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RULE NO. 497(b)
REGISTRATION NO. 333-51721
UNCOMMON
VALUES
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A UNIT INVESTMENT TRUST
A UNIT INVESTMENT TRUST
1998 SERIES
The Uncommon Values Trust, 1998 Series is a
unit investment trust that offers investors
SALOMON SMITH BARNEY the opportunity to purchase Units
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A Member of TravelersGroup LOGO portfolio of 15 equity securities selected by
the TEN+ Selection Committee, based on the
recommendation of the Research Department, of
Salomon Smith Barney as the Trust Portfolio.
The value of the Units will fluctuate with
the value of the underlying securities and
the Trust is not appropriate for investors
requiring high current income or conservation
of capital. The minimum purchase is $250.
THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED BY THE
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR ANY STATE SECURITIES
COMMISSION NOR HAS THE COMMISSION OR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION
PASSED UPON THE ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY OF THIS PROSPECTUS. ANY
REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.
Prospectus dated July 6, 1998
Read and retain this Prospectus for future reference
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UNCOMMON VALUES TRUST, 1998 SERIES
INVESTMENT SUMMARY AS OF JULY 2, 1998+
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SPONSOR
Smith Barney Inc.
INITIAL NUMBER OF UNITS++.......................................... 1,500,000
FRACTIONAL UNDIVIDED INTEREST IN TRUST REPRESENTED BY EACH UNIT.... 1/1,500,000
PUBLIC OFFERING PRICE (per 1,000 Units)
Aggregate value of Securities in Trust*........................... $ 1,445,197
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Divided by 1,500,000 Units (times 1,000).......................... $ 963.46
Plus sales charge of 4.00% of Public Offering Price (4.167% of the
net amount invested in Securities)**............................. $ 40.15
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Public Offering Price per 1,000 Units............................. $ 1,003.61
Plus the amount per 1,000 Units in the Income and Capital Accounts
(see Description of the Trust--Income)........................... $ -0-
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Total (per 1,000 Units)........................................... $ 1,003.61
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SPONSOR'S REPURCHASE PRICE AND REDEMPTION PRICE*** PER 1,000 UNITS
(based on value of underlying securities)........................ $ 963.46
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DISTRIBUTIONS
Distributions of income, if any, will be made on the next to last business
day of each year, commencing December 30, 1998, to Holders of record on the
immediately prior business day of each year, commencing December 29, 1998 and
will be automatically reinvested in additional Units of this Trust at no
extra charge unless the Holder elects to receive his distribution in cash. A
Final Distribution will be made upon the termination of the Trust.
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SPONSOR'S PROFIT ON DEPOSIT........ $2,842
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TRUSTEE'S ANNUAL FEE
$.76 per 1,000 Units
(see Expenses and Charges)
SPONSOR'S ANNUAL FEE
Maximum of $.25 per 1,000 Units
(see Expenses and Charges)
RECORD DAY
The business day immediately prior
to a Distribution Day.
DISTRIBUTION DAY
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On the next to last business day of each year, commencing December 30, 1998,
and upon termination and liquidation of the Trust.
EVALUATION TIME
9:30 A.M. and 4:00 P.M. New York time on July 6, 1998 and 4:00 P.M. New York
time (or earlier close of the New York Stock Exchange) thereafter.
TRUSTEE AND DISTRIBUTION AGENT
The Chase Manhattan Bank
MINIMUM VALUE OF TRUST
The trust indenture between the Sponsor and the Trustee (the "Indenture") may
be terminated if the net asset value of the Trust is less than $500,000, un-
less the net asset value of Trust deposits has exceeded $50,000,000. In that
case, the Indenture may be terminated if the net asset value of the Trust is
less than $20,000,000. See Risk Factors, page 3.
MANDATORY TERMINATION OF TRUST
July 31, 2001 (the "Mandatory Termination Date"), or at any earlier time by
the Sponsor with the consent of Holders of 51% of the Units then outstanding.
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+ The Initial Date of Deposit. The Trust Indenture was signed and the initial
deposit was made on July 2, 1998. Valuation of Securities is based on the
market value per share as of July 2, 1998, as more fully explained in the
footnotes to the Portfolio of the Uncommon Values Trust, 1998 Series. After
the 9:30 A.M. evaluation on July 6, 1998, Securities quoted on a national
securities exchange or NASDAQ National Market System, or a foreign
securities exchange, are valued at the closing sale price or, if, no price
exists, at the mean between the closing bid and offer prices.
++ The Sponsor may create additional Units during the offering period of the
Trust.
* Approximately $.30 of the proceeds from the Public Offering Price per 1,000
Units will be invested in Securities during, and liquidated at the
completion of, the initial offering period, to reimburse the Sponsor for
the payment of all or a portion of the estimated costs incurred in
organizing and offering the Trust ("organization costs")--including costs
of preparing the registration statement, the trust indenture and other
closing documents, registering units with the SEC and the states and the
initial audit of the Trust portfolio. The reimbursement to the Sponsor for
the organization costs will be paid from the assets of the Trust as of the
close of the initial offering period. To the extent the actual organization
costs are less than the estimated amount, only the actual organization
costs will be reimbursed to the Sponsor. To the extent that actual
organization costs are greater than the estimated amount, only the
estimated organization costs included in the Public Offering Price will be
reimbursed to the Sponsor and deducted from the assets of the Trust. See
Risk Factors for a discussion of the impact of a decrease in value of the
Securities purchased with the Public Offering Price proceeds intended to be
used to reimburse the Sponsor.
** The sales charge will not be assessed on those Securities in the Trust
purchased with the proceeds of the Public Offering Price that are intended
to be liquidated to reimburse the Sponsor for the organization costs.The
sales charge will be reduced on a graduated scale in the case of quantity
purchases. Additionally, sales charges will be reduced each quarter during
the first year of the Trust. Commencing October 1, 1998, the maximum sales
charge will be 3.00%; commencing January 4, 1999 the maximum sales charge
will be 2.00% and commencing April 1, 1999 the sales charge will be 1.00%.
See Public Sale of Units--Public Offering Price.
*** As of the close of the initial offering period, the Sponsor's Repurchase
Price and Redemption Price per 1,000 Units for the Trust will be reduced to
reflect the payment of the per 1,000 Unit organization costs to the Sponsor.
All redemptions of 50,000 Units or more may, upon request by a redeeming
Holder, be made in kind to the Distribution Agent, who will either forward
the distributed securities to the Holder or sell the securities on behalf of
the redeeming Holder and distribute the proceeds (net of any brokerage
commission or other expenses incurred in the sale) to the Holder. See
Redemption.
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UNCOMMON VALUES TRUST, 1998 SERIES
INVESTMENT SUMMARY AS OF JULY 2, 1998 (CONTINUED)
OBJECTIVE OF THE TRUST -- The objective of the Trust is to provide investors
with the possibility of capital appreciation through a convenient and cost-
effective investment in a fixed portfolio consisting of shares of the 15 common
stocks (the "Securities") selected by the Sponsor for the 1998 Trust portfolio
(the "Portfolio"). The Sponsor has selected for the Portfolio stocks which it
considers to have the best possibility for capital appreciation over a period
of one year relative to risks and opportunities. The payment of dividends is
not a primary objective of the Trust. Achievement of the Trust's objective is
dependent upon several factors including the financial condition of the issuers
of the Securities and any appreciation of the Securities. Furthermore, because
of various factors, including without limitation, Trust sales charges and
expenses, unequal weightings of stocks, brokerage costs and any delays in
purchasing securities with cash deposited, investors in the Trust may not
realize as high a total return as the theoretical performance of the underlying
stocks in the Portfolio.
PORTFOLIO -- The Portfolio contains 15 common stocks issued by companies
engaged primarily in the following industries: telecommunications equipment,
insurance, biotechnology, semi-conductor equipment, building products, banking,
conglomerates, computers, telecommunications/semiconductor equipment, truck
manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, oil well services, retail, natural gas and
office equipment. The telecommunications equipment issue, Alcatel Alsthom ADS,
is an American Depository Share. Although there are certain risks of price
volatility associated with investment in common stocks (particularly with an
investment in one or two common stocks), your risk is reduced because your
capital is divided among 15 stocks from 15 different industry groups. (See Risk
Factors.)
The initial purchase of Securities will not necessarily represent equal
dollar amounts of each of the Securities; however, with the initial deposit of
Securities, the Sponsor established a proportionate relationship among the
number of shares of each stock deposited in the Portfolio. During the 90-day
period following the Initial Date of Deposit, the Sponsor may create additional
Units by depositing cash (or a bank letter of credit in lieu of cash) with
instructions to purchase Securities, additional Securities or contracts to
purchase additional Securities maintaining to the extent practicable the
original proportionate relationship among the number of shares of each stock in
the Portfolio. Replacement Securities may be acquired under specified
conditions. It may not be possible to maintain the exact original proportionate
relationship among the Securities deposited on the Initial Date of Deposit
because of, among other reasons, purchase requirements, changes in price or the
unavailability of Securities. Any deposits of Securities after the 90-day
period must replicate exactly the proportionate relationship among the number
of shares comprising the Portfolio at the end of the initial 90-day period,
subject to certain events discussed under Administration of the Trust -- Trust
Supervision. The Sponsor may cease creating Units (temporarily or permanently)
at any time. (See Administration of the Trust -- Trust Supervision.)
RISK FACTORS -- Investment in the Trust should be made with an understanding
that the value of the underlying Securities, and therefore the value of the
Units, will fluctuate, depending on the full range of economic and market
influences which may affect the market value of the Securities, including the
profitability and financial condition of issuers, conditions in a given
issuer's industry, market conditions and values of common stocks generally, and
other factors.
The Sponsor's buying and selling of the Securities, especially during the
initial offering of Units of the Trust or to satisfy redemptions of Units may
impact upon the value of the underlying Securities and the Units. The
publication of the list of the Securities selected for the Trust may also cause
increased buying activity in certain
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UNCOMMON VALUES TRUST, 1998 SERIES
INVESTMENT SUMMARY AS OF JULY 2, 1998 (CONTINUED)
of the stocks comprising the Portfolio. After such announcement, investment
advisory and brokerage clients of the Sponsor and its affiliates may purchase
individual Securities appearing on the list during the course of the initial
offering period or may purchase warrants issued by the Sponsor or its
affiliates which are based on the performance of the Securities on the list.
The Sponsor or its affiliates may also purchase Securities as a hedge against
its risk on the warrants (although generally the Sponsor and its affiliates
will not purchase Securities for their own account until after the Trust
portfolio has been acquired). Such buying activity in the stock of these
companies or issuance of the warrants prior to the purchase of the Securities
by the Trust may cause the Trust to purchase stocks at a higher price than
those buyers who effect purchases prior to purchases by the Trust.
The Trust is not appropriate for investors requiring high current income or
conservation of capital. Securities representing approximately 33% of the value
of the Portfolio have been ranked High Risk by the Salomon Smith Barney's
Research Department, described as "low predictability of earnings/dividends;
high price volatility".
The Securities purchased with the portion of the Public Offering Price
intended to be used to reimburse the Sponsor for the Trust's organization
costs, may decrease in value during the initial offering period. To the extent
the proceeds from the sale of these Securities are insufficient to repay the
Sponsor for the Trust's organization costs, the Trustee will sell additional
Securities to allow the Trust to fully reimburse the Sponsor. In that event,
the net asset value per Unit will be reduced by the amount of Securities sold.
This will also result in an increase in the cost per Unit of the reimbursement
to the Sponsor.
If cash (or a letter of credit in lieu of cash) is deposited with
instructions to purchase Securities in connection with the issuance of
additional Units during the public offering period, there is the risk that the
price of a Security will increase between the time of the deposit and the time
the Security is purchased resulting in a reduction in the number of shares
purchased for the Portfolio. Price fluctuations during the period from the time
of deposit of cash to the time the Securities are purchased, and payment of
brokerage fees, will affect the value of every Holder's Units, the number of
shares of each Security represented by each Unit and the income per Unit
received by the Trust. Some of the Securities may have limited trading volume.
The Trustee with directions from the Sponsor will endeavor to purchase
Securities with deposited cash as soon as practicable reserving the right to
purchase those Securities over the 20 business days following each deposit in
an effort to reduce the effect of these purchases on the market price of those
stocks. This could, however, result in the Trust's failure to participate in
any appreciation of those stocks before the cash is invested. If any cash
remains at the end of this period and cannot be invested in one or more stocks
at what the Sponsor considers reasonable prices, it intends to use that cash to
purchase each of the other securities in the original proportionate
relationship among those securities. Similarly, at termination of the Trust,
the Sponsor reserves the right to sell Securities over a period of up to 20
business days to lessen the impact of its sales on the market price of the
Securities. The proceeds received by Holders following termination of the Trust
will reflect the actual sales proceeds received on the Securities, which will
likely differ from the closing sale price on the Mandatory Termination Date.
(See Description of the Trust -- Risk Factors.)
Common stocks may be especially susceptible to general stock market movements
and to volatile increases and decreases in value as market confidence in and
perceptions of the issuers change. Investors should be aware that there can be
no assurance that the value of the underlying Securities will increase or that
the issuers of the
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UNCOMMON VALUES TRUST, 1998 SERIES
INVESTMENT SUMMARY AS OF JULY 2, 1998 (CONTINUED)
Securities will pay dividends on outstanding shares. Any distributions of
income to Holders will generally depend upon the declaration of dividends by
the issuers of the Securities and the declaration of any dividends depends upon
several factors including the financial condition of the issuers and general
economic conditions.
