CUSTODIAN CONTRACT
This Contract is made as of August 24, 2000 by and between INVESCO
ADVANTAGE SERIES FUNDS, INC., a corporation organized and existing under the
laws of the state of Maryland and having its principal place of business at ▇▇▇▇
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TRUST COMPANY, a Massachusetts trust company, having its principal place of
business at ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ (the "Custodian"),
WITNESSETH:
Whereas, the Fund is authorized to issue shares in separate series, with
each such series representing interests in a separate portfolio of securities
and other assets; and
Whereas, the Fund intends to initially offer shares in one (1) series,
INVESCO Advantage Fund (such series together with all other series subsequently
established by the Fund and made subject to this Contract in accordance with
paragraph 17, being herein referred to as the "Portfolio(s)").
now, therefore, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements
hereinafter contained, the parties hereto do hereby agree as follows:
1. Employment of Custodian and Property to be Held by It
The Fund hereby employs the Custodian as the custodian of the assets of
the Portfolios of the Fund, including securities which the Fund, on behalf of
the applicable Portfolio desires to be held in places within the United States
of America ("domestic securities") and securities it desires to be held outside
the United States of America ("foreign securities") pursuant to the provisions
of the Fund's Articles of Incorporation. The Fund on behalf of the Portfolio(s)
agrees to deliver to the Custodian all securities and cash of the Portfolios,
and all payments of income, payments of principal or capital distributions
received by it with respect to all securities owned by the Portfolio(s) from
time to time, and the cash consideration received by it for such new or treasury
shares of capital stock, $0.01 par value, of the Fund representing interests in
the Portfolios ("Shares") as may be issued or sold from time to time. The
Custodian shall not be responsible for any property of a Portfolio held or
received by the Fund on behalf of the Portfolio and not delivered to the
Custodian.
Upon receipt of "Proper Instructions" (as such term is defined in Article
5 of this Contract), the Custodian shall on behalf of the applicable
Portfolio(s) from time to time employ one or more sub-custodians located in the
United States of America, including any state or political subdivision thereof
and any territory over which its political sovereignty extends (the "United
States" or "U.S."), but only in accordance with an applicable vote by the board
of directors of the Fund (the "Board") on behalf of the applicable Portfolio(s)
and provided that the Custodian shall have no more or less responsibility or
liability to the Fund on account of any actions or omissions of any
sub-custodian so employed than any such sub-custodian has to the Custodian. The
Custodian may employ as sub-custodians for the Fund's foreign securities on
behalf of the applicable Portfolio(s) 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 Custodian in the United States
2.1 Holding Securities. The Custodian shall hold and physically segregate for
the account of each Portfolio all non-cash property to be held by it in
the United States, including all domestic securities owned by such
Portfolio other than (a) securities which are maintained in a "U.S.
Securities System" (as such term is defined in Section 2.10 of this
Contract) 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 Custodian's Direct Paper
System pursuant to Section 2.11.
2.2 Delivery of Securities. The Custodian shall release and deliver domestic
securities owned by a Portfolio and held by the Custodian or in a U.S.
Securities System account of the Custodian, which account shall not
include any assets of the Custodian other than assets held as a fiduciary,
custodian or otherwise for its customers ("U.S. Securities System
Account") or in the Custodian's Direct Paper book-entry system account,
which account shall not include any assets of the Custodian other than
assets held as a fiduciary, custodian or otherwise for its customers
("Direct Paper System Account") only upon receipt of Proper Instructions
from the Fund on behalf of the applicable Portfolio, which may be
continuing instructions when deemed appropriate by the parties, and only
in the following cases:
1) Upon sale of such securities for the account of the Portfolio and
receipt of payment therefor;
2) Upon the receipt of payment in connection with any repurchase
agreement related to such securities entered into by the Portfolio;
3) In the case of a sale effected through a U.S. Securities System,
in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.10 hereof;
4) To the depository agent in connection with tender or other
similar offers for securities of the Portfolio;
5) To the issuer thereof or its agent when such securities are called,
redeemed, retired or otherwise become payable; provided that, in any
such case, the cash or other consideration is to be delivered to the
Custodian;
6) To the issuer thereof, or its agent, for transfer into the name of
the Portfolio or into the name of any nominee or nominees of the
Custodian or into the name or nominee name of any agent appointed
pursuant to Section 2.9 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 Portfolio,
to the broker or its clearing agent, against a receipt, for
examination in accordance with "street delivery" custom; provided
that, in any such case, the Custodian shall have no responsibility
or liability for any loss arising from the delivery of such
securities prior to receiving payment for such securities except as
may arise from the Custodian's 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;
9) In the case of warrants, rights or similar securities, the surrender
thereof in the exercise of such warrants, rights or similar
securities or the surrender of interim receipts or temporary
securities for definitive securities; provided that, in any such
case, the new securities and cash, if any, are to be delivered to
the Custodian;
10) For delivery in connection with any loans of securities made by the
Portfolio, but only against receipt of adequate collateral as agreed
upon from time to time by the Custodian and the Fund on behalf of
the Portfolio, 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 U.S.
Securities System Account, the Custodian will not be held liable or
responsible for the delivery of securities owned by the Portfolio
prior to the receipt of such collateral;
11) For delivery as security in connection with any borrowings by the
Fund on behalf of the Portfolio requiring a pledge of assets by the
Fund on behalf of the Portfolio, but only against receipt of amounts
borrowed;
12) For delivery in accordance with the provisions of any agreement
among the Fund on behalf of the Portfolio, the Custodian and a
broker-dealer registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(the "Exchange Act") and a member of The National Association of
Securities Dealers, Inc. ("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 Portfolio of the Fund;
13) For delivery in accordance with the provisions of any agreement
among the Fund on behalf of the Portfolio, the Custodian, and a
Futures Commission Merchant registered under the Commodity Exchange
Act, relating to compliance with the rules of the Commodity Futures
Trading Commission and/or any Contract Market, or any similar
organization or organizations, regarding account deposits in
connection with transactions by the Portfolio of the Fund;
14) Upon receipt of instructions from the transfer agent for the Fund
(the "Transfer Agent"), for delivery to such Transfer Agent or to
the holders of shares in connection with distributions in kind, as
may be described from time to time in the Fund's currently effective
prospectus and statement of additional information related to the
Portfolio (the "Prospectus"), in satisfaction of requests by holders
of Shares for repurchase or redemption; and
15) For any other proper purpose, but only upon receipt of, in addition
to Proper Instructions from the Fund on behalf of the applicable
Portfolio, a certified copy of a vote of the Board or of the
executive committee thereof signed by an officer of the Fund and
certified by the Fund's Secretary or Assistant Secretary specifying
the securities of the Portfolio 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.
2.3 Registration of Securities. Domestic securities held by the Custodian
(other than bearer securities) shall be registered in the name of the
Portfolio or in the name of any nominee of the Fund on behalf of the
Portfolio or of any nominee of the Custodian which nominee shall be
assigned exclusively to the Portfolio, unless the Fund has authorized in
writing the appointment of a nominee to be used in common with other
registered investment companies having the same investment adviser as the
Portfolio, or in the name or nominee name of any agent appointed pursuant
to Section 2.9 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 Portfolio 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 its best efforts only to (i) timely collect income due the Fund on
such securities and (ii) 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
account or accounts in the United States in the name of each Portfolio 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 Portfolio, other than cash maintained by the Portfolio in a
bank account established and used in accordance with Rule 17f-3 under the
Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. Funds held by the Custodian
for a Portfolio may be deposited by it to its credit as Custodian in the
banking department of the Custodian or in such other banks or trust
companies as it may in its discretion deem necessary or desirable;
provided, however, that every such bank or trust company shall be
qualified to act as a custodian under the Investment Company Act of 1940,
as amended (the "Investment Company Act") and that each such bank or trust
company and the funds to be deposited with each such bank or trust company
shall on behalf of each applicable Portfolio be approved by vote of a
majority of the Board. Such funds shall be deposited by the Custodian in
its capacity as Custodian and shall be withdrawable by the Custodian only
in that capacity.
2.5 Availability of Federal Funds. Upon agreement between the Fund on behalf
of each applicable Portfolio and the Custodian, the Custodian shall, upon
the receipt of Proper Instructions from the Fund on behalf of a Portfolio,
make federal funds available to such Portfolio 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 such Portfolio which are
deposited into the Portfolio's account.
2.6 Collection of Income. Subject to the provisions of Section 2.3, the
Custodian shall collect on a timely basis all income and other payments
with respect to United States-registered securities held hereunder to
which each Portfolio shall be entitled either by law or pursuant to custom
in the securities business, and shall collect on a timely basis all income
and other payments with respect to domestic bearer securities if, on the
date of payment by the issuer, such securities are held by the Custodian
or its agent thereof and shall credit such income, as collected, to such
Portfolio's 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. Collection of
income due each Portfolio on domestic securities loaned pursuant to the
provisions of Section 2.2 (10) shall be the responsibility of the Fund;
the Custodian will have no duty or responsibility in connection therewith,
other than to provide the Fund with such information or data in its
possession as may be necessary to assist the Fund in arranging for the
timely delivery to the Custodian of the income to which the Portfolio is
properly entitled.
2.7 Payment of Fund Monies. Upon receipt of Proper Instructions from the Fund
on behalf of the applicable Portfolio, which may be continuing
instructions when deemed appropriate by the parties, the Custodian shall
pay out monies of a Portfolio in the following cases only:
1) Upon the purchase of domestic securities, options, futures contracts
or options on futures contracts for the account of the Portfolio but
only (a) against the delivery of such securities or evidence of
title to such options, futures contracts or options on futures
contracts to the Custodian (or any bank, banking firm or trust
company doing business in the United States or abroad which is
qualified under the Investment Company Act to act as a custodian and
has been designated by the Custodian as its agent for this purpose)
registered in the name of the Portfolio or in the name of a nominee
of the Custodian referred to in Section 2.3 hereof or in proper form
for transfer; (b) in the case of a purchase effected through a U.S.
