STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
April 22,1996
SELIGMAN COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION FUND, INC.
100 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10017
New York City Telephone (212) 850-1864
Toll Free Telephone (800) 221-2450 all continental United States
For Retirement Plan Information - Toll Free Telephone (800) 445-1777
This Statement of Additional Information expands upon and supplements
the information contained in the current Prospectus of Seligman Communications
and Information Fund, Inc., (the "Fund") dated April 22,1996. It should be read
in conjunction with the Prospectus, which may be obtained by writing or calling
the Fund at the above address or telephone numbers. This Statement of Additional
Information, although not in itself a Prospectus, is incorporated by reference
into the Prospectus in its entirety.
The Fund offers three classes of shares. Class A shares may be
purchased at net asset value plus a sales load of up to 4.75%. Class B shares
may be purchased at net asset value and are subject to a contingent deferred
sales load ("CDSL"), if applicable, in the following amount (as a percentage of
the current net asset value or the original purchase price, whichever is less,
if redemption occurs within the indicated number of years of purchase of such
shares: 5% (less than 1 year), 4% (1 but less than 2 years), 3% (2 but less than
4 years), 2% (4 but less than 5 years), 1% (5 but less than 6 years) and 0% (6
or more years). Class B shares automatically convert to Class A shares after
approximately eight years resulting in lower ongoing fees. Shares purchased
through reinvestment of dividends and distributions on Class B shares also will
convert automatically to Class A shares along with the underlying shares on
which they were earned. Class D shares may be purchased at net asset value and
are subject to a CDSL of 1% (of the current net asset value or the original
purchase price, whichever is less) if redeemed within one year of purchase.
Each Class A, Class B and Class D share represents an identical legal
interest in the investment portfolio of the Fund and has the same rights except
for certain class expenses and except that Class B and Class D shares bear a
higher distribution fee that generally will cause the Class B and Class D shares
to have a higher expense ratio and pay lower dividends than Class A shares. Each
Class has exclusive voting rights with respect to its distribution plan.
Although holders of Class A, Class B and Class D shares have identical legal
rights, the different expenses borne by each Class will result in different net
asset values and dividends. The three classes also have different exchange
privileges.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
Investment Objective, Policies And Risks.......... 2
Investment Limitations............................ 3
Directors And Officers............................ 4
Management And Expenses........................... 8
Administration, Shareholder Services And
Distribution Plan................................ 9
Portfolio Transactions........................... 10
Purchase And Redemption of Fund Shares........... 11
Distribution Services............................ 13
Valuation........................................ 13
Performance...................................... 14
General Information.............................. 15
Financial Statements............................. 15
Appendix ........................................ 16
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INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE, POLICIES AND RISKS
The Fund seeks to produce capital gain by investing in a portfolio consisting
of securities of domestic and foreign companies operating in virtually all
aspects of the communications, information and related industries.
Illustrative subsegments of these industries include:
o Advertising
o Broadcasting and Entertainment
o Cellular Radio
o Computer-Aided Design and Manufacturing
o Computer Graphics and Software
o Local Networking and Linkage of Word and Data Processing Systems
o Medical Technology
o Proprietary Databases
o Publishing and Print Media
o Semiconductors
o Specialized Information Services
The Fund may hold securities of smaller, less-seasoned companies. The
disposition of some of the securities held by the Fund may be restricted under
the federal securities laws. Generaly, such "restricted securities" may be sold
only in privately negotiated transactions or in public offerings registered
under the Securities Act of 1933. As a result, the Fund may not be able to
dispose of such investments at a time when or at a price at which it desires to
do so and may have to bear expenses of registering these securities, if
necessary. Market value for these securities, if quotations are not readily
available, will be fair value as determined in good faith by the Fund's Board of
Directors. The Fund will not invest more than 15% of its net assets in illiquid
securities including restricted securities.
The following information regarding the Fund's investment policies
supplements the information contained in the Prospectus.
Borrowing. The Fund may from time to time borrow money from banks to increase
its portfolio of securities.
Borrowings are subject to any applicable limitations under regulations of
the Federal Reserve Board. Current asset value coverage of three times any
amount borrowed is required at all times. No borrowings occurred in 1995, 1994
and 1993.
Any gain in the value of securities purchased with money borrowed in excess
of the cost of amounts borrowed would cause the net asset value of the Fund's
shares to increase more than otherwise would be the case. Conversely, any
decline in the value of securities purchased with money borrowed or any gain in
value less than the cost of amounts borrowed would cause net asset value to
decline more than would otherwise be the case.
Lending of Portfolio Securities. The Fund may lend portfolio securities to
certain institutional borrowers of securities and may invest the cash collateral
and obtain additional income or receive an agreed upon amount of interest from
the borrower. Loans are subject to termination at the option of the Fund or the
borrower. The Fund may pay reasonable administrative and custodial fees in
connection with a loan and may pay a negotiated portion of the interest earned
on the cash or equivalent collateral to the borrower or placing broker. The Fund
does not have the right to vote securities on loan, but would terminate the loan
and regain the right to vote if that were considered important with respect to
the investment.
Rights and Warrants. The Fund may invest in common stock rights and warrants
believed by the Manager to provide capital appreciation opportunities. Common
stock rights and warrants received as part of a unit or attached to securities
purchased (i.e., not separately purchased) are not included in the Fund's
investment restrictions regarding such securities.
The Fund may not invest in rights and warrants if, at the time of acquisition,
the investment in rights and warrants would exceed 5% of the Fund's net assets,
valued at the lower of cost or market. In addition, no more than 2% of net
assets may be invested in warrants not listed on the New York or American Stock
Exchanges. For purposes of this restriction, rights and warrants acquired by the
Fund in units or attached to securities may be deemed to have been purchased
without cost.
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Purchasing Put Options on Securities. The Fund may purchase put options to
protect its portfolio holdings in an underlying security against a decline in
market value. This hedge protection is provided during the life of the put
option since the Fund, as holder of the put option, can sell the underlying
security at the put exercise price regardless of any decline in the underlying
security's market price. In order for a put option to be profitable, the market
price of the underlying security must decline sufficiently below the exercise
price to cover the premium and transaction costs. By using put options in this
manner, the Fund will reduce any profit it might otherwise have realized in the
underlying security by the premium paid for the put option and by transaction
costs.
Because a purchased put option gives the purchaser a right and not an
obligation, the purchaser is not required to exercise the option. If the
underlying position incurs a gain, the Fund would let the option expire
resulting in a reduced profit on the underlying security equal to the cost of
the put option. The cost of the put option is limited to the premium plus
commission paid. The Fund's maximum financial exposure will be limited to these
costs.
The Fund's ability to engage in option transactions may be limited by tax
considerations.
Repurchase Agreements. The Fund may enter into repurchase agreements with
commercial banks and with broker/dealers to invest cash for the short-term. A
repurchase agreement is an agreement under which the Fund acquires a money
market instrument, generally a U.S. Government obligation subject to resale at
an agreed upon price and date. Such resale price reflects an agreed upon
interest rate effective for the period of time the instrument is held by the
Fund and is unrelated to the interest rate on the instrument. Repurchase
agreements could involve certain risks in the event of bankruptcy or other
default by the seller, including possible delays and expenses in liquidating the
securities underlying the agreement, decline in value of the underlying
securities and loss of interest. Repurchase agreements usually are for short
periods, such as one week or less, but may be for longer periods. However, as a
matter of fundamental policy, the Fund will not enter into repurchase agreements
of more than one week's duration if more than 10% of its net assets would be so
invested. The Fund has no present intention of entering into repurchase
agreements in the future.
