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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000930413-19-000507
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	SC 13G
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20190214
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20190214

SUBJECT COMPANY:	

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Malibu Boats, Inc.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001590976
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SHIP & BOAT BUILDING & REPAIRING [3730]
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0630

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		SC 13G
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	005-87995
		FILM NUMBER:		19602997

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		5075 KIMBERLY WAY
		CITY:			LOUDON
		STATE:			TN
		ZIP:			37774
		BUSINESS PHONE:		865-458-5478

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		5075 KIMBERLY WAY
		CITY:			LOUDON
		STATE:			TN
		ZIP:			37774

FILED BY:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			LORD, ABBETT & CO. LLC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000728100
		IRS NUMBER:				135620131
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		SC 13G

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		90 HUDSON STREET
		STREET 2:		10TH FLOOR
		CITY:			JERSEY CITY
		STATE:			NJ
		ZIP:			07302
		BUSINESS PHONE:		201-395-2000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		90 HUDSON STREET
		STREET 2:		10TH FLOOR
		CITY:			JERSEY CITY
		STATE:			NJ
		ZIP:			07302

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	LORD ABBETT & CO LLC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20050608

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	LORD ABBETT & CO
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19940808
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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><B>UNITED STATES</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><B>SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Washington,
D.C. 20549</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center">&nbsp;</P>


<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>SCHEDULE 13G</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934</B><BR>
<B>(Amendment No. )*</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 18pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1px solid"><B>Malibu
Boats, Inc.</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">(Name of Issuer)</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1px solid"><B>Common
Stock</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">(Title of Class of Securities)</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1px solid">56117J100</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">(CUSIP Number)</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1px solid"><B>December
31, 2018</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of
this Statement)</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to
which this Schedule is filed:</P>

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<TR>
    <TD STYLE="width: 9%; text-align: center; padding-top: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Wingdings">x</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 91%; padding-top: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Rule 13d-1(b)</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; padding-top: 5pt; padding-bottom: 5pt"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Wingdings">o</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 5pt; padding-bottom: 5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Rule 13d-1(c)</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Wingdings">o</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Rule 13d-1(d)</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a
reporting person&rsquo;s initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment
containing information which would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">The information required in the remainder of this cover page
shall not be deemed to be &ldquo;filed&rdquo; for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (&ldquo;Act&rdquo;)
or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however,
see the Notes).</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; border-bottom: Black 1px solid; padding-left: 5pt">CUSIP No.&nbsp;56117J100</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

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    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 3pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-bottom: 3pt">1.</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; padding-left: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt">Names of Reporting Persons<BR>
    Lord, Abbett&nbsp;&amp; Co. LLC</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD COLSPAN="4">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 3pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-bottom: 3pt">2.</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="padding-left: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt">Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)</TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="width: 5%; padding-bottom: 3pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; width: 5%; padding-bottom: 3pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 5%; padding-left: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt">(a)</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 85%; border-bottom: Black 1px solid; padding-left: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">o</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 3pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-bottom: 3pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt">(b)</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; padding-left: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">o</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD COLSPAN="4">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 3pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-bottom: 3pt">3.</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: Black 1px solid; padding-left: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt">SEC Use Only</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD COLSPAN="4">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 3pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-bottom: 3pt">4.</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: Black 1px solid; padding-left: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt">Citizenship or Place of
    Organization <BR>
    Delaware</TD></TR>
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<TR>
    <TD STYLE="width: 15%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 5%; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 80%; padding-left: 3pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD ROWSPAN="7">Number of<BR>
    Shares<BR>
    Beneficially<BR>
    Owned by<BR>
    Each<BR>
    Reporting<BR>
    Person With</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-bottom: 3pt">5.</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: Black 1px solid; padding-left: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt">Sole Voting Power <BR>
    1,207,837</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD COLSPAN="2">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-bottom: 3pt">6.</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: Black 1px solid; padding-left: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt">Shared Voting Power <BR>
    0</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD COLSPAN="2">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-bottom: 3pt">7.</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: Black 1px solid; padding-left: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt">Sole Dispositive Power <BR>
    1,097,699</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD COLSPAN="2">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-bottom: 3pt">8.</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: Black 1px solid; padding-left: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt">Shared Dispositive Power <BR>
    0</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">&nbsp;</P>

