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Exhibit (j)(2)

 

FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE

OAKTREE DIVERSIFIED INCOME FUND INC.
CUSTODY AGREEMENT

 

THIS FIRST AMENDMENT, effective as of September 1, 2025 (the “Effective Date”), to the Custody Agreement dated as of November 1, 2021 (the “Agreement”), is entered into by and between OAKTREE DIVERSIFIED INCOME FUND INC., a Maryland corporation (the “Fund”), and U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a national banking association organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America with its principal place of business at Minneapolis, Minnesota (the “Custodian”).

 

RECITALS

 

WHEREAS, the parties have entered into the Agreement; and

 

WHEREAS, the parties desire to amend the fees listed on Exhibit B of the Agreement for a period of three (3) years; and

 

WHEREAS, Section 15.02 of the Agreement allows for its amendment by a written instrument executed by both parties.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereby amend the Agreement as follows:

 

1.As of the Effective Date, Exhibit B is hereby superseded and replaced in its entirety with Exhibit B attached hereto for a period of three (3) years.

 

2.Except to the extent amended hereby, the Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be executed by a duly authorized officer on one or more counterparts as of the Effective Date.

 

OAKTREE DIVERSIFIED INCOME FUND INC.   U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
     
By: /s/ Craig Ruckman   By: /s/ Greg Farley
Name: Craig Ruckman   Name: Greg Farley
Title: Secretary   Title: Senior Vice President
Date: December 19, 2025   Date: 1/5/2026

 

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Exhibit B to the Custody Agreement – Oaktree Diversified Income Fund Inc.

 

Custody Services Fee Schedule

 

Based upon an annual rate of average daily market value of all long securities and cash held in the portfolio*:

0.40 basis points on the first $5 billion

0.25 basis points on the balance

 

Minimum annual fee per fund – $4,800

 

Plus portfolio transaction fees

 

Portfolio Transaction Fees

§$4.00 – Book entry DTC transaction, Federal Reserve transaction, principal paydown
§$7.00 – Repurchase agreement, reverse repurchase agreement, time deposit/CD or other non-depository transaction
§$8.00 – Option/SWAPS/future contract written, exercised or expired
§$15.00 – Mutual fund trade, Margin Variation Wire and outbound Fed wire
§$50.00 – Physical security transaction
§$5.00 – Check disbursement (waived if U.S. Bank is Administrator)
§$15 Per Non-USD wire.

  

A transaction is a purchase/sale of a security, free receipt/free delivery, maturity, tender or exchange.

 

Custody Services Bank Loan Fee Schedule

Based upon an annual rate of the average daily market value of the bank loan(s) serviced by U.S. Bank, N.A. held in the portfolio:

 

2 basis points on the first $150 million

1.25 basis points on the next $650 million

1 basis points on the balance

 

Quarterly minimum fee - $5,000

 

Bank loan fees are calculated pro rata and billed monthly.

 

Additional Services

§See Additional Services fee schedule for global servicing.
§$150 per custody sub – account per year (e.g., per sub – adviser, segregated account, etc.)
§Overdrafts – charged to the account at prime interest rate plus 2% unless a line of credit is in place.

 

Additional services not included above shall be mutually agreed upon at the time of the service being added. In addition to the fees described above, additional fees may be charged to the extent that changes to applicable laws, rules or regulations require additional work or expenses related to services provided (e.g., margin management services, securities lending services, compliance with new SEC rules and reporting requirements).

 

Chief Compliance Officer Support Fee

§See above on page 2

 

Miscellaneous Expenses

All other miscellaneous fees and expenses, including but not limited to the following, will be separately billed as incurred: expenses incurred in the safekeeping, delivery and receipt of securities, shipping, transfer fees, deposit withdrawals at custodian (DWAC) fees, SWIFT charges, negative interest charges and extraordinary expenses based upon complexity.

 

*Subject to annual CPI increase – All Urban Consumers – U.S. City Average” index, provided that the CPI adjustment will not decrease the base fees (even if the cumulative CPI rate at any point in time is negative).

 

Fees are calculated pro rata and billed monthly.

 

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Additional Global Sub-Custodial Services Annual Fee Schedule

 

