LORD ABBETT GLOBAL FUND INC
PRES14A, 1998-06-19
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                                                              PRELIMINARY PROXY

                          LORD ABBETT GLOBAL FUND, INC.

                    A Lord Abbett Managed Investment Company
  The GM Building  767 Fifth Avenue  New York, NY 10153-0203  (212) 848-1800






Dear Shareholder:

                  You are  cordially  invited to attend the  Special  Meeting of
Shareholders of the Equity Series of Lord Abbett Global Fund, Inc.  scheduled to
be held on September 15, 1998, at 11:00 a.m., at 875 Third Avenue, New York, New
York. Your Board of Directors looks forward to greeting those  shareholders  who
are able to attend.

     At the meeting, the shareholders of the Equity Series will be asked to vote
on a proposed Sub-Investment Management Agreement between Lord, Abbett & Co. and
Fuji Investment  Management Co. (Europe) Ltd. and to vote on the same agreement,
in  anticipation  of  Lord,  Abbett  &  Co.'s  acquisition  of a 25% or  greater
ownership interest in Fuji Investment Management Co. (Europe) Ltd.

                  The  proposals  are  described  fully  in the  enclosed  proxy
statement.  I encourage  you to review the proxy  statement  for all the details
regarding the meeting agenda.

                  Your Board of Directors  believes  these  proposals are in the
best  interest of the Series'  shareholders  and  unanimously  recommends a vote
"for" both  proposals.  No matter how many shares you own, it is important  that
they be  represented  and voted.  Accordingly,  please  sign,  date and mail the
enclosed proxy card in the postage paid return envelope.

                  Your prompt  response will help save the Series the expense of
additional solicitation.


                                   Sincerely,


                                   Robert S. Dow
                                   Chairman of the Board

July 7, 1998


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                          LORD ABBETT GLOBAL FUND, INC.
                                767 Fifth Avenue
                            New York, New York 10153


            NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING OF EQUITY SERIES SHAREHOLDERS
                                   TO BE HELD
                               September 15, 1998

                                 PROXY STATEMENT

       PLEASE SIGN AND MAIL THE PROXY CARD IN THE ENCLOSED POSTAGE-PAID 
          ENVELOPE, EVEN IF YOU OWN ONLY A FEW SHARES. YOUR PROMPT
          RETURN OF THE PROXY MAY SAVE THE EQUITY SERIES THE EXPENSE
          OF FURTHER SOLICITATIONS TO ENSURE A QUORUM AT THIS MEETING.



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                          LORD ABBETT GLOBAL FUND, INC.
                                  EQUITY SERIES
                                767 Fifth Avenue
                            New York, New York 10153




Notice of Special Meeting of Equity Series Shareholders
To Be Held September 15, 1998                                     July 7, 1998


Notice is given hereby of a special  meeting of the  shareholders  of the Equity
Series (the Series) of Lord Abbett Global Fund, Inc. (the "Fund"). The meeting
will be held on the 23rd  floor,  875  Third  Avenue,  New York,  New  York,  on
Tuesday,  September 15, 1998, at 11:00 a.m.,  for the following  purposes and to
transact  such other  business as may  properly  come before the meeting and any
adjournments thereof.

ITEM 1. To approve or disapprove a new Sub-Investment  Management Agreement with
     Fuji  Investment  Management  Co.  (Europe)  Ltd. (the  "Sub-Adviser"),  as
     described in the proxy statement.

ITEM 2. To approve or disapprove the same Sub-Investment  Management  Agreement,
     in  anticipation  of Lord  Abbett & Co.'s  acquisition  of a 25% or greater
     ownership interest in the Sub-Adviser, as described in the proxy statement.


                                           By order of the Board of Directors


                                           Paul A. Hilstad
                                           Vice President and Secretary



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The Board of  Directors  has fixed the close of business on June 24, 1998 as the
record date for  determination  of shareholders of the Equity Series entitled to
notice of and to vote at the meeting.  Shareholders are entitled to one vote for
each share held.  As of June 24, 1998,  there were _______  shares of the Equity
Series issued and outstanding.



PLEASE INDICATE YOUR VOTING INSTRUCTIONS ON THE ENCLOSED PROXY CARD.

SIGN, DATE AND RETURN IT IN THE ENVELOPE PROVIDED.

TO SAVE THE COST OF ADDITIONAL SOLICITATIONS, PLEASE MAIL YOUR PROXY PROMPTLY.


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                          LORD ABBETT GLOBAL FUND, INC.
                                767 Fifth Avenue
                            New York, New York 10153

                                                                 July 7, 1998

                                 PROXY STATEMENT

                  This Proxy  Statement  is  furnished  in  connection  with the
solicitation  of  proxies  by and on behalf of the  Board of  Directors  of Lord
Abbett Global Fund, Inc., a diversified,  open-end management investment company
organized as a Maryland  corporation (the "Fund"),  for use at a special meeting
of  shareholders  of the Equity Series (the  ASeries@) of the Fund to be held at
11:00 a.m. on Tuesday,  September 15, 1998 on the 23rd floor,  875 Third Avenue,
New York, New York 10153, and at any adjournments  thereof. This proxy statement
and the enclosed proxy card are first being mailed to  shareholders  on or about
July 7, 1998.