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<TR>
    <TD STYLE="width: 5%; padding-bottom: 3pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; width: 5%; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">9.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; width: 90%; border-bottom: Black 1px solid; padding-left: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Aggregate
    Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person</FONT><BR>
    <FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">1,242,146</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD COLSPAN="3">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 3pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">10.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: Black 1px solid; padding-left: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Check
    if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions)&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">o
    </FONT>N/A</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD COLSPAN="3">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 3pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">11.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: Black 1px solid; padding-left: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Percent
    of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)</FONT><BR>
    <FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">5.96%</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD COLSPAN="3">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 3pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">12.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: Black 1px solid; padding-left: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Type of Reporting
    Person (See Instructions)</FONT><BR>
    <FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">IA</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD COLSPAN="4"><B>Item 1.</B></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD COLSPAN="4">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 3pt">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-bottom: 3pt">(a)</TD>
<TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; padding-left: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt">Name of Issuer<BR> Malibu Boats, Inc.</TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-top: 3pt">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-top: 3pt">(b)</TD>
<TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; padding-left: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-top: 3pt">Address of Issuer&rsquo;s Principal Executive Offices<BR>
5075 Kimberly Way<BR> Loudon, Tennessee 37774</TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD COLSPAN="4">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD COLSPAN="4"><B>Item 2.</B></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD COLSPAN="4">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD STYLE="vertical-align: top">(a)</TD>
<TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; padding-left: 3pt">Name of Person Filing<BR> Lord, Abbett&nbsp;&amp; Co.
LLC.</TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD STYLE="padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt">(b)</TD>
<TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; padding-left: 3pt; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt">Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence<BR>
90 Hudson Street<BR>
Jersey City, NJ 07302.</TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD STYLE="padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt">(c)</TD>
<TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; padding-left: 3pt; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt">Citizenship<BR> See No. 4 on page 2.</TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD STYLE="padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt">(d)</TD>
<TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; padding-left: 3pt; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt">Title of Class of Securities<BR> See cover page.</TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD STYLE="padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt">(e)</TD>
<TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; padding-left: 3pt; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt">CUSIP Number<BR> See cover page.</TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD COLSPAN="4">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD STYLE="vertical-align: top"><B>Item 3.</B></TD>
<TD COLSPAN="3"><B>If this statement is filed pursuant to &sect;&sect;240.13d-1(b) or 240.13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person
filing is a:</B></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD STYLE="vertical-align: top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD COLSPAN="3">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD STYLE="width: 10%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD STYLE="width: 5%">(a)</TD>
<TD STYLE="width: 5%; padding-left: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">o</FONT></TD>
<TD STYLE="width: 80%">Broker or dealer registered under section 15 of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78o).</TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD STYLE="padding-left: 3pt">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD>(b)</TD>
<TD STYLE="padding-left: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">o</FONT></TD>
<TD>Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c).</TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD STYLE="padding-left: 3pt">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD>(c)</TD>
<TD STYLE="padding-left: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">o</FONT></TD>
<TD>Insurance company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c).</TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD STYLE="padding-left: 3pt">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD STYLE="vertical-align: top">(d)</TD>
<TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-left: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">o</FONT></TD>
<TD STYLE="vertical-align: top">Investment company registered under section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C.
80a-8).</TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD STYLE="vertical-align: top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-left: 3pt">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD STYLE="vertical-align: top">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD STYLE="vertical-align: top">(e)</TD>
<TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-left: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">x</FONT></TD>
<TD STYLE="vertical-align: top">An investment adviser in accordance with &sect;240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E);</TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD STYLE="vertical-align: top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-left: 3pt">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD STYLE="vertical-align: top">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD STYLE="vertical-align: top">(f)</TD>
<TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-left: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">o</FONT></TD>
<TD STYLE="vertical-align: top">An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with &sect;240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F);</TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD STYLE="vertical-align: top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-left: 3pt">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD STYLE="vertical-align: top">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD STYLE="vertical-align: top">(g)</TD>
<TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-left: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">o</FONT></TD>
<TD STYLE="vertical-align: top">A parent holding company or control person in accordance with &sect;240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G);</TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD STYLE="vertical-align: top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-left: 3pt">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD STYLE="vertical-align: top">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD STYLE="vertical-align: top">(h)</TD>
<TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-left: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">o</FONT></TD>
