AGENCY AGREEMENTAgency Agreement • March 27th, 2014 • Lord Abbett Investment Trust • 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”):
The Lord Abbett Family of Funds Amended and Restated Joint Rule 12b-1 Distribution Plan and Agreement as of August 10, 2007Distribution Plan and Agreement • March 27th, 2014 • Lord Abbett Investment Trust
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.
Custodian and Investment Accounting AgreementCustodian Agreement • March 27th, 2014 • Lord Abbett Investment Trust • 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”),
Management Fee Waiver AgreementWaiver Agreement • March 27th, 2014 • Lord Abbett Investment Trust
This Management Fee Waiver Agreement (the “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of this 1st day of April, 2014 between Lord, Abbett & Co LLC (“Lord Abbett”) and Lord Abbett Investment Trust (the “Trust”) with respect to Lord Abbett Diversified Equity Strategy Fund (“Diversified Equity Strategy Fund”).
Expense Limitation AgreementExpense Limitation Agreement • March 27th, 2014 • Lord Abbett Investment Trust
This Expense Limitation Agreement (the “Agreement”) is made and entered into this 1st day of April, 2014 between Lord, Abbett & Co. LLC (“Lord Abbett”) and Lord Abbett Investment Trust (the “Trust”) with respect to Lord Abbett Convertible Fund (“Convertible Fund”), Lord Abbett High Yield Fund (“High Yield Fund”), Lord Abbett Income Fund (“Income Fund”) and Lord Abbett Inflation Focused Fund (“Inflation Focused Fund”) (collectively , the “Funds”).
AMENDMENT TODeclaration and Agreement of Trust • March 27th, 2014 • Lord Abbett Investment Trust
The undersigned, being at least a majority of the Trustees of the Lord Abbett Investment Trust, a Delaware Statutory Trust (the “Trust”) organized pursuant to a Declaration and Agreement of Trust dated August 16, 1993 (the “Declaration”), do hereby amend the Declaration, pursuant to Section 8.2 of the Declaration, to: (i) change the name of the existing Lord Abbett Balanced Strategy Fund of the Trust to the “Lord Abbett Multi-Asset Balanced Opportunity Fund”; (ii) change the name of the existing Lord Abbett Diversified Income Strategy Fund of the Trust to the “Lord Abbett Multi-Asset Income Fund”; and (iii) change the name of the existing Lord Abbett Growth & Income Strategy Fund to the “Lord Abbett Multi-Asset Growth Fund”.