Unlike a mutual fund, the Portfolio is not actively managed and the Sponsor
receives no management fee. Therefore, the adverse financial condition of an
issuer will not necessarily require the sale of Securities from the Portfolio
or mean that the Sponsor will not continue to purchase the Security in order to
create additional Units. Investors should note in particular that the
Securities were selected on the basis of the criteria set forth above under
Objective of the Trust and that the Trust may continue to purchase or hold
Securities originally selected through this process even though the evaluation
of the attractiveness of the Securities may have changed. In the event a public
tender offer is made for a Security or a merger or acquisition is announced
affecting a Security, the Sponsor may instruct the Trustee to tender or sell
the Security on the open market when, in its opinion, it is in the best
interest of the holders of the Units to do so. Although the Portfolio is
regularly reviewed and evaluated and the Sponsor may instruct the Trustee to
sell Securities under certain limited circumstances, Securities will not be
sold by the Trust to take advantage of market fluctuations or changes in
anticipated rates of appreciation. As a result, the amount realized upon the
sale of the Securities may not be the highest price attained by an individual
Security during the life of the Trust. Salomon Smith Barney has currently
assigned certain rankings to the issuers of Securities based on stock
performance expectations and level of risk (see footnote 2 to the Portfolio on
page 10). These rankings are subject to change. Securities will not necessarily
be sold by the Trust based on a change in rankings, although the Sponsor
intends to review the desirability of holding any Security if its ranking is
reduced below 3. The prices of single shares of each of the Securities in the
Trust vary widely, and the effect of a dollar of fluctuation, either higher or
lower, in stock prices will be much greater as a percentage of the lower-price
stocks' purchase price than as a percentage of the higher-price stocks'
purchase price.
Investors should note that should the size of the Trust be reduced below the
Minimum Value of Trust stated on page 2 the Trust may be terminated at that
time by the Sponsor, well before the Mandatory Termination Date of the Trust.
Any difference between the aggregate prices the Sponsor paid to acquire the
Securities and the aggregate prices at which Securities were initially
deposited in the Trust is noted on page 2 under Sponsor's Profit/Loss on
Deposit. The Sponsor's profit or loss on the deposit of Securities largely
depends on whether the Securities' prices rise in response to the Sponsor's
purchases of possibly large volumes of the Securities for initial and
subsequent deposits in the Trust. The effect of the Sponsor's purchases of
Securities on the prices of the Securities is unpredictable.
FOREIGN SECURITIES AND AMERICAN DEPOSITARY RECEIPTS -- The Trust may contain
Securities of foreign issuers or American Depositary Receipts ("ADRs") for
securities that have been issued by non-United States issuers. These
instruments are subject to special considerations in addition to those
affecting common stocks of United States issuers. For a discussion of special
considerations relating to foreign securities and ADRs, see Description of the
Trust -- Risk Factors; Taxes.
PRIVATE PLACEMENTS; UNDERWRITING -- None of the Securities in the Trust
consists of privately-placed common stocks. Except as indicated under
Portfolio, the Sponsor has not participated as sole underwriter, managing
underwriter or member of an underwriting syndicate from which any of the
Securities in the Trust were acquired.
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UNCOMMON VALUES TRUST, 1998 SERIES
INVESTMENT SUMMARY AS OF JULY 2, 1998 (CONTINUED)
PUBLIC OFFERING PRICE -- The Public Offering Price per 1,000 Units is equal
to the aggregate value of the underlying Securities and any cash held to
purchase Securities, divided by the number of Units outstanding times 1,000,
plus a sales charge of 4.00%* of the Public Offering Price; this results in a
sales charge of 4.167%* of the net amount invested in underlying Securities.
Units are offered at the Public Offering Price plus the net amount per Unit in
the Income Account (see Public Sale of Units). In addition, during the initial
public offering period, the Public Offering Price per 1,000 Units will include
an amount sufficient to reimburse the Sponsor for the payment of all or a
portion of the estimated organization and offering costs (collectively,
"organization costs") of the Trust. The minimum purchase is $250. Investors
should note that the Public Offering Price of Units varies each business day
with the value of the underlying Securities. There is no "par value" for Units.
INCOME DISTRIBUTIONS -- Distributions of dividends (net of expenses) and any
principal received by the Trust will be automatically reinvested in additional
Units of the Trust at no extra charge and each Holder of Units will participate
unless the Holder elects to receive distributions of dividends or principal, or
both, in cash. Holders who reinvest their distributions will receive additional
Units and will therefore own a greater percentage of the Trust than Holders who
receive cash distributions (see Reinvestment Plan). Distributions are expected
to be made on the next to last business day of December of each year,
commencing December 30, 1998 to Holders of record on the immediately prior
business day. As soon as practicable after termination of the Trust (generally
after seven days), the Trustee will distribute to each Unitholder his pro rata
share of the amount realized on disposition of the Securities remaining in the
Trust plus any other assets then in the Trust, less expenses of the Trust. The
other assets of the Trust will include any dividends, interest income and net
realized capital gains which have not been distributed. The total distribution
may be less than the amount paid for Units.
MARKET FOR UNITS -- The Sponsor, though not obligated to do so, intends from
the commencement of the Trust to maintain a market for Units and continually to
offer to purchase Units from Holders desiring to sell them at a price based on
the aggregate value of the underlying Securities (see Market for Units).
Whenever a market is not maintained, a Holder may be able to dispose of his
Units only through redemption (see Redemption).
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* This sales charge will be reduced on a graduated scale in the case of
quantity purchases. Additionally, sales charges will also be reduced each
succeeding quarter during the first year of the Trust, commencing October 1,
1998. See Public Sale of Units -- Public Offering Price.
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UNCOMMON VALUES TRUST, 1998 SERIES
INVESTMENT SUMMARY AS OF JULY 2, 1998 (CONTINUED)
FEE TABLE
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THIS FEE TABLE IS INTENDED TO HELP YOU TO UNDERSTAND THE COSTS AND EXPENSES
THAT YOU WILL BEAR DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY. SEE PUBLIC SALE OF UNITS AND
EXPENSES AND CHARGES. ALTHOUGH THE TRUST IS A UNIT INVESTMENT TRUST RATHER THAN
A MUTUAL FUND, THIS INFORMATION IS PRESENTED TO PERMIT A COMPARISON OF FEES.
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UNITHOLDER TRANSACTION EXPENSES
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Maximum Sales Charge Imposed on Purchase (as a percentage of offering
price)................................................................ 4.000%
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ORGANIZATION COSTS
Reimbursement to Sponsor for Estimated Organization Costs.............. .031%
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ESTIMATED ANNUAL TRUST OPERATING EXPENSES
(AS A PERCENTAGE OF AVERAGE NET ASSETS)
Trustee's Fee.......................................................... .079%
Maximum Portfolio Supervision, Bookkeeping and Administrative Fees..... .026%
Other Operating Expenses............................................... .009%
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Total............................................................... .114%
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EXAMPLE
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CUMULATIVE
EXPENSES PAID
FOR PERIOD:
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YEAR YEARS YEARS
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An investor would pay the following expenses on a $1,000
investment, assuming the Trust's estimated annual operating
expense ratio of .114% and a 5% annual return on the
investment throughout the periods.......................... $41 $42 $44
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The Example assumes reinvestment of all dividends and distributions and
utilizes a 5% annual rate of return as mandated by Securities and Exchange
Commission regulations applicable to mutual funds. The Example should not be
considered a representation of past or future expenses or annual rate of
return; the actual expenses and annual rate of return may be more or less than
those assumed for purposes of the Example.
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UNCOMMON VALUES TRUST, 1998 SERIES
INVESTMENT SUMMARY AS OF JULY 2, 1998 (CONTINUED)
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT
The Sponsor, Trustee and Unitholders of The Uncommon Values Trust, 1998 Series:
We have audited the accompanying statement of financial condition, including
the portfolio, of The Uncommon Values Trust, 1998 Series, as of July 2, 1998.
This financial statement is the responsibility of the Trustee (see note 5 to
the statement of financial condition). Our responsibility is to express an
opinion on this financial statement based on our audit.
We conducted our audit in accordance with generally accepted auditing
standards. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain
reasonable assurance about whether the statement of financial condition is free
of material misstatement. An audit of a statement of financial condition
includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and
disclosures in that statement of financial condition. Our procedures included
confirmation with the Trustee of an irrevocable letter of credit deposited on
July 2, 1998, for the purchase of securities, as shown in the statement of
financial condition and portfolio. An audit of a statement of financial
condition also includes assessing the accounting principles used and
significant estimates made by the Trustee, as well as evaluating the overall
statement of financial condition presentation. We believe that our audit of the
statement of financial condition provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the statement of financial condition referred to above
presents fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of The
Uncommon Values Trust, 1998 Series as of July 2, 1998, in conformity with
generally accepted accounting principles.
KPMG Peat Marwick LLP
New York, New York
July 2, 1998
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THE UNCOMMON VALUES TRUST,
1998 SERIES
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AS OF INITIAL DATE OF DEPOSIT, JULY 2, 1998
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TRUST PROPERTY
Investment in Securities:
Contracts to purchase Securities(1)............................... $1,445,197
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Total........................................................... 1,445,197
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LIABILITIES
Reimbursement to Sponsor for Organization Costs(2)................ 449
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INTEREST OF UNITHOLDERS
1,500,000 Units of fractional undivided interest outstanding:
Cost to investors(3).............................................. $1,505,415
Less: Gross underwriting commissions(4)........................... 60,218
Less: Reimbursement to Sponsor for Organization Costs(2).......... 449
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Net amount applicable to investors................................ 1,444,748
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Total............................................................. $1,445,197
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(1) Aggregate cost to the Trust of the Securities listed under Portfolio of
The Uncommon Values Trust, 1998 Series, on the Initial Date of Deposit is
determined by the Trustee on the basis set forth in footnote 4 to the
Portfolio of The Uncommon Values Trust, 1998 Series. See also the columns
headed Cost of Securities to Trust. Irrevocable letters of credit in the
amounts of $1,000,000 and $500,000 have been deposited with the Trustee
for the purchase of Securities. The letters of credit were issued by The
Chase Manhattan Bank and Bank of America, respectively.
(2) A portion of the Public Offering Price consists of an amount sufficient to
reimburse the Sponsor for all or a portion of the costs of establishing
the Trust. These costs have been estimated at $.30 per 1,000 Units. A
payment will be made as of the close of the initial public offering period
to an account maintained by the Trustee from which the obligation of the
investors to the Sponsor will be satisfied. To the extent that actual
organization costs are less than the estimated amount, only the actual
organization costs will be deducted from the assets of the Trust. To the
extent that actual organization costs are greater than the estimated
amount, only the estimated organization costs included in the Public
Offering Price will be reimbursed to the Sponsor and deducted from the
assets of the Trust.
(3) Aggregate public offering price computed on the basis set forth under
Public Sale of Units--Public Offering Price.
(4) Assumes a sales charge of 4.00% of Public Offering Price computed on the
basis set forth under Public Sale of Units--Public Offering Price.
(5) The Trustee has custody of and responsibility for all accounting and
financial books, records, financial statements and related data of the
Trust and is responsible for establishing and maintaining a system of
internal controls directly related to, and designed to provide reasonable
assurance as to the integrity and reliability of, financial reporting of
the Trust. The Trustee is also responsible for all estimates and accruals
reflected in the Trust's financial statements other than estimates of
organizational costs, for which the Sponsor is responsible.
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PORTFOLIO OF THE UNCOMMON VALUES TRUST, 1998 SERIES ON THE INITIAL DATE OF
DEPOSIT, JULY 2, 1998
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COST OF
STOCK INVESTMENT NUMBER PERCENT OF SECURITIES
SECURITIES(1) SYMBOL RANKING(2) OF SHARES(3) NET ASSETS TO TRUST(4)
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Alcatel Alsthom ADS ALA 1-M 2,350 6.67% $ 96,350.00
Allstate Corp. ALL 1-M 2,000 6.62 95,625.00
Amgen Inc.* AMGN 1-H 1,450 6.71 96,968.75
Applied Materials Inc.* AMAT 1-H 3,250 6.68 96,484.38
Black & Decker Corp. BDK 1-H 1,550 6.75 97,553.13
Chase Manhattan Corp.# CMB 1-H 1,250 6.52 94,296.88
Honeywell Inc. HON 1-M 1,150 6.76 97,750.00
International Business
Machines Corp.# IBM 1-M 850 6.77 97,909.38
Motorola Inc. MOT 1-M 1,850 6.67 96,431.25
Navistar International
Corp.# NAV 1-H 3,400 6.62 95,625.00
Schering-Plough Corp. SGP 1-M 1,000 6.53 94,437.50
Schlumberger Ltd. SLB 1-L 1,400 6.61 95,462.50
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. WMT 1-L 1,600 6.70 96,800.00
Williams Companies Inc.# WMB 1-M 2,850 6.67 96,365.63
Xerox Corp.# XRX 1-M 950 6.72 97,137.50
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100.00% $1,445,196.90
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(1) All Securities are represented entirely by contracts to purchase
Securities, which were entered into by the Sponsor on July 2, 1998. All
contracts for domestic Securities are expected to be settled by the
initial settlement date for the purchase of Units.
