US SMALL CAP DISCOVERIES FUND – Fund Documents

For more information on the Granahan US Small Cap Discoveries, a UCITS vehicle for non-US investors, please contact Karen Agnew - Senior Vice President, Director of Marketing Diversified Portfolio of US Micro-Cap and Emerging Growth Companies

Prospectus
Prospectus Addendum - 20 January, 2020
Supplement - Discoveries
KIID
Application - Discoveries
Semi-Annual Reports
Annual Reports
Historical Annual and Semi-Annual Reports
Constitution (Articles of Association)
UK Country Supplement
UK Tax Reporting 2018

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(1)Performance data quoted reflect past performance and are no guarantee of future results. Please note that the price of shares and the income from them can fall as well as rise and you may not get back the amount originally invested. Income receivable may vary from the amount of income projected at the time of making the investment.

(2)Exchange rate fluctuations may affect the value of an investment and any income derived from it.

(3)If you exercise any right to redeem, you may not get back the amount initially invested if the share price has fallen since you invested.

(4)There can be no guarantee that the tax position or proposed tax position prevailing at the time of the investment will not change.

(5)Dividends and capital gains on shares issued by sub-funds of Lord Abbett Passport Portfolios plc may be subject to withholding taxes imposed by the countries in which each particular sub-fund invests.

(6)The list of risk factors is not exhaustive and you should refer to the Prospectus and Supplements for additional risk factors pertaining to each relevant sub-fund.

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