April 16, 2010 State Street Bank and Trust Company One Lincoln Street Boston, MA 02111-2900 Attn: Vice President, Custody Dear Sir or Madam:
April 16, 2010
State Street Bank and Trust Company
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Boston, MA 02111-2900
Attn: Vice President, Custody
Dear Sir or Madam:
▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Series Fund, Inc. (the “Fund”), as a party to the Custodian and Investment Accounting Agreement between various Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇-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 January 28, 2010 the Fund’s Board executed Articles Supplementary to the Articles of Incorporation establishing four new Series of the Fund, the legal names of which are as follows: Developing Growth Portfolio, International Core Equity Portfolio, Total Return Portfolio and Value Opportunities Portfolio (the “Series”). It is the Fund’s desire to have State Street render services as custodian and recordkeeper to each Series under the terms of the Agreement; therefore, the Fund requests that State Street agree, in writing, to provide such services to the Series thereby making each Series a Series 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 May 1, 2010.
It is currently anticipated that the registration statement for the Portfolio will become effective on May 1, 2010. Accordingly, we appreciate your prompt attention to this matter. Please indicate State Street’s acceptance by signing below.
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| Vice President and Secretary |
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| Accepted: |
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| State Street Bank and Trust Company |
Enclosures
EXHIBIT A (amended as of May 1, 2010)1
| ENTITY AND SERIES | TYPE OF ENTITY |
JURISDICTION | ||
| Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Affiliated Fund, Inc. |
Corporation |
Maryland | ||
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▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Blend Trust |
Statutory Trust |
Delaware | ||
| Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Small-Cap Blend Fund |
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Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇-Debenture Fund, Inc. |
Corporation |
Maryland | ||
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Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Developing Growth Fund, Inc. |
Corporation |
Maryland | ||
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Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Global Fund, Inc. |
Corporation |
Maryland | ||
| ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Global Allocation Fund |
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| Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Developing Local Markets Fund |
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▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Investment Trust |
Statutory Trust |
Delaware | ||
| Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Balanced Strategy Fund |
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| Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Convertible Fund |
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| Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Core Fixed Income Fund |
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| ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Diversified Equity Strategy Fund |
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| Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Diversified Income Strategy Fund |
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| Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Floating Rate Fund |
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| Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Growth & Income Strategy Fund |
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| Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ High Yield Fund |
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| Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Income Fund |
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| Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Short Duration Income Fund |
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| ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Total Return Fund |
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Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Mid-Cap Value Fund, Inc. |
Corporation |
Maryland | ||
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Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Municipal Income Fund, Inc. |
Corporation |
Maryland | ||
| Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ California Tax-Free Income Fund |
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| Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Connecticut Tax-Free Income Fund |
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| Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Hawaii Tax-Free Income Fund |
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| Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Missouri Tax-Free Income Fund |
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| Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ National Tax-Free Income Fund |
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| ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ New Jersey Tax-Free Income Fund |
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| Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ New York Tax-Free Income Fund |
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Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Municipal Income Trust |
Statutory Trust |
Delaware | ||
| Georgia Series |
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| Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ High Yield Municipal Bond Fund |
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| Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Intermediate Tax-Free Fund |
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| Pennsylvania Series |
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| Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Short Duration Tax Free Fund |
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1 As amended on May 1, 2010 to reflect (1) the addition of Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Series Fund, Inc. – Developing Growth Portfolio, International Core Equity Portfolio, Total Return Portfolio and Value Opportunities Portfolio; (2) the name changes of Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Series Fund, Inc. – Capital Structure Portfolio (formerly, America’s Value Portfolio), Classic Stock Portfolio (formerly, Large-Cap Core Portfolio), Fundamental Equity Portfolio (formerly, All Value Portfolio), and International Opportunities Portfolio (formerly, International Portfolio); and (3) the name changes of Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Research Fund, Inc. – Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Capital Structure Fund (formerly, ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ America’s Value Fund), Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Classic Stock Fund (formerly, ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Large-Cap Core Fund), and Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Securities Trust – Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Fundamental Equity Fund (formerly, ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ All Value Fund), and Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Stock Appreciation Fund (formerly, ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Large-Cap Growth Fund).
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| Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Research Fund, Inc. |
Corporation |
Maryland | ||
| Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Capital Structure Fund (formerly, ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ America’s Value Fund) |
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| Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Classic Stock Fund (formerly, Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Large-Cap Core Fund) |
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| Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Growth Opportunities Fund |
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| Small-Cap Value Series |
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▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Securities Trust |
Statutory Trust |
Delaware | ||
| Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Alpha Strategy Fund |
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| ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Fundamental Equity Fund (formerly, Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ All Value Fund) |
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| ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ International Core Equity Fund |
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| ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ International Dividend Income Fund |
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| ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ International Opportunities Fund |
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| Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Large-Cap Value Fund |
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| Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Micro-Cap Growth Fund |
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| Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Micro-Cap Value Fund |
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| Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Value Opportunities Fund |
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Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Series Fund, Inc. |
Corporation |
Maryland | ||
| Bond-Debenture Portfolio |
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| Capital Structure Portfolio (formerly, America’s Value Portfolio) |
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| Classic Stock Portfolio (formerly, Large Cap-Core Portfolio) |
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| Developing Growth Portfolio |
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| Fundamental Equity Portfolio (formerly, All Value Portfolio) |
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| Growth and Income Portfolio |
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| Growth Opportunities Portfolio |
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| International Core Equity Portfolio |
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| International Opportunities Portfolio (formerly, International Portfolio) |
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| Mid-Cap Value Portfolio |
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| Total Return Portfolio |
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| Value Opportunities Portfolio |
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▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ Appreciation Fund (formerly, Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Large-Cap Growth Fund) |
Statutory Trust |
Delaware | ||
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▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ U.S. Government & Government Sponsored Enterprises Money Market Fund, Inc. |
Corporation |
Maryland |
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