Cash Equivalent Fund
PROSPECTUS
December 1, 2000
Money Market Portfolio
Government Securities Portfolio
Tax-Exempt Portfolio
As with all mutual funds, the Securities and Exchange
Commission (SEC) does not approve or disapprove these
shares or determine whether the information in this
prospectus is truthful or complete. It is a criminal
offense for anyone to inform you otherwise.
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Table of Contents
CASH EQUIVALENT FUND
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About The Portfolios Your Investment In The Portfolios
1 Money Market Portfolio 17 Policies You Should Know About
5 Government Securities Portfolio 21 Understanding Distributions and Taxes
9 Tax-Exempt Portfolio
13 Other Policies And Risks
13 Who Manages The Portfolios
15 Financial Highlights
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TICKER SYMBOL CQMXX
Money Market Portfolio
The Portfolio's Goal and Main Strategy
The portfolio seeks maximum current income consistent with stability of capital.
The portfolio pursues its goal by investing exclusively in high quality
short-term securities, as well as certain repurchase agreements.
The portfolio may buy securities from many types of issuers, including the U.S.
or Canadian governments, banks (both U.S. banks and U.S. branches of foreign
banks), corporations, and municipalities. However, everything the portfolio buys
must meet the rules for money market portfolio investments (see sidebar).
Also, the portfolio may concentrate more than 25% of its assets in bank
certificates of deposit or bankers' acceptances of U.S. banks (excluding foreign
branches). The maturities of the securities subject to repurchase may be greater
than 12 months.
The portfolio may invest in floating and variable rate instruments (obligations
that do not bear interest at fixed rates).
Working in conjunction with credit analysts, the portfolio managers screen
potential securities and develop a list of those that the portfolio may buy. The
managers then decide which securities on this list to buy, looking for
attractive yield and weighing considerations such as credit quality, economic
outlooks, and possible interest rate movements.
The managers may adjust the portfolio's exposure to interest rate risk,
typically seeking to take advantage of possible rises in interest rates and to
preserve yield when interest rates appear likely to fall.
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Money Fund Rules
To be called a money market fund, a mutual fund must operate within strict
federal rules. Designed to help maintain a stable $1.00 share price, these rules
limit money funds to particular types of securities. Some of the rules:
o individual securities must have remaining maturities of no more than
397 days
o the dollar-weighted average maturity of the portfolio's holdings cannot
exceed 90 days
o all securities must be in the top two credit grades for short-term debt
securities and be denominated in U.S. dollars
1 | Money Market Portfolio
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Main Risks to Investors
There are several risk factors that could reduce the yield you get from the
portfolio or make it perform less well than other investments.
As with most money market funds, the major factor affecting the portfolio's
performance is fluctuations in short-term interest rates. If short-term interest
rates fall, the portfolio's yield is also likely to fall.
Floating or variable rate securities have yields which adjust with changes in
interest rates. Accordingly, to the extent the portfolio invests in floating or
variable rate securities, as interest rates decrease or increase, the potential
for capital appreciation or depreciation is less than that of fixed-rate
obligations. The portfolio may have lower returns than other funds that invest
in longer-term or lower quality securities. It is also possible that securities
in the portfolio's investment portfolio could deteriorate in quality or go into
default.
Investments by the portfolio in Eurodollar certificates of deposit issued by
London branches of U.S. banks, and different obligations issued by foreign
entities, including foreign banks, involve additional risks than investments in
securities of domestic branches of U.S. banks. These risks include, but are not
limited to, future unfavorable political and economic developments, possible
withholding taxes on interest payments, seizure of foreign deposits, currency
controls, or interest limitations or other governmental restrictions that might
affect payment of principal or interest. The market for such obligations may be
less liquid and, at times, more volatile than for securities of domestic
branches of U.S. banks. Additionally, there may be less public information
available about foreign banks and their branches.
Other factors that could affect performance include:
o the managers could be wrong in their analysis of interest rate trends,
credit quality or other factors
o the counterparty to a repurchase agreement or other transaction could
default on its obligations
o over time, the real value of the portfolio's yield may be eroded by
inflation
An investment in the portfolio is not insured or guaranteed by the FDIC or any
other government agency. Although the portfolio seeks to preserve the value of
your investment at $1.00 per share, this share price isn't guaranteed and you
could lose money by investing in the portfolio.
2 | Money Market Portfolio
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Performance
The bar chart shows how the total returns for the portfolio have varied from
year to year, which may give some idea of risk. The table shows how the
portfolio's returns over different periods average out. All figures on this page
assume dividends and distributions were reinvested. As always, past performance
is no guarantee of future results.
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Annual Total Returns (%) as of 12/31 each year
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THE ORIGINAL DOCUMENT CONTAINS A BAR CHART HERE
BAR CHART DATA:
1990 7.81
1991 5.62
1992 3.18
1993 2.51
1994 3.60
1995 5.29
1996 4.74
1997 4.88
1998 4.82
1999 4.50
Best Quarter: 1.92%, Q2 1990
Worst Quarter: 0.60%, Q2 1993
Year-to-date return as of 9/30/2000: 4.27%
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Average Annual Total Returns (%) as of 12/31/1999
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1 Year 5 Years 10 Years
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4.50% 4.85% 4.68%
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7-day yield as of 12/31/1999: 5.27%
3 | Money Market Portfolio
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How Much Investors Pay
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The fee table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and
hold shares of this portfolio. This information doesn't include any fees that
may be charged by your financial services firm.
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Fee Table
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Shareholder Fees (%)
(fees paid directly from your investment): None
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Annual operating expenses
(deducted from portfolio assets)
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Management Fee 0.20%
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Distribution (12b-1) Fee 0.38%
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Other Expenses* 0.25%
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Total Annual Operating Expenses 0.83%
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* Includes costs of shareholder servicing, custody and similar expenses,
which may vary with fund size and other factors.
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Example
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Based on the figures above, this example helps you compare the portfolio's
expenses to those of other mutual funds. The example assumes the expenses above
remain the same, that you invested $10,000, earned 5% annual returns, reinvested
all dividends and distributions and sold your shares at the end of each period.
This is only an example; actual expenses will be different.
1 Year 3 Years 5 Years 10 Years
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$85 $265 $460 $1,025
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4 | Money Market Portfolio
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TICKER SYMBOL CQGXX
Government Securities Portfolio
The Portfolio's Goal and Main Strategy
The portfolio seeks to provide maximum current income consistent with stability
of capital.
The portfolio pursues its goal by investing exclusively in U.S. Treasury bills,
notes, bonds and other obligations issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government,
its agencies or instrumentalities, and repurchase agreements backed by these
securities.
The portfolio may invest in floating and variable rate instruments (obligations
that do not bear interest at fixed rates).
Working in conjunction with credit analysts, the portfolio managers screen
potential securities and develop a list of those that the portfolio may buy. The
managers then decide which securities on this list to buy, looking for
attractive yield and weighing considerations such as economic outlook and
possible interest rate movements.
The managers may adjust the portfolio's exposure to interest rate risk,
typically seeking to take advantage of possible rises in interest rates and to
preserve yield when interest rates appear likely to fall.
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Money Fund Rules
To be called a money market fund, a mutual fund must operate within strict
federal rules. Designed to help maintain a stable $1.00 share price, these rules
limit money funds to particular types of securities. Some of the rules:
o individual securities must have remaining maturities of no more than
397 days
o the dollar-weighted average maturity of the portfolio's holdings cannot
exceed 90 days
o all securities must be in the top two credit grades for short-term debt
securities and be denominated in U.S. dollars
5 | Government Securities Portfolio
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Main Risks to Investors
There are several risk factors that could reduce the yield you get from the
portfolio or make it perform less well than other investments.
As with most money market funds, the major factor affecting the portfolio's
performance is fluctuations in short-term interest rates. If short-term interest
rates fall, the portfolio's yield is also likely to fall.
Floating or variable rate securities have yields which adjust with changes in
interest rates. Accordingly, to the extent the portfolio invests in floating or
variable rate securities, as interest rates decrease or increase, the potential
for capital appreciation or depreciation is less than that of fixed-rate
obligations.
Some securities issued by U.S. Government agencies or instrumentalities are
supported only by the credit of that agency or instrumentality. There is no
guarantee that the U.S. Government will provide support to such agencies or
instrumentalities and such securities may involve risk of loss of principal and
interest.
Other factors that could affect performance include:
o the managers could be wrong in their analysis of interest rate trends,
credit quality or other factors
o the counterparty to a repurchase agreement or other transaction could
default on its obligations
o over time, the real value of the portfolio's yield may be eroded by
inflation
An investment in the portfolio is not insured or guaranteed by the FDIC or any
other government agency. Although the portfolio seeks to preserve the value of
your investment at $1.00 per share, this share price isn't guaranteed and you
could lose money by investing in the portfolio.
6 | Government Securities Portfolio
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Performance
The bar chart shows how the total returns for the portfolio have varied from
year to year, which may give some idea of risk. The table shows how the
portfolio's returns over different periods average out. All figures on this page
assume dividends and distributions were reinvested. As always, past performance
is no guarantee of future results.
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Annual Total Returns (%) as of 12/31 each year
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THE ORIGINAL DOCUMENT CONTAINS A BAR CHART HERE
BAR CHART DATA:
1990 7.84
1991 5.51
1992 3.20
1993 2.52
1994 3.59
1995 5.34
1996 4.81
1997 4.88
1998 4.88
1999 4.42
Best Quarter: 1.94%, Q2 1990
Worst Quarter: 0.61%, Q2 1993
Year-to-date return as of 9/30/2000: 4.16%
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Average Annual Total Returns (%) as of 12/31/1999
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1 Year 5 Years 10 Years
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4.42% 4.84% 4.67%
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7-day yield as of 12/31/1999: 4.95%
7 | Government Securities Portfolio
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How Much Investors Pay
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The fee table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and
hold shares of this portfolio. This information doesn't include any fees that
may be charged by your financial services firm.
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Fee Table
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Shareholder Fees (%)
(fees paid directly from your investment): None
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Annual operating expenses
(deducted from portfolio assets)
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Management Fee 0.20%
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Distribution (12b-1) Fee 0.38%
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Other Expenses* 0.26%
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Total Annual Operating Expenses 0.84%
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* Includes costs of shareholder servicing, custody and similar expenses,
which may vary with fund size and other factors.
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Example
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Based on the figures above, this example helps you compare the portfolio's
expenses to those of other mutual funds. The example assumes the expenses above
remain the same, that you invested $10,000, earned 5% annual returns, reinvested
all dividends and distributions and sold your shares at the end of each period.
This is only an example; actual expenses will be different.
1 Year 3 Years 5 Years 10 Years
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$86 $268 $466 $1,037
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8 | Government Securities Portfolio
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TICKER SYMBOL TEMXX
Tax-Exempt Portfolio
The Portfolio's Goal and Main Strategy
The portfolio seeks to provide maximum current income that is exempt from
federal income taxes to the extent consistent with stability of capital.
The portfolio pursues its goal by investing primarily in a professionally
managed, diversified portfolio of short-term high-quality tax-exempt municipal
obligations. Under normal market conditions at least 80% of the portfolio's
total assets will be invested in municipal securities, the income from which is
free from regular federal income tax and from alternative minimum tax (AMT).
This is a fundamental policy and cannot be changed without a shareholder vote.
The portfolio may buy many types of municipal securities, including industrial
development bonds, but all must meet the rules for money market portfolio
investments (see sidebar). In addition, the portfolio focuses its investments on
securities within the two highest credit ratings for short-term debt securities.
The portfolio may invest in floating and variable rate instruments (obligations
that do not bear interest at fixed rates).
The portfolio may also invest more than 25% of its total assets in municipal
securities, such as industrial development bonds, that are repayable out of
revenue streams generated from economically related projects or facilities.
Working in conjunction with credit analysts, the portfolio managers screen
potential securities and develop a list of those that the portfolio may buy. The
managers then decide which securities on this list to buy, looking for
attractive yield and weighing considerations such as credit quality, economic
outlooks, and possible interest rate movements.
The managers may adjust the portfolio's exposure to interest rate risk,
typically seeking to take advantage of possible rises in interest rates and to
preserve yield when interest rates appear likely to fall.
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Money Fund Rules
To be called a money market fund, a mutual fund must operate within strict
federal rules. Designed to help maintain a stable $1.00 share price, these rules
limit money funds to particular types of securities. Some of the rules:
o individual securities must have remaining maturities of no more than
397 days
o the dollar-weighted average maturity of the portfolio's holdings cannot
exceed 90 days
o all securities must be in the top two credit grades for short-term debt
securities and be denominated in U.S. dollars
9 | Tax-Exempt Portfolio
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Main Risks to Investors
There are several risk factors that could reduce the yield you get from the
portfolio or make it perform less well than other investments.
As with most money market funds, the major factor affecting the portfolio's
performance is fluctuations in short-term interest rates. If short-term interest
rates fall, the portfolio's yield is also likely to fall.
The municipal securities market is narrower and less liquid, with fewer
investors, issuers and market makers, than the taxable securities market. The
more limited marketability of municipal securities may make it more difficult in
certain circumstances to dispose of large investments advantageously. In
addition, certain municipal securities may lose their tax-exempt status in the
event of a change in the applicable tax laws.
A second factor is credit quality. If a portfolio security declines in credit
quality or goes into default, it could hurt the portfolio's performance. To the
extent that the portfolio emphasizes certain geographic regions or sectors of
the short-term securities market, the portfolio increases its exposure to
factors affecting these regions or sectors. The portfolio invests in industrial
development bonds or municipal securities that are payable out of revenue
streams generated from economically related projects or facilities. These
securities are typically backed by revenues from a given facility and by the
credit of a private company, but are not backed by the taxing power of a
municipality.
To the extent that the portfolio invests in taxable securities, a portion of its
income would be taxable.
Floating or variable rate securities have yields which adjust with changes in
interest rates. Accordingly, to the extent the portfolio invests in floating or
variable rate securities, as interest rates decrease or increase, the potential
for capital appreciation or depreciation is less than that of fixed-rate
obligations.
Other factors that could affect performance include:
o the managers could be wrong in their analysis of interest rate trends,
credit quality or other factors
o the counterparty to a repurchase agreement or other transaction could
default on its obligations
o over time, the real value of the portfolio's yield may be eroded by
inflation
o political or legal actions could change the way the portfolio's
dividends are taxed, particularly in certain states or localities
An investment in the portfolio is not insured or guaranteed by the FDIC or any
other government agency. Although the portfolio seeks to preserve the value of
your investment at $1.00 per share, this share price isn't guaranteed and you
could lose money by investing in the portfolio.
10 | Tax-Exempt Portfolio
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Performance
The bar chart shows how the total returns for the portfolio have varied from
year to year, which may give some idea of risk. The table shows how the
portfolio's returns over different periods average out. All figures on this page
assume dividends and distributions were reinstated. As always, past performance
is no guarantee of future results.
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Annual Total Returns (%) as of 12/31 each year
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THE ORIGINAL DOCUMENT CONTAINS A BAR CHART HERE
BAR CHART DATA:
1990 5.46
1991 4.12
1992 2.61
1993 1.96
1994 2.40
1995 3.44
1996 2.96
1997 3.11
1998 2.98
1999 2.73
Best Quarter: 1.38%, Q4 1990
Worst Quarter: 0.47%, Q1 1994
Year-to-date return as of 9/30/2000: 2.62%
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Average Annual Total Returns (%) as of 12/31/1999
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1 Year 5 Years 10 Years
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2.73% 3.04% 3.17%
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7-day yield as of 12/31/1999: 3.53%
11 | Tax-Exempt Portfolio
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How Much Investors Pay
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The fee table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and
hold shares of this portfolio. This information doesn't include any fees that
may be charged by your financial services firm.
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Fee Table
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Shareholder Fees (%)
(fees paid directly from your investment): None
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Annual operating expenses
(deducted from portfolio assets)
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Management Fee 0.22%
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Distribution (12b-1) Fee 0.33%
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Other Expenses* 0.12%
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Total Annual Operating Expenses 0.67%
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* Includes costs of shareholder servicing, custody and similar expenses, which
may vary with fund size and other factors.
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Example
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Based on the figures above, this example helps you compare the portfolio's
expenses to those of other mutual funds. The example assumes the expenses above
remain the same, that you invested $10,000, earned 5% annual returns, reinvested
all dividends and distributions and sold your shares at the end of each period.
This is only an example; actual expenses will be different.
1 Year 3 Years 5 Years 10 Years
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$68 $214 $373 $835
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12 | Tax-Exempt Portfolio
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Other Policies And Risks
While the previous pages describe the main points of each portfolio's strategy
and risks, there are a few other issues to know about:
o As a temporary defensive measure, the Tax-Exempt Portfolio could invest
in taxable money market securities. This would mean that the portfolio
was not pursuing its goal.
o The investment advisor establishes a security's credit grade when it
buys the security, using independent ratings or, for unrated
securities, its own credit analysis. If a security's credit quality
falls below the minimum required for purchase by a portfolio, the
security will be sold unless the Board believes this would not be in
the shareholders' best interests.
o This prospectus doesn't tell you about every policy or risk of
investing in a portfolio. For more information, you may want to request
a copy of the Statement of Additional Information (the last page tells
you how to do this).
Keep in mind that there is no assurance that any mutual fund will achieve its
goal.
Who Manages The Portfolios
The Investment Advisor
The portfolios' investment advisor is Scudder Kemper Investments, Inc., 345 Park
Avenue, New York, NY. Scudder Kemper has more than 80 years of experience
managing mutual funds and currently has more than $290 billion in assets under
management.
