Exhibit 99.(d)
Addendum to Management Agreement between
Lord Xxxxxx Blend Trust
and
Lord, Xxxxxx & Co. LLC
DATED: AUGUST 1, 2005 (THE "AGREEMENT")
Lord, Xxxxxx & Co. LLC ("Lord Xxxxxx") and Lord Xxxxxx Blend Trust, on
behalf of the Lord Xxxxxx Small-Cap Blend Fund (the "Fund"), do hereby agree
that the annual management fee rate for the Fund with respect to paragraph 2 of
the Agreement shall be as follows: 0.75 of 1% of the first $1 billion of the
Fund's average daily net assets; and 0.70 of 1% of such assets over $1 billion.
For purposes of Section 15 (a) of the Act, this Addendum and the Agreement
shall together constitute the investment advisory contract of the Fund.
LORD, XXXXXX & CO. LLC
BY: /s/ Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
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Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Member and General Counsel
LORD XXXXXX BLEND TRUST
BY: /s/ Xxxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
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Xxxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Vice President & Assistant Secretary