<TD STYLE="vertical-align: top">A savings association as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C.
1813);</TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD STYLE="vertical-align: top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-left: 3pt">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD STYLE="vertical-align: top">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD STYLE="vertical-align: top">(i)</TD>
<TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-left: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">o</FONT></TD>
<TD STYLE="vertical-align: top">A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under section 3(c)(14)
of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3);</TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD STYLE="vertical-align: top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-left: 3pt">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD STYLE="vertical-align: top">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD>(j)</TD>
<TD STYLE="padding-left: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">o</FONT></TD>
<TD>A non-U.S. institution in accordance with &sect; 240.13d&ndash;1(b)(1)(ii)(J);</TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD STYLE="padding-left: 3pt">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD STYLE="text-align: left; vertical-align: top">(k)</TD>
<TD STYLE="padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">o</FONT></TD>
<TD>Group, in accordance with &sect; 240.13d&ndash;1(b)(1)(ii)(K). If filing as a non-U.S. institution in accordance with&nbsp;&sect;
240.13d&ndash;1(b)(1)(ii)(J), please specify the type of institution:____________________________ &nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt"><B>Item 4.</B></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="vertical-align: bottom"><B>Ownership</B></TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD COLSPAN="4">Provide the following information regarding the aggregate number and percentage of the class of securities
    of the issuer identified in Item 1.</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD COLSPAN="4">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; vertical-align: top; padding-bottom: 3pt">(a)</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; padding-left: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt">Amount beneficially owned: <BR>
    <FONT STYLE="font-size: 5pt">&nbsp;</FONT><BR>
    See No. 9 on page 2.</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; vertical-align: top; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt">(b)</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; padding-left: 3pt; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt">Percent of class: <BR>
    <FONT STYLE="font-size: 5pt">&nbsp;</FONT><BR>
    See No. 11 on page 2.</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt; padding-bottom: 10pt; padding-top: 3pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; vertical-align: top; padding-bottom: 10pt; padding-top: 3pt">(c)</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; padding-left: 3pt; padding-bottom: 10pt; padding-top: 3pt">Number of shares as to which
    the person has:</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 10%; padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 5%; text-align: left; vertical-align: top; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 5%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt">(i)</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 80%; border-bottom: Black 1px solid; padding-left: 3pt; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt">Sole power to vote or to direct the vote <BR>
    <FONT STYLE="font-size: 5pt">&nbsp;</FONT><BR>
    See No. 5 on page 2.</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; vertical-align: top; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; vertical-align: top; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt">(ii)</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; padding-left: 3pt; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt">Shared power to vote or to direct the vote <BR>
    <FONT STYLE="font-size: 5pt">&nbsp;</FONT><BR>
    See No. 6 on page 2.</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; vertical-align: top; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; vertical-align: top; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt">(iii)</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; padding-left: 3pt; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt">Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of <BR>
    <FONT STYLE="font-size: 5pt">&nbsp;</FONT><BR>
    See No. 7 on page 2.</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; vertical-align: top; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; vertical-align: top; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt">(iv)</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1px solid; padding-left: 3pt; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt">Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of <BR>
    <FONT STYLE="font-size: 5pt">&nbsp;</FONT><BR>
    See No. 8 on page 2.</TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="width: 10%"><B>Item 5.</B></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 90%"><B>Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class</B></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as
of the date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class of securities,
check the following <FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">o</FONT>.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Not applicable.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 10%"><B>Item 6.</B></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 90%"><B>Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person</B></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Securities reported on this Schedule 13G as being beneficially
owned by Lord, Abbett&nbsp;&amp; Co. LLC are held on behalf on investment advisory clients, which may include investment companies
registered under the Investment Company Act, employee benefit plans, pension funds or other institutional clients.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Not applicable.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

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<TR>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; width: 10%"><B>Item 7.</B></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 90%"><B>Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on
    by the Parent Holding Company or Control Person</B></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Not applicable.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 10%"><B>Item 8.</B></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 90%"><B>Identification and Classification of Members of the Group</B></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Not applicable.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 10%"><B>Item 9.</B></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 90%"><B>Notice of Dissolution of Group</B></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Not applicable.</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 10%"><B>Item 10.</B></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 90%"><B>Certification</B></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge
and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired and are held in the ordinary course of business and were not acquired
and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities
and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Signature</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and
belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.</P>

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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: Black 1px solid; text-align: center; width: 50%">February 14, 2019</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: center">Date</TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: Black 1px solid; text-align: center">/s/ Joseph M. McGill</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: center">Signature</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: Black 1px solid; text-align: center">Joseph M. McGill / Chief Compliance
    Officer</TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: center">Name/Title</TD></TR>
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