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LORD ABBETT
MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND
Lord Abbett
Sustainable Municipal Bond
Fund (the “Fund”)
Supplement dated
February
7
,
2025
to the
Summary Prospectus, Prospectus, and Statement of
Additional Information of the Fund,
each dated
February
1, 20
2
5
, as supplemented
Liquidation of the Fund
On
February 4, 2025
, the Board of
Directors
of Lord Abbett
Municipal Income Fund
approved a plan of
liquidation (the “Plan”) pursuant to which the Fund will be liquidated and dissolved
. It is currently
anticipated that the liquidation and dissolution of the Fund will be completed on or around
Spring
202
5
(
the
“Liquidation Date”
).
Any Fund shares outstanding on the Liquidation Date will be automatically redeemed
on the Liquidation Date. The proceeds of any such redemption will be equal to the net asset value (“NAV”)
of such shares after dividend distributions required to eliminate
any Fund
-
level taxes are made
,
the
Fund’s
expenses and liabilities have been paid or otherwise provided for as directed by the Plan
,
and the
Fund has
distributed to its shareholders of record the remaining proceeds in one or more liquidating
distributions
on
the Liquidation Date as set forth in the Plan
.
At any time before the Liquidation Date, shareholders may
:
Exchange their
Fund
shares for the same class of shares of another
Lord Abbett
Fund, provided
that the exchange satisfies the investment minimum of the Fund selected;
Redeem their Fund shares at the NAV of such shares pursuant to the procedures set forth under
“Purchases and Redemptions” in the prospectus
; or
Do nothing and their
Fund
shares will be redeemed on or about
the Liquidation Date
. However,
shareholders in individual retirement accounts who do not take other action will automatically have
their shares exchanged for shares of
Lord Abbett
U
.
S
.
Government
& Government Spon
sored
Enterprises
Money Market Fund on or about
the Liquidation Date
.
In connection with the liquidation of the Fund, the Fund no longer will accept purchase orders or exchange
requests
as
of
February 7
, 2025
.
Capitalized terms used in this Supplement
shall, unless otherwise defined herein, have the same meaning as given in the Prospectus and/or SAIs.
Please retain this document for your future reference.
SUMMARY PROSPECTUS
Lord Abbett Sustainable Municipal Bond Fund
FEBRUARY 1, 2025
CLASS/TICKER
CLASS A ............
LASMX
CLASS F .........
LSMFX
CLASS I...........
LISMX
CLASS C............
LCSBX
CLASS F3 .......
LSMOX
Before you invest, you may want to review the Fund’s prospectus and statement of additional
information, which contain more information about the Fund and its risks. You can find the
Fund’s prospectus, statement of additional information and other information about the Fund at
www.lordabbett.com/documentsandliterature. You can also get this information at no cost by
calling 888-522-2388 (Option #2) or by sending an email request to literature@lordabbett.com.
The current prospectus and statement of additional information dated February 1, 2025, as may
be supplemented from time to time, are incorporated by reference into this summary prospectus.
SUMMARY – Sustainable Municipal Bond Fund
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INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE
The investment objective of the Fund is to seek the maximum amount of interest
income exempt from federal income tax as is consistent with reasonable risk.
FEES AND EXPENSES
This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold, and
sell shares of the Fund.
You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions
and other fees to financial intermediaries, which are not reflected in the tables
and examples below.
You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and certain
members of your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $100,000 in
the Lord Abbett Family of Funds. More information about these and other discounts
is available from your financial intermediary and in “Sales Charge Reductions and
Waivers” on page 147 of the prospectus, Appendix A to the prospectus, titled
“Intermediary-Specific Sales Charge Reductions and Waivers,” and “Purchases,
Redemptions, Pricing, and Payments to Dealers” on page 9-1 of Part II of the
statement of additional information (“SAI”).
Shareholder Fees
(1)
(Fees paid directly from your investment)
Class
A
C
F, F3, and I
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases
(as a percentage of offering price)
2.25%
None
None
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load)
(as a percentage of offering price or redemption
proceeds, whichever is lower)
None
(2)
1.00%
(3)
None
SUMMARY – Sustainable Municipal Bond Fund
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Annual Fund Operating Expenses
(Expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
Class
A
C
F
F3
I
Management Fees
0.32%
0.32%
0.32%
0.32%
0.32%
Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees
0.20%
0.85%
(4)
0.10%
None
None
Other Expenses
2.60%
2.60%
2.60%
2.59%
2.60%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses
3.12%
3.77%
3.02%
2.91%
2.92%
Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement
(5)
(2.49)%
(2.49)%
(2.49)%
(2.49)%
(2.49)%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or
Expense Reimbursement
(5)
0.63%
1.28%
0.53%
0.42%
0.43%
(1)
A shareholder transacting in share classes without a front-end sales charge may be required to pay a commission to its
financial intermediary. Please contact your financial intermediary for more information about whether such a commission
may apply to your transaction.
(2)
A contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) of 1.00% may be assessed on certain Class A shares purchased or
acquired without a sales charge if they are redeemed before the first day of the month in which the 18-month anniversary
of the purchase falls.
(3)
A CDSC of 1.00% may be assessed on Class C shares if they are redeemed before the first anniversary of their
purchase.
(4)
The 12b-1 fee the Fund will pay on Class C shares will be a blended rate calculated based on (i) 1.00% of the Fund’s
average daily net assets attributable to shares held for less than one year and (ii) 0.80% of the Fund’s average daily net
assets attributable to shares held for one year or more. All Class C shareholders of the Fund will bear 12b-1 fees at the
same rate.
(5)
For the period from February 1, 2025 through January 31, 2026, Lord, Abbett & Co. LLC (“Lord Abbett”) has contractually
agreed to waive its fees and reimburse expenses to the extent necessary to limit total net annual operating expenses,
excluding any applicable 12b-1 fees, acquired fund fees and expenses, interest-related expenses, taxes, expenses
related to litigation and potential litigation, and extraordinary expenses, to an annual rate of 0.42% for Class F3 and to an
annual rate of 0.43% for each other class. This agreement may be terminated only by the Fund’s Board of Directors.
Example
This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with
the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest
$10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares
at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a
5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same, giving
effect to the fee waiver and expense reimbursement arrangement described above.
Class C shares automatically convert to Class A shares after eight years. The
expense example for Class C shares for the ten-year period reflects the conversion to
Class A shares. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these
assumptions your costs would be: