Lord Abbett Research Fund N-14/A Registration statement for investment companies business combination (amended)

Addendum to Management Agreement

between Lord Abbett Research Fund, Inc. and

Lord, Abbett & Co. LLC

Dated October 1, 2013

Effective October 1, 2013, Lord, Abbett & Co. LLC and Lord Abbett Research Fund, Inc. on behalf of its series, Lord Abbett Calibrated Dividend Growth Fund (the “Fund”), do hereby agree that the annual management fee rate for the Fund with respect to paragraph 2 of the management agreement dated June 10, 1992 (“Management Agreement”), shall be as follows:

.65% of the first $1 billion of average daily net assets;

.60% of the next $1 billion of average daily net assets; and

.55% of average daily net assets over $2 billion.

For purposes of Section 15 (a) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, this Addendum and the Management Agreement shall together constitute the investment advisory contract of the Fund.

Lord Abbett Research Fund, Inc.
By:	/s/ Thomas R. Phillips
	Thomas R. Phillips
	Vice President and Assistant Secretary
Lord, Abbett & Co. LLC
By:	/s/ Lawrence H. Kaplan
	Lawrence H. Kaplan
	Member and General Counsel

Dated: October 1, 2013