EX-99.(G)(4) 7 d387985dex99g4.htm AMENDMENT TO THE FUND ACCOUNTING SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH THE BANK OF NEW YORK ME Amendment to the Fund Accounting Services Agreement with The Bank of New York Me

Exhibit (g)(4)

Amendment

To

Fund Accounting Services Agreement

This Amendment (this “Amendment”), dated as of the last date set forth below, amends the Fund Accounting Services Agreement, dated as of January 1, 2018, as previously amended (the “Agreement”), and is entered into by and between The Bank of New York Mellon (the “Fund Accounting Agent”) and each Fund identified on Exhibit A to this Amendment on behalf of each of its Portfolios identified on Exhibit A, effective as of August 15, 2022. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed to such terms in the Agreement.

Background

The Fund Accounting Agent and certain of the Funds on behalf of certain of the Portfolios previously entered into the Agreement. The parties desire to further amend the Agreement as set forth herein.

Terms

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises contained herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties, intending to be legally bound, agree to all statements made above and as follows:

1.    Modifications to Exhibit A of the Agreement. The Agreement shall be amended by deleting Exhibit A in its entirety and replacing it with the Exhibit A attached to this Amendment.

2.    Adoption of Agreement by New Funds and New Portfolios. Each Fund and each Portfolio of a Fund that has been added to Exhibit A by virtue of this Amendment, if any, acknowledges and agrees that (i) by virtue of its execution of this Amendment, it becomes and is a party to the Agreement as amended by this Amendment as of the Effective Date, or if the Fund Accounting Agent commenced providing services to the Fund or Portfolio, respectively, prior to the Effective Date, as of the date the Fund Accounting Agent first provided services to such Fund or Portfolio, respectively, (ii) it is bound by all terms and conditions of the Agreement as of such date, and (iii) the duly authorized officer of the Fund or Portfolio identified on the signature page annexed hereto has full power and authority to enter into this Amendment on behalf of such Fund or Portfolio.

3.    Remainder of Agreement. Except as specifically modified by this Amendment, all terms and conditions of the Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.

4.    Governing Law. The governing law of the Agreement shall be the governing law of this Amendment.

5.    Entire Agreement. This Amendment constitutes a complete, exclusive and fully integrated record of the agreement of the parties with respect to the subject matter herein and the amendment of the Agreement with respect to such subject matter.

6.    Facsimile Signatures; Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in one more counterparts; such execution of counterparts may occur by manual signature, facsimile signature, manual signature transmitted by means of facsimile transmission or manual signature contained in an imaged document attached to an email transmission; and each such counterpart executed in accordance with the foregoing shall be deemed an original, with all such counterparts together constituting one and the same instrument. The exchange of executed copies of this Amendment or of executed signature pages to this Amendment by facsimile transmission or as an imaged document attached to an email transmission shall constitute effective execution and delivery hereof and may be used for all purposes in lieu of a manually executed copy of this Amendment.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be executed by their duly authorized officers, as of the date set forth below.

 

EACH FUND ON BEHALF OF EACH OF ITS PORTFOLIOS IDENTIFIED ON EXHIBIT A ANNEXED HERETO
By:  

/s/ Jane Trust

Name:   Jane Trust
Title:   President and CEO
Date:   8/10/2022 | 7:26 AM PDT
THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON
By:  

/s/ Barbara Wentzel

Name:   Barbara Wentzel
Title:   Client Executive
Date:   8/15/2022

 

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EXHIBIT A1

(Dated: August 15, 2022)

This Exhibit A, amended and restated effective as of August 15, 2022, is Exhibit A to the Agreement, as amended through the Effective Date.

