File No. 811-3752
Rule 14(c)-5
May 27, 1999
VIA EDGAR
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Filing Desk Stop 1-4
Securities and Exchange Commission
Judiciary Plaza
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20549-1004
Re: The Managers Funds
File No. 811-3752
Preliminary Information Statement
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Commissioners:
On behalf of The Managers Funds, a Massachusetts business
trust (the "Trust") registered as an open-end management
investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as
amended (the "1940 Act"), enclosed for filing in accordance with
Rule 14(c)-5 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended (the "1934 Act"), is a preliminary information statement
prepared for each series of the Trust (the "Funds"), with the
exception of Managers Intermediate Mortgage Fund and Managers
Money Market Fund. An information statement for Managers
Intermediate Mortgage Fund has been prepared, filed and mailed
under a separate cover.
This information statement has been prepared in accordance
with a Securities and Exchange Commission exemptive order
received by the Trust (Investment Company Release No. 21412, Oct.
11, 1995) which permits the Trust's manager to hire new sub-
advisers or to make changes to existing sub-advisory agreements
with the approval of the Trust's Trustees, but without
shareholder approval.
The recent acquisition of The Managers Funds, L.P. by
Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. (and its restructuring as The
Managers Funds LLC), resulted in the termination of the sub-
advisory agreements for each Fund of the Trust. Therefore, The
Managers Funds LLC executed new sub-advisory agreements on behalf
of each Fund, the terms of which are substantially identical to
the sub-advisory agreements in effect prior to the acquisition.
The Trust intends to mail definitive copies of this
information statement on or about June 7, 1999. Please direct
questions or comments regarding this filing to Judith L.
Shandling, Esq. of Swidler Berlin Shereff Friedman, LLP at (212)
891-9459.
Sincerely,
/s/Donald S. Rumery
Donald S. Rumery
Secretary
cc: Judith L. Shandling, Esq.
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[LOGO FOR THE MANAGERS FUNDS]
June 7, 1999
Dear Shareholder of The Managers Funds:
In a proxy statement mailed on February 12, 1999, we asked
shareholders to approve an agreement between The Managers Funds,
L.P. and Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. ("AMG"). At a Special
Meeting held on March 31, 1999, the shareholders of the Funds
voted to approve that agreement, and on April 1, 1999, The
Managers Funds, L.P. closed its transaction with AMG. On that
date, The Managers Funds, L.P. converted to a Delaware limited
liability company (The Managers Funds LLC), and AMG acquired a
100% interest in its capital and a 95% interest in its profits.
Because this transaction involved a change of control of The
Managers Funds, L.P., The Managers Funds' (the "Trust's")
investment adviser, completion of this transaction terminated the
existing sub-advisory agreements executed on behalf of each Fund
of the Trust. Therefore, The Managers Funds LLC executed new sub-
advisory agreements dated April 1, 1999 with each sub-adviser
relating to its respective Fund of the Trust, the terms of which
are substantially identical to the sub-advisory agreements in
effect prior to the acquisition.
We believe that the transaction with AMG will increase our
ability to provide the shareholders of the Funds with a higher
caliber of investment advisory services. We anticipate that this
new arrangement will otherwise have no effect on the operations
of the Funds.
Please feel free to call us at (800) 835-3879 should you have any
questions on the enclosed information statement. We thank you
for your continued support of The Managers Funds.
Sincerely,
/s/Peter M. Lebovitz
Peter M. Lebovitz
President
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Preliminary Copy
THE MANAGERS FUNDS
40 Richards Avenue
Norwalk, Connecticut 06854
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INFORMATION STATEMENT
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This information statement is being provided to the
shareholders of Managers Income Equity Fund (the "Income Equity
Fund"), Managers Capital Appreciation Fund (the "Capital
Appreciation Fund"), Managers Special Equity Fund (the "Special
Equity Fund"), Managers International Equity Fund (the
"International Equity Fund"), Managers Emerging Markets Equity
Fund (the "Emerging Markets Equity Fund"), Managers Bond Fund
(the "Bond Fund"), Managers Short and Intermediate Bond Fund (the
"Short and Intermediate Bond Fund") and Managers Global Bond Fund
(the "Global Bond Fund"), (each a "Fund," and collectively the
"Funds"), in lieu of a proxy statement, pursuant to the terms of
an exemptive order The Managers Funds (the "Trust") has received
from the Securities and Exchange Commission. This exemptive
order permits the investment manager to each investment portfolio
of the Trust (together, with its predecessor entity, the
"Manager"), to hire new sub-advisers and make changes to existing
sub-advisory contracts for each investment portfolio with the
approval of the Trustees, but without obtaining shareholder
approval. WE ARE NOT ASKING YOU FOR A PROXY AND YOU ARE
REQUESTED NOT TO SEND US A PROXY.
This information statement will be mailed on or about June
7, 1999.
