls and maturities of domestic securities and expirations of rights in connection therewith and notices of exercise of call and put options written by the Fund on behalf of the Portfolio and the maturity of futures contracts purchased or sold by the Fund on behalf of the Portfolio) received by the Custodian from issuers of the securities being held for the Portfolio. With respect to tender or exchange offers, the Custodian shall transmit promptly to the applicable Fund all written information received by the Custodian from issuers of the securities whose tender or exchange is sought and from the party (or its agents) making the tender or exchange offer. Provided that the Custodian’s or its sub-custodian’s or agent’s or a Foreign Sub-Custodian’s own negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct has not directly prevented any of the following conditions from occurring, the Custodian shall not be liable for any untimely exercise of any tender, exchange or other right or power in connection with domestic securities or other property of the Portfolios at any time held by it unless (i) the Custodian is in actual possession of such domestic 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.

Section 3. Provisions Relating to Rules 17f-5 and 17f-7

     Section 3.1. Definitions. As used throughout this Agreement, the capitalized terms set forth below shall have the indicated 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 Eligible Securities Depository 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 SEC), or a foreign branch of a Bank (as defined in Section 2(a)(5)

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of the 1940 Act) meeting the requirements of a custodian under Section 17(f) of the 1940 Act; the term does not include any Eligible Securities Depository.

“Eligible Securities Depository” has the meaning set forth in section (b)(1) of Rule 17f-7.

“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)(3) of Rule 17f-5.

“Rule 17f-5” means Rule 17f-5 promulgated under the 1940 Act.

“Rule 17f-7” means Rule 17f-7 promulgated under the 1940 Act.

     Section 3.2. The Custodian as Foreign Custody Manager.

          3.2.1 Delegation to the Custodian as Foreign Custody Manager. Each Fund, by resolution adopted by its Board, hereby delegates to the Custodian, subject to Section (b) of Rule 17f-5, the responsibilities set forth in this Section 3.2 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.

          3.2.2 Countries Covered. 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 Agreement, which list of countries may be amended from time to time by any Fund with the agreement of the Foreign Custody Manager. The Foreign Custody Manager 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. The Foreign Custody Manager will provide amended versions of Schedule A in accordance with Section 3.2.5 hereof.

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 each Fund, on behalf of the applicable Portfolio(s), of the applicable account opening requirements for such country, the Foreign Custody Manager shall be deemed to have been delegated by such Fund’s Board on behalf of such Portfolio(s) responsibility as Foreign Custody Manager with respect to that country and to have accepted such delegation. Execution of this Agreement by each 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. 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 such Portfolio to the Custodian as Foreign Custody Manager for that country shall be deemed to have

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been withdrawn and the Custodian shall immediately cease to be the Foreign Custody Manager with respect to such Portfolio with respect to that country.

The Foreign Custody Manager may withdraw its acceptance of delegated responsibilities with respect to a designated country upon written notice to the Fund. Forty-five days (or such longer period to which the parties agree in writing) after receipt of any such notice by the Fund, the Custodian shall have no further responsibility in its capacity as Foreign Custody Manager to the Fund with respect to the country as to which the Custodian’s acceptance of delegation is withdrawn.

          3.2.3 Scope of Delegated Responsibilities:

     (a) Selection of Eligible Foreign Custodians. Subject to the provisions of this Section 3.2, the 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).

     (b) Contracts With Eligible Foreign Custodians. The Foreign Custody Manager shall determine that the contract 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).

     (c) Monitoring. 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. As required by Rule 17f-5, in the event the Foreign Custody Manager determines that the custody arrangements with an Eligible Foreign Custodian it has selected are no longer appropriate including, no longer meeting the requirements of Rule 17f-5, the Foreign Custody Manager shall notify the Board in accordance with Section 3.2.5 hereunder.

          3.2.4 Guidelines for the Exercise of Delegated Authority. For purposes of this Section 3.2, 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.

          3.2.5 Reporting Requirements. 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 an amended

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Schedule A at the end of the calendar quarter in which an amendment to such Schedule has occurred. The Foreign Custody Manager shall make reasonably prompt written reports notifying the Board of any other material change in the foreign custody arrangements of the Portfolios described in this Section 3.2 after the occurrence of the material change.

          3.2.6 Standard of Care as Foreign Custody Manager of a Portfolio. 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.

          3.2.7 Representations with Respect to Rule 17f-5. The Foreign Custody Manager represents to each Fund that it is a U.S. Bank as defined in section (a)(7) of Rule 17f-5. Each Fund represents to the Custodian that its Board has determined that it is reasonable for such Board to rely on the Custodian to perform the responsibilities delegated pursuant to this Agreement to the Custodian as the Foreign Custody Manager of the Portfolios.

          3.2.8 Effective Date and Termination of the Custodian as Foreign Custody Manager. Each 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 forty-five (45) days after receipt by the non-terminating party of such notice. The provisions of Section 3.2.2 hereof shall govern the delegation to and termination of the Custodian as Foreign Custody Manager of the Portfolios with respect to designated countries.

     Section 3.3 Eligible Securities Depositories.

          3.3.1 Analysis and Monitoring. The Custodian shall (a) provide the Fund (or its duly-authorized investment manager or investment adviser) with an analysis of the custody risks associated with maintaining assets with the Eligible Securities Depositories set forth on Schedule B hereto in accordance with section (a)(1)(i)(A) of Rule 17f-7, and (b) monitor such risks on a continuing basis, and promptly notify the Fund (or its duly-authorized investment manager or investment adviser) of any material change in such risks, in accordance with Section (a)(1)(i)(B) of Rule 17f-7.

          3.3.2 Standard of Care. The Custodian agrees to exercise reasonable care, prudence and diligence in performing the duties set forth in Section 3.3.1.

Section 4. Duties of the Custodian with Respect to Property of the Portfolios to be Held Outside the United States

     Section 4.1 Definitions. As used throughout this Agreement, the capitalized terms set forth below shall have the indicated meanings:

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“Foreign Securities System” means an Eligible Securities Depository listed on Schedule B hereto.

“Foreign Sub-Custodian” means a foreign banking institution serving as an Eligible Foreign Custodian.

     Section 4.2. Holding Securities. 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 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.

     Section 4.3. Foreign Securities Systems. Foreign securities shall be maintained in a Foreign Securities System in a designated country through arrangements implemented by the Custodian or a Foreign Sub-Custodian, as applicable, in such country.

     Section 4.4. Transactions in Foreign Custody Account.

          4.4.1. Delivery of Foreign Assets. The Custodian or a Foreign Sub-Custodian shall release and deliver foreign securities of the Portfolios held by the Custodian or 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 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;
(iv)	To the issuer thereof or its agent when such foreign securities are called, redeemed, retired or otherwise become payable;

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(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 any such case, the Custodian shall have no responsibility or liability for any loss arising from the delivery of such foreign securities prior to receiving payment for such foreign securities except as may arise from the Custodian’s, its agent’s or sub-custodian’s or the Foreign Sub-Custodian’s own negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct;
(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 a Fund on behalf of a Portfolio requiring a pledge of assets by the Fund on behalf of such Portfolio;
(x)	In connection with trading in options and futures contracts, including delivery as original margin and variation margin;
(xi)	Upon the sale or other delivery of such foreign securities (including, without limitation, to one or more Repo Custodians) as a Free Trade, provided that applicable Proper Instructions shall set forth (A) the foreign securities to be delivered and (B) the person or persons to whom delivery shall be made;
(xii)	In connection with the lending of foreign securities; and
(xiii)	For any other purpose, but only upon receipt of Proper Instructions specifying (A) the foreign securities to be delivered and (B) the person or persons to whom delivery of such securities shall be made.

          4.4.2. Payment of Portfolio Monies. 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 out, monies of a Portfolio in the following cases only:

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(i)	Upon the purchase of foreign securities for the Portfolio, unless otherwise directed by Proper Instructions, 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;
(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 Agreement, 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)	Upon the purchase of foreign investments including, without limitation, repurchase agreement transactions involving delivery of Portfolio monies to Repo Custodian(s), as a Free Trade, provided that applicable Proper Instructions shall set forth (A) the amount of such payment and (B) the person or persons to whom payment shall be made;
(vii)	For payment of part or all of the dividends received in respect of securities sold short;
(viii)	In connection with the borrowing or lending of foreign securities; and
(ix)	For any other purpose, but only upon receipt of Proper Instructions specifying (A) the amount of such payment and (B) the person or persons to whom such payment is to be made.

4.4.3. Market Conditions. Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement 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

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dealer) with the expectation of receiving later payment for such Foreign Assets from such purchaser or dealer.

The Custodian shall provide to each Board the information with respect to custody and settlement practices in countries in which the Custodian employs a Foreign Sub-Custodian 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 a Board being provided with substantively less information than had been previously provided hereunder.

     Section 4.5. Registration of Foreign Securities. 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 applicable 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 Agreement unless the form of such securities and the manner in which they are delivered are in accordance with reasonable market practice.

     Section 4.6. Bank Accounts. The Custodian shall identify on its books as belonging to the applicable 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 shall be opened and maintained outside the United States on behalf of a Portfolio with a Foreign Sub-Custodian. All accounts referred to in this Section shall be subject only to draft or order by the Custodian (or, if applicable, such Foreign Sub-Custodian) acting pursuant to the terms of this Agreement to hold cash received by or from or for the account of the Portfolio. Cash maintained on the books of the Custodian (including its branches, subsidiaries and affiliates), regardless of currency denomination, is maintained in bank accounts established under, and subject to the laws of, The Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

     Section 4.7. Collection of Income. 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, and the need for such measures is not directly caused by the Custodian, or its sub-custodian’s or agent’s or the Foreign Sub-Custodian’s negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct, 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.

     Section 4.8. Shareholder Rights. With respect to the foreign securities held pursuant to this Section 4, the Custodian shall 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. Each Fund acknowledges that local

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conditions, including lack of regulation, onerous procedural obligations, lack of notice and other factors may have the effect of severely limiting the ability of such Fund to exercise shareholder rights.

     Section 4.9. Communications Relating to Foreign Securities. The Custodian shall transmit promptly to the applicable Fund written information with respect to materials received by the Custodian via the Foreign Sub-Custodians from issuers of the foreign securities being held for the account of the Portfolios (including, without limitation, pendency of calls and maturities of foreign securities and expirations of rights in connection therewith). With respect to tender or exchange offers, the Custodian shall transmit promptly to the applicable Fund written information with respect to materials 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. Provided that the Custodian’s or its agent’s or sub-custodian’s or the Foreign Sub-Custodian’s own negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct has not directly prevented any of the following conditions from occurring, 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.