Except as described under "Investment Limitations" below, the foregoing
investment policies are not fundamental and the Board of Directors of the Fund
may change such policies without the vote of a majority of its outstanding
voting securities (as defined on page 4).
Portfolio Turnover. The Fund's portfolio turnover rate is calculated by dividing
the lesser of purchases or sales of portfolio securities for the fiscal year by
the monthly average value of the portfolio securities owned during the fiscal
year. Securities whose maturity or expiration date at the time of acquisition
were one year or less are excluded. The Fund's portfolio turnover rates were
65.77% in 1995 and 104.08% in 1994.
INVESTMENT LIMITATIONS
Under the Fund's fundamental policies, which cannot be changed except by
vote of a majority of its outstanding voting securities, the Fund may not:
o Borrow money, except in an amount not to exceed one-third of the value of
its total assets less liabilities other than such borrowing; or mortgage or
pledge any of its assets, except to the extent necessary to effect
permitted borrowings of up to 15% of its total assetson a secured basis;
o Purchase securities on "margin," or sell "short";
o Invest more than 5% of its total assets (taken at market) in securities of
any one issuer other than the U.S. Government, its agencies or
instrumentalities, buy more than 10% of the voting securities of any
issuer, or invest to control or manage any company;
o Invest more than 25% of the value of its total assets in any one industry,
except that the Fund will invest at least 25% of the value of its total
assets in securities of companies principally engaged in the
communications, information and related industries, except when investing
for temporary defensive purposes;
o Invest in securities issued by other investment companies, except in
connection with a merger, consolidation, acquisition or reorganization;
o Purchase or sell commodities and commodity contracts or purchase or hold
real estate;
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o Purchase or hold the securities of any issuer, if to its knowledge,
directors or officers of the Fund individually owning beneficially more
than 0.5% of the securities of that issuer own in the aggregate more than
5% of such securities;
o Underwrite the securities of other issuers, except insofar as the Fund may
be deemed an underwriter under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, in
disposing of a portfolio security; or
o Make loans, except loans of portfolio securities and except to the extent
the purchase of notes, bonds or other evidences of indebtedness, or the
entry into repurchase agreements may be considered loans;
Although not fundamental policies subject to shareholder vote, as long as the
Fund's shares are registered in certain states, it may not (1) mortgage, pledge
or hypothecate its assets to the extent that the value of such encumbered assets
exceed 10% of the per share offering price of shares of the Fund; (2) invest in
interests in oil, gas or other mineral exploration or development programs; and
(3) invest more than 5% of its gross assets at market value in combined
investments in securities of companies in operation for less than three years
(excluding securities guaranteed by a company which, including predecessors, has
been in operation at least three continuous years). Also, in accordance with
Texas securities regulations, purchase or sell real property or limited
partnership interests in real property (but excluding readily marketable
interests in real estate investment trusts or readily marketable securities of
companies which invest in real estate).
Under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the "1940 Act"), a "vote of a
majority of the outstanding voting securities" of the Fund means the affirmative
vote of the lesser of (l) more than 50% of the outstanding shares of the Fund or
(2) 67% or more of the shares present at a shareholders' meeting if more than
50% of the outstanding shares are represented at the meeting in person or by
proxy.
DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS
Directors and officers of the Fund, together with information as to their
principal business occupations during the past five years, are shown below. Each
Director who is an "interested person" of the Fund, as defined in the 1940 Act,
is indicated by an asterisk. Unless otherwise indicated, their addresses are 100
Park Avenue, New York, NY 10017.
WILLIAM C. MORRIS* Director, Chairman of the Board, Chief
(57) Executive Officer and Chairman of the Executive
Committee
Managing Director, Chairman and President, J. &
W. Seligman & Co. Incorporated, investment
managers and advisers; and Seligman Advisors,
Inc., advisers; Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer, the Seligman Group of Investment
Companies; Chairman, Seligman Financial
Services, Inc., broker/dealer; Seligman
Holdings, Inc., holding company; Seligman
Services, Inc., broker/dealer; and Carbo
Ceramics Inc., ceramic proppants for oil and
gas industry; Director or Trustee, Seligman
Data Corp., shareholder service agent;
Kerr-McGee Corporation, diversified energy
company; and Sarah Lawrence College; and a
Member of the Board of Governors of the
Investment Company Institute; formerly,
Chairman, Seligman Securities, Inc.,
broker/dealer; and J. & W. Seligman Trust
Company, trust company.
BRIAN T. ZINO* Director, President and Member of the Executive
(43) Committee
Director and Managing Director (formerly, Chief
Administrative and Financial Officer), J. & W.
Seligman & Co. Incorporated, investment
managers and advisers; and Seligman Advisors,
Inc., advisers; Director or Trustee, the
Seligman Group of Investment Companies;
President, the Seligman Group of Investment
Companies, except Seligman Quality Municipal
Fund, Inc. and Seligman Select Municipal Fund,
Inc.; Chairman, Seligman Data Corp.,
shareholder service agent; Director, Seligman
Financial Services, Inc., broker/dealer;
Seligman Services, Inc., broker/dealer; and
Senior Vice President, Seligman Henderson Co.,
advisers; formerly, Director and Secretary,
Chuo Trust - JWS Advisors, Inc., advisers; and
Director, Seligman Securities, Inc.,
broker/dealer; and J. & W. Seligman Trust
Company, trust company.
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FRED E. BROWN* Director
(82)
Director and Consultant, J. & W. Seligman & Co.
Incorporated, investment managers and advisers;
and Seligman Advisors, Inc., advisers; Director
or Trustee, the Seligman Group of Investment
Companies; Seligman Financial Services, Inc.,
broker/dealer; Seligman Services, Inc.,
broker/dealer; Trudeau Institute, nonprofit
biomedical research organization; Lake Placid
Center for the Arts, cultural organization; and
Lake Placid Education Foundation, education
foundation; formerly, Director, Seligman
Securities, Inc., broker/dealer and J. & W.
Seligman Trust Company, trust company.
