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Section 240.14a-12
.... Dean Witter European Growth Fund Inc. . . . . . . . . . . .
Dean Witter International SmallCap Fund
Dean Witter Japan Fund
Dean Witter Pacific Growth Fund Inc.
Dean Witter World Wide Investment Trust
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PRELIMINARY PROXY
FOR INFORMATION OF SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ONLY
DEAN WITTER EUROPEAN GROWTH FUND INC.
DEAN WITTER INTERNATIONAL SMALLCAP FUND
DEAN WITTER JAPAN FUND
DEAN WITTER PACIFIC GROWTH FUND INC.
DEAN WITTER WORLD WIDE INVESTMENT TRUST
NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETINGS OF SHAREHOLDERS
TO BE HELD MAY 2, 1997
Notice is hereby given that Special Meetings of Shareholders of each Dean
Witter Fund listed above (each, a "Fund" and collectively, the "Funds") will
be held jointly (the "Meeting") in the Career Development Room, 61st Floor, 2
World Trade Center, New York, New York 10048, on May 2, 1997, at 10:00 a.m.,
New York City time, for the following purposes:
1. For each Fund, to approve or disapprove a new Investment Management
Agreement between the Fund and Dean Witter InterCapital Inc., a
wholly-owned subsidiary of Dean Witter, Discover & Co. ("DWDC"), in
connection with the proposed merger of Morgan Stanley Group Inc. with
DWDC;
2. For each Fund, to approve or disapprove a new Sub-Advisory Agreement
between Dean Witter InterCapital Inc. and Morgan Grenfell Investment
Services Limited.
3. For each Fund, to elect ten (10) Trustees or Directors, as
applicable, to serve until their successors shall have been elected and
qualified;
4. For each Fund, to approve or disapprove a new investment policy with
respect to investments in certain other investment companies;
5. For each Fund, to ratify or reject the selection of Price Waterhouse
LLP as the Fund's independent accountants for its current fiscal year; and
6. To transact such other business as may properly come before the
Meeting or any adjournments thereof.
Shareholders of record of each Fund as of the close of business on March
12, 1997 are entitled to notice of and to vote at the Meeting. If you cannot
be present in person, your management would greatly appreciate your filling
in, signing and returning the enclosed proxy promptly in the envelope
provided for that purpose.
In the event that the necessary quorum to transact business or the vote
required to approve or reject any proposal is not obtained at the Meeting
with respect to one or more Funds, the persons named as proxies may propose
one or more adjournments of the Meeting for a total of not more than 60 days
in the aggregate, to permit further solicitation of proxies. Any such
adjournment will require the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of
the concerned Fund's shares present in person or by proxy at the Meeting. The
persons named as proxies will vote in favor of such adjournment those proxies
which they are entitled to vote in favor of Proposal 1 and will vote against
any such adjournment those proxies to be voted against that Proposal.
BARRY FINK
Secretary
March , 1997
New York, New York
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IMPORTANT
YOU CAN HELP AVOID THE NECESSITY AND EXPENSE OF SENDING FOLLOW-UP LETTERS
TO ENSURE A QUORUM BY PROMPTLY RETURNING THE ENCLOSED PROXY. IF YOU ARE
UNABLE TO BE PRESENT IN PERSON, PLEASE FILL IN, SIGN AND RETURN THE ENCLOSED
PROXY IN ORDER THAT THE NECESSARY QUORUM MAY BE REPRESENTED AT THE MEETING.
THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE REQUIRES NO POSTAGE IF MAILED IN THE UNITED STATES.
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THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF EACH FUND RECOMMENDS THAT YOU CAST YOUR VOTE:
o FOR approval of each new Investment Management Agreement.
o FOR approval of each new Sub-Advisory Agreement.
o FOR the election of all of the Trustees/Directors nominated for
election.
o FOR approval of a new investment policy for each Fund relating to
investments in certain other investment companies.
o FOR the ratification of the selection of independent public accountants
for the current fiscal year of each Fund.
YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT
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PRELIMINARY PROXY
FOR INFORMATION OF SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ONLY
DEAN WITTER EUROPEAN GROWTH FUND INC.
DEAN WITTER INTERNATIONAL SMALLCAP FUND
DEAN WITTER JAPAN FUND
DEAN WITTER PACIFIC GROWTH FUND INC.
DEAN WITTER WORLD WIDE INVESTMENT TRUST
Two World Trade Center, New York, New York 10048
JOINT PROXY STATEMENT
Special Meetings of Shareholders
May 2, 1997
This statement is furnished in connection with the solicitation of proxies
by the Board of Directors/ Trustees (the "Board" or "Trustees") of each Dean
Witter Fund listed above (each, a "Fund" and collectively, the "Funds") for
use at the Special Meetings of Shareholders of each Fund to be held jointly
on May 2, 1997 (the "Meeting"), and at any adjournments thereof. The first
mailing of this Proxy Statement is expected to be made on or about March 17,
1997.
If the enclosed form of proxy is properly executed and returned in time to
be voted at the Meeting, the proxies named therein will vote the shares
represented by the proxy in accordance with the instructions marked thereon.
Unmarked proxies will be voted for each of the nominees for election as
Trustee and in favor of Proposals 1, 2, 4 and 5 set forth in the attached
Notice of Special Meetings of Shareholders. A proxy may be revoked at any
time prior to its exercise by any of the following: written notice of
revocation to the Secretary of the Funds, execution and delivery of a later
dated proxy to the Secretary of the Funds (if returned and received in time
to be voted), or attendance and voting at the Meeting. Attendance at the
Meeting will not in and of itself revoke a proxy.
The holders of shares ("Shareholders") of record as of the close of
business on March , 1997, the record date for the determination of
Shareholders entitled to notice of and to vote at the Meeting (the "Record
Date"), are entitled to one vote for each share held and a fractional vote
for a fractional share. The table below sets forth the number of shares
outstanding for each Fund as of the Record Date. No person was known to own
as much as 5% of the outstanding shares of any of the Funds on that date. The
percentage ownership of shares of the Funds changes from time to time
depending on purchases and redemptions by Shareholders and the total number
of shares outstanding.
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<CAPTION>
NUMBER OF SHARES
OUTSTANDING AS OF
MARCH 12, 1997
NAME OF FUND (RECORD DATE)
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Dean Witter European Growth Fund Inc. ......
Dean Witter International SmallCap Fund ....
Dean Witter Japan Fund ......................
Dean Witter Pacific Growth Fund Inc. .......
Dean Witter World Wide Investment Trust ....
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The cost of soliciting proxies for the Meeting, which consists principally
of printing and mailing expenses and which is expected to be approximately
$ , will be borne by Dean Witter, Discover & Co., except that the cost
with respect to Proposal [ ] will be borne by the Funds. The cost to each
Fund of soliciting proxies is estimated to be approximately as follows: Dean
Witter European Growth Fund Inc.--$ ; Dean Witter International Small Cap
Fund--$ ; Dean Witter Japan Fund--$ ; Dean Witter Pacific Growth Fund
Inc.--$ ; Dean Witter World Wide Investment Trust--$ . The
solicitation of proxies will be by mail, which may be supplemented by
solicitation by mail, telephone or otherwise through Trustees and officers of
the Funds and officers and regular employees of certain affiliates of the
Funds, including Dean Witter InterCapital Inc., Dean Witter Trust Company,
Dean Witter Services Company Inc. and/or Dean Witter Reynolds Inc., without
special compensation. In addition, Dean Witter InterCapital Inc. may employ
First Data Corp. as proxy solicitor, the cost of which is estimated to be $
and will be borne by Dean Witter, Discover & Co. With respect to a telephone
solicitation by First Data Corp., additional expenses would include $ per
telephone vote transacted, $ per outbound telephone contact and costs
relating to obtaining Shareholders' telephone numbers.
First Data Corp. or Dean Witter Trust Company may call Shareholders to ask
if they would be willing to have their votes recorded by telephone. The
telephone voting procedure is designed to authenticate Shareholders'
identities, to allow Shareholders to authorize the voting of their shares in
accordance with their instructions and to confirm that their instructions
have been recorded properly. No recommendation will be made as to how a
Shareholder should vote on any Proposal other than to refer to the
recommendations of the Board. The Funds have been advised by counsel that
these procedures are consistent with the requirements of applicable law.
Shareholders voting by telephone will be asked for their social security
number or other identifying information and will be given an opportunity to
authorize proxies to vote their shares in accordance with their instructions.
To ensure that the Shareholders' instructions have been recorded correctly
they will receive a confirmation of their instructions in the mail. A special
toll-free number will be available in case the information contained in the
confirmation is incorrect. Although a Shareholder's vote may be taken by
telephone, each Shareholder will receive a copy of this Proxy Statement and
may vote by mail using the enclosed proxy card.
(1) APPROVAL OR DISAPPROVAL OF NEW INVESTMENT
MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT
BACKGROUND
Dean Witter InterCapital Inc. (the "Investment Manager" or "InterCapital")
currently serves as investment manager of each Fund pursuant to an investment
management agreement entered into by each Fund and InterCapital (each, a
"Current Agreement" and collectively, the "Current Agreements"), and in that
capacity provides investment advisory and certain other services to the
Funds. InterCapital is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Dean Witter, Discover &
Co. ("DWDC"). The approval of a new investment management agreement between
each Fund and InterCapital (each, a "New Agreement" and collectively, the
"New Agreements") is being sought in connection with the proposed merger of
Morgan Stanley Group Inc. ("Morgan Stanley") and DWDC (the "Merger").
INFORMATION CONCERNING MORGAN STANLEY
Morgan Stanley and various of its directly or indirectly owned
subsidiaries, including Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated ("Morgan Stanley &
Co."), a registered broker-dealer and investment adviser, and Morgan Stanley
International, are engaged in a wide range of financial services. Their
principal businesses include securities underwriting, distribution and
trading; merger, acquisition, restructuring and other corporate finance
advisory activities; merchant banking; stock brokerage and research services;
asset management; trading of futures, options, foreign exchange, commodities
and swaps (involving foreign exchange, commodities, indices and interest
rates); real estate advice, financing and investing; and global custody,
securities clearance services and securities lending.
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THE MERGER
Pursuant to the terms of the Merger, Morgan Stanley will be merged with
and into DWDC with the surviving corporation to be named Morgan Stanley, Dean
Witter, Discover & Co. Following the Merger, InterCapital will be a direct
wholly-owned subsidiary of Morgan Stanley, Dean Witter, Discover & Co.
Under the terms of the Merger, each share of Morgan Stanley common stock
will be exchanged for 1.65 shares of DWDC common stock. Following the Merger,
Morgan Stanley's shareholders will own approximately 45% and DWDC's
shareholders will own approximately 55% of the outstanding shares of common
stock of Morgan Stanley, Dean Witter, Discover & Co.
The Merger is expected to be completed in mid-1997.
The Board of Directors of Morgan Stanley, Dean Witter, Discover & Co. will
consist of fourteen members, two of which will be Morgan Stanley insiders and
two of which will be DWDC insiders. The remaining ten directors will be
outside directors, with Morgan Stanley and DWDC each designating five of the
ten. The Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Morgan Stanley, Dean Witter,
Discover & Co. will be Philip Purcell, who is the current Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer of DWDC. The President and Chief Operating Officer of
Morgan Stanley, Dean Witter, Discover & Co. will be John Mack, who is the
current President of Morgan Stanley.
The Merger is subject to certain closing conditions, including certain
regulatory approvals and the approval of shareholders of both DWDC and Morgan
Stanley.
APPROVAL OF NEW INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AGREEMENTS
In order to assure continuity of investment management services to each
Fund after the Merger, the Board of each Fund met in person for the purpose
of considering whether it would be in the best interests of each Fund and its
Shareholders to enter into a New Agreement between each Fund and the
Investment Manager which would become effective upon the later of Shareholder
approval of the New Agreement or consummation of the Merger. At its meetings,
and for the reasons discussed below (see "The Board's Consideration"), the
Board of each Fund, including all of the Trustees who are not "interested
persons," as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the
"1940 Act"), of the Investment Manager (the "Independent Trustees"),
unanimously approved the New Agreements and recommended their respective
approval by Shareholders.
THE TERMS OF EACH NEW AGREEMENT, INCLUDING FEES PAYABLE BY A FUND
THEREUNDER, ARE IDENTICAL, IN ALL MATERIAL RESPECTS, TO THOSE OF THE
CORRESPONDING CURRENT AGREEMENT, EXCEPT FOR THE DATES OF EFFECTIVENESS AND
TERMINATION. The terms of the Current Agreements are fully described under
"The Current Investment Management Agreements" below. If approved by
Shareholders, each New Agreement will continue in effect for an initial term
expiring April 30, 1999. Each New Agreement will be continued in effect from
year to year thereafter if each such continuance is approved by the Board or
by a majority of the outstanding voting securities (as defined below) of the
Fund and, in either event, by the vote cast in person of a majority of the
Independent Trustees. In the event that Shareholders of a Fund do not approve
a New Agreement, the Current Agreement will remain in effect and the Board
will take such action, if any, as it deems to be in the best interests of the
concerned Fund and its Shareholders, which may include proposing that
Shareholders approve an agreement in lieu of the New Agreement. In the event
that the Merger is not consummated, the Investment Manager will continue to
provide services to the Funds in accordance with the terms of the Current
Agreements for such periods as may be approved at least annually by the
Board, including a majority of the Independent Trustees.
REQUIRED VOTE
Each New Agreement cannot be implemented unless approved at the Meeting,
or any adjournment thereof, by a majority of the outstanding voting
securities of the respective Fund. Such a majority means the
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affirmative vote of the holders of (a) 67% or more of the shares of the
respective Fund present, in person or by proxy, at the Meeting, if the
holders of more than 50% of the outstanding shares are so present, or (b)
more than 50% of the outstanding shares of the respective Fund, whichever is
less.
THE BOARD OF EACH FUND UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS THAT SHAREHOLDERS VOTE FOR
APPROVAL OF THE NEW INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT.
THE BOARD'S CONSIDERATION
At a special meeting of the Committee of the Independent Trustees of the
Funds held on February 20, 1997, at which each of the Independent Trustees of
the Funds was present, and a meeting of the full Board on February 21, 1997,
the Trustees evaluated each of the New Agreements (the form of which is
attached hereto as Appendix A). Prior to and during the meetings, the
Independent Trustees requested and received all information they deemed
necessary to enable them to determine whether each of the New Agreements is
in the best interests of the respective Fund and its Shareholders. They were
assisted in their review and deliberations by independent legal counsel. In
determining whether to approve the New Agreements, the Trustees assessed the
implications of the Merger for the Investment Manager and its ability to
continue to provide services to the Funds of the same scope and quality as
are presently provided. In particular, the Trustees inquired as to the impact
of the Merger on the Investment Manager's personnel, management, facilities
and financial capabilities, and received assurances in this regard from
senior management of DWDC and the Investment Manager that the Merger would
not adversely affect the Investment Manager's ability to fulfill its
obligations under its respective agreements with the Funds or to operate its
business in a manner consistent with past practices. In addition, the
Trustees considered the effects of the Investment Manager and Morgan Stanley
becoming affiliated persons of each other. Following the Merger, the 1940 Act
will prohibit or impose certain conditions on the ability of the Funds to
engage in certain transactions with Morgan Stanley and its affiliates. For
example, absent exemptive relief, the Funds will be prohibited from
purchasing securities from Morgan Stanley & Co., a wholly-owned broker-dealer
subsidiary of Morgan Stanley, in transactions in which Morgan Stanley & Co.
acts as principal, and the Funds will have to satisfy certain conditions in
order to engage in securities transactions in which Morgan Stanley & Co. acts
as broker or to purchase securities in an underwritten offering in which
Morgan Stanley & Co. acts as an underwriter. In this connection, senior
management of the Investment Manager represented to the Trustees that they do
not believe these prohibitions or conditions will have a material effect on
the management or performance of the Funds.
