AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF REORGANIZATIONAgreement and Plan of Reorganization • July 26th, 2013 • Lord Abbett Securities Trust • Delaware
THIS AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF REORGANIZATION (the “Agreement”) is made as of the 12th day of July, 2013, by and between the Lord Abbett Securities Trust, a Delaware statutory trust (the “Securities Trust”), on behalf of its series, Lord Abbett Value Opportunities Fund (the “Acquiring Fund”), with its principal place of business at 90 Hudson Street, Jersey City, NJ 07302-3973, and the Lord Abbett Equity Trust, a Delaware statutory trust (the “Equity Trust”), on behalf of its series, Lord Abbett Small Cap Blend Fund (the “Target Fund”), with its principal place of business at 90 Hudson Street, Jersey City, NJ 07302-3973. The Acquiring Fund and the Target Fund are sometimes referred to collectively herein as the “Funds” and individually as a “Fund.”
