LETTER AMENDMENT January 25, 2019 State Street Bank and Trust Company

Exhibit 99.(g)(v)

LETTER AMENDMENT

January 25, 2019

State Street Bank and Trust Company

Xxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx

Boston, MA 02111-2900

Attn: Vice President, Custody

Dear Sir or Madam:

Lord, Xxxxxx & Co. LLC (“Lord Xxxxxx”), as a party to the Custodian and Investment Accounting Agreement between various Lord Xxxxxx-sponsored investment companies and State Street Bank and Trust Company (“State Street”) dated November 1, 2001, as amended (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 Amendment is to notify State Street that on October 31, 2018, the Board of Trustees of Lord Xxxxxx Securities Trust (the “Trust”) executed an Amendment to the Declaration and Agreement of Trust to add Lord Xxxxxx Focused Growth Fund, Xxxx Xxxxxx Focused Large Cap Value Fund, Xxxx Xxxxxx Focused Mid Cap Value Fund, and Lord Xxxxxx Health Care Fund, each a series of the Trust, (each, a “Portfolio”). It is the Trust’s desire to have State Street render services as custodian and recordkeeper to the Portfolios under the terms of the Agreement; therefore, the Trust requests that State Street agree, in writing, to provide such services to the Portfolios, thereby making each Portfolio a Portfolio under the terms of the Agreement.

Attached is an Amended Exhibit A to the Agreement that includes the names of each Portfolio that participates in the Agreement.

We appreciate your prompt attention to this matter. Please indicate State Street’s acceptance by signing below.

On Behalf of :

Lord Xxxxxx Securities Trust

/s/ Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx

Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx

Vice President and Assistant Secretary

Accepted:

/s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx

Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx, Executive Vice President

State Street Bank and Trust Company

Enclosure

EXHIBIT A

Amended as of January 25, 2019¹

ENTITY AND SERIES	TYPE OF ENTITY		JURISDICTION
Lord Xxxxxx Affiliated Fund, Inc.	Corporation		Maryland
Lord Xxxxxx Xxxx-Debenture Fund, Inc.	Corporation		Maryland
Xxxx Xxxxxx Credit Opportunities Fund	Statutory Trust		Delaware
Lord Xxxxxx Developing Growth Fund, Inc.	Corporation		Maryland
Xxxx Xxxxxx Equity Trust	Statutory Trust		Delaware
Xxxx Xxxxxx Calibrated Large Cap Value Fund
Xxxx Xxxxxx Calibrated Mid Cap Value Fund
Lord Xxxxxx Global Fund, Inc.	Corporation		Maryland
Lord Xxxxxx Emerging Markets Bond Fund
Xxxx Xxxxxx Emerging Markets Corporate Debt Fund
Lord Xxxxxx Global Bond Fund
Xxxx Xxxxxx Multi-Asset Global Opportunity Fund
Xxxx Xxxxxx Investment Trust	Statutory Trust		Delaware
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 Growth 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.	Corporation		Maryland
Lord Xxxxxx Municipal Income Fund, Inc.	Corporation		Maryland
Xxxx Xxxxxx AMT Free Municipal Bond Fund
Lord Xxxxxx California Tax-Free Income Fund
Lord Xxxxxx High Yield Municipal Bond Fund
Lord Xxxxxx Intermediate Tax Free Fund
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

¹ As amended to reflect the addition of Lord Xxxxxx Focused Growth Fund, Lord Xxxxxx Focused Large Cap Value Fund, Lord Xxxxxx Focused Mid Cap Value Fund, and Lord Xxxxxx Health Care Fund, each a series of Lord Xxxxxx Securities Trust.

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Lord Xxxxxx Research Fund, Inc.	Corporation		Maryland
Xxxx Xxxxxx Calibrated Dividend Growth Fund
Lord Xxxxxx Growth Opportunities Fund
Small-Cap Value Series
Xxxx Xxxxxx Securities Trust	Statutory Trust		Delaware
Lord Xxxxxx Alpha Strategy Fund
Xxxx Xxxxxx Focused Growth Fund
Xxxx Xxxxxx Focused Large Cap Value Fund
Xxxx Xxxxxx Focused Mid Cap Value Fund
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 Fund2
Lord Xxxxxx Micro-Cap Growth Fund
Lord Xxxxxx Micro-Cap Value Fund
Lord Xxxxxx Value Opportunities Fund
Lord Xxxxxx Series Fund, Inc.	Corporation		Maryland
Bond-Debenture Portfolio
Calibrated Dividend Growth Portfolio
Classic Stock Portfolio
Developing Growth Portfolio
Fundamental Equity Portfolio
Growth and Income Portfolio
Growth Opportunities Portfolio
International Equity Portfolio
International 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.	Corporation		Maryland

² Effective September 30, 2018, Xxxx Xxxxxx International Dividend Income Fund was renamed Lord Xxxxxx International Value Fund.

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