For serving as each portfolio's investment advisor, Scudder Kemper receives a
management fee from each portfolio. Below are the actual rates paid by each
portfolio for the 12 months through the most recent fiscal year end, as a
percentage of average daily net assets.
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Portfolio Name Fee Paid
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Money Market Portfolio 0.20%
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Government Securities Portfolio 0.20%
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Tax-Exempt Portfolio 0.22%
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Portfolio Management
Scudder Kemper takes a team approach to asset management, bringing together
professionals from many investment disciplines. Supporting each team are Scudder
Kemper's many economists, research analysts, traders and other investment
specialists, located across the United States and around the world.
The following investment professionals are associated with the
portfolios as indicated:
Money Market Portfolio and Tax-Exempt Portfolio
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Name & Title Joined the Portfolios Background
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Frank J. Rachwalski, Jr. 1990 Joined the advisor in 1973 and began his investment
Lead Manager career at that time. He has been responsible for the
trading and portfolio management of money market
funds since 1974.
Jerri I. Cohen 1998 Joined the advisor in 1981 as an accountant and began
Manager her investment career in 1992 as a money market
trader.
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Government Securities Portfolio
Name & Title Joined the Portfolio Background
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Frank J. Rachwalski, Jr. 1990 Joined the advisor in 1973 and began his investment
Lead Manager career at that time. He has been responsible for the
trading and portfolio management of money market
funds since 1974.
Christopher Proctor 2000 Joined the advisor in 1999 as a trader for government
Manager money market funds and began his investment career in
1990.
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Financial Highlights
The financial highlights tables are intended to help you understand each
portfolio's financial performance for the periods indicated. The figures in the
first part of each table are for a single share. The total return figures show
what an investor would have earned (or lost) on an investment in a portfolio
assuming all dividends and distributions were reinvested. This information has
been audited by Ernst & Young LLP, whose report, along with the financial
statements, is included in each portfolio's annual report, which is available
upon request (see back cover).
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Money Market Portfolio
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Year ended July 31, 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996
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Per Share Operating Performance:
Net asset value, beginning of period $ 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
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Net investment income .05 .04 .05 .05 .05
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Less distributions from net investment
income (.05) (.04) (.05) (.05) (.05)
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Net asset value, end of period $ 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
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Total Return (%) 5.31 4.43 4.93 4.78 4.94
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Ratios to Average Net Assets and Supplemental Data
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Net assets, end of period ($ millions) 760 1,038 852 971 2,775
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Ratio of expenses before expense
reductions (%) .83 .89 .91 .93 .89
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Ratio of expenses after expense reductions
(%) .83 .89 .91 .93 .89
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Ratio of net investment income (%) 5.13 4.34 4.83 4.64 4.86
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Government Securities Portfolio
Year ended July 31, 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996
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Per Share Operating Performance: $ 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
Net asset value, beginning of period
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Net investment income .05 .04 .05 .05 .05
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Less distributions from net investment
income (.05) (.04) (.05) (.05) (.05)
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Net asset value, end of period $ 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
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Total Return (%) 5.16 4.37 4.89 4.85 5.00
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Ratios to Average Net Assets and Supplemental Data
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Net assets, end of period ($ millions) 445 455 392 404 1,594
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Ratio of expenses before expense
reductions (%) .84 .85 .85 .83 .79
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Ratio of expenses after expense reductions
(%) .84 .85 .85 .83 .79
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Ratio of net investment income (%) 5.03 4.29 4.79 4.73 4.90
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Tax-Exempt Portfolio
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Year ended July 31, 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996
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Per Share Operating Performance: $ 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
Net asset value, beginning of period
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Net investment income .03 .03 .03 .03 .03
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Less distributions from net investment
income (.03) (.03) (.03) (.03) (.03)
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Net asset value, end of period $ 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
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Total Return (%) 3.25 2.68 3.13 3.03 3.11
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Ratios to Average Net Assets and Supplemental Data
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Net assets, end of period ($ millions) 271 382 333 445 932
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Ratio of expenses before expense
reductions (%) .67 .62 .66 .71 .70
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Ratio of expenses after expense reductions
(%) .67 .62 .66 .71 .70
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Ratio of net investment income (%) 3.17 2.65 3.09 2.97 3.08
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Your Investment In The Portfolios
The following pages describe the main policies associated with buying and
selling shares of the portfolios. There is also information on dividends and
taxes and other matters that may affect you as a portfolio shareholder.
Because these portfolios are available only through a financial services firm,
such as a broker or financial institution, you should contact a representative
of your financial services firm for instructions on how to buy or sell portfolio
shares.
Policies You Should Know About
The policies below may affect you as a shareholder. In any case where materials
provided by your financial services firm contradict the information given here,
you should follow the information in your firm's materials. Please note that a
financial services firm may charge its own fees.
Rule 12b-1 Plan
Each portfolio has adopted a plan under Rule 12b-1 that provides for fees
payable as an expense of a portfolio that are used by the principal underwriter
to pay for distribution related expenses for that portfolio. Under the Rule
12b-1 plan, each portfolio pays an annual distribution services fee, payable
monthly, of 0.38% of that portfolio's average daily net assets (except
Tax-Exempt Portfolio, which pays 0.33%). Because 12b-1 fees are paid out of the
portfolios' assets on an ongoing basis, they will, over time, increase the cost
of investment and may cost more than paying other types of sales charges.
Householding
In order to reduce the amount of mail you receive and to help reduce portfolio
expenses, we generally send a single copy of any shareholder report and
prospectus to each household. If you do not want the mailing of these documents
to be combined with those for other members of your household, please call
1-800-621-1048.
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Policies about transactions
The portfolios are open for business each day the New York Stock Exchange is
open.
Normally, the portfolios calculate their share price every
business day: at 11:00 a.m., 1:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. Central
time for Money Market Portfolio and Government Securities
Portfolio; and at 11:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Central time for
Tax-Exempt Portfolio.
As noted earlier, each portfolio expects to maintain a stable $1.00 share price.
You can place an order to buy or sell shares at any time. Once your order is
received by Kemper Service Company, and they have determined that it is a "good
order," it will be processed at the next share price calculated.
Because orders placed through financial services firms must be forwarded to
Kemper Service Company before they can be processed, you'll need to allow extra
time. A representative of your financial services firm should be able to tell
you when your order will be processed.
Wire transactions that arrive by 1:00 p.m. Central time (11:00 a.m. Central time
for Tax-Exempt Portfolio) will receive that day's dividend. Wire transactions
received by 3:00 p.m. Central time (for all portfolios) will start to accrue
dividends the next calendar day. Investments by check will be effective at 3:00
p.m. Central time on the business day following receipt and will earn dividends
the following calendar day.
Wire purchase orders should be directed to:
UMB Bank N.A.
(ABA #101-000-695)
10th and Grand Avenue,
Kansas City, Missouri 64106
for credit to the appropriate portfolio bank account:
Money Market Portfolio
17: 98-0103-348-4;
Government Securities Portfolio 23: 98-0103-378-6;
Tax-Exempt Portfolio
45: 98-0103-380-8
and further credit to your account number.
When selling shares, you'll generally receive the dividend for the day on which
your shares were sold. If we receive a sell request before 11:00 a.m. Central
time and the request calls for proceeds to be sent out by wire, we will normally
wire you the proceeds on the same day. However you won't receive that day's
dividend.
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Checkwriting lets you sell portfolio shares by writing a check. Your investment
keeps earning dividends until your check clears. Please note that you should not
write checks for less than $250 or for more than $5,000,000. Note as well that
we can't honor any check larger than your balance at the time the check is
presented to us.
When you want to sell more than $50,000 worth of shares or send the proceeds to
a third party or to a new address, you'll usually need to place your order in
writing and include a signature guarantee. The only exception is if you want
money wired to a bank account that is already on file with us; in that case, you
don't need a signature guarantee. Also, you don't need a signature guarantee for
an exchange, although we may require one in certain other circumstances.
A signature guarantee is simply a certification of your signature -- a valuable
safeguard against fraud. You can get a signature guarantee from most brokerages,
banks, savings institutions and credit unions. Note that you can't get a
signature guarantee from a notary public.
If your shares are registered directly with the portfolio's transfer agent, you
can sell them by sending a written request (with a signature guarantee) to:
Kemper Service Company
Attention: Transaction Processing
P.O. Box 219153
Kansas City, MO 64121-9153
Money from shares you sell is normally sent out within one business day of when
your order is processed (not when it is received), although it could be delayed
for up to seven days. There are also two circumstances when it could be longer:
when you are selling shares you bought recently by check and that check hasn't
cleared yet (maximum delay: 10 days) or when unusual circumstances prompt the
SEC to allow further delays.
You may obtain additional information about other ways to sell your shares by
contacting your financial services firm.
Your financial services firm may set its own minimum investments, although those
set by each portfolio are as follows:
o Minimum initial investment: $1,000
o Minimum additional investment: $100
o Minimum investment with an automatic investment plan: $50
Share certificates are available on written request. However, we don't recommend
them unless you want them for a specific purpose, because they can only be sold
by mailing them in, and if they're ever lost they're difficult and expensive to
replace.
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How the portfolios calculate share price
For each portfolio, the share price is the net asset value per share, or NAV. To
calculate NAV, each share class of each portfolio uses the following equation:
TOTAL ASSETS - TOTAL LIABILITIES
-------------------------------------- = NAV
TOTAL NUMBER OF SHARES OUTSTANDING
In valuing securities, we typically use the amortized cost method (the method
used by most money market funds).
Other rights we reserve
You should be aware that we may do any of the following:
o withhold 31% of your distributions as federal income tax if you have
been notified by the IRS that you are subject to backup withholding, or
if you fail to provide us with a correct taxpayer ID number or
certification that you are exempt from backup withholding
o reject a new account application if you don't provide a correct Social
Security or other tax ID number; if the account has already been
opened, we may give you 30 days' notice to provide the correct number
o close your account and send you the proceeds if your balance falls
below $1,000; we will give you 60 days' notice so you can either
increase your balance or close your account (this policy doesn't apply
to most retirement accounts or if you have an automatic investment
plan)
o pay you for shares you sell by "redeeming in kind," that is, by giving
you marketable securities (which typically will involve brokerage costs
for you to liquidate) rather than cash
o change, add or withdraw various services, fees and account policies
o reject or limit purchases of shares for any reason without prior notice
o withdraw or suspend any part of the offering made by this prospectus
o Each portfolio reserves the right to withdraw all or any part of the
offering made by this prospectus or to reject purchase orders, without
prior notice. Also, from time to time, each portfolio may temporarily
suspend the offering of its shares to new investors. During the period
of such suspension, persons who are already shareholders normally are
permitted to continue to purchase additional shares and to have
dividends reinvested.
o Each portfolio reserves the right at any time to waive or increase the
minimum investment requirements. All orders to purchase shares of a
portfolio are subject to acceptance and are not binding until confirmed
or accepted in writing.
o Any purchase that would result in total account balances for a single
shareholder in excess of $3 million is subject to prior approval by the
portfolio. A $10 service fee will be charged when a check for the
purchase of shares is returned because of insufficient or uncollected
funds or a stop payment order.
Shareholders should direct their inquiries to the firm from which they received
this prospectus or to Kemper Service Company, the portfolios' Shareholder
Service Agent, 811 Main Street, Kansas City, Missouri 64105-2005.
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Understanding Distributions And Taxes
The portfolios' dividends are declared daily and distributed monthly to
shareholders. Any dividends or capital gains distributions declared in October,
November or December with a record date in such month and paid during the
following January will be treated by shareholders for federal income tax
purposes as if received on December 31 of the calendar year declared. A
portfolio may adjust its schedule for dividend reinvestment for the month of
December to assist in complying with the reporting and minimum distribution
requirements contained in Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code.
Income dividends and capital gain dividends, if any, of a portfolio will be
credited to shareholder accounts in full and fractional shares of the same
portfolio at net asset value, except that, upon written request to Kemper
Service Company, a shareholder may choose to receive income and capital gain
dividends in cash.
If an investment is in the form of a retirement plan, all dividends and capital
gains distributions must be reinvested into the shareholder's account.
Distributions are generally taxable whether received in cash or reinvested.
Exchanges among other mutual funds may also be taxable events. Dividends from
Tax-Exempt Portfolio are generally tax-free for most shareholders, meaning that
investors can receive them without incurring federal income tax liability.
However, there are a few exceptions:
o a portion of Tax-Exempt Portfolio's dividends may be taxable as an
ordinary income if it came from investments in taxable securities
o because Tax-Exempt Portfolio can invest up to 20% of net assets in
securities whose income is subject to the federal alternative minimum
tax (AMT), you may owe taxes on a portion of your dividends if you are
among those investors who must pay AMT
o you should be aware that income exempt from federal tax in the
Tax-Exempt Portfolio may be subject to state and local taxes
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The following tables show the usual tax status of transactions in fund shares as
well as that of any taxable distribution from a portfolio:
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You will be sent detailed tax information every January. These statements tell
you the amount and the tax category of any dividends or distributions you
received. They also have certain details on your purchases and sales of shares.
The tax status of dividends and distributions is the same whether you reinvest
them or not. Dividends or distributions declared in the last quarter of a given
year are taxed in that year, even though you may not receive the money until the
following January.
You may be subject to state, local and foreign taxes on portfolio distributions
and dispositions of portfolio shares. You should consult your tax advisor
regarding the particular tax consequences of an investment in a portfolio.
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To Get More Information
Shareholder reports -- These have detailed performance figures, a list of
everything each portfolio owns and each portfolio's financial statements.
Shareholders get these reports automatically. For more copies, contact your
financial services firm.
Statement of Additional Information (SAI) -- This tells you more about each
portfolio's features and policies, including additional risk information. The
SAI is incorporated by reference into this document (meaning that it's legally
part of this prospectus).
If you'd like to ask for copies of these documents, please contact your
financial services firm or the SEC (see below). If you're a shareholder and have
questions, please contact your financial services firm. Materials you get from
your financial services firm are free; those from the SEC involve a copying fee.
If you like, you can look over these materials in person at the SEC's Public
Reference Room in Washington, DC, or request them electronically at
[email protected]. You can also obtain these materials by calling the
Shareholder Service Agent at (800) 231-8568, during normal business hours only.
SEC
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20549-0102
1-202-942-8090
www.sec.gov
SEC File Number:
Cash Equivalent Fund 811-2899
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STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
December 1, 2000
CASH EQUIVALENT FUND
222 South Riverside Plaza, Chicago, Illinois 60606
1-800-231-8568
This Statement of Additional Information contains information about the Money
Market Portfolio, the Government Securities Portfolio and the Tax-Exempt
Portfolio (each a "Portfolio," collectively, the "Portfolios") offered by Cash
Equivalent Fund (the "Fund"). Cash Equivalent Fund is an open-end diversified
management investment company. This Statement of Additional Information is not a
prospectus and should be read in conjunction with the prospectus of Cash
Equivalent Fund dated December 1, 2000. The prospectus may be obtained without
charge from the Fund, and is also available along with other related materials
on the SEC's Internet Web site (http://www.sec.gov).
TABLE OF CONTENTS
INVESTMENT RESTRICTIONS..............................................2
INVESTMENT POLICIES AND TECHNIQUES...................................5
INVESTMENT MANAGER AND SHAREHOLDER SERVICES.........................10
PORTFOLIO TRANSACTIONS..............................................14
PURCHASE AND REDEMPTION OF SHARES...................................15
SPECIAL FEATURES....................................................18
DIVIDENDS, TAXES AND NET ASSET VALUE ...............................18
PERFORMANCE.........................................................21
OFFICERS AND TRUSTEES...............................................23
SPECIAL FEATURES....................................................25
SHAREHOLDER RIGHTS..................................................26
APPENDIX -- RATINGS OF INVESTMENTS..................................28
The financial statements appearing in the Fund's Annual Report to Shareholders
are incorporated herein by reference. The Fund's Annual Report dated July 31,
2000 accompanies this Statement of Additional Information, and may be obtained
without charge by calling 1-800-231-8568.
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INVESTMENT RESTRICTIONS
The Fund has adopted certain investment restrictions for each Portfolio which,
together with the investment objective and fundamental policies of each
Portfolio (limited in regard to the Tax-Exempt Portfolio to the policies in the
first and third paragraphs under "Tax-Exempt Portfolio" below), cannot be
changed for a Portfolio without approval by holders of a majority of its
outstanding voting shares. As defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as
amended (the "1940 Act"), this means the lesser of the vote of (a) 67% of the
shares of the Portfolio present at a meeting where more than 50% of the
outstanding shares are present in person or by proxy or (b) more than 50% of the
outstanding shares of the Portfolio. The Fund is an open-end diversified
management investment company.
The Money Market Portfolio and the Government Securities
Portfolio individually may not:
(1) Purchase securities or make investments other than in
accordance with its investment objective and policies.
(2) Purchase securities of any issuer (other than obligations of,
or guaranteed by, the United States Government, its agencies
or instrumentalities) if, as a result, more than 5% of the
value of the Portfolio's assets would be invested in
securities of that issuer.
(3) Purchase, in the aggregate with all other Portfolios, more
than 10% of any class of securities of any issuer. All debt
securities and all preferred stocks are each considered as one
class.
(4) Invest more than 5% of the Portfolio's total assets in
securities of issuers (other than obligations of, or
guaranteed by, the United States Government, its agencies or
instrumentalities) which with their predecessors have a record
of less than three years continuous operation.
(5) Enter into repurchase agreements if, as a result thereof, more
than 10% of the Portfolio's total assets valued at the time of
the transaction would be subject to repurchase agreements
maturing in more than seven days.
