EX-99.(G)(II) 5 a2170749zex-99_gii.txt EXHIBIT 99.(G)(II) Ex. 99.(g)(ii) June 29, 2005 State Street Bank and Trust Company 801 Pennsylvania Avenue Kansas City, MO 64105 Attn: Vice President, Custody Dear Sir or Madam: Lord Abbett Investment 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 June 23, 2005, the Fund's Board executed an Amendment to the Declaration of Trust establishing two new Portfolios of the Fund (the "Portfolios"), the legal names of which are as follows: Lord Abbett Income Strategy Fund and Lord Abbett World Growth & Income Strategy Fund. It is the Fund's desire to have State Street render services as custodian and recordkeeper to the Portfolios under the terms of the Agreement; therefore, the Fund requests that State Street agree, in writing, to provide such services to the Portfolios 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 29, 2005. It is currently anticipated that the registration statement for the Portfolios will become effective on June 29, 2005. Accordingly, we appreciate your prompt attention to this matter. Please indicate State Street's acceptance by signing below. Lord Abbett Investment Trust /s/ Paul A. Hilstad ---------------------------------------- Paul A. Hilstad Vice President and Secretary Accepted: /s/ Vice President, Custody ------------------------------------- Vice President, Custody State Street Bank and Trust Company Enclosures EXHIBIT A (amended as of June 29, 2005)
ENTITY AND SERIES TYPE OF ENTITY JURISDICTION Lord Abbett Developing Growth Fund, Inc. Corporation Maryland Lord Abbett Affiliated Fund, Inc. Corporation Maryland Lord Abbett Bond-Debenture Fund, Inc. Corporation Maryland Lord Abbett Mid-Cap Value Fund, Inc. Corporation Maryland Lord Abbett Large-Cap Growth Fund Business Trust Delaware Lord Abbett Blend Trust Business Trust Delaware Lord Abbett Small-Cap Blend Fund Lord Abbett Securities Trust Business Trust Delaware Alpha Series (name change to Lord Abbett Alpha Strategy Fund, effective 7/1/05) Lord Abbett All Value Fund Lord Abbett International Opportunities Fund Lord Abbett Micro-Cap Growth Fund Lord Abbett Micro-Cap Value Fund Lord Abbett Large-Cap Value Fund Lord Abbett International Core Equity Fund Lord Abbett Research Fund, Inc. Corporation Maryland Lord Abbett Growth Opportunities Fund Lord Abbett Large-Cap Core Fund Small-Cap Value Series Lord Abbett America's Value Fund Lord Abbett Investment Trust Business Trust Delaware Balanced Series (name change to Lord Abbett Balanced Strategy Fund, effective 7/1/05) Lord Abbett Core Fixed Income Fund Lord Abbett High Yield Fund Lord Abbett Limited Duration U.S. Government & Government Sponsored Enterprises Fund Lord Abbett Total Return Fund Lord Abbett U.S. Government & Government Sponsored Enterprises Fund Lord Abbett Convertible Fund Lord Abbett Income Strategy Fund Lord Abbett World Growth & Income Strategy 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 Mid-Cap Value Portfolio Large-Cap Core Portfolio Lord Abbett Global Fund, Inc. Corporation Maryland Equity Series Income Series 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 Minnesota 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 Texas Tax-Free Income Fund Lord Abbett Washington Tax-Free Income Fund Lord Abbett Municipal Income Trust Business Trust Delaware Florida Series Georgia Series Michigan Series Pennsylvania Series Lord Abbett Insured Intermediate Tax-Free Fund Lord Abbett High Yield Municipal Bond Fund Lord Abbett U.S. Government & Government Sponsored Enterprises Money Market Fund, Inc. Corporation Maryland