SCHEDULE 14A
(Rule 14a-101)
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN PROXY STATEMENT
SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION
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Depositors Fund of Boston, Inc.
(Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
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CAPITAL EXCHANGE FUND, INC.
DEPOSITORS FUND OF BOSTON, INC.
DIVERSIFICATION FUND, INC.
FIDUCIARY EXCHANGE FUND, INC.
SECOND FIDUCIARY EXCHANGE FUND, INC.
THE EXCHANGE FUND OF BOSTON, INC.
24 Federal Street, Boston, Mass. 02110
NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETINGS IN LIEU OF
THE ANNUAL MEETINGS OF STOCKHOLDERS
TO BE HELD MAY 30, 1997
A Special Meeting in lieu of the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of each of
Capital Exchange Fund, Inc., Depositors Fund of Boston, Inc., Diversification
Fund, Inc., Fiduciary Exchange Fund, Inc., Second Fiduciary Exchange Fund, Inc.
and The Exchange Fund of Boston, Inc., (collectively the "Funds"), will be held
at the principal office of each Fund, 24 Federal Street, Boston, Massachusetts,
on May 30, 1997, commencing at 10:00 A.M. (Boston time), for the following
purposes:
1. (a) To fix the number of Directors, and to elect a Board of Directors for
the ensuing year and until their successors are elected and qualified.
FOR DEPOSITORS FUND OF BOSTON, INC., DIVERSIFICATION FUND, INC. AND THE
EXCHANGE FUND OF BOSTON, INC. ONLY
(b) To elect a Treasurer and a Clerk to serve for the ensuing year and
until their successors are elected and qualified.
2. To ratify or reject the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the
independent certified public accountants to be employed by a Fund to sign
or certify financial statements which may be filed by the Fund with the
Securities and Exchange Commission in respect of all or any part of its
current fiscal year.
3. To consider and act upon any matters incidental to the foregoing purposes
or any of them, and any other matters which may properly come before said
meeting or any adjourned session thereof.
These items are discussed in greater detail in the following pages.
Each Fund will hold a separate meeting. Stockholders of each Fund will vote
separately.
The meetings are called pursuant to the By-Laws of each of the Funds. The
Board of Directors of each Fund has fixed the close of business on April 22,
1997 as the record date for the determination of the stockholders of the Fund
entitled to notice of and to vote at the meeting and any adjournments thereof.
THOMAS OTIS
Clerk
April 28, 1997
IMPORTANT -- STOCKHOLDERS CAN HELP THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THEIR FUND AVOID
THE NECESSITY AND ADDITIONAL EXPENSE TO THE FUND OF FURTHER SOLICITATIONS TO
INSURE A QUORUM BY PROMPTLY RETURNING THE ENCLOSED PROXY. THE ENCLOSED ADDRESSED
ENVELOPE REQUIRES NO POSTAGE IF MAILED IN THE UNITED STATES AND IS INTENDED FOR
YOUR CONVENIENCE.
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CAPITAL EXCHANGE FUND, INC.
DEPOSITORS FUND OF BOSTON, INC.
DIVERSIFICATION FUND, INC.
FIDUCIARY EXCHANGE FUND, INC.
SECOND FIDUCIARY EXCHANGE FUND, INC.
THE EXCHANGE FUND OF BOSTON, INC.