The Trustees also considered that each New Agreement is identical, in all
material respects, to the corresponding Current Agreement (other than the
dates of effectiveness and termination).
Based upon the Trustees' review and the evaluations of the materials they
received, and after consideration of all factors deemed relevant to them, the
Trustees of each Fund, including all of the Independent Trustees, determined
that each of the New Agreements is in the best interests of each respective
Fund and its Shareholders. ACCORDINGLY, THE BOARD OF EACH FUND, INCLUDING ALL
OF THE INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES, APPROVED EACH NEW AGREEMENT AND VOTED TO
RECOMMEND APPROVAL BY SHAREHOLDERS OF EACH FUND.
THE CURRENT INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AGREEMENTS
Each of the Current Agreements provides that the Investment Manager shall
obtain and evaluate such information and advice relating to the economy and
securities and commodities markets as it deems necessary or useful to
discharge its duties under the respective Current Agreements, and that it
shall continuously supervise the management of the assets of each Fund in a
manner consistent with the investment objectives and policies of that Fund
and subject to such other limitations and directions as the Board may, from
time to time, prescribe.
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The Investment Manager pays the compensation of the officers of the Funds
and provides the Funds with office space and equipment, and clerical and
bookkeeping services and telephone service, heat, light, power and other
utilities. The Investment Manager also pays for the services of personnel in
connection with the pricing of the Fund's shares and the preparation of
prospectuses, statements of additional information, proxy statements and
reports required to be filed with federal and state securities commissions
(except insofar as the participation or assistance of independent accountants
and attorneys is, in the opinion of the Investment Manager, necessary or
desirable). In return for its services and the expenses the Investment
Manager assumes under the Current Agreements, each Fund pays the Investment
Manager compensation which is accrued daily and payable monthly and which is
set forth in the table below.
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MANAGEMENT FEE PAID
LAST FISCAL DURING FUND'S NET ASSETS AS OF END OF
FUND MANAGEMENT FEE RATE YEAR END LAST FISCAL YEAR/PERIOD FISCAL YEAR/PERIOD
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Dean Witter European
Growth Fund Inc. .... 1.0% of daily net assets 10/31/96 $ 9,903,670 $1,227,849,960
up to $500 million and
0.95% of daily net
assets over
$500 million
Dean Witter
International
SmallCap Fund ........ 1.25% of daily net 5/31/96 1,410,200 145,254,371
assets
Dean Witter Japan Fund 1.0% of daily net assets 5/31/96 99,890(1) 273,544,248
Dean Witter Pacific
Growth Fund .......... 1.0% of daily net assets 10/31/96 16,242,482 1,624,467,880
up to $1 billion and
0.95% of daily net
assets over $1 billion
Dean Witter World Wide
Investment Trust .... 1.0% of daily net assets 3/31/96 5,134,018(2) 519,988,222
up to $500 million
and 0.95% of daily
net assets over
$500 million
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(1) For the period April 26, 1996 (commencement of operations) through May
31, 1996.
(2) Prior to August 1995, Dean Witter World Wide Investment Trust was
advised by InterCapital and two other investment advisers who each
received a portion of the management fee during the period April 1,
1995 through July 31, 1995. Thereafter, InterCapital entered into two
sub-advisory agreements effective August 1, 1995, as described in
Proposal 2 hereof.
Under the Current Agreements, each Fund is obligated to bear all of the
costs and expenses of its operation, except those specifically assumed by the
Investment Manager or Dean Witter Distributors Inc. ("Distributors" or the
"Distributor"), the Funds' Distributor, including, without limitation: fees
pursuant to any plan of distribution that each Fund may adopt; charges and
expenses of any registrar, custodian or depository appointed by each Fund for
the safekeeping of its cash, portfolio securities or commodities and other
property, and any stock transfer or dividend agent or agents appointed by
each Fund; brokers' commissions chargeable to each Fund in connection with
portfolio securities transactions to which the Fund is a party; all taxes,
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including securities or commodities issuance and transfer taxes, and
corporate fees payable by each Fund to federal, state or other governmental
agencies; costs and expenses of engraving or printing of certificates
representing shares of each Fund; all costs and expenses in connection with
registration and maintenance of registration of each Fund and of its shares
with the Securities and Exchange Commission and various states and other
jurisdictions (including filing fees and legal fees and disbursements of
counsel); the cost and expense of printing, including typesetting, and
distributing prospectuses of each Fund to its Shareholders; all expenses of
Shareholders' and Trustees' meetings and of preparing, printing and mailing
proxy statements and reports to Shareholders; fees and travel expenses of
Trustees or members of any advisory board or committee who are not employees
of the Investment Manager or any corporate affiliate of the Investment
Manager; all expenses incident to the payment of any dividend, distribution,
withdrawal or redemption, whether in shares or in cash; charges and expenses
of any outside service used for the pricing of each Fund's shares; charges
and expenses of legal counsel, including counsel to the Independent Trustees
of the Funds, and independent accountants in connection with any matter
relating to each Fund (not including compensation or expenses of attorneys
employed by the Investment Manager); association dues; interest payable on
each Fund's borrowings; postage; insurance premiums on property or personnel
(including officers and Trustees) of each Fund which inure to the Fund's
benefit; extraordinary expenses (including, but not limited to, legal claims
and liabilities and litigation costs and any indemnification related
thereto); and all other charges and costs of each Fund's operations unless
otherwise explicitly provided in the respective Current Agreements.
The administrative services called for under the Current Agreements are
performed by Dean Witter Services Company Inc. ("DWSC"), a wholly-owned
subsidiary of InterCapital.
The table below sets forth the dates each Current Agreement was first
approved by the Board and last approved by the appropriate Shareholders:
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DATE CURRENT AGREEMENT
WAS FIRST APPROVED BY THE DATE OF LAST SHAREHOLDER
BOARD (INCLUDING A MAJORITY APPROVAL OF CURRENT
NAME OF FUND OF INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES) AGREEMENT
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Dean Witter European Growth Fund Inc. ...... October 30, 1992 January 12, 1993
Dean Witter International SmallCap Fund .... May 10, 1994 June 2, 1994
Dean Witter Japan Fund ...................... February 15, 1996 February 28, 1996
Dean Witter Pacific Growth Fund ............. October 30, 1992 January 12, 1993
Dean Witter World Wide Investment Trust .... July 26, 1995 October 31, 1995
</TABLE>
After its respective initial term, each Current Agreement continues in
effect from year to year thereafter, provided that each such continuance is
approved by the vote of a majority, as defined by the 1940 Act, of the
outstanding voting securities of each Fund or by the Trustees, and, in either
event, by the vote cast in person by a majority of the Independent Trustees
at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such approval. Each Current
Agreement whose initial term expired prior to the date of this Proxy
Statement has been continued in effect from year to year by action of the
Board, including the Independent Trustees. Prior to the Board's February 21,
1997 meeting, the most recent approval occurred at a meeting of the Board
held on April 17, 1996.
Each Current Agreement also provides that it may be terminated at any time
by the Investment Manager, the Trustees or by a vote of a majority of the
outstanding voting securities of the applicable Fund, in each instance
without the payment of any penalty, on thirty days' notice, and provides for
its automatic termination in the event of its assignment.
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THE INVESTMENT MANAGER
Dean Witter InterCapital Inc. is each Fund's investment manager.
InterCapital maintains its offices at Two World Trade Center, New York, New
York 10048. InterCapital, which was incorporated in July 1992, is a
wholly-owned subsidiary of DWDC, a balanced financial services organization
providing a broad range of nationally marketed credit and investment
products.
The Principal Executive Officer and Directors of InterCapital, and their
principal occupations, are:
Philip J. Purcell, Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive
Officer of DWDC and Dean Witter Reynolds Inc. ("DWR") and Director of
InterCapital, DWSC and Distributors; Richard M. DeMartini, President and
Chief Operating Officer of Dean Witter Capital, Executive Vice President of
DWDC and Director of DWR, Distributors, InterCapital, DWSC and Dean Witter
Trust Company ("DWTC") ; James F. Higgins, President and Chief Operating
Officer of Dean Witter Financial, Executive Vice President of DWDC and
Director of DWR, Distributors, InterCapital, DWSC and DWTC; Charles A.
Fiumefreddo, Executive Vice President and Director of DWR and Chairman of the
Board of Directors, Chief Executive Officer and Director of InterCapital,
DWSC and Distributors and Chairman of the Board of Directors and Director of
DWTC; Christine A. Edwards, Executive Vice President, Secretary and General
Counsel of DWDC, Executive Vice President, Secretary, General Counsel and
Director of DWR, Executive Vice President, Secretary, Chief Legal Officer and
Director of Distributors, and Director of InterCapital and DWSC; and Thomas
C. Schneider, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of DWDC
and Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Director of DWR,
Distributors, InterCapital and DWSC.
The business address of the foregoing Directors and Executive Officer is
Two World Trade Center, New York, New York 10048. DWDC has its offices at Two
World Trade Center, New York, New York 10048.
InterCapital and its wholly-owned subsidiary, DWSC, serve in various
investment management, advisory, management and administrative capacities to
investment companies and pension plans and other institutional and individual
investors. Appendix B lists the investment companies for which InterCapital
provides investment management or investment advisory services and which have
similar investment objectives to those of the Funds and sets forth the fees
payable to InterCapital by such companies, including the Funds, and their net
assets as of March , 1997.
Dean Witter Distributors Inc. acts as the Funds' Distributor. Like
InterCapital, the Distributor is a wholly-owned subsidiary of DWDC. Pursuant
to each Fund's Rule 12b-1 plan, each Fund pays the Distributor 12b-1 fees for
distribution related services. DWTC, an affiliate of InterCapital, serves as
transfer agent of the Funds. The table below sets forth for each Fund the
distribution fees paid to the Distributor and the transfer agency fees paid
to DWTC during the Fund's last fiscal year or fiscal period, as applicable:
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DISTRIBUTION FEES PAID
TO THE DISTRIBUTOR TRANSFER AGENT FEES PAID TO
FUND DURING LAST FISCAL YEAR/PERIOD DWTC DURING LAST FISCAL YEAR/PERIOD
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Dean Witter European Growth Fund Inc. .. $ 9,213,394 $1,347,660
Dean Witter International SmallCap Fund 1,128,160 211,940
Dean Witter Japan Fund .................. 249,726 52,767
Dean Witter Pacific Growth Fund Inc. ... 16,571,035 2,635,718
Dean Witter World Wide Investment Trust 5,141,595 1,096,235
</TABLE>
Once the Merger is consummated and the New Agreements are approved, the
Distributor and DWTC fully intend to continue to provide, respectively, the
same services to the Funds as are currently being provided.
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The following table sets forth information as to the allocation of
brokerage commissions by the Funds, during their respective last fiscal year
or fiscal period, as applicable, paid to DWR, which is an affiliated person
of the Funds because DWR and InterCapital are under the common control of
DWDC:
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PERCENTAGE OF AGGREGATE
BROKERAGE COMMISSIONS BROKERAGE
PAID TO DWR FOR LAST COMMISSIONS
NAME OF FUND FISCAL YEAR/PERIOD FOR LAST FISCAL YEAR/PERIOD
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Dean Witter European Growth Fund Inc. ...... $ None N/A%
Dean Witter International SmallCap Fund .... None N/A
Dean Witter Japan Fund ...................... [ ] [ ]
Dean Witter Pacific Growth Fund Inc. ....... None N/A
Dean Witter World Wide Investment Trust .... 69,800 2.61
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(2) APPROVAL OR DISAPPROVAL OF NEW SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENTS
BETWEEN THE INVESTMENT MANAGER AND MORGAN GRENFELL INVESTMENT
SERVICES LIMITED.
The Investment Manager has entered into Sub-Advisory Agreements (each, a
"Current Sub-Advisory Agreement" and collectively, the "Current Sub-Advisory
Agreements") with Morgan Grenfell Investment Services Limited (the
"Sub-Adviser") respecting each of the Funds. Pursuant to each Current
Sub-Advisory Agreement, the Sub-Adviser, subject to the supervision of the
Investment Manager and the Trustees, continuously furnishes investment advice
concerning individual security selections, asset allocations and overall
economic trends for the Funds.
At its meeting on February 21, 1997, the Board, including a majority of
the Independent Trustees, unanimously approved new sub-advisory agreements
respecting each Fund (each, a "New Sub-Advisory Agreement" and collectively,
the "New Sub-Advisory Agreements") and recommended that such agreements be
submitted to Shareholders for their approval or disapproval, to take effect
upon the later of Shareholder approval of the New Sub-Advisory Agreements or
consummation of the Merger, for an initial term expiring April 30, 1999. Each
New Sub-Advisory Agreement may be continued from year to year thereafter if
each such continuance is approved by the Board or by a majority of the
outstanding voting securities of the respective Fund (as defined below under
"Required Vote") and, in either event, by a vote cast in person of a majority
of the Independent Trustees. EACH NEW SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENT IS IDENTICAL, IN
ALL MATERIAL RESPECTS, TO THE CORRESPONDING CURRENT SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENT,
EXCEPT FOR THE DATES OF EFFECTIVENESS AND TERMINATION. The terms of the
Current Sub-Advisory Agreements are fully described under "The Current
Sub-Advisory Agreements" below. A form of the New Sub-Advisory Agreements is
attached hereto as Appendix C.
Each New Sub-Advisory Agreement cannot be implemented unless approved at
the Meeting by a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the
respective Fund (as defined below). In the event that Shareholders of a Fund
do not approve the New Sub-Advisory Agreement applicable to that Fund, the
corresponding Current Sub-Advisory Agreement will remain in effect and the
Board will take such action as it deems to be in the best interests of the
concerned Fund and its respective Shareholders, which may include proposing
that Shareholders approve an agreement in lieu of the New Sub-Advisory
Agreement. In the event the Merger is not consummated, the Sub-Adviser will
continue to provide services to the Funds in accordance with the terms of the
respective Current Sub-Advisory Agreements for such periods as may be
approved at least annually by the Board, including a majority of the
Independent Trustees. Each New Sub-Advisory Agreement will not be implemented
unless Proposal 1 is also approved by the applicable Shareholders.
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In considering whether to approve each New Sub-Advisory Agreement, the
Board considered all materials and information deemed relevant to such
determination. Among other things, the Board considered the nature and scope
of services to be rendered under each agreement, the quality of the services
and personnel of the Sub-Adviser and the appropriateness of the fees that are
paid under each New Sub-Advisory Agreement. The Board, in particular, noted
that the terms of each New Sub-Advisory Agreement including fees payable
thereunder are identical, in all material respects, to those of the
corresponding Current Sub-Advisory Agreement, except for the dates of
effectiveness and expiration. Based upon its review, the Board, including all
of the Independent Trustees, determined that the approval of each New
Sub-Advisory Agreement was in the best interests of the respective Fund and
its Shareholders.
THE CURRENT SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENTS
The Current Sub-Advisory Agreements require that the Sub-Adviser provide
the Funds with investment advisory services for their investments. The
investment advisory services that the Sub-Adviser is required to provide
under the Current Sub-Advisory Agreements include, among other things: (i)
obtaining and evaluating such information and advice relating to the economy,
securities markets and securities as the Sub-Adviser deems necessary to
discharge its duties under the respective Current Sub-Advisory Agreements;
(ii) making determinations as to which securities the respective Fund should
purchase or sell or otherwise dispose of (including the timing of those
decisions); and (iii) placing purchase and sale orders on behalf of the
Funds, as the Sub-Adviser deems necessary or appropriate.
Each Current Sub-Advisory Agreement provides that the Sub-Adviser shall,
at its own expense, maintain such staff and employ or retain such personnel
and consult with such other persons as it shall, from time to time, determine
to be necessary or useful to the performance of its obligations under the
Current Sub-Advisory Agreement. The Sub-Adviser also bears other costs of
rendering the investment advisory services performed by it pursuant to each
Current Sub-Advisory Agreement, including such clerical help and bookkeeping
services as it may require.
