BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN & CO. - GLOBAL CUSTODY NETWORK U.S. GLOBAL ACCOLADE FUNDS APPENDIX A TO THE CUSTODIAN AGREEMENT COUNTRY SUBCUSTODIAN DEPOSITORIES -------------- ----------------------------------------- --------------- AUSTRALIA NATIONAL AUSTRALIA BANK LTD.(NAB) Austraclear National Australia Bank Agt. 5/1/85 CHESS Agreement Amendment 2/13/92 RBA Omnibus Amendment 11/22/93 BRAZIL BANKBOSTON NA, SAO PAULO CBLC The First National Bank of Boston Agreement 1/5/88 Omnibus Amendment 2/22/94 Amendment 7/29/96 BULGARIA ING BANK NV, SOFIA BNB ING Bank N.V. Agreement 9/15/97 CDAD CANADA ROYAL BANK OF CANADA (RBC) Bank of Canada The Royal Bank of Canada Agreement CDS 2/23/96 CZECH CITIBANK AS FOR CITIBANK NA CNB-TKD System REPUBLIC Citibank, N.A., New York Agt. 7/16/81 SCP New York Agreement Amendment 8/31/90 New York Agreement Amendment 7/26/96 Citibank NA / Citibank AS Agreement 6/24/96 ESTONIA HANSAPANK, TALLINN FOR MERITA BANK ECDSL Merita Bank Agreement 12/1/97 ***BBH'S RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS SUBCUSTODIAN IS CONDITIONED ON THE ABILITY OF BBH TO RECOVER FROM THE SUBCUSTODIAN.. IN ADDITION, BBH DOES NOT ACCEPT DELEGATION IN THIS MARKET.*** FINLAND MERITA BANK PLC FCSD Union Bank of Finland Agreement 2/27/89 Omnibus Amendment 4/6/94 FRANCE CREDIT AGRICOLE INDOSUEZ (CAI) BdF Banque Indosuez Agreement 7/19/90 SICOVAM Omnibus Amendment 3/10/94 1/10/01 PAGE 1 OF 5 525 COUNTRY SUBCUSTODIAN DEPOSITORIES -------------- ----------------------------------------- --------------- GERMANY DRESDNER BANK AG CBF Dresdner Bank Agreement 10/6/95 HONG KONG HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORP. CMU LTD (HSBC) HKSCC Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corp. Agt. 4/19/91 Omnibus Supplement 12/29/93 Schedule 5/14/96 HUNGARY CITIBANK BUDAPEST RT. FOR CITIBANK NA KELER Ltd Citibank, N.A., New York Agt. 7/16/81 New York Agreement Amendment 8/31/90 New York Agreement Amendment 7/26/96 Citibank, N.A. Subsidiary Amendment 10/19/95 Citibank, N.A. / Citibank Budapest Agreement 6/23/92 Citibank, N.A. / Citibank Budapest Amendment 9/29/92 INDONESIA CITIBANK NA, JAKARTA PT KSEI Citibank, N.A., New York Agt. 7/16/81 New York Agreement Amendment 8/31/90 New York Agreement Amendment 7/26/96 ITALY BANCA COMMERCIALE ITALIANA (BCI) Monte Titoli Banca Commerciale Italiana Agreement S.P.A. 5/8/89 Agreement Amendment 10/8/93 Omnibus Amendment 12/14/93 JAPAN BANK OF TOKYO - MITSUBISHI, LTD. (BTM) BoJ Bank of Tokyo - Mitsubishi Agreement JASDEC 6/17/96 KOREA CITIBANK NA, SEOUL KSD Citibank, N.A., New York Agt. 7/16/81 New York Agreement Amendment 8/31/90 New York Agreement Amendment 7/26/96 Citibank, Seoul Agreement Supplement 10/28/94 LATVIA MERITA BANK PLC, RIGA Bank of Latvia Union Bank of Finland Agreement 2/27/89 LCD Omnibus Amendment 4/6/94 Side Letter Agreement pending LATVIA HANSABANK, RIGA FOR MERITA BANK Bank of Latvia Merita Bank Agreement 12/1/97 LCD ***REQUIRES ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTATION PRIOR TO INVESTMENT.*** 1/10/01 PAGE 2 OF 5 525 COUNTRY SUBCUSTODIAN DEPOSITORIES -------------- ----------------------------------------- --------------- LITHUANIA VILNIAUS BANKAS, VILNIUS FOR MERITA BANK CSDL Merita Bank Agreement 12/1/97 ***BBH'S RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS SUBCUSTODIAN IS CONDITIONED ON THE ABILITY OF BBH TO RECOVER FROM THE SUBCUSTODIAN. IN ADDITION, BBH DOES NOT ACCEPT DELEGATION IN THIS MARKET.