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SCHEDULE 14A
(RULE 14A-101)
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN PROXY STATEMENT
SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION
PROXY STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 14(A) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 (AMENDMENT NO. )
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Commission Only (as permitted by
Rule 14a-6(e)(2))
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/ / Definitive Additional Materials
/ / Soliciting Material Pursuant to Section 240.14a-11(c) or
Section 240.14a-12
AMERICAN CAPITAL EXCHANGE FUND, A CALIFORNIA LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
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(Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
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(Name of Person(s) Filing Proxy Statement, if other than the Registrant)
Payment of Filing Fee (Check the appropriate box):
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or Item 22(a)(2) of Schedule 14A.
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14a-6(i)(3).
/ / Fee computed on table below per Exchange Act Rules 14a-6(i)(4) and
0-11.
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pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 0-11 (Set forth the amount on which the filing fee
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previously. Identify the previous filing by registration statement number, or
the Form or Schedule and the date of its filing.
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AMERICAN CAPITAL EXCHANGE FUND
A CALIFORNIA LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
2800 POST OAK BOULEVARD
HOUSTON, TEXAS 77056
NOTICE OF MEETING OF PARTNERS
TO BE HELD ON MAY 24, 1995
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the meeting of partners of AMERICAN CAPITAL
EXCHANGE FUND, a California limited partnership (the "Fund"), will be held in
the Transco Tower Auditorium on Level 2 of Transco Tower, 2800 Post Oak
Boulevard, Houston, Texas 77056 on Wednesday, May 24, 1995, at 2:00 p.m. for the
following purposes:
I. To elect five managing general partners, each to serve until the next
annual meeting of partners and until a successor is duly elected and
shall qualify;
II. To ratify or reject the selection of KPMG Peat Marwick as independent
auditors for the Fund for the fiscal year ending December 31, 1995;
and
III. To transact any other business, not currently contemplated, that may
properly come before the meeting.
Partners of record at the close of business on April 12, 1995 are entitled
to notice of and to vote at this meeting or any adjournment thereof.
By Order of the Managing General
Partners,
Nori L. Gabert,
Secretary
April 19, 1995
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Please execute the enclosed proxy and return it promptly in the enclosed
envelope, thus enabling your Fund to avoid unnecessary expense and delay. No
postage is required if mailed in the United States. The proxy is revocable and
will not affect your right to vote in person if you attend the meeting.
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AMERICAN CAPITAL EXCHANGE FUND
2800 POST OAK BOULEVARD, HOUSTON, TEXAS 77056
MEETING OF PARTNERS
TO BE HELD MAY 24, 1995
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PROXY STATEMENT
This proxy statement is furnished in connection with the solicitation of
proxies by the Managing General Partners of American Capital Exchange Fund, a
California limited partnership (the "Fund"), for use at the meeting of partners
and at any adjournments thereof. A proxy, if properly executed, duly returned
and not revoked, will be voted in accordance with the instructions contained
thereon; as to the proposals for which no instructions are given, such proxy
will be voted for the election of Managing General Partners and in favor of the
proposals described herein. The proxy confers discretionary authority on the
persons designated therein to vote on other business, not currently
contemplated, which may come before the meeting. A partner may revoke his or her
proxy at any time prior to use by filing with the Secretary of the Fund an
instrument revoking it or a proxy bearing a later date, or by attending and
voting at the meeting.
The cost of the solicitation, including the printing and mailing of the
proxy materials, will be borne by the Fund. In addition to solicitations through
the mails, proxies may be solicited by officers and regular and temporary
employees of the Fund and Van Kampen American Capital Asset Management, Inc.
(the "Adviser") without additional compensation. Such solicitations may be by
telephone, telegram or otherwise. The Fund will reimburse brokers, custodians,
nominees and fiduciaries for the reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by
them in connection with forwarding solicitation material to the beneficial
owners of units of partnership interest ("shares") held of record by such
persons.
This proxy statement was first mailed to partners on or about April 19,
1995. THE FUND WILL FURNISH, WITHOUT CHARGE, A COPY OF THE ANNUAL REPORT TO A
PARTNER UPON REQUEST BY CONTACTING THE FUND AT 2800 POST OAK BOULEVARD, HOUSTON,
TEXAS 77056, (800) 421-5666.