The Trust and its Investment Management Agreements
The Trust entered into an investment management agreement
with respect to each Fund with The Managers Funds, L.P., the
predecessor to The Managers Funds LLC, dated August 17, 1990 (the
"Previous Management Agreement"). On April 1, 1999, The Managers
Funds, L.P. consummated an agreement with Affiliated Managers
Group, Inc. ("AMG") pursuant to which The Managers Funds, L.P.
converted to a Delaware limited liability company (The Managers
Funds LLC) and AMG acquired a 100% interest in the capital of the
Manager and a 95% interest in its profits. Because it involved
a change in control of the Funds' investment adviser, completion
of this transaction resulted in a termination of the Previous
Management Agreement. At a Special Meeting of the Shareholders
on March 31, 1999, a new investment management agreement was
approved between the Trust, on behalf of each of the Funds, and
the Manager to take effect upon the closing of the transaction
(the "New Management Agreement"). The New Management Agreement
is substantially identical to the Previous Management Agreement,
with the exception of the effective date and the name of the
Manager.
Under the terms of both the Previous Management Agreement
and the New Management Agreement, it is the responsibility of the
Manager to select, subject to review and approval by the
Trustees, one or more sub-advisers (each a "Sub-Adviser", and
collectively the "Sub-Advisers") to manage the investment
portfolio of each Fund, to review and monitor the performance of
these Sub-Advisers on an ongoing basis, and to recommend changes
in the roster of Sub-Advisers to the Trustees as appropriate.
The Manager is also responsible for allocating the Fund's assets
among the Sub-Advisers for a Fund, if such Fund has more than one
Sub-Adviser. The portion of a Fund's assets managed by a Sub-
Adviser may be adjusted from time to time in the sole discretion
of the Manager. It is possible that, at certain times, a Sub-
Adviser under contract may be allocated none of a Fund's assets
to manage. The Manager is also responsible for conducting all
business operations of the Trust, except those operations
contracted to the custodian or transfer agent. As compensation
for its services, the Manager receives a fee from each Fund, and
the Manager is responsible for payment of all fees payable to the
Sub-Advisers of that Fund. The Funds, therefore, pay no fees to
the Sub-Advisers.
The Manager recommends Sub-Advisers for the Funds to the
Trustees based upon its continuing quantitative and qualitative
evaluation of the Sub-Advisers' skills in managing assets
pursuant to specific investment styles and strategies. Short-
term investment performance, by itself, is not a significant
factor in selecting or terminating a Sub-Adviser, and the Manager
does not expect to recommend frequent changes of Sub-Advisers.
The Sub-Advisers do not provide any services to the Funds
except portfolio investment management and related record-keeping
services. However, in accordance with procedures adopted by the
Trustees, a Sub-Adviser, or its affiliated broker-dealer, may
execute portfolio transactions for a Fund and receive brokerage
commissions in connection therewith as permitted by Section 17(e)
of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940
Act") and the rules thereunder.
Exemptive Order
The Trust has received an exemptive order from the
Securities and Exchange Commission (Investment Company Release
No. 21412, Oct. 11, 1995) which permits the Manager to hire new
Sub-Advisers or to make changes to existing sub-advisory
agreements with the approval of the Trust's Trustees, but without
shareholder approval. Among other things, this Order requires
the Manager to provide shareholders with a statement containing
all information regarding a new Sub-Adviser or a material change
in a Sub-Advisory Agreement to the same extent as would be set
forth in a proxy statement.
The Sub-Advisory Agreements
The recent acquisition of The Managers Funds, L.P. by
Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. (and its restructuring as The
Managers Funds LLC), resulted in the termination of the sub-
advisory agreements for each Fund of the Trust (the "Previous Sub-
Advisory Agreements"). Therefore, The Managers Funds LLC
executed new sub-advisory agreements on behalf of each Fund (the
"New Sub-Advisory Agreements").
In November 1994, the Trustees unanimously approved the adoption
of the new form of agreement with respect to Sub-Advisers
retained after that date at their September 9, 1996 meeting the
Trustees approved certain further changes to the new form. The
new form was very similar in substance to the old form in that it
provides for the Sub-Adviser to manage the portion of the Fund
allocated to it on a discretionary basis, provides for the
Manager to compensate the Sub-Adviser for its services,
authorizes the Sub-Adviser to select the brokers or dealers to
effect portfolio transactions for the Fund, and requires the Sub-
Adviser to comply with the Fund's 'nvestment policies and
restrictions and with applicable law. However, because the
previous form of agreement had been in use for a number of years,
the Trustees believed it advisable to conform the agreement to
current standards; for example, the Sub-Adviser's
responsibilities with respect to compliance monitoring and
insurance coverage were clarified.
At a meeting held on January 13, 1999, the Trustees unanimously
approved the New Sub-Advisory Agreements between the Manager and
each of the respective Sub-Advisers for each Fund. Except for
the different effective and termination dates and the identity of
the Manager, the terms of the New Sub-Advisory Agreements for
each Sub-Adviser are identical to the agreement that each Sub-
Adviser had in effect prior to the transaction. The form of the
New Sub-Advisory Agreement, marked to show changes from the form
of the Previous Sub-Advisory Agreement, is attached to this
information statement as Exhibit A.
The following table provides information concerning the
investment advisory fees paid to the Manager and the sub-advisory
fees paid to each Sub-Adviser, as well as the advisory fees
retained by the Manager, under both the Previous and New
Management and Sub-Advisory Agreements.
