LORD ABBETT SECURITIES TRUST
90 Hudson Street
Jersey City, New Jersey 07302-3973
October 7, 2022
VIA EDGAR
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Investment Management
100 F Street, NE
Washington, D.C. 20549-4720
Re: Lord Abbett Securities Trust (the “Registrant”) (File Nos. 033-58846 and 811-07538)
Ladies/Gentlemen:
Pursuant to Rule 477 promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), the Registrant, on behalf of its series, Lord Abbett Focused Mid Cap Value Fund (the “Fund”), hereby respectfully requests the withdrawal of Post-Effective Amendment No. 93 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement under the Securities Act solely as it relates to the Fund. Post-Effective Amendment No. 93 was filed on Form N-1A with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) via EDGAR (Accession No. 0000930413-18-003454) on November 18, 2018, pursuant to paragraph (a)(2) of Rule 485 under the Securities Act to register the Fund. Additionally, the Registrant is submitting this application for withdrawal of the following additional Post-Effective Amendments (the “Delaying Amendments”) to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A, filed via EDGAR with the Commission on the filing dates indicated below, but only insofar as they relate to the Fund. The purpose of each of the Delaying Amendments was to delay the effectiveness of Post-Effective Amendment No. 93 as it relates to the Fund.
| Post-Effective Amendment Nos. | Filing Date |
| 97 | February 25, 2019 |
| 101 | March 26, 2019 |
| 104 | April 24, 2019 |
| 106 | May 22, 2019 |
| 109 | June 24, 2019 |
| 114 | July 24, 2019 |
| 120 | August 23, 2019 |
| 121 | September 20, 2019 |
| 123 | October 21, 2019 |
| 126 | November 20, 2019 |
| 127 | December 20, 2019 |
| 128 | January 17, 2020 |
| 129 | February 14, 2020 |
| 131 | March 13, 2020 |
| 134 | April 15, 2020 |
| 135 | May 15, 2020 |
| 137 | June 15, 2020 |
| 141 | July 15, 2020 |
| 143 | August 14, 2020 |
| 146 | September 14, 2020 |
| 148 | October 14, 2020 |
| 149 | November 13, 2020 |
| 150 | December 11, 2020 |
| 151 | January 8, 2021 |
| 152 | February 5, 2021 |
| 154 | March 5, 2021 |
| 155 | April 1, 2021 |
| 156 | April 30, 2021 |
| 157 | May 28, 2021 |
| 158 | June 25, 2021 |
| 159 | July 23, 2021 |
| 160 | August 20, 2021 |
| 161 | September 17, 2021 |
| 162 | October 15, 2021 |
| 163 | November 12, 2021 |
| 164 | December 10, 2021 |
| 165 | January 7, 2022 |
| 167 | February 4, 2022 |
| 168 | March 4, 2022 |
| 169 | April 1, 2022 |
| 171 | April 29, 2022 |
| 172 | May 27, 2022 |
| 174 | June 24, 2022 |
| 177 | July 22, 2022 |
| 178 | August 19, 2022 |
| 179 | September 16, 2022 |
The Registrant is making this application for withdrawal of Post-Effective Amendment No. 93 as it relates to the Fund and each of the Delaying Amendments because it has determined not to proceed with the registration of the Fund. No securities of the Fund have been issued or sold in connection with Post-Effective Amendment No. 93 or any of the Delaying Amendments. As noted above, all of these withdrawals relate only to the Fund, and does withdraw or otherwise relate to the registration statement of any other series of the Registrant.
If you have any questions or comments, please do not hesitate to contact the undersigned at (201) 827-2181.
Sincerely,
LORD ABBETT SECURITIES TRUST, on behalf of
Lord Abbett Focused Mid Cap Value Fund
/s/ Linda Y. Kim
Linda Y. Kim
Vice President and Assistant Secretary
Lord Abbett Funds