JOHN R. GALVIN Director
(66)
Dean, Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at
Tufts University; Director or Trustee, the
Seligman Group of Investment Companies;
Chairman of the American Council on Germany; a
Governor of the Center for Creative Leadership;
Director, USLIFE, insurance; National Committee
on U.S.-China Relations, National Defense
University; the Institute for Defense Analysis;
and Raytheon Co., electronics; formerly,
Ambassador, U.S. State Department;
Distinguished Policy Analyst at Ohio State
University and Olin Distinguished Professor of
National Security Studies at the United States
Military Academy. From June, 1987 to June,
1992, he was the Supreme Allied Commander,
Europe and the Commander-in-Chief, United
States European Command. Tufts University,
Packard Avenue, Medford, MA 02155
ALICE S. ILCHMAN Director
(60)
President, Sarah Lawrence College; Director or
Trustee, the Seligman Group of Investment
Companies; Chairman, The Rockefeller
Foundation, charitable foundation; and
Director, NYNEX, telephone company; and the
Committee for Economic Development; formerly,
Trustee, The Markle Foundation, philanthropic
organization; and Director, International
Research and Exchange Board, intellectual
exchanges. Sarah Lawrence College, Bronxville,
NY 10708
FRANK A. McPHERSON Director
(62)
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive
Officer, Kerr-McGee Corporation, energy and
chemicals; Director or Trustee, the Seligman
Group of Investment Companies; Director,
Kimberly-Clark Corporation, consumer products,
Bank of Oklahoma Holding Company, American
Petroleum Institute, Oklahoma City Chamber of
Commerce, Baptist Medical Center, Oklahoma
Chapter of the Nature Conservancy, Oklahoma
Medical Research Foundation and United Way
Advisory Board; Chairman, Oklahoma City Public
Schools Foundation; and Member of the Business
Roundtable and National Petroleum Council. 123
Robert S. Kerr Avenue, Oklahoma City, OK 73102
JOHN E. MEROW* Director
(66)
Chairman and Senior Partner, Sullivan &
Cromwell, law firm; Director or Trustee, the
Seligman Group of Investment Companies; The
Municipal Art Society of New York; Commonwealth
Aluminum Corporation; the U. S. Council for
International Business; and the U. S.-New
Zealand Council; Chairman, American Australian
Association; Member of the American Law
Institute and Council on Foreign Relations; and
Member of the Board of Governors of the Foreign
Policy Association and New York Hospital.
125 Broad Street, New York, NY 10004
BETSY S. MICHEL Director
(53)
Attorney; Director or Trustee, the Seligman
Group of Investment Companies; and Chairman of
the Board of Trustees of St. George's School
(Newport, RI); formerly, Director, the National
Association of Independent Schools (Washington,
D.C.). St. Bernard's Road, P.O. Box 449,
Gladstone, NJ 07934
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JAMES C. PITNEY Director
(69)
Partner, Pitney, Hardin, Kipp & Szuch, law
firm; Director or Trustee, the Seligman Group
of Investment Companies; and Public Service
Enterprise Group, public utility. Park Avenue
at Morris County, P.O. Box 1945, Morristown, NJ
07962-1945
JAMES Q. RIORDAN Director
(68)
Director, Various Corporations; Director or
Trustee, the Seligman Group of Investment
Companies; The Brooklyn Museum; The Brooklyn
Union Gas Company; the Committee for Economic
Development; Dow Jones & Co., Inc.; and Public
Broadcasting Service; formerly, Co-Chairman of
the Policy Council of the Tax Foundation;
Director and Vice Chairman, Mobil Corporation;
Director, Tesoro Petroleum Companies, Inc.; and
Director and President, Bekaert Corporation.
675 Third Avenue, Suite 3004, New York, NY
10017
RONALD T. SCHROEDER* Director and Member of the Executive Committee
(48)
Director, Managing Director and Chief
Investment Officer, Institutional, J. & W.
Seligman & Co. Incorporated, investment
managers and advisers; and Seligman Advisors,
Inc., advisers; Director or Trustee, the
Seligman Group of Investment Companies;
Director, Seligman Holdings, Inc., holding
company; Seligman Financial Services, Inc.,
broker/dealer; Seligman Henderson Co.,
advisers; and Seligman Services, Inc.,
broker/dealer; formerly, President, the
Seligman Group of Investment Companies, except
Seligman Quality Municipal Fund, Inc. and
Seligman Select Municipal Fund, Inc.; and
Director, J. & W. Seligman Trust Company, trust
company; Seligman Data Corp., shareholder
service agent; and Seligman Securities, Inc.,
broker/dealer.
ROBERT L. SHAFER Director
(63)
Vice President, Pfizer Inc., pharmaceuticals;
Director or Trustee, the Seligman Group of
Investment Companies and USLIFE Corporation,
life insurance.
235 East 42nd Street, New York, NY 10017
JAMES N. WHITSON Director
(61)
Executive Vice President, Chief Operating
Officer and Director, Sammons Enterprises,
Inc.; Director or Trustee, the Seligman Group
of Investment Companies; Red Man Pipe and
Supply Company, piping and other materials; and
C-SPAN. 300 Crescent Court, Suite 700, Dallas,
TX 75201
PAUL H. WICK Vice President and Portfolio Manager
(34)
Managing Director (formerly, Vice President,
Investment Officer), J. & W. Seligman & Co.
Incorporated, investment managers and advisers;
Vice President and Portfolio Manager, one other
open-end investment company in the Seligman
Group of Investment Companies; and Portfolio
Manager, Seligman Henderson Co., adviser;
formerly, Senior Vice President, Portfolio
Management, Chuo Trust-JWS Advisors, Inc.,
adviser.
LAWRENCE P. VOGEL Vice President
(39)
Senior Vice President, Finance, J. & W.
Seligman & Co. Incorporated, investment
managers and advisers; Seligman Financial
Services, Inc., broker/dealer; and Seligman
Advisors, Inc., advisers; Vice President, the
Seligman Group of Investment Companies; Senior
Vice President, Finance (formerly, Treasurer),
Seligman Data Corp., shareholder service agent;
Treasurer, Seligman Holdings, Inc., holding
company; and Seligman Henderson Co., advisers;
formerly, Senior Vice President, Seligman
Securities, Inc., broker/dealer; and Vice
President, Finance, J. & W. Seligman Trust
Company, trust company.
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FRANK J. NASTA Secretary
(31)
Senior Vice President, Law and Regulation and
Corporate Secretary, J. & W. Seligman & Co.
Incorporated, investment managers and advisers;
and Seligman Advisors, Inc., advisers;
Corporate Secretary, the Seligman Group of
Investment Companies; Seligman Financial
Services, Inc., broker/dealer; Seligman
Henderson Co., advisers; Seligman Services,
Inc., broker/dealer; Seligman Data Corp.,
shareholder service agent; formerly, Secretary,
J. & W. Seligman Trust Company, trust company;
and attorney, Seward and Kissel, law firm.
THOMAS G. ROSE Treasurer
(38)
Treasurer, the Seligman Group of Investment
Companies; and Seligman Data Corp., shareholder
service agent; formerly, Treasurer, American
Investors Advisors, Inc. and the American
Investors Family of Funds.
The Executive Committee of the Board acts on behalf of the Board between
meetings to determine the value of securities and assets owned by the Fund for
which no market valuation is available and to elect or appoint officers of the
Fund to serve until the next meeting of the Board.
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Compensation Table
Pension or
Aggregate Retirement Benefits Total Compensation
Compensation Accrued as part of from Fund and
Position With Registrant from Fund (1) Fund Expenses Fund Complex (2)
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William C. Morris, Director and Chairman N/A N/A N/A
Brian T. Zino, Director and President N/A N/A N/A
Ronald T. Schroeder, Director N/A N/A N/A
Fred E. Brown, Director N/A N/A N/A
John R. Galvin, Director $1,957.20 N/A $ 41,252.75
Alice S. Ilchman, Director 3,207.92 N/A 68,000.00
Frank A. McPherson, Director 1,957.20 N/A 41,252.75
John E. Merow, Director 3,136.50(d) N/A 66,000.00(d)
Betsy S. Michel, Director 3,386.50 N/A 67,000.00
Douglas R. Nichols, Jr., Director* 1,179.30 N/A 24,747.25
James C. Pitney, Director 3,207.92 N/A 68,000.00(d)
James Q. Riordan, Director 3,493.64 N/A 70,000.00
Herman J. Schmidt, Director* 1,179.30 N/A 24,747.25
Robert L. Shafer, Director 3,493.63 N/A 70,000.00
James N. Whitson, Director 3,422.22(d) N/A 68,000.00(d)
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(1) Based on remuneration received by the Directors of the Fund for the year
ended December 31, 1995.