In return for the services it renders under each Current Sub-Advisory
Agreement, the Sub-Adviser is paid by the Investment Manager monthly
compensation equal to 40% of the Investment Manager's compensation receivable
pursuant to the corresponding Current Agreement (See Proposal 1 for more
information regarding the fees payable under each Current Agreement.) Any
subsequent change in a Current Agreement which has the effect of raising or
lowering the compensation of the Investment Manager will have the concomitant
effect of raising or lowering the fee payable to the Sub-Adviser. During the
last fiscal year or fiscal period, as applicable, of each Fund, the
Investment Manager accrued to the Sub-Adviser compensation under each Current
Sub-Advisory Agreement of $3,961,468, $564,080, $99,890, $6,496,993 and
$[ ], with respect to Dean Witter European Growth Fund Inc., Dean Witter
International SmallCap Fund, Dean Witter Japan Fund, Dean Witter Pacific
Growth Fund Inc. and Dean Witter World Wide Investment Trust, respectively.
The table below sets forth the dates each Current Sub-Advisory Agreement
was first approved by the Board and last approved by the appropriate
Shareholders.
<TABLE>
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DATE CURRENT SUB-ADVISORY
AGREEMENT WAS FIRST
APPROVED BY BOARD DATE OF LAST SHAREHOLDER
CURRENT SUB-ADVISORY (INCLUDING A MAJORITY OF THE APPROVAL OF CURRENT SUB-
AGREEMENT APPLICABLE TO: INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES) ADVISORY AGREEMENT
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<S> <C> <C>
Dean Witter European Growth Fund ............ October 30, 1992 January 12, 1993
Dean Witter International SmallCap Fund .... May 10, 1996 February 6, 1996
Dean Witter Japan Fund ...................... February 15, 1996 February 28, 1996
Dean Witter Pacific Growth Fund ............. October 30, 1992 January 12, 1993
Dean Witter World Wide Investment Trust .... July 26, 1995 October 31, 1995
</TABLE>
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Each Current Sub-Advisory Agreement provides that, after its initial
period of effectiveness, it may be continued in effect from year to year,
provided that such continuance is approved by the vote of a majority of the
outstanding voting securities (as defined below) of the concerned Fund or by
the Trustees of the Fund, and, in either event, by the vote cast in person by
a majority of the Independent Trustees at a meeting called for the purpose of
voting on such approval. Each Current Sub-Advisory Agreement whose initial
term expired prior to the date of this Proxy Statement has been continued in
effect from year to year by action of the Board, including the Independent
Trustees. Prior to the Board's February 21, 1997 meeting, the most recent
approval occurred at a meeting of the Board held on April 17, 1996.
Each Current Sub-Advisory Agreement also provides that it may be
terminated at any time by the Sub-Adviser, the Investment Manager, the Board
(including a majority of the Independent Trustees) or by a vote of the
majority of the outstanding voting securities of each Fund (as defined
below), in each instance without the payment of any penalty, on thirty days'
notice. Each Current Sub-Advisory Agreement also terminates in the event of
the termination of the corresponding Current Agreement (as discussed above)
or in the event of its assignment.
VOTE REQUIRED
Each New Sub-Advisory Agreement cannot be implemented unless approved at
the Meeting by a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the
applicable Fund. Such a majority means the affirmative vote of the holders of
(a) 67% or more of the shares of the applicable Fund present in person or by
proxy at the Meeting, if the holders of more than 50% of the outstanding
shares are so present, or (b) more than 50% of the outstanding shares of the
applicable Fund, whichever is less.
THE BOARD OF EACH FUND UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS THAT SHAREHOLDERS VOTE FOR
APPROVAL OF THE NEW SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENT APPLICABLE TO THAT FUND.
THE SUB-ADVISER
The Sub-Adviser was organized as a limited company incorporated in England
and Wales in 1972 and manages, as of , 19[97], assets of approximately
$ billion primarily for U.S. and Canadian corporate and public employee
benefit plans, investment companies, endowments and foundations. The
Sub-Adviser is a wholly-owned subsidiary of London based Morgan Grenfell
Asset Management Limited, whose subsidiaries in total manage, as of ,
1997, assets of over $ billion. Morgan Grenfell Asset Management Limited is
itself a wholly-owned subsidiary of Deutsche Morgan Grenfell Group plc which
is wholly-owned by Deutsche Bank AG, an international commercial and
investment banking group. The Sub-Adviser and Morgan Grenfell Asset
Management Limited's principal offices are located at 20 Finsbury Circus,
London, England. Morgan Grenfell Group plc's principal office is located at
23 Great Winchester Street, London, England. Deutsche Bank AG's principal
office is located at Taunusanlage 12, Frankfurt, Germany.
Appendix D to this Proxy Statement lists the investment companies for
which the Sub-Adviser serves as an investment adviser and which have
investment objectives similar to that of one or more of the Funds, and sets
forth the net assets and the fees payable to the Sub-Adviser.
[The Principal Executive Officer and Directors of the Sub-Adviser and
their principal occupations are respectively as follows: Michael Bullock,
Chairman of the Board of Directors; Patrick W. W. Disney, Chief Executive
Officer and Director of the Sub-Adviser; Graham B. Bamping, Martin A. Hall,
Julian R. Johnston, Ian D. Kelson, William G. M. Thomas, Patrick N. C.
Walker, Stephen A. J. Ward and A. Michael Wheatley, Directors of the
Sub-Adviser. The business address of the foregoing Directors and Executive
Officer is 20 Finsbury Circus, London, England.]
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(3) ELECTION OF TRUSTEES FOR EACH FUND
The number of Trustees of each Fund has been fixed by the Board at ten.
There are presently eight Trustees, all of whom are standing for re-election
at the Meeting for indefinite terms. [In addition, the Board of each Fund has
nominated for election as Trustees at the Meeting and for the first
time.]
Six of the current eight Trustees (Michael Bozic, Edwin J. Garn, John R.
Haire, Manuel H. Johnson, Michael E. Nugent and John L. Schroeder) are
Independent Trustees. [Messrs. and ], who have been nominated for
election at the Meeting, if elected, also will be Independent Trustees. The
other two current Trustees, Charles A. Fiumefreddo and Phillip J. Purcell,
are "interested persons" (as such term is defined in the 1940 Act) of the
Funds and InterCapital and, thus, are not Independent Trustees. The nominees
for election as Trustees have been proposed by the Trustees now serving. All
of the members of the Board of Dean Witter International SmallCap Fund and
Dean Witter Japan Fund were elected by InterCapital as the then sole
shareholder prior to the public offering of these Funds. Other than Messrs.
Bozic, Purcell and Schroeder, who were elected as Trustees by the other
Trustees of the Funds, all of the members of the Boards of the other Funds
currently serving were previously elected either at a meeting of Shareholders
or by InterCapital as the then sole shareholder prior to the public offering
of these Funds.
The following information regarding each of the nominees for election as
Trustee, and each of the other members of the Board of each Fund, includes
principal occupations and employment for at least the last five years, age,
shares of each Fund owned, if any, as of March , 1997 (shown in
parentheses), positions with the Funds, and directorships (or trusteeships)
in other companies which file periodic reports with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, including the 84 investment companies, including the
Funds, for which InterCapital serves as investment manager or investment
adviser (referred to herein as the "Dean Witter Funds") and the 14 investment
companies for which InterCapital's wholly-owned subsidiary, DWSC, serves as
manager and TCW Funds Management, Inc. serves as investment adviser (referred
to herein as the "TCW/DW Funds").
The nominees for Trustee to be elected at the Meeting are:
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MICHAEL BOZIC, Trustee since April 1994* ; age 56; Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer of Levitz Furniture Corporation (since November 1995);
Director or Trustee of the Dean Witter Funds; formerly President and Chief
Executive Officer of Hills Department Stores (May 1991-July 1995); formerly
variously Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, President and Chief Operating
Officer (1987-1991) of the Sears Merchandise Group of Sears, Roebuck and Co.
("Sears"); Director of Eaglemark Financial Services, Inc., the United Negro
College Fund and Weirton Steel Corporation.
CHARLES A. FIUMEFREDDO, Trustee since July 1991*; age 63; Chairman, Chief
Executive Officer and Director of InterCapital, DWSC and Distributors;
Executive Vice President and Director of DWR; Chairman, Director or Trustee,
President and Chief Executive Officer of the Dean Witter Funds; Chairman,
Chief Executive Officer and Trustee of the TCW/DW Funds; Chairman and
Director of DWTC; Director and/or officer of various DWDC subsidiaries;
formerly Executive Vice President and Director of DWDC (until February 1993).
EDWIN JACOB (JAKE) GARN, Trustee since January 1993*; age 64; Director or
Trustee of the Dean Witter Funds; formerly United States Senator (R-Utah)
(1974-1992) and Chairman, Senate Banking Committee (1980-1986); formerly
Mayor of Salt Lake City, Utah (1971-1974); formerly Astronaut, Space Shuttle
Discovery (April 12-19, 1985); Vice Chairman, Huntsman Corporation (since
January 1993); Director of Franklin Quest (time management systems) and John
Alden Financial Corp; member of the board of various civic and charitable
organizations.
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*This date is the date the Trustee began serving the Dean Witter Funds
complex.
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JOHN R. HAIRE, Trustee since January 1981*; age 72; Chairman of the Audit
Committee and Chairman of the Committee of the Independent Directors or
Trustees and Director or Trustee of the Dean Witter Funds; Chairman of the
Audit Committee and Chairman of the Committee of the Independent Trustees and
Trustee of the TCW/DW Funds; formerly President, Council for Aid to Education
(1978-1989) and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Anchor Corporation,
an investment adviser (1964-1978); Director of Washington National
Corporation (insurance).
DR. MANUEL H. JOHNSON, Trustee since July 1991*; age 48; Senior Partner,
Johnson Smick International, Inc., a consulting firm; Co-Chairman and a
founder of the Group of Seven Council (G7C), an international economic
commission; Director or Trustee of the Dean Witter Funds; Trustee of the
TCW/DW Funds; Director of NASDAQ (since June 1995); Director of Greenwich
Capital Markets Inc. (broker-dealer); Trustee of the Financial Accounting
Foundation (oversight organization for the FASB); formerly Vice Chairman of
the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (1986-1990) and
Assistant Secretary of the U.S. Treasury (1982-1986).
MICHAEL E. NUGENT, Trustee since July 1991*; age 60; General Partner,
Triumph Capital, L.P., a private investment partnership; Director or Trustee
of the Dean Witter Funds; Trustee of the TCW/DW Funds; formerly Vice
President, Bankers Fund Company and BT Capital Corporation (1984-1988);
Director of various business organizations.
PHILIP J. PURCELL, Trustee since April 1994*; age 53; Chairman of the
Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer of DWDC, DWR and Novus Credit
Services Inc.; Director of InterCapital, DWSC and Distributors; Director or
Trustee of the Dean Witter Funds; Director and/or officer of various DWDC
subsidiaries.
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JOHN L. SCHROEDER, Trustee since April 1994* ; age 66; Retired; Director
or Trustee of the Dean Witter Funds; Trustee of the TCW/DW Funds; Director of
Citizens Utilities Company; formerly Executive Vice President and Chief
Investment Officer of the Home Insurance Company (1991-1995).
INSERT NEW PERSON
INSERT NEW PERSON
The other executive officers of each Fund are: Barry Fink, Vice President,
Secretary and General Counsel; Robert M. Scanlan, Vice President; Robert S.
Giambrone, Vice President; Joseph J. McAlinden, Vice President; and Thomas F.
Caloia, Treasurer; and, with respect to the individual Funds, the other
executive officers are as follows: Dean Witter Japan Fund -- Mark Bavoso,
Edward F. Gaylor and Paul D. Vance; Dean Witter World Wide Investment Trust
- -- Mark Bavoso, Kenton J. Hinchliffe, Ira N. Ross and Paul D. Vance. In
addition, Frank Bruttomesso, Marilyn K. Cranney, Lou Anne D. McInnis, Carsten
Otto and Ruth Rossi serve as Assistant Secretaries of each Fund.
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*This date is the date the Trustee began serving the Dean Witter Funds
complex.
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Mr. Fink is 42 years old and is currently First Vice President (since June
1993), Secretary and General Counsel (since February 1997) of InterCapital
and DWSC and (since August 1996) Assistant Secretary of DWR; he is also First
Vice President, Assistant Secretary and Assistant General Counsel of
Distributors (since February 1997). He was previously Vice President,
Assistant Secretary and Assistant General Counsel of InterCapital and DWSC.
Mr. Scanlan is 60 years old and is currently President and Chief Operating
Officer of InterCapital (since March 1993) and DWSC; he is also Executive
Vice President of Distributors and Executive Vice President and Director of
DWTC. He was previously Executive Vice President of InterCapital (July
1992-March 1993) and prior thereto was Chairman of Harborview Group, Inc. Mr.
Giambrone is 42 years old and is currently Senior Vice President of
InterCapital, DWSC, Distributors and DWTC (since August 1995) and Director of
DWTC (since April 1996). He was formerly a partner of KPMG Peat Marwick, LLP.
Mr. McAlinden is 54 years old and is currently Executive Vice President of
InterCapital (since April 1996); he is also Chief Investment Officer of
InterCapital and Director of DWTC (since April 1996). He was previously
Senior Vice President of InterCapital (June 1995-April 1996) and prior
thereto was a Managing Director of Dillon Reed. Mr. Caloia is 50 years old
and is currently First Vice President and Assistant Treasurer of InterCapital
and DWSC. Mr. Bavoso is 36 years old and is currently Senior Vice President
of InterCapital (since June 1993). He was previously Vice President of
InterCapital. Mr. Gaylor is 55 years old and is currently Senior Vice
President of InterCapital. Mr. Hinchliffe is 52 years old and is currently
Senior Vice President of InterCapital. Mr. Ross is 57 years old and is
currently Senior Vice President of InterCapital. Mr. Vance is 61 years old
and is currently Senior Vice President of InterCapital. Other than Messrs.
Scanlan, Giambrone, McAlinden, each of the above officers has been an
employee of InterCapital or DWR (formerly the corporate parent of
InterCapital) for over five years.
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, THE INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES, AND THE COMMITTEES
The Board currently consists of eight (8) Trustees. These same individuals
also serve as directors or trustees for all of the Dean Witter Funds, and are
referred to in this section as Trustees. As of the date of this Proxy
Statement, there are a total of 84 Dean Witter Funds, comprised of 127
portfolios. As of February 28, 1997, the Dean Witter Funds had total net
assets of approximately $ billion and more than six million shareholders.
Six Trustees and the two new nominees (80% of the total number) have no
affiliation or business connection with InterCapital or any of its affiliated
persons and do not own any stock or other securities issued by InterCapital's
parent company, DWDC. The other two Trustees (the "Management Trustees") are
affiliated with InterCapital. For a period of at least three years after the
consummation of the Merger, at least 75% of the members of the Board of
Trustees of each Fund will not be "interested persons" (as defined in the
1940 Act) of the Investment Manager. Four of the six Independent Trustees are
also Independent Trustees of the TCW/DW Funds.
Law and regulation establish both general guidelines and specific duties
for the Independent Trustees. The Dean Witter Funds seek as Independent
Trustees individuals of distinction and experience in business and finance,
government service or academia; these are people whose advice and counsel are
in demand by others and for whom there is often competition. To accept a
position on the Funds' Boards, such individuals may reject other attractive
assignments because the Funds make substantial demands on their time. Indeed,
by serving on the Funds' Boards, certain Trustees who would otherwise be
qualified and in demand to serve on bank boards would be prohibited by law
from doing so.
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All of the current Independent Trustees serve as members of the Audit
Committee and the Committee of the Independent Trustees. Three of them also
serve as members of the Derivatives Committee. The Committees hold some
meetings at InterCapital's offices and some outside InterCapital. Management
Trustees or officers do not attend these meetings unless they are invited for
purposes of furnishing information or making a report. The Funds do not have
any nominating or compensation committees.