OUTSTANDING SHARES AND VOTING REQUIREMENTS
The Managing General Partners have authorized the Fund's officers to fix
the close of business on April 12, 1995 as the record date for the determination
of partners entitled to notice of and to vote at the meeting. At such date,
320,506.846 shares of the Fund were outstanding, each share being entitled to
one vote. Of such shares, 14% was held by Comerica Bank Detroit and Edward
Mardigian, P.O. Box 64101, Detroit, Michigan 48264-0101, as Trustees under a
revocable trust established by and for the
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benefit of Helen Mardigian, address c/o the Trustees. No other person is known
to own beneficially as much as 5% of such shares.
A quorum for the transaction of business at the meeting on a proposal is
constituted by presence in person or by proxy of holders of more than 50% of the
outstanding shares. A partner who abstains from voting on any or all matters
will be deemed present at the meeting for quorum purposes, but will not be
deemed to have voted on the particular matter (or matters) as to which the
partner has abstained. Similarly, in the event a nominee (such as a brokerage
firm) holding shares for beneficial owners votes on certain matters pursuant to
discretionary authority or instructions from beneficial owners, but with respect
to one or more other matters does not receive instructions from beneficial
owners and/or does not exercise discretionary authority (a so-called
"non-vote"), the shares held by the nominee will be deemed present at the
meeting for quorum purposes but will not be deemed to have voted on such other
matters.
The vote of more than 50% of the shares represented at the meeting,
assuming a quorum is present, is required for the election of Managing General
Partners (Item I below) and for the ratification of the selection of KPMG Peat
Marwick as independent auditors (Item II below).
The Managing General Partners of the Fund intend to vote all their shares
for the election of Managing General Partners and in favor of the proposals
described herein. All Managing General Partners and officers as a group owned
directly and beneficially less than 1% of the Fund's outstanding shares on the
record date.
I. ELECTION OF MANAGING GENERAL PARTNERS
Five Managing General Partners are to be elected, each to serve until the
next annual meeting of partners and until a successor is elected and shall
qualify. If a Managing General Partner is not reelected, he shall be deemed to
have withdrawn from the partnership as a Managing General Partner under the
terms of the partnership agreement. Any newly elected Managing General Partner
will be required to acquire shares of the Fund having a net asset value of at
least $5,000 on or before his or her admission as a general partner. The
following schedule sets forth certain information regarding each nominee for
election as Managing General Partner.
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AMOUNT AND NATURE OF
BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP(+)
OF SHARES OF THE FUND
MANAGING ------------------------
NAME AND PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION GENERAL AT PERCENT OF
DURING THE PAST FIVE YEARS PARTNER APRIL 12, OUTSTANDING
AND DIRECTORSHIPS OF PUBLIC COMPANIES AGE SINCE 1995 SHARES
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NORMAN HACKERMAN 83 1979 174.978 **
Chairman of the Scientific Advisory
Board, The Robert A. Welch Foundation;
Directorships include Radian
Corporation (technology/services),
Columbia Scientific Instruments, Inc.
(instrument manufacturing), American
General Series Portfolio Co. (mutual
fund); Vista Chemical Co. and Medical
Polymers, Inc. (OTC Pharmaceuticals);
formerly Director, Electrosource, Inc.
(lead storage battery manufacturer),
Fueltech, Inc. (combustion), Scientific
Measurement Systems, Inc. (industrial
tomography), and Carbon Fuels Corp.
(coal refinery).
F. ROBERT PAULSEN 73 1979 174.978 **
Dean Emeritus and Professor Emeritus of
Higher Education, The University of
Arizona, Tucson, Arizona; Director,
American General Series Portfolio Co.
