AMENDMENT (“Amendment”) to the SUB-TRANSFER AGENT AND SERVICES AGREEMENT between DST SYSTEMS, INC. and LORD ABBETT FAMILY OF FUNDS
Exhibit 99.(h)(vii)
AMENDMENT (“Amendment”) to
the
SUB-TRANSFER AGENT AND SERVICES AGREEMENT
between
DST SYSTEMS, INC.
and
LORD XXXXXX FAMILY OF FUNDS
DST Systems, Inc. (“DST”) and Lord Xxxxxx Family of Funds (“Lord Xxxxxx”) hereby agree that, with respect to the Sub-Transfer Agent and Services Agreement (“Agreement”) between DST Systems, Inc. (“DST”) and Lord Xxxxxx Family of Funds (“Lord Xxxxxx”) dated January 1, 2017, as amended, the Agreement is amended December 13, 2021, to be effective as of September 28, 2021. Capitalized terms not otherwise defined in this Amendment shall have the meaning ascribed to them in the Agreement. In the event of a conflict between the terms of this Amendment and the Agreement, this Amendment shall control.
| 1. | Exhibit A, List of Funds, is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following: |
| Lord Xxxxxx Affiliated Fund, Inc. | |
| Lord Xxxxxx Bond-Debenture Fund, Inc. | |
| Lord Xxxxxx Credit Opportunities Fund | |
| Lord Xxxxxx Developing Growth Fund, Inc. | |
| Lord Xxxxxx Global Fund, Inc. | |
| Lord 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. 1 | |
| 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 | |
| Lord Xxxxxx Research Fund, Inc. | |
| Lord Xxxxxx Dividend Growth Fund | |
| Lord Xxxxxx Growth Opportunities Fund | |
| Small-Cap Value Series | |
| Lord Xxxxxx Securities Trust | |
| Lord Xxxxxx Alpha Strategy Fund | |
| Lord Xxxxxx Durable Growth Fund | |
| Lord Xxxxxx Focused Growth Fund | |
| Lord Xxxxxx Focused Large Cap Value Fund | |
| Lord Xxxxxx Focused Mid Cap Value Fund | |
| Lord Xxxxxx Focused Small Cap Value Fund | |
| Lord Xxxxxx Fundamental Equity Fund | |
| Lord Xxxxxx Global Equity Fund2 | |
| 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 | |
1 As amended September 28, 2021 to reflect the addition of Lord Xxxxxx Sustainable Municipal Bond Fund, a series of Lord Xxxxxx Municipal Income Fund, Inc., effective January 2022 with the Fund’s commencement of operations (currently anticipated to be in January 2022). Effective November 1, 2021, Lord Xxxxxx High Yield Municipal Bond Fund and Lord Xxxxxx Short Duration High Yield Municipal Bond Fund were renamed Lord Xxxxxx High Income Municipal Bond Fund and Lord Xxxxxx Short Duration High Income Municipal Bond Fund, respectively.
2 Effective November 1, 2021, Lord Xxxxxx Global Equity Research Fund was renamed Lord Xxxxxx Global Equity Fund.
| Lord Xxxxxx Trust I | |
| Lord Xxxxxx Climate Focused Bond Fund | |
| Lord Xxxxxx Emerging Markets Equity Fund3 | |
| Lord Xxxxxx International Growth Fund | |
| Lord Xxxxxx Mid Cap Innovation Growth Fund | |
| Lord Xxxxxx Short Duration High Yield 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 U.S. Government & Government Sponsored Enterprises Money Market Fund, Inc. | |
3 As amended July 29, 2021 to reflect the addition of Lord Xxxxxx Emerging Markets Equity Fund, a series of Lord Xxxxxx Trust I, effective January 2022 with the Fund’s commencement of operations (currently anticipated to be in January 2022).
| 2. | Subject to the specific modifications made herein, all terms and conditions of the Agreement shall remain in full force and effect. |
| DST SYSTEMS, INC. | Lord Xxxxxx Family of Funds | ||
| By: | /s/ Xxxx Xxxxxx | By: | /s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxx |
| Print: Xxxx Xxxxxx | Print: Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxx |
| Title: President and General Manager | Title: Vice President and Assistant Secretary |
| Date: December 13, 2021 | Date: December 13, 2021 |