(6) Make loans to others (except through the purchase of debt
obligations or repurchase agreements in accordance with its
investment objective and policies).
(7) Borrow money except as a temporary measure for extraordinary
or emergency purposes and then only in an amount up to
one-third of the value of its total assets, in order to meet
redemption requests without immediately selling any money
market instruments (any such borrowings under this section
will not be collateralized). If, for any reason, the current
value of the Portfolio's total assets falls below an amount
equal to three times the amount of its indebtedness from money
borrowed, the Portfolio will, within three business days,
reduce its indebtedness to the extent necessary. The Portfolio
will not borrow for leverage purposes.
(8) Make short sales of securities, or purchase any securities on
margin except to obtain such short-term credits as may be
necessary for the clearance of transactions.
(9) Write, purchase or sell puts, calls or combinations thereof.
(10) Concentrate more than 25% of the value of the Portfolio's
assets in any one industry; provided, however, that the
Portfolio reserves freedom of action to invest up to 100% of
its assets in certificates of deposit or bankers' acceptances
or U.S. Government securities in accordance with its
investment objective and policies.
(11) Purchase or retain the securities of any issuer if any of the
officers, trustees or directors of the Fund or its investment
adviser owns beneficially more than 1/2 of 1% of the
securities of such issuer and together own more than 5% of the
securities of such issuer.
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(12) Invest more than 5% of the Portfolio's total assets in
securities restricted as to disposition under the federal
securities laws (except commercial paper issued under Section
4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933).
(13) Invest for the purpose of exercising control or management of
another issuer.
(14) Invest in commodities or commodity futures contracts or in
real estate, although it may invest in securities which are
secured by real estate and securities of issuers which invest
or deal in real estate.
(15) Invest in interests in oil, gas or other mineral exploration
or development programs, although it may invest in the
securities of issuers which invest in or sponsor such
programs.
(16) Purchase securities of other investment companies, except in
connection with a merger, consolidation, reorganization or
acquisition of assets.
(17) Underwrite securities issued by others except to the extent
the Portfolio may be deemed to be an underwriter, under the
federal securities laws, in connection with the disposition of
portfolio securities.
(18) Issue senior securities as defined in the 1940 Act.
With regard to investment restriction (10) above, for purposes of determining
the percentage of Money Market Portfolio's total assets invested in securities
of issuers having their principal business activities in a particular industry,
asset backed securities will be classified separately, based on the nature of
the underlying assets. Currently, the following categories are used: captive
auto, diversified, retail and consumer loans, captive equipment and business,
business trade receivables, nuclear fuel and capital and mortgage lending. Also,
bankers' acceptances will be only of U.S. banks (excluding foreign branches). In
addition, with regard to investment restriction (10) above, the concentration in
certificates of deposit or bankers' acceptances applies only to the Money Market
Portfolio and the concentration in U.S. Government Securities applies only to
the Government Securities Portfolio.
The Tax-Exempt Portfolio may not:
(1) Purchase securities or make investments other than in
accordance with its investment objective and policies, except
that all or substantially all of the assets of the Portfolio
may be invested in another registered investment company
having the same investment objective and substantially similar
investment policies as the Portfolio.
(2) Purchase securities (other than securities of the U.S.
Government, its agencies or instrumentalities) if as a result
of such purchase more than 25% of the Portfolio's total assets
would be invested in any industry or in any one state, except
that all or substantially all of the assets of the Portfolio
may be invested in another registered investment company
having the same investment objective and substantially similar
investment policies as the Portfolio, nor may it enter into a
repurchase agreement if more than 10% of its assets would be
subject to repurchase agreements maturing in more than seven
days.
(3) Purchase securities of any issuer (other than obligations of,
or guaranteed by, the U.S. Government, its agencies or
instrumentalities) if as a result more than 5% of the value of
the Portfolio's assets would be invested in the securities of
such issuer, except that all or substantially all of the
assets of the Portfolio may be invested in another registered
investment company having the same investment objective and
substantially similar investment policies as the Portfolio.
For purposes of this limitation, the Portfolio will regard the
entity which has the primary responsibility for the payment of
interest and principal as the issuer.
(4) Invest more than 5% of the Portfolio's total assets in
industrial development bonds sponsored by companies which with
their predecessors have less than three years' continuous
operation.
(5) Make loans to others (except through the purchase of debt
obligations or repurchase agreements in accordance with its
investment objective and policies).
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(6) Borrow money except from banks for temporary purposes (but not
for the purpose of purchase of investments) and then only in
an amount not to exceed one-third of the value of the
Portfolio's total assets (including the amount borrowed) in
order to meet redemption requests which otherwise might result
in the untimely disposition of securities; or pledge the
Portfolio's securities or receivables or transfer or assign or
otherwise encumber them in an amount to exceed 10% of the
Portfolio's net assets to secure borrowings. Reverse
repurchase agreements made by the Portfolio are permitted
within the limitations of this paragraph. The Portfolio will
not purchase securities or make investments while reverse
repurchase agreements or borrowings are outstanding.
(7) Make short sales of securities or purchase securities on
margin, except to obtain such short-term credits as may be
necessary for the clearance of transactions.
(8) Write, purchase or sell puts, calls or combinations thereof,
although the Portfolio may purchase Municipal Securities
subject to Standby Commitments, Variable Rate Demand Notes or
Repurchase Agreements in accordance with its investment
objective and policies.
(9) Purchase or retain the securities of any issuer if any of the
officers, trustees or directors of the Fund or its investment
adviser owns beneficially more than 1/2 of 1% of the
securities of such issuer and together own more than 5% of the
securities of such issuer, except that all or substantially
all of the assets of the Portfolio may be invested in another
registered investment company having the same investment
objective and substantially similar investment policies as the
Portfolio.
(10) Invest more than 5% of the Portfolio's total assets in
securities restricted as to disposition under the federal
securities laws, except that all or substantially all of the
assets of the Portfolio may be invested in another registered
investment company having the same investment objective and
substantially similar investment policies as the Portfolio.
(11) Invest for the purpose of exercising control or
management of another issuer.
(12) Invest in commodities or commodity futures contracts or in
real estate except that the Portfolio may invest in Municipal
Securities secured by real estate or interests therein.
(13) Invest in interests in oil, gas or other mineral exploration
or development programs, although it may invest in Municipal
Securities of issuers which invest in or sponsor such
programs.
(14) Purchase securities of other investment companies, except in
connection with a merger, consolidation, reorganization or
acquisition of assets, and except that all or substantially
all of the assets of the Portfolio may be invested in another
registered investment company having the same investment
objective and substantially similar investment policies as the
Portfolio.
(15) Underwrite securities issued by others except to the extent
the Portfolio may be deemed to be an underwriter, under the
federal securities laws, in connection with the disposition of
portfolio securities, and except that all or substantially all
of the assets of the Portfolio may be invested in another
registered investment company having the same investment
objective and substantially similar investment policies as the
Portfolio.
(16) Issue senior securities as defined in the 1940 Act.
If a percentage restriction is adhered to at the time of investment, a later
increase or decrease in percentage beyond the specified limit resulting from a
change in values or net assets will not be considered a violation. The
Portfolios did not borrow money as permitted by investment restriction (7)
(Money Market and Government Securities Portfolios) and number 6 (Tax-Exempt
Portfolio), in the latest fiscal year of the Fund, and they have no present
intention of borrowing during the coming year. In any event, borrowings would
only be made as permitted by such restrictions. The Tax-Exempt Portfolio may
invest more than 25% of its total assets in industrial development bonds.
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Master/Feeder Fund Structure. At a special meeting of shareholders, a majority
of the shareholders of the Tax-Exempt Portfolio approved a proposal which gives
the Board of Trustees the discretion to retain the current distribution
arrangement for the Portfolio while investing in a master fund in a
master/feeder fund structure as described below.
A master/feeder fund structure is one in which a fund (a "feeder fund"), instead
of investing directly in a portfolio of securities, invests most or all of its
investment assets in a separate registered investment company (the "master
fund") with substantially the same investment objective and policies as the
feeder fund. Such a structure permits the pooling of assets of two or more
feeder funds, preserving separate identities or distribution channels at the
feeder fund level. Based on the premise that certain of the expenses of
operating an investment portfolio are relatively fixed, a larger investment
portfolio may eventually achieve a lower ratio of operating expenses to average
net assets. An existing investment company is able to convert to a feeder fund
by selling all of its investments, which involves brokerage and other
transaction costs and realization of a taxable gain or loss, or by contributing
its assets to the master fund and avoiding transaction costs and, if proper
procedures are followed, the realization of taxable gain or loss.
INVESTMENT POLICIES AND TECHNIQUES
The Portfolios are designed to provide their shareholders with professional
management of short-term investment dollars. The Portfolios pool individual and
institutional investors' money which they use to buy high quality money market
instruments. Because each Portfolio combines its shareholders' money, it can buy
and sell large blocks of securities, which reduces transaction costs and
maximizes yields. The Portfolios are managed by investment professionals who
analyze market trends to take advantage of changing conditions and who seek to
minimize risk by diversifying each Portfolio's investments. A Portfolio's
investments are subject to price fluctuations resulting from rising or declining
interest rates and are subject to the ability of the issuers of such investments
to make payment at maturity. However, because of their short maturities,
liquidity and high quality ratings, high quality money market instruments, such
as those in which the Portfolios invest, are generally considered to be among
the safest available. Thus, the Portfolios are designed for investors who want
to avoid the fluctuations of principal commonly associated with equity and
long-term bond investments. There can be no guarantee that a Portfolio will
achieve its objective or that it will maintain a net asset value of $1.00 per
share. The net asset value of $1.00 per share has, however, been maintained for
each Portfolio since its inception.
In addition, the Portfolios limit their investments to securities that meet the
quality and diversification requirements of Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act.
Money Market Portfolio. The Money Market Portfolio seeks maximum current income
consistent with stability of capital. The Portfolio pursues its objective by
investing exclusively in the following types of U.S. dollar-denominated money
market instruments that mature in 12 months or less:
(1) Obligations of, or guaranteed by, the U.S. or Canadian
Governments, their agencies or instrumentalities.
(2) Bank certificates of deposit, time deposits or bankers'
acceptances limited to domestic banks (including their foreign
branches) and Canadian chartered banks having total assets in
excess of $1 billion.
(3) Certificates of deposit and time deposits of domestic savings
and loan associations having total assets in excess of $1
billion.
(4) Bank certificates of deposit, time deposits or bankers'
acceptances of U.S. branches of foreign banks having total
assets in excess of $10 billion.
(5) Commercial paper rated Prime-1 or Prime-2 by Moody's Investors
Service, Inc. ("Moody's") or A-1 or A-2 by Standard & Poor's
Corporation ("S&P"), or commercial paper or notes issued by
companies with an unsecured debt issue outstanding currently
rated A or higher by Moody's or S&P, where the obligation is
on the same or a higher level of priority as the rated issue,
and investments in other corporate obligations such as
publicly traded bonds, debentures and notes rated A or higher
by Moody's or S&P. For a description of these ratings, see
"Appendix -- Ratings of Investments" in this Statement of
Additional Information.
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(6) Commercial paper secured by a letter of credit issued by a
domestic or Canadian chartered bank having total assets in
excess of $1 billion and rated Prime-1 by Moody's.
(7) Repurchase agreements of obligations that are suitable for
investment under the categories set forth above. Repurchase
agreements are discussed below.
To the extent the Portfolio purchases Eurodollar certificates of deposit issued
by London branches of U.S. banks, or commercial paper issued by foreign
entities, consideration will be given to their marketability and possible
restrictions on international currency transactions and to regulations imposed
by the domicile country of the foreign issuer. Eurodollar certificates of
deposit may not be subject to the same regulatory requirements as certificates
of deposit issued by U.S. banks, and associated income may be subject to the
imposition of foreign taxes.
The Portfolio may invest in commercial paper issued by major corporations under
the Securities Act of 1933 in reliance on the exemption from registration
afforded by Section 3(a)(3) thereof. Such commercial paper may be issued only to
finance current transactions and must mature in nine months or less. Trading of
such commercial paper is conducted primarily by institutional investors through
investment dealers and individual investor participation in the commercial paper
market is very limited.
The Portfolio also may invest in commercial paper issued in reliance on the
so-called "private placement" exemption from registration which is afforded by
Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933 ("Section 4(2) paper"). Section 4(2)
paper is restricted as to disposition under the federal securities laws, and
generally is sold to institutional investors such as the Portfolio that agree
that they are purchasing the paper for investment and not with a view to public
distribution. Any resale by the purchaser must be in an exempt transaction.
Section 4(2) paper normally is resold to other institutional investors like the
Portfolio through or with the assistance of the issuer or investment dealers who
make a market in the Section 4(2) paper, thus providing liquidity. The
Portfolio's advisor considers the legally restricted but readily saleable
Section 4(2) paper to be liquid; however, pursuant to procedures approved by the
Board of Trustees of the Fund, if a particular investment in Section 4(2) paper
is not determined to be liquid, that investment will be included within the 10%
limitation on illiquid securities discussed below. The Portfolio's advisor
monitors the liquidity of the Portfolio's investments in Section 4(2) paper on a
continuous basis.
The Portfolio may concentrate more than 25% of its assets in bank certificates
of deposit or banker's acceptances of United States banks in accordance with its
investment objective and policies. Accordingly, the Portfolio may be more
adversely affected by changes in market or economic conditions and other
circumstances affecting the banking industry than it would be if the Portfolio's
assets were not so concentrated.
Government Securities Portfolio. The Government Securities Portfolio seeks to
provide maximum current income consistent with stability of capital. The
Portfolio pursues its objective by investing exclusively in U.S. Treasury bills,
notes, bonds and other obligations issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government,
its agencies or instrumentalities and repurchase agreements of such obligations.
All securities purchased mature in 12 months or less. Some securities issued by
U.S. Government agencies or instrumentalities are supported only by the credit
of the agency or instrumentality, such as those issued by the Federal Home Loan
Bank, and others are backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Government.
Short-term U.S. Government obligations generally are considered to be the safest
short-term investment. The U.S. Government guarantee of the securities owned by
the Portfolio, however, does not guarantee the net asset value of its shares,
which the Portfolio seeks to maintain at $1.00 per share. Also, with respect to
securities supported only by the credit of the issuing agency or instrumentality
, there is no guarantee that the U.S. Government will provide support to such
agencies or instrumentalities and such securities may involve risk of loss of
principal and interest. Repurchase agreements are discussed below.
Tax-Exempt Portfolio. The Portfolio seeks to provide maximum current income that
is exempt from federal income taxes to the extent consistent with stability of
capital. The Portfolio pursues its objective by investing primarily in a
professionally managed, diversified portfolio of short-term high quality
tax-exempt municipal obligations. Under normal market conditions at least 80% of
the Portfolio's total assets will, as a fundamental policy, be invested in
obligations issued by or on behalf of states, territories and possessions of the
United States and the District of Columbia and their political subdivisions,
agencies and instrumentalities, the income from which is exempt from federal
income tax and from alternative income tax ("Municipal Securities").
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Dividends representing net interest income received by the Portfolio on
Municipal Securities will be exempt from federal income tax when distributed to
the Portfolio's shareholders. Such dividend income may be subject to state and
local taxes. (See "Dividends, Taxes and Net Asset Value - Tax Exempt
Portfolio.") The Portfolio's assets will consist of Municipal Securities,
temporary investments, as described further in this Statement of Additional
Information, and cash. The Portfolio considers short-term Municipal Securities
to be those that mature in one year or less.
The Portfolio will invest only in Municipal Securities which at the time of
purchase: (a) are rated within the two highest-ratings for Municipal Securities
assigned by Moody's (Aaa or Aa) or assigned by S&P (AAA or AA); (b) are
guaranteed or insured by the U.S. Government as to the payment of principal and
interest; (c) are fully collateralized by an escrow of U.S. Government
securities acceptable to the Portfolio's advisor; (d) have at the time of
purchase Moody's short-term Municipal Securities rating of MIG-2 or higher or a
municipal commercial paper rating of P-2 or higher, or S&P's municipal
commercial paper rating of A-2 or higher; (e) are unrated, if longer term
Municipal Securities of that issuer are rated within the two highest rating
categories by Moody's or S&P; or (f) are determined to be at least equal in
quality to one or more of the above ratings in the discretion of the Portfolio's
advisor.
Municipal Securities generally are classified as "general obligation" or
"revenue" bonds. General obligation bonds are secured by the issuer's pledge of
its full credit and taxing power for the payment of principal and interest.
Revenue bonds are payable only from the revenues derived from a particular
facility or class of facilities or, in some cases, from the proceeds of a
special excise or other specific revenue source. Industrial development bonds,
which are Municipal Securities, are in most cases revenue bonds and generally do
not constitute the pledge of the credit of the issuer of such bonds.