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INVESTMENT ADVISORY FEES PAID TO AND
RETAINED BY THE MANAGER AND PAID
BY THE MANAGER TO EACH SUB-ADVISER
Current Advisory Sub-Advisory Net Advisory
Fund Name Fee* Fees Paid* Fees Retained*
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EQUITY FUNDS
Income Equity Fund 0.75% 0.35% 0.40%
Capital Appreciation Fund 0.80% 0.40% 0.40%
Special Equity Fund 0.90% 0.50% 0.40%
International Equity Fund 0.90% 0.50% 0.40%
Emerging Markets Equity Fund 1.15%1 0.75% 0.40%1
INCOME FUNDS
Bond Fund 0.625% 0.25% 0.375%
Short and Intermediate Bond Fund 0.50% 0.25% 0.25%
Global Bond Fund 0.70% 0.30% up to $20mm 0.30% up to $20mm
0.25% thereafter 0.35% thereafter
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*Expressed as an annual percentage of average daily net assets
1The Manager is currently waiving 0.40% of this fee pursuant to a
voluntary fee waiver that may be terminated at any time.
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Information on the Sub-Advisers
The following is a description of each of the Sub-Advisers
for the Funds of the Trust, which is based on information which
each Sub-Adviser has provided. Except for Essex Investment
Management Company, LLC, for which additional affiliation
information is provided below, the following Sub-Advisers are not
affiliated with the Manager or the Trust, other than by reason of
serving as Sub-Adviser to one or more Funds.
CHARTWELL INVESTMENT PARTNERS, L.P. (Income Equity Fund)
1235 Westlakes Drive, Suite 330
Berwyn, PA 19312-2412
Chartwell Investment Partners, L.P. ("Chartwell") is a
limited partnership founded in 1997. It is 75% controlled by the
employees of Chartwell and 25% controlled by Maverick Partners,
L.P. ("Maverick"). Maverick is controlled by John McNiff and
Michael Kennedy. As of December 31, 1998, Chartwell's assets
under management were approximately $2.7 billion.
The name and principal occupation of the directors and
principal executive officers of Chartwell are set forth below.
The address of each is that of Chartwell.
Name Position
Edward N. Antoian Partner, Portfolio Manager
Michael J. McCloskey Partner
Kevin A. Melich Partner, Portfolio Manager
Timothy J. Riddle Partner, Compliance Officer
Bernard P. Schaffer Partner, Portfolio Manager
Winthrop S. Jessup Partner
Michael D. Jones Partner, Portfolio Manager
Terry F. Bovarnick Partner, Portfolio Manager
David C. Dalrymple Partner, Portfolio Manager
Chartwell does not act as an investment adviser to any other
investment companies having similar investment objectives to the
Income Equity Fund.
SCUDDER KEMPER INVESTMENTS, INC. (Income Equity and International
Equity Funds)
345 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10154
Scudder Kemper Investments, Inc. ("Scudder") is a privately-
held Delaware corporation founded in 1919 which is owned and
controlled by the Zurich Group. The Zurich Group, located at
Mythenquai 2, 8002 Zurich, Switzerland, is a leading publicly-
owned international insurance and financial services
organization. As of December 31, 1998, Scudder's assets under
management were approximately $281.2 billion.
The name and principal occupation of the directors and
principal executive officers of Scudder are set forth below. The
address of each is that of Scudder or Zurich as noted below.
Name Position Address
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Edmond D. Villani President, Chief Executive
Officer, Director Scudder
Rolf Hueppi Chairman Zurich
Lawrence W. Cheng Director Zurich
Steven M. Gluckstern Director Zurich
Markus Rohrbasser Director Zurich
Cornelia Small Director Scudder
Lynn S. Birdsong Director Scudder
Scudder acts as an investment adviser to the following
investment company with investment objectives similar to the
Income Equity Fund:
Annual Fee Rate(as a
Net Assets of Fund percentage ofaverage
Fund as of 3/31/99 daily net assets)
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Scudder Growth and Income 0.600% to $500 million
0.550% next $500 million
0.500% next $500 million
0.475% next $500 million
0.450% next $1 billion
0.425% next $1.5 billion
0.405% thereafter
Scudder acts as an investment adviser to the following
investment company with investment objectives similar to the
International Equity Fund:
Annual Fee Rate (as a
Net Assets of Fund percentage ofaverage
Fund as of 3/31/99 daily net assets)
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Scudder International 0.900% to $500 million
0.850% next $500 million
0.800% next $1 billion
0.750% next $1 billion
0.700% thereafter
ESSEX INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT COMPANY, LLC (Capital Appreciation
Fund)
125 High Street, 29th Floor
Boston, MA 02110-2702
ROXBURY CAPITAL MANAGAMENT, LLC (Capital Appreciation Fund)
100 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 600
Santa Monica, CA 90401
Roxbury Capital Management ("RCM") is a California
corporatrion founded in 1986. RCM transferred all of its assets
in 1998 to Roxbury Capital Management, LLc ("Roxbury") which is
jointly owned by employees and WT Investemts, Inc., a subsidiary
of Wilmington Trust Company. As of December 31, 1998, Roxbury's
assets under mnanagement were approximately $6 billion. WTI's
address is 1700 N. Market Street, Wilmington, Delaware 19890.
The name and principal occupation of the directors and
principal executive officers of Roxbury are set forth below. The
address of each is that of Roxbury.
