U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C.
FORM 24F-2
ANNUAL NOTICE OF SECURITIES SOLD PURSUANT TO RULE 24F-2
1. Name and address of issuer:
Lord Abbett Research Fund, Inc.
767 Fifth Avenue
New York, New York 10153
2. Name of each series or class of funds for which this notice is filed:
Large Cap Series
Mid Cap Series
Small Cap Series
3. Investment Company Act File Number: 811-6650
Securities Act File Number: 33-47641
4. Last day of fiscal year for which this notice is filed:
November 30, 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:
None
8. Number and amount of securities registered during the fiscal year other
than pursuant to rule 24f-2:
None
9. Number and aggregate sale price of securities sold during the fiscal year:
1,787,109 shares $24,947,792
10. Number and aggregate sale price of securities sold during the fiscal year
in reliance upon registration pursuant to rule 24f-2:
1,702,080 shares $23,821,191
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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):
85,029 shares $1,126,601
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):
$23,821,191
(ii) Aggregate price of shares issued in connection with dividend
reinvestment plans (from Item 11, if applicable):
+1,126,601
(iii)Aggregate price of shares redeemed or repurchased during the
fiscal year (if applicable):
-3,188,046
(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):
$21,759,746
(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)]:
$6,593.86
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).
_X_
Date of mailing or wire transfer of filing fees to the Commissions'
lockbox depository:
January 30, 1997
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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, Lord Abbett Research Fund, Inc.
Date: January 29, 1997
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January 29, 1997
Lord Abbett Research Fund, Inc.
767 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 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 Research 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
(1,702,080) that were so registered during the fiscal year ended November 30,
1996.
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 1,702,080 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
non-assessable.
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,
DEBEVOISE & PLIMPTON
