Exhibit g(ii)
AMENDMENT TO CUSTODIAN CONTRACT
This Amendment to the Custodian Contract is made as of February 22, 2000 by
and between CIGNA Variable Products Group (the "Fund") and State Street Bank and
Trust Company (the "Custodian"). Capitalized terms used in this Amendment
without definition shall have the respective meanings given to such terms in the
Custodian Contract referred to below.
WHEREAS, the Fund and the Custodian entered into a Custodian Contract dated
as of April 15, 1988 (as amended and in effect from time to time, the
"Contract"); and
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 the Fund has made the following operational series subject
to the Contract: CIGNA Variable Products S&P 500 Index Fund, CIGNA Variable
Products High Yield Fund, CIGNA Variable Products Income Fund, CIGNA Variable
Products International Stock Fund, CIGNA Variable Products Money Market Fund and
CIGNA Variable Products Investment Grade Bond Fund (each such series, together
with all other series subsequently established by the Fund and made subject to
the Contract in accordance with the terms thereof, shall be referred to as a
"Portfolio", and, collectively, the "Portfolios"); and
WHEREAS, the Fund and the Custodian desire to amend certain provisions of
the Contract to reflect revisions to Rule 17f-5 ("Rule 17f-5") promulgated under
the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"); and
WHEREAS, the Fund and the Custodian desire to amend and restate certain
other provisions of the Contract 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
Contract, pursuant to the terms thereof, as follows:
I. Articles 3 through 15 of the Contract are hereby renumbered, as of the
effective date of this Amendment, as Articles 5 through 17, respectively.
II. New Articles 3 and 4 of the Contract are hereby added, as of the effective
date of this Amendment, as set forth below.
3. The Custodian as Foreign Custody Manager.
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3.1. Definitions.
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Capitalized terms in this Article 3 shall have the following 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 Mandatory Securities Depositories 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 U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (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, except that the
term does not include Mandatory Securities Depositories.
"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)(2) of Rule
17f-5.
"Mandatory Securities Depository" means a foreign securities depository or
clearing agency that, either as a legal or practical matter, must be used if the
Fund, on the Portfolio's behalf, determines to place Foreign Assets in a country
outside the United States (i) because required by law or regulation; (ii)
because securities cannot be withdrawn from such foreign securities depository
or clearing agency; or (iii) because maintaining or effecting trades in
securities outside the foreign securities depository or clearing agency is not
consistent with prevailing or developing custodial or market practices.
3.2. Delegation to the Custodian as Foreign Custody Manager.
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The Fund, by resolution adopted by its Board of Trustees (the "Board"), hereby
delegates to the Custodian, with respect to the Portfolios, subject to Section
(b) of Rule 17f-5, the responsibilities set forth in this Article 3 with respect
to Foreign Assets of the Portfolios held outside the United States, and the
Custodian hereby accepts such delegation, as Foreign Custody Manager with
respect to the Portfolios.
3.3. Countries Covered.
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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 Contract, 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. Mandatory Securities Depositories are listed on
Schedule B to this Contract, which Schedule B may be amended from time to time
by the Foreign Custody Manager. The Foreign Custody Manager will provide
amended versions of Schedules A and B in accordance with Section 3.7 of this
Article 3.
Upon the receipt by the Foreign Custody Manager of Proper 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 Amendment by
the Fund shall be deemed to be a Proper Instruction to open an account, or to
place or maintain Foreign Assets, in each country listed on Schedule A in which
the Custodian has previously placed or currently maintains Foreign Assets
pursuant to the terms of the Contract. Following the receipt of Proper
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 the Custodian as Foreign Custody Manager for that country shall be
deemed to have been withdrawn and the Custodian 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 as to which the parties agree in
writing) after receipt of any such notice by the Fund, the Custodian shall have
no further responsibility as Foreign Custody Manager to the Fund with respect to
the country as to which the Custodian's acceptance of delegation is withdrawn.
