EX-99.g.1.viii
AMENDMENT NO.10 TO
MUTUAL FUND CUSTODY AND SERVICES AGREEMENT
THIS AMENDMENT (“Amendment”) is made as of December 1, 2025 (the “Effective Date”) to that certain Mutual Fund Custody and Services Agreement dated as of July 20, 2007 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified, the “Agreement”) by and between each investment company set forth on Appendix D thereto (each an “Existing Fund” and collectively, the “Existing Funds”), on behalf of its respective Series, and The Bank of New York Mellon (the “Custodian”).
BACKGROUND:
| A. | Custodian serves as custodian and performs certain services for the Existing Funds pursuant to the Agreement. |
| B. | The parties desire to amend the Agreement as set forth herein. |
| C. | This Background section is incorporated by reference into and made part of this Amendment |
TERMS:
In consideration of the foregoing and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged by each party, and intending to be legally bound, the parties agree as follows:
| 1. | Appendix D of the Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with Appendix D attached hereto. |
| 2. | Miscellaneous. |
(a) Capitalized terms used in this Amendment not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in the Agreement.
(b) As hereby amended and supplemented, the Agreement shall remain in full force and effect. In the event of a conflict between the terms of this Amendment and the terms of the Agreement, the terms of this Amendment shall control with respect to the matters described herein.
(c) The parties expressly agree that this Amendment may be executed in one or more counterparts and expressly agree that such execution may occur by manual signature on a physically delivered copy of this Amendment, by a manual signature on a copy of this Amendment transmitted by facsimile transmission, by a manual signature on a copy of this Amendment transmitted as an imaged document attached to an email, or by “Electronic Signature”, which is hereby defined to mean inserting an image, representation or symbol of a signature into an electronic copy of this Amendment by electronic, digital or other technological methods. Each 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 counterparts of this Amendment or of executed signature pages to counterparts of this Amendment, in either case by facsimile transmission or as an imaged document attached to an email transmission, shall constitute effective execution and delivery of this Amendment and may be used for all purposes in lieu of a manually executed and physically delivered copy of this Amendment.
(d) If any provision or provisions of this Amendment shall be held to be invalid, unlawful or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be executed by their duly authorized officers designated below on the date and year first above written. An authorized representative, if executing this Amendment by Electronic Signature, affirms authorization to execute this Amendment by Electronic Signature and that the Electronic Signature represents an intent to enter into this Amendment and an agreement with its terms.
THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON
| By: | /s/ Allison M. Gardner | |
| Name: | Allison M. Gardner | |
| Title: | Senior Vice President |
NC MACAU I, LTD.
By: Nomura Alternative Strategies, a series of Nomura Investment Management Business Trust, solely in its capacity of investment adviser
By signing below Nomura Alternative Strategies in its individual capacity covenants to the Custodian that NC Macau I, Ltd. has the power to authorize and direct, and has duly authorized and directed, Nomura Alternative Strategies to bind it to the terms of this Amendment |
| By: | /s/ Daniel Geatens | |
| Name: | Daniel Geatens | |
| Title: | Senior Vice President |
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NC MACAU II, LTD.
By: Nomura Alternative Strategies, a series of Nomura Investment Management Business Trust, solely in its capacity of investment adviser
By signing below Nomura Alternative Strategies in its individual capacity covenants to the Custodian that NC Macau II, Ltd. has the power to authorize and direct, and has duly authorized and directed, Nomura Alternative Strategies to bind it to the terms of this Amendment |
| By: | /s/ Daniel Geatens | |
| Name: | Daniel Geatens | |
| Title: | Senior Vice President |
CHATTANOOGA OPPORTUNITIES LLC
By: Nomura Alternative Strategies, a series of Nomura Investment Management Business Trust, solely in its capacity of investment adviser
By signing below Nomura Alternative Strategies in its individual capacity covenants to the Custodian that Chattanooga Opportunities LLC has the power to authorize and direct, and has duly authorized and directed, Nomura Alternative Strategies to bind it to the terms of this Amendment |
| By: | /s/ Daniel Geatens | |
| Name: | Daniel Geatens | |
| Title: | Senior Vice President |
IVY ASF II, LTD.
By: Nomura Alternative Strategies, a series of Nomura Investment Management Business Trust, solely in its capacity of investment adviser
By signing below Nomura Alternative Strategies in its individual capacity covenants to the Custodian that Ivy ASF II, Ltd. has the power to authorize and direct, and has duly authorized and directed, Nomura Alternative Strategies to bind it to the terms of this Amendment
| By: | /s/ Daniel Geatens | |
| Name: | Daniel Geatens | |
| Title: | Senior Vice President |
IVY VIP ASF II, LTD.