                  At the close of business on June 24, 1998 (the "Record Date"),
there  were  issued  and  outstanding   ________  shares  of  the  Series.  Only
shareholders  of record at the close of business on the Record Date are entitled
to notice of, and to vote at, the special  meeting or any  adjournment  thereof.
Proxies  will be  solicited  by mail.  Additional  solicitations  may be made by
telephone, facsimile or personal contact by officers or employees of Lord Abbett
and its  affiliates.  The Fund also may request  brokerage  houses,  custodians,
nominees,  and  fiduciaries  who are  shareholders  of record to  forward  proxy
materials to beneficial owners.  The cost of the solicitation  initially will be
borne  one-half by the Series and one-half by Lord Abbett & Co., the  investment
manager of the Fund ("Lord Abbett").

                  Shareholders are entitled to one vote for each full share, and
a  proportionate  vote for each  fractional  share, of the Series held as of the
Record Date. Under Maryland law, shares owned by two or more persons (whether as
joint tenants,  co-fiduciaries or otherwise) will be voted as follows,  unless a
written  instrument or court order providing to the contrary has been filed with
the  Secretary of the Fund:  (1) if only one votes,  that vote binds all; (2) if
more than one votes,  the vote of the  majority  binds all; and (3) if more than
one votes and the vote is evenly divided, the vote will be cast proportionately.
If the  enclosed  form of proxy is properly  executed and returned in time to be
voted at the meeting, the proxies named therein will vote the shares represented
by the  proxy in  accordance  with the  instructions  marked  thereon.  Unmarked
proxies  will be voted FOR the item  described in this Proxy  Statement  and any
other matters as deemed appropriate. A proxy may be revoked by the signer at any
time at or before the meeting by written  notice to the Fund,  by execution of a
later-dated proxy or by voting in person at the meeting.




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1.       PROPOSAL TO APPROVE A NEW SUB-INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT

Lord  Abbett  serves as the Fund's  investment  manager and is  responsible  for
providing  the  Fund  with  a  continuous  investment  program  pursuant  to  an
Investment   Management   Contract  dated  August  29,  1988  (the   "Management
Contract").   The  Management   Contract  was  most  recently  approved  by  the
shareholders of the Fund at an annual meeting held on May 10, 1989.

At a meeting of the Directors held on April 15, 1998, the Directors  unanimously
voted to terminate the  Sub-Investment  Management  Agreement  with Dunedin Fund
Managers Limited, effective June 14, 1998.

At a meeting of the Directors held on May 5, 1998, the Directors,  including all
of  the  Independent  Directors,   unanimously  approved  a  new  Sub-Investment
Management  Agreement (the "Sub-Investment  Management  Agreement") between Lord
Abbett and Fuji  Investment  Management Co.  (Europe) Ltd. ("the  Sub-Adviser"),
effective June 15, 1998.  Under the  Sub-Investment  Management  Agreement,  the
Sub-Adviser serves as a sub-adviser to the Series.

The  Sub-Adviser  is an affiliate  of Fuji Bank  Limited of Tokyo,  Japan ("Fuji
Bank").  Fuji Bank owns 40% of the outstanding  voting stock of the Sub-Adviser,
and an affiliate of Fuji Bank,  Fuji  Investment  Management Co. (Tokyo) ("FIMCO
Tokyo"),  owns  approximately  51% of the outstanding  voting stock. Lord Abbett
indirectly owns a minor percentage of the outstanding voting stock, through Fuji
Bank,  and intends to increase its ownership  interest as described  below under
Proposal 2.

Christopher  Taylor,  Deputy  Managing  Director of the  Sub-Adviser,  serves as
portfolio  manager  for the  Series.  He has been with the  Sub-Adviser  and its
predecessor since 1987 and has 15 years of investment experience.  The names and
addresses of all of the officers and directors of the  Sub-Adviser are set forth
below.


         Kunitake Nomura                           Chairman and Director
                                                   President, FIMCO Tokyo
                                                   Tokyo, Japan

 
 
         Hiroaki Kobayashi                         Managing Director*
                                                   London, UK

 
 
         Chris Taylor                              Deputy Managing Director*
                                                   Head of Equity Fund 
                                                     Management and Research
                                                   London, UK

 
         Terunobu Toriumi                          Director
                                                   ___________, FIMCO Tokyo
                                                   Tokyo, Japan




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         Osamu Kita                                Director
                                                   ___________, FIMCO Tokyo
                                                   London, UK


         Magane Ide                                Director
                                                   ___________, FIMCO Tokyo
                                                   Tokyo, Japan


         Hideshi Iwai                              Director
                                                   ___________, Fuji Bank
                                                   Tokyo, Japan


         Junji Miyamoto                            Director
                                                   _________, Fuji International
                                                   London, UK


         Alan Howell                               Associate Director, 
                                                     Compliance Officer*
                                                   Fuji International
                                                   London, UK


