AMENDMENT TO CUSTODY, INVESTMENT ACCOUNTING AND DATA ACCESS AGREEMENT

Exhibit g.(1)

AMENDMENT TO CUSTODY, INVESTMENT ACCOUNTING
AND DATA ACCESS AGREEMENT

This Amendment to the Custody, Investment Accounting and Data Access Agreement is made as of May 31, 2006 by and between HOMESTEAD FUNDS, INC. (the “Fund”) and STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY (“State Street”).

WHEREAS, the Fund and State Street entered into a Custody, Investment Accounting and Data Access Agreement dated September 1, 2000 (the “Agreement”). Capitalized terms used in this Amendment without definition shall have the respective meanings given to such terms in the Agreement; and

WHEREAS, the Fund and State Street desire to amend certain provisions of the Agreement to reflect revisions to Rule 17f-5 (“Rule 17f-5”) and the adoption of Rule 17f-7 (“Rule 17f-7”) promulgated under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”); and

WHEREAS, the Fund and State Street desire to amend and restate certain other provisions of the Agreement relating to the custody of assets of each of the Portfolios held outside of the United States.

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual covenants and agreements hereinafter contained, the parties hereby agree to amend the Agreement, as of the effective date of this Amendment, as follows:

I.		Section 3.Q of the Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety.

II.		Sections 3.R through 3.X of the Agreement are hereby renumbered as Sections 3.S through 3.Y, respectively.

III.		New Sections 3.Q and 3.R of the Agreement are hereby added as set forth below:

Q.		Provisions Relating to Rules 17f-5 and 17f-7.

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

			“Country Risk” means all factors reasonably related to the systemic risk of holding Foreign Assets in a particular country including, but not limited to, such country’s political environment, economic and financial infrastructure (including any Eligible Securities Depository operating in the country), prevailing or developing custody and settlement practices, and laws and regulations applicable to the safekeeping and recovery of Foreign Assets held in custody in that country.

			“Eligible Foreign Custodian” has the meaning set forth in section (a)(1) of Rule 17f-5, including a majority-owned or indirect subsidiary of a U.S. Bank (as defined in Rule 17f-5), a bank holding company meeting the requirements of an Eligible Foreign Custodian (as set forth in Rule 17f-5 or by other appropriate action of the SEC, or a foreign branch of a Bank (as defined in Section 2(a)(5) of the ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇)

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

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

			“Foreign Assets” means any of the Portfolios’ investments (including foreign currencies) for which the primary market is outside the United States and such cash and cash equivalents as are reasonably necessary to effect the Portfolios’ transactions in such investments.

			“Foreign Custody Manager” has the meaning set forth in section (a)(3) of Rule 17f-5.

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

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

State Street as Foreign Custody Manager.

	a.		Delegation to State Street as Foreign Custody Manager. The Fund, by resolution adopted by its Board, hereby delegates to State Street, subject to Section (b) of Rule 17f-5, the responsibilities set forth in this Section 3.Q.2 with respect to Foreign Assets of the Portfolios held outside the United States, and State Street hereby accepts such delegation as Foreign Custody Manager with respect to the Portfolios.

	b.		Countries Covered. The Foreign Custody Manager shall be responsible for performing the delegated responsibilities defined below only with respect to the countries and custody arrangements for each such country listed on Schedule A to this Agreement, which list of countries may be amended from time to time by the Fund with the agreement of the Foreign Custody Manager. The Foreign Custody Manager shall list on Schedule A the Eligible Foreign Custodians selected by the Foreign Custody Manager to maintain the assets of the Portfolios, which list of Eligible Foreign Custodians may be amended from time to time in the sole discretion of the Foreign Custody Manager. The Foreign Custody Manager will provide amended versions of Schedule A in accordance with Section 3.Q.2.e hereof.

			Upon the receipt by the Foreign Custody Manager of Instructions to open an account or to place or maintain Foreign Assets in a country listed on Schedule A, and the fulfillment by the Fund, on behalf of the Portfolios, of the applicable account opening requirements for such country, the Foreign Custody Manager shall be deemed to have been delegated by the Board on behalf of the Portfolios responsibility as Foreign Custody Manager with respect to that country and to have accepted such delegation. Execution of this Agreement by the Fund shall be deemed to be an Instruction to open an account, or to place or maintain Foreign Assets, in each country listed on

			Schedule A in which State Street has previously placed or currently maintains Foreign Assets pursuant to the terms of the Agreement. Following the receipt of Instructions directing the Foreign Custody Manager to close the account of a Portfolio with the Eligible Foreign Custodian selected by the Foreign Custody Manager in a designated country, the delegation by the Board on behalf of the Portfolios to State Street as Foreign Custody Manager for that country shall be deemed to have been withdrawn and State Street shall immediately cease to be the Foreign Custody Manager of the Portfolios with respect to that country.

