FORM OF
EXHIBIT B
RIDER TO GLOBAL CUSTODY AGREEMENT
CASH TRADE EXECUTION PRODUCT
(UNITED STATES)
This Rider to Global Custody Agreement (this "Rider") amends and
supplements the Global Custody Agreement (the "Agreement"), dated ___________
__, 200___ by and between Gartmore Variable Insurance Trust ("Customer"), on
behalf of each of its current, and any future, series of shares of beneficial
interest (each series, a "Fund," and collectively, the "Funds"), and JPMorgan
Chase Bank, N.A. ("Bank").
Capitalized terms in this Rider that are not defined herein have the
meaning set forth in the Agreement. For purposes of the Agreement and this
Rider, Bank shall treat each Fund as a separate customer and shall establish and
maintain separate accounting for, and identify on its books and records and
those of its Subcustodians, the assets and liabilities of each Fund, shall
establish and maintain separate records of the assets and liabilities of each
Fund, and shall account for and remit the interests, income and expenses of each
Fund separately under the Agreement as such interests, income and expenses are
or become applicable to such Fund.
1. JOINT ACCOUNT
(a) Subject to the terms and conditions of this Rider, Bank shall place
cash held in Account(s) of Fund(s) as of the applicable cut-off time listed on
Schedule A to this Rider ("Schedule A"), which Customer has not notified Bank as
being needed to settle pending trades or to effect Customer's cash instructions,
into a joint account ("Joint Account") as a separate account into which Bank may
deposit on behalf of Customer daily all, or a portion of, its cash balance
pursuant to the terms and conditions hereof; provided that only Funds and other
investment companies and other funds that are advised or sub-advised by the
investment adviser of Customer, or by an entity controlling, controlled by or
under common control with the investment adviser of Customer (each such Fund,
company or fund, individually, a "Participant," and collectively, the
"Participants") may participate in such a Joint Account.
(b) Each Participant shall participate in a Joint Account on the same
basis as any other Participant in the Joint Account and one Fund or other
Participant shall not be in a less favorable position than the other Funds or
Participants with respect to the Joint Account and investments of assets held in
the joint accounts. A Participant participating in a Joint Account shall not
necessarily have such Participant's cash invested in every Cash Instrument, as
defined below, purchased though the Joint Account. To the extent that a
Participant's cash is applied to a particular Cash Instrument, the Participant
shall participate in and own such Participant's proportional share of such Cash
Instrument, and any income earned or accrued thereon, based upon the percentage
of the Cash Instrument that was purchased with monies that were contributed by
such Participant.
2. SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(a) The cash in the Joint Account shall be invested in short-term
investments (including undivided interests in such investments held in common
with other Participants that are customers of Bank) of the type set forth on
Schedule A ("Cash Instruments"). Each Fund shall remain fully responsible for
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overdrafts of its Deposit Account or Custody Account resulting from the
placement of cash in a Joint Account and invested in a Cash Instrument.
(b) The placement of cash into Cash Instruments shall be limited to
cash held in the currencies, and shall be subject to the minimum balance
requirements, set forth in Schedule A. Bank may enter into Cash Instrument
transactions on behalf of Fund(s) with any of the counterparties listed on
Schedule B to this Rider ("Schedule B"). Bank may make additions to and
deletions from Schedules A or B, provided that (i) Customer must consent to the
addition of any type of instrument to those eligible as Cash Instruments and
(ii) Customer must approve any additions of counterparties listed in Schedule B.
Customer may instruct Bank to delete any of the counterparties listed in
Schedule B.
3. INTERESTS IN CASH INSTRUMENTS
(a) Each and every Cash Instrument shall be deemed a Financial Asset of
the Custody Account of each of the applicable Funds and shall constitute a
Securities Entitlement with respect to which the Customer at all times shall
constitute the Entitlement Holder, on behalf of the applicable Funds. Bank shall
comply, without the consent of any counterparty, with all "entitlement orders"
(as that term is defined in the Uniform Commercial Code) that Customer may issue
from time to time with respect to any Cash Instrument; provided, that (i) the
Customer on behalf of the applicable Fund agrees to hold harmless Bank against
any loss, liability or expense (including reasonable fees and disbursements of
counsel) incurred in connection with all such "entitlement orders," including
any action taken by Bank pursuant to such orders of Customer, except to the
extent due to the gross negligence or willful misconduct of Bank or Bank's
breach of any of the provisions hereof and (ii) Bank shall have no duty to
inquire or determine whether the obligations of a counterparty to Customer are
in default or whether Customer is entitled to give any such orders and Bank is
fully entitled to rely upon such orders from Customer (even if such orders are
contrary or inconsistent with any instructions or demands given to Bank by a
counterparty). Customer's interest in any Cash Instruments shall be subject to
the terms and conditions imposed by local law or local governmental authorities.
