N-CSRS 1 a08-16202_1ncsrs.htm CERTIFIED SEMI-ANNUAL SHAREHOLDER REPORT

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM N-CSR

 

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

 

Investment Company Act file number

811-00005

 

LORD ABBETT AFFILIATED FUND, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

90 Hudson Street, Jersey City, NJ

 

07302

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip code)

 

Thomas R. Phillips, Esq., Vice President & Assistant Secretary
90 Hudson Street, Jersey City, NJ 07302

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:

(800) 201-6984

 

 

Date of fiscal year end:

 10/31

 

 

Date of reporting period:

 4/30/2008

 

 


 

Item 1:   Report to Shareholders.

 


2008

LORD ABBETT

SEMIANNUAL REPORT

Lord Abbett Affiliated Fund

For the six-month period ended April 30, 2008



Lord Abbett Affiliated Fund Semiannual Report

For the six-month period ended April 30, 2008

Dear Shareholders: We are pleased to provide you with this overview of Lord Abbett Affiliated Fund's performance for the six-month period ended April 30, 2008. On this page and the following pages, we discuss the major factors that influenced performance. For detailed and more timely information about the Fund, please visit our Website at www.lordabbett.com, where you also can access the quarterly commentaries by the Fund's portfolio managers.

General information about Lord Abbett mutual funds, as well as in-depth discussions of market trends and investment strategies, is also provided in Lord Abbett Insights, a newsletter accompanying your quarterly account statements. We also encourage you to call Lord Abbett at 888-522-2388 and speak to one of our professionals if you would like more information.

Thank you for investing in Lord Abbett mutual funds. We value the trust that you place in us and look forward to serving your investment needs in the years to come.

Best regards,

Robert S. Dow
Chairman

From left to right: Robert S. Dow, Director and Chairman of the Lord Abbett Funds; E. Thayer Bigelow, Independent Lead Director of the Lord Abbett Funds; and Daria L. Foster, Director and President of the Lord Abbett Funds.

Q: What were the overall market conditions during the six-month period ended April 30, 2008?

A: The closing months of 2007 and the opening months of 2008 were punctuated by stock market volatility and speculation of an economic recession. The still-unfolding credit crisis spawned by the subprime lending debacle worried investors. The Federal Reserve Board (the Fed) sought to allay these concerns and ease the constraints on credit by lowering the fed funds rate six times, and 2.75 basis points between October 31, 2007, and April 30, 2008. Investors' relief was reflected by rallies in the equity markets, only to be supplanted by market dips, as concerns about inflation and continued illiquidity reemerged. The resulting turbulence ultimately took the


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markets lower, as the S&P 500® Index1 returned -9.64% for the six months ended April 30, 2008.

For the six-month period, most equity asset classes and investment styles returned negative results. Growth stocks (as measured by the S&P 1500/Citigroup Growth Index2) and value stocks (as measured by the S&P 1500/Citigroup Value Index2) both declined, returning -7.75% and -11.27%, respectively. Large caps (as measured by the S&P 500 Index) outperformed small cap stocks (as measured by the S&P SmallCap 600 Index3).

Q: How did the Affiliated Fund perform during the six-month period ended April 30, 2008?

A: The Fund returned -10.67%, reflecting performance at the net asset value (NAV) of Class A shares with all distributions reinvested, compared to its benchmark, the Russell 1000® Value Index,4 which returned -9.83% over the same period.

Q: What were the most significant factors affecting performance?

A: The most significant detractors from the Fund's performance for the six-month period were the integrated oils sector (owing to an underweight position), followed by the auto and transportation sector and (owing to an overweight position) the technology sector.

Among the individual holdings that detracted from performance were financial services holdings Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae), a provider of guaranteed mortgage-backed securities to facilitate housing ownership for low- to middle-income Americans, and Citigroup, Inc., a diversified financial services holding company; and consumer discretionary holding IAC/InterActive Corp., an Internet commerce company.

The most significant contributors to performance were the financial services sector (owing to an underweight position), followed by the materials and processing sector and (owing to an overweight position) the consumer staples sector.

Among the individual holdings that contributed to performance were consumer discretionary holding Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., an operator of discount stores and supercenters; materials and processing holding Archer-Daniels-Midland Co., a processor of agricultural commodities and products; and financial services holding Visa Inc., an operator of a retail electronic payments network and manager of global financial services.

The Fund's portfolio is actively managed and, therefore, its holdings and weightings of a particular issuer or particular sector as a percentage of portfolio assets are subject to change. Sectors may include many industries.

Note: Class A shares purchased subject to a front-end sales charge have no contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC). However, certain purchases of Class A shares made without a front-end sales charge may be subject to a CDSC of 1% if the shares are redeemed within


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12 months of the purchase. Please see the prospectus for more information on redemptions that may be subject to a CDSC.

A prospectus contains important information about a fund, including its investment objectives, risks, charges, and ongoing expenses, which an investor should carefully consider before investing. To obtain a prospectus on any Lord Abbett mutual fund, please contact your investment professional or Lord Abbett Distributor LLC at 888-522-2388 or visit our Website at www.lordabbett.com. Read the prospectus carefully before investing.

1  The S&P 500® Index is widely regarded as the standard for measuring large-cap U.S. stock market performance and includes a representative sample of leading companies in leading industries.

2  S&P/Citigroup Style Index series use a multi-factor methodology to calculate growth and value in separate dimensions. Style scores are calculated taking standardized measures of three growth factors and four value factors for each constituent. Combined, the growth and value indexes are exhaustive, containing the full market capitalization of the S&P Composite 1500.

3  The S&P SmallCap 600 Index lists 600 small cap stocks and is a widely accepted benchmark of small company U.S. stock market performance.

4  The Russell 1000® Value Index measures the performance of those Russell 1000 companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values.

Indexes are unmanaged, do not reflect the deduction of fees or expenses, and are not available for direct investment.

Important Performance and Other Information

Performance data quoted reflect past performance and are no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance quoted. The investment return and principal value of an investment in the Fund will fluctuate so that shares, on any given day or when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. You can obtain performance data current to the most recent month-end by calling Lord Abbett at 888-522-2388 or referring to our Website at www.lordabbett.com.

Except where noted, comparative Fund performance does not account for the deduction of sales charges and would be different if sales charges were included. The Fund offers several classes of shares with distinct pricing options. For a full description of the differences in pricing alternatives, please see the Fund's prospectus.

The views of the Fund's management and the portfolio holdings described in this report are as of April 30, 2008; these views and portfolio holdings may have changed subsequent to this date, and they do not guarantee the future performance of the markets or the Fund. Information provided in this report should not be considered a recommendation to purchase or sell securities.

A Note About Risk: See Notes to Financial Statements for a discussion of investment risks. For a more detailed discussion of the risks associated with the Fund, please see the Fund's prospectus.

Mutual funds are not insured by the FDIC, are not deposits or other obligations of, or guaranteed by, banks, and are subject to investment risks including possible loss of principal amount invested.


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Expense Example

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges on purchase payments (these charges vary among the share classes); and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and service (12b-1) fees (these charges vary among the share classes); and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (November 1, 2007 through April 30, 2008).

Actual Expenses

For each class of the Fund, the first line of the table on the following page provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading titled "Expenses Paid During the Period 11/1/07 – 4/30/08" to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

For each class of the Fund, the second line of the table on the following page provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund's actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund's actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.


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Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

    Beginning
Account
Value		   Ending
Account
Value		   Expenses
Paid During
Period† 		  
    11/1/07   4/30/08   11/1/07 –
4/30/08		  
Class A  
Actual   $ 1,000.00     $ 893.30     $ 3.86    
Hypothetical (5% Return Before Expenses)   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,020.80     $ 4.12    
Class B  
Actual   $ 1,000.00     $ 890.40     $ 6.91    
Hypothetical (5% Return Before Expenses)   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,017.55     $ 7.37    
Class C  
Actual   $ 1,000.00     $ 890.20     $ 6.91    
Hypothetical (5% Return Before Expenses)   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,017.55     $ 7.37    
Class F  
Actual   $ 1,000.00     $ 894.10     $ 2.68    
Hypothetical (5% Return Before Expenses)   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,022.03     $ 2.87    
Class I  
Actual   $ 1,000.00     $ 894.80     $ 2.21    
Hypothetical (5% Return Before Expenses)   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,022.53     $ 2.36    
Class P  
Actual   $ 1,000.00     $ 892.60     $ 4.33    
Hypothetical (5% Return Before Expenses)   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,020.29     $ 4.62    
Class R2  
Actual   $ 1,000.00     $ 892.00     $ 4.99    
Hypothetical (5% Return Before Expenses)   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,019.57     $ 5.32    
Class R3  
Actual   $ 1,000.00     $ 892.10     $ 4.56    
Hypothetical (5% Return Before Expenses)   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,020.06     $ 4.87    

 

†  For each class of the Fund, expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio for such class (0.82% for Class A, 1.47% for Classes B and C, 0.57% for Class F, 0.47% for Class I, 0.92% for Class P, 1.06% for Class R2 and 0.97% for Class R3) multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/366 (to reflect one-half year period).

