FORM
July 22, 2002
State Street Bank and Trust Company
000 Xxxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Attn: Vice President, Custody
Dear Sir or Madam:
Xxxx Xxxxxx Tax-Free Income Trust, a Massachusetts business trust
("Massachusetts Trust"), 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 interpretation to the Agreement pursuant to Section
16. As of July 22, 2002, the Massachusetts Trust has reorganized as a Delaware
business trust under an Agreement and Plan of Reorganization.
The new trust's legal name is the Lord Xxxxxx Tax-Free Income Trust
("Delaware Trust"). It is the Delaware Trust's desire to have State Street
render services as custodian and recordkeeper to the Delaware Trust under the
terms of the Agreement; therefore, the Delaware Trust requests that State Street
agree in writing, to provide such services to the Delaware Trust thereby making
the Delaware Trust a Fund 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 July 22, 2002 (the closing date of the reorganization).
We appreciate your prompt attention to the matter. Please indicate State
Street's acceptance by signing below.
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Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Vice President and Secretary
Accepted:
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Vice President, Custody
State Street Bank and Trust Company
EXHIBIT A (amended as of July 22, 2002)
ENTITY AND SERIES TYPE OF ENTITY JURISDICTION
Lord Xxxxxx Developing Growth Fund, Inc. Corporation Maryland
Lord Xxxxxx Affiliated Fund, Inc. Corporation Maryland
Lord Xxxxxx Bond-Debenture Fund, Inc. Corporation Maryland
Lord Xxxxxx Mid-Cap Value Fund, Inc. Corporation Maryland
Lord Xxxxxx Large-Cap Growth Fund Business Trust Delaware
Lord Xxxxxx Blend Trust Business Trust Delaware
Lord Xxxxxx Small-Cap Blend Fund
Lord Xxxxxx Securities Trust Business Trust Delaware
Alpha Series
Lord Xxxxxx All Value Fund
International Series
Lord Xxxxxx Micro-Cap Growth Fund
Lord Xxxxxx Micro-Cap Value Fund
World Bond-Debenture Series
Lord Xxxxxx Research Fund, Inc. Corporation Maryland
Lord Xxxxxx Growth Opportunities Fund
Large-Cap Series
Small-Cap Value Series
Lord Xxxxxx America's Value Fund
Lord Xxxxxx Investment Trust Business Trust Delaware
Balanced Series
Core Fixed Income Fund
Lord Xxxxxx High Yield Fund
Limited Duration U.S. Government Securities Series
Lord Xxxxxx Total Return Fund
U.S. Government Securities Series
Lord Xxxxxx Series Fund, Inc. Corporation Maryland
Bond-Debenture Portfolio
Growth and Income Portfolio
International Portfolio
Mid-Cap Value Portfolio
Lord Xxxxxx Global Fund, Inc. Corporation Maryland
Equity Series
Income Series
Lord Xxxxxx Tax-Free Income Fund, Inc. Corporation Maryland
Lord Xxxxxx California Tax-Free Income Fund
Lord Xxxxxx Connecticut Tax-Free Income Fund
Lord Xxxxxx Hawaii Tax-Free Income Fund
Lord Xxxxxx Minnesota Tax-Free Income Fund
Lord Xxxxxx Missouri Tax-Free Income 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 Texas Tax-Free Income Fund
Lord Xxxxxx Washington Tax-Free Income Fund
Lord Xxxxxx Tax-Free Income Trust Business Trust Delaware
Florida Series
Georgia Series
Michigan Series
Pennsylvania Series
Lord Xxxxxx U.S. Government Securities Money Market Fund, Inc. Corporation Maryland