The Portfolio may purchase high quality Certificates of Participation in trusts
that hold Municipal Securities. A Certificate of Participation gives the
Portfolio an undivided interest in the Municipal Security in the proportion that
the Portfolio's interest bears to the total principal amount of the Municipal
Security. These Certificates of Participation may be variable rate or fixed rate
with remaining maturities of one year or less. A Certificate of Participation
may be backed by an irrevocable letter of credit or guarantee of a financial
institution that satisfies rating agencies as to the credit quality of the
Municipal Security supporting the payment of principal and interest on the
Certificate of Participation. Payments of principal and interest would be
dependent upon the underlying Municipal Security and may be guaranteed under a
letter of credit to the extent of such credit. The quality rating by a rating
service of an issue of Certificates of Participation is based primarily upon the
rating of the Municipal Security held by the trust and the credit rating of the
issuer of any letter of credit and of any other guarantor providing credit
support to the issue. The Portfolio's advisor considers these factors as well as
others, such as any quality ratings issued by the rating services identified
above, in reviewing the credit risk presented by a Certificate of Participation
and in determining whether the Certificate of Participation is appropriate for
investment by the Portfolio. It is anticipated by the Portfolio's advisor that,
for most publicly offered Certificates of Participation, there will be a liquid
secondary market or there may be demand features enabling the Portfolio to
readily sell its Certificates of Participation prior to maturity to the issuer
or a third party. As to those instruments with demand features, the Portfolio
intends to exercise its right to demand payment from the issuer of the demand
feature only upon a default under the terms of the Municipal Security, as needed
to provide liquidity to meet redemptions, or to maintain a high quality
investment portfolio.
The Portfolio may purchase securities that provide for the right to resell them
to an issuer, bank or dealer at an agreed upon price or yield within a specified
period prior to the maturity date of such securities. Such a right to resell is
referred to as a "Standby Commitment." Securities may cost more with Standby
Commitments than without them. Standby Commitments will be entered into solely
to facilitate portfolio liquidity. A Standby Commitment may be exercised before
the maturity date of the related Municipal Security if the Portfolio's advisor
revises its evaluation of the creditworthiness of the underlying security or of
the entity issuing the Standby Commitment. The Portfolio's policy is to enter
into Standby Commitments only with issuers, banks or dealers that are determined
by the Portfolio's advisor to present minimal credit risks. If an issuer, bank
or dealer should default on its obligation to repurchase an underlying security,
the Portfolio might be unable to recover all or a portion of any loss sustained
from having to sell the security elsewhere. For purposes of valuing the
Portfolio's securities at amortized cost, the stated maturity of Municipal
Securities subject to Standby Commitments is not changed.
The Portfolio may purchase and sell Municipal Securities on a when-issued or
delayed delivery basis. A when-issued or delayed delivery transaction arises
when securities are bought or sold for future payment and delivery to secure
what is considered to be an advantageous price and yield to the Portfolio at the
time it enters into the transaction. In determining the maturity of portfolio
securities purchased on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis, the Portfolio
will consider them to have been purchased on the date when it committed itself
to the purchase.
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A security purchased on a when-issued basis, like all securities held by the
Portfolio, is subject to changes in market value based upon changes in the level
of interest rates and investors' perceptions of the creditworthiness of the
issuer. Generally such securities will appreciate in value when interest rates
decline and decrease in value when interest rates rise. Therefore if, in order
to achieve higher interest income, the Portfolio remains substantially fully
invested at the same time that it has purchased securities on a when-issued
basis, there will be a greater possibility that the market value of the
Portfolio's assets will vary from $1.00 per share, since the value of a
when-issued security is subject to market fluctuation and no interest accrues to
the purchaser prior to settlement of the transaction. (See "Dividends, Taxes and
Net Asset Value.")
The Portfolio will only make commitments to purchase Municipal Securities on a
when-issued or delayed delivery basis with the intention of actually acquiring
the securities, but the Portfolio reserves the right to sell these securities
before the settlement date if deemed advisable. The sale of these securities may
result in the realization of gains that are not exempt from federal income tax.
In seeking to achieve its investment objective, the Portfolio may invest all or
any part of its assets in Municipal Securities that are industrial development
bonds. Moreover, although the Portfolio does not currently intend to do so on a
regular basis, it may invest more than 25% of its assets in Municipal Securities
that are repayable out of revenue streams generated from economically related
projects or facilities, if such investment is deemed necessary or appropriate by
the Portfolio's advisor. To the extent that the Portfolio's assets are
concentrated in Municipal Securities payable from revenues on economically
related projects and facilities, the Portfolio will be subject to the risks
presented by such projects to a greater extent than it would be if the
Portfolio's assets were not so concentrated.
Municipal Securities that the Portfolio may purchase include, without
limitation, debt obligations issued to obtain funds for various public purposes,
including the construction of a wide range of public facilities such as
airports, bridges, highways, housing, hospitals, mass transportation, public
utilities, schools, streets, and water and sewer works. Other public purposes
for which Municipal Securities may be issued include refunding outstanding
obligations, obtaining funds for general operating expenses and obtaining funds
to loan to other public institutions and facilities.
Municipal Securities, such as industrial development bonds, are issued by or on
behalf of public authorities to obtain funds for purposes including privately
operated airports, housing, conventions, trade shows, ports, sports, parking or
pollution control facilities or for facilities for water, gas, electricity or
sewage and solid waste disposal. Such obligations, which may include lease
arrangements, are included within the term Municipal Securities if the interest
paid thereon qualifies as exempt from federal income tax. Other types of
industrial development bonds, the proceeds of which are used for the
construction, equipment, repair or improvement of privately operated industrial
or commercial facilities, may constitute Municipal Securities, although current
federal tax laws place substantial limitations on the size of such issues.
Examples of Municipal Securities that are issued with original maturities of one
year or less are short-term tax anticipation notes, bond anticipation notes,
revenue anticipation notes, construction loan notes, pre-refunded municipal
bonds, warrants and tax-free commercial paper.
Tax anticipation notes typically are sold to finance working capital needs of
municipalities in anticipation of receiving property taxes on a future date.
Bond anticipation notes are sold on an interim basis in anticipation of a
municipality issuing a longer term bond in the future. Revenue anticipation
notes are issued in expectation of receipt of other types of revenue such as
those available under the Federal Revenue Sharing Program. Construction loan
notes are instruments insured by the Federal Housing Administration with
permanent financing by "Fannie Mae" (the Federal National Mortgage Association)
or "Ginnie Mae" (the Government National Mortgage Association) at the end of the
project construction period. Pre-refunded municipal bonds are bonds that are not
yet refundable, but for which securities have been placed in escrow to refund an
original municipal bond issue when it becomes refundable. Tax-free commercial
paper is an unsecured promissory obligation issued or guaranteed by a municipal
issuer. The Portfolio may purchase other Municipal Securities similar to the
foregoing, that are or may become available, including securities issued to
pre-refund other outstanding obligations of municipal issuers.
The federal bankruptcy statutes relating to the adjustments of debts of
political subdivisions and authorities of states of the United States provide
that, in certain circumstances, such subdivisions or authorities may be
authorized to initiate bankruptcy proceedings without prior notice to or consent
of creditors, which proceedings could result in material adverse changes in the
rights of holders of obligations issued by such subdivisions or authorities.
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Litigation challenging the validity under state constitutions of present systems
of financing public education has been initiated or adjudicated in a number of
states, and legislation has been introduced to effect changes in public school
finances in some states. In other instances there has been litigation
challenging the issuance of pollution control revenue bonds or the validity of
their issuance under state or federal law which ultimately could affect the
validity of those Municipal Securities or the tax-free nature of the interest
thereon.
From time to time, as a defensive measure or when acceptable short-term
Municipal Securities are not available, the Portfolio may invest in taxable
"temporary investments" which include: obligations of the U.S. Government, its
agencies or instrumentalities; debt securities rated within the two highest
grades by Moody's or S&P; commercial paper rated in the two highest grades by
either of such rating services; certificates of deposit of domestic banks with
assets of $1 billion or more; and any of the foregoing temporary investments
subject to repurchase agreements. Repurchase agreements are discussed below.
Interest income from temporary investments is taxable to shareholders as
ordinary income. Although the Portfolio is permitted to invest in taxable
securities, it is the Portfolio's primary intention to generate income dividends
that are not subject to federal income taxes. (See "Dividends, Taxes and Net
Asset Value.") For a description of the ratings, see "Appendix -- Ratings of
Investments" in this Statement of Additional Information.
Repurchase Agreements. Each Portfolio may invest in repurchase agreements, which
are instruments under which a Portfolio acquires ownership of a security from a
broker-dealer or bank that agrees to repurchase the security at a mutually
agreed upon time and price (which price is higher than the purchase price),
thereby determining the yield during a Portfolio's holding period. Maturity of
the securities subject to repurchase may exceed one year. In the event of a
bankruptcy or other default of a seller of a repurchase agreement, a Portfolio
might have expenses in enforcing its rights, and could experience losses,
including a decline in the value of the underlying securities and loss of
income.
A Portfolio may enter into repurchase agreements with any member bank of the
Federal Reserve System or any domestic broker/dealer which is recognized as a
reporting Government securities dealer if the creditworthiness of the bank or
broker/dealer has been determined by the Advisor to be at least as high as that
of other obligations a Portfolio may purchase or to be at least equal to that of
issuers of commercial paper rated within the two highest grades assigned by
Moody's, S&P or Duff.
A repurchase agreement provides a means for a Portfolio to earn taxable income
on funds for periods as short as overnight. It is an arrangement under which the
purchaser (i.e., a Portfolio) acquires a security ("Obligation") and the seller
agrees, at the time of sale, to repurchase the Obligation at a specified time
and price. Securities subject to a repurchase agreement are held in a segregated
account and the value of such securities kept at least equal to the repurchase
price on a daily basis. The repurchase price may be higher than the purchase
price, the difference being income to a Portfolio, or the purchase and
repurchase prices may be the same, with interest at a stated rate due to a
Portfolio together with the repurchase price on the date of repurchase. In
either case, the income to a Portfolio (which is taxable) is unrelated to the
interest rate on the Obligation itself. Obligations will be held by the
custodian or in the Federal Reserve Book Entry system.
It is not clear whether a court would consider the Obligation purchased by a
Portfolio subject to a repurchase agreement as being owned by that Portfolio or
as being collateral for a loan by a Portfolio to the seller. In the event of the
commencement of bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings with respect to the seller
of the Obligation before repurchase of the Obligation under a repurchase
agreement, a Portfolio may encounter delay and incur costs before being able to
sell the security. Delays may involve loss of interest or decline in price of
the Obligation. If the court characterized the transaction as a loan and a
Portfolio has not perfected an interest in the Obligation, a Portfolio may be
required to return the Obligation to the seller's estate and be treated as an
unsecured creditor of the seller. As an unsecured creditor, a Portfolio is at
risk of losing some or all of the principal and income involved in the
transaction. As with any unsecured debt obligation purchased for a Portfolio,
the Advisor seeks to minimize the risk of loss through repurchase agreements by
analyzing the creditworthiness of the obligor, in this case the seller of the
Obligation. Apart from the risk of bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings, there
is also the risk that the seller may fail to repurchase the Obligation, in which
case the Portfolio may incur a loss if the proceeds to a Portfolio of the sale
to a third party are less than the repurchase price. However, if the market
value of the Obligation subject to the repurchase agreement becomes less than
the repurchase price (including interest), a Portfolio will direct the seller of
the Obligation to deliver additional securities so that the market value of all
securities subject to the repurchase agreement will equal or exceed the
repurchase price. It is possible that a Portfolio will be unsuccessful in
seeking to enforce the seller's contractual obligation to deliver additional
securities.
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Interfund Borrowing and Lending Program. Each Portfolio has received exemptive
relief from the SEC which permits the Portfolio to participate in an interfund
lending program among certain investment companies advised by the Advisor. The
interfund lending program allows the participating Portfolios to borrow money
from and loan money to each other for temporary or emergency purposes. The
program is subject to a number of conditions designed to ensure fair and
equitable treatment of all participating Portfolios, including the following:
(1) no Portfolio may borrow money through the program unless it receives a more
favorable interest rate than a rate approximating the lowest interest rate at
which bank loans would be available to any of the participating Portfolios under
a loan agreement; and (2) no Portfolio may lend money through the program unless
it receives a more favorable return than that available from an investment in
repurchase agreements and, to the extent applicable, money market cash sweep
arrangements. In addition, a Portfolio may participate in the program only if
and to the extent that such participation is consistent with the Portfolio's
investment objectives and policies (for instance, money market Portfolios would
normally participate only as lenders and tax exempt Portfolios only as
borrowers). Interfund loans and borrowings may extend overnight, but could have
a maximum duration of seven days. Loans may be called on one day's notice. A
Portfolio may have to borrow from a bank at a higher interest rate if an
interfund loan is called or not renewed. Any delay in repayment to a lending
Portfolio could result in a lost investment opportunity or additional costs. The
program is subject to the oversight and periodic review of the Boards of the
participating Portfolios. To the extent a Portfolio is actually engaged in
borrowing through the interfund lending program, the Portfolio, as a matter of
fundamental policy, may not borrow for other than temporary or emergency
purposes , except that the Tax-Exempt Portfolio may engage in reverse repurchase
agreements.
Illiquid Securities. A Portfolio will not purchase illiquid securities,
including time deposits and repurchase agreements maturing in more than seven
days if, as a result thereof, more than 10% of such Portfolio's net assets
valued at the time of the transaction would be invested in such securities.
Variable Rate Securities. Each Portfolio may invest in instruments having rates
of interest that are adjusted periodically or that "float" continuously
according to formulae intended to minimize fluctuation in values of the
instruments ("Variable Rate Securities"). The interest rate of Variable Rate
Securities ordinarily is determined by reference to or is a percentage of an
objective standard such as a bank's prime rate, the 90-day U.S. Treasury bill
rate, or the rate of return on commercial paper or bank certificates of deposit.
Generally, the changes in the interest rate on Variable Rate Securities reduce
the fluctuation in the market value of such securities. Accordingly, as interest
rates decrease or increase, the potential for capital appreciation or
depreciation is less than for fixed-rate obligations. Some Variable Rate
Securities have a demand feature entitling the purchaser to resell the
securities at an amount approximately equal to amortized cost or the principal
amount thereof plus accrued interest ("Variable Rate Demand Securities"). As is
the case for other Variable Rate Securities, the interest rate on Variable Rate
Demand Securities varies according to some objective standard intended to
minimize fluctuation in the values of the instruments. Each Portfolio determines
the maturity of Variable Rate Securities in accordance with Rule 2a-7, which
allows the Portfolio to consider certain of such instruments as having
maturities shorter than the maturity date on the face of the instrument.
Borrowings. A Portfolio may not borrow money except as a temporary measure for
extraordinary or emergency purposes, and then only in an amount up to one-third
of the value of its total assets, in order to meet redemption requests without
immediately selling any portfolio securities. Any such borrowings under this
provision will not be collateralized except that the Tax-Exempt Portfolio may
pledge up to 10% of its net assets to secure such borrowings.
INVESTMENT MANAGER AND SHAREHOLDER SERVICES
Investment Manager. Scudder Kemper Investments, Inc. ("Scudder Kemper" or the
"Advisor"), 345 Park Avenue, New York, New York, is each Portfolio's advisor.
The Advisor is approximately 70% owned by Zurich Insurance Company ("Zurich"), a
leading internationally recognized provider of insurance and financial services
in property/casualty and life insurance, reinsurance and structured financial
solutions, as well as asset management. The balance of the Advisor is owned by
its officers and employees. Responsibility for overall management of each
Portfolio rests with the Fund's Board of Trustees and officers. Pursuant to
investment management agreements, Scudder Kemper acts as each Portfolio's
investment advisor, manages its investments, administers its business affairs,
furnishes office facilities and equipment, provides clerical, and administrative
services, and permits any of its officers or employees to serve without
compensation as trustees or officers
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of the Fund if elected to such positions. Each Portfolio pays the expenses of
its operations, including the fees and expenses of independent auditors,
counsel, custodian and transfer agent and the cost of share certificates,
reports and notices to shareholders, costs of calculating net asset value and
maintaining all accounting records thereto, brokerage commissions or transaction
costs, taxes, registration fees, the fees and expenses of qualifying the
Portfolio and its shares for distribution under federal and state securities
laws and membership dues in the Investment Company Institute or any similar
organization. Fund expenses generally are allocated among the Portfolios on the
basis of net assets at the time of the allocation, except that expenses directly
attributable to a particular Portfolio are charged to that Portfolio.
There is one investment management agreement for the Money Market Portfolio and
the Government Securities Portfolio and a separate investment management
agreement for the Tax-Exempt Portfolio. These agreements are substantially the
same except that the graduated fee schedule under a particular agreement is
applied only to the Portfolio or Portfolios subject to that agreement and the
expense limitations contained in the agreements are different. Each of the
investment management agreements continues in effect from year to year for each
Portfolio subject thereto so long as its continuation is approved at least
annually by a majority vote of the trustees who are not parties to such
agreement or interested persons of any such party except in their capacity as
trustees of the Fund, cast in person at a meeting called for such purpose, and
by the shareholders of each Portfolio subject thereto or the Board of Trustees.
If continuation is not approved for a Portfolio, an investment management
agreement nevertheless may continue in effect for any Portfolio for which it is
approved and the Advisor may continue to serve as advisor for the Portfolio for
which it is not approved to the extent permitted by the 1940 Act. Each agreement
may be terminated at any time upon 60 days notice by either party, or by a
majority vote of the outstanding shares of a Portfolio subject thereto with
respect to that Portfolio, and will terminate automatically upon assignment.
Additional portfolios may be subject to different agreements.
Each investment management agreement provides that the Advisor shall not be
liable for any error of judgment or of law, or for any loss suffered by the
Portfolios in connection with the matters to which the agreement relates, except
a loss resulting from willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence on the
part of the Advisor in the performance of its obligations and duties, or by
reason of its reckless disregard of its obligations and duties under the
agreement.
In certain cases the investments for the Portfolios are managed by the same
individuals who manage one or more other mutual funds advised by the Advisor
that have similar names, objectives and investment styles as the Portfolios. You
should be aware that the Portfolios are likely to differ from these other mutual
funds in size, cash flow pattern and tax matters. Accordingly, the holdings and
performance of the Portfolios can be expected to vary from those of the other
mutual funds.