Name Position
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Anthony H. Browne Senior Managing Director, Co-ChiefInvestment
Officer, Portfolio Manager
Kevin P. Riley Senior Managing Director, Co-Chief Investment
Officer, Portfolio Manager
Harry B. Wilson Senior Managing Director, Client Service/
Business Development
Donald R. Bessler Managing Director, Research/Portfolio Manager
David C. Kahn Managing Director, Portfolio Manager/
Client Service
Alfred J. Lockwood Managing Director, Research/Portfolio Manager
Clare N. McTernan Managing Director, Portfolio Manager
David P. Garza Senior Vice President, Research/Portfolio Manager
Roxbury does not act as an investment adviser to any other
investment companies having similar investment objectives to the
Capital Appreciation Fund.
LIBERTY INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT (Special Equity Fund)
2502 Rocky Point Drive, Suite 500
Tampa, FL 33607
Liberty Investment Management ("Liberty") was originally
formed in 1976 and is a division of Goldman Sachs Asset
Management ("Goldman"). Goldman is a separate division of
Goldman, Sachs & Co. Goldman has its principal place of business
address at One New York Plaza, New York, New York 10004.
Goldman, Sachs & Co. is located at 85 Broad Street, New York, New
York 10004. As of March 31, 1999, Liberty's assets under
management were approximately $11.7 billion.
The name and principal occupation of the directors and
principal executive officers of Liberty are set forth below. The
address of each is that of Liberty.
Name Position
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Herbert E.Ehlers Managing Director, Chief Investment Officer
Lincoln Kinnicutt Vice President
Liberty acts as an investment adviser to the following
investment company with investment objectives similar to the
Special Equity Fund:
Net Assets of Fund Annual
Fund as of 3/31/99 Fee Rate (Basis Points)
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EAI Select Managers Equity $14.7 million 0.375%
PILGRIM, BAXTER & ASSOCIATES, LTD. (Special Equity Fund)
825 Duportail Road
Wayne, PA 19087
Pilgrim, Baxter & Associates, Ltd. ("Pilgrim") was formed in
1982 and is owned by United Asset Management ("UAM"), a public
company. UAM is located at One International Place, Boston,
Massachusetts 02110. As of December 31, 1998, Pilgrim's assets
under management were approximately $13.9 billion.
The name and principal occupation of the directors and
principal executive officers of Pilgrim are set forth below. The
address of each is that of Pilgrim.
Name Position
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Harold J. Baxter President, Chief Executive Officer, Director
Gary L. Pilgrim Secretary, Treasurer, Chief Investment Officer,
Director
Eric C. Schneider Chief Financial Officer
Stephen M. Wellman Director of Operations
Pilgrim acts as an investment adviser to the following
investment company with investment objectives similar to the
Special Equity Fund:
Net Assets of Fund Annual
Funds as of 3/31/99 Fee Rate (Basis Points)
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WESTPORT ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC. (Special Equity Fund)
253 Riverside Avenue
Westport, CT 06880
Westport Asset Management, Inc. ("Westport") was formed in
1983 and is 51%-owned by Andrew J. Knuth and 49%-owned by Ronald
H. Oliver. As of December 31, 1998, Westport's assets under
management were approximately $2 billion.
The name and principal occupation of the directors and
principal executive officers of Westport are set forth below.
The address of each is that of Westport.
Name Position
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Andrew J. Knuth Chairman
Edmund H. Nicklin, Jr. Portfolio Manager
Ronald H. Oliver President
Westport acts as an investment adviser to the following
investment company with investment objectives similar to the
Special Equity Fund:
Net Assets of Fund Annual
Fund as of 3/31/99 Fee Rate (Basis Points)
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KERN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC (Special Equity Fund)
114 West 47th Street, Suite 1926
New York, NY 10036
Kern Capital Management LLC ("KCM") is a Delaware limited
liability company founded in 1997. KCM is controlled by Robert
E. Kern, Jr., David G. Kern, and Fremont Investment Advisors,
Inc., a subsidiary of Fremont Investments, Inc., which is
affiliated with The Fremont Group. As of December 31, 1998,
KCM's assets under management were approximately $405 million.
The name and principal occupation of the directors and
principal executive officers of KCM are set forth below. The
address of each is that of KCM.
Name Position
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Robert E. Kern, Jr. President, Chief Executive Officer, Principal,
Senior Investment Manager
David G. Kern Executive Vice President, Principal,
Senior Investment Manager
Judy Finger Senior Vice President, Principal, Senior
Investment Manager
KCM acts as an investment adviser to the following
investment companies with investment objectives similar to the
Special Equity Fund:
Net Assets of Fund Annual
Funds as of 3/31/99 Fee Rate (Basis Points)
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Fremont U.S. Micro-Cap $137.8 million 1.50% on 1st $30 million
1.00% on next $70 million
0.75% thereafter
Fremont Institutional Micro-Cap $54 million 0.75%
Fremont U.S. Small-Cap $11 million 0.65%
LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT (International Equity Fund)
30 Rockefeller Plaza
New York, NY 10112
Lazard Asset Management ("Lazard") is a division of Lazard
Freres & Co. LLC, a New York limited liability company founded in
1848. As of March 31, 1999, Lazard's assets under management
were approximately $64 billion.
The name and principal occupation of the directors and
principal executive officers of Lazard are set forth below. The
address of each is that of Lazard.
