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SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION
Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934
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NEW ENGLAND FUNDS TRUST I, NEW ENGLAND FUNDS TRUST II, NEW ENGLAND
CASH MANAGEMENT TRUST and NEW ENGLAND TAX EXEMPT MONEY MARKET
TRUST
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"Note: The proxy material contained in this filing was intended to
have been filed as a part of the Registrants" filing of their definitive proxy
materials (filing date 11/24/95, form type DEFS14A, accession no. 0000950130-95-
002572), and was inadvertently omitted from such filing."
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INSTRUCTION FORM
THIS PROXY TO WHICH THESE INSTRUCTIONS RELATE IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF
THE TRUSTEES OF NEW ENGLAND FUNDS
The undersigned hereby instructs that all shares of any of New England
Funds deemed attributable to the undersigned's contracts with the issuing
insurance company be voted at the Special Meeting of Shareholders of the
Funds on December 28, 1995 (the Notice and Proxy Statement with respect to
which have been received by the undersigned), and at all adjournments
thereof, on each proposal described in said notice as set forth on the
reverse side and on any other business that may properly come before the
meeting.
If this form is signed and returned with no choices indicated as to any
proposal on which the shares represented by the undersigned contract are
entitled to be voted, such shares shall be voted FOR such proposal. Any
voting instructions submitted by the undersigned with respect to proposals
on which the undersigned is not entitled to give voting instructions shall
be disregarded.
PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION
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SIGNATURE(S)
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DATED ____________________________ , 1995
NOTE: Please sign exactly as your name
appears on this card. All joint owners
should sign. When signing as executor,
administrator, attorney, trustee or
guardian or as custodian for a minor,
please give full title as such. If a
corporation, please sign in full corporate
name and indicate the signer's office. If a
partner, sign in the partnership name.
* * * PLEASE SEE REVERSE SIDE * * *
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THE TRUSTEES RECOMMEND A VOTE FOR THE PROPOSALS BELOW.
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With respect to each Fund:
1. Proposal to approve new investment advisory arrangements to be effective
upon the merger of New England Mutual Life Insurance Company into
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, such arrangements to be identical in
substance to the investment advisory arrangements in effect for the Fund
immediately prior to such merger. See Page 5 of the enclosed Proxy
Statement.
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FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN
New England Balanced Fund [ ] [ ] [ ] (1)
New England Bond Income Fund [ ] [ ] [ ] (2)
New England Cash Management Trust--Money Market Series [ ] [ ] [ ] (3)
New England Cash Management Trust--U.S. Government Series [ ] [ ] [ ] (4)
New England Growth Fund [ ] [ ] [ ] (5)
New England Value Fund [ ] [ ] [ ] (6)
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With respect to each Fund except New England Growth Fund:
2. Proposal to approve the new Advisory Agreement between the Fund and New
England Funds Management, L.P. ("NEFM"). See page 6 of the enclosed Proxy
Statement.
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FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN
New England Balanced Fund [ ] [ ] [ ] (7)
New England Bond Income Fund [ ] [ ] [ ] (8)
New England Cash Management Trust--Market Series [ ] [ ] [ ] (9)
New England Cash Management Trust--U.S. Government Series [ ] [ ] [ ] (10)
New England Value Fund [ ] [ ] [ ] (11)
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3. Proposal to approve a related Sub-Advisory Agreement between NEFM and the
Fund's current investment advisor. See page 6 of the enclosed Proxy
Statement.
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FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN
New England Balanced Fund [ ] [ ] [ ] (12)
New England Bond Income Fund [ ] [ ] [ ] (13)
New England Cash Management Trust--Money Market Series [ ] [ ] [ ] (14)
New England Cash Management Trust--U.S. Government Series [ ] [ ] [ ] (15)
New England Value Fund [ ] [ ] [ ] (16)
With respect to New England Growth Fund:
FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN
4. Proposal to approve authorization to issue multiple [ ] [ ] [ ] (17)
classes of share of the Fund. See page 8 of the enclosed
Proxy Statement. (Proposal 7 in Proxy Statement.)
With respect to New England Bond Income Fund:
FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN
5. Proposal to approve changes in the Fund's fundamental [ ] [ ] [ ] (18)
Investment restrictions, in order to permit the Fund to
engage in transactions in options and futures contracts,
and currency forward contracts. See page 8 of the
enclosed Proxy Statement (Proposal 8 in Proxy Statement.)
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PLEASE SIGN ON OTHER SIDE AND RETURN PROMPTLY IN THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE.