24 FEDERAL STREET
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02110
April 28, 1997
PROXY STATEMENT
FOR THE SPECIAL MEETINGS IN LIEU OF THE ANNUAL MEETINGS OF STOCKHOLDERS
A proxy is enclosed with the foregoing Notice of the Special Meetings in
lieu of the Annual Meetings of Stockholders of Capital Exchange Fund, Inc. (the
"Capital Fund"), Depositors Fund of Boston, Inc. (the "Depositors Fund"),
Diversification Fund, Inc. (the "Diversification Fund"), Fiduciary Exchange
Fund, Inc. (the "Fiduciary Fund"), Second Fiduciary Exchange Fund, Inc. (the
"Second Fiduciary Fund") and The Exchange Fund of Boston, Inc. (the "Exchange
Fund"), (collectively the "Funds") to be held on May 30, 1997 for the benefit of
stockholders who do not expect to be present at the meeting. This proxy is
solicited on behalf of the Board of Directors of each Fund, and is revocable by
the person giving it prior to exercise by a signed writing filed with the Funds'
transfer agent, First Data Investor Services Group, BOS725, P.O. Box 1559,
Boston, Massachusetts 02104, or by executing and delivering a later dated proxy,
or by attending the meeting and voting your shares in person. Each proxy will be
voted in accordance with its instructions; if no instruction is given, an
executed proxy will authorize the persons named as attorneys, or any of them, to
vote in favor of each such matter. This proxy material is being mailed to
stockholders on or about April 28, 1997.
The Board of Directors of each Fund has fixed the close of business April
22, 1997, as the record date for the determination of the stockholders entitled
to notice of and to vote at the meeting and any adjournments thereof.
Stockholders at the close of business on the record date will be entitled to one
vote for each share held. As of April 22, 1997, the number of shares of capital
stock outstanding of each of the Funds was as follows: Capital Fund -
417,194.753, Depositors Fund - 546,104.164, Diversification Fund - 336,985.739,
Fiduciary Fund - 276,410.288, Second Fiduciary Fund - 449,269.378 and Exchange
Fund - 275,696.634. As of such date, the following stockholders beneficially
owned the following number of shares (at least 5% of outstanding shares) of each
Fund: Capital Fund - Patterson & Co., Philadelphia, PA 40,178.058 shares (9.63%)
and Arthur F. Albert, Trustee of Arthur F. Albert Trust U/A dated 10/3/78,
Glenview, IL 30,900 shares (7.41%); Depositors Fund - Walter S. Rosenberry, III,
Trustee with Sarah Maud W. Silversten U/A dated 10/20/81, St. Paul, MN 66,488
shares (12.17%); Diversification Fund - William T. Ragland, Jr., Trustee for
William T. Ragland UTI dated 9/22/52 Winston-Salem, NC 22,084.925 shares (6.55%)
and Ruby H. Bryan, Goldsboro, NC 21,112.869 shares (6.27%); Fiduciary Fund -
Bank of America, Trustee for the benefit of Benjamin P. Douglass U/A dated
4/14/50 17,784 shares (6.43%) and Dengel & Co., c/o Fiduciary Trust Company of
New York, NY 15,556.797 shares (5.63%). As of April 22, 1997 neither the Second
Fiduciary Fund nor the Exchange Fund had any stockholders who owned beneficially
more than 5% of its outstanding shares. To the knowledge of each Fund, no other
person owns (of record or beneficially) more than 5% of its outstanding shares.
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The Boards of Directors of the Funds know of no business other than that
mentioned in Items 1 and 2 of the Notice of the meetings which will be presented
for consideration, except the approval of the correctness of the minutes of the
most recently held Annual Meetings of Stockholders, but such action will not
constitute approval or disapproval of the action recorded in such minutes. As to
such approval and, if any other matters are properly presented, as to such
matters, it is the intention of the persons named as attorneys in the enclosed
proxy to vote the proxies in accordance with their judgment.
Although the items for consideration of each Fund's stockholders are set
forth jointly in this combined proxy statement, the stockholders of each Fund
will vote separately on each item at their Fund's meeting.
1. ELECTION OF DIRECTORS, A TREASURER AND A CLERK
It is the present intention that the enclosed proxy will, unless authority
to vote for election to office is specifically withheld by executing the proxy
in the manner stated thereon, be used for the purpose of voting to fix the
number of Directors for the ensuing year at seven, and of voting in favor of the
election of the nominees named below for the respective offices indicated below,
to hold office for a term of one year and until their successors are elected and
qualified. Those nominees whose names are preceded by an asterisk (*) are
"interested persons" (as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940) by
reason of their affiliations with the Funds, Tax-Managed Growth Portfolio (the
"Portfolio"), in which each Fund invests its assets, the Portfolio's investment
adviser, Boston Management and Research ("BMR"), Eaton Vance Management ("EVM")
which owns all of the issued and outstanding shares of BMR, or Eaton Vance Corp.