(2) Salomon Smith Barney has assigned these rankings according to the
following system, which uses two codes: a letter for the level of risk
(L,M,H,S or V) and a number for performance expectation (1-5).
RISK assesses predictability of earnings/dividends and stock price volatility:
L (Low Risk): highly predictable earnings/dividends, low price volatility
M (Moderate Risk): moderately predictable earnings/dividends, moderate
price volatility
H (High Risk): low predictability of earnings/dividends, high price
volatility
S (Speculative): exceptionally low predictability of earnings/dividends,
highest risk of price volatility
V (Venture): Risk and return consistent with venture capital, suitable only
for well-diversified portfolios
PERFORMANCE rankings indicate the expected total return (capital gain or loss
plus dividends) over the next 12-18 months, assuming an unchanged, or "flat"
market; performance expectations depend on the risk category assigned to the
stock, as shown in the following chart.
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1 (Buy) Over 15% Over 20% Over 25% Over 30%
2 (Outperform) 5% to 15% 5% to 20% 10% to 25% 10% to 30%
3 (Neutral) -5% to 5% -5% to 5% -10% to 10% -10% to 10%
4 (Underperform) -5% to -15% -5% to -15% -10% to -20% -10% to -20%
5 (Sell) -15% or worse -15% or worse -20% or worse -20% or worse
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These rankings represent current opinions of Salomon Smith Barney research
analysts and are, of course, subject to change; no assurance can be given that
the stocks will perform as expected. These rankings have not been audited by
KPMG Peat Marwick LLP.
(3) Per 1,500,000 Units.
(4) Valuation of Securities by the Trustee was made using the market value per
share as of the Evaluation Time on July 2, 1998. On July 6, 1998 only, an
additional valuation of the Securities will be made at 9:30 A.M. New York
time applicable for all orders for Units received by the Sponsor prior to
such time. Subsequent to the 9:30 A.M. valuation on July 6, valuation of
Securities is based, for Securities quoted on a national securities
exchange or NASDAQ National Market System, or a foreign securities
exchange, on the closing sale prices, or if no price exists, at the mean
between the closing bid and offer prices, or for Securities not so quoted,
at the mean between bid and offer prices on the over-the-counter market.
See Redemption--Computation of Redemption Price Per Unit.
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The following information is unaudited:
* Smith Barney Inc. and/or Salomon Brothers Inc, including subsidiaries
and/or affiliates usually maintains a market in the securities of this
company.
# Within the last three years, Smith Barney Inc. and/or Salomon Brothers Inc,
including subsidiaries and/or affiliates have acted as manager or co-
manager of a public offering of the securities of this company or an
affiliate.
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DESCRIPTION OF THE TRUST
STRUCTURE AND OFFERING
This Series of the Uncommon Values Trust (the "Trust") is a "unit investment
trust" created under New York law by a Trust Indenture (the "Indenture")*
between the Sponsor and the Trustee. On the date of this Prospectus, each unit
of the Trust (a "Unit") represented a fractional undivided interest in the
securities listed under Portfolio (the "Securities") set forth under
Investment Summary. Additional Units of the Trust will be issued in the amount
required to satisfy purchase orders by depositing in the Trust cash (or a bank
letter of credit in lieu of cash) with instructions to purchase Securities,
contracts to purchase Securities together with irrevocable letters of credit,
or additional Securities. On each settlement date (estimated to be three
business days after the applicable date on which Securities were deposited in
the Trust), the Units will be released for delivery to investors and the
deposited Securities will be delivered to the Trustee. As additional Units are
issued by the Trust as a result of the deposit of cash (or a letter of credit
in lieu of cash) with instructions to purchase additional Securities, the
aggregate value of the Securities in the Trust will be increased and the
fractional undivided interest in the Trust represented by each Unit will be
decreased. There is no limit on the time period during which the Sponsor may
continue to make additional deposits of Securities into the Trust.
During the 90-day period following the Initial Date of Deposit additional
deposits of cash or Securities in connection with the issuance and sale of
additional Units will maintain to the extent practicable the original
proportionate relationship among the number of shares of each Security. The
proportionate relationship among the Securities in the Trust will be adjusted
to reflect the occurrence of a stock dividend, a stock split or a similar
event which affects the capital structure of the issuer of a Security in the
Trust but which does not affect the Trust's percentage ownership of the common
stock equity of such issuer at the time of such event. It may not be possible
to maintain the exact original proportionate relationship among the Securities
deposited on the Initial Date of Deposit because of, among other reasons,
purchase requirements, changes in prices, brokerage commissions or
unavailability of Securities. Replacement Securities may be acquired under
specified conditions when Securities originally deposited are unavailable (see
Administration of the Trust -- Trust Supervision). Units may be continuously
offered to the public by means of this Prospectus (see Public Sale of Units --
Public Distribution) resulting in a potential increase in the number of Units
outstanding. Deposits of Additional Securities subsequent to the 90-day period
following the Initial Date of Deposit must replicate exactly the proportionate
relationship among the number of shares of each of the Securities comprising
the Portfolio at the end of the initial 90-day period.
The Public Offering Price of Units prior to the Evaluation Time specified on
page 2 on any day will be based on the aggregate value of the Securities in
the Trust on that day at the Evaluation Time, plus a sales charge. The Public
Offering Price will thus vary in the future from that specified on page 2 of
this Prospectus. See Public Sale of Units -- Public Offering Price for a
complete description of the pricing of Units.
Units will be sold to investors at the Public Offering Price next computed
after receipt of the investor's order to purchase Units. The Sponsor reserves
the right to accept or reject any purchase order in whole or in part.
The Sponsor will execute orders to purchase in the order it determines, in
good faith, that they are received, except it is expected that indications of
interest received prior to the effectiveness of the registration of the Trust
which become orders upon effectiveness will be accepted according to the order
in which the indications of
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* To the extent references in this Prospectus are to articles and sections of
the Indenture, which is incorporated by reference into this Prospectus, the
statements made herein are qualified in their entirety by such reference.
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interest were received and except further that orders from such indications of
interest that are made pursuant to the exchange privilege (see Exchange and
Rollover Privileges herein) will be accepted before any other orders for
Units. The Sponsor may accept or reject any purchase order in whole or in
part.
The holders ("Holders") of Units will have the right to have their Units
redeemed for the Securities underlying the Units (see Redemption). If any
Units are redeemed, the aggregate value of Securities in the Trust will be
reduced and the fractional undivided interest in the Trust represented by each
remaining Unit will be increased. Units will remain outstanding until redeemed
upon request to the Trustee by any Holder (which may include the Sponsor), or
termination of the Indenture (see Administration of the Trust -- Amendment and
Termination).
THE PORTFOLIO
The Securities in the Portfolio have been selected by the TEN+ Selection
Committee of Salomon Smith Barney (the "Committee"), which is comprised of
senior management and equity strategists, with the assistance of the Salomon
Smith Barney Research Department. Salomon Smith Barney's Research Department
is staffed by over 100 investment analysts, who currently follow equities
issued by more than 1,600 companies (both domestic and foreign) in 85 industry
groups or stock areas of the market. The stocks included in the Portfolio were
selected by the Sponsor as undervalued stocks deemed to have above average
appreciation potential over the 12 months following the selection of the
portfolio. In arriving at the Trust's portfolio, the Committee evaluated each
analyst's top selections based on the Committee's analysis of industry trends,
overall market conditions and the current economic environment. The selection
is not limited to small, high-growth companies. The investment rankings by
Salomon Smith Barney normally pertain to an outlook for a 12-18 month period
(see footnote 2 to the Portfolio on page 10). In selecting Securities for the
Trust, the Sponsor has not expressed any belief as to the potential of these
Securities for capital appreciation over a period longer than one year. There
is, of course, no assurance that any of the Securities in the Trust will
appreciate in value, and indeed any or all of the Securities may depreciate in
value at any time in the future. See Description of the Trust -- Risk Factors.
Each January for the last 15 years, Smith Barney has published a list of the
top pick in each of the industry groups followed by its equity analysts. The
selection for the 1998 Uncommon Values Trust differs both in that it is made
in the middle of the year and in that the Salomon Smith Barney analysts'
selections were screened by the Committee, as described, to arrive at a list
of the Portfolio stocks.
The results of ownership of Units will differ from the results of ownership
of the underlying Securities of the Trust for various reasons, including sales
charges and expenses of the Trust, because the Portfolio may not be fully
invested at all times, the stocks are normally purchased or sold at prices
different from the closing price used to determine the Trust's net asset
value, and not all stocks may be weighted in the initial proportions at all
times. Additionally, results of ownership to different Holders will vary
depending on the net asset value of the underlying Securities on the days
Holders bought and sold their Units. Of course, any purchaser of securities,
including Units, will have to pay sales charges or commissions, which will
reduce his total return.
Total returns and/or average annualized returns for various periods of
previous series of The Uncommon Values Trust and the Trust may be included
from time to time in advertisements and sales literature. Trust performance
may be compared to performance of the S&P 500 Composite Stock Index. As with
other performance data, performance comparisons should not be considered
representative of a Trust's relative performance for any future period.
Advertising and sales literature for the Trust may also include excerpts from
Salomon Smith Barney's research reports on one or more of the stocks in the
Trust, including a brief description of its businesses and market sector, and
the basis on which the stock was selected.
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All of the domestic Securities are publicly traded either on a stock
exchange or in the over-the-counter market. Most of the contracts to purchase
Securities deposited initially in the Trust are expected to settle in three
business days, in the ordinary manner for such Securities. Any foreign
Securities are publicly traded on a variety of foreign stock exchanges.
Settlement of contracts for foreign Securities varies by country and may take
place prior to the settlement of purchase of Units on the Initial Date of
Deposit.
The Trust consists of such Securities as may continue to be held from time
to time in the Trust and any additional and replacement Securities and any
money market instruments acquired and held by the Trust pursuant to the
provisions of the Indenture (including the provisions with respect to the
deposit into the Trust of Securities in connection with the sale of additional
Units to the public) together with undistributed income therefrom and
undistributed and uninvested cash realized from the disposition of Securities
(see Administration of the Trust -- Accounts and Distributions; -- Trust
Supervision). The Indenture authorizes, but does not require, the Trustee to
invest the net proceeds of the sale of any Securities in eligible money market
instruments to the extent that the proceeds are not required for the
redemption of Units. Any money market instruments acquired by the Trust must
be held until maturity and must mature no later than the next Distribution Day
and the proceeds distributed to Holders at that time. If sufficient Securities
are not available at what the Sponsor considers a reasonable price, excess
cash received on the creation of Units may be held in an interest-bearing
account with the Trustee until that cash can be invested in Securities.
Neither the Sponsor nor the Trustee shall be liable in any way for any
default, failure or defect in any of the Securities. However, should any
contract deposited hereunder (or to be deposited in connection with the sale
of additional Units) fail, the Sponsor shall, on or before the next following
Distribution Day, cause to be refunded the attributable sales charge, plus the
attributable Cost of Securities to Trust listed under Portfolio, unless
substantially all of the monies held in the Trust to cover the purchase are
reinvested in replacement Securities in accordance with the Indenture (see
Administration of the Trust --Portfolio Supervision).
Because certain of the Securities from time to time may be sold, or their
percentage may be reduced under certain extraordinary circumstances described
below, or because Securities may be distributed in redemption of Units, no
assurance can be given that the Trust will retain for any length of time its
present size (see Redemption; Administration of the Trust -- Amendment and
Termination). For Holders who do not redeem their Units, investments in Units
of the Trust will be liquidated on the fixed date specified under Investment
Summary --Mandatory Termination of Trust, and may be liquidated sooner if the
net asset value of the Trust falls below that specified under Investment
Summary -- Minimum Value of Trust (see Risk Factors).
RISK FACTORS
An investment in Units should be made with an understanding of the risks
which an investment in common stocks entails, including the risk that the
financial condition of the issuers of the Securities or the general condition
of the common stock market may worsen and the value of the Securities and
therefore the value of the Units may decline. Common stocks are especially
susceptible to general stock market movements and to volatile increases and
decreases in value as market confidence in and perceptions of the issuers
change. These perceptions are based on unpredictable factors including
expectations regarding government economic, monetary and fiscal policies,
inflation and interest rates, economic expansion or contraction, and global or
regional political, economic or banking crises.
The Sponsor's buying and selling of the Securities, especially during the
initial offering of Units of the Trust or to satisfy redemptions of Units may
impact upon the value of the underlying Securities and the Units. The
publication of the list of the Securities selected for the Trust may also
cause increased buying activity in certain
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of the stocks comprising the Portfolio. After such announcement, investment
advisory and brokerage clients of the Sponsor and its affiliates may purchase
individual Securities appearing on the list during the course of the initial
offering period or may purchase warrants issued by the Sponsor or its
affiliates which are based on the performance of the Securities on the list.
The Sponsor or its affiliates may also purchase Securities as a hedge against
its risk on the warrants (although generally the Sponsor and its affiliates
will not purchase Securities for their own account until after the Trust
portfolio has been acquired). Such buying activity in the stock of these
companies or issuance of the warrants prior to the purchase of the Securities
by the Trust may cause the Trust to purchase stocks at a higher price than
those buyers who effect purchases prior to purchases by the Trust.
