Exhibit 99.(j)(4)
LETTER AMENDMENT
April 2, 2020
State Street Bank and Trust Company
1200 Crown Colony Drive, JQB5S
Quincy, MA 02169
Attn: Suzanne Hinckley, Managing Director
Dear Sir or Madam:
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.
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 that on January 30, 2020 Lord Abbett established Lord Abbett Floating Rate High Income Fund (the “Fund”), a Lord Abbett-sponsored investment company that is operated as an interval fund and is organized as a Delaware statutory trust. It is the Fund’s desire to have State Street render services as custodian and recordkeeper to the Fund under the terms of the Agreement; therefore, the Fund requests that State Street agree, in writing, to provide such services to the Fund.
Attached is an Amended Exhibit A to the Agreement that includes the name of the Fund as an entity that participates in the Agreement effective as of the close of business on April 2, 2020.
It is currently anticipated that the registration statement for the Fund will become effective on or around June 2020. Accordingly, we appreciate your prompt attention to this matter. Please indicate State Street’s acceptance by signing below.
| On Behalf of : | |
| Lord Abbett Floating Rate High Income Fund | |
| /s/John Fitzgerald | |
| John Fitzgerald | |
| Vice President and Assistant Secretary |
Accepted:
/s/Andrew Erickson
Andrew Erickson, Executive Vice President
State Street Bank and Trust Company
Enclosure
EXHIBIT A
Amended as of April 2, 20201
|
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 |
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| Lord Abbett Mid Cap Stock Fund, Inc. | Corporation | Maryland |
| Lord Abbett Municipal Income Fund, Inc. | Corporation | Maryland |
| Lord Abbett AMT Free Municipal Bond Fund | ||
| Lord Abbett California Tax-Free Income Fund | ||
| Lord Abbett High Yield 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 Yield Municipal Bond Fund | ||
| Lord Abbett Short Duration Tax Free Fund |
1 As amended on April 2, 2020 to reflect the addition of Lord Abbett Floating Rate High Income Fund.
| Lord Abbett Research Fund, Inc. | Corporation | Maryland |
| Lord Abbett Dividend Growth Fund2 | ||
| Lord Abbett Growth Opportunities Fund | ||
| Small-Cap Value Series | ||
| Lord Abbett Securities Trust | Statutory Trust | Delaware |
| Lord Abbett Alpha Strategy Fund | ||
| Lord Abbett Durable Growth 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 Research Fund Lord Abbett Growth Leaders Fund |
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| 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 | ||
| Dividend Growth Portfolio2 | ||
| Developing 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 Trust I | Statutory Trust | Delaware |
| Lord Abbett U.S. Government & Government Sponsored Enterprises Money Market Fund, Inc. | Corporation | Maryland |
2 Effective April 1, 2020, Lord Abbett Calibrated Dividend Growth and Calibrated Dividend Growth Portfolio were renamed Lord Abbett Dividend Growth Fund and Dividend Growth Portfolio, respectively.