April 16, 2010 State Street Bank and Trust Company One Lincoln Street Boston, MA 02111-2900 Attn: Vice President, Custody Dear Sir or Madam:
April 16, 2010
State Street Bank and Trust Company
Xxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Boston, MA 02111-2900
Attn: Vice President, Custody
Dear Sir or Madam:
Xxxx Xxxxxx Series Fund, Inc. (the “Fund”), as a party to the Custodian and Investment Accounting Agreement between various Lord Xxxxxx-sponsored mutual funds and State Street Bank and Trust Company (“State Street”) dated November 1, 2001 (the “Agreement”), requests an amendment to the Agreement pursuant to Section 17.
Section 17 of the Agreement provides that, “in the event that a Fund establishes one or more series with respect to which it desires to have State Street render services as custodian and recordkeeper under the terms [of the Agreement], it shall so notify State Street in writing, and if State Street agrees in writing to provide such services, such series of Shares shall become a Portfolio [under the terms of the Agreement].” This letter is to notify State Street that on January 28, 2010 the Fund’s Board executed Articles Supplementary to the Articles of Incorporation establishing four new Series of the Fund, the legal names of which are as follows: Developing Growth Portfolio, International Core Equity Portfolio, Total Return Portfolio and Value Opportunities Portfolio (the “Series”). It is the Fund’s desire to have State Street render services as custodian and recordkeeper to each Series under the terms of the Agreement; therefore, the Fund requests that State Street agree, in writing, to provide such services to the Series thereby making each Series a Series under the terms of the Agreement.
Attached is an Amended Exhibit A to the Agreement that shows the entity names and series of each fund that participates in the Agreement as of the close of business on May 1, 2010.
It is currently anticipated that the registration statement for the Portfolio will become effective on May 1, 2010. Accordingly, we appreciate your prompt attention to this matter. Please indicate State Street’s acceptance by signing below.
| Lord Xxxxxx Series Fund, Inc. |
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| /s/ Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx |
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| Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx |
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| Vice President and Secretary |
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| Accepted: |
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| /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxx |
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| Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxx |
| Vice Chairman |
| State Street Bank and Trust Company |
Enclosures
EXHIBIT A (amended as of May 1, 2010)1
| ENTITY AND SERIES | TYPE OF ENTITY |
JURISDICTION | ||
| Lord Xxxxxx Affiliated Fund, Inc. |
Corporation |
Maryland | ||
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Xxxx Xxxxxx Blend Trust |
Statutory Trust |
Delaware | ||
| Lord Xxxxxx Small-Cap Blend Fund |
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Lord Xxxxxx Xxxx-Debenture Fund, Inc. |
Corporation |
Maryland | ||
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Lord Xxxxxx Developing Growth Fund, Inc. |
Corporation |
Maryland | ||
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Lord Xxxxxx Global Fund, Inc. |
Corporation |
Maryland | ||
| Xxxx Xxxxxx Global Allocation Fund |
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| Lord Xxxxxx Developing Local Markets Fund |
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Xxxx Xxxxxx Investment Trust |
Statutory Trust |
Delaware | ||
| Lord Xxxxxx Balanced Strategy Fund |
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| Lord Xxxxxx Convertible Fund |
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| Lord Xxxxxx Core Fixed Income Fund |
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| Xxxx Xxxxxx Diversified Equity Strategy Fund |
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| Lord Xxxxxx Diversified Income Strategy Fund |
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| Lord Xxxxxx Floating Rate Fund |
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| Lord Xxxxxx Growth & Income Strategy Fund |
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| Lord Xxxxxx High Yield Fund |
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| Lord Xxxxxx Income Fund |
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| Lord Xxxxxx Short Duration Income Fund |
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| Xxxx Xxxxxx Total Return Fund |
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Lord Xxxxxx Mid-Cap Value Fund, Inc. |
Corporation |
Maryland | ||
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Lord Xxxxxx Municipal Income Fund, Inc. |
Corporation |
Maryland | ||
| Lord Xxxxxx California Tax-Free Income Fund |
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| Lord Xxxxxx Connecticut Tax-Free Income Fund |