On December 31, 1997, pursuant to the terms of an agreement, Scudder, Stevens &
Clark, Inc. ("Scudder") and Zurich formed a new global organization by combining
Scudder with Zurich Kemper Investments, Inc. ("ZKI") and Zurich Kemper Value
Advisers, Inc. ("ZKVA"), former subsidiaries of Zurich. ZKI was the former
investment manager for each Portfolio. Upon completion of the transaction,
Scudder changed its name to Scudder Kemper Investments, Inc. As a result of the
transaction, Zurich owns approximately 70% of Scudder Kemper, with the balance
owned by Scudder Kemper's officers and employees.
On September 7, 1998, the businesses of Zurich (including Zurich's 70% interest
in Scudder Kemper) and the financial services businesses of B.A.T Industries
p.l.c. ("B.A.T") were combined to form a new global insurance and financial
services company known as Zurich Financial Services Group. By way of a dual
holding company structure, former Zurich shareholders initially owned
approximately 57% of Zurich Financial Services Group, with the balance initially
owned by former B.A.T. shareholders. On October 17, 2000, the dual-headed
holding company structure of Zurich Financial Services Group, comprised of
Allied Zurich p.l.c. in the United Kingdom and Zurich Allied in Switzerland, was
unified into a single Swiss holding company, Zurich Financial Services.
Upon consummation of this transaction, the Portfolios' then current investment
management agreements with Scudder Kemper were deemed to have been assigned and,
therefore, terminated. The Board approved new investment management agreements
(the "Agreements") with Scudder Kemper, which are substantially identical to the
prior investment management agreements except for the dates of execution and
termination. These agreements became effective on September 7, 1998, upon the
termination of the then current investment management agreements, and were
approved at a shareholder meeting held on December 17, 1998.
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For the services and facilities furnished to the Money Market and Government
Securities Portfolios, such Portfolios pay an annual investment management fee
monthly, on a graduated basis at the following rate: 0.22% of the first $500
million of combined average daily net assets of such Portfolios, 0.20% of the
next $500 million, 0.175% of the next $1 billion, 0.16% of the next $1 billion
and 0.15% of combined average daily net assets of such Portfolios over $3
billion. The Advisor has agreed to reimburse the Money Market and Government
Securities Portfolios should all operating expenses of the Money Market and
Government Securities Portfolios, including the investment management fee of the
Advisor but excluding taxes, interest, the distribution fee of Kemper
Distributors, Inc. ("KDI"), extraordinary expenses (as determined by the Board
of Trustees) and brokerage commissions or transaction costs, exceed 0.90% of the
first $500 million, 0.80% of the next $500 million, 0.75% of the next $1 billion
and 0.70% of average daily net assets of the Money Market and Government
Securities Portfolios in excess of $2 billion on an annual basis. The investment
management fee and the expense limitation for the Money Market and Government
Securities Portfolios are computed based on average daily net assets of such
Portfolios and are allocated among such Portfolios based upon the relative net
assets of each.
For the services and facilities furnished to the Tax-Exempt Portfolio, such
Portfolio pays an annual investment management fee monthly, on a graduated basis
at the following annual rate: 0.22% of the first $500 million of average daily
net assets, 0.20% of the next $500 million, 0.175% of the next $1 billion, 0.16%
on the next $1 billion and 0.15% of average daily net assets of such Portfolio
over $3 billion. The Advisor has agreed to reimburse the Tax-Exempt Portfolio
should all operating expenses of such Portfolio, including the compensation of
the Advisor but excluding taxes, interest, extraordinary expenses and brokerage
commissions or transaction costs exceed 1 1/2% of the first $30 million of
average daily net assets and 1% of average daily net assets of the Tax-Exempt
Portfolio in excess of $30 million on an annual basis.
For its services as investment advisor and for facilities furnished the Fund
during the fiscal year ended July 31, 2000, the Fund incurred investment
management fees aggregating $1,645,321 for the Money Market Portfolio, $919,080
for the Government Securities Portfolio and $656,767 for the Tax-Exempt
Portfolio.
During the fiscal year ended July 31, 1999, the Fund incurred investment
management fees aggregating $1,930,000 for the Money Market Portfolio, $896,000
for the Government Securities Portfolio and $843,000 for the Tax-Exempt
Portfolio.
During the fiscal year ended July 31, 1998, the Fund incurred investment
management fees aggregating $1,868,000 for the Money Market Portfolio, $834,000
for the Government Securities Portfolio and $945,000 for the Tax-Exempt
Portfolio.
Fund Accounting Agent. Scudder Fund Accounting Corporation ("SFAC"), Two
International Place, Boston, Massachusetts 02110, a subsidiary of the Advisor,
is responsible for determining the net asset value per share of each Portfolio
and maintaining all accounting records related thereto. Currently, SFAC receives
no fee for its services to the Portfolios; however, subject to Board approval,
at some time in the future, SFAC may seek payment for its services under this
agreement.
Distributor and Administrator. Pursuant to an administration, shareholder
services and distribution agreement and an underwriting agreement (collectively
"distribution agreement"), KDI, 222 South Riverside Plaza, Chicago, Illinois
60606, an affiliate of the Advisor, serves as primary administrator, distributor
and principal underwriter for the Portfolios to provide information and services
for existing and potential shareholders. The distribution agreement provides
that KDI shall appoint various firms to provide a cash management service for
their customers or clients through the Portfolios. The firms are to provide such
office space and equipment, telephone facilities, personnel and literature
distribution as is necessary or appropriate for providing information and
services to the firms' clients. Each Portfolio has adopted a plan in accordance
with Rule 12b-1 of the 1940 Act (the "12b-1 Plan"). The rule regulates the
manner in which an investment company may, directly or indirectly, bear the
expenses of distributing shares.
The distribution agreement and the 12b-1 Plans continue in effect from year to
year so long as such continuance is approved at least annually by a vote of the
Board of Trustees of the Fund, including the Trustees who are not interested
persons of the Fund and who have no direct or indirect financial interest in the
agreement. The distribution agreement automatically terminates in the event of
its assignment and may be terminated at any time without penalty by a Portfolio
or by KDI upon 60 days' written notice. Termination by a Portfolio may be by
vote of a majority of the Board of Trustees, or a majority of the Trustees who
are not interested persons of the Fund and who have no direct or indirect
financial interest in the agreement, or a "majority of the outstanding voting
securities" of a Portfolio as defined under the 1940 Act. The 12b-1 Plan may not
be amended to increase the fee to be paid by a Portfolio without approval by a
majority of the outstanding voting securities of a
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Portfolio and all material amendments must in any event be approved by the Board
of Trustees in the manner described above with respect to the continuation of
each 12b-1 Plan. The Portfolios of the Fund will vote separately with respect to
the 12b-1 Plan. For its services under the distribution agreement, and pursuant
to each 12b-1 Plan, the Fund pays KDI an annual distribution fee, payable
monthly, of 0.38% of average daily net assets with respect to the Money Market
and Government Securities Portfolios and 0.33% of average daily net assets with
respect to the Tax-Exempt Portfolio.
KDI is the principal underwriter for shares of each Portfolio and acts as agent
of each Portfolio in the sale of its shares. The Fund pays the cost for the
prospectus and shareholder reports to be set in type and printed for existing
shareholders, and KDI pays for the printing and distribution of copies thereof
used in connection with the offering of shares to prospective investors. KDI
also pays for supplementary sales literature and advertising costs.
KDI has entered into related services agreements with various broker-dealer
firms to provide cash management and other services for each Portfolio's
shareholders. Such services and assistance may include, but may not be limited
to, establishment and maintenance of shareholder accounts and records,
processing purchase and redemption transactions, providing automatic investment
in Portfolio shares of client account balances, answering routine inquiries
regarding a Portfolio, assisting clients in changing account options,
designations and addresses, and such other services as may be agreed upon from
time to time and as may be permitted by applicable statute, rule or regulation.
KDI also has services agreements with banking firms to provide the above listed
services, except for certain distribution services that the banks may be
prohibited from providing, for their clients who wish to invest in a Portfolio.
KDI also may provide some of the above services for a Portfolio. KDI normally
pays such firms at an annual rate ranging from 0.15% to 0.40% of average net
assets of those accounts in the Money Market and Government Securities
Portfolios that they maintain and service and ranging from 0.15% to 0.33% of
average daily net assets of those accounts in the Tax-Exempt Portfolio that they
maintain and service. In addition, KDI may, from time to time, from its own
resources, pay certain firms additional amounts for such services including,
without limitation fixed dollar amounts and amounts based upon a percentage of
net assets or increased net assets in those Fund accounts that said firms
maintain and service. KDI also may reimburse firms for costs associated with the
transfer of client balances to the Fund. KDI may elect to keep a portion of the
total distribution fee to compensate itself for functions performed for a
Portfolio or to pay for sales materials or other promotional activities.
For the fiscal year ended July 31, 2000, the Fund incurred distribution fees in
the Money Market Portfolio, the Government Securities Portfolio and the
Tax-Exempt Portfolio of $3,177,526, $1,730,825 and $985,153, respectively, for a
total amount of $5,893,504. KDI remitted $3,110,686, $1,719,041 and $874,988,
respectively, to various firms, pursuant to the related services agreements.
For the fiscal year ended July 31, 2000, KDI incurred expenses for underwriting,
distribution and administration in the approximate amounts noted: fees to firms
$0; advertising and literature $0; prospectus printing $0; and marketing and
sales expenses $91,503, for a total of $91,503. A portion of the aforesaid
marketing, sales and operating expenses could be considered overhead expense;
however, KDI has made no attempt to differentiate between expenses that are
overhead and those that are not.
For the fiscal year ended July 31, 1999, the Fund incurred distribution fees in
the Money Market Portfolio, the Government Securities Portfolio and the
Tax-Exempt Portfolio of $3,586,000 $1,709,000 and $1,217,000 respectively, for a
total amount of $6,512,000. KDI remitted $3,609,000, $1,696,000 and $1,167,000,
respectively, to various firms, pursuant to the related services agreements.
For the fiscal year ended July 31, 1999, KDI incurred expenses for underwriting,
distribution and administration in the approximate amounts noted: fees to firms
$6,472,000; advertising and literature $0; prospectus printing $0 and marketing
and sales expenses $409,000, for a total of $6,881,000. A portion of the
aforesaid marketing, sales and operating expenses could be considered overhead
expense; however, KDI has made no attempt to differentiate between expenses that
are overhead and those that are not.
For the fiscal year ended July 31, 1998, the Fund incurred distribution fees in
the Money Market Portfolio, the Government Securities Portfolio and the
Tax-Exempt Portfolio of $3,530,000, $1,577,000 and $1,416,000, respectively, for
a total amount of $6,523,000. KDI remitted $3,443,000, $1,561,000 and
$1,252,000, respectively, to various firms, pursuant to the related services
agreements.
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For the fiscal year ended July 31, 1998, KDI incurred expenses for underwriting,
distribution and administration in the approximate amounts noted: fees to firms
$6,256,000; advertising and literature $0; prospectus printing $0 and marketing
and sales expenses $573,000, for a total of $6,829,000. A portion of the
aforesaid marketing, sales and operating expenses could be considered overhead
expense; however, KDI has made no attempt to differentiate between expenses that
are overhead and those that are not.
Certain officers or trustees of the Fund are also directors or officers of the
Advisor and KDI as indicated under "Officers and Trustees."
Custodian, Transfer Agent and Shareholder Service Agent. State Street Bank and
Trust Company ("State Street"), 225 Franklin Street, Boston, Massachusetts
02110, as custodian, has custody of all securities and cash of the Portfolios.
State Street attends to the collection of principal and income, and payment for
and collection of proceeds of securities bought and sold by the Portfolios.
State Street is also transfer agent of the Portfolios. Pursuant to a services
agreement with State Street, Kemper Service Company ("KSvC"), an affiliate of
the Advisor, serves as "Shareholder Service Agent" and, as such, performs all of
State Street's duties as transfer agent and dividend paying agent. State Street
receives, as transfer agent, and pays to KSvC annual account fees of a maximum
of $13 per account plus out-of-pocket expense reimbursement. During the fiscal
year ended July 31, 2000, 1999 and 1998, State Street remitted shareholder
service fees in the amount of $2,306,920 $2,616,000, and $2,948,000,
respectively, to KSvC as Shareholder Service Agent.
Independent Auditors and Reports to Shareholders. The Fund's independent
auditors, Ernst & Young LLP, 233 South Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60606,
audit and report on the Fund's annual financial statements, review certain
regulatory reports and the Fund's federal income tax return, and perform other
professional accounting, auditing, tax and advisory services when engaged to do
so by the Fund. Shareholders will receive annual audited financial statements
and semi-annual unaudited financial statements.
Legal Counsel. Vedder, Price, Kaufman & Kammholz, 222 North LaSalle Street,
Chicago, Illinois 60601, serves as legal counsel to the Fund.
PORTFOLIO TRANSACTIONS
Brokerage Commissions
Allocation of brokerage is supervised by the Advisor.
The primary objective of the Advisor in placing orders for the purchase and sale
of securities for a Portfolio is to obtain the most favorable net results,
taking into account such factors as price, commission where applicable, size of
order, difficulty of execution and skill required of the executing
broker/dealer. The Advisor seeks to evaluate the overall reasonableness of
brokerage commissions paid (to the extent applicable) through the familiarity of
Scudder Investor Services, Inc. ("SIS") with commissions charged on comparable
transactions, as well as by comparing commissions paid by a Portfolio to
reported commissions paid by others. The Advisor routinely reviews commission
rates, execution and settlement services performed and makes internal and
external comparisons.
The Portfolios' purchases and sales of fixed-income securities are generally
placed by the Advisor with primary market makers for these securities on a net
basis, without any brokerage commission being paid by the Portfolio. Trading
does, however, involve transaction costs. Transactions with dealers serving as
primary market makers reflect the spread between the bid and asked prices.
Purchases of underwritten issues may be made, which will include an underwriting
fee paid to the underwriter.
When it can be done consistently with the policy of obtaining the most favorable
net results, it is the Advisor's practice to place such orders with
broker/dealers who supply brokerage and research services to the Advisor or a
Portfolio. The term "research services" includes advice as to the value of
securities; the advisability of investing in, purchasing or selling securities;
the availability of securities or purchasers or sellers of securities; and
analyses and reports concerning issuers, industries, securities, economic
factors and trends, portfolio strategy and the performance of accounts. The
Advisor is authorized when placing portfolio transactions, if applicable, for
the Portfolio to pay a brokerage commission in excess of that
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which another broker might charge for executing the same transaction on account
of execution services and the receipt of research services. The Advisor has
negotiated arrangements, which are not applicable to most fixed-income
transactions, with certain broker/dealers pursuant to which a broker/dealer will
provide research services, to the Advisor or the Portfolio in exchange for the
direction by the Advisor of brokerage transactions to the broker/dealer. These
arrangements regarding receipt of research services generally apply to equity
security transactions. The Advisor may place orders with a broker/dealer on the
basis that the broker/dealer has or has not sold shares of the Portfolio. In
effecting transactions in over-the-counter securities, orders are placed with
the principal market makers for the security being traded unless, after
exercising care, it appears that more favorable results are available elsewhere.
To the maximum extent feasible, it is expected that the Advisor will place
orders for portfolio transactions through SIS, which is a corporation registered
as a broker/dealer and a subsidiary of the Advisor; SIS will place orders on
behalf of a Portfolio with issuers, underwriters or other brokers and dealers.
SIS will not receive any commission, fee or other remuneration from a Portfolio
for this service.
Although certain research services from broker/dealers may be useful to a
Portfolio and to the Advisor, it is the opinion of the Advisor that such
information only supplements the Advisor's own research effort since the
information must still be analyzed, weighed, and reviewed by the Advisor's
staff. Such information may be useful to the Advisor in providing services to
clients other than a Portfolio, and not all such information is used by the
Advisor in connection with a Portfolio. Conversely, such information provided to
the Advisor by broker/dealers through whom other clients of the Advisor effect
securities transactions may be useful to the Advisor in providing services to a
Portfolio.
The Trustees review, from time to time, whether the recapture for the benefit of
a Portfolio of some portion of the brokerage commissions or similar fees paid by
a Portfolio on portfolio transactions is legally permissible and advisable.
Money market instruments are normally purchased in principal transactions
directly from the issuer or from an underwriter or market maker. There usually
are no brokerage commissions paid by a Portfolio for such purchases. During the
last three fiscal years none of the Portfolios paid brokerage commissions.
Purchases from underwriters will include a commission or concession paid by the
issuer to the underwriter, and purchases from dealers serving as market makers
will include the spread between the bid and asked prices.
PURCHASE AND REDEMPTION OF SHARES
Purchase of Shares
Shares of a Portfolio are sold at their net asset value next determined after an
order and payment are received in the form described in the prospectus. The
minimum initial investment is $1,000 and the minimum subsequent investment is
$100 but such minimum amounts may be changed at any time. The Fund may waive the
minimum for purchases by trustees, directors, officers or employees of the Fund
or the Advisor and its affiliates. An investor wishing to open an account should
use the Account Information Form available from the Fund or financial services
firms. Orders for the purchase of shares that are accompanied by a check drawn
on a foreign bank (other than a check drawn on a Canadian bank in U.S. Dollars)
will not be considered in proper form and will not be processed unless and until
the Fund determines that it has received payment of the proceeds of the check.
The time required for such a determination will vary and cannot be determined in
advance.
