Exhibit 99.(g)(vii)
ADDITIONAL PORTFOLIO LETTER
March 28, 2024
State Street Bank and Trust Company
1776 Heritage Drive, JAB3E
North Quincy, MA 02171
Attn: Suzanne Hinckley, Senior Vice President
Dear Sir or Madam:
Lord Abbett Trust I, 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, supplemented, or otherwise modified from time to time, (the “Agreement”), requests to add a Portfolio 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 Amendment is to notify State Street of the establishment of the following new series of Lord Abbett Trust I (the “Trust”): Lord Abbett Diversification Shares: Enhanced Municipal Yield Completion Fund (the “Portfolio”). It is the Trust’s desire to have State Street render services as custodian and recordkeeper to the Portfolio under the terms of the Agreement; therefore, the Trust requests that State Street agree, in writing, to provide such services to the Portfolio, thereby making the Portfolio a Portfolio under the terms of the Agreement.
Attached is an Amended Exhibit A to the Agreement that includes the name of the Portfolio as an entity that participates in the Agreement effective as of April 8, 2024, or as of the Portfolio’s commencement of operations, if later.
Accordingly, we appreciate your prompt attention to this matter. Please indicate State Street’s acceptance by signing below.
| On Behalf of: | ||
| Lord Abbett Trust I | ||
| /s/ Randolph A. Stuzin | ||
| Randolph A. Stuzin | ||
| Vice President and Assistant Secretary | ||
| Accepted: | ||
| /s/ Suzanne M. Hinckley | ||
| Suzanne M. Hinckley, Senior Vice President | ||
| State Street Bank and Trust Company | ||
| Date: | ||
| Enclosure |
EXHIBIT A
Amended as of April 8, 2024
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ENTITY AND SERIES |
TYPE OF ENTITY |
JURISDICTION |
| Lord Abbett Affiliated Fund, Inc. | Corporation | Maryland |
| Lord Abbett Bond-Debenture Fund, Inc. | Corporation | Maryland |
| Lord Abbett Credit Opportunities Fund | Statutory Trust | Delaware |
| Lord Abbett Developing Growth Fund, Inc. | Corporation | Maryland |
| Lord Abbett Floating Rate High Income Fund | Statutory Trust | Delaware |
| Lord Abbett Global Fund, Inc. | Corporation | Maryland |
| Lord Abbett Emerging Markets Bond Fund | ||
| Lord Abbett Emerging Markets Corporate Debt Fund | ||
| Lord Abbett Global Bond Fund | ||
| Lord Abbett Investment Trust | Statutory Trust | Delaware |
| Lord Abbett Convertible Fund | ||
| Lord Abbett Core Fixed Income Fund | ||
| Lord Abbett Core Plus Bond Fund | ||
| Lord Abbett Corporate Bond Fund | ||
| Lord Abbett Floating Rate Fund | ||
| Lord Abbett High Yield Fund | ||
| Lord Abbett Income Fund | ||
| Lord Abbett Inflation Focused Fund | ||
| Lord Abbett Multi-Asset Balanced Opportunity Fund | ||
| Lord Abbett Multi-Asset Income Fund | ||
| Lord Abbett Short Duration Core Bond Fund | ||
| Lord Abbett Short Duration Income Fund | ||
| Lord Abbett Total Return Fund | ||
| Lord Abbett Ultra Short Bond Fund | ||
| Lord Abbett Mid Cap Stock Fund, Inc. | Corporation | Maryland |
| Lord Abbett Municipal Income Fund, Inc. | Corporation | Maryland |
| Lord Abbett California Tax-Free Income Fund | ||
| Lord Abbett High Income Municipal Bond Fund | ||
| Lord Abbett Intermediate Tax Free 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 Short Duration High Income Municipal Bond Fund | ||
| Lord Abbett Short Duration Tax Free Fund | ||
| Lord Abbett Sustainable Municipal Bond Fund | ||
| Lord Abbett Research Fund, Inc. | Corporation | Maryland |
| Lord Abbett Dividend Growth Fund | ||
| Lord Abbett Growth Opportunities Fund | ||
| Small-Cap Value Series | ||
| Lord Abbett Securities Trust | Statutory Trust | Delaware |
| Lord Abbett Alpha Strategy Fund | ||
| Lord Abbett Focused Growth Fund | ||
| Lord Abbett Focused Large Cap Value Fund | ||
| Lord Abbett Focused Small Cap Value Fund | ||
| Lord Abbett Fundamental Equity Fund | ||
| Lord Abbett Global Equity Fund | ||
| Lord Abbett Growth Leaders Fund | ||
| Lord Abbett Health Care Fund | ||
| Lord Abbett International Equity Fund | ||
| Lord Abbett International Opportunities Fund | ||
| Lord Abbett International Value Fund | ||
| Lord Abbett Micro-Cap Growth Fund | ||
| Lord Abbett Value Opportunities Fund | ||
| Lord Abbett Series Fund, Inc. | Corporation | Maryland |
| Bond-Debenture Portfolio | ||
| Developing Growth Portfolio | ||
| Dividend Growth Portfolio | ||
| Fundamental Equity Portfolio | ||
| Growth and Income Portfolio | ||
| Growth Opportunities Portfolio | ||
| Mid Cap Stock Portfolio | ||
| Short Duration Income Portfolio | ||
| Total Return Portfolio | ||
| Lord Abbett Special Situations Income Fund | Statutory Trust | Delaware |
| Lord Abbett Trust I | Statutory Trust | Delaware |
| Climate Focused Bond Fund | ||
| Emerging Markets Equity Fund | ||
| International Growth Fund | ||
| Investment Grade Floating Rate Fund | ||
| Short Duration High Yield Fund | ||
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Lord Abbett Diversification Shares: Enhanced Municipal Yield Completion Fund |
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| Lord Abbett U.S. Government & Government Sponsored Enterprises Money Market Fund, Inc. | Corporation | Maryland |