U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 24F-2
Annual Notice of Securities Sold Pursuant to Rule 24f-2
1. Name and address of issuer:
LORD ABBETT CALIFORNIA TAX-FREE INCOME FUND, INC.
2. Name of each series or class of funds for which this notice is filed:
LORD ABBETT CALIFORNIA TAX-FREE INCOME FUND, INC.
3. Investment Company Act File Number: 2-98163
Securities Act File Number: 811-4313
4. Last day of fiscal year for which this notice is filed: 8/31/95
5. Check box if this notice is being filed more than 180 days after the close
of the issuer's fiscal year for purposes of reporting securities sold after
the close of the fiscal year but before termination of the issuer's 24f-2
declaration: Not Applicable
6. Date of termination of issuer's declaration under rule 24f-2(a)(1), if
applicable (see Instruction A.6): Not Applicable
7. Number and amount of securities of the same class or series which had been
registered under the Securities Act of 1933 other than pursuant to rule
24f-2 in a prior fiscal year, but which remained unsold at the beginning of
the fiscal year: Not Applicable
8. Number and amount of securities registered during the fiscal year other
than pursuant to rule 24f-2:
262,801 SHARES $2,686,418
9. Number and aggregate sale price of securities sold during the fiscal year:
3,054,147 SHARES $30,834,679
10. Number and aggregate sale price of securities sold during the fiscal year
in reliance upon registration pursuant to rule 24f-2:
2,791,356 SHARES $28,148,261
11. Number and aggregate sale price of securities issued during the fiscal year
in connection with dividend reinvestment plans, if applicable (see
Instruction B.7):
734,943 SHARES $7,446,359
12. Calculation of registration fee:
(i) Aggregate sale price of securities sold during the fiscal year in
reliance on rule 24f-2 (from Item 10):
$28,148,261
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(ii) Aggregate price of shares issued in connection with dividend
reinvestment plans (from Item 11, if applicable):
+ 7,446,359
(iii)Aggregate price of shares redeemed or repurchased during the fiscal
year (if applicable):
- 61,619,627
(iv) Aggregate price of shares redeemed or repurchased and previously
applied as a reduction to filing fees pursuant to rule 24e-2 (if
applicable):
+ 0
(v) Net aggregate price of securities sold and issued during the fiscal
year in reliance on rule 24f-2 [line (i), plus line (ii), less line
(iii), plus line (iv)] (if applicable):
0
(vi) Multiplier prescribed by Section 6(b) of the Securities Act of 1933 or
other applicable law or regulation (see Instruction C.6):
x.00034482758
(vii) Fee due [line (i) or line (v) multiplied by line (vi)]:
0
Instruction: Issuers should complete lines (ii), (iii), (iv) and (v) only if the
form is being filed within 60 days after the close of the issuer's fiscal
year. See Instruction C.3.
13. Check box if fees are being remitted to the Commission's lockbox depository
as described in section 3a of the Commissions's Rules of Informal and Other
Procedures (17 CFR 202.3a). Not Applicable
Date of mailing or wire transfer of filing fees to the Commission's lockbox
depository:
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SIGNATURES
This report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the
issuer and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
By: Thomas F. Konop
Name: Thomas F. Konop
Title: Vice President
Date: 10/30/95
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DEBEVOISE & PLIMPTON
875 THIRD AVENUE
NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10022
(212) 909-6000
October 27, 1995
Lord Abbett California
Tax-Free Income Fund, Inc.
767 Fifth Avenue
New York, New York 10153
Dear Sirs:
We refer to the Rule 24f-2 Notice (the "Rule 24f-2 Notice"), dated today,
relating to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A covering shares of capital
stock, par value $.001 per share, of Lord Abbett California Tax-Free Income
Fund, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the "Fund"). The Fund has registered an
indefinite number of shares of its capital stock under such Registration
Statement pursuant to Rule 24f-2 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as
amended. The Rule 24f-2 Notice makes definite the number of shares of capital
stock of the Fund (3,054,147) that were so registered during the fiscal year
ended August 31, 1995.
We have examined and relied upon originals, or copies certified to our
satisfaction, of such corporate records, documents, certificates and other
instruments as in our judgment are necessary or appropriate to enable us to
render the opinion set forth below.
We are of the following opinion:
The 3,054,147 shares of capital stock of the Fund, the registration of
which the Rule 24f-2 Notice makes definite in number, have been duly authorized
and, to the extent they remain outstanding, are legally issued, fully paid and
nonassessable.
We hereby consent to the use of this opinion in connection with the filing
of the Rule 24f-2 Notice. In giving such consent, we do not thereby admit that
we come within the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7
of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the rules and regulations of the
Securities and Exchange Commission thereunder.
Very truly yours,
/S/ DEBEVOISE & PLIMPTON