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

Scope of Delegated Responsibilities:

	(i)		Selection of Eligible Foreign Custodians. Subject to the provisions of this Section 3.Q.2, the Foreign Custody Manager may place and maintain the Foreign Assets in the care of the Eligible Foreign Custodian selected by the Foreign Custody Manager in each country listed on Schedule A, as amended from time to time. In performing its delegated responsibilities as Foreign Custody Manager to place or maintain Foreign Assets with an Eligible Foreign Custodian, the Foreign Custody Manager shall determine that the Foreign Assets will be subject to reasonable care, based on the standards applicable to custodians in the country in which the Foreign Assets will be held by that Eligible Foreign Custodian, after considering all factors relevant to the safekeeping of such assets, including, without limitation the factors specified in Rule 17f-5(c)(1).

	(ii)		Contracts With Eligible Foreign Custodians. The Foreign Custody Manager shall determine that the contract governing the foreign custody arrangements with each Eligible Foreign Custodian selected by the Foreign Custody Manager will satisfy the requirements of Rule 17f-5(c)(2).

	(iii)		Monitoring. In each case in which the Foreign Custody Manager maintains Foreign Assets with an Eligible Foreign Custodian selected by the Foreign Custody Manager, the Foreign Custody Manager shall establish a system to monitor (i) the appropriateness of maintaining the Foreign Assets with such Eligible Foreign Custodian and (ii) the contract governing the custody arrangements established by the Foreign Custody Manager with the Eligible Foreign Custodian. In the event the Foreign Custody Manager determines that the custody

arrangements with an Eligible Foreign Custodian it has selected are no longer appropriate, the Foreign Custody Manager shall notify the Board in accordance with Section 3.Q.2.e hereunder.

	d.		Guidelines for the Exercise of Delegated Authority. For purposes of this Section 3.Q.2, the Board shall be deemed to have considered and determined to accept such Country Risk as is incurred by placing and maintaining the Foreign Assets in each country for which State Street is serving as Foreign Custody Manager of the Portfolios.

	e.		Reporting Requirements. The Foreign Custody Manager shall report the withdrawal of the Foreign Assets from an Eligible Foreign Custodian and the placement of such Foreign Assets with another Eligible Foreign Custodian by providing to the Board an amended Schedule A at the end of the calendar quarter in which an amendment to such Schedule has occurred. The Foreign Custody Manager shall make written reports notifying the Board of any other material change in the foreign custody arrangements of the Portfolios described in this Section 3.Q.2 after the occurrence of the material change.

	f.		Standard of Care as Foreign Custody Manager of a Portfolio. In performing the responsibilities delegated to it, the Foreign Custody Manager agrees to exercise reasonable care, prudence and diligence such as a person having responsibility for the safekeeping of assets of management investment companies registered under the 1940 Act would exercise.

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

	h.		Effective Date and Termination of State Street as Foreign Custody Manager. The Board’s delegation to State Street as Foreign Custody Manager of the Portfolios shall be effective as of the date hereof and shall remain in effect until terminated at any time, without penalty, by written notice from the terminating party to the non-terminating party. Termination will become effective thirty (30) days after receipt by the non-terminating party of such notice. The provisions of Section 3.Q.2.b hereof shall govern the delegation to and termination of State Street as Foreign Custody Manager of the Portfolios with respect to designated countries.

Eligible Securities Depositories.

Analysis and Monitoring. State Street shall (a) provide the Fund (or its duly-authorized investment manager or investment advisor) with an analysis of the custody risks associated with maintaining assets with the Eligible Securities Depositories set forth on Schedule B hereto in accordance with section

(a)(1)(i)(A) of Rule 17f-7, and (b) monitor such risks on a continuing basis, and promptly notify the Fund (or its duly-authorized investment manager or investment advisor) of any material change in such risks, in accordance with section (a)(1)(i)(B) of Rule 17f-7.

Standard of Care. State Street agrees to exercise reasonable care, prudence and diligence in performing the duties set forth in Section 3.Q.3.a.

Duties of State Street with Respect to Property of the Portfolios Held Outside the United States.

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

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

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

	2.		Holding Securities. State Street shall identify on its books as belonging to the Portfolios the foreign securities held by each Foreign Sub-Custodian or Foreign Securities System. State Street may hold foreign securities for all of its customers, including the Portfolios, with any Foreign Sub-Custodian in an account that is identified as belonging to State Street for the benefit of its customers, provided however, that (i) the records of State Street with respect to foreign securities of the Portfolios which are maintained in such account shall identify those securities as belonging to the Portfolios and (ii), to the extent permitted and customary in the market in which the account is maintained, State Street shall require that securities so held by the Foreign Sub-Custodian be held separately from any assets of such Foreign Sub-Custodian or of other customers of such Foreign Sub-Custodian.

