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LGT ASSET MANAGEMENT
A PIONEER IN
GLOBAL
INVESTING
GT GLOBAL
NEW PACIFIC
GROWTH FUND
ANNUAL REPORT
DECEMBER 31, 1995
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TABLE
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Report from the Fund
Managers and Key
Portfolio Holdings..... 1
Financial Statements... F-2
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REPORT FROM THE FUND MANAGERS
The GT Global New Pacific Growth Fund seeks long-term growth of capital through
a portfolio of investments in the equity markets of the Asian Pacific Rim,
excluding Japan.
PERFORMANCE REVIEW
The Fund's total return for the 12 months ended December 31, 1995, was 7.45% for
Class A shares; total return for Class B shares was 6.45%. Total return for the
Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) Pacific ex-Japan Index(1) over the
same period was 13.37%. The index is not available for investment and does not
include the effects of sales charges and professional management fees. For
additional performance information, please see page 6.
The Fund's underperformance relative to the index was primarily a result of its
underweighted positions in Australia and Hong Kong, which significantly
outperformed other regional markets, and an overemphasis on small stocks in
general, which lagged substantially over the period.
MARKET REVIEW
For investors in the Asian stock markets, 1995 was a year of moderate returns.
In the early part of the year, cautious sentiment extending from 1994's bear
market was compounded by the Mexican crisis, leading to a widespread selloff
across all emerging markets. It did not take long, however, for investors to
realize that economic conditions in Asian countries were considerably different
from those in Mexico, and that such indiscriminate selling was unwarranted.
Other key factors that led to the subsequent recovery in Asian markets were the
increasing likelihood of a weakening U.S. economy and a corresponding need for
the Fed to lower interest rates.
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(1) The MSCI Pacific ex-Japan Index is an arithmetic average, weighted by market
value, of the performance of 204 securities listed on five major Pacific Rim
stock exchanges (Australia, Hong Kong, Malaysia, New Zealand and Singapore).
It includes the effect of reinvested dividends and is measured in U.S.
dollars.
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In terms of individual markets, Hong Kong stood out as the top-performing
regional market, spurred by an investor-perceived recovery. Unemployment levels,
which rose to a record level in October, began to improve somewhat over the last
two months of the year. As a result, retail sales and property prices, which
were severely dampened by the lack of job security, began to stabilize, with the
property sector leading the stock market recovery.
We are encouraged because some of the new projects launched by the major
developers received favorable responses, indicating an upturn in demand in our
opinion. Also important for the Hong Kong economy, were early signs of some
highly selective credit relaxation by Chinese authorities as of mid-January,
1996. On the other hand, the utility sector went through a period of downgrades
on the back of deregulation and increased public pressure to review the scheme
of profit control for the utility companies.
Most of the ASEAN(2) economies displayed features of overheating, including
rampant domestic consumption, strong import of capital goods and deteriorating
current account balances. Such macroeconomic concerns are why ASEAN markets have
lagged Hong Kong in terms of performance. Malaysia is one of the most prominent
examples where a combination of an ongoing infrastructure boom and robust retail
spending put upward pressure on domestic interest rates. In the annual budget
announced in October, Malaysian authorities introduced stringent measures in an
effort to curb property speculation. We expect they will make further moves to
rein in domestic consumption.
Across Taiwan and South Korea, markets were affected by political turmoil. In
Taiwan, active moves by President Lee Teng-hui to promote his political profile
and advocate independence provoked strong resentment from mainland China. In
South Korea, anti-corruption moves against former presidents have raised
concerns about the possible involvement of some of the big chaebols (Korean
conglomerates).
The Australian market continued its steady performance over the year, supported
by healthy earnings growth in the industrial sector and lower interest rates.
The resources sector, having performed rather strongly in the first quarter,
turned dull as a response to the muted global economic recovery.
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(2) ASEAN countries include Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Philippines,
Indonesia, Brunei and Vietnam.
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INVESTMENT STRATEGY
Going forward, we plan to reduce our weighting in Australia in order to increase
our allocation to Hong Kong and Southeast Asia. We also expect to put a greater
focus on large cap stocks, which may benefit from the liquidity inflow into the
Pacific region -- a scenario we expect may prevail in 1996.
OUTLOOK
We believe that falling interest rates in the U.S. will continue to drive
investments to Southeast Asian markets. In view of Wall Street's strong
performance over 1995, we believe the outlook for fund flows into the region is
favorable. Investors may well decide the U.S. market has peaked and begin
looking outside of the U.S. Most Asian economies, in our opinion, have the
potential to continue to show reasonable growth and healthy corporate earnings
prospects.
Some ASEAN countries, such as Malaysia and Thailand, however, are likely to be
faced with proactive tightening by government authorities during the course of
the year. We feel that until investors are convinced that sufficient steps have
been taken to cool those countries' overheated economies, their performance may
continue to lag and our strategy will be to focus on stock-specific earnings
stories in those markets.
We remain positive on the Hong Kong market at least for the early part of 1996,
with some recovery of the property market and selective credit relaxation by the
Chinese authorities in sight.
CHRISTIAN WIGNALL LAWRENCE YIP
CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER PORTFOLIO MANAGER
GLOBAL EQUITIES HONG KONG
SAN FRANCISCO
JANUARY 15, 1996
GT GLOBAL NEW PACIFIC GROWTH FUND
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KEY PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS*
HSBC HOLDINGS PLC HONG KONG
The group consists of Midland Bank (one of the clearing banks in the UK), Hong
Kong Bank (the largest retail bank in HK) and other subsidiaries, including a
diverse range of financial operations. Perceived by many as a global banking
operation, HSBC has persistently been trading at a discount to other local
banks. We believe it provides relatively cheap exposure to the recovery of the
HK economy and the projected substantial expenditure in infrastructure over the
next few years.
HUTCHISON WHAMPOA HONG KONG
A leading Hong Kong conglomerate, Hutchison Whampoa is engaged in the property,
retail, energy, container port and telecommunications businesses. We believe
skepticism toward its UK cellular operation has started to wane, given the
satisfactory growth in subscriber numbers and its intentions to list in the UK
market.
NEW WORLD DEVELOPMENT CO., LTD. HONG KONG
New World Development is a leading property developer and hotel operator with
substantial exposure to Chinese infrastructure development and low cost housing
projects. The company has recently successfully listed both its U.S. hotel
operation and Chinese infrastructure projects and significantly improved its
financial position.
SIAM COMMERCIAL BANK PLC THAILAND
As one of the largest domestic Thai banks, Siam Commercial Bank continues to
benefit from the strength of the Thai economy and stable interest margins. We
believe the banking sector still offers the best value in the market.
SWIRE PACIFIC LTD. HONG KONG
Swire Pacific is one of the largest owners of grade A office space and shopping
malls in Hong Kong. With property prices on a downtrend for the last 12-18
months, we believe office rentals are beginning to stabilize. Swire is also the
major shareholder of Cathay Pacific, Hong Kong's international airline.
BROKEN HILL PROPRIETARY (BHP) CO., LTD. AUSTRALIA
Australia's largest company, with a market capitalization of A$38 billion, BHP
is primarily a steel, petroleum, and minerals operator. We anticipate that
copper
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* There can be no assurance the Fund will continue to hold these securities.
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may shortly become a fourth major business following its recent acquisition of
Magma, a large copper producer in the U.S. We expect BHP's excellent management
and world class operations may continue to drive its profit growth from the
A$1.6 billion achieved in 1995 and, in our opinion, exploration and technology
could yield further opportunities.
NATIONAL AUSTRALIA BANK LTD. AUSTRALIA
National Australia Bank is the preeminent local bank in terms of market share
and efficiency. We view its success as the result of strategic regional bank
acquisitions in Australasia, the UK and most recently, in the U.S. where it
acquired Michigan National. In our opinion, tight lending restrictions enabled
National Bank to largely avoid Australia's bad debt cycle of the late 1980s and
early 1990s. We expect future earnings growth may be driven by continued high
capital expenditure on technology and corporate restructuring.
PUBLIC BANK BERHAD MALAYSIA
While Public Bank Berhad is the third-largest commercial bank in Malaysia, it
has been perceived by investors as being too conservative in its loan expansion
policies in the past. However, management appears to be adopting a more
aggressive style, which could allow the bank to participate more fully in the
robust growth of the Malaysian economy.
KRUNG THAI BANK LTD. THAILAND
Krung Thai Bank is one of Thailand's largest domestic banks. Similar to Siam
Commercial Bank, it continues to benefit from Thailand's economic growth and
stable interest rate margins.
CHINA HK PHOTO PRODUCTS HOLDINGS, LTD. HONG KONG
China HK Photo Products is a relatively small company with exclusive
distributorship of Fuji photo products in Hong Kong and China. While Hong Kong
is already a mature market, we feel China has potential to develop into a major
market for the company's products. Our premise is based on strong growth in
consumption power of the Chinese population and increased leisure time following
the recent countrywide change to a five-day work week.