("EVC"), which owns all of the outstanding stock of EVM, and of EVM's and BMR's
trustee, Eaton Vance, Inc. ("EV"), which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of EVC.
Each Director is also currently a Trustee of the Portfolio.
1(A) DIRECTORS
NAME AND PRINCIPAL OCCUPATIONS OVER
OTHER INFORMATION PAST FIVE YEARS
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*LANDON T. CLAY President of each Fund. Chairman of the Board of EVC,
Age: 71; has been a EV, EVM, BMR and Director of EVC and EV. He also serves
Director since 1970. as a Director, Managing General Partner, Trustee and/or
Officer of nine investment companies advised or
administered by EVM or BMR.
DONALD R. DWIGHT Mr. Dwight is President of Dwight Partners, Inc. (a
Age: 66; has been a corporate relations and communications company) founded
Director since 1986. in 1988; Chairman of the Board of Newspapers of New
England, Inc., since 1983. He also serves as a
Director, Managing General Partner, Trustee and/or
Officer of eighty-two investment companies advised or
administered by EVM or BMR.
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*JAMES B. HAWKES Vice President of each Fund. President and Chief
Age: 55; has been a Executive Officer of EVC, EV, EVM and BMR and a
Director since April Director of EVC and EV. He also serves as a Trustee
22, 1997 and/or officer of eighty investment companies advised
or administered by EVM or BMR.
SAMUEL L. HAYES, III Dr. Hayes is the Jacob H. Schiff Professor of
Age: 62; has been a Investment Banking at Harvard University Graduate
Director since 1986. School of Business Administration. He also serves as a
Director, Managing General Partner, Trustee and/or
Officer of seventy-four investment companies advised or
administered by EVM or BMR.
NORTON H. REAMER President and a Director of United Asset Management
Age: 61; has been a Corporation, Chairman, President and Director of UAM
Director since 1986. Funds (mutual funds). He also serves as a Director,
Managing General Partner, Trustee and/or Officer of
eighty-two investment companies advised or administered
by EVM or BMR.
JOHN L. THORNDIKE Former Director of Fiduciary Company Incorporated in
Age: 70; has been a Boston, Massachusetts. He also serves as a Director,
Director since 1979. Managing General Partner, Trustee and/or Officer of
seventy-nine investment companies advised or
administered by EVM or BMR.
JACK L. TREYNOR An investment adviser and consultant. He also serves as
Age: 67; has been a a Director, Managing General Partner, Trustee and/or
Director since 1971. Officer of seventy-seven investment companies advised
or administered by EVM or BMR.
As of April 22, 1997, none of the Directors or officers of the Funds
beneficially owned shares of the Funds.
Messrs. Hayes (Chairman), Reamer and Thorndike are members of the Special
Committee of the Board of Directors of the Funds and Trustees of the Portfolio.
The purpose of the Special Committee is to consider, evaluate and make
recommendations to the full Board concerning (i) all contractual arrangements
with service providers to each Fund, including administrative services, transfer
agency, custodial and fund accounting and distribution services, and (ii) all
other matters in which Eaton Vance or its affiliates has any actual or potential
conflict of interest with any Fund or its shareholders.
The Nominating Committee is comprised of four Directors/Trustees who are
not "interested persons" as that term is defined under the 1940 Act
("noninterested Directors/Trustees"). The Committee has four-year staggered
terms, with one member rotating off the Committee to be replaced by another
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noninterested Director of the Funds or Trustee of the Portfolio. The
purpose of the Committee is to recommend to the Board nominees for the position
of noninterested Director/Trustee and to assure that at least a majority of the
Board is independent of Eaton Vance and its affiliates.