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

	4.		Transactions in Foreign Custody Account.

Delivery of Foreign Assets. State Street or a Foreign Sub-Custodian shall release and deliver foreign securities of the Portfolios held by State Street or such Foreign Sub-Custodian, or in a Foreign Securities System account, only upon receipt of Instructions, which may be continuing instructions when deemed appropriate by the parties, and only in the following cases:

(i)

upon the sale of such foreign securities for the Portfolio in accordance with commercially reasonable market practice in the country where such foreign securities are held or traded, including, without limitation: (A) delivery against expectation of receiving later

payment; or (B) in the case of a sale effected through a Foreign Securities System, in accordance with the rules governing the operation of the Foreign Securities System;

	(ii)		in connection with any repurchase agreement related to foreign securities;

	(iii)		to the depository agent in connection with tender or other similar offers for foreign securities of the Portfolios;

	(iv)		to the issuer thereof or its agent when such foreign securities are called, redeemed, retired or otherwise become payable;

	(v)		to the issuer thereof, or its agent, for transfer into the name of State Street (or the name of the respective Foreign Sub-Custodian or of any nominee of State Street or such Foreign Sub-Custodian) or for exchange for a different number of bonds, certificates or other evidence representing the same aggregate face amount or number of units;

	(vi)		to brokers, clearing banks or other clearing agents for examination or trade execution in accordance with market custom; provided that in any such case the Foreign Sub-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 Foreign Sub-Custodian’s own negligence or willful misconduct;

	(vii)		for exchange or conversion pursuant to any plan of merger, consolidation, recapitalization, reorganization or readjustment of the securities of the issuer of such securities, or pursuant to provisions for conversion contained in such securities, or pursuant to any deposit agreement;

	(viii)		in the case of warrants, rights or similar foreign securities, the surrender thereof in the exercise of such warrants, rights or similar securities or the surrender of interim receipts or temporary securities for definitive securities;

	(ix)		for delivery as security in connection with any borrowing by the Portfolios requiring a pledge of assets by the Portfolios;

	(x)		for delivery as initial or variation margin in connection with futures or options on futures contracts entered into by the Fund on behalf of the Portfolio;

	(xi)		in connection with the lending of foreign securities; and

(xii)

for any other purpose, but only upon receipt of Instructions specifying the foreign securities to be delivered and naming the person or persons to whom delivery of such securities shall be made.

Payment of Portfolio Monies. Upon receipt of Instructions, which may be continuing instructions when deemed appropriate by the parties, State Street shall pay out, or direct the respective Foreign Sub-Custodian or the respective Foreign Securities System to pay out, monies of a Portfolio in the following cases only:

	(i)		upon the purchase of foreign securities for the Portfolio, unless otherwise directed by Instructions, by (A) delivering money to the seller thereof or to a dealer therefor (or an agent for such seller or dealer) against expectation of receiving later delivery of such foreign securities; or (B) in the case of a purchase effected through a Foreign Securities System, in accordance with the rules governing the operation of such Foreign Securities System;

	(ii)		in connection with the conversion, exchange or surrender of foreign securities of the Portfolio;

	(iii)		for the payment of any expense or liability of the Portfolio, including but not limited to the following payments: interest, taxes, investment advisory fees, transfer agency fees, fees under this Agreement, legal fees, accounting fees, and other operating expenses;

	(iv)		for the purchase or sale of foreign exchange or foreign exchange contracts for the Portfolio, including transactions executed with or through State Street or its Foreign Sub-Custodians;

	(v)		for delivery as initial or variation margin in connection with futures or options on futures contracts entered into by the Fund on behalf of the Portfolio;

	(vi)		for payment of part or all of the dividends received in respect of securities sold short;

	(vii)		in connection with the borrowing or lending of foreign securities; and

	(viii)		for any other purpose, but only upon receipt of Instructions specifying the amount of such payment and naming the person or persons to whom such payment is to be made.

Market Conditions. Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, settlement and payment for Foreign Assets received for the account of the Portfolios and delivery of Foreign Assets maintained for the account of the Portfolios may be effected in accordance with the customary established securities trading or processing practices and procedures in the country or

market in which the transaction occurs, including, without limitation, delivering Foreign Assets to the purchaser thereof or to a dealer therefor (or an agent for such purchaser or dealer) with the expectation of receiving later payment for such Foreign Assets from such purchaser or dealer.