3.4. Scope of Delegated Responsibilities.
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3.4.1. Selection of Eligible Foreign Custodians.
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Subject to the provisions of this Article 3, the Portfolio's Foreign Custody
Manager may place and maintain the Foreign Assets in the care of the Eligible
Foreign Custodian
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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).
3.4.2. Contracts With Eligible Foreign Custodians.
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The Foreign Custody Manager shall determine that the contract (or the rules or
established practices or procedures in the case of an Eligible Foreign Custodian
that is a foreign securities depository or clearing agency) 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).
3.4.3. Monitoring.
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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 (or the rules
or established practices and procedures in the case of an Eligible Foreign
Custodian selected by the Foreign Custody Manager which is a foreign securities
depository or clearing agency that is not a Mandatory Securities Depository).
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 3.7 hereunder.
3.5. Guidelines for the Exercise of Delegated Authority.
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For purposes of this Article 3, 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 the Custodian is serving as Foreign
Custody Manager of the Portfolios. The Fund, on behalf of the Portfolios, and
the Board shall be deemed to be monitoring on a continuing basis such Country
Risk to the extent that the Board considers necessary or appropriate. The Fund
and the Custodian each expressly acknowledge that the Foreign Custody Manager
shall not be delegated any responsibilities under this Article 3 with respect to
Mandatory Securities Depositories.
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3.6. Standard of Care as Foreign Custody Manager of a Portfolio.
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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.
3.7. Reporting Requirements.
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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 amended Schedules A
or B at the end of the calendar quarter in which an amendment to either 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 Article 3 within a reasonable period of time
after the occurrence of the material change.
3.8. Representations with Respect to Rule 17f-5.
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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 the Custodian that the Board has determined that it is
reasonable for the Board to rely on the Custodian to perform the
responsibilities delegated pursuant to this Contract to the Custodian as the
Foreign Custody Manager of the Portfolios.
3.9. Effective Date and Termination of the Custodian as Foreign Custody Manager.
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The Board's delegation to the Custodian 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 3.3 hereof shall govern the delegation to and
termination of the Custodian as Foreign Custody Manager of the Portfolios with
respect to designated countries.
4. Duties of the Custodian with Respect to Property of the Portfolios Held
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Outside the United States.
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4.1 Definitions.
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Capitalized terms in this Article 4 shall have the following meanings:
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"Foreign Securities System" means either a clearing agency or a securities
depository listed on Schedule A hereto or a Mandatory Securities Depository
listed on Schedule B hereto.
"Foreign Sub-Custodian" means a foreign banking institution serving as an
Eligible Foreign Custodian.
4.2. Holding Securities.
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The Custodian shall identify on its books as belonging to the Portfolios the
foreign securities held by each Foreign Sub-Custodian or Foreign Securities
System. The Custodian 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 the Custodian for the benefit of its customers,
provided however, that (i) the records of the Custodian with respect to foreign
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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, the
Custodian 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.
4.3. Foreign Securities Systems.
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Foreign securities shall be maintained in a Foreign Securities System in a
designated country only through arrangements implemented by the Foreign Sub-
Custodian in such country pursuant to the terms of this Contract.
4.4. Transactions in Foreign Custody Account.
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4.4.1. Delivery of Foreign Assets.
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The Custodian or a Foreign Sub-Custodian shall release and deliver foreign
securities of the Portfolios held by such Foreign Sub-Custodian, or in a Foreign
Securities System account, only upon receipt of Proper 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;
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(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
the Custodian (or the name of the respective Foreign Sub-Custodian
or of any nominee of the Custodian 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
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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) in connection with trading in options and futures contracts,
including delivery as original margin and variation margin;
(xi) in connection with the lending of foreign securities; and
(xii) for any other proper purpose, but only upon receipt of Proper
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Instructions specifying the foreign securities to be delivered,
setting forth the purpose for which such delivery is to be made,
declaring such purpose to be a proper trust purpose, and naming the
person or persons to whom delivery of such securities shall be made.