     Section 4.10. Liability of Foreign Sub-Custodians. 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 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 a 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 such 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. Such subrogation rights are in addition to any other rights and remedies that a Fund may have under this Agreement.

     Section 4.11. Tax Law. The Custodian shall have no responsibility or liability for any obligations now or hereafter imposed on any Fund, the Portfolios or the Custodian as custodian of the Portfolios by the tax law of the United States or of any state or political subdivision thereof. It shall be the responsibility of each Fund to notify the Custodian of the obligations imposed on such 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 responsibilities of the Custodian with regard to such tax law shall be to use reasonable efforts to effect the withholding of local taxes and related charges with regard to market entitlement/payment in accordance with local law and subject to local market practice or custom and

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to assist the Fund with respect to any claim for exemption or refund under the tax law of countries for which such Fund has provided such information.

     Section 4.12. Liability of Custodian. The Custodian shall be liable for the acts or omissions of a Foreign Sub-Custodian to the same extent as set forth with respect to sub-custodians generally in this Agreement, it being specifically understood and agreed that any liability of the Custodian for the negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of a Foreign Sub-Custodian shall be determined in light of the circumstances and practices prevailing in the jurisdiction where such Foreign Sub-Custodian’s act or omission occurred. Regardless of whether 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.

Section 5. Reserved.

Section 6. Payments for Sales or Repurchases or Redemptions of Shares.

The Custodian shall receive from the distributor of the Shares or from the Transfer Agent and deposit into the account of the appropriate Portfolio such payments as are received for Shares thereof issued or sold from time to time by the applicable Fund. The Custodian will provide timely notification to such Fund on behalf of each such Portfolio and the Transfer Agent of any receipt by it of payments for Shares of such Portfolio.

From such funds as may be available for the purpose, the Custodian shall, upon receipt of Proper Instructions from the Transfer Agent, make funds available for payment to holders of Shares who have delivered to the Transfer Agent, make funds available for payment to holders of Shares who have delivered to the Transfer Agent a request for redemption or repurchase of their Shares. In connection with the redemption or repurchase of Shares, the Custodian is authorized upon receipt of Proper Instructions from the Transfer Agent to wire funds to or through a commercial bank designated by the redeeming shareholders. In connection with the redemption or repurchase of Shares, the Custodian shall honor checks drawn on the Custodian by a holder of Shares, which checks have been furnished by a Fund to the holder of Shares, when presented to the Custodian in accordance with such procedures and controls as are mutually agreed upon from time to time between such Fund and the Custodian.

Section 7. Proper Instructions.

“Proper Instructions,” which may also be standing instructions, as such term is used throughout this Agreement shall mean instructions received by the Custodian from a Fund or a person or entity duly authorized by a Fund (“Authorized Person”). Such instructions may be in writing signed by the Authorized Person or may be in a tested communication or in a communication utilizing access

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codes effected between electro-mechanical or electronic devices or may be by such other means and utilizing such intermediary systems and utilities as may be agreed from time to time by the Custodian and the person(s) or entity giving such instruction, provided that the Fund has followed any security procedures agreed to from time to time by the applicable Fund and the Custodian including, but not limited to, the security procedures selected by the Fund via the form of Funds Transfer Addendum hereto. Oral instructions will be considered Proper Instructions if the Custodian reasonably believes them to have been given by an Authorized Person with respect to the transaction involved; the Fund shall cause all oral instructions to be confirmed in writing. For purposes of this Section, Proper Instructions shall include instructions received by the Custodian in accordance with any multi-party agreement which requires a segregated asset account in accordance with Section 2.9 hereof.

Concurrently with the execution of this Agreement, and from time to time thereafter, as appropriate, each Fund shall deliver to the Custodian, duly certified by any of such Fund’s Secretary, Assistant Secretary, Treasurer or Assistant Treasurer, a certificate setting forth the names, titles, signatures and scope of authority of all persons authorized to give Proper Instructions or any other notice, request, direction, instruction, certificate or instrument on behalf of the Fund. Such certificate may be accepted and relied upon by the Custodian as conclusive evidence of the facts set forth therein and shall be considered to be in full force and effect until receipt by the Custodian of a similar certificate to the contrary.

Section 8. Evidence of Authority

The Custodian shall be protected in acting upon any Proper Instruction, notice, request, consent, certificate or other instrument or paper reasonably believed by it to be genuine and to have been properly executed by or on behalf of the applicable Fund. The Custodian may receive and accept a copy of a resolution certified by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of any Fund as conclusive evidence (a) of the authority of any person to act in accordance with such resolution or (b) of any determination or of any action by the applicable Board as described in such resolution, and such resolution may be considered as in full force and effect until receipt by the Custodian of written notice to the contrary.

Section 9. Actions Permitted without Express Authority

The Custodian may in its discretion, without express authority from the applicable Fund on behalf of each applicable Portfolio:

1) Make payments to itself or others for minor expenses of handling securities or other similar items relating to its duties under this Agreement; provided that the Custodian has not received prior written notice from the applicable Fund that such payment has been disputed by the Fund on behalf of the Portfolio and provided, further, all such payments shall be accounted for to the Fund on behalf of the Portfolio;

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2)	Surrender securities in temporary form for securities in definitive form;
3)	Endorse for collection, in the name of the Portfolio, checks, drafts and other negotiable instruments; and
4)	In general, attend to all non-discretionary details in connection with the sale, exchange, substitution, purchase, transfer and other dealings with the securities and property of the Portfolio except as otherwise directed by the applicable Board.

Section 10. Service Level Documents

     The Fund and the Custodian may from time to time, in good faith, agree on certain performance measures by which the Custodian is expected to provide the services contemplated by this Agreement (“Service Level Documents”). The Service Level Documents are designed to provide metrics and other information which may be utilized by the parties to help measure performance. The parties agree Service Level Documents reflect performance measures as opposed to specific contractual obligations. Notwithstanding, the parties agree that (a) the Custodian’s inability to achieve such performance measures may give rise to grounds for termination pursuant to Section 16; and (b) the Custodian’s performance and/or non-performance of the services, separate and apart from the performance measures in the Service Level Documents, may give rise to any remedies in tort or contract that the Fund may assert against Custodian under the terms of this Agreement.

Section 11. Records

The Custodian shall with respect to each Portfolio create and maintain all records relating to its activities and obligations under this Agreement in such manner as will meet the obligations of each Fund under the 1940 Act, with particular attention to section 31 thereof and Rules 31a-1 and 31a-2 thereunder. All such records shall be the property of the Fund and shall at all times during the regular business hours of the Custodian be open for inspection by duly authorized officers, employees or agents of such Fund and employees and agents of the SEC. The Custodian shall, at a Fund’s request, supply the Fund with a tabulation of securities owned by each Portfolio and held by the Custodian and shall, when requested to do so by the Fund and for such compensation as shall be agreed upon between the Fund and the Custodian, include certificate numbers in such tabulations. Each Fund acknowledges that, in creating and maintaining the records as set forth herein with respect to Portfolio property released and delivered pursuant to Section 2.2(14), or purchased pursuant to Section 2.6(7) hereof, the Custodian is authorized and instructed to rely upon information provided to it by the Fund, the Fund’s counterparty(ies), or the agents of either of them.

Section 12. Opinion of Fund’s Independent Accountant

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The Custodian shall take all reasonable action, as a Fund with respect to a Portfolio may from time to time request, to obtain from year to year favorable opinions from the Fund’s independent accountants with respect to its activities hereunder in connection with the preparation of the Fund’s Form N-1A or Form N-2, as applicable, and Form N-SAR or other annual reports to the SEC and with respect to any other requirements thereof.

Section 13. Reports to Fund by Independent Public Accountants

The Custodian shall provide the applicable Fund, on behalf of each of the Portfolios at such times as such Fund may reasonably require, with reports by independent public accountants on the accounting system, internal accounting control and procedures for safeguarding securities, futures contracts and options on futures contracts, including securities deposited and/or maintained in a U.S. Securities System or a Foreign Securities System (either, a “Securities System”), relating to the services provided by the Custodian under this Agreement; such reports, shall be of sufficient scope and in sufficient detail, as may reasonably be required by the Fund to provide reasonable assurance that any material inadequacies would be disclosed by such examination, and, if there are no such inadequacies, the reports shall so state.

Section 14. Compensation of Custodian

The Custodian shall be entitled to reasonable compensation for its services and expenses as Custodian, as agreed upon from time to time between each Fund on behalf of each applicable Portfolio and the Custodian.

Section 15. Responsibility of Custodian

So long as and to the extent that it is in the exercise of reasonable care, the Custodian shall not be responsible for the title, validity or genuineness of any property or evidence of title thereto received by it or delivered by it pursuant to this Agreement and shall be held harmless in acting upon any notice, request, consent, certificate or other instrument reasonably believed by it to be genuine and to be signed by the proper party or parties, including any futures commission merchant acting pursuant to the terms of a three-party futures or options agreement. The Custodian shall be held to the exercise of reasonable care in carrying out the provisions of this Agreement, but shall be kept indemnified by and shall be without liability to any Fund for any action taken or omitted by it including, without limitation, acting in accordance with any Proper Instruction; provided the Custodian, its agents, sub-custodians or Foreign Sub-Custodians, as may be applicable in the instance of any particular act or omission, have acted in good faith without negligence or willful misconduct; and provided, further, that all references throughout this Agreement to the standard of care exercised by any Foreign Sub-Custodian (e.g. reasonable care, good faith, bad faith, negligence or willful misconduct) shall be construed in accordance with the circumstances and practices prevailing in the jurisdiction where such Foreign Sub-Custodian’s act or omission occurred. The

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Custodian shall be entitled to obtain, receive, rely on and act upon the advice of counsel on all matters. The Custodian shall be without liability for any action reasonably taken or omitted in good faith pursuant to the advice of (i) counsel for the Fund or (ii) at the expense of the Custodian, such other counsel as the Custodian may choose; provided, however, in the event that such advice is sought for any matter other than a matter which may be in dispute between the Custodian and the Fund, the Custodian shall utilize its best efforts to provide advance notice to the Fund of the identity of such counsel, and provided, further, with respect to the performance of any action or omission of any action upon such advice, the Custodian shall be required to conform to the applicable standard of care set forth in this Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, it is hereby specifically understood and agreed that nothing in this section shall be construed as imposing upon the Custodian any obligation to seek such advice of counsel. The Custodian shall be without liability to any Fund or Portfolio for any loss, liability, claim or expense resulting from or caused by anything which is part of Country Risk (as defined in Section 3 hereof), including without limitation nationalization, expropriation, currency restrictions, or acts of war, revolution, riots or terrorism.