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GT GLOBAL NEW PACIFIC GROWTH FUND
PORTFOLIO SUMMARY
EDGAR REPRESENTATION OF DATA POINTS USED IN PRINTED GRAPHIC
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GT GLOBAL NEW PACIFIC GROWTH FUND MSCI PACIFIC EX-JAPAN
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19-Jan-77 9525 10,000
31-Jan-77 9,525 9,994
28-Feb-77 9,630 9,760
31-Mar-77 9,687 9,958
30-Apr-77 9,630 10,052
31-May-77 9,658 10,220
30-Jun-77 9,944 10,295
31-Jul-77 9,573 9,879
31-Aug-77 9,782 9,717
30-Sep-77 10,058 9,602
31-Oct-77 10,363 9,985
30-Nov-77 10,535 9,897
31-Dec-77 10,706 10,343
31-Jan-78 10,735 10,055
28-Feb-78 11,087 9,805
31-Mar-78 12,410 10,533
30-Apr-78 12,247 11,001
31-May-78 12,314 11,465
30-Jun-78 13,895 12,395
31-Jul-78 15,245 13,114
31-Aug-78 15,776 14,619
30-Sep-78 16,441 14,340
31-Oct-78 17,049 14,561
30-Nov-78 15,573 12,369
31-Dec-78 16,190 12,824
31-Jan-79 15,930 13,735
28-Feb-79 15,429 13,693
31-Mar-79 15,208 13,922
30-Apr-79 14,194 13,706
31-May-79 13,817 14,198
30-Jun-79 13,763 13,832
31-Jul-79 13,569 14,578
31-Aug-79 13,914 15,604
30-Sep-79 13,881 17,216
31-Oct-79 12,425 16,841
30-Nov-79 11,778 17,261
31-Dec-79 12,641 19,508
31-Jan-80 12,781 22,324
29-Feb-80 11,994 22,753
31-Mar-80 11,306 18,862
30-Apr-80 12,087 20,660
31-May-80 13,047 22,880
30-Jun-80 13,940 25,335
31-Jul-80 13,717 26,369
31-Aug-80 14,387 27,937
30-Sep-80 15,324 28,480
31-Oct-80 15,994 32,113
30-Nov-80 15,905 31,374
31-Dec-80 17,143 31,505
31-Jan-81 18,036 30,842
28-Feb-81 17,646 29,899
31-Mar-81 18,109 30,525
30-Apr-81 19,026 31,056
31-May-81 19,898 32,411
30-Jun-81 20,838 32,862
31-Jul-81 19,764 29,609
31-Aug-81 19,294 27,990
30-Sep-81 17,001 23,883
31-Oct-81 17,650 23,677
30-Nov-81 18,892 27,091
31-Dec-81 18,903 26,628
31-Jan-82 18,332 25,058
28-Feb-82 16,767 22,313
31-Mar-82 15,741 20,937
30-Apr-82 17,335 23,576
31-May-82 17,605 24,167
30-Jun-82 16,207 21,638
31-Jul-82 15,876 20,322
31-Aug-82 15,104 19,361
30-Sep-82 14,601 18,867
31-Oct-82 14,442 18,085
30-Nov-82 15,766 17,834
31-Dec-82 16,967 19,122
31-Jan-83 16,685 21,059
28-Feb-83 17,114 21,523
31-Mar-83 17,556 20,935
30-Apr-83 18,090 22,918
31-May-83 18,949 22,680
30-Jun-83 19,443 22,805
31-Jul-83 20,250 24,147
31-Aug-83 20,602 24,009
30-Sep-83 20,537 23,116
31-Oct-83 20,654 23,482
30-Nov-83 21,500 24,606
31-Dec-83 23,283 25,664
31-Jan-84 24,194 27,047
29-Feb-84 24,363 26,105
31-Mar-84 25,605 26,258
30-Apr-84 24,940 26,241
31-May-84 21,428 23,046
30-Jun-84 20,683 22,327
31-Jul-84 19,526 22,034
31-Aug-84 21,787 23,814
30-Sep-84 21,907 23,800
31-Oct-84 22,559 23,874
30-Nov-84 22,719 24,329
31-Dec-84 22,586 23,806
31-Jan-85 23,211 25,585
28-Feb-85 22,359 24,333
31-Mar-85 22,491 24,634
30-Apr-85 22,603 25,040
31-May-85 22,813 25,917
30-Jun-85 22,379 25,578
31-Jul-85 22,995 28,221
31-Aug-85 22,925 27,237
30-Sep-85 23,821 28,075
31-Oct-85 25,122 29,263
30-Nov-85 25,234 28,210
31-Dec-85 24,689 27,922
31-Jan-86 25,472 29,489
28-Feb-86 27,110 28,782
31-Mar-86 30,078 29,707
30-Apr-86 31,898 32,328
31-May-86 32,752 32,655
30-Jun-86 35,553 31,319
31-Jul-86 40,874 29,529
31-Aug-86 44,458 31,615
30-Sep-86 43,380 33,557
31-Oct-86 38,283 38,478
30-Nov-86 39,851 38,624
31-Dec-86 41,952 41,441
31-Jan-87 41,882 42,639
28-Feb-87 43,576 48,205
31-Mar-87 46,870 49,784
30-Apr-87 48,192 50,979
31-May-87 50,913 54,583
30-Jun-87 50,676 56,845
31-Jul-87 53,673 62,936
31-Aug-87 54,935 66,816
30-Sep-87 56,079 69,436
31-Oct-87 42,690 39,198
30-Nov-87 39,768 40,871
31-Dec-87 44,356 43,180
31-Jan-88 45,152 42,763
29-Feb-88 46,314 42,584
31-Mar-88 50,169 47,744
30-Apr-88 52,799 50,069
31-May-88 51,943 53,623
30-Jun-88 52,249 54,572
31-Jul-88 53,686 56,785
31-Aug-88 51,331 53,723
30-Sep-88 51,209 52,817
31-Oct-88 52,677 56,302
30-Nov-88 54,054 56,075
31-Dec-88 54,649 56,379
31-Jan-89 58,369 62,282
28-Feb-89 59,995 57,473
31-Mar-89 61,933 58,460
30-Apr-89 64,153 60,418
31-May-89 64,684 57,695
30-Jun-89 63,434 55,343
31-Jul-89 68,811 60,330
31-Aug-89 71,218 62,951
30-Sep-89 75,845 64,710
31-Oct-89 73,094 62,538
30-Nov-89 76,783 62,611
31-Dec-89 80,947 65,390
31-Jan-90 79,663 64,990
28-Feb-90 78,058 64,167
31-Mar-90 76,774 63,341
30-Apr-90 73,950 60,079
31-May-90 80,947 65,777
30-Jun-90 82,744 67,865
31-Jul-90 85,954 71,505
31-Aug-90 77,288 66,052
30-Sep-90 69,777 60,014
31-Oct-90 74,848 59,275
30-Nov-90 72,216 58,752
31-Dec-90 72,075 58,755
31-Jan-91 74,394 62,285
28-Feb-91 80,872 68,234
31-Mar-91 82,645 69,913
30-Apr-91 83,122 72,275
31-May-91 83,872 72,539
30-Jun-91 82,099 72,262
31-Jul-91 84,349 76,475
31-Aug-91 80,122 75,523
30-Sep-91 82,781 76,311
31-Oct-91 84,827 79,169
30-Nov-91 80,394 78,406
31-Dec-91 81,494 80,266
31-Jan-92 82,071 82,100
29-Feb-92 81,422 84,698
31-Mar-92 77,672 84,110
30-Apr-92 79,114 88,101
31-May-92 85,533 94,085
30-Jun-92 82,793 93,143
31-Jul-92 78,249 90,792
31-Aug-92 75,509 85,619
30-Sep-92 74,643 84,236
31-Oct-92 76,662 86,876
30-Nov-92 74,715 85,201
31-Dec-92 75,009 85,897
31-Jan-93 75,082 86,538
28-Feb-93 78,574 93,195
31-Mar-93 81,629 94,782
30-Apr-93 88,104 99,640
31-May-93 90,796 103,455
30-Jun-93 88,032 100,316
31-Jul-93 91,378 103,860
31-Aug-93 95,598 111,708
30-Sep-93 97,199 113,866
31-Oct-93 100,909 132,280
30-Nov-93 101,127 128,331
31-Dec-93 120,468 154,978
31-Jan-94 118,342 150,724
28-Feb-94 113,328 143,388
31-Mar-94 98,745 128,164
30-Apr-94 100,719 134,114
31-May-94 104,289 138,544
30-Jun-94 99,352 132,406
31-Jul-94 104,441 139,383
31-Aug-94 112,037 148,749
30-Sep-94 110,822 144,844
31-Oct-94 111,050 147,178
30-Nov-94 101,555 135,384
31-Dec-94 96,698 133,297
31-Jan-95 86,949 121,795
28-Feb-95 91,424 133,171
31-Mar-95 93,582 134,577
30-Apr-95 94,780 136,361
31-May-95 103,012 145,618
30-Jun-95 101,413 142,866
31-Jul-95 105,889 148,766
31-Aug-95 102,292 144,832
30-Sep-95 102,932 146,694
31-Oct-95 100,854 144,116
30-Nov-95 99,735 145,398
31-Dec-95 103,900 151,118
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THE CHART AT RIGHT SHOWS THE PERFORMANCE OF THE GT GLOBAL NEW PACIFIC GROWTH
FUND CLASS A SHARES SINCE THE FUND'S INCEPTION VERSUS THE MSCI-PACIFIC EX-JAPAN
INDEX. THIS REPRESENTS A CUMULATIVE RETURN OF 300.85% FOR THE 10 YEARS ENDING
DECEMBER 31, 1995 AND AN AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN OF 14.89%. THE CHART
ASSUMES A HYPOTHETICAL $10,000 INITIAL INVESTMENT IN THE FUND'S CLASS A SHARES
AND REFLECTS ALL FUND EXPENSES AND THE MAXIMUM 4.75% SALES CHARGE. INVESTORS
SHOULD NOTE THAT THE FUND IS A PROFESSIONALLY MANAGED MUTUAL FUND WHILE THE
INDEX IS UNMANAGED, DOES NOT INCUR EXPENSES AND IS NOT AVAILABLE FOR INVESTMENT.
