Sub-custodian List

Note: State Street Bank International GmbH, Luxembourg Branch, acting as depositary, has delegated those safekeeping duties to State Street Bank and Trust Company with registered office at One Congress Street, Suite 1, Boston, MA 02114-2016, USA, whom it has appointed as its global sub-custodian. State Street Bank and Trust Company as global sub-custodian has appointed local sub-custodians within the State Street Global Custody Network.

Albania: Raiffeisen Bank sh.a., Tirana

Argentina: Citibank, N.A., Buenos Aires

Australia: Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited, Sydney

Austria: UniCredit Bank Austria AG, Vienna

Bahrain: First Abu Dhabi Bank, Manama

Bangladesh: Standard Chartered Bank, Dhaka

Belgium: BNP Paribas S.A., Paris (operating through the Paris office with support from its Brussels branch)

Benin: via Standard Chartered Bank Côte d’Ivoire S.A., Abidjan

Bermuda: HSBC Bank Bermuda Limited, Hamilton

Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina: UniCredit Bank d.d., Sarajevo

Botswana: Standard Chartered Bank Botswana Limited, Gaborone

Brazil: Citibank, N.A. – São Paulo Branch, São Paulo

Bulgaria: Citibank Europe Plc, Bulgaria Branch, Sofia; UniCredit Bulbank AD, Sofia

Burkina Faso: via Standard Chartered Bank Côte d’Ivoire S.A., Abidjan

Canada: State Street Trust Company Canada, Toronto

Chile: Banco de Chile, Santiago

China – QFI scheme and CIBM: HSBC Bank (China) Company Limited, Shanghai; China Construction Bank Corporation, Beijing

China – B-share market: HSBC Bank (China) Company Limited, Shanghai

China Connect (Stock Connect): Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) Limited, Hong Kong

China Connect (Bond Connect): Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) Limited, Hong Kong

Clearstream: Clearstream Banking S.A., Luxembourg

Colombia: Cititrust Colombia S.A. Sociedad Fiduciaria, Bogota

Costa Rica: Banco BCT S.A., San Jose

Croatia: Privredna Banka Zagreb d.d., Zagreb; Zagrebacka Banka d.d., Zagreb

Cyprus: via BNP Paribas S.A., Athens (operating remotely to service the Cyprus market)

Czech Republic: Ceskoslovenská obchodní banka a.s., Prague; UniCredit Bank Czech Republic and Slovakia, a.s., Praha

Denmark: Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (SEB), Copenhagen

Egypt: Citibank, N.A. Egypt, New Cairo; for Government Bonds: Egyptian Central Securities Depository (ECSD)

Estonia: AS SEB Pank, Tallinn

Euroclear: Euroclear Bank, Brussels

Finland: Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (Publ), Helsinki

France: BNP Paribas S.A., Paris

Republic of Georgia: JSC Bank of Georgia, Tbilisi

Germany: Deutsche Bank AG, Frankfurt; State Street Bank International GmbH, Munich⁽¹⁾

Ghana: Standard Chartered Bank Ghana Plc, Accra

Greece: BNP Paribas S.A., Athens

Guinea-Bissau: via Standard Chartered Bank Côte d’Ivoire S.A., Abidjan

Hong Kong: Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited, Hong Kong

Hungary: UniCredit Bank Hungary Zrt., Budapest; Citibank Europe Plc, Hungarian Branch, Budapest

Iceland: Landsbankinn hf, Reykjavik

India: Citibank, N.A., Mumbai; Deutsche Bank AG Investor Services, Mumbai; Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited, Mumbai

Indonesia: Standard Chartered Bank, Indonesia Branch, Jakarta; Deutsche Bank AG Securities Services, Jakarta (effective settlement date on or after April 29, 2024, please refer only to above Deutsche Bank information)

Ireland: via Euroclear Bank, Brussels

Israel: Bank Hapoalim B.M., Tel Aviv

Italy: Intesa Sanpaolo S.p.A., Milan

Ivory Coast: Standard Chartered Bank Côte d’Ivoire S.A., Abidjan

Japan: Mizuho Bank Limited⁽²⁾, Tokyo; Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, Japan Branch, Tokyo⁽³⁾

Jordan: Standard Chartered Bank, Dubai (United Arab Emirates)

Kazakhstan: JSC Citibank Kazakhstan, Almaty

Kenya: Standard Chartered Bank Kenya Limited, Nairobi

Republic of Korea: Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited, Seoul; Deutsche Bank Securities Service, Seoul

Kuwait: First Abu Dhabi Bank, Kuwait City

Latvia: AS SEB Banka, Riga

Lithuania: SEB Bankas, Vilnius

Luxembourg: via the international central securities depositories: via Clearstream Banking S.A., Luxembourg; via Euroclear Bank, Brussels

Malawi: Standard Bank Plc, Blantyre

Malaysia: Standard Chartered Bank Malaysia Berhad, Kuala Lumpur

Mali: via Standard Chartered Bank Côte d’Ivoire S.A., Abidjan

Malta: via Clearstream Banking S.A. Luxembourg

Mauritius: Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited, Ebene

Mexico: Banco Nacional de México S.A. (Banamex) Global Securities Services, Mexico City

