The Lord Abbett Family of Funds Amended and Restated Joint Rule 12b-1 Distribution Plan and Agreement as of August 10, 2007Joint Rule 12b-1 Distribution Plan and Agreement • July 18th, 2013 • Lord Abbett Research Fund Inc
AMENDED AND RESTATED RULE 12b-1 DISTRIBUTION PLAN AND AGREEMENT dated as of August 10, 2007 by and between each of the registered, open-end management investment companies acting individually in respect of their constituent series listed on Schedule A hereto (each a “Fund”) and Lord Abbett Distributor LLC, a New York limited liability company (the ”Distributor”). This Amended and Restated Joint Rule 12b-1 Distribution Plan and Agreement dated as of August 10, 2007 supersedes the Amended and Restated Joint Rule 12b-1 Distribution Plan and Agreement dated as of March 23, 2006.
AGENCY AGREEMENTAgency Agreement • July 18th, 2013 • Lord Abbett Research Fund Inc • New York
THIS AGREEMENT made the 30th day of April, 2010 (the “Effective Date”), by and among each of the funds within the Lord Abbett Family of Funds, each of such funds to be listed on Schedule A hereto as amended from time to time upon the mutual agreement of the parties, (each, a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”), and DST SYSTEMS, INC., a corporation existing under the laws of the State of Delaware, having its principal place of business at 333 West 11th Street, 5th Floor, Kansas City, Missouri 64105 (“DST”):
ContractAdministrative Services Agreement • July 18th, 2013 • Lord Abbett Research Fund Inc
WHEREAS, the Funds and Lord Abbett entered into an Administrative Services Agreement dated December 12, 2002, as may be amended from time to time (the “Agreement”);
Custodian and Investment Accounting AgreementCustodian Agreement • July 18th, 2013 • Lord Abbett Research Fund Inc • Massachusetts
This Agreement between EACH LEGAL ENTITY LISTED ON EXHIBIT A HERETO, each a business trust or corporation organized and existing under the laws of the jurisdiction indicated on Exhibit A (each a “Fund”), and STATE STREET BANK and TRUST COMPANY, a Massachusetts trust company (“State Street”),
Form of Expense Limitation AgreementExpense Limitation Agreement • July 18th, 2013 • Lord Abbett Research Fund Inc
This Expense Limitation Agreement (the “Agreement”) is made and entered into this [3rd] day of [September], 2013 between Lord, Abbett & Co. LLC (“Lord Abbett”) and Lord Abbett Research Fund, Inc. (the “Company”) with respect to Lord Abbett Calibrated Dividend Growth Fund (“Calibrated Dividend Growth Fund”).
