AMENDMENT TO MASTER CUSTODIAN AGREEMENT

(a)A new Section 34 is hereby added to the Agreement as follows:  

“SECTION 34.  ASSIGNMENT; DELEGATION.  Notwithstanding any other provisions set forth in herein to the contrary, this Agreement may not be assigned by (a) any Fund without the written consent of the Custodian or (b) the Custodian without the written consent of each applicable Fund, except that the Custodian may assign this Agreement to a successor of all or a substantial portion of its business, or to an affiliate of the Custodian provided that such assignee is a bank or trust company having such  qualifications required by the 1940 Act and the rules thereunder to act as custodian of the Funds.  The Custodian shall retain the right to employ agents, subcontractors, consultants or other third parties, including, without limitation, affiliates (each, a “Delegate” and collectively, the “Delegates”) to provide or assist it in the provision of any part of the non-custodial services described herein or the discharge of any other non-custodial obligations or duties under this Agreement without the consent or approval of any Fund. Except as otherwise provided below, the Custodian shall be responsible for the acts and omissions of any such Delegate so employed as if the Custodian had committed such acts and omissions itself.  The Custodian shall be responsible for the compensation of its Delegates. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall the term Delegate include sub-custodians, Eligible Foreign Custodians, U.S. Securities Systems and Foreign Securities Systems, and the Custodian shall have no liability for their acts or omissions except as otherwise expressly provided elsewhere in this Agreement. The liability of the Custodian for the acts and omissions of sub-custodians, Eligible Foreign Custodians, U.S. Securities Systems and Foreign Securities Systems shall be as set forth in Section 14 above.” 

(b)A new Section 40 is hereby added to the Agreement as follows:  

“SECTION 40.  LOAN SERVICES ADDENDUM.If a Fund directs the Custodian in writing to perform loan services, the Custodian and the Fund will be bound by the terms of the Loan Services Addendum attached hereto.  The Fund shall reimburse Custodian for its fees and expenses related thereto as agreed upon from time to time in writing by the Fund and the Custodian.” 

2.Miscellaneous.  Except as amended hereby, the Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.  This Amendment may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.  Counterparts may be executed in either original or electronically transmitted form (e.g., faxes or emailed portable document format (PDF) form), and the parties hereby adopt as original any signatures received via electronically transmitted form. 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Amendment to be executed by their duly authorized officers to be effective as of the date first above written.

EACH OF THE ENTITIES SET FORTH ON

APPENDIX A HERETO

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Title:    Treasurer

STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY

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Title: Executive Vice President

APPENDIX A

TO

MASTER CUSTODIAN AGREEMENT