EX-99.(G)(VI) 3 c110262_ex99-gvi.htm LETTER AMENDMENT DATED JULY 17, 2024 TO CUSTODIAN AGREEMENT DATED NOVEMBER 2001 (INCLUDING UPDATED EXHIBIT A DATED JULY 17, 2024).

Exhibit 99.(g)(vi)

 

LETTER AMENDMENT

 

July 17, 2024

 

State Street Bank and Trust Company
1200 Crown Colony Drive, 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 July 17, 2024 Lord Abbett established Lord Abbett Municipal Opportunities Fund (the “Fund”), a Lord Abbett-sponsored investment company that is operated as an interval fund and is organized as a Delaware statutory trust. It is the Fund’s desire to have State Street render services as custodian and recordkeeper to the Fund under the terms of the Agreement; therefore, the Fund requests that State Street agree, in writing, to provide such services to the Fund.

 

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 as of the close of business on July 17, 2024.

 

It is currently anticipated that the registration statement for the Fund will become effective on or around October 15, 2024. Accordingly, we appreciate your prompt attention to this matter. Please indicate State Street’s acceptance by signing below.

 

  On Behalf of:  
     
  Lord Abbett Municipal Opportunities Fund  
     
  /s/ Randolph A. Stuzin  
  Randolph A. Stuzin  
  Vice President and Secretary  

 

Accepted:

 

/s/ Suzanne Hinckley
Suzanne Hinckley, Senior Vice President
Investment Services
State Street Bank and Trust Company
Enclosure

 

EXHIBIT A

 

Amended as of July 17, 20241

 

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 Investment Trust   Statutory Trust   Delaware
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.   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        
Lord Abbett Short Duration High Yield Municipal Bond Fund        
Lord Abbett Short Duration Tax Free Fund        
Lord Abbett Sustainable Municipal Bond Fund        
         
Lord Abbett Municipal Opportunities Fund   Statutory Trust   Delaware
         
Lord Abbett Research Fund, Inc.   Corporation   Maryland
Lord Abbett Dividend Growth Fund        
Lord Abbett Growth Opportunities Fund        
Small-Cap Value Series        

 

 

1 As amended on July 17, 2024 to reflect the addition of Lord Abbett Municipal Opportunities Fund.

 

Lord Abbett Securities Trust   Statutory Trust   Delaware
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.   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 Special Situations Income Fund   Statutory Trust   Delaware
         
Lord Abbett Trust I   Statutory Trust     Delaware
Climate Focused Bond Fund        
Emerging Markets Equity Fund        
International Growth Fund        
Investment Grade Floating Rate Fund        
Short Duration High Yield Fund        
Diversification Shares: Enhanced Municipal Yield Completion Fund        
         
Lord Abbett U.S. Government & Government Sponsored Enterprises Money Market Fund, Inc.   Corporation   Maryland