AMENDMENT 9
Exhibit 99.(h)(iv)
AMENDMENT 9
to the
ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES AGREEMENT
among
The Investment Companies comprising the Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Family of Funds
(each, a “Fund” or collectively, the “Funds”) as set forth on Exhibit 1
and
Lord, ▇▇▇▇▇▇ & Co. LLC (“Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇”)
WHEREAS, the Investment Companies named on Exhibit 1 and Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ entered into an Administrative Services Agreement dated December 12, 2002, as may be amended from time to time (the “Agreement”);
WHEREAS, Section 9 of the Agreement provides for the addition to the Agreement of new funds created in the Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Family of Funds where such funds wish to engage Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ to perform Administrative Services under the Agreement;
WHEREAS, the Funds and Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ desire to further amend the Agreement to include an additional fund;
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and of other good and valuable consideration, receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties mutually agree to amend the Agreement in the following respects:
1. The Agreement is hereby amended to add the following fund to Exhibit 1 of the Agreement:
Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Securities Trust
-Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Value Opportunities Fund
2. The Agreement shall remain the same in all other respects.
3. The Amendment is effective as of the 20th day of December, 2005.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties has caused this Amendment to the Agreement to be executed in its name and on its behalf by its duly authorized representative.
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LORD, ▇▇▇▇▇▇ & CO. LLC |
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Member, General Counsel |
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EXHIBIT 1 (AMENDED AS OF DECEMBER 20, 2005)
TO
ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES AGREEMENT
The following funds comprise the Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Family of Funds:
Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Affiliated Fund, Inc.
Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Blend Trust
Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Small-Cap Blend Fund
Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Bond-Debenture Fund, Inc.
Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Developing Growth Fund, Inc.
Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Global Fund, Inc.
Equity Series
Income Series
Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Investment Trust
Balanced Series
Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Core Fixed Income Fund
Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ High Yield Fund
Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Limited Duration U.S. Government & Government Sponsored Enterprises Fund
Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Total Return Fund
Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ U.S. Government & Government Sponsored Enterprises Fund
Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Convertible Fund
Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Income Strategy Fund
Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ World Growth & Income Strategy Fund
Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Large-Cap Growth Fund
Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Mid-Cap Value Fund, Inc.
Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Research Fund, Inc.
Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ America’s Value Fund
Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Growth Opportunities Fund
Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Large-Cap Core Fund
Small-Cap Value Series
Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Securities Trust
Alpha Series
Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ All Value Fund
Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ International Opportunities Fund
Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Micro-Cap Growth Fund
Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Micro-Cap Value Fund
Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Large-Cap Value Fund
Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ International Core Equity Fund
Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Value Opportunities Fund
Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Series Fund, Inc.
All Value Portfolio
America’s Value Portfolio
Bond-Debenture Portfolio
Growth and Income Portfolio
Growth Opportunities Portfolio
International Portfolio
Mid-Cap Value Portfolio
Large-Cap Core Portfolio
Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Municipal Income Fund, Inc.
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 ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Municipal Income Trust
Florida Series
Georgia Series
Michigan Series
Pennsylvania Series
Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Insured Intermediate Tax-Free Fund
Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ High Yield Municipal Bond Fund
Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ U.S. Government & Government Sponsored Enterprises Money Market Fund, Inc.
AMENDMENT 10
to the
ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES AGREEMENT
among
The Investment Companies comprising the Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Family of Funds
(each, a “Fund” or collectively, the “Funds”) as set forth on Exhibit 1
and
Lord, ▇▇▇▇▇▇ & Co. LLC (“Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇”)
WHEREAS, the Investment Companies named on Exhibit 1 and Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ entered into an Administrative Services Agreement dated December 12, 2002, as may be amended from time to time (the “Agreement”);
WHEREAS, Section 9 of the Agreement provides for the addition to the Agreement of new funds created in the Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Family of Funds where such funds wish to engage Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ to perform Administrative Services under the Agreement;
WHEREAS, the Funds and Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ desire to further amend the Agreement to include an additional fund;
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and of other good and valuable consideration, receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties mutually agree to amend the Agreement in the following respects:
1. The Agreement is hereby amended to add the following fund to Exhibit 1 of the Agreement:
Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Investment Trust
-Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Diversified Equity Strategy Fund
2. The Agreement shall remain the same in all other respects.
3. The Amendment is effective as of the 29th day of June, 2006.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties has caused this Amendment to the Agreement to be executed in its name and on its behalf by its duly authorized representative.
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Chief Financial Officer |
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Vice President & Assistant Secretary |
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LORD, ▇▇▇▇▇▇ & CO. LLC |
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EXHIBIT 1 (AMENDED AS OF June 29, 2006)
TO
ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES AGREEMENT
The following funds comprise the Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Family of Funds:
Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Affiliated Fund, Inc.
Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Blend Trust
Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Small-Cap Blend Fund
Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Bond-Debenture Fund, Inc.
Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Developing Growth Fund, Inc.
Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Global Fund, Inc.
Equity Series
Income Series
Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Investment Trust
Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Balanced Strategy Fund
Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Convertible Fund
Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Core Fixed Income Fund
Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Diversified Equity Strategy Fund
Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ High Yield Fund
Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Income Strategy Fund
Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Limited Duration U.S. Government & Government Sponsored
Enterprises Fund
Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Total Return Fund
Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ U.S. Government & Government Sponsored Enterprises Fund
Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ World Growth & Income Strategy Fund
Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Large-Cap Growth Fund
Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Mid-Cap Value Fund, Inc.
Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Municipal Income Fund, Inc.
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 ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Municipal Income Trust
Florida Series
Georgia Series
Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ High Yield Municipal Bond Fund
Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Insured Intermediate Tax-Free Fund
Michigan Series
Pennsylvania Series
Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Research Fund, Inc.
Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ America’s Value Fund
Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Growth Opportunities Fund
Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Large-Cap Core Fund
Small-Cap Value Series
Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Securities Trust
Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ All Value Fund
Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Alpha Strategy Fund
Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ International Core Equity Fund
Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ International Opportunities Fund
Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Large-Cap Value Fund
Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Micro-Cap Growth Fund
Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Micro-Cap Value Fund
Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Value Opportunities Fund
Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Series Fund, Inc.
All Value Portfolio
America’s Value Portfolio
Bond-Debenture Portfolio
Growth and Income Portfolio
Growth Opportunities Portfolio
International Portfolio
Large-Cap Core Portfolio
Mid-Cap Value Portfolio
Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ U.S. Government & Government Sponsored Enterprises Money Market Fund, Inc.