Name Position
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Eileen D. Alexanderson General Member
Thomas F. Dunn General Member
Norman Eig General Member
Herbert M. Gullquist General Member
Ira O. Handler General Member
Melvin L. Heineman General Member
Ivan-Jacques Kerno General Member
Larry A. Kohn General Member
Robert P. Morgenthau General Member
John R. Reinsberg General Member
Michael S. Rome General Member
Michael P. Triguboff General Member
Alexander E. Zagoreos General Member
Lazard acts as an investment adviser (or sub-adviser) to the
following investment companies with investment objectives similar
to the International Equity Fund:
Net Assets of Fund Annual
Funds as of 3/31/99 Fee Rate (Basis Points)
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Lazard International Equity $3,035.1 million 0.75%
Lazard Retirement
International Equity $0.7 million 0.75%
American Advantage
International Equity $250.0 million 0.50% to $100 million
0.325% next $400 million
0.20% thereafter
Fortis International Stock $104.4 million 0.45% to $100 million
0.375% thereafter
ISG International Equity $28.5 million 0.50%
Prestige International $3.4 million 0.45% to $200 million
0.40% thereafter
Prudential Diversified
Moderate Growth $9.1 million 0.40%
Prudential Diversified
High Groth $18.6 million 0.40%
Target International Equity $235.4 million 0.40%
Travelers Lazard
International Stock $65.0 million 0.475%
KING STREET ADVISORS, LIMITED (Emerging Markets Equity Fund)
Almack House, 28 King Street
London, England SW1Y 6QW
King Street Advisors, Limited ("King Street") was founded in
1996 and is 75% owned by State Street International Holdings,
Limited ("SSIH"). SSIH is 100% owned by State Street Bank and
Trust Company ("SSBT") and SSBT is 100% owned by State Street
Corporation ("SSC"). SSIH, SSBT and SSC are all located at 225
Franklin Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02105. As of December 31,
1998, King Street's assets under management were approximately
$361 million.
The name and principal occupation of the directors and
principal executive officers of King Street are set forth below.
The address of each is that of King Street.
Name Position
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Kenneth King Managing Director, Chief Investment Officer,
Portfolio Manager
Murray Davey Director, Portfolio Manager
Christopher James Director, Senior Asian Fund Manager
Gavin MacLachlan Business Manager
Christopher Vale Director
Derek Satterthwaite Director
King Street does not act as an investment adviser to any
other investment companies having investment objectives similar
to the Emerging Markets Equity Fund.
LOOMIS, SAYLES & CO., L.P. (Bond Fund)
One Financial Center
Boston, Massachusetts 02111
Loomis, Sayles & Co., L.P. ("Loomis") was founded in 1926.
Its sole general partner, Loomis, Sayles & Company, Inc., is a
special purpose corporation that is an indirect wholly-owned
subsidiary of Nvest Companies, L.P. ("Nvest Companies"). Nvest
Companies' managing general partner, Nvest Corporation, is a
direct wholly-owned subsidiary of Metropolitan Life Insurance
Company ("Met Life"), a mutual life insurance company. Nvest
Companies' advising general partner, Nvest L.P., is a publicly-
traded company listed on the New York Stock Exchange. Nvest
Corporation is the sole general partner of Nvest L.P. As of
December 31, 1998, Loomis' assets under management were
approximately $70.7 billion.
The name and principal occupation of the directors and
principal executive officers of Loomis are set forth below. The
address of each is that of Loomis.
Name Position
Loomis acts as an investment adviser to the following
investment companies with investment objectives similar to the
Bond Fund:
Net Assets of Fund Annual
Funds as of 3/31/99 Fee Rate (Basis Points)
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STANDISH, AYER & WOOD, INC. (Short and Intermediate Bond Fund)
One Financial Center, Suite 26
Boston, Massachusetts 02111
Standish, Ayer & Wood, Inc. ("Standish") was founded in 1933
and is a privately owned corporation with 24 directors. As of
December 31, 1998, Standish had more than $46.2 billion in assets
under management. Standish acts as investment adviser to
Managers Intermediate Mortgage Fund, another investment portfolio
of the Trust.
The name and principal occupation of the directors and
principal executive officers of Standish are set forth below.
The address of each is that of Standish.
Name Position
Edward H. Ladd Chairman and Managing Director
George W. Noyes Chief Executive Officer, President and Managing
Director
Caleb F. Aldrich Managing Director and Vice President
Davis B. Clayson Director and Vice President
Dolores S. Driscoll Managing Director and Vice President
Richard C. Doll Director and Vice President
Maria D. Furman Managing Director and Vice President
Richard S. Wood Managing Director, Vice President and Secretary
Nicholas S. Battelle Director and Vice President
David H. Cameron Director and Vice President
Karen K. Chandor Director and Vice President
James E. Hollis III Director and Vice President
Laurence A. Manchester Director and Vice President
Arthur A. Parker Director and Vice President
Howard B. Rubin Director and Vice President
Austin C. Smith Director and Vice President
W. Charles Cook Director and Vice President
Joseph M. Corrado Director and Vice President
Mark A. Flaherty Director and Vice President
Raymond J. Kubiak Director and Vice President
Thomas P. Sorbo Director and Vice President
David C. Stuehr Director and Vice President
Michael W. Thompson Director and Vice President
Ralph S. Tate Managing Director and Vice President
Standish acts as an investment adviser to the following
investment company with investment objectives similar to the
Short and Intermediate Bond Fund:
Net Assets of Fund Annual
Fund as of 3/31/99 Fee Rate (Basis Points)
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Managers Intermediate Mortgage $11,831,303 0.20%
ROGGE GLOBAL PARTNERS, PLC (Global Bond Fund)
Sion Hill, 56 Victoria Embankment
London, England EC4Y 0DZ
Rogge Global Partners, plc ("Rogge") was founded in 1984 and
is owned by United Asset Management, a public company. UAM is
located at One International Place, Boston, Massachusetts 02110.