By: Nomura Alternative Strategies, a series of Nomura Investment Management Business Trust, solely in its capacity of investment adviser
By signing below Nomura Alternative Strategies in its individual capacity covenants to the Custodian that Ivy VIP ASF II, Ltd. has the power to authorize and direct, and has duly authorized and directed, Nomura Alternative Strategies to bind it to the terms of this Amendment
| By: | /s/ Daniel Geatens | |
| Name: | Daniel Geatens | |
| Title: | Senior Vice President |
IVY ASF III, LLC
By: Nomura Alternative Strategies, a series of Nomura Investment Management Business Trust, solely in its capacity of investment adviser
By signing below Nomura Alternative Strategies in its individual capacity covenants to the Custodian that Ivy ASF III, LLC has the power to authorize and direct, and has duly authorized and directed, Nomura Alternative Strategies to bind it to the terms of this Amendment
| By: | /s/ Daniel Geatens | |
| Name: | Daniel Geatens | |
| Title: | Senior Vice President |
IVY VIP ASF III (SBP), LLC
By: Nomura Alternative Strategies, a series of Nomura Investment Management Business Trust, solely in its capacity of investment adviser
By signing below Nomura Alternative Strategies in its individual capacity covenants to the Custodian that Ivy VIP ASF III (SBP), LLC has the power to authorize and direct, and has duly authorized and directed, Nomura Alternative Strategies to bind it to the terms of this Amendment
| By: | /s/ Daniel Geatens | |
| Name: | Daniel Geatens | |
| Title: | Senior Vice President |
IVY WGA ASF III (SBP), LLC
By: Nomura Alternative Strategies, a series of Nomura Investment Management Business Trust, solely in its capacity of investment adviser
By signing below Nomura Alternative Strategies in its individual capacity covenants to the Custodian that Ivy WGA ASF III (SBP), LLC has the power to authorize and direct, and has duly authorized and directed, Nomura Alternative Strategies to bind it to the terms of this Amendment
| By: | /s/ Daniel Geatens | |
| Name: | Daniel Geatens | |
| Title: | Senior Vice President | |
DELAWARE GROUP ADVISER FUNDS
DELAWARE GROUP CASH RESERVE
DELAWARE
GROUP EQUITY FUNDS II
DELAWARE GROUP EQUITY FUNDS IV
DELAWARE GROUP EQUITY FUNDS V
DELAWARE GROUP GLOBAL & INTERNATIONAL FUNDS
DELAWARE
GROUP GOVERNMENT FUND
DELAWARE GROUP INCOME FUNDS
DELAWARE GROUP LIMITED-TERM GOVERNMENT FUNDS
DELAWARE
GROUP STATE TAX-FREE INCOME TRUST
DELAWARE GROUP TAX-FREE FUND
DELAWARE POOLED TRUST
DELAWARE VIP TRUST
IVY FUNDS
IVY VARIABLE INSURANCE PORTFOLIOS
VOYAGEUR MUTUAL FUNDS
VOYAGEUR MUTUAL FUNDS II
VOYAGEUR TAX FREE FUNDS
| By: | /s/ Daniel Geatens | |
| Name: | Daniel Geatens | |
| Title: | Senior Vice President |
Appendix D
The following Registrants and Series are covered by, and made parties to, the Agreement as of the date first written above.
| Registrants and Series |
Delaware Group® Adviser Funds Nomura Diversified Income Fund |
Delaware Group® Cash Reserve Nomura Ultrashort Fund |
Delaware Group® Equity Funds II Nomura Value® Fund |
Delaware Group® Equity Funds IV Nomura Healthcare Fund Nomura Growth and Income Fund Nomura Opportunity Fund |
Delaware Group® Equity Funds V Nomura Small Cap Core Fund Nomura Small Cap Value Fund Nomura Wealth Builder Fund |
Delaware Group® Global & International Funds Nomura Emerging Markets Fund |
Delaware Group® Government Fund Nomura Emerging Markets Debt Corporate Fund Nomura Strategic Income Fund |
Delaware Group® Income Funds Nomura Corporate Bond Fund Nomura Extended Duration Bond Fund Nomura Floating Rate Fund |
Delaware Group® Limited-Term Government Funds Nomura Limited-Term Diversified Income Fund Nomura Tax-Free Oregon Fund |
Delaware Group® State Tax-Free Income Trust Nomura Tax-Free Pennsylvania Fund |
Delaware Group® Tax-Free Fund Nomura Tax-Free USA Fund Nomura Tax-Free USA Intermediate Fund |
Delaware Pooled® Trust Nomura Global Listed Real Assets Fund |
| Registrants and Series |
Delaware VIP® Trust Nomura VIP®
Emerging Markets Series Nomura VIP® Limited Duration
Bond Series Nomura VIP® Total Return Series |
Ivy Funds Nomura Asset Strategy Fund Nomura International Core Equity Fund Nomura Mid Cap Income Opportunities Fund
Nomura Science and Technology Fund Nomura Systematic Emerging Markets Equity Fund |
Ivy Variable Insurance Portfolios Nomura VIP Asset Strategy Series Nomura VIP Global Growth
Series Nomura VIP International Core Equity Series |
| Registrants and Series |
Ivy Variable Insurance Portfolios (continued) Nomura VIP Natural Resources Series Nomura VIP Pathfinder Moderate - Managed Volatility
Series Nomura VIP Pathfinder Moderately Aggressive - Managed
Volatility Series Nomura VIP Pathfinder Moderately Conservative - Managed
Volatility Series Nomura VIP Smid Cap Core Series Nomura VIP Value Series |
Voyageur Mutual Funds Nomura Minnesota High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund
Nomura Tax-Free Idaho Fund Nomura Tax-Free New York Fund |
Voyageur Mutual Funds II Nomura Tax-Free Colorado Fund |
Voyageur Tax Free Funds Nomura Tax-Free Minnesota Fund |
| NC Macau I, Ltd. |
| NC Macau II, Ltd. |
| Chattanooga Opportunities LLC |
| Ivy ASF II, Ltd. |
| Ivy VIP ASF II, Ltd. |
| Ivy ASF III, LLC |
| Ivy VIP ASF III (SBP), LLC |
| Ivy WGA ASF III (SBP), LLC |