 

Funds/Portfolios

   

Custodian

   

Manager/

Investment Advisor

Open-End Funds

      

Legg Mason Global Asset Management Trust

      

BrandywineGLOBAL – Alternative Credit Fund

    BNYM    Brandywine

BrandywineGLOBAL – Diversified US Large Cap Value Fund

    BNYM    Brandywine

BrandywineGLOBAL – Dynamic US Large Cap Value Fund

    BNYM    Brandywine

BrandywineGLOBAL – Flexible Bond Fund

    BNYM    Brandywine

BrandywineGLOBAL – Global Opportunities Bond Fund

    BNYM    Brandywine

BrandywineGLOBAL – Global Opportunities Bond Fund (USD Hedged)

    BNYM    Brandywine

BrandywineGLOBAL – Global Unconstrained Bond Fund

    BNYM    Brandywine

BrandywineGLOBAL – Small Cap Value Fund*

    BNYM    Brandywine

ClearBridge Global Infrastructure Income Fund

    BNYM    ClearBridge NA Pty Ltd

ClearBridge International Growth Fund

    BNYM    ClearBridge

ClearBridge Small Cap Fund

    BNYM    ClearBridge

ClearBridge Value Trust

    BNYM    ClearBridge

Franklin Global Market Neutral Fund

    BNYM    Franklin Advisers

Franklin International Equity Fund

    BNYM    Franklin Advisers

Franklin Strategic Real Return Fund

    BNYM    Franklin Advisers

Franklin U.S. Small Cap Equity Fund

    BNYM    Franklin Advisers

Martin Currie Emerging Markets Fund

    BNYM    Martin Currie

Martin Currie International Sustainable Equity Fund

    BNYM    Martin Currie

Martin Currie SMASh Series EM Fund

    BNYM    Martin Currie

Legg Mason Partners Investment Trust

      

BrandywineGLOBAL – Corporate Credit Fund

    BNYM    Brandywine

BrandywineGLOBAL – High Yield Fund

    BNYM    Brandywine

ClearBridge Aggressive Growth Fund

    BNYM    ClearBridge

ClearBridge All Cap Value Fund

    BNYM    ClearBridge

ClearBridge Appreciation Fund

    BNYM    ClearBridge

ClearBridge Dividend Strategy Fund

    BNYM    ClearBridge

ClearBridge International Small Cap Fund

    BNYM    ClearBridge

ClearBridge International Value Fund

    BNYM    ClearBridge

ClearBridge Large Cap Growth Fund

    BNYM    ClearBridge

ClearBridge Large Cap Value Fund

    BNYM    ClearBridge

ClearBridge Mid Cap Fund

    BNYM    ClearBridge

ClearBridge Mid Cap Growth Fund

    BNYM    ClearBridge

 

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Note that open-end Funds, closed-end Funds and Cayman Islands Funds should be identified as such in Exhibit A.

 

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ClearBridge Select Fund

    BNYM    ClearBridge

ClearBridge Small Cap Growth Fund

    BNYM    ClearBridge

ClearBridge Small Cap Value Fund

    BNYM    ClearBridge

ClearBridge Sustainability Leaders Fund

    BNYM    ClearBridge

ClearBridge Tactical Dividend Income Fund

    BNYM    ClearBridge

Franklin Global Dividend Fund

    BNYM    Franklin Advisers

Franklin Global Equity Fund

    BNYM    Franklin Advisers

Franklin Multi-Asset Conservative Growth Fund

    BNYM    Franklin Advisers

Franklin Multi-Asset Defensive Growth Fund

    BNYM    Franklin Advisers

Franklin Multi-Asset Growth Fund

    BNYM    Franklin Advisers

Franklin Multi-Asset Moderate Growth Fund

    BNYM    Franklin Advisers

Franklin S&P 500 Index Fund

    BNYM    Franklin Advisers

Franklin U.S. Large Cap Equity Fund

    BNYM    Franklin Advisers

Legg Mason Partners Income Trust

      