			State Street shall provide to the Board the information with respect to custody and settlement practices in countries in which State Street employs a Foreign Sub-Custodian described on Schedule C hereto at the time or times set forth on such Schedule. State Street may revise Schedule C from time to time, provided that no such revision shall result in the Board being provided with substantively less information than had been previously provided hereunder.

	d.		Registration of Foreign Securities. The foreign securities maintained in the custody of a Foreign Sub-Custodian (other than bearer securities) shall be registered in the name of the applicable Portfolio or in the name of State Street or in the name of any Foreign Sub-Custodian or in the name of any nominee of the foregoing, and the Fund on behalf of such Portfolio agrees to hold any such nominee harmless from any liability as a holder of record of such foreign securities. State Street or a Foreign Sub-Custodian shall not be obligated to accept securities on behalf of a Portfolio under the terms of this Agreement unless the form of such securities and the manner in which they are delivered are in accordance with reasonable market practice.

	e.		Bank Accounts. State Street shall identify on its books as belonging to the Fund cash (including cash denominated in foreign currencies) deposited with State Street. Where State Street is unable to maintain, or market practice does not facilitate the maintenance of, cash on the books of State Street, a bank account or bank accounts shall be opened and maintained outside the United States on behalf of a Portfolio with a Foreign Sub-Custodian. All accounts referred to in this Section shall be subject only to draft or order by State Street (or, if applicable, such Foreign Sub-Custodian) acting pursuant to the terms of this Agreement to hold cash received by or from or for the account of the Portfolio. Cash maintained on the books of State Street (including its branches, subsidiaries and affiliates), regardless of currency denomination, is maintained in bank accounts established under, and subject to the laws of, The Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

	f.		Collection of Income. State Street shall use reasonable commercial efforts to collect all income and other payments with respect to the Foreign Assets held hereunder to which the Portfolios shall be entitled and shall credit such income, as collected, to the applicable Portfolio. In the event that extraordinary measures are required to collect such income, the Fund and State Street shall consult as to such measures and as to the compensation and expenses of State Street relating to such measures.

	g.		Shareholder Rights. With respect to the foreign securities held pursuant to this Section 3.R, State Street will use reasonable commercial efforts to

facilitate the exercise of voting and other shareholder rights, subject always to the laws, regulations and practical constraints that may exist in the country where such securities are issued. The Fund acknowledges that local conditions, including lack of regulation, onerous procedural obligations, lack of notice and other factors may have the effect of severely limiting the ability of the Fund to exercise shareholder rights.

	h.		Communications Relating to Foreign Securities. State Street shall transmit promptly to the Fund written information with respect to materials received by State Street via the Foreign Sub-Custodians from issuers of the foreign securities being held for the account of the Portfolios (including, without limitation, pendency of calls and maturities of foreign securities and expirations of rights in connection therewith). With respect to tender or exchange offers, State Street shall transmit promptly to the Fund written information with respect to materials so received by State Street from issuers of the foreign securities whose tender or exchange is sought or from the party (or its agents) making the tender or exchange offer. State Street shall not be liable for any untimely exercise of any tender, exchange or other right or power in connection with foreign securities or other property of the Portfolios at any time held by it unless (i) State Street or the respective Foreign Sub-Custodian is in actual possession of such foreign securities or property and (ii) State Street receives Instructions with regard to the exercise of any such right or power, and both (i) and (ii) occur at least three business days prior to the date on which State Street is to take action to exercise such right or power. State Street shall also transmit promptly to the Fund all written information received by State Street via the Foreign Sub-Custodians from issuers of the foreign securities being held for the account of the Portfolios regarding any class action or other litigation in connection with foreign securities or other assets issued outside the United States and then held, or previously held, during the term of this Agreement by State Street for the account of the Portfolios, including, but not limited to, opt-out notices and proof-of-claim forms. For avoidance of doubt, upon and after the effective date of any termination of this Agreement, State Street shall have no responsibility to so transmit any information under this Section R.4.h.

	i.		Liability of Foreign Sub-Custodians. Each agreement pursuant to which State Street employs a Foreign Sub-Custodian shall, to the extent possible, require the Foreign Sub-Custodian to exercise reasonable care in the performance of its duties, and to indemnify, and hold harmless, State Street from and against any loss, damage, cost, expense, liability or claim arising out of or in connection with the Foreign Sub-Custodian’s performance of such obligations. At the Fund’s election, the Portfolios shall be entitled to be subrogated to the rights of State Street with respect to any claims against a Foreign Sub-Custodian as a consequence of any such loss, damage, cost, expense, liability or claim if and to the extent that the Portfolios have not been made whole for any such loss, damage, cost, expense, liability or claim.

	j.		Tax Law. State Street shall have no responsibility or liability for any obligations now or hereafter imposed on the Fund, the Portfolios or State Street as custodian of the Portfolios by the tax law of the United States or of any state or political subdivision thereof. It shall be the responsibility of the Fund to notify State Street of the obligations imposed on the Fund with respect to the Portfolios or State Street as custodian of the Portfolios by the tax law of countries other than those mentioned in the above sentence, including responsibility for withholding and other taxes, assessments or other governmental charges, certifications and governmental reporting. The sole responsibility of State Street 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 countries for which the Fund has provided such information.