Portfolio Holdings Presented by Sector

April 30, 2008

Sector*    %**   
Auto & Transportation     2.63 %  
Consumer Discretionary     8.63 %  
Consumer Staples     10.93 %  
Financial Services     27.74 %  
Healthcare     10.70 %  
Integrated Oils     4.91 %  
Materials & Processing     7.39 %  
Sector*    %**   
Other     5.89 %  
Other Energy     6.26 %  
Producer Durables     2.25 %  
Technology     8.42 %  
Utilities     3.36 %  
Short-Term Investment     0.89 %  
Total     100.00 %  

 

*  A sector may comprise several industries.

**  Represents percent of total investments.


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Schedule of Investments (unaudited)

April 30, 2008

Investments   Shares   Value
(000)		  
LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS 99.08%  
COMMON STOCKS 98.59%  
Agriculture, Fishing & Ranching 1.71%  
Monsanto Co.     2,653,105     $ 302,507    
Air Transportation 0.35%  
Delta Air Lines, Inc.*     7,322,218       62,312    
Banks 12.04%  
Bank of America Corp.     8,208,500       308,147    
Fifth Third Bancorp     2,814,900       60,323    
JPMorgan Chase & Co.     14,248,471       678,940    
M&T Bank Corp.     671,946       62,645    
PNC Financial Services
Group, Inc. (The)		     4,776,130       331,225    
SunTrust Banks, Inc.     1,687,957       94,104    
Wachovia Corp.     3,522,040       102,667    
Wells Fargo & Co.     16,348,800       486,377    
Total     2,124,428    
Beverage: Soft Drinks 2.96%  
Coca-Cola Co. (The)     1,800,228       105,979    
Coca-Cola
Enterprises Inc.		     18,512,334       416,528    
Total     522,507    
Biotechnology Research & Production 0.83%  
Amgen Inc.*     3,508,100       146,884    
Chemicals 1.64%  
E.I. du Pont de
Nemours & Co.		     1,320,500       64,586    
Praxair, Inc.     2,457,611       224,404    
Total     288,990    
Coal 0.35%  
Peabody Energy Corp.     1,026,100       62,726    

 

Investments   Shares   Value
(000)		  
Communications Technology 2.13%  
Cisco Systems, Inc.*     3,320,800     $ 85,145    
Corning Inc.     3,447,000       92,069    
QUALCOMM Inc.     4,593,000       198,372    
Total     375,586    
Computer Services, Software & Systems 3.61%  
Microsoft Corp.     13,605,800       388,037    
Oracle Corp.*     11,924,254       248,621    
Total     636,658    
Computer Technology 2.18%  
Hewlett-Packard Co.     3,643,817       168,891    
Sun Microsystems, Inc.*     13,749,440       215,316    
Total     384,207    
Copper 1.65%  
Freeport-McMoRan
Copper & Gold Inc.		     2,554,767       290,605    
Diversified Financial Services 6.99%  
Bank of New York
Mellon Corp.		     13,641,036       593,794    
Goldman Sachs
Group, Inc. (The)		     385,000       73,678    
Merrill Lynch
& Co., Inc.		     10,580,050       527,204    
MetLife, Inc.     643,585       39,162    
Total     1,233,838    
Drug & Grocery Store Chains 2.45%  
Kroger Co. (The)     12,398,231       337,852    
SUPERVALU INC.     2,882,554       95,412    
Total     433,264    
Drugs & Pharmaceuticals 6.50%  
Abbott Laboratories     7,832,146       413,146    
Eli Lilly & Co.     3,927,647       189,077    
Mylan, Inc.     2,338,326       30,796    

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

April 30, 2008

Investments   Shares   Value
(000)		  
Drugs & Pharmaceuticals (continued)  
Teva Pharmaceutical
Industries Ltd. ADR		     7,380,034     $ 345,238    
Wyeth     3,814,983       169,652    
Total     1,147,909    
Electrical Equipment & Components 1.74%  
Emerson Electric Co.     5,892,739       307,955    
Electronics: Semi-Conductors/Components 0.50%  
Texas Instruments Inc.     3,033,800       88,466    
Finance Companies 1.00%  
Capital One
Financial Corp.		     3,346,700       177,375    
Financial Data Processing Services &
Systems 1.48%		  
Visa Inc. Class A*     1,632,600       136,240    
Western Union Co.     5,453,500       125,431    
Total     261,671    
Financial: Miscellaneous 2.28%  
Fannie Mae     14,191,073       401,607    
Foods 3.51%  
ConAgra Foods, Inc.     1,909,815       44,995    
General Mills, Inc.     2,845,000       171,838    
Kellogg Co.     334,500       17,117    
Kraft Foods Inc.
Class A		     10,987,644       347,539    
Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co.     504,110       38,393    
Total     619,882    
Gold 1.21%  
Barrick Gold Corp.
(Canada)(a) 		     5,511,219       212,843    
Health & Personal Care 0.85%  
CVS Caremark Corp.     3,695,764       149,198    
Insurance: Life 0.63%  
Prudential Financial, Inc.     1,459,900       110,529    

 

Investments   Shares   Value
(000)		  
Insurance: Multi-Line 2.43%  
American International
Group, Inc.		     1,992,163     $ 92,038    
AON Corp.     7,410,444       336,360    
Total     428,398    
Machinery: Construction & Handling 0.50%  
Caterpillar Inc.     1,082,200       88,611    
Machinery: Oil Well Equipment & Services 2.63%  
Halliburton Co.     3,425,100       157,246    
Schlumberger Ltd.
(Netherlands Antilles)(a) 		     1,637,542       164,655    
Smith International, Inc.     1,863,313       142,562    
Total     464,463    
Medical & Dental Instruments & Supplies 2.51%  
Boston Scientific Corp.*     25,759,531       343,375    
Covidien Ltd.     2,134,900       99,678    
Total     443,053    
Milling: Fruit & Grain Processing 1.18%  
Archer Daniels
Midland Co.		     4,727,365       208,288    
Multi-Sector Companies 5.89%  
Eaton Corp.     3,992,892       350,736    
General Electric Co.     18,960,311       620,002    
Honeywell
International Inc.		     1,164,300       69,159    
Total     1,039,897    
Offshore Drilling 0.24%  
Transocean Inc.
(Cayman Islands)*(a) 		     285,400       42,085    
Oil: Crude Producers 2.51%  
Devon Energy Corp.     1,682,100       190,750    
EOG Resources, Inc.     1,007,400       131,445    
XTO Energy Inc.     1,951,174       120,700    
Total     442,895    

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

April 30, 2008

Investments   Shares   Value
(000)		  
Oil: Integrated Domestic 0.42%  
Occidental Petroleum
Corp.		     886,900     $ 73,799    
Oil: Integrated International 4.49%  
Chevron Corp.     1,919,000       184,512    
Exxon Mobil Corp.     6,528,092       607,569    
Total     792,081    
Railroads 0.76%  
Canadian National
Railway Co. (Canada)(a) 		     1,727,470       90,502    
Norfolk Southern Corp.     718,400       42,802    
Total     133,304    
Rental & Leasing Services: Consumer 1.16%  
Hertz Global
Holdings, Inc.*		     15,850,578       203,838    
Retail 3.48%  
Home Depot, Inc. (The)     3,227,560       92,954    
Staples, Inc.     2,142,700       46,497    
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.     8,174,100       473,934    
Total     613,385    
Securities Brokerage & Services 0.40%  
Charles Schwab
Corp. (The)		     3,245,535       70,104    
Services: Commercial 3.22%  
IAC/InterActiveCorp.*(b)      19,313,835       401,921    
Waste Management, Inc.     4,612,561       166,513    
Total     568,434    
Soaps & Household Chemicals 1.70%  
Colgate-Palmolive Co.     859,400       60,760    
Procter & Gamble
Co. (The)		     3,567,672       239,212    
Total     299,972    

 