Each Portfolio seeks to have its portfolio as fully invested as possible at all
times in order to achieve maximum income. Since each Portfolio will be investing
in instruments that normally require immediate payment in Federal Funds (monies
credited to a bank's account with its regional Federal Reserve Bank), each
Portfolio has adopted procedures for the convenience of its shareholders and to
ensure that each Portfolio receives investable funds. Orders for purchase of
shares of a Portfolio received by wire transfer in the form of Federal Funds
will be effected at the next determined net asset value. Shares purchased by
wire will receive that day's dividend if effected at or prior to the 1:00 p.m.
Central time net asset value determination for the Money Market and the
Government Securities Portfolios and at or prior to the 11:00 a.m. Central time
net asset value determination for the Tax-Exempt Portfolio. Otherwise such
shares will receive the dividend for the next calendar day if effected at 3:00
p.m. Central time. Orders for purchase accompanied by a check or other
negotiable bank draft will be accepted and effected as of 3:00 p.m. Central time
on the next business day following receipt and such shares will receive the
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dividend for the calendar day following the day the purchase is effected. If an
order is accompanied by a check drawn on a foreign bank, funds must normally be
collected on such check before shares will be purchased.
If payment is wired in Federal Funds, the payment should be directed to UMB ,
N.A. (ABA #101-000-695), 10th and Grand Avenue, Kansas City, M0 64106 for credit
to the appropriate Portfolio bank account (CEF Money Market Portfolio 17:
98-0103-348-4; CEF Government Securities Portfolio 23: 98-0103-378-6; CEF
Tax-Exempt Portfolio 45: 98-0103-380-8).
Redemption of Shares
General. Upon receipt by the Shareholder Service Agent of a request in the form
described below, shares of a Portfolio will be redeemed by the Fund at the next
determined net asset value. If processed at 3 p.m. Central time, the shareholder
will receive that day's dividend. A shareholder may use either the regular or
expedited redemption procedures. Shareholders who redeem all their shares of a
Portfolio will receive the net asset value of such shares and all declared but
unpaid dividends on such shares.
Each Portfolio may suspend the right of redemption or delay payment more than
seven days (a) during any period when the New York Stock Exchange ("Exchange")
is closed other than customary weekend and holiday closings or during any period
in which trading on the Exchange is restricted, (b) during any period when an
emergency exists as a result of which (i) disposal of a Portfolio's investments
is not reasonably practicable, or (ii) it is not reasonably practicable for a
Portfolio to determine the value of its net assets, or (c) for such other
periods as the Securities and Exchange Commission may by order permit for the
protection of the Fund's shareholders.
Although it is each Portfolio's present policy to redeem in cash, if the Board
of Trustees determines that a material adverse effect would be experienced by
the remaining shareholders if payment were made wholly in cash, a Portfolio will
pay the redemption price in whole or in part by a distribution of portfolio
securities in lieu of cash, in conformity with the applicable rules of the
Securities and Exchange Commission, taking such securities at the same value
used to determine net asset value, and selecting the securities in such manner
as the Board of Trustees may deem fair and equitable. If such a distribution
occurred, shareholders receiving securities and selling them could receive less
than the redemption value of such securities and in addition could incur certain
transaction costs. Such a redemption would not be so liquid as a redemption
entirely in cash. The Fund has elected to be governed by Rule 18f-1 under the
Investment Company Act of 1940 pursuant to which the Fund is obligated to redeem
shares of a Portfolio solely in cash up to the lesser of $250,000 or 1% of the
net assets of that Portfolio during any 90-day period for any one shareholder of
record.
If shares of a Portfolio to be redeemed were purchased by check or through
certain Automated Clearing House ("ACH") transactions, the Portfolio may delay
transmittal of redemption proceeds until it has determined that collected funds
have been received for the purchase of such shares, which will be up to 10 days
from receipt by the Portfolio of the purchase amount. Shareholders may not use
expedited redemption procedures (wire transfer or Redemption Check) until the
shares being redeemed have been owned for at least 10 days, and shareholders may
not use such procedures to redeem shares held in certificated form. There is no
delay when shares being redeemed were purchased by wiring Federal Funds.
If shares being redeemed were acquired from an exchange of shares of a mutual
fund that were offered subject to a contingent deferred sales charge as
described in the prospectus for that other fund, the redemption of such shares
by a Portfolio may be subject to a contingent deferred sales charge as explained
in such prospectus.
Shareholders can request the following telephone privileges: expedited wire
transfer redemptions, ACH transactions and exchange transactions for individual
and institutional accounts and preauthorized telephone redemption transactions
for certain institutional accounts. Shareholders may choose these privileges on
the account application or by contacting the Shareholder Service Agent for
appropriate instructions. Please note that the telephone exchange privilege is
automatic unless the shareholder refuses it on the account application. The Fund
or its agents may be liable for any losses, expenses or costs arising out of
fraudulent or unauthorized telephone requests pursuant to these privileges,
unless the Fund or its agents reasonably believe, based upon reasonable
verification procedures, that the telephonic instructions are genuine. The
shareholder will bear the risk of loss, including loss resulting from fraudulent
or unauthorized transactions, as long as the
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reasonable verification procedures are followed. The verification procedures
include recording instructions, requiring certain identifying information before
acting upon instructions and sending written confirmations.
Because of the high cost of maintaining small accounts, each Portfolio reserves
the right to redeem an account that falls below the minimum investment level,
currently $1,000. A shareholder will be notified in writing and will be allowed
60 days to make additional purchases to bring the account value up to the
minimum investment level before a Portfolio redeems the shareholder account.
Firms provide varying arrangements for their clients to redeem Portfolio shares.
Such firms may independently establish minimums and maximums and charge
additional amounts to their clients for such services.
Regular Redemptions. Shareholders should contact the firm through which shares
were purchased for redemption instructions. However, when shares are held for
the account of a shareholder by the Fund's transfer agent, the shareholder may
redeem them by sending a written request with signatures guaranteed (if
applicable) to Kemper Service Company, P.O. Box 219153, Kansas City, Missouri
64121-9153. When certificates for shares have been issued, they must be mailed
to or deposited with the Shareholder Service Agent, along with a duly endorsed
stock power and accompanied by a written request for redemption. Redemption
requests and a stock power must be endorsed by the account holder with
signatures guaranteed by a commercial bank, trust company, savings and loan
association, federal savings bank, member firm of a national securities exchange
or other eligible financial institution. The redemption request and stock power
must be signed exactly as the account is registered including any special
capacity of the registered owner. Additional documentation may be requested, and
a signature guarantee is normally required, from institutional and fiduciary
account holders, such as corporations, custodians, executors, administrators,
trustees, or guardians.
Telephone Redemptions. If the proceeds of the redemption are $50,000 or less and
the proceeds are payable to the shareholder of record at the address of record,
normally a telephone request or a written request by any one account holder
without a signature guarantee is sufficient for redemptions by individual or
joint account holders, and trust, executor, guardian and custodian account
holders provided the trustee, executor, guardian or custodian is named in the
account registration. Other institutional account holders and guardian account
holders of custodial accounts for gifts and transfers to minors may exercise
this special privilege of redeeming shares by telephone request or written
request without signature guarantee subject to the same conditions as individual
account holders and subject to the limitations on liability described under
"General" above, provided that this privilege has been preauthorized by the
institutional account holder or guardian account holder by written instruction
to the Shareholder Service Agent with signatures guaranteed. Shares purchased by
check or through certain ACH transactions may not be redeemed under this
privilege of redeeming shares by telephone request until such shares have been
owned for at least 10 days. This privilege of redeeming shares by telephone
request or by written request without a signature guarantee may not be used to
redeem shares held in certificated form and may not be used if the shareholder's
account has had an address change within 30 days of the redemption request.
During periods when it is difficult to contact the Shareholder Service Agent by
telephone, it may be difficult to use the telephone redemption privilege,
although investors can still redeem by mail. Each Portfolio reserves the right
to terminate or modify this privilege at any time.
Expedited Wire Transfer Redemptions. If the account holder has given
authorization for expedited wire redemption to the account holder's brokerage or
bank account, shares can be redeemed and proceeds sent by a federal wire
transfer to a single previously designated account. Requests received by the
Shareholder Service Agent prior to 11:00 a.m. Central time will result in shares
being redeemed that day and normally the proceeds will be sent to the designated
account that day. Once authorization is on file, the Shareholder Service Agent
will honor requests by telephone or in writing, subject to the limitations on
liability described under "General" above. A Portfolio is not responsible for
the efficiency of the federal wire system or the account holder's financial
services firm or bank. A Portfolio currently does not charge the account holder
for wire transfers. The account holder is responsible for any charges imposed by
the account holder's firm or bank. There is a $1,000 wire redemption minimum. To
change the designated account to receive wire redemption proceeds, contact the
firm through which shares of a Portfolio were purchased or send a written
request to the Shareholder Service Agent with signatures guaranteed as described
above. Shares purchased by check or through certain ACH transactions may not be
redeemed by wire transfer until the shares have been owned for at least 10 days.
Account holders may not use this procedure to redeem shares held in certificated
form. During periods when it is difficult to contact the Shareholder Service
Agent by telephone, it may be difficult to use the expedited wire transfer
redemption privilege. Each Portfolio reserves the right to terminate or modify
this privilege at any time.
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Redemptions by Draft. Upon request, shareholders will be provided with drafts to
be drawn on a Portfolio ("Redemption Checks"). These Redemption Checks may be
made payable to the order of any person for not more than $5 million.
Shareholders should not write Redemption Checks in an amount less than $250
since a $10 service fee will be charged as described below. When a Redemption
Check is presented for payment, a sufficient number of full and fractional
shares in the shareholder's account will be redeemed as of the next determined
net asset value to cover the amount of the Redemption Check. This will enable
the shareholder to continue earning dividends until a Portfolio receives the
Redemption Check. A shareholder wishing to use this method of redemption must
complete and file an Account Information Form which is available from a
Portfolio or firms through which shares were purchased. Redemption Checks should
not be used to close an account since the account normally includes accrued but
unpaid dividends. Each Portfolio reserves the right to terminate or modify this
privilege at any time. This privilege may not be available through some firms
that distribute shares of a Portfolio. In addition, firms may impose minimum
balance requirements in order to obtain this feature. Firms may also impose fees
to investors for this privilege or, if approved by a Portfolio, establish
variations of minimum check amounts.
Unless one signer is authorized on the Account Information Form, Redemption
Checks must be signed by all account holders. Any change in the signature
authorization must be made by written notice to the Shareholder Service Agent.
Shares purchased by check or through certain ACH transactions may not be
redeemed by Redemption Check until the shares have been on a Portfolio's books
for at least 10 days. Shareholders may not use this procedure to redeem shares
held in certificated form. Each Portfolio reserves the right to terminate or
modify this privilege at any time.
A Portfolio may refuse to honor Redemption Checks whenever the right of
redemption has been suspended or postponed, or whenever the account is otherwise
impaired. A $10 service fee will be charged when a Redemption Check is presented
to redeem Portfolio shares in excess of the value of a Portfolio account or in
an amount less than $250; when a Redemption Check is presented that would
require redemption of shares that were purchased by check or certain ACH
transactions within 10 days; or when "stop payment" of a Redemption Check is
requested. Firms may charge different service fees.
SPECIAL FEATURES
Certain firms that offer shares of a Portfolio also provide special redemption
features through charge or debit cards, Automatic Teller Machines and checks
that redeem Portfolio shares. Various firms have different charges for their
services. Shareholders should obtain information from their firm with respect to
any special redemption features, applicable charges, minimum balance
requirements and special rules of the cash management program being offered.
DIVIDENDS, TAXES AND NET ASSET VALUE
Dividends. Dividends are declared daily and paid monthly. Shareholders will
receive dividends in additional shares unless they elect to receive cash.
Dividends will be reinvested monthly in shares of a Portfolio at the net asset
value normally on the fifteenth day of each month if a business day, otherwise
on the next business day. A Portfolio will pay shareholders who redeem their
entire accounts all unpaid dividends at the time of the redemption not later
than the next dividend payment date. Upon written request to the Shareholder
Service Agent, a shareholder may elect to have Portfolio dividends invested
without sales charge in shares of another Kemper Mutual Fund offering this
privilege at the net asset value of such other fund. See "Special Features --
Exchange Privilege" for a list of such other Kemper Mutual Funds. To use this
privilege of investing Portfolio dividends in shares of another Kemper Mutual
Fund, shareholders must maintain a minimum account value of $1,000 in a
Portfolio.
Each Portfolio calculates its dividends based on its daily net investment
income. For this purpose, the net investment income of the Portfolio consists of
(a) accrued interest income plus or minus amortized discount or premium
(excluding market discount for the Tax-Exempt Portfolio), (b) plus or minus all
short-term realized gains and losses on investments and (c) minus accrued
expenses allocated to the Portfolio. Expenses of each Portfolio are accrued each
day. While each Portfolio's investments are valued at amortized cost, there will
be no unrealized gains or losses on such investments. However, should the net
asset value of a Portfolio deviate significantly from market value, the Board of
Trustees could decide to value the investments at market value and then
unrealized gains and losses would be included in net investment income above.
Each Portfolio reinvests dividend checks (and future dividends) in shares of a
Portfolio if checks are returned as undeliverable. Dividends and other
distributions in the aggregate amount of $10 or less are automatically
reinvested in shares
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of a Portfolio unless the shareholder requests that such policy not be applied
to the shareholder's account. If an investment is in the form of a retirement
plan, all dividends and capital gains distributions must be reinvested into the
shareholder's account.
Taxes
Taxable Portfolios. The Money Market Portfolio and the Government Securities
Portfolio each intend to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company
under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code (the "Code") and, if so
qualified, will not be subject to federal income taxes to the extent its
earnings are distributed. Dividends derived from interest and short-term capital
gains are taxable as ordinary income whether received in cash or reinvested in
additional shares. Long-term capital gains distributions, if any, are taxable as
long-term capital gains regardless of the length of time shareholders have owned
their shares. Dividends from these Portfolios do not qualify for the dividends
received deduction available to corporate shareholders.
Tax-Exempt Portfolio. The Tax-Exempt Portfolio intends to continue to qualify
under the Code as a regulated investment company and, if so qualified, will not
be subject to federal income taxes to the extent its earnings are distributed.
This Portfolio also intends to meet the requirements of the Code applicable to
regulated investment companies distributing tax-exempt interest dividends and,
accordingly, dividends representing net interest received on Municipal
Securities will not be included by shareholders in their gross income for
federal income tax purposes, except to the extent such interest is subject to
the alternative minimum tax as discussed below. Dividends representing taxable
net investment income (such as net interest income from temporary investments in
obligations of the U.S. Government) and net short-term capital gains, if any,
are taxable to shareholders as ordinary income.
Net interest on certain "private activity bonds" issued on or after August 8,
1986 is treated as an item of tax preference and may, therefore, be subject to
both the individual and corporate alternative minimum tax. To the extent
provided by regulations to be issued by the Secretary of the Treasury,
exempt-interest dividends from the Tax-Exempt Portfolio are to be treated as
interest on private activity bonds in proportion to the interest income the
Portfolio receives from private activity bonds, reduced by allowable deductions.
For the 1999 calendar year, 9.18% of the net interest income of the Tax-Exempt
Portfolio was derived from "private activity bonds."
Exempt-interest dividends, except to the extent of interest from "private
activity bonds," are not treated as a tax preference item. For a corporate
shareholder, however, such dividends will be included in determining such
corporate shareholder's "adjusted current earnings." Seventy-five percent of the
excess, if any, of "adjusted current earnings" over the corporate shareholder's
other alternative minimum taxable income with certain adjustments will be a tax
preference item. Corporate shareholders are advised to consult their tax
advisers with respect to alternative minimum tax consequences.
Shareholders will be required to disclose on their federal income tax returns
the amount of tax-exempt interest earned during the year, including
exempt-interest dividends received from the Tax-Exempt Portfolio.
Individuals whose modified income exceeds a base amount will be subject to
federal income tax on up to 85% of their Social Security benefits. Modified
income includes adjusted gross income, tax-exempt interest, including
exempt-interest dividends from the Tax-Exempt Portfolio and 50% of Social
Security benefits. Individuals are advised to consult their tax advisers with
respect to the taxation of Social Security benefits.
The tax exemption of dividends from the Tax-Exempt Portfolio for federal income
tax purposes does not necessarily result in exemption under the income or other
tax laws of any state or local taxing authority. The laws of the several states
and local taxing authorities vary with respect to the taxation of such income
and shareholders of the Portfolio are advised to consult their own tax adviser
as to the status of their accounts under state and local tax laws.
General. Dividends declared in October, November or December to shareholders of
record as of a date in one of those months and paid during the following January
are treated as paid on December 31 of the calendar year in which declared for
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federal income tax purposes. Each Portfolio may adjust its schedule for dividend
reinvestment for the month of December to assist it in complying with reporting
and minimum distribution requirements contained in the Code.
If for any taxable year a Portfolio does not qualify for the special federal
income tax treatment afforded regulated investment companies, all of its taxable
income will be subject to federal income tax at regular corporate rates (without
any deduction for distributions to its shareholders). In such event, dividend
distributions would be taxable to shareholders to the extent of current
accumulated earnings and profits, and would be eligible for the dividends
received deduction, in the case of corporate shareholders.
Each Portfolio is required by law to withhold 31% of taxable dividends paid to
certain shareholders who do not furnish a correct taxpayer identification number
(in the case of individuals, a social security number) and in certain other
circumstances. Trustees of qualified retirement plans and 403(b)(7) accounts are
required by law to withhold 20% of the taxable portion of any distribution that
is eligible to be "rolled over." The 20% withholding requirement does not apply
to distributions from Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs) or any part of a
distribution that is transferred directly to another qualified retirement plan,
403(b)(7) account, or IRA. Shareholders should consult their tax advisers
regarding the 20% withholding requirement.
