Custodian and Investment Accounting AgreementCustodian and Investment Accounting Agreement • March 27th, 2015 • Lord Abbett Investment Trust • Massachusetts
Contract Type FiledMarch 27th, 2015 Company JurisdictionThis 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”),
AGENCY AGREEMENTAgency Agreement • March 27th, 2015 • Lord Abbett Investment Trust • New York
Contract Type FiledMarch 27th, 2015 Company JurisdictionTHIS 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”):
AMENDMENT 22 to theAdministrative Services Agreement • March 27th, 2015 • Lord Abbett Investment Trust
Contract Type FiledMarch 27th, 2015 CompanyWHEREAS, 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”);
Expense Limitation AgreementExpense Limitation Agreement • March 27th, 2015 • Lord Abbett Investment Trust
Contract Type FiledMarch 27th, 2015 CompanyThis Expense Limitation Agreement (the “Agreement”) is made and entered into this 1st day of April, 2015 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”), Lord Abbett Inflation Focused Fund (“Inflation Focused Fund”) and Lord Abbett Total Return Fund (“Total Return Fund”) (collectively, the “Funds”).
Expense Limitation AgreementExpense Limitation Agreement • March 27th, 2015 • Lord Abbett Investment Trust
Contract Type FiledMarch 27th, 2015 CompanyThis Expense Limitation Agreement (the “Agreement”) is made and entered into this 13th day of October, 2014 between Lord, Abbett & Co. LLC (“Lord Abbett”) and Lord Abbett Investment Trust (the “Trust”) on behalf of Lord Abbett Total Return Fund (“Total Return Fund”).
Addendum to Management Agreement between Lord Abbett Investment Trust and Lord, Abbett & Co. LLC Dated April 1, 2015Management Agreement • March 27th, 2015 • Lord Abbett Investment Trust
Contract Type FiledMarch 27th, 2015 CompanyEffective April 1, 2015, Lord, Abbett & Co. LLC and Lord Abbett Investment Trust on behalf of its series, Lord Abbett Income 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 (“Management Agreement”), shall be amended as follows:
Management Fee Waiver AgreementWaiver Agreement • March 27th, 2015 • Lord Abbett Investment Trust
Contract Type FiledMarch 27th, 2015 CompanyThis Management Fee Waiver Agreement (the “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of this 1st day of April, 2015 between Lord, Abbett & Co LLC (“Lord Abbett”) and Lord Abbett Investment Trust (the “Trust”) with respect to Lord Abbett Diversified Equity Strategy Fund.
Management Fee Waiver AgreementManagement Fee Waiver Agreement • March 27th, 2015 • Lord Abbett Investment Trust
Contract Type FiledMarch 27th, 2015 CompanyThis Management Fee Waiver Agreement (the “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of this 7th day of November, 2014 between Lord, Abbett & Co. LLC (“Lord Abbett”) and Lord Abbett Investment Trust (the “Trust”) on behalf of Lord Abbett Core Fixed Income Fund (“Core Fixed Income Fund”).
LORD ABBETT INVESTMENT TRUST AMENDMENT TO DECLARATION AND AGREEMENT OF TRUSTDeclaration and Agreement of Trust • March 27th, 2015 • Lord Abbett Investment Trust
Contract Type FiledMarch 27th, 2015 CompanyThe undersigned, being at least a majority of the Trustees of 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 establish, pursuant to Section 5.3 of the Declaration, three new classes of shares for each of the Trust’s twelve series: Lord Abbett Diversified Equity Strategy Fund, Lord Abbett Multi-Asset Balanced Opportunity Fund, Lord Abbett Multi-Asset Growth Fund, Lord Abbett Multi-Asset Income Fund, Lord Abbett Convertible Fund, Lord Abbett Core Fixed Income Fund, Lord Abbett Floating Rate Fund, Lord Abbett High Yield Fund, Lord Abbett Income Fund, Lord Abbett Inflation Focused Fund, Lord Abbett Short Duration Income Fund, and Lord Abbett Total Return Fund; such new classes to be designated Class R4, Class R5, and Class R6. Any variations as to purchase price, determination of net asset value, the price, terms and manner of redemption and special and r