AMENDMENT (“Amendment”) to the SUB-TRANSFER AGENT AND SERVICES AGREEMENT between DST SYSTEMS, INC. and LORD ABBETT FAMILY OF FUNDS

Exhibit 99-h(vi)

 

AMENDMENT (“Amendment”) to

 

the

 

SUB-TRANSFER AGENT AND SERVICES AGREEMENT

 

between

 

DST SYSTEMS, INC.

 

and

 

LORD ▇▇▇▇▇▇ FAMILY OF FUNDS

 

DST Systems, Inc. (“DST”) and Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Family of Funds (“Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇”) hereby agree that, with respect to the Sub-Transfer Agent and Services Agreement (“Agreement”) between DST Systems, Inc. (“DST”) and Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Family of Funds (“Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇”) dated January 1, 2017, as amended, the Agreement is amended as follows, effective April 6, 2021. Capitalized terms not otherwise defined in this Amendment shall have the meaning ascribed to them in the Agreement. In the event of a conflict between the terms of this Amendment and the Agreement, this Amendment shall control.

 

1.	Exhibit A, List of Funds, is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:

 

Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Affiliated Fund, Inc.
Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Bond-Debenture Fund, Inc.
Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Credit Opportunities Fund
Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Developing Growth Fund, Inc.
Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Global Fund, Inc.
	Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Emerging Markets Bond Fund
	Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Emerging Markets Corporate Debt Fund
	Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Global Bond Fund
Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Investment Trust
	Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Convertible Fund
	Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Core Fixed Income Fund
	Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Core Plus Bond Fund
	Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ 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 Income Fund
	Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Short Duration Core Bond Fund
	Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Short Duration Income Fund
	Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Total Return Fund
	Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Ultra Short Bond Fund

Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Mid Cap Stock Fund, Inc.
Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Municipal Income Fund, Inc.
	Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ California Tax-Free Income Fund
	Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ High Yield Municipal Bond Fund
	Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Intermediate Tax Free Fund
	Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ National Tax-Free Income Fund
	Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ New Jersey Tax-Free Income Fund
	Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ New York Tax-Free Income Fund
	Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Short Duration High Yield Municipal Bond Fund
	Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Short Duration Tax Free Fund
Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Research Fund, Inc.
	Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Dividend Growth Fund Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Growth Opportunities Fund
	Small-Cap Value Series
Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Securities Trust
	Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Alpha Strategy Fund
	Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Durable Growth Fund
	Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Focused Growth Fund
	Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Focused Large Cap Value Fund
	Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Focused Mid Cap Value Fund
	Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Focused Small Cap Value Fund
	Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Fundamental Equity Fund
	Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Global Equity Research Fund
	Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Growth Leaders Fund
	Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Health Care Fund
	Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ International Equity Fund
	Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ International Opportunities Fund
	Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ International Value Fund
	Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Micro-Cap Growth Fund
	Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Value Opportunities Fund
Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Trust I1
	Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Climate Focused Bond Fund
	Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ International Growth Fund
	Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Mid Cap Innovation Growth Fund
	Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Short Duration High Yield Fund
Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Series Fund, Inc.
	Bond-Debenture Portfolio
	Developing Growth Portfolio
	Dividend Growth Portfolio
	Fundamental Equity Portfolio
	Growth and Income Portfolio
	Growth Opportunities Portfolio
	Mid Cap Stock Portfolio
	Short Duration Income Portfolio
	Total Return Portfolio

Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ U.S. Government & Government Sponsored Enterprises Money Market Fund, Inc.

 

1	As amended April 6, 2021 to reflect the addition of Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ International Growth Fund, a series of Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Trust I.

2.	Subject to the specific modifications made herein, all terms and conditions of the Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.

 

DST SYSTEMS, INC.	Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Family of Funds
By: /s/ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇	By:  /s/ ▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
Print: ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇	Print: ▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
Title: General Manager	Title: Vice President and Assistant Secretary
Date: April 6, 2021	Date: April 6, 2021