EX-99.(G)(III) 4 c100515_ex99giii.htm LETTER AMENDMENT DATED DECEMBER 2, 2020 TO CUSTODIAN AGREEMENT DATED NOVEMBER 2001 (INCLUDING UPDATED EXHIBIT A DATED SEPTEMBER 23, 2020).

EX-99.(g)(iii)

 

LETTER AMENDMENT

 

December 2, 2020

 

State Street Bank and Trust Company
150 Newport Ave, JQB5S

Quincy, MA 02169

Attn: Suzanne Hinckley, Managing Director

 

Dear Sir or Madam:

 

Lord, Abbett & Co. LLC (“Lord Abbett”), as a party to the Custodian and Investment Accounting Agreement between various Lord Abbett-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 September 23, 2020, the Board of Trustees of Lord Abbett Trust I (the “Trust”) executed an Amendment to the Declaration and Agreement of Trust to add Lord Abbett Mid Cap Innovation Growth 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 names of each Portfolio that participates in the Agreement.

 

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

 

  On Behalf of:  
     
  Lord Abbett Trust I  
     
  /s/ John T. Fitzgerald  
  John T. Fitzgerald  
  Vice President and Assistant Secretary  
 

Accepted:

 

/s/ Suzanne M. Hinckley

Suzanne M. Hinckley

State Street Bank and Trust Company

Date: December 2, 2020

 

Enclosure

 

EXHIBIT A

 

Amended as of September 23, 20201

 

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

 

 

1 As amended on September 23, 2020 to reflect the addition of Lord Abbett Mid Cap Innovation Growth Fund, a series of Lord Abbett Trust I.

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