FORM OF LETTER AMENDMENT [December 1, 2015] DST Systems, Inc. Kansas City, MO 64105 Attn: Group Vice President – Full Service Dear Sir or Madam:
Exhibit 99(h)(iv)
FORM OF
LETTER AMENDMENT
[December 1, 2015]
DST Systems, Inc.
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Kansas City, MO 64105
Attn: Group Vice President – Full Service
Dear Sir or Madam:
▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Investment Trust (the “Trust”), party to the Agency Agreement by and among each of the funds within the Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Family of Funds and DST Systems, Inc. (“DST”) dated April 30, 2010 (as amended March 15, 2011) (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 September 17, 2015, the Trust’s Trustees executed an Amendment to the Declaration and Agreement of Trust to add Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Core Plus Bond Fund (the “Fund”) as a series of the Trust; and |
| (2) | It is the Trust’s desire to have DST render services as transfer agent, dividend disbursing agent, and shareholder servicing agent to the Fund under the terms of the Agreement; therefore, we request that DST agree, in writing, to provide such services to the Fund thereby making the 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 ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Investment Trust | |||
| By: | |||
| ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇ | |||
| Vice President and Secretary | |||
Accepted:
| ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇, Vice President | ||
| Full Service – DST Systems, Inc. | ||
Enclosures
FORM OF SCHEDULE A (amended as of [December 1, 2015])1
List of Funds
This Schedule A, as may be amended from time to time, is incorporated into that certain Agency Agreement dated April 30, 2010 (as amended March 15, 2011) 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 ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Developing Growth Fund, Inc. |
| ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Equity Trust |
| ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Calibrated Large Cap Value Fund |
| ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Calibrated Mid Cap Value Fund |
| Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Global Fund, Inc. |
| ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Emerging Markets Corporate Debt Fund |
| Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Emerging Markets Currency Fund |
| ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Emerging Markets Local Bond Fund |
| ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Multi-Asset Global Opportunity Fund |
| Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Investment Trust |
| Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Convertible Fund |
| Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Core Fixed Income Fund |
| Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Core Plus Bond Fund1 |
| ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Diversified Equity Strategy 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 Income Fund |
| ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Total Return Fund |
| Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Mid Cap Stock Fund, Inc. |
1 As amended on [December 1, 2015] to reflect the addition of Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Core Plus Bond Fund, a series of Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Investment 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 |
| Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Alpha Strategy Fund |
| ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Fundamental Equity Fund |
| ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Growth Leaders Fund |
| ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ International Core Equity Fund |
| ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ International Dividend Income Fund |
| ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ International Opportunities Fund |
| 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 Core Equity Portfolio |
| International Opportunities Portfolio |
| Mid Cap Stock Portfolio |
| Short Duration Income Portfolio |
| Total Return Portfolio |
| Value Opportunities Portfolio |
| ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ U.S. Government & Government Sponsored Enterprises Money Market Fund, Inc. |