Bank shall not perform tax reclaim services with respect to Cash Instruments
purchased under this Rider. Cash Instruments are not liabilities of or
guaranteed by Bank. Bank shall not be responsible for any losses incurred by
Customer or any of its Funds in the event of the insolvency or failure of any
counterparty with respect to a Cash Instrument.
(b) Bank and Customer shall not allow any Participant to create a
negative balance in any Joint Account for any reason; provided that each
Participant shall be permitted to draw down such Participant's entire balance in
a Joint Account at any time; and provided further, that the investment adviser
of the Participant approves of the draw-down in an Instruction to the Bank. In
addition, each Participant shall retain the sole rights of ownership to any of
such Participant's assets invested in the Cash Instruments, including interest
payable on such Assets that are invested in the Cash Instruments.
4. SALE OF SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS.
(a) Cash Instruments that are held in a Joint Account generally shall
not be sold prior to maturity unless:
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(i) a Participant's Adviser instructs the Bank that the investment no
longer presents minimal credit risks for the Participant;
(ii) a Participant's Adviser instructs the Bank that the investment no
longer satisfies the investment criteria of all of the Participants
participating in the investment because of a credit downgrading or
otherwise; or
(iii) in the case of a repurchase agreement, the counterparty defaults.
(b) The Bank may sell any Cash Instrument (or fractional portion
thereof) on behalf of some or all of the Participants prior to the maturity of
the Cash Instrument; provided, that the cost of this transaction shall be
allocated solely to the selling Participant(s) and the transaction shall not
adversely affect the other Participant(s) participating in the Joint Account. In
no case shall a sale prior to maturity by less than all of the Participants be
permitted unless the Adviser of each of the Participants participating in the
Joint Account instructs the Bank that the sale would not reduce the principal
amount or yield that is received by the other Participant(s) in the Joint
Account, or otherwise would adversely affect the other Participant(s). Each
Participant in a Joint Account shall be deemed to have consented to the sale and
partition of the Cash Instruments in the Joint Account.
5. COMPENSATION OF BANK
Bank shall be entitled to an administration fee for placing cash of
each Fund in a Joint Account and investing the cash in Cash Instruments, which
shall be paid out of interest paid on the undivided interest of such Fund in the
various Cash Instruments in exact proportion to the interest of such Fund in
such Cash Instruments. Any interest earnings on Cash Instruments reflected on
statements or confirmations shall be net of Bank's administrative fee. Upon
request, Bank shall disclose the fees charged to each Fund with respect to Cash
Instruments in which such Fund invested without charge to Customer or the Fund.
6. TERMINATION
This Rider can be terminated by Bank or Customer upon written notice in
the same manner as set forth in the Agreement. In the event of a conflict of the
terms hereof and the terms of the Agreement, the terms hereof shall govern.
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. GARTMORE VARIABLE INSURANCE TRUST, on behalf of
each of its current and future Funds
BY_____________________________ BY__________________________________
NAME: NAME:
TITLE: TITLE:
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SCHEDULE A (UNITED STATES CONTRACT)
CURRENCIES AND INSTRUMENTS USED FOR CASH TRADE EXECUTION(1)
Currencies, Minimum Balances and Cash Instruction Cut-Off Times:
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CURRENCY MINIMUM BALANCE EST CASH SWEEP TIME
(SUBJECT TO CHANGE ON NOTICE BY THE BANK)
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US Dollar None 2:00 P.M. Same Day
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Cash Instruments:
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CASH INSTRUMENT MAXIMUM MATURITY
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Demand Deposit Overnight
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Time Deposit 90 days
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Repurchase Agreement(2) Overnight
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Effective Date: ___________________________________
Initials (Required only initially and for revisions adding types of eligible
Cash Instruments)
The Customer, on behalf of each Fund, and other Participants (3): ________
The Adviser, on behalf of each Participant (3): ____________
The Bank: ____________________________________________
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(1) Subject to change on notice by the Bank, except that the consent of the
applicable Participant and its Adviser shall be required for the addition of any
eligible Cash Instrument.
