May 14, 1997
VOYAGEUR ARIZONA LIMITED TERM TAX FREE FUND
VOYAGEUR ARIZONA INSURED TAX FREE FUND
VOYAGEUR ARIZONA TAX FREE FUND
VOYAGEUR CALIFORNIA LIMITED TERM TAX FREE FUND
VOYAGEUR CALIFORNIA TAX FREE FUND
VOYAGEUR CALIFORNIA INSURED TAX FREE FUND
VOYAGEUR COLORADO LIMITED TERM TAX FREE FUND
VOYAGEUR COLORADO TAX FREE FUND
VOYAGEUR COLORADO INSURED TAX FREE FUND
VOYAGEUR FLORIDA LIMITED TERM TAX FREE FUND
VOYAGEUR FLORIDA TAX FREE FUND
VOYAGEUR FLORIDA INSURED TAX FREE FUND
VOYAGEUR IDAHO TAX FREE FUND
VOYAGEUR IOWA TAX FREE FUND
VOYAGEUR KANSAS TAX FREE FUND
VOYAGEUR MINNESOTA LIMITED TERM TAX FREE FUND
VOYAGEUR MINNESOTA TAX FREE FUND
VOYAGEUR MINNESOTA INSURED FUND
VOYAGEUR MISSOURI INSURED TAX FREE FUND
VOYAGEUR NATIONAL LIMITED TERM TAX FREE FUND
VOYAGEUR NATIONAL INSURED TAX FREE FUND
VOYAGEUR NATIONAL TAX FREE FUND
VOYAGEUR NEW MEXICO TAX FREE FUND
VOYAGEUR NEW YORK TAX FREE FUND
VOYAGEUR NORTH DAKOTA TAX FREE FUND
VOYAGEUR OREGON INSURED TAX FREE FUND
VOYAGEUR UTAH TAX FREE FUND
VOYAGEUR WASHINGTON INSURED TAX FREE FUND
VOYAGEUR WISCONSIN TAX FREE FUND
Supplement to Statement of Additional Information dated
April 28, 1997
The following revises information on page 1:
The Statement of Additional Information should be read in
conjunction with each Fund's Prospectus dated May 1, 1997. A
copy of the Prospectus or Statement of Additional Information may
be obtained free of charge by contacting the Funds at 1818 Market
Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103. Telephone: (800) 523-4640.
The following revises information in the section entitled The
Investment Adviser and Underwriter:
Prior to May 1, 1997, Voyageur Fund Managers, Inc.
("Voyageur") had been retained under an investment advisory
contract to act as each Fund's investment adviser, subject to the
authority of the Board of Directors or Trustees, as appropriate
for each Fund. Voyageur is an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary
of Dougherty Financial Group, Inc. ("DFG"). After the close of
business on April 30, 1997, Voyageur became an indirect, wholly
owned subsidiary of Lincoln National Corporation ("LNC") as a
result of LNC's acquisition of DFG. LNC, headquartered in Fort
Wayne, Indiana, owns and operates insurance and investment
management businesses, including Delaware Management Holdings,
Inc. ("DMH"). Affiliates of DMH serve as adviser, distributor
and transfer agent for the Delaware Group of Mutual Funds.
Because LNC's acquisition of DFG resulted in a change of
control of Voyageur, the Funds' previous investment advisory
agreements with Voyageur were "assigned," as that term is defined
by the Investment Company Act of 1940, and the previous
agreements therefore terminated upon the completion of the
acquisition. The Boards of Directors and Trustees of the Funds
unanimously approved new investment advisory agreements at a
meeting held in person on February 14, 1997, and called for a
shareholders meeting to approve the new agreements. At a meeting
held on April 11, 1997, the shareholders of each Fund approved
its respective Investment Management Agreements with either
Voyageur or Delaware Management Company, Inc. ("Delaware")
to become effective after the close of business on April 30, 1997,
the date the acquisition was completed.
Beginning May 1, 1997, Delaware, an indirect wholly-owned
subsidiary of LNC, became investment manager of Arizona
Limited Term Tax Free Fund, California Limited Term Tax Free
Fund, Colorado Insured Tax Free Fund, Colorado Limited Term Tax
Free Fund, the Florida Funds, and New York Tax Free Fund.