The Trust is not appropriate for investors requiring conservation of capital
or high current income. Securities representing approximately 33% of the value
of the Portfolio have been ranked High Risk by Salomon Smith Barney's Research
Department, described as "low predictability of earnings/dividends; high price
volatility."
The Securities purchased with the portion of the Public Offering Price
intended to be used to reimburse the Sponsor for the Trust's organization
costs, may decrease in value during the initial offering period. To the extent
the proceeds from the sale of these Securities are insufficient to repay the
Sponsor for the Trust's organization costs, the Trustee will sell additional
Securities to allow the Trust to fully reimburse the Sponsor. In that event,
the net asset value per Unit will be reduced by the amount of Securities sold.
This will also result in an increase in the cost per Unit of the reimbursement
to the Sponsor.
Shareholders of common stocks have rights to receive payments from the
issuers of those common stocks that are generally subordinate to those of
creditors or holders of debt obligations or preferred stocks of such issuers.
Shareholders of common stocks of the type held by the Trust have a right to
receive dividends only when and if, and in the amounts, declared by the
issuer's board of directors and have a right to participate in amounts
available for distribution by the issuer only after all other claims on the
issuer have been paid or provided for. By contrast, holders of preference
stocks have the right to receive dividends at a fixed rate when and as
declared by the issuer's board of directors, normally on a cumulative basis,
but generally do not participate in other amounts available for distribution
by the issuing corporation. Cumulative preferred stock dividends must be paid
before common stock dividends and any cumulative preferred stock dividend
omitted is added to future dividends payable to the holders of cumulative
preferred stock. Preferred stocks are also entitled to rights on liquidation
which are senior to those of common stocks. Moreover, common stocks do not
represent an obligation of the issuer and, therefore, do not offer any
assurance of income or provide the same degree of protection of capital as do
debt securities. The issuance of additional debt securities or preferred stock
will create prior claims for payment of principal, interest and dividends
which could adversely affect the ability and inclination of the issuer to
declare or pay dividends on its common stock or the rights of holders of
common stock with respect to assets of the issuer upon liquidation or
bankruptcy. The value of common stocks are subject to market fluctuations for
as long as the common stocks remain outstanding, and thus the value of the
Securities in the Portfolio may be expected to fluctuate over the life of the
Trust to values higher or lower than those prevailing on the Initial Date of
Deposit.
Since the Securities are all common stocks, and the income stream produced
by dividend payments thereon is unpredictable, the Sponsor cannot provide any
assurance that dividends will be sufficient to meet any or all expenses of the
Trust. If dividends are insufficient to cover expenses, it is likely that
Securities will have to be sold to meet Trust expenses. See Expenses and
Charges -- Payment of Expenses. Any such sales may result in capital gains or
losses to Holders. See Description of the Trust -- Taxes.
Holders will be unable to dispose of any of the Securities in the Portfolio,
as such, and will not be able to vote the Securities. As the holder of the
Securities, the Trustee will have the right to vote all of the voting stocks
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in the Trust and will vote in accordance with the instructions of the Sponsor.
Holders will, however, be able upon request to receive an "in kind"
distribution of the Securities evidenced by their Units if they tender a
minimum of 50,000 Units (see Redemption).
Investors should be aware that the Trust is not a "managed" trust and, as a
result, the adverse financial condition of a company will not result in the
elimination of its securities from the Portfolio of the Trust except under
extraordinary circumstances. Investors should note in particular that the
Securities were selected on the basis of the criteria set forth under
Objective of the Trust in the Investment Summary and that the Trust may
continue to purchase or hold Securities originally selected through this
process even though the evaluation of the attractiveness of the Securities may
have changed. A number of the Securities in the Trust may also be owned by
other clients of the Sponsor. However, because these clients may have
differing investment objectives, the Sponsor may sell certain Securities from
those accounts in instances where a sale by the Trust would be impermissible,
such as to maximize return by taking advantage of market fluctuations. (See
Administration of the Trust -- Trust Supervision.) In the event a public
tender offer is made for a Security or a merger or acquisition is announced
affecting a Security, the Sponsor may instruct the Trustee to tender or sell
the Security on the open market when, in its opinion, it is in the best
interest of the Holders to do so. Although the Portfolio is regularly reviewed
and evaluated and the Sponsor may instruct the Trustee to sell Securities
under certain limited circumstances, Securities will not be sold by the Trust
to take advantage of market fluctuations or changes in anticipated rates of
appreciation. As a result, the amount realized upon the sale of the Securities
may not be the highest price attained by an individual Security during the
life of the Trust. Salomon Smith Barney has currently assigned certain
rankings to the issuers of Securities based on stock performance expectations
and level of risk (see footnote 2 to the Portfolio on page 10). These rankings
are subject to change. Securities will not necessarily be sold by the Trust
based on a change in rankings, although the Sponsor intends to review the
desirability of holding any Security if its ranking is reduced below 3. The
prices of single shares of each of the Securities in the Trust vary widely,
and the effect of a dollar of fluctuation, either higher or lower, in stock
prices will be much greater as a percentage of the lower-price stocks'
purchase price than as a percentage of the higher-price stocks' purchase
price.
Investors should note that in connection with the issuance of additional
Units during the Public Offering Period set forth in the Investment Summary,
the Sponsor may deposit cash (or a letter of credit in lieu of cash) with
instructions to purchase Securities, additional Securities or contracts to
purchase Securities, in each instance maintaining the original percentage
relationship, subject to adjustment under certain circumstances, among the
number of shares of each Security in the Trust. To the extent the price of a
Security increases or decreases between the time cash is deposited with
instructions to purchase the Security and the time the cash is used to
purchase the Security, Units may represent less or more of that Security and
the other Securities in the Trust. In addition, brokerage fees (if any)
incurred in purchasing Securities with cash deposited with instructions to
purchase the Securities will be an expense of the Trust. Price fluctuations
between the time of deposit and the time the Securities are purchased, and
payment of brokerage fees, will affect the value of every Holder's Units and
the Income per Unit received by the Trust. Finally, pursuant to the terms of
the Indenture, subsequent deposits to create additional Units may not be
covered by the deposit of cash (or a letter of credit in lieu of cash). In
such circumstances should the Sponsor not deliver cash in consideration for
the additional Units delivered, the Trust may be unable to satisfy its
contracts to purchase the additional Securities. The failure of the Sponsor to
deliver cash to the Trust, or any delays in the Trust receiving such cash, may
have significant adverse consequences for the Trust.
The Trust may be terminated at any time and all outstanding Units liquidated
if the net asset value of the Trust falls below $500,000 and deposits of
Securities in the Trust have not exceeded $50,000,000 at that time.
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At any time after deposits in the Trust have exceeded $50,000,000, the Trust
may be so terminated if the net asset value of the Trust falls below
$20,000,000. Investors should note that if the net asset value of the Trust
should fall below the applicable minimum value, the Sponsor may then in its
sole discretion terminate the Trust before the Mandatory Termination Date
specified under Investment Summary.
Foreign Securities. The Trust may hold Securities of non-U.S. issuers or
through ADRs. There are certain risks involved in investing in securities of
foreign companies, which are in addition to the usual risks inherent in United
States investments. These risks include those resulting from fluctuations in
currency exchange rates, revaluation of currencies, future adverse political
and economic developments and the possible imposition of currency exchange
blockages or other foreign governmental laws or restrictions, reduced
availability of public information concerning issuers and the lack of uniform
accounting, auditing and financial reporting standards or of other regulatory
practices and requirements comparable to those applicable to domestic
companies. Moreover, securities of many foreign companies may be less liquid
and their prices more volatile than those of securities of comparable domestic
companies. In addition, with respect to certain foreign countries, there is
the possibility of expropriation, nationalization, confiscatory taxation and
limitations on the use or removal of funds or other assets of the Trust,
including the withholding of dividends. Foreign securities may be subject to
foreign government taxes that could reduce the yield on such securities. Since
the Trust may invest in securities quoted in currencies other than the United
States dollar, changes in foreign currency exchange rates may adversely affect
the value of foreign securities in the Portfolio and the net asset value of
Units of the Trust. Investment in foreign securities may also result in higher
expenses due to the cost of converting foreign currency to United States
dollars, the payment of fixed brokerage commissions on certain foreign
exchanges, which generally are higher than commissions on domestic exchanges,
and expenses relating to foreign custody.
In addition, for the foreign issuers that are not subject to the reporting
requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, there may be less
publicly available information than is available from a domestic issuer. Also,
foreign issuers are not necessarily subject to uniform accounting, auditing
and financial reporting standards, practices and requirements comparable to
those applicable to domestic issuers. However, the Sponsor anticipates that
adequate information will be available to allow the Sponsor to supervise the
Portfolio as set forth in Administration of the Trust -- Portfolio
Supervision.
On the basis of the best information available to the Sponsor at the present
time none of the Securities is subject to exchange control restrictions under
existing law which would materially interfere with payment to the Trust of
dividends due on, or proceeds from sale of, the Securities either because the
particular jurisdictions have not adopted any currency regulations of this
type or because the issues qualify for an exemption, or the Trust, as an
extraterritorial investor, has qualified its purchase of the Securities as
exempt by following applicable "validation" or similar regulatory or exemptive
procedures. However, there can be no assurance that exchange control
regulations might not be adopted in the future which might adversely affect
payments to the Trust.
In addition, the adoption of exchange control regulations and other legal
restrictions could have an adverse impact on the marketability of
international securities in the Portfolio and on the ability of the Trust to
satisfy its obligation to redeem Units tendered to the Trustee for redemption
(see Redemption).
Exchange Rate Fluctuation. In recent years, foreign exchange rates have
fluctuated sharply. Income from foreign equity securities held by the Trust,
including those underlying any ADRs held by the Trust, would be payable in the
currency of the country of their issuance. However, the Trust will compute its
income in United States dollars, and the computation of income will be made on
the date of its receipt by the Trust at the foreign
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exchange rate in effect on that date. Therefore, if the value of the foreign
currency falls relative to the United States dollar between receipt of the
income and the making of Trust distributions, the risk of such decline will be
borne by Holders. In addition, the cost of converting such foreign currency to
United States dollars would also reduce the return to the Holder.
American Depositary Shares and Receipts. American Depositary Shares
("ADSs"), and receipts therefor ("ADRs"), are issued by an American bank or
trust company to evidence ownership of underlying securities issued by a
foreign corporation. These instruments may not necessarily be denominated in
the same currency as the securities into which they may be converted.
Generally, ADSs and ADRs are designed for use in the United States securities
markets. For purposes of this Prospectus, the term ADR generally includes
ADSs.
Year 2000 Issue. The Trust, like other businesses and entities, may be
adversely affected if the computer systems used by the Sponsor and Trustee or
other service providers to the Trust do not properly process and calculate
date-related information and data from and after January 1, 2000. This is
commonly known as the "Year 2000 Problem." The Sponsor and Trustee are taking
steps that they believe are reasonably designed to address the Year 2000
Problem with respect to computer systems that they use; and to obtain
reasonable assurances that comparable steps are being taken by the Trust's
other service providers. However, there can be no assurance that the Year 2000
Problem will be properly or timely resolved so as to avoid any adverse affects
to the Trust. The Year 2000 Problem may thus also adversely affect issuers of
the Securities contained in the Trust, to varying degrees based upon various
factors. The Sponsor is unable to predict what affect, if any, the Year 2000
Problem will have on such issuers.
INCOME
The estimated net annual income per Unit is determined by subtracting from
the estimated annual dividend income of the Securities in the Portfolio the
estimated annual expenses (total estimated annual Trustee's, Sponsor's and
administrative fees and expenses) and dividing by the number of Units
outstanding. The actual net annual income per Unit will vary from estimates as
the issuers of the Securities change their dividend rates or as the expenses
of the Trust change.
There is no assurance that any dividends will be declared or paid in the
future on the Securities.
Record Days and Distribution Days are set forth under Investment Summary.
Income Distributions, if any, will be automatically reinvested in additional
Units of the Trust at no extra charge unless a Holder elects to receive his
distributions in cash (see Reinvestment Plan). Because dividends on the
Securities are not received by the Trust at a constant rate throughout the
year and because the issuers of the Securities may change the schedules or
amounts of dividend payments, any distributions, whether reinvested or paid in
cash, may be more or less than the amount of dividend income actually received
by the Trust and credited to the income account established under the
Indenture (the "Income Account") as of the Record Day.
TAXES
The following discussion addresses only the tax consequences of Units held
as capital assets and does not address the tax consequences of Units held by
dealers, financial institutions or insurance companies. Holders are urged to
consult their own tax advisers.
In the opinion of Battle Fowler LLP, special counsel for the Sponsor, under
existing law:
1. The Trust is not an association taxable as a corporation for Federal
income tax purposes, and income received by the Trust will be treated as
income of the Holders in the manner set forth below.
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2. Each Holder will be considered the owner of a pro rata portion of each
Security in the Trust under the grantor trust rules of Sections 671-679 of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"). A Holder should
determine its tax cost for each Security represented by its Units by
allocating the total cost for its Units, including the sales charge, among
each Security in the Trust represented by its Units (in proportion to the
fair market values thereof on the date the Holder purchases its Units). In
order for a Holder who purchases Units on the Initial Date of Deposit to
determine the fair market value of its pro rata portion of each Security on
such date, see Cost of Securities to Trust under Portfolio.
