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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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December 14, 1995
Dear New England Funds Shareholder:
We recently mailed you proxy material for the special meeting of
shareholders, to be held on Thursday, December 28, 1995.
According to our records, we have not yet received your proxy.
If you have returned your vote, thank you for responding.
Included with the proxy material is a flyer giving an overview of
the questions and summarizing all proposals. Please refer to it
before acting on the proxy.
Since we mailed the initial proxy material, we have received
several calls from shareholders regarding Proposal 1, The New
England/Metropolitan Life Merger. Here's a brief explanation of
this proposal. The New England owns a controlling interest in
New England Investment Companies (NEIC), which is the parent
company of the investment advisers for most of the
New England Funds. Because Metropolitan Life will have
controlling interest of NEIC after the merger, our shareholders
are required to vote on this merger. As we mentioned in the
flyer enclosed, the merger will NOT impact management, investment
objectives or fees for your
New England Fund(s).
Although we would appreciate votes from all shareholder accounts,
we have only sent this second request to large accounts. This is
why ballots for all your accounts may not be enclosed. Please
sign, date and mail the enclosed proxy ballot(s) in time for us
to receive it before the upcoming meeting. Should you have any
questions, please call us at 800-225-5478.
Thank you for your cooperation and prompt response.
Sincerely,
/s/HENRY L.P. SCHMELZER /s/PETER S. VOSS
Henry L.P. Schmelzer Peter S. Voss
President Chairman of the Board and
Chief Executive Officer