Voyageur was retained as investment manager for the other Funds.
Each investment management Agreement into which a Fund's
investment manager has entered has an initial term of two years
and provides for the continuation thereafter only if approved by
the Fund's Board of Directors in accordance with the requirements
of the 1940 Act. The investment management fees payable to the
investment manager under the agreements are the same as those
payable under the agreements that were terminated by the change
in control of Voyageur.
Delaware Service Company, Inc., an affiliate of DMH, 1818
Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103, is the Funds' shareholder
servicing, dividend disbursing, accounting services and transfer
agent. Delaware Distributors, L.P., another affiliate of DMH,
1818 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103, is the Funds'
principal underwriter.
The following replaces information under the section entitled
Board Members and Executive Officers of the Funds:
Directors and principal officers of the Funds are noted
below along with their ages and their business experience for the
past five years. Unless otherwise noted, the address of each
officer and director is One Commerce Square, Philadelphia, PA
19103.
*Wayne A. Stork (59)
Chairman, President, Chief Executive Officer, Director
and/or Trustee of the seven investment companies,
each of the other 26 investment companies in the
Delaware Group, Delaware Management
Holdings, Inc., DMH Corp., Delaware International
Holdings Ltd. and Founders Holdings, Inc.
Chairman and Director of Delaware Distributors, Inc. and
Delaware Capital Management, Inc.
Chairman, President, Chief Executive Officer, Chief
Investment Officer and Director of Delaware Management
Company, Inc.
Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Director of Delaware
International Advisers Ltd.
Director of Delaware Service Company, Inc. and Delaware
Investment & Retirement Services, Inc.
During the past five years, Mr. Stork has served in various
executive capacities at different times
within the Delaware organization.
Richard G. Unruh, Jr. (57)
Executive Vice President of the seven investment companies
and each of the other 26 investment companies in the
Delaware Group.
Executive Vice President and Director of Delaware Management
Company, Inc.
Senior Vice President of Delaware Management Holdings, Inc.
and Delaware Capital Management, Inc.
Director of Delaware International Advisers Ltd.
During the past five years, Mr. Unruh has served in various
executive capacities at different times
within the Delaware organization.
*Director affiliated with the Funds' investment manager and
considered an "interested person" as defined in the 1940 Act.
Paul E. Suckow (49)
Executive Vice President/Chief Investment Officer, Fixed
Income of the seven investment companies, each
of the other 26 investment companies in the Delaware
Group and Delaware Management Company, Inc.
Executive Vice President/Chief Investment Officer, Fixed
Income and Director of Founders Holdings, Inc.
Senior Vice President/Chief Investment Officer, Fixed Income
of Delaware Management Holdings, Inc.
Senior Vice President of Delaware Capital Management, Inc.
Director of Founders CBO Corporation.
Director of HYPPCO Finance Company Ltd.
Before returning to the Delaware Group in 1993, Mr. Suckow
was Executive Vice President and Director of Fixed
Income for Oppenheimer Management Corporation, New
York, NY from 1985 to 1992. Prior to that, Mr. Suckow
was a fixed-income portfolio manager for
the Delaware Group.
Walter P. Babich (69)
Director and/or Trustee of the seven investment companies
and each of the other 26 investment companies
in the Delaware Group.
460 North Gulph Road, King of Prussia, PA 19406.
Board Chairman, Citadel Constructors, Inc.
From 1986 to 1988, Mr. Babich was a partner of Irwin &
Leighton and from 1988 to 1991, he
was a partner of I&L Investors.
Anthony D. Knerr (58)
Director and/or Trustee of the seven investment companies
and each of the other 26 investment companies in the
Delaware Group.
500 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10110.
Founder and Managing Director, Anthony Knerr & Associates.
From 1982 to 1988, Mr. Knerr was Executive Vice
President/Finance and Treasurer of Columbia
University, New York. From 1987 to 1989, he was also a
lecturer in English at the University. In addition,
Mr. Knerr was Chairman of The Publishing Group, Inc.,
New York, from 1988 to 1990. Mr. Knerr founded The
Publishing Group, Inc. in 1988.