Securities System, in accordance with the conditions set forth in
Section 2.10 hereof; (c) in the case of a purchase involving the
Direct Paper System, in accordance with the conditions set forth in
Section 2.11; (d) in the case of repurchase agreements entered into
between the Fund on behalf of the Portfolio and the Custodian, or
another bank, or a broker-dealer which is a member of NASD, (i)
against delivery of the securities either in certificate form or
through an entry crediting the Custodian's account at the Federal
Reserve Bank with such securities or (ii) against delivery of the
receipt evidencing purchase by the Portfolio of securities owned by
the Custodian along with written evidence of the agreement by the
Custodian to repurchase such securities from the Portfolio; or (e)
for transfer to a time deposit account of the Fund in any bank,
whether domestic or foreign; such transfer may be effected prior to
receipt of a confirmation from a broker and/or the applicable bank
pursuant to Proper Instructions from the Fund as defined in Article
5;
2) In connection with conversion, exchange or surrender of securities
owned by the Portfolio as set forth in Section 2.2 hereof;
3) For the redemption or repurchase of Shares issued by the
Portfolio as set forth in Article 4 hereof;
4) For the payment of any expense or liability incurred by the
Portfolio, including but not limited to the following payments for
the account of the Portfolio: interest, taxes, management fees,
accounting fees, transfer agent fees, 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 Portfolio
declared pursuant to the governing documents of the Fund;
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
to Proper Instructions from the Fund on behalf of the Portfolio, a
certified copy of a vote of the Board or of the executive committee
thereof signed by an officer of the Fund and certified by the Fund's
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 corporate 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.
Except as specifically stated otherwise in this Contract, in any and every
case where payment for purchase of domestic securities for the account of
a Portfolio is made by the Custodian in advance of receipt of the
securities purchased in the absence of specific written instructions from
the Fund on behalf of such Portfolio 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
discretion appoint (and may at any time remove) any other bank or trust
company which is itself qualified under the Investment Company Act 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 relieve the Custodian
of its responsibilities or liabilities hereunder.
2.10 Deposit of Securities in U.S. Securities Systems. The Custodian may
deposit and/or maintain domestic securities owned by a Portfolio in a
clearing agency registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(the "SEC") under Section 17A of the Exchange Act, 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 (a "U.S.
Securities System") in accordance with applicable Federal Reserve Board
and SEC rules and regulations, if any, and subject to the following
provisions:
1) The Custodian may keep domestic securities of the Portfolio in a
U.S. Securities System provided that such securities are
represented in a U.S. Securities System Account;
2) The records of the Custodian with respect to securities of the
Portfolio which are maintained in a U.S. Securities System shall
identify by book-entry those securities belonging to the
Portfolio;
3) The Custodian shall pay for domestic securities purchased for the
account of the Portfolio upon (i) receipt of advice from the U.S.
Securities System that such securities have been transferred to the
U.S. Securities System Account, and (ii) the making of an entry on
the records of the Custodian to reflect such payment and transfer
for the account of the Portfolio; the Custodian shall transfer
securities sold for the account of the Portfolio upon (i) receipt of
advice from the U.S. Securities System that payment for such
securities has been transferred to the U.S. Securities System
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 Portfolio. Copies of all advices from the U.S. Securities System
of transfers of securities for the account of the Portfolio shall
identify the Portfolio, be maintained for the Portfolio by the
Custodian and be provided to the Fund at its request. Upon request,
the Custodian shall furnish the Fund on behalf of the Portfolio
confirmation of each transfer to or from the account of the
Portfolio in the form of a written advice or notice and shall
furnish to the Fund on behalf of the Portfolio copies of daily
transaction sheets reflecting each day's transactions in the U.S.
Securities System for the account of the Portfolio;
4) The Custodian shall provide the Fund on behalf of the
Portfolio(s) with any report obtained by the Custodian on the
U.S. Securities System's accounting system, internal accounting
control and procedures for safeguarding securities deposited in
the U.S. Securities System;
5) The Custodian shall have received from the Fund on behalf of the
Portfolio the initial or annual certificate, as the case may be,
required by Article 14 hereof; and
6) Anything to the contrary in this Contract notwithstanding, the
Custodian shall be liable to the Fund for the benefit of the
Portfolio for any loss or damage to the Portfolio resulting from use
of the U.S. 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 employees or from failure of the Custodian or
any such agent to enforce effectively such rights as it may have
against the U.S. 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 U.S. 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 Portfolio has not
been made whole for any such loss or damage.
2.11 Fund Assets Held in the Custodian's Direct Paper System. The Custodian may
deposit and/or maintain securities owned by a Portfolio 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
on behalf of the Portfolio;
2) The Custodian may keep securities of the Portfolio in the Direct
Paper System only if such securities are represented in the Direct
Paper System Account;
3) The records of the Custodian with respect to securities of the
Portfolio which are maintained in the Direct Paper System shall
identify by book-entry those securities belonging to the Portfolio;
4) The Custodian shall pay for securities purchased for the account of
the Portfolio 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 Portfolio. The Custodian shall transfer securities
sold for the account of the Portfolio 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 Portfolio;
5) The Custodian shall furnish the Fund on behalf of the Portfolio
confirmation of each transfer to or from the account of the
Portfolio, 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 on behalf of the Portfolio copies of daily
transaction sheets reflecting each day's transaction in the Direct
Paper System for the account of the Portfolio; and
6) Upon the reasonable request of the Fund, the Custodian shall provide
the Fund with any report on the Direct Paper System's system of
internal accounting controls which has been prepared as of the time
of such request.
2.12 Segregated Account. The Custodian shall, upon receipt of Proper
Instructions from the Fund on behalf of each applicable Portfolio,
establish and maintain a segregated account or accounts for and on behalf
of each such Portfolio, into which account or accounts may be transferred
cash and/or securities, including securities maintained in a U.S.
Securities System Account by the Custodian pursuant to Section 2.10 hereof
(i) in accordance with the provisions of any agreement among the Fund on
behalf of the Portfolio, the Custodian and a broker-dealer registered
under the Exchange Act and a member of the NASD (or any futures commission
merchant registered under the Commodity Exchange Act), relating to
compliance with the rules of The Options Clearing Corporation and of any
registered national securities exchange (or the 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 Portfolio, (ii) for purposes of
segregating cash or government securities in connection with options
purchased, sold or written by the Portfolio or commodity futures contracts
or options thereon purchased or sold by the Portfolio, (iii) for the
purposes of compliance by the Portfolio with the procedures required by
Investment Company Act Release No. 10666, or any subsequent release or
releases of the SEC relating to the maintenance of segregated accounts by
registered investment companies and (iv) for other proper corporate
purposes, but only, in the case of this clause (iv), upon receipt of, in
addition to Proper Instructions from the Fund on behalf of the applicable
Portfolio, a certified copy of a vote of the Board or of the executive
committee thereof signed by an officer of the Fund and certified by the
Fund's Secretary or an Assistant Secretary, setting forth the purpose or
purposes of such segregated account and declaring such purposes to be
proper corporate purposes.
2.13 Ownership Certificates for Tax Purposes. The Custodian shall execute
ownership and other certificates and affidavits for all federal and state
tax purposes in connection with receipt of income or other payments with
respect to domestic securities of each Portfolio held by it and in
connection with transfers of such securities.
2.14 Proxies. The Custodian shall, with respect to the domestic securities held
hereunder, cause to be promptly executed by the registered holder of such
securities, if the securities are registered otherwise than in the name of
the Portfolio or a nominee of the Portfolio, all proxies, without
indication of the manner in which such proxies are to be voted, and shall
promptly deliver to the Fund on behalf of the Portfolio such proxies, all
proxy soliciting materials and all notices relating to such securities.
2.15 Communications Relating to Portfolio Securities. Subject to the provisions
of Section 2.3, the Custodian shall transmit promptly to the Fund for each
Portfolio all written information (including, without limitation, pendency
of calls and maturities of domestic securities and expirations of rights
in connection therewith and notices of exercise of call and put options
written by the Fund on behalf of the Portfolio and the maturity of futures
contracts purchased or sold by the Portfolio) received by the Custodian
from issuers of the securities being held for the Portfolio. With respect
to tender or exchange offers, the Custodian shall transmit promptly to the
Portfolio 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 Portfolio
desires to take action with respect to any tender offer, exchange offer or
any other similar transaction, the Portfolio shall notify the Custodian at
least three (3) business days prior to the date on which the Custodian is
to take such action.
3. Duties of the Custodian with Respect to Property of the Fund Held
Outside of the United States
3.1 Appointment of Foreign Sub-Custodians. The Fund hereby authorizes and
instructs the Custodian to employ as sub-custodians for the Portfolio's
securities and other assets maintained outside the United States the
foreign banking institutions and foreign securities depositories
designated on Schedule A hereto (the "foreign sub-custodians"). Upon
receipt of Proper Instructions, together with a certified vote of the
Board, the Custodian and the Fund on behalf of the Portfolio(s) 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 foreign
sub-custodians for maintaining custody of the Portfolio's assets.
3.2 Assets to be Held. The Custodian shall limit the securities and other
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 and (b) cash and cash equivalents in such
amounts as the Custodian or the Fund may determine to be reasonably
necessary to effect the Portfolio's foreign securities transactions.
3.3 Foreign Securities Systems. Except as may otherwise be agreed upon in
writing by the Custodian and the Fund, assets of the Portfolio(s) shall be
maintained in a clearing agency which acts as a securities depository or
in a book-entry system for the central handling of securities located
outside the United States (each a "Foreign Securities System") only
through arrangements implemented by the foreign banking institutions
serving as sub-custodians pursuant to the terms hereof (Foreign Securities
Systems and U.S. Securities Systems are referred to herein collectively as
the "Securities Systems"). Where possible, such arrangements shall include
entry into agreements containing the provisions set forth in Section 3.5
hereof.
3.4 Holding Securities. The Custodian may hold securities and other non-cash
property for all of its customers, including the Fund, with a foreign
sub-custodian in a single account that is identified as belonging to the
Custodian for the benefit of its customers; provided, however, that (i)
the records of the Custodian with respect to securities and other non-cash
property of the Fund which are maintained in such account shall identify
by book-entry those securities and other non-cash property belonging to
the Fund and (ii) the Custodian shall require that the securities and
other non-cash property so held by the foreign sub-custodian be held
separately from the assets of the foreign sub-custodian or of others.
3.5 Agreements with Foreign Banking Institutions. Each agreement with a
foreign banking institution shall provide that: (a) the assets of each
Portfolio 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 of the assets of each
Portfolio 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 Custodian on
behalf of its customers; (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 Portfolios held by the foreign sub-custodian will be subject
only to the instructions of the Custodian or its agents.
3.6 Access of Independent Accountants of the Fund. Upon request of the Fund,
the Custodian will use its best 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.