(2) As defined in the Fund's Prospectus, the Seligman Group of Investment
Companies consists of seventeen investment companies.
* Retired May 18, 1995.
(d) Deferred. The total amounts of deferred compensation (including interest)
payable to Messrs. Merow, Pitney and Whitson as of December 31, 1995 were
$41,196, 36,010 and $7,719, respectively. Mr. Pitney no longer defers current
compensation.
The Fund has a compensation arrangement under which outside directors may
elect to defer receiving their fees. Under this arrangement, interest is accrued
on the deferred balances. The annual cost of such interest is included in the
directors' fees and expenses, and the accumulated balance thereof is included in
"Liabilities" in the Fund's financial statements.
Directors and officers of the Fund are also directors or trustees and
officers of some or all of the other investment companies in the Seligman Group.
Directors and officers of the Fund as a group owned less than 1% of the Fund's
Class A Capital Stock at March 29, 1996. As of that date, no Directors or
officers owned shares of the Fund's Class D Capital Stock.
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As of March 29, 1996, 13,816,550 Class A shares of the Fund, or 10.6% of the
Fund's capital stock and 14.0% of the Fund's Class A capital stock then
outstanding; and 10,016,679 Class D shares of the Fund, or 7.7% of the Fund's
capital stock and 31.7% of the Fund's Class D capital stock then outstanding
were registered in the name of Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith, P.O. Box
45286, Jacksonville, FL 32232-5286.
MANAGEMENT AND EXPENSES
Under the Management Agreement, dated December 29, 1988, as amended February
8, 1996, subject to the control of the Board of Directors, J. & W. Seligman &
Co. Incorporated, (the "Manager") manages the investment of the assets of the
Fund, including making purchases and sales of portfolio securities consistent
with the Fund's investment objectives and policies, and administers its business
and other affairs. The Manager provides the Fund with such office space,
administrative and other services and executive and other personnel as are
necessary for Fund operations. The Manager pays all of the compensation of
directors of the Fund who are employees or consultants of the Manager and of the
officers and employees of the Fund. The Manager also provides senior management
for Seligman Data Corp., the Fund's shareholder service agent.
The Fund pays the Manager a management fee for its services, calculated daily
and payable monthly. Effective February 8, 1996, the management fee is equal to
.90% of the Fund's average daily net assets on the first $3 billion of net
assets, .85% of the Fund's average daily net assets on the next $3 billion of
net assets and .75% of the Fund's average daily net assets in excess of $6
billion. For the years ended December 31, 1995, 1994 and 1993,the Fund paid .75%
per annum of its average daily net assets or $14,159,819, $1,547,256 and
$529,841, respectively.
The Fund pays all its expenses other than those assumed by the Manager or
Seligman Henderson Co. (the "Subadviser"), including brokerage commissions,
administration, shareholder services and distribution fees, fees and expenses of
independent attorneys and auditors, taxes and governmental fees, cost of stock
certificates and expenses of repurchase or redemption of shares, expenses of
printing and distributing reports, notices and proxy materials to shareholders,
expenses of printing and filing reports and other documents with governmental
agencies including fees and expenses for qualifying the Fund and its shares
under Federal and state securities laws, expenses of shareholders' meetings,
expenses of corporate data processing and related services, shareholder record
keeping and shareholder account services, fees and disbursements of transfer
agents and custodians, expenses of disbursing dividends and distributions, fees
and expenses of directors of the Fund not employed by (or serve as a Director
of) the Manager or its affiliates, insurance premiums and extraordinary expenses
such as litigation expenses. The Manager has undertaken to one state securities
administrator, so long as required, to reimburse the Fund for each year in the
amount by which total expenses, including the management fee, but excluding
interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, distribution fees, extraordinary
expenses and a portion of expenses related to shareholder account and transfer
services, exceed 2 1/2% of the first $30,000,000 of average net assets, 2% of
the next $70,000,000 and 1 1/2% thereafter. Such reimbursement, if any, will be
made monthly.
The Management Agreement was initially approved by the Board of Directors on
September 30, 1988 and by the shareholders at a special meeting held on December
16, 1988 The amendments to the Management Agreement effective February 8, 1996
to increase the fee rate payable to the Manager by the Fund, were approved by
the Board of Directors on September 21, 1995 and by the shareholders at a
special meeting held on February 7, 1996. The Management Agreement will continue
in effect until December 31 of each year if (1) such continuance is approved in
the manner required by 1940 Act (by a vote of a majority of the Board of
Directors or of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund and by a vote of a
majority of the Directors who are not parties to the Management Agreement or
interested persons of any such party) and (2) if the Manager shall not have
notified the Fund at least 60 days prior to December 31 of any year that it does
not desire such continuance. The Management Agreement may be terminated by the
Fund, without penalty, on 60 days' written notice to the Manager and will
terminate automatically in the event of its assignment. The Fund has agreed to
change its name upon termination of the Management Agreement if continued use of
the name would cause confusion in the context of the Manager's business.
The Manager is a successor firm to an investment banking business founded in
1864 which has thereafter provided investment services to individuals, families,
institutions and corporations. On December 29, 1988, a majority of the
outstanding voting securities of the Manager was purchased by Mr. William C.
Morris and a simultaneous recapitalization of the Manager occurred. See the
Appendix for further history of the Manager.
Under the Subadvisory Agreement, dated June 1, 1994, as amended February 1,
1996, the Subadviser supervises and directs a portion of the Fund's investment
in foreign securities and Depositary Receipts, as designated by the Manager,
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consistent with the Fund's investment objectives, policies and principles. For
these services, the Subadviser is paid a fee, by the Manager, as described in
the Fund's Prospectus. The Subadvisory Agreement was initially approved by the
Board of Directors at a meeting held on January 20, 1994 and by the shareholders
of the Fund on May 19, 1994. The amendments to the Subadvisory Agreement,
effective February 8, 1996, to increase the subadvisory fee rate payable by the
Manager to the Subadvisor, were approved by the Board of Directors on September
21, 1995 and by the shareholders at a special meeting held on February 7, 1996.
The Subadvisory Agreement will continue in effect until December 31 of each
year, (1) if such continuance is approved in the manner required by the 1940 Act
(by a vote of a majority of the Board of Directors or of the outstanding voting
securities of the Fund and by a vote of a majority of the Directors who are not
parties to the Subadvisory Agreement or interested persons of any such party)
and (2) if the Subadviser shall not have notified the Manager in writing at
least 60 days prior to December 31 of any year that it does not desire such
continuance. The Subadvisory Agreement may be terminated at any time by the
Fund, on 60 days written notice to the Subadviser. The Subadvisory Agreement
will terminate automatically in the event of its assignment or upon the
termination of the Management Agreement.
For the period June 1, 1994 through December 31, 1994, and for the year ended
December 31, 1995, the Fund did not require the services of the Subadviser.
The Subadviser is a New York general partnership formed by the Manager and
Henderson International, Inc., a controlled affiliate of Henderson
Administration Group plc. Henderson Administration Group plc, headquartered in
London, is one of the largest independent money managers in Europe. The Firm
currently manages approximately $19 billion in assets and is recognized as a
specialist in global equity investing.
