EXHIBIT 99.8
Custodian Contract
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This Contract between ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ Corporate High Yield Fund, Inc., a
corporation organized and existing under the laws of Maryland, having its
principal place of business at ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇▇ (the "Fund") and State Street Bank and Trust Company, a Massachusetts
trust company, having its principal place of business at ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇,
▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇ (the "Custodian"), in consideration of the mutual
covenants and agreements hereinafter contained, the parties hereto agree as
follows:
1. Employment of Custodian and Property to be Held by It
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The Fund hereby employs the Custodian as the custodian of the assets of
the Fund of the Fund, including securities which the Fund 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") pursuant to
the provisions of the Articles of Incorporation. The Fund agrees to deliver to
the Custodian all securities and cash of the Fund, and all payments of income,
payments of principal or capital distributions received by it with respect to
all securities owned by the Fund from time to time, and the cash consideration
received by it for such new or treasury shares of capital stock of the Fund
("Shares") as may be issued or sold from time to time. The Custodian shall not
be responsible for any property of the Fund held or received by the Fund and not
delivered to the Custodian.
Upon receipt of "Proper Instructions" (as defined in Article 5), the
Custodian shall on behalf of the Fund 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 Directors of the Fund. The Custodian covenants
with the Fund that each agreement whereby the Custodian employs any such
sub-custodian shall provide that the sub-custodian will be liable to the
Custodian for losses and liabilities caused by the negligence, misfeasance, or
willful misconduct of the sub-custodian. The Fund agrees that, so long as the
Custodian has complied with its obligation set forth in the preceding sentence,
the Custodian shall have no more or less responsibility or liability to the Fund
on account of any actions or omissions of any U.S. sub-custodian employed by it
on behalf of the Fund than any such sub-custodian has to the Custodian. The
Custodian may employ as sub-custodian for the Fund's foreign securities the
foreign banking institutions and foreign securities depositories designated in
Schedule A hereto but only in accordance with the provisions of Article 3.
2. Duties of the Custodian with Respect to Property of the Fund Held By the
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Custodian in the United States
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2.1 Holding Securities. The Custodian shall hold and physically segregate for
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the account of the Fund all non-cash property, to be held by it in the
United States including all domestic securities owned by the Fund, other
than (a) securities which are maintained pursuant to Section 2.10 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 (collectively
referred to herein as "Securities System") and (b) commercial paper of an
issuer for which State Street Bank and Trust Company acts as issuing and
paying agent ("Direct Paper") which is deposited
and/or maintained in the Direct Paper System of the Custodian (the "Direct
Paper System") pursuant to Section 2.10A.
2.2 Delivery of Securities. The Custodian shall release and deliver domestic
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securities owned by the Fund held by the Custodian or in a Securities
System account of the Custodian or in the Custodian's Direct Paper book
entry system account ("Direct Paper System Account") only upon receipt of
Proper Instructions from the Fund, 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 Fund 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 Fund;
3) In the case of a sale effected through a Securities System, in
accordance with the provisions of Section 2.10 hereof;
4) To the depository agent in connection with tender or other similar
offers for securities of the Fund;
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 Fund 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 2.9 or into the name or nominee name of any
sub-custodian appointed pursuant to Article 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 Fund, 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 own negligence 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;
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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
Fund, but only against receipt of adequate collateral as agreed upon
from time to time by the Custodian and the Fund, which may be in the
form of cash or obligations issued by the United States government,
its agencies or instrumentalities, 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 Fund prior
to the receipt of such collateral except as may arise from the
Custodian's own negligence or willful misconduct;
11) For delivery as security in connection with any borrowings by the
Fund requiring a pledge of assets by the Fund, but only against
receipt of amounts borrowed;
12) For delivery in accordance with the provisions of any agreement
among the Fund, 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.
("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;
13) For delivery in accordance with the provisions of any agreement
among the Fund, 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 and/or
any contract market, or any similar organization or organizations,
regarding account deposits in connection with transactions by the
Fund;
14) Upon receipt of instructions from the transfer agent ("Transfer
Agent") for the Fund, 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 ("Prospectus"),
in satisfaction of requests by holders of Shares for repurchase or
redemption; and
15) For any other proper corporate purpose, but only upon receipt of, in
addition to Proper Instructions from the Fund, a certified copy of a
resolution of the Board of Directors or of the Executive Committee
signed by an officer of the Fund and certified by the Secretary or
an Assistant Secretary, specifying the securities of the Fund to be
delivered, setting forth the purpose for which such delivery is to
be made, declaring such purpose to be a proper corporate purpose,
and naming the person or persons to whom delivery of such securities
shall be made.
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2.3 Registration of Securities. Domestic securities held by the Custodian
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(other than bearer securities) shall be registered in the name of the Fund
or in the name of any nominee of the Fund or of any nominee of the
Custodian which nominee shall be assigned exclusively to the Fund, unless
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the Fund has authorized in writing the appointment of a nominee to be used
in common with other registered investment companies having the same
investment adviser as the Fund, or in the name or nominee name of any
agent appointed pursuant to Section 2.9 or in the name or nominee name of
any sub-custodian appointed pursuant to Article 1. All securities accepted
by the Custodian on behalf of the Fund under the terms of this Contract
shall be in "street name" or other good delivery form. If, however, the
Fund directs the Custodian to maintain securities in "street name", the
Custodian shall utilize all reasonable efforts to timely collect income
due the Fund on such securities and to notify the Fund of relevant
corporate actions including, without limitation, pendency of calls,
maturities, tender or exchange offers.
2.4 Bank Accounts. The Custodian shall open and maintain a separate bank
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account or accounts in the United States in the name of the Fund, subject
only to draft or order by the Custodian acting pursuant to the terms of
this Contract, 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
Fund, other than cash maintained by the Fund in a bank account established
and used in accordance with Rule 17f-3 under the Investment Company Act of
1940. Funds held by the Custodian for the Fund 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 Investment
Company Act of 1940 and that each such bank or trust company and the funds
to be deposited with each such bank or trust company shall be approved by
vote of a majority of the Board of Directors of the Fund. Such funds shall
be deposited by the Custodian in its capacity as Custodian and shall be
withdrawable by the Custodian only in that capacity.