	k.		Liability of Custodian. State Street shall be liable for the acts or omissions of a Foreign Sub-Custodian to the same extent as set forth with respect to sub-custodians generally in the Agreement and, regardless of whether assets are maintained in the custody of a Foreign Sub-Custodian or a Foreign Securities System, State Street shall not be liable for any loss, damage, cost, expense, liability or claim resulting from nationalization, expropriation, currency restrictions, or acts of war or terrorism, or any other loss where the Sub-Custodian has otherwise acted with reasonable care.

IV. In the event of any conflict between the terms of the Agreement prior to this amendment and this amendment, the terms of this amendment shall prevail. Except as specifically superseded or modified herein, the Agreement is hereby ratified and confirmed and remains in full force and effect.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties has caused this Amendment to be executed in its name and behalf by its duly authorized representative as of the date first above written.


HOMESTEAD FUNDS, INC.		STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST
		COMPANY

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Name:	▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇	Name:	▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇

Title:	Director and President	Title:	Vice President

SCHEDULE A

STATE STREET
GLOBAL CUSTODY NETWORK
SUBCUSTODIANS


Country		Subcustodian

Argentina		Citibank, N.A.

Australia		Westpac Banking Corporation

		Citibank Pty. Limited

Austria		Erste Bank der Österreichischen Sparkassen AG

Bahrain		HSBC Bank Middle East
		(as delegate of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited)

Bangladesh		Standard Chartered Bank

Belgium		BNP Paribas Securities Services, S.A.

Benin		via Société Générale de Banques en Côte d’Ivoire, Abidjan, Ivory Coast

Bermuda		The Bank of Bermuda Limited

Botswana		Barclays Bank of Botswana Limited

Brazil		Citibank, N.A.

Bulgaria		ING Bank N.V.

Burkina Faso		via Société Générale de Banques en Côte d’Ivoire, Abidjan, Ivory Coast

Canada		State Street Trust Company Canada

Cayman Islands		Scotiabank & Trust (Cayman) Limited

Chile		BankBoston, N.A.

SCHEDULE A

STATE STREET
GLOBAL CUSTODY NETWORK
SUBCUSTODIANS


Country		Subcustodian

People’s Republic of China		The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited, Shanghai and Shenzhen branches

Colombia		Cititrust Colombia S.A. Sociedad Fiduciaria

Costa Rica		Banco BCT S.A.

Croatia		Privredna Banka Zagreb d.d

Cyprus		Cyprus Popular Bank Ltd.

Czech Republic		Československá Obchodní Banka, A.S.

Denmark		Skandinaviska Enskilda Bankken AB, Sweden (operating through its Copenhagen branch)

Ecuador		Banco de la Producción S.A. PRODUBANCO

Egypt		HSBC Bank Egypt S.A.E.
		(as delegate of The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited)

Estonia		AS Hansabank

Finland		Nordea Bank Finland Plc.

France		BNP Paribas Securities Services, S.A.

		Deutsche Bank AG, Netherlands (operating through its Paris branch)

Germany		Deutsche Bank AG

Ghana		Barclays Bank of Ghana Limited

Greece		National Bank of Greece S.A.

SCHEDULE A

STATE STREET
GLOBAL CUSTODY NETWORK
SUBCUSTODIANS


Country		Subcustodian

Guinea-Bissau		via Société Générale de Banques en Côte d’Ivoire, Abidjan, Ivory Coast

Hong Kong		Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) Limited

Hungary		HVB Bank Hungary Rt.

Iceland		Kaupthing Bank hf.

India		Deutsche Bank AG

		The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited

Indonesia		Deutsche Bank AG

Ireland		Bank of Ireland

Israel		Bank Hapoalim B.M.

Italy		BNP Paribas Securities Services, S.A.

		Deutsche Bank S.p.A.

Ivory Coast		Société Générale de Banques en Côte d’Ivoire

Jamaica		Bank of Nova Scotia Jamaica Ltd.

Japan		Mizuho Corporate Bank Ltd.

		Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation

Jordan		HSBC Bank Middle East
		(as delegate of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited)

SCHEDULE A

STATE STREET
GLOBAL CUSTODY NETWORK
SUBCUSTODIANS


Country		Subcustodian

Kazakhstan		HSBC Bank Kazakhstan
		(as delegate of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited)

Kenya		Barclays Bank of Kenya Limited

Republic of Korea		Deutsche Bank AG

		The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited

Latvia		A/s Hansabanka

Lebanon		HSBC Bank Middle East
		(as delegate of The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited)

Lithuania		SEB Vilniaus Bankas AB

Malaysia		Standard Chartered Bank Malaysia Berhad

Mali		via Société Générale de Banques en Côte d’Ivoire, Abidjan, Ivory Coast

Malta		The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited

Mauritius		The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited

Mexico		Banco Nacional de México S.A.