PAST PERFORMANCE DOES NOT GUARANTEE FUTURE RESULTS.
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS+
DECEMBER 31, 1995
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SHARE WITHOUT SALES CHARGE WITH SALES CHARGE++
10-YEAR/ 10-YEAR/
LIFE OF LIFE OF
CLASS 1-YEAR 5-YEAR FUND 1-YEAR 5-YEAR FUND
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CLASS A* 7.45% 7.59% 15.45% 2.34% 6.55% 14.89%
CLASS B** 6.54% N/A 8.21% 1.54% N/A 7.25%
ADV. CLASS*** N/A N/A 1.07% N/A N/A N/A
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* The Fund began operations on January 19, 1977.
** The Fund began offering Class B shares on April 1, 1993.
*** The Fund began offering Advisor Class shares on June 1, 1995. Advisor Class
shares are not sold directly to the general public and are only available
through certain employee benefit plans, financial institutions and other
entities that have entered into agreements with GT Global. Please see the
"Alternative Purchase Plan" section in the Fund's prospectus.
+ Figures assume reinvestment of all dividends and capital gains distributions
at net asset value.
++ The performance of the Class A shares reflects the effects of the maximum
4.75% sales charge. Class B share performance reflects the applicable
contingent deferred sales charge
(5.00% for the first year, decreasing to 0% after six years).
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THE DATA ABOVE REPRESENT PAST PERFORMANCE OF THE FUND'S SHARES, WHICH DOES NOT
GUARANTEE FUTURE RESULTS. THE INVESTMENT RETURN AND PRINCIPAL VALUE OF AN
INVESTMENT IN THE FUND WILL FLUCTUATE, SO THAT AN INVESTOR'S SHARES, WHEN
REDEEMED, MAY BE WORTH MORE OR LESS THAN THEIR ORIGINAL COST.
EDGAR REPRESENTATION OF DATA POINTS USED IN PRINTED GRAPHIC
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GEOGRAPHIC ALLOCATION OF NET ASSETS
AS OF DECEMBER 31, 1995
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Hong Kong 42.1%
Thailand 13.2%
Australia 11.0%
Malaysia 7.4%
Singapore 3.3%
Philippines 2.6%
Korea 2.1%
Indonesia 0.7%
New Zealand 0.7%
China 0.3%
U.S. (Short Term) & Other 16.6%
100%
SECTOR ALLOCATION OF NET ASSETS
AS OF DECEMBER 31, 1995
Finance 43.4%
Multi Industry/Miscellaneous 14.3%
Services 10.1%
Materials/Basic Industries 7.8%
Energy 2.9%
Capital Goods 2.5%
Consumer Durables 2.0%
Consumer Non-Durables 0.2%
Warrants 0.2%
Other & Short Term Investments 16.6%
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ALLOCATIONS WILL CHANGE BASED ON CURRENT MARKET CONDITIONS.
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GT GLOBAL
NEW PACIFIC
GROWTH FUND
FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
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GT GLOBAL NEW PACIFIC GROWTH FUND
REPORT OF
INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
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To the Shareholders and Board of Trustees of
GT Global Growth Series:
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of GT
Global New Pacific Growth Fund, a series of shares of beneficial interest of GT
Global Growth Series, including the schedule of portfolio investments, as of
December 31, 1995, the related statement of operations for the year then ended,
the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period
then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the four years in the
period then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights are the
responsibility of the Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express an
opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our
audits. The financial highlights for the year ended December 31, 1991 were
audited by other auditors whose report dated January 31, 1992 expressed an
unqualified opinion on such financial highlights.
We conducted our audits in accordance with generally accepted auditing
standards. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain
reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial
highlights are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a
test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial
statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of
December 31, 1995 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers. An audit
also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates
made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement
presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our
opinion.
In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to
above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of GT
Global New Pacific Growth Fund as of December 31, 1995, the results of its
operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of
the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of
the four years in the period then ended, in conformity with generally accepted
accounting principles.
COOPERS & LYBRAND L.L.P.
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS
FEBRUARY 12, 1996
F-1
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GT GLOBAL NEW PACIFIC GROWTH FUND
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
December 31, 1995
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Market % of Net
Equity Investments Country Shares Value Assets {d}
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Finance (43.4%)
HSBC Holdings PLC .......................................... HK 3,447,600 $ 52,168,803 10.1
BANKS-MONEY CENTER
New World Development Co., Ltd. ........................... HK 6,567,000 28,622,336 5.6
REAL ESTATE
Siam Commercial Bank PLC - Foreign ........................ THAI 1,958,000 25,816,362 5.0
BANKS-MONEY CENTER
National Australia Bank Ltd. ............................... AUSL 1,574,883 14,158,618 2.7
BANKS-MONEY CENTER
Public Bank Bhd. - Foreign ................................ MAL 7,336,000 14,041,021 2.7
BANKS-MONEY CENTER
Krung Thai Bank Ltd. - Foreign ............................. THAI 3,166,540 13,078,640 2.5
BANKS-MONEY CENTER
Cheung Kong (Holdings) Ltd. ................................ HK 1,883,000 11,470,422 2.2
REAL ESTATE
Hysan Development Co., Ltd. ................................ HK 4,019,000 10,629,662 2.1
REAL ESTATE
Bank of East Asia, Ltd. .................................... HK 2,781,000 9,980,956 1.9
BANKS-MONEY CENTER
United Overseas Bank Ltd. - Foreign ........................ SING 1,020,000 9,810,467 1.9
BANKS-MONEY CENTER
Bank of Ayudhya Ltd. - Foreign ............................. THAI 1,512,600 8,470,079 1.6
BANKS-REGIONAL
Rashid Hussain Bhd. ........................................ MAL 2,250,000 6,734,405 1.3
SECURITIES BROKER
DCB Holdings Bhd. .......................................... MAL 1,720,000 5,012,602 1.0
BANKS-REGIONAL
Henderson Investment Ltd. .................................. HK 4,870,000 3,999,547 0.8
REAL ESTATE
Overseas-Chinese Banking Corp., Ltd. - Foreign ............. SING 300,000 3,755,304 0.7
BANKS-REGIONAL
City Developments Ltd. .................................... SING 348,200 2,536,393 0.5
REAL ESTATE
Hong Kong Land Holdings Ltd.{\/} ........................... HK 592,000 1,095,200 0.2
REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST
Wharf (Holdings) Ltd. ...................................... HK 250,000 832,579 0.2
REAL ESTATE
PT Bank Internasional Indonesia - Foreign .................. INDO 239,500 794,314 0.2
BANKS-MONEY CENTER
Amoy Properties Ltd. ....................................... HK 613,500 610,961 0.1
REAL ESTATE
Malayan Banking Bhd. ....................................... MAL 47,500 400,323 0.1
BANKS-MONEY CENTER
Hong Leong Bank Bhd. ....................................... MAL 1,000 2,757 --
BANKS-MONEY CENTER
------------
224,021,751
------------
</TABLE>
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Market % of Net
Equity Investments Country Shares Value Assets {d}
- -------------------------------------------------------------- -------- ---------- ------------ -------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Multi Industry/Miscellaneous (14.3%)
Hutchison Whampoa .......................................... HK 5,244,000 $ 31,944,180 6.2
CONGLOMERATE
Swire Pacific Ltd. "A" ..................................... HK 3,087,000 23,954,992 4.6
MULTI-INDUSTRY
Citic Pacific Ltd. ......................................... HK 3,029,000 10,361,750 2.0
CONGLOMERATE
Pacific Dunlop Ltd. ........................................ AUSL 1,630,000 3,814,919 0.7
MULTI-INDUSTRY
Arab Malaysian Corp., Bhd. ................................. MAL 726,000 2,630,435 0.5
CONGLOMERATE