The Committee of the Independent Trustees is charged with recommending to
the full Board approval of management, advisory and administration contracts,
Rule 12b-1 plans and distribution and underwriting agreements; continually
reviewing Fund performance; checking on the pricing of portfolio securities,
brokerage commissions, transfer agent costs and performance, and trading
among Funds in the same complex; and approving fidelity bond and related
insurance coverage and allocations, as well as other matters that arise from
time to time. The Independent Trustees are required to select and nominate
individuals to fill any Independent Trustee vacancy on the Board of any Fund
that has a Rule 12b-1 plan of distribution. Most of the Dean Witter Funds
have such a plan.
The Audit Committee is charged with recommending to the full Board the
engagement or discharge of the Funds' independent accountants; directing
investigations into matters within the scope of the independent accountants'
duties, including the power to retain outside specialists; reviewing with the
independent accountants the audit plan and results of the auditing
engagement; approving professional services provided by the independent
accountants and other accounting firms prior to the performance of such
services; reviewing the independence of the independent accountants;
considering the range of audit and non-audit fees; reviewing the adequacy of
the Fund's system of internal controls; and preparing and submitting
Committee meeting minutes to the full Board.
Finally, the Board of each Fund has formed a Derivatives Committee to
establish parameters for and oversee the activities of the Fund with respect
to derivative investments, if any, made by the Fund.
The following chart sets forth the number of meetings of the Board, the
Audit Committee, the Committee of the Independent Trustees and the
Derivatives Committee of each Fund during its most recent fiscal year or
fiscal period, as applicable. No Trustee attended fewer than 75% of the
meetings of the Board, the Audit Committee, the Committee of the Independent
Trustees or the Derivatives Committee held while he served in such positions.
NUMBER OF BOARD AND COMMITTEE MEETINGS HELD DURING LAST FISCAL YEAR
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COMMITTEE
OF THE
END OF BOARD OF INDEPENDENT AUDIT DERIVATIVES
FISCAL TRUSTEES TRUSTEES COMMITTEE COMMITTEE
NAME OF FUND YEAR/PERIOD MEETINGS MEETINGS MEETINGS MEETINGS
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Dean Witter European Growth Fund Inc. .. 10/31/96 [6] 10 3 3
Dean Witter International SmallCap Fund 5/31/96 [6] 10 3 3
Dean Witter Japan Fund .................. 5/31/96 [0] 1 0 0
Dean Witter Pacific Growth Fund Inc. ... 10/31/96 [6] 10 3 3
Dean Witter World Wide Investment Trust 3/31/96 [6] 9 3 5
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DUTIES OF CHAIRMAN OF COMMITTEE OF THE INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES AND AUDIT
COMMITTEE
The Chairman of the Committee of the Independent Trustees and the Audit
Committee maintains an office at the Funds' headquarters in New York. He is
responsible for keeping abreast of regulatory and industry developments and
the Funds' operations and management. He screens and/or prepares written
materials and
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identifies critical issues for the Independent Trustees to consider, develops
agendas for Committee meetings, determines the type and amount of information
that the Committees will need to form a judgment on various issues, and
arranges to have that information furnished to Committee members. He also
arranges for the services of independent experts and consults with them in
advance of meetings to help refine reports and to focus on critical issues.
Members of the Committees believe that the person who serves as Chairman of
both Committees and guides their efforts is pivotal to the effective
functioning of the Committees.
The Chairman of the Committees also maintains continuous contact with the
Funds' management, with independent counsel to the Independent Trustees and
with the Funds' independent auditors. He arranges for a series of special
meetings involving the annual review of investment advisory, management and
other operating contracts of the Funds and, on behalf of the Committees,
conducts negotiations with the Investment Manager and other service
providers. In effect, the Chairman of the Committees serves as a combination
of chief executive and support staff of the Independent Trustees.
The Chairman of the Committee of the Independent Trustees and the Audit
Committee is not employed by any other organization and devotes his time
primarily to the services he performs as Committee Chairman and Independent
Trustee of the Dean Witter Funds and as an Independent Trustee and, since
July 1, 1996, as Chairman of the Committee of the Independent Trustees and
the Audit Committee of the TCW/DW Funds. The current Committee Chairman has
had more than 35 years experience as a senior executive in the investment
company industry.
ADVANTAGES OF HAVING SAME INDIVIDUALS AS INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES FOR ALL DEAN
WITTER FUNDS
The Independent Trustees and the Funds' management believe that having the
same Independent Trustees for each of the Dean Witter Funds avoids the
duplication of effort that would arise from having different groups of
individuals serving as Independent Trustees for each of the Funds or even of
sub-groups of Funds. They believe that having the same individuals serve as
Independent Trustees of all the Funds tends to increase their knowledge and
expertise regarding matters which affect the Fund complex generally and
enhances their ability to negotiate on behalf of each Fund with the Fund's
service providers. This arrangement also precludes the possibility of
separate groups of Independent Trustees arriving at conflicting decisions
regarding operations and management of the Funds and avoids the cost and
confusion that would likely ensue. Finally, having the same Independent
Trustees serve on all Fund Boards enhances the ability of each Fund to
obtain, at modest cost to each separate Fund, the services of Independent
Trustees, and a Chairman of their Committees, of the caliber, experience and
business acumen of the individuals who serve as Independent Trustees of the
Dean Witter Funds.
SHARE OWNERSHIP BY TRUSTEES
The Trustees have adopted a policy pursuant to which each Trustee and/or
his or her spouse is required to invest at least $25,000 in any of the Funds
in the Dean Witter Funds complex (and, if applicable, in the TCW/DW Funds
complex) on whose boards the Trustee serves. In addition, the policy
contemplates that the Trustees will, over time, increase their aggregate
investment in the Funds above the $25,000 minimum requirement. The Trustees
may allocate their investments among specific Funds in any manner they
determine is appropriate based on their individual investment objectives. As
of the date of this Proxy Statement, each Trustee is in compliance with the
policy. Any future Trustee will be given a one year period following his or
her election within which to comply with the foregoing. As of December 31,
1996, the total value of the investments by the Trustees and/or their spouses
in shares of the Dean Witter Funds (and, if applicable, the TCW/DW Funds) was
approximately $ million.
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As of the Record Date, the aggregate number of shares of each Fund owned
by the Fund's officers and Trustees as a group was less than 1 percent of
each Fund's outstanding shares.
COMPENSATION OF INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES
Each Fund pays each Independent Trustee an annual fee of $1,000 plus a per
meeting fee of $50 for meetings of the Board of Trustees or committees of the
Board attended by the Trustee (each Fund pays the Chairman of the Audit
Committee an annual fee of $750 and pays the Chairman of the Committee of the
Independent Trustees an additional annual fee of $1,200). Each Fund also
reimburses such Trustees for travel and other out-of-pocket expenses incurred
by them in connection with attending such meetings. Trustees and officers of
the Funds who are or have been employed by the Investment Manager or an
affiliated company receive no compensation or expense reimbursement from the
Funds.
As of the date of this Proxy Statement, 57 of the Dean Witter Funds,
including three of the Funds represented in this Proxy Statement, have
adopted a retirement program under which an Independent Trustee who retires
after serving for at least five years (or such lesser period as may be
determined by the Board) as an Independent Director or Trustee of any Dean
Witter Fund that has adopted the retirement program (each such Fund referred
to as an "Adopting Fund" and each such Trustee referred to as an "Eligible
Trustee") is entitled to retirement payments upon reaching the eligible
retirement age (normally, after attaining age 72). Annual payments are based
upon length of service. Currently, upon retirement, each Eligible Trustee is
entitled to receive from the Fund, commencing as of his or her retirement
date and continuing for the remainder of his or her life, an annual
retirement benefit (the "Regular Benefit") equal to 25.0% of his or her
Eligible Compensation plus 0.4166666% of such Eligible Compensation for each
full month of service as an Independent Director or Trustee of any Adopting
Fund in excess of five years up to a maximum of 50.0% after ten years of
service. The foregoing percentages may be changed by the Board. "Eligible
Compensation" is one-fifth of the total compensation earned by such Eligible
Trustee for service to the Fund in the five year period prior to the date of
the Eligible Trustee's retirement. An Eligible Trustee may elect alternate
payments of his or her retirement benefits based upon the combined life
expectancy of such Eligible Trustee and his or her spouse on the date of such
Eligible Trustee's retirement. The amount estimated to be payable under this
method, through the remainder of the later of the lives of such Eligible
Trustee and spouse, will be the actuarial equivalent of the Regular Benefit.
In addition, the Eligible Trustee may elect that the surviving spouse's
periodic payment of benefits will be equal to either 50% or 100% of the
previous periodic amount, an election that, respectively, increases or
decreases the previous periodic amount so that the resulting payments will be
the actuarial equivalent of the Regular Benefit. Benefits under the
retirement program are not secured or funded by the Funds. As of the date of
this Proxy Statement, Dean Witter European Growth Fund Inc., Dean Witter
Pacific Growth Fund Inc. and Dean Witter World Wide Investment Trust have
adopted the retirement program.
Appendix E sets forth tables illustrating the compensation paid to each
Fund's Independent Trustees by the Fund for its last fiscal year and, for the
Funds which have adopted the retirement program, the retirement benefits
accrued to each Fund's Independent Trustees by the Fund for its last fiscal
year and the estimated retirement benefits for each Fund's Independent
Trustees as of the end of the Fund's last fiscal year. In addition, Appendix
E illustrates the cash compensation paid and the retirement benefits accrued
to each Fund's Independent Trustees for the calendar year ended December 31,
1996 for services to the 82 Dean Witter Funds and, in the case of Messrs.
Haire, Johnson, Nugent and Schroeder, the 14 TCW/DW Funds that were in
operation at December 31, 1996. With respect to Messrs. Haire, Johnson,
Nugent and Schroeder, the TCW/DW Funds are included solely because of a
limited exchange privilege between those Funds and five Dean Witter Money
Market Funds. Appendix E also illustrates the retirement benefits accrued to
each Fund's Independent
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Trustees by the 57 Dean Witter Funds (including three of the Funds
represented in this Proxy Statement) for the calendar year ended December 31,
1996 and the estimated retirement benefits for each Fund's Independent
Trustees, to commence upon their retirement, from the 57 Funds as of December
31, 1996.
The persons named as attorneys-in-fact in the enclosed proxy have advised
the Funds that unless a proxy instructs them to withhold authority to vote
for all listed nominees or for any individual nominee, they will vote all
validly executed proxies for the election of the nominees named above. All of
the nominees have consented to being named in this Proxy Statement and to
serve, if elected, and no circumstances now known will prevent any of the
nominees from serving. If any nominee should be unable or unwilling to serve,
the proxy will be voted for a substitute nominee proposed by the present
Trustees or, in the case of an Independent Trustee nominee, by the
Independent Trustees.
With respect to each Fund, the election of each Trustee requires the
approval of a majority of the shares of the Fund represented and entitled to
vote at the Meeting.
THE BOARD OF EACH FUND UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS THAT SHAREHOLDERS VOTE FOR
THE ELECTION OF ALL OF THE TRUSTEES NOMINATED FOR ELECTION.
(4) APPROVAL OR DISAPPROVAL OF A NEW INVESTMENT POLICY WITH RESPECT TO
INVESTMENTS IN CERTAIN OTHER INVESTMENT COMPANIES
The Board of each Fund has approved, subject to Shareholder approval, a
new investment policy that has the effect of modifying certain investment
restrictions of the Funds so as to permit each Fund to convert to a
master/feeder structure. Under a master/feeder structure, the assets of
mutual funds with common investment objectives and substantially the same
investment policies are pooled together and, rather than being managed
separately, are "fed" into a combined pool for portfolio management purposes.
The individual pools are known as "feeder" funds and the pool is known as a
"master" fund.
Upon conversion to a master/feeder structure, a Fund would invest all of
its assets in a corresponding master fund and hold only beneficial interests
in the master fund. The master fund, in turn, would invest directly in
individual securities of other issuers. The Fund would otherwise continue its
normal operations. The Board of each Fund would retain the right to withdraw
the Fund's investment from the master fund at any time it determined that it
would be in the best interests of Shareholders; the Fund would then resume
investing directly in individual securities of other issuers or invest in
another master fund.
As an investor in a master fund, a Fund would be entitled to vote in
proportion to its relative interest in the master fund. Specifically, as to
any issue on which Shareholders vote, a Fund would vote its interest in the
master fund in proportion to the votes cast by its Shareholders. If there
were other investors in the master fund, there could be no assurance that any
issue that receives a majority of the votes cast by a Fund's Shareholders
would receive a majority of votes cast by all master fund shareholders.
Conversion to a master/feeder structure would only be authorized by the
Board of a Fund if it determined such structure to be in the best interests
of Shareholders. Should the Board authorize any such conversion, a Fund's
prospectus and statement of additional information would be amended to
reflect the Fund's conversion to a master/feeder structure and its
Shareholders would be notified.
While neither the Board nor InterCapital has determined that any Fund
should participate in a master/feeder structure, the Trustees believe that
the Funds should have the flexibility to implement such structure at a future
date, if appropriate. At present, however, certain fundamental investment
restrictions of each Fund would prevent the Fund from doing so without
seeking Shareholder approval. For example, each Fund has fundamental
investment restrictions which limit the extent to which the Fund may invest
in other
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investment companies or in any one issuer. As such, a vote of a Fund's
Shareholders would be required before a Fund could participate in a
master/feeder structure. In the interest of efficiency and to eliminate the
costs associated with a future proxy statement that would be necessary to
modify these investment restrictions, the Board of each Fund recommends that
Shareholders vote to modify the Fund's investment restrictions by adding the
following new investment policy:
"Notwithstanding any other investment policy or restriction, a Fund
may seek to achieve its investment objective by investing all or
substantially all of its assets in another investment company having
substantially the same investment objectives and policies as the
Fund."
REQUIRED VOTE
To become effective, the proposed changes to each Fund's investment
restrictions must be approved by the vote of a majority of the outstanding
voting securities of the respective Fund. As indicated earlier, the "vote of
a majority of the outstanding voting securities" is defined in the 1940 Act
as the lesser of the vote of (i) 67% or more of the shares of the respective
Fund entitled to vote thereon present at the Meeting if the holders of more
than 50% of such outstanding shares are present in person or represented by
proxy; or (ii) more than 50% of such outstanding shares of the Fund entitled
to vote thereon.
THE BOARD OF EACH FUND UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS THAT SHAREHOLDERS VOTE FOR
APPROVAL OF THE NEW INVESTMENT POLICY WITH RESPECT TO INVESTMENTS IN CERTAIN
OTHER INVESTMENT COMPANIES.
(5) RATIFICATION OR REJECTION OF SELECTION OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
The Trustees have unanimously selected the firm of Price Waterhouse LLP
("Price Waterhouse") as each Fund's independent accountants for the fiscal
year-ends indicated below next to the name of the Fund:
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FUND FISCAL YEAR ENDING
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Dean Witter European Growth Fund Inc. ...... October 31, 1997
Dean Witter International SmallCap Fund .... May 31, 1997
Dean Witter Japan Fund ...................... May 31, 1997
Dean Witter Pacific Growth Fund Inc. ....... October 31, 1997
Dean Witter World Wide Investment Trust .... March 31, 1997
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The selection of Price Waterhouse is being submitted for ratification or
rejection by Shareholders at the Meeting. Price Waterhouse has been the
independent accountants for the Funds since their inception, and has no
direct or indirect financial interest in the Funds.
A representative of Price Waterhouse is expected to be present at the
Meeting and will be available to make a statement, and to respond to
appropriate questions of Shareholders.
With respect to each Fund, the ratification of the selection of Price
Waterhouse requires the approval of a majority of the shares of the Fund
represented and entitled to vote at the Meeting.