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| Lord Xxxxxx Hawaii Tax-Free Income Fund |
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| Lord Xxxxxx Missouri Tax-Free Income Fund |
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| Lord Xxxxxx National Tax-Free Income Fund |
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| Xxxx Xxxxxx New Jersey Tax-Free Income Fund |
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| Lord Xxxxxx New York Tax-Free Income Fund |
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Lord Xxxxxx Municipal Income Trust |
Statutory Trust |
Delaware | ||
| Georgia Series |
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| Lord Xxxxxx High Yield Municipal Bond Fund |
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| Lord Xxxxxx Intermediate Tax-Free Fund |
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| Pennsylvania Series |
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| Lord Xxxxxx Short Duration Tax Free Fund |
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1 As amended on May 1, 2010 to reflect (1) the addition of Lord Xxxxxx Series Fund, Inc. – Developing Growth Portfolio, International Core Equity Portfolio, Total Return Portfolio and Value Opportunities Portfolio; (2) the name changes of Lord Xxxxxx Series Fund, Inc. – Capital Structure Portfolio (formerly, America’s Value Portfolio), Classic Stock Portfolio (formerly, Large-Cap Core Portfolio), Fundamental Equity Portfolio (formerly, All Value Portfolio), and International Opportunities Portfolio (formerly, International Portfolio); and (3) the name changes of Lord Xxxxxx Research Fund, Inc. – Lord Xxxxxx Capital Structure Fund (formerly, Xxxx Xxxxxx America’s Value Fund), Lord Xxxxxx Classic Stock Fund (formerly, Xxxx Xxxxxx Large-Cap Core Fund), and Lord Xxxxxx Securities Trust – Lord Xxxxxx Fundamental Equity Fund (formerly, Xxxx Xxxxxx All Value Fund), and Lord Xxxxxx Stock Appreciation Fund (formerly, Xxxx Xxxxxx Large-Cap Growth Fund).
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| Lord Xxxxxx Research Fund, Inc. |
Corporation |
Maryland | ||
| Lord Xxxxxx Capital Structure Fund (formerly, Xxxx Xxxxxx America’s Value Fund) |
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| Lord Xxxxxx Classic Stock Fund (formerly, Lord Xxxxxx Large-Cap Core Fund) |
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| Lord Xxxxxx Growth Opportunities Fund |
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| Small-Cap Value Series |
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Xxxx Xxxxxx Securities Trust |
Statutory Trust |
Delaware | ||
| Lord Xxxxxx Alpha Strategy Fund |
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| Xxxx Xxxxxx Fundamental Equity Fund (formerly, Lord Xxxxxx All Value Fund) |
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| Xxxx Xxxxxx International Core Equity Fund |
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| Xxxx Xxxxxx International Dividend Income Fund |
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| Xxxx Xxxxxx International Opportunities Fund |
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| Lord Xxxxxx Large-Cap Value Fund |
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| Lord Xxxxxx Micro-Cap Growth Fund |
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| Lord Xxxxxx Micro-Cap Value Fund |
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| Lord Xxxxxx Value Opportunities Fund |
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Lord Xxxxxx Series Fund, Inc. |
Corporation |
Maryland | ||
| Bond-Debenture Portfolio |
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| Capital Structure Portfolio (formerly, America’s Value Portfolio) |
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| Classic Stock Portfolio (formerly, Large Cap-Core Portfolio) |
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| Developing Growth Portfolio |
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| Fundamental Equity Portfolio (formerly, All Value Portfolio) |
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| Growth and Income Portfolio |
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| Growth Opportunities Portfolio |
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| International Core Equity Portfolio |
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| International Opportunities Portfolio (formerly, International Portfolio) |
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| Mid-Cap Value Portfolio |
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| Total Return Portfolio |
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| Value Opportunities Portfolio |
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Xxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxx Appreciation Fund (formerly, Lord Xxxxxx Large-Cap Growth Fund) |
Statutory Trust |
Delaware | ||
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Xxxx Xxxxxx U.S. Government & Government Sponsored Enterprises Money Market Fund, Inc. |
Corporation |
Maryland |
A-2