*** LUXEMBOURG KREDIETBANK LUXEMBOURG (KBL) CBL Kredietbank Luxembourg Agt. 4/7/98 MALAYSIA HSBC BANK MALAYSIA BERHAD (HBMB) FOR BNM HONGKONG SHANGHAI BANKING CORP. (HSBC) MCD Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corp. Agt. 4/19/91 Omnibus Supplement 12/29/93 Schedule 5/14/96 Malaysia Subsidiary Supplement 5/23/94 Side letter Agreement dated 7/28/97 MEXICO BANCO SANTANDER MEXICANO SA (BSM) FOR Banxico BANCO DE SANTANDER Indeval Banco de Santander Agreement 12/14/88 Subsidiary Amendment 10/18/96 NEW ZEALAND NATIONAL AUSTRALIA BANK LTD. (NAB), NZCSD AUCKLAND National Australia Bank Agt. 5/1/85 Agreement Amendment 2/13/92 Omnibus Amendment 11/22/93 New Zealand Addendum 3/7/89 NORWAY DEN NORSKE BANK VPS Den norske Bank Agreement 11/16/94 PHILIPPINES CITIBANK NA, MANILA PCD Citibank, N.A., New York Agt. 7/16/81 ROSS New York Agreement Amendment 8/31/90 New York Agreement Amendment 7/26/96 POLAND CITIBANK (POLAND) SA FOR CITIBANK NA CRBS Citibank, N.A., New York Agt. 7/16/81 NDS New York Agreement Amendment 8/31/90 New York Agreement Amendment 7/26/96 Citibank Subsidiary Amendment 10/30/95 Citibank, N.A. / Citibank Poland S.A. Agt. 11/6/92 PORTUGAL BANCO COMERCIAL PORTUGUES SA (BCP) CVM Banco Comercial Portugues 5/18/98 1/10/01 PAGE 3 OF 5 525 COUNTRY SUBCUSTODIAN DEPOSITORIES -------------- ----------------------------------------- --------------- ROMANIA ING BANK NV, BUCHAREST BSE ING Bank N.V. Agreement 9/29/97 NBR SNCDD RUSSIA CITIBANK T/O FOR CITIBANK NA VTB Citibank, N.A., New York Agt. 7/16/81 NDC New York Agreement Amendment 8/31/90 New York Agreement Amendment 7/26/96 Citibank, N.A. Subsidiary Amendment 10/19/95 Citibank N.A. / Citibank T/O Agt. 6/16/97 Side Letter Agt. 8/18/97 ***REQUIRES SIGNED AMENDMENT TO THE CUSTODIAN AGREEMENT PRIOR TO INVESTMENT.*** RUSSIA CREDIT SUISSE FIRST BOSTON AO (CSFB AO) VTB FOR CREDIT SUISSE, ZURICH Credit Suisse First Boston Agreement 8/18/99 Credit Suisse, Zurich Agreement 4/30/96 ***REQUIRES SIGNED AMENDMENT TO THE CUSTODIAN AGREEMENT PRIOR TO INVESTMENT.*** SINGAPORE HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORP. LTD. CDP (HSBC), SINGAPORE Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corp. Agt. 4/19/91 Omnibus Supplement 12/29/93 Schedule 5/14/96 SLOVAKIA ING BANK NV, BRATISLAVA NBS ING Bank N.V. Agreement 9/1/98 SCP SOUTH AFRICA STANDARD BANK OF SOUTH AFRICA (SBSA) CDL Standard Bank of South Africa STRATE Agreement 3/11/94 SPAIN BANCO SANTANDER CENTRAL HISPANO SA (BSCH) Banco de Espana Banco de Santander Agreement 12/14/88 SCL SRI LANKA HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORP. LTD. CDS (HSBC), COLOMBO Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corp. Agt. 4/19/91 Omnibus Supplement 12/29/93 Schedule 5/14/96 SWITZERLAND UBS AG SIS Union Bank of Switzerland Agreement 12/20/88 Omnibus Amendment 11/29/94 1/10/01 PAGE 4 OF 5 525 COUNTRY SUBCUSTODIAN DEPOSITORIES -------------- ----------------------------------------- --------------- TAIWAN STANDARD CHARTERED BANK (SCB), TAIPEI TSCD Standard Chartered Bank Agreement 2/18/92 Omnibus Amendment 6/13/94 Appendix 4/8/96 THAILAND HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORP. LTD. TSDC (HSBC), BANGKOK Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corp. Agt. 4/19/91 Omnibus Supplement 12/29/93 Schedule 5/14/96 UNITED KINGDOM HSBC BANK PLC CMO Midland Bank Agreement 8/8/90 CREST Omnibus Amendment 12-15-93 NOTES: 1.) The depositories in Panama and Venezuela are presently elective. It is not the current intention of Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. to use such depositories unless their use becomes compulsory. Euroclear is compulsory for fixed income obligations and elective for equities. Currently, Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. uses Euroclear for settlement of equities where we are instructed to do so. We do not use Euroclear for the ongoing safekeeping of equities. 2.) If you are authorizing investment in Bolivia, Costa Rica, Cyprus, Estonia, Ghana, Lithuania, Panama or Nigeria, these arrangements are the subject of additional information in Schedule A to the FCM report. 3.) This appendix reflects changes to the listed markets, subcustodians and/or central depositories which have been reported within the FCM report(s) through the date referenced in the lower left hand corner of this appendix. I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THE BOARD OR ITS DELEGATE HAS APPROVED THE COUNTRIES AND CENTRAL DEPOSITORIES LISTED ON THIS APPENDIX /s/ Susan B. McGee ---------------------------------------- SIGNATURE NAME: Susan B. McGee TITLE: Executive Vice President DATE: September 24, 2001 1/10/01 PAGE 5 OF 5 525