EXHIBIT 7(T)
AMENDMENT TO CUSTODIAN CONTRACT
Amendment dated April 10, 2000, to the custody contract, dated July 13,
1986, as amended, by and between State Street Bank and Trust Company (the
"Custodian") and Janus Investment Fund, on behalf of each of its Portfolios,
(each a "Fund") (the "Custody Contract").
In consideration of the promises and covenants contained herein, the
Custodian and the Fund hereby agree to amend and replace Article 5 of the
Custody Contract as follows:
5. PROPER INSTRUCTIONS
Proper Instructions as used herein means a writing signed or initialed by two or
more persons as the Board of Trustees shall have from time to time authorized.
Each such writing shall set forth the specific transaction or type of
transaction involved, including a specific statement of the purpose for which
such action is requested. Oral instructions will be considered Proper
Instructions if the Custodian reasonably believes them to have been given by a
person authorized to give such instructions with respect to the transaction
involved. The Fund shall cause all oral instructions to be confirmed in wiring.
Proper Instructions may include communications effected directly between
electro-mechanical or electronic devices; provided that the Fund has followed
any security procedures agreed to from time to time by Fund and the Custodian,
including, but not limited to, the security procedures selected by the Fund in
the Funds Transfer Agreement. For purposes of this Section, Proper Instructions
shall include instructions received by the Custodian pursuant to any multi-party
agreement which requires a segregated account in accordance with Section 2.12.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties has caused this instrument to be
executed in its name and on its behalf by its duly authorized representative as
of the above named date.
JANUS INVESTMENT FUND
BY: /s/ Heidi J. Walter
ITS: VICE PRESIDENT
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY
BY: /s/ Ronald E. Logue
ITS: VICE CHAIRMAN