Except as may arise from the Custodian’s, its agent’s or sub-custodian’s or a Foreign Sub-Custodian’s negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct, the Custodian shall be without liability to any Fund for any loss, liability, claim or expense resulting from or caused by; (i) events or circumstances beyond the reasonable control of the Custodian or any sub-custodian or Securities System or any agent or nominee of any of the foregoing, including, without limitation, the interruption, suspension or restriction of trading on or the closure of any securities market, power or other mechanical or technological failures or interruptions, computer viruses or communications disruptions, work stoppages, natural disasters, or other similar events or acts; (ii) errors by any Fund or its duly authorized investment manager or investment adviser in their instructions to the Custodian provided such instructions have been in accordance with this Agreement; (iii) the insolvency of or acts or omissions by a Securities System; (iv) any delay or failure of any broker, agent or intermediary, central bank or other commercially prevalent payment or clearing system to deliver to the Custodian’s sub-custodian or agent securities purchased or in the remittance or payment made in connection with securities sold; (v) any delay or failure of any company, corporation, or other body in charge of registering or transferring securities in the name of the Custodian, any Fund, the Custodian’s sub-custodians, nominees or agents or any consequential losses arising out of such delay or failure to transfer such securities including non-receipt of bonus, dividends and rights and other accretions or benefits; (vi) delays or inability to perform its duties due to any disorder in market infrastructure with respect to any particular security or Securities System; and (vii) any provision of any present or future law or regulation or order of the United States of America, or any state thereof, or any other country, or political subdivision thereof or of any court of competent jurisdiction.

The Custodian shall implement and maintain reasonable disaster recovery and business continuity procedures that are reasonably designed to recover data processing systems, data communications facilities, information, data and other business related functions of the Custodian in a manner and time frame consistent with legal, regulatory and business requirements applicable to the Custodian in its provision of services hereunder. In the event of any disaster which causes a business interruption, the Custodian shall act in good faith and take reasonable steps to minimize service interruptions.

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If a Fund on behalf of a Portfolio requires the Custodian to take any action with respect to securities, which action involves the payment of money or which action may, in the opinion of the Custodian, result in the Custodian or its nominee assigned to the Fund or the Portfolio being liable for the payment of money or incurring liability of some other form, such Fund on behalf of the Portfolio, as a prerequisite to requiring the Custodian to take such action, shall provide indemnity to the Custodian (but not for the Custodian’s, its agent’s or sub-custodian’s or a Foreign Sub-Custodian’s negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct) in an amount and form reasonably satisfactory to it.

If a Fund requires the Custodian, its affiliates, subsidiaries or agents, to advance cash or securities for any purpose (including but not limited to securities settlements, foreign exchange contracts and assumed settlement) or in the event that the Custodian or its nominee shall incur or be assessed any taxes, charges, expenses, assessments, claims or liabilities in connection with the performance of this Agreement, except such as may arise from its or its nominee’s own negligent action, negligent failure to act, bad faith or willful misconduct, any property at any time held for the account of the applicable Portfolio shall be security therefor and should the Fund fail to repay the Custodian promptly, the Custodian shall be entitled to utilize available cash and to dispose of such Portfolio’s assets to the extent necessary to obtain reimbursement.

In no event shall any party hereto be liable for indirect, special or consequential damages.

The indemnifications contained herein shall survive the termination of this Agreement.

Section 16. Effective Period, Termination and Amendment

a. This Agreement shall become effective as of the date first above-written and shall remain in full force and effect for a period of three (3) years from such effective date (the “Initial Term”), and thereafter shall automatically continue in full force and effect unless either party terminates this Agreement by written notice to the other party at least ninety (90) days prior to the date of termination.

b. During the Initial Term and thereafter, the Custodian may, at its discretion, terminate the Agreement for cause with respect to (1) one or more Portfolios; and/or (2) a Fund in its entirety by providing not less than 60 days prior written notice to the Fund upon occurrence of any of the following termination events:

(A)	Fund has been convicted, pled guilty or pled no contest to criminal conduct in a criminal proceeding;
(B)	Fund has been found to have violated federal or state law in an administrative or regulatory proceeding; provided such violation (1) involves unethical conduct; and (2) Custodian reasonably believes that such violation would have a material adverse impact on Custodian’s ability to perform services under this Agreement:

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(C)	Fund has encountered financial difficulties which are evidenced by the authorization or commencement of, or involvement by way of pleading, answer, consent or acquiescence in, a voluntary or involuntary case under Title 11 of the United States Code, as from time to time is in effect, or any applicable law, other that said Title 11, of any jurisdiction relation to the liquidation or reorganization of debtors or to the modification or alteration of the rights of creditors;
(D)	Fund has been terminated for cause by the Custodian pursuant to the terms of (1) any fund accounting or administrative agreement between Custodian or Fund, or (2) any fund accounting, custody or administrative agreement between Custodian and Charles Schwab Investment Management, Inc. (“CSIM”) or any other investment company (other than the Fund) advised by CSIM;
(E)	CSIM has been terminated for cause by the Custodian pursuant to the terms of any agreement between Custodian and CSIM;
(F)	Fund attempts to assign this Agreement in violation of Section 18.3 of this Agreement; and
(G)	Fund has committed a material breach of this Agreement, and such breach has not been remedied by the Fund within sixty days written notice of such breach by Custodian.

c. During the Initial Term and thereafter, Fund, at its discretion, may terminate this agreement for cause with respect to (1) one or more Portfolios; and/or (2) a Fund in its entirety by providing at least 60 days written notice to Custodian upon the occurrence of any of the following termination events;

(A)	Custodian has been convicted, pled guilty or pled no contest to criminal conduct in any criminal proceeding in connection with the provision of fund administration, fund accounting and/or custody services to any client;
(B)	Custodian has been found to have violated federal or state law in any administrative or regulatory proceeding; provided such violation (1) involves unethical behavior and (2) relates to the provision of fund administration, fund accounting and/or custody services to any client;
(C)	Custodian has encountered financial difficulties which are evidenced by the authorization or commencement of, or involvement by way of pleading, answer, consent or acquiescence in, a voluntary or involuntary case under Title 11 of the United States Code, as from time to time is in effect, or any applicable law, other than said Title 11, of any jurisdiction relating to the liquidation or reorganization of debtors or to the modification or alteration of the rights of creditors;
(D)	Custodian has been terminated by the Fund for cause pursuant to the terms of (1) any fund administration or fund accounting agreement between Custodian and Fund, or (2) any fund

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	administration, custody or fund accounting agreement between Custodian and CSIM or any investment company (other than Fund) advised by CSIM;
(E)	Custodian has been terminated by CSIM for cause pursuant to the terms of any sub-administrative agreement between Custodian and or its affiliates and CSIM;
(F)	Custodian transfers fifty percent (50%) or more of any class of its voting securities; (2) transfers all, or substantially all, of its assets to a non-affiliate; or (3) attempts to assign this Agreement in violation of Section 10.3 of this Agreement; and
(G)	In Fund’s reasonable opinion, Custodian has not achieved one or more of the performance measures set forth in any Service Level Document established pursuant to pursuant to Section 6 of this Agreement, and a plan or revised plan has not been put into place in accordance the following procedures: In the event that Fund reasonably believes that the Custodian has not met one or more of the performance measures set forth in any Service Level Document during any calendar quarter or other period of measurement as may be set forth in any Service Level Document, the Fund may, in its discretion, submit a written deficiency notice to Custodian outlining the performance deficiencies (“Deficiency Notice”). Such Deficiency Notice must be provided to Custodian within 20 days of the end of such quarter. After receipt of such notice, Custodian shall present the Fund with a written plan to address the deficiencies set forth in the Deficiency Notice (the “Plan”). Such Plan must be provided to Fund within 30 days after receipt of the Deficiency Notice. If Custodian fails to submit a Plan within such 30 day period, Fund may terminate the Agreement upon 60 days written notice to the Custodian. The Fund, in its discretion, may accept the Plan or reject the Plan (“Rejection Notice”). Such Rejection Notice must be submitted to the Custodian within 15 days after submission of the Plan. If Fund fails to provide a Rejection Notice within such 15 days period, it shall be presumed that Fund accepted the Plan. In the event, Fund submits a Rejection Notice, Custodian shall submit a revised plan (“Revised Plan”) to the Fund. Such Revised Plan must be provided to Fund within 30 days after provision of the Rejection Notice. If Custodian fails to submit a Revised Plan within such 30 day period, Fund may terminate the Agreement upon 60 days written notice to Custodian. The Fund, in its sole discretion, may accept the Revised Plan or reject the Revised Plan (“Denial Notice”). Any Denial Notice must be submitted to Custodian within 15 days after provision of the Revised Plan. If Fund fails to provide a Denial Notice within such 15 day period, it shall be presumed that Fund accepted the Revised Plan. If Fund provides a Denial Notice to Custodian, Fund may, in its sole discretion, terminate this Agreement upon 60 days written notice to Custodian. Such termination notice must be submitted to Custodian within 60 days after provision of the Denial Notice.
(H)	Custodian has committed a material breach of this Agreement and such breach has not been remedied by the Custodian within sixty days written notice of such breach by Fund.

d. Termination of this Agreement with respect to any single given Portfolio or Fund shall in no way affect the continued validity of this Agreement with respect to any other Portfolio or Fund.

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e. Upon termination of this Agreement, the Fund shall pay to the Custodian such compensation and any reimbursable expenses as may be due and undisputed under the terms hereof as of the date of such termination, including reasonable out-of-pocket expenses associated with such termination. All out-of-pocket expenses associated under this sub-paragraph for which the Custodian seeks reimbursement must be pre-approved by the Fund in writing, such approval shall not be unreasonable withheld.

f. This Agreement may be modified or amended from time to time by mutual written agreement of the parties hereto.

Section 17. Successor Custodian

If a successor custodian for one or more Portfolios shall be appointed by the applicable Board, the Custodian shall, upon termination and receipt of Proper Instructions, deliver to such successor custodian at the office of the Custodian, duly endorsed and in the form for transfer, all securities of each applicable Portfolio then held by it hereunder and shall transfer to an account of the successor custodian all of the securities of each such Portfolio held in a Securities System or at the Underlying Transfer Agent.

If no such successor custodian shall be appointed, the Custodian shall, in like manner, upon receipt of Proper Instructions, deliver at the office of the Custodian and transfer such securities, funds and other properties in accordance with such resolution.

