Exhibit 99.23(a)(iii)
LORD XXXXXX INVESTMENT TRUST
AMENDMENT TO DECLARATION AND AGREEMENT OF TRUST
The undersigned, being at least a majority of the Trustees of Lord
Xxxxxx Investment Trust, a Delaware business trust (the "Trust"), organized
pursuant to a Declaration and Agreement of Trust dated August 16, 1993 (the
"Declaration"), do hereby amend the Declaration, pursuant to Section 8.2 of the
Declaration, by: (i) changing the legal name for the existing U.S. Government
Securities Series of the Trust to the "Lord Xxxxxx U.S. Government & Government
Sponsored Enterprises Fund," its Class A, B, C, and P shares now being Class A,
B, C, and P shares of the Lord Xxxxxx U.S. Government & Government Sponsored
Enterprises Fund; and (ii) changing the legal name for the existing Limited
Duration U.S. Government Securities Series of the Trust to the "Lord Xxxxxx
Limited Duration U.S. Government & Government Sponsored Enterprises Fund," its
Class A, B, C, and P shares now being Class A, B, C, and P shares of the Lord
Xxxxxx Limited Duration U.S. Government & Government Sponsored Enterprises Fund.
This instrument shall constitute an amendment to the Declaration and
shall be effective on October 1, 2003.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this instrument this
14th day of August, 2003.
/s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxx /s/ Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
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Xxxxxx X. Xxx Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
/s/ X. Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx /s/ C. Xxxx Xxxxxxxxx
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X. Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx C. Xxxx XxxXxxxxx
/s/ Xxxxxxx X. X. Xxxx /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxx
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Xxxxxxx X. X. Xxxx Xxxxxx X. Xxxx
/s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, Xx.
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Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, Xx.