Investments   Shares   Value
(000)		  
Textiles Apparel Manufacturers 0.78%  
J. Crew Group, Inc.*     2,898,759     $ 137,691    
Tobacco 0.30%  
Phillip Morris
International Inc.*		     869,400       44,365    
UST Inc.     162,100       8,441    
Total     52,806    
Transportation: Miscellaneous 1.52%  
United Parcel Service,
Inc. Class B		     3,694,400       267,512    
Utilities: Cable TV & Radio 0.03%  
Comcast Corp. Class A     285,400       5,865    
Utilities: Electrical 1.31%  
PG&E Corp.     4,098,754       163,950    
Progress Energy, Inc.     1,601,040       67,228    
Total     231,178    
Utilities: Gas Pipelines 0.52%  
El Paso Corp.     5,398,955       92,538    
Utilities: Telecommunications 2.02%  
AT&T Inc.     9,203,171       356,255    
Total Common Stocks
(cost $15,780,993,099)		     17,398,399    
LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY 0.49%  
Investment Management Companies 0.49%  
OakTree Capital
Management, LLC†
(cost $136,400,000)		     3,100,000       86,800    
Total Long-Term Investments
(cost $15,917,393,099)		     17,485,199    

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (concluded)

April 30, 2008

Investments   Principal
Amount
(000)		   Value
(000)		  
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT 0.89%  
Repurchase Agreement  
Repurchase Agreement
dated 4/30/2008, 1.48%
due 5/1/2008 with State
Street Bank & Trust Co.
collateralized by
$160,580,000 of Federal
Home Loan Bank at Zero
Coupon due from 5/7/2008
to 5/14/2008; value:
$160,580,000; proceeds:
$157,435,552
(cost $157,429,080)		   $ 157,429     $ 157,429    
Total Investments in Securities 99.97%
(cost $16,074,822,179)		     17,642,628    
Other Assets in
Excess of Liabilities 0.03%		     5,450    
Net Assets 100.00%   $ 17,648,078    

 

ADR  American Depository Receipt

  *  Non-income producing security.

  †  Security was purchased pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933 or is a private placement and, unless registered under the Act or exempted from registration, may only be resold to qualified institutional investors. Unless otherwise noted, 144A securities are deemed to be liquid.

  (a)  Foreign security traded in U.S. dollars.

  (b)  Affiliated issuer (holding represents 5% or more of the underlying issuer's outstanding voting shares). (See Note 9).

See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities (unaudited)

April 30, 2008

ASSETS:  
Investments in unaffiliated issuers, at value (cost $15,515,525,913)   $ 17,240,706,927    
Investments in affiliated issuer, at value (cost $559,296,266)     401,920,906    
Receivables:  
Investment securities sold     157,872,533    
Interest and dividends     23,564,732    
Capital shares sold     10,052,387    
Prepaid expenses and other assets     242,446    
Total assets     17,834,359,931    
LIABILITIES:  
Payables:  
Investment securities purchased     135,841,978    
Capital shares reacquired     25,691,371    
12b-1 distribution fees     10,542,475    
Management fee     4,514,819    
Directors' fees     4,448,998    
Fund administration     568,031    
To affiliates (See Note 3)     105,442    
To bank     2,930    
Accrued expenses and other liabilities     4,565,896    
Total liabilities     186,281,940    
NET ASSETS   $ 17,648,077,991    
COMPOSITION OF NET ASSETS:  
Paid-in capital   $ 15,767,167,253    
Undistributed net investment income     8,176,402    
Accumulated net realized gain on investments     304,928,682    
Net unrealized appreciation on investments     1,567,805,654    
Net Assets   $ 17,648,077,991    
Net assets by class:  
Class A Shares   $ 14,184,466,758    
Class B Shares   $ 990,436,910    
Class C Shares   $ 1,390,327,159    
Class F Shares   $ 2,212,220    
Class I Shares   $ 674,104,593    
Class P Shares   $ 405,977,513    
Class R2 Shares   $ 115,352    
Class R3 Shares   $ 437,486    
Outstanding shares by class:  
Class A Shares (2.9 billion shares of common stock authorized, $.001 par value)     1,080,265,495    
Class B Shares (300 million shares of common stock authorized, $.001 par value)     75,168,927    
Class C Shares (300 million shares of common stock authorized, $.001 par value)     105,797,920    
Class F Shares (300 million shares of common stock authorized, $.001 par value)     168,461    
Class I Shares (300 million shares of common stock authorized, $.001 par value)     51,196,424    
Class P Shares (200 million shares of common stock authorized, $.001 par value)     30,982,518    
Class R2 Shares (300 million shares of common stock authorized, $.001 par value)     8,783    
Class R3 Shares (300 million shares of common stock authorized, $.001 par value)     33,308    
Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share
(Net assets divided by outstanding shares):		          
Class A Shares-Net asset value   $ 13.13    
Class A Shares-Maximum offering price
(Net asset value plus sales charge of 5.75%)		   $ 13.93    
Class B Shares-Net asset value   $ 13.18    
Class C Shares-Net asset value   $ 13.14    
Class F Shares-Net asset value   $ 13.13    
Class I Shares-Net asset value   $ 13.17    
Class P Shares-Net asset value   $ 13.10    
Class R2 Shares-Net asset value   $ 13.13    
Class R3 Shares-Net asset value   $ 13.13    

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.
10


Statement of Operations (unaudited)

For the Six Months Ended April 30, 2008

Investment income:  
Dividends (net of foreign withholding taxes of $489,938)   $ 186,520,408    
Interest     3,694,581    
Total investment income     190,214,989    
Expenses:  
Management fee     27,719,285    
12b-1 distribution plan–Class A     25,307,254    
12b-1 distribution plan–Class B     5,334,330    
12b-1 distribution plan–Class C     7,332,924    
12b-1 distribution plan–Class F     422    
12b-1 distribution plan–Class P     858,504    
12b-1 distribution plan–Class R2     278    
12b-1 distribution plan–Class R3     528    
Shareholder servicing     9,468,130    
Fund administration     3,632,917    
Reports to shareholders     791,998    
Subsidy (See Note 3)     416,165    
Custody     204,664    
Directors' fees     163,512    
Registration     161,554    
Professional     114,681    
Other     208,064    
Gross expenses     81,715,210    
Expense reductions (See Note 7)     (256,857 )  
Net expenses     81,458,353    
Net investment income     108,756,636    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss):  
Net realized gain on investments in unaffiliated issuers     319,331,545    
Net realized loss on investments in affilated issuer     (8,980,842 )  
Net change in unrealized appreciation on investments     (2,640,498,262 )  
Net realized and unrealized loss     (2,330,147,559 )  
Net Decrease in Net Assets Resulting From Operations   $ (2,221,390,923 )  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS   For the Six Months
Ended April 30, 2008
(unaudited)		   For the Year Ended
October 31, 2007		  
Operations:  
Net investment income   $ 108,756,636     $ 274,237,366    
Net realized gain (loss) on investments in affiliated
and unaffiliated issuers		     310,350,703       2,017,944,823    
Net change in unrealized appreciation on investments     (2,640,498,262 )     246,617,518    
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations     (2,221,390,923 )     2,538,799,707    
Distributions to shareholders from:  
Net investment income  
Class A     (109,054,945 )     (212,102,845 )  
Class B     (4,033,842 )     (8,391,909 )  
Class C     (5,579,749 )     (10,958,394 )  
Class F     (2,979 )     –    
Class I     (5,692,770 )     (19,689,212 )  
Class P     (2,592,238 )     (5,353,046 )  
Class R2     (366 )     –    
Class R3     (785 )     –    
Net realized gain                  
Class A     (1,627,068,150 )     (1,015,360,203 )  
Class B     (121,515,011 )     (84,725,798 )  
Class C     (165,098,190 )     (105,226,327 )  
Class F     (991 )     –    
Class I     (64,793,083 )     (76,725,810 )  
Class P     (42,237,484 )     (27,647,593 )  
Class R2     (988 )     –    
Class R3     (988 )     –    
Total distributions to shareholders     (2,147,672,559 )     (1,566,181,137 )  
Capital share transactions (Net of share conversions) (See Note 12):  
Net proceeds from sales of shares     977,895,725       1,724,872,438    
Reinvestment of distributions     1,883,269,161       1,363,526,838    
Cost of shares reacquired     (1,710,490,039 )     (3,940,207,795 )  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting
from capital share transactions		     1,150,674,847       (851,808,519 )  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets     (3,218,388,635 )     120,810,051    
NET ASSETS:  
Beginning of period   $ 20,866,466,626     $ 20,745,656,575    
End of period   $ 17,648,077,991     $ 20,866,466,626    
Undistributed net investment income   $ 8,176,402     $ 26,377,440    

