LETTER AMENDMENT January 25, 2019 DST Systems, Inc. Kansas City, MO 64105 Attn: Group Vice President – Full Service Dear Sir or Madam:
Exhibit 99.(h)(v)
LETTER AMENDMENT
January 25, 2019
DST Systems, Inc.
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Kansas City, MO 64105
Attn: Group Vice President – Full Service
Dear Sir or Madam:
▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Securities Trust (the “Trust”), a party to the Agency Agreement by and among each of the funds within the Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Family of Funds and DST Systems, Inc. (“DST”) dated January 1, 2017 (the “Agreement”), hereby requests an amendment to Schedule A of the Agreement as a result of the following changes within the Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Family of Funds:
| (1) | Effective October 31, 2018, the Trust’s trustees executed an Amendment to the Declaration and Agreement of Trust to add Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Focused Growth Fund, Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Focused Large Cap Value Fund, Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Focused Mid Cap Value Fund, and Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Health Care Fund (each, a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”), each a series of the Trust; |
| (2) | It is the Trust’s desire to have DST render services as transfer agent, dividend disbursing agent, and shareholder servicing agent to each Fund under the terms of the Agreement; therefore, we request that DST agree, in writing, to provide such services to the Funds thereby making each Fund a series under the terms of the Agreement. Attached is the revised Schedule A, amended to reflect the changes in the Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Family of Funds. |
Accordingly, we appreciate your prompt attention to this matter. Please indicate DST’s acceptance by signing below.
| On Behalf of: | |||
| Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Securities Trust | |||
| By: | /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ | ||
| ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ | |||
| Vice President and Secretary | |||
Accepted:
| /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ | |
| ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇, Managing Director, Strategic Relationship | |
| Full Service – DST Systems, Inc. | |
Enclosures
SCHEDULE A (amended as of January 25, 2019)1
List of Funds
This Schedule A, as may be amended from time to time, is incorporated into that certain Agency Agreement dated January 1, 2017 by and between DST Systems, Inc. and the Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Family of Funds. Capitalized terms used herein but not defined in this Schedule A have the meanings given to such terms in the Agreement.
The following table is the list of the Funds comprising the Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Family of Funds. Registrants are listed in bold font and each Registrant’s Series, if any, are listed in italics immediately below the Registrant.
| Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Affiliated Fund, Inc. | |
| Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇-Debenture Fund, Inc. | |
| Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Credit Opportunities Fund | |
| Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Developing Growth Fund, Inc. | |
| ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Equity Trust | |
| ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Calibrated Large Cap Value Fund | |
| ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Calibrated Mid Cap Value Fund | |
| Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Global Fund, Inc. | |
| Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Emerging Markets Bond Fund | |
| ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Emerging Markets Corporate Debt Fund | |
| Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Global Bond Fund | |
| ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Multi-Asset Global Opportunity Fund | |
| Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Investment Trust | |
| Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Convertible Fund | |
| Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Core Fixed Income Fund | |
| Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Core Plus Bond Fund | |
| ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Corporate Bond Fund | |
| Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Floating Rate Fund | |
| Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ High Yield Fund | |
| Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Income Fund | |
| Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Inflation Focused Fund | |
| Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Multi-Asset Balanced Opportunity Fund | |
| Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Multi-Asset Growth Fund | |
| Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Multi-Asset Income Fund | |
| Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Short Duration Core Bond Fund | |
| Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Short Duration Income Fund | |
| ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Total Return Fund | |
| Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Ultra Short Bond Fund | |
| Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Mid Cap Stock Fund, Inc. | |
1 As amended to reflect the addition of Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Focused Growth Fund, Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Focused Large Cap Value Fund, Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Focused Mid Cap Value Fund, and Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Health Care Fund, each a series of Securities Trust.
| Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Municipal Income Fund, Inc. | |
| ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ AMT Free Municipal Bond Fund | |
| Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ California Tax-Free Income Fund | |
| Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ High Yield Municipal Bond Fund | |
| Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Intermediate Tax Free Fund | |
| Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ National Tax-Free Income Fund | |
| ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ New Jersey Tax-Free Income Fund | |
| Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ New York Tax-Free Income Fund | |
| ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Short Duration High Yield Municipal Bond Fund | |
| Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Short Duration Tax Free Fund | |
| Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Research Fund, Inc. | |
| ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Calibrated Dividend Growth Fund | |
| Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Growth Opportunities Fund | |
| Small-Cap Value Series | |
| Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Securities Trust | |
|
▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Alpha Strategy Fund Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Focused Growth Fund Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Focused Large Cap Value Fund Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Focused Mid Cap Value Fund Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Fundamental Equity Fund | |
| ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Global Equity Research Fund | |
| Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Global Select Equity Fund | |
| ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Growth Leaders Fund | |
| Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Health Care Fund | |
| ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ International Equity Fund | |
| ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ International Opportunities Fund | |
| Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ International Value Fund2 | |
| Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Micro-Cap Growth Fund | |
| Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Micro-Cap Value Fund | |
| Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Value Opportunities Fund | |
| Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Series Fund, Inc. | |
| Bond-Debenture Portfolio | |
| Calibrated Dividend Growth Portfolio | |
| Classic Stock Portfolio | |
| Developing Growth Portfolio | |
| Fundamental Equity Portfolio | |
| Growth and Income Portfolio | |
| Growth Opportunities Portfolio | |
| International Equity Portfolio | |
| International Opportunities Portfolio | |
| Mid Cap Stock Portfolio | |
| Short Duration Income Portfolio | |
| Total Return Portfolio | |
| ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ U.S. Government & Government Sponsored Enterprises Money Market Fund, Inc. | |
2 Effective September 30, 2018, ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ International Dividend Income Fund was renamed Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ International Value Fund.