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4.4.2. Payment of Portfolio Monies.
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Upon receipt of Proper Instructions, which may be continuing instructions when
deemed appropriate by the parties, the Custodian 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 Proper 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
Contract, 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 the Custodian or its Foreign Sub-Custodians;
(v) in connection with trading in options and futures contracts, including
delivery as original margin and variation margin;
(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 proper purpose, but only upon receipt of Proper
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Instructions 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 trust purpose, and naming the person or persons to whom
such payment is to be made.
4.4.3. Market Conditions; Market Information.
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Notwithstanding any provision of this Contract 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.
The Custodian shall provide to the Board the information with respect to custody
and settlement practices in countries in which the Custodian employs a Foreign
Sub-Custodian, including without limitation information relating to Foreign
Securities Systems, described on Schedule C hereto at the time or times set
forth on such Schedule. The Custodian 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.
4.5. Registration of Foreign Securities.
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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 the Custodian 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. The Custodian or a Foreign Sub-
Custodian shall not be obligated to accept securities on behalf of a Portfolio
under the terms of this Contract unless the form of such securities and the
manner in which they are delivered are in accordance with reasonable market
practice.
4.6. Bank Accounts.
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The Custodian shall identify on its books as belonging to the Fund cash
(including cash denominated in foreign currencies) deposited with the Custodian.
Where the Custodian is unable to maintain, or market practice does not
facilitate the maintenance of, cash on the books of the Custodian, a bank
account or bank accounts opened and maintained outside the United States on
behalf of a Portfolio with a Foreign Sub-Custodian shall be subject only to
draft or order by the Custodian or such Foreign Sub-Custodian, acting pursuant
to the terms of this Contract to hold cash received by or from or for the
account of the Portfolio.
4.7. Collection of Income.
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The Custodian 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
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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 the Custodian shall consult as to such measures and as to
the compensation and expenses of the Custodian relating to such measures.
4.8. Shareholder Rights.
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With respect to the foreign securities held pursuant to this Article 4, the
Custodian 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.
4.9. Communications Relating to Foreign Securities.
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The Custodian shall transmit promptly to the Fund written information
(including, without limitation, pendency of calls and maturities of foreign
securities and expirations of rights in connection therewith) received by the
Custodian via the Foreign Sub-Custodians from issuers of the foreign securities
being held for the account of the Portfolios. With respect to tender or
exchange offers, the Custodian shall transmit promptly to the Fund written
information so received by the Custodian 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. The Custodian 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) the Custodian or the respective Foreign Sub-Custodian is in actual
possession of such foreign securities or property and (ii) the Custodian
receives Proper 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 the Custodian is to take action to exercise such right or power.
4.10. Liability of Foreign Sub-Custodians and Foreign Securities Systems.
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Each agreement pursuant to which the Custodian 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 the extent possible, to
indemnify, and hold harmless, the Custodian 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 the
Custodian 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.
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4.11. Tax Law.
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The Custodian shall have no responsibility or liability for any obligations now
or hereafter imposed on the Fund, the Portfolios or the Custodian 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 the Custodian of the obligations imposed on the Fund with respect to the
Portfolios or the Custodian 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 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 countries for which the Fund has provided such
information.
4.12. Liability of Custodian.
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Except as may arise from the Custodian's own negligence or willful misconduct or
the negligence or willful misconduct of a Sub-Custodian, the Custodian shall be
without liability to the Fund for any loss, liability, claim or expense
resulting from or caused by anything which is (A) part of Country Risk or (B)
part of the "prevailing country risk" of the Fund and the Portfolios, as such
term is used in SEC Release Nos. IC-22658; IS-1080 (May 12, 1997) or as such
term or other similar terms are now or in the future interpreted by the SEC or
by the staff of the Division of Investment Management of the SEC.
The Custodian 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 Contract and, regardless of whether assets are maintained in
the custody of a Foreign Sub-Custodian or a Foreign Securities Depository, 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 other loss where the Sub-Custodian has
otherwise acted with reasonable care.