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights

    Class A Shares  
    Six Months
Ended
4/30/2008		   Year Ended 10/31  
    (unaudited)   2007   2006   2005   2004   2003  
Per Share Operating Performance  
Net asset value,
beginning of period		   $ 16.55     $ 15.84     $ 14.52     $ 13.95     $ 12.68     $ 10.80    
Investment operations:  
Net investment income(a)     .09       .22       .20       .18       .12       .13    
Net realized and
unrealized gain (loss)		     (1.80 )     1.69       2.34       .84       1.35       2.36    
Total from investment
operations		     (1.71 )     1.91       2.54       1.02       1.47       2.49    
Distributions to shareholders from:  
Net investment income     (.10 )     (.20 )     (.20 )     (.20 )     (.20 )     (.20 )  
Net realized gain     (1.61 )     (1.00 )     (1.02 )     (.25 )     – (c)      (.41 )  
Total distributions     (1.71 )     (1.20 )     (1.22 )     (.45 )     (.20 )     (.61 )  
Net asset value,
end of period		   $ 13.13     $ 16.55     $ 15.84     $ 14.52     $ 13.95     $ 12.68    
Total Return(b)      (10.67 )%(d)     12.96 %     18.55 %     7.38 %     11.71 %     24.07 %  
Ratios to Average Net Assets:  
Expenses, including expense
reductions		     .41 %(d)     .81 %     .82 %     .82 %     .83 %     .84 %  
Expenses, excluding expense
reductions		     .41 %(d)     .81 %     .82 %     .83 %     .83 %     .84 %  
Net investment income     .64 %(d)     1.38 %     1.31 %     1.26 %     .92 %     1.17 %  
Supplemental Data:  
Net assets, end of
period (000)		   $ 14,184,467     $ 16,793,740     $ 16,090,845     $ 14,513,173     $ 13,790,608     $ 11,322,151    
Portfolio turnover rate     49.66 %(d)     85.96 %     39.95 %     49.36 %     33.02 %     42.58 %  

 

(a) Calculated using average shares outstanding during the period.

(b) Total return does not consider the effects of sales loads and assumes the reinvestment of all distributions.

(c) Amount represents less than $.01.

(d) Not annualized.

See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights (continued)

    Class B Shares  
    Six Months
Ended
4/30/2008		   Year Ended 10/31  
    (unaudited)   2007   2006   2005   2004   2003  
Per Share Operating Performance  
Net asset value,
beginning of period		   $ 16.60     $ 15.88     $ 14.55     $ 13.97     $ 12.70     $ 10.81    
Investment operations:  
Net investment income(a)     .04       .11       .10       .09       .04       .06    
Net realized and
unrealized gain (loss)		     (1.80 )     1.71       2.35       .85       1.34       2.36    
Total from investment
operations		     (1.76 )     1.82       2.45       .94       1.38       2.42    
Distributions to shareholders from:  
Net investment income     (.05 )     (.10 )     (.10 )     (.11 )     (.11 )     (.12 )  
Net realized gain     (1.61 )     (1.00 )     (1.02 )     (.25 )     – (c)      (.41 )  
Total distributions     (1.66 )     (1.10 )     (1.12 )     (.36 )     (.11 )     (.53 )  
Net asset value,
end of period		   $ 13.18     $ 16.60     $ 15.88     $ 14.55     $ 13.97     $ 12.70    
Total Return(b)      (10.96 )%(d)     12.24 %     17.80 %     6.75 %     10.94 %     23.29 %  
Ratios to Average Net Assets:  
Expenses, including expense
reductions		     .73 %(d)     1.46 %     1.47 %     1.47 %     1.48 %     1.50 %  
Expenses, excluding expense
reductions		     .73 %(d)     1.46 %     1.47 %     1.48 %     1.48 %     1.50 %  
Net investment income     .31 %(d)     .73 %     .66 %     .61 %     .27 %     .51 %  
Supplemental Data:  
Net assets, end of
period (000)		   $ 990,437     $ 1,261,984     $ 1,346,862     $ 1,366,197     $ 1,424,229     $ 1,235,238    
Portfolio turnover rate     49.66 %(d)     85.96 %     39.95 %     49.36 %     33.02 %     42.58 %  

 

(a) Calculated using average shares outstanding during the period.

(b) Total return does not consider the effects of sales loads and assumes the reinvestment of all distributions.

(c) Amount represents less than $.01.

(d) Not annualized.

See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights (continued)

    Class C Shares  
    Six Months
Ended
4/30/2008		   Year Ended 10/31  
    (unaudited)   2007   2006   2005   2004   2003  
Per Share Operating Performance  
Net asset value,
beginning of period		   $ 16.56     $ 15.85     $ 14.53     $ 13.95     $ 12.68     $ 10.80    
Investment operations:  
Net investment income(a)     .04       .11       .10       .09       .04       .06    
Net realized and
unrealized gain (loss)		     (1.80 )     1.70       2.34       .85       1.34       2.35    
Total from investment
operations		     (1.76 )     1.81       2.44       .94       1.38       2.41    
Distributions to shareholders from:  
Net investment income     (.05 )     (.10 )     (.10 )     (.11 )     (.11 )     (.12 )  
Net realized gain     (1.61 )     (1.00 )     (1.02 )     (.25 )     – (c)      (.41 )  
Total distributions     (1.66 )     (1.10 )     (1.12 )     (.36 )     (.11 )     (.53 )  
Net asset value,
end of period		   $ 13.14     $ 16.56     $ 15.85     $ 14.53     $ 13.95     $ 12.68    
Total Return(b)      (10.98 )%(d)     12.22 %     17.77 %     6.77 %     10.97 %     23.23 %  
Ratios to Average Net Assets:  
Expenses, including expense
reductions		     .73 %(d)     1.46 %     1.47 %     1.47 %     1.48 %     1.50 %  
Expenses, excluding expense
reductions		     .73 %(d)     1.46 %     1.47 %     1.48 %     1.48 %     1.50 %  
Net investment income     .31 %(d)     .73 %     .66 %     .60 %     .27 %     .51 %  
Supplemental Data:  
Net assets, end of
period (000)		   $ 1,390,327     $ 1,710,033     $ 1,665,058     $ 1,552,369     $ 1,457,255     $ 1,036,160    
Portfolio turnover rate     49.66 %(d)     85.96 %     39.95 %     49.36 %     33.02 %     42.58 %  

 

(a) Calculated using average shares outstanding during the period.

(b) Total return does not consider the effects of sales loads and assumes the reinvestment of all distributions.

(c) Amount represents less than $.01.

(d) Not annualized.

See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights (continued)

    Class F Shares  
    Six Months
Ended
4/30/2008
(unaudited)		   9/28/2007(a)
to
10/31/2007		  
Per Share Operating Performance  
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 16.56     $ 16.29    
Investment operations:  
Net investment income(b)     .10       .02    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     (1.80 )     .25    
Total from investment operations     (1.70 )     .27    
Distributions to shareholders from:  
Net investment income     (.12 )     –    
Net realized gain     (1.61 )     –    
Total distributions     (1.73 )     –    
Net asset value, end of period   $ 13.13     $ 16.56    
Total Return(c)      (10.59 )%(d)     1.66 %(d)  
Ratios to Average Net Assets:  
Expenses, including expense reductions     .28 %(d)     .05 %(d)  
Expenses, excluding expense reductions     .28 %(d)     .05 %(d)  
Net investment income     .77 %(d)     .14 %(d)  
Supplemental Data:  
Net assets, end of period (000)   $ 2,212     $ 10    
Portfolio turnover rate     49.66 %(d)     85.96 %  

 

(a) Commencement of investment operations was September 28, 2007; SEC effective date was September 14, 2007 and date shares first became available to the public was October 1, 2007.

(b) Calculated using average shares outstanding during the period.

(c) Total return does not consider the effects of sales loads and assumes the reinvestment of all distributions.

(d) Not annualized.

See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights (continued)

    Class I Shares  
    Six Months
Ended
4/30/2008		   Year Ended 10/31  
    (unaudited)   2007   2006   2005   2004   2003  
Per Share Operating Performance  
Net asset value,
beginning of period		   $ 16.60     $ 15.88     $ 14.56     $ 13.98     $ 12.70     $ 10.82    
Investment operations:  
Net investment income(a)     .11       .27       .25       .23       .17       .17    
Net realized and
unrealized gain (loss)		     (1.80 )     1.71       2.34       .85       1.35       2.36    
Total from investment
operations		     (1.69 )     1.98       2.59       1.08       1.52       2.53    
Distributions to shareholders from:  
Net investment income     (.13 )     (.26 )     (.25 )     (.25 )     (.24 )     (.24 )  
Net realized gain     (1.61 )     (1.00 )     (1.02 )     (.25 )     – (c)      (.41 )  
Total distributions     (1.74 )     (1.26 )     (1.27 )     (.50 )     (.24 )     (.65 )  
Net asset value,
end of period		   $ 13.17     $ 16.60     $ 15.88     $ 14.56     $ 13.98     $ 12.70    
Total Return(b)      (10.52 )%(d)     13.39 %     18.91 %     7.80 %     12.14 %     24.51 %  
Ratios to Average Net Assets:  
Expenses, including expense
reductions		     .23 %(d)     .46 %     .47 %     .48 %     .48 %     .50 %  
Expenses, excluding expense
reductions		     .23 %(d)     .46 %     .47 %     .48 %     .48 %     .50 %  
Net investment income     .81 %(d)     1.74 %     1.66 %     1.60 %     1.27 %     1.51 %  
Supplemental Data:  
Net assets, end of
period (000)		   $ 674,105     $ 666,851     $ 1,208,936     $ 1,049,314     $ 907,011     $ 557,591    
Portfolio turnover rate     49.66 %(d)     85.96 %     39.95 %     49.36 %     33.02 %     42.58 %  

 

(a) Calculated using average shares outstanding during the period.