3.7 Reports by Custodian. The Custodian will supply to the Fund from time to
time, as mutually agreed upon, statements in respect of the securities and
other assets of the Portfolio(s) held by foreign sub-custodians, including
but not limited to an identification of entities having possession of
Portfolio 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 on behalf of its customers
indicating, as to securities acquired for a Portfolio, the identity of the
entity having physical possession of such securities.
3.8 Transactions in Foreign Custody Account. (a) Except as otherwise provided
in paragraph (b) of this Section 3.8, the provision of Sections 2.2 and
2.7 of this Contract shall apply, mutatis mutandis to the foreign
securities of the Portfolio(s) 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 each
applicable Portfolio and delivery of securities maintained for the account
of each applicable Portfolio 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 for such
purchaser or dealer) against a receipt with the expectation of receiving
later payment for such securities from such purchaser or dealer.
(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.
3.9 Liability of Foreign Sub-Custodians. Each agreement pursuant to which the
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 on behalf of
the Portfolio, 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 Portfolio has not been made whole for
any such loss, damage, cost, expense, liability or claim.
3.10 Liability of Custodian. The Custodian shall be liable for the acts or
omissions of a foreign banking institution to the same extent as set forth
with respect to sub-custodians generally in this Contract 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 Section 3.13 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 or any loss where the sub-custodian has otherwise exercised
reasonable care. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section
3.10, 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.
3.11 Reimbursement for Advances. If the Fund requires the Custodian to advance
cash or securities for any purpose for the benefit of a Portfolio,
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 applicable Portfolio shall be security
therefor and should the Fund fail to repay the Custodian promptly, the
Custodian shall be entitled to utilize available cash and to dispose of
such Portfolio's assets to the extent necessary to obtain reimbursement.
3.12 Monitoring Responsibilities. The Custodian shall furnish annually to the
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 SEC 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 local currency 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).
3.13 Branches of U.S. Banks. (a) Except as otherwise set forth in this
Contract, the provisions hereof shall not apply where the custody of
Portfolio 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 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 Article 1 of this Contract.
(b) Cash held for each Portfolio of 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.
3.14 Tax Law. The Custodian shall have no responsibility or liability for any
obligations now or hereafter imposed on the Fund or the Custodian as
custodian of the Fund by the tax law of the United States. 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
The Custodian shall receive from the distributor for the Shares or from
the Transfer Agent and deposit into the account of the appropriate Portfolio
such payments as are received for Shares of that Portfolio issued or sold from
time to time by the Fund. The Custodian will provide timely notification to the
Fund on behalf of each Portfolio and the Transfer Agent of any receipt by it of
payments for Shares of such Portfolio.
From such funds as may be available for the purpose but subject to the
limitations of the Fund's Articles of Incorporation and any applicable votes of
the Board 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, 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, the
Custodian shall honor 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.
5. Proper Instructions
Proper Instructions as used throughout this Contract means a writing
signed or initialed by one or more person or persons as the Board 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 of the Fund as to the authorization by the Board accompanied by a
detailed description of procedures approved by the Board, Proper Instructions
may include communications effected directly between electro-mechanical or
electronic devices provided that the Fund has followed any security procedures
agreed to from time to time by Fund and the Custodian, including, but not
limited to, the security procedures selected by the Fund in the Funds Transfer
Addendum attached hereto. 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
2.12.
6. Actions Permitted without Express Authority
The Custodian may in its discretion, without express authority from the
Fund on behalf of each applicable Portfolio:
1) make payments to itself or others for minor expenses of handling
securities or other similar items relating to its duties under this
Contract, provided that all such payments shall be accounted for to
the Fund on behalf of the Portfolio;
2) surrender securities in temporary form for securities in
definitive form;
3) endorse for collection, in the name of the Portfolio, checks,
drafts and other negotiable instruments; and
4) in general, attend to all non-discretionary details in connection
with the sale, exchange, substitution, purchase, transfer and other
dealings with the securities and property of the Portfolio except as
otherwise directed by the Board.
7. Evidence of Authority
The Custodian shall be protected in acting upon any instructions, notice,
request, consent, certificate or other instrument or paper 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 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 pursuant to
the Fund's 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 of Net Asset Value and Net Income
The Custodian shall cooperate with and supply necessary information to the
entity or entities appointed by the Board to keep the books of account of each
Portfolio and/or compute the net asset value per share of the outstanding Shares
of each Portfolio or, if directed in writing to do so by the Fund on behalf of
the Portfolio(s), 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 Portfolio(s) as described in the Prospectus and
shall advise the Fund and the Transfer Agent daily of the total amount 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 each Portfolio shall be made at the time or times
described from time to time in the Prospectus.
9. Records
The Custodian shall with respect to each Portfolio 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, 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 SEC. The Custodian shall, at the Fund's request, supply the Fund
with a tabulation of securities owned by each Portfolio and held by the
Custodian and shall, when requested to do so by the Fund and for such
compensation as shall be agreed upon between the Fund and the Custodian, include
certificate numbers in such tabulations.
10. Opinion of Fund's Independent Accountants
The Custodian shall take all reasonable action, as the Fund on behalf of
each applicable Portfolio may from time to time request, to obtain from year to
year favorable opinions from the Fund's independent accountants with respect to
its activities hereunder in connection with the preparation of the Fund's Form
N-1A and N-SAR or other annual reports to the SEC and with respect to any other
SEC requirements.
11. Reports to Fund by Independent Public Accountants
The Custodian shall 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.
12. Compensation of Custodian
The Custodian shall be entitled to reasonable compensation for its
services and expenses as Custodian as agreed upon from time to time between the
Fund on behalf of each applicable Portfolio and the Custodian.
13. Responsibility of Custodian
So long as and to the extent that it is in the exercise of reasonable
care, the Custodian shall not be responsible for the title, validity or
genuineness of any property or evidence of title thereto received by it or
delivered by it pursuant to this 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. 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.
Except as may arise from the Custodian's own negligence or willful
misconduct or the negligence or willful misconduct of a sub-custodian or agent,
the Custodian shall be without liability to the Fund for any loss, liability,
claim or expense resulting from or caused by: (i) events or circumstances beyond
the reasonable control of the Custodian or any sub-custodian or Securities
System or any agent or nominee of any of the foregoing, including, without
limitation, nationalization or expropriation, imposition of currency controls or
restrictions, the interruption, suspension or restriction of trading on or the
closure of any securities markets, power or other mechanical or technological
failures or interruptions, computer viruses or communications disruptions, acts
of war or terrorism, riots, revolutions, work stoppages, natural disasters or
other similar events or acts; (ii) errors by the Fund or its investment advisor
in their instructions to the Custodian provided such instructions have been
given in accordance with this Contract; (iii) the insolvency of or acts or
omissions by a Securities System; (iv) any delay or failure of any broker, agent
or intermediary, central bank or other commercially prevalent payment or
clearing system to deliver to the Custodian's sub-custodian or agent securities
purchased or in the remittance of payment made in connection with securities
sold; (v) any delay or failure of any company, corporation, or other body in
charge of registering or transferring securities in the name of the Custodian,
the Fund, the Custodian's sub-custodians, nominees or agents or any
consequential losses arising out of such delay or failure to transfer such
securities including non-receipt of bonus, dividends and rights and other
accretions or benefits; (vi) delays or inability to perform its duties due to
any disorder in market infrastructure with respect to any particular security or
Securities System; and (vii) any provision of any present or future law or
regulation or order of the United States, or any other country, or political
subdivision thereof or of any court of competent jurisdiction.
The Custodian shall be liable for the acts or omissions of a foreign
banking institution appointed pursuant to the provisions of Article 3 to the
same extent as set forth in Article 1 hereof with respect to sub-custodians
located in the United States (except as specifically provided in Section 3.10)
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 Section 3.13 hereof, the Custodian shall not be liable for
any loss, damage, cost, expense, liability or claim resulting from, or caused
by, the direction of or authorization by the Fund to maintain custody or any
securities or cash of the Fund in a foreign country including, but not limited
to, losses resulting from nationalization, expropriation, currency restrictions,
or acts of war or terrorism.
If the Fund on behalf of a Portfolio requires the Custodian to take any
action with respect to securities, which action involves the payment of money or
which action may, in the opinion of the Custodian, result in the Custodian or
its nominee assigned to the Fund or the Portfolio being liable for the payment
of money or incurring liability of some other form, the Fund on behalf of the
Portfolio, as a prerequisite to requiring the Custodian to take such action,
shall provide indemnity to the Custodian in an amount and form satisfactory to
the Custodian.
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, the purchase or sale of foreign exchange or
of contracts for foreign exchange, and assumed settlement) for the benefit of a
Portfolio, 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 applicable
Portfolio shall be security therefor and should the Fund fail to repay the
Custodian promptly, the Custodian shall be entitled to utilize available cash
and to dispose of such Portfolio's assets to the extent necessary to obtain
reimbursement.
14. Effective Period, Termination and Amendment
This Contract shall become effective as of the date 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, however that the Custodian shall not with respect to a Portfolio act
under Section 2.10 hereof in the absence of receipt of an initial certificate of
the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary that the Board has approved the initial
use of a particular Securities System by such Portfolio, as required by Rule
17f-4 under the Investment Company Act and that the Custodian shall not with
respect to a Portfolio act under Section 2.11 hereof in the absence of receipt
of an initial certificate of the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary that the
Board has approved the initial use of the Direct Paper System by such Portfolio;
provided further, however, that the Fund shall not amend or terminate this
Contract in contravention of any applicable federal or state regulations, or any
provision of the Fund's Articles of Incorporation, and further provided, that
the Fund on behalf of one or more of the Portfolios may at any time by action of
the Board (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 on behalf of each applicable
Portfolio 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.
15. Successor Custodian
If a successor custodian shall be appointed by the Board, the Custodian
shall, upon termination, deliver to such successor custodian at the offices of
the Custodian, duly endorsed and in the form for transfer, all securities of
each applicable Portfolio then held by it hereunder and shall transfer to an
account of the successor custodian all of the securities of each such Portfolio
held in a Securities System. 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, 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 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, doing business in Boston, Massachusetts,
or New York, New York, of its own selection, having an aggregate capital,
surplus, and undivided profits, as shown by its last published report, of not
less than $200,000,000, all securities, funds and other properties held by the
Custodian on behalf of each applicable Portfolio and all instruments held by the
Custodian relative thereto and all other property held by it under this Contract
on behalf of each applicable Portfolio and to transfer to an account of such
successor custodian all of the securities of each such Portfolio held in any
Securities System. 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 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.
