EXHIBIT 16
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each person whose signature appears below on this Registration Statement hereby constitutes and appoints Lawrence H. Kaplan, Lawrence B. Stoller, John K. Forst and Thomas R. Phillips, each of them, with full power to act without the other, his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities (until revoked in writing) to sign any and all Registration Statements of each Fund enumerated on Exhibit A hereto for which such person serves as a Director/Trustee (including Registration Statements on Forms N-1A and N-14 and any amendments thereto), and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them, or their or his or her substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
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Signatures | | | | Title | | Date |
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| | | | Chairman, CEO | | |
| /s/ Robert S. Dow | | | | and Director/Trustee | | July 23, 2009 |
| Robert S. Dow | | | | | | |
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| | | | President and | | |
| /s/ Daria L. Foster | | | | Director/Trustee | | July 23, 2009 |
| Daria L. Foster | | | | | | |
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| /s/ E. Thayer Bigelow | | | | Director/Trustee | | July 23, 2009 |
| E. Thayer Bigelow | | | | | | |
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| /s/ William H.T. Bush | | | | Director/Trustee | | July 23, 2009 |
| William H. T. Bush | | | | | | |
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| /s/ Robert B. Calhoun, Jr. | | | | Director/Trustee | | July 23, 2009 |
| Robert B. Calhoun, Jr. | | | | | | |
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| /s/ Julie A. Hill | | | | Director/Trustee | | July 23, 2009 |
| Julie A. Hill | | | | | | |
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| /s/ Franklin W. Hobbs | | | | Director/Trustee | | July 23, 2009 |
| Franklin W. Hobbs | | | | | | |
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| /s/ Thomas J. Neff | | | | Director/Trustee | | July 23, 2009 |
| Thomas J. Neff | | | | | | |
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| /s/ James L.L. Tullis | | | | Director/Trustee | | July 23, 2009 |
| James L.L. Tullis | | | | | | |
EXHIBIT A
Lord Abbett Affiliated Fund, Inc.
Lord Abbett Blend Trust
Lord Abbett Bond-Debenture Fund, Inc.
Lord Abbett Developing Growth Fund, Inc.
Lord Abbett Global Fund, Inc.
Lord Abbett Investment Trust
Lord Abbett Mid-Cap Value Fund, Inc.
Lord Abbett Municipal Income Fund, Inc.
Lord Abbett Municipal Income Trust
Lord Abbett Research Fund, Inc.
Lord Abbett Securities Trust
Lord Abbett Series Fund, Inc.
Lord Abbett Stock Appreciation Fund
Lord Abbett U.S. Government & Government Sponsored Enterprises Money Market Fund, Inc.
