State Street Bank and Trust Company
Lafayette Corporate Center
LCC/3SW
2 Avenue de Lafayette
Boston, MA 02111
Re: EVERGREEN PREMIER 20 FUND
To: William E. Monaghan, II, Vice President
This is to advise you that Evergreen Equity Trust (the "Trust") has established
a new series of shares to be known as EVERGREEN PREMIER 20 FUND. In accordance
with the Additional Funds provision of Section 18 of the Custodian Agreement
dated 9/18/97 between the Evergreen Funds and State Street Bank and Trust
Company, the Trust hereby requests that you act as Custodian for the new series
under the terms of the contract.
Please indicate your acceptance of the foregoing by executing two copies of this
Letter Agreement, returning one copy to my attention and retaining one copy for
your records.
Evergreen Equity Trust
By:____________________________
Elizabeth A. Smith
Title: Assistant Secretary
State Street Bank and Trust Company
By:_____________________________
Title:____________________________
Agreed to as of the 30th day of October 2000.