In the event that no Proper Instructions designating a successor custodian or alternative arrangements shall have been delivered to the Custodian on or before the date when such termination shall become effective, then the Custodian shall have the right to deliver to a bank or trust company, which is a “bank” as defined in the 1940 Act, doing business in Boston, Massachusetts or New York, New York, of its own selection, having an aggregate capital, surplus, and undivided profits, as shown by its last published report, of not less than $25,000,000, all securities, funds and other properties held by the Custodian on behalf of each applicable Portfolio and all instruments held by the Custodian relative thereto and all other property held by it under this Agreement on behalf of each applicable Portfolio, and to transfer to an account of such successor custodian all of the securities of each such Portfolio held in any Securities System or at the Underlying Transfer Agent. Thereafter, such bank or trust company shall be the successor of the Custodian under this Agreement.

In the event that securities, funds and other properties remain in the possession of the Custodian after the date of termination hereof owing to failure of any Fund to provide Proper Instructions as aforesaid, the Custodian shall be entitled to fair compensation for its services during such period as the Custodian retains possession of such securities, funds and other properties and the provisions of this Agreement relating to the duties and obligations of the Custodian shall remain in full force and effect.

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Section 18. General

          Section 18.1 Massachusetts Law to Apply. This Agreement shall be construed and the provisions thereof interpreted under and in accordance with laws of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

          Section 18.2 Prior Agreements. This Agreement supersedes and terminates, as of the date hereof, all prior Agreements between each Fund on behalf of each of the Portfolios and the Custodian relating to the custody of such Fund’s assets.

          Section 18.3 Assignment. This Agreement may not be assigned by (a) any Fund without the written consent of the Custodian or (b) by the Custodian without the written consent of each applicable Fund, except that any party may, without such consent, assign to an entity controlling, controlled by or under common control with such party or to a successor of all of or a substantial portion of its business.

          Section 18.4 Interpretive and Additional Provisions. In connection with the operation of this Agreement, the Custodian and each Fund on behalf of each of the Portfolios, may from time to time agree on such provisions interpretive of or in addition to the provisions of this Agreement as may in their joint opinion be consistent with the general tenor of this Agreement. Any such interpretive or additional provisions shall be in a writing signed by all parties and shall be annexed hereto, provided that no such interpretive or additional provisions shall contravene any applicable federal or state regulations or any provision of a Fund’s Governing Documents. No interpretive or additional provisions made as provided in the preceding sentence shall be deemed to be an amendment of this Agreement.

          Section 18.5 Additional Funds. In the event that any management investment company in addition to those listed on Appendix A hereto desires to have the Custodian render services as custodian under the terms hereof, it shall so notify the Custodian in writing, and if the Custodian agrees in writing to provide such services, such management investment company shall become a Fund hereunder and be bound by all terms and conditions and provisions hereof including, without limitation, the representations and warranties set forth in Section 18.7 below.

          Section 18.6 Additional Portfolios. In the event that any Fund establishes one or more series of Shares in addition to those set forth on Appendix A hereto with respect to which it desires to have the Custodian render services as custodian under the terms hereof, it shall so notify the Custodian in writing, and if the Custodian agrees in writing to provide such services, such series of Shares shall become a Portfolio hereunder.

          Section 18.7 The Parties. All references herein to the “Fund” are to each of the management investment companies listed on Appendix A hereto, and each management investment company made subject to this Agreement in accordance with Section 18.5 above, individually, as if this Agreement were between such individual Fund and the Custodian. In the case of a series

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corporation, trust or other entity, all references herein to the “Portfolio” are to the individual series or portfolio of such corporation, trust or other entity, or to such corporation, trust or other entity on behalf of the individual series or portfolio, as appropriate. Any reference in this Agreement to “the parties” shall mean the Custodian and such other individual Fund as to which the matter pertains. Each Fund hereby represents and warrants that (a) it is duly incorporated or organized and is validly existing in good standing in its jurisdiction of incorporation or organization; (b) it has the requisite power and authority under applicable law and its Governing Documents to enter into and perform this Agreement; (c) all requisite proceedings have been taken to authorize it to enter into and perform this Agreement; (d) this Agreement constitutes its legal, valid, binding and enforceable agreement; and (e) its entrance into this Agreement shall not cause a material breach or be in material conflict with any other agreement or obligation of the Fund or any law or regulation applicable to it.

          Section 18.8 Remote Access Services Addendum. The Custodian and each Fund agree to be bound by the terms of the Remote Access Services Addendum hereto.

          Section 18.9 Confidentiality.

          a. Definition of term “Fund Confidential Information.” The term “Fund Confidential Information” means any information that Fund discloses, whether in writing, electronically or orally, to Custodian whether in tangible or intangible form which is identified as confidential at the time of disclosure or which by the circumstances of disclosure or nature of the information would be considered to be confidential. By way of example and not limitation, Fund Confidential Information includes: (i) any information concerning Fund’s, its agents or licensors’ technology, such as systems, source code, databases, hardware, software, programs, applications, engine protocols, routines, models, displays and manuals, including, without limitation, the selection, coordination, and arrangement of the contents thereof; and (ii) any information concerning Fund’s, its agents or licensors’ financial or business plans or operations, such as research activities and plans, marketing or sales plans, pricing or pricing strategies, operational techniques, internal controls, compliance policies, methods of operation, security procedures, strategic plans, customer information, and unpublished financial information, including information concerning revenues, profits and profit margins. Custodian agrees that Fund will have no obligation to specifically identify by any notice or other action any information to which the protection of this Agreement extends. Without limiting the foregoing, to the extent disclosed to the Custodian, portfolio holdings information of the Fund shall be deemed to be Confidential Information of the Fund until such time as such portfolio holdings information shall made in a public filing by the Fund. The Custodian shall not purchase or sell securities or other investments on the basis of confidential portfolio holdings information of the Fund provided to the Custodian and shall take reasonable steps to prevent any employee or agent of Custodian from purchasing or selling securities or other investments on the same basis.

          b. Restrictions on Use. Without the prior written consent of Fund, Custodian will not use any portion of Fund Confidential Information for any purpose other than for the services provided under this Agreement. Custodian further agrees that:

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(i)	it will hold Fund Confidential Information of Fund in the strictest confidence;
(ii)	it will exercise the same care with respect to Fund Confidential Information as it exercises with respect to its own proprietary and confidential information;
(iii)	it will not, without Fund’s prior written consent, copy or disclose to any third party any portion thereof;
(iv)	it will notify immediately Fund of any unauthorized disclosure or use unless in and ownership of Fund Confidential Information resulting from such unauthorized disclosure or use by or through Custodian; and
(v)	it will restrict dissemination of Fund Confidential Information to only those persons within or related to its organization who are involved in the delivery services provided under this Agreement, to Custodian’s regulatory authorities as required to comply with such regulatory authorities’ request or order, and to Custodian’s examiners, auditors, directors and legal counsel to the extent Custodian believes the same is reasonably required provided that Custodian makes reasonable effort to notify such parties as to the confidential nature of the Fund Confidential Information.

          c. Exceptions. The foregoing shall not prohibit or limit Custodian’s use, disclosure, reproduction or dissemination of Fund Confidential Information which:

(i)	is or becomes public domain information or material through no fault or breach on the part of Custodian;
(ii)	as demonstrated by the written records of Custodian or otherwise, was already lawfully known (without restriction on disclosure) to Custodian prior to the information being disclosed to Custodian by Fund or any representative of Fund;
(iii)	has been or is hereafter rightfully furnished to Custodian without restriction on disclosure by the Fund or a third person lawfully in possession thereof;
(iv)	has been independently developed, by or for Custodian, without reference to Fund Confidential Information;
(v)	is requested or required to be disclosed pursuant to any legal or regulatory proceeding, investigation, audit, examination, subpoena, civil investigative demand or other similar process, where required by law, regulation rule or self-regulatory organization rule, provided that, unless prohibited from doing so in such circumstance, the Custodian notifies Fund as promptly as possible so that Fund may to have a reasonable opportunity to obtain a protective order or other form of protection against disclosure. Notwithstanding any such disclosure by Custodian, such disclosure will not otherwise affect Custodian’s obligations hereunder with

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	respect to Fund Confidential Information so disclosed which is retained by Custodian;
(vi)	is disclosed by the Custodian with the prior written consent of the applicable Fund to disclose, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld; or
(vii)	is Fund or Portfolio data aggregated by the Custodian with similar data of other customers of the Custodian (“Aggregated Data”) for the purposes of the Custodian’s construction of statistical models so long as such Aggregated Data represents such a sufficiently large sample that no Fund or Portfolio data can be identified either directly or by inference or implication.

Any Fund Confidential Information in the possession of Custodian that has been disclosed to it by Fund or any representative of Fund that is not within any of the exceptions above shall be considered confidential unless the Custodian may demonstrate otherwise by records, documentation or other reasonable means.

          d. Equitable Relief. Custodian agrees and acknowledges that any breach of this Section 18.9 may cause Fund irreparable harm for which monetary damages would be inadequate. Accordingly, Fund will be entitled to seek injunctive or other equitable relief to remedy any threatened or actual breach of this Section 18.9 by Custodian, as well as monetary damages.

          e. No Publicity. No party hereto will announce or disclose the existence of this Agreement, or its contents to any third party without the prior written consent of the other or except as may be required by law, in which case the party required to make such a disclosure will give the other party the maximum feasible prior notice of such disclosure.

          Section 18.10 Notices. Any notice, instruction or other instrument required to be given hereunder may be delivered in person to the offices of the parties as set forth herein during normal business hours or delivered prepaid registered mail or by telex, cable or telecopy to the parties at the following addresses or such other addresses as may be notified by any party from time to time.

To any Fund:	[Name of Fund]
	101 Montgomery Street
	San Francisco, California 94104
	Attention: George M. Pereira, Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer
	Telephone: 415-636-3300
	Telecopy: 415-667-3800
With a copy to:	Koji E. Felton, Secretary
	101 Montgomery Street
	San Francisco, California 94104

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	Telephone: 415-636-3461
	Telecopy: 415-667-3440
To the Custodian:	State Street Bank and Trust Company
	1776 Heritage Drive
	North Quincy, Massachusetts 02171
	Attention: James M. Keenan, Vice President
	Telephone: 617-985-9422 Telecopy: 617-985-7575

Such notice, instruction or other instrument shall be deemed to have been served in the case of a registered letter at the expiration of five business days after posting, in the case of cable twenty-four hours after dispatch and, in the case of telex, immediately on dispatch and if delivered outside normal business hours it shall be deemed to have been received at the next time after delivery when normal business hours commence and in the case of cable, telex or telecopy on the business day after the receipt thereof. Evidence that the notice was properly addressed, stamped and put into the post shall be conclusive evidence of posting.

          Section 18.11 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in several counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, and all such counterparts taken together shall constitute one and the same Agreement.

          Section 18.12 Severability. If any provision or provisions of this Agreement shall be held to be invalid, unlawful or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired.

