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 Investment Trust ("LAIT")
Acquired Fund/Acquired Series:
Lord Abbett U.S. Government Securities Fund, Inc. ("Acquired Fund")
Lord Abbett Securities Trust ("LST")-Balanced Series ("First Acquired
Series")
Lord Abbett Securities Trust ("LST")-Limited Duration U. S.Government
Securities Series ("Second Acquired Series")
Lord Abbett Securities Trust ("LST")-Lord Abbett U.S. Government
Securities Trust ("Third Acquired Series")
767 Fifth Avenue
New York, New York 10153
2. Name of each series or class of funds for which this notice is filed:
Limited Duration U.S. Government Securities Series (Classes A and C)
Balanced Series (Classes A and C)
U.S. Government Securities Series (Classes A,B and C)
3. Investment Company Act File Number:
811-7988 (Investment Company Act File Number for Acquired Fund: Lord
Abbett U.S. Government Securities Fund, Inc. 811-3 and for the
Acquired Series: Lord Abbett Securities Trust 811-7538)
Securities Act File Number:
33-68090 (Securities Act file Number for Acquired Fund: Lord Abbett
U.S. Government Securities Fund, Inc. 2-10691 and for the
Acquired Series: Lord Abbett Securities Trust 33-58846)
4. Last day of fiscal year for which this notice is filed:
November 30, 1996 (includes, (i) for the three Acquired Series of LST
and their corresponding Acquiring Series of LAIT the fiscal year ended
October 31, 1996 and the fiscal short year from November 1, 1996
through November 30, 1996 and (ii) for the Acquired Fund the fiscal
year ended November 30, 1996.)
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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):
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:
200,680,828 shares $548,036,490
Includes 77,571,599 shares ($205,714,518) sold by the Acquired Fund and
364,410, 2,031,026 and 119,388,520 shares ($3,997,283, $8,877,616 and
$321,399,707) sold by the First, Second and Third Acquired Series,
respectively.
10. Number and aggregate sale price of securities sold during the fiscal year
in reliance upon registration pursuant to rule 24f-2:
200,680,828 shares $548,036,490
Includes 77,571,599 shares ($205,714,518) sold by the Acquired Fund and
364,410, 2,031,026 and 119,388,520 shares ($3,997,283, $8,877,616 and
$321,399,707) sold by the First, Second and Third Acquired Series,
respectively.
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):
47,100,042 shares $125,577,899
Includes 44,302,407 shares ($115,794,926) issued by the Acquired Fund and
14,450, 86,440 and 2,588,455 shares ($164,114, $39,347 and $8,512,076)
issued by the First, Second and Third Acquired Series, respectively.
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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):
$548,036,490
(ii) Aggregate price of shares issued in connection with dividend
reinvestment plans (from Item 11, if applicable):
+125,577,899
(iii)Aggregate price of shares redeemed or repurchased during the fiscal
year (if applicable):
-1,239,523,722
Includes $862,069,019 for the Acquired Fund and $3,002,362, $12,590,709,
and $350,523,213 for the First, Second and Third Acquired Series,
respectively.
(iv) Aggregate price of shares redeemed or repurchased and previously
applied as a reduction to filing fees pursuant to rule 24e-2 (if
applicable): +
(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.
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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:
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 Investment Trust
Date: December 30, 1996
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DEBEVOISE & PLIMPTON
875 THIRD AVENUE
NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10022
(212) 909-6000
December 30, 1996
Lord Abbett Investment Trust
The General Motors Building
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 beneficial interest, no par value, of Lord Abbett Investment Trust, a
Delaware business trust (the "Fund"). The Fund has registered an indefinite
number of shares of beneficial interest 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 beneficial interest of
the Fund (1,325,273) that were so registered during the fiscal year ended
October 31, 1996.
Pursuant to a reorganization of various Lord Abbett-sponsored
funds which took place on July 12, 1996, each of the U.S. Government Securities
Series, the Limited Duration U.S. Government Securities Series and the Balanced
Series of the Fund (the "Acquiring Series") acquired the assets and liabilities
of the series of Lord Abbett Securities Trust having the corresponding name and
investment objective (the "Acquired Series") in exchange for
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Class C shares of the Acquiring Series. In addition, the
U.S. Government Securities Series of the Fund acquired the
assets and liabilities of Lord Abbett U.S. Government
Securities Fund, Inc. (the "Acquired Fund"), in exchange
for
Class A shares of the U.S. Government Securities Series of
the Fund.
The Fund is relying on Rule 24f-2(b)(3)(ii) with
respect to the fees and redemption credits of the Acquired
Fund and is relying on the KEMPER TOTAL RETURN FUND no-
action letter (pub. avail. Feb. 6, 1995) with respect to
the
fees and redemption credits of the Acquired Series.
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:
(a) The 1,325,273 shares of beneficial interest of the Fund, the
registration of which the Rule 24f-2 Notice makes definite in
number, were legally issued, fully paid and nonassessable; and
(b) The 77,571,599 shares of beneficial interest of
the Acquired Fund, the 364,410 shares of Lord
Abbett Securities Trust--Balanced Trust, the
2,031,026 shares of Lord Abbett Securities
Trust--
Limited Duration U.S. Government Securities Trust
and the 119,388,520 shares of Lord Abbett
Securities Trust--U.S. Government Securities
Trust
issued during the period covered by the Rule
24f-2
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Notice were 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