As of December 31, 1998, Rogge's assets under management were
approximately $5.6 billion.
The name and principal occupation of the directors and
principal executive officers of Rogge are set forth below. The
address of each is that of Rogge.
Name Position
Rogge acts as an investment adviser to the following
investment companY with investment objectives similar to the
Global Bond Fund:
Net Assets of Fund Annual
Funds as of 3/31/99 Fee Rate (Basis Points)
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Board of Trustees' Recommendation
At an in-person meeting held on January 13, 1999, the
Trustees approved, effective as of the date of the closing of the
transaction with AMG, the New Sub-Advisory Agreements. In
connection with this approval, the Trustees considered that the
terms of the transaction did not contemplate any changes in the
overall form of the Sub-Advisory Agreement, (ii) the advisory
fees payable and services to be provided thereunder, or (iii) any
Fund's objectives and policies.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Other Matters
The Manager, located at 40 Richards Avenue, Norwalk,
Connecticut 06854, serves as investment manager, principal
underwriter and administrator of the Trust.
To the knowledge of the Trust, as of May ___, 1999, no
individual person beneficially owned more than 5% of any Fund's
outstanding shares.
As of May __, 1999, the Trustees and Officers of the Trust
as a group owned less than 1% of the outstanding shares of each
of the Funds.
Affiliated Brokers
As of May ___, 1999, the Sub-Advisers, their affiliated
broker-dealers and the commissions paid by the respective Fund
for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1998 are set forth below:
Amount Paid to
Broker
Sub-Adviser Affiliated Broker By Fund as of 12/31/99
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Scudder Gruntal Securities
GMS
Zurich Capital Markets
Liberty Goldman, Sachs & Co.
Pilgrim PBHG Fund Distributors
Lazard Lazard Freres & Co. LLC
King Street State Street Brokerage Services, Inc.
Loomis Loomis, Sayles Distributors, L.P.
The Trust is not required to hold annual meetings of
shareholders and, therefore, it cannot be determined when the
next meeting of shareholders will be held. Shareholder proposals
to be considered for inclusion in the proxy statement for the
next meeting of shareholders must be submitted a reasonable time
before the proxy statement is mailed. Whether a proposal
submitted will be included in the proxy statement will be
determined in accordance with applicable state and federal law.
Copies of the most recent annual and semi-annual reports are
available without charge. To obtain a copy, call or write the
Manager, at 40 Richards Avenue, Norwalk, CT 06854, (800) 835-
3879.
By Order of the Trustees,
/s/Donald S. Rumery
DONALD S. RUMERY
Secretary
Dated: June ___, 1999
Exhibit A
[Marked to Show Changes]
SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENT
SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENT
Attention:
RE: Sub-Advisory Agreement
The Managers ___________ Fund (the "Fund") is a series of a
Massachusetts business trust (the "Trust") that is registered as
an investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940,
as amended, (the "Act"), and subject to the rules and regulations
promulgated thereunder.
The Managers Funds LLC (the "Manager") acts as the manager and
administrator of the Trust pursuant to the terms of a Management
Agreement with the Trust. The Manager is responsible for the day-
to-day management and administration of the Fund and the
coordination of investment of the Fund's assets. However,
pursuant to the terms of the Management Agreement, specific
portfolio purchases and sales for the Fund's investment
portfolios or a portion thereof, are to be made by advisory
organizations recommended by the Manager and approved by the
Trustees of the Trust.
1. Appointment as a Sub-Adviser. The Manager, being duly
authorized, hereby appoints and employs ________________ ("Sub-
Adviser") as a discretionary asset manager, on the terms and
conditions set forth herein, of those assets of the Fund which
the Manager determines to allocate to the Sub-Adviser (those
assets being referred to as the "Fund Account"). The Manager
may, from time to time, with the consent of the Sub-Adviser, make
additions to the Fund Account and may, from time to time, make
withdrawals of any or all of the assets in the Fund Account.
2. Portfolio Management Duties.
(a) Subject to the supervision of the Manager and of
the Trustees of the Trust, the Sub-Adviser shall manage
the composition of the Fund Account, including the
purchase, retention and disposition thereof, in
accordance with the Fund's investment objectives,
policies and restrictions as stated in the Fund's
Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information
(such Prospectus and Statement of Additional
Information for the Fund as currently in effect and as
amended or supplemented in writing from time to time,
being herein called the "Prospectus").
(b) The Sub-Adviser shall maintain such books and
records pursuant to Rule 31a-1 under the Act and Rule
204-2 under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as
amended (the "Advisers Act"), with respect to the Fund
Account as shall be specified by the Manager from time
to time, and shall maintain such books and records for
the periods specified in the rules under the Act or the
Advisers Act. In accordance with Rule 31a-3 under the
Act, the Sub-Adviser agrees that all records under the
Act shall be the property of the Trust.