3. A Holder will be considered to have received all of the dividends paid
on its pro rata portion of each Security when such dividends are received
by the Trust even if the Holder does not actually receive such
distributions but rather reinvests its dividend distributions pursuant to
the Reinvestment Plan. An individual Holder that itemizes deductions will
be entitled to deduct its pro rata share of fees and expenses paid by the
Trust only to the extent that this amount together with the Holder's other
miscellaneous deductions exceeds 2% of its adjusted gross income.
Distributions that constitute dividends for Federal income tax purposes are
taxable as ordinary income to Holders but may be eligible for the dividends-
received deduction for corporations (other than corporations such as "S"
corporations that are not eligible for that deduction because of their special
characteristics and other than for purposes of special taxes such as the
accumulated earnings tax and the personal holding company tax) only to the
extent of dividends received from domestic corporations by the Trust.
The dividends-received deduction is currently 70%. However, Congress from
time to time considers proposals to reduce the rate, and enactment of such a
proposal would adversely affect the after-tax return to investors who can take
advantage of the deduction.
Section 246 and 246A of the Code contain limitations on the eligibility of
dividends for the corporate dividends-received deduction (in addition to the
limitation discussed above). Depending upon the corporate Holder's
circumstances (including generally whether it held its Units for at least 45
days during the 90 day period beginning on the date that is 45 days before the
date on which the shares with respect to which the dividend is paid becomes
ex-dividend with respect to such dividends and whether its Units are debt
financed), these limitations may be applicable to dividends received by a
Holder from the Trust which would otherwise qualify for the dividends-received
deduction under the principles discussed above. A corporate Holder should be
aware that the receipt of dividend income for which the dividends received
deduction is available may give rise to an alternative minimum tax liability
(or increase an existing liability) because the dividend income will be
included in the corporation's "adjusted current earnings" for purposes of the
adjustment to alternative minimum taxable income required by Section 56(g) of
the Code.
A pro rata distribution of Securities by the Trustee to a Holder (or to its
agent, including the Distribution Agent) upon redemption of Units will not be
a taxable event to the Holder or to other Holders. The redeeming or exchanging
Holder's basis for such Securities will be equal to its basis for the same
Securities (previously represented by its Units) prior to such redemption or
exchange, and its holding period for such Securities will include the period
during which the Holder held its Units. However, a Holder will have a taxable
gain or loss, which will be a capital gain or loss except in the case of a
dealer, when the Holder (or its agent, including the Distribution Agent) sells
the Securities so received in redemption, when a redeeming or exchanging
Holder receives cash in lieu of fractional shares, when the Holder sells its
Units or when the Trustee sells the Securities from the Trust.
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Capital gains realized by corporations are generally taxed at the same rate
as ordinary income. However, capital gains realized by noncorporate taxpayers
are taxable at a maximum rate of 28% if the taxpayer has a holding period of
more than 12 months and at a maximum rate of 20% if the taxpayer has a holding
period of more than 18 months. Pending legislation would generally eliminate
the 18 month holding period requirement, and provide generally that long term
capital gains of non corporate taxpayers will be taxed at a maximum federal
income tax rate of 20%. The deduction of capital losses is subject to
limitations.
The Trust may hold Securities or ADRs of foreign corporations. For United
States income tax purposes, a holder of ADRs is treated as though it were
holding directly the shares of the foreign corporation represented by the
ADRs. Dividends paid by foreign issuers generally will be subject to
withholding tax. Holders may be eligible to claim a credit for such foreign
withholding taxes against their Federal income tax liability.
Under the income tax laws of the State and City of New York, the Trust is
not an association taxable as a corporation and the income of the Trust will
be treated as the income of the Holders in the same manner as for Federal
income tax purposes.
The foregoing discussion relates only to the tax treatment of U.S. Holders
with regard to Federal and certain aspects of New York State and City income
taxes. Holders that are not U.S. citizens or residents ("Foreign Holders")
should be aware that dividend distributions from the Trust will be subject to
a U.S. withholding tax of 30%, or a lower treaty rate, and under certain
circumstances gain from the disposition of Securities or Units may also be
subject to Federal income tax. Holders may be subject to taxation in New York
or in other jurisdictions (including a Foreign Holder's country of residence)
and should consult their own tax advisers in this regard.
* * *
After the end of each fiscal year, the Trustee will furnish to each Holder
an annual statement containing information relating to the dividends received
by the Trust on the Securities, the gross proceeds received by the Trust from
the disposition of any Security (resulting from redemption or the sale by the
Trust of any Security), and the fees and expenses paid by the Trust. The
Trustee will also furnish annual information returns to each Holder and to the
Internal Revenue Service.
RETIREMENT PLANS
This Trust may be well suited for purchase by Individual Retirement Accounts
("IRAs"), Keogh plans, pension funds and other qualified retirement plans.
Generally, capital gains and income received in each of the foregoing plans
are exempt from Federal taxation. All distributions from such plans (other
than from certain IRAs known as "Roth IRAs" or from education IRAs) are
generally treated as ordinary income but may, in some cases, be eligible for
special 5 or 10 year averaging or tax-deferred rollover treatment. Holders of
Units in IRAs, Keogh plans and other tax-deferred retirement plans should
consult their plan custodian as to the appropriate disposition of
distributions. Investors considering participation in any such plan should
review specific tax laws related thereto and should consult their attorneys or
tax advisers with respect to the establishment and maintenance of any such
plan. Such plans are offered by brokerage firms, including the Sponsor of this
Trust, and other financial institutions. Fees and charges with respect to such
plans may vary.
Before investing in the Trust, the trustee or investment manager of an
employee benefit plan (e.g., a pension or profit sharing retirement plan)
should consider among other things (a) whether the investment is prudent under
the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ("ERISA"), taking into
account the needs of the plan
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and all of the facts and circumstances of the investment in the Trust; (b)
whether the investment satisfies the diversification requirement of Section
404(a)(1)(C) of ERISA; and (c) whether the assets of the Trust are deemed
"plan assets" under ERISA and the Department of Labor regulations regarding
the definition of "plan assets."
PUBLIC SALE OF UNITS
PUBLIC OFFERING PRICE
The Public Offering Price of the Units is computed by adding to the
aggregate value of the Securities in the Trust (as determined by the Trustee)
and any cash held to purchase Securities, divided by the number of Units
outstanding, a sales charge of 4.167% thereof. This sales charge is equal to a
gross underwriting profit of 4.00% of the Public Offering Price and is subject
to change by the Sponsor at any time. For most investors the commissions to
purchase and sell the stocks directly would exceed the Trust's 4.00% sales
charge and expenses. In addition, during the initial public offering period a
portion of the Public Offering Price per 1,000 Units also consists of an
amount sufficient to reimburse the Sponsor for the payment of all or a portion
of the cost incurred in organizing and offering the Trust, see "Expenses and
Charges--Initial Expenses". The sales charge will not be assessed on those
Securities in the Trust purchased with the proceeds of the Public Offering
Price that are intended to be liquidated to reimburse the Sponsor for the
organization costs. Orders for Units received by the Sponsor prior to 9:30
A.M. on July 6, 1998 (the first day Units will be available to the public)
will be made at $1.00 per Unit (including the sales charge). To allow Units to
be priced at $1.00, the Units outstanding as of the 9:30 A.M. Evaluation Time
on July 6 (all of which are held by the Sponsor) will be split (or split in
reverse). The Public Offering Price subsequent to 9:30 A.M. on July 6, 1998
and on any subsequent date will vary from the Public Offering Price on the
date of the initial Prospectus (set forth under Investment Summary) in
accordance with fluctuations in the aggregate value of the underlying
Securities. Units will be sold to investors at the Public Offering Price next
determined after receipt of the investor's purchase order. A proportionate
share of the amount in the Income Account (described under Administration of
the Trust--Accounts and Distributions) on the date of delivery of the Units to
the purchaser is added to the Public Offering Price.
The sales charge applicable to quantity purchases is reduced on a graduated
scale for sales to any purchaser of at least 50,000 Units. Sales charges
(until October 1, 1998) are as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
PERCENT OF PERCENT OF
OFFERING NET AMOUNT
NUMBER OF UNITS* PRICE INVESTED
- ---------------- ---------- ----------
<S> <C> <C>
Fewer than 50,000......................................... 4.000% 4.167%
50,000 but less than 100,000.............................. 3.500 3.627
100,000 but less than 250,000............................. 3.000 3.093
250,000 but less than 500,000............................. 2.500 2.564
500,000 but less than 1,000,000........................... 2.000 2.041
1,000,000 or more......................................... 1.500 1.523
</TABLE>
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* The breakpoint sales charges are also applied on a dollar basis utilizing a
breakpoint equivalent in the above table of $1.00 per Unit and will be
applied on whichever basis is more favorable to the investor.
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Commencing October 1, 1998 the sales charge will be reduced as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
PERCENT OF PERCENT OF
OFFERING NET AMOUNT
NUMBER OF UNITS* PRICE INVESTED
- ---------------- ---------- ----------
<S> <C> <C>
Fewer than 50,000......................................... 3.000% 3.093%
50,000 but less than 100,000.............................. 2.625 2.696
100,000 but less than 250,000............................. 2.250 2.302
250,000 but less than 500,000............................. 1.875 1.911
500,000 but less than 1,000,000........................... 1.500 1.523
1,000,000 or more......................................... 1.125 1.138
Commencing January 4, 1999, the sales charge will be reduced as follows:
<CAPTION>
PERCENT OF PERCENT OF
OFFERING NET AMOUNT
NUMBER OF UNITS* PRICE INVESTED
- ---------------- ---------- ----------
<S> <C> <C>
Fewer than 50,000......................................... 2.000% 2.041%
50,000 but less than 100,000.............................. 1.750 1.781
100,000 but less than 250,000............................. 1.500 1.523
250,000 but less than 500,000............................. 1.250 1.266
500,000 but less than 1,000,000........................... 1.000 1.010
1,000,000 or more......................................... 0.750 0.756
</TABLE>
Commencing April 1, 1999, the sales charge will be 1.00% of the Public
Offering Price for purchases of up to 1 million Units (1.010% of the net
amount invested) and will be 0.750% of Public Offering Price for purchases of
1 million Units or more (0.756% of the net amount invested), regardless of the
number of Units purchased.
The holders of units of Uncommon Values, 1997 Series, 1996 Series or 1995
Series (the "Prior Series"), which are held through accounts at the Sponsor,
Salomon Brothers Inc, or one of their affiliates, may exchange such units of
the Prior Series for Units of the Trust at their relative net asset values,
subject to a reduced sales charge of 3.0%. An exchange of units of a Prior
Series for Units of the Trust will generally be a taxable event. The exchange
option described above will also be available to investors in the Prior Series
who elect to purchase Units of the Trust (if available) within 60 days of
their liquidation of units in the Prior Series which were held through
accounts at the Sponsor, Salomon Brothers Inc, or one of their affiliates (see
Exchange and Rollover Privileges). The sales charge applicable to such
exchanges will be reduced on a graduated scale, for exchanges of at least
50,000 Units of a Prior Series, as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
PERCENT OF PERCENT OF
OFFERING NET AMOUNT
NUMBER OF UNITS* PRICE INVESTED
- ---------------- ---------- ----------
<S> <C> <C>
Fewer than 50,000......................................... 3.000% 3.093%
50,000 but less than 100,000.............................. 2.625 2.696
100,000 but less than 250,000............................. 2.250 2.302
250,000 but less than 500,000............................. 1.875 1.911
500,000 but less than 1,000,000........................... 1.500 1.523
1,000,000 or more......................................... 1.125 1.138
</TABLE>
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* The breakpoint sales charges are also applied on a dollar basis utilizing a
breakpoint equivalent in the above table of $1.00 per Unit and will be
applied on whichever basis is more favorable to the investor.
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The above graduated sales charges will apply to all purchases on any one day
by the same purchaser of Units in the amounts stated. Purchases of Units will
not be aggregated with purchases of units of any other series of The Uncommon
Values Trust. Units held in the name of the spouse of the purchaser or in the
name of a child of the purchaser under 21 years of age are deemed to be
registered in the name of the purchaser for purposes of calculating the
applicable sales charge. The graduated sales charges are also applicable to a
trustee or other fiduciary purchasing securities for a single trust estate or
single fiduciary account.
There will be a valuation of Securities only on July 6, 1998 at 9:30 a.m.
New York time applicable for all orders for Units received by the Sponsor
prior to such time. Subsequently, valuation of Securities by the Trustee is
made as of the close of business on the New York Stock Exchange on each
business day. Securities quoted on a national stock exchange or NASDAQ
National Market System are valued at the closing sales price, or, if no
closing sales price exists, at the mean between the closing bid and offer
prices. Securities not so quoted are valued at the mean between bid and offer
prices.
Employees of the Sponsor and its subsidiaries, affiliates and employee-
related accounts may purchase Units pursuant to employee benefit plans, at a
price equal to the aggregate value of the Securities in the Trust divided by
the number of Units outstanding plus a reduced sales charge of .5%. Sales to
these plans involve less selling effort and expense than sales to employee
groups of other companies.
PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Units will be distributed to the public at the Public Offering Price through
the Sponsor, as sole underwriter of the Trust, and may also be distributed
through dealers.
The Sponsor intends to qualify Units for sale in all states of the United
States where qualification is deemed necessary through the Sponsor and dealers
who are members of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. Sales
to dealers, if any, will initially be made at prices which represent a
concession from the Public Offering Price per Unit to be established at the
time of sale by the Sponsor.
