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Exhibit 99.(k)(2)

 

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AMENDED SCHEDULE B

 

(“Amendment”) to the

 

TRANSFER AGENCY AND SHAREHOLDER SERVICES
AGREEMENT

dated March 29, 2022 (“Agreement”)

 

between

 

BNY MELLON INVESTMENT SERVICING (US) INC.

 

and

 

EACH INVESTMENT COMPANY LISTED HEREIN

 

BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc. (“BNYM”) and each investment company listed on the signature page to this Amendment (each, an “Investment Company” and collectively, the “Investment Companies”) hereby agree, with respect to the Agreement, each on its own behalf and on behalf of each Portfolio of each such Investment Company contained on Schedule B, to amend the Agreement effective as of May 15, 2024 (the “Effective Date”) as set forth herein. 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 Agreement shall control.

 

1.Schedule B to the Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the Schedule B attached hereto.

 

2.Subject to the specific modifications made herein, all terms and conditions of the Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties hereto has caused this Amendment to the Transfer Agency and Shareholder Services Agreement to be executed as of the Effective Date by its duly authorized representative designated below. An authorized representative, if executing this Agreement by Electronic Signature, affirms authorization to execute this Agreement by Electronic Signature and that the Electronic Signature represents an intent to enter into this Agreement and an agreement with its terms.

 

BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc. Lord Abbett Funds*
     
By: /s/ Allison Gardner By: /s/ Randolph A. Stuzin
     
Name: Allison Gardner    
Title: Senior Vice President Name:  Randolph A. Stuzin
    On behalf of the Investment Company and each Fund, each in its individual and separate capacity, as Assistant Secretary of the Funds
 

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*Lord Abbett Funds:

Lord Abbett Affiliated Fund, Inc.

Lord Abbett Bond Debenture Fund, Inc.

Lord Abbett Credit Opportunities Fund

Lord Abbett Developing Growth Fund, Inc.

Lord Abbett Flexible Income Fund

Lord Abbett Floating Rate High Income Fund

Lord Abbett Global Fund, Inc.

Lord Abbett Investment Trust

Lord Abbett Mid Cap Stock Fund, Inc.

Lord Abbett Municipal Income Fund, Inc.

Lord Abbett Research Fund, Inc.

Lord Abbett Securities Trust

Lord Abbett Series Fund, Inc.

Lord Abbett Special Situations Income Fund

Lord Abbett Trust I

Lord Abbett U.S. Government & Government Sponsored Enterprises Money Market Fund, Inc.

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SCHEDULE B

 

(Effective : May 15, 2024)

 

THIS SCHEDULE B is Schedule B to that certain Transfer Agency And Shareholder Services Agreement dated as of March 29, 2022, between BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc. and each of the Investment Companies and Portfolios listed on this Schedule B.

 

Funds

 

Lord Abbett Affiliated Fund, Inc.

 

Lord Abbett Bond-Debenture Fund, Inc.

 

Lord Abbett Credit Opportunities Fund

 

Lord Abbett Developing Growth Fund, Inc.

 

Lord Abbett Flexible Income Fund

 

Lord Abbett floating rate high income fund

 

Lord Abbett Global Fund, Inc.

 

  Lord Abbett Emerging Markets Bond Fund
  Lord Abbett Emerging Markets Corporate Debt Fund

 

Lord Abbett Investment Trust

 

  Lord Abbett Convertible Fund
  Lord Abbett Core Fixed Income Fund
  Lord Abbett Core Plus 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 Income 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
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  Lord Abbett Short Duration High Income Municipal Bond Fund
  Lord Abbett Short Duration Tax Free Fund
  Lord Abbett Sustainable Municipal Bond Fund

 

Lord Abbett Research Fund, Inc.

 

  Lord Abbett Dividend Growth Fund
  Lord Abbett Growth Opportunities Fund
  Lord Abbett Small-Cap Value Series

 

Lord Abbett Securities Trust

 

  Lord Abbett Alpha Strategy 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 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.

 

  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 special situations income fund

 

Lord Abbett Trust I

 

  Lord Abbett Climate Focused Bond Fund
  Lord Abbett Emerging Markets Equity Fund
  Lord Abbett International Growth Fund
  Lord Abbett Investment Grade Floating Rate Fund
  Lord Abbett Short Duration High Yield Fund
  Lord Abbett Diversification Shares: Enhanced Municipal Yield Completion Fund

 

Lord Abbett U.S. Government & Government Sponsored Enterprises Money Market Fund, Inc.

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