Jardine Matheson Holding Ltd.{\/} .......................... HK 224,400 1,537,140 0.3
CONGLOMERATE
Java Fund-/- {\/} .......................................... INDO 30,000 252,000 --
COUNTRY FUNDS
JG Summit Holdings, Inc. "B" ............................... PHIL 748,000 205,479 --
CONGLOMERATE
Indonesian Capital Fund-/- {\/} ............................ INDO 5,000 53,750 --
COUNTRY FUNDS
Korea Fund, Inc.{\/} ....................................... KOR 907 19,954 --
COUNTRY FUNDS
------------
74,774,599
------------
Services (10.1%)
China Hong Kong Photo Products Holdings, Ltd. .............. HK 20,700,000 11,712,688 2.3
WHOLESALE & INTERNATIONAL TRADE
News Corp., Ltd. ........................................... AUSL 1,546,823 8,251,868 1.6
BROADCASTING & PUBLISHING
Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. - ADR{\/} ........... PHIL 125,000 6,765,625 1.3
TELEPHONE - LONG DISTANCE
Cathay Pacific Airways ..................................... HK 3,900,000 5,951,888 1.2
TRANSPORTATION - AIRLINES
Advanced Info. Service - Foreign ........................... THAI 222,900 3,948,110 0.8
WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS
Telecom Corporation of New Zealand Ltd. .................... NZ 884,000 3,812,835 0.7
TELEPHONE NETWORKS
Hong Kong & Shanghai Hotels ................................ HK 2,000,000 2,897,051 0.6
LEISURE & TOURISM
Technology Resources Industries Bhd.-/- .................... MAL 667,000 1,970,109 0.4
TRANSPORTATION - AIRLINES
Malaysian Airlines System Bhd. ............................. MAL 558,000 1,812,973 0.4
TRANSPORTATION - AIRLINES
Singapore Airlines Ltd. - Foreign ......................... SING 105,000 980,198 0.2
TRANSPORTATION - AIRLINES
Matichon Newspaper Group - Foreign ......................... THAI 154,800 916,013 0.2
BROADCASTING & PUBLISHING
Dusit Thani PLC - Foreign-/- ............................... THAI 608,666 894,386 0.2
LEISURE & TOURISM
International Cosmetics Co., Ltd. - Foreign ................ THAI 60,059 548,593 0.1
WHOLESALE & INTERNATIONAL TRADE
TelecomAsia Corp. - Foreign-/- ............................. THAI 106,000 324,146 0.1
TELEPHONE NETWORKS
Shun Tak Holdings Ltd. ..................................... HK 160,000 112,778 --
TRANSPORTATION - SHIPPING
------------
50,899,261
------------
</TABLE>
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Market % of Net
Equity Investments Country Shares Value Assets {d}
- -------------------------------------------------------------- -------- ---------- ------------ -------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Materials/Basic Industry (7.8%)
Broken Hill Proprietary Co., Ltd. .......................... AUSL 1,049,568 $ 14,816,697 2.9
MISC. MATERIALS & COMMODITIES
Siam City Cement Co., Ltd. - Foreign ....................... THAI 467,600 7,316,696 1.4
CEMENT
Amcor Ltd. ................................................. AUSL 1,004,685 7,091,543 1.4
PAPER/PACKAGING
Western Mining Corporation Holdings Ltd. ................... AUSL 452,381 2,904,058 0.6
METALS - NON-FERROUS
Malaysian Pacific Industries Bhd. .......................... MAL 675,000 2,086,779 0.4
PAPER/PACKAGING
Siam Cement Co., Ltd. - Foreign ........................... THAI 33,500 1,857,268 0.4
CEMENT
Yizheng Chemical Fibre Co., Ltd. ........................... CHNA 6,158,000 1,385,789 0.3
CHEMICALS
PT Barito Pacific Timber - Foreign ........................ INDO 1,155,000 847,034 0.2
FOREST PRODUCTS
Pohang Iron & Steel Co., Ltd. .............................. KOR 8,500 616,675 0.1
METALS - STEEL
Siam Pulp & Paper Co., Ltd. - Foreign ..................... THAI 194,284 559,396 0.1
PAPER/PACKAGING
PT Indah Kiat Pulp & Paper Corp. - Foreign ................. INDO 328,488 240,901 --
PAPER/PACKAGING
------------
39,722,836
------------
Energy (2.9%)
Hong Kong Electric Holdings Ltd. .......................... HK 1,650,500 5,411,300 1.0
ELECTRICAL & GAS UTILITIES
Electricity Generating Public Co., Ltd. - Foreign-/- ....... THAI 1,219,350 4,164,579 0.8
ELECTRICAL & GAS UTILITIES
Oil Search Ltd. ............................................ AUSL 4,487,000 3,867,241 0.7
OIL
Petronas Gas Bhd. .......................................... MAL 257,000 875,492 0.2
OIL
Hong Kong and China Gas Co., Ltd. .......................... HK 450,000 724,586 0.1
ELECTRICAL & GAS UTILITIES
Yukong Ltd. - New-/- ....................................... KOR 17,929 600,854 0.1
OIL
Tenaga Nasional Bhd. ....................................... MAL 49,000 192,974 --
ELECTRICAL & GAS UTILITIES
------------
15,837,026
------------
Capital Goods (2.5%)
C & P Homes, Inc.-/- ....................................... PHIL 8,995,800 6,606,988 1.3
CONSTRUCTION
Hopewell Holdings .......................................... HK 5,778,000 3,325,414 0.6
CONSTRUCTION
E.R.G. Ltd. ................................................ AUSL 1,742,015 2,083,843 0.4
ELECTRICAL PLANT/EQUIPMENT
Bandar Raya Developments Bhd. .............................. MAL 394,000 561,704 0.1
CONSTRUCTION
United Engineers Ltd., Convertible Unsecured Loan Stock, 4%
expires 5/22/99 .......................................... MAL 522,500 292,198 0.1
CONSTRUCTION
New World Infrastructure Ltd.-/- ........................... HK 3,163 6,054 --
INDUSTRIAL COMPONENTS
------------
12,876,201
------------
</TABLE>
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
F-4
<PAGE>
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Market % of Net
Equity Investments Country Shares Value Assets {d}
- -------------------------------------------------------------- -------- ---------- ------------ -------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Consumer Durables (2.0%)
Samsung Electronics Co.: ................................... KOR -- -- 1.9
CONSUMER ELECTRONICS
common .................................................. -- 26,517 $ 4,820,030 --
New-/- ................................................... -- 25,509 4,497,700 --
New 2-/- ................................................. -- 1,735 305,912 --
PT Astra International - Foreign ........................... INDO 261,600 544,046 0.1
AUTO PARTS
------------
10,167,688
------------
Consumer Non-Durables (0.2%)
PT Unilever Indonesia - Foreign ............................ INDO 70,414 847,804 0.2
HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS
------------ -----
TOTAL EQUITY INVESTMENTS (cost $372,593,224) ................. 429,147,166 83.2
------------ -----
<CAPTION>
No. of Market % of Net
Warrants (0.2%) Country Warrants Value Assets {d}
- -------------------------------------------------------------- -------- ---------- ------------ -------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Development & Commercial Bank Warrants, expire 12/28/99-/-
.......................................................... MAL 933,750 926,690 0.2
BANKS-MONEY CENTER
Henderson Investment Warrants, expire 3/31/96-/- ........... HK 500,000 7,695 --
INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT
Hang Lung Development Co. Warrants, expire 10/31/97-/- ..... HK 36,500 5,476 --
REAL ESTATE
------------ -----
TOTAL WARRANTS (cost $147,877) .............................. 939,861 0.2
------------ -----
<CAPTION>
No. of Market % of Net
Rights (0.0%) Country Rights Value Assets {d}
- -------------------------------------------------------------- -------- ---------- ------------ -------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Hong Leong Bank Rights, expire 1996 (cost $0)-/- ........... MAL 150 -- --
------------ -----
BANKS-MONEY CENTER
<CAPTION>
Market % of Net
Repurchase Agreement Value Assets {d}
- -------------------------------------------------------------- ------------ -------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Dated December 29, 1995, with State Street Bank & Trust
Company, due January 2, 1996, for an effective yield of
5.55% collateralized by $44,195,000 U.S. Treasury Bond,
10.4% due 11/15/12 (market value of collateral is
$61,561,658 including accrued interest) (cost $60,355,902)
.......................................................... 60,355,902 11.7
------------ -----
TOTAL INVESTMENTS (cost $433,097,003) * ...................... 490,442,929 95.1
Other Assets and Liabilities ................................. 25,101,457 4.9
------------ -----
NET ASSETS ................................................... $515,544,386 100.0
------------ -----
------------ -----
</TABLE>
- ----------------
{d} Percentages indicated are based on net assets of $515,544,386.
-/- Non-income producing security.
{\/} U.S. currency denominated.