Interest on indebtedness that is incurred to purchase or carry shares of a
mutual fund which distributes exempt-interest dividends during the year is not
deductible for federal income tax purposes. Further, the Tax-Exempt Portfolio
may not be an appropriate investment for persons who are "substantial users" of
facilities financed by industrial development bonds held by the Tax-Exempt
Portfolio or are "related persons" to such users; such persons should consult
their tax advisers before investing in the Tax-Exempt Portfolio.
The "Superfund Act of 1986" (the "Superfund Act") imposes a separate tax on
corporations at a rate of 0.12 percent of the excess of such corporation's
"modified alternative minimum taxable income" over $2 million. A portion of
tax-exempt interest, including exempt-interest dividends from the Tax-Exempt
Portfolio, may be includable in modified alternative minimum taxable income.
Corporate shareholders are advised to consult their tax advisers with respect to
the consequences of the Superfund Act.
Shareholders normally will receive monthly confirmations of dividends and of
purchase and redemption transactions except that confirmations of dividend
reinvestment for IRAs and other fiduciary accounts for which Investors Fiduciary
Trust Company serves as trustee will be sent quarterly. Firms may provide
varying arrangements with their clients with respect to confirmations (see
"Purchase of Shares -- Clients of Firms"). Tax information will be provided
annually. Shareholders are encouraged to retain copies of their account
confirmation statements or year-end statements for tax reporting purposes.
However, those who have incomplete records may obtain historical account
transaction information at a reasonable fee.
Net Asset Value. As described in the prospectus, each Portfolio values its
portfolio instruments at amortized cost, which does not take into account
unrealized capital gains or losses. This involves initially valuing an
instrument at its cost and thereafter assuming a constant amortization to
maturity of any discount or premium, regardless of the impact of fluctuating
interest rates on the market value of the instrument. While this method provides
certainty in valuation, it may result in periods during which value, as
determined by amortized cost, is higher or lower than the price the Portfolio
would receive if it sold the instrument. Calculations are made to compare the
value of a Portfolio's investments valued at amortized cost with market values.
Market valuations are obtained by using actual quotations provided by market
makers, estimates of market value, or values obtained from yield data relating
to classes of money market instruments published by reputable sources at the
mean between the bid and asked prices for the instruments. If a deviation of 1/2
of 1% or more were to occur between the net asset value per share calculated by
reference to market values and a Portfolio's $1.00 per share net asset value, or
if there were any other deviation which the Board of Trustees of the Fund
believed would result in a material dilution to shareholders or purchasers, the
Board of Trustees would promptly consider what action, if any, should be
initiated. If a Portfolio's net asset value per share (computed using market
values) declined, or were expected to decline, below $1.00 (computed using
amortized cost), the Board of Trustees of the Fund might temporarily reduce or
suspend dividend payments in an effort to maintain the net asset value at $1.00
per share. As a result of such reduction or suspension of dividends or other
action by the Board of Trustees, an investor would receive less income during a
given period than if such a reduction or suspension had not taken place. Such
action could result in investors receiving no dividend for the period during
which they hold their shares and receiving, upon redemption, a price per share
lower than that which they paid. On the other hand, if a Portfolio's net asset
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value per share (computed using market values) were to increase, or were
anticipated to increase above $1.00 (computed using amortized cost), the Board
of Trustees of the Fund might supplement dividends in an effort to maintain the
net asset value at $1.00 per share.
PERFORMANCE
The Fund may advertise several types of performance information for a Portfolio,
including "yield," "effective yield" and, for the Tax-Exempt Portfolio only,
"tax equivalent yield." Each of these figures is based upon historical earnings
and is not representative of the future performance of a Portfolio. The yield of
a Portfolio refers to the net investment income generated by a hypothetical
investment in the Portfolio over a specific seven-day period. This net
investment income is then annualized, which means that the net investment income
generated during the seven-day period is assumed to be generated each week over
an annual period and is shown as a percentage of the investment. The effective
yield is calculated similarly, but the net investment income earned by the
investment is assumed to be compounded weekly when annualized. The effective
yield will be slightly higher than the yield due to this compounding effect. Tax
equivalent yield is the yield that a taxable investment must generate in order
to equal the Tax-Exempt Portfolio's yield for an investor in a stated federal
income tax bracket (normally assumed to be the maximum tax rate). Tax equivalent
yield is based upon, and will be higher than, the portion of the Tax-Exempt
Portfolio's yield that is tax-exempt.
Each Portfolio's yield is computed in accordance with a standardized method
prescribed by rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Under that
method, the yield quotation is based on a seven-day period and is computed for
each Portfolio as follows. The first calculation is net investment income per
share, which is accrued interest on portfolio securities, plus or minus
amortized discount or premium (excluding market discount for the Tax-Exempt
Portfolio), less accrued expenses. This number is then divided by the price per
share (expected to remain constant at $1.00) at the beginning of the period
("base period return"). The result is then divided by 7 and multiplied by 365
and the resulting yield figure is carried to the nearest one-hundredth of one
percent. Realized capital gains or losses and unrealized appreciation or
depreciation of investments are not included in the calculation. For the
seven-day period ended July 31, 2000, the Money Market Portfolio's yield was
5.93%, the Government Securities Portfolio's yield was 5.76% and the Tax-Exempt
Portfolio's yield was 3.65%.
Each Portfolio's seven-day effective yield is determined by taking the base
period return (computed as described above) and calculating the effect of
assumed compounding. The formula for the seven-day effective yield is:
(seven-day base period return +1)365/7 - 1. Each Portfolio may also advertise a
thirty-day effective yield in which case the formula is (thirty-day base period
return +1)365/30 - 1. For the seven day period ended July 31, 2000, the Money
Market Portfolio's effective yield was 6.11%, the Government Securities
Portfolio's effective yield was 5.92% and the Tax Exempt Portfolio's effective
yield was 3.72%.
The tax equivalent yield of the Tax-Exempt Portfolio is computed by dividing
that portion of the Portfolio's yield (computed as described above) that is
tax-exempt by one minus the stated federal income tax rate and adding the
product to that portion, if any, of the yield of the Portfolio that is not
tax-exempt. Based upon a marginal federal income tax rate of 37.1% and the
Tax-Exempt Portfolio's yield computed as described above for the seven-day
period ended July 31, 2000, the Tax-Exempt Portfolio's tax-equivalent yield was
5.79%. For additional information concerning tax-exempt yields, see "Tax-Exempt
versus Taxable Yield" below.
Each Portfolio's yield fluctuates, and the publication of an annualized yield
quotation is not a representation as to what an investment in the Portfolio will
actually yield for any given future period. Actual yields will depend not only
on changes in interest rates on money market instruments during the period in
which the investment in the Portfolio is held, but also on such matters as
Portfolio expenses.
Investors have an extensive choice of money market funds and money market
deposit accounts and the information below may be useful to investors who wish
to compare the past performance of the Money Market Portfolio, the Government
Securities Portfolio and the Tax-Exempt Portfolio with that of their
competitors. Past performance cannot be a guarantee of future results.
The Fund may depict the historical performance of the securities in which a
Portfolio may invest over periods reflecting a variety of market or economic
conditions either alone or in comparison with alternative investments
performance indexes of those investments or economic indicators. A Portfolio may
also describe its portfolio holdings and depict its size or relative
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size compared to other mutual funds, the number and make-up of its shareholder
base and other descriptive factors concerning the Portfolio.
Investors may also want to compare a Portfolio's performance to that of U.S.
Treasury bills or notes because such instruments represent alternative income
producing products. Treasury obligations are issued in selected denominations.
Rates of U.S. Treasury obligations are fixed at the time of issuance and payment
of principal and interest is backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S.
Treasury. The market value of such instruments will generally fluctuate
inversely with interest rates prior to maturity and will equal par value at
maturity. Generally, the values of obligations with shorter maturities will
fluctuate less than those with longer maturities. A Portfolio's yield will
fluctuate. Also, while each Portfolio seeks to maintain a net asset value per
share of $1.00, there is no assurance that it will be able to do so. In
addition, investors may want to compare a Portfolio's performance to the
Consumer Price Index, either directly or by calculating its "real rate of
return," which is adjusted for the effects of inflation.
Tax-Exempt versus Taxable Yield. You may want to determine which investment --
tax-exempt or taxable -- will provide you with a higher after-tax return. To
determine the tax equivalent yield, simply divide the yield from the tax-exempt
investment by the sum of [1 minus your marginal tax rate]. The table below is
provided for your convenience in making this calculation for selected tax-exempt
yields and taxable income levels. These yields are presented for purposes of
illustration only and are not representative of any yield that the Tax-Exempt
Portfolio may generate. Both tables are based upon current law as to the 1999
federal tax rate schedules.
Taxable Equivalent Yield Table for Persons Whose Adjusted Gross Income is Under
$126,600
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
A Tax-Exempt Yield of:
2% 3% 4% 5% 6% 7%
Taxable Income Your Marginal Is Equivalent to a Taxable Yield of:
Single Joint Federal Tax Rate ------------------------------------
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
$25,750-
$62,450 $43,050-$104,050 28.0% 2.78 4.17 5.56 6.94 8.33 9.72
Over $62,450 Over $104,050 31.0 2.90 4.35 5.80 7.25 8.70 10.14
Taxable Equivalent Yield Table for Persons Whose Adjusted Gross Income is Over
$126,600*
A Tax-Exempt Yield of:
2% 3% 4% 5% 6% 7%
Taxable Income Your Marginal Is Equivalent to a Taxable Yield of:
Single Joint Federal Tax Rate ------------------------------------
------ ----- ----------------
$62,450- $104,050-
$130,250 $158,550 31.9% 2.94 4.41 5.87 7.34 8.81 10.28
$130,250- $158,550-
$283,150 $283,150 37.1 3.18 4.77 6.36 7.95 9.54 11.13
Over $283,150 Over $283,150 40.8 3.38 5.07 6.76 8.45 10.14 11.82
</TABLE>
* This table assumes a decrease of $3.00 of itemized deductions for each
$100 of adjusted gross income over $126,600. For a married couple with
adjusted gross income between $189,950 and $312,450 (single between
$126,600 and $249,100), add 0.7% to the above Marginal Federal Tax Rate
for each personal and dependency exemption. The taxable equivalent
yield is the tax-exempt yield divided by: 100% minus the adjusted tax
rate. For example, if the table tax rate is 37.1% and you are married
with no dependents, the adjusted tax rate is 38.5% (37.1% + 0.7% +
0.7%). For a tax-exempt yield of 6%, the taxable equivalent yield is
about 9.8% (6% / (100% - 38.5%)).
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Code of Ethics
The Fund, the Advisor and principal underwriter have each adopted codes of
ethics under rule 17j-1 of the Investment Company Act. Board members, officers
of the Portfolios and employees of the Advisor and principal underwriter are
permitted to make personal securities transactions, including transactions in
securities that may be purchased or held by the Portfolios, subject to
requirements and restrictions set forth in the applicable Code of Ethics. The
Advisor's Code of Ethics contains provisions and requirements designed to
identify and address certain conflicts of interest between personal investment
activities and the interests of the Portfolios. Among other things, the
Advisor's Code of Ethics prohibits certain types of transactions absent prior
approval, imposes time periods during which personal transactions may not be
made in certain securities, and requires the submission of duplicate broker
confirmations and quarterly reporting of securities transactions. Additional
restrictions apply to portfolio managers, traders, research analysts and others
involved in the investment advisory process. Exceptions to these and other
provisions of the Advisor's Code of Ethics may be granted in particular
circumstances after review by appropriate personnel.
OFFICERS AND TRUSTEES
The officers and trustees of the Fund, their birthdates, their principal
occupations and their affiliations, if any, with the Advisor and KDI are listed
below. All persons named as officers and trustees also serve in similar
capacities for other funds advised by the Advisor.
JOHN W. BALLANTINE (2/16/46), Trustee, 1500 North Lake Shore Drive, Chicago,
Illinois; First Chicago NBD Corporation/The First National Bank of Chicago:
1996-1998 Executive Vice President and Chief Risk Management Officer; 1995-1996
Executive Vice President and Head of International Banking; 1992-1995 Executive
Vice President, Chief Credit and Market Risk Officer.
LEWIS A. BURNHAM (1/8/33), Trustee, 16410 Avila Boulevard, Tampa, Florida;
Retired; formerly, Partner, Business Resources Group (management consulting
firm); formerly, Executive Vice President, Anchor Glass Container Corporation.
LINDA C. COUGHLIN (1/1/52), Trustee,, Two International Place, Boston,
Massachusetts; Managing Director, Advisor.
DONALD L. DUNAWAY (3/8/37), Trustee, 7011 Green Tree Drive, #903, Naples,
Florida; Retired; formerly, Executive Vice President, A. O. Smith Corporation
(diversified manufacturer).
ROBERT B. HOFFMAN (12/11/36), Trustee, 1530 North State Parkway, Chicago,
Illinois; Chairman, Harnischfeger Industries, Inc. (machinery for the mining and
paper industries); formerly, Vice Chairman and Chief Financial Officer, Monsanto
Company (agricultural, pharmaceutical and nutritional/food products); formerly
Vice President and Head of International Operations, FMC corporation
(manufacturer of machinery and chemicals).
DONALD R. JONES (1/17/30), Trustee, 182 Old Wick Lane, Inverness, Illinois;
Retired; Director, Motorola, Inc. (manufacturer of electronic equipment and
components); formerly, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer,
Motorola, Inc.
THOMAS W. LITTAUER (4/26/55), Chairman, Trustee and Vice President*, Two
International Place, Boston, Massachusetts; Managing Director, Advisor;
formerly, Head of Broker Dealer Division of an unaffiliated investment
management firm during 1997; prior thereto, President of Client Management
Services of an unaffiliated investment management firm from 1991 to 1996.
SHIRLEY D. PETERSON (9/3/41), Trustee, 401 Rosemont Avenue, Frederick, Maryland;
President, Hood College, Maryland; formerly, Partner, Steptoe & Johnson
(attorneys); prior thereto, Commissioner, Internal Revenue Service; prior
thereto, Assistant Attorney General (Tax), U.S. Department of Justice; Director,
Bethlehem Steel Corp.
WILLIAM P. SOMMERS (7/22/33), Trustee, 24717 Harbour View Drive, Ponte Vedro
Beach, Florida; Consultant and Director, SRI International (research and
development); formerly, President and Chief Executive Officer, SRI
International); prior thereto, Executive Vice President, Iameter (medical
information and educational service provider); prior thereto, Senior
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Vice President and Director, Booz, Allen & Hamilton, Inc. (management consulting
firm) ; Director, PSI, Inc., Evergreen Solar, Inc.,and Litton Industries.
MARK S. CASADY (9/21/60), President*, 345 Park Avenue, New York, New York;
Managing Director, Advisor; formerly, Institutional Sales Manager of an
unaffiliated mutual fund distributor.
PHILIP J. COLLORA (11/15/45), Vice President and Secretary*, 222 South Riverside
Plaza, Chicago, Illinois; Attorney, Senior Vice President and Assistant
Secretary, Advisor.
KATHRYN L. QUIRK (12/3/52), Vice President*, 345 Park Avenue, New York, New
York; Managing Director, Advisor.
FRANK J. RACHWALSKI, JR. (3/26/45), Vice President*, 222 South Riverside Plaza,
Chicago, Illinois; Senior Vice President, Advisor.
LINDA J. WONDRACK (9/12/64), Vice President*, Two International Place, Boston,
Massachusetts; Senior Vice President, Advisor.
JOHN R. HEBBLE (6/27/58), Treasurer*, Two International Place, Boston,
Massachusetts; Senior Vice President, Advisor.
BRENDA LYONS (2/21/63), Assistant Treasurer*, Two International Place, Boston,
Massachusetts; Senior Vice President, Advisor.
CAROLINE PEARSON (4/1/62), Assistant Secretary*, Two International Place,
Boston, Massachusetts; Senior Vice President, Advisor; formerly, Associate,
Dechert Price & Rhoads (law firm) 1989 to 1997.
MAUREEN E. KANE (2/14/62), Assistant Secretary*, Two International Place,
Boston, Massachusetts; Vice President, Advisor; formerly, Assistant Vice
President of an unaffiliated investment management firm; prior thereto,
Associate Staff Attorney of an unaffiliated investment management firm;
Associate, Peabody & Arnold (law firm).
* Interested persons as defined in the 1940 Act.
The trustees and officers who are "interested persons" as designated above
receive no compensation from the Fund. The table below shows amounts paid or
accrued to those trustees who are not designated "interested persons" during the
Fund's 2000 fiscal year except that the information in the last column is for
calendar year 1999.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Total Compensation from
Fund and Kemper
Name of Trustee Aggregate Compensation From Fund Fund Complex Paid to Trustees*
--------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------
<S> <C> <C>
John W. Ballantine $4,800 $57,200
Lewis A. Burnham $5,100 $89,300
Donald L. Dunaway** $5,900 $ 97,000
Robert B. Hoffman $5,300 $87,800
Donald R. Jones $5,500 $87,800
Shirley D. Peterson $4,800 $82,800
William P. Sommers $4,800 $82,800
</TABLE>
* Includes compensation for service on the boards of twenty-five Kemper
funds with forty-three fund portfolios. Each trustee currently serves as
a trustee of twenty-six Kemper funds and forty-eight fund portfolios.
