LETTER AMENDMENT July 24, 2019 DST Systems, Inc. Kansas City, MO 64105 Attn: Group Vice President – Full Service Dear Sir or Madam:
Exhibit 99.(h)(v)
LETTER AMENDMENT
July 24, 2019
DST Systems, Inc.
0000 Xxxxxxxx, 0xx Xxxxx
Kansas City, MO 64105
Attn: Group Vice President – Full Service
Dear Sir or Madam:
Xxxx Xxxxxx Securities Trust (the “Trust”), a party to the Agency Agreement by and among each of the funds within the Lord Xxxxxx Family of Funds and DST Systems, Inc. (“DST”) dated January 1, 2017 (the “Agreement”), hereby requests an amendment to Schedule A of the Agreement as a result of the following changes within the Lord Xxxxxx Family of Funds:
| (1) | Effective July 24, 2019, the Trust’s trustees executed an Amendment to the Declaration and Agreement of Trust to add Lord Xxxxxx Durable Growth Fund (the “Fund”), a series of the Trust; |
| (2) | It is the Trust’s desire to have DST render services as transfer agent, dividend disbursing agent, and shareholder servicing agent to each Fund under the terms of the Agreement; therefore, we request that DST agree, in writing, to provide such services to the Funds thereby making the Fund a series under the terms of the Agreement. Attached is the revised Schedule A, amended to reflect the changes in the Lord Xxxxxx Family of Funds. |
Accordingly, we appreciate your prompt attention to this matter. Please indicate DST’s acceptance by signing below.
| On Behalf of: | |
| Lord Xxxxxx Securities Trust |
| By: | /s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxx | ||
| Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxx | |||
| Vice President and Assistant Secretary |
Accepted:
| /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxx |
Xxxxx Xxxxx, Managing Director, Strategic Relationship
Full Service – DST Systems, Inc.
Enclosures
SCHEDULE A (amended as of July 24, 2019)1
List of Funds
This Schedule A, as may be amended from time to time, is incorporated into that certain Agency Agreement dated January 1, 2017 by and between DST Systems, Inc. and the Lord Xxxxxx Family of Funds. Capitalized terms used herein but not defined in this Schedule A have the meanings given to such terms in the Agreement.
The following table is the list of the Funds comprising the Lord Xxxxxx Family of Funds. Registrants are listed in bold font and each Registrant’s Series, if any, are listed in italics immediately below the Registrant.
Lord Xxxxxx Affiliated Fund, Inc.
Lord Xxxxxx Xxxx-Debenture Fund, Inc.
Lord Xxxxxx Credit Opportunities Fund
Lord Xxxxxx Developing Growth Fund, Inc.
Xxxx Xxxxxx Equity Trust
Lord Xxxxxx Global Fund, Inc.
Lord Xxxxxx Emerging Markets Bond Fund
Xxxx 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
Xxxx 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
Xxxx 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 Yield Municipal Bond Fund
Lord Xxxxxx Intermediate Tax Free Fund
| 1 | As amended to reflect the addition of Lord Xxxxxx Durable Growth Fund, a series of Securities Trust. |
Lord Xxxxxx National Tax-Free Income Fund
Xxxx Xxxxxx New Jersey Tax-Free Income Fund
Lord Xxxxxx New York Tax-Free Income Fund
Xxxx Xxxxxx Short Duration High Yield Municipal Bond Fund
Lord Xxxxxx Short Duration Tax Free Fund
Lord Xxxxxx Research Fund, Inc.
Xxxx Xxxxxx Calibrated 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
Xxxx Xxxxxx Focused Growth Fund
Xxxx Xxxxxx Focused Large Cap Value Fund
Xxxx Xxxxxx Focused Mid Cap Value Fund2
Xxxx Xxxxxx Focused Small Cap Value Fund3
Xxxx Xxxxxx Fundamental Equity Fund
Xxxx Xxxxxx Global Equity Research Fund
Lord Xxxxxx Global Select Equity Fund
Xxxx Xxxxxx Growth Leaders Fund
Lord Xxxxxx Health Care Fund
Xxxx Xxxxxx International Equity Fund
Xxxx 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
Calibrated Dividend Growth Portfolio
Developing Growth Portfolio
Fundamental Equity Portfolio
Growth and Income Portfolio
Growth Opportunities Portfolio
Mid Cap Stock Portfolio
Short Duration Income Portfolio
Total Return Portfolio
Xxxx Xxxxxx U.S. Government & Government Sponsored Enterprises Money Market Fund, Inc.
| 2 | As amended January 25, 2019 to reflect the addition of Lord Xxxxxx Focused Mid Cap Value Fund, a series of Lord Xxxxxx Securities Trust. |
| 3 | Effective July 1, 2019, Lord Xxxxxx Micro-Cap Value Fund was renamed Lord Xxxxxx Focused Small Cap Value Fund. |
