485BPOS 1 c88827_485bpos.htm POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT (RULE 485B)

Securities Act File No 002-82544

Investment Company Act File No. 811-03691

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM N-1A

 

REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 X
   
Pre-Effective Amendment No.  
   
Post-Effective Amendment No. 52 X
   
and/or  
   
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940 X
   
Amendment No. 53 X

 

LORD ABBETT MID CAP STOCK FUND, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

90 Hudson Street, Jersey City, New Jersey 07302-3973
(Address of Principal Executive Office) (Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s Telephone Number, including Area Code: (800) 201-6984

 

Brooke A. Fapohunda, Esq.

Vice President and Assistant Secretary

90 Hudson Street, Jersey City, New Jersey 07302-3973

(Name and Address of Agent for Service)

 

It is proposed that this filing will become effective (check appropriate box):

 

X immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b)
__ on May 1, 2018 pursuant to paragraph (b)
__ 60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(1)
__ on (date) pursuant to paragraph (a)(1)
__ 75 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(2)
__ on (date) pursuant to paragraph (a)(2) of Rule 485

 

If appropriate, check the following box:

 

__ This post-effective amendment designates a new effective date for a previously filed post-effective amendment.
 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, the Registrant certifies that it meets all of the requirements for effectiveness of this Post-Effective Amendment to its Registration Statement under Rule 485(b) under the Securities Act and has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment to its Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, duly authorized, in the City of Jersey City, and State of New Jersey as of the 14th day of May, 2018.

 

  LORD ABBETT MID CAP STOCK FUND, INC.
     
  BY: /s/ Brooke A. Fapohunda
    Brooke A. Fapohunda
    Vice President and Assistant Secretary
     
  BY: /s/ Bernard J. Grzelak
    Bernard J. Grzelak
    Chief Financial Officer and Vice President

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Post-Effective Amendment to its Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

Signatures  Title  Date
        
James L.L. Tullis*  Chairman and Director  May 14, 2018
James L.L. Tullis*       
        
Douglas B. Sieg*  President, CEO, and Director  May 14, 2018
Douglas B. Sieg       
        
Eric C. Fast*  Director  May 14, 2018
Eric C. Fast       
        
Evelyn E. Guernsey*  Director  May 14, 2018
Evelyn E. Guernsey       
        
Julie A. Hill*  Director  May 14, 2018
Julie A. Hill       
        
Kathleen M. Lutito*  Director  May 14, 2018
Kathleen M. Lutito       
        
James M. McTaggart*  Director  May 14, 2018
James M. McTaggart       
        
Karla M. Rabusch*  Director  May 14, 2018
Karla M. Rabusch       
        
Mark A. Schmid*  Director  May 14, 2018
Mark A. Schmid       
        
*BY:  /s/ Brooke A. Fapohunda  
   Brooke A. Fapohunda
Attorney-in-Fact*
 
 

POWER OF ATTORNEY

 

Each person whose signature appears below on this Registration Statement hereby constitutes and appoints Lawrence H. Kaplan, Lawrence B. Stoller, and Brooke A. Fapohunda, each of them, with full power to act without the other, his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities (until revoked in writing) to sign any and all Registration Statements of each Fund enumerated on Exhibit A hereto for which such person serves as a Director/Trustee (including Registration Statements on Forms N-1A and N-14 and any amendments thereto), and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them, or their or his or her substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities indicated as of April 1, 2018.

 

Signatures   Title
     
/s/ James L.L. Tullis   Chairman and Director/Trustee
James L.L. Tullis    
   
/s/ Douglas B. Sieg   President, CEO and Director/Trustee
Douglas B. Sieg    
     
/s/ Eric C. Fast   Director/Trustee
Eric C. Fast    
     
/s/ Evelyn E. Guernsey   Director/Trustee
Evelyn E. Guernsey    
     
/s/ Julie A. Hill   Director/Trustee
Julie A. Hill    
     
/s/ Franklin W. Hobbs   Director/Trustee
Franklin W. Hobbs    
     
/s/ Kathleen M. Lutito   Director/Trustee
Kathleen M. Lutito    
     
/s/ James M. McTaggart   Director/Trustee
James M. McTaggart    
     
/s/ Karla M. Rabusch   Director/Trustee
Karla M. Rabusch    
     
/s/ Mark A. Schmid   Director/Trustee
Mark A. Schmid    
 

EXHIBIT A

 

Lord Abbett Affiliated Fund, Inc.

 

Lord Abbett Bond-Debenture Fund, Inc.

 

Lord Abbett Developing Growth Fund, Inc.

 

Lord Abbett Equity Trust

 

Lord Abbett Global Fund, Inc.

 

Lord Abbett Investment Trust

 

Lord Abbett Mid Cap Stock Fund, Inc.

 

Lord Abbett Municipal Income Fund, Inc.

 

Lord Abbett Research Fund, Inc.

 

Lord Abbett Securities Trust

 

Lord Abbett Series Fund, Inc.

 

Lord Abbett U.S. Government & Government Sponsored Enterprises Money Market Fund, Inc.

 

EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit No.  Description
    
EX-101.INS  XBRL Instance Document
EX-101.SCH  XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
EX-101.DEF  XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase
EX-101.LAB  XBRL Taxonomy Extension Labels Linkbase
EX-101.PRE  XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase