AMENDMENT (“Amendment”) to the SUB-TRANSFER AGENT AND SERVICES AGREEMENT between DST SYSTEMS, INC. and LORD ABBETT FAMILY OF FUNDS
Exhibit 99.(h)(vii)
AMENDMENT (“Amendment”) to
the
SUB-TRANSFER AGENT AND SERVICES AGREEMENT
between
DST SYSTEMS, INC.
and
LORD XXXXXX FAMILY OF FUNDS
DST Systems, Inc. (“DST”) and Lord Xxxxxx Family of Funds (“Lord Xxxxxx”) hereby agree that, with respect to the Sub-Transfer Agent and Services Agreement (“Agreement”) between DST Systems, Inc. (“DST”) and Lord Xxxxxx Family of Funds (“Lord Xxxxxx”) dated January 1, 2017, as amended, the Agreement is amended October 14, 2021, to be effective as of July 29, 2021. Capitalized terms not otherwise defined in this Amendment shall have the meaning ascribed to them in the Agreement. In the event of a conflict between the terms of this Amendment and the Agreement, this Amendment shall control.
| 1. | Exhibit A, List of Funds, is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following: |
Lord Xxxxxx Affiliated Fund, Inc.
Lord Xxxxxx Bond-Debenture Fund, Inc.
Lord Xxxxxx Credit Opportunities Fund
Lord Xxxxxx Developing Growth Fund, Inc.
Lord Xxxxxx Global Fund, Inc.
Lord Xxxxxx Emerging Markets Bond Fund
Lord 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
Lord 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
Lord 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
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 Short Duration High Yield Municipal Bond Fund
Lord Xxxxxx Short Duration Tax Free Fund
Lord Xxxxxx Research Fund, Inc.
Lord Xxxxxx 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
Lord Xxxxxx Focused Growth Fund
Lord Xxxxxx Focused Large Cap Value Fund
Lord Xxxxxx Focused Mid Cap Value Fund
Lord Xxxxxx Focused Small Cap Value Fund
Lord Xxxxxx Fundamental Equity Fund
Lord Xxxxxx Global Equity Research Fund
Lord Xxxxxx Growth Leaders Fund
Lord Xxxxxx Health Care Fund
Lord Xxxxxx International Equity Fund
Lord Xxxxxx International Opportunities Fund
Lord Xxxxxx International Value Fund
Lord Xxxxxx Micro-Cap Growth Fund
Lord Xxxxxx Value Opportunities Fund
Lord Xxxxxx Trust I1
Lord Xxxxxx Climate Focused Bond Fund
Lord Xxxxxx Emerging Markets Equity Fund
Lord Xxxxxx International Growth Fund
Lord Xxxxxx Mid Cap Innovation Growth Fund
Lord Xxxxxx Short Duration High Yield Fund
1 As amended July 29, 2021 to reflect the addition of Lord Xxxxxx Emerging Markets Equity Fund, a series of Lord Xxxxxx Trust I, effective January 2022 with the Fund’s commencement of operations (currently anticipated to be in January 2022).
Lord Xxxxxx Series Fund, Inc.
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
Lord Xxxxxx U.S. Government & Government Sponsored Enterprises Money Market Fund, Inc.
| 2. | Subject to the specific modifications made herein, all terms and conditions of the Agreement shall remain in full force and effect. |
| DST SYSTEMS, INC. | Lord Xxxxxx Family of Funds | |
| By: /s/ Xxxx Xxxxxx | By: /s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxx | |
| Print: Xxxx Xxxxxx | Print: Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxx | |
| Title: Authorized Representative | Title: Vice President and Assistant Secretary | |
| Date: October 18, 2021 | Date: October 18, 2021 |
