Addendum to Management Agreement between Lord Abbett Investment Trust and Lord, Abbett & Co. LLC Dated October 11, 2016

Exhibit 99(d)(xxi)

Addendum to Management Agreement

between Lord Xxxxxx Investment Trust and

Lord, Xxxxxx & Co. LLC

Dated October 11, 2016

Lord, Xxxxxx & Co. LLC and Lord Xxxxxx Investment Trust on behalf of its series, Lord Xxxxxx Ultra Short Bond Fund (the “Fund”), do hereby agree that the annual management fee rate for the Fund stated in paragraph 2 of the Management Agreement dated October 20, 1993 (“the Agreement”), shall be amended as follows:

0.20% on the Fund’s average daily net assets.

For purposes of Section 15 (a) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, this Addendum and the Agreement shall together constitute the investment advisory contract of the Fund.

	Lord, Xxxxxx & Co. LLC
	By:	/s/ Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
		Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
		Member and General Counsel

	Lord Xxxxxx Investment Trust
	By:	/s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
		Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
		Vice President and Assistant Secretary

Dated: October 11, 2016