2.5 Availability of Federal Funds. Upon mutual agreement between the Fund and
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the Custodian, the Custodian shall, upon the receipt of Proper
Instructions from the Fund, make federal funds available to the Fund as of
specified times agreed upon from time to time by the Fund and the
Custodian in the amount of checks received in payment for Shares of the
Fund which are deposited into the Fund's account.
2.6 Collection of Income. Subject to the provisions of Section 2.3, the
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Custodian shall collect on a timely basis all income and other payments
with respect to registered domestic securities held hereunder to which the
Fund 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 Fund'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 the
Fund on securities loaned pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.2 (10)
shall be the responsibility of the Fund. The
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Custodian will have no duty or responsibility in connection therewith,
other than to exercise reasonable care in providing 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 Fund
is properly entitled.
2.7 Payment of Fund Monies. Upon receipt of Proper Instructions from the Fund,
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which may be continuing instructions when deemed appropriate by the
parties, the Custodian shall pay out monies of the Fund in the following
cases only:
1) Upon the purchase of domestic securities, options, futures contracts
or options on futures contracts for the Fund 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
Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, to act as a custodian
and has been designated by the Custodian as its agent for this
purpose) registered in the name of the Fund 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 Securities System, in accordance with the conditions set
forth in Section 2.10 hereof; (c) in the case of a purchase
involving the Direct Paper System, in accordance with the conditions
set forth in Section 2.10A hereof; (d) in the case of repurchase
agreements entered into between the Fund 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 Fund of securities owned by the
Custodian along with written evidence of the agreement by the
Custodian to repurchase such securities from the Fund 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 in Article 5;
2) In connection with conversion, exchange or surrender of securities
owned by the Fund as set forth in Section 2.2 hereof;
3) For the redemption or repurchase of Shares issued by the Fund as set
forth in Article 4 hereof;
4) For the payment of any expense or liability incurred by the Fund,
including but not limited to the following payments for the account
of the Fund: 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;
5) For the payment of any dividends on Shares of the Fund declared
pursuant to the governing documents of the Fund;
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6) For payment of the amount of dividends received in respect of
securities sold short;
7) For any other proper purpose, but only upon receipt of, in addition
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to Proper Instructions from the Fund, a certified copy of a
resolution of the Board of Directors or of the Executive Committee
of the Fund signed by an officer of the Fund and certified by its
Secretary or an Assistant Secretary, specifying the amount of such
payment, setting forth the purpose for which such payment is to be
made, declaring such purpose to be a proper purpose, and naming the
person or persons to whom such payment is to be made.
2.8 Liability for Payment in Advance of Receipt of Securities Purchased.
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Except as specifically stated otherwise in this Contract, in any and every
case where payment for purchase of domestic securities for the account of
the Fund is made by the Custodian in advance of receipt of the securities
purchased in the absence of specific written instructions from the Fund to
so pay in advance, the Custodian shall be absolutely liable to the Fund
for such securities to the same extent as if the securities had been
received by the Custodian.
2.9 Appointment of Agents. The Custodian may at any time or times in its
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discretion appoint (and may at any time remove) any other bank or trust
company which is itself qualified under the Investment Company Act of
1940, as amended, to act as a custodian, as its agent to carry out such of
the provisions of this Article 2 as the Custodian may from time to time
direct; provided, however, that the appointment of any agent shall not
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relieve the Custodian of its responsibilities or liabilities hereunder.
2.10 Deposit of Fund Assets in Securities Systems. The Custodian may deposit
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and/or maintain securities owned by the Fund in a clearing agency
registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission under Section 17A
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, which acts as a securities
depository, or in the book-entry system authorized by the U.S. Department
of the Treasury and certain federal agencies, collectively referred to
herein as "Securities System" in accordance with applicable Federal
Reserve Board and Securities and Exchange Commission rules and
regulations, if any, and subject to the following provisions:
1) The Custodian may keep securities of the Fund in a Securities System
provided that such securities are represented in an account
("Account") of the Custodian in the Securities System which shall
not include any assets of the Custodian other than assets held as a
fiduciary, custodian or otherwise for customers;
2) The records of the Custodian with respect to securities of the Fund
which are maintained in a Securities System shall identify by
book-entry those securities belonging to the Fund;
3) The Custodian shall pay for securities purchased for the account of
the Fund upon (i) receipt of advice from the Securities System that
such securities have been transferred to the Account, and (ii) the
making of an entry on the records of the
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Custodian to reflect such payment and transfer for the account of
the Fund. The Custodian shall transfer securities sold for the
account of the Fund upon (i) receipt of advice from the Securities
System that payment for such securities has been transferred to the
Account, and (ii) the making of an entry on the records of the
Custodian to reflect such transfer and payment for the account of
the Fund. Copies of all advices from the Securities System of
transfers of securities for the account of the Fund shall identify
the Fund, be maintained for the Fund by the Custodian and be
provided to the Fund at its request. Upon request, the Custodian
shall furnish the Fund confirmation of each transfer to or from the
account of the Fund in the form of a written advice or notice and
shall furnish to the Fund copies of daily transaction sheets
reflecting each day's transactions in the Securities System for the
account of the Fund.
4) The Custodian shall provide the Fund with any report obtained by the
Custodian on the Securities System's accounting system, internal
accounting control and procedures for safeguarding securities
deposited in the Securities System;
5) The Custodian shall have received from the Fund the initial or
annual certificate, as the case may be, required by Article 14
hereof;
6) Anything to the contrary in this Contract notwithstanding, the
Custodian shall be liable to the Fund for any loss or damage to the
Fund resulting from use of the Securities System by reason of any
negligence, misfeasance or misconduct of the Custodian or any of its
agents or of any of its or their officers or employees or from
failure of the Custodian or any such agent to enforce effectively
such rights as it may have against the Securities System; at the
election of the Fund, it shall be entitled to be subrogated to the
rights of the Custodian with respect to any claim against the
Securities System or any other person which the Custodian may have
as a consequence of any such loss or damage if and to the extent
that the Fund has not been made whole for any such loss or damage.
