LETTER AMENDMENT October 1, 2021 State Street Bank and Trust Company Quincy, MA 02169 Attn: Suzanne Hinckley, Managing Director Dear Sir or Madam:

Exhibit 99.(g)(iv)

 

LETTER AMENDMENT

 

October 1, 2021

 

State Street Bank and Trust Company

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Quincy, MA 02169

Attn: ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, Managing Director

 

Dear Sir or Madam:

 

Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ & Co. LLC (“Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇”), as a party to the Custodian and Investment Accounting Agreement between various Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇-sponsored investment companies and State Street Bank and Trust Company (“State Street”) dated November 1, 2001, as amended (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 Amendment is to notify State Street that on July 29, 2021, the Board of Trustees of Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Trust I (the “Trust”) executed an Amendment to the Declaration and Agreement of Trust to add Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Emerging Markets Equity Fund, a series of the Trust, (the “Portfolio”). It is the Trust’s desire to have State Street render services as custodian and recordkeeper to the Portfolio under the terms of the Agreement; therefore, the Trust 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 includes the name of the Fund as an entity that participates in the Agreement effective with the Fund’s commencement of operations (currently anticipated to be in January 2022).

 

Accordingly, we appreciate your prompt attention to this matter. Please indicate State Street’s acceptance by signing below.

 

	On Behalf of:
	Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Trust I
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	Vice President and Assistant Secretary

 

Accepted:

 

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▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, Senior Vice President

State Street Bank and Trust Company

Date:

Enclosure

EXHIBIT A

 

Amended as of July 29, 2021¹

 

(Effective as of January 2022)

 

ENTITY AND SERIES		TYPE OF ENTITY		JURISDICTION
Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Affiliated Fund, Inc.		Corporation		Maryland
Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇-Debenture Fund, Inc.		Corporation		Maryland
▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Credit Opportunities Fund		Statutory Trust		Delaware
Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Developing Growth Fund, Inc.		Corporation		Maryland
Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Floating Rate High Income Fund		Statutory Trust		Delaware
Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Global Fund, Inc.		Corporation		Maryland
Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Emerging Markets Bond Fund
▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Emerging Markets Corporate Debt Fund
Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Global Bond Fund
▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Investment Trust		Statutory Trust		Delaware
Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Convertible Fund
Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Core Fixed Income Fund
Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Core Plus Bond Fund
▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ 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
▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Total Return Fund
Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Ultra Short Bond Fund
Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Mid Cap Stock Fund, Inc.		Corporation		Maryland
Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Municipal Income Fund, Inc.		Corporation		Maryland
Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ California Tax-Free Income Fund
Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ High Yield Municipal Bond Fund
Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Intermediate Tax Free Fund
Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ National Tax-Free Income Fund
▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ New Jersey Tax-Free Income Fund
Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ New York Tax-Free Income Fund
▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Short Duration High Yield Municipal Bond Fund
Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Short Duration Tax Free Fund

 

¹ As amended on July 29, 2021 to reflect the addition of Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Emerging Markets Equity Fund, a series of Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Trust I.

Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Research Fund, Inc.		Corporation		Maryland
▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Dividend Growth Fund
Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Growth Opportunities Fund
Small-Cap Value Series
▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Securities Trust		Statutory Trust		Delaware
Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Alpha Strategy Fund
Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Durable Growth Fund
▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Focused Growth Fund
▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Focused Large Cap Value Fund
▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Focused Small Cap Value Fund
▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Fundamental Equity Fund
▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Global Equity Research Fund
▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Growth Leaders Fund
Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Health Care Fund
▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ International Equity Fund
▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ International Opportunities Fund
Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ International Value Fund
Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Micro-Cap Growth Fund
Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Value Opportunities Fund
Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Series Fund, Inc.		Corporation		Maryland
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
▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Special Situations Income Fund		Statutory Trust		Delaware
▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Trust I		Statutory Trust		Delaware
Climate Focused Bond Fund
Emerging Markets Equity Fund
International Growth Fund
Mid Cap Innovation Growth Fund
Short Duration High Yield Fund
▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ U.S. Government & Government Sponsored Enterprises Money Market Fund, Inc.		Corporation		Maryland