Morocco: Citibank Maghreb, Casablanca

Namibia: Standard Bank Namibia Limited, Windhoek

Netherlands: BNP Paribas S.A., Paris (operating through the Paris office with support from its Amsterdam branch)

New Zealand: Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited, Auckland

Niger: via Standard Chartered Bank Côte d’Ivoire S.A., Abidjan

Nigeria: Stanbic IBTC Bank Plc., Lagos

Norway: Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken Securities Services, Oslo

Oman: First Abu Dhabi Bank, Muscat

Pakistan: Deutsche Bank AG, Karachi; Citibank N.A., Karachi (effective October 1, 2021, all new account openings are being directed to Citibank)

Panama: Citibank, N.A., Panama City

Peru: Citibank del Perú S.A., Lima

Philippines: Standard Chartered Bank, Philippines Branch, Makati City; Deutsche Bank AG Philippines branch,Taguig City (effective settlement date on or after April 8, 2024, please refer to Deutsche Bank)

Poland: Bank Handlowy w Warszawie S.A., Warsaw

Portugal: via Citibank Europe Plc, Dublin

Qatar: HSBC Bank Middle East Limited, Doha

Romania: Citibank Europe Plc, Dublin - Romania Branch, Bucharest

Russia: AO Citibank, Moscow⁽⁶⁾

Saudi Arabia: FAB Capital, Riyadh

Senegal: via Standard Chartered Bank Côte d’Ivoire S.A., Abidjan

Serbia: Unicredit Bank Serbia JSC, Belgrade

Singapore: Citibank, N.A., Citigroup Global Transaction Services, Singapore

Slovak Republic: UniCredit Bank Czech Republic and Slovakia, a.s., Bratislava

Slovenia: UniCredit Banka Slovenija d.d., Ljubljana

South Africa: Standard Chartered Bank Johannesburg Branch, Johannesburg⁽⁴⁾; FirstRand Bank Limited, Johannesburg⁽⁵⁾

Spain: Citibank Europe Plc., Dublin

Sri Lanka: Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited, Colombo

Republic of Srpska: UniCredit Bank d.d., Sarajevo

Sweden: Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB, Stockholm

Switzerland: UBS Switzerland AG, Zurich

Taiwan: Standard Chartered Bank (Taiwan) Limited, Taipei

Tanzania: Standard Chartered Bank Tanzania Limited, Dar es Salaam

Thailand: Standard Chartered Bank (Thai) Public Company Limited, Bangkok

Togo: via Standard Chartered Bank Côte d’Ivoire S.A., Abidjan

Tunisia: Union Internationale de Banques, Tunis

Turkey: Citibank, A.S., Istanbul

Uganda: Standard Chartered Bank Uganda Limited, Kampala

Ukraine: JSC Citibank, Kyiv

United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) : First Abu Dhabi Bank PJSC, Abu Dhabi

United Arab Emirates – Dubai Financial Market (DFM) : First Abu Dhabi Bank PJSC, Abu Dhabi

United Arab Emirates – Dubai International Financial Center (DIFC) : First Abu Dhabi Bank PJSC, Abu Dhabi

United Kingdom: State Street Bank and Trust Company, United Kingdom Branch, Edinburgh

United States: State Street Bank and Trust Company, Boston

Uruguay: Banco Itaú Uruguay S.A., Montevideo

Vietnam: Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited, Ho Chi Minh City

Zambia: Standard Chartered Bank Zambia Plc, Lusaka

Zimbabwe: Stanbic Bank Zimbabwe Limited, Harare (as delegate of Standard Bank of South Africa Limited)

Sub-Custodians appointed by State Street Bank International GmbH, Luxembourg Branch directly for safekeeping collateral received by UCITS and AIFs using them as collateral managers:

-   J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A., London Branch, London
-   JP Morgan SE, Frankfurt
-   The Bank of New York Mellon, London Branch, London
-   The Bank of New York Mellon, New York
-   Deutsche Bank AG, Frankfurt
-   Euroclear Bank S.A./NV, Luxembourg

⁽¹⁾ For Germany, the Depositary has not delegated the safekeeping duties to State Street Bank and Trust Company. Instead the Depositary has delegated the safekeeping duties directly to State Street Bank International GmbH.

⁽²⁾ Only for clients participating in State Street International Lending Program

⁽³⁾ For client not participating in State Street International Lending Program

⁽⁴⁾ The following clients’ assets should be directed to Standard Chartered Bank, Johannesburg Branch: Assets of all institutional clients that participate in State Street’s securities lending program

⁽⁵⁾ The following clients’ assets should be directed to FirstRand Bank: Assets of all institutional clients that do not participate in State Street’s securities lending program

⁽⁶⁾ AO Citibank reduced the scope of custody services it offers in Russia, effective October 1, 2022, in light of its assessment of market conditions. AO Citibank does not support receiving local shares resulting from a depositary receipt conversion and processing of any receive instructions (buys). Subject to further market restrictions, applicable law, and other developments, AO Citibank provides settlement services to accommodate sales of securities or delivering out of portfolios and FOP transactions.

AO Citibank is not opening new cash or securities safekeeping accounts effective October 1, 2022.

Effective October 1, 2022, due to market conditions, AO Citibank does not offer proxy voting services in Russia.

Source: IM Guide available on MyStateStreet.com