III. Except as specifically superseded or modified herein, the terms and
provisions of the Contract shall continue to apply with full force and
effect. In the event of any conflict between the terms of the Contract
prior to this Amendment and this Amendment, the terms of this Amendment
shall prevail. If the Custodian is delegated the responsibilities of
Foreign Custody Manager pursuant to the terms of Article 3 hereof, in the
event of any conflict between the provisions of Articles 3 and 4 hereof,
the provisions of Article 3 shall prevail.
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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.
Witnessed By: STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY
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▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇ Name: ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇
Associate Counsel Title: Vice Chairman
Witnessed By: CIGNA VARIABLE PRODUCTS GROUP
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Name: ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇ Name: ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ III
Title: Vice President and Title: Vice President & Treasurer
Secretary
STATE STREET
GLOBAL CUSTODY NETWORK
SUBCUSTODIANS AND NON-MANDATORY DEPOSITORIES
Country Subcustodian Non-Mandatory Depositories
Argentina Citibank, N.A. --
Australia Westpac Banking Corporation --
Austria Erste Bank der Oesterreichischen --
Sparkassen AG
Bahrain HSBC Bank Middle East --
(as delegate of The Hongkong and
Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited)
Bangladesh Standard Chartered Bank --
Belgium Fortis Bank NV/as. --
Bermuda The Bank of Bermuda Limited --
Bolivia Citibank, N.A. --
Botswana Barclays Bank of Botswana Limited --
Brazil Citibank, N.A. --
Bulgaria ING Bank N.V. --
Canada State Street Trust Company Canada --
Chile Citibank, N.A. --
People's Republic The Hongkong and Shanghai --
of China Banking Corporation Limited,
Shanghai and Shenzhen branches
Colombia Cititrust Colombia S.A. --
Sociedad Fiduciaria
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GLOBAL CUSTODY NETWORK
SUBCUSTODIANS AND NON-MANDATORY DEPOSITORIES
Country Subcustodian Non-Mandatory Depositories
Costa Rica Banco BCT S.A. --
Croatia Privredna Banka Zagreb d.d. --
Cyprus The Cyprus Popular Bank Ltd. --
Czech Republic Ceskoslovenska Obchodni --
Banka, A.S.
Denmark Den Danske Bank --
Ecuador Citibank, N.A. --
Egypt Egyptian British Bank --
(as delegate of The Hongkong
and Shanghai Banking Corporation
Limited)
Estonia Hansabank --
Finland ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Bank Plc. --
France Paribas, S.A. --
Germany Dresdner Bank AG --
Ghana Barclays Bank of Ghana Limited --
Greece National Bank of Greece S.A. Bank of Greece,
System for Monitoring Transactions in
Securities in Book-Entry Form
Hong Kong Standard Chartered Bank --
Hungary Citibank Rt. --
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STATE STREET
GLOBAL CUSTODY NETWORK
SUBCUSTODIANS AND NON-MANDATORY DEPOSITORIES
Country Subcustodian Non-Mandatory Depositories
Iceland Icebank Ltd.