Ann R. Leven (56)
Director and/or Trustee of the seven investment companies
and each of the other 26 investment companies in the
Delaware Group.
785 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10021.
Treasurer, National Gallery of Art.
From 1984 to 1990, Ms. Leven was Treasurer and Chief Fiscal
Officer of the Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC,
and from 1975 to 1992, she was Adjunct Professor of
Columbia Business School.
W. Thacher Longstreth (76)
Director and/or Trustee of the seven investment companies
and each of the other 26 investment companies
in the Delaware Group.
City Hall, Philadelphia, PA 19107.
Philadelphia City Councilman.
Thomas F. Madison (61)
Director and/or Trustee of the seven investment companies
and each of the other 26 investment companies
in the Delaware Group.
President and CEO, MLM Partners, Inc.
200 South Fifth Street, Suite 2100, Minneapolis, Minnesota
55402.
Mr. Madison has also been Chairman of the Board of
Communications Holdings, Inc. since 1996.
From February to September 1994, Mr. Madison served as
Vice Chairman--Office of the CEO of The Minnesota
Mutual Life Insurance Company and from 1988 to 1993, he
was President of U.S. WEST Communications--Markets.
* Jeffrey J. Nick (44)
Director and/or Trustee of the seven investment companies
and each of the other 26 investment companies
in the Delaware Group.
President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of Lincoln
National Investment Companies, Inc.
From 1992 to 1996, Mr. Nick was Managing Director of Lincoln
National UK plc and from 1989 to 1992, he was Senior
Vice President responsible for corporate planning and
development for Lincoln National Corporation.
Charles E. Peck (71)
Director and/or Trustee of the seven investment companies
and each of the other 26 investment companies
in the Delaware Group.
P.O. Box 1102, Columbia, MD 21044.
Secretary/Treasurer, Enterprise Homes, Inc.
From 1981 to 1990, Mr. Peck was Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer of The Ryland Group, Inc., Columbia, MD.
David K. Downes (57)
Executive Vice President/Chief Operating Officer/Chief
Financial Officer of the seven investment
companies, each of the other 26 investment companies
in the Delaware Group, Delaware Management Holdings,
Inc. and Delaware Capital Management, Inc.
Executive Vice President/Chief Operating Officer/Chief
Financial Officer and Director of Delaware
Management Company, Inc., DMH Corp.,
Delaware Distributors, Inc., Founders Holdings, Inc.
and Delaware International Holdings Ltd.
Chairman and Director of Delaware Management Trust Company
and Delaware Investment & Retirement
Services, Inc.
President/Chief Executive Officer/Chief Financial Officer
and Director of Delaware Service Company, Inc.
Senior Vice President/Chief Administrative Officer/Chief
Financial Officer of Delaware Distributors, L.P.
Director of Delaware International Advisers Ltd.
Before joining the Delaware Group in 1992, Mr. Downes was
Chief Administrative Officer, Chief Financial
Officer and Treasurer of Equitable Capital Management
Corporation, New York, from December 1985 through
August 1992, Executive Vice President from December
1985 through March 1992, and Vice Chairman from March
1992 through August 1992.
*Director affiliated with the Funds' investment manager and
considered an "interested person" as defined in the
1940 Act.
George M. Chamberlain, Jr. (50)
Senior Vice President and Secretary of the seven investment
companies, each of the other 26 investment
companies in the Delaware Group, Delaware Management
Holdings, Inc. and Delaware Distributors, L.P.
Executive Vice President, Secretary and Director of Delaware
Management Trust Company.
Senior Vice President, Secretary and Director of DMH Corp.,
Delaware Management Company, Inc., Delaware
Distributors, Inc., Delaware Service Company, Inc.,
Founders Holdings, Inc., Delaware Investment &
Retirement Services, Inc. and Delaware Capital
Management, Inc.
Secretary and Director of Delaware International Holdings
Ltd.
Director of Delaware International Advisers Ltd.
Attorney.
During the past five years, Mr. Chamberlain has served in
various capacities at different times within the
Delaware organization.
Joseph H. Hastings (47)
Vice President/Corporate Controller of the seven investment
companies, each of the other 26 investment
companies in the Delaware Group, Delaware Management
Company, Inc., Delaware Management