Western Asset California Municipals Fund

    BNYM    Western Asset

Western Asset Corporate Bond Fund

    BNYM    Western Asset

Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund

    BNYM    Western Asset

Western Asset Global High Yield Bond Fund

    BNYM    Western Asset

Western Asset Income Fund

    BNYM    Western Asset

Western Asset Intermediate Maturity California Municipals Fund

    BNYM    Western Asset

Western Asset Intermediate Maturity New York Municipals Fund

    BNYM    Western Asset

Western Asset Intermediate-Term Municipals Fund

    BNYM    Western Asset

Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund

    BNYM    Western Asset

Western Asset Massachusetts Municipals Fund

    BNYM    Western Asset

Western Asset Mortgage Total Return Fund

    BNYM    Western Asset

Western Asset Municipal High Income Fund

    BNYM    Western Asset

Western Asset New Jersey Municipals Fund

    BNYM    Western Asset

Western Asset New York Municipals Fund

    BNYM    Western Asset

Western Asset Oregon Municipals Fund

    BNYM    Western Asset

Western Asset Pennsylvania Municipals Fund

    BNYM    Western Asset

Western Asset Short Duration High Income Fund

    BNYM    Western Asset

Western Asset Short Duration Municipal Income Fund

    BNYM    Western Asset

Western Asset Short-Term Bond Fund

    BNYM    Western Asset

Western Asset Ultra-Short Income Fund

    BNYM    Western Asset

Legg Mason Partners Institutional Trust

      

Western Asset Institutional Government Reserves

    BNYM    Western Asset

Western Asset Institutional Liquid Reserves

    BNYM    Western Asset

Western Asset Institutional U.S. Treasury Obligations Money Market Fund

    BNYM    Western Asset

Western Asset Institutional U.S. Treasury Reserves

    BNYM    Western Asset

Western Asset Premier Institutional Government Reserves

    BNYM    Western Asset

Western Asset Premier Institutional Liquid Reserves

    BNYM    Western Asset

Western Asset Premier Institutional U.S. Treasury Reserves

    BNYM    Western Asset

Western Asset Select Tax Free Reserves

    BNYM    Western Asset

Western Asset SMASh Series C Fund

    BNYM    Western Asset

Western Asset SMASh Series Core Completion Fund

    BNYM    Western Asset

Western Asset SMASh Series Core Plus Completion Fund

    BNYM    Western Asset

Western Asset SMASh Series M Fund

    BNYM    Western Asset

Western Asset SMASh Series TF Fund

    BNYM    Western Asset

 

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Legg Mason Partners Money Market Trust

      

Western Asset Government Reserves

    BNYM    Western Asset

Legg Mason Partners Variable Equity Trust

      

ClearBridge Variable Aggressive Growth Portfolio

    BNYM    ClearBridge

ClearBridge Variable Appreciation Portfolio

    BNYM    ClearBridge

ClearBridge Variable Dividend Strategy Portfolio

    BNYM    ClearBridge

ClearBridge Variable Large Cap Growth Portfolio

    BNYM    ClearBridge

ClearBridge Variable Large Cap Value Portfolio

    BNYM    ClearBridge

ClearBridge Variable Mid Cap Portfolio

    BNYM    ClearBridge

ClearBridge Variable Small Cap Growth Portfolio

    BNYM    ClearBridge

Franklin Multi-Asset Dynamic Multi-Strategy VIT

    BNYM    Franklin Advisers

Franklin Multi-Asset Variable Conservative Growth Fund

    BNYM    Franklin Advisers

Franklin Multi-Asset Variable Growth Fund

    BNYM    Franklin Advisers

Franklin Multi-Asset Variable Moderate Growth Fund

    BNYM    Franklin Advisers

Franklin Templeton Aggressive Model Portfolio

    BNYM    Franklin Advisers

Franklin Templeton Conservative Model Portfolio

    BNYM    Franklin Advisers

Franklin Templeton Moderate Model Portfolio

    BNYM    Franklin Advisers

Franklin Templeton Moderately Aggressive Model Portfolio

    BNYM    Franklin Advisers

Franklin Templeton Moderately Conservative Model Portfolio

    BNYM    Franklin Advisers

Legg Mason Partners Variable Income Trust

      

Western Asset Core Plus VIT Portfolio

    BNYM    Western Asset

Western Asset Variable Global High Yield Bond Portfolio

    BNYM    Western Asset

Master Portfolio Trust

      

Government Portfolio

    BNYM    Western Asset

Liquid Reserves Portfolio

    BNYM    Western Asset

U.S. Treasury Obligations Portfolio

    BNYM    Western Asset

U.S. Treasury Reserves Portfolio

    BNYM    Western Asset

Western Asset Funds, Inc.