Officers, directors and employees of the Manager are permitted to engage in
personal securities transactions, subject to the Manager's Code of Ethics (the
"Ethics Code"). The Ethics Code proscribes certain practices with regard to
personal securities transactions and personal dealings, provides a framework for
the reporting and monitoring of personal securities transactions by the
Manager's Director of Compliance, and sets forth a procedure of identifying, for
disciplinary action, those individuals who violate the Ethics Code. The Ethics
Code prohibits each of the officers, directors and employees (including all
portfolio managers) of the Manager from purchasing or selling any security that
the officer, director or employee knows or believes (i) was recommended by the
Manager for purchase or sale by any client, including the Fund, within the
preceding two weeks, (ii) has been reviewed by the Manager for possible purchase
or sale within the preceding two weeks, (iii) is being purchased or sold by any
client, (iv) is being considered by a research analyst, (v) is being acquired in
a private placement, unless prior approval has been obtained from the Manager's
Director of Compliance, or (vi) is being acquired during an initial or secondary
public offering. The Ethics Code also imposes a strict standard of
confidentiality and requires portfolio managers to disclose any interest they
may have in the securities or issuers that they recommend for purchase by any
client.
The Ethics Code also prohibits (i) each portfolio manager or member of an
investment team from purchasing or selling any security within seven calendar
days of the purchase or sale of the security by a client's account (including
investment company accounts) for which the portfolio manager or investment team
manages and (ii) each employee from engaging in short-term trading (a purchase
and sale or vice-versa within 60 days). Any profit realized pursuant to either
of these prohibitions must be disgorged.
Officers, directors and employees are required, except under very limited
circumstances, to engage in personal securities transactions through the
Manager's order desk. The order desk maintains a list of securities that may not
be purchased due to a possible conflict with clients. All officers, directors
and employees are also required to disclose all securities beneficially owned by
them on December 31 of each year.
ADMINISTRATION, SHAREHOLDER SERVICES AND DISTRIBUTION PLAN
The Fund has adopted an Administration, Shareholder Services and Distribution
Plan for each Class (the "Plan") in accordance with Section 12(b) of the 1940
Act and Rule 12b-1 thereunder.
The Plan was approved on July 16, 1992 by the Board of Directors of the Fund,
including a majority of the Directors who are not "interested persons" (as
defined in the 1940 Act) of the Fund and who have no direct or indirect
financial interest in the operation of the Plan or in any agreement related to
the Plan (the "Qualified Directors") and was approved by shareholders of the
Fund at a Special Meeting of Shareholders held on November 23, 1992. The Plan
became effective in respect of the Class A shares on January 1, 1993. The Plan
was approved in respect of the Class B shares on March 21, 1996 by the Board of
Directors of the Fund, including a majority of the Qualified Directors, and
became effective in respect of the Class B shares on April 22, 1996. The Plan
was approved in respect of the Class D shares on March 18, 1993 by the Board of
Directors of the Fund, including a majority of the Qualified Directors, and
became effective in respect of the Class D shares on May 1, 1993. The Plan will
continue in effect through December 31 of each year so long as such continuance
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is approved annually by a majority vote of both the Directors and the Qualified
Directors of the Fund, cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of
voting on such approval. The Plan may not be amended to increase materially the
amounts payable to Service Organizations with respect to a Class without the
approval of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the class. If the
amount payable in respect of Class A shares under the Plan is proposed to be
increased materially, the Fund will either (i) permit holders of Class B shares
to vote as a separate class on the proposed increase or (ii) establish a new
class of shares subject to the same payment under the Plan as existing Class A
shares, in which case the Class B shares will thereafter convert into the new
class instead of into Class A shares. No material amendment to the Plan may be
made except by a majority of both the Directors and Qualified Directors.
The Plan requires that the Treasurer of the Fund shall provide to the
Directors, and the Directors shall review, at least quarterly, a written report
of the amounts expended (and purposes therefor) under the Plan. Rule 12b-1 also
requires that the selection and nomination of Directors who are not "interested
persons" of the Fund be made by such disinterested Directors.
PORTFOLIO TRANSACTIONS
The Management and Subadvisory Agreements recognize that in the purchase and
sale of portfolio securities the Manager and Subadviser will seek the most
favorable price and execution, and, consistent with that policy, may give
consideration to the research, statistical and other services furnished by
brokers or dealers to the Manager and Subadviser for their use, as well as to
the general attitude toward and support of investment companies demonstrated by
such brokers or dealers. Such services include supplemental investment research,
analysis and reports concerning issuers, industries and securities deemed by the
Manager and Subadviser to be beneficial to the Fund. In addition, the Manager
and Subadviser are authorized to place orders with brokers who provide
supplemental investment and market research and statistical and economic
analysis although the use of such brokers may result in a higher brokerage
charge to the Fund than the use of brokers selected solely on the basis of
seeking the most favorable price and execution and although such research and
analysis may be useful to the Manager and Subadviser in connection with its
services to clients other than the Fund.
In over-the-counter markets, the Fund deals with primary market makers unless
a more favorable execution or price is believed to be obtainable. The Fund may
buy securities from or sell securities to dealers acting as principal, except
dealers with which its directors and/or officers are affiliated.
When two or more of the investment companies in the Seligman Group or other
investment advisory clients of the Manager and Subadviser desire to buy or sell
the same security at the same time the securities purchased or sold are
allocated by the Manager and Subadviser in a manner believed to be equitable to
each. There may be possible advantages or disadvantages of such transactions
with respect to price or the size of positions readily obtainable or saleable.
Brokerage commissions for the last three years are set forth in the following
table:
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<CAPTION>
Year Ended December 31,
1995 1994 1993
---- ---- ----
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Total Brokerage Commissions Paid (1) $1,862,874 $ 266,940 $ 77,850
Brokerage Commissions Paid
to Seligman Securities, Inc. (2) --- --- 3,175
Brokerage Commissions Paid to Others for Execution
and Research and Statistical Services 1,862.874 266,940 74,675
</TABLE>
Notes:
(1) Not including any spreads on principal transactions on a net basis.
(2) Brokerage commissions paid to Seligman Securities, Inc. were 4.1% of total
brokerage commissions paid for 1993. The aggregate dollar amount of the
Fund's transactions for which Seligman Securities, Inc. acted as broker was
5.4% of the total dollar amount of all commission transactions in 1993. The
Board of Directors adopted procedures effective January 1, 1984, pursuant to
which Seligman Securities, Inc. was available to the Fund as broker for
approximately one-half of agency transactions in listed securities at
commission rates believed in accordance with applicable regulations to be
fair and reasonable. As of March 31, 1993, Seligman Securities, Inc. ceased
functioning as a broker for the Fund and its other clients.
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PURCHASE AND REDEMPTION OF FUND SHARES
The Fund issues three classes of shares: Class A shares may be purchased at
a price equal to the next determined net asset value per share, plus a sales
load. Class B shares may be purchased at a price equal to the next determined
net asset value without an initial sales load, but a CDSL may be charged on
redemptions within 6 years of purchase. Class D shares may be purchased at a
price equal to the next determined net asset value without an initial sales
load, but a CDSL may be charged on redemptions within one year of purchase. See
"Alternative Distribution System," "Purchase Of Shares," and "Redemption Of
Shares" in the Prospectus.