16. Interpretive and Additional Provisions
In connection with the operation of this Contract, the Custodian and the
Fund on behalf of each of the Portfolios may from time to time agree on such
provisions interpretive of or in addition to the provisions of this 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 Fund's Articles of Incorporation. No
interpretive or additional provisions made as provided in the preceding sentence
shall be deemed to be an amendment of this Contract.
17. Additional Funds
In the event that the Fund establishes one or more series of Shares in
addition to INVESCO Advantage Fund with respect to which it desires to have the
Custodian render services as custodian under the terms hereof, it shall so
notify the Custodian in writing, and if the Custodian agrees in writing to
provide such services, such series of Shares shall become a Portfolio hereunder.
18. Massachusetts Law to Apply
This Contract shall be construed and the provisions thereof interpreted
under and in accordance with laws of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
19. Prior Contracts
This Contract supersedes and terminates, as of the date hereof, any other
prior contracts between the Fund and the Custodian relating to the custody of
the assets of the Portfolio(s).
20. Data Access Addendum.
Each of the Fund and the Custodian agree to abide by the provisions of the
Data Access Services Addendum attached hereto.
21. Shareholder Communications Election
SEC Rule 14b-2 requires banks which hold securities for the account of
customers to respond to requests by issuers of securities for the names,
addresses and holdings of beneficial owners of securities of that issuer held by
the bank unless the beneficial owner has expressly objected to disclosure of
this information. In order to comply with the rule, the Custodian needs 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 established by the Fund.
For the Fund's protection, the Rule prohibits the requesting company from using
the Fund's name and address for any purpose other than corporate communications.
Please indicate below whether the Fund consents or objects by checking one of
the alternatives below.
YES [ ] The Custodian is authorized to release the Fund's name,
address, and share positions.
NO [x] The Custodian is not authorized to release the Fund's
name, address, and share positions.
SIGNATURE PAGE
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties has caused this instrument to be
executed in its name and behalf by its duly authorized representative and its
seal to be hereunder affixed as of the date first above-written.
ATTEST INVESCO ADVANTAGE SERIES FUNDS, INC.
By: /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇
/s/ ▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇ --------------------
----------------- Name: ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇
Name: ▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇ Title: Senior Vice President
Title: Senior Vice President
ATTEST STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY
By: /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇
/s/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. Poster -------------------
----------------------- Name: ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. Poster Title: Vice Chairman
Vice President
Schedule A
17f-5 Approval
The Board of Directors of INVESCO Advantage Series Funds, Inc. has approved
certain foreign banking institutions and foreign securities depositories within
State Street's Global Custody Network for use as subcustodians for the Fund's
securities, cash and cash equivalents held outside of the United States. Board
approval is as indicated by the Fund's Authorized Officer:
FUND
OFFICER
INITIALS COUNTRY SUBCUSTODIAN CENTRAL DEPOSITORY
-------- ------- ------------ ------------------
G.A.P. STATE STREET'S ENTIRE GLOBAL CUSTODY NETWORK LISTED BELOW
______ Argentina Citibank, N.A. Caja de Valores S.A.
______ Australia Westpac Banking Corporation Austraclear Limited
Reserve Bank Information
and Transfer System
______ Austria Erste Bank der Oesterreichischen Oesterreichische Kontrollbank AG
Sparkassen AG (Wertpapiersammelbank Division)
______ Bahrain HSBC Bank Middle East None
(as delegate of The Hongkong and
Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited)
______ Bangladesh Standard Chartered Bank None
______ Belgium Fortis Bank nv-▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Interprofessionnelle de Depots
et de Virements de Titres S.A.
Banque Nationale de Belgique
______ Bermuda The Bank of Bermuda Limited None
______ Bolivia Citibank, N.A. None
______ Botswana Barclays Bank of Botswana Limited None
FUND
OFFICER
INITIALS COUNTRY SUBCUSTODIAN CENTRAL DEPOSITORY
______ Brazil Citibank, N.A. Companhia Brasileira de Liquidacao e
Custodia
______ Bulgaria ING Bank N.V. Central Depository AD
Bulgarian National Bank
______ Canada State Street Trust Company Canada Canadian Depository
for Securities Limited
______ Chile Citibank, N.A. Deposito Central de Valores S.A.
______ People's Republic The Hongkong and Shanghai Shanghai Securities Central Clearing &
of China Banking Corporation Limited, Registration Corporation
Shanghai and Shenzhen branches
Shenzhen Securities Central Clearing
Co., Ltd.
______ Colombia Cititrust Colombia S.A. Deposito Centralizado de Valores
Sociedad Fiduciaria
______ Costa Rica Banco BCT S.A. Central de Valores S.A.
______ Croatia Privredna Banka Zagreb d.d. Ministry of Finance
National Bank of Croatia
Sredisnja Depozitarna Agencija d.d.
______ Cyprus The Cyprus Popular Bank Ltd. None
______ Czech Republic Ceskoslovenska Obchodi Stredisko cennych papiru
Banka, A.S.
Czech National Bank
______ Denmark Den Danske Bank Vaerdipapircentralen (Danish
Securities Center)
______ Ecuador Citibank, N.A. None
______ Egypt Egyptian British Bank Misr for Clearing, Settlement,
(as delegate of The Hongkong and and Depository
Shanghai Banking Corporation
Limited)
______ Estonia Hansabank Eesti Vaartpaberite Keskdepositoorium
______ Finland ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Bank Plc. Finnish Central Securities
Depository
FUND
OFFICER
INITIALS COUNTRY SUBCUSTODIAN CENTRAL DEPOSITORY
______ France BNP Paribas Societe Interprofessionnelle
pour la Compensation des
Valeurs Mobilieres
______ Germany Dresdner Bank AG Clearstream Banking AG, Frankfurt
______ Ghana Barclays Bank of Ghana Limited None
______ Greece National Bank of Greece S.A. Central Securities Depository
(Apothetirion Titlon AE)
Bank of Greece,
System for Monitoring Transactions in
Securities in Book-Entry Form
______ Hong Kong Standard Chartered Bank Central Clearing and
Settlement System
Central Moneymarkets Unit
______ Hungary Citibank Rt. Kozponti Elszamolohaz es Ertektar
(Budapest) Rt. (KELER)
______ Iceland Icebank Ltd. None
______ India Deutsche Bank AG The National Securities Depository
Limited
Central Depository Services India
Limited
Reserve Bank of India
______ The Hongkong and Shanghai The National Securities Depository
Banking Corporation Limited Limited
Central Depository Services India
Limited
Reserve Bank of India
______ Indonesia Standard Chartered Bank Bank Indonesia
PT Kustodian Sentral Efek Indonesia
______ Ireland Bank of Ireland Central Bank of Ireland
Securities Settlement Office
FUND
OFFICER
INITIALS COUNTRY SUBCUSTODIAN CENTRAL DEPOSITORY
______ Israel Bank Hapoalim B.M. Tel Aviv Stock Exchange
Clearing House Ltd. (TASE Clearinghouse)
______ Italy BNP Paribas, Italian Branch Monte Titoli S.p.A.
Banca d'Italia
______ Ivory Coast Societe Generale de Banques Depositaire Central -
en Cote d'Ivoire Banque de Reglement
______ Jamaica Scotiabank Jamaica Trust Jamaica Central Securities
and Merchant Bank Limited Depository
______ Japan The Fuji Bank, Limited Japan Securities Depository
Center (JASDEC)
Bank of Japan Net System
______ The Sumitomo Bank, Limited Japan Securities Depository
Center (JASDEC)
Bank of Japan Net System
______ Jordan HSBC Bank Middle East None
(as delegate of The Hongkong and
Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited)
______ Kenya Barclays Bank of Kenya Limited Central Bank of Kenya
______ Republic of
Korea The Hongkong and Shanghai Korea Securities Depository
Banking Corporation Limited
______ Latvia A/s Hansabanka Latvian Central Depository
______ Lebanon HSBC Bank Middle East Custodian and Clearing Center of
(as delegate of The Hongkong and Financial Instruments for Lebanon and
Shanghai Banking Corporation the Middle East (MIDCLEAR) ▇.▇.▇.
Limited)
Banque du Liban
______ Lithuania Vilniaus Bankas AB Central Securities Depository of
Lithuania
FUND
OFFICER
INITIALS COUNTRY SUBCUSTODIAN CENTRAL DEPOSITORY
______ Malaysia Standard Chartered Bank Malaysian Central Depository Sdn.
Malaysia Berhad Bhd.
Bank Negara Malaysia,
Scripless Securities Trading and
Safekeeping Systems
______ Mauritius The Hongkong and Shanghai Central Depository & Settlement
Banking Corporation Limited Co. Ltd.
Bank of Mauritius
______ Mexico Citibank Mexico, S.A. S.D. INDEVAL
(Instituto para el Deposito de
Valores)
______ Morocco Banque Commerciale du Maroc Maroclear
______ Namibia Standard Bank Namibia Limited None
______ Netherlands Fortis Bank (Nederland) N.V. Nederlands Centraal Instituut voor
Giraal Effectenverkeer B.V. (NECIGEF)
______ New Zealand ANZ Banking Group New Zealand Central Securities
(New Zealand) Limited Depository Limited
______ Norway Christiania Bank og Verdipapirsentralen (the Norwegian
Kreditkasse ASA Central Registry of Securities)
______ Oman HSBC Bank Middle East Muscat Securities Market Depository &
(as delegate of The Hongkong and Securities Registration Company, SAOC
Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited)
______ Pakistan Deutsche Bank AG Central Depository Company of
Pakistan Limited
State Bank of Pakistan
______ Palestine HSBC Bank Middle East Clearing Depository and Settlement,
(as delegate of the Hongkong and a department of the Palestine Stock
Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited) Exchange
______ Panama BankBoston, N.A. None
______ Peru Citibank, N.A. Caja de Valores y Liquidaciones,
CAVALI ICLV S.A.