      

Western Asset Core Bond Fund

    BNYM    Western Asset

Western Asset Core Plus Bond Fund

    BNYM    Western Asset

Western Asset High Yield Fund

    BNYM    Western Asset

Western Asset Inflation Indexed Plus Bond Fund

    BNYM    Western Asset

Western Asset Intermediate Bond Fund

    BNYM    Western Asset

Western Asset Macro Opportunities Fund

    BNYM    Western Asset

Western Asset Total Return Unconstrained Fund

    BNYM    Western Asset

Open-End Funds (ETFs)

      

Legg Mason ETF Investment Trust

      

ClearBridge All Cap Growth ESG ETF

    BNYM    ClearBridge

ClearBridge Dividend Strategy ESG ETF

    BNYM    ClearBridge

ClearBridge Large Cap Growth ESG ETF

    BNYM    ClearBridge

Franklin International Low Volatility High Dividend Index ETF

    BNYM    Franklin Advisers

Franklin U.S. Low Volatility High Dividend Index ETF

    BNYM    Franklin Advisers

Royce Quant Small-Cap Quality Value ETF

    BNYM    Royce & Associates

 

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Western Asset Short Duration Income ETF

    BNYM    Western Asset

Western Asset Total Return ETF

    BNYM    Western Asset

ActiveShares ETF Trust

      

ClearBridge Focus Value ESG ETF

    BNYM    ClearBridge

Closed-End Funds

      

BrandywineGLOBAL-Global Income Opportunities Fund Inc.

    BNYM    Brandywine

Clarion Partners Real Estate Income Fund Inc.

    BNYM    Clarion Partners

ClearBridge Energy Midstream Opportunity Fund Inc.

    BNYM    ClearBridge

ClearBridge MLP and Midstream Fund Inc.

    BNYM    ClearBridge

ClearBridge MLP and Midstream Total Return Fund Inc.

    BNYM    ClearBridge

Franklin Income Opportunities Fund

    BNYM    Franklin Advisers

LMP Capital and Income Fund Inc.

    BNYM    ClearBridge

Western Asset Diversified Income Fund

    BNYM    Western Asset

Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund Inc.

    BNYM    Western Asset

Western Asset Global Corporate Defined Opportunity Fund Inc.

    BNYM    Western Asset

Western Asset Global High Income Fund Inc.

    BNYM    Western Asset

Western Asset High Income Fund II Inc.

    BNYM    Western Asset

Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund Inc.

    BNYM    Western Asset

Western Asset High Yield Defined Opportunity Fund Inc.

    BNYM    Western Asset

Western Asset Inflation-Linked Opportunities & Income Fund

    BNYM    Western Asset

Western Asset Inflation-Linked Securities & Income Fund

    BNYM    Western Asset

Western Asset Intermediate Muni Fund Inc.

    BNYM    Western Asset

Western Asset Investment Grade Defined Opportunity Trust Inc.

    BNYM    Western Asset

Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund Inc.

    BNYM    Western Asset

Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund Inc.

    BNYM    Western Asset

Western Asset Middle Market Income Fund Inc.

    BNYM    Western Asset

 

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Western Asset Mortgage Opportunity Fund Inc.

    BNYM    Western Asset

Western Asset Municipal High Income Fund Inc.

    BNYM    Western Asset

Western Asset Municipal Partners Fund Inc.

    BNYM    Western Asset

Western Asset Premier Bond Fund

    BNYM    Western Asset

Cayman Island Funds

      

Western Asset Government Money Market Fund, Ltd.

    BNYM    Western Asset

Western Asset Institutional Cash Reserves, Ltd.

    BNYM    Western Asset

Western Asset Institutional Liquid Reserves, Ltd.

    BNYM    Western Asset

Western Asset Premier Institutional Liquid Reserves, Ltd.

    BNYM    Western Asset

Western Asset U.S. Treasury Obligations Money Market Fund, Ltd.

    BNYM    Western Asset

Western Asset U.S. Treasury Reserves, Ltd.

    BNYM    Western Asset

Cayman Island Funds (CFCs)

      

Real Return Fund, Ltd.

       Western Asset

Western Asset Inflation-Linked Income Fund CFC

    BNYM    Western Asset

Western Asset Inflation-Linked Opportunities & Income Fund CFC

    BNYM    Western Asset

 

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Added to Exhibit as of the Effective Date

 

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