(mutual fund).(1)
*DON G. POWELL 56 1992 56.412 **
Chairman of the Board and Chief
Executive Officer
Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive
Officer and Director of VK/AC Holding,
Inc. ("Holding") and Van Kampen
American Capital, Inc. ("VKAC");
President, Chief Executive Officer and
Director of the Adviser; Executive Vice
President and Director of Van Kampen
American Capital Distributors,
Inc.(1)(2)
ALAN B. SHEPARD, JR. 72 1992 56.412 **
President, Seven Fourteen Enterprises,
Inc. (investments); Partner, Houston
Partners (venture capital); Director,
Vice Chairman, Kwik-Kopy Corporation
(printing); formerly Director of
Shaklee Corporation (direct sales).(1)
MILLER UPTON 79 1991 70.936 **
Economist; Consultant; Director,
American General Series Portfolio Co.
(mutual fund); formerly Director, Home
Life Insurance Company of New York and
Household International, Inc.(1)
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* Managing General Partner who is an interested person as defined in the
Investment Company Act of 1940 by virtue of his relationship with the
Adviser and stock ownership in its parent, Holding.
** Represents less than 1% of the shares outstanding.
(Footnotes continued on following page)
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(1) A director or trustee of American Capital Bond Fund, Inc., American Capital
Convertible Securities, Inc. and American Capital Income Trust and a trustee
of Common Sense Trust, an open-end investment company which the Adviser
serves as sub-adviser.
(2) A director or trustee of American Capital Comstock Fund, Inc., American
Capital Corporate Bond Fund, Inc., American Capital Emerging Growth Fund,
Inc., American Capital Enterprise Fund, Inc., American Capital Equity Income
Fund, Inc., American Capital Federal Mortgage Trust, American Capital
Government Securities, Inc., American Capital Government Target Series,
American Capital Global Managed Assets, Inc., American Capital Growth and
Income Fund, Inc., American Capital Harbor Fund, Inc., American Capital High
Yield Investments, Inc., American Capital Municipal Bond Fund, Inc.,
American Capital Pace Fund, Inc., American Capital Real Estate Securities
Fund, Inc., American Capital Reserve Fund, Inc., American Capital Small
Capitalization Fund, Inc., American Capital Tax-Exempt Trust, American
Capital Texas Municipal Securities, Inc., American Capital Utilities Income
Fund, Inc. and American Capital World Portfolio Series, Inc.
(+) Direct voting and investment power as of April 12, 1995. All officers and
Managing General Partners as a group owned 533.716 shares of the Fund
representing less than 1% of the total number of shares outstanding at such
date.
All nominees have consented to being named in this proxy statement and have
agreed to serve if elected. Mr. Powell owns securities aggregating less than 1%
of the outstanding shares of Holding. Mr. Powell acquired those securities
January 11, 1995. No remuneration is paid by the Fund to a Managing General
Partner who is an affiliated person of the Adviser. Managing General Partners
who are not affiliated with the Adviser are compensated by the Fund at the
annual rate of $5,000 plus $750 per meeting of the Managing General Partners and
$500 per committee meeting attended and are reimbursed for out-of-pocket
expenses. During the last fiscal year all Managing General Partners as a group
were paid by the Fund total fees of $34,250.00 plus expenses. The Managing
General Partners also receive compensation for serving in similar capacities for
other investment companies advised by the Adviser as indicated in the notes to
the foregoing table.
Additional information regarding compensation paid by the Fund and the
related mutual funds for which the Managing General Partners serve as directors
or trustees noted above is set forth below. The compensation shown for the Fund
and the total compensation shown for the Fund and other related mutual funds is
for the calendar year ended December 31, 1994. Mr. Powell is not compensated for
his service as Managing General Partner, because of his affiliation with the
Adviser.
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COMPENSATION TABLE
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PENSION OR TOTAL(1)
RETIREMENT COMPENSATION
AGGREGATE BENEFITS FROM REGISTRANT
COMPENSATION ACCRUED AS AND FUND
FROM PART OF FUND COMPLEX PAID
NAME OF PERSON REGISTRANT EXPENSES TO DIRECTORS
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Dr. Norman Hackerman................... $9,000.00 N/A $47,000
Dr. F. Robert Paulsen.................. 9,000.00 N/A 52,000
Alan B. Shepard, Jr. .................. 7,250.00 N/A 48,250
Miller Upton........................... 9,000.00 N/A 47,000
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(1) Reflects thirteen investment companies in the Fund complex.
