FORM OF December 14, 2007 State Street Bank and Trust Company Kansas City, MO 64105 Attn: Vice President, Custody Dear Sir or Madam:
Exhibit 99.(h)
FORM OF
December 14, 2007
State Street Bank and Trust Company
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Kansas City, MO 64105
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 recordkeeper 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 September 11, 2007 the Fund’s Board executed an Amendment to the Declaration and Agreement of Trust establishing a new Portfolio of the Fund, the legal name of which is as follows: ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Floating Rate Fund (the “Portfolio”). 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 December 14, 2007.
It is currently anticipated that the registration statement for the Portfolio will become effective on December 14, 2007. Accordingly, we appreciate your prompt attention to this matter. Please indicate State Street’s acceptance by signing below.
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Vice President and Secretary |
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Accepted:
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Vice President, Custody |
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Enclosures
EXHIBIT A (amended as of December 14, 2007)
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ENTITY AND SERIES |
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JURISDICTION |
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Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Affiliated Fund, Inc. |
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Corporation |
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Maryland |
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▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Blend Trust |
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Statutory Trust |
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Delaware |
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Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Small-Cap Blend Fund |
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Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇-Debenture Fund, Inc. |
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Corporation |
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Maryland |
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Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Developing Growth Fund, Inc. |
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Corporation |
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Maryland |
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Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Global Fund, Inc. |
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Corporation |
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Maryland |
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Equity Series |
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Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Developing Local Markets Fund(1) |
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▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Investment Trust |
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Statutory Trust |
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Delaware |
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Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Balanced Strategy Fund |
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Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Convertible Fund |
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Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Core Fixed Income Fund |
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▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Diversified Equity Strategy Fund |
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▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Diversified Income Strategy Fund(2) |
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Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Floating Rate Fund |
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Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Growth & Income Strategy Fund(3) |
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Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ High Yield Fund |
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Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Income Fund(4) |
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Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Short Duration Income Fund(5) |
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▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Total Return Fund |
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▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Large-Cap Growth Fund |
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Statutory Trust |
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Delaware |
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Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Mid-Cap Value Fund, Inc. |
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Corporation |
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Maryland |
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Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Municipal Income Fund, Inc. |
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Corporation |
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Maryland |
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Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ California Tax-Free Income Fund |
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Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Connecticut Tax-Free Income Fund |
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Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Hawaii Tax-Free Income Fund |
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Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Minnesota Tax-Free Income Fund(6) |
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Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Missouri Tax-Free Income Fund |
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Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ National Tax-Free Income Fund |
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▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ New Jersey Tax-Free Income Fund |
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Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ New York Tax-Free Income Fund |
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Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Texas Tax-Free Income Fund(6) |
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(1) The Income Series has been renamed the Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Developing Local Markets Fund.
(2) The Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Income Strategy Fund has been renamed the Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Diversified Income Strategy Fund.
(3) The Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ World Growth & Income Strategy Fund has been renamed the Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Growth & Income Strategy Fund.
(4) Effective December 14, 2007, the U.S. Government & Government Sponsored Enterprises Fund will be renamed the Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Income Fund.
(5) Effective December 14, 2007, the Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Limited Duration U.S. Government & Government Sponsored Enterprises Fund will be renamed the Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Short Duration Income Fund.
(6) At a meeting held on December 7, 2007, shareholders of the Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Minnesota Tax-Free Income Fund, Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Texas Tax-Free Income Fund, Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Washington Tax-Free Income Fund, Florida Series, and Michigan Series approved the reorganization of each Fund into Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ National Tax-Free Income Fund. The reorganizations are expected to be completed on December 14, 2007.
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▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Washington Tax-Free Income Fund(6) |
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Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Municipal Income Trust |
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Statutory Trust |
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Delaware |
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Florida Series(6) |
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Georgia Series |
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Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ High Yield Municipal Bond Fund |
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▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Intermediate Tax-Free Fund(7) |
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Michigan Series(6) |
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Pennsylvania Series |
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Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Research Fund, Inc. |
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Corporation |
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Maryland |
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Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ America’s Value Fund |
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Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Growth Opportunities Fund |
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Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Large-Cap Core Fund |
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Small-Cap Value Series |
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▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Securities Trust |
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Statutory Trust |
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Delaware |
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Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ All Value Fund |
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Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Alpha Strategy Fund |
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▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ International Core Equity Fund |
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▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ International Opportunities Fund |
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Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Large-Cap Value Fund |
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Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Micro-Cap Growth Fund |
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Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Micro-Cap Value Fund |
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Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Value Opportunities Fund |
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Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Series Fund, Inc. |
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Corporation |
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Maryland |
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All Value Portfolio |
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America’s Value Portfolio |
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Bond-Debenture Portfolio |
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Growth and Income Portfolio |
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Growth Opportunities Portfolio |
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International Portfolio |
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Large-Cap Core Portfolio |
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Mid-Cap Value Portfolio |
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▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ U.S. Government & Government Sponsored Enterprises Money Market Fund, Inc. |
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Corporation |
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Maryland |
(7) The Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Insured Intermediate Tax-Free Fund was renamed the Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Intermediate Tax-Free Fund.