India Deutsche Bank A.G. --
The Hongkong and Shanghai
Banking Corporation Limited
Indonesia Standard Chartered Bank --
Ireland Bank of Ireland --
Israel Bank Hapoalim B.M. --
Italy Paribas, S.A. --
Ivory Coast Societe Generale de Banques --
en Cote d'Ivoire
Jamaica Scotiabank Jamaica Trust and Merchant --
Bank Limited
Japan The Fuji Bank, Limited Japan Securities Depository
Center (JASDEC)
The Sumitomo Bank, Limited
Jordan HSBC Bank Middle East --
(as delegate of The Hongkong and
Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited)
Kenya Barclays Bank of Kenya Limited --
Republic of Korea The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking
Corporation Limited
Latvia A/s Hansabank --
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GLOBAL CUSTODY NETWORK
SUBCUSTODIANS AND NON-MANDATORY DEPOSITORIES
Country Subcustodian Non-Mandatory Depositories
Lebanon HSBC Bank Middle East
(as delegate of The Hongkong and
Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited)
Lithuania Vilniaus Bankas AB --
Malaysia Standard Chartered Bank --
Malaysia Berhad
Mauritius The Hongkong and Shanghai --
Banking Corporation Limited
Mexico Citibank Mexico, S.A. --
Morocco Banque Commerciale du Maroc --
Namibia (via) Standard Bank of South Africa -
The Netherlands MeesPierson N.V. --
New Zealand ANZ Banking Group --
(New Zealand) Limited
Norway Christiania Bank og --
Kreditkasse ASA
Oman HSBC Bank Middle East --
(as delegate of The Hongkong and
Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited)
Pakistan Deutsche Bank A.G. --
Palestine HSBC Bank Middle East --
(as delegate of The Hongkong and
Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited)
Peru Citibank, N.A. --
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GLOBAL CUSTODY NETWORK
SUBCUSTODIANS AND NON-MANDATORY DEPOSITORIES
Country Subcustodian Non-Mandatory Depositories
Philippines Standard Chartered Bank --
Poland Citibank (Poland) S.A. --
Portugal Banco Comercial Portugues --
Qatar HSBC Bank Middle East --
Romania ING Bank N.V. --
Russia Credit Suisse First Boston AO, Moscow --
(as delegate of Credit Suisse
First Boston, Zurich)
Singapore The Development Bank --
of Singapore Limited
Slovak Republic Ceskoslovenska Obchodni Banka, A.S. --
Slovenia Bank Austria Creditanstalt d.d. Ljubljana --
South Africa Standard Bank of South Africa Limited --
Spain Banco Santander Central Hispano, S.A. --
Sri Lanka The Hongkong and Shanghai --
Banking Corporation Limited
Swaziland Standard Bank Swaziland Limited --
Sweden Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken --
Switzerland UBS AG --
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GLOBAL CUSTODY NETWORK
SUBCUSTODIANS AND NON-MANDATORY DEPOSITORIES
Country Subcustodian Non-Mandatory Depositories
Taiwan - R.O.C. Central Trust of China --
Thailand Standard Chartered Bank --
Trinidad & Tobago Republic Bank Limited --
Tunisia Banque Internationale Arabe de Tunisie --
Turkey Citibank, N.A. --
Ukraine ING Bank Ukraine --
United Kingdom State Street Bank and Trust Company, --
London Branch
Uruguay BankBoston N.A. --
Venezuela Citibank, N.A. --
Vietnam The Hongkong and Shanghai --
Banking Corporation Limited
Zambia Barclays Bank of Zambia Limited --
Zimbabwe Barclays Bank of Zimbabwe Limited --
Euroclear (The Euroclear System)/State Street London Limited
Cedelbank S.A. (Cedel Bank, societe anonyme)/State Street London Limited
INTERSETTLE (for EASDAQ Securities)
6
SCHEDULE B
STATE STREET
GLOBAL CUSTODY NETWORK
MANDATORY* DEPOSITORIES
Country Mandatory Depositories
Argentina Caja de Valores S.A.
Australia Austraclear Limited
Reserve Bank Information and
Transfer System
Austria Oesterreichische Kontrollbank AG
(Wertpapiersammelbank Division)
Belgium Caisse Interprofessionnelle de Depots et
de Virements de Titres S.A.
Banque Nationale de Belgique
Brazil Companhia Brasileira de Liquidacao e
Custodia
Bulgaria Central Depository AD
Bulgarian National Bank
Canada Canadian Depository
for Securities Limited
Chile Deposito Central de Valores S.A.
People's Republic Shanghai Securities Central Clearing &
of China Registration Corporation
Shenzhen Securities Clearing Co., Ltd.
Colombia Deposito Centralizado de Valores
Costa Rica Central de Valores S.A.