FUND
OFFICER
INITIALS COUNTRY SUBCUSTODIAN CENTRAL DEPOSITORY
______ Philippines Standard Chartered Bank Philippines Central Depository, Inc.
Registry of Scripless Securities
(▇▇▇▇) of the Bureau of Treasury
______ Poland Citibank (Poland) S.A. National Depository of Securities
(Krajowy Depozyt Papierow
Wartosciowych SA)
Central Treasury Bills Registrar
______ Portugal Banco Comercial Portugues Central de Valores Mobiliarios
______ Qatar HSBC Bank Middle East Central Clearing and Registration (CCR)
(as delegate of the Hongkong and a department of the Doha Securities Market
Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited)
______ Romania ING Bank N.V. National Securities Clearing, Settlement
and Depository Company
Bucharest Stock Exchange Registry
Division
National Bank of Romania
________ Russia Credit Suisse First Boston AO, Moscow None
(as delegate of Credit Suisse
First Boston, Zurich)
______ Singapore The Development Bank Central Depository (Pte)
of Singapore Limited Limited
Monetary Authority of Singapore
______ Slovak Republic Ceskoslovenska Obchodni Stredisko cennych papierov
Banka, A.S.
National Bank of Slovakia
______ Slovenia Bank Austria Creditanstalt Klirinsko Depotna Druzba d.d.
d.d. Ljubljana.
______ South Africa Standard Bank of South Africa Limited The Central Depository Limited
Strate Ltd.
______ Spain Banco Santander Central Servicio de Compensacion y
Hispano, S.A. Liquidacion de Valores, S.A.
Banco de Espana,
Central de Anotaciones en Cuenta
FUND
OFFICER
INITIALS COUNTRY SUBCUSTODIAN CENTRAL DEPOSITORY
______ Sri Lanka The Hongkong and Shanghai Central Depository System
Banking Corporation Limited (Pvt) Limited
______ Swaziland Standard Bank Swaziland Limited None
______ Sweden Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken Vardepapperscentralen, VPC AB
(the Swedish Central Securities
Depository)
______ Switzerland UBS AG SegaIntersettle AG (SIS)
______ Taiwan - R.O.C. Central Trust of China Taiwan Securities Central
or Depository Co., Ltd.
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(Client Designated Subcustodian)
______ Thailand Standard Chartered Bank Thailand Securities Depository
Company Limited
______ Trinidad &
Tobago Republic Bank Limited None
______ Tunisia Banque Internationale Societe Tunisienne Interprofessionelle pour
Arabe de Tunisie la Compensation et de Depots des
Valeurs Mobilieres
______ Turkey Citibank, ▇.▇. ▇▇▇▇▇ ve Saklama Bankasi A.S.
(TAKASBANK)
Central Bank of Turkey
______ Ukraine ING Bank Ukraine National Bank of Ukraine
______ United Kingdom State Street Bank and Trust Company, Central Gilts Office and
London branch Central Moneymarkets Office
______ Uruguay BankBoston N.A. None
______ Venezuela Citibank, N.A. Banco Central de Venezuela
______ Vietnam The Hongkong and Shanghai None
Banking Corporation Limited
______ Zambia Barclays Bank of Zambia Limited ▇▇▇▇ Central Shares Depository Limited
Bank of Zambia
______ Zimbabwe Barclays Bank of Zimbabwe Limited None
FUND
OFFICER
INITIALS COUNTRY SUBCUSTODIAN CENTRAL DEPOSITORY
______ Euroclear (The Euroclear System)/State Street London Limited
______ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇/▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Limited
CERTIFIED BY:
/s/ ▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇
----------------------- August 24, 2000
FUND'S AUTHORIZED OFFICER ---------------
DATE
FUNDS TRANSFER ADDENDUM
OPERATING GUIDELINES [STATE STREET ICON]
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1. OBLIGATION OF THE SENDER: State Street is authorized to promptly debit
Client's (as named below) account(s) upon the receipt of a payment order in
compliance with the selected Security Procedure chosen for funds transfer and in
the amount of money that State Street has been instructed to transfer. State
Street shall execute payment orders in compliance with the Security Procedure
and with the Client's instructions on the execution date provided that such
payment order is received by the customary deadline for processing such a
request, unless the payment order specifies a later time. All payment orders and
communications received after this time will be deemed to have been received on
the next business day.
2. SECURITY PROCEDURE: The Client acknowledges that the Security Procedure it
has designated on the Selection Form was selected by the Client from Security
Procedures offered by State Street. The Client shall restrict access to
confidential information relating to the Security Procedure to authorized
persons as communicated in writing to State Street. The Client must notify State
Street immediately if it has reason to believe unauthorized persons may have
obtained access to such information or of any change in the Client's authorized
personnel. State Street shall verify the authenticity of all instructions
according to the Security Procedure.
3. ACCOUNT NUMBERS: State Street shall process all payment orders on the
basis of the account number contained in the payment order. In the event of
a discrepancy between any name indicated on the payment order and the account
number, the account number shall take precedence and govern.
4. REJECTION: State Street reserves the right to decline to process or delay the
processing of a payment order which (a) is in excess of the collected balance in
the account to be charged at the time of State Street's receipt of such payment
order; (b) if initiating such payment order would cause State Street, in State
Street's sole judgment, to exceed any volume, aggregate dollar, network, time,
credit or similar limits upon wire transfers which are applicable to State
Street; or (c) if State Street, in good faith, is unable to satisfy itself that
the transaction has been properly authorized.
5. CANCELLATION OR AMENDMENT: State Street shall use reasonable efforts to act
on all authorized requests to cancel or amend payment orders received in
compliance with the Security Procedure provided that such requests are received
in a timely manner affording State Street reasonable opportunity to act.
However, State Street assumes no liability if the request for amendment or
cancellation cannot be satisfied.
6. ERRORS: State Street shall assume no responsibility for failure to detect any
erroneous payment order provided that State Street complies with the payment
order instructions as received and State Street complies with the Security
Procedure. The Security Procedure is established for the purpose of
authenticating payment orders only and not for the detection of errors in
payment orders.
7. INTEREST AND LIABILITY LIMITS: State Street shall assume no responsibility
for lost interest with respect to the refundable amount of any unauthorized
payment order, unless State Street is notified of the unauthorized payment order
within thirty (30) days of notification by State Street of the acceptance of
such payment order. In no event shall State Street be liable for special,
indirect or consequential damages, even if advised of the possibility of such
damages and even for failure to execute a payment order.
8. AUTOMATED CLEARING HOUSE ("ACH") CREDIT ENTRIES/PROVISIONAL PAYMENTS: When a
Client initiates or receives ACH credit and debit entries pursuant to these
Guidelines and the rules of the National Automated Clearing House Association
and the New England Clearing House Association, State Street will act as an
Originating Depository Financial Institution and/or Receiving Depository
Institution, as the case may be, with respect to such entries. Credits given by
State Street with respect to an ACH credit entry are provisional until State
Street receives final settlement for such entry from the Federal Reserve Bank.
If State Street does not receive such final settlement, the Client agrees that
State Street shall receive a refund of the amount credited to the Client in
connection with such entry, and the party making payment to the Client via such
entry shall not be deemed to have paid the amount of the entry.
9. CONFIRMATION STATEMENTS: Confirmation of State Street's execution of payment
orders shall ordinarily be provided within 24 hours notice which may be
delivered through State Street's proprietary information systems, such as, but
not limited to Horizon and GlobalQuest(R), or by facsimile or callback. The
Client must report any objections to the execution of a payment order within 30
days.
SECURITY PROCEDURE(S) SELECTION FORM
Please select one or more of the funds transfer security procedures indicated
below.
__ SWIFT
SWIFT (Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication) is a
cooperative society owned and operated by member financial institutions that
provides telecommunication services for its membership. Participation is limited
to securities brokers and dealers, clearing and depository institutions,
recognized exchanges for securities, and investment management institutions.
SWIFT provides a number of security features through encryption and
authentication to protect against unauthorized access, loss or wrong delivery of
messages, transmission errors, loss of confidentiality and fraudulent changes to
messages. SWIFT is considered to be one of the most secure and efficient
networks for the delivery of funds transfer instructions. Selection of this
security procedure would be most appropriate for existing SWIFT members.
__ STANDING INSTRUCTIONS
Standing Instructions may be used where funds are transferred to a broker on the
Client's established list of brokers with which it engages in foreign exchange
transactions. Only the date, the currency and the currency amount are variable.
In order to establish this procedure, State Street will send to the Client a
list of the brokers that State Street has determined are used by the Client. The
Client will confirm the list in writing, and State Street will verify the
written confirmation by telephone. Standing Instructions will be subject to a
mutually agreed upon limit. If the payment order exceeds the established limit,
the Standing Instruction will be confirmed by telephone prior to execution.
__ REMOTE BATCH TRANSMISSION
Wire transfer instructions are delivered via Computer-to-Computer (CPU-CPU) data
communications between the Client and State Street. Security procedures include
encryption and or the use of a test key by those individuals authorized as
Automated Batch Verifiers.
CLIENTS SELECTING THIS OPTION SHOULD HAVE AN EXISTING FACILITY FOR COMPLETING
CPU-CPU TRANSMISSIONS. THIS DELIVERY MECHANISM IS TYPICALLY USED FOR HIGH-VOLUME
BUSINESS.
_X_ GLOBAL HORIZON INTERCHANGESM FUNDS TRANSFER SERVICE
Global Horizon Interchange Funds Transfer Service (FTS) is a State Street
proprietary microcomputer-based wire initiation system. FTS enables Clients to
electronically transmit authenticated Fedwire, CHIPS or internal book transfer
instructions to State Street.
THIS DELIVERY MECHANISM IS MOST APPROPRIATE FOR CLIENTS WITH A LOW-TO-MEDIUM
NUMBER OF TRANSACTIONS (5-75 PER DAY), ALLOWING CLIENTS TO ENTER, BATCH, AND
REVIEW WIRE TRANSFER INSTRUCTIONS ON THEIR PC PRIOR TO RELEASE TO STATE STREET.
_X_ TELEPHONE CONFIRMATION (CALLBACK)
Telephone confirmation will be used to verify all non-repetitive funds transfer
instructions received via untested facsimile or phone. This procedure requires
Clients to designate individuals as authorized initiators and authorized
verifiers. State Street will verify that the instruction contains the signature
of an authorized person and prior to execution, will contact someone other than
the originator at the Client's location to authenticate the instruction.
SELECTION OF THIS ALTERNATIVE IS APPROPRIATE FOR CLIENTS WHO DO NOT HAVE THE
CAPABILITY TO USE OTHER SECURITY PROCEDURES.
