Contract

Exhibit 99.(h)(xx)

AMENDMENT 16
to the
AMENDED AND RESTATED ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES AGREEMENT
among
The funds comprising the Lord Xxxxxx Family of Funds
(each, a “Fund” or collectively, the “Funds”) as set forth on Exhibit 1
and
Lord, Xxxxxx & Co. LLC (“Lord Xxxxxx”)

WHEREAS, the Funds and Xxxx Xxxxxx entered into an Amended and Restated Administrative Services Agreement dated May 1, 2016, as may be amended from time to time (the “Agreement”); and

WHEREAS, Section 9 of the Agreement provides for the addition to the Agreement of new funds created in the Lord Xxxxxx Family of Funds where such funds wish to engage Xxxx Xxxxxx to perform administrative services under the Agreement; and

WHEREAS, the Funds and Lord Xxxxxx desire to further amend the Agreement to include an additional fund; and

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and of other good and valuable consideration, receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties mutually agree to amend the Agreement in the following respects:

1. The Agreement is hereby amended to add the following funds to Exhibit 1 of the Agreement: Lord Xxxxxx Diversification Shares: Core Completion Fund, Lord Xxxxxx Diversification Shares: Core Plus Completion Fund, Lord Xxxxxx Diversification Shares: Enhanced Municipal Yield Completion Fund and Lord Xxxxxx Diversification Shares: Short Duration Completion Fund (the “SMA Funds”).

2. Pursuant to Section 5 of the Agreement, the SMA Funds will pay to Lord Xxxxxx an annual administrative service fee of 0.00% of the value the Fund’s average daily net assets.*

3. The Agreement shall remain the same in all other respects.

4. The Amendment is dated as of February 1, 2024 and is effective, with respect to the SMA Funds added pursuant to paragraph 1 above, as of the SMA Funds’ commencement of operations.

*The SMA Funds shall not pay any administrative service fee to Lord Xxxxxx under this Agreement. Xxxx Xxxxxx acknowledges and agrees that each SMA Fund is an integral part of certain separately managed account programs, and that Xxxx Xxxxxx will be compensated directly or indirectly by separately managed account sponsors or other separate managed account clients for services provided to them.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties has caused this Amendment to the Agreement to be executed in its name and on its behalf by its duly authorized representative.

	On behalf of each of the Lord Xxxxxx Funds listed on Exhibit 1 attached hereto
	By:	/s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
		Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
		Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

Attested:

/s/ Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Vice President and Assistant Secretary

	XXXX, XXXXXX & CO. LLC
	By:	/s/ Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
		Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
		Member, Chief Legal Officer

Attested:

/s/ Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx

Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx

Vice President and Assistant Secretary

EXHIBIT 1 (AMENDED AS OF FEBRUARY 1, 2024)¹
TO
AMENDED AND RESTATED ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES AGREEMENT

The following funds comprise the Lord Xxxxxx Family of Funds:

Lord Xxxxxx Affiliated Fund, Inc.

Lord Xxxxxx Xxxx-Debenture Fund, Inc.

Lord Xxxxxx Credit Opportunities Fund

Lord Xxxxxx Developing Growth Fund, Inc.

Lord Xxxxxx Floating Rate High Income Fund

Lord Xxxxxx Global Fund, Inc.

Xxxx Xxxxxx Emerging Markets Bond Fund
Lord Xxxxxx Emerging Markets Corporate Debt Fund
Lord Xxxxxx Global Bond Fund

Lord Xxxxxx Investment Trust

Lord Xxxxxx Convertible Fund
Lord Xxxxxx Core Fixed Income Fund
Lord Xxxxxx Core Plus Bond Fund
Lord Xxxxxx Corporate Bond Fund
Lord Xxxxxx Floating Rate Fund
Lord Xxxxxx High Yield Fund
Lord Xxxxxx Income Fund
Lord Xxxxxx Inflation Focused Fund
Lord Xxxxxx Multi-Asset Balanced Opportunity Fund
Lord Xxxxxx Multi-Asset Income Fund
Lord Xxxxxx Short Duration Core Bond Fund
Lord Xxxxxx Short Duration Income Fund
Lord Xxxxxx Total Return Fund
Lord Xxxxxx Ultra Short Bond Fund

Lord Xxxxxx Mid Cap Stock Fund, Inc.

Lord Xxxxxx Municipal Income Fund, Inc.

Lord Xxxxxx California Tax-Free Income Fund
Lord Xxxxxx High Income Municipal Bond Fund
Lord Xxxxxx Intermediate Tax Free Fund
Lord Xxxxxx National Tax-Free Income Fund
Lord Xxxxxx New Jersey Tax-Free Income Fund
Lord Xxxxxx New York Tax-Free Income Fund
Lord Xxxxxx Short Duration High Income Municipal Bond Fund
Lord Xxxxxx Short Duration Tax Free Fund
Lord Xxxxxx Sustainable Municipal Bond Fund

¹ As amended on February 1, 2024, to reflect the addition of Lord Xxxxxx Diversification Shares: Core Completion Fund, Lord Xxxxxx Diversification Shares: Core Plus Completion Fund, Lord Xxxxxx Diversification Shares: Enhanced Municipal Yield Completion Fund; Lord Xxxxxx Diversification Shares: Short Duration Completion Fund, series of Lord Xxxxxx Trust I.

Lord Xxxxxx Research Fund, Inc.

Xxxx Xxxxxx Dividend Growth Fund
Lord Xxxxxx Growth Opportunities Fund
Small-Cap Value Series

Lord Xxxxxx Securities Trust

Lord Xxxxxx Alpha Strategy Fund
Lord Xxxxxx Focused Growth Fund
Lord Xxxxxx Focused Large Cap Value Fund
Lord Xxxxxx Focused Small Cap Value Fund
Lord Xxxxxx Fundamental Equity Fund
Lord Xxxxxx Global Equity Fund
Lord Xxxxxx Growth Leaders Fund
Lord Xxxxxx Health Care Fund
Lord Xxxxxx International Equity Fund
Lord Xxxxxx International Opportunities Fund
Lord Xxxxxx International Value Fund
Lord Xxxxxx Micro-Cap Growth Fund
Lord Xxxxxx Value Opportunities Fund

Lord Xxxxxx Series Fund, Inc.

Bond-Debenture Portfolio
Developing Growth Portfolio
Dividend Growth Portfolio
Fundamental Equity Portfolio
Growth and Income Portfolio
Growth Opportunities Portfolio
Mid Cap Stock Portfolio
Short Duration Income Portfolio
Total Return Portfolio

Lord Xxxxxx Special Situations Income Fund

Lord Xxxxxx Trust I

Xxxx Xxxxxx Climate Focused Bond Fund
Lord Xxxxxx Emerging Markets Equity Fund
Lord Xxxxxx International Growth Fund
Lord Xxxxxx Investment Grade Floating Rate Fund
Lord Xxxxxx Short Duration High Yield Fund
Lord Xxxxxx Diversification Shares: Core Completion Fund
Lord Xxxxxx Diversification Shares: Core Plus Completion Fund
Lord Xxxxxx Diversification Shares: Enhanced Municipal Yield Completion Fund
Lord Xxxxxx Diversification Shares: Short Duration Completion Fund

Xxxx Xxxxxx U.S. Government & Government Sponsored Enterprises Money Market Fund, Inc.