Addendum to Management Agreement between Lord Abbett Research Fund, Inc. and Lord, Abbett & Co. Dated December 12, 2001 (the "Agreement") Lord, Abbett & Co. and Lord Abbett Research Fund, Inc. (the "Corporation") on behalf of a series of the...

                             Addendum to Management
                         Agreement between Lord Xxxxxx
                   Research Fund, Inc. and Lord, Xxxxxx & Co.
                   Dated December 12, 2001 (the "Agreement")


     Lord, Xxxxxx & Co. and Lord Xxxxxx Research Fund, Inc. (the  "Corporation")
on behalf of a series of the  Corporation,  Lord  Xxxxxx  America's  Value  Fund
("Series")  do hereby agree that the annual  management  fee rate for the Series
with respect to paragraph 2 of the Agreement shall be .75% of 1% of the value of
the Series' average daily net assets.

     For purposes of Section 15 (a) of the Act,  this Addendum and the Agreement
shall together constitute the investment advisory contract of the Series.



                               LORD, XXXXXX & CO.


                          BY: /s/ XXXX X. XXXXXXX
                                    Partner


                         LORD XXXXXX RESEARCH FUND, INC.
                 (on behalf of Lord Xxxxxx America's Value Fund)


                          BY: /s/ XXXXXXXXX X. XXXXXXX
                                 Vice President



Dated:  December 14, 2001