_X_ REPETITIVE WIRES
For situations where funds are transferred periodically (minimum of one
instruction per calendar quarter) from an existing authorized account to the
same payee (destination bank and account number) and only the date and currency
amount are variable, a repetitive wire may be implemented. Repetitive wires will
be subject to a mutually agreed upon limit. If the payment order exceeds the
established limit, the instruction will be confirmed by telephone prior to
execution. Telephone confirmation is used to establish this process. Repetitive
wire instructions must be reconfirmed annually.
THIS ALTERNATIVE IS RECOMMENDED WHENEVER FUNDS ARE FREQUENTLY TRANSFERRED
BETWEEN THE SAME TWO ACCOUNTS.
_X_ TRANSFERS INITIATED BY FACSIMILE
The Client faxes wire transfer instructions directly to State Street Mutual Fund
Services. Standard security procedure requires the use of a random number test
key for all transfers. Every six months the Client receives test key logs from
State Street. The test key contains alpha-numeric characters, which the Client
puts on each document faxed to State Street. This procedure ensures all wire
instructions received via fax are authorized by the Client.
WE PROVIDE THIS OPTION FOR CLIENTS WHO WISH TO BATCH WIRE INSTRUCTIONS AND
TRANSMIT THESE AS A GROUP TO STATE STREET MUTUAL FUND SERVICES ONCE OR SEVERAL
TIMES A DAY.
_X_ AUTOMATED CLEARING HOUSE (ACH)
State Street receives an automated transmission or a magnetic tape from a Client
for the initiation of payment (credit) or collection (debit) transactions
through the ACH network. The transactions contained on each transmission or tape
must be authenticated by the Client. Clients using ACH must select one or more
of the following delivery options:
_X_ GLOBAL HORIZON INTERCHANGE AUTOMATED CLEARING HOUSE SERVICE
Transactions are created on a microcomputer, assembled into batches and
delivered to State Street via fully authenticated electronic transmissions in
standard NACHA formats.
__ Transmission from Client PC to State Street Mainframe with Telephone Callback
__ Transmission from Client Mainframe to State Street Mainframe with Telephone
Callback
_X_ Transmission from DST Systems to State Street Mainframe with Encryption
__ Magnetic Tape Delivered to State Street with Telephone Callback
State Street is hereby instructed to accept funds transfer instructions
only via the delivery methods and security procedures indicated. The selected
delivery methods and security procedure(s) will be effective 8/24/00 for payment
orders initiated by our organization.
KEY CONTACT INFORMATION
Whom shall we contact to implement your selection(s)?
CLIENT OPERATIONS CONTACT ALTERNATE CONTACT
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Telephone Number Telephone Number
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Facsimile Number Facsimile Number
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SWIFT Number
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Telex Number
FUNDS TRANSFER ADDENDUM
INSTRUCTION(S)
TELEPHONE CONFIRMATION
FUND INVESCO Advantage Series Funds, Inc.
INVESTMENT ADVISER INVESCO Funds Group, Inc.
AUTHORIZED INITIATORS
Please Type or Print
PLEASE PROVIDE A LISTING OF FUND OFFICERS OR OTHER INDIVIDUALS ARE CURRENTLY
AUTHORIZED TO INITIATE WIRE TRANSFER INSTRUCTIONS TO STATE STREET:
NAME TITLE (Specify whether position SPECIMEN SIGNATURE
is with Fund or Investment
Adviser)
▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ VP Control Services /s/ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ VP Acct Services /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Manager Control Services /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Director Trans Services /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Sup. Acct Resolution Services /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
AUTHORIZED VERIFIERS
Please Type or Print
PLEASE PROVIDE A LISTING OF FUND OFFICERS OF OTHER INDIVIDUALS WHO WILL BE
CALLED BACK TO VERIFY THE INITIATION OF REPETITIVE WIRES OF $10 MILLION OR MORE
AND ALL NON REPETITIVE WIRE INSTRUCTIONS:
NAME CALLBACK PHONE NUMBER DOLLAR LIMITATION (IF ANY)
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FUNDS TRANSFER ADDENDUM
INSTRUCTION(S)
TELEPHONE CONFIRMATION
FUND INVESCO Advantage Series Funds, Inc.
INVESTMENT ADVISER INVESCO Funds Group, Inc.
AUTHORIZED INITIATORS
Please Type or Print
PLEASE PROVIDE A LISTING OF FUND OFFICERS OR OTHER INDIVIDUALS ARE CURRENTLY
AUTHORIZED TO INITIATE WIRE TRANSFER INSTRUCTIONS TO STATE STREET:
NAME TITLE (Specify whether position SPECIMEN SIGNATURE
is with Fund or Investment
Adviser)
▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Sup. Comp/Recon /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Special Proj Acct. /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Acct Resolution Services /s/ ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Sup Trans Services /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
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AUTHORIZED VERIFIERS
Please Type or Print
PLEASE PROVIDE A LISTING OF FUND OFFICERS OF OTHER INDIVIDUALS WHO WILL BE
CALLED BACK TO VERIFY THE INITIATION OF REPETITIVE WIRES OF $10 MILLION OR MORE
AND ALL NON REPETITIVE WIRE INSTRUCTIONS:
NAME CALLBACK PHONE NUMBER DOLLAR LIMITATION (IF ANY)
_______________________ ______________________ __________________________
_______________________ ______________________ __________________________
_______________________ ______________________ __________________________
_______________________ ______________________ __________________________
_______________________ ______________________ __________________________
FUNDS TRANSFER ADDENDUM
INSTRUCTION(S)
TELEPHONE CONFIRMATION
FUND INVESCO Advantage Series Funds, Inc.
INVESTMENT ADVISER INVESCO Funds Group, Inc.
AUTHORIZED INITIATORS
Please Type or Print
PLEASE PROVIDE A LISTING OF FUND OFFICERS OR OTHER INDIVIDUALS ARE CURRENTLY
AUTHORIZED TO INITIATE WIRE TRANSFER INSTRUCTIONS TO STATE STREET:
NAME TITLE (Specify whether position SPECIMEN SIGNATURE
is with Fund or Investment
Adviser)
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Team Lead Trans Services /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
____________________ ________________________ ________________________
____________________ ________________________ ________________________
____________________ ________________________ ________________________
____________________ ________________________ ________________________
AUTHORIZED VERIFIERS
Please Type or Print
PLEASE PROVIDE A LISTING OF FUND OFFICERS OF OTHER INDIVIDUALS WHO WILL BE
CALLED BACK TO VERIFY THE INITIATION OF REPETITIVE WIRES OF $10 MILLION OR MORE
AND ALL NON REPETITIVE WIRE INSTRUCTIONS:
NAME CALLBACK PHONE NUMBER DOLLAR LIMITATION (IF ANY)
______________________ _____________________ __________________________
______________________ _____________________ __________________________
______________________ _____________________ __________________________
______________________ _____________________ __________________________
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DATA ACCESS SERVICES ADDENDUM TO CUSTODIAN AGREEMENT
This Addendum to the Custodian Contract between INVESCO Advantage
Series Funds, Inc. ("Customer") and State Street Bank and Trust Company
("State Street").
PREAMBLE
WHEREAS, State Street has been appointed as custodian of certain assets of
the Customer pursuant to that certain Custodian Contract (the "Custodian
Contract") dated as of August 24, 2000;
WHEREAS, State Street has developed and utilizes proprietary accounting
and other systems, including State Street's proprietary Multicurrency HORIZONSM
Accounting System, in its role as custodian of the Customer, and maintains
certain Customer-related data ("Customer Data") in databases under the control
and ownership of State Street (the "Data Access Services"); and
WHEREAS, State Street makes available to the Customer certain Data Access
Services solely for the benefit of the Customer, and intends to provide
additional services, consistent with the terms and conditions of this Addendum.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements
herein contained, and for other good and valuable consideration, the parties
agree as follows:
1. SYSTEM AND DATA ACCESS SERVICES
(a) System. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Addendum, State
Street hereby agrees to provide the Customer with access to State Street's
Multicurrency HORIZONSM Accounting System and the other information systems
(collectively, the "System") as described in Attachment A, on a remote basis for
the purpose of obtaining reports and information, solely on computer hardware,
system software and telecommunication links as listed in Attachment B (the
"Designated Configuration") of the Customer, or certain third parties approved
by State Street that serve as investment advisors or investment managers or in
other service capacities to the Customer such as the Customer's independent
auditors (each, an "Investment Advisor"), solely with respect to the Customer,
or on any designated substitute or back-up equipment configuration with State
Street's written consent, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld.
(b) Data Access Services. State Street agrees to make available to the
Customer the Data Access Services subject to the terms and conditions of this
Addendum and data access operating standards and procedures as may be issued by
State Street from time to time. The ability of the Customer to originate
electronic instructions to State Street on behalf of the Customer in order to
(i) effect the transfer or movement of cash or securities held under custody by
State Street or (ii) transmit accounting or other information (such transactions
are referred to herein as "Client Originated Electronic Financial
Instructions"), and (iii) access data for the purpose of reporting and analysis,
shall be deemed to be Data Access Services for purposes of this Addendum.
(c) Additional Services. State Street may from time to time agree to make
available to the Customer additional Systems that are not described in the
attachments to this Addendum. In the absence of any other written agreement
concerning such additional systems, the term "System" shall include, and this
Addendum shall govern, the Customer's access to and use of any additional System
made available by State Street and/or accessed by the Customer.
2. NO USE OF THIRD PARTY SYSTEMS-LEVEL SOFTWARE
State Street and the Customer acknowledge that in connection with the Data
Access Services provided under this Addendum, the Customer will have access,
through the Data Access Services, to Customer Data and to functions of State
Street's proprietary systems; provided, however that in no event will the
Customer have direct access to any third party systems-level software that
retrieves data for, stores data from, or otherwise supports the System.
3. LIMITATION ON SCOPE OF USE
(a) Designated Equipment; Designated Location. The System and the Data
Access Services shall be used and accessed solely on and through the Designated
Configuration at the offices of the Customer or the Investment Advisor located
in Denver, Colorado ("Designated Location").
(b) Designated Configuration; Trained Personnel. State Street shall be
responsible for supplying, installing and maintaining the Designated
Configuration at the Designated Location. State Street and the Customer agree
that each will engage or retain the services of trained personnel to enable both
parties to perform their respective obligations under this Addendum. State
Street agrees to use commercially reasonable efforts to maintain the System so
that it remains serviceable, provided, however, that State Street does not
guarantee or assure uninterrupted remote access use of the System.
