0000930413-20-001525 Sample Contracts

MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT

Management Agreement • June 1st, 2020 • Lord Abbett Floating Rate High Income Fund • Delaware

• Contract Type
  Management Agreement
• Filed
  June 1st, 2020
• Company
  Lord Abbett Floating Rate High Income Fund
• Jurisdiction
  Delaware

AGREEMENT made as of this 2nd day of April, 2020 by and between LORD ABBETT FLOATING RATE HIGH INCOME FUND, a Delaware statutory trust (the “Fund”), and LORD, ABBETT & CO. LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Investment Manager”).

DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT

Distribution Agreement • June 1st, 2020 • Lord Abbett Floating Rate High Income Fund • Delaware

• Contract Type
  Distribution Agreement
• Filed
  June 1st, 2020
• Company
  Lord Abbett Floating Rate High Income Fund
• Jurisdiction
  Delaware

AGREEMENT made this 2nd day of April, 2020 by and between LORD ABBETT FLOATING RATE HIGH INCOME FUND, a Delaware statutory trust (the “Fund”), and LORD ABBETT DISTRIBUTOR LLC, a New York limited liability company (the “Distributor”).

SELLING DEALER AGREEMENT

Selling Dealer Agreement • June 1st, 2020 • Lord Abbett Floating Rate High Income Fund • New York

• Contract Type
  Selling Dealer Agreement
• Filed
  June 1st, 2020
• Company
  Lord Abbett Floating Rate High Income Fund
• Jurisdiction
  New York

Lord Abbett Distributor llc (“Distributor,” “we” or “us”) invites the undersigned selling dealer (“Dealer” or “you”) to distribute shares of the investment companies, or the separate series or classes of the investment companies, comprising the Lord Abbett Family of Funds, whether in existence at the date of this Selling Dealer Agreement (“Agreement”) or created thereafter (individually, a “Fund,” and collectively, the “Funds”).

LORD ABBETT FLOATING RATE HIGH INCOME FUND Subscription Agreement

Subscription Agreement • June 1st, 2020 • Lord Abbett Floating Rate High Income Fund • Delaware

• Contract Type
  Subscription Agreement
• Filed
  June 1st, 2020
• Company
  Lord Abbett Floating Rate High Income Fund
• Jurisdiction
  Delaware

This Agreement made as of May 21, 2020 by and between Lord Abbett Floating Rate High Income Fund, a Delaware statutory trust (the “Fund”), and Lord, Abbett & Co. LLC (the “Subscriber”);

AMENDED AND RESTATED ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES AGREEMENT

Administrative Services Agreement • June 1st, 2020 • Lord Abbett Floating Rate High Income Fund

• Contract Type
  Administrative Services Agreement
• Filed
  June 1st, 2020
• Company
  Lord Abbett Floating Rate High Income Fund

WHEREAS, the Funds and Lord Abbett entered into an Amended and Restated Administrative Services Agreement dated May 1, 2016, as may be amended from time to time (the “Agreement”); and

To Agency Agreement between Lord Abbett Family of Funds and DST Systems, Inc.

Agency Agreement • June 1st, 2020 • Lord Abbett Floating Rate High Income Fund

• Contract Type
  Agency Agreement
• Filed
  June 1st, 2020
• Company
  Lord Abbett Floating Rate High Income Fund

This amendment (the “Amendment”), effective as of April 2, 2020 (the “Amendment Effective Date”), is by and between Lord Abbett Family of Funds (“Lord Abbett”) and DST Systems, Inc. (“DST”). Lord Abbett and DST entered into that Agency Agreement dated as of January 1, 2017 (the “Agreement”).

LETTER AMENDMENT April 2, 2020 State Street Bank and Trust Company Quincy, MA 02169 Attn: Suzanne Hinckley, Managing Director Dear Sir or Madam:

Lord Abbett Floating Rate High Income Fund • June 1st, 2020

• Company
  Lord Abbett Floating Rate High Income Fund
• Filed
  June 1st, 2020

Lord Abbett & Co. LLC (“Lord Abbett”), as a party to the Custodian and Investment Accounting Agreement between various Lord Abbett-sponsored investment companies and State Street Bank and Trust Company (“State Street”) dated November 1, 2001, as amended (the “Agreement”), requests an amendment to the Agreement pursuant to Section 17.