(b) Total return does not consider the effects of sales loads and assumes the reinvestment of all distributions.

(c) Amount represents less than $.01.

(d) Not annualized.

See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights (continued)

    Class P Shares  
    Six Months
Ended
4/30/2008		   Year Ended 10/31  
    (unaudited)   2007   2006   2005   2004   2003  
Per Share Operating Performance  
Net asset value,
beginning of period		   $ 16.52     $ 15.82     $ 14.50     $ 13.93     $ 12.66     $ 10.78    
Investment operations:  
Net investment income(a)     .08       .20       .18       .16       .11       .12    
Net realized and
unrealized gain (loss)		     (1.80 )     1.69       2.34       .85       1.35       2.36    
Total from investment
operations		     (1.72 )     1.89       2.52       1.01       1.46       2.48    
Distributions to shareholders from:  
Net investment income     (.09 )     (.19 )     (.19 )     (.19 )     (.19 )     (.19 )  
Net realized gain     (1.61 )     (1.00 )     (1.01 )     (.25 )     – (c)      (.41 )  
Total distributions     (1.70 )     (1.19 )     (1.20 )     (.44 )     (.19 )     (.60 )  
Net asset value,
end of period		   $ 13.10     $ 16.52     $ 15.82     $ 14.50     $ 13.93     $ 12.66    
Total Return(b)      (10.74 )%(d)     12.80 %     18.46 %     7.28 %     11.60 %     24.01 %  
Ratios to Average Net Assets:  
Expenses, including expense
reductions		     .46 %(d)     .91 %     .92 %     .92 %     .93 %     .95 %  
Expenses, excluding expense
reductions		     .46 %(d)     .91 %     .92 %     .93 %     .93 %     .95 %  
Net investment income     .58 %(d)     1.27 %     1.21 %     1.14 %     .82 %     1.06 %  
Supplemental Data:  
Net assets, end of
period (000)		   $ 405,978     $ 433,828     $ 433,955     $ 368,761     $ 302,389     $ 178,794    
Portfolio turnover rate     49.66 %(d)     85.96 %     39.95 %     49.36 %     33.02 %     42.58 %  

 

(a) Calculated using average shares outstanding during the period.

(b) Total return does not consider the effects of sales loads and assumes the reinvestment of all distributions.

(c) Amount represents less than $.01.

(d) Not annualized.

See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights (continued)

    Class R2 Shares  
    Six Months
Ended
4/30/2008
(unaudited)		   9/28/2007(a)
to
10/31/2007		  
Per Share Operating Performance  
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 16.55     $ 16.29    
Investment operations:  
Net investment income(b)     .07       .02    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     (1.80 )     .24    
Total from investment operations     (1.73 )     .26    
Distributions to shareholders from:  
Net investment income     (.08 )     –    
Net realized gain     (1.61 )     –    
Total distributions     (1.69 )     –    
Net asset value, end of period   $ 13.13     $ 16.55    
Total Return(c)      (10.80 )%(d)     1.60 %(d)  
Ratios to Average Net Assets:  
Expenses, including expense reductions     .53 %(d)     .09 %(d)  
Expenses, excluding expense reductions     .53 %(d)     .09 %(d)  
Net investment income     .50 %(d)     .10 %(d)  
Supplemental Data:  
Net assets, end of period (000)   $ 115     $ 10    
Portfolio turnover rate     49.66 %(d)     85.96 %  

 

(a) Commencement of investment operations was September 28, 2007; SEC effective date was September 14, 2007 and date shares first became available to the public was October 1, 2007.

(b) Calculated using average shares outstanding during the period.

(c) Total return does not consider the effects of sales loads and assumes the reinvestment of all distributions.

(d) Not annualized.

See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights (concluded)

    Class R3 Shares  
    Six Months
Ended
4/30/2008
(unaudited)		   9/28/2007(a)
to
10/31/2007		  
Per Share Operating Performance  
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 16.56     $ 16.29    
Investment operations:  
Net investment income(b)     .08       .02    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     (1.81 )     .25    
Total from investment operations     (1.73 )     .27    
Distributions to shareholders from:  
Net investment income     (.09 )     –    
Net realized gain     (1.61 )     –    
Total distributions     (1.70 )     –    
Net asset value, end of period   $ 13.13     $ 16.56    
Total Return(c)      (10.79 )%(d)     1.66 %(d)  
Ratios to Average Net Assets:  
Expenses, including expense reductions     .48 %(d)     .08 %(d)  
Expenses, excluding expense reductions     .48 %(d)     .08 %(d)  
Net investment income     .60 %(d)     .11 %(d)  
Supplemental Data:  
Net assets, end of period (000)   $ 437     $ 10    
Portfolio turnover rate     49.66 %(d)     85.96 %  

 

(a) Commencement of investment operations was September 28, 2007; SEC effective date was September 14, 2007 and date shares first became available to the public was October 1, 2007.

(b) Calculated using average shares outstanding during the period.

(c) Total return does not consider the effects of sales loads and assumes the reinvestment of all distributions.

(d) Not annualized.

See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited)

1. ORGANIZATION

Lord Abbett Affiliated Fund, Inc. (the "Fund") is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "Act"), as a diversified, open-end management investment company. The Fund was organized in 1934 and was reincorporated under Maryland law on November 26, 1975.

The Fund's investment objective is to seek long-term growth of capital and income without excessive fluctuations in market value.

The Fund offers eight classes of shares: Classes A, B, C, F, I, P, R2 and R3, each with different expenses and dividends. A front-end sales charge is normally added to the Net Asset Value ("NAV") for Class A shares. There is no front-end sales charge in the case of the Class B, C, F, I, P, R2 and R3 shares, although there may be a contingent deferred sales charge ("CDSC") as follows: Class A shares purchased without a sales charge and redeemed on or before the first day of the month in which the one-year anniversary of the original purchase falls (subject to certain exceptions); Class B shares redeemed before the sixth anniversary of purchase; and Class C shares redeemed before the first anniversary of purchase. Class B shares will automatically convert to Class A shares on the eighth anniversary of the original purchase of Class B shares. As of October 1, 2007, the Fund's Class P shares were closed to substantially all new retirement and benefit plans and fee-based programs, with certain exceptions as set forth in the Fund's Prospectus.

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

(a)  Investment Valuation–Securities traded on any recognized U.S. or non-U.S. exchange or on The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC are valued at the last sale price or official closing price on the exchange or system on which they are principally traded. Events occurring after the close of trading on non-U.S. exchanges may result in adjustments to the valuation of foreign securities to more accurately reflect their fair value as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange LLC. The Fund may rely on an independent fair valuation service in adjusting the valuations of foreign securities. Unlisted equity securities are valued at the last quoted sale price or, if no sale price is available, at the mean between the most recently quoted bid and asked prices. Securities for which market quotations are not readily available are valued at fair value as determined by management and approved in good faith by the Board of Directors. Short-term securities with 60 days or less remaining to maturity are valued using the amortized cost method, which approximates current market value.

(b)  Security Transactions–Security transactions are recorded as of the date that the securities are purchased or sold (trade date). Realized gains and losses on sales of portfolio securities are calculated using the identified-cost method. Realized and unrealized gains (losses) are allocated to each class of shares based upon the relative proportion of net assets at the beginning of the day.


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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

(c)  Investment Income–Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. Discounts are accreted and premiums are amortized using the effective interest method. Withholding taxes on foreign dividends have been provided for in accordance with the Fund's understanding of the applicable country's tax rules and rates. Investment income is allocated to each class of shares based upon the relative proportion of net assets at the beginning of the day.

(d)  Federal Taxes–It is the policy of the Fund to meet the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute substantially all taxable income and capital gains to its shareholders. Therefore, no Federal income tax provision is required.

(e)  Expenses–Expenses, excluding class specific expenses, are allocated to each class of shares based upon the relative proportion of net assets at the beginning of the day. Class A, B, C, F, P, R2 and R3 shares bear their class-specific share of all expenses and fees relating to the Fund's 12b-1 Distribution Plan.