* For Federal income tax purposes, cost is $433,856,100 and
appreciation (depreciation) is as follows:
Unrealized appreciation: $ 71,611,486
Unrealized depreciation: (15,024,657)
-------------
Net unrealized appreciation: $ 56,586,829
-------------
-------------
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
F-5
<PAGE>
GT GLOBAL NEW PACIFIC GROWTH FUND
The Fund's Portfolio of Investments at December 31, 1995, was concentrated in
the following countries:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Percentage of Net Assets {d}
-------------------------------------------
Fixed Income,
Rights & Short-Term
Country(Country Code/Currency Code) Equity Warrants & Other Total
- -------------------------------------- ------ ------------- ---------- -----
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Australia (AUSL/AUD) ................. 11.0 11.0
China (CHNA/RMB) ..................... 0.3 0.3
Hong Kong (HK/HKD) ................... 42.1 42.1
Indonesia (INDO/IDR) ................. 0.7 0.7
Korea (KOR/KRW) ...................... 2.1 2.1
Malaysia (MAL/MYR) ................... 7.2 0.2 7.4
New Zealand (NZ/NZD) ................. 0.7 0.7
Philippines (PHIL/PHP) ............... 2.6 2.6
Singapore (SING/SGD) ................. 3.3 3.3
Thailand (THAI/THB) .................. 13.2 13.2
United States (US/USD) ............... 16.6 16.6
------ --- --- -----
Total ............................... 83.2 0.2 16.6 100.0
------ --- --- -----
------ --- --- -----
<FN>
- ----------------
{d} Percentages indicated are based on net assets of $515,544,386.
</TABLE>
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
F-6
<PAGE>
GT GLOBAL NEW PACIFIC GROWTH FUND
STATEMENT OF ASSETS
AND LIABILITIES
December 31, 1995
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<TABLE>
<S> <C> <C>
Assets:
Investments in securities, at value (cost $372,741,101)
(Note 1)................................................. $430,087,027
Repurchase agreement, at value and cost (Note 1).......... 60,355,902
U.S. currency.............................. $ 430
Foreign currencies (cost $4,974,575)....... 4,977,527 4,977,957
----------
Receivable for Fund shares sold........................... 21,263,013
Receivable for securities sold............................ 5,507,248
Dividends and dividend withholding tax reclaims
receivable............................................... 1,289,348
Interest receivable....................................... 224
Cash held as collateral for securities loaned (Note 1).... 34,303,197
------------
Total assets............................................ 557,783,916
------------
Liabilities:
Payable for Fund shares repurchased....................... 6,491,595
Payable for securities purchased.......................... 426,159
Payable for investment management and administration fees
(Note 2)................................................. 422,638
Payable for service and distribution expenses (Note 2).... 221,282
Payable for transfer agent fees (Note 2).................. 170,333
Payable for printing and postage expenses................. 90,329
Payable for custodian fees (Note 1)....................... 34,631
Payable for professional fees............................. 26,606
Payable for registration and filing fees.................. 23,071
Payable for fund accounting fees (Note 2)................. 10,822
Payable for Trustees' fees and expenses (Note 2).......... 10,076
Other accrued expenses.................................... 8,791
Collateral for securities loaned (Note 1)................. 34,303,197
------------
Total liabilities....................................... 42,239,530
------------
Net assets.................................................. $515,544,386
------------
------------
Class A:
Net asset value and redemption price per share
($383,721,688 DIVIDED BY 30,776,366 shares outstanding).... $ 12.47
------------
------------
Maximum offering price per share
(100/95.25 of $12.47) *.................................... $ 13.09
------------
------------
Class B:+
Net asset value and offering price per share
($130,887,431 DIVIDED BY 10,648,765 shares outstanding).... $ 12.29
------------
------------
Advisor Class:
Net asset value, offering price per share, and redemption
price per share
($935,267 DIVIDED BY 75,147 shares outstanding)............ $ 12.45
------------
------------
Net assets consist of:
Paid in capital (Note 4).................................. $459,455,958
Accumulated net realized loss on investments and foreign
currency transactions.................................... (1,261,198)
Net unrealized appreciation on translation of assets and
liabilities in foreign currencies........................ 3,700
Net unrealized appreciation of investments................ 57,345,926
------------
Total -- representing net assets applicable to capital
shares outstanding......................................... $515,544,386
------------
------------
<FN>
- ----------------
* On sales of $50,000 or more, the offering price is reduced.
+ Redemption price per share is equal to the net asset value per share less
any applicable contingent deferred sales charge.
</TABLE>
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
F-7
<PAGE>
GT GLOBAL NEW PACIFIC GROWTH FUND
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
Year ended December 31, 1995
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<TABLE>
<S> <C> <C>
Investment income: (Note 1)
Dividend income (net of foreign withholding tax of
$781,653)................................................. $11,446,729
Interest income............................................ 3,456,228
-----------
Total investment income.................................. 14,902,957
-----------
Expenses:
Investment management and administration fees (Note 2)..... 5,176,333
Service and distribution expenses: (Note 2)
Class A.................................. $ 1,422,420
Class B.................................. 1,247,894 2,670,314
-----------
Transfer agent fees (Note 2)............................... 1,867,170
Custodian fees (Note 1).................................... 783,756
Printing and postage expenses.............................. 342,220
Fund accounting fees (Note 2).............................. 131,708
Registration and filing fees............................... 119,063
Audit fees................................................. 30,060
Legal fees................................................. 24,267
Trustees' fees and expenses (Note 2)....................... 5,779
-----------
Total expenses before reductions......................... 11,150,670
-----------
Expense reductions (Notes 1 & 5)....................... (285,318)
-----------
Total net expenses....................................... 10,865,352
-----------
Net investment income........................................ 4,037,605
-----------
Net realized and unrealized gain on
investments and foreign currencies: (Note 1)
Net realized gain on investments........... 18,316,773
Net realized loss on foreign currency
transactions.............................. (599,862)
-----------
Net realized gain during the year........................ 17,716,911
Net change in unrealized appreciation on
translation of assets and liabilities in
foreign
currencies................................ 6,315
Net change in unrealized appreciation of
investments............................... 36,706,715
-----------
Net unrealized appreciation during the year.............. 36,713,030
-----------
Net realized and unrealized gain on investments and foreign
currencies.................................................. 54,429,941
-----------
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations......... $58,467,546
-----------
-----------
</TABLE>
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
F-8
<PAGE>
GT GLOBAL NEW PACIFIC GROWTH FUND
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
YEAR ENDED YEAR ENDED
DECEMBER 31, 1995 DECEMBER 31, 1994
----------------- -----------------
<S> <C> <C>
Decrease in net assets
Operations:
Net investment income (loss)............... $ 4,037,605 $ (28,620)
Net realized gain on investments and
foreign currency transactions............. 17,716,911 12,214,388
Net change in unrealized appreciation on
translation of assets and liabilities in
foreign currencies........................ 6,315 25,326
Net change in unrealized appreciation
(depreciation) of investments............. 36,706,715 (129,412,169)
----------------- -----------------
Net increase (decrease) in net assets
resulting from operations............... 58,467,546 (117,201,075)
----------------- -----------------
Class A:
Distributions to shareholders: (Note 1)
From net investment income................. (2,982,780) (202,019)
From net realized gain on investments...... (13,196,301) (18,250,328)
In excess of net realized gain on
investments............................... -- (2,341,796)
Class B:
Distributions to shareholders: (Note 1)
From net investment income................. (228,209) (5,228,855)
From net realized gain on investments...... (4,263,749) --
In excess of net realized gain on
investments............................... -- (670,942)
Advisor Class:
Distributions to shareholders: (Note 1)
From net investment income................. (11,427) --
From net realized gain on investments...... (35,360) --
----------------- -----------------
Total distributions...................... (20,717,826) (26,693,940)
----------------- -----------------
Capital share transactions: (Note 4)
Increase from capital shares sold and
reinvested................................ 3,442,682,160 1,372,467,962
Decrease from capital shares repurchased... (3,489,738,455) (1,274,742,064)
----------------- -----------------
Net increase (decrease) from capital
share transactions...................... (47,056,295) 97,725,898
----------------- -----------------
Total decrease in net assets................. (9,306,575) (46,169,117)
Net assets:
Beginning of year.......................... 524,850,961 571,020,078
----------------- -----------------
End of year................................ $ 515,544,386 $ 524,850,961
----------------- -----------------
----------------- -----------------
</TABLE>
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
F-9
<PAGE>
GT GLOBAL NEW PACIFIC GROWTH FUND
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Contained below is per share operating performance data for a share outstanding
throughout each period, total investment return, ratios and supplemental data.
