Exhibit g.11
Amendment to Custodian Agreement
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AMENDMENT TO CUSTODIAN AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
AETNA SERIES FUND, INC.
AND
MELLON BANK, N.A.
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, Aetna Series Fund, Inc. (the "Company") and Mellon Bank, N.A.
("Mellon") entered into a Custodian Agreement (the "Agreement") on September 1,
1992 with respect to the assets of certain series of the Company and some or all
additional series that the Company may establish from time to time; and
WHEREAS, the Company has authorized the creation of a new series, Aetna
Index Plus Protection Fund (the "Series"), and has amended its registration
statement on Form N-1A to register shares of beneficial interest of the Series
with the Securities and Exchange Commission; and
WHEREAS, the Company desires to appoint Mellon as custodian of the
assets for the Series;
NOW THEREFORE, it is agreed as follows:
1. The Company, on behalf of the Series, hereby appoints Mellon, and
Mellon hereby accepts appointment, as the custodian of the assets of the Series,
in accordance with all the terms and conditions set forth in the Agreement.
2. The Company is entering into this agreement incorporating the
Agreement on behalf of the Series individually and not jointly with any other
series. In the Agreement, the term "Fund" shall refer to the Company solely on
behalf of each series individually to which a particular Futures Contract
transaction or other obligation under the Agreement relates. The
responsibilities and benefits set forth in the Agreement shall refer to each
series severally and not jointly. No individual series shall have any
responsibility for any obligation arising out of a Futures Contract transaction
entered into by any other series. Without otherwise limiting the generality of
the foregoing,
(a) any breach of the Agreement regarding the Company with respect to
any one series shall not create a right or obligation with respect
to any other series;
(b) under no circumstances shall Mellon have the right to set off
claims relating to a series by applying property of any other
series;
(c) no series shall have the right of set off against the assets held
by any other series;
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(d) the business and contractual relationships created by the
Agreement as amended hereby, and the consequences of such
relationships relate solely to the particular series to which such
relationship was created; and
(e) all property held by Mellon on behalf of a particular series shall
relate solely to the particular series.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be
executed by their officers designated below on the date mentioned below.
Aetna Series Fund, Inc. on behalf of
Aetna Index Plus Protection Fund
Mellon Bank, N.A.
By: /s/ David Ryan By: /s/ A. Shaer, Jr.
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Name: David Ryan Name: Allan Shaer, Jr.
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Title: Assistant Vice President Title: Assistant Treasurer
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Date: September 12, 2000 Date: August 17, 2000
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