SPECIMEN PRICE MAKE-UP
Under the current distribution arrangements between the Fund and the
Distributor, Class A shares are sold at a maximum sales charge of 4.75% and
Class B and Class D shares are sold at net asset value*. Using the Fund's net
asset value at December 31, 1995, the maximum offering price of the Fund's
shares is as follows:
Class A
Net asset value per Class A share....................................... $21.99
-----
Maximum sales load (4.75% of offering price)............................ 1.10
----
Offering price to public................................................ $23.09
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Class B and Class D
Net asset value and offering prices per share*........................ $21.35
======
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* Class B shares are subject to a CDSL declining from 5% in the first year
after purchase to 0% after six years. Class D shares are subject to a CDSL
of 1% on redemptions within one year of purchase. See "Redemption Of
Shares" in the Prospectus.
CLASS A SHARES - Reduced Front-End Sale Loads
Reductions Available. Shares of any Seligman Mutual Fund sold with a front-end
sales load in a continuous offering will be eligible for the foregoing
reductions.
Volume Discounts are provided if the total amount being invested in Class A
shares of the Fund alone, or in any combination of shares of the other mutual
funds in the Seligman Group which are sold with a front-end sales load, reaches
levels indicated in the sales load schedule set forth in the Prospectus.
The Right of Accumulation allows an investor to combine the amount being
invested in Class A shares of the Fund and shares of the other mutual funds in
the Seligman Group sold with a front-end sales load with the total net asset
value of shares of those mutual funds already owned that were sold with a
front-end sales load and the total net asset value of shares of Seligman Cash
Management Fund which were acquired through an exchange of shares of another
mutual fund in the Seligman Group on which there was a front-end sales load at
the time of purchase to determine reduced sales loads in accordance with the
schedule in the Prospectus. The value of the shares owned, including the value
of shares of Seligman Cash Management Fund acquired in an exchange of shares of
another mutual fund in the Seligman Group on which there was a front-end sales
load at the time of purchase, will be taken into account in orders placed
through a dealer, however, only if Seligman Financial Services, Inc. ("SFSI") is
notified by an investor or a dealer of the amount owned by the investor at the
time the purchase is made and is furnished sufficient information to permit
confirmation.
A Letter of Intent allows an investor to purchase Class A shares over a
13-month period at reduced sales loads in accordance with the schedule in the
Prospectus, based on the total amount of Class A shares of the Fund that the
letter states the investor intends to purchase plus the total net asset value of
shares sold with a front-end sales load of the other Mutual Funds in the
Seligman Group already owned and the total net asset value of shares of Seligman
Cash Management Fund which were acquired through an exchange of shares of
another Mutual Fund in the Seligman Group on which there was a front-end sales
load at the time of purchase. Reduced sales loads also may apply to purchases
made within a 13-month period starting up to 90 days before the date of
execution of a letter of intent. For more information concerning the terms of
the letter of intent see "Terms and Conditions-Letter of Intent-Class A Shares
Only" in the back of the Prospectus.
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Persons Entitled To Reductions. Reductions in sales loads apply to purchases of
Class A shares by a "single person," including an individual; members of a
family unit comprising husband, wife and minor children; or a trustee or other
fiduciary purchasing for a single fiduciary account. Employee benefit plans
qualified under Section 401 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended,
tax-exempt organizations under Section 501 (c)(3) or (13), and non-qualified
employee benefit plans that satisfy uniform criteria are considered "single
persons" for this purpose. The uniform criteria are as follows:
1. Employees must authorize the employer, if requested by the Fund, to
receive in bulk and to distribute to each participant on a timely basis the Fund
prospectus, reports and other shareholder communications.
2. Employees participating in a plan will be expected to make regular
periodic investments (at least annually). A participant who fails to make such
investments may be dropped from the plan by the employer or the Fund 12 months
and 30 days after the last regular investment in his account. In such event, the
dropped participant would lose the discount on share purchases to which the plan
might then be entitled.
3. The employer must solicit its employees for participation in such an
employee benefit plan or authorize and assist an investment dealer in making
enrollment solicitations.
Eligible Employee Benefit Plans. The table of sales loads in the Prospectus
applies to sales to "eligible employee benefit plans" (as defined in the Fund's
Prospectus), except that the Fund may sell shares at net asset value to
"eligible employee benefit plans," (i) which have at least $1 million invested
in the Seligman Group of Mutual Funds or (ii) of employees who have at least 50
eligible employees to whom such plan is made available or, regardless of the
number of employees, if such plan is established or maintained by any dealer
which has a sales agreement with SFSI. Such sales must be made in connection
with a payroll deduction system of plan funding or other systems acceptable to
Seligman Data Corp., the Fund's shareholder service agent. Such sales are
believed to require limited sales effort and sales-related expenses and
therefore are made at net asset value. Contributions or account information for
plan participation also should be transmitted to Seligman Data Corp. by methods
which it accepts. Additional information about "eligible employee benefit plans"
is available from investment dealers or SFSI.
Payment in Securities. In addition to cash, the Fund may accept securities in
payment for Fund shares sold at the applicable public offering price (net asset
value plus any applicable sales load) although the Fund does not presently
intend to accept securities in payment for Fund shares. Generally, the Fund will
only consider accepting securities (l) to increase its holdings in a portfolio
security, or (2) if the Manager determines that the offered securities are a
suitable investment for the Fund and in a sufficient amount for efficient
management. Although no minimum has been established, it is expected that the
Fund would not accept securities with a value of less than $100,000 per issue in
payment for shares. The Fund may reject in whole or in part offers to pay for
Fund shares with securities, may require partial payment in cash for applicable
sales loads, and may discontinue accepting securities as payment for Fund shares
at any time without notice. The Fund will not accept restricted securities in
payment for shares. The Fund will value accepted securities in the manner
provided for valuing portfolio securities of the Fund. Any securities accepted
by the Fund in payment for Fund shares will have an active and substantial
market and have a value which is readily ascertainable (See "Valuation"). In
accordance with Texas securities regulations, should the Fund accept securities
in payment for shares, such transactions would be limited to a bona fide
reorganization, statutory merger, or to other acquisitions of portfolio
securities (except for municipal debt securities issued by state political
subdivisions or their agencies or instrumentalities) which meet the investment
objectives and policies of the investment company; are acquired for investment
and not for resale; are liquid securities which are not restricted as to
transfer either by law or liquidity of market; and have a value which is readily
ascertainable (and not established only by evaluation procedures) as evidenced
by a listing on the American Stock Exchange, the New York Stock Exchange
("NYSE") or NASDAQ.
Further Types of Reductions. Class A shares may be issued without a sales load
in connection with the acquisition of cash and securities owned by other
investment companies and personal holding companies, to financial institution
trust departments, to registered investment advisers exercising discretionary
investment authority with respect to the purchase of Fund shares, or pursuant to
sponsored arrangements with organizations which make recommendations to, or
permit group solicitation of, its employees, members or participants in
connection with the purchase of shares of the Fund, and to separate accounts
established and maintained by an insurance company which are exempt from
registration under Section 3(c)(11) of the 1940 Act, to registered
representatives (and their spouses and minor children) and employees of any
dealer that has a sales agreement with SFSI, to shareholders of mutual funds
with investment objectives and policies similar to the Fund's who purchase
shares with redemption proceeds of such funds and to certain unit investment
trusts as described in the Prospectus.