(c) Scope of Use. The Customer will use the System and the Data Access
Services only for the processing of securities transactions, the keeping of
books of account for the Customer and accessing data for purposes of reporting
and analysis. The Customer shall not, and shall cause its employees and agents
not to (i) permit any third party to use the System or the Data Access Services,
(ii) sell, rent, license or otherwise use the System or the Data Access Services
in the operation of a service bureau or for any purpose other than as expressly
authorized under this Addendum, (iii) use the System or the Data Access Services
for any fund, trust or other investment vehicle without the prior written
consent of State Street, (iv) allow access to the System or the Data Access
Services through terminals or any other computer or telecommunications
facilities located outside the Designated Locations, (v) allow or cause any
information (other than portfolio holdings, valuations of portfolio holdings,
and other information reasonably necessary for the management or distribution of
the assets of the Customer) transmitted from State Street's databases, including
data from third party sources, available through use of the System or the Data
Access Services to be redistributed or retransmitted to another computer,
terminal or other device for other than use for or on behalf of the Customer or
(vi) modify the System in any way, including without limitation, developing any
software for or attaching any devices or computer programs to any equipment,
system, software or database which forms a part of or is resident on the
Designated Configuration.
(d) Other Locations. Except in the event of an emergency or of a planned
System shutdown, the Customer's access to services performed by the System or to
Data Access Services at the Designated Location may be transferred to a
different location only upon the prior written consent of State Street. In the
event of an emergency or System shutdown, the Customer may use any back-up site
included in the Designated Configuration or any other back-up site agreed to by
State Street, which agreement will not be unreasonably withheld. The Customer
may secure from State Street the right to access the System or the Data Access
Services through computer and telecommunications facilities or devices complying
with the Designated Configuration at additional locations only upon the prior
written consent of State Street and on terms to be mutually agreed upon by the
parties.
(e) Title. Title and all ownership and proprietary rights to the System,
including any enhancements or modifications thereto, whether or not made by
State Street, are and shall remain with State Street.
(f) No Modification. Without the prior written consent of State Street,
the Customer shall not modify, enhance or otherwise create derivative works
based upon the System, nor shall the Customer reverse engineer, decompile or
otherwise attempt to secure the source code for all or any part of the System.
(g) Security Procedures. The Customer shall comply with data access
operating standards and procedures and with user identification or other
password control requirements and other security procedures as may be issued
from time to time by State Street for use of the System on a remote basis and to
access the Data Access Services. The Customer shall have access only to the
Customer Data and authorized transactions agreed upon from time to time by State
Street and, upon notice from State Street, the Customer shall discontinue remote
use of the System and access to Data Access Services for any security reasons
cited by State Street; provided, that, in such event, State Street shall, for a
period not less than 180 days (or such other shorter period specified by the
Customer) after such discontinuance, assume responsibility to provide accounting
services under the terms of the Custodian Contract.
(h) Inspections. State Street shall have the right to inspect the use of
the System and the Data Access Services by the Customer and the Investment
Advisor to ensure compliance with this Addendum. The on-site inspections shall
be upon prior written notice to the Customer and the Investment Advisor and at
reasonably convenient times and frequencies so as not to result in an
unreasonable disruption of the Customer's or the Investment Advisor's business.
4. PROPRIETARY INFORMATION
(a) Proprietary Information. The Customer acknowledges and State Street
represents that the System and the databases, computer programs, screen formats,
report formats, interactive design techniques, documentation and other
information made available to the Customer by State Street as part of the Data
Access Services and through the use of the System constitute copyrighted, trade
secret, or other proprietary information of substantial value to State Street.
Any and all such information provided by State Street to the Customer shall be
deemed proprietary and confidential information of State Street (hereinafter
"Proprietary Information"). The Customer agrees that it will hold such
Proprietary Information in the strictest confidence and secure and protect it in
a manner consistent with its own procedures for the protection of its own
confidential information and to take appropriate action by instruction or
agreement with its employees who are permitted access to the Proprietary
Information to satisfy its obligations hereunder. The Customer further
acknowledges that State Street shall not be required to provide the Investment
Advisor with access to the System unless it has first received from the
Investment Advisor an undertaking with respect to State Street's Proprietary
Information in the form of Attachment C to this Addendum. The Customer shall use
all commercially reasonable efforts to assist State Street in identifying and
preventing any unauthorized use, copying or disclosure of the Proprietary
Information or any portions thereof or any of the logic, formats or designs
contained therein.
(b) Cooperation. Without limitation of the foregoing, the Customer shall
advise State Street immediately in the event the Customer learns or has reason
to believe that any person to whom the Customer has given access to the
Proprietary Information, or any portion thereof, has violated or intends to
violate the terms of this Addendum, and the Customer will, at its expense,
co-operate with State Street in seeking injunctive or other equitable relief in
the name of the Customer or State Street against any such person.
(c) Injunctive Relief. The Customer acknowledges that the disclosure of
any Proprietary Information, or of any information which at law or equity ought
to remain confidential, will immediately give rise to continuing irreparable
injury to State Street inadequately compensable in damages at law. In addition,
State Street shall be entitled to obtain immediate injunctive relief against the
breach or threatened breach of any of the foregoing undertakings, in addition to
any other legal remedies which may be available.
(d) Survival. The provisions of this Section 4 shall survive the
termination of this Addendum.
5. LIMITATION ON LIABILITY
(a) Limitation on Amount and Time for Bringing Action. The Customer agrees
that any liability of State Street to the Customer or any third party arising
out of State Street's provision of Data Access Services or the System under this
Addendum shall be limited to the amount paid by the Customer for the preceding
24 months for such services. In no event shall State Street be liable to the
Customer or any other party for any special, indirect, punitive or consequential
damages even if advised of the possibility of such damages. No action,
regardless of form, arising out of this Addendum may be brought by the Customer
more than two years after the Customer has knowledge that the cause of action
has arisen.
(b) Limited Warranties. NO OTHER WARRANTIES, WHETHER EXPRESS OR
IMPLIED, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, ARE MADE BY STATE
STREET.
(c) Third-Party Data. Organizations from which State Street may obtain
certain data included in the System or the Data Access Services are solely
responsible for the contents of such data, and State Street shall have no
liability for claims arising out of the contents of such third-party data,
including, but not limited to, the accuracy thereof.
(d) Regulatory Requirements. As between State Street and the Customer, the
Customer shall be solely responsible for the accuracy of any accounting
statements or reports produced using the Data Access Services and the System and
the conformity thereof with any requirements of law.
(e) Force Majeure. Neither party shall be liable for any costs or damages
due to delay or nonperformance under this Addendum arising out of any cause or
event beyond such party's control, including without limitation, cessation of
services hereunder or any damages resulting therefrom to the other party, or the
Customer as a result of work stoppage, power or other mechanical failure,
computer virus, natural disaster, governmental action, or communication
disruption.
6. INDEMNIFICATION
The Customer agrees to indemnify and hold State Street harmless from any
loss, damage or expense including reasonable attorney's fees, (a "loss")
suffered by State Street arising from (i) the negligence or willful misconduct
in the use by the Customer of the Data Access Services or the System, including
any loss incurred by State Street resulting from a security breach at the
Designated Location or committed by the Customer's employees or agents or the
Investment Advisor and (ii) any loss resulting from incorrect Client Originated
Electronic Financial Instructions. State Street shall be entitled to rely on the
validity and authenticity of Client Originated Electronic Financial Instructions
without undertaking any further inquiry as long as such instruction is
undertaken in conformity with security procedures established by State Street
from time to time.
7. FEES
Fees and charges for the use of the System and the Data Access Services
and related payment terms shall be as set forth in the Custody Fee Schedule in
effect from time to time between the parties (the "Fee Schedule"). Any tariffs,
duties or taxes imposed or levied by any government or governmental agency by
reason of the transactions contemplated by this Addendum, including, without
limitation, federal, state and local taxes, use, value added and personal
property taxes (other than income, franchise or similar taxes which may be
imposed or assessed against State Street) shall be borne by the Customer. Any
claimed exemption from such tariffs, duties or taxes shall be supported by
proper documentary evidence delivered to State Street.
8. TRAINING, IMPLEMENTATION AND CONVERSION
(a) Training. State Street agrees to provide training, at a designated
State Street training facility or at the Designated Location, to the Customer's
personnel in connection with the use of the System on the Designated
Configuration. The Customer agrees that it will set aside, during regular
business hours or at other times agreed upon by both parties, sufficient time to
enable all operators of the System and the Data Access Services, designated by
the Customer, to receive the training offered by State Street pursuant to this
Addendum.
(b) Installation and Conversion. State Street shall be responsible for the
technical installation and conversion ("Installation and Conversion") of the
Designated Configuration. The Customer shall have the following responsibilities
in connection with Installation and Conversion of the System:
(i) The Customer shall be solely responsible for the timely acquisition
and maintenance of the hardware and software that attach to the
Designated Configuration in order to use the Data Access Services at
the Designated Location.
(ii) State Street and the Customer each agree that they will assign
qualified personnel to actively participate during the Installation
and Conversion phase of the System implementation to enable both
parties to perform their respective obligations under this Addendum.
9. SUPPORT
During the term of this Addendum, State Street agrees to provide the
support services set out in Attachment D to this Addendum.
10. TERM OF ADDENDUM
(a) Term of Addendum. This Addendum shall become effective on the date of
its execution by State Street and shall remain in full force and effect until
terminated as herein provided.
(b) Termination of Addendum. Either party may terminate this Addendum (i)
for any reason by giving the other party at least one-hundred and eighty days'
prior written notice in the case of notice of termination by State Street to the
Customer or thirty days' notice in the case of notice from the Customer to State
Street of termination; or (ii) immediately for failure of the other party to
comply with any material term and condition of the Addendum by giving the other
party written notice of termination. In the event the Customer shall cease doing
business, shall become subject to proceedings under the bankruptcy laws (other
than a petition for reorganization or similar proceeding) or shall be
adjudicated bankrupt, this Addendum and the rights granted hereunder shall, at
the option of State Street, immediately terminate with notice to the Customer.
This Addendum shall in any event terminate as to any Customer within 90 days
after the termination of the Custodian Contract applicable to such Customer.
