LORD ABBETT SECURITIES TRUST
90 Hudson Street
Jersey City, NJ 07302
January 18, 2013
VIA EDGAR
Ms. Kimberly A. Browning
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Investment Management
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549
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| Re: | Lord Abbett Securities Trust (the “Trust”) |
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| File Nos. 333-185183 and 811-07538 |
Dear Ms. Browning:
Pursuant to Rule 461 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”), the Trust and its principal underwriter, Lord Abbett Distributor LLC (the “Distributor”), hereby request that the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) accelerate to 9:00 a.m. Eastern time on January 18, 2013 or as soon as practicable thereafter the effective date of each of: (1) the Trust’s Registration Statement on Form N-14, which was filed with the Commission on November 29, 2012 pursuant to Rule 488 under the 1933 Act (the “Registration Statement”); and (2) Pre-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement, which was filed with the Commission today.
As discussed during a January 17, 2013 telephone conversation between you and Brooke A. Fapohunda, Assistant General Counsel of Lord, Abbett & Co. LLC, any assistance you can provide in meeting this acceleration request would be greatly appreciated so that the Trust may timely commence the offering described in the Registration Statement.
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| Respectfully submitted, | |
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| Lord Abbett Securities Trust | |
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| By: | /s/ Thomas R. Phillips |
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| Name: | Thomas R. Phillips |
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| Title: | Vice President and Assistant Secretary |
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| Lord Abbett Distributor LLC | |
| By: | Lord, Abbett & Co. LLC, |
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| its Managing Member |
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| By: | /s/ Lawrence H. Kaplan |
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| Name: | Lawrence H. Kaplan |
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| Title: | Member |
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