Exhibit 99.23 (d)(viii)
Addendum to Management Agreement between
Lord Xxxxxx Securities Trust
and
Lord, Xxxxxx & Co. LLC
Dated: December 20, 2005 (the "Agreement")
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Lord, Xxxxxx & Co. LLC ("Lord Xxxxxx") and Lord Xxxxxx Securities Trust, on
behalf of its Lord Xxxxxx Value Opportunities Fund (the "Fund"), do hereby agree
that the annual management fee rate for the Fund with respect to paragraph 2 of
the Agreement shall be as follows: 0.75 of 1% of the first $1 billion of the
Fund's average daily net assets; 0.70 of 1% of the next $1 billion of such
assets; and 0.65 of 1% of such assets in excess of $2 billion.
For purposes of Section 15 (a) of the Act, this Addendum and the Agreement
shall together constitute the investment advisory contract of the Fund.
LORD, XXXXXX & CO. LLC
BY: /s/ Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
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Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Member and General Counsel
LORD XXXXXX SECURITIES TRUST
BY: /s/ Xxxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
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Xxxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Vice President & Assistant Secretary