(f)  Foreign Transactions–The books and records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars and transactions denominated in foreign currencies are recorded in the Fund's records at the rate prevailing when earned or recorded. Asset and liability accounts that are denominated in foreign currencies are adjusted to reflect current exchange rates. The resultant exchange gains and losses are included in Net realized gain (loss) on investments on the Statement of Operations. The Fund does not isolate that portion of the results of operations arising as a result of changes in the foreign exchange rates from the changes in market prices of the securities.

(g)  Repurchase Agreements–The Fund may enter into repurchase agreements with respect to securities. A repurchase agreement is a transaction in which the Fund acquires a security and simultaneously commits to resell that security to the seller (a bank or securities dealer) at an agreed-upon price on an agreed-upon date. The Fund requires at all times that the repurchase agreement be collateralized by cash, or by securities of the U.S. Government, its agencies, its instrumentalities, or U.S. Government sponsored enterprises having a value equal to, or in excess of, the value of the repurchase agreement (including accrued interest). If the seller of the agreement defaults on its obligation to repurchase the underlying securities at a time when the value of these securities has declined, the Fund may incur a loss upon disposition of the securities.

3. MANAGEMENT FEE AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES

Management Fee

The Fund has a management agreement with Lord, Abbett & Co. LLC ("Lord Abbett") pursuant to which Lord Abbett supplies the Fund with investment management services and executive and other personnel, pays the remuneration of officers, provides office space and pays for ordinary and necessary office and clerical expenses relating to research and statistical work and supervision of the Fund's investment portfolio.

The management fee is based on the average daily net assets at the following annual rates:

First $200 million     .50 %  
Next $300 million     .40 %  
Next $200 million     .375 %  
Next $200 million     .35 %  
Over $900 million     .30 %  

 


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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

For the six months ended April 30, 2008, the effective management fee paid to Lord Abbett was at a annualized rate of .30% of the Fund's average daily net assets.

Lord Abbett provides certain administrative services to the Fund pursuant to an Administrative Services Agreement at an annual rate of .04% of the Fund's average daily net assets.

The Fund, along with certain other funds managed by Lord Abbett (the "Underlying Funds") has entered into a Servicing Arrangement with Lord Abbett Balanced Strategy Fund, Lord Abbett Diversified Income Strategy Fund, Lord Abbett Growth & Income Strategy Fund and Lord Abbett Diversified Equity Strategy Fund of Lord Abbett Investment Trust (each, a "Fund of Funds"), pursuant to which each Underlying Fund pays a portion of the expenses (excluding management fees and distribution and service fees) of each Fund of Funds in proportion to the average daily value of Underlying Fund shares owned by each Fund of Funds. Amounts paid pursuant to the Servicing Arrangement are included in Subsidy expense on the Fund's Statement of Operations and Payable to affiliates on the Fund's Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

12b-1 Distribution Plan

The Fund has adopted a distribution plan with respect to Class A, B, C, F, P, R2 and R3 shares pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the Act, which provides for the payment of ongoing distribution and service fees to Lord Abbett Distributor LLC ("Distributor"), an affiliate of Lord Abbett. The fees are accrued daily at annual rates based upon average daily net assets as follows:

Fees*   Class A   Class B   Class C   Class F   Class P   Class R2   Class R3  
Service     .25 %(1)     .25 %     .25 %     -       .20 %     .25 %     .25 %  
Distribution     .10 %     .75 %     .75 %     .10 %     .25 %     .35 %     .25 %  

 

* The Fund may designate a portion of the aggregate fee as attributable to service activities for purposes of calculating Financial Industry Regulatory Authority ("FINRA") sales charge limitations.

(1) Annual service fee on shares sold prior to June 1, 1990 is .15% of the average daily net assets attributable to Class A.

Class I does not have a distribution plan.

Commissions

Distributor received the following commissions on sales of shares of the Fund, after concessions were paid to authorized dealers, for the six months ended April 30, 2008:

Distributor
Commissions		   Dealers'
Concessions		  
$ 1,633,517     $ 8,746,840    

 

Distributor received CDSCs of $18,853 and $47,287 for Class A and Class C shares, respectively, for the six months ended April 30, 2008.

Two Directors and certain of the Fund's officers have an interest in Lord Abbett.

4. DISTRIBUTIONS AND CAPITAL LOSS CARRYFORWARDS

Dividends from net investment income, if any, are declared and paid at least quarterly. Taxable net realized gains from investment transactions, reduced by capital loss carryforwards, if any, are declared and distributed to shareholders at least annually. The capital loss carryforward amount, if any, is available to offset future net capital gains. Dividends and distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. The amount of dividends and distributions from net


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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

investment income and net realized capital gains are determined in accordance with Federal income tax regulations which may differ from accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These book/tax differences are either considered temporary or permanent in nature. To the extent these differences are permanent in nature, such amounts are reclassified within the components of net assets based on their federal tax basis treatment; temporary differences do not require reclassification. Dividends and distributions, which exceed earnings and profits for tax purposes, are reported as a tax return of capital.

The tax character of distributions paid during the six months ended April 30, 2008 and the fiscal year ended October 31, 2007 were as follows:

    Six Months Ended
4/30/2008
(unaudited)		   Year Ended
10/31/2007		  
Distributions paid from:  
Ordinary income   $ 225,621,144     $ 402,509,406    
Net long-term capital gains     1,922,051,415       1,163,671,731    
Total distributions paid   $ 2,147,672,559     $ 1,566,181,137    

 

As of April 30, 2008, the aggregate unrealized security gains and losses based on cost for U.S. Federal income tax purposes were as follows:

Tax cost   $ 16,078,797,286    
Gross unrealized gain     2,576,683,277    
Gross unrealized loss     (1,012,852,730 )  
Net unrealized security gain   $ 1,563,830,547    

 

The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized gains (losses) is attributable to the tax treatment of certain securities and wash sales.

5. PORTFOLIO SECURITIES TRANSACTIONS

Purchases and sales of investment securities (excluding short-term investments) for the six months ended April 30, 2008 are as follows:

Purchases   Sales  
$ 9,068,269,400     $ 9,745,052,755    

 

There were no purchases or sales of U.S. Government securities for the six months ended April 30, 2008.

6. DIRECTORS' REMUNERATION

The Fund's officers and the two Directors who are associated with Lord Abbett do not receive any compensation from the Fund for serving in such capacities. Outside Directors' fees are allocated among all Lord Abbett-sponsored funds based on the net assets of each fund. There is an equity based plan available to all outside Directors under which outside Directors must defer receipt of a portion of, and may elect to defer receipt of an additional portion of, their fees. The deferred amounts are treated as though equivalent dollar amounts had been invested in the funds. Such amounts and earnings accrued thereon are included in Directors' fees on the


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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

Statement of Operations and in Directors' fees payable on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities and are not deductible for U.S. Federal income tax purposes until such amounts are paid.

7. EXPENSE REDUCTIONS

The Fund has entered into arrangements with the Fund's transfer agent and custodian, whereby credits realized as a result of uninvested cash balances are used to reduce a portion of the Fund's expenses.

8. LINE OF CREDIT

The Fund, along with certain other funds managed by Lord Abbett, has available a $250,000,000 unsecured revolving credit facility ("Facility") from a consortium of banks, to be used for temporary or emergency purposes as an additional source of liquidity to fund redemptions of investor shares. Any borrowings under this Facility will bear interest at current market rates as defined in the agreement. The fee for this Facility is at an annual rate of .08%. As of April 30, 2008, there were no loans outstanding pursuant to this Facility nor was the Facility utilized at any time during the six months ended April 30, 2008.

9. TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATED ISSUERS

An affiliated issuer is one in which the Fund has ownership of at least 5% of the outstanding voting securities of the underlying issuer at any point during the fiscal year. The Fund had the following transactions with affiliated issuers during the six months ended April 30, 2008:

Affiliated Issuer   Balance of
Shares Held
at 10/31/2007		   Gross
Additions		   Gross
Sales		   Balance of
Shares Held
at 4/30/2008		   Value
at
4/30/2008		   Net Realized
Gain (Loss)
11/1/2007
to 4/30/2008(a)		   Dividend
Income
11/1/2007
to 4/30/2008(a)		  
Delta Air Lines, Inc.(b)(c)      11,431,000       2,705,125       (6,813,907 )     7,322,218     $ -     $ -     $ -    
Hertz Global
Holdings, Inc.(b)(c) 		     12,232,726       4,715,102       (1,097,250 )     15,850,578       -       646,034       -    
IAC/InterActiveCorp.     17,964,497       3,017,200       (1,667,862 )     19,313,835       401,920,906       (20,853,494 )     -    
J. Crew Group, Inc.(c)      5,569,526       635,800       (3,306,567 )     2,898,759       -       11,226,618       -    
Total                                   $ 401,920,906     $ (8,980,842 )   $ -    

 

(a) Represents realized gains (losses) and dividend income earned only when the issuer was an affiliate of the Fund.