         Stuart Wigfall                            Associate Director, Head of
                                                     Bonds and Treasury*
                                                   Fuji International
                                                   London, UK


         Yoshitaka Yoshino                         Senior Manager, Fund Manager*
                                                   Fuji International
                                                   London, UK


         Atul Sangani                              Manager, Company Accounting,
                                                     Fund Accounting*
                                                     Fuji International
                                                     London, UK

         Janice Laugharne                          Manager, Settlement*
                                                   Fuji International
                                                   London, UK


         Warren Goillau                            Manager, Fund Manager*
                                                   Fuji International
                                                   London, UK


         *        Principal Occupation


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Under the Sub-Investment Management Agreement, the Sub-Adviser provides the Fund
with  advice  and  recommendations   regarding  the  Fund's   investments.   The
Sub-Adviser  also  provides  the Fund on a  continuous  basis with  economic and
financial information, as well as other research and assistance.

A form of the  Sub-Investment  Management  Agreement  is  attached to this Proxy
Statement  as Exhibit A. The  material  terms of the  Sub-Investment  Management
Agreement are described  below,  although the description  below is qualified by
reference to Exhibit A.

MATERIAL PROVISIONS OF THE SUB-INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT

A.  Compensation

The  Sub-Investment  Management  Agreement  provides  that  the  Sub-Adviser  is
required to pay all expenses that it incurs in connection  with the  performance
of its duties under the Agreement. The Sub-Investment  Management Agreement also
provides that Lord Abbett, not the Fund, shall pay the sub-advisory fees.

Pursuant  to the  Sub-Investment  Management  Agreement,  Lord  Abbett  pays the
Sub-Adviser  a fee at the annual rate of 0.375% of the average  daily net assets
of the  Fund.  Lord  Abbett  will  pay this fee to the  Sub-Adviser  within  ten
business days of receipt by Lord Abbett of the advisory fee payable to it by the
Series under its Management Contract.

The Sub-Adviser  also serves as sub-adviser to the  International  Series of the
Lord Abbett Securities Trust  ("International  Series"), at the same fee rate as
in the  Sub-Investment  Management  Agreement.  The following table compares the
sub-advisory fees and sizes of the Equity Series and the International Series.


Fund              Sub-Advisory Fee Rate       Total Assets as of May 31, 1998

Equity           .375 of 1% of average                $84,196,747
Series              daily net assets


International    .375 of 1% of average                $114,425,180
Series              daily net assets



B.  Term

The  Sub-Investment  Management  Agreement  took  effect  on June 15,  1998.  If
approved by shareholders of the Series, the Sub-Investment  Management Agreement
will  remain in effect  until  June 15,  2000.  Thereafter,  the  Sub-Investment
Management  Agreement  will  continue in effect from year to year subject to the
annual  approval of its  continuance  as  described  below  under  "Termination,
Continuance and Amendment."



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C.  Termination, Continuance and Amendment

Except as described above, the Sub-Investment Management Agreement will continue
from year to year subject to annual approval of its continuance by a majority of
the Independent Directors, cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of
voting on such approval,  and annual approval by either (a) the Directors of the
Fund, or (b) a majority of the Fund's outstanding voting securities,  as defined
in the 1940 Act. The  Sub-Investment  Management  Agreement is terminable at any
time without penalty on 60 days' written notice by the Directors, by a vote of a
majority of the Fund's outstanding  voting securities,  or by Lord Abbett or the
Sub-Adviser,  as the  case  may  be.  The  Sub-Investment  Management  Agreement
terminates  automatically  in the event of its  assignment  or in the event that
Lord Abbett ceases to act as the Fund's investment adviser.

D.  Limitation of Liability

The Sub-Investment  Management  Agreement provides that the Sub-Adviser will not
be liable for any error of judgment  or mistake of law or for any loss  suffered
by the Fund or Lord Abbett in connection with the matters to which the Agreement
relates,  except a loss resulting from willful  misfeasance,  bad faith or gross
negligence on the part of the  Sub-Adviser  in the  performance of its duties or
from reckless  disregard by the  Sub-Adviser of its obligations and duties under
the Agreement.

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 1997, the Series paid fees of $636,532 to
Lord Abbett for its investment  management services and fees of $245,782 to Lord
Abbett  Distributor LLC, a subsidiary of Lord Abbett, for its services under the
Series' plan of distribution.

E.  Analysis of Proposal and Review of Directors

The Directors have  determined that the terms of the  Sub-Investment  Management
Agreement are fair and reasonable.  In approving the  Sub-Investment  Management
Agreement and recommending  its approval by the shareholders of the Series,  the
Directors, including the Independent Directors, considering the best interest of
the shareholders of the Fund and the Series,  took into account all factors they
deemed relevant. These factors and the Directors' related analysis are described
below.

The Directors also considered the proposed  relationship between the Sub-Adviser
and Lord Abbett as described  in Proposal 2 below.  Following  the  transactions
described  there,  Lord Abbett will hold a 25% or greater equity interest in the
Sub-Adviser.  Thus, the interests of Lord Abbett,  and indirectly the Fund, will
be represented with respect to the Sub-Adviser.

