EX-99.(G)(II) 9 a08-6308_1ex99dgii.htm EX-99.(G)(II)

Exhibit 99.(g)(ii)

 

Form Of

 

June 20, 2008

 

State Street Bank and Trust Company

801 Pennsylvania Avenue

Kansas City, MO 64105

Attn:       Vice President, Custody

 

Dear Sir or Madam:

 

Lord Abbett Securities Trust (the “Fund”), as a party to the Custodian and Investment Accounting Agreement between various Lord Abbett-sponsored mutual funds and State Street Bank and Trust Company (“State Street”) dated November 1, 2001 (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 is to notify State Street that on March 19, 2008 the Fund’s Board executed an Amendment to the Declaration and Agreement of Trust establishing a new Series of the Fund, the legal name of which is as follows: Lord Abbett International Dividend Income Fund (the “Portfolio”).  It is the Fund’s desire to have State Street render services as custodian and recordkeeper to the Portfolio under the terms of the Agreement; therefore, the Fund 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 shows the entity names and series of each fund that participates in the Agreement as of the close of business on June 20, 2008.

 

It is currently anticipated that the registration statement for the Portfolio will become effective on June 20, 2008.  Accordingly, we appreciate your prompt attention to this matter.  Please indicate State Street’s acceptance by signing below.

 

 

Lord Abbett Securities Trust

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lawrence H. Kaplan

 

Vice President and Secretary

 

Accepted:

 

 

 

 

Title:                              , Custody

 

State Street Bank and Trust Company

 

 

Enclosures

 


 

EXHIBIT A (amended as of June 20, 2008) (1)

 

ENTITY AND SERIES

 

TYPE OF 
ENTITY

 

JURISDICTION

 

 

 

 

 

Lord Abbett Affiliated Fund, Inc.

 

Corporation

 

Maryland

Lord Abbett Blend Trust

 

Statutory Trust

 

Delaware

Lord Abbett Small-Cap Blend Fund

 

 

 

 

Lord Abbett Bond-Debenture Fund, Inc.

 

Corporation

 

Maryland

Lord Abbett Developing Growth Fund, Inc.

 

Corporation

 

Maryland

Lord Abbett Global Fund, Inc.

 

Corporation

 

Maryland

Equity Series

 

 

 

 

Lord Abbett Developing Local Markets Fund

 

 

 

 

Lord Abbett Investment Trust

 

Statutory Trust

 

Delaware

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

 

Statutory Trust

 

Delaware

Lord Abbett Mid-Cap Value Fund, Inc.

 

Corporation

 

Maryland

Lord Abbett Municipal Income Fund, Inc.

 

Corporation

 

Maryland

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

 

Statutory Trust

 

Delaware

Georgia Series

 

 

 

 

Lord Abbett High Yield Municipal Bond Fund

 

 

 

 

Lord Abbett Intermediate Tax-Free Fund

 

 

 

 

Pennsylvania Series

 

 

 

 

Lord Abbett Research Fund, Inc.

 

Corporation

 

Maryland

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

 

Statutory Trust

 

Delaware

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

 

 

 

 

 

(1)           As amended on June 20, 2008 to reflect the addition of the Lord Abbett International Dividend Income Fund, a series of Lord Abbett Securities Trust.

 


 

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.

 

Corporation

 

Maryland

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.

 

Corporation

 

Maryland