Messrs. Treynor (Chairman) and Dwight are members of the Audit Committee of
the Board of Directors of each of the Funds and Trustees of the Portfolio. The
Audit Committee's functions include making recommendations to the Board
regarding the selection of the independent public accountants, and reviewing
with such accountants and the Treasurer of each Fund and of the Portfolio
matters relative to accounting and auditing practices and procedures, accounting
records, internal accounting controls, and the functions performed by the
custodian and transfer agent of the Funds and the Portfolio.
Trustees of the Portfolio who are not affiliated with the Investment
Adviser may elect to defer receipt of all or a percentage of their annual fees
in accordance with the terms of a Trustees Deferred Compensation Plan (the
"Plan"). Under the Plan, an eligible Trustee may elect to have his deferred fees
invested by the Portfolio in the shares of one or more funds in the Eaton Vance
Family of Funds, and the amount paid to the Trustees under the Plan will be
determined based upon the performance of such investments. Deferral of Trustees'
fees in accordance with the Plan will have a negligible effect on the
Portfolio's assets, liabilities, and net income, and will not obligate the
Portfolio to retain the services of any Trustee or obligate the Portfolio to pay
any particular level of compensation to the Trustee. None of the Funds nor the
Portfolio has a retirement plan for its Directors/Trustees.
During the twelve months ended October 31, 1996, the most recent fiscal
year-end of each Fund, the Board of Directors of each Fund held eight meetings,
the Special Committee held four meetings and the Audit Committee held one
meeting. The Nominating Committee, which was appointed on February 21, 1996 has
not held any meetings to date. Mr. Clay attended fewer than 75% of the Board of
Directors meetings.
The fees and expenses of the Directors of the Funds and Trustees of the
Portfolio who are not members of the Eaton Vance organization are paid by the
Funds and the Portfolio, respectively. For the twelve months ended October 31,
1996, the noninterested Directors of the Funds and Trustees of the Portfolio
earned the following compensation in such capacities and from the funds in the
Eaton Vance fund complex(1):
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Donald R. Dwight Samuel L. Hayes, III Norton H. Reamer John L. Thorndike Jack L. Treynor
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Capital Fund $ 915 (2) $ 877 (3) $ 871 $ 904 $ 928
Depositors Fund 962 (4) 1,107 (5) 1,066 1,129 1,084
Diversification Fund 963 (4) 1,107 (6) 1,066 1,129 1,084
Fiduciary Fund 1,130 (7) 1,352 (5) 1,293 1,385 1,314
Second Fiduciary Fund 1,130 (7) 1,352 (5) 1,293 1,385 1,314
Exchange Fund 1,130 (8) 1,352 (5) 1,293 1,385 1,314
Tax-Managed Growth
Portfolio 1,617 (9) 1,740 (10) 1,672 1,773 1,772
Total Compensation
from Fund Complex 142,500 (11) 153,750 (12) 142,500 147,500 147,500
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(1) The Eaton Vance Fund Complex consists of 212 registered investment
companies or series thereof.
(2) Includes $128 of deferred compensation.
(3) Includes $400 of deferred compensation.
(4) Includes $337 of deferred compensation.
(5) Includes $446 of deferred compensation.
(6) Includes $445 of deferred compensation.
(7) Includes $443 of deferred compensation.
(8) Includes $442 of deferred compensation.
(9) Includes $667 of deferred compensation.
(10) Includes $170 of deferred compensation.
(11) Includes $42,500 of deferred compensation.
(12) Includes $37,500 of deferred compensation.
Each of the Funds' charters provide that the Fund will indemnify its
Directors and officers against liabilities and expenses incurred in connection
with any litigation or proceeding in which they may be involved because of their
offices with the Fund. However, no indemnification will be provided to any
Director or officer for any liability to the Fund or its shareholders by reason
of willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of the
duties involved in the conduct of his office.
