AMENDMENT Amendment made as of May 16, 2001 to that certain Master Custody Agreement dated as of February 16, 1996, as thereafter amended, between each of the investment companies listed on Schedule 1 hereto (each, a “Fund”) and The Bank of New York (“Custodian”) (such Master Custody Agreement hereinafter referred to as the “Custody Agreement”). W I T N E S S E T H : WHEREAS, Rule 17f-7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Rule”), was adopted on June 12, 2000 by the Securities and Exchange Commission; WHEREAS, the Fund and Custodian desire to amend the Custody Agreement to conform with the Rule; NOW, THEREFORE, the Fund and Custodian hereby agree as follows: A. The following new Article is hereby added to the Custody Agreement: Foreign Depositories 1.

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