2.10A Fund Assets Held in the Custodian's Direct Paper System. The Custodian may
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deposit and/or maintain securities owned by the Fund in the Direct Paper
System of the Custodian subject to the following provisions:
1) No transaction relating to securities in the Direct Paper System
will be effected in the absence of Proper Instructions from the
Fund;
2) The Custodian may keep securities of the Fund in the Direct Paper
System only if such securities are represented in an account
("Account") of the Custodian in the Direct Paper System which shall
not include any assets of the Custodian other than assets held as a
fiduciary, custodian or otherwise for customers;
3) The records of the Custodian with respect to securities of the Fund
which are maintained in the Direct Paper System shall identify by
book-entry those securities belonging to the Fund;
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4) The Custodian shall pay for securities purchased for the account of
the Fund upon the making of an entry on the records of the Custodian
to reflect such payment and transfer of securities to the account of
the Fund. The Custodian shall transfer securities sold for the
account of the Fund upon the making of an entry on the records of
the Custodian to reflect such transfer and receipt of payment for
the account of the Fund;
5) The Custodian shall furnish the Fund confirmation of each transfer
to or from the Fund, in the form of a written advice or notice, of
Direct Paper on the next business day following such transfer and
shall furnish to the Fund copies of daily transaction sheets
reflecting each day's transaction in the Securities System for the
account of the Fund;
6) The Custodian shall provide the Fund with any report on its system
of internal accounting control as the Fund may reasonably request
from time to time.
2.11 Segregated Account. The Custodian shall upon receipt of Proper
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Instructions from the Fund establish and maintain a segregated account or
accounts for and on behalf of the Fund, into which account or accounts may
be transferred cash and/or securities, including securities maintained in
an account by the Custodian pursuant to Section 2.10 hereof, (i) in
accordance with the provisions of any agreement among the Fund, 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 Commodity Futures Trading Commission or any registered
contract market), or of any similar organization or organizations,
regarding escrow or other arrangements in connection with transactions by
the Fund, (ii) for purposes of segregating cash or government securities
in connection with options purchased, sold or written by the Fund or
commodity futures contracts or options thereon purchased or sold by the
Fund, (iii) for the purposes of compliance by the Fund with the procedures
required by Investment Company Act Release No. 10666, or any subsequent
release or releases of the Securities and Exchange Commission relating to
the maintenance of segregated accounts by registered investment companies
and (iv) for other proper corporate purposes, but only, in the case of
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clause (iv), upon receipt of, in addition to Proper Instructions from the
Fund, a certified copy of a resolution of the Board of Directors or of the
Executive Committee signed by an officer of the Fund and certified by the
Secretary or an Assistant Secretary, setting forth the purpose or purposes
of such segregated account and declaring such purposes to be proper
corporate purposes.
2.12 Ownership Certificates for Tax Purposes. The Custodian shall execute
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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 the Fund held by it and in connection
with transfers of securities.
2.13 Proxies. The Custodian shall, with respect to the domestic securities held
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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 Fund or a nominee of the Fund, all
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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.
2.14 Communications Relating to Portfolio Securities. Subject to the provisions
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of Section 2.3, the Custodian shall transmit promptly to the Fund 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 and the maturity of futures contracts purchased or sold by the Fund)
received by the Custodian from issuers of the securities being held for
the Fund. With respect to tender or exchange offers, the Custodian shall
transmit promptly to the Fund all written information received by the
Custodian from issuers of the securities whose tender or exchange is
sought and from the party (or his agents) making the tender or exchange
offer. If the Fund desires to take action with respect to any tender
offer, exchange offer or any other similar transaction, the Fund shall
notify the Custodian at least three business days prior to the date on
which the Custodian is to take such action.
2.15 Reports to Fund by Independent Public Accountants. The Custodian shall
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provide the Fund, at such times as the 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 Securities System, relating to the
services provided by the Custodian under this Contract; 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.
3. Duties of the Custodian with Respect to Property of the Fund Held Outside
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3.1 Appointment of Foreign Sub-Custodians. The Fund hereby authorizes and
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instructs the Custodian to employ as sub-custodians for the Fund's
securities and other assets maintained outside the United States the
foreign banking institutions and foreign securities depositories
designated on Schedule A hereto ("foreign sub-custodians"). Upon receipt
of "Proper Instructions", as defined in Section 5 of this Contract,
together with a certified resolution of the Fund's Board of Directors, the
Custodian and the Fund may agree to amend Schedule A hereto from time to
time to designate additional foreign banking institutions and foreign
securities depositories to act as sub-custodian. Upon receipt of Proper
Instructions, the Fund may instruct the Custodian to cease the employment
of any one or more such sub-custodians for maintaining custody of the
Fund's assets.
3.2 Assets to be Held. The Custodian shall limit the securities and other
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assets maintained in the custody of the foreign sub-custodians to: (a)
"foreign securities", as defined in paragraph (c)(1) of Rule 17f-5 under
the Investment Company Act of 1940, and (b) cash and cash equivalents in
such amounts as the Custodian or the Fund may determine to be reasonably
necessary to effect the Fund's foreign securities transactions. The
Custodian
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shall identify on its books as belonging to the Fund, the foreign
securities of the Fund held by each foreign sub-custodian.
3.3 Foreign Securities Depositories. Except as may otherwise be agreed upon in
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writing by the Custodian and the Fund, assets of the Fund shall be
maintained in foreign securities depositories only through arrangements
implemented by the foreign banking institutions serving as sub-custodians
pursuant to the terms hereof. Where possible, such arrangements shall
include entry into agreements containing the provisions set forth in
Section 3.4 hereof.
3.4 Agreements with Foreign Banking Institutions. Each agreement with a
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foreign banking institution shall be substantially in the form set forth
in Exhibit 1 hereto and shall provide that: (a) the assets of the Fund
will not be subject to any right, charge, security interest, lien or claim
of any kind in favor of the foreign banking institution or its creditors
or agent, except a claim of payment for their safe custody or
administration; (b) beneficial ownership for the assets of the Fund will
be freely transferable without the payment of money or value other than
for custody or administration; (c) adequate records will be maintained
identifying the assets as belonging to the Fund; (d) officers of or
auditors employed by, or other representatives of the Custodian, including
to the extent permitted under applicable law the independent public
accountants for the Fund, will be given access to the books and records of
the foreign banking institution relating to its actions under its
agreement with the Custodian; and (e) assets of the Fund held by the
foreign sub-custodian will be subject only to the instructions of the
Custodian or its agents.
3.5 Access of Independent Accountants of the Fund. Upon request of the Fund,
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the Custodian will use all reasonable efforts to arrange for the
independent accountants of the Fund to be afforded access to the books and
records of any foreign banking institution employed as a foreign
sub-custodian insofar as such books and records relate to the performance
of such foreign banking institution under its agreement with the
Custodian.
