FORM OF
FORM OF
April 20, 2011
DST Systems, Inc.
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Kansas City, MO 64105
Attn: Group Vice President – Full Service
Dear Sir or Madam:
▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Investment Trust (the “Trust”), as a party to the Agency Agreement by and among each of the funds within the Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Family of Funds and DST Systems, Inc. dated April 30, 2010 (the “Agreement”), hereby requests an amendment to the Schedule A of Agreement.
This letter is to notify DST Systems, Inc. that on December 15, 2010, the Trust’s officers executed an Amendment to the Declaration and Agreement of Trust establishing a new series of the Trust – Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Short Duration Real Return Fund; and on January 27, 2011 the Trust’s officers executed an Amendment to the Declaration and Agreement of Trust changing the name of such new Series to Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Inflation Focused Fund (the “Fund”). It is the Trust’s desire to have DST Systems render services as transfer agent, dividend disbursing agent, and shareholder servicing agent to the Fund under the terms of the Agreement; therefore, the Trust requests that DST Systems, Inc. agree, in writing, to provide such services to the Fund thereby making the Fund a Series under the terms of the Agreement. Attached is the revised Schedule A, amended to reflect the addition of the new series.
It is currently anticipated that the registration statement for the Fund will become effective on April 20, 2011. Accordingly, we appreciate your prompt attention to this matter. Please indicate DST Systems, Inc.’s acceptance by signing below.
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FORM OF SCHEDULE A (amended as of April 20, 2011)1
List of Funds
This Schedule A, as may be amended from time to time, is incorporated into that certain Agency Agreement dated April 30, 2010 by and between DST Systems, Inc. and ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Family of Funds. Capitalized terms used herein but not defined herein in this Schedule A have the meanings given to such terms in the Agreement.
The following table is the list of the Funds within the Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Family of Funds. Registrants are listed in bold font and each Registrant’s Series, if any, are listed in italics immediately below the Registrant.
| ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ AFFILIATED FUND, INC. |
| ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ BLEND TRUST |
| Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Small-Cap Blend Fund |
| ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ BOND-DEBENTURE FUND, INC. |
| ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ DEVELOPING GROWTH FUND, INC. |
| LORD ▇▇▇▇▇▇ GLOBAL FUND, INC. |
| Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Emerging Markets Currency Fund |
| ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Global Allocation Fund |
| LORD ▇▇▇▇▇▇ INVESTMENT TRUST |
| Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Convertible Fund |
| Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Core Fixed Income Fund |
| Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Floating Rate Fund |
| Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ High Yield Fund |
| Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Income Fund |
| Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Inflation Focused Fund |
| Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Short Duration Income Fund |
| ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Total Return Fund |
| Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Balanced Strategy Fund |
| Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Diversified Income Strategy Fund |
| Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Growth & Income Strategy Fund |
| ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Diversified Equity Strategy Fund |
| ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ MID-CAP VALUE FUND, INC. |
| ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND, INC. |
| ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ AMT Free Municipal Bond Fund |
| Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ California Tax-Free Income Fund |
1 As amended on April 20, 2011 to reflect (1) the addition of Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Investment Trust – Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Inflation Focused Fund; and (2) the name change of Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Global Fund, Inc. – Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Emerging Markets Currency Fund (formerly, Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Developing Local Markets Fund).
| Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ High Yield Municipal Bond Fund |
| Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Intermediate Tax-Free Fund |
| Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ National Tax-Free Income Fund |
| ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ New Jersey Tax-Free Income Fund |
| Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ New York Tax-Free Income Fund |
| Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Short Duration Tax Free Fund |
| ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ RESEARCH FUND, INC. |
| Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Capital Structure Fund Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Classic Stock Fund |
| Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Growth Opportunities Fund |
| Small-Cap Value Series |
| LORD ▇▇▇▇▇▇ SECURITIES TRUST |
| ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Alpha Strategy Fund Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Fundamental Equity Fund |
| ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ International Core Equity Fund |
| ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ International Dividend Income Fund |
| ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ International Opportunities Fund |
| Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Large-Cap Value Fund |
| Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Micro-Cap Growth Fund |
| Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Micro-Cap Value Fund |
| Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Value Opportunities Fund |
| LORD ▇▇▇▇▇▇ SERIES FUND, INC. |
| Bond-Debenture Portfolio |
| Capital Structure Portfolio |
| Classic Stock Portfolio |
| Developing Growth Portfolio |
| Fundamental Equity Portfolio |
| Growth and Income Portfolio |
| Growth Opportunities Portfolio |
| International Core Equity Portfolio |
| International Opportunities Portfolio |
| Mid-Cap Value Portfolio |
| Total Return Portfolio |
| Value Opportunities Portfolio |
| ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ STOCK APPRECIATION FUND |
| ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ U.S. GOVERNMENT & GOVERNMENT SPONSORED ENTERPRISES MONEY MARKET FUND, INC. |