EX-99.(H)(VIII) 9 a08-22207_1ex99dhviii.htm EX-99.(H)(VIII)

Exhibit 99.(h)(viii)

 

AMENDMENT 13

to the

ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES AGREEMENT

among

The Investment Companies comprising the Lord Abbett Family of Funds

(each, a “Fund” or collectively, the “Funds”) as set forth on Exhibit 1

and

Lord, Abbett & Co. LLC (“Lord Abbett”)

 

WHEREAS, the Investment Companies named on Exhibit 1 and Lord Abbett entered into an Administrative Services Agreement dated December 12, 2002, as may be amended from time to time (the “Agreement”);

 

WHEREAS, Section 9 of the Agreement provides for the addition to the Agreement of new funds created in the Lord Abbett Family of Funds where such funds wish to engage Lord Abbett to perform Administrative Services under the Agreement; and

 

WHEREAS, the Funds and Lord Abbett desire to further amend the Agreement to include an additional fund;

 

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and of other good and valuable consideration, receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties mutually agree to amend the Agreement in the following respects:

 

1.             The Agreement is hereby amended to add the following fund to Exhibit 1 of the Agreement:

 

Lord Abbett Municipal Income Trust

–Lord Abbett Short Duration Tax Free Fund

 

2.           The Agreement shall remain the same in all other respects.

 

3.           The Amendment is effective as of the 10th day of December, 2008.

 


 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties has caused this Amendment to the Agreement to be executed in its name and on its behalf by its duly authorized representative.

 

 

 

On behalf of each of the Lord Abbett Funds listed

on Exhibit 1 Attached hereto

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Joan A. Binstock

 

 

 

Joan A. Binstock

 

 

 

Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Attested:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Thomas R. Phillips

 

 

 

Thomas R. Phillips

 

 

 

Vice President & Assistant Secretary

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LORD, ABBETT & CO. LLC

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Robert S. Dow

 

 

 

Robert S. Dow

 

 

 

Managing Member

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Attested:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Lawrence H. Kaplan

 

 

 

Lawrence H. Kaplan

 

 

Member, General Counsel

 

 

 


 

EXHIBIT 1 (AMENDED AS OF DECEMBER 10, 2008) (1)

TO

ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES AGREEMENT

 

The following funds comprise the Lord Abbett Family of Funds:

 

Lord Abbett Affiliated Fund, Inc.

Lord Abbett Blend Trust

Lord Abbett Small-Cap Blend Fund

Lord Abbett Bond-Debenture Fund, Inc.

Lord Abbett Developing Growth Fund, Inc.

Lord Abbett Global Fund, Inc.

Lord Abbett Global Allocation Fund

Lord Abbett Developing Local Markets Fund

Lord Abbett Investment Trust

Lord Abbett Balanced Strategy Fund

Lord Abbett Convertible Fund

Lord Abbett Core Fixed Income Fund

Lord Abbett Diversified Equity Strategy Fund

Lord Abbett Diversified Income Strategy Fund

Lord Abbett Floating Rate Fund

Lord Abbett Growth & Income Strategy Fund

Lord Abbett High Yield Fund

Lord Abbett Income Fund

Lord Abbett Short Duration Income Fund

Lord Abbett Total Return Fund

Lord Abbett Large-Cap Growth Fund

Lord Abbett Mid-Cap Value Fund, Inc.

Lord Abbett Municipal Income Fund, Inc.

Lord Abbett California Tax-Free Income Fund

Lord Abbett Connecticut Tax-Free Income Fund

Lord Abbett Hawaii Tax-Free Income Fund

Lord Abbett Missouri Tax-Free Income 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 Municipal Income Trust

Georgia Series

Lord Abbett High Yield Municipal Bond Fund

Lord Abbett Intermediate Tax-Free Fund

Lord Abbett Short Duration Tax Free Fund

Pennsylvania Series

 

(1)                                  As amended on December 10, 2008 to reflect the addition of the Lord Abbett Short Duration Tax Free Fund, a series of Lord Abbett Municipal Income Trust.

 


 

Lord Abbett Research Fund, Inc.

Lord Abbett America’s Value Fund

Lord Abbett Growth Opportunities Fund

Lord Abbett Large-Cap Core Fund

Small-Cap Value Series

Lord Abbett Securities Trust

Lord Abbett All Value Fund

Lord Abbett Alpha Strategy Fund

Lord Abbett International Core Equity Fund

Lord Abbett International Dividend Income Fund

Lord Abbett International Opportunities Fund

Lord Abbett Large-Cap Value Fund

Lord Abbett Micro-Cap Growth Fund

Lord Abbett Micro-Cap Value Fund

Lord Abbett Value Opportunities Fund

Lord Abbett Series Fund, Inc.

All Value Portfolio

America’s Value Portfolio

Bond-Debenture Portfolio

Growth and Income Portfolio

Growth Opportunities Portfolio

International Portfolio

Large-Cap Core Portfolio

Mid-Cap Value Portfolio

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