3.6 Reports by Custodian. The Custodian will supply to the Fund from time to
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time, as mutually agreed upon, statements in respect of the securities and
other assets of the Fund held by foreign sub-custodians, including but not
limited to an identification of entities having possession of the Fund
securities and other assets and advices or notifications of any transfers
of securities to or from each custodial account maintained by a foreign
banking institution for the Custodian indicating, as to securities
acquired for the Fund, the identity of the entity having physical
possession of such securities.
3.7 Transactions in Foreign Custody Account. (a) Except as otherwise provided
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in paragraph (b) of this Section 3.7, the provision of Sections 2.2 and
2.7 of this Contract shall apply, mutatis mutandis to the foreign
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securities of the Fund held outside the United States by foreign
sub-custodians; (b) notwithstanding any provision of this Contract to the
contrary, settlement and payment for securities received for the account
of the Fund and delivery of securities maintained for the account of the
Fund may be effected in accordance with the customary established
securities trading or securities processing practices and procedures in
the jurisdiction or market in which the transaction occurs, including,
without limitation, delivering securities to the purchaser thereof or to a
dealer therefor (or an agent
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for such purchaser or dealer) against a receipt with the expectation of
receiving later payment for such securities from such purchaser or dealer;
and (c) Securities maintained in the custody of a foreign sub-custodian
may be maintained in the name of such entity's nominee to the same extent
as set forth in Section 2.3 of this Contract, and the Fund agrees to hold
any such nominee harmless from any liability as a holder of record of such
securities.
3.8 Liability of Foreign Sub-Custodians. Each agreement pursuant to which the
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Custodian employs a foreign banking institution as a foreign sub-custodian
shall require the institution to exercise reasonable care in the
performance of its duties and to indemnify, and hold harmless, the
Custodian and the Fund from and against any loss, damage, cost, expense,
liability or claim arising out of or in connection with the institution's
performance of such obligations. At the election of the Fund, it shall be
entitled to be subrogated to the rights of the Custodian with respect to
any claims against a foreign banking institution as a consequence of any
such loss, damage, cost, expense, liability or claim if and to the extent
that the Fund has not been made whole for any such loss, damage, cost,
expense, liability or claim.
3.9 Liability of Custodian. The Custodian shall be liable for the acts or
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omissions of a foreign banking institution to the same extent if such acts
or omissions were those of the Custodian directly, provided that,
regardless of whether assets are maintained in the custody of a foreign
banking institution, a foreign securities depository or a branch of a U.S.
bank as contemplated by paragraph 3.12 hereof, 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, acts of God, or other occurrences beyond the sub-custodian's
reasonable control. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this
paragraph 3.9, in delegating custody duties to State Street London Ltd.,
the Custodian shall not be relieved of any responsibility to the Fund for
any loss due to such delegation, except such loss as may result from (a)
political risk (including, but not limited to, exchange control
restrictions, confiscation, expropriation, nationalization, insurrection,
civil strife or armed hostilities) or (b) other losses (excluding a
bankruptcy or insolvency of State Street London Ltd. not caused by
political risk) due to acts of God, nuclear incident or other losses under
circumstances where the Custodian and State Street London Ltd. have
exercised reasonable care.
3.10 Reimbursement for Advances. If the Fund requires the Custodian to advance
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cash or securities for any purpose including the purchase or sale of
foreign exchange or of contracts for foreign exchange, 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 Contract, except such as may arise from its or its
nominee's own negligent action, negligent failure to act or willful
misconduct, any property at any time held for the account of the Fund
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 the Fund's assets to the extent necessary to obtain
reimbursement.
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3.11 Monitoring Responsibilities. The Custodian shall furnish annually to the
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Fund, during the month of June, information concerning the foreign
sub-custodians employed by the Custodian. Such information shall be
similar in kind and scope to that furnished to the Fund in connection with
the initial approval of this Contract. In addition, the Custodian will
promptly inform the Fund in the event that the Custodian learns of a
material adverse change in the financial condition of a foreign
sub-custodian or any material loss of the assets of the Fund or in the
case of any foreign sub-custodian not the subject of an exemptive order
from the Securities and Exchange Commission is notified by such foreign
sub-custodian that there appears to be a substantial likelihood that its
shareholders' equity will decline below $200 million (U.S. dollars or the
equivalent thereof) or that its shareholders' equity has declined below
$200 million (in each case computed in accordance with generally accepted
U.S. accounting principles).
3.12 Branches of U.S. Banks. (a) Except as otherwise set forth in this
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Contract, the provisions hereof shall not apply where the custody of the
Fund's assets are maintained in a foreign branch of a banking institution
which is a "bank" as defined by Section 2(a)(5) of the Investment Company
Act of 1940 meeting the qualification set forth in Section 26(a) of said
Act. The appointment of any such branch as a sub-custodian shall be
governed by paragraph 1 of this Contract. (b) Cash held for the Fund in
the United Kingdom shall be maintained in an interest bearing account
established for the Fund with the Custodian's London branch, which account
shall be subject to the direction of the Custodian, State Street London
Ltd. or both.
3.13 Tax Law. The Custodian shall have no responsibility or liability for any
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obligations now or hereafter imposed on the Fund or the Custodian as
custodian of the Fund by the tax law of the United States of America or
any state or political subdivision thereof except for liabilities arising
from the Custodian's failure to exercise reasonable care in the execution
of any instructions received from the Fund with respect to withholding or
payment of taxes. It shall be the responsibility of the Fund to notify the
Custodian of the obligations imposed on the Fund or the Custodian as
custodian of the Fund by the tax law of jurisdictions other than those
mentioned in the above sentence, including responsibility for withholding
and other taxes, assessments or other governmental charges, certifications
and governmental reporting. The sole responsibility of the Custodian with
regard to such tax law shall be to use reasonable efforts to assist the
Fund with respect to any claim for exemption or refund under the tax law
of jurisdictions for which the Fund has provided such information.
4. Payments for Sales or Repurchases or Redemptions of Shares of the Fund
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From such funds as may be available for the purpose but subject to the
limitations of the Articles of Incorporation and any applicable votes of the
Board of Directors of the Fund pursuant thereto, the Custodian shall, upon
receipt of instructions from 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 of the Fund, the Custodian is authorized upon receipt of
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 of the Fund, the Custodian shall honor
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checks drawn on the Custodian by a holder of Shares, which checks have been
furnished by the 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 the Fund and the Custodian.