Morocco		Attijariwafa bank

Namibia		Standard Bank Namibia Limited

Netherlands		Deutsche Bank N.V.

New Zealand		Westpac Banking Corporation

SCHEDULE A

STATE STREET
GLOBAL CUSTODY NETWORK
SUBCUSTODIANS


Country		Subcustodian

Niger		via Société Générale de Banques en Côte d’Ivoire, Abidjan, Ivory Coast

Nigeria		Stanbic Bank Nigeria Limited

Norway		Nordea Bank Norge ASA

Oman		HSBC Bank Middle East Limited
		(as delegate of The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited)

Pakistan		Deutsche Bank AG

Palestine		HSBC Bank Middle East Limited
		(as delegate of The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited)

Panama		HSBC Bank (Panama) S.A.

Peru		Citibank del Péru, S.A.

Philippines		Standard Chartered Bank

Poland		Bank Handlowy w Warszawie S.A.

Portugal		Banco Comercial Português S.A.

Puerto Rico		Citibank N.A.

Qatar		HSBC Bank Middle East Limited
		(as delegate of The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited)

Romania		ING Bank N.V.

Russia		ING Bank (Eurasia) ZAO, Moscow

SCHEDULE A

STATE STREET
GLOBAL CUSTODY NETWORK
SUBCUSTODIANS


Country		Subcustodian

Senegal		▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ de Banques en Côte d’Ivoire, Abidjan, Ivory Coast

Serbia		HVB Bank Serbia and Montenegro a.d.

Singapore		DBS Bank Limited

		United Overseas Bank Limited

Slovak Republic		Československá Obchodní Banka, A.S., pobocka zahranicnej banky v SR

Slovenia		Bank Austria Creditanstalt d.d. — Ljubljana

South Africa		Nedbank Limited

		Standard Bank of South Africa Limited

Spain		Santander Investment S.A.

Sri Lanka		The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited

Swaziland		Standard Bank Swaziland Limited

Sweden		Skandinaviska Enskilda ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇

Switzerland		UBS AG

Taiwan — R.O.C.		Central Trust of China

Thailand		Standard Chartered Bank (Thai) Public Company Limited

Togo		▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ de Banques en Côte d’Ivoire, Abidjan, Ivory Coast

Trinidad & Tobago		Republic Bank Limited

SCHEDULE A

STATE STREET
GLOBAL CUSTODY NETWORK
SUBCUSTODIANS


Country		Subcustodian

Tunisia		Banque Internationale Arabe de Tunisie

Turkey		Citibank, A.S.

Uganda		Barclays Bank of Uganda Limited

Ukraine		ING Bank Ukraine

United Arab Emirates		HSBC Bank Middle East Limited
		(as delegate of The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited)

United Kingdom		State Street Bank and Trust Company, United kingdom Branch

Uruguay		BankBoston, N.A.

Venezuela		Citibank, N.A.

Vietnam		The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited

Zambia		Barclays Bank of Zambia Plc.

Zimbabwe		Barclays Bank of Zimbabwe Limited

SCHEDULE B

STATE STREET
GLOBAL CUSTODY NETWORK
DEPOSITORIES OPERATING IN NETWORK MARKETS


Country		Depositories

Argentina		Caja de Valores S.A.

Australia		Austraclear Limited

Austria		Oesterreichische Kontrollbank AG
		(Wertpapiersammelbank Division)

Bahrain		Clearing, Settlement, and Depository System of the Bahrain Stock Exchange

Bangladesh		Central Depository Bangladesh Limited

Belgium		Banque Nationale de Belgique

		Euroclear Belgium

Benin		Dépositaire Central — Banque de Règlement

Bermuda		Bermuda Securities Depository

Brazil		Central de Custódia e de Liquidação Financeira de Títulos Privados (CETIP)

		Companhia Brasileira de Liquidação e Custódia

		Sistema Especial de Liquidação e de Custódia (SELIC)

Bulgaria		Bulgarian National Bank

		Central Depository AD

Burkina Faso		Dépositaire Central — Banque de Règlement

Canada		The Canadian Depository for Securities Limited

Chile		Depósito Central de Valores S.A.

SCHEDULE B

STATE STREET
GLOBAL CUSTODY NETWORK
DEPOSITORIES OPERATING IN NETWORK MARKETS


Country		Depositories

People’s Republic of China		China Securities Depository and Clearing Corporation Limited Shanghai Branch

		China Securities Depository and Clearing Corporation Limited Shenzhen Branch

Colombia		Depósito Central de Valores

		Depósito Centralizado de Valores de Colombia S..A. (DECEVAL)

Costa Rica		Central de Valores S.A.