Throughout the review process, the Independent Directors were advised by counsel
to the Fund, who was not counsel to Lord Abbett or the Sub-Adviser.



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F.  Directors' Evaluation and Recommendation

The Directors,  including all of the Independent Directors,  by a vote cast at a
meeting  held  on  June  17,  1998,   unanimously  voted  to  recommend  to  the
shareholders  of the  Series  that  they  vote  to  approve  the  Sub-Investment
Management Agreement. If the Sub-Investment Management Agreement is not approved
by the shareholders of the Series,  the Directors would consider what additional
action, if any, is appropriate.

The Directors,  in considering  whether to approve and recommend to shareholders
that they vote to approve the Sub-Investment  Management  Agreement,  considered
the terms of the Sub-Investment Management Agreement, the quality and experience
of the Sub-Adviser's management,  and the investment performance of the accounts
managed by the  Sub-Adviser.  Although  the  Directors  considered  all of these
factors,  they noted in particular the experience of Mr. Taylor,  the historical
performance of the International Series, which the Sub-Adviser has advised since
1996, and the fact that the terms of the Sub-Investment Management Agreement are
substantially  identical  to those  of the  previous  Sub-Investment  Management
Agreement.

THE  BOARD  OF  DIRECTORS  RECOMMENDS  THAT  SHAREHOLDERS  VOTE IN  FAVOR OF THE
PROPOSED SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENT.

G.  Required Vote

Approval of this proposal  requires the affirmative  vote of a "majority" of the
Series' outstanding voting securities. A majority means the lesser of (i) 67% or
more of the  Series'  shares  present at the Meeting if the holders of more than
50% of the Series' outstanding shares are present or represented by proxy at the
Meeting  or (ii) more than 50% of the  Series'  outstanding  shares (a "1940 Act
Majority Shareholder Vote").

2.   PROPOSAL  TO  APPROVE  A  NEW   SUB-INVESTMENT   MANAGEMENT   AGREEMENT  IN
     ANTICIPATION  OF LORD ABBETT'S  ACQUISITION  OF A 25% OR GREATER  OWNERSHIP
     INTEREST IN THE SUB-ADVISER

Lord  Abbett  is  negotiating   to  increase  its  ownership   interest  in  the
Sub-Adviser.  Lord Abbett currently has a small indirect  ownership  interest in
the Sub-Adviser,  as described in Proposal 1. Lord Abbett anticipates increasing
its ownership  interest in the  Sub-Adviser by purchasing  from the  Sub-Adviser
shares of its voting common stock.  Although the terms of the  transaction  have
not been definitively  resolved,  Lord Abbett expects to own at least 25% of the
Sub-Adviser's outstanding voting stock as a result of the transaction,  which it
now anticipates  will take place in several stages.  Lord Abbett also expects to
have a representative  of the board of directors of the Sub-Adviser and that the
Sub-Adviser's name will be modified to include "Lord Abbett" Under the 1940 Act,
this  transaction may result in an assignment of the  Sub-Investment  Management
Agreement,  resulting in its  termination.  Accordingly,  the Board of Directors
recommends that shareholders approve a new Sub-Investment  Management Agreement,
on the same  terms  and for the  same  reasons  as the  agreement  described  in
Proposal 1.

THE  BOARD  OF  DIRECTORS  RECOMMENDS  THAT  SHAREHOLDERS  VOTE IN  FAVOR OF THE
PROPOSED SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENT.

3.       OTHER INFORMATION

                  Management  is not aware of any  matters  to come  before  the
meeting  other than those set forth in the notice.  If any such other matters do
come before the meeting,  the  individuals  named as proxies will vote, act, and
consent with respect thereto in accordance with their best judgment.

         a.       TIMELINESS OF SHAREHOLDER PROPOSALS.

                  Any  shareholder  proposals to be presented  for action at the
Fund's next  shareholder  meeting pursuant to the provisions of Rule 14a-8 under
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,  must be received at the Fund's
principal  executive  offices  within a  reasonable  time in advance of the date
solicitation is made for such meeting.  The Fund does not intend to hold another
annual or special meeting of shareholders unless required to do so by the Act.

         b.       INVESTMENT ADVISER AND UNDERWRITER.

                  Lord,  Abbett & Co.,  767 Fifth  Avenue,  New York,  New York,
10153,  (Lord Abbett) acts as investment  adviser and Lord Abbett  Distributor
LLC, a subsidiary of Lord Abbett located at the same address,  acts as principal
underwriter with respect to the Fund.


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         c.       ANNUAL REPORT AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.

                  The Fund will furnish,  without  charge,  a copy of the Fund's
most recent annual report and the most recent  semi-annual report succeeding the
annual report,  if any, to a shareholder upon request.  A shareholder may obtain
such report(s) by writing to the Fund or by calling 800-874-3733.

                                                 LORD ABBETT GLOBAL FUND, INC.