FOR DEPOSITORS FUND OF BOSTON, INC., DIVERSIFICATION FUND, INC. AND THE
EXCHANGE FUND OF BOSTON, INC. ONLY
1(B) TREASURER
JAMES L. O'CONNOR has been Treasurer of the Funds since 1989 and of the
Portfolio since inception. He is a Vice President of EVM, BMR and EV. He is
Treasurer of various investment companies advised or administered by EVM or BMR.
Age: 52.
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CLERK
ALAN R. DYNNER has been Vice President and Chief Legal Officer of EVC, EVM,
BMR, EV and EVD since November 1, 1996. Previously, he was a Partner of the law
firm of Kirkpatrick & Lockhart LLP, New York and Washington, D.C., and was
Executive Vice President of Neuberger & Berman Management, Inc., a mutual fund
management company. Age: 56.
It is not expected that any of the nominees referred to above will decline
or become unavailable for election, but in case this should happen, the
discretionary power given in the proxy may be used to vote for a substitute
nominee or nominees or to vote to fix the number of Directors for the ensuing
year at less than seven (unless authority to vote for election of all nominees
is specifically withheld by executing the proxy in the manner stated thereon).
2. RATIFICATION OF SELECTION OF ACCOUNTANTS
A majority of the members of each Board of Directors who are not interested
persons of a Fund have selected Deloitte & Touche LLP, 125 Summer Street,
Boston, Massachusetts 02110, as independent certified public accountants to sign
or certify any financial statements which may be filed by the Fund with the
Securities and Exchange Commission in respect of all or any part of the fiscal
year ending October 31, 1997, the employment of such accountants being expressly
conditioned upon the right of the relevant Fund, by vote of a majority of the
outstanding capital stock at any meeting called for the purpose, to
terminate such employment forthwith without any penalty. Such selection was made
pursuant to provisions of Section 32(a) of the Investment Company Act of 1940,
and is subject to ratification or rejection by the stockholders at this meeting.
The Funds are informed that no member of Deloitte & Touche LLP has any direct or
material indirect interest in any Fund.
The Funds' independent certified public accountants provide customary
professional services in connection with the audit function for a management
investment company such as the Funds, including services leading to the
expression of opinions on the financial statements included in each Fund's
annual report to stockholders, opinions on financial statements and other data
included in each Fund's annual report to the Securities and Exchange Commission,
opinions on financial statements included in amendments to each Fund's
registration statement, and preparation of each Fund's federal tax returns. The
nature and scope of the professional services of the accountants have been
approved by the Audit Committee of each Fund's Board of Directors, which has
considered the possible effect thereof on the independence of the accountants.
Representatives of Deloitte & Touche LLP are not expected to be present at
the meeting but have been given the opportunity to make a statement if they so
desire and will be available should any matter arise requiring their presence.
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It is intended that proxies not limited to the contrary will be voted in
favor of ratifying the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP, as the independent
certified public accountants to be employed by a Fund to sign or certify
financial statements required to be signed or certified by independent public
accountants and filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect of
all or part of the fiscal year of each Fund ending October 31, 1997.
CERTAIN INFORMATION REGARDING BMR, EVM
AND OFFICERS OF THE FUNDS AND THE PORTFOLIO
Since inception the Portfolio has engaged BMR, a wholly-owned subsidiary of
EVM, as its investment adviser. From each Fund's inception until its conversion
to the Hub and Spoke structure in 1995/1996, each Fund engaged EVM and its
predecessors, as its investment adviser. EVM or BMR act as investment adviser to
investment companies and various individual and institutional clients, with
combined assets under management of over $17 billion. EVM provides
administrative and management services to certain Eaton Vance funds, as well as
The Wright Managed Income Trust, The Wright Managed Equity Trust, The Wright
EquiFund Equity Trust and The Wright Managed Blue Chip Series Trust. EVM and its
affiliates also provide investment management services to substantial individual
and institutional investment counsel accounts.
BMR and EVM are Massachusetts business trusts, and EV is the trustee of BMR
and EVM. The Directors of EV are Landon T. Clay, M. Dozier Gardner, James B.