THE BOARD OF EACH FUND UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS THAT SHAREHOLDERS OF EACH
FUND RATIFY THE SELECTION OF PRICE WATERHOUSE AS THE INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
FOR THE FUND.
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
In the event that the necessary quorum to transact business or the vote
required to approve or reject any proposal is not obtained at the Meeting
with respect to one or more Funds, the persons named as proxies may propose
one or more adjournments of the Meeting of the concerned Fund for a total of
not more than 60 days in the aggregate (with respect to the meeting for Dean
Witter American Value Fund only, not more than 90 days from the Record Date),
to permit further solicitation of proxies. Any such adjournment will require
the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the concerned Fund's
shares present in person or by proxy at the Meeting. The persons named as
proxies will vote in favor of such adjournment those proxies which they are
entitled to vote in favor of Proposal 1 and will vote against any such
adjournment those proxies required to be voted against that proposal.
Abstentions and, if applicable, broker "non-votes" will not count as votes
in favor of any of the proposals, and broker "non-votes" will not be deemed
to be present at the meeting for purposes of determining whether a particular
proposal to be voted upon has been approved. Broker "non-votes" are shares
held in street name for which the broker indicates that instructions have not
been received from the beneficial owners or other persons entitled to vote
and for which the broker does not have discretionary voting authority.
SHAREHOLDER PROPOSALS
The Funds do not hold regular shareholders' meetings. Proposals of
Shareholders of any Fund intended to be presented at the next meeting of
Shareholders must be received a reasonable time prior to the mailing of the
proxy materials sent in connection with the meeting, for inclusion in the
proxy statement for that meeting.
REPORTS TO SHAREHOLDERS
EACH FUND'S MOST RECENT ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE FUND'S MOST RECENT FISCAL
YEAR AND, IN THE CASE OF DEAN WITTER INTERNATIONAL SMALLCAP FUND, DEAN WITTER
JAPAN FUND AND DEAN WITTER WORLD WIDE INVESTMENT TRUST, THE SUCCEEDING
SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT, HAVE BEEN SENT PREVIOUSLY TO SHAREHOLDERS AND ARE
AVAILABLE WITHOUT CHARGE UPON REQUEST FROM ADRIENNE RYAN-PINTO AT DWTC,
HARBORSIDE FINANCIAL CENTER, PLAZA TWO, JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY 07311
(TELEPHONE 1-800-869-NEWS (TOLL FREE)).
INTEREST OF CERTAIN PERSONS
DWDC, DWR, the Investment Manager, DWSC, the Distributor and certain of
their respective Directors, officers, and employees, including persons who
are Trustees or officers of the Funds, may be deemed to have an interest in
certain of the proposals described in this Proxy Statement to the extent that
certain of such companies and their affiliates have contractual and other
arrangements, described elsewhere in this proxy statement, pursuant to which
they are paid fees by the Funds, and certain of those individuals are
compensated for performing services relating to the Funds and may also own
shares of DWDC. Such companies and persons may thus be deemed to derive
benefits from the approvals by Shareholders of such proposals.
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OTHER BUSINESS
The management of the Funds knows of no other matters which may be
presented at the Meeting. However, if any matters not now known properly come
before the Meeting, it is the intention of the persons named in the enclosed
form of proxy to vote all shares that they are entitled to vote on any such
matter, utilizing such proxy in accordance with their best judgment on such
matters.
By Order of the Boards of Trustees
BARRY FINK
Secretary
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APPENDIX A
FORM OF NEW INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT
AGREEMENT made as of the [ ] day of [ , 1997], by and between
Dean Witter [ ], [ ] organized under the laws of
[ ] (hereinafter called the "Fund"), and Dean Witter InterCapital
Inc., a Delaware corporation (hereinafter called the "Investment Manager"):
Whereas, The Fund is engaged in business as an open-end management
investment company and is registered as such under the Investment Company Act
of 1940, as amended (the "Act"); and
Whereas, The Investment Manager is registered as an investment adviser under
the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, and engages in the business of acting as
investment adviser; and
Whereas, The Fund desires to retain the Investment Manager to render
management and investment advisory services in the manner and on the terms
and conditions hereinafter set forth; and
Whereas, The Investment Manager desires to be retained to perform services
on said terms and conditions:
Now, Therefore, this Agreement
W I T N E S S E T H:
that in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants hereinafter
contained, the Fund and the Investment Manager agree as follows:
1. The Fund hereby retains the Investment Manager to act as investment
manager of the Fund and, subject to the supervision of the Trustees, to
supervise the investment activities of the Fund as hereinafter set forth.
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Investment Manager
shall obtain and evaluate such information and advice relating to the
economy, securities and commodities markets and securities and commodities as
it deems necessary or useful to discharge its duties hereunder; shall
continuously manage the assets of the Fund in a manner consistent with the
investment objectives and policies of the Fund; shall determine the
securities and commodities to be purchased, sold or otherwise disposed of by
the Fund and the timing of such purchases, sales and dispositions; and shall
take such further action, including the placing of purchase and sale orders
on behalf of the Fund, as the Investment Manager shall deem necessary or
appropriate. The Investment Manager shall also furnish to or place at the
disposal of the Fund such of the information, evaluations, analyses and
opinions formulated or obtained by the Investment Manager in the discharge of
its duties as the Fund may, from time to time, reasonably request.
2. The Investment Manager shall, at its own expense, maintain such staff
and employ or retain such personnel and consult with such other persons as it
shall from time to time determine to be necessary or useful to the
performance of its obligations under this Agreement. Without limiting the
generality of the foregoing, the staff and personnel of the Investment
Manager shall be deemed to include persons employed or otherwise retained by
the Investment Manager to furnish statistical and other factual data, advice
regarding economic factors and trends, information with respect to technical
and scientific developments, and such other information, advice and
assistance as the Investment Manager may desire. The Investment Manager
shall, as agent for the Fund, maintain the Fund's records and books of
account (other than those maintained by the Fund's transfer agent, registrar,
custodian and other agencies). All such books and records so maintained shall
be the property of the Fund and, upon request therefor, the Investment
Manager shall surrender to the Fund such of the books and records so
requested.
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3. The Fund will, from time to time, furnish or otherwise make available
to the Investment Manager such financial reports, proxy statements and other
information relating to the business and affairs of the Fund as the
Investment Manager may reasonably require in order to discharge its duties
and obligations hereunder.
4. The Investment Manager shall bear the cost of rendering the investment
management and supervisory services to be performed by it under this
Agreement, and shall, at its own expense, pay the compensation of the
officers and employees, if any, of the Fund, and provide such office space,
facilities and equipment and such clerical help and bookkeeping services as
the Fund shall reasonably require in the conduct of its business. The
Investment Manager shall also bear the cost of telephone service, heat,
light, power and other utilities provided to the Fund.
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5. The Fund assumes and shall pay or cause to be paid all other expenses
of the Fund, including without limitation: fees pursuant to any plan of
distribution that the Fund may adopt; the charges and expenses of any
registrar, any custodian or depository appointed by the Fund for the
safekeeping of its cash, portfolio securities or commodities and other
property, and any stock transfer or dividend agent or agents appointed by the
Fund; brokers' commissions chargeable to the Fund in connection with
portfolio transactions to which the Fund is a party; all taxes, including
securities or commodities issuance and transfer taxes, and fees payable by
the Fund to federal, state or other governmental agencies; the cost and
expense of engraving or printing certificates representing shares of the
Fund; all costs and expenses in connection with the registration and
maintenance of registration of the Fund and its shares with the Securities
and Exchange Commission and various states and other jurisdictions (including
filing fees and legal fees and disbursements of counsel); the cost and
expense of printing, including typesetting, and distributing prospectuses and
statements of additional information of the Fund and supplements thereto to
the Fund's shareholders; all expenses of shareholders' and Trustees' meetings
and of preparing, printing and mailing proxy statements and reports to
shareholders; fees and travel expenses of Trustees or members of any advisory
board or committee who are not employees of the Investment Manager or any
corporate affiliate of the Investment Manager; all expenses incident to the
payment of any dividend, distribution, withdrawal or redemption, whether in
shares or in cash; charges and expenses of any outside service used for
pricing of the Fund's shares; charges and expenses of legal counsel,
including counsel to the Trustees of the Fund who are not interested persons
(as defined in the Act) of the Fund or the Investment Manager, and of
independent accountants, in connection with any matter relating to the Fund;
membership dues of industry associations; interest payable on Fund
borrowings; postage; insurance premiums on property or personnel (including
officers and Trustees) of the Fund which inure to its benefit; extraordinary
expenses (including but not limited to, legal claims and liabilities and
litigation costs and any indemnification related thereto); and all other
charges and costs of the Fund's operation unless otherwise explicitly
provided herein.
6. For the services to be rendered, the facilities furnished, and the
expenses assumed by the Investment Manager, the Fund shall pay to the
Investment Manager monthly compensation determined by applying the following
annual rate[s] to the Fund's daily net assets: [ ]. Except as
hereinafter set forth, compensation under this Agreement shall be calculated
and accrued daily and the amounts of the daily accruals shall be paid
monthly. Such calculations shall be made by applying 1/365ths of the annual
rates to the Fund's net assets each day determined as of the close of
business on that day or the last previous business day. If this Agreement
becomes effective subsequent to the first day of a month or shall terminate
before the last day of a month, compensation for that part of the month this
Agreement is in effect shall be prorated in a manner consistent with the
calculation of the fees as set forth above.
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* See page -of the Proxy Statement for a table setting forth the
management fee rate(s) applicable to each Fund.
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Subject to the provisions of paragraph 7 hereof, payment of the
Investment Manager's compensation for the preceding month shall be made as
promptly as possible after completion of the computations contemplated by
paragraph 7 hereof.
7. In the event the operating expenses of the Fund, including amounts
payable to the Investment Manager pursuant to paragraph 6 hereof, for any
fiscal year ending on a date on which this Agreement is in effect, exceed the
expense limitations applicable to the Fund imposed by state securities laws
or regulations thereunder, as such limitations may be raised or lowered from
time to time, the Investment Manager shall reduce its management fee to the
extent of such excess and, if required, pursuant to any such laws or
regulations, will reimburse the Fund for annual operating expenses in excess
of any expense limitation that may be applicable; provided, however, there
shall be excluded from such expenses the amount of any interest, taxes,
brokerage commissions, distribution fees and extraordinary expenses
(including but not limited to legal claims and liabilities and litigation
costs and any indemnification related thereto) paid or payable by the Fund.
Such reduction, if any, shall be computed and accrued daily, shall be settled
on a monthly basis, and shall be based upon the expense limitation applicable
to the Fund as at the end of the last business day of the month. Should two
or more such expense limitations be applicable as at the end of the last
business day of the month, that expense limitation which results in the
largest reduction in the Investment Manager's fee shall be applicable.
For purposes of this provision, should any applicable expense limitation
be based upon the gross income of the Fund, such gross income shall include,
but not be limited to, interest on debt securities in the Fund's portfolio
accrued to and including the last day of the Fund's fiscal year, and
dividends declared on equity securities in the Fund's portfolio, the record
dates for which fall on or prior to the last day of such fiscal year, but
shall not include gains from the sale of securities.
8. The Investment Manager will use its best efforts in the supervision and
management of the investment activities of the Fund, but in the absence of
willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of its
obligations hereunder, the Investment Manager shall not be liable to the Fund
or any of its investors for any error of judgment or mistake of law or for
any act or omission by the Investment Manager or for any losses sustained by
the Fund or its investors.
9. Nothing contained in this Agreement shall prevent the Investment
Manager or any affiliated person of the Investment Manager from acting as
investment adviser or manager for any other person, firm or corporation and
shall not in any way bind or restrict the Investment Manager or any such
affiliated person from buying, selling or trading any securities or
commodities for their own accounts or for the account of others for whom they
may be acting. Nothing in this Agreement shall limit or restrict the right of
any Trustee, officer or employee of the Investment Manager to engage in any
other business or to devote his or her time and attention in part to the
management or other aspects of any other business whether of a similar or
dissimilar nature.
10. This Agreement shall remain in effect until April 30, 1999 and from
year to year thereafter provided such continuance is approved at least
annually by the vote of holders of a majority, as defined in the Investment
Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "Act"), of the outstanding voting
securities of the Fund or by the Trustees of the Fund; provided that in
either event such continuance is also approved annually by the vote of a
majority of the Trustees of the Fund who are not parties to this Agreement or
"interested persons" (as defined in the Act) of any such party, which vote
must be cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such
approval; provided, however, that (a) the Fund may, at any time and without
the payment of any penalty, terminate this Agreement upon thirty days'
written notice to the Investment Manager, either by majority vote of the
Trustees of the Fund or by the vote of a majority of the outstanding voting
securities of the Fund; (b) this Agreement shall immediately terminate in the
event of its assignment (to the extent required by the Act and the rules
thereunder) unless such automatic terminations shall be prevented by an
exemptive
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order of the Securities and Exchange Commission; and (c) the Investment
Manager may terminate this Agreement without payment of penalty on thirty
days' written notice to the Fund. Any notice under this Agreement shall be
given in writing, addressed and delivered, or mailed post-paid, to the other
party at the principal office of such party.
11. This Agreement may be amended by the parties without the vote or
consent of the shareholders of the Fund to supply any omission, to cure,
correct or supplement any ambiguous, defective or inconsistent provision
hereof, or if they deem it necessary to conform this Agreement to the
requirements of applicable federal laws or regulations, but neither the Fund
nor the Investment Manager shall be liable for failing to do so.
12. This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the
State of New York and the applicable provisions of the Act. To the extent the
applicable law of the State of New York, or any of the provisions herein,
conflicts with the applicable provisions of the Act, the latter shall
control.
13. The Investment Manager and the Fund each agree that the name "Dean
Witter," which comprises a component of the Fund's name, is a property right
of Dean Witter Reynolds Inc. The Fund agrees and consents that (i) it will
only use the name "Dean Witter" as a component of its name and for no other
purpose, (ii) it will not purport to grant to any third party the right to
use the name "Dean Witter" for any purpose, (iii) the Investment Manager or
its parent, Morgan Stanley, Dean Witter, Discover & Co., or any corporate
affiliate of the Investment Manager's parent, may use or grant to others the
right to use the name "Dean Witter," or any combination or abbreviation
thereof, as all or a portion of a corporate or business name or for any
commercial purpose, including a grant of such right to any other investment
company, (iv) at the request of the Investment Manager or its parent, the
Fund will take such action as may be required to provide its consent to the
use of the name "Dean Witter," or any combination or abbreviation thereof, by
the Investment Manager or its parent or any corporate affiliate of the
Investment Manager's parent, or by any person to whom the Investment Manager
or its parent or any corporate affiliate of the Investment Manager's parent
shall have granted the right to such use, and (v) upon the termination of any
investment advisory agreement into which the Investment Manager and the Fund
may enter, or upon termination of affiliation of the Investment Manager with
its parent, the Fund shall, upon request by the Investment Manager or its
parent, cease to use the name "Dean Witter" as a component of its name, and
shall not use the name, or any combination or abbreviation thereof, as a part
of its name or for any other commercial purpose, and shall cause its
officers, Trustees and shareholders to take any and all actions which the
Investment Manager or its parent may request to effect the foregoing and to
reconvey to the Investment Manager or its parent any and all rights to such
name.
Section 14 is only applicable to Dean Witter International SmallCap Fund,
Dean Witter Japan Fund and Dean Witter World Wide Investment Trust which are
each organized as a Massachusetts business trust.
[14. The Declaration of Trust establishing Dean Witter [ ],
dated [ ], a copy of which, together with all amendments
thereto (the "Declaration"), is on file in the office of the Secretary of the
Commonwealth of Massachusetts, provides that the name Dean Witter
[ ] refers to the Trustees under the Declaration collectively as
Trustees, but not as individuals or personally; and no Trustee, shareholder,
officer, employee or agent of Dean Witter [ ] shall be held to any
personal liability, nor shall resort be had to their private property for the
satisfaction of any obligation or claim or otherwise, in connection with the
affairs of said Dean Witter [ ], but the Trust Estate only shall be
liable.]
