LETTER AMENDMENT January 24, 2023 State Street Bank and Trust Company Quincy, MA 02169 Attn: Suzanne Hinckley, Senior Vice President Dear Sir or Madam:

Exhibit 99.(g)(vii)

LETTER AMENDMENT

January 24, 2023

State Street Bank and Trust Company

0000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxx, XXX0X

Quincy, MA 02169

Attn: Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx, Senior Vice President

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 January 24, 2023, the Board of Trustees of Lord Xxxxxx Trust I (the “Company”) executed an Amendment to the Declaration and Agreement of Trust to add Lord Xxxxxx Investment Grade Floating Rate Fund, a series of the Trust, (the “Portfolio”). It is the Trust’s desire to have State Street render services as custodian and recordkeeper to the Portfolio under the terms of the Agreement; therefore, the Trust requests that State Street agree, in writing, to provide such services to the Portfolio, thereby making the Portfolio a Portfolio under the terms of the Agreement.

Attached is an Amended Exhibit A to the Agreement that includes the name of the Portfolio as an entity that participates in the Agreement effective with the Fund’s commencement of operations (currently anticipated to be in May 2023).

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

On Behalf of:

Lord Xxxxxx Trust I

/s/Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx

Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx

Vice President and Secretary

Accepted:

/s/Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx

Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx, Senior Vice President

State Street Bank and Trust Company

Date: April 24, 2023

Enclosure

EXHIBIT A

Amended as of January 24, 2023¹

(Effective as of May 1, 2023)

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
Lord Xxxxxx Floating Rate High Income Fund		Statutory Trust		Delaware
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 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 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
Lord Xxxxxx California Tax-Free Income Fund
Lord Xxxxxx High Income 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
Lord Xxxxxx Short Duration High Income Municipal Bond Fund
Lord Xxxxxx Short Duration Tax Free Fund
Xxxx Xxxxxx Sustainable Municipal Bond Fund
Lord Xxxxxx Research Fund, Inc.		Corporation		Maryland
Xxxx Xxxxxx Dividend Growth Fund
Lord Xxxxxx Growth Opportunities Fund
Small-Cap Value Series

¹ As amended on January 24, 2023, to reflect the addition of Lord Xxxxxx Investment Grade Floating Rate Fund, a series of Lord Xxxxxx Trust I.

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 Small Cap Value Fund
Xxxx Xxxxxx Fundamental Equity Fund
Xxxx Xxxxxx Global 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.		Corporation		Maryland
Bond-Debenture Portfolio
Developing Growth Portfolio
Dividend 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 Special Situations Income Fund		Statutory Trust		Delaware
Xxxx Xxxxxx Trust I		Statutory Trust		Delaware
Climate Focused Bond Fund
Emerging Markets Equity Fund
International Growth Fund
Investment Grade Floating Rate Fund
Short Duration High Yield Fund
Xxxx Xxxxxx U.S. Government & Government Sponsored Enterprises Money Market Fund, Inc.		Corporation		Maryland