Hawkes and Benjamin A. Rowland, Jr. The Directors of EVC consist of the same
persons and John G. L. Cabot and Ralph Z. Sorenson. Mr. Clay is chairman, Mr.
Gardner is vice chairman and Mr. Hawkes is president and chief executive officer
of EVC, EVM, BMR and EV. All of the issued and outstanding shares of EVM and of
EV are owned by EVC. All of the issued and outstanding shares of BMR are owned
by EVM. All shares of the outstanding Voting Common Stock of EVC are deposited
in a Voting Trust which expires on December 31, 1997, the Voting Trustees of
which are Messrs. Clay, Gardner, Hawkes, Rowland and Thomas E. Faust, Jr.
The Voting Trustees have unrestricted voting rights for the election of
Directors of EVC. All of the outstanding voting trust receipts issued under said
Voting Trust are owned by certain of the officers of BMR and EVM who are also
officers and Directors of EVC and EV. As of March 31, 1997, Messrs. Clay,
Gardner and Hawkes each owned 24% of such voting trust receipts, and Messrs.
Rowland and Faust owned 15% and 13%, respectively. The address of EVC, EVM, BMR,
EV and of its Directors or Trustees is 24 Federal Street, Boston, Massachusetts
02110.
As of March 31, 1997 there were 9,302,660 shares of Non-Voting Common Stock
of EVC outstanding, 19,360 shares of which were held by EVM. As at such date,
Landon T. Clay owned 1,779,576 shares (or 19.13%) of such Non-Voting Common
Stock of EVC then outstanding, and M. Dozier Gardner owned 288,209 shares (or
3.10%) of such Non-Voting Common Stock. EVC has issued outstanding options to
the following individuals covering the number of shares of EVC Non-Voting Common
Stock set forth after their names: M. Dozier Gardner (24,164); Benjamin A.
Rowland, Jr. (16,915); and James B. Hawkes (200,617).
EVM owns all of the stock of Energex Corporation, which engages in oil and
gas exploration and development. EVM owns all the stock of Northeast Properties,
Inc., which is engaged in real estate investment. EVC owns all the stock of
Fulcrum Management, Inc. and MinVen, Inc. which are engaged in precious metal
mining venture investment and management. EVC also owns 22% of the Class A
shares of Lloyd George Management (BVI) Limited, a registered investment adviser
based in Hong Kong. EVC, BMR, EVM and EV may also enter into other businesses.
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Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc. ("EVD") (a wholly-owned subsidiary of EVM)
acts as Principal Underwriter for over 140 investment companies, each of which
makes a continuous offering of shares. EVD also acts as the Placement Agent for
the Portfolio.
OFFICERS OF THE FUNDS AND THE PORTFOLIO
The officers of the Funds and the Portfolio, with their ages indicated in
parenthesis, are as follows (unless otherwise indicated, each of the Fund
officers listed holds the same office with each Fund): Landon T. Clay (71),
President and Director of the Funds since 1970 and of the Portfolio; James B.
Hawkes, (55), Vice President of the Funds since 1971 and of the Portfolio since
October 23, 1995 and a Director of the Funds and Trustee of the Portfolio since
April 22, 1997; Duncan W. Richardson (39), Vice President of the Portfolio and
Portfolio Manager; James L. O'Connor (52), Treasurer of the Funds since 1989 and
of the Portfolio; Thomas Otis (65), Clerk of the Funds since 1969 and of the
Portfolio; Janet E. Sanders (61), Assistant Treasurer and Assistant Clerk of the
Funds since 1990 and of the Portfolio; M. Katherine Kreider (36), Assistant
Treasurer of the Funds since February 21, 1996 and of the Portfolio; A. John
Murphy (34), Assistant Clerk of the Funds since April 18, 1995 and of the
Portfolio; and Eric G. Woodbury (39), Assistant Clerk of the Funds since August
7, 1995 and of the Portfolio. Except as indicated, all officers of the Funds
have served in that capacity for the last five years and all officers of the
Portfolio have served since October 23, 1995. All of the officers of the Funds
and the Portfolio have been employed by BMR, EVM or their predecessors for more
than five years except Ms. Kreider, Assistant Vice President of EVM, BMR and EV
since February 5, 1996 was a Senior Audit Manager and Audit Manager-Financial
Services Industry Practice with Deloitte & Touche LLP from 1987-1996; Mr.
