June 30, 2003
State Street Bank and Trust Company
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Attn: Vice President, Custody
Dear Sir or Madam:
▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Investment Trust (the "Fund"), as a party to the Custodian and
Investment Accounting Agreement between various Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇-sponsored mutual
funds and State Street Bank and Trust Company ("State Street") dated November 1,
2001 (the "Agreement"), requests an amendment to the Agreement pursuant to
Section 17.
Section 17 of the Agreement provides that, "in the event that a Fund
establishes one or more series with respect to which it desires to have State
Street render services as custodian and recordkeeping under the terms [of the
Agreement], it shall so notify State Street in writing, and if State Street
agrees in writing to provide such services, such series of Shares shall become a
Portfolio [under the terms of the Agreement]." This letter is to notify State
Street that on April 22, 2003, the Fund's Board executed an Amendment to the
Declaration and Agreement of Trust establishing a new Portfolio of the Fund,
(the "Portfolio") the legal name of which is as follows: ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Convertible
Fund. It is the Fund's desire to have State Street render services as custodian
and recordkeeper to the Portfolio under the terms of the Agreement; therefore,
the Fund requests that State Street agree, in writing, to provide such services
to the Portfolio thereby making the Portfolio a Portfolio under the terms of the
Agreement.
Attached is an Amended Exhibit A to the Agreement that shows the entity
names and series of each fund that participates in the Agreement as of the close
of business on June 30, 2003.
It is currently anticipated that the registration statement for the
Portfolio will become effective on June 30, 2003. Accordingly, we appreciate
your prompt attention to this matter. Please indicate State Street's acceptance
by signing below.
Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Investment Trust
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Vice President and Secretary
Accepted:
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Vice President, Custody
State Street Bank and Trust Company
Enclosures
EXHIBIT A (amended as of June 30, 2003)
ENTITY AND SERIES TYPE OF JURISDICTION
ENTITY
Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Developing Growth Fund, Inc. Corporation Maryland
Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Affiliated Fund, Inc. Corporation Maryland
Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Bond-Debenture Fund, Inc. Corporation Maryland
Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Mid-Cap Value Fund, Inc. Corporation Maryland
Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Large-Cap Growth Fund Business Trust Delaware
Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Blend Trust Business Trust Delaware
Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Small-Cap Blend Fund
Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Securities Trust Business Trust Delaware
Alpha Series
Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ All Value Fund
International Series
Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Micro-Cap Growth Fund
Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Micro-Cap Value Fund
Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Large-Cap Value Fund
Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Research Fund, Inc. Corporation Maryland
Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Growth Opportunities Fund
Large-Cap Series
Small-Cap Value Series
Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ America's Value Fund
Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Investment Trust Business Trust Delaware
Balanced Series
Core Fixed Income Fund
Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ High Yield Fund
Limited Duration U.S. Government Securities Series
Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Total Return Fund
U.S. Government Securities Series
Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Convertible Fund
Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Series Fund, Inc. Corporation Maryland
All Value Portfolio
America's Value Portfolio
Bond-Debenture Portfolio
Growth and Income Portfolio
Growth Opportunities Portfolio
International Portfolio
Mid-Cap Value Portfolio
Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Global Fund, Inc. Corporation Maryland
Equity Series
Income Series
Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Tax-Free Income Fund, Inc. Corporation Maryland
Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ California Tax-Free Income Fund
Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Connecticut Tax-Free Income Fund
Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Hawaii Tax-Free Income Fund
Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Minnesota Tax-Free Income Fund
Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Missouri Tax-Free Income Fund
Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ National Tax-Free Income Fund
Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ New Jersey Tax-Free Income Fund
Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ New York Tax-Free Income Fund
Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Texas Tax-Free Income Fund
Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Washington Tax-Free Income Fund
Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Tax-Free Income Trust Business Trust Delaware
Florida Series
Georgia Series
Michigan Series
Pennsylvania Series
▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Insured Intermediate Tax-Free Fund
Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ U.S. Government Securities Money Market Fund, Inc. Corporation Maryland