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In Witness Whereof, the parties hereto have executed and delivered this
Agreement on the day and year first above written in New York, New York.
Dean Witter [ ]
By
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Attest:
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Dean Witter InterCapital Inc.
By
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Attest:
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APPENDIX B
InterCapital serves as investment manager to the Funds and the other
investment companies listed below which have similar investment objectives to
one or more of the Funds. Set forth below is a chart showing the net assets
of each such investment company as of March 12, 1997 and the investment
management or advisory fee rate(s) applicable to such investment company.
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NET ASSETS CURRENT INVESTMENT
AS OF MANAGEMENT FEE
03/12/97 RATE(S)
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1. DEAN WITTER AMERICAN VALUE FUND ............. $ 0.625% on assets up to $250 million,
scaled down at various asset levels
to 0.475% on assets over $2.5
billion
2. DEAN WITTER BALANCED GROWTH FUND ............ $ 0.60%
3. DEAN WITTER CAPITAL APPRECIATION FUND ...... $ 0.75%
4. DEAN WITTER CAPITAL GROWTH SECURITIES ...... $ 0.65% on assets up to $500 million,
scaled down at various asset levels
to 0.475% on assets over $1.5
billion
5. DEAN WITTER DEVELOPING GROWTH SECURITIES
TRUST ....................................... $ 0.50% on assets up to $500 million
and 0.475% on assets over $500
million
6. DEAN WITTER DIVIDEND GROWTH
SECURITIES INC. ............................. $ 0.625% on assets up to $250 million,
scaled down at various asset levels
to 0.30% on assets over $10 billion
7. DEAN WITTER EUROPEAN GROWTH FUND INC. ...... $ 1.00% on assets up to $500 million
and 0.95% on assets over $500
million (of which 40% is paid to a
Sub-Adviser)
8. DEAN WITTER FINANCIAL SERVICES TRUST ....... $ 0.75%
9. DEAN WITTER GLOBAL ASSET ALLOCATION FUND ...
$ 1.00% (of which 60% is paid to two
Sub-Advisers)
10. DEAN WITTER GLOBAL DIVIDEND GROWTH
SECURITIES .................................. $ 0.75% on assets up to $1 billion,
scaled down at various asset levels
to 0.675% on assets over $2.5
billion
11. DEAN WITTER GLOBAL UTILITIES FUND ........... $ 0.65%
12. DEAN WITTER HEALTH SCIENCES TRUST ........... $ 1.00% on assets up to $500 million
and 0.95% on assets over $500
million
13. DEAN WITTER INCOME BUILDER FUND ............. $ 0.75%
14. DEAN WITTER INFORMATION FUND ................ $ 0.75%
15. DEAN WITTER INTERNATIONAL SMALLCAP FUND .... $ 1.25% (of which 40% is paid to a
Sub-Adviser)
16. DEAN WITTER JAPAN FUND ...................... $ 1.0% (of which 40% is paid to a
Sub-Advisor)
17. DEAN WITTER MARKET LEADER TRUST ............. $100,000 0.75% (1)
18. DEAN WITTER MID-CAP GROWTH FUND ............. $ 0.75%
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NET ASSETS CURRENT INVESTMENT
AS OF MANAGEMENT FEE
03/12/97 RATE(S)
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19. DEAN WITTER NATURAL RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
SECURITIES INC. ............................. $ 0.625% on assets up to $250 million
and 0.50% on assets over $250
million
20. DEAN WITTER PACIFIC GROWTH FUND INC. ....... $ 1.00% on assets up to $1 billion and
0.95% on assets over $1 billion (of
which 40% is paid to a Sub-Adviser)
21. DEAN WITTER PRECIOUS METALS AND MINERALS
TRUST ....................................... $ 0.80%
22. DEAN WITTER SPECIAL VALUE FUND .............. $ 0.75%
23. DEAN WITTER STRATEGIST FUND ................. $ 0.60% on assets up to $500 million,
scaled down at various asset levels
to 0.475% on assets over $1.5
billion
24. DEAN WITTER UTILITIES FUND .................. $ 0.65% on assets up to $500 million,
scaled down at various asset levels
to 0.425% on assets over $5 billion
25. DEAN WITTER VALUE-ADDED MARKET SERIES ...... $ 0.50% on assets up to $500 million,
scaled down at various asset levels
to 0.425% on assets over $1 billion
26. DEAN WITTER WORLD WIDE INVESTMENT TRUST .... $ 1.0% on assets up to $500 million
and 0.95% on assets over $500
million (of which 40% is paid to a
Sub-Adviser)
27. DEAN WITTER RETIREMENT SERIES:
(A) AMERICAN VALUE SERIES .................. $ 0.85% (2)
(B) CAPITAL GROWTH SERIES .................. $ 0.85% (2)
(C) DIVIDEND GROWTH SERIES ................. $ 0.75% (2)
(D) GLOBAL EQUITY SERIES ................... $ 1.00% (2)
(E) STRATEGIST SERIES ...................... $ 0.85% (2)
(F) UTILITIES SERIES ....................... $ 0.75% (2)
(G) VALUE-ADDED MARKET SERIES .............. $ 0.50% (2)
28. DEAN WITTER SELECT DIMENSIONS INVESTMENT
SERIES:*
(A) AMERICAN VALUE PORTFOLIO ............... $ 0.625%
(B) BALANCED PORTFOLIO ..................... $ 0.75% (of which 40% is paid to a
Sub-Adviser)
(C) CORE EQUITY PORTFOLIO .................. $ 0.85% (of which 40% is paid to a
Sub-Adviser)
(D) DEVELOPING GROWTH PORTFOLIO ............ $ 0.50%
(E) DIVIDEND GROWTH PORTFOLIO .............. $ 0.625%
(F) EMERGING MARKETS PORTFOLIO ............. $ 1.25% (of which 40% is paid to a
Sub-Adviser)
(G) GLOBAL EQUITY PORTFOLIO ................ $ 1.00%
(H) MID-CAP GROWTH PORTFOLIO ............... $ 0.75% (3)
(I) UTILITIES PORTFOLIO .................... $ 0.65%
(J) VALUE-ADDED MARKET PORTFOLIO ........... $ 0.50%
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NET ASSETS CURRENT INVESTMENT
AS OF MANAGEMENT FEE
03/12/97 RATE(S)
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29. DEAN WITTER VARIABLE INVESTMENT SERIES:*
(A) CAPITAL APPRECIATION PORTFOLIO ........ $ 0.75% (4)
(B) CAPITAL GROWTH PORTFOLIO ............... $ 0.65%
(C) DIVIDEND GROWTH PORTFOLIO .............. $ 0.625% on assets up to $500 million,
scaled down at various asset levels
to 0.475% on assets over $1 billion
(D) EQUITY PORTFOLIO ....................... $ 0.50% on assets up to $1 billion and
0.475% on assets over $1 billion
(E) EUROPEAN GROWTH PORTFOLIO .............. $ 1.00% (of which 40% is paid to a
Sub-Adviser)
(F) GLOBAL DIVIDEND GROWTH PORTFOLIO ......
$ 0.75%
(G) INCOME BUILDER PORTFOLIO ............... $ 0.75% (4)
(H) MANAGED ASSETS PORTFOLIO ............... $ 0.50%
(I) PACIFIC GROWTH PORTFOLIO ............... $ 1.00% (of which 40% is paid to a
Sub-Adviser)
(J) UTILITIES PORTFOLIO .................... $ 0.65% on assets up to $500 million
and 0.55% on assets over $500
million
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* Open-end investment company offered only to life insurance companies in
connection with variable annuity and/or variable life insurance
contracts.
(1) InterCapital has undertaken to assume all operating expenses of Dean
Witter Market Leader Trust (except for any 12b-1 fees and brokerage
fees) and to waive the compensation provided for in its investment
management agreement with that company until such time as that company
has $50 million of net assets or until six months from that company's
commencement of operations. Dean Witter Market Leader Trust is expected
to commence operations on or about April 28, 1997.
(2) InterCapital has undertaken, until July 31, 1997, to continue to assume
all operating expenses of the Series of Dean Witter Retirement Series
(except for any brokerage fees and a portion of organizational
expenses) and to waive the compensation provided for each Series in its
investment management agreement with that company to the extent that
such expenses and compensation on an annualized basis exceed 1.0% of
the daily net assets of the pertinent Series.
(3) InterCapital has undertaken, until the earlier of July 21, 1997 or the
attainment by the Portfolio of $50 million of net assets, to assume all
operating expenses (except for any brokerage fees) of the Mid-Cap
Growth Portfolio of Dean Witter Select Dimensions Investment Series and
to waive the compensation provided for that Portfolio in its investment
management agreement with the company.
(4) InterCapital has undertaken, until the earlier of July 21, 1997 or the
attainment by the respective Portfolio of $50 million of net assets, to
assume all operating expenses (except for any brokerage fees) of the
Income Builder Portfolio and the Capital Appreciation Portfolio of Dean
Witter Variable Investment Series and to waive the compensation
provided for each of these Portfolios in its investment management
agreement with that company.
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APPENDIX C
FORM OF NEW SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENT
AGREEMENT made as of the day of , 1997 by and between Dean Witter
InterCapital Inc., a Delaware corporation (herein referred to as the
"Investment Manager"), and Morgan Grenfell Investment Services Limited, a
British corporation (herein referred to as the "Sub-Advisor").
Whereas, (herein referred to as the "Fund") is engaged
in business as an open-end management investment company and is registered as
such under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "Act"); and
Whereas, the Investment Manager has entered into an Investment Management
Agreement with the Fund (the "Investment Management Agreement") wherein the
Investment Manager has agreed to provide investment management services to
the Fund; and
Whereas, the Sub-Advisor is registered as an investment advisor as under the
Investment Advisers Act of 1940 and is a member of the Investment Management
Regulatory Organization (IMRO), and, as such, is regulated by IMRO in the
conduct of its investment business in the U.K., and engages in the business
of acting as an investment advisor; and
Whereas, the Investment Manager desires to retain the services of the
Sub-Advisor to render investment advisory services for the Fund in the manner
and on the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth; and
Whereas, the Sub-Advisor desires to be retained by the Investment Manager to
perform services on said terms and conditions:
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements of
the parties hereto as herein set forth, the parties covenant and agree as
follows:
1. Subject to the supervision of the Fund, its officers and Trustees, and
the Investment Manager, and in accordance with the investment objectives,
policies and restrictions set forth in the then-current Registration
Statement relating to the Fund, and such investment objectives, policies and
restrictions from time to time prescribed by the Trustees of the Fund and
communicated by the Investment Manager to the Sub-Advisor, the Sub-Advisor
agrees to provide the Fund with investment advisory services with respect to
the Fund's investments to obtain and evaluate such information and advice
relating to the economy, securities markets and securities as it deems
necessary or useful to discharge its duties hereunder; to continuously manage
the assets of the Fund in a manner consistent with the investment objective
and policies of the Fund; to make decisions as to foreign currency matters
and make determinations as to forward foreign exchange contracts and options
and futures contracts in foreign currencies; shall determine the securities
to be purchased, sold or otherwise disposed of by the Fund and the timing of
such purchases, sales and dispositions; to take such further action,
including the placing of purchase and sale orders on behalf of the Fund, as
it shall deem necessary or appropriate; to furnish to or place at the
disposal of the Fund and the Investment Manager such of the information,
evaluations, analyses and opinions formulated or obtained by it in the
discharge of its duties as the Fund and the Investment Manager may, from time
to time, reasonably request. The Investment Manager and the Sub-Advisor shall
each make its officers and employees available to the other from time to time
at reasonable times to review investment policies of the Fund and to consult
with each other.
2. The Sub-Advisor shall, at its own expense, maintain such staff and
employ or retain such personnel and consult with such other persons as it
shall from time to time determine to be necessary or useful to the
performance of its obligations under this Agreement. Without limiting the
generality of the foregoing, the staff and personnel of the Sub-Advisor shall
be deemed to include persons employed or otherwise retained by the
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Sub-Advisor to furnish statistical and other factual data, advice regarding
economic factors and trends, information with respect to technical and
scientific developments, and such other information, advice and assistance as
the Investment Manager may desire. The Sub-Advisor shall maintain whatever
records as may be required to be maintained by it under the Act. All such
records so maintained shall be made available to the Fund, upon the request
of the Investment Manager or the Fund.
3. The Fund will, from time to time, furnish or otherwise make available
to the Sub-Advisor such financial reports, proxy statements and other
information relating to the business and affairs of the Fund as the
Sub-Advisor may reasonably require in order to discharge its duties and
obligations hereunder or to comply with any applicable law and regulations
and the investment objectives, policies and restrictions from time to time
prescribed by the Trustees of the Fund.
4. The Sub-Advisor shall bear the cost of rendering the investment
advisory services to be performed by it under this Agreement, and shall, at
its own expense, pay the compensation of the officers and employees, if any,
of the Fund, employed by the Sub-Advisor, and such clerical help and
bookkeeping services as the Sub-Advisor shall reasonably require in
performing its duties hereunder.
5. The Fund assumes and shall pay or cause to be paid all other expenses
of the Fund, including, without limitation: any fees paid to the Investment
Manager; fees pursuant to any plan of distribution that the Fund may adopt;
the charges and expenses of any registrar, any custodian, sub-custodian or
depository appointed by the Fund for the safekeeping of its cash, portfolio
securities and other property, and any stock transfer or dividend agent or
agents appointed by the Fund; brokers' commissions chargeable to the Fund in
connection with portfolio securities transactions to which the Fund is a
party; all taxes, including securities issuance and transfer taxes, and fees
payable by the Fund to federal, state or other governmental agencies or
pursuant to any foreign laws; the cost and expense of engraving or printing
certificates representing shares of the Fund; all costs and expenses in
connection with the registration and maintenance of registration of the Fund
and its shares with the Securities and Exchange Commission and various states
and other jurisdictions or pursuant to any foreign laws (including filing
fees and legal fees and disbursements of counsel); the cost and expense of
printing (including typesetting) and distributing prospectuses of the Fund
and supplements thereto to the Fund's shareholders; all expenses of
shareholders' and Trustees' meetings and of preparing, printing and mailing
proxy statements and reports to shareholders; fees and travel expenses of
Trustees or members of any advisory board or committee who are not employees
of the Investment Manager or Sub-Advisor; all expenses incident to the
payment of any dividend, distribution, withdrawal or redemption whether in
shares or in cash; charges and expenses of any outside service used for
pricing of the Fund's shares; charges and expenses of legal counsel,
including counsel to the Trustees of the Fund who are not interested persons
(as defined in the Act) of the Fund, the Investment Manager or the
Sub-Advisor, and of independent accountants, in connection with any matter
relating to the Fund; membership dues of industry associations; interest
payable on Fund borrowings; postage; insurance premiums on property or
personnel (including officers and Trustees) of the Fund which inure to its
benefit; extraordinary expenses (including but not limited to legal claims
and liabilities and litigation costs and any indemnification related
thereto); and all other charges and costs of the Fund's operation unless
otherwise explicitly provided herein.
6. For the services to be rendered, the facilities furnished, and the
expenses assumed by the Sub-Advisor, the Investment Manager shall pay to the
Sub-Advisor monthly compensation equal to 40% of its monthly compensation
receivable pursuant to the Investment Management Agreement. Any subsequent
change in the Investment Management Agreement which has the effect of raising
or lowering the compensation of the Investment Manager will have the
concomitant effect of raising or lowering the fee payable to the Sub-Advisor
under this Agreement. In addition, if the Investment Manager has undertaken
in the Fund's Registration Statement as filed under the Act (the
"Registration Statement") or elsewhere to waive all or part of its fee
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under the Investment Management Agreement, the Sub-Advisor's fee payable
under this Agreement will be proportionately waived in whole or in part. The
calculation of the fee payable to the Sub-Advisor pursuant to this Agreement
will be made, each month, at the time designated for the monthly calculation
of the fee payable to the Investment Manager pursuant to the Investment
Management Agreement. If this Agreement becomes effective subsequent to the
first day of a month or shall terminate before the last day of a month,
compensation for the part of the month this Agreement is in effect shall be
prorated in a manner consistent with the calculation of the fee as set forth
above. Subject to the provisions of paragraph 7 hereof, payment of the
Sub-Advisor's compensation for the preceding month shall be made as promptly
as possible after completion of the computations contemplated by paragraph 7
hereof.