The Custodian shall receive from the distributor for the Shares or from
the Transfer Agent of the Fund and deposit into the account of the Fund such
payments as are received for Shares of the Fund issued or sold from time to time
by the Fund. The Custodian will provide timely notification to the Fund and the
Transfer Agent of any receipt by it of payments for Shares of such Fund.
5. Proper Instructions
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Proper Instructions as used throughout this Contract means a writing
signed or initialed by one or more person or persons as the Board of Directors
shall have from time to time authorized. Each such writing shall set forth the
specific transaction or type of transaction involved, including a specific
statement of the purpose for which such action is requested. Oral instructions
will be considered Proper Instructions if the Custodian reasonably believes them
to have been given by a person authorized to give such instructions with respect
to the transaction involved. The Fund shall cause all oral instructions to be
confirmed in writing. Upon receipt of a certificate of the Secretary or an
Assistant Secretary as to the authorization by the Board of Directors of the
Fund accompanied by a detailed description of procedures approved by the Board
of Directors, Proper Instructions may include communications effected directly
between electro-mechanical or electronic devices provided that the Board of
Directors and the Custodian are satisfied that such procedures afford adequate
safeguards for the Fund's assets. For purposes of this Section, Proper
Instructions shall include instructions received by the Custodian pursuant to
any three-party agreement which requires a segregated asset account in
accordance with Section 2.11.
6. Actions Permitted without Express Authority
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The Custodian may in its discretion, without express authority from the
Fund:
1) make payments to itself or others for minor expenses of handling
securities or other similar items relating to its duties under this
Contract, provided that all such payments shall be accounted for to
the Fund and provided that the Fund shall not object to such
payments;
2) surrender securities in temporary form for securities in definitive
form;
3) endorse for collection 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 Fund except as
otherwise directed by the Board of Directors of the Fund.
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7. Evidence of Authority
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The Custodian shall be protected in acting upon any instructions, 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
Fund. The Custodian may receive and accept a certified copy of a vote of the
Board of Directors of the Fund as conclusive evidence (a) of the authority of
any person to act in accordance with such vote or (b) of any determination or of
any action by the Board of Directors pursuant to the Articles of Incorporation
as described in such vote, and such vote may be considered as in full force and
effect until receipt by the Custodian of written notice to the contrary.
8. Duties of Custodian with Respect to the Books of Account and Calculation
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of Net Asset Value and Net Income
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The Custodian shall cooperate with and supply necessary information to the
entity or entities appointed by the Board of Directors of the Fund to keep the
books of account of the Fund and/or compute the net asset value per share of the
outstanding Shares of the Fund or, if directed in writing to do so by the Fund,
shall itself keep such books of account and/or compute such net asset value per
share. If so directed, the Custodian shall also calculate daily the net income
of the Fund as described in the Fund's currently effective prospectus and shall
advise the Fund and the Transfer Agent daily of the total amounts of such net
income and, if instructed in writing by an officer of the Fund to do so, shall
advise the Transfer Agent periodically of the division of such net income among
its various components. The calculations of the net asset value per share and
the daily income of the Fund shall be made at the time or times described from
time to time in the Fund's currently effective prospectus.
9. Records
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The Custodian shall with respect to the Fund create and maintain all
records relating to its activities and obligations under this Contract in such
manner as will meet the obligations of the Fund under the Investment Company Act
of 1940, as amended, 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 the Fund
and employees and agents of the Securities and Exchange Commission. The
Custodian shall, at the Fund's request, supply the Fund with a tabulation of
securities owned by the Fund 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.
10. Opinion of Fund's Independent Accountant
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The Custodian shall take all reasonable action, as the Fund 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, and Form N-SAR or other annual
reports to the Securities and Exchange Commission and with respect to any other
requirements of such Commission.
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11. Compensation of Custodian
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The Custodian shall be entitled to reasonable compensation for its
services and expenses as Custodian, as agreed upon from time to time between the
Fund and the Custodian.
12. Responsibility of Custodian
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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 Contract 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 Contract, but
shall be kept indemnified by and shall be without liability to the Fund for any
action taken or omitted by it in good faith without negligence, misfeasance or
willful misconduct. It shall be entitled to rely on and may act upon advice of
counsel (who may be counsel for the Fund) on all matters, and shall be without
liability for any action reasonably taken or omitted pursuant to such advice.
The Custodian shall be liable for the acts or omissions of a foreign
banking institution appointed pursuant to the provisions of Article 3 as
provided in Section 3.9 hereof and, regardless of whether assets are maintained
in the custody of a foreign banking institution, a foreign securities depository
or a branch of a U.S. bank as contemplated by paragraph 3.12 hereof, the
Custodian shall not be liable for any loss, damage, cost, expense, liability or
claim resulting from, or caused by nationalization, expropriation, currency
restrictions, or acts of war or terrorism, acts of God, or other occurrences
beyond the Custodian's or sub-custodian's reasonable control.
If the Fund 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 being liable for the payment of money or incurring liability of some
other form, the Fund, as a prerequisite to requiring the Custodian to take such
action, shall provide indemnity to the Custodian in an amount and form
satisfactory to it.
If the 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)
for the benefit of the Fund including the purchase or sale of foreign exchange
or of contracts for foreign exchange 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 Contract,
except such as may arise from its or its nominee's own negligent action,
negligent failure to act or willful misconduct, any property at any time held
for the account of the Fund 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 the Fund's assets to the extent necessary to
obtain reimbursement.
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13. Effective Period, Termination and Amendment
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This Contract shall become effective as of its execution, shall continue
in full force and effect until terminated as hereinafter provided, may be
amended at any time by mutual agreement of the parties hereto and may be
terminated by either party by an instrument in writing delivered or mailed,
postage prepaid to the other party, such termination to take effect not sooner
than thirty (30) days after the date of such delivery or mailing; provided,
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however that the Custodian shall not act under Section 2.10 hereof in the
absence of receipt of an initial certificate of the Secretary or an Assistant
Secretary of the Fund that the Board of Directors of the Fund has approved the
initial use of a particular Securities System by the Fund, as required by Rule
17f-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and that the
Custodian shall not act under Section 2.10A hereof in the absence of receipt of
an initial certificate of the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Fund
that the Board of Directors of the Fund has approved the initial use of the
Direct Paper System by the Fund; provided further, however, that the Fund shall
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not amend or terminate this Contract in contravention of any applicable federal
or state regulations, or any provision of the Articles of Incorporation, and
further provided, that the Fund may at any time by action of its Board of
Directors (i) substitute another bank or trust company for the Custodian by
giving notice as described above to the Custodian, or (ii) immediately terminate
this Contract in the event of the appointment of a conservator or receiver for
the Custodian by the Comptroller of the Currency or upon the happening of a like
event at the direction of an appropriate regulatory agency or court of competent
jurisdiction.