UNDERWRITER'S AND SPONSOR'S PROFITS
The Sponsor, as sole underwriter, receives a gross underwriting commission
equal to the sales charge of 4.00% of the Public Offering Price (subject to
reduction on a graduated scale basis in the case of volume purchases, and
subject to reduction for purchasers in each succeeding quarter during the
first year of the Trust, as referred to above).
On the Initial Date of Deposit, the Sponsor also realized a profit or loss
on deposit of the Securities into the Trust in the amount set forth under
Investment Summary, which equals the difference between the cost of the
Securities to the Trust (which is based on the aggregate value of the
Securities on the Date of Deposit) and the purchase price of such Securities
to the Sponsor. In the event that subsequent deposits are effected by the
Sponsor with the deposit of Securities (as opposed to cash or a letter of
credit) with respect to the sale of additional Units to the public, the
Sponsor similarly may realize a profit or loss. The Sponsor also may realize
profits or sustain losses as a result of fluctuations after the Initial Date
of Deposit in the aggregate value of the Securities and hence of the Public
Offering Price received by the Sponsor for Units. Cash, if any, made available
by buyers of Units to the Sponsor prior to the settlement dates for purchase
of Units may be used in the Sponsor's business and may be of benefit to the
Sponsor.
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The Sponsor also receives an annual fee at the maximum rate of $.25 per
1,000 Units for the administrative and other services which it provides during
the life of the Trust (see Expenses and Charges -- Fees). The Sponsor has not
participated as sole underwriter or manager or member of any underwriting
syndicate from which any of the Securities in the Portfolio on the Initial
Date of Deposit were acquired, except as indicated under Portfolio.
In maintaining a market for the Units (see Market for Units), the Sponsor
will also realize profits or sustain losses in the amount of any difference
between the prices at which it buys Units (based on the aggregate value of the
Securities) and the prices at which it resells such Units (which include the
sales charge) or the prices at which the Securities are sold after it redeems
such Units, as the case may be.
MARKET FOR UNITS
While the Sponsor is not obligated to do so, its intention is to maintain a
market for Units and offer continuously to purchase Units from the Initial
Date of Deposit at prices, subject to change at any time, which will be
computed by adding (1) the aggregate value of Securities in the Trust, (2)
amounts in the Trust including dividends receivable on stocks trading ex-
dividend and (3) all other assets in the Trust; deducting therefrom the sum of
(a) taxes or other governmental charges against the Trust not previously
deducted, (b) accrued fees and expenses of the Trustee (including legal and
auditing expenses), the Sponsor and counsel to the Trust and certain other
expenses and (c) amounts for distribution to Holders of record as of a date
prior to the evaluation; and dividing the result of such computation by the
number of Units outstanding as of the date of computation. The Sponsor may
discontinue purchases of Units if the supply of Units exceeds demand or for
any other business reason. The Sponsor, of course, does not in any way
guarantee the enforceability, marketability or price of any Securities in the
Portfolio or of the Units. On any given day, however, the price offered by the
Sponsor for the purchase of Units shall be an amount not less than the
Redemption Price per Unit, based on the aggregate value of Securities in the
Trust on the date on which the Units are tendered for redemption (see
Redemption).
The Sponsor may, of course, redeem any Units it has purchased in the
secondary market to the extent that it determines that it is undesirable to
continue to hold such Units in its inventory. Factors which the Sponsor will
consider in making such a determination will include the number of units of
all series of unit trusts which it has in its inventory, the salability of
such units and its estimate of the time required to sell such units and
general market conditions. For a description of certain consequences of such
redemption for the remaining Holders, see Redemption.
REDEMPTION
Units may be redeemed by the Trustee at its corporate trust office upon
payment of any relevant tax without any other fee, accompanied by a written
instrument or instruments of transfer with the signature guaranteed by a
national bank or trust company, a member firm of any of the New York, Midwest
or Pacific Stock Exchanges, or in such other manner as may be acceptable to
the Trustee. In certain instances the Trustee may require additional documents
such as, but not limited to, trust instruments, certificates of death,
appointments as executor or administrator or certificates of corporate
authority.
The Trustee is empowered to sell Securities in order to make funds available
for redemption if funds are not otherwise available in the Capital and Income
Accounts to meet redemptions (see Administration of the Trust -- Accounts and
Distribution). The Securities to be sold will be selected by the Trustee from
those designated on the current list provided by the Sponsor for this purpose.
Provision is made in the Indenture under
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which the Sponsor may, but need not, specify minimum amounts in which blocks
of Securities are to be sold in order to obtain the best price for the Trust.
While these minimum amounts may vary from time to time in accordance with
market conditions, the Sponsor believes that the minimum amounts which would
be specified would be a sufficient number of shares to obtain institutional
rates of brokerage commissions (generally between 1,000 and 5,000 shares).
The Trustee will redeem Units "in kind" upon request of a redeeming Holder
if the Holder tenders at least 50,000 Units. Thus, a Holder will be able
(except during a period described in the last paragraph under this heading),
not later than the seventh calendar day following such tender (or if the
seventh calendar day is not a business day on the first business day prior
thereto), to receive in kind an amount per Unit equal to the Redemption Price
per Unit (computed as described in Redemption -- Computation of Redemption
Price per Unit) as determined as of the day of tender. The Redemption Price
per Unit for in kind distributions (the "In Kind Distribution") will take the
form of the distribution of whole and fractional shares of each of the
Securities in the amounts and the appropriate proportions represented by the
fractional undivided interest in the Trust of the Units tendered for
redemption (based upon the Redemption Price per Unit), except that with
respect to any foreign Security not held in ADR form, the value of that
Security will be distributed in cash.
In Kind Distributions on redemption of a minimum of 50,000 Units will be
held by The Chase Manhattan Bank, as Distribution Agent, for the account, and
for disposition in accordance with the instructions of, the tendering Holder
as follows:
(a) If the tendering Holder requests cash payment, the Distribution Agent
shall sell the In Kind Distribution as of the close of business on the date of
tender and remit to the Holder not later than seven calendar days thereafter
the net proceeds of sale, after deducting brokerage commissions and transfer
taxes, if any, on the sale. The Distribution Agent may sell the Securities
through the Sponsor, and the Sponsor may charge brokerage commissions on those
sales. Since these proceeds will be net of brokerage commissions, Holders who
wish to receive cash for their Units should always offer them for sale to the
Sponsor in the secondary market before seeking redemption by the Trustee. The
Trustee may offer Units tendered for redemption and cash liquidation to it to
the Sponsor on behalf of any Holder to obtain this more favorable price for
the Holder.
(b) If the tendering Holder requests distribution in kind, the Distribution
Agent (or the Sponsor acting on behalf of the Distribution Agent) shall sell
any portion of the In Kind Distribution represented by fractional interests in
accordance with the foregoing and distribute net cash proceeds to the
tendering Holder together with certificates representing whole shares of each
of the Securities that comprise the In Kind Distribution. (The Trustee may,
however, offer the Sponsor the opportunity to purchase the tendered Units in
exchange for the numbers of shares of each Security and cash, if any, which
the Holder is entitled to receive. The tax consequences to the Holder would be
identical in either case.)
Any amounts paid on redemption representing income received will be
withdrawn from the Income Account to the extent funds are available (an
explanation of such Account is set forth under Administration of the Trust --
Accounts and Distributions). In addition, in implementing the redemption
procedures described above, the Trustee and the Distribution Agent shall make
any adjustments necessary to reflect differences between the Redemption Price
of the Units and the value of the In Kind Distribution as of the date of
tender. To the extent that Securities are distributed in kind, the size of the
Trust will be reduced.
A Holder may tender Units for redemption on any weekday (a "Tender Day")
which is not one of the following: New Year's Day, Martin Luther King, Jr.
Day, President's Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day (observed),
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Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving or Christmas. The right of
redemption may be suspended and payment postponed for any period, determined
by the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"), (1) during which the New
York Stock Exchange, Inc. is closed other than for customary weekend and
holiday closings, (2) during which the trading on that Exchange is restricted
or an emergency exists as a result of which disposal or evaluation of the
Securities is not reasonably practicable or (3) for such periods as the SEC
may by order permit.
COMPUTATION OF REDEMPTION PRICE PER UNIT
Redemption Price per Unit is computed by the Trustee as of the Evaluation
Time on each June 30 and December 31 (or the last business day prior thereto),
as of the Evaluation Time next following the tender of any Unit for redemption
on any Tender Day, and on any other business day desired by the Trustee or the
Sponsor, by adding (1) the aggregate value of the Securities determined by the
Trustee, (2) amounts in the Trust including dividends receivable on stocks
trading ex-dividend (with appropriate adjustments to reflect monthly
distributions made to Holders) and (3) all other assets in the Trust;
deducting therefrom the sum of (a) taxes or other governmental charges against
the Trust not previously deducted, (b) accrued fees and expenses of the
Trustee (including legal and auditing expenses), the Sponsor and counsel to
the Trust and certain other expenses and (c) amounts for distribution to
Holders of record as of a date prior to the evaluation; and dividing the
result of such computation by the number of Units outstanding as of the date
thereof. As of the close of the initial public offering period the Redemption
Price per 1,000 Units will be reduced to reflect the payment of the per 1,000
Unit organization costs to the Sponsor.
The aggregate value of the Securities shall be determined by the Trustee in
good faith in the following manner: if the Securities are listed on a national
securities exchange or NASDAQ National Market System, or a foreign securities
exchange, such evaluation shall generally be based on the closing sale price
on such exchange (unless the Trustee deems such price inappropriate as a basis
for evaluation) or, if there is no closing sale price on such exchange, at the
mean between the closing offering and bid side evaluation. If the Securities
are not so listed or, if so listed and the principal market therefor is other
than on such exchange, such evaluation shall generally be made by the Trustee
in good faith based at the mean between current bid and offer prices on the
over-the-counter market (unless the Trustee deems such mean inappropriate as a
basis for evaluation) or, if bid and offer prices are not available, (1) on
the basis of the mean between current bid and offer prices for comparable
securities, (2) by the Trustee's appraising the value of the Securities in
good faith at the mean between the bid side and the offer side of the market
or (3) by any combination thereof.
EXPENSES AND CHARGES
Initial Expenses -- Investors will reimburse the Sponsor on a per 1,000
Units basis, for all or a portion of the estimated costs incurred in
organizing and offering the Trust--including the cost of the initial
preparation, printing and execution of the registration statement and the
indenture, Federal and State registration fees, the initial fees and expenses
of the Trustee, legal expenses and any other out-of-pocket costs. The
estimated organization costs will be paid from the assets of the Trust as of
the close of the initial public offering period. To the extent that actual
organization costs are less than the estimated amount, only the actual
organization costs will be deducted from the assets of the Trust. To the
extent that actual organization costs are greater than the estimated amount,
only the estimated organization costs included in the Public Offering Price
will be reimbursed to the Sponsor. Any balance of the costs incurred in
establishing the Trust, as well as advertising and selling costs, will be paid
by the Underwriters at no cost to the Trust.
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Fees -- The Trustee's and Sponsor's fees are set forth under Investment
Summary. The Trustee receives for its services as Trustee and Distribution
Agent payable in monthly installments, the amount set forth under Investment
Summary. The Trustee's fee (in respect of services as Trustee), payable
monthly, is based on the largest number of Units outstanding during the
preceding month. Certain regular and recurring expenses of the Trust,
including certain mailing and printing expenses, are borne by the Trust. The
Trustee receives benefits to the extent that it holds funds on deposit in the
various non-interest bearing accounts created under the Indenture. The
Sponsor's fee, which is earned for trust supervisory services, is based on the
largest number of Units outstanding during the year. The Sponsor's fee, which
is not to exceed the maximum amount set forth under Investment Summary, may
exceed the actual costs of providing supervisory services for this Trust, but
at no time will the total amount the Sponsor receives for trust supervisory
services rendered to all series of Smith Barney Unit Trusts in any calendar
year exceed the aggregate cost to it of supplying these services in that year.
In addition, the Sponsor may also be reimbursed for bookkeeping or other
administrative services provided to the Trust in amounts not exceeding its
cost of providing those services. The fees of the Trustee and Sponsor may be
increased without approval of Holders in proportion to increases under the
classification "All Services Less Rent" in the Consumer Price Index published
by the United States Department of Labor.
Other Charges -- These include: (1) fees of the Trustee for extraordinary
services (for example, making distributions due to failure of contracts for
Securities), (2) expenses of the Trustee incurred for the benefit of the Trust
(including legal and auditing expenses) and expenses of counsel designated by
the Sponsor, (3) various governmental charges and fees and expenses for
maintaining the Trust's registration statement current with Federal and State
authorities, (4) expenses and costs of action taken by the Sponsor, in its
discretion, or the Trustee, in its discretion, to protect the Trust and the
rights and interests of Holders (for example, expenses in exercising the
Trust's rights under the underlying Securities), (5) indemnification of the
Trustee for any losses, liabilities and expenses incurred without gross
negligence, bad faith or wilful misconduct on its part, (6) indemnification of
the Sponsor for any losses, liabilities and expenses incurred without gross
negligence, bad faith, wilful misconduct or reckless disregard of their duties
and (7) expenditures incurred in contacting Holders upon termination of the
Trust. The amounts of these charges and fees are secured by a lien on the
Trust.