7. In the event the operating expenses of the Fund, including amounts
payable to the Investment Manager pursuant to the Investment Management
Agreement, for any fiscal year ending on a date on which this Agreement is in
effect, exceed the expense limitations applicable to the Fund imposed by
state securities laws or regulations thereunder, as such limitations may be
raised or lowered from time to time, the Sub-Advisor shall reduce its
advisory fee to the extent of 40% of such excess and, if required, pursuant
to any such laws or regulations, will reimburse the Investment Manager for
annual operating expenses in the amount of 40% of such excess of any expense
limitation that may be applicable, it being understood that the Investment
Manager has agreed to effect a reduction and reimbursement of 100% of such
excess in accordance with the terms of the Investment Management Agreement;
provided, however, there shall be excluded from such expenses the amount of
any interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, distribution fees and
extraordinary expenses (including but not limited to legal claims and
liabilities and litigation costs and any indemnification related thereto)
paid or payable by the Fund. Such reduction, if any, shall be computed and
accrued daily, shall be settled on a monthly basis, and shall be based upon
the expense limitation applicable to the Fund as at the end of the last
business day of the month. Should two or more such expense limitations be
applicable as at the end of the last business day of the month, that expense
limitation which results in the largest reduction in the Investment Manager's
fee or the largest expense reimbursement shall be applicable.
For purposes of this provision, should any applicable expense limitation
be based upon the gross income of the Fund, such gross income shall include,
but not be limited to, interest on debt securities in the Fund's portfolio
accrued to and including the last day of the Fund's fiscal year, and
dividends declared on equity securities in the Fund's portfolio, the record
dates for which fall on or prior to the last day of such fiscal year, but
shall not include gains from the sale of securities.
8. The Sub-Advisor will use its best efforts in the performance of
investment activities on behalf of the Fund, but in the absence of willful
misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of its
obligations hereunder, the Sub-Advisor shall not be liable to the Investment
Manager or the Fund or any of its investors for any error of judgment or
mistake of law or for any act or omission by the Sub-Advisor or for any
losses sustained by the Fund or its investors.
9. It is understood that any of the shareholders, Trustees, officers and
employees of the Fund may be a shareholder, director, officer or employee of,
or be otherwise interested in, the Sub-Advisor, and in any person controlled
by or under common control with the Sub-Advisor, and that the Sub-Advisor and
any person controlled by or under common control with the Sub-Advisor may
have an interest in the Fund. It is also understood that the Sub-Advisor and
any affiliated persons thereof or any persons controlled by or under common
control with the Sub-Advisor have and may have advisory, management service
or other contracts with other organizations and persons, and may have other
interests and businesses, and further may purchase, sell or trade any
securities or commodities for their own accounts or for the account of others
for whom they may be acting; provided, however, that neither the Sub-Advisor
nor any of its affiliates organized with a corporate name or other name under
which it is performing its business activities which contains the names
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"Morgan Grenfell", Morgan Grenfell Group plc, shall undertake to act as
investment advisor or sub-advisor for any other U.S. registered investment
company sold primarily to retail investors, whose investment policy is to
invest primarily in securities issued by "international smallcap" companies,
as that term is described in the Registration Statement and which is
sponsored, distributed or managed by a U.S. registered broker-dealer or one
of its affiliates.
10. This Agreement shall remain in effect until April 30, 1999 and from
year to year thereafter provided such continuance is approved at least
annually by the vote of holders of a majority, as defined in the Act, of the
outstanding voting securities of the Fund or by the Trustees of the Fund;
provided, that in either event such continuance is also approved annually by
the vote of a majority of the Trustees of the Fund who are not parties to
this Agreement or "interested persons" (as defined in the Act) of any such
party, which vote must be cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose
of voting on such approval; provided, however, that (a) the Fund may, at any
time and without the payment of any penalty, terminate this Agreement upon
thirty days' written notice to the Investment Manager and the Sub-Advisor,
either by majority vote of the Trustees of the Fund or by the vote of a
majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund; (b) this Agreement
shall immediately terminate in the event of its assignment (within the
meaning of the Act) unless such automatic termination shall be prevented by
an exemptive order of the Securities and Exchange Commission; (c) this
Agreement shall immediately terminate in the event of the termination of the
Investment Management Agreement; (d) the Investment Manager may terminate
this Agreement without payment of penalty on thirty days' written notice to
the Fund and the Sub-Advisor and; (e) the Sub-Advisor may terminate this
Agreement without the payment of penalty on thirty days' written notice to
the Fund and the Investment Manager. Any notice under this Agreement shall be
given in writing, addressed and delivered, or mailed post-paid, to the other
party at the principal office of such party.
11. This Agreement may be amended by the parties without the vote or
consent of the shareholders of the Fund to supply any omission, to cure,
correct or supplement any ambiguous, defective or inconsistent provision
hereof, or if they deem it necessary to conform this Agreement to the
requirements of applicable federal laws or regulations, but neither the Fund,
the Investment Manager nor the Sub-Advisor shall be liable for failing to do
so.
12. This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with the law of the
State of New York and the applicable provisions of the Act. To the extent the
applicable law of the State of New York, or any of the provisions herein,
conflict with the applicable provisions of the Act, the latter shall control.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed and delivered this
Agreement on the day and year first above written in New York, New York.
DEAN WITTER INTERCAPITAL INC.
By
.................................
Attest:
.............................
MORGAN GRENFELL INVESTMENT SERVICES
LIMITED
By
.................................
Attest:
.............................
Accepted and agreed to as of
the day and year first above written:
DEAN WITTER [ ] FUND
By
.......................................
Attest:
..................................
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APPENDIX D
Morgan Grenfell Investment Services Limited serves as investment adviser
or sub-adviser to the Funds and the other open-end investment companies
listed below which have similar investment objectives to one or more of the
Funds. Set forth below is a chart showing the net assets of each such
investment company as of March 12, 1997 and the investment management or
advisory fee rate(s) applicable to such investment company.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
CURRENT INVESTMENT
NET ASSETS ADVISORY OR
AS OF SUB-ADVISORY FEE
03/12/97 RATES(S)
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<S> <C> <C> <C>
1. DEAN WITTER EUROPEAN GROWTH FUND INC. ...... $ 0.40% ON ASSETS UP TO $500
MILLION AND 0.38% ON ASSETS
over $500 million
2. DEAN WITTER GLOBAL ASSET ALLOCATION FUND ... $ 0.30%
3. DEAN WITTER INTERNATIONAL SMALLCAP FUND .... $ 0.50%
4. DEAN WITTER JAPAN FUND ...................... $ 0.40%
5. DEAN WITTER PACIFIC GROWTH FUND INC. ....... $ 0.40% on assets up to $1
billion and 0.38% on assets
over $1 billion
6. DEAN WITTER VARIABLE INVESTMENT SERIES*:
(A) EUROPEAN GROWTH PORTFOLIO ............... $ 0.40%
(B) PACIFIC GROWTH PORTFOLIO ................ $ 0.40%
7. DEAN WITTER WORLD WIDE INVESTMENT TRUST .... $ 0.40% on assets up to $500
million and 0.38% on assets
over $500 million
8. MGIS EMERGING MARKETS EQUITY FUND ........... $ 1.00%
9. MGIS EUROPEAN EQUITY FUND ................... $ 0.70%
10. MGIS EUROPEAN SMALL CAP EQUITY FUND ........ $ 1.00%
11. MGIS INTERNATIONAL SMALLCAP EQUITY FUND .... $ 1.00%
12. MGIS INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND .............. $ 0.70%
13. RSI RETIREMENT FUND** ....................... $ 0.60% on assets up to $50
million and 0.50% on assets
over $50 million
</TABLE>
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* Open-end investment company offered only to life insurance companies in
connection with variable annuity and/or variable life insurance
contracts.
** Open-end investment company offered only to institutional pension
funds.
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APPENDIX E
TRUSTEE COMPENSATION AS TO EACH FUND
FUNDS WHICH HAVE PAID COMPENSATION TO INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES FOR AT LEAST ONE
FISCAL YEAR
The following tables illustrate the compensation paid to each Fund's
Independent Trustees by the Fund for its last fiscal year and, for the Funds
which have adopted the retirement program, the retirement benefits accrued to
each Fund's Independent Trustees by the Fund for its last fiscal year and the
estimated retirement benefits for the Fund's Independent Trustees, to
commence upon their retirement, as of the end of the Fund's last fiscal year.
DEAN WITTER EUROPEAN GROWTH FUND INC.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
FUND COMPENSATION ESTIMATED RETIREMENT BENEFITS
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RETIREMENT ESTIMATED ESTIMATED
BENEFITS CREDITED YEARS ESTIMATED ANNUAL
AGGREGATE ACCRUED AS OF SERVICE AT PERCENTAGE OF BENEFITS
COMPENSATION FUND RETIREMENT ELIGIBLE UPON
NAME OF INDEPENDENT TRUSTEE FROM THE FUND EXPENSES (MAXIMUM 10) COMPENSATION RETIREMENT(1)
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Michael Bozic .............. $1,750 $393 10 50.0% $ 950
Edwin J. Garn .............. 1,850 577 10 50.0 950
John R. Haire .............. 3,900 372 10 50.0 2,343
Dr. Manuel H. Johnson ..... 1,800 240 10 50.0 950
Michael E. Nugent .......... 1,750 413 10 50.0 950
John L. Schroeder .......... 1,800 763 8 41.7 792
<FN>
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(1) Based on current levels of compensation. Amount of annual benefits also
varies depending on the Trustee's elections described in the discussion
of the retirement program contained in the text of the Proxy Statement.
DEAN WITTER INTERNATIONAL SMALLCAP FUND
</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
NAME OF INDEPENDENT TRUSTEE AGGREGATE COMPENSATION FROM THE FUND
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<S> <C>
Michael Bozic .............. $1,800
Edwin J. Garn .............. 1,900
John R. Haire .............. 4,375
Dr. Manuel H. Johnson ..... 1,850
Michael E. Nugent .......... 1,700
John L. Schroeder .......... 1,850
</TABLE>
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DEAN WITTER PACIFIC GROWTH FUND
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
FUND COMPENSATION ESTIMATED RETIREMENT BENEFITS
----------------------------- ----------------------------------------------
RETIREMENT ESTIMATED ESTIMATED
BENEFITS CREDITED YEARS ESTIMATED ANNUAL
AGGREGATE ACCRUED AS OF SERVICE AT PERCENTAGE OF BENEFITS
COMPENSATION FUND RETIREMENT ELIGIBLE UPON
NAME OF INDEPENDENT TRUSTEE FROM THE FUND EXPENSES (MAXIMUM 10) COMPENSATION RETIREMENT(1)
- --------------------------- --------------- ------------ -------------- --------------- -------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Michael Bozic .............. $1,750 $ 393 10 50.0% $ 950
Edwin J. Garn .............. 1,850 663 10 50.0 950
John R. Haire .............. 3,900 4,249 10 50.0 2,343
Dr. Manuel H. Johnson ..... 1,800 264 10 50.0 950
Michael E. Nugent .......... 1,750 498 10 50.0 950
John L. Schroeder .......... 1,800 763 8 41.7 792
<FN>
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(1) Based on current levels of compensation. Amount of annual benefits also
varies depending on the Trustee's elections described in the discussion
of the retirement program contained in the text of the Proxy Statement.
DEAN WITTER WORLD WIDE INVESTMENT TRUST
</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
FUND COMPENSATION ESTIMATED RETIREMENT BENEFITS
----------------------------- ----------------------------------------------
RETIREMENT ESTIMATED ESTIMATED
BENEFITS CREDITED YEARS ESTIMATED ANNUAL
AGGREGATE ACCRUED AS OF SERVICE AT PERCENTAGE OF BENEFITS
COMPENSATION FUND RETIREMENT ELIGIBLE UPON
NAME OF INDEPENDENT TRUSTEE FROM THE FUND EXPENSES (MAXIMUM 10) COMPENSATION RETIREMENT(1)
- --------------------------- --------------- ------------ -------------- --------------- -------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Michael Bozic .............. $1,600 $ 436 10 50.0% $ 450
Edwin J. Garn .............. 1,650 660 10 50.0 950
John R. Haire .............. 4,575 2,692 10 50.0 2,363
Dr. Manuel H. Johnson ..... 1,650 269 10 50.0 950
Michael E. Nugent .......... 1,600 472 10 50.0 950
John L. Schroeder .......... 1,600 854 8 41.7 792
<FN>
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(1) Based on current levels of compensation. Amount of annual benefits also
varies depending on the Trustee's elections described in the discussion
of the retirement program contained in the text of the Proxy Statement.
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FUNDS WHICH HAS PAID COMPENSATION TO INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES FOR LESS THAN ONE
FULL FISCAL YEAR
DEAN WITTER JAPAN FUND
At such time as Dean Witter Japan Fund has paid fees to the Independent
Trustees for a full fiscal year, and assuming that during such fiscal year
Dean Witter Japan Fund holds the same number of Board and committee meetings
as were held by the Dean Witter Funds during the calendar year ended December
31, 1996, it is estimated that the compensation paid to each Independent
Trustee by Dean Witter Japan Fund during such fiscal year will be the amount
shown in the following table:
</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
AGGREGATE COMPENSATION FROM
NAME OF INDEPENDENT TRUSTEE THE FUND (ESTIMATED)
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<S> <C>
Michael Bozic .............. $1,900
Edwin J. Garn .............. 1,900
John R. Haire .............. 3,850
Dr. Manuel H. Johnson ..... 1,900
Michael E. Nugent .......... 1,900
John L. Schroeder .......... 1,900
</TABLE>
FUND COMPLEX COMPENSATION
The following table illustrates the compensation paid to the Independent
Trustees of the Funds for the calendar year ended December 31, 1996 for
services to the 82 Dean Witter Funds and, in the case of Messrs. Haire,
Johnson, Nugent and Schroeder, the 14 TCW/DW Funds that were in operation at
December 31, 1996. As noted in the text of the Proxy Statement, with respect
to Messrs. Haire, Johnson, Nugent and Schroeder, the TCW/DW Funds are
included solely because of a limited exchange privilege between those Funds
and five Dean Witter Money Market Funds.
CASH COMPENSATION FROM DEAN WITTER FUNDS AND TCW/DW FUNDS
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
FOR SERVICE AS
CHAIRMAN OF
FOR SERVICE AS COMMITTEES
CHAIRMAN OF OF TOTAL CASH
COMMITTEES OF INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION
FOR SERVICE INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES AND FOR SERVICES
AS DIRECTOR OR FOR SERVICE AS DIRECTORS/ AUDIT TO 82
TRUSTEE AND TRUSTEE AND TRUSTEES AND COMMITTEES DEAN WITTER
COMMITTEE MEMBER COMMITTEE MEMBER AUDIT COMMITTEES OF 14 FUNDS AND 14
OF 82 DEAN WITTER OF 14 TCW/DW OF 82 DEAN WITTER TCW/DW TCW/DW
NAME OF INDEPENDENT TRUSTEE FUNDS FUNDS FUNDS FUNDS FUNDS
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Michael Bozic .............. $138,850 -- -- -- $138,850
Edwin J. Garn .............. 140,900 -- -- -- 140,900
John R. Haire .............. 106,400 $64,283 $195,450 $12,187 378,320
Dr. Manuel H. Johnson ..... 137,100 66,483 -- -- 203,583
Michael E. Nugent .......... 138,850 64,283 -- -- 203,133
John L. Schroeder .......... 137,150 69,083 -- -- 206,233
</TABLE>
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<PAGE>
The following table illustrates the retirement benefits accrued to the
Independent Trustees of the Funds by the 57 Dean Witter Funds (including 3 of
the Funds represented in this Proxy Statement) for the year ended December
31, 1996, and the estimated retirement benefits for the Independent Trustees,
to commence upon their retirement, from the 57 Dean Witter Funds as of
December 31, 1996.