Murphy, Assistant Vice President of EVM, BMR and EV since March 1, 1994 and an
employee of EVM since March 1993, was State Regulations Supervisor, The Boston
Company from 1991-1993 and Registration Specialist, Fidelity Management &
Research Co., from 1986-1991; and Mr. Woodbury, Vice President of EVM since
February 1993, who was an associate attorney at Dechert, Price & Rhoads and
Gaston & Snow prior thereto. Mr. Hawkes is an officer, Director, and a
stockholder of EVC, an officer and Director of EV, and an officer of EVM and
BMR. Messrs. Faust, Murphy, O'Connor, Richardson, Ms. Sanders and Mr. Woodbury
are officers of EVM, BMR and EV, and stockholders of EVC. Ms. Kreider is an
officer of EVM, BMR and EV. Mr. Otis is an officer and stockholder of EVC and an
officer of EVM, BMR and EV. Because of their positions with BMR, EVM and EV or
their ownership of stock of EVC, Mr. Clay (an Officer and Director of the Funds
and officer and Trustee of the Portfolio), as well as the other officers of the
Funds and the Portfolio, will benefit from the advisory fees paid by the
Portfolio to BMR.
NOTICE TO BANKS AND BROKER/DEALERS
The Funds have previously solicited all Nominee and Broker/Dealer accounts
as to the number of additional Proxy Statements required to supply owners of
shares. Should additional proxy material be required for beneficial owners,
please forward such requests to: First Data Investor Services Group, Eaton Vance
Group of Funds, Proxy Department, P.O. Box 9122, Hingham, MA 02043-9717.
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Stockholders wishing to submit proposals for inclusion in a proxy statement
for a subsequent stockholders' meeting should send their written proposals to:
Clerk, [name of Fund], 24 Federal Street, Boston, MA 02110. Proposals must be
received in advance of a proxy solicitation to be included and the mere
submission of a proposal does not guarantee inclusion in the proxy statement
because certain Federal securities law rules must be complied with.
The expense of preparing, printing and mailing this proxy statement and
enclosures and the cost of soliciting proxies on behalf of the Board of
Directors of each Fund will be borne ratably by the Funds. Proxies will be
solicited by mail and may be solicited in person or by telephone or telegraph by
officers of a Fund, by personnel of its administrator, Eaton Vance Management,
by the transfer agent, First Data Investor Services Group, by broker-dealer
firms, or by a professional solicitation organization. The expenses connected
with the solicitation of these proxies and with any further proxies which may be
solicited by a Fund's officers, by the administrator's personnel, by the
transfer agent, First Data Investor Services Group, by broker-dealer firms or by
a professional solicitation organization in person, by telephone or by telegraph
will be borne by that Fund. A Fund will reimburse banks, broker-dealer firms,
and other persons holding that Fund's shares registered in their names or in the
names of their nominees, for their expenses incurred in sending proxy material
to and obtaining proxies from the beneficial owners of such shares.
All proxy cards solicited by the Board of Directors that are properly
executed and received by the Clerk prior to the meeting, and which are not
revoked, will be voted at the meeting. Shares represented by such proxies will
be voted in accordance with the instructions thereon. If no specification is
made on the proxy card, it will be voted for the matters specified on the proxy
card. All proxies not voted, will not be counted toward establishing a quorum.
Broker non-votes will be counted toward establishing a quorum and for
determining whether sufficient votes have been received for approval of the
Proposal to be acted upon. Shareholders should note that while votes to abstain
will count toward establishing a quorum, passage of any Proposal being
considered at the meeting will occur only if a sufficient number of votes are
cast for the Proposal. Accordingly, votes to abstain, broker non-votes and votes
against will have the same effect in determining whether a Proposal is approved.