                                                 Paul A. Hilstad
                                                 Vice President and Secretary


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                                                  Exhibit A

                                                              May ___, 1998

Fuji Investment Management Co. (Europe) Ltd.
River Plate House
7-11 Finsbury Circus
London EC2M 7HJ, England


                         SUB-INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT

Dear Sirs:

         Lord Abbett  Global Fund,  Inc.  (the  "Fund") has been  organized as a
Corporation under the laws of the State of Maryland to engage in the business of
an investment company.  This Agreement is made with respect to the Equity Series
of the  Fund.  The  Fund's  directors  have  selected  Lord  Abbett  & Co.  (the
"Adviser") to provide overall investment advice and management for the Fund, and
to provide  certain other services,  under the terms and conditions  provided in
the  Management  Agreement,  dated  August 29,  1988,  between  the Fund and the
Adviser (the "Management Agreement").  The Adviser and the directors of the Fund
have selected Fuji Investment  Management Co. (Europe) Ltd.,  River Plate House,
7-11 Finsbury Circus,  London EC2M 7HJ, England (the  "Sub-Adviser")  to provide
the  Adviser  and the Fund with the advice  and  services  set forth  below with
respect to such portion of the assets of the Equity  Series as the  Adviser,  in
consultation with the Sub-Adviser,  shall allocate pursuant to Section 3 of this
Agreement to investments in countries other than the United States (the "Foreign
Assets") and the  Sub-Adviser  is willing to provide  such advice and  services,
subject to the review of the directors and overall  supervision  of the Adviser,
under the terms and conditions  hereinafter set forth.  The  Sub-Adviser  hereby
represents and warrants (i) that it is registered as an investment adviser under
the  Investment  Advisers  Act of 1940,  as  amended  and (ii) it is a member of
Investment Management Regulatory  Organization Limited ("IMRO") and is regulated
by IMRO in the conduct of its Investment Business.

         The Adviser agrees with the Sub-Adviser as follows:

     1. DELIVERY OF  DOCUMENTS.  The Fund has  furnished  the  Sub-Adviser  with
copies, properly certified or otherwise authenticated, of each of the following:

                  (a) Articles of  Incorporation  of the Fund,  filed in 
Maryland on February 23, 1988 (the "Articles").

                  (b) By-Laws of the Fund as in effect on the date hereof.



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                  (c)  Resolutions  of the  directors of the Fund  selecting the
Sub-Adviser  as  sub-adviser to the Adviser with respect to the Equity Series of
the Fund (the "Series") and approving the form of this Agreement.

                  (d)  Resolutions  of the  directors of the Fund  selecting the
Adviser  as  investment  adviser  to the  Fund  and  approving  the  form of the
Adviser's Management Agreement with the Fund.

                  (e) The Adviser's Management Agreement with the Fund.

                  (f) Commitments, limitations and undertakings made by the Fund
to state "blue sky" authorities for the purpose of qualifying shares of the Fund
for sale in such states.

                  (g) The  Adviser's  and the Fund's Code of Ethics as currently
in effect.

         The Fund will  furnish the  Sub-Adviser  from time to time with copies,
properly  certified  or  otherwise  authenticated,   of  all  amendments  of  or
supplements to the foregoing, if any.

         2. INVESTMENT  SERVICES.  The Sub-Adviser  will use its best efforts to
provide to the  Adviser  for the Series a  continuing  and  suitable  investment
program with  respect to  investments  in Foreign  Assets,  consistent  with the
investment  policies,   objectives  and  restrictions  of  the  Series.  In  the
performance of the  Sub-Adviser's  duties  hereunder,  subject always (i) to the
provisions  contained in the documents delivered to the Sub-Adviser  pursuant to
Section 1, as each of the same may from time to time be amended or supplemented,
and (ii) to the limitations set forth in the registration  statement of the Fund
as in effect from time to time under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the
Sub-Adviser will, at its own expense with respect to the Foreign Assets:

                  (a) furnish the Adviser with advice and  recommendations  with
respect  to  the  Foreign  Assets,  consistent  with  the  investment  policies,
objectives and restrictions of the Series, including advice on the selection and
allocation of  investments  among foreign  securities  markets and among foreign
equity and debt securities;

                  (b) subject to prior consultation with the Adviser,  except as
such  consultation  shall be waived or limited by the Adviser,  determine  which
portfolio  securities  of the  Series  consisting  of Foreign  Assets  should be
purchased,  held or disposed of and what portion of such assets,  if any, should
be held in cash or  equivalents  denominated in United States dollars or foreign
currencies;

                  (c) subject to prior consultation with the Adviser,  except as
such consultation shall be waived or limited by the Adviser,  make decisions for
the Series respecting foreign currency matters having regard to foreign exchange
controls, if any, including determinations with respect to entering into forward
foreign exchange contracts;

                  (d) subject to prior consultation with the Adviser,  except as
such consultation shall be waived or limited by the Adviser, make determinations
as to the manner in which voting rights,  subscription rights, rights to consent
to  corporate  action and any other  rights  pertaining  to the Series'  Foreign
Assets shall be exercised;