Croatia		SrediÓnja Depozitarna Agencija d.d.

Cyprus		Central Depository and Central Registry

Czech Republic		Czech National Bank

		Stredisko cenných papíru — Ceská republika

Denmark		Værdipapircentralen (Danish Securities Center)

Egypt		Misr for Clearing, Settlement, and Depository S.A.E.

		Central Bank of Egypt

Estonia		AS Eesti Väärtpaberikeskus

Finland		Suomen Arvopaperikeskus

France		Euroclear France

Germany		Clearstream Banking AG, Frankfurt

SCHEDULE B

STATE STREET
GLOBAL CUSTODY NETWORK
DEPOSITORIES OPERATING IN NETWORK MARKETS


Country		Depositories

Greece		Apothetirion Titlon AE — Central Securities Depository

		Bank of Greece,
		System for Monitoring Transactions in Securities in Book-Entry Form

Guinea-Bissau		Dépositaire Central — Banque de Règlement

Hong ▇▇▇▇		▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇

		▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ Securities Clearing Company Limited

Hungary		Központi Elszámolóház és Értéktár (Budapest) Rt. (KELER)

Iceland		Icelandic Securities Depository Limited

India		Central Depository Services (India) Limited

		National Securities Depository Limited

		Reserve Bank of India

Indonesia		Bank Indonesia

		PT Kustodian Sentral Efek Indonesia

Israel		Tel Aviv Stock Exchange Clearing House Ltd. (TASE Clearinghouse)

Italy		Monte Titoli S.p.A.

Ivory Coast		Dépositaire Central — Banque de Règlement

Jamaica		Jamaica Central Securities Depository

Japan		Bank of Japan — Net System

		Japan Securities Depository Center (JASDEC) Incorporated

SCHEDULE B

STATE STREET
GLOBAL CUSTODY NETWORK
DEPOSITORIES OPERATING IN NETWORK MARKETS


Country		Depositories

Jordan		Securities Depository Center

Kazakhstan		Central Securities Depository

Kenya		Central Depository and Settlement Corporation Limited

		Central Bank of Kenya

Republic of Korea		Korea Securities Depository

Latvia		Latvian Central Depository

Lebanon		Banque du Liban

		Custodian and Clearing Center of Financial Instruments for Lebanon and the Middle East (Midclear) ▇.▇.▇.

Lithuania		Central Securities Depository of Lithuania

Malaysia		Bank Negara Malaysia

		Bursa Malaysia Depository Sdn. Bhd.

Mali		Dépositaire Central – Banque de Règlement

Malta		Central Securities Depository of the Malta Stock Exchange

Mauritius		Bank of Mauritius

		Central Depository and Settlement Co. Ltd.

Mexico		S.D. Indeval, S.A. de C.V.

Morocco		Maroclear

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		▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇		SCHEDULE B

GLOBAL CUSTODY NETWORK
DEPOSITORIES OPERATING IN NETWORK MARKETS


Country		Depositories

Namibia		Bank of Namibia

Netherlands		Euroclear Nederland

New Zealand		New Zealand Central Securities Depository Limited

Niger		Dépositaire Central — Banque de Règlement

Nigeria		Central Securities Clearing System Limited

Norway		Verdipapirsentralen (Norwegian Central Securities Depository)

Oman		Muscat Depository & Securities Registration Company, SAOC

Pakistan		Central Depository Company of Pakistan Limited
		State Bank of Pakistan

Palestine		Clearing, Depository and Settlement, a department of the Palestine Stock Exchange

Panama		Central Latinoamericana de Valores, S.A. (LatinClear)

Peru		Caja de Valores y Liquidaciones, Institución de Compensación y Liquidación de Valores S.A

Philippines		Philippine Depository & Trust Corporation

		Registry of Scripless Securities (▇▇▇▇) of the Bureau of Treasury


		STATE STREET		SCHEDULE B

GLOBAL CUSTODY NETWORK
DEPOSITORIES OPERATING IN NETWORK MARKETS


Country		Depositories

Poland		Rejestr Papierów Wartoœciowych Krajowy Depozyt Papierów Wartos ´ciowych S.A.

Portugal		INTERBOLSA — Sociedade Gestora de Sistemas de Liquidação e de Sistemas Centralizados de Valores Mobiliários, S.A.

