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 SERIES FUND, INC. (The Fund sold its shares to an
767 FIFTH AVENUE unmanaged separate account that
NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10153 offers interests therein that
are registered under the
Securities Act and on which
a registration fee has been or
will paid)
2. Name of each series or class of funds for which this notice is filed:
GROWTH & INCOME SERIES
GLOBAL EQUITY SERIES
3. Investment Company Act File Number: 811-5876 Securities Act File Number:
33-31072
4. Last day of fiscal year for which this notice is filed:
DECEMBER 31, 1996
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: ____
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:
0
8. Number and amount of securities registered during the fiscal year other
than pursuant to rule 24f-2:
0
9. Number and aggregate sale price of securities sold during the fiscal year:
0 $0
10. Number and aggregate sale price of securities sold during the fiscal year
in reliance upon registration pursuant to rule 24f-2:
0 SHARES $0
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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):
0 SHARES $0
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):
$0
(ii) Aggregate price of shares issued in connection with dividend
reinvestment plans (from Item 11, if applicable):
+0
(iii) Aggregate price of shares redeemed or repurchased during the
fiscal year (if applicable):
-0
(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
6.C):
x.0003030303
(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).
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Date of mailing or wire transfer of filing fees to the Commissions'
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: /s/ Thomas F. Konop
Name: Thomas F. Konop
Title: Vice President
Date: February 28, 1997