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                  (e)  furnish  the  Adviser   with   research,   economic   and
statistical  data in  connection  with the Series'  investments  and  investment
policies respecting Foreign Assets;

                  (f) submit  such  reports  relating  to the  valuation  of the
Series'  securities  consisting of Foreign  Assets,  including  forward  foreign
exchange  contracts  relating  to  such  Foreign  Assets,  as  the  Adviser  may
reasonably request;

                  (g) engage in negotiations relating to the Series' investments
in Foreign Assets with issuers,  investment banking firms, securities brokers or
dealers and other institutions or investors;

                  (h)  consistent  with  the  provisions  of  Section  8 of this
Agreement,  place all orders for the  purchase,  sale or exchange  of  portfolio
securities  consisting of Foreign Assets for the Series' account with brokers or
dealers  selected  by the  Sub-Adviser,  PROVIDED  that in  connection  with the
placing  of such  orders  and the  selection  of such  brokers  or  dealers  the
Sub-Adviser  shall  seek to obtain  execution  and  pricing  within  the  policy
guidelines  determined  by the  directors  and set forth in the  Prospectus  and
Statement of Additional Information of the Fund.

                  (i) from time to time or at any time  requested by the Adviser
or the Fund's directors,  make reports to the Adviser or the Fund, as requested,
of the Sub-Adviser's performance of the foregoing services;

                  (j) subject to the  supervision  of the Adviser,  maintain and
preserve  the  records  required  by the  Investment  Company  Act of 1940 to be
maintained by the Sub-Adviser (the Sub-Adviser  agrees that such records are the
property of the Fund and will be  surrendered  to the Fund promptly upon request
therefor);

                  (k)  obtain  and  evaluate   such   information   relating  to
economies,  industries,  businesses and securities markets, as well as portfolio
securities of the Series, as the Sub-Adviser may deem necessary or useful in the
discharge of its duties hereunder;

                  (l) give  instructions to the custodian and any  sub-custodian
of the Series as to  deliveries  of  securities  to and from such  custodian  or
sub-custodian,  transfer of  currencies  and payments of cash for the account of
the Series,  and advise the Adviser on the same day such instructions are given;
and

                  (m)  cooperate  generally  with the Fund  and the  Adviser  to
provide information necessary for the preparation of registration statements and
periodic  reports  to be filed  with the  Securities  and  Exchange  Commission,
including Forms N-1A and N-SAR, periodic statements,  shareholder communications
and proxy  materials  furnished  to holders of shares of the Fund,  filings with
state  "blue  sky"  authorities  and with  United  States and  foreign  agencies
responsible for tax matters, and other reports and filings of like nature.

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         4. EXPENSES PAID BY THE SUB-ADVISER.  The Sub-Adviser will pay the cost
of  maintaining  the  staff  and  personnel  necessary  for  it to  perform  its
obligations  under this  Agreement,  the expenses of office rent,  telephone and
other  facilities  it is  obligated  to provide in order to perform the services
specified in Section 2, and any other expenses incurred by it in connection with
the performance of its duties hereunder.

         5. EXPENSES OF THE FUND NOT PAID BY THE  SUB-ADVISER.  The  Sub-Adviser
will not be required to pay any expenses which this Agreement does not expressly
state shall be payable by it. In particular, and without limiting the generality
of the  foregoing but subject to the  provisions  of Section 4, the  Sub-Adviser
will not be required to pay:

                  (a) the  compensation  and  expenses of directors of the Fund,
and of independent advisers, independent contractors,  consultants, managers and
other agents employed by the Fund other than through the Sub-Adviser;

                  (b) legal, accounting and auditing fees and expenses of the 
Fund;

                  (c) the fees or  disbursements  of custodians,  sub-custodians
and depositories of the Series' assets, transfer agents, disbursing agents, plan
agents and registrars;

                  (d) taxes and  governmental  fees assessed  against the Fund's
assets and payable by the Series;

                  (e)   the   cost   of   preparing   and   mailing   dividends,
distributions, reports, notices and proxy materials to shareholders, except that
the Sub-Adviser shall bear the costs of providing the information referred to in
Section 2(m);

                  (f)      brokers' commissions and underwriting fees;

                  (g)  fees and  other  expenses  related  to  foreign  currency
transactions, including entering into forward foreign exchange contracts; and

                  (h) the  expense  of  periodic  calculations  of the net asset
value of the Fund's shares.

         6.  COMPENSATION OF THE  SUB-ADVISER.  For all services to be rendered,
facilities  furnished and expenses paid or assumed by the  Sub-Adviser as herein
provided,  the  Adviser  will  pay the  Sub-Adviser  each  month a fee  equal to
one-half of the Adviser's fee received from the Fund pursuant to the  Management
Agreement  during such month for services  provided on or after the date of this
Agreement,  computed and paid in United  States  dollars.  Under the  Management
Agreement as in effect on the date hereof,  the  Sub-Adviser's  fee is 0.375% of
the average daily net assets of the Series,  subject to waiver or subsidy by the
Adviser  of all or a  portion  of  the  fees  due  to it  under  the  Management
Agreement. The Fund shall not be liable to the Sub-Adviser for the Sub-Adviser's
compensation hereunder.