(c) The Sub-Adviser shall provide the Trust's
Custodian, and the Manager on each business day with
information relating to all transactions concerning the
Fund Account. In addition, the Sub-Adviser shall be
responsive to requests from the Manager or the Trust's
Custodian for assistance in obtaining price sources for
securities held in the Fund Account, as well as for
periodically reviewing the prices of the securities
assigned by the Manager or the Trust's Custodian for
reasonableness and advising the Manager should any such
prices appear to be incorrect.
(d) The Sub-Adviser agrees to maintain adequate
compliance procedures to ensure its compliance with the
1940 Act, the Advisers Act and other applicable federal
and state regulations, and review information provided
by the Manager to assist the Manager in its compliance
review program.
(e) The Sub-Adviser agrees to maintain an appropriate
level of errors and omissions or professional liability
insurance coverage.
3. Allocation of Brokerage. The Sub-Adviser shall have
authority and discretion to select brokers, dealers and futures
commission merchants to execute portfolio transactions initiated
by the Sub-Adviser, and for the selection of the markets on or in
which the transactions will be executed.
(a) In doing so, the Sub-Adviser's primary
responsibility shall be to obtain the best net price
and execution for the Fund. However, this
responsibility shall not be deemed to obligate the Sub-
Adviser to solicit competitive bids for each
transaction, and the Sub-Adviser shall have no
obligation to seek the lowest available commission cost
to the Fund, so long as the Sub-Adviser determines that
the broker, dealer or futures commission merchant is
able to obtain the best net price and execution for the
particular transaction taking into account all factors
the Sub-Adviser deems relevant, including, but not
limited to, the breadth of the market in the security
or commodity, the price, the financial condition and
execution capability of the broker, dealer or futures
commission merchant and the reasonableness of any
commission for the specific transaction and on a
continuing basis. The Sub-Adviser may consider the
brokerage and research services (as defined in Section
28(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended) made available by the broker to the Sub-
Adviser viewed in terms of either that particular
transaction or of the Sub-Adviser's overall
responsibilities with respect to its clients, including
the Fund, as to which the Sub-Adviser exercises
investment discretion, notwithstanding that the Fund
may not be the direct or exclusive beneficiary of any
such services or that another broker may be willing to
charge the Fund a lower commission on the particular
transaction.
(b) The Manager shall have the right to request that
specified transactions giving rise to brokerage
commissions, in an amount to be agreed upon by the
Manager and the Sub-Adviser, shall be executed by
brokers and dealers that provide brokerage or research
services to the Fund or the Manager, or as to which an
on-going relationship will be of value to the Fund in
the management of its assets, which services and
relationship may, but need not, be of direct benefit to
the Fund Account, so long as (i) the Manager determines
that the broker or dealer is able to obtain the best
net price and execution on a particular transaction and
(ii) the Manager determines that the commission cost is
reasonable in relation to the total quality and
reliability of the brokerage and research services made
available to the Fund or to the Manager for the benefit
of its clients for which it exercises investment
discretion, notwithstanding that the Fund Account may
not be the direct or exclusive beneficiary of any such
service or that another broker may be willing to charge
the Fund a lower commission on the particular
transaction.
(c) The Sub-Adviser agrees that it will not execute
any portfolio transactions with a broker, dealer or
futures commission merchant which is an "affiliated
person" (as defined in the Act) of the Trust or of the
Manager or of any Sub-Adviser for the Trust except in
accordance with procedures adopted by the Trustees.
The Manager agrees that it will provide the Sub-Adviser
with a list of brokers and dealers which are
"affiliated persons" of the Trust, the Manager or the
Trust's Sub-Advisers.
4. Information Provided to the Manager and the Trust and to the
Sub-Adviser
(a) The Sub-Adviser agrees that it will make available
to the Manager and the Trust promptly upon their
request copies of all of its investment records and
ledgers with respect to the Fund Account to assist the
Manager and the Trust in monitoring compliance with the
Act, the Advisers Act, and other applicable laws. The
Sub-Adviser will furnish the Trust's Board of Trustees
with such periodic and special reports with respect to
the Fund Account as the Manager or the Board of
Trustees may reasonably request.
(b) The Sub-Adviser agrees that it will notify the
Manager and the Trust in the event that the Sub-Adviser
or any of its affiliates: (i) becomes subject to a
statutory disqualification that prevents the Sub-
Adviser from serving as investment adviser pursuant to
this Agreement; or (ii) is or expects to become the
subject of an administrative proceeding or enforcement
action by the Securities and Exchange Commission or
other regulatory authority. Notification of an event
within (i) shall be given immediately; notification of
an event within (ii) shall be given promptly. The Sub-
Adviser has provided the information about itself set
forth in the Registration Statement and has reviewed
the description of its operations, duties and
responsibilities as stated therein and acknowledges
that they are true and correct in all material respects
and contain no material misstatement or omission, and
it further agrees to notify the Manager immediately of
any fact known to the Sub-Adviser respecting or
relating to the Sub-Adviser that causes any statement
in the Prospectus to become untrue or misleading in any
material respect or that causes the Prospectus to omit
to state a material fact.
(c) The Sub-Adviser represents that it is an
investment adviser registered under the Advisers Act
and other applicable laws and that the statements
contained in the Sub-Adviser's registration under the
Advisers Act on Form ADV as of the date hereof, are
true and correct and do not omit to state any material
fact required to be stated therein or necessary in
order to make the statements therein not misleading.