This information has been derived from information provided in the financial
statements.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
CLASS A+
---------------------------------------------------------------
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,
---------------------------------------------------------------
1995(D) 1994 1993 1992 1991
----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Per Share Operating Performance:
Net asset value, beginning of period.... $ 12.10 $ 15.86 $ 10.31 $ 11.30 $ 10.57
----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
Income from investment operations:
Net investment income (loss).......... 0.11 0.02 (0.03) 0.07 0.11
Net realized and unrealized gain
(loss) on investments................ 0.79 (3.15) 6.23 (0.97) 1.25
----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
Net increase (decrease) from
investment operations.............. 0.90 (3.13) 6.20 (0.90) 1.36
----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
Distributions to shareholders:
From net investment income............ (0.10) (0.01) -- (0.06) (0.08)
From net realized gain on
investments.......................... (0.43) (0.55) (0.65) (0.03) (0.55)
In excess of net investment income.... -- -- -- -- --
In excess of net realized gain on
investments.......................... -- (0.07) -- -- --
----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
Total distributions................. (0.53) (0.63) (0.65) (0.09) (0.63)
----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
Net asset value, end of period.......... $ 12.47 $ 12.10 $ 15.86 $ 10.31 $ 11.30
----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
Total investment return (c)............. 7.45% (19.73)% 60.6% (8.0)% 13.1%
Ratios and supplemental data:
Net assets, end of period (in 000's).... $ 383,722 $ 404,680 $ 498,898 $ 281,418 $ 333,800
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to
average net assets..................... 0.91% 0.11% (0.3)% 0.6% 1.0%
Ratio of expenses to average net assets:
With expense reductions (Notes 1 & 5)... 1.89% 1.81% 1.9% 2.0% 2.0%
Without expense reductions.............. 1.94% --% --% --% --%
Portfolio turnover rate++++............. 63% 87% 117% 72% 85%
</TABLE>
- ----------------
+ All capitals shares issued and outstanding as of March 31, 1993 were
reclassified as Class A shares.
++ Commencing April 1, 1993, the Fund began offering Class B shares.
+++ Commencing June 1, 1995, the Fund began offering Advisor Class shares.
++++ Portfolio turnover is calculated on the basis of the Fund as a whole
without distinguishing between the classes of shares issued.
(a) Not annualized.
(b) Annualized.
(c) Total investment return does not include sales charges.
(d) Calculated based upon weighted average shares outstanding during the
period.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
F-10
<PAGE>
GT GLOBAL NEW PACIFIC GROWTH FUND
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (CONT'D)
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Contained below is per share operating performance data for a share outstanding
throughout each period, total investment return, ratios and supplemental data.
This information has been derived from information provided in the financial
statements.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
CLASS B++ ADVISOR
--------------------------------------- CLASS+++
--------------
YEAR ENDED APRIL 1, 1993 JUNE 1, 1995
DECEMBER 31, TO TO
------------------------ DECEMBER 31, DECEMBER 31,
1995(D) 1994 1993 1995(D)
----------- ----------- ------------- --------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Per Share Operating Performance:
Net asset value, beginning of period.... $ 11.96 $ 15.79 $ 11.27 $ 12.89
----------- ----------- ------------- -------
Income from investment operations:
Net investment income (loss).......... 0.03 (0.06) (0.10) 0.09
Net realized and unrealized gain
(loss) on investments................ 0.75 (3.15) 5.27 0.05
----------- ----------- ------------- -------
Net increase (decrease) from
investment operations.............. 0.78 (3.21) 5.17 0.14
----------- ----------- ------------- -------
Distributions to shareholders:
From net investment income............ (0.02) -- -- (0.15)
From net realized gain on
investments.......................... (0.43) (0.55) (0.65) (0.43)
In excess of net investment income.... -- -- -- --
In excess of net realized gain on
investments.......................... -- (0.07) -- --
----------- ----------- ------------- -------
Total distributions................. (0.45) (0.62) (0.65) (0.58)
----------- ----------- ------------- -------
Net asset value, end of period.......... $ 12.29 $ 11.96 $ 15.79 $ 12.45
----------- ----------- ------------- -------
----------- ----------- ------------- -------
Total investment return (c)............. 6.54% (20.3)% 46.3 %(a) 1.07 %(a)
Ratios and supplemental data:
Net assets, end of period (in 000's).... $ 130,887 $ 120,171 $ 72,122 $ 935
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to
average net assets..................... 0.26% (0.54)% (0.9)%(b) 1.26 %(b)
Ratio of expenses to average net assets:
With expense reductions (Notes 1 & 5)... 2.54% 2.46% 2.5 %(b) 1.54 %(b)
Without expense reductions.............. 2.59% --% -- % 1.59 %(b)
Portfolio turnover rate++++............. 63% 87% 117 % 63 %
</TABLE>
- ----------------
+ All capitals shares issued and outstanding as of March 31, 1993 were
reclassified as Class A shares.
++ Commencing April 1, 1993, the Fund began offering Class B shares.
+++ Commencing June 1, 1995, the Fund began offering Advisor Class shares.
++++ Portfolio turnover is calculated on the basis of the Fund as a whole
without distinguishing between the classes of shares issued.
(a) Not annualized.
(b) Annualized.
(c) Total investment return does not include sales charges.
(d) Calculated based upon weighted average shares outstanding during the
period.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
F-11
<PAGE>
GT GLOBAL NEW PACIFIC GROWTH FUND
NOTES TO
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December 31, 1995
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
GT Global New Pacific Growth Fund ("Fund") is a separate series of GT Global
Growth Series ("Company"). The Company is organized as a Massachusetts business
trust and is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended
("1940 Act"), as a diversified, open-end management investment company. The
Company has eight series of shares in operation, each series corresponding to a
distinct portfolio of investments.
The Fund offers Class A, Class B, and Advisor Class shares, each of which has
equal rights as to assets and voting privileges. Class A and Class B each has
exclusive voting rights with respect to its distribution plan. The Fund
commenced sale of Advisor Class shares on June 1, 1995. Investment income,
realized and unrealized capital gains and losses, and the common expenses of the
Fund are allocated on a pro rata basis to each class based on the relative net
assets of each class to the total net assets of the Fund. Each class of shares
differs in its respective distribution expenses, and may differ in its transfer
agent, registration, and certain other class-specific fees and expenses.
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently
followed by the Fund in the preparation of the financial statements. The
policies are in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles, and,
therefore, the financial statements may include certain estimates made by
management.
(A) PORTFOLIO VALUATION
The Fund calculates the net asset value of and completes orders to purchase,
exchange or repurchase Fund shares on each business day, with the exception of
those days on which the New York Stock Exchange is closed.
Equity securities are valued at the last sale price on the exchange on which
such securities are traded or on the principal over-the-counter market, as of
the close of business on the day the securities are being valued, or, lacking
any sales, at the last available bid price. In cases where securities are traded
on more than one exchange, the securities are valued on the exchange determined
by LGT Asset Management, Inc. ("LGT", formerly known as G.T. Capital Management,
Inc.) to be the primary market.
Fixed income securities are valued at the mean of representative quoted bid and
ask prices for such investments or, if such prices are not available, at prices
for securities of comparative maturity, quality and type. However, when LGT
deems it appropriate, prices obtained for the day of valuation from a bond
pricing service will be used. Short-term investments with a maturity of 60 days
or less are valued at amortized cost, adjusted for foreign exchange translation
and market fluctuation, if any.
Investments for which market quotations are not readily available (including
restricted securities which are subject to limitations on their sale) are valued
at fair value as determined in good faith by or under the direction of the
Company's Board of Trustees.
Portfolio securities which are primarily traded on foreign exchanges are
generally valued at the preceding closing values of such securities on their
respective exchanges, and those values are then translated into U.S. dollars at
the current exchange rates, except that when an occurrence subsequent to the
time a value was so established is likely to have materially changed such value,
then the fair value of those securities will be determined by consideration of
other factors by or under the direction of the Company's Board of Trustees.
(B) FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATION
The accounting records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. The market
values of foreign securities, currency holdings, other assets and liabilities
are recorded in the books and records of the Fund after translation to U.S.
dollars based on the exchange rates on that day. The cost of each security is
determined using historical exchange rates. Income and withholding taxes are
translated at prevailing exchange rates when earned or incurred.
The Fund does not isolate that portion of the results of operations resulting
from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments from the fluctuations
arising from changes in market prices of securities held. Such fluctuations are
included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss from investments.
Reported net realized foreign exchange gains and losses arise from sales and
maturities of short-term securities, forward foreign currency contracts, sales
of foreign currencies, currency gains or losses realized
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between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, and the
differences between the amounts of dividends, interest, and foreign withholding
taxes recorded on the Fund's books and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts
actually received or paid. Net unrealized foreign exchange gains or losses arise
from changes in the value of assets and liabilities other than investments in
securities at year end, resulting from changes in exchange rates.
(C) REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS
With respect to repurchase agreements entered into by the Fund, it is the Fund's
policy to always receive, as collateral, U.S. government securities or other
high quality debt securities of which the value, including accrued interest, is
at least equal to the amount to be repaid to the Fund under each agreement at
its maturity. LGT is responsible for determining that the value of these
underlying securities remains at least equal to the resale price.
(D) FORWARD FOREIGN CURRENCY CONTRACTS
A forward foreign currency contract ("Forward Contract") is an agreement between
two parties to buy and sell a currency at a set price on a future date. The
market value of the Forward Contract fluctuates with changes in currency
exchange rates. The Forward Contract is marked-to-market daily and the change in
market value is recorded by the Fund as an unrealized gain or loss. When the
Forward Contract is closed, the Fund records a realized gain or loss equal to
the difference between the value at the time it was opened and the value at the
time it was closed. The Fund could be exposed to risk if a counterparty is
unable to meet the terms of a contract or if the value of the currency changes
unfavorably. The Fund may enter into Forward Contracts in connection with
planned purchases or sales of securities, or to hedge against adverse
fluctuations in exchange rates between currencies.