(b) Not an affiliated issuer as of October 31, 2007.

(c) Not an affiliated issuer as of April 30, 2008.

10. CUSTODIAN AND ACCOUNTING AGENT

State Street Bank & Trust Company ("SSB") is the Fund's custodian and accounting agent. SSB performs custodial, accounting and recordkeeping functions relating to portfolio transactions and calculating the Fund's NAV.

11. INVESTMENT RISKS

The Fund is subject to the general risks and considerations associated with equity investing as well as the particular risks associated with value stocks. The value of an investment will fluctuate


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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

in response to movements in the equity securities market in general and to the changing prospects of individual companies in which the Fund invests. Large-cap value stocks may perform differently than the market as a whole and other types of stocks, such as small company stocks and growth stocks. Different types of stocks tend to shift in and out of favor depending on market and economic conditions. The market may fail to recognize the intrinsic value of particular value stocks for a long time. In addition, if the Fund's assessment of a company's value or prospects for exceeding earnings expectations or market conditions is wrong, the Fund could suffer losses or produce poor performance relative to other funds, even in a rising market. Due to its investments in multinational companies, the Fund may experience increased market, liquidity, currency, political, information, and other risks.

These factors can affect the Fund's performance.

12. SUMMARY OF CAPITAL TRANSACTIONS

Transactions in shares of capital stock are as follows:

    Six Months Ended
April 30, 2008
(unaudited)		   Year Ended
October 31, 2007		  
Class A Shares   Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount  
Shares sold     46,029,709     $ 618,935,702       74,434,848     $ 1,161,470,055    
Converted from Class B*     2,959,398       39,170,558       5,903,017       92,630,607    
Reinvestment of distributions     114,702,449       1,565,006,820       72,945,482       1,093,441,547    
Shares reacquired     (98,014,457 )     (1,314,535,106 )     (154,241,700 )     (2,419,268,299 )  
Increase (decrease)     65,677,099     $ 908,577,974       (958,353 )   $ (71,726,090 )  
Class B Shares  
Shares sold     3,166,057     $ 42,757,796       5,778,742     $ 90,101,010    
Reinvestment of distributions     7,785,581       106,712,347       5,192,673       77,932,965    
Shares reacquired     (8,877,242 )     (119,271,400 )     (13,861,597 )     (218,278,515 )  
Converted to Class A*     (2,947,276 )     (39,170,558 )     (5,883,086 )     (92,630,607 )  
Decrease     (872,880 )   $ (8,971,815 )     (8,773,268 )   $ (142,875,147 )  
Class C Shares  
Shares sold     8,329,018     $ 113,043,433       13,288,472     $ 205,888,013    
Reinvestment of distributions     7,933,215       108,419,195       4,796,778       71,814,612    
Shares reacquired     (13,735,997 )     (184,175,967 )     (19,869,634 )     (312,722,748 )  
Increase (decrease)     2,526,236     $ 37,286,661       (1,784,384 )   $ (35,020,123 )  
Class F Shares       Period Ended
October 31, 2007†		  
Shares sold     173,451     $ 2,225,894       616     $ 10,032    
Reinvestment of distributions     163       2,158       -       -    
Shares reacquired     (5,769 )     (74,969 )     -       -    
Increase     167,845     $ 2,153,083       616     $ 10,032    

 


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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (concluded)

    Six Months Ended
April 30, 2008
(unaudited)		   Year Ended
October 31, 2007		  
Class I Shares   Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount  
Shares sold     9,095,567     $ 122,113,981       11,023,504     $ 175,023,633    
Reinvestment of distributions     4,692,077       64,148,466       6,210,753       93,381,151    
Shares reacquired     (2,771,383 )     (37,276,075 )     (53,165,596 )     (850,105,490 )  
Increase (decrease)     11,016,261     $ 148,986,372       (35,931,339 )   $ (581,700,706 )  
Class P Shares  
Shares sold     6,008,591     $ 78,045,573       5,938,556     $ 92,359,695    
Reinvestment of distributions     2,862,890       38,977,048       1,802,139       26,956,563    
Shares reacquired     (4,148,895 )     (54,933,526 )     (8,917,703 )     (139,832,743 )  
Increase (decrease)     4,722,586     $ 62,089,095       (1,177,008 )   $ (20,516,485 )  
Class R2 Shares       Period Ended
October 31, 2007†		  
Shares sold     8,073     $ 111,496       614     $ 10,000    
Reinvestment of distributions     99       1,354       -       -    
Shares reacquired     (3 )     (41 )     -       -    
Increase     8,169     $ 112,809       614     $ 10,000    
Class R3 Shares  
Shares sold     50,036     $ 661,850       613.874     $ 10,000    
Reinvestment of distributions     133       1,773                    
Shares reacquired     (17,475 )     (222,955 )                  
Increase     32,694     $ 440,668       613.874     $ 10,000    

 

*  Automatic conversion of Class B shares occurs approximately eight years after the initial purchase date.

†  For the period September 28, 2007 (commencement of investment operations) to October 31, 2007.

13. RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

In June 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Interpretation 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes – an interpretation of FASB Statement 109 ("FIN 48"). FIN 48 clarifies the accounting for income taxes by prescribing the minimum recognition threshold a tax position must meet before being recognized in the financial statements. Effective April 30, 2008, the Fund adopted FIN 48. The adoption of FIN 48 has not resulted in a material impact on the Fund's net assets, results of operations and financial statement disclosures. The Fund files U.S. Federal and various state tax returns. No income tax returns are currently under examination. The Fund's tax returns remain open for examination for the years ended October 31, 2004 through October 31, 2007.

In September 2006, FASB issued FASB Statement No. 157, Fair Value Measurements ("SFAS 157"), and is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. SFAS 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. Management is currently evaluating the impact the adoption of SFAS 157 will have on each Fund's financial statement disclosure.

In March 2008, FASB issued FASB Statement No. 161, Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities ("SFAS 161"). FAS 161 is intended to improve financial reporting about derivative instruments and hedging activities by requiring enhanced disclosures to enable investors to better understand their effects on an entity's financial position, financial performance and cash flows, SFAS 161 is effective for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after November 15, 2008. Management is currently evaluating the impact the adoption of SFAS 161 will have on the Fund's financial statement disclosures.


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Approval of Advisory Contract

At meetings held on December 12 and 13, 2007, the Board, including all of the Directors who are not interested persons of the Fund or Lord Abbett, considered whether to approve the continuation of the existing management agreement between the Fund and Lord Abbett. In addition to the materials the Board had reviewed throughout the course of the year, the Board received materials relating to the management agreement before the meeting and had the opportunity to ask questions and request further information in connection with its consideration. The Board also took into account its familiarity with Lord Abbett gained through its previous meetings and discussions, and the examination of the portfolio management team conducted by members of the Contracts Committee during the year.

The materials received by the Board included, but were not limited to, (1) information provided by Lipper, Inc. regarding the investment performance of the Fund compared to the investment performance of one or more groups of funds with substantially similar investment objectives (the "performance universe") and to the investment performance of an appropriate securities index (if such an index existed), for various time periods each ended September 30, 2007, (2) information on the effective management fee rates and expense ratios for one or more groups of funds with similar objectives and of similar size (the "peer expense group"), (3) sales and redemption information for the Fund, (4) information regarding Lord Abbett's financial condition, (5) an analysis of the relative profitability of the management agreement to Lord Abbett, (6) information regarding the distribution arrangements of the Fund, and (7) information regarding the personnel and other resources devoted by Lord Abbett to managing the Fund.

Investment Management Services Generally. The Board considered the investment management services provided by Lord Abbett to the Fund, including investment research, portfolio management, and trading, and Lord Abbett's commitment to compliance with all relevant legal requirements. The Board also observed that Lord Abbett was solely engaged in the investment management business and accordingly did not experience the conflicts of interest resulting from being engaged in other lines of business. The Board noted that Lord Abbett did not use brokerage commissions to purchase third-party research. The Board considered the investment advisory services provided by Lord Abbett to other clients, the fees charged for the services, and the differences in the nature of the services provided to the Fund and other Lord Abbett Funds, on the one hand, and the services provided to other clients, on the other.

Investment Performance and Compliance. The Board reviewed the Fund's investment performance in relation to that of the performance universe, both in terms of total return and in terms of other statistical measures. The Board observed that the investment performance of the Class A shares of the Fund was in the third quintile of its performance universe for the nine-month and three-year periods, in the fourth quintile for the one-year period, and in the second quintile for the five-year and ten-year periods. The Board also observed that the investment performance was above that of the Lipper Large-Cap Value Index for the nine-month, five-year, and ten-year periods and below that of the Index for the one-year and three-year periods.