Payment of Expenses -- Funds necessary for the payment of the above fees
will be obtained in the following manner: (1) first, by deductions from the
Income Account (see below) (which will reduce income distributions from the
Account); (2) to the extent the Income Account funds are insufficient, by
distribution from the Capital Account (see below); (3) to the extent the
Income and Capital Accounts are insufficient, by selling Securities from the
Portfolio and using the proceeds to pay the expenses (thereby reducing the net
asset value of the Units).
Since the Securities are all common stocks, and the income stream produced
by dividend payments thereon is unpredictable (see Description of the Trust --
Risk Factors), the Sponsor cannot provide any assurance that dividends will
be sufficient to meet any or all expenses of the Trust. If dividends are
insufficient to cover expenses, it is likely that Securities will have to be
sold to meet Trust expenses. Any such sales may result in capital gains or
losses to Holders. See Description of the Trust -- Taxes.
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ADMINISTRATION OF THE TRUST
RECORDS
The Trustee keeps records of the transactions of the Trust at its corporate
trust office including names, addresses and holdings of all Holders of record,
a current list of the Securities and a copy of the Indenture. Such records are
available to Holders for inspection at reasonable times during business hours.
ACCOUNTS AND DISTRIBUTIONS
Dividends payable to the Trust are credited by the Trustee to an Income
Account, as of the date on which the Trust is entitled to receive such
dividends as a holder of record of the Securities. All other receipts (i.e.,
return of capital, stock dividends, if any, and gains) will be credited by the
Trustee to a Capital Account. If a Holder elects to receive his distribution
in cash, any income distribution for the Holder as of each Record Day will be
made on the following Distribution Day or shortly thereafter and shall consist
of an amount equal to the Holder's pro rata share of the distributable balance
in the Income Account as of such Record Day, after deducting estimated
expenses. The first distribution for persons who purchase Units between a
Record Day and a Distribution Day will be made on the second Distribution Day
following their purchase of Units. In addition, amounts from the Capital
Account may be distributed from time to time to Holders of record. The Trustee
may withdraw from the Income Account, from time to time, such amounts as it
deems requisite to establish a reserve for any taxes or other governmental
charges that may be payable out of the Trust. Funds held by the Trustee in the
various accounts created under the Indenture do not bear interest.
Purchases at Market Discount -- Certain of the shareholder dividend
reinvestment, stock purchase or similar plans maintained by issuers of the
Securities offer shares pursuant to such plans at a discount from market
value. Subject to any applicable regulations and plan restrictions, the
Sponsor intends to direct the Trustee to participate in any such plans to the
greatest extent possible taking into account the Securities held by the Trust
in the issuers offering such plans. In such event, the Indenture requires that
the Trustee forthwith distribute in kind to the Distribution Agent the
Securities received upon any such reinvestment to be held for the accounts of
the Holders in proportion to their respective interests in the Trust. It is
anticipated that Securities so distributed shall immediately be sold.
Therefore, the cash received upon such sale, after deducting sales commissions
and transfer taxes, if any, will be used for cash distributions to Holders.
The Trustee will follow a policy that it will place securities transactions
with a broker or dealer only if it expects to obtain the most favorable prices
and executions of orders. Transactions in securities held in the Trust are
generally made in brokerage transactions (as distinguished from principal
transactions) and the Sponsor or any of its affiliates may act as brokers
therein if the Trustee expects thereby to obtain the most favorable prices and
execution. The furnishing of statistical and research information to the
Trustee by any of the securities dealers through which transactions are
executed will not be considered in placing securities transactions.
TRUST SUPERVISION
The Trust is a unit investment trust which normally follows a buy and hold
investment strategy and is not actively managed. However, the Portfolio is
regularly reviewed. Traditional methods of investment management for a managed
fund (such as a mutual fund) typically involve frequent changes in a portfolio
of securities on the basis of economic, financial and market analyses. The
Portfolio of the Trust, however, will not be actively managed and therefore
the adverse financial condition of an issuer will not necessarily require the
sale of its
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Securities from the Portfolio. However, while it is the intention of the
Sponsor to continue the Trust's investment in the Securities in the original
proportions, it has the power but not the obligation to direct the disposition
of the Securities upon institution of certain legal proceedings, default under
certain documents adversely affecting future declaration or payment of
anticipated dividends, or a substantial decline in price or the occurrence of
materially adverse credit factors that, in the opinion of the Sponsor, would
make the retention of the Securities detrimental to the interests of the
Holders. The Sponsor intends to review the desirability of retaining in the
Portfolio any Security if its Investment Rating is reduced below 3 by Salomon
Smith Barney's Research Department. The Sponsor is authorized under the
Indenture to direct the Trustee to invest the proceeds of any sale of
Securities not required for redemption of Units in eligible money market
instruments selected by the Sponsor which will include only the following
instruments:
(i) negotiable certificates of deposit or time deposits of domestic banks
which are members of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and which have,
together with their branches or subsidiaries, more than $2 billion in total
assets, except that certificates of deposit or time deposits of smaller
domestic banks may be held provided the deposit does not exceed the insurance
coverage on the instrument (which currently is $100,000), and provided further
that the Trust's aggregate holding of certificates of deposit or time deposits
issued by the Trustee may not exceed the insurance coverage of such
obligations and (ii) U.S. Treasury notes or bills.
In the event a public tender offer is made for a Security or a merger or
acquisition is announced affecting a Security, the Sponsor may instruct the
Trustee to tender or sell the Security on the open market when in its opinion
it is in the best interest of the Holders of the Units to do so. In addition,
the Sponsor is required to instruct the Trustee to reject any offer made by an
issuer of any of the Securities to issue new Securities in exchange or
substitution for any Securities except that the Sponsor may instruct the
Trustee to accept or reject such an offer to take any other action with
respect thereto as the Sponsor may deem proper if (1) the issuer failed to
declare or pay anticipated dividends with respect to such Securities or (2) in
the written opinion of the Sponsor the issuer will probably fail to declare or
pay anticipated dividends with respect to such Securities in the reasonably
foreseeable future. Any Securities so received in exchange or substitution
shall be sold unless the Sponsor directs that they be held by the Trustee
subject to the terms and conditions of the Indenture to the same extent as
Securities originally deposited thereunder. If a Security is eliminated from
the Portfolio and no replacement security is acquired, the Trustee shall
within a reasonable period of time thereafter notify Holders of the sale of
the Security. Except as stated in this and the following paragraphs, the Trust
may not acquire any securities other than (1) the Securities and (2)
securities resulting from stock dividends, stock splits and other capital
changes of the issuers of the Securities.
The Sponsor is authorized to direct the Trustee to acquire replacement
Securities ("Replacement Securities") to replace any Securities, for which
purchase contracts have failed ("Failed Securities"), or, in connection with
the deposit of Additional Securities, when Securities of an issue originally
deposited are unavailable at the time of subsequent deposit, as described more
fully below. Replacement Securities that are replacing Failed Securities will
be deposited into the Trust within 110 days of the date of deposit of the
contracts that have failed at a purchase price that does not exceed the amount
of funds reserved for the purchase of Failed Securities. The Replacement
Securities shall satisfy certain conditions specified in the Indenture
including, among other conditions, requirements that the Replacement
Securities shall be publicly-traded common stocks; shall be issued by an
issuer subject to or exempt from the reporting requirements under Section 13
or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (or similar provisions of
law); shall not result in more than 10% of the Trust consisting of securities
of a single issuer (or of two or more issuers which are Affiliated Persons as
this term is defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940) which are not
registered and are not being registered
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under the Securities Act of 1933 or result in the Trust owning more than 50%
of any single issue which has been registered under the Securities Act of
1933; and shall have, in the opinion of the Sponsor, characteristics
sufficiently similar to the characteristics of the other Securities in the
Trust as to be acceptable for acquisition by the Trust. Whenever a Security
has been eliminated by the Trust and a Replacement Security is deposited, the
Trustee shall within five days after the deposit of the Replacement Security
notify all Holders of the sale of the Security eliminated and the acquisition
of the Replacement Security. Whenever a Replacement Security has been acquired
for the Trust, the Trustee shall, on the next Distribution Day that is more
than 30 days thereafter, make a pro rata distribution of the amount, if any,
by which the cost to the Trust of the Failed Security exceeded the cost of the
Replacement Security. If Replacement Securities are not acquired, the Sponsor
will, on or before the next following Distribution Day, cause to be refunded
the attributable sales charge, plus the attributable Cost of Securities to
Trust listed under Portfolio plus income attributable to the Failed Security.
Any property received by the Trustee after the Initial Date of Deposit as a
distribution on any of the Securities in a form other than cash or additional
shares of the Securities received in a non-taxable stock dividend or stock
split, shall be retained or disposed of by the Trustee as provided in the
Indenture. The proceeds of any disposition shall be credited to the Income or
Capital Account of the Trust.
The Indenture also authorizes the Sponsor to increase the size and number of
Units of the Trust by the deposit of cash (or a letter of credit) with
instructions to purchase Additional Securities, contracts to purchase
Additional Securities or, Additional Securities in exchange for the
corresponding number of additional Units during the 90-day period subsequent
to the Initial Date of Deposit, provided that the original proportionate
relationship among the number of shares of each Security established on the
Initial Date of Deposit (the "Original Proportionate Relationship") is
maintained to the extent practicable. Deposits of Additional Securities
subsequent to the 90-day period following the Initial Date of Deposit must
replicate exactly the original proportionate relationship among the number of
shares of each Security comprising the Portfolio at the end of the initial 90-
day period.
With respect to deposits of cash (or a letter of credit) with instructions
to purchase Additional Securities, Additional Securities or contracts to
purchase Additional Securities, in connection with creating additional Units
of the Trust during the 90-day period following the Initial Date of Deposit,
the Sponsor may specify minimum amounts of additional Securities to be
deposited or purchased. If a deposit is not sufficient to acquire minimum
amounts of each Security, Additional Securities may be acquired in the order
of the Security most under-represented immediately before the deposit when
compared to the Original Proportionate Relationship. If Securities of an issue
originally deposited are unavailable at the time of subsequent deposit or
cannot be purchased at reasonable prices or their purchase is prohibited or
restricted by law, regulation or policies applicable to the Trust or the
Sponsor, the Sponsor may (1) deposit cash or a letter of credit with
instructions to purchase the Security when practicable (provided that it
becomes available within 110 days after the Initial Date of Deposit) or (2)
deposit (or instruct the Trustee to purchase) Securities of one or more other
issues originally deposited or (3) deposit (or instruct the Trustee to
purchase) a Replacement Security that will meet the conditions described
above. Any funds held to acquire Additional or Replacement Securities which
have not been used to purchase Securities at the end of the 90-day period
beginning with the Initial Date of Deposit, shall be used to purchase
Securities as described above or shall be distributed to Holders together with
the attributable sales charge.
REPORTS TO HOLDERS
The Trustee will furnish Holders with each distribution a statement of the
amount of income and the amount of other receipts, if any, which are being
distributed, expressed in each case as a dollar amount per Unit. Within a
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reasonable period of time after the end of June in each year (normally within
20 to 60 days), the Trustee will furnish to each person who at any time during
the preceding period from July 1 through June 30 (a "Trust Year") was a Holder
of record a statement (1) as to the Income Account: income received;
deductions for applicable taxes and for fees and expenses of the Trustee and
counsel, and certain other expenses; amounts paid in connection with
redemptions of Units and the balance remaining after such distributions and
deductions, expressed in each case both as a total dollar amount and as a
dollar amount per Unit outstanding on the last business day of such Trust
Year; (2) as to the Capital Account: the disposition of any Securities (other
than pursuant to In Kind Distributions) and the net proceeds received
therefrom; the results of In Kind Distributions in connection with redemption
of Units; deductions for payment of applicable taxes and for fees and expenses
of the Trustee and counsel and certain other expenses, to the extent that the
Income Account is insufficient, and the balance remaining after such
distribution and deductions, expressed both as a total dollar amount and as a
dollar amount per Unit outstanding on the last business day of such Trust
Year; (3) a list of the Securities held and the number of Units outstanding on
the last business day of such Trust Year; (4) the Redemption Price per Unit
based upon the computation thereof made on the thirtieth day of June (or the
last business day prior thereto) of such Trust Year; and (5) amounts actually
distributed during such Trust Year from the Income Account expressed both as
total dollar amounts and as dollar amounts per Unit outstanding on the record
dates for such distributions.
In order to enable them to comply with federal and state tax reporting
requirements, Holders will be furnished with evaluations of Securities upon
request to the Trustee.
BOOK-ENTRY UNITS
Ownership of Units of the Trust will not be evidenced by certificates. All
evidence of ownership of the Units will be recorded in book-entry form either
at Depository Trust Company ("DTC") through an investor's broker's account or
through registration of the Units on the books of the Trustee. Units held
through DTC will be deposited by the Sponsor with DTC in the Sponsor's DTC
account and registered in the nominee name CEDE & CO. Individual purchases of
beneficial ownership interest in the Trust will be made in book-entry form
through DTC or the Trustee. Ownership and transfer of Units will be evidenced
and accomplished directly and indirectly by book-entries made by DTC and its
participants if the Units are evidenced at DTC, or otherwise will be evidenced
and accomplished by book-entries made by the Trustee. DTC will record
ownership and transfer of the Units among DTC participants and forward all
notices and credit all payments received in respect of the Units held by the
DTC participants. Beneficial owners of Units will receive written confirmation
of their purchases and sale from the broker-dealer or bank from whom their
purchase was made. Units are transferable by making a written request properly
accompanied by a written instrument or instruments of transfer which should be
sent registered or certified mail for the protection of the Unit Holder.
