The Lord Abbett Family of Funds1
Supplement dated December 11, 2023
to the Statements of Additional Information
Effective January 1, 2024, Julie A. Hill will retire from her service as Trustee/Director of the Boards of Trustees/Directors of the Funds (collectively, the "Board"). All references to Ms. Hill as a Trustee/Director throughout the Funds' statements of additional information are hereby removed following the effective date of her retirement. Effective January 1, 2024, the Board appoints Evelyn E. Guernsey as Chair of the Board2. The following information replaces the corresponding information about Ms. Guernsey and Mr. Tullis in the Funds' statements of additional information following the effective date of the change:
Name (Year of Birth) |
Position Held | Year Elected as Board Member | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | Other Directorships Held During Past 5 Years |
Independent Board Members | ||||
Evelyn E. Guernsey (1955) |
Board Member Chair (since 2024) Vice Chair (2023) |
2011 | None. | None. |
James L.L. Tullis (1947) |
Board Member | 2006 | Chair of Tullis Health Investors–FL LLC (since 2019, CEO from 2012-2018). Formerly CEO of Tullis-Dickerson and Co. Inc., a venture capital management firm (1990–2016). | Currently serves as Chair of Crane Co. (since 2020, Director since 1998), Director of Crane NXT, Co. (since 2023), Director of Alphatec Spine (since 2018). Previously served as Director of Exagen Inc. (2019-2023); Director of electroCore, Inc. (2018–2020). |
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1 | When used in this supplement, the term the “Fund” refers to each of the Lord Abbett Funds. |
2 | Ms. Guernsey succeeds James L.L. Tullis as Chair of the Board. |