          Section 18.13 Reproduction of Documents. This Agreement and all schedules, addenda, exhibits, appendices, attachments and amendments hereto may be reproduced by any photographic, photostatic, microfilm, micro-card, miniature photographic or other similar process. The parties hereto all/each agree that any such reproduction shall be admissible in evidence as the original itself in any judicial or administrative proceeding, whether or not the original is in existence and whether or not such reproduction was made by a party in the regular course of business, and that any enlargement, facsimile or further reproduction of such reproduction shall likewise be admissible in evidence.

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          Section 18.14 Shareholder Communications Election. SEC Rule 14b-2 requires banks which hold securities for the account of customers to respond to requests by issuers of securities for the names, addresses and holdings of beneficial owners of securities of that issuer held by the bank unless the beneficial owner has expressly objected to disclosure of this information. In order to comply with the rule, the Custodian needs each Fund to indicate whether it authorizes the Custodian to provide such Fund’s name, address, and share position to requesting companies whose securities the Fund owns. If a Fund tells the Custodian “no,” the Custodian will not provide this information to requesting companies. If a Fund tells the Custodian “yes” or does not check either “yes” or “no” below, the Custodian is required by the rule to treat the Fund as consenting to disclosure of this information for all securities owned by the Fund or any funds or accounts established by the Fund. For a Fund’s protection, the Rule prohibits the requesting company from using the Fund’s name and address for any purpose other than corporate communications. Please indicate below whether the Fund consents or objects by checking one of the alternatives below.

YES o	The Custodian is authorized to release the Fund’s name, address, and share positions.
NO þ	The Custodian is not authorized to release the Fund’s name, address, and share positions.

          Section 18.15 Massachusetts Business Trust. With respect to any Fund which is a party to this Agreement and which is organized as a Massachusetts business trust (in each case a “Trust”), the term “Fund” (as used throughout this Agreement) means and refers to the trustees from time to time serving under the applicable trust agreement of such Trust, as the same may be amended from time to time (the “Declaration of Trust”). It is expressly agreed that the obligations of any such Trust hereunder shall not be binding upon any of the trustees, shareholders, nominees, officers, agents or employees of such Trust personally, but bind only the trust property of the Trust as set forth in the applicable Declaration of Trust. In the case of each Trust, the execution and delivery of this Agreement on behalf of the Trust has been authorized by the trustees, and signed by an authorized officer of the Trust, in each case acting in such capacity and not individually, and neither such authorization by the trustees nor such execution and delivery by such officer shall be deemed to have been made by any of them individually, but shall only bind the trust property of the Trust as provided in its Declaration of Trust.

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Signature Page

In Witness Whereof, each of the parties has caused this instrument to be executed in its name and behalf by its duly authorized representative and its seal to be hereunder affixed as of the date first above-written.

Fund Signature Attested to By:		EACH OF THE ENTITIES SET FORTH ON APPENDIX A HERETO
By: Name:	/s/ Alice L. Schulman Alice L. Schulman	By:	/s/ George M. Pereira George M. Pereira
Title:	* [Ass’t Secretary]		Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer
Signature Attested to By:		State Street Bank and Trust Company
By:	/s/ Stephanie L. Poster Stephanie L. Poster	By:	/s/ Joseph L. Hooley Joseph L. Hooley
	Vice President and Counsel		Executive Vice President

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APPENDIX A
TO
Master Custodian Agreement

July 1, 2006

Management Investment Companies Registered with the SEC and Portfolios thereof, If Any

Charles Schwab Family of Funds

Schwab Money Market Fund
Schwab Value Advantage Money Fund
Schwab Retirement Advantage Money Fund
Schwab Retirement Money Fund
Schwab Government Money Fund
Schwab U.S. Treasury Money Fund
Schwab Municipal Money Fund
Schwab California Municipal Money Fund
Schwab New York Municipal Money Fund
Schwab AMT Tax-Free Money Fund (formerly known as
Schwab Florida Municipal Money Fund)
Schwab Massachusetts Municipal Money Fund
Schwab Pennsylvania Municipal Money Fund
Schwab New Jersey Municipal Money Fund
Schwab Cash Reserves Fund
Schwab Advisor Cash Reserves Fund

Schwab Investments

Schwab Inflation Protected Fund (effective March 31, 2006)
Schwab 1000 Index Fund
Schwab Short-Term Bond Market Fund
Schwab Total Bond Market Fund
Schwab California Short/Intermediate Tax-Free Bond Fund
Schwab California Long-Term Tax-Free Bond Fund
Schwab Short/Intermediate Tax-Free Bond Fund
Schwab Long-Term Tax-Free Bond Fund
Schwab Yield Plus Fund
Schwab GNMA Fund
Schwab California Tax-Free YieldPlus Fund
Schwab Tax-Free YieldPlus Fund

Schwab Capital Trust

Schwab Premier Equity Fund
Schwab Core Equity Fund
Schwab Hedged Equity Fund
Laudus International MarketMasters Fund
Laudus U.S. MarketMasters Fund
Schwab Viewpoints Fund (formerly known as Laudus
Balanced MarketMasters Fund)
Laudus Small-Cap MarketMasters Fund

Schwab Annuity Portfolios

Schwab Money Market Portfolio

SCHEDULE A

STATE STREET
GLOBAL CUSTODY NETWORK
SUBCUSTODIANS

Country	Subcustodian
Argentina	Citibank, N.A.
Australia	Westpac Banking Corporation
	Citibank Pty. Limited
Austria	Erste Bank der Österreichischen Sparkassen AG
Bahrain	HSBC Bank Middle East (as delegate of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited)
Bangladesh	Standard Chartered Bank
Belgium	BNP Paribas Securities Services, S.A.
Benin	via Société Générale de Banques en Côte d’Ivoire, Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Bermuda	The Bank of Bermuda Limited
Botswana	Barclays Bank of Botswana Limited
Brazil	Citibank, N.A.
Bulgaria	ING Bank N.V.
Burkina Faso	via Société Générale de Banques en Côte d’Ivoire, Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Canada	State Street Trust Company Canada
Cayman Islands	Scotiabank & Trust (Cayman) Limited
Chile	BankBoston, N.A.
People’s Republic	The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited,

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SCHEDULE A

STATE STREET
GLOBAL CUSTODY NETWORK
SUBCUSTODIANS

Country	Subcustodian
of China	Shanghai and Shenzhen branches
Colombia	Cititrust Colombia S.A. Sociedad Fiduciaria
Costa Rica	Banco BCT S.A.
Croatia	Privredna Banka Zagreb d.d
Cyprus	Cyprus Popular Bank Ltd.
Czech Republic	Československá Obchodní Banka, A.S.
Denmark	Skandinaviska Enskilda Bankken AB, Sweden (operating through its Copenhagen branch)
Ecuador	Banco de la Producción S.A. PRODUBANCO
Egypt	HSBC Bank Egypt S.A.E. (as delegate of The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited)
Estonia	AS Hansabank
Finland	Nordea Bank Finland Plc.
France	BNP Paribas Securities Services, S.A.
	Deutsche Bank AG, Netherlands (operating through its Paris branch)
Germany	Deutsche Bank AG
Ghana	Barclays Bank of Ghana Limited
Greece	National Bank of Greece S.A.

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SCHEDULE A

STATE STREET
GLOBAL CUSTODY NETWORK
SUBCUSTODIANS

Country	Subcustodian
Guinea-Bissau	via Société Générale de Banques en Côte d’Ivoire, Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Hong Kong	Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) Limited
Hungary	HVB Bank Hungary Rt.
Iceland	Kaupthing Bank hf.
India	Deutsche Bank AG
	The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited
Indonesia	Deutsche Bank AG
Ireland	Bank of Ireland
Israel	Bank Hapoalim B.M.
Italy	BNP Paribas Securities Services, S.A.
Ivory Coast	Société Générale de Banques en Côte d’Ivoire
Jamaica	Bank of Nova Scotia Jamaica Ltd.
Japan	Mizuho Corporate Bank Ltd.
	Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
Jordan	HSBC Bank Middle East (as delegate of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited)
Kazakhstan	HSBC Bank Kazakhstan (as delegate of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited)

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SCHEDULE A

STATE STREET
GLOBAL CUSTODY NETWORK
SUBCUSTODIANS

Country	Subcustodian
Kenya	Barclays Bank of Kenya Limited
Republic of Korea	Deutsche Bank AG
	The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited
Latvia	A/s Hansabanka
Lebanon	HSBC Bank Middle East (as delegate of The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited)
Lithuania	SEB Vilniaus Bankas AB
Malaysia	Standard Chartered Bank Malaysia Berhad
Mali	via Société Générale de Banques en Côte d’Ivoire, Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Malta	HSBC Bank Malta Plc.
Mauritius	The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited
Mexico	Banco Nacional de México S.A.
Morocco	Attijariwafa bank
Namibia	Standard Bank Namibia Limited
Netherlands	Deutsche Bank N.V.
	KAS BANK N.V.
New Zealand	Westpac Banking Corporation

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SCHEDULE A

STATE STREET
GLOBAL CUSTODY NETWORK
SUBCUSTODIANS

Country	Subcustodian
Niger	via Société Générale de Banques en Côte d’Ivoire, Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Nigeria	Stanbic Bank Nigeria Limited
Norway	Nordea Bank Norge ASA
Oman	HSBC Bank Middle East Limited (as delegate of The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited)
Pakistan	Deutsche Bank AG
Palestine	HSBC Bank Middle East Limited (as delegate of The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited)
Panama	HSBC Bank (Panama) S.A.
Peru	Citibank del Péru, S.A.
Philippines	Standard Chartered Bank
Poland	Bank Handlowy w Warszawie S.A.
Portugal	Banco Comercial Português S.A.
Puerto Rico	Citibank N.A.
Qatar	HSBC Bank Middle East Limited (as delegate of The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited)
Romania	ING Bank N.V.
Russia	ING Bank (Eurasia) ZAO, Moscow

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SCHEDULE A

STATE STREET
GLOBAL CUSTODY NETWORK
SUBCUSTODIANS

Country	Subcustodian
Senegal	via Société Générale de Banques en Côte d’Ivoire, Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Serbia	HVB Bank Serbia and Montenegro a.d.
Singapore	DBS Bank Limited
	United Overseas Bank Limited
Slovak Republic	Československá Obchodní Banka, A.S., pobocka zahranicnej banky v SR
Slovenia	Bank Austria Creditanstalt d.d. - Ljubljana
South Africa	Nedbank Limited
	Standard Bank of South Africa Limited
Spain	Santander Central Hispano Investment S.A.
Sri Lanka	The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited
Swaziland	Standard Bank Swaziland Limited
Sweden	Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB
Switzerland	UBS AG
Taiwan — R.O.C.	Central Trust of China
Thailand	Standard Chartered Bank
Togo	via Société Générale de Banques en Côte d’Ivoire, Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Trinidad & Tobago	Republic Bank Limited