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         If in any fiscal year of the Fund the Adviser is required,  or deems it
appropriate,  to reduce its fee or to reimburse expenses of the Fund pursuant to
the terms of its  Management  Agreement  with the  Fund,  the  Sub-Adviser  will
likewise  reduce  its fee or  reimburse  the  Adviser,  within 30 days after the
Adviser has notified the Sub-Adviser  that the Adviser has so reduced its fee or
reimbursed  the  Fund,  in an  amount  equal  to one half of such  reduction  or
reimbursement.  If any such  management  fees are later repaid by the Fund,  one
half of such repayment will be paid to the  Sub-Adviser.  The net asset value of
the Fund shall be determined pursuant to the provisions of the Fund's Prospectus
and Statement of Additional  Information.  The Adviser  agrees that no voluntary
reductions  in its  fee  will  be  made  without  prior  consultation  with  the
Sub-Adviser.

         7. OTHER  ACTIVITIES OF THE  SUB-ADVISER  AND ITS  AFFILIATES.  Nothing
herein  contained  shall  prevent the  Sub-Adviser  or any of its  affiliates or
associates  from  engaging in any other  business  or from acting as  investment
adviser or  investment  manager for any other  person or entity,  whether or not
having  investment  policies or portfolios  similar to the Fund's,  except that,
without  the  written  consent  of  the  Adviser,  which  consent  shall  not be
unreasonably  withheld,  the Sub-Adviser shall not act as investment manager for
or provide  investment advice to any other investment  company  registered under
the  Investment  Company Act of 1940 with  investment  objectives  and  policies
similar to the Fund's.  It is specifically  understood that officers,  directors
and employees of the  Sub-Adviser  and those of its  affiliates  may continue to
engage in providing portfolio management services and advice to other investment
advisory clients of the Sub-Adviser or its affiliates.

         8.  AVOIDANCE  OF  INCONSISTENT  POSITION,   ETC.  In  connection  with
purchases  or sales of  portfolio  securities  for the  account  of the  Series,
neither the Sub-Adviser nor any of its directors, officers or employees will act
as principal or agent or receive any commission. The Sub-Adviser shall adopt and
implement  policies and procedures  substantially  similar to those contained in
the  Adviser's  Code of  Ethics  (a copy of  which  has  been  furnished  to the
Sub-Adviser by the Adviser), which shall apply to the Sub-Adviser, its officers,
directors and employees.  The Sub-Adviser shall not knowingly recommend that the
Series  purchase,  sell  or  retain  securities  of  any  issuer  in  which  the
Sub-Adviser or any of its affiliates has a financial  interest without obtaining
prior  approval of the Adviser prior to the  execution of any such  transaction.
For purposes of the foregoing sentence, the term "affiliate" shall have the same
meaning as under the  Investment  Company Act of 1940.  If any  occasion  should
arise in which the  Sub-Adviser  advises  persons  concerning  the shares of the
Series,  the Sub-Adviser will act solely on its own behalf and not in any way on
behalf of the Fund.

         9. NO  PARTNERSHIP  OR JOINT  VENTURE.  The Fund,  the  Adviser and the
Sub-Adviser  are not partners of or joint  venturers with each other and nothing
herein shall be construed so as to make them such partners or joint venturers or
impose any liability as such on any of them.

         10.  LIMITATION OF LIABILITY OF THE SUB-ADVISER.  The Sub-Adviser shall
not be  liable  for any  error of  judgment  or  mistake  of law or for any loss
suffered by the Fund or the Adviser in connection with the matters to which this
Agreement relates,  except a loss resulting from willful misfeasance,  bad faith
or gross negligence on the  Sub-Adviser's  part in the performance of its duties
or from  reckless  disregard  by it of its  obligations  and  duties  under this
Agreement.

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     11. Duration and Termination of this Contract.  This Agreement shall become
effective on June 15, 198 and is to be submitted to a meeting of shareholders of
the Equity  Series of the Fund no later than October 13, 1998 and called for the
purpose of approving this Agreement. If approved at that meeting, this Agreement
shall be effective for two years from the date of its execution  thereafter from
year to year, but only so long as such continuance is specifically  approved, in
the case of the  first  such  approval,  prior  to its  second  anniversary  and
thereafter at least  annually by (a) a majority of the directors of the Fund who
are not interested persons of the Adviser,  of the Sub-Adviser or (other than as
directors)  of the Fund,  cast in person at a meeting  called for the purpose of
voting on such approval, and (b) either (i) the directors of the Fund, or (ii) a
majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Series.  If not approved by
shareholders of the Equity Series by October 13, 1998, this Agreement shall
automatically terminate on that date. This Agreement may,
on 60 days' written notice, be terminated at any time without the payment of any
penalty by the directors of the Fund,  by vote of a majority of the  outstanding
voting  securities  of the Series,  by the Adviser or by the  Sub-Adviser.  This
Agreement shall  automatically  terminate in the event of its assignment or upon
the termination of the Adviser's  Investment  Management Contract with the Fund.
In interpreting the provisions of this Section 11, the definitions  contained in
Section 2(a) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (particularly the
definitions of "assignment," "interested person" or "voting security"), shall be
applied.

