Post-effective Amendment (investment Company, Rule 485(b)) (485bpos)

1933 Act File No. 002-10638

1940 Act File No. 811-00005

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM N-1A

 

REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933	S
Pre-Effective Amendment No.	£
Post-Effective Amendment No. 108	S
and/or
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940	S
Amendment No. 108	S

 

LORD ABBETT AFFILIATED 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: [phone]

 

Thomas R. Phillips, 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)

 

S		immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b)
£		on (date) 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 be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, duly authorized, in the City of Jersey City, and State of New Jersey on the 19 ^th day of March, 2014.

 

			LORD ABBETT AFFILIATED FUND, INC.
	BY:		/s/ Thomas R. Phillips
			Thomas R. Phillips
			Vice President and Assistant Secretary
	BY:		/s/ Joan A. Binstock
			Joan A. Binstock
			Chief Financial Officer and Vice President

 

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

 

Signatures		Title		Date
E. Thayer Bigelow* E. Thayer Bigelow	Chairman and Director			March 19, 2014
Daria L. Foster* Daria L. Foster	President and Director			March 19, 2014
Robert B. Calhoun, Jr.* Robert B. Calhoun, Jr.	Director			March 19, 2014
Evelyn E. Guernsey* Evelyn E. Guernsey	Director			March 19, 2014
Julie A. Hill* Julie A. Hill	Director			March 19, 2014
Franklin W. Hobbs* Franklin W. Hobbs	Director			March 19, 2014
James M. McTaggart* James M. McTaggart	Director			March 19, 2014
James L. L. Tullis* James L. L. Tullis	Director			March 19, 2014

 

* BY:		/s/ Thomas R. Phillips
		Thomas R. Phillips
		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, Thomas R. Phillips, 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 and on the dates indicated.

 

Signatures		Title		Date
/s/ E. Thayer Bigelow		Chairman and Director/Trustee		January 1, 2013
E. Thayer Bigelow
/s/ Daria L. Foster		President, CEO, and Director/Trustee		January 1, 2013
Daria L. Foster
/s/ Robert B. Calhoun, Jr.		Director/Trustee		January 1, 2013
Robert B. Calhoun, Jr.
/s/ Evelyn E. Guernsey		Director/Trustee		January 1, 2013
Evelyn E. Guernsey
/s/ Julie A. Hill		Director/Trustee		January 1, 2013
Julie A. Hill
/s/ Franklin W. Hobbs		Director/Trustee		January 1, 2013
Franklin W. Hobbs
/s/ James M. McTaggart		Director/Trustee		January 1, 2013
James M. McTaggart
/s/ James L. L. Tullis		Director/Trustee		January 1, 2013
James L. L. Tullis

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 Stock Appreciation Fund

 

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