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SCHEDULE A

STATE STREET
GLOBAL CUSTODY NETWORK
SUBCUSTODIANS

Country	Subcustodian
Tunisia	Banque Internationale Arabe de Tunisie
Turkey	Citibank, A.S.
Uganda	Barclays Bank of Uganda Limited
Ukraine	ING Bank Ukraine
United Arab Emirates	HSBC Bank Middle East Limited (as delegate of The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited)
United Kingdom	State Street Bank and Trust Company, United kingdom Branch
Uruguay	BankBoston, N.A.
Venezuela	Citibank, N.A.
Vietnam	The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited
Zambia	Barclays Bank of Zambia Plc.
Zimbabwe	Barclays Bank of Zimbabwe Limited

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SCHEDULE B

STATE STREET
GLOBAL CUSTODY NETWORK
DEPOSITORIES OPERATING IN NETWORK MARKETS

Country	Depositories
Argentina	Caja de Valores S.A.
Australia	Austraclear Limited
Austria	Oesterreichische Kontrollbank AG (Wertpapiersammelbank Division)
Bahrain	Clearing, Settlement, and Depository System of the Bahrain Stock Exchange
Bangladesh	Central Depository Bangladesh Limited
Belgium	Banque Nationale de Belgique
	Caisse Interprofessionnelle de Dépôts et de Virements de Titres, S.A.
Benin	Dépositaire Central — Banque de Règlement
Bermuda	Bermuda Securities Depository
Brazil	Central de Custódia e de Liquidação Financeira de Títulos Privados (CETIP)
	Companhia Brasileira de Liquidação e Custódia
	Sistema Especial de Liquidação e de Custódia (SELIC)
Bulgaria	Bulgarian National Bank
	Central Depository AD
Burkina Faso	Dépositaire Central — Banque de Règlement
Canada	The Canadian Depository for Securities Limited
Chile	Depósito Central de Valores S.A.

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SCHEDULE B

STATE STREET
GLOBAL CUSTODY NETWORK
DEPOSITORIES OPERATING IN NETWORK MARKETS

Country		Depositories
People’s Republic	China Securities Depository and Clearing Corporation Limited
of China		Shanghai Branch
		China Securities Depository and Clearing Corporation Limited
		Shenzhen Branch
Colombia		Depósito Central de Valores
		Depósito Centralizado de Valores de Colombia S..A. (DECEVAL)
Costa Rica		Central de Valores S.A.
Croatia		Središnja Depozitarna Agencija d.d.
Cyprus		Central Depository and Central Registry
Czech Republic		Czech National Bank
		Stredisko cenných papíru — Ceská republika
Denmark	Værdipapircentralen (Danish Securities Center)
Egypt		Misr for Clearing, Settlement, and Depository S.A.E.
		Central Bank of Egypt
Estonia		AS Eesti Väärtpaberikeskus
Finland		Suomen Arvopaperikeskus
France		Euroclear France
Germany	Clearstream Banking AG, Frankfurt
Greece		Apothetirion Titlon AE — Central Securities Depository
		Bank of Greece,

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SCHEDULE B

STATE STREET
GLOBAL CUSTODY NETWORK
DEPOSITORIES OPERATING IN NETWORK MARKETS

Country	Depositories
	System for Monitoring Transactions in Securities in Book-Entry Form
Guinea-Bissau	Dépositaire Central — Banque de Règlement
Hong Kong	Central Moneymarkets Unit
	Hong Kong Securities Clearing Company Limited
Hungary	Központi Elszámolóház és Értéktár (Budapest) Rt. (KELER)
Iceland	Icelandic Securities Depository Limited
India	Central Depository Services (India) Limited
	National Securities Depository Limited
	Reserve Bank of India
Indonesia	Bank Indonesia
	PT Kustodian Sentral Efek Indonesia
Israel	Tel Aviv Stock Exchange Clearing House Ltd. (TASE Clearinghouse)
Italy	Monte Titoli S.p.A.
Ivory Coast	Dépositaire Central — Banque de Règlement
Jamaica	Jamaica Central Securities Depository
Japan	Bank of Japan — Net System
	Japan Securities Depository Center (JASDEC) Incorporated
Jordan	Securities Depository Center

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SCHEDULE B

STATE STREET
GLOBAL CUSTODY NETWORK
DEPOSITORIES OPERATING IN NETWORK MARKETS

Country		Depositories
Kazakhstan		Central Securities Depository
Kenya		Central Depository and Settlement Corporation Limited
		Central Bank of Kenya
Republic of Korea	Korea Securities Depository
Latvia		Latvian Central Depository
Lebanon		Banque du Liban
		Custodian and Clearing Center of Financial Instruments for Lebanon and the Middle East (Midclear) S.A.L.
Lithuania		Central Securities Depository of Lithuania
Malaysia	Bank Negara Malaysia
		Bursa Malaysia Depository Sdn. Bhd.
Mali		Dépositaire Central — Banque de Règlement
Malta		Central Securities Depository of the Malta Stock Exchange
Mauritius		Bank of Mauritius
		Central Depository and Settlement Co. Ltd.
Mexico		S.D. Indeval, S.A. de C.V.
Morocco	Maroclear
Namibia		Bank of Namibia

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SCHEDULE B

STATE STREET
GLOBAL CUSTODY NETWORK
DEPOSITORIES OPERATING IN NETWORK MARKETS

Country		Depositories
Netherlands		Euroclear Nederland
New Zealand		New Zealand Central Securities Depository Limited
Niger		Dépositaire Central — Banque de Règlement
Nigeria		Central Securities Clearing System Limited
Norway		Verdipapirsentralen (Norwegian Central Securities Depository)
Oman		Muscat Depository & Securities Registration Company, SAOC
Pakistan		Central Depository Company of Pakistan Limited
		State Bank of Pakistan
Palestine	Clearing, Depository and Settlement, a department of the Palestine Stock Exchange
Panama		Central Latinoamericana de Valores, S.A. (LatinClear)
Peru		Caja de Valores y Liquidaciones, Institución de Compensación y Liquidación de Valores S.A
Philippines		Philippine Central Depository, Inc.
		Registry of Scripless Securities (ROSS) of the Bureau of Treasury
Poland		Rejestr Papierów Wartościowych
		Krajowy Depozyt Papierów Wartościowych S.A.

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SCHEDULE B

STATE STREET
GLOBAL CUSTODY NETWORK
DEPOSITORIES OPERATING IN NETWORK MARKETS

Country	Depositories
Portugal	INTERBOLSA — Sociedade Gestora de Sistemas de Liquidação e de Sistemas Centralizados de Valores Mobiliários, S.A.
Qatar	Central Clearing and Registration (CCR), a department of the Doha Securities Market
Romania	Bucharest Stock Exchange Registry Division
	National Bank of Romania
	National Securities Clearing, Settlement and Depository Company
Russia	Vneshtorgbank, Bank for Foreign Trade of the Russian Federation
Senegal	Dépositaire Central — Banque de Règlement
Serbia	Central Registrar and Central Depository for Securities
Singapore	The Central Depository (Pte) Limited
	Monetary Authority of Singapore
Slovak Republic	Náodná banka slovenska
	Centralny depozitar cenných papierov SR, a.s.
Slovenia	KDD — Centralna klirinsko depotna druzba d.d.
South Africa	Share Transactions Totally Electronic (STRATE) Ltd.
Spain	IBERCLEAR
Sri Lanka	Central Depository System (Pvt) Limited
Sweden	Värdepapperscentralen VPC AB

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SCHEDULE B

STATE STREET
GLOBAL CUSTODY NETWORK
DEPOSITORIES OPERATING IN NETWORK MARKETS

Country	Depositories
	(Swedish Central Securities Depository)
Switzerland	SegaIntersettle AG (SIS)
Taiwan — R.O.C.	Taiwan Securities Central Depository Company Limited
Thailand	Bank of Thailand
	Thailand Securities Depository Company Limited
Togo	Dépositaire Central — Banque de Règlement
Trinidad and Tobago	Trinidad and Tobago Central Bank
Tunisia	Société Tunisienne Interprofessionelle pour la Compensation et de Dépôts des Valeurs Mobilières (STICODEVAM)
Turkey	Central Bank of Turkey
	Takas ve Saklama Bankasi A.S. (TAKASBANK)
Uganda	Bank of Uganda
Ukraine	Mizhregionalny Fondovy Souz
	National Bank of Ukraine
United Arab Emirates	Clearing and Depository System, a department of the Dubai Financial Market
United Kingdom	CrestCo.
Uruguay	Banco Central del Uruguay

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SCHEDULE B

STATE STREET
GLOBAL CUSTODY NETWORK
DEPOSITORIES OPERATING IN NETWORK MARKETS

Country	Depositories
Venezuela	Banco Central de Venezuela
	Caja Venezolana de Valores
Vietnam	Securities Registration, Clearing and Settlement, Depository Department of the Securities Trading Center
Zambia	Bank of Zambia
	LuSE Central Shares Depository Limited

TRANSNATIONAL

Euroclear

Clearstream Banking, S.A.

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SCHEDULE C

MARKET INFORMATION

Publication/Type of Information	Brief Description
(scheduled frequency)
The Guide to Custody in World Markets (hardcopy annually and regular website updates)	An overview of settlement and safekeeping procedures, custody practices and foreign investor considerations for the markets in which State Street offers custodial services.
Global Custody Network Review (annually)	Information relating to Foreign Sub-Custodians in State Street’s Global Custody Network. The Review stands as an integral part of the materials that State Street provides to its U.S. mutual fund clients to assist them in complying with SEC Rule 17f-5. The Review also gives insight into State Street’s market expansion and Foreign Sub-Custodian selection processes, as well as the procedures and controls used to monitor the financial condition and performance of our Foreign Sub-Custodian banks.
Securities Depository Review (annually)	Custody risk analyses of the Foreign Securities Depositories presently operating in Network markets. This publication is an integral part of the materials that State Street provides to its U.S. mutual fund clients to meet informational obligations created by SEC Rule 17f-7.
Global Legal Survey (annually)	With respect to each market in which State Street 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) a fund’s ability to recover in the event of bankruptcy or insolvency of a Foreign Sub-Custodian or Foreign Securities System, (iii) a 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 (annually)	Copies of the contracts that State Street has entered into with each Foreign Sub-Custodian that maintains U.S. mutual fund assets in the markets in which State Street offers custodial services.
Global Market Bulletin (daily or as necessary)	Information on changing settlement and custody conditions in markets where State Street offers custodial services. Includes changes in market and tax regulations, depository developments, dematerialization information, as well as other market changes that may impact State Street’s clients.
Foreign Custody Advisories (as necessary)	For those markets where State Street offers custodial services that exhibit special risks or infrastructures impacting custody, State Street issues market advisories to highlight those unique market factors which might impact our ability to offer recognized custody service levels.
Material Change Notices (presently on a quarterly	Informational letters and accompanying materials confirming State Street’s foreign custody arrangements, including a basis or as otherwise necessary) summary of material changes with Foreign Sub-Custodians that have occurred during the previous quarter. The notices also identify any material changes in the custodial risks associated with maintaining assets with Foreign Securities Depositories.