Upon termination of the Contract, the Fund shall pay to the Custodian such
compensation as may be due as of the date of such termination and shall likewise
reimburse the Custodian for its costs, expenses and disbursements.
14. Successor Custodian
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If a successor custodian for the Fund shall be appointed by the Board of
Directors of the Fund, the Custodian shall, upon termination, deliver to such
successor custodian at the office of the Custodian, duly endorsed and in the
form for transfer, all securities of the Fund then held by it hereunder and
shall transfer to an account of the successor custodian all of the securities of
the Fund held in a Securities System.
If no such successor custodian shall be appointed, the Custodian shall, in
like manner, upon receipt of a certified copy of a vote of the Board of
Directors of the Fund, deliver at the office of the Custodian and transfer such
securities, funds and other properties in accordance with such vote.
In the event that no written order designating a successor custodian or
certified copy of a vote of the Board of Directors of the Fund 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 Investment Company Act of
1940, as amended, doing business in Boston, Massachusetts, 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 the Fund and all instruments
held by the Custodian relative thereto
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and all other property held by it under this Contract on behalf of the Fund and
to transfer to an account of such successor custodian all of the securities of
each the Fund held in any Securities System. Thereafter, such bank or trust
company shall be the successor of the Custodian under this Contract.
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 the Fund to procure the certified copy of the vote referred to or of
the Board of Directors of the Fund to appoint a successor custodian, 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 Contract relating to the duties and
obligations of the Custodian shall remain in full force and effect.
15. Interpretive and Additional Provisions
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In connection with the operation of this Contract, the Custodian and the
Fund may from time to time agree on such provisions interpretive of or in
addition to the provisions of this Contract as may in their joint opinion be
consistent with the general tenor of this Contract. Any such interpretive or
additional provisions shall be in a writing signed by both 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
the Articles of Incorporation of the Fund. No interpretive or additional
provisions made as provided in the preceding sentence shall be deemed to be an
amendment of this Contract.
16. Massachusetts Law to Apply
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This Contract shall be construed and the provisions thereof interpreted
under and in accordance with laws of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
17. Prior Contracts
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This Contract supersedes and terminates, as of the date hereof, all prior
contracts between the Fund and the Custodian relating to the custody of the
Fund's assets.
18. Shareholder Communications Election
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Securities and Exchange Commission 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 the Fund to indicate whether it authorizes the
Custodian to provide the Fund's name, address, and share position to requesting
companies whose securities the Fund owns. If the Fund tells the Custodian "no",
the Custodian will not provide this information to requesting companies. If the
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
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established by the Fund. For the Fund's protection, this 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 [ ] The Custodian is authorized to release the Fund's name, address,
and share positions.
NO [ ] The Custodian is not authorized to release the Fund's name,
address, and share positions.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties has caused this instrument to be
executed in its name and on its behalf by its duly authorized representative and
its seal to be hereunder affixed as of the day of , 1998.
ATTEST: ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ CORPORATE HIGH YIELD
FUND, INC.
________________________________ By________________________________________
Name: Name:
Title:
ATTEST: STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY
________________________________ By________________________________________
Name: ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇
Executive Vice President
▇▇
▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ SCHEDULE A
GLOBAL CUSTODY NETWORK
SUBCUSTODIANS AND NON-MANDATORY DEPOSITORIES
Country Subcustodian Non-Mandatory Depositories
Argentina Citibank, N.A. --
Australia Westpac Banking Corporation --
Austria Erste Bank der oesterreichischen --
Sparkasen AG
Bahrain The British Bank of the Middle East --
(as delegate of the Hongkong and
Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited)
Bangladesh Standard Chartered Bank --
Belgium Generale Bank --
Bermuda The Bank of Bermuda Limited --
Bolivia Banco Boliviano Americano --
Botswana Barclays Bank of Botswana Limited --
Brazil Citibank, N.A. --
Bulgaria ING Bank N.V. --
Canada Canada Trustco Mortgage Company --
Chile Citibank, N.A. --
People's Republic The Hongkong and Shanghai --
STATE STREET SCHEDULE A
GLOBAL CUSTODY NETWORK
SUBCUSTODIANS AND NON-MANDATORY DEPOSITORIES
Country Subcustodian Non-Mandatory Depositories
of China Banking Corporation Limited,
Shanghai and Shenzhen branches
Colombia Cititrust Colombia S.A. --
Sociedad Fiduciaria
Croatia Privredana banka Zagreb d.d --
Cyprus Barclays Bank PLC --
Cyprus Offshore Banking Unit
Czech Republic Ceskoslovenska Obchodni --
Banka A.S.
