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INFORMATION REQUIRED IN PROXY STATEMENT
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Lord Abbett Municipal Income Trust
Lord Abbett Municipal Income Fund, Inc.
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Important Reminder: Please vote today!
Lord Abbett recently contacted you regarding a proposal that relates to your Lord Abbett municipal bond fund that we are asking shareholders to approve at a Meeting of Shareholders scheduled for November 5, 2010.
Our records indicate that we have not yet received your vote. For the reasons described in the proxy materials that we have provided to you, your fund’s Board of Directors/Trustees believes the proposal is in the best interest of the fund and its shareholders and recommends that you vote for the proposal.
1-866-586-0512
Your vote is important!
Please vote now to be sure your vote is received in time for the
November 5, 2010
Meeting of Shareholders.
We have made it very easy for you to vote. Choose one of the following methods:
| • | | Speak to a live Proxy Specialist by calling the number above. We can answer any of your questions and record your vote. (open: M-F 9:30am – 9pm, Sat 10am – 6pm ET); |
| • | | Log on to the website noted on your proxy card, enter the control number printed on the card and follow the on-screen prompts; |
| • | | Call the phone number on your proxy card, enter the control number printed on the card and follow the touchtone prompts; or |
| • | | Mailyour signed proxy card in the envelope provided. |
Voting takes only a few minutes.
PLEASE VOTE TODAY.
LA 11-5 R
Important Reminder: Please vote today!
Lord Abbett recently contacted you regarding a proposal that relates to your Lord Abbett municipal bond fund that we are asking shareholders to approve at a Meeting of Shareholders scheduled for November 5, 2010.
Our records indicate that we have not yet received your vote. For the reasons described in the proxy materials that we have provided to you, your fund’s Board of Directors/Trustees believes the proposal is in the best interest of the fund and its shareholders and recommends that you vote for the proposal.
Your vote is important!
Please vote now to be sure your vote is received in time for the
November 5, 2010
Meeting of Shareholders.
We have made it very easy for you to vote. Choose one of the following methods:
| • | | Log on to the website noted on your proxy card, enter the control number printed on the card and follow the on-screen prompts; |
| • | | Call the phone number on your proxy card, enter the control number printed on the card and follow the touchtone prompts; or |
| • | | Mailyour signed proxy card in the envelope provided. |
Voting takes only a few minutes.
PLEASE VOTE TODAY.
LA 11-5 OBO
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FUND COMPLEX—PROXY LITE MESSAGE
“Hello. This isOFFICER’S NAME, (TITLE) of Lord Abbett.
I am calling you because you are a shareholder of a Lord Abbett Fund.
Recently, you were sent one or more proxy statements concerning various Lord Abbett Fund proposals. The purpose of my call today is to encourage you to vote. Your vote is very important to us.
Shareholders may vote in one of four ways: by mail, by telephone, by web or by attending a shareholder meeting on November 5, 2010. Please refer to your proxy material for more detailed voting instructions including the control number you will need to vote, the phone number to vote, the web address for voting and where to call if you have additional questions. You may also vote by mailing the card that was enclosed in the proxy material.
If you have questions or are unable to find your proxy statement and would like to receive a new copy, please call the Lord Abbett Funds’ Proxy Client Service Center at 866-586-0512.
Thank you for investing with Lord Abbett.
Goodbye.”