         12. AMENDMENT OF THIS AGREEMENT.  No provision of this Agreement may be
changed,  waived,  discharged or terminated orally, but only by an instrument in
writing  signed by the party against which  enforcement  of the change,  waiver,
discharge or  termination  is sought,  and no amendment,  transfer,  assignment,
sale,  hypothecation  or  pledge  of this  Agreement  shall be  effective  until
approved by (a) the directors of the Fund, including a majority of the directors
who are not interested persons of the Adviser, of the Sub-Adviser or (other than
as directors) of the Fund, cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of
voting on such approval, and (b) a majority of the outstanding voting securities
of the Fund, as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

     13.  MISCELLANEOUS.  The  captions  in  this  Agreement  are  included  for
convenience  of  reference  only  and in no way  define  or  delimit  any of the
provisions  hereof or  otherwise  affect  their  construction  or  effect.  This
Agreement may be executed  simultaneously in two or more  counterparts,  each of
which shall be deemed an original,  but all of which together  shall  constitute
one and the same  instrument.  The Fund and the  Adviser  may use the name "Fuji
Investment  Management Co. (Europe) Ltd." or any name derived from or similar to
that  name  in  reports,  filings,   shareholder  communications,   registration
statements,  advertising materials and materials of like nature,  subject always
to the right of the Sub-Adviser to review any such materials prior to their use,
only for so long as this Agreement or any extension, renewal or amendment hereof
remains  in  effect.  At such  time as such an  agreement  shall no longer be in
effect, the Fund and the Adviser will (to the extent they lawfully can) cease to
use the name "Fuji  Invesmtent  Management Co.  (Europe) Ltd." or any other name
indicating  that the Fund or the  Adviser is advised by or  otherwise  connected
with the Sub-Adviser.


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         14. GOVERNING LAW. This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with
the laws of New York and the applicable provisions of the Investment Company Act
of 1940, as amended.


                                                         Yours very truly,

                                                         LORD, ABBETT & CO.


                                                         By
                                                              Robert S. Dow
                                                              Managing Partner

The foregoing contract
is hereby agreed to as of
the date hereof.

FUJI INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CO. (EUROPE) LTD.

By


The foregoing contract is hereby accepted as of the date hereof.

LORD ABBETT GLOBAL FUND, INC.


By
                Vice President



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                          LORD ABBETT GLOBAL FUND, INC.
                            LORD ABBETT EQUITY SERIES

                         SPECIAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
                               September 15, 1998
                                875 Third Avenue
                               New York, New York



          The undersigned  hereby appoints ROBERT S. DOW and PAUL A. HILSTAD and
each of them proxies, with full power of substitution, to vote (according to the
number  of  votes  which  the  undersigned  would  be  entitled  to cast if then
personally  present) at the special meeting of shareholders of the Equity Series
(the Series) of LORD ABBETT GLOBAL FUND,  INC. on September 15, 1998 including
all  adjournments,  as specified  below, and in their discretion upon such other
business as may properly be brought before the meeting.

THIS PROXY IS  SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF  DIRECTORS  WHICH  RECOMMENDS
THAT YOU VOTE FOR PROPOSALS 1 AND 2.

UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED IN THE SQUARES PROVIDED,  THE VOTE OF THE UNDERSIGNED
WILL BE CAST FOR THE PROPOSALS LISTED BELOW.

 1.                         For  Against  Abstain     To approve or disapprove a
                            new  sub-advisory  agreement  with  Fuji  Investment
                            Management Co.  (Europe),  Ltd., as described in the
                            proxy statement.

 2.                         For  Against  Abstain     To approve or disapprove a
                            new  sub-advisory  agreement  with  Fuji  Investment
                            Management Co.  (Europe),  Ltd. in  anticipation  of
                            Lord, Abbett & Co.'s acquisition of a 25% or greater
                            ownership interest in the Sub-Adviser,  as described
                            in the proxy statement.


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ACCOUNT NUMBER              SHARES                    PROXY NUMBER

LORD ABBETT GLOBAL FUND, INC.
 EQUITY SERIES

                                             PLEASE  SIGN,  DATE AND  MAIL  THIS
                                             PROXY IN THE  POSTAGE  PAID  RETURN
                                             ENVELOPE PROVIDED.


                                    For  information  as to the  voting of stock
                                    registered in more than one name, see page 1
                                    of the proxy  statement.  When  signing  the
                                    proxy as attorney, executor,  administrator,
                                    Trustee or  guardian,  please  indicate  the
                                    capacity  in  which  you  are  acting.  Only
                                    authorized    officers   should   sign   for
                                    corporations.

                                    Date:

                                    Signature(s) of Shareholder(s) as shown 
                                    at left

                                   

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