Denmark Den Danske Bank --
Ecuador Citibank, N.A. --
Egypt National Bank of Egypt --
Estonia Hansabank --
Finland ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Bank Ltd. --
France Banque Paribas --
Germany Dresdner Bank AG --
STATE STREET SCHEDULE A
GLOBAL CUSTODY NETWORK
SUBCUSTODIANS AND NON-MANDATORY DEPOSITORIES
Country Subcustodian Non-Mandatory
Depositories
Ghana Barclays Bank of Ghana Limited --
Greece National Bank of Greece S.A Bank of Greece
Hong Kong Standard Chartered Bank --
Hungary Citibank Budapest Rt. --
Iceland Icebank Limited
India Deutsche Bank AG; --
The Hongkong and Shanghai
Banking Corporation Limited
Indonesia Standard Chartered Bank --
Ireland Bank of Ireland --
Israel Bank Hapoalim B.M. --
Italy Banque Paribas --
Ivory Coast Societe Generale de Banques --
en Cote d'Ivoire
Jamaica Scotiabank Trust and Merchant Bank --
Japan The Daiwa Bank, Limited; Japan
The Fuji Bank, Limited; Securities
Depository
Center;
STATE STREET SCHEDULE A
GLOBAL CUSTODY NETWORK
SUBCUSTODIANS AND NON-MANDATORY DEPOSITORIES
Country Subcustodian Non-Mandatory
Depositories
Jordan The British Bank of the Middle East --
(as delegate of the Hongkong and
Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited)
Kenya Barclays Bank of Kenya Limited --
Republic of Korea The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking
Corporation Limited
Latvia Hansabank --
Lebanon The British Bank of the Middle East --
(as delegate of the Hongkong and
Custodian and Clearing Center of
Financial Instruments for Lebanon
(MIDCLEAR) ▇.▇.▇.; Shanghai Banking
Corporation Limited)
Lithuania Vilniaus Bankas AB --
Malaysia Standard Chartered Bank --
Malaysia Berhad
Mauritius The Hongkong and Shanghai --
Banking Corporation Limited
Mexico Citibank Mexico, S.A. --
Morocco Banque Commerciale du Maroc --
Namibia (via) Standard Bank of South Africa --
STATE STREET SCHEDULE A
GLOBAL CUSTODY NETWORK
SUBCUSTODIANS AND NON-MANDATORY DEPOSITORIES
Country Subcustodian Non-Mandatory Depositories
The Netherlands MeesPierson N.V. --
New Zealand ANZ Banking Group --
(New Zealand) Limited
Norway Christiania Bank og --
Kreditkasse
Oman The British Bank of the Middle East --
(as delegate of the Hongkong and
Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited)
Pakistan Deutsche Bank AG --
Peru Citibank, N.A. --
Philippines Standard Chartered Bank --
Poland Citibank Poland S.A. --
Portugal Banco Comercial Portugues --
Romania ING Bank, N.V. --
Russia Credit Suisse First Boston, Zurich --
via Credit Suisse First Boston
Limited, Moscow
Singapore The Development Bank --
of Singapore Ltd.
STATE STREET SCHEDULE A
GLOBAL CUSTODY NETWORK
SUBCUSTODIANS AND NON-MANDATORY DEPOSITORIES
Country Subcustodian Non-Mandatory
Depositories
Slovak Republic Ceskoslovenska Obchodna --
Banka A.S.
Slovenia Banka Creditanstalt d.d. --
South Africa Standard Bank of South Africa Limited --
Spain Banco Santander, S.A. --
Sri Lanka The Hongkong and Shanghai --
Banking Corporation Limited
Swaziland Stanbic Bank of Swaziland Limited --
Sweden Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken --
Switzerland Union Bank of Switzerland --
Taiwan - R.O.C. Central Trust of China --
Thailand Standard Chartered Bank --
Trinidad & Tobago Republic Bank Ltd. --
Tunisia Banque Internationale Arabe de Tunisie --
Turkey Citibank, N.A. --
STATE STREET SCHEDULE A
GLOBAL CUSTODY NETWORK
SUBCUSTODIANS AND NON-MANDATORY DEPOSITORIES
Country Subcustodian Non-Mandatory
Depositories
United Kingdom State Street Bank and Trust --
Uruguay Citibank, N.A. --
Venezuela Citibank, N.A. --
Zambia Barclays Bank of Zambia Limited --
Zimbabwe Barclays Bank of Zimbabwe Limited --
Euroclear (The Euroclear System)
Cedel (Cedel Bank, societe anonyme)
INTERSETTLE (for EASDAQ Securities)
STATE STREET SCHEDULE B
GLOBAL CUSTODY NETWORK
MANDATORY* DEPOSITORIES
Country Mandatory Depositories
Argentina -Caja de Valores S.A.;
-CRYL
Australia -Austraclear Limited;
-Reserve Bank Information and
Transfer System
Austria -Oesterreichische Kontrollbank AG
(Wertpapiersammelbank Division)
Belgium -Caisse Interprofessionnelle de Depots et
de Virements de Titres S.A.;
-Banque Nationale de Belgique
Brazil - Camara de Liquidacao de Sao Paulo,
(Calispa);
-Bolsa de Valores de Rio de Janeiro
- All SSB clients presently use Calispa
-Central de Custodia e de Liquidacao
Financeira de Titulos
-Banco Central do Brasil,
Systema Especial de Liquidacao e
Custodia
Bulgaria - Central Depository AD
Canada -The Canadian Depository
for Securities Limited; West Canada
* Mandatory depositories include entities for which use is mandatory as a matter
of law or effectively mandatory as a matter of market practice.
STATE STREET SCHEDULE B
GLOBAL CUSTODY NETWORK
MANDATORY* DEPOSITORIES
Country Mandatory Depositories
Depository Trust Company [depositories
linked]
People's Republic -Shanghai Securities Central Clearing and
of China Registration Corporation;
-Shenzhen Securities Central Clearing
Co., Ltd.
Croatia Ministry of Finance
Czech Republic --Stredisko cennych papiru(degree);
-Czech National Bank
Denmark -Vaerdipapircentralen - The Danish
Securities Center
Egypt -Misr Company for Clearing, Settlement,
and Central Depository
Estonia - Eesti Vaartpaberite Keskdepositooruim
Finland -The Finnish Central Securities
Depository
France -Societe Interprofessionnelle
pour la Compensation des
Valeurs Mobilieres;
-Banque de France,
Saturne System
* Mandatory depositories include entities for which use is mandatory as a matter
of law or effectively mandatory as a matter of market practice.
STATE STREET SCHEDULE B
GLOBAL CUSTODY NETWORK
MANDATORY* DEPOSITORIES
Country Mandatory Depositories
Germany -The Deutscher Kassenverein AG
Greece -The Central Securities Depository
(Apothetirion Titlon A.E.);
Hong Kong -The Central Clearing and
Settlement System;
-The Central Money Markets Unit
Hungary -The Central Depository and Clearing
House (Budapest) Ltd.
[Mandatory for Gov't Bonds only;
SSB does not use for other securities]
India The National Securities Depository Limited
Indonesia -Bank of Indonesia
Ireland -The Central Bank of Ireland,
The Gilt Settlement Office
Israel -The Clearing House of the
Tel Aviv Stock Exchange;
-Bank of Israel
Italy -Monte Titoli S.p.A.;
-Banca d'Italia
Japan -Bank of Japan Net System
* Mandatory depositories include entities for which use is mandatory as a matter
of law or effectively mandatory as a matter of market practice.