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Class A shares may be issued without a sales load to present and retired
directors, trustees, officers, employees (and their family members, as defined
in the Prospectus) of the Funds, the other investment companies in the Seligman
Group, the Manager and other companies affiliated with the Manager. Such sales
may also be made to employee benefit plans and thrift plans for such persons and
to any investment advisory, custodial, trust or other fiduciary account managed
or advised by the Manger or any affiliate. These sales may be made for
investment purposes only, and shares may be resold only to the Fund.
Class A shares may be sold at net asset value to these persons since such
sales require less sales effort and lower sales related expenses as compared
with sales to the general public.
More About Redemptions. The procedures for redemption of Fund shares under
ordinary circumstances are set forth in the Prospectus. In unusual circumstances
payment may be postponed, or the right of redemption postponed for more than
seven days, if the orderly liquidation of portfolio securities is prevented by
the closing of, or restricted trading on the NYSE during periods of emergency,
or such other periods as ordered by the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Payment may be made in securities, subject to the review of some state
securities commissions. If payment is made in sec+urities, a shareholder may
incur brokerage expenses in converting these securities into cash.
DISTRIBUTION SERVICES
SFSI, an affiliate of the Manager, acts as general distributor of the
shares of the Fund and of the other Mutual Funds in the Seligman Group. The Fund
and SFSI are parties to a Distributing Agreement, dated January 1, 1993. As
general distributor of the Fund's Capital Stock, SFSI allows commissions to all
dealers, as indicated in the Prospectus. Pursuant to agreements with the Fund,
certain dealers may also provide sub-accounting and other services for a fee.
SFSI receives the balance of sales loads and any CDSLs paid by investors. The
balance of sales loads paid by investors and received by SFSI in respect of
Class A shares amounted to $7,741,414 in 1995, after allowance of $63,320,055 as
commissions to dealers; $693,835 in 1994, after allowance of $5,926,699 as
commissions to dealers; and $48,139 in 1993, after allowance of $773,862 as
commissions to dealers. No Class B shares were outstanding throughout the 3 year
period ended December 31, 1995. For the years ended December 31, 1995 and 1994,
SFSI retained CDSL charges from Class D shares amounting to $590,507 and
$34,431, respectively; and for the period May 3, 1993 to December 31, 1993, SFSI
retained CDSL charges from Class D shares amounting to $1,420.
Effective April 1, 1995, Seligman Services, Inc. ("SSI"), an affiliate of
the Manager, became eligible to receive commissions from certain sales of Fund
shares, as well as distribution and service fees pursuant to the Plan. For the
period ended December 31, 1995, SSI received commissions of $4,030,095 from
sales of Fund shares. SSI also received distribution and service fees of
$291,225, pursuant to the Plan.
VALUATION
Net asset value per share of each class of the Fund is determined as of the
close of trading on the NYSE, (normally, 4:00 p.m. Eastern time), each day that
the NYSE is open. The NYSE is currently closed on New Year's Day, Presidents'
Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day
and Christmas Day. The Fund will also determine net asset value for each class
on each day in which there is a sufficient degree of trading in the Fund's
portfolio securities that the net asset value of Fund shares might be materially
affected. Net asset value per share for a class is computed by dividing such
class' share of the value of the net assets of the Fund (i.e., the value of its
assets less liabilities) by the total number of outstanding shares of such
class. All expenses of the Fund, including the Manager's fee, are accrued daily
and taken into account for the purpose of determining net asset value. The net
asset value of Class B and Class D shares will generally be lower than the net
asset value of Class A shares as a result of the larger distribution fee with
respect to such shares.
Portfolio securities, including open short positions and options written,
are valued at the last sale price on the securities exchange or securities
market on which such securities primarily are traded. Securities traded on a
foreign exchange or over-the-counter market are valued at the last sales price
on the primary exchange or market on which they are traded. United Kingdom
securities for which there are not recent sales transactions are valued based on
quotations provided by primary market makers in such securities. Other
securities not listed on an exchange or securities market, or securities in
which there were no transactions, are valued at the average of the most recent
bid and asked price, except in the case of open short positions where the asked
price is available. Any securities for which recent market quotations are not
readily available, including restricted securities, are valued at fair value as
determined in accordance with procedures approved by the Board of Directors.
Short-term obligations with less than sixty days remaining to maturity are
generally valued at amortized cost. Short-term obligations with more than sixty
days remaining to maturity will be valued at current market value until the
sixtieth day prior to maturity, and will then be valued on an amortized cost
basis based on the value on such date unless the Board determines that this
amortized cost value does not represent fair market value. Expenses and fees,
including the investment management fee, are accrued daily and taken into
account for the purpose of determining the net asset value of Fund shares.
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Generally, trading in foreign securities, as well as U.S. Government
securities, money market instruments and repurchase agreements, is substantially
completed each day at various times prior to the close of the NYSE. The values
of such securities used in computing the net asset value of the shares of the
Fund are determined as of such times. Foreign currency exchange rates are also
generally determined prior to the close of the NYSE. Occasionally, events
affecting the value of such securities and such exchange rates may occur between
the times at which they are determined and the close of the NYSE, which will not
be reflected in the computation of net asset value. If during such periods
events occur which materially affect the value of such securities, the
securities will be valued at their fair market value as determined in accordance
with procedures approved by the Board of Directors.
For purposes of determining the net asset value per share of the Fund, all
assets and liabilities initially expressed in foreign currencies will be
converted into U.S. dollars at the mean between the bid and offer prices of such
currencies against U.S. dollars quoted by a major bank that is a regular
participant in the foreign exchange market or on the basis of a pricing service
that takes into account the quotes provided by a number of such major banks.
PERFORMANCE
The Fund's average annual total returns of Class A shares for the one-year,
five-year and ten-year periods ended December 31, 1995 were 36.57%, 35.33% and
22.42%, respectively. These returns were computed by subtracting the maximum
sales load of 4.75% of public offering price and assuming that all of the
dividends and distributions by the Fund over the relevant time period were
reinvested. It was then assumed that at the end of these periods the entire
amount was redeemed. The average annual total returns were then calculated by
calculating the annual rate required for the initial payment to grow to the
amount which would have been received upon redemption (i.e., the average annual
compound rate of return). The average annual total returns for Class D shares of
the Fund for the one-year period ended December 31, 1995 and since inception
through December 31, 1995 were 41.37% and 42.58%, respectively. These returns
were computed assuming that all of the dividends and distributions paid by the
Fund's Class D shares, if any, were reinvested over the relevant time period. It
was then assumed that at the end of each period, the entire amount was redeemed,
subtracting the 1% CDSL, if applicable. Performance information is not provided
for Class B shares because no Class B shares were outstanding prior to April 22,
1996.
Table A below illustrates the total return (income and capital) on Class A
shares of the Fund with dividends invested and gain distributions, if any, taken
in shares. It shows that a $1,000 investment in Class A shares, assuming payment
of the 4.75% sales load, made on January 1, 1986 had a value of $7,561 on
December 31, 1995, resulting in an aggregate total return of 656.13%. Table B
illustrates the total return (income and capital) on Class D shares of the Fund
with dividends invested and gain distributions, if any, taken in shares. It
shows that a $1,000 investment in Class D shares made on May 3, 1993
(commencement of offering of Class D shares) had a value of $2,572 on December
31, 1995 resulting in an aggregate total return of 157.21%. The results shown
should not be considered a representation of the dividend income or gain or loss
in capital value which may be realized from an investment made in a class of
shares of the Fund today.