* Mandatory depositories include entities for which use is mandatory 1
as a matter of law or effectively mandatory as a matter of market practice.
SCHEDULE B
STATE STREET
GLOBAL CUSTODY NETWORK
MANDATORY* DEPOSITORIES
Country Mandatory Depositories
Croatia Ministry of Finance
National Bank of Croatia
Sredisnja Depozitarna Agencija
Czech Republic Stredisko cennych papiru
Czech National Bank
Denmark Vaerdipapircentralen (Danish
Securities Center)
Egypt Misr Company for Clearing, Settlement,
and Depository
Estonia Eesti Vaartpaberite Keskdepositoorium
Finland Finnish Central Securities
Depository
France Societe Interprofessionnelle
pour la Compensation des
Valeurs Mobilieres
Germany Deutsche Borse Clearing AG
Greece Central Securities Depository
(Apothetirion Titlon AE)
Hong Kong Central Clearing and
Settlement System
Central Moneymarkets Unit
Hungary Kozponti Elszamolohaz es Ertektar
(Budapest) Rt. (KELER)
[Mandatory for Gov't Bonds and
dematerialized equities only; SSB does not
use for other securities]
* Mandatory depositories include entities for which use is mandatory 2
as a matter of law or effectively mandatory as a matter of market practice.
SCHEDULE B
STATE STREET
GLOBAL CUSTODY NETWORK
MANDATORY* DEPOSITORIES
Country Mandatory Depositories
India The National Securities Depository Limited
Central Depository Services India Limited
Reserve Bank of India
Indonesia Bank Indonesia
PT Kustodian Sentral Efek Indonesia
Ireland Central Bank of Ireland
Securities Settlement Office
Israel Tel Aviv Stock Exchange Clearing
House Ltd. (TASE Clearinghouse)
Bank of Israel
(As part of the TASE Clearinghouse system)
Italy Monte Titoli S.p.A.
Banca d'Italia
Ivory Coast Depositaire Central - Banque de Reglement
Jamaica Jamaica Central Securities Depository
Japan Bank of Japan Net System
Kenya Central Bank of Kenya
Republic of Korea Korea Securities Depository Corporation
Latvia Latvian Central Depository
* Mandatory depositories include entities for which use is mandatory 3
as a matter of law or effectively mandatory as a matter of market practice.
SCHEDULE B
STATE STREET
GLOBAL CUSTODY NETWORK
MANDATORY* DEPOSITORIES
Country Mandatory Depositories
Lebanon Custodian and Clearing Center of Financial
Instruments for Lebanon and the Middle East
(MIDCLEAR) ▇.▇.▇.
The Central Bank of Lebanon
Lithuania Central Securities Depository of Lithuania
Malaysia Malaysian Central Depository Sdn. Bhd.
Bank Negara Malaysia,
Scripless Securities Trading and Safekeeping
System
Mauritius Central Depository & Settlement
Co. Ltd.
Mexico S.D. INDEVAL
(Instituto para el Deposito de
Valores)
Morocco Maroclear
The Netherlands Nederlands Centraal Instituut voor
Giraal Effectenverkeer B.V. (NECIGEF)
New Zealand New Zealand Central Securities
Depository Limited
Norway Verdipapirsentralen (the Norwegian Central
Registry of Securities)
* Mandatory depositories include entities for which use is mandatory 4
as a matter of law or effectively mandatory as a matter of market practice.
STATE STREET
GLOBAL CUSTODY NETWORK
MANDATORY* DEPOSITORIES
Country Mandatory Depositories
Oman Muscat Securities Market Depository &
Securities
Registration Company
Pakistan Central Depository Company of Pakistan
Limited
State Bank of Pakistan
Palestine The Palestine Stock Exchange
Peru Caja de Valores y Liquidaciones
CAVALI ICLV S.A.
Philippines Philippines Central Depository, Inc.