The Sub-Adviser agrees to maintain the completeness and
accuracy in all material respects of its registration
on Form ADV in accordance with all legal requirements
relating to that Form. The Sub-Adviser acknowledges
that it is an "investment adviser" to the Fund within
the meaning of the Act and the Advisers Act.
5. Compensation. The compensation of the Sub-Adviser for its
services under this Agreement shall be calculated and paid by the
Manager in accordance with the attached Schedule A. Pursuant to
the provisions of the Management Agreement between the Trust and
the Manager, the Manager is solely responsible for the payment of
fees to the Sub-Adviser, and the Sub-Adviser agrees to seek
payment of its fees solely from the Manager and not from the
Trust or the Fund.
6. Other Investment Activities of the Sub-Adviser. The Manager
acknowledges that the Sub-Adviser or one or more of its
affiliates may have investment responsibilities or render
investment advice to or perform other investment advisory
services for other individuals or entities ("Affiliated
Accounts"). The Manager agrees that the Sub-Adviser or its
affiliates may give advice or exercise investment responsibility
and take such other action with respect to other Affiliated
Accounts which may differ from the advice given or the timing or
nature of action taken with respect to the Fund Account, provided
that the Sub-Adviser acts in good faith and provided further,
that it is the Sub-Adviser's policy to allocate, within its
reasonable discretion, investment opportunities to the Fund
Account over a period of time on a fair and equitable basis
relative to the Affiliated Accounts, taking into account the
investment objectives and policies of the Fund and any specific
investment restrictions applicable thereto. The Manager
acknowledges that one or more of the Affiliated Accounts may at
any time hold, acquire, increase, decrease, dispose or otherwise
deal with positions in investments in which the Fund Account may
have an interest from time to time, whether in transactions which
involve the Fund Account or otherwise. The Sub-Adviser shall
have no obligation to acquire for the Fund Account a position in
any investment which any Affiliated Account may acquire, and the
Fund shall have no first refusal, co-investment or other rights
in respect of any such investment, either for the Fund Account or
otherwise.
7. Standard of Care. The Sub-Adviser shall exercise its best
judgment in rendering the services provided by it under this
Agreement. The Sub-Adviser shall not be liable for any act or
omission, error of judgment or mistake of law or for any loss
suffered by the Manager or the Trust in connection with the
matters to which this Agreement relates, provided that nothing in
this Agreement shall be deemed to protect or purport to protect
the Sub-Adviser against any liability to the Manager or the Trust
or to holders of the Trust's shares representing interests in the
Fund to which the Sub-Adviser would otherwise be subject by
reason of willful malfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence on
its part in the performance of its duties or by reason of the Sub-
Adviser's reckless disregard of its obligations and duties under
this Agreement.
8. Assignment. This Agreement shall terminate automatically in
the event of its assignment (as defined in the Act and in the
rules adopted under the Act). The Sub-Adviser shall notify the
Trust in writing sufficiently in advance of any proposed change
of control, as defined in Section 2(a)(9) of the Act, as will
enable the Trust to consider whether an assignment under the Act
will occur, and to take the steps necessary to enter into a new
contract with the Sub-Adviser or such other steps as the Board of
Trustees may deem appropriate.
9. Amendment. This Agreement may be amended at any time, but
only by written agreement between the Sub-Adviser and the
Manager, which amendment is subject to the approval of the
Trustees and the shareholders of the Trust in the manner required
by the Act.
10. Effective Date; Term. This Agreement shall become effective
on April 1, 1999 and shall continue in effect for a term of two
years from that date. Thereafter, the Agreement shall continue
in effect only so long as its continuance has been specifically
approved at least annually by the Trustees, or the shareholders
of the Fund in the manner required by the Act. The aforesaid
requirement shall be construed in a manner consistent with the
Act and the rules and regulations thereunder.
11. Termination. This Agreement may be terminated by (i) the
Manager at anytime without penalty, upon notice to the Sub-
Adviser and the Trust, (ii) at any time without penalty by the
Trust or by vote of a majority of the outstanding voting
securities of the Fund (as defined in the Act) on notice to the
Sub-Adviser or (iii) by the Sub-Adviser at any time without
penalty, upon thirty (30) days' written notice to the Manager and
the Trust.
12. Severability. If any provision of this Agreement shall be
held or made invalid by a court decision, statute, rule, or
otherwise, the remainder of this Agreement shall not be affected
thereby but shall continue in full force and effect.
13. Applicable Law. The provisions of this Agreement shall be
construed in a manner consistent with the requirements of the Act
and the rules and regulations thereunder. To the extent that
state law is not preempted by the provisions of any law of the
United States heretofore or hereafter enacted, as the same may be
amended from time to time, this Agreement shall be administered,
construed, and enforced according to the laws of the State of
Connecticut.
THE MANAGERS FUNDS LLC
BY:
Its:
DATE:
ACCEPTED:
BY:
Its:
DATE:
Acknowledged:
THE MANAGERS FUNDS
BY:
Its:
DATE:
SCHEDULES: A. Fee Schedule.
SCHEDULE A
SUB-ADVISER FEE
For services provided to the Fund Account, The Managers Funds LLC
will pay a base quarterly fee for each calendar quarter at an
annual rate of ___% of average net assets in the Fund account
during the quarter. Average assets shall be determined using the
average daily assets in the Fund account during the quarter. The
fee shall be pro-rated for any calendar quarter during which the
contract is in effect for only a portion of the quarter.