RETIREMENT BENEFITS FROM ALL DEAN WITTER FUNDS
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
RETIREMENT BENEFITS
ESTIMATED CREDITED ACCRUED ESTIMATED ANNUAL
YEARS OF ESTIMATED AS EXPENSES BENEFITS UPON
SERVICE AT PERCENTAGE BY ALL RETIREMENT FROM
RETIREMENT OF ELIGIBLE ADOPTING ALL ADOPTING
NAME OF INDEPENDENT TRUSTEE (MAXIMUM 10) COMPENSATION FUNDS FUNDS(2)
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Michael Bozic .............. 10 50.0% $20,147 $ 51,325
Edwin J. Garn .............. 10 50.0 27,772 51,325
John R. Haire .............. 10 50.0 46,952 129,550
Dr. Manuel H. Johnson ..... 10 50.0 10,926 51,325
Michael E. Nugent .......... 10 50.0 19,217 51,325
John L. Schroeder .......... 8 41.7 38,700 42,771
<FN>
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(2) Based on current levels of compensation. Amount of annual benefits also
varies depending on the Trustee's elections described in the discussion
of the retirement program contained in the text of the Proxy Statement.
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</TABLE>
<PAGE>
DEAN WITTER EUROPEAN GROWTH FUND INC.
PROXY
THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The undersigned hereby appoints Robert M. Scanlan, Barry Fink and Joseph J.
McAlinden, or any of them, proxies, each with the power of substitution, to
vote on behalf of the undersigned at the Special Meeting of Stockholders of
Dean Witter European Growth Fund Inc. on May 2, 1997, at 10:00 a.m., New York
City time, and at any adjournment thereof, on the proposals set forth in the
Notice of Meeting dated , 1997 as follows:
(Continued on reverse side)
THIS PROXY WHEN PROPERLY EXECUTED WILL BE VOTED IN THE MANNER DIRECTED HEREIN
BY THE UNDERSIGNED STOCKHOLDERS. IF NO DIRECTION IS MADE, THIS PROXY WILL BE
VOTED "FOR" THE DIRECTORS AND THE PROPOSALS SET FORTH ON THE REVERSE HEREOF
AND AS RECOMMENDED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
IMPORTANT--THIS PROXY MUST BE SIGNED AND DATED ON THE REVERSE SIDE.
<PAGE>
[X] PLEASE MARK VOTES
AS IN THE EXAMPLE
USING BLACK OR
BLUE INK
FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN
1. Approval of New Investment Management [ ] [ ] [ ]
Agreement with Dean Witter InterCapital
Inc. in connection with proposed merger.
2. Approval of New Subadvisory Agreement [ ] [ ] [ ]
between Dean Witter InterCapital Inc. and
Morgan Grenfell Investment Services Lim-
ited.
FOR ALL
FOR WITHHOLD EXCEPT
3. Election of Directors. [ ] [ ] [ ]
Michael Bozic, Charles A. Fiumefreddo, Edwin J. Garn, John R.
Haire, Dr. Manuel H. Johnson, Michael E. Nugent, Philip J. Purcell,
John L. Schroeder
If you wish to withhold authority for any particular nominee, mark the
"For All Except" Box and strike a line through the nominee's name.
FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN
4. Approval of New Investment Policy with [ ] [ ] [ ]
respect to investments in certain other
investment companies.
FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN
5. Ratification of appointment of Price [ ] [ ] [ ]
Waterhouse LLP as Independent Accoun-
tants.
Please make sure to sign and date
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Stockholder sign in the box above Co-Owner (if any) sign in the box above
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PLEASE DETACH AT PERFORATION
DEAN WITTER EUROPEAN GROWTH FUND INC.
IMPORTANT
PLEASE SEND IN YOUR PROXY............TODAY!
YOU ARE URGED TO DATE AND SIGN THE ATTACHED PROXY AND RETURN IT PROMPTLY IN THE
ENCLOSED ENVELOPE. THIS WILL HELP SAVE THE EXPENSE OF FOLLOW-UP LETTERS TO
STOCKHOLDERS WHO HAVE NOT RESPONDED.
<PAGE>
DEAN WITTER INTERNATIONAL SMALLCAP FUND
PROXY
THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
The undersigned hereby appoints Robert M. Scanlan, Barry Fink and Joseph J.
McAlinden, or any of them, proxies, each with the power of substitution, to
vote on behalf of the undersigned at the Special Meeting of Shareholders of
Dean Witter International Smallcap Fund on May 2, 1997, at 10:00 a.m., New York
City time, and at any adjournment thereof, on the proposals set forth in the
Notice of Meeting dated , 1997 as follows:
(Continued on reverse side)
THIS PROXY WHEN PROPERLY EXECUTED WILL BE VOTED IN THE MANNER DIRECTED HEREIN
BY THE UNDERSIGNED SHAREHOLDERS. IF NO DIRECTION IS MADE, THIS PROXY WILL BE
VOTED "FOR" THE TRUSTEES AND THE PROPOSALS SET FORTH ON THE REVERSE HEREOF
AND AS RECOMMENDED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
IMPORTANT--THIS PROXY MUST BE SIGNED AND DATED ON THE REVERSE SIDE.
<PAGE>
[X] PLEASE MARK VOTES
AS IN THE EXAMPLE
USING BLACK OR
BLUE INK
FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN
1. Approval of New Investment Management [ ] [ ] [ ]
Agreement with Dean Witter InterCapital
Inc. in connection with proposed merger.
2. Approval of New Subadvisory Agreement [ ] [ ] [ ]
between Dean Witter InterCapital Inc. and
Morgan Grenfell Investment Services Lim-
ited.
FOR ALL
FOR WITHHOLD EXCEPT
3. Election of Trustees. [ ] [ ] [ ]
Michael Bozic, Charles A. Fiumefreddo, Edwin J. Garn, John R.
Haire, Dr. Manuel H. Johnson, Michael E. Nugent, Philip J. Purcell,
John L. Schroeder
If you wish to withhold authority for any particular nominee, mark the
"For All Except" Box and strike a line through the nominee's name.
FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN
4. Approval of New Investment Policy with [ ] [ ] [ ]
respect to investments in certain other
investment companies.
FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN
5. Ratification of appointment of Price [ ] [ ] [ ]
Waterhouse LLP as Independent Accoun-
tants.
Please make sure to sign and date
this Proxy using black or blue ink. Date
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Shareholder sign in the box above Co-Owner (if any) sign in the box above
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PLEASE DETACH AT PERFORATION
DEAN WITTER INTERNATIONAL SMALLCAP FUND
IMPORTANT
PLEASE SEND IN YOUR PROXY............TODAY!
YOU ARE URGED TO DATE AND SIGN THE ATTACHED PROXY AND RETURN IT PROMPTLY IN THE
ENCLOSED ENVELOPE. THIS WILL HELP SAVE THE EXPENSE OF FOLLOW-UP LETTERS TO
SHAREHOLDERS WHO HAVE NOT RESPONDED.
<PAGE>
DEAN WITTER JAPAN FUND
PROXY
THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
The undersigned hereby appoints Robert M. Scanlan, Barry Fink and Joseph J.
McAlinden, or any of them, proxies, each with the power of substitution, to
vote on behalf of the undersigned at the Special Meeting of Shareholders of
Dean Witter Japan Growth Fund on May 2, 1997, at 10:00 a.m., New York City
time, and at any adjournment thereof, on the proposals set forth in the Notice
of Meeting dated , 1997 as follows:
(Continued on reverse side)
THIS PROXY WHEN PROPERLY EXECUTED WILL BE VOTED IN THE MANNER DIRECTED HEREIN
BY THE UNDERSIGNED SHAREHOLDERS. IF NO DIRECTION IS MADE, THIS PROXY WILL BE
VOTED "FOR" THE TRUSTEES AND THE PROPOSALS SET FORTH ON THE REVERSE HEREOF
AND AS RECOMMENDED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
IMPORTANT--THIS PROXY MUST BE SIGNED AND DATED ON THE REVERSE SIDE.
<PAGE>
[X] PLEASE MARK VOTES
AS IN THE EXAMPLE
USING BLACK OR
BLUE INK
FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN
1. Approval of New Investment Management [ ] [ ] [ ]
Agreement with Dean Witter InterCapital
Inc. in connection with proposed merger.
2. Approval of New Subadvisory Agreement [ ] [ ] [ ]
between Dean Witter InterCapital Inc. and
Morgan Grenfell Investment Services Lim-
ited.
FOR ALL
FOR WITHHOLD EXCEPT
3. Election of Trustees. [ ] [ ] [ ]
Michael Bozic, Charles A. Fiumefreddo,
Edwin J. Garn, John R. Haire, Dr. Manuel H.
Johnson, Michael E. Nugent, Philip J. Purcell,
John L. Schroeder
If you wish to withhold authority for any particular nominee, mark the
"For All Except" Box and strike a line through the nominee's name.
FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN
4. Approval of New Investment Policy with [ ] [ ] [ ]
respect to investments in certain other
investment companies.
FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN
5. Ratification of appointment of Price [ ] [ ] [ ]
Waterhouse LLP as Independent Accoun-
tants.
Please make sure to sign and date
this Proxy using black or blue ink. Date
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Shareholder sign in the box above Co-Owner (if any) sign in the box above
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
PLEASE DETACH AT PERFORATION
DEAN WITTER JAPAN FUND
IMPORTANT
PLEASE SEND IN YOUR PROXY............TODAY!
YOU ARE URGED TO DATE AND SIGN THE ATTACHED PROXY AND RETURN IT PROMPTLY IN THE
ENCLOSED ENVELOPE. THIS WILL HELP SAVE THE EXPENSE OF FOLLOW-UP LETTERS TO
SHAREHOLDERS WHO HAVE NOT RESPONDED.
<PAGE>
DEAN WITTER PACIFIC GROWTH FUND INC.
PROXY
THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The undersigned hereby appoints Robert M. Scanlan, Barry Fink and Joseph J.
McAlinden, or any of them, proxies, each with the power of substitution, to
vote on behalf of the undersigned at the Special Meeting of Stockholders of
Dean Witter Pacific Growth Fund Inc. on May 2, 1997, at 10:00 a.m., New York
City time, and at any adjournment thereof, on the proposals set forth in the
Notice of Meeting dated , 1997 as follows:
(Continued on reverse side)
THIS PROXY WHEN PROPERLY EXECUTED WILL BE VOTED IN THE MANNER DIRECTED HEREIN
BY THE UNDERSIGNED STOCKHOLDERS. IF NO DIRECTION IS MADE, THIS PROXY WILL BE
VOTED "FOR" THE DIRECTORS AND THE PROPOSALS SET FORTH ON THE REVERSE HEREOF
AND AS RECOMMENDED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
IMPORTANT--This Proxy must be signed and dated on the reverse side.
<PAGE>
[X] PLEASE MARK VOTES
AS IN THE EXAMPLE
USING BLACK OR
BLUE INK
FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN
1. Approval of New Investment Management [ ] [ ] [ ]
Agreement with Dean Witter InterCapital
Inc. in connection with proposed merger.
2. Approval of New Subadvisory Agreement [ ] [ ] [ ]
between Dean Witter InterCapital Inc. and
Morgan Grenfell Investment Services Lim-
ited.
FOR ALL
FOR WITHHOLD EXCEPT
3. Election of Directors. [ ] [ ] [ ]
Michael Bozic, Charles A. Fiumefreddo, Edwin J. Garn, John R.
Haire, Dr. Manuel H. Johnson, Michael E. Nugent, Philip J. Purcell,
John L. Schroeder
If you wish to withhold authority for any particular nominee, mark the
"For All Except" Box and strike a line through the nominee's name.
FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN
4. Approval of New Investment Policy with [ ] [ ] [ ]
respect to investments in certain other
investment companies.
FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN
5. Ratification of appointment of Price [ ] [ ] [ ]
Waterhouse LLP as Independent Accoun-
tants.
Please make sure to sign and date
this Proxy using black or blue ink. Date
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Stockholder sign in the box above Co-Owner (if any) sign in the box above
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PLEASE DETACH AT PERFORATION
DEAN WITTER PACIFIC GROWTH FUND INC.
IMPORTANT
PLEASE SEND IN YOUR PROXY............TODAY!
YOU ARE URGED TO DATE AND SIGN THE ATTACHED PROXY AND RETURN IT PROMPTLY IN THE
ENCLOSED ENVELOPE. THIS WILL HELP SAVE THE EXPENSE OF FOLLOW-UP LETTERS TO
STOCKHOLDERS WHO HAVE NOT RESPONDED.
<PAGE>
DEAN WITTER WORLD WIDE INVESTMENT TRUST
PROXY
THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
The undersigned hereby appoints Robert M. Scanlan, Barry Fink and Joseph J.
McAlinden, or any of them, proxies, each with the power of substitution, to
vote on behalf of the undersigned at the Special Meeting of Shareholders of
Dean Witter World Wide Investment Trust on May 2, 1997, at 10:00 a.m., New York
City time, and at any adjournment thereof, on the proposals set forth in the
Notice of Meeting dated , 1997 as follows:
(Continued on reverse side)
THIS PROXY WHEN PROPERLY EXECUTED WILL BE VOTED IN THE MANNER DIRECTED HEREIN
BY THE UNDERSIGNED SHAREHOLDERS. IF NO DIRECTION IS MADE, THIS PROXY WILL BE
VOTED "FOR" THE TRUSTEES AND THE PROPOSALS SET FORTH ON THE REVERSE HEREOF AND
AS RECOMMENDED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
IMPORTANT--THIS PROXY MUST BE SIGNED AND DATED ON THE REVERSE SIDE.
<PAGE>
[X] PLEASE MARK VOTES
AS IN THE EXAMPLE
USING BLACK OR
BLUE INK
FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN
1. Approval of New Investment Management [ ] [ ] [ ]
Agreement with Dean Witter InterCapital
Inc. in connection with proposed merger.
2. Approval of New Subadvisory Agreement [ ] [ ] [ ]
between Dean Witter InterCapital Inc. and
Morgan Grenfell Investment Services Lim-
ited.
FOR ALL
FOR WITHHOLD EXCEPT
3. Election of Trustees. [ ] [ ] [ ]
Michael Bozic, Charles A. Fiumefreddo, Edwin J. Garn,
John R. Haire, Dr. Manuel H. Johnson, Michael E. Nugent,
Philip J. Purcell, John L. Schroeder
If you wish to withhold authority for any particular nominee, mark the
"For All Except" Box and strike a line through the nominee's name.
FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN
4. Approval of New Investment Policy with [ ] [ ] [ ]
respect to investments in certain other
investment companies.
FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN
5. Ratification of appointment of Price [ ] [ ] [ ]
Waterhouse LLP as Independent Accoun-
tants.
Please make sure to sign and date
this Proxy using black or blue ink. Date
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Shareholder sign in the box above Co-Owner (if any) sign in the box above
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PLEASE DETACH AT PERFORATION
DEAN WITTER WORLD WIDE INVESTMENT TRUST
IMPORTANT
PLEASE SEND IN YOUR PROXY............TODAY!
YOU ARE URGED TO DATE AND SIGN THE ATTACHED PROXY AND RETURN IT PROMPTLY IN THE
ENCLOSED ENVELOPE. THIS WILL HELP SAVE THE EXPENSE OF FOLLOW-UP LETTERS TO
SHAREHOLDERS WHO HAVE NOT RESPONDED.
