Exhibit 99-h(vi)

AMENDMENT (“Amendment”) to

the

SUB-TRANSFER AGENT AND SERVICES AGREEMENT

between

DST SYSTEMS, INC.

and

LORD ABBETT FAMILY OF FUNDS

DST Systems, Inc. (“DST”) and Lord Abbett Family of Funds (“Lord Abbett”) hereby agree that, with respect to the Sub-Transfer Agent and Services Agreement (“Agreement”) between DST Systems, Inc. (“DST”) and Lord Abbett Family of Funds (“Lord Abbett”) dated January 1, 2017, as amended, the Agreement is amended as follows, effective April 6, 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 Abbett Affiliated Fund, Inc.
Lord Abbett Bond-Debenture Fund, Inc.
Lord Abbett Credit Opportunities Fund
Lord Abbett Developing Growth Fund, Inc.
Lord Abbett Global Fund, Inc.
	Lord Abbett Emerging Markets Bond Fund
	Lord Abbett Emerging Markets Corporate Debt Fund
	Lord Abbett Global Bond Fund
Lord Abbett Investment Trust
	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.
Lord Abbett Municipal Income Fund, Inc.
	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
	Lord Abbett Short Duration High Yield Municipal Bond Fund
	Lord Abbett Short Duration Tax Free Fund
Lord Abbett Research Fund, Inc.
	Lord Abbett Dividend Growth Fund Lord Abbett Growth Opportunities Fund
	Small-Cap Value Series
Lord Abbett Securities Trust
	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 Mid 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 Trust I1
	Lord Abbett Climate Focused Bond Fund
	Lord Abbett International Growth Fund
	Lord Abbett Mid Cap Innovation Growth Fund
	Lord Abbett Short Duration High Yield Fund
Lord Abbett 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 Abbett U.S. Government & Government Sponsored Enterprises Money Market Fund, Inc.

¹ As amended April 6, 2021 to reflect the addition of Lord Abbett International Growth Fund, a series of Lord Abbett Trust I.

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 Abbett Family of Funds
By: /s/ Nick Wright	By:  /s/ John T. Fitzgerald
Print: Nick Wright	Print: John T. Fitzgerald
Title: General Manager	Title: Vice President and Assistant Secretary
Date: April 6, 2021	Date: April 6, 2021