Lord Abbett's Personnel and Methods. The Board considered the qualifications of the personnel providing investment management services to the Fund, in light of its investment objective and discipline. Among other things, the Board considered the size, experience, and turnover rates of Lord Abbett's investment management staff, Lord Abbett's investment methodology and philosophy, and Lord Abbett's approach to recruiting, training, and retaining


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investment management personnel. The Board determined that Lord Abbett had the expertise and resources to manage the Fund effectively.

Nature and Quality of Other Services. The Board considered the nature, quality, costs, and extent of compliance, administrative, and other services performed by Lord Abbett and Lord Abbett Distributor and the nature and extent of Lord Abbett's supervision of third party service providers, including the Fund's transfer agent and custodian.

Expenses. The Board considered the expense levels of the Fund and the expense levels of the peer expense group. It also considered the amount and nature of the fees paid by shareholders. The Board observed that the aggregate contractual and actual management fees and administrative services fees were approximately seventeen basis points below the median of the peer group, as were the actual management and administrative services fees. The Board also observed that at September 30, 2007 the total expense ratio of Class A was approximately seventeen basis points below the median of the peer group, the total expense ratios of Class B and Class C were approximately twenty-two basis points below the median of the peer group, the total expense ratio of Class F was approximately thirty-six basis points below the median of the peer group, the total expense ratio of Class I was approximately fourteen basis points below the median of the peer group, the total expense ratio of Class P was approximately seventeen basis points below the median of the peer group, the total expense ratio of Class R2 was approximately two basis points below the median of the peer group, and the total expense ratio of Class R3 was approximately twelve basis points below the median of the peer group.

Profitability. The Board considered the level of Lord Abbett's profits in managing the Fund, including a review of Lord Abbett's methodology for allocating its costs to its management of the Fund. The Board concluded that the allocation methodology had a reasonable basis and was appropriate. It considered the profits realized by Lord Abbett in connection with the operation of the Fund and whether the amount of profit was fair for the management of the Fund. The Board also considered the profits realized from other businesses of Lord Abbett, which may benefit from or be related to the Fund's business. The Board considered Lord Abbett's profit margins in comparison with available industry data, both accounting for and ignoring marketing and distribution expenses, and how those profit margins could affect Lord Abbett's ability to recruit and retain investment personnel. The Board recognized that Lord Abbett's profitability was a factor in enabling it to attract and retain qualified investment management personnel to provide services to the Fund. The Board noted that Lord Abbett's profitability had increased in recent years, in part due to an increase in assets under management, but concluded that Lord Abbett's profitability overall and as to the Fund was not excessive.

Economies of Scale. The Board considered whether there had been any economies of scale in managing the Fund, whether the Fund had appropriately benefited from any such economies of scale, and whether there was potential for realization of any further economies of scale. The Board concluded that the existing advisory fee schedule, with its breakpoints in the level of the advisory fee, adequately addressed any economies of scale in managing the Fund.

Other Benefits to Lord Abbett. The Board considered the character and amount of fees paid by the Fund and the Fund's shareholders to Lord Abbett and Lord Abbett Distributor for services other than investment advisory services. The Board also considered the revenues and profitability of Lord Abbett's investment advisory business apart from its mutual fund business, and the intangible benefits enjoyed by Lord Abbett by virtue of its relationship with the Fund. The Board observed that Lord Abbett Distributor receives 12b-1 fees from certain of the Lord Abbett Funds


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as to shares held in accounts for which there is no other broker of record, may retain a portion of the 12b-1 fees from the Funds, and receives a portion of the sales charges on sales and redemptions of some classes of shares. The Board observed that, in addition, Lord Abbett accrues certain benefits for its business of providing investment advice to clients other than the Lord Abbett Funds, but that that business also benefits the Funds. The Board also noted that Lord Abbett, as disclosed in the prospectuses of the Lord Abbett Funds, has entered into revenue sharing arrangements with certain entities that distribute shares of the Funds.

Alternative Arrangements. The Board considered whether, instead of approving the continuation of the management agreement, it might be in the best interests of the Fund to implement one or more alternative arrangements, such as continuing to employ Lord Abbett, but on different terms.

In considering whether to approve the continuation of the management agreement, the Board did not identify any single factor as paramount or controlling. This summary does not discuss in detail all matters considered. After considering all of the relevant factors, the Board unanimously found that continuation of the existing management agreement was in the best interests of the Fund and its shareholders and voted unanimously to approve the continuation of the management agreement.


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Householding

The Fund has adopted a policy that allows it to send only one copy of the Fund's Prospectus, proxy material, annual report and semiannual report to certain shareholders residing at the same "household." This reduces Fund expenses, which benefits you and other shareholders. If you need additional copies or do not want your mailings to be "householded," please call Lord Abbett at 888-522-2388 or send a written request with your name, the name of your fund or funds and your account number or numbers to Lord Abbett Family of Funds, P.O. Box 219336, Kansas City, MO 64121.

Proxy Voting Policies, Procedures and Records

A description of the policies and procedures that Lord Abbett uses to vote proxies related to the Fund's portfolio securities, and information on how Lord Abbett voted each Fund's proxies during the 12-month period ended June 30 are available without charge, upon request, (i) by calling 888-522-2388; (ii) on Lord Abbett's website at www.lordabbett.com; and (iii) on the Securities and Exchange Commission's ("SEC") website at www.sec.gov.

Shareholder Reports and Quarterly Portfolio Disclosure

The Fund is required to file its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for its first and third fiscal quarters on Form N-Q. Copies of the filings are available without charge, upon request on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov and may be available by calling Lord Abbett at 888-522-2388. You can also obtain copies of Form N-Q by (i) visiting the SEC's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC (information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 800-SEC-0330); (ii) sending your request and duplicating fee to the SEC's Public Reference Room, Washington, DC 20549-0102; or (iii) sending your request electronically to publicinfo@sec.gov.


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This report, when not used for the general information of shareholders of the fund, is to be distributed only if preceded or accompanied by a current fund prospectus.

Lord Abbett mutual fund shares are distributed by
LORD ABBETT DISTRIBUTOR LLC.

Lord Abbett Affiliated Fund, Inc.

LAA-3-04/08
(06/08)



 

Item 2:

 

Code of Ethics.

 

 

 

 

 

Not applicable.

 

 

 

Item 3:

 

Audit Committee Financial Expert.

 

 

 

 

 

Not applicable.

 

 

 

Item 4:

 

Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

 

 

 

 

 

Not applicable.

 

 

 

Item 5:

 

Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

 

 

 

 

 

Not applicable.

 

 

 

Item 6:

 

Investments.

 

 

 

 

 

Not applicable.

 

 

 

Item 7:

 

Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

 

 

 

 

 

Not applicable.

 

 

 

Item 8:

 

Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

 

 

 

 

 

Not applicable.

 

 

 

Item 9:

 

Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers.

 

 

 

 

 

Not applicable.

 

 

 

Item 10:

 

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

 

 

 

 

 

Not applicable.

 

 

 

Item 11:

 

Controls and Procedures.

 

 

 

(a)

 

Based on their evaluation of the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of the Registrant have concluded that such disclosure controls and procedures are reasonably designed and effective to ensure that material information relating to the Registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to them by others within those entities.

 

 

 

(b)

 

There were no changes in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of

 


 

 

 

1940) that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

 

 

Item 12:

 

Exhibits.

 

 

 

(a)(1)

 

Amendments to Code of Ethics – Not applicable.

 

 

 

(a)(2)

 

Certification of each principal executive officer and principal financial officer of the Registrant as required by Rule 30a-2 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 is attached hereto as a part of EX-99.CERT.

 

 

 

(a)(3)

 

Not applicable.

 

 

 

  (b)

 

Certification of each principal executive officer and principal financial officer of the Registrant as required by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 is provided as a part of EX-99.906CERT.

 


 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

 

LORD ABBETT AFFILIATED FUND, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Robert S. Dow

 

 

Robert S. Dow

 

 

Chief Executive Officer and Chairman

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date: June 25, 2008

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Joan A. Binstock

 

 

Joan A. Binstock

 

 

Chief Financial Officer and Vice President

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date: June 25, 2008

 

 

 


 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

 

 

LORD ABBETT AFFILIATED FUND, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Robert S. Dow

 

 

Robert S. Dow

 

 

Chief Executive Officer and Chairman

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date: June 25, 2008

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Joan A. Binstock

 

 

Joan A. Binstock

 

 

Chief Financial Officer and Vice President

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date: June 25, 2008