Annual CCO Certification Pursuant to Form N-
CEN Item G.1.a.v.(1)
(1) Certain capitalized terms used in this certification have the
meanings given to them in the Lord Abbett Family of Funds'
and Lord, Abbett & Co. LLC's joint exemptive application
filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on
June 22, 2016.
In regard to the interfund lending program, I certify
that the Lord Abbett Family of Funds and Lord,
Abbett & Co. LLC have established procedures
reasonably designed to achieve compliance with the
terms and conditions of the exemptive order issued by
the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, which
are designed to achieve the following objectives: (a)
that the Interfund Loan Rate will be higher than the
Repo Rate, but lower than the Bank Loan Rate; (b)
compliance with the collateral requirements as set
forth in the Application; (c) compliance with the
percentage limitations on interfund borrowing and
lending; (d) allocation of interfund borrowing and
lending demand in an equitable manner and in
accordance with procedures established by the Fund
Board; and (e) that the interest rate on any Interfund
Loan does not exceed the interest rate on any third-
party borrowings of a borrowing Fund at the time of
the Interfund Loan.
___________________________ November 2, 2020

/s/ Joseph McGill
Chief Compliance Officer
The Lord Abbett Family of Funds


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