The Fund has a Nominating Committee the functions of which are (a)
selecting and recommending to the Managing General Partners nominees for
election as Managing General Partners and (b) proposing and recommending to the
Managing General Partners the terms of compensation for Managing General
Partners. The committee consists of Messrs. Hackerman, Paulsen and Upton. The
committee held two meetings during the last fiscal year. The committee is
prepared to review nominations for Managing General Partners from partners in
written communications addressed to the committee at the Fund's headquarters,
although the committee expects normally to be able to identify from its own
resources an ample number of qualified candidates.
The Fund has an Audit Committee which makes recommendations to the Managing
General Partners concerning the selection of the Fund's independent auditors,
reviews with such auditors the scope and results of the annual audit, and
considers any comments which the auditors may have regarding the Fund's
financial statements or books of account. The committee consists of Messrs.
Hackerman, Paulsen and Upton. The committee held four meetings during the last
fiscal year.
The Managing General Partners met seven times during the last fiscal year.
During such fiscal year, all Managing General Partners attended at least 75% of
the aggregate of (a) the total number of meetings of the Managing General
Partners and (b) the total number of meetings held by all committees of the
Managing General Partners on which they served.
The following information relates to the Fund's executive officers who are
not Managing General Partners of the Fund. Each officer serves as a director,
officer or employee of the Adviser and a number own shares of common stock of
Holding. Most officers also serve in the same capacity for
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all or most of the other investment companies advised by the Adviser. The
business address of each is 2800 Post Oak Boulevard, Houston, Texas 77056.
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PRINCIPAL
POSITION OCCUPATION
WITH THE DURING PAST OFFICER
NAME FUND FIVE YEARS AGE SINCE
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STEPHEN L. BOYD....... Investment Officer Senior Vice 55 1991
President
-- Portfolio Man-
ager of the
Adviser; formerly
Senior Vice
President and
Chief Investment
Officer, Wertheim
Asset Management
Services, Inc.;
formerly Partner,
Rollert &
Sullivan.
RONALD A. NYBERG...... Principal Legal Executive Vice 42 1991
Officer President, General
Counsel and
Secretary of VKAC
and Holding; Vice
President of
ACCESS Investor
Services, Inc. and
Van Kampen Amer-
ican Capital Ser-
vices, Inc.; Vice
President, General
Counsel and Assis-
tant Secretary of
Van Kampen Amer-
ican Capital
Investment
Advisory Corp.,
Senior Vice
President and Gen-
eral Counsel of
the Adviser;
Executive Vice
President and
General Counsel
and director of
Van Kampen
American Capital
Distributors, Inc.
TANYA M. LODEN........ Financial Officer Vice President and 36 1991
Controller of most
of the investment
companies advised
by the Adviser;
formerly Assistant
Controller and Tax
Manager of the
American Capital
mutual funds.
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PRINCIPAL
POSITION OCCUPATION
WITH THE DURING PAST OFFICER
NAME FUND FIVE YEARS AGE SINCE
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DENNIS J. MCDONNELL... Vice President Executive Vice 52
President of Holding
and VKAC;
Executive Vice
President, Di-
rector, President
and Chief
Operating Officer
of Van Kampen
American Capital
Investment
Advisory Corp.
CURTIS W. MORELL...... Vice President Principal Financial 49 1976
and Treasurer and Accounting
Officer of most of
the investment
companies advised
by the Adviser.
ALAN T. SACHTLEBEN.... Chief Investment Senior Vice Presi- 53 1987
Officer dent -- Chief In-
vestment Officer/
Equity and
Director of the
Adviser; Ex-
ecutive Vice
President and
Director of VKAC.
NORI L. GABERT........ Legal Officer Vice President, 42 1991
and Secretary Associate General
Counsel and
Secretary of the
Adviser.
J. DAVID WISE......... Legal Officer and Vice President, 52 1988
Assistant Secre- Associate General
tary Counsel and
Compliance Review
Officer of the
Adviser.
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The Adviser, 2800 Post Oak Boulevard, Houston, Texas 77056, has acted as
investment adviser to the Fund since 1976. The Fund is not publicly distributed
and, therefore, does not have an active underwriter.
