AMENDMENT (“Amendment”) to the SUB-TRANSFER AGENT AND SERVICES AGREEMENT between DST SYSTEMS, INC. and LORD ABBETT FAMILY OF FUNDS
Exhibit 99.(h)(vii)
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 October 14, 2021, to be effective as of July 29, 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 ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Emerging Markets Equity Fund
Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ International Growth Fund
Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Mid Cap Innovation Growth Fund
Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Short Duration High Yield Fund
1 As amended July 29, 2021 to reflect the addition of Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Emerging Markets Equity Fund, a series of Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Trust I, effective January 2022 with the Fund’s commencement of operations (currently anticipated to be in January 2022).
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.
| 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: Authorized Representative | Title: Vice President and Assistant Secretary | |
| Date: October 18, 2021 | Date: October 18, 2021 |