In the event that sufficient votes in favor of any proposal set forth in
the Notice of this meeting are not received by May 30, 1997 for a Fund, the
persons named as attorneys in the enclosed proxy may propose one or more
adjournments of the meeting of that Fund to permit further solicitation of
proxies. A stockholder vote may be taken on one or more of the proposals in this
proxy statement prior to such adjournment if sufficient votes have been received
and it is otherwise appropriate. Any such adjournment will require the
affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the shares of that Fund present
in person or by proxy at the session of the meeting to be adjourned. The persons
named as attorneys in the enclosed proxy will vote in favor of such adjournment
those proxies which they are entitled to vote in favor of the proposal for which
further solicitation of proxies is to be made. They will vote against any such
adjournment those proxies required to be voted against such proposal. The costs
of any such additional solicitation and of any adjourned session will be borne
by the relevant Fund.
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A COPY OF A FUND'S ANNUAL REPORT TO SHAREHOLDERS MAY BE OBTAINED WITHOUT
CHARGE BY CONTACTING THE FUND AT 24 FEDERAL STREET, BOSTON, MA 02110
(800-225-6265).
CAPITAL EXCHANGE FUND, INC.
DEPOSITORS FUND OF BOSTON, INC.
DIVERSIFICATION FUND, INC.
FIDUCIARY EXCHANGE FUND, INC.
SECOND FIDUCIARY EXCHANGE FUND, INC.
THE EXCHANGE FUND OF BOSTON, INC.
April 28, 1997
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DEPOSITORS FUND OF BOSTON, INC. THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF
PROXY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE FUND
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That the undersigned, revoking previous proxies
for such stock, hereby appoints Alan R. Dynner, Landon T. Clay and Eric G.
Woodbury, or any of them, attorneys of the undersigned, with full power of
substitution, to vote all stock of Depositors Fund of Boston, Inc., which the
undersigned is entitled to vote at the Special Meeting in lieu of the Annual
Meeting of the Stockholders of said Fund to be held on May 30, 1997 at the
principal office of the Fund, 24 Federal Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02110, at
10:00 A.M. (Boston time), and at any and all adjournments thereof. Receipt of
the Notice of and Proxy Statement for said Meeting is acknowledged.
The shares represented by this proxy will be voted on the following matters as
specified below and on the reverse side by the undersigned. If no specification
is made, this proxy will be voted IN FAVOR of all such matters.
Note: This proxy MUST be returned in order for your shares to be voted.
THE DIRECTORS RECOMMEND A VOTE IN FAVOR OF
ALL MATTERS
Dated:______________________________, 1997
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Please sign exactly as your name or
names appear at left.
(CONTINUED FROM OTHER SIDE)
PLEASE VOTE BY FILLING IN THE APPROPRIATE BOXES BELOW, AS SHOWN, USING BLUE OR
BLACK INK OR DARK PENCIL. DO NOT USE RED INK. [ X ]
1.(a) To fix the number of Directors, FOR all WITHHOLD
and to elect Directors. nominees, except AUTHORITY
Directors - L.T. Clay, D.R. Dwight, those whose names to vote for
J.B. Hawkes, S.L. Hayes III, N.H. Reamer, are inserted on the any of the
J.L. Thorndike and J.L. Treynor line at left. nominees.
[ ] [ ]
1.(b) To elect a Treasurer and a Clerk. FOR all WITHHOLD
nominees, except AUTHORITY
Treasurer - J.L. O'Connor; those whose names to vote for
Clerk - A.R. Dynner are inserted on the any of the
line at left. nominees.
[ ] [ ]
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FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN
2. To ratify the selection of Deloitte [ ] [ ] [ ]
& Touche LLP as independent certified
public accountants of the Fund.
As to any other matter, or if any of the nominees named in the Proxy Statement
are not available for election, said attorneys shall vote in accordance with
their judgment.
