Lord Abbett Tax-Free Income Fund, Inc.
Lord Abbett National Tax-Free Income Fund
Lord Abbett California Tax-Free Income Fund
Lord Abbett Connecticut Tax-Free Income Fund
Lord Abbett Hawaii Tax-Free Income Fund
Lord Abbett Minnesota Tax-Free Income Fund
Lord Abbett Missouri Tax-Free Income Fund
Lord Abbett New Jersey Tax-Free Income Fund
Lord Abbett New York Tax-Free Income Fund
Lord Abbett Texas Tax-Free Income Fund
Lord Abbett Washington Tax-Free Income Fund
Lord Abbett Tax-Free Income Trust
Florida Series
Georgia Series
Michigan Series
Pennsylvania Series
Supplement dated May 3, 1999 to
Prospectuses dated February 1 and March 1, 1999, respectively
Starting on May 3, 1999, each of the Funds listed above has lowered the
sales charges and dealer's concessions on its Class A shares. The new, lower
amounts are set forth in the following chart, the information in which replaces
that in the "Front-End Sales Charges - Class A Shares" chart in the "Purchases"
sections of the prospectuses and the Dealer's Concessions information in the
"Compensation For Your Dealer" sections of the prospectuses:
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Your Investment Offering Price Your Investment Divide NAV by Dealer's Concession
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Less than $50,000 3.25% 3.36% .9675 2.75%
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$50,000 to $99,999 2.75% 2.83% .9725 2.25%
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$100,000 to $249,999 2.50% 2.56% .9750 2.00%
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$250,000 to $499,999 2.00% 2.04% .9800 1.70%
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$1,000,000 and over No Sales Charge 1.0000 Same as in Prospectuses
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The following $1 million category applies only to the Georgia and
Michigan Series and the Minnesota and Washington Tax-Free Income Funds until
each Fund's Rule 12b-1 Plan becomes effective, at which time the sales charge
table above will apply to such Fund.
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$1,000,000 and over 1.00% 1.01% .9900 Same as in Prospectuses
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The new, lower maximum front-end sales charge of 3.25% replaces the
higher amount shown in the "Fee Table" in the "Fees and Expenses" sections of
the prospectuses and, in those same sections, would lower slightly the amounts
of expenses shown for Class A shares in the "Expense Example" table.