FUNDS TRANSFER ADDENDUM

OPERATING GUIDELINES

1. OBLIGATION OF THE SENDER: State Street is authorized to promptly debit Client’s account(s) upon the receipt of a payment order in compliance with the selected Security Procedure chosen for funds transfer and in the amount of money that State Street has been instructed to transfer. State Street shall execute payment orders in compliance with the Security Procedure and with the Client’s instructions on the execution date provided that such payment order is received by the customary deadline for processing such a request, unless the payment order specifies a later time. All payment orders and communications received after this time will be deemed to have been received on the next business day.

2. SECURITY PROCEDURE: The Client acknowledges that the Security Procedure it has designated on the Selection Form was selected by the Client from Security Procedures offered by State Street. The Client agrees that the Security Procedures are reasonable and adequate for its wire transfer transactions and agrees to be bound by any payment orders, amendments and cancellations, whether or not authorized, issued in its name and accepted by State Street after being confirmed by any of the selected Security Procedures. The Client also agrees to be bound by any other valid and authorized payment order accepted by State Street. The Client shall restrict access to confidential information relating to the Security Procedure to authorized persons as communicated in writing to State Street. The Client must notify State Street immediately if it has reason to believe unauthorized persons may have obtained access to such information or of any change in the Client’s authorized personnel. State Street shall verify the authenticity of all instructions according to the Security Procedure.

3. ACCOUNT NUMBERS: State Street shall process all payment orders on the basis of the account number contained in the payment order. In the event of a discrepancy between any name indicated on the payment order and the account number, the account number shall take precedence and govern. Financial institutions that receive payment orders initiated by State Street at the instruction of the Client may also process payment orders on the basis of account numbers, regardless of any name included in the payment order. State Street will also rely on any financial institution identification numbers included in any payment order, regardless of any financial institution name included in the payment order.

4. REJECTION: State Street reserves the right to decline to process or delay the processing of a payment order which (a) is in excess of the collected balance in the account to be charged at the time of State Street’s receipt of such payment order; (b) if initiating such payment order would cause State Street, in State Street’s sole judgment, to exceed any volume, aggregate dollar, network, time, credit or similar limits upon wire transfers which are applicable to State Street; or (c) if State Street, in good faith, is unable to satisfy itself that the transaction has been properly authorized.

5. CANCELLATION OR AMENDMENT: State Street shall use reasonable efforts to act on all authorized requests to cancel or amend payment orders received in compliance with the Security Procedure provided that such requests are received in a timely manner affording State Street reasonable opportunity to act. However, State Street assumes no liability if the request for amendment or cancellation cannot be satisfied.

6. ERRORS: State Street shall assume no responsibility for failure to detect any erroneous payment order provided that State Street complies with the payment order instructions as received and State Street complies with the Security Procedure. The Security Procedure is established for the purpose of authenticating payment orders only and not for the detection of errors in payment orders.

7. INTEREST AND LIABILITY LIMITS: State Street shall assume no responsibility for lost interest with respect to the refundable amount of any unauthorized payment order, unless State Street is notified of the unauthorized payment order within thirty (30) days of notification by State Street of the acceptance of such payment order. In no event shall State Street be liable for special, indirect or consequential damages, even if advised of the possibility of such damages and even for failure to execute a payment order.

8. AUTOMATED CLEARING HOUSE (“ACH”) CREDIT ENTRIES/PROVISIONAL PAYMENTS: When a Client initiates or receives ACH credit and debit entries pursuant to these Guidelines and the rules of the National Automated Clearing House Association and the New England Clearing House Association, State Street will act as an Originating Depository Financial Institution and/or Receiving Depository Institution, as the case may be, with respect to such entries. Credits given by State Street with respect to an ACH credit entry are provisional until State Street receives final settlement for such entry from the Federal Reserve Bank. If State Street does not receive such final settlement, the Client agrees that State Street shall receive a refund of the amount credited to the Client in connection with such entry, and the party making payment to the Client via such entry shall not be deemed to have paid the amount of the entry.

9. CONFIRMATION STATEMENTS: Confirmation of State Street’s execution of payment orders shall ordinarily be provided within 24 hours. Notice may be delivered through State Street’s proprietary information systems, such as, but not limited to Horizon and GlobalQuest_®, account statements, advices, or by facsimile or callback. The Client must report any objections to the execution of a payment order within 30 days.

FUNDS TRANSFER ADDENDUM

10. LIABILITY ON FOREIGN ACCOUNTS: State Street shall not be required to repay any deposit made at a non-U.S. branch of State Street, or any deposit made with State Street and denominated in a non-U.S. dollar currency, if repayment of such deposit or the use of assets denominated in the non-U.S. dollar currency is prevented, prohibited or otherwise blocked due to: (a) an act of war, insurrection or civil strife; (b) any action by a non-U.S. government or instrumentality or authority asserting governmental, military or police power of any kind, whether such authority be recognized as a defacto or a dejure government, or by any entity, political or revolutionary movement or otherwise that usurps, supervenes or otherwise materially impairs the normal operation of civil authority; or(c) the closure of a non-U.S. branch of State Street in order to prevent, in the reasonable judgment of State Street, harm to the employees or property of State Street. The obligation to repay any such deposit shall not be transferred to and may not be enforced against any other branch of State Street.

The foregoing provisions constitute the disclosure required by Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 167D, Section 36.

While State Street is not obligated to repay any deposit made at a non-U.S. branch or any deposit denominated in a non-U.S. currency during the period in which its repayment has been prevented, prohibited or otherwise blocked, State Street will repay such deposit when and if all circumstances preventing, prohibiting or otherwise blocking repayment cease to exist.

11. MISCELLANEOUS: State Street and the Client agree to cooperate to attempt to recover any funds erroneously paid to the wrong party or parties, regardless of any fault of State Street or the Client, but the party responsible for the erroneous payment shall bear all costs and expenses incurred in trying to effect such recovery. These Guidelines may not be amended except by a written agreement signed by the parties.

FUNDS TRANSFER ADDENDUM

Security Procedure(s) Selection Form

Please select one or more of the funds transfer security procedures indicated below.

o SWIFT

SWIFT (Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication) is a cooperative society owned and operated by member financial institutions that provides telecommunication services for its membership. Participation is limited to securities brokers and dealers, clearing and depository institutions, recognized exchanges for securities, and investment management institutions. SWIFT provides a number of security features through encryption and authentication to protect against unauthorized access, loss or wrong delivery of messages, transmission errors, loss of confidentiality and fraudulent changes to messages. SWIFT is considered to be one of the most secure and efficient networks for the delivery of funds transfer instructions.

Selection of this security procedure would be most appropriate for existing SWIFT members.

o Standing Instructions

Standing Instructions may be used where funds are transferred to a broker on the client’s established list of brokers with which it engages in foreign exchange transactions. Only the date, the currency and the currency amount are variable. In order to establish this procedure, State Street will send to the Client a list of the brokers that State Street has determined are used by the Client. The Client will confirm the list in writing, and State Street will verify the written confirmation by telephone. Standing Instructions will be subject to a mutually agreed upon limit. If the payment order exceeds the established limit, the Standing Instruction will be confirmed by telephone prior to execution.

o Remote Batch Transmission

Wire transfer instructions are delivered via Computer-to-Computer (CPU-CPU) data communications between the Client and State Street. Security procedures include encryption and or the use of a test key by those individuals authorized as Automated Batch Verifiers.

Clients selecting this option should have an existing facility for completing CPU-CPU transmissions. This delivery mechanism is typically used for high-volume business.

o Global Horizon Interchange_sm Funds Transfer Service

Global Horizon Interchange Funds Transfer Service (FTS) is a State Street proprietary microcomputer-based wire initiation system. FTS enables Clients to electronically transmit authenticated Fedwire, CHIPS or internal book transfer instructions to State Street.

This delivery mechanism is most appropriate for Clients with a low-to-medium number of transactions (5-75 per day), allowing Clients to enter, batch, and review wire transfer instructions on their PC prior to release to State Street.

o Telephone Confirmation (Callback)

Telephone confirmation will be used to verify all non-repetitive funds transfer instructions received via untested facsimile or phone. This procedure requires Clients to designate individuals as authorized initiators and authorized verifiers. State Street will verify that the instruction contains the signature of an authorized person and prior to execution, will contact someone other than the originator at the Client’s location to authenticate the instruction.

Selection of this alternative is appropriate for Clients who do not have the capability to use other security procedures.

o Repetitive Wires

For situations where funds are transferred periodically (minimum of one instruction per calendar quarter) from an existing authorized account to the same payee (destination bank and account number) and only the date and currency amount are variable, a repetitive wire may be implemented. Repetitive wires will be subject to a mutually agreed upon limit. If the payment order exceeds the established limit, the instruction will be confirmed by telephone prior to execution. Telephone confirmation is used to establish this process. Repetitive wire instructions must be reconfirmed annually.

This alternative is recommended whenever funds are frequently transferred between the same two accounts.

o Transfers Initiated by Facsimile

The Client faxes wire transfer instructions directly to State Street Mutual Fund Services. Standard security procedure requires the use of a random number test key for all transfers. Every six months the Client receives test key logs from State Street. The test key contains alpha-numeric characters, which the Client puts on each document faxed to State Street. This procedure ensures all wire instructions received via fax are authorized by the Client.

We provide this option for Clients who wish to batch wire instructions and transmit these as a group to State Street Mutual Fund Services once or several times a day.

FUNDS TRANSFER ADDENDUM

o Automated Clearing House (ACH)

State Street receives an automated transmission or a magnetic tape from a Client for the initiation of payment (credit) or collection (debit) transactions through the ACH network. The transactions contained on each transmission or tape must be authenticated by the Client. Clients using ACH must select one or more of the following delivery options:

o Global Horizon Interchange Automated Clearing House Service

Transactions are created on a microcomputer, assembled into batches and delivered to State Street via fully authenticated electronic transmissions in standard NACHA formats.

o Transmission from Client PC to State Street Mainframe with Telephone Callback

o Transmission from Client Mainframe to State Street Mainframe with Telephone Callback

o Transmission from DST Systems to State Street Mainframe with Encryption

o Magnetic Tape Delivered to State Street with Telephone Callback

State Street is hereby instructed to accept funds transfer instructions only via the delivery methods and security procedures indicated.