** Pursuant to deferred compensation agreements with the Kemper funds,
deferred amounts accrue interest monthly at a rate approximate to the
yield of Zurich Money Funds -- Zurich Money Market Fund. Total deferred
fees (including interest therein) payable from the Fund to Mr. Dunaway
are $52,400.
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On November 2, 2000, the officers and trustees of the Fund, as a group, owned
less than 1% of the then outstanding shares of each Portfolio and the following
persons owned of record 5% or more of the outstanding shares of the Portfolios
of the Fund: ABN AMRO Chicago Corporation, 208 S. LaSalle Street, Chicago, IL
60604 (14.39% of the Money Market Portfolio and 6.14% of the Tax-Exempt
Portfolio); ; D.A. Davidson & Co., P.O. Box 5015, Great Falls, MT 59403 (46.60%
of the Money Market Portfolio and 83.63% of the Government Securities
Portfolio): IDEX Funds, P.O. Box 9015, Clearwater, FL 33758 (17.27% of the Money
Market Portfolio); and Emmett White Trust, Emmett White, Lake Forest, IL 60045
(5.96% of the Tax-Exempt Portfolio).
SPECIAL FEATURES
Exchange Privilege. Subject to the limitations described below, Class A Shares
(or the equivalent) of the following Kemper Mutual Funds may be exchanged for
each other at their relative net asset values: Kemper Technology Fund, Kemper
Total Return Fund, Kemper Growth Fund, Kemper Small Capitalization Equity Fund,
Kemper Income and Capital Preservation Fund, Kemper Municipal Bond Fund, Kemper
Diversified Income Fund, Kemper High Yield Series, Kemper U.S. Government
Securities Fund, Kemper International Fund, Kemper State Tax-Free Income Series,
Kemper Adjustable Rate U.S. Government Fund, Kemper Blue Chip Fund, Kemper
Global Income Fund, Kemper Target Equity Fund (series are subject to a limited
offering period), Kemper Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund, Kemper Cash Reserves
Fund, Kemper U.S. Mortgage Fund, Kemper Value Series, Inc., Kemper Value Plus
Growth Fund, Kemper Horizon Fund, Kemper Europe Fund, Kemper Asian Growth Fund,
Kemper Aggressive Growth Fund, Kemper Global/International Series, Inc., Kemper
U.S. Growth and Income, Kemper Small Cap Relative Value Fund, Kemper-Dreman
Financial Services Fund, Kemper Securities Trust, Kemper Value Fund, Kemper
Classic Growth Fund, Kemper Global Discovery Fund, Kemper High Yield Fund II,
Kemper Equity Trust, Kemper Income Trust and Kemper Funds Trust and ("Kemper
Mutual Funds") and certain "Money Market Funds" (Zurich Money Funds, Zurich
Yieldwise Funds, Cash Equivalent Fund, Tax-Exempt California Money Market Fund,
Cash Account Trust, Investors Municipal Cash Fund and Investors Cash Trust).
Shares of Money Market Funds and Kemper Cash Reserves Fund that were acquired by
purchase (not including shares acquired by dividend reinvestment) are subject to
the applicable sales charge on exchange. In addition, shares of a Kemper Mutual
Fund in excess of $1,000,000 (except Kemper Cash Reserves Fund) acquired by
exchange from another Fund may not be exchanged thereafter until they have been
owned for 15 days (the "15-Day Hold Policy"). In addition, shares with a value
over $1,000,000, shares of a Kemper Mutual Fund with a value of $1,000,000 or
less (except Kemper Cash Reserves Fund) acquired by exchange from another fund,
may not be exchanged thereafter until they have been owned for 15 days, if, in
the advisor's judgement, the exchange activity may have an adverse effect on the
fund. In particular, a pattern of exchanges that coincides with a "market
timing" strategy may be disruptive to the Kemper fund and therefore may be
subject to the 15-day hold policy. For purposes of determining whether the
15-Day Hold Policy applies to a particular exchange, the value of the shares to
be exchanged shall be computed by aggregating the value of shares being
exchanged for all accounts under common control, discretion or advice, including
without limitation accounts administered by a financial services firm offering
market timing, asset allocation or similar services. Series of Kemper Target
Equity Fund will be available on exchange only during the Offering Period for
such series as described in the prospectus for such series. Cash Equivalent
Fund, Tax-Exempt California Money Market Fund, Cash Account Trust, Investors
Municipal Cash Fund and Investors Cash Trust are available on exchange but only
through a financial services firm having a services agreement with KDI with
respect to such funds. Exchanges may only be made for funds that are available
for sale in the shareholder's state of residence. Currently, Tax-Exempt
California Money Market Fund is available for sale only in California and the
portfolios of Investors Municipal Cash Fund are available for sale in certain
states.
The total value of shares being exchanged must at least equal the minimum
investment requirement of the fund into which they are being exchanged.
Exchanges are made based on relative dollar values of the shares involved in the
exchange. There is no service fee for an exchange; however, financial services
firms may charge for their services in expediting exchange transactions.
Exchanges will be effected by redemption of shares of the fund held and purchase
of shares of the other fund. For federal income tax purposes, any such exchange
constitutes a sale upon which a gain or loss may be realized, depending upon
whether the value of the shares being exchanged is more or less than the
shareholder's adjusted cost basis. Shareholders interested in exercising the
exchange privilege may obtain an exchange form and prospectuses of the other
funds from financial services firms or KDI. Exchanges also may be authorized by
telephone if the shareholder has given authorization. Once the authorization is
on file, the Shareholder Service Agent will honor requests by telephone at
1-800-231-8568 or in writing, subject to the limitations on liability described
in the prospectus. Any share certificates must be deposited prior to any
exchange of such shares. During periods when it is difficult to contact the
Shareholder Service Agent by telephone, it may be difficult to implement the
telephone exchange privilege. The exchange privilege is not a right and may be
suspended,
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terminated or modified at any time. Except as otherwise permitted by applicable
regulation, 60 days' prior written notice of any termination or material change
will be provided.
Systematic Withdrawal Program. An owner of $5,000 or more of a Portfolio's
shares may provide for the payment from the owner's account of any requested
dollar amount up to $50,000 to be paid to the owner or the owner's designated
payee monthly, quarterly, semi-annually or annually. The $5,000 minimum account
size is not applicable to Individual Retirement Accounts. Dividend distributions
will be reinvested automatically at net asset value. A sufficient number of full
and fractional shares will be redeemed to make the designated payment. Depending
upon the size of the payments requested, redemptions for the purpose of making
such payments may reduce or even exhaust the account. The program may be amended
on thirty days notice by a Portfolio and may be terminated at any time by the
shareholder or a Portfolio. Firms provide varying arrangements for their clients
to redeem Portfolio shares on a periodic basis. Such firms may independently
establish minimums for such services.
Tax-Sheltered Retirement Programs. The Shareholder Service Agent provides
retirement plan services and documents and KDI can establish your account in any
of the following types of retirement plans:
o Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs) with Investors Fiduciary
Trust Company as custodian. This includes Savings Incentive
Match Plan for Employees of Small Employers ("SIMPLE"), IRA
accounts and Simplified Employee Pension Plan (SEP) IRA
accounts and prototype documents.
o 403(b) Custodial Accounts with State Street as custodian. This
type of plan is available to employees of most non-profit
organizations.
o Prototype money purchase pension and profit-sharing plans may
be adopted by employers. The maximum contribution per
participant is the lesser of 25% of compensation or $30,000.
Brochures describing the above plans as well as providing model defined benefit
plans, target benefit plans, 457 plans, 401(k) plans, SIMPLE 401(k) plans and
materials for establishing them are available from the Shareholder Service Agent
upon request. The brochures for plans with State Street as custodian describe
the current fees payable for its services as custodian. Investors should consult
with their own tax advisers before establishing a retirement plan.
Electronic Funds Transfer Programs. For your convenience, the Fund has
established several investment and redemption programs using electronic funds
transfer via the Automated Clearing House (ACH). There is currently no charge by
the Fund for these programs. To use these features, your financial institution
(your employer's financial institution in the case of payroll deposit) must be
affiliated with an Automated Clearing House (ACH). This ACH affiliation permits
the Shareholder Service Agent to electronically transfer money between your bank
account, or employer's payroll bank in the case of Direct Deposit, and your
account. Your bank's crediting policies of these transferred funds may vary.
These features may be amended or terminated at any time by the Fund.
Shareholders should contact KSvC at 1-800-231-8568 or the financial services
firm through which their account was established for more information. These
programs may not be available through some firms that distribute shares of the
Portfolios.
SHAREHOLDER RIGHTS
The Fund is an open-end, diversified, management investment company, organized
as a business trust under the laws of Massachusetts on August 9, 1985. Effective
September 27, 1985, the Money Market and Government Securities Portfolios
pursuant to a reorganization succeeded to the assets and liabilities of the two
Portfolios of Cash Equivalent Fund, Inc., a Maryland corporation organized on
February 2, 1979. The Money Market and Government Securities Portfolios
commenced operations on March 16, 1979 and December 1, 1981, respectively.
Effective August 1, 1988, the Tax-Exempt Portfolio succeeded to the assets and
liabilities of Tax-Exempt Money Market Fund, a Massachusetts business trust
organized October 25, 1985. Effective January 31, 1986, Tax-Exempt Money Market
Fund succeeded to the assets and liabilities of Tax-Exempt Money Market Fund,
Inc., a Maryland corporation that was organized January 27, 1982 and commenced
operations on July 9, 1982. The Fund may issue an unlimited number of shares of
beneficial interest in one or more series or "Portfolios," all having no par
value. While only shares of the three previously described Portfolios are
presently being offered, the Board of Trustees may authorize the issuance of
additional Portfolios if deemed desirable. Since the Fund offers multiple
Portfolios, it
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is known as a "series company." Shares of each Portfolio have equal
noncumulative voting rights and equal rights with respect to dividends, assets
and liquidation of such Portfolio. Shares are fully paid and nonassessable when
issued, are transferable without restriction and have no preemptive or
conversion rights. Shareholders will vote by Portfolio and not in the aggregate
except when voting in the aggregate is required under the 1940 Act, such as for
the election of trustees.
The Fund generally is not required to hold meetings of its shareholders. Under
the Agreement and Declaration of Trust of the Fund ("Declaration of Trust"),
however, shareholder meetings will be held in connection with the following
matters: (a) the election or removal of trustees if a meeting is called for such
purpose; (b) the adoption of any contract for which shareholder approval is
required by the 1940 Act; (c) any termination of the Fund to the extent and as
provided in the Declaration of Trust; (d) any amendment of the Declaration of
Trust (other than amendments changing the name of the Fund or any Portfolio,
establishing a Portfolio, supplying any omission, curing any ambiguity or
curing, correcting or supplementing any defective or inconsistent provision
thereof); (e) as to whether a court action, proceeding or claim should or should
not be brought or maintained derivatively or as a class action on behalf of the
Fund or the shareholders, to the same extent as the stockholders of a
Massachusetts business corporation; and (f) such additional matters as may be
required by law, the Declaration of Trust, the By-laws of the Fund, or any
registration of the Fund with the Securities and Exchange Commission or any
state, or as the trustees may consider necessary or desirable. The shareholders
also would vote upon changes in fundamental investment objectives, policies or
restrictions.
Each trustee serves until the next meeting of shareholders, if any, called for
the purpose of electing trustees and until the election and qualification of his
successor or until such trustee sooner dies, resigns, retires or is removed by a
majority vote of the shares entitled to vote (as described below) or a majority
of the trustees. In accordance with the 1940 Act (a) the Fund will hold a
shareholder meeting for the election of trustees at such time as less than a
majority of the trustees have been elected by shareholders, and (b) if, as a
result of a vacancy in the Board of Trustees, less than two-thirds of the
trustees have been elected by the shareholders, that vacancy will be filled only
by a vote of the shareholders.
Trustees may be removed from office by a vote of the holders of a majority of
the outstanding shares at a meeting called for that purpose, which meeting shall
be held upon the written request of the holders of not less than 10% of the
outstanding shares. Upon the written request of ten or more shareholders who
have been such for at least six months and who hold shares constituting at least
1% of the outstanding shares of the Fund stating that such shareholders wish to
communicate with the other shareholders for the purpose of obtaining the
signatures necessary to demand a meeting to consider removal of a trustee, the
Fund has undertaken to disseminate appropriate materials at the expense of the
requesting shareholders.
The Declaration of Trust provides that the presence at a shareholder meeting in
person or by proxy of at least 30% of the shares entitled to vote on a matter
shall constitute a quorum. Thus, a meeting of shareholders of the Fund could
take place even if less than a majority of the shareholders were represented on
its scheduled date. Shareholders would in such a case be permitted to take
action which does not require a larger vote than a majority of a quorum, such as
the election of trustees and ratification of the selection of auditors. Some
matters requiring a larger vote under the Declaration of Trust, such as
termination or reorganization of the Fund and certain amendments of the
Declaration of Trust, would not be affected by this provision; nor would matters
which under the 1940 Act require the vote of a "majority of the outstanding
voting securities" as defined in the 1940 Act.
The Declaration of Trust specifically authorizes the Board of Trustees to
terminate the Fund (or any Portfolio) by notice to the shareholders without
shareholder approval.
Under Massachusetts law, shareholders of a Massachusetts business trust could,
under certain circumstances, be held personally liable for obligations of the
Fund. The Declaration of Trust, however, disclaims shareholder liability for
acts or obligations of the Fund and requires that notice of such disclaimer be
given in each agreement, obligation, or instrument entered into or executed by
the Fund or the trustees. Moreover, the Declaration of Trust provides for
indemnification out of Fund property for all losses and expenses of any
shareholder held personally liable for the obligations of the Fund and the Fund
will be covered by insurance which the trustees consider adequate to cover
foreseeable tort claims. Thus, the risk of a shareholder incurring financial
loss on account of shareholder liability is considered by the Advisor remote and
not material, since it is limited to circumstances in which a disclaimer is
inoperative and the Fund itself is unable to meet its obligations.
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APPENDIX -- RATINGS OF INVESTMENTS
COMMERCIAL PAPER RATINGS
A-1, A-2 and Prime-1, Prime-2 Commercial Paper Ratings
Commercial paper rated by Standard & Poor's Corporation has the following
characteristics: Liquidity ratios are adequate to meet cash requirements.
Long-term senior debt is rated "A" or better. The issuer has access to at least
two additional channels of borrowing. Basic earnings and cash flow have an
upward trend with allowance made for unusual circumstances. Typically, the
issuer's industry is well established and the issuer has a strong position
within the industry. The reliability and quality of management are unquestioned.
Relative strength or weakness of the above factors determine whether the
issuer's commercial paper is rated A-1, A-2 or A-3.
The ratings Prime-1 and Prime-2 are the two highest commercial paper ratings
assigned by Moody's Investors Service, Inc. Among the factors considered by them
in assigning ratings are the following: (1) evaluation of the management of the
issuer; (2) economic evaluation of the issuer's industry or industries and an
appraisal of speculative-type risks which may be inherent in certain areas; (3)
evaluation of the issuer's products in relation to competition and customer
acceptance; (4) liquidity; (5) amount and quality of long-term debt; (6) trend
of earnings over a period of ten years; (7) financial strength of a parent
company and the relationships which exist with the issuer; and (8) recognition
by the management of obligations which may be present or may arise as a result
of public interest questions and preparations to meet such obligations. Relative
strength or weakness of the above factors determines whether the issuer's
commercial paper is rated Prime-1, 2 or 3.
MIG-1 and MIG-2 Municipal Notes
Moody's Investors Service, Inc.'s ratings for state and municipal notes and
other short-term loans will be designated Moody's Investment Grade (MIG). This
distinction is in recognition of the differences between short-term credit risk
and long-term risk. Factors affecting the liquidity of the borrower are
uppermost in importance in short- term borrowing, while various factors of the
first importance in bond risk are of lesser importance in the short run. Loans
designated MIG-1 are of the best quality, enjoying strong protection from
established cash flows of funds for their servicing or from established and
broad-based access to the market for refinancing, or both. Loans designated
MIG-2 are of high quality, with margins of protection ample although not so
large as in the preceding group.
STANDARD & POOR'S CORPORATION BOND RATINGS, CORPORATE BONDS
AAA. This is the highest rating assigned by Standard & Poor's
Corporation to a debt obligation and indicates an extremely
strong capacity to pay principal and interest.
AA. Bonds rated AA also qualify as high-quality debt obligations. Capacity to
pay principal and interest is very strong, and in the majority of instances they
differ from AAA issues only in small degree.
A. Bonds rated A have a strong capacity to pay principal and interest, although
they are somewhat more susceptible to the adverse effects of changes in
circumstances and economic conditions.
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Aaa. Bonds which are rated Aaa are judged to be of the best quality. They carry
the smallest degree of investment risk and are generally referred to as
"gilt-edge." Interest payments are protected by a large or by an exceptionally
stable margin and principal is secure. While the various protective elements are
likely to change, such changes as can be visualized are most unlikely to impair
the fundamentally strong position of such issues.
Aa. Bonds which are rated Aa are judged to be of high quality by all standards.
Together with the Aaa group they comprise what are generally known as high grade
bonds. They are rated lower than the best bonds because margins of protection
may not be as large as in Aaa securities or fluctuation of protective elements
may be of greater amplitude or there may be other elements present which make
the long term risks appear somewhat larger than in Aaa securities.
A. Bonds which are rated A possess many favorable investment attributes and are
to be considered as upper medium grade obligations. Factors giving security to
principal and interest are considered adequate but elements may be present which
suggest a susceptibility to impairment sometime in the future.
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