EX-99.(G)(1)(II) 5 tv496240_ex99-g1ii.htm LETTER AMENDMENT TO THE STATE STREET BANK CUSTODIAN AGREEMENT

 

Exhibit (g)(1)(ii)

 

June 21, 2018

 

State Street Bank and Trust Company

One Lincoln Street

Boston, MA 02111

 

Re:Amendment to the Amended and Restated Custodian Agreement, dated as of August 8, 2017, by and among GMO Trust, on behalf of its series of the Trust, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (“GMO”) and State Street Bank and Trust Company (“State Street Bank”), as amended (the “Custodian Agreement”), and the Amended and Restated Delegation Agreement, dated as of June 29, 2001, by and between State Street Bank and GMO Trust, on behalf of its series of the Trust, as amended (the “Delegation Agreement”)

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

GMO Trust hereby notifies you that it has established one additional series of shares, namely, GMO Strategic Short-Term Fund (the “New Fund”). The Trust (as defined in each of the Custodian Agreement and the Delegation Agreement) desires that you serve as (i) custodian of the assets of the New Fund under the terms of the Custodian Agreement and (ii) delegate with respect to the assets of the New Fund under the terms of the Delegation Agreement.

 

If you agree to so serve as custodian and delegate for the New Fund, kindly sign and return to the Trust the enclosed counterpart hereof, whereupon the New Fund shall be deemed a “Fund” under each of the Custodian Agreement and Delegation Agreement. This letter agreement shall constitute an amendment to the Custodian Agreement and the Delegation Agreement and, as such, a binding agreement among the Trust, GMO (only in the case of the Custodian Agreement) and you in accordance with its terms. An amended Schedule A with a list of GMO Trust Funds is attached hereto.

 

Furthermore, please sign below to reflect your agreement to amend Schedule A to each of the Remote Access Services Agreement, dated as of August 5, 2015, and the Funds Transfer and Transaction Operating Guidelines Agreement, dated as of November 4, 2008, each by and among State Street Bank and the Trust on behalf of each of its series listed on Schedule A thereto, in order to add the New Fund to each such Schedule A.

 

The New Fund will provide five business days’ notice to State Street Bank prior to the commencement of the New Fund’s operations.

 

Notice

 

A copy of the Declaration of Trust, together with all amendments thereto, is on file with the Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and notice is hereby given that this instrument is executed on behalf of the Trust by an officer of the Trust as an officer and not individually and that the obligations of this instrument are not binding upon any of the Trustees or officers of the Trust or shareholders of any series of the Trust individually but are binding only upon the assets and property of the Trust or the respective series.

 

   

 

 

State Street Bank and Trust Company

 

Sincerely,

 

GMO TRUST

 

By: /s/ Douglas Y. Charton  

Name: Douglas Y. Charton  
Title: Clerk  

 

GRANTHAM, MAYO, VAN OTTERLOO & CO. LLC

 

By: /s/ Greg Pottle  

Name: Greg Pottle  
Title: General Counsel  

Reviewed by: DYC

 

The foregoing is hereby

accepted and agreed.

 

STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY

 

By: /s/ Andrew Erickson  

Name: Andrew Erickson  
Title: Executive Vice President  

 

This instrument is executed on behalf of  Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (“GMO”) by a duly authorized officer or other agent solely in his or her capacity as an authorized signatory, pursuant to delegated authority from GMO, and not individually.  The obligations of or arising out of this instrument are not binding upon any officer or other agent, partner, member or director of GMO individually, but are binding only upon  GMO and its assets.  A Certificate of Organization of GMO is on file with the Secretary of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

 

A copy of the Amended and Restated Agreement and Declaration of Trust of the Trust is on file with the Secretary of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and notice is hereby given that this instrument is executed on behalf of the Trustees of the Trust as Trustees and not individually and that the obligations of this instrument are not binding upon any of the Trustees or shareholders individually but are binding only upon the assets and property of the Fund.

 

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State Street Bank and Trust Company

 

Schedule A

 

(Amended as of June 21, 2018)

 

List of GMO Trust Funds

 

GMO Alpha Only Fund GMO International Developed Equity Allocation Fund
   
GMO Asset Allocation Bond Fund GMO International Equity Allocation Fund
   
GMO Benchmark-Free Allocation Fund GMO International Equity Fund
   
GMO Benchmark-Free Fund GMO International Large/Mid Cap Equity Fund
   
GMO Climate Change Fund GMO Opportunistic Income Fund
   
GMO Core Plus Bond Fund GMO Quality Fund
   
GMO Emerging Country Debt Fund GMO Resources Fund
   
GMO Emerging Domestic Opportunities Fund GMO Risk Premium Fund
   
GMO Emerging Markets Fund GMO SGM Major Markets Fund
   
GMO Foreign Small Companies Fund GMO Special Opportunities Fund
   
GMO Global Asset Allocation Fund GMO Strategic Opportunities Allocation Fund
   
GMO Global Developed Equity Allocation Fund GMO Strategic Short-Term Fund
   
GMO Global Equity Allocation Fund GMO Tax-Managed International Equities Fund
   
GMO High Yield Fund GMO U. S. Equity Fund
   
GMO Implementation Fund GMO U.S. Treasury Fund

 

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