The selected delivery methods and security procedure(s) will be effective                      for payment orders initiated by our organization.

Key Contact Information

Whom shall we contact to implement your selection(s)?

CLIENT OPERATIONS CONTACT	ALTERNATE CONTACT
Name	Name
Address	Address
City/State/Zip Code	City/State/Zip Code
Telephone Number	Telephone Number
Facsimile Number	Facsimile Number
SWIFT Number
Telex Number

INSTRUCTION(S)	FUNDS TRANSFER ADDENDUM
TELEPHONE CONFIRMATION

Fund

Investment Adviser Charles Schwab Investment Management

Investment Sub-Adviser

Authorized Initiators

     Please Type or Print

Please provide a listing of Fund officers or other individuals who are currently authorized to INITIATE wire transfer instructions to State Street:

	TITLE (Specify whether position
	is with Fund or Investment
NAME	Adviser)	SPECIMEN SIGNATURE

Authorized Verifiers

     Please Type or Print

Please provide a listing of Fund officers or other individuals who will be CALLED BACK to verify the initiation of repetitive wires of $10 million or more and all non-repetitive wire instructions:

NAME CALLBACK PHONE NUMBER DOLLAR LIMITATION (IF ANY)

REMOTE ACCESS SERVICES ADDENDUM
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MASTER CUSTODIAN AGREEMENT

     ADDENDUM to that certain Master Custodian Agreement dated as of October 17, 2005 (the “Custodian Agreement”) by and among each management investment company identified on Appendix A thereto and made subject thereto pursuant to Section 18.5 thereof (each, a “Customer”) and State Street Bank and Trust Company, including its subsidiaries and affiliates (“State Street”).

     State Street has developed and utilizes proprietary accounting and other systems in conjunction with the services which State Street provides to the Customer. In this regard, State Street maintains certain information in databases under its control and ownership which it makes available to its customers (the “Remote Access Services”).

The Services

State Street agrees to provide the Customer, and its designated investment advisors, consultants or other third parties authorized by State Street (“Authorized Designees”) with access to In~Sight^SM as described in Exhibit A or such other systems as may be offered from time to time (the “System”) on a remote basis.

Security Procedures

The Customer agrees to comply, and to cause its Authorized Designees to comply, with remote access operating standards and procedures and with user identification or other password control requirements and other security procedures as may be issued from time to time by State Street for use of the System and access to the Remote Access Services. The Customer agrees to advise State Street immediately in the event that it learns or has reason to believe that any person to whom it has given access to the System or the Remote Access Services has violated or intends to violate the terms of this Addendum and the Customer will cooperate with State Street in seeking injunctive or other equitable relief. The Customer agrees to discontinue use of the System and Remote Access Services, if requested, for any security reasons cited by State Street.

Fees

Fees and charges for the use of the System and the Remote Access Services and related payment terms shall be as set forth in the fee schedule in effect from time to time between the parties. The Customer shall be responsible for any tariffs, duties or taxes imposed or levied by any government or governmental agency by reason of the transactions contemplated by this Addendum, including, without limitation, federal, state and local taxes, use, value added and personal property taxes (other than income, franchise or similar taxes which may be imposed or assessed against State Street). Any claimed exemption from such tariffs, duties or taxes shall be supported by proper documentary evidence delivered to State Street.

Proprietary Information/Injunctive Relief

The System and Remote Access Services described herein and the databases, computer programs, screen formats, report formats, interactive design techniques, formulae, processes, systems, software, know-how, algorithms, programs, training aids, printed materials, methods, books, records, files, documentation and other information made available to the Customer by State Street as part of the Remote Access Services and through the use of the System and all copyrights, patents, trade secrets and other proprietary rights of State Street related thereto are the exclusive, valuable and confidential property of State Street and its relevant licensors (the “Proprietary Information”). The Customer agrees on behalf of itself and its

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Authorized Designees to keep the Proprietary Information confidential and to limit access to its employees and Authorized Designees (under a similar duty of confidentiality) who require access to the System for the purposes intended. The foregoing shall not apply to Proprietary Information in the public domain or required by law to be made public.

The Customer agrees to use the Remote Access Services only in connection with the proper purposes of this Addendum. The Customer will not, and will cause its employees and Authorized Designees not to, (i) permit any third party to use the System or the Remote Access Services, (ii) sell, rent, license or otherwise use the System or the Remote Access Services in the operation of a service bureau or for any purpose other than as expressly authorized under this Addendum, (iii) use the System or the Remote Access Services for any fund, trust or other investment vehicle without the prior written consent of State Street, or (iv) allow or cause any information transmitted from State Street’s databases, including data from third party sources, available through use of the System or the Remote Access Services, to be published, redistributed or retransmitted for other than use for or on behalf of the Customer, as State Street’s customer.

The Customer agrees that neither it nor its Authorized Designees will modify the System in any way; enhance or otherwise create derivative works based upon the System, nor will your or your Authorized Designees reverse engineer, decompile or otherwise attempt to secure the source code for all or any part of the System.

The Customer acknowledges that the disclosure of any Proprietary Information, or of any information which at law or equity ought to remain confidential, will immediately give rise to continuing irreparable injury to State Street inadequately compensable in damages at law and that State Street shall be entitled to obtain immediate injunctive relief against the breach or threatened breach of any of the foregoing undertakings, in addition to any other legal remedies which may be available.

Limited Warranties

State Street represents and warrants that it is the owner of and has the right to grant access to the System and to provide the Remote Access Services contemplated herein. Because of the nature of computer information technology including, but not limited to, the use of the Internet, and the necessity of relying upon third party sources, and data and pricing information obtained from third parties, the System and Remote Access Services are provided “AS IS”, and the Customer and its Authorized Designees shall be solely responsible for the investment decisions, results obtained, regulatory reports and statements produced using the Remote Access Services. Except with respect to its obligations with respect to infringement hereunder, State Street will not be liable to the Customer or its Authorized Designees for any direct damages arising out of or in any way connected with the System or the Remote Access Services. State Street and its relevant licensors will not be liable to the Customer or its Authorized Designees for any indirect, special, incidental, punitive or consequential damages arising out of or in any way connected with the System or the Remote Access Services. Neither party shall be responsible for delays or nonperformance under this Addendum arising out of any cause or event beyond such party’s control.

State Street will take reasonable steps to ensure that its products (and those of its third-party suppliers) reflect the available state of the art technology to offer products that are Year 2000 compliant, including, but not limited to, century recognition of dates, calculations that correctly compute same century and multi century formulas and date values, and interface values that reflect the date issues arising between now and December 31, 2099, and if any changes are required, State Street will make the changes to its products at no cost to you and in a commercially reasonable time frame and will require third-party suppliers to do likewise. The Customer will do likewise for its systems.

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EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN THIS ADDENDUM, STATE STREET, FOR ITSELF AND ITS RELEVANT LICENSORS, EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ANY AND ALL WARRANTIES CONCERNING THE SYSTEM AND THE SERVICES TO BE RENDERED HEREUNDER, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

Infringement

State Street will defend the Customer or, at our option, settle any claim or action brought against the Customer to the extent that it is based upon an assertion that access to the System or use of the Remote Access Services by the Customer under this Addendum constitutes direct infringement of any patent or copyright or misappropriation of a trade secret, and will hold the Customer harmless from any direct damages incurred by the Customer and resulting from any such action relating to proprietary intellectual property of State Street, provided that, in any such event, the Customer notifies State Street promptly in writing of any such claim or proceeding and cooperates with State Street in the defense of such claim or proceeding. Should the System or the Remote Access Services or any part thereof become, or in State Street’s opinion be likely to become, the subject of a claim of infringement or the like under any applicable patent or copyright or trade secret laws, State Street shall have the right, at State Street’s sole option, to (i) procure for the Customer the right to continue using the System or the Remote Access Services, (ii) replace or modify the System or the Remote Access Services so that the System or the Remote Access Services becomes noninfringing, or (iii) terminate this Addendum without further obligation. The foregoing shall be the Customer’s sole remedy for any intellectual property infringement claim relating to the System or the Remote Access Services.

Termination

Either party to the Custodian Agreement may terminate this Addendum (i) for any reason by giving the other party at least one-hundred and eighty (180) days prior written notice in the case of notice of termination by State Street to the Customer or thirty (30) days notice in the case of notice from the Customer to State Street of termination, or (ii) immediately for failure of the other party to comply with any material term and condition of the Addendum by giving the other party written notice of termination. This Addendum shall in any event terminate within ninety (90) days after the termination of the Custodian Agreement. In the event of termination, the Customer will return to State Street all copies of documentation and other confidential information in its possession or in the possession of its Authorized Designees. The foregoing provisions with respect to confidentiality and infringement will survive termination for a period of three (3) years.

Miscellaneous

This Addendum and the exhibit hereto constitute the entire understanding of the parties to the Custodian Agreement with respect to access to the System and the Remote Access Services. This Addendum cannot be modified or altered except in a writing duly executed by each of State Street and the Customer and shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

By its execution of the Custodian Agreement, the Customer (a) confirms to State Street that it informs all Authorized Designees of the terms of this Addendum; (b) accepts responsibility for its and its Authorized Designees’ compliance with the terms of this Addendum; and (c) indemnifies and holds State Street harmless from and against any and all costs, expenses, losses, damages, charges, counsel fees, payments and liabilities arising from any failure of the Customer or any of its Authorized Designees to abide by the terms of this Addendum.

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EXHIBIT A
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REMOTE ACCESS SERVICES ADDENDUM

IN~SIGHT^SM
System Product Description

In~Sight^SM provides bilateral information delivery, interoperability, and on-line access to State Street. In~Sight^SM allows users a single point of entry into State Street’s diverse systems and applications. Reports and data from systems such as Investment Policy Monitor^SM, Multicurrency Horizon^SM”, Securities Lending, Performance & Analytics and Electronic Trade Delivery can be accessed through In~Sight^SM, This Internet-enabled application is designed to run from a Web browser and perform across low-speed data lines or corporate high-speed backbones. In~Sight^SM also offers users a flexible toolset, including an ad-hoc query function, a custom graphics package, a report designer, and a scheduling capability. Data and reports offered through In~Sight^SM will continue to increase in direct proportion with the customer roll out, as it is viewed as the information delivery system will grow with State Street’s customers.

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