Registry of Scripless Securities
(▇▇▇▇) of the Bureau of Treasury
Poland National Depository of Securities
(Krajowy Depozyt Papierow Wartosciowych SA)
Central Treasury Bills Registrar
Portugal Central de Valores Mobiliarios
Qatar Doha Securities Market
Romania National Securities Clearing, Settlement and
Depository Company
Bucharest Stock Exchange Registry Division
National Bank of Romania
Singapore Central Depository (Pte)
Limited
Monetary Authority of Singapore
* Mandatory depositories include entities for which use is mandatory 5
as a matter of law or effectively mandatory as a matter of market practice.
SCHEDULE B
STATE STREET
GLOBAL CUSTODY NETWORK
MANDATORY* DEPOSITORIES
Country Mandatory Depositories
Slovak Republic Stredisko cennych papierov SR
Bratislava, a.s.
National Bank of Slovakia
Slovenia Klirinsko Depotna ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇.▇.
South Africa The Central Depository Limited
Strate Ltd.
Spain Servicio de Compensacion y
Liquidacion de Valores, S.A.
Banco de Espana,
Central de Anotaciones en Cuenta
Sri Lanka Central Depository System
(Pvt) Limited
Sweden Vardepapperscentralen VPC AB
(the Swedish Central Securities Depository)
Switzerland SIS - SegaIntersettle
Taiwan - R.O.C. Taiwan Securities Central
Depository Co., Ltd.
Thailand Thailand Securities Depository
Company Limited
Tunisia Societe Tunisienne Interprofessionelle pour
la Compensation et de Depots de Valeurs
Mobilieres
* Mandatory depositories include entities for which use is mandatory 6
as a matter of law or effectively mandatory as a matter of market practice.
STATE STREET
GLOBAL CUSTODY NETWORK
MANDATORY* DEPOSITORIES
Country Mandatory Depositories
Turkey Takas ve Saklama Bankasi A..
(TAKASBANK)
Central Bank of Turkey
Ukraine National Bank of Ukraine
United Kingdom The Bank of England,
The Central Gilts Office and
The Central Moneymarkets Office
Venezuela Central Bank of Venezuela
Zambia ▇▇▇▇ Central Shares Depository Limited
Bank of Zambia
* Mandatory depositories include entities for which use is mandatory 7
as a matter of law or effectively mandatory as a matter of market practice.
SCHEDULE C
MARKET INFORMATION
Publication/Type of Information Brief Description
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(Frequency)
The
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Guide to Custody in World Markets An overview of safekeeping and settlement
--------------------------------- practices and procedures in each
(annually) market in which State Street Bank and Trust
Company offers custodial services.
Global Custody Network Review Information relating to the operating
----------------------------- history and structure of depositories and
(annually) subcustodians located in the markets in
which State Street Bank and Trust Company
offers custodial services, including
transnational depositories.
Global Legal Survey With respect to each market in which State
------------------- Street Bank and Trust Company offers
(annually) custodial services, opinions relating to
whether local law restricts (i) access of a
fund's independent public accountants to
books and records of a Foreign Sub-Custodian
or Foreign Securities System, (ii) the
Fund's ability to recover in the event of
bankruptcy or insolvency of a Foreign Sub-
Custodian or Foreign Securities System,
(iii) the Fund's ability to recover in the
event of a loss by a Foreign Sub-Custodian
or Foreign Securities System, and (iv) the
ability of a foreign investor to convert
cash and cash equivalents to U.S. dollars.
Subcustodian Agreements Copies of the subcustodian contracts State
----------------------- Street Bank and Trust Company has entered
(annually) into with each subcustodian in the markets
in which State Street Bank and Trust Company
offers subcustody services to its US mutual
fund clients.
Network Bulletins (weekly): Developments of interest to investors in
the markets in which State Street Bank and
Trust Company offers custodial services.
Foreign Custody Advisories (as With respect to markets in which State
necessary): Street Bank and Trust Company offers
custodial services which exhibit special
custody risks, developments which may impact
State Street's ability to deliver expected
levels of service.