(2) Repurchase agreements will be secured by
collateral consisting of U.S. Securities that is deemed acceptable to the Bank.*
The value of the instruments collateralizing the repurchase agreement shall be
at least equal to the purchase price multiplied by at least 102%, measured at
the time at which the repurchase agreement is entered into and, for purposes of
Rule 5b-3 adopted under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, the
value of such instruments (reduced by the transaction costs (including loss of
interest) that the applicable Fund reasonably could expect to incur if the
seller defaults) shall be, and during the entire term of the repurchase
agreement, shall remain, at least equal to the resale price to the seller
provided in the repurchase agreement. Under the terms and conditions of the
repurchase agreement, the collateral shall be maintained and held in custody
accounts of the Bank as agent for its customers and the Bank shall be given full
authorization to deliver to counterparty, upon termination of the repurchase
agreement, Financial Assets of the same class and value in place of those
deposited as collateral.
(3) Initials of Customer on behalf of the Funds, or for
other Participants, initials of the Participants, and initials of Advisers of
Participants, required only for initial version of this Schedule and additions
of eligible Cash Instruments.
* BILLS, BONDS OR NOTES ISSUED BY THE UNITED STATES TREASURY, OR OTHER
SECURITIES GUARANTEED AS TO PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST BY THE GOVERNMENT OF THE
UNITED STATES, ITS AGENCIES, INSTRUMENTALITIES OR ESTABLISHMENTS;
MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES SPONSORED BY AGENCIES OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED
STATES; CORPORATE OBLIGATIONS OF DOMESTIC ISSUERS WITH A MINIMUM RATING OF AA BY
STANDARD & POOR'S CORPORATION ("S&P") OR AA BY ▇▇▇▇▇'▇ INVESTOR SERVICES, INC.
("MOODY'S"); ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES WITH A MINIMUM RATING OF AAA BY S&P OR AAA
BY MOODY'S; OR MONEY MARKET INSTRUMENTS (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,
CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT, BANK NOTES, DEPOSIT NOTES, BANKERS' ACCEPTANCES AND
COMMERCIAL PAPER ISSUED BY DOMESTIC ISSUERS WITH A MINIMUM RATING OF A-1 BY S&P
AND P-1 BY MOODY'S).
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SCHEDULE B (UNITED STATES CONTRACT) (4)
COUNTERPARTY LIST
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AGENT BANKS OTHER ISSUERS
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ABN Amro NV. Abbey National Plc.
Allied Irish Bank Plc. Abbey National Treasury Services Plc.
ANZ Banking Group (NZ) Limited American Express Corporation
Banco Commercial Portugues Banco Bilbao Vizcaya SA
Banco Espirito Santo e Commercial de Lisboa BankAmerica Corporation
Banco Santander SA Bank of America (NT & SA)
Bank Austria AG Bank of New York
Bank Leumi Le Israel Bankers Trust Corporation
Bank of Bermuda Banque ET Caisse D'Epargne De L'Etat (BCEE)
Bank of Ireland Banque Nationale de Paris SA
Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi Barclays Capital
Banque Brussels ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇ Bayerische Hypotheken-und Wechsel Bank AG
Banque Commerciale du Maroc Bayerische Landesbank GZ
Banque Generale du Luxembourg Bayerische Vereinsbank AG
Banque Paribas SA Commerzbank AG
Barclays Bank Plc. Commonwealth Bank of Australia
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC) Credit Commercial de France
Ceskoslovenska Obchodni Banka (CSOB) Credito Italiano
Chase Manhattan Bank Halifax Plc
Citibank NA Industrial Bank of Japan
Citibank Budapest Rt. Kredietbank SA
Citibank Mexico SA Lloyds Bank Plc.
Credit Agricole Indosuez SA Midland Bank Plc.
Credit Suisse National Australia Bank Limited
Den Danske Bank National Westminster Bank Plc.
Den norske Bank ASA Nationwide Building Society
Deutsche Bank AG Norddeutsche Landesbank GZ
Dresdner Bank AG Rabobank NV
First Chicago NBD Royal Bank of Scotland Plc.
First National Bank of Southern Africa Limited Sanwa Bank
Fuji Bank Ltd. Societe Generale Australia Limited
Generale Banque SA Sudwestdeutsche Landesbank GZ
The Hong Kong & Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited Swiss Bank Corporation (UBS AG)
ING Bank NV Toronto Dominion Bank
▇▇▇▇▇▇ Bank Limited Unibank A/S
National Nominees Ltd. (parent: National Australia Bank)
Oversea Chinese Banking Corporation Limited
Royal Bank of Canada
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken
Societe Generale des Banques SA
Standard Chartered Bank Plc.
Svenska Handlesbanken
UBS AG
Westpac Banking Corporation
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(4) Subject to change on notice by the Bank, except that the Customer, on
behalf of the Funds, the other Participants and the Adviser of each
Participant may direct the Bank in writing not to enter into Cash
Instrument transactions with specified counterparties.
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