Qatar		Central Clearing and Registration (CCR), a department of the Doha Securities Market

Romania		Bucharest Stock Exchange Registry Division

		National Bank of Romania

		National Securities Clearing, Settlement and Depository Company

Russia		Vneshtorgbank, Bank for Foreign Trade of the Russian Federation

Senegal		Dépositaire Central — Banque de Règlement

Serbia		Central Registrar and Central Depository for Securities

Singapore		The Central Depository (Pte) Limited Monetary Authority of Singapore

Slovak Republic		Náodná banka slovenska

		Centralny depozitar cenných papierov SR, a.s.

Slovenia		KDD — Centralna klirinsko depotna ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇.▇.

South Africa		Share Transactions Totally Electronic (STRATE) Ltd.

Spain		IBERCLEAR

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		▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇		SCHEDULE B

GLOBAL CUSTODY NETWORK
DEPOSITORIES OPERATING IN NETWORK MARKETS


Country		Depositories

Sri Lanka		Central Depository System (Pvt) Limited

Sweden		Värdepapperscentralen VPC AB (Swedish Central Securities Depository)

Switzerland		SegaIntersettle AG (SIS)

Taiwan — R.O.C.		Taiwan Depository and Clearing Corporation

Thailand		Bank of Thailand

		Thailand Securities Depository Company Limited

Togo		Dépositaire Central — Banque de Règlement

Trinidad and Tobago		Trinidad and Tobago Central Bank

Tunisia		Société Tunisienne Interprofessionelle pour la Compensation et de Dépôts des Valeurs Mobilières (STICODEVAM)

Turkey		Central Bank of Turkey

		Central Registry Agency

Uganda		Bank of Uganda

Ukraine		Mizhregionalny Fondovy Souz

		National Bank of Ukraine

United Arab Emirates		Clearing and Depository System, a department of the Dubai Financial Market

United Kingdom		CrestCo.


		STATE STREET		SCHEDULE B

GLOBAL CUSTODY NETWORK
DEPOSITORIES OPERATING IN NETWORK MARKETS


Country		Depositories

Uruguay		Banco Central del Uruguay

Venezuela		Banco Central de Venezuela

		Caja Venezolana de Valores

Vietnam		Securities Registration, Clearing and Settlement, Depository Department of the Securities Trading Center

Zambia		Bank of Zambia

		▇▇▇▇ Central Shares Depository Limited

TRANSNATIONAL

Euroclear

Clearstream Banking, S.A.

SCHEDULE C

MARKET INFORMATION


Publication/Type of Information		Brief Description
(scheduled frequency)

The Guide to Custody in World Markets		An overview of settlement and safekeeping procedures,
(hardcopy annually and regular		custody practices and foreign investor considerations for the
website updates)		markets in which State Street offers custodial services.

Global Custody Network Review		Information relating to Foreign Sub-Custodians in State Street’s
(annually)		Global Custody Network. The Review stands as an integral part of the materials that State Street provides to its U.S. mutual fund clients to assist them in complying with SEC Rule 17f-5. The Review also gives insight into State Street’s market expansion and Foreign Sub-Custodian selection processes, as well as the procedures and controls used to monitor the financial condition and performance of our Foreign Sub-Custodian banks.

Securities Depository Review		Custody risk analyses of the Foreign Securities Depositories presently
(annually)		operating in Network markets. This publication is an integral part of the materials that State Street provides to its U.S. mutual fund clients to meet informational obligations created by SEC Rule 17f-7.

Global Legal Survey		With respect to each market in which State Street offers custodial services, opinions relating
(annually)		to whether local law restricts (i) access of a fund’s independent public accountants to books and records of a Foreign Sub-Custodian or Foreign Securities System, (ii) a fund’s ability to recover in the event of bankruptcy or insolvency of a Foreign Sub-Custodian or Foreign Securities System, (iii) a fund’s ability to recover in the event of a loss by a Foreign Sub-Custodian or Foreign Securities System, and (iv) the ability of a foreign investor to convert cash and cash equivalents to U.S. dollars.

Subcustodian Agreements		Copies of the contracts that State Street has entered into with each
(annually)		Foreign Sub-Custodian that maintains U.S. mutual fund assets in the markets in which State Street offers custodial services.

Global Market Bulletin		Information on changing settlement and custody conditions in
(daily or as necessary)		markets where State Street offers custodial services.

Includes changes in market and tax regulations, depository developments, dematerialization information, as well as other market changes that may impact State Street’s clients.

Foreign Custody Advisories		For those markets where State Street offers custodial
(as necessary)		services that exhibit special risks or infrastructures impacting custody, State Street issues market advisories to highlight those unique market factors which might impact our ability to offer recognized custody service levels.

Material Change Notices		Informational letters and accompanying materials confirming
(presently on a quarterly		State Street’s foreign custody arrangements, including a basis or as otherwise necessary) summary of material changes with Foreign Sub-Custodians that have occurred during the previous quarter. The notices also identify any material changes in the custodial risks associated with maintaining assets with Foreign Securities Depositories.

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