Country Safekeeping
(BPS)
Transaction
fee
Country Safekeeping
(BPS)
Transaction
fee
Country Safekeeping (BPS) Transaction
fee
Argentina 18.00 $30 Hong Kong 1.75 $18 Poland 8.00 $25
Australia 1.50 $15 Hungary 18.00 $55 Portugal 3.00 $10
Austria 1.70 $12 Iceland 15.00 $48 Qatar 38.00 $115
Bahrain 42.00 $115 India 7.00 $40 Romania 30.00 $85
Bangladesh 18.00 $110 Indonesia 6.00 $52 Russia 12.00 $175
Belgium 1.00 $8 Ireland 1.00 $3 Saudi Arabia 30.00 $75
Bermuda 15.00 $55 Israel 10.00 $26 Serbia 60.00 $165
Botswana 24.00 $45 Italy 1.00 $10 Singapore 1.35 $22
Brazil 7.00 $15 Japan 1.00 $6 Slovakia 20.00 $90
Bulgaria 24.00 $68 Jordan 40.00 $125 Slovenia 20.00 $90
Canada 1.20 $6 Kenya 28.00 $42 South Africa 1.75 $12
Chile 13.00 $40 Kuwait 38.00 $110 South Korea 3.00 $12
China Connect 18.00 $20 Latvia 15.00 $65 Spain 1.00 $10
China (B Shares) 10.00 $42 Lithuania 15.00 $45 Sri Lanka 11.00 $70
Colombia 30.00 $50 Luxembourg 1.25 $20 Sweden 1.25 $10
Costa Rica 15.00 $55 Malaysia 3.00 $35 Switzerland 1.25 $12
Croatia 18.00 $55 Malta 20.00 65 Taiwan 8.00 $43
Cyprus 4.00 $20 Mauritius 28.00 $90 Tanzania 45.00 $150
Czech Republic 12.00 $25 Mexico 2.50 $12 Thailand 3.00 $25
Denmark 1.25 $10 Morocco 28.00 $68 Tunisia 38.00 $42
Egypt 18.00 $50 Namibia 30.00 $45 Turkey 9.00 $12
Estonia 6.00 $25 Netherlands 1.25 $8 UAE 35.00 $105
Euroclear (Eurobonds) 1.00   $10   New Zealand 1.50 $22 Uganda 40.00 $90
Euroclear (Non - Eurobonds) Rates are available upon request Rates are available upon request Nigeria 28.00 $38 Ukraine 30.00 $50
Finland 1.50 $10 Norway 1.25 $10 United Kingdom 1.00 $3
France 1.00 $8 Oman 42.00 $100 Uruguay 45.00 $55
Germany 1.00 $8 Pakistan 24.00 $75 Vietnam 20.00 $80
Ghana 25.00 $40 Panama 65.00 $98 West African Economic Monetary Union (WAEMU)* * 38.00 $130
Greece 4.00 $20 Peru 30.00 $60 Zambia 28.00 $45
      Philippines 3.50 $38 Zimbabwe 28.00 $45

 

* Transaction Fee includes: Receive Versus Payment (RVP), Delivery Versus Payment (DVP), FREE REC, and FREE DEL activity related to securities settlement within U.S. Bank sub-custodian network.

 

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Global Custody Base Fee

A monthly base fee of $500 per fund will apply. If no global assets are held within a given month, the monthly base charge will not apply for that month. Safekeeping and transaction fees are assessed on security and currency transactions.

 

Global Custody Tax Services:

§Global Filing: $500 per annum
§U.S. Domestic Filing: $250 per annum (Only ADRs)
§3rd Party Tax Service Provider: $15,000 per annum (does not include out of pocket expenses incurred in the fulfillment of requests from the 3rd party)
§Any client who does not elect for U.S. Bank Global Custody/3rd Party Tax Services, but elects to pursue relief themselves, would be charged for out of pocket expenses incurred in the fulfillment of the requests

 

Miscellaneous Expenses

§Charges incurred by U.S. Bank, N.A. directly or through sub-custodians for account opening fees, local taxes, stamp duties or other local duties and assessments, stock exchange fees, foreign exchange transactions, postage and insurance for shipping, facsimile reporting, extraordinary telecommunications fees, proxy services and other shareholder communications, recurring administration fees, negative interest charges, overdraft charges or other expenses which are unique to a country in which the client or its clients is investing will be passed along as incurred.
§A surcharge may be added to certain miscellaneous expenses listed herein to cover handling, servicing and other administrative costs associated with the activities giving rise to such expenses. Also, certain expenses are charged at a predetermined flat rate.
§SWIFT reporting and message fees.

 

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Non Eurobonds rate sheet – below rate is applied on ISINs held at Euroclear plus (in addition to standard 1 basis point charge.) Non Eurobond rate is calculated on any ISIN code listed below held at Euroclear at month end.

 

Market Non Eurobond ISIN
code
Non Eurobond Rate
ISINs held at EOC*
ARGENTINA AR 15
AUSTRALIA AU 2
BELGIUM BE 2
CANADA CA 2
CHILE CL 9
CZECH REPUBLIC CZ 10
DENMARK DK 3
FINLAND FI 3.5
FRANCE FR 1.5
GERMANY DE 2
GREECE GG 35
HOLLAND NL 1.5
HONG KONG HK 1.5
HUNGARY HU 10
ISRAEL IL 17
ITALY IT 2.5
JAPAN JP 3
LUXEMBOURG LU 1.5
MEXICO MX 6
NEWZEALAND NZ 2
NORWAY NO 5
PERU PE 9
POLAND PL 10
PORTUGAL PT 5
ROMANIA RO 11
RUSSIA RU 10
SINGAPORE SG 2
SLOVAK REPUBLIC SK 10
SLOVENIA SI 10
SPAIN ES 3
SOUTH-AFRICA ZA 2
SWEDEN SE 3
SWITZERLAND CH 3
THAILAND TH 8
UNITED KINGDOM GB 2
UNITED STATES US 3

 

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