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<CAPTION>
TABLE A - CLASS A SHARES
Value of
Year Value of Initial Value of Gain Dividend Total
Ended (1) Investment (2) Distribution Invested Total Value(2) Return (3)
- --------- ---------------- ------------ -------- -------------- ----------
<CAPTION>
<C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
1986 $1,079 $32 -- $1,111
1987 965 313 -- 1,278
1988 954 418 -- 1,372
1989 957 828 -- 1,785
1990 840 747 -- 1,587
1991 1,096 1,363 -- 2,459
1992 1,165 1,719 -- 2,884
1993 1,272 2,626 -- 3,898
1994 1,576 3,697 -- 5,273
1995 2,082 5,479 -- 7,561 565.13%
</TABLE>
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TABLE B - CLASS D SHARES
Value of
Year/Period Value of Initial Value of Gain Dividend Total
Ended (1) Investment (2) Distribution Invested Total Value(2) Return (3)
- --------- ---------------- ------------ -------- -------------- ----------
<C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
1993 $ 1,088 $ 261 $ -- $ 1,349
1994 1,333 474 -- 1,807
1995 1,744 828 -- 2,572 157.21%
</TABLE>
(1) For the ten years ended December 31, 1995; and from commencement of
offering of Class D shares on May 3, 1993.
(2) The "Value of Initial Investment" as of the date indicated reflects the
effect of the maximum sales load, assumes that all dividends and capital
gains distributions were taken in cash and reflect changes in the net asset
value of the shares purchased with they hypothetical initial investment.
"Total Value" reflects the effect of the CDSL, if applicable, assumes
investment of all dividends and capital gain distributions and reflects
changes in the net asset value.
(3) "Total Return" for each class of shares of the Fund is calculated by
assuming a hypothetical initial investment of $1,000 at the beginning of
the period specified, subtracting the maximum sales load for Class A
shares; determining total value of all dividends and distributions that
would have been paid during the period on such shares assuming that each
dividend or distribution was invested in additional shares at net asset
value; calculating the total value of the investment at the end of the
period, subtracting the CDSL on Class D shares, if applicable; and finally,
by dividing the difference between the amount of the hypothetical initial
investment at the beginning of the period and its total value at the end of
the period by the amount of the hypothetical initial investment.
No adjustments have been made for any income taxes payable by investors on
dividends invested or gain distributions taken in shares.
The total return and average annual total return of the Class A shares
quoted from time to time through December 31, 1992 does not reflect the
deduction of the administration, shareholder services and distribution fee,
effective January 1, 1993; and through February 7, 1996, does not reflect the
increased management fee approved by the shareholders on February 7, 1996 and
effective February 8, 1996, which fee if reflected would reduce the performance
quoted.
The Fund may also include its aggregate total return over a specified
period in advertisements or in information furnished to present or prospective
shareholders.
GENERAL INFORMATION
Capital Stock. The Board of Directors is authorized to classify or reclassify
and issue any unissued Capital Stock of the Fund into any number of other
classes without further action by shareholders. The 1940 Act requires that where
more than one class exists, each class must be preferred over all other classes
in respect of assets specifically allocated to such class.
Custodian. Investors Fiduciary Trust Company, 127 West 10th Street, Kansas City,
Missouri 64105 serves as custodian of the Fund. It also maintains, under the
general supervision of the Manager, the accounting records and determines the
net asset value for the Fund.
Auditors. Deloitte & Touche LLP, independent auditors, have been selected as
auditors of the Fund. Their address is Two World Financial Center, New York, New
York 10281.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
The Annual Report to Shareholders for the year ended December 31, 1995 is
incorporated by reference into this Statement of Additional Information. The
Annual Report contains a schedule of the investments as of December 31, 1995, as
well as certain other financial information as of that date. The Annual Report
will be furnished, without charge, to investors who request copies of the Fund's
Statement of Additional Information.
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APPENDIX
HISTORY OF J. & W. SELIGMAN & CO. INCORPORATED
Seligman's beginnings date back to 1837, when Joseph Seligman, the
oldest of eight brothers, arrived in the United States from Germany. He earned
his living as a pack peddler in Pennsylvania, and began sending for his
brothers. The Seligmans became successful merchants, establishing businesses in
the South and East.
Backed by nearly thirty years of business success - culminating in the
sale of government securities to help finance the Civil War - Joseph Seligman,
with his brothers, established the international banking and investment firm of
J. & W. Seligman & Co. In the years that followed, the Seligman Complex played a
major role in the geographical expansion and industrial development of the
United States.
The Seligman Complex:
.... Prior to 1900
o Helps finance America's fledling railroads through underwritings
o Is admitted to the New York Stock Exchange in 1869. Seligman remained a
member of the NYSE until 1993, when the evolution of its business made it
unnecessary.
o Becomes a prominent underwriter of corporate securities, including New York
Mutual Gas Light Company, later part of Consolidated Edison.
o Provides financial assistance to Mary Todd Lincoln and urges the Senate to
award her a pension.
o Is appointed U.S. Navy fiscal agent by President Grant.
o Becomes a leader in raising capital for America's industrial and urban
development.
...1900-1910
o Helps Congress finance the building of the Panama Canal.
...1910s
o Participates in raising billions for Great Britain, France and Italy,
helping to finance World War I.
...1920s
o Participates in hundreds of underwritings including those for some of the
country's largest companies: Briggs Manufacturing, Dodge Brothers, General
Motors, Minneapolis-Honeywell Regulatory Company, Maytag Company, United
Artists Theater Circuit and Victor Talking Machine Company.
o Forms Tri-Continental Corporation in 1929, today the nation's largest,
diversified closed-end equity investment company, with over $2 billion in
assets, and one of its oldest.
...1930s
o Assumes management of Broad Street Investing Co. Inc., its first mutual
fund, today known as Seligman Common Stock Fund, Inc.
o Establishes Investment Advisory Service.
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...1940s
o Helps shape the Investment Company Act of 1940.
o Leads in the purchase and subsequent sale to the public of Newport News
Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company, a prototype transaction for the
investment banking industry.
o Assumes management of National Investors Corporation, today Seligman
Growth Fund, Inc.
o Establishes Whitehall Fund, Inc., today Seligman Income Fund, Inc.
...1950-1989
o Develops new open-end investment companies. Today, manages more than 40
mutual fund portfolios. Helps pioneer state-specific, tax-exempt municipal
bond funds, today managing a national and 18 state-specific
tax-exempt funds.
o Establishes Seligman Portfolios, Inc., an investment vehicle offered
through variable annuity products.
...1990s
o Introduces Seligman Select Municipal Fund and Seligman Quality Municipal
Fund, two closed-end funds that invest in high-quality municipal bonds.
o In 1991 establishes a joint venture with Henderson Administration Group
plc, of London, known as Seligman Henderson Co., to offer global and
international investment products.
o Introduces Seligman Frontier Fund, Inc., a small capitalization mutual
fund.
o Launches Seligman Henderson Global Fund Series, Inc., which today offers
four separate series: Seligman Henderson International Fund, Seligman
Henderson Global Smaller Companies Fund, Seligman Henderson Global
Technology Fund and Seligman Henderson Global Growth Opportunities Fund.