Holders must sign such written request exactly as their names appear on the
records of the Trusts. Such signatures must be guaranteed by a commercial bank
or trust company, savings and loan association or by a member firm of a
national securities exchange.
AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION
The Sponsor may amend the Indenture, with the consent of the Trustee but
without the consent of any of the Holders, (1) to cure any ambiguity or to
correct or supplement any provision thereof which may be defective or
inconsistent, (2) to change any provision thereof as may be required by the
SEC or any successor governmental agency and (3) to make such other provisions
as shall not materially adversely affect the interest of the Holders (as
determined in good faith by the Sponsor). The Indenture may also be amended in
any respect
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by the Sponsor and the Trustee, or any of the provisions thereof may be
waived, with the consent of the Holders of 51% of the Units, provided that no
such amendment or waiver will reduce the interest in the Trust of any Holder
without the consent of such Holder or reduce the percentage of Units required
to consent to any such amendment or waiver without the consent of all Holders.
The Indenture will terminate upon the earlier of the disposition of the last
Security held thereunder or the Mandatory Termination Date specified under
Investment Summary. The Indenture may also be terminated by the Sponsor if the
value of the Trust is less than the minimum value set forth under Investment
Summary (as described under Description of the Trust -- Risk Factors) and may
be terminated at any time by written instrument executed by the Sponsor and
consented to by Holders of 51% of the Units. The Trustee shall deliver written
notice of any termination to each Holder of record within a reasonable period
of time prior to the termination. Within a reasonable period of time after
such termination, the Trustee must sell all of the Securities then held and
distribute to each Holder, after deductions of accrued and unpaid fees, taxes
and governmental and other charges, such Holder's interest in the Income and
Capital Accounts. Such distribution will normally be made by mailing a check
in the amount of each Holder's interest in such accounts to the address of
such nominee Holder appearing on the record books of the Trustee.
EXCHANGE AND ROLLOVER PRIVILEGES
Holders may exchange their Units of this Trust into units of any then
outstanding series of Uncommon Values (an "Exchange Series") at their relative
net asset values, subject only to a reduced sales load (as disclosed in the
prospectus for the Exchange Series). The exchange option described above will
be available only to Holders whose Units are held through accounts at the
Sponsor, Salomon Brothers Inc, or one of their affiliates, and will also be
available to investors in the Trust who elect to purchase units of an Exchange
Series within 60 days of their liquidation of Units in the Trust which were
similarly held.
Holders who retain their Units until the termination of the Trust, may
reinvest their terminating distributions into units of a subsequent series of
Uncommon Values (the "New Series") provided one is offered. Such purchaser may
be entitled to a reduced sales load (as disclosed in the prospectus for the
New Series) upon the purchase of units of the New Series.
Under the exchange and rollover privilege, the Sponsor's repurchase price
would be based upon the market value of the Securities in the Trust portfolio
and units in the Exchange Series or New Series will be sold to the Holder at a
price based on the aggregate market price of the securities in the portfolio
of the Exchange Series or New Series. Exercise of the exchange or rollover
privilege by Holders is subject to the following conditions: (i) the Sponsor
must have units available of an Exchange Series or New Series during initial
public offering or, if such period is completed, must be maintaining a
secondary market in the units of the available Exchange Series or New Series
and such units must be available in the Sponsor's secondary market account at
the time of the Holder's elections; and (ii) exchange will be effected only in
whole units. Holders will not be permitted to advance any funds in excess of
their redemption in order to complete the exchange. Any excess proceeds
received from the Holder for exchange will be remitted to such Holder.
It is expected that the terms of the Exchange Series or New Series will be
substantially the same as the terms of the Trust described in this Prospectus,
and that similar reinvestment programs will be offered with respect to all
subsequent series of the Trust. The availability of these options do not
constitute a solicitation of an offer to purchase units of an Exchange Series
or a New Series or any other security. A Holder's election to participate in
either of these options will be treated as an indication of interest only.
Holders should contact their financial professionals to find out what suitable
Exchange or New Series is available and to obtain a prospectus.
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Holders may acquire units of those Series which are lawfully for sale in
states where they reside and only those Exchange Series in which the Sponsor
is maintaining a secondary market. At any time prior to the exchange by the
Holder of units of an Exchange Series, or the purchase by a Holder of units of
a New Series, such Holder may change his investment strategy and receive his
terminating distribution. An election of either of these options will not
prevent the Holder from recognizing taxable gain or loss (except in the case
of loss, if and to the extent the Exchange or New Series, as the case may be,
is treated as substantially identical to the Trust) as a result of the
liquidation, even though no cash will be distributed to pay any taxes. Holders
should consult their own tax advisers in this regard. The Sponsor reserves the
right to modify, suspend or terminate either or both of these reinvestment
privileges at any time.
REINVESTMENT PLAN
Distributions of income and/or principal, if any, on Units held in street
name through Smith Barney Inc. or directly in the name of the Holder, unless
the Holder notifies his financial consultant at Smith Barney Inc. or the
Trustee, respectively, to the contrary, will be reinvested automatically in
additional Units of the Trust at no extra charge pursuant to the Trust's
"Reinvestment Plan". If the Holder does not wish to participate in the
Reinvestment Plan, the Holder must notify his financial consultant at Smith
Barney Inc. or the Trustee at least ten business days prior to the
Distribution Day to which that election is to apply. The election may be
modified or terminated by similar notice.
Distributions being reinvested will be paid in cash to the Sponsor, who will
use them to purchase Units of the Trust at the Sponsor's Repurchase Price (the
net asset value per Unit without any sales charge) in effect at the close of
business on the Distribution Day. These may be either previously issued Units
repurchased by the Sponsor or newly issued Units created upon the deposit of
additional Securities in the Trust (see Description of the Trust -- Structure
and Offering). Each participant will receive an account statement reflecting
any purchase or sale of Units under the Reinvestment Plan.
The costs of the Reinvestment Plan will be borne by the Sponsor, at no cost
to the Trust. The Sponsor reserves the right to amend, modify or terminate the
Reinvestment Plan at any time without prior notice.
RESIGNATION, REMOVAL AND LIMITATIONS ON LIABILITY
TRUSTEE
The Trustee or any successor may resign upon notice to the Sponsor. The
Trustee may be removed upon the direction of the Holders of 51% of the Units
at any time, or by the Sponsor without the consent of any of the Holders if
the Trustee becomes incapable of acting or becomes bankrupt or its affairs are
taken over by public authorities. Such resignation or removal shall become
effective upon the acceptance of appointment by the successor. In case of such
resignation or removal the Sponsor is to use its best efforts to appoint a
successor promptly and if upon resignation of the Trustee no successor has
accepted appointment within thirty days after notification, the Trustee may
apply to a court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor.
The Trustee shall be under no liability for any action taken in good faith in
reliance on prima facie properly executed documents or for the disposition of
monies or Securities, nor shall it be liable or responsible in any way for
depreciation or loss incurred by reason of the sale of any Security. This
provision, however, shall not protect the Trustee in cases of wilful
misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of its
obligations and duties. In the event of the failure of the Sponsor to act, the
Trustee may act under the Indenture and shall not be
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liable for any of these actions taken in good faith. The Trustee shall not be
personally liable for any taxes or other governmental charges imposed upon or
in respect of the Securities or upon the interest thereon. In addition, the
Indenture contains other customary provisions limiting the liability of the
Trustee.
SPONSOR
The Sponsor may resign at any time if a successor Sponsor is appointed by
the Trustee in accordance with the Indenture. Any new Sponsor must have a
minimum net worth of $2,000,000 and must serve at rates of compensation deemed
by the Trustee to be reasonable and as may not exceed amounts prescribed by
the SEC. If the Sponsor fails to perform its duties or becomes incapable of
acting or becomes bankrupt or its affairs are taken over by public
authorities, then the Trustee may (1) appoint a successor Sponsor at rates of
compensation deemed by the Trustee to be reasonable and as may not exceed
amounts prescribed by the SEC, (2) terminate the Indenture and liquidate the
Trust or (3) continue to act as Trustee without terminating the Indenture.
The Sponsor shall be under no liability to the Trust or to the Holders for
taking any action or for refraining from taking any action in good faith or
for errors in judgment and shall not be liable or responsible in any way for
depreciation of any Security or Units or loss incurred in the sale of any
Security or Units. This provision, however, shall not protect the Sponsor in
cases of wilful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard
of its obligations and duties. The Sponsor may transfer all or substantially
all of its assets to a corporation or partnership which carries on its
business and duly assumes all of its obligations under the Indenture and in
such event it shall be relieved of all further liability under the Indenture.
MISCELLANEOUS
TRUSTEE
The name and address of the Trustee are shown on the back cover of this
prospectus. The Trustee is subject to supervision and examination by the
Comptroller of the Currency, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and the
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. In connection with the
storage and handling of certain Stocks deposited in the Trust, the Trustee may
use the services of The Depository Trust Company. These services may include
safekeeping of the Stocks, computer book-entry transfer and institutional
delivery services. The Depository Trust Company is a limited purpose trust
company organized under the Banking Law of the State of New York, a member of
the Federal Reserve System and a clearing agency registered under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
LEGAL OPINION
The legality of the Units has been passed upon by Battle Fowler LLP, 75 East
55th Street, New York, New York 10022, as special counsel for the Sponsor.
AUDITORS
The Statement of Financial Condition and the Portfolio included in this
Prospectus have been audited by KPMG Peat Marwick LLP, independent auditors,
as indicated in their report with respect thereto, and is so included herein
in reliance upon the authority of said firm as experts in accounting and
auditing.
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SPONSOR
Smith Barney Inc. ("Smith Barney"), was incorporated in Delaware in 1960 and
traces its history through predecessor partnerships to 1873. Smith Barney, an
investment banking and securities broker-dealer firm, is a member of the New
York Stock Exchange, Inc. and other major securities and commodities
exchanges, the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. and the
Securities Industry Association. Smith Barney is an indirect wholly-owned
subsidiary of The Travelers Inc. The name Salomon Smith Barney is a service
mark of Smith Barney. Smith Barney and Salomon Brothers Inc are affiliated but
separately registered broker/dealers under common control of Salomon Smith
Barney Holdings Inc. Salomon Brothers Inc and Salomon Smith Barney Holdings
Inc. have been licensed to use the Salomon Smith Barney service mark. The
Sponsor or an affiliate is investment adviser, principal underwriter or
distributor of more than 60 open-end investment companies and investment
manager of 12 closed-end investment companies. Smith Barney also sponsors all
Series of Corporate Securities Trust, Government Securities Trust, Harris,
Upham Tax-Exempt Fund and Tax Exempt Securities Trust, and acts as co-sponsor
of most Series of Defined Asset Funds.
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UNCOMMON
VALUES
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A UNIT INVESTMENT TRUST
A UNIT INVESTMENT TRUST
1998 SERIES
PROSPECTUS
This Prospectus does not contain all of the information with respect to the
investment company set forth in its registration statements and exhibits
relating thereto which have been filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, Washington, D.C. under the Securities Act of 1933 and the
Investment Company Act of 1940, and to which reference is hereby made.
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Investment Summary 2
Independent Auditors' Report 8
The Uncommon Values Trust, 1998 Series 9
Portfolio of The Uncommon Values Trust, 1998
Series 10
Description of the Trust 11
Taxes 17
Public Sale of Units 20
Market for Units 23
Redemption 23
Expenses and Charges 25
Administration of the Trust 27
Exchange and Rollover Privileges 31
Reinvestment Plan 32
Resignation, Removal and Limitations on Liability 32
Miscellaneous 33
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SPONSOR: TRUSTEE: INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS:
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Smith Barney Inc. The Chase Manhattan Bank KPMG Peat Marwick LLP
388 Greenwich Street 4 New York Plaza 345 Park Avenue
23rd Floor New York, New York 10004 New York, New York 10154
New York, New York 10013 (800) 354-6565
(212) 816-4000
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SALOMON SMITH BARNEY
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NO PERSON IS AUTHORIZED TO GIVE ANY INFORMATION OR TO MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS
WITH RESPECT TO THE UNCOMMON VALUES TRUST, 1998 SERIES, NOT CONTAINED IN THIS
PROSPECTUS; AND ANY INFORMATION OR REPRESENTATION NOT CONTAINED HEREIN MUST NOT
BE RELIED UPON AS HAVING BEEN AUTHORIZED. THIS PROSPECTUS DOES NOT CONSTITUTE
AN OFFER TO SELL, OR A SOLICITATION OF AN OFFER TO BUY, SECURITIES IN ANY STATE
TO ANY PERSON TO WHOM IT IS NOT LAWFUL TO MAKE SUCH OFFER IN SUCH STATE.
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UT 6463
SALOMON SMITH BARNEY IS THE SERVICE MARK USED BY SALOMON BROTHERS INC AND SMITH
BARNEY INC., AFFILIATED BUT SEPARATELY REGISTERED BROKER/DEALERS UNDER COMMON
CONTROL OF SALOMON SMITH BARNEY HOLDINGS INC.