II. RATIFICATION OR REJECTION OF SELECTION OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
KPMG Peat Marwick has been selected by the Managing General Partners as
independent auditors for the current fiscal year by vote of a majority of the
Fund's Managing General Partners who are not interested persons of the Fund as
defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940 as amended. Such selection was
recommended by the Audit Committee of the Managing General Partners. The
employment is conditioned on the right of the Fund to terminate the employment
without penalty by a vote of a majority of the outstanding voting shares. Such
selection by the Managing General Partners is submitted to the partners for
their ratification or rejection.
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Representatives of KPMG Peat Marwick are expected to be present at the
meeting with the opportunity to make a statement, if they so desire, and such
representatives are expected to be available to respond to any appropriate
questions from partners.
THE MANAGING GENERAL PARTNERS RECOMMEND THAT THE SELECTION OF KPMG PEAT
MARWICK BE RATIFIED.
III. OTHER BUSINESS
The proxy holders have no present intention of bringing before the meeting
for action any matters other than those specifically referred to in the
foregoing, and in connection with or for the purpose of effecting the same, nor
have the Managing General Partners any such intention. Neither the proxy holders
nor the Managing General Partners are aware of any matters which may be
presented by others. If any other business shall properly come before the
meeting, the proxy holders intend to vote thereon in accordance with their best
judgment.
PARTNER PROPOSALS
The date by which any proposal of a partner intended to be presented at the
next annual meeting must be received by the Fund for inclusion in the Fund's
proxy statement and form of proxy relating to that meeting is January 4, 1996.
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ADJOURNMENT
In the event that sufficient votes in favor of the proposals set forth in
the Notice of Meeting and Proxy Statement are not received by the time scheduled
for the meeting, the persons named as proxies may move one or more adjournments
of the meeting to permit further solicitation of proxies with respect to any
such proposals. Any such adjournment will require the affirmative vote of a
majority of the shares present at the meeting. The persons named as proxies will
vote in favor of such adjournment those shares which they are entitled to vote
which have voted in favor of such proposals. They will vote against any such
adjournment those proxies which have voted against any of such proposals.
By Order of the Managing General
Partners,
Nori L. Gabert
Secretary
April 19, 1995
PLEASE COMPLETE, DATE AND SIGN THE ENCLOSED PROXY AND RETURN IT PROMPTLY IN THE
ENCLOSED REPLY ENVELOPE. NO POSTAGE IS REQUIRED IF MAILED IN THE UNITED STATES.
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VOTE THIS PROXY CARD TODAY! YOUR PROMPT RESPONSE WILL
SAVE THE EXPENSE OF ADDITIONAL MAILINGS.
PLEASE RETURN THE PROXY CARD IN THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE.
Please detach at perforation before mailing.
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AMERICAN CAPITAL EXCHANGE FUND, FOR THE MEETING OF PARTNERS
A CALIFORNIA LIMITED PARTNERSHIP TO BE HELD ON MAY 24, 1995
PROXY SOLICITED BY THE MANAGING GENERAL PARTNERS
The undersigned, revoking previous proxies, hereby appoint(s) Don G. Powell,
and Nori Gabert or either one of them, attorneys, with full power of
substitution, to vote all units of partnership interest of the Fund which the
undersigned is entitled to vote at the scheduled Meeting of Partners of the
Fund and at any adjournment of the meeting. They shall vote as recommended by
the Managing General Partners, unless otherwise indicated on the reverse side,
and in their discretion upon such other matters as may properly come before the
meeting. Receipt of the Notice of the Meeting and the accompanying Proxy
Statement is hereby acknowledged.
PLEASE SIGN, DATE, AND RETURN
PROMPTLY IN ENCLOSED ENVELOPE
NOTE: Please sign exactly as your
name appears on this Proxy. When
signing in a fiduciary capacity,
such as executor, administrator,
trustee, attorney, guardian, etc.,
please so indicate. Corporate and
partnership proxies should be
signed by an authorized person
indicating the person's title.
Date ______________________, 1995
_________________________________
_________________________________
Signature(s)
(Title(s). If applicable)
WHERE UNITS OF PARTNERSHIP INTEREST
ARE REGISTERED WITH JOINT OWNERS,
ALL JOINT OWNERS SHOULD SIGN.