(c) Termination of the Right to Use. Upon termination of this Addendum for
any reason, any right to use the System and access to the Data Access Services
shall terminate and the Customer shall immediately cease use of the System and
the Data Access Services. Immediately upon termination of this Addendum for any
reason, the Customer shall return to State Street all copies of documentation
and other Proprietary Information in its possession; provided, however, that in
the event that either party terminates this Addendum or the Custodian Contract
for any reason other than the Customer's breach, State Street shall provide the
Data Access Services for a period of time and at a price to be agreed upon by
the parties.
11. MISCELLANEOUS
(a) Assignment; Successors. This Addendum and the rights and obligations
of the Customer and State Street hereunder shall not be assigned by either party
without the prior written consent of the other party, except that State Street
may assign this Addendum to a successor of all or a substantial portion of its
business, or to a party controlling, controlled by, or under common control with
State Street.
(b) Survival. All provisions regarding indemnification, warranty,
liability and limits thereon, and confidentiality and/or protection of
proprietary rights and trade secrets shall survive the termination of this
Addendum.
(c) Entire Agreement. This Addendum and the attachments hereto constitute
the entire understanding of the parties hereto with respect to the Data Access
Services and the use of the System and supersedes any and all prior or
contemporaneous representations or agreements, whether oral or written, between
the parties as such may relate to the Data Access Services or the System, and
cannot be modified or altered except in a writing duly executed by the parties.
This Addendum is not intended to supersede or modify the duties and liabilities
of the parties hereto under the Custodian Contract or any other agreement
between the parties hereto except to the extent that any such agreement
specifically refers to the Data Access Services or the System. No single waiver
of any right hereunder shall be deemed to be a continuing waiver.
(d) Severability. If any provision or provisions of this Addendum shall be
held to be invalid, unlawful, or unenforceable, the validity, legality, and
enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or
impaired.
(e) Governing Law. This Addendum shall be interpreted and
construed in accordance with the internal laws of The Commonwealth of
Massachusetts without regard to the conflict of laws provisions thereof.
ATTACHMENT A
Multicurrency HORIZONS(M) Accounting System
System Product Description
I. The Multicurrency HORIZONS(M) Accounting System is designed to provide
lot level portfolio and general ledger accounting for SEC and ERISA
type requirements and includes the following services: 1) recording of general
ledger entries; 2) calculation of daily income and expense; 3) reconciliation
of daily activity with the trial balance, and 4) appropriate automated feeding
mechanisms to (i) domestic and international settlement systems, (ii) daily,
weekly and monthly evaluation services, (iii) portfolio performance and
analytic services, (iv) customer's internal computing systems and (v) various
State Street provided information services products.
II. GlobalQuest(R) is designed to provide customer access to the
following information maintained on The Multicurrency HORIZONS(M) Accounting
System: 1) cash transactions and balances; 2) purchases and sales; 3) income
receivables; 4) tax refund receivables; 5) daily priced positions; 6) open
trades; 7) settlement status; 8) foreign exchange transactions; 9) trade
history, and 10) daily, weekly and monthly evaluation services.
III. HORIZON(R) Gateway. HORIZON(R) Gateway provides customers with the
ability to (i) generate reports using information maintained on the
Multicurrency HORIZON(R) Accounting System which may be viewed or printed at the
customer's location; (ii) extract and download data from the Multicurrency
HORIZON(R) Accounting System; and (iii) access previous day and historical data.
The following information which may be accessed for these purposes:
1) holdings; 2) holdings pricing; 3) transactions, 4) open trades; 5) income; 6)
general ledger and 7) cash.
ATTACHMENT B
*Designated Configuration
ATTACHMENT C
UNDERTAKING
The Undersigned understands that in the course of its employment as
Investment Advisor to INVESCO Advantage Series Funds, Inc. (the "Customer") it
will have access to State Street Bank and Trust Company's ("State Street")
Multicurrency HORIZONS(M) Accounting System and other information systems
(collectively, the "System").
The Undersigned acknowledges that the System and the databases, computer
programs, screen formats, report formats, interactive design techniques,
documentation and other information made available to the Undersigned by State
Street as part of the Data Access Services provided to the Customer and through
the use of the System constitute copyrighted, trade secret, or other proprietary
information of substantial value to State Street. Any and all such information
provided by State Street to the Undersigned shall be deemed proprietary and
confidential information of State Street (hereinafter "Proprietary
Information"). The Undersigned agrees that it will hold such Proprietary
Information in confidence and secure and protect it in a manner consistent with
its own procedures for the protection of its own confidential information and to
take appropriate action by instruction or agreement with its employees who are
permitted access to the Proprietary Information to satisfy its obligations
hereunder.
The Undersigned will not attempt to intercept data, gain access to data in
transmission, or attempt entry into any system or files for which it is not
authorized. It will not intentionally adversely affect the integrity of the
System through the introduction of unauthorized code or data, or through
unauthorized deletion.
Upon notice by State Street for any reason, any right to use the System
and access to the Data Access Services shall terminate and the Undersigned shall
immediately cease use of the System and the Data Access Services. Immediately
upon notice by State Street for any reason, the Undersigned shall return to
State Street all copies of documentation and other Proprietary Information in
its possession.
INVESCO FUNDS GROUP, INC.
By: /s/ ▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇
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Title: Senior Vice President
Date: August 24, 2000
ATTACHMENT C
UNDERTAKING
The Undersigned understands that in the course of its employment as
independent accountants of INVESCO Advamtage Series Funds, Inc. (the "Customer")
it will have access to State Street Bank and Trust Company's ("State Street")
Multicurrency HORIZONS(M) Accounting System and other information systems
(collectively, the "System").
The Undersigned acknowledges that the System and the databases, computer
programs, screen formats, report formats, interactive design techniques,
documentation and other information made available to the Undersigned by State
Street as part of the Data Access Services provided to the Customer and through
the use of the System constitute copyrighted, trade secret, or other proprietary
information of substantial value to State Street. Any and all such information
provided by State Street to the Undersigned shall be deemed proprietary and
confidential information of State Street (hereinafter "Proprietary
Information"). The Undersigned agrees that it will hold such Proprietary
Information in confidence and secure and protect it in a manner consistent with
its own procedures for the protection of its own confidential information and to
take appropriate action by instruction or agreement with its employees who are
permitted access to the Proprietary Information to satisfy its obligations
hereunder.
The Undersigned will not attempt to intercept data, gain access to data in
transmission, or attempt entry into any system or files for which it is not
authorized. It will not intentionally adversely affect the integrity of the
System through the introduction of unauthorized code or data, or through
unauthorized deletion.
Upon notice by State Street for any reason, any right to use the System
and access to the Data Access Services shall terminate and the Undersigned shall
immediately cease use of the System and the Data Access Services. Immediately
upon notice by State Street for any reason, the Undersigned shall return to
State Street all copies of documentation and other Proprietary Information in
its possession.
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
By:
Title:
Date:
ATTACHMENT C
UNDERTAKING
The Undersigned understands that in the course of its employment as [name
of service] of INVESCO Advantage Series Funds, Inc. (the "Customer") it will
have access to State Street Bank and Trust Company's ("State Street")
Multicurrency HORIZONS(M) Accounting System and other information systems
(collectively, the "System").
The Undersigned acknowledges that the System and the databases, computer
programs, screen formats, report formats, interactive design techniques,
documentation and other information made available to the Undersigned by State
Street as part of the Data Access Services provided to the Customer and through
the use of the System constitute copyrighted, trade secret, or other proprietary
information of substantial value to State Street. Any and all such information
provided by State Street to the Undersigned shall be deemed proprietary and
confidential information of State Street (hereinafter "Proprietary
Information"). The Undersigned agrees that it will hold such Proprietary
Information in confidence and secure and protect it in a manner consistent with
its own procedures for the protection of its own confidential information and to
take appropriate action by instruction or agreement with its employees who are
permitted access to the Proprietary Information to satisfy its obligations
hereunder.
The Undersigned will not attempt to intercept data, gain access to data in
transmission, or attempt entry into any system or files for which it is not
authorized. It will not intentionally adversely affect the integrity of the
System through the introduction of unauthorized code or data, or through
unauthorized deletion.
Upon notice by State Street for any reason, any right to use the System
and access to the Data Access Services shall terminate and the Undersigned shall
immediately cease use of the System and the Data Access Services. Immediately
upon notice by State Street for any reason, the Undersigned shall return to
State Street all copies of documentation and other Proprietary Information in
its possession.
[NAME OF SERVICE PROVIDER]
By:
Title:
Date:
ATTACHMENT D
SUPPORT
During the term of this Addendum, State Street agrees to provide the following
on-going support services:
a. Telephone Support. The Customer Designated Persons may contact State
Street's Multicurrency HORIZONSM Help Desk and Customer Assistance Center
between the hours of 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. (Eastern time) on all business days for
the purpose of obtaining answers to questions about the use of the System, or to
report apparent problems with the System. From time to time, the Customer shall
provide to State Street a list of persons, not to exceed five in number, who
shall be permitted to contact State Street for assistance (such persons being
referred to as "the Customer Designated Persons").
b. Technical Support. State Street will provide technical support to
assist the Customer in using the System and the Data Access Services. The total
amount of technical support provided by State Street shall not exceed 10
resource days per year. State Street shall provide such additional technical
support as is expressly set forth in the fee schedule in effect from time to
time between the parties (the "Fee Schedule"). Technical support, including
during installation and testing, is subject to the fees and other terms set
forth in the Fee Schedule.
c. Maintenance Support. State Street shall use commercially
reasonable efforts to correct system functions that do not work according to
the System Product Description as set forth on Attachment A in priority order
in the next scheduled delivery release or otherwise as soon as is practicable.
d. System Enhancements. State Street will provide to the Customer any
enhancements to the System developed by State Street and made a part of the
System; provided that, sixty (60) days prior to installing any such enhancement,
State Street shall notify the Customer and shall offer the Customer reasonable
training on the enhancement. Charges for system enhancements shall be as
provided in the Fee Schedule. State Street retains the right to charge for
related systems or products that may be developed and separately made available
for use other than through the System.
e. Custom Modifications. In the event the Customer desires custom
modifications in connection with its use of the System, the Customer shall make
a written request to State Street providing specifications for the desired
modification. Any custom modifications may be undertaken by State Street in its
sole discretion in accordance with the Fee Schedule.
f. Limitation on Support. State Street shall have no obligation to
support the Customer's use of the System: (i) for use on any computer
equipment or telecommunication facilities which does not conform to the
Designated Configuration or (ii) in the event the Customer has modified the
System in breach of this Addendum.