STATE STREET SCHEDULE B
GLOBAL CUSTODY NETWORK
MANDATORY* DEPOSITORIES
Country Mandatory Depositories
Republic of Korea -Korea Securities Depository Corporation
Latvia - The Latvian Central Depository
Lebanon -The Central Bank of Lebanon
Lithuania - The Central Securities Depository of
Lithuania
Malaysia -Malaysian Central Depository Sdn.
Bhd.;
-Bank Negara Malaysia,
Scripless Securities Trading and Safekeeping
Systems
Mauritius -The Central Depository & Settlement
Co. Ltd.
Mexico -S.D. INDEVAL, S.A. de C.V.
(Instituto para el Deposito de
Valores);
The Netherlands -Nederlands Centraal Instituut voor
Giraal Effectenverkeer B.V. ("NECIGEF");
New Zealand -New Zealand Central Securities
Depository Limited
Norway -Verdipapirsentralen - The Norwegian
Registry of Securities
Oman -Muscat Securities Market
* Mandatory depositories include entities for which use is mandatory as a matter
of law or effectively mandatory as a matter of market practice.
STATE STREET SCHEDULE B
GLOBAL CUSTODY NETWORK
MANDATORY* DEPOSITORIES
Country Mandatory Depositories
Peru -Caja de Valores y Liquidaciones
(CAVALI, S.A.)
Philippines -The Philippines Central Depository Inc.
-The Book-Entry-System of Bangko
Sentral ng Pilipinas;
-The Registry of Scripless Securities of the
Bureau of the Treasury
Poland -The National Depository of Securities
(Krajowy Depozyt Papierow Wartos'ciowych);
-National Bank of Poland
Portugal -Central de Valores Mobiliarios
Romania -National Securities Clearing, Settlement
and Depository Co.;
-Bucharest Stock Exchange;
-National Bank of Romania
Singapore -The Central Depository (Pvt.)
Limited;
-Monetary Authority of Singapore
Slovak Republic -Stredisko Cennych Papierov;
* Mandatory depositories include entities for which use is mandatory as a matter
of law or effectively mandatory as a matter of market practice.
STATE STREET SCHEDULE B
GLOBAL CUSTODY NETWORK
MANDATORY* DEPOSITORIES
Country Mandatory Depositories
-National Bank of Slovakia
Slovenia - Klirinsko Depotna Bruzba
South Africa -The Central Depository Limited
Spain -Servicio de Compensacion y
Liquidacion de Valores, S.A.;
-Banco de Espana,
Anotaciones en Cuenta
Sri Lanka -Central Depository System
(Pvt) Limited
Sweden -Vardepapperscentralen VPC AB -
The Swedish Central Securities Depository
Switzerland -Schweizerische Effekten - Giro AG;
Taiwan - R.O.C. -The Taiwan Securities Central
Depository Company, Ltd.
Thailand -Thailand Securities Depository
Company Limited
Tunisia -STICODEVAM;
-Central Bank of Tunisia;
-Tunisian Treasury
* Mandatory depositories include entities for which use is mandatory as a matter
of law or effectively mandatory as a matter of market practice.
STATE STREET SCHEDULE B
GLOBAL CUSTODY NETWORK
MANDATORY* DEPOSITORIES
Country Mandatory Depositories
Turkey -Takas ve Saklama Bankasi A.S.;
-Central Bank of Turkey
United Kingdom -The Bank of England,
The Central Gilts Office;
The Central Moneymarkets Office
Uruguay -Central Bank of Uruguay
Zambia -Lusaka Central Depository
* Mandatory depositories include entities for which use is mandatory as a matter
of law or effectively mandatory as a matter of market practice.
SCHEDULE C
MARKET INFORMATION
Pulication/Type of Brief Description
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Information (Frequency)
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The Guide to Custody in
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World Markets (annually): An overview of safekeeping and settlement
------------- practices and procedures in each market in which
State Street Bank and Trust Company offers
custodial services.
The Depository Review
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(annually): Information relating to the operating history and
structure of depositories located in the markets
in which State Street Bank and Trust Company
offers custodial services, including transnational
depositories.
legal opinions (annually): With respect to each market in which State Street
Bank and Trust Company offers custodial services,
opinions relating to whether local law restricts
(i) access of a fund's independent public
accountants to books and records of a Foreign Sub-
Custodian or Foreign Securities System, (ii) the
Fund's ability to recover in the event of
bankruptcy or insolvency of a Foreign
Sub-Custodian or Foreign Securities System, (iii)
the Fund's ability to recover in the event of a
loss by a Foreign Sub-Custodian or Foreign
Securities System, and (iv) the ability of a
foreign investor to convert cash and cash
equivalents to U.S. dollars.
Network Bulletins (weekly): Developments of interest to investors in the
markets in which State Street Bank and Trust
Company offers custodial services.
Foreign Custody Advisories
(as necessary): With respect to markets in which State Street Bank
and Trust Company offers custodial services which
exhibit special custody risks, developments which
may impact State Street's ability to deliver
expected levels of service.
ADDENDUM TO CUSTODIAN CONTRACT
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WHEREAS, the Board of Directors (the "Board") of ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ Corporate High
Yield Fund, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the "Fund"), has adopted a resolution
appointing the Custodian as Foreign Custody Manager of the Fund pursuant to the
Rule 17f-5 Procedures and Guidelines previously adopted by the Board (the
"Procedures and Guidelines"), a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit A,
the Fund and State Street Bank and Trust Company, a Massachusetts trust company
(the "Custodian"), hereby enter into this Addendum to the Custody Contract dated
___________, 1998 between the Fund and the Custodian (the "Contract");
WHEREAS, each party wishes to enter into this Addendum to the Contract;
NOW, THEREFORE, for such good and valuable consideration as is recited in the
Contract, the Fund and the Custodian agree that:
Article III of the Contract is hereby amended, revised and superseded to the
extent that such Article is inconsistent with the Procedures and Guidelines.
Each of the Fund and the Custodian acknowledge that they are currently
developing further mutually agreeable contract procedures and provisions
pursuant to the Procedures and Guidelines.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties has caused this instrument to be
executed in its name and on its behalf by its duly authorized representative as
of the ______ day of _______, 1998 .
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
ATTEST: CORPORATE HIGH YIELD FUND, INC.
___________________________________ By_______________________________________
Name: Name:
Title:
ATTEST: STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY
___________________________________ By_______________________________________
▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇ Vice President
Executive Vice President