United States
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 Research Fund, Inc.
90 Hudson Street
Jersey City, New Jersey 07302-3973
2. The name of each series or class of securities for which
this Form is filed (If the Form is being filed for all
series and classes of securities of the issuer, check
the box but do not list series or classes): X
3. Investment Company Act File Number: 811-6650
Securities Act File Number: 33-47641
4(a). Last day of fiscal year for which this Form is filed: November 30, 1999
4(b). ____ Check box if this Form is being filed late (i.e., more than
90 calendar days after the end of the issuer's fiscal year).
(See Instruction A.2)
Note: If the Form is being filed late, interest must be paid on the
registration fee due.
4(c). ____ Check box if this is the last time the issuer will be filing
this Form.
5. Calculation of registration fee:
(i) Aggregate sales price of securities sold during the
fiscal year pursuant to section 24(f): $275,412,010
(ii) Aggregate price of securities redeemed or
repurchased during the fiscal year: $230,994,830
(iii) Aggregate price of securities redeemed or
repurchased during any prior fiscal year ending
no earlier than October 11, 1995 that were not
previously used to reduce registration fees
payable to the Commission: $ 0
(iv) Total available redemption credits [add Items
5(ii) and 5(iii)]: -$230,994,830
(v) Net sales - if Item 5(i) is greater than Item 5(iv)
[subtract Item 5(iv) from Item 5(i)]: $ 44,417,180
(vi) Redemption credits availed for use in $( )
future years - if Item 5(i) is less than
Item 5(iv) [subtract Item 5(iv) from Item 5(i)]:
(vii) Multiplier for determining registration fee
(See Instruction C.9): x.000278
(viii) Registration fee due [multiply Item 5(v) by Item
5(vii)] enter "0" if no fee is due): = $ 12,348
6. Prepaid Shares
If the response to Item 5(i) was determined by deducting
an amount of securities that were registered under the
Securities Act of 1933 pursuant to rule 24e-2 as in
effect before October 11, 1997, then report the amount
of securities (number of shares or other units) deducted
here: _____________. If there is a number of shares or
other units that were registered pursuant to rule 24e-2
remaining unsold at the end of the fiscal year for which
this form is filed that are available for use by the
issuer in future fiscal years, then state that number
here: ____________.
7. Interest due - if this Form is being filed more than 90
days after the end of the issuer's fiscal year (see
Instruction D):
+$ 0
8. Total of the amount of the registration fee due plus any
interest due [line 5(viii) plus line 7]:
=$12,348
9. Date the registration fee and any interest payment was
sent to the Commission's lockbox depository:
Method of Deliver:
X Wire Transfer
____ Mail or other means
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 (Signature and Title)* /s/ LAWRENCE H. KAPLAN
Lawrence H. Kaplan, Vice President
Date: February 28, 2000
*Please print the name and title of the signing officer below the signature