(E) OPTION ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES
When the Fund writes a call or put option, an amount equal to the premium
received is included in the Fund's "Statement of Assets and Liabilities" as an
asset and an equivalent liability. The amount of the liability is subsequently
marked-to-market to reflect the current market value of the option. The current
market value of an option listed on a traded exchange is valued at its last bid
price, or, in the case of an over-the-counter option, is valued at the average
of the last bid prices obtained from brokers, unless a quotation from only one
broker is available, in which case only that broker's price will be used. If an
option expires on its stipulated expiration date or if the Fund enters into a
closing purchase transaction, a gain or loss is realized without regard to any
unrealized gain or loss on the underlying security, and the liability related to
such option is extinguished. If a written call option is exercised, a gain or
loss is realized from the sale of the underlying security and the proceeds of
the sale are increased by the premium originally received. If a written put
option is exercised, the cost of the underlying security purchased would be
decreased by the premium originally received. The Fund can write options only on
a covered basis, which, for a call, requires that the Fund hold the underlying
security, and, for a put, requires the Fund to set aside cash, U.S. government
securities or other liquid, high grade debt securities in an amount not less
than the exercise price or otherwise provide adequate cover at all times while
the put option is outstanding. The Fund may use options to manage its exposure
to the stock and bond markets and to fluctuations in currency values or interest
rates.
The premium paid by the Fund for the purchase of a call or put option is
included in the Fund's "Statement of Assets and Liabilities" as an investment
and subsequently "marked-to-market" to reflect the current market value of the
option. If an option which the Fund has purchased expires on the stipulated
expiration date, the Fund realizes a loss in the amount of the cost of the
option. If the Fund enters into a closing sale transaction, the Fund realizes a
gain or loss, depending on whether proceeds from the closing sale transaction
are greater or less than the cost of the option. If the Fund exercises a call
option, the cost of the securities acquired by exercising the call is increased
by the premium paid to buy the call. If the Fund exercises a put option, it
realizes a gain or loss from the sale of the underlying security, and the
proceeds from such sale are decreased by the premium originally paid.
The risk associated with purchasing options is limited to the premium originally
paid. The risk in writing a call option is that the Fund may forego the
opportunity of profit if the market value of the underlying security or index
increases and the option is exercised. The risk in writing a put option is that
the Fund may incur a loss if the market value of the underlying security or
index decreases and the option is exercised. In addition, there is the risk the
Fund may not be able to enter into a closing transaction because of an illiquid
secondary market.
(F) FUTURES CONTRACTS
A futures contract is an agreement between two parties to buy and sell a
security at a set price on a future date. Upon entering into such a contract the
Fund is required to pledge to the broker an amount of cash or securities equal
to the minimum "initial margin" requirements of the exchange on which the
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contract is traded. Pursuant to the contract, the Fund agrees to receive from or
pay to the broker an amount of cash equal to the daily fluctuation in value of
the contract. Such receipts or payments are known as "variation margin" and are
recorded by the Fund as unrealized gains or losses. When the contract is closed,
the Fund records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the
value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was
closed. The potential risk to the Fund is that the change in value of the
underlying securities may not correlate to the change in value of the contracts.
The Fund may use futures contracts to manage its exposure to the stock and bond
markets and to fluctuations in currency values or interest rates.
(G) SECURITY TRANSACTIONS AND RELATED INVESTMENT INCOME
Security transactions are accounted for on the trade date (date the order to buy
or sell is executed). The cost of securities sold is determined on a first-in,
first-out basis, unless otherwise specified. Dividends are recorded on the
ex-dividend date. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. Where a high
level of uncertainty exists as to its collection, income is recorded net of all
withholding tax with any rebate recorded when received. The Fund may trade
securities on other than normal settlement terms. This may increase the risk if
the other party to the transaction fails to deliver and causes the Fund to
subsequently invest at less advantageous prices.
(H) PORTFOLIO SECURITIES LOANED
At December 31, 1995, stocks with an aggregate value of approximately
$30,384,771 were on loan to brokers. The loans were secured by cash collateral
of $34,303,197, received by the Fund. Cash collateral is received by the Fund
against loaned securities in an amount at least equal to 105% of the market
value of the loaned securities at the inception of each loan. This collateral
must be maintained at not less than 103% of the market value of the loaned
securities during the period of the loan. For the year ended December 31, 1995,
the Fund received securities lending fees of $148,078 which were used to reduce
custodian fees.
(I) TAXES
It is the policy of the Fund to meet the requirements for qualification as a
"regulated investment company" under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended ("Code"). It is also the intention of the Fund to make distributions
sufficient to avoid imposition of any excise tax under Section 4982 of the Code.
Therefore, no provision has been made for Federal taxes on income, capital
gains, or unrealized appreciation of securities held, or excise tax on income
and capital gains.
(J) DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS
Distributions to shareholders are recorded by the Fund on the ex-date. Income
and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with Federal income
tax regulations which may differ from generally accepted accounting principles.
These differences are primarily due to differing treatments of income and gains
on various investment securities held by the Fund and timing differences.
(K) FOREIGN SECURITIES
There are certain additional considerations and risks associated with investing
in foreign securities and currency transactions that are not inherent in
investments of domestic origin. The Fund's investments in emerging market
countries may involve greater risks than investments in more developed markets,
and the prices of such investments may be volatile. These risks of investing in
foreign and emerging markets may include foreign currency exchange rate
fluctuations, perceived credit risk, adverse political and economic developments
and possible adverse foreign government intervention.
(L) RESTRICTED SECURITIES
The Fund is permitted to invest in privately placed restricted securities. These
securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration or to the
public if the securities are registered. Disposal of these securities may
involve time-consuming negotiations and expense, and prompt sale at an
acceptable price may be difficult.
(M) INDEXED SECURITIES
The Fund may invest in indexed securities whose value is linked either directly
or indirectly to changes in foreign currencies, interest rates, equities,
indices, or other reference instruments. Indexed securities may be more volatile
than the reference instrument itself, but any loss is limited to the amount of
the original investment.
2. RELATED PARTIES
LGT is the Fund's investment manager and administrator. The Fund pays investment
management and administration fees at the following annualized rates: 0.975% on
the first $500 million of average daily net assets on the Fund; 0.95% on the
next $500 million; 0.925% on the next $500 million and 0.90% on amounts
thereafter. These fees are computed daily and paid monthly, and are subject to
reduction in any year to the extent that the Fund's expenses (exclusive of
brokerage commissions, taxes, interest, distribution-related expenses and
extraordinary expenses) exceed the most stringent limits prescribed by the laws
or regulations of any state in which the Fund's shares are offered for sale,
based on the average total net asset value of the Fund.
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GT Global, Inc. ("GT Global", formerly known as G.T. Global Financial Services,
Inc.), an affiliate of LGT, serves as the Fund's distributor. The Fund offers
Class A, Class B, and Advisor Class shares for purchase.
Class A shares are subject to initial sales charges imposed at the time of
purchase, in accordance with the schedule included in the Fund's current
prospectus. GT Global collects the sales charges imposed on sales of Class A
shares, and reallows a portion of such charges to dealers through which the
sales are made. For the year ended December 31, 1995, GT Global retained
$141,263 of such sales charges. Purchases of Class A shares exceeding $500,000
may be subject to a contingent deferred sales charge ("CDSC") upon redemption,
in accordance with the Fund's current prospectus. GT Global collected CDSCs in
the amount of $51,337 for the year ended December 31, 1995. GT Global also makes
ongoing shareholder servicing and trail commission payments to dealers whose
clients hold Class A shares.
Class B shares are not subject to initial sales charges. When Class B shares are
sold, GT Global from its own resources pays commissions to dealers through which
the sales are made. Certain redemptions of Class B shares made within six years
of purchase are subject to CDSCs, in accordance with the Fund's current
prospectus. For the year ended December 31, 1995, GT Global collected CDSCs in
the amount of $707,614. In addition, GT Global makes ongoing shareholder
servicing and trail commission payments to dealers whose clients hold Class B
shares.
Pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act, the Company's Board of Trustees has
adopted separate distribution plans with respect to the Fund's Class A shares
("Class A Plan") and Class B shares ("Class B Plan"), pursuant to which the Fund
reimburses GT Global for a portion of its shareholder servicing and distribution
expenses. Under the Class A Plan, the Fund may pay GT Global a service fee at
the annualized rate of up to 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Fund's
Class A shares for its expenditures incurred in servicing and maintaining
shareholder accounts, and may pay GT Global a distribution fee at the annualized
rate of up to 0.35% of the average daily net assets of the Fund's Class A
shares, less any amounts paid by the Fund as the aforementioned service fee, for
its expenditures incurred in providing services as distributor. All expenses for
which GT Global is reimbursed under the Class A Plan will have been incurred
within one year of such reimbursement.
Pursuant to the Fund's Class B Plan, the Fund may pay GT Global a service fee at
the annualized rate of up to 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Fund's
Class B shares for its expenditures incurred in servicing and maintaining
shareholder accounts, and may pay GT Global a distribution fee at the annualized
rate of up to 0.75% of the average daily net assets of the Fund's Class B shares
for its expenditures incurred in providing services as distributor. Expenses
incurred under the Class B Plan in excess of 1.00% annually may be carried
forward for reimbursement in subsequent years as long as that Plan continues in
effect.
LGT and GT Global have voluntarily undertaken to limit the Fund's expenses
(exclusive of brokerage commissions, taxes, interest and extraordinary items) to
the maximum annual level of 2.25%, 2.90%, and 1.90% of the average daily net
assets of the Fund's Class A, Class B, and Advisor Class shares, respectively.
If necessary, this limitation will be effected by waivers by LGT of investment
management and administration fees, waivers by GT Global of payments under the
Class A Plan and/or Class B Plan and/or reimbursements by LGT or GT Global of
portions of the Fund's other operating expenses.
GT Global Investor Services, Inc. ("GT Services"), an affiliate of LGT and GT
Global, is the transfer agent of the Fund. For performing shareholder servicing,
reporting, and general transfer agent services, GT Services receives an annual
maintenance fee of $17.50 per account, a new account fee of $4.00 per account, a
per transaction fee of $1.75 for all transactions other than exchanges and a per
exchange fee of $2.25. GT Services also is reimbursed by the Fund for its
out-of-pocket expenses for such items as postage, forms, telephone charges,
stationery and office supplies.
Effective July 1, 1995, LGT has assumed the role of pricing and accounting agent
for the Fund. The monthly fee for these services to LGT is a percentage, not to
exceed 0.03% annually, of the Fund's average daily net assets. The annual fee
rate is derived by applying 0.03% of the first $5 billion of assets of all
registered mutual funds advised by LGT ("GT Funds") and 0.02% to the assets in
excess of $5 billion and dividing the result by the aggregated assets of the GT
Funds. For the period ended December 31, 1995, the Fund paid fund accounting
fees of $53,724 to LGT.
The Company pays each of its Trustees who is not an employee, officer or
director of LGT, GT Global or GT Services $5,000 per year plus $300 for each
meeting of the board or any committee thereof attended by the Trustee.
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3. PURCHASES AND SALES OF SECURITIES
For the year ended December 31, 1995, purchases and sales of investment
securities by the Fund, other than U.S. government obligations and short-term
investments, aggregated $293,335,057 and $409,997,442, respectively. There were
no purchases or sales of U.S. government obligations during the year.
4. CAPITAL SHARES
At December 31, 1995, there were an unlimited number of shares of beneficial
interest authorized, at no par value. Transactions in capital shares of the Fund
were as follows:
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
YEAR ENDED YEAR ENDED
DECEMBER 31, 1995 DECEMBER 31, 1994
----------------------------- ----------------------------
CLASS A SHARES AMOUNT SHARES AMOUNT
------------ --------------- ----------- ---------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Shares sold........................................................... 213,508,812 $ 2,634,346,068 75,474,666 $ 1,050,741,703
Shares issued in connection with reinvestment of distributions........ 1,069,849 13,241,922 1,507,455 18,168,232
------------ --------------- ----------- ---------------
214,578,661 2,647,587,990 76,982,121 1,068,909,935
Shares repurchased.................................................... (217,241,112) (2,697,556,175) (75,002,452) (1,047,474,403)
------------ --------------- ----------- ---------------
Net increase (decrease)............................................... (2,662,451) $ (49,968,185) 1,979,669 $ 21,435,532
------------ --------------- ----------- ---------------
------------ --------------- ----------- ---------------
<CAPTION>
YEAR ENDED YEAR ENDED
DECEMBER 31, 1995 DECEMBER 31, 1994
----------------------------- ----------------------------
CLASS B SHARES AMOUNT SHARES AMOUNT
------------ --------------- ----------- ---------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Shares sold........................................................... 64,930,186 $ 788,928,928 21,680,848 $ 298,469,013
Shares issued in connection with reinvestment of distributions........ 307,922 3,759,320 427,074 5,089,014
------------ --------------- ----------- ---------------
65,238,108 792,688,248 22,107,922 303,558,027
Shares repurchased.................................................... (64,636,995) (790,755,338) (16,628,905) (227,267,661)
------------ --------------- ----------- ---------------
Net increase.......................................................... 601,113 $ 1,932,910 5,479,017 $ 76,290,366
------------ --------------- ----------- ---------------
------------ --------------- ----------- ---------------
<CAPTION>
JUNE 1, 1995
(COMMENCEMENT OF SALE OF
SHARES) TO DECEMBER 31, 1995
-----------------------------
ADVISOR CLASS SHARES AMOUNT
------------ ---------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Shares sold........................................................... 184,375 $ 2,360,516
Shares issued in connection with reinvestment of distributions........ 3,674 45,406
------------ ---------------
188,049 2,405,922
Shares repurchased.................................................... (112,902) (1,426,942)
------------ ---------------
Net increase.......................................................... 75,147 $ 978,980
------------ ---------------
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5. EXPENSE REDUCTIONS
LGT has directed certain portfolio trades to brokers who paid a portion of the
Fund's expenses. For the year ended December 31, 1995, the Fund's expenses were
reduced by $137,240 under these arrangements.
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FEDERAL TAX INFORMATION (UNAUDITED):
For its fiscal year ended December 31, 1995, the total amount of income received
by the Fund from sources within foreign countries and possessions of the United
States was approximately $0.322 per share (representing an approximate total of
$12,518,000). The total amount of dividend and capital gain taxes paid by the
Fund to such countries was approximately $0.0391 per share (representing an
approximate total of $1,594,151).
Pursuant to Section 852 of the Internal Revenue Code, the Fund designates
$17,495,410 as capital gain dividends for the fiscal year ended December 31,
1995.
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GT GLOBAL MUTUAL FUNDS
GT GLOBAL OFFERS A BROAD RANGE OF MUTUAL FUNDS TO COMPLEMENT MANY INVESTORS'
PORTFOLIOS. FOR MORE INFORMATION AND A PROSPECTUS ON ANY OF THE GT GLOBAL
MUTUAL FUNDS, PLEASE CONTACT YOUR INVESTMENT COUNSELOR OR CALL GT GLOBAL
DIRECTLY AT 1-800-824-1580. THE PROSPECTUS CONTAINS MORE COMPLETE
INFORMATION, INCLUDING CHARGES, EXPENSES AND RISKS. INVESTORS SHOULD READ
THE PROSPECTUS CAREFULLY BEFORE INVESTING.
GROWTH FUNDS
/ / GLOBALLY DIVERSIFIED FUNDS
GT GLOBAL WORLDWIDE GROWTH FUND
Invests around the world, including the U.S.
GT GLOBAL INTERNATIONAL GROWTH FUND
Provides portfolio diversity by investing outside
the U.S.
GT GLOBAL EMERGING MARKETS FUND
Gives access to the growth potential of developing economies
/ / GLOBAL THEME FUNDS
GT GLOBAL HEALTH CARE FUND
Invests in growing health care industries worldwide
GT GLOBAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS FUND
Invests in companies worldwide that develop, manufacture, or sell
telecommunications services or equipment
GT GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE FUND
Seeks companies that build, improve, or maintain a country's infrastructure
GT GLOBAL FINANCIAL SERVICES FUND
Focuses on the worldwide opportunities from the demand for financial services
and products
GT GLOBAL NATURAL RESOURCES FUND
Concentrates on companies that own, explore, or develop natural resources
GT GLOBAL CONSUMER PRODUCTS AND SERVICES FUND
Invests in companies that manufacture, market, retail, or distribute consumer
products or services
/ / REGIONALLY DIVERSIFIED FUNDS
GT GLOBAL NEW PACIFIC GROWTH FUND
Offers access to the emerging and established markets of the Pacific Rim
GT GLOBAL EUROPE GROWTH FUND
Focuses on investment opportunities in the new, unified Europe
GT GLOBAL LATIN AMERICA GROWTH FUND
Invests in the emerging markets of Latin America
/ / SINGLE COUNTRY FUNDS
GT GLOBAL AMERICA GROWTH FUND
Concentrates on small and medium-sized companies in the U.S.
GT GLOBAL AMERICA SMALL CAP GROWTH FUND
Invests in equity securities of small U.S. companies
GT GLOBAL AMERICA VALUE FUND
Concentrates on large cap equity securities of U.S. companies believed to be
undervalued
GT GLOBAL JAPAN GROWTH FUND
Provides U.S. investors with direct access to the Japanese market
GROWTH AND INCOME FUND
GT GLOBAL GROWTH & INCOME FUND
Invests in blue-chip stocks and government bonds from around the world
INCOME FUNDS
GT GLOBAL GOVERNMENT INCOME FUND
Earns monthly income from global government securities
GT GLOBAL STRATEGIC INCOME FUND
Allocates its assets among debt securities from the U.S., developed foreign
countries and emerging markets
GT GLOBAL HIGH INCOME FUND
Invests in debt securities in emerging markets
MONEY MARKET FUND
GT GLOBAL DOLLAR FUND
Invests in high quality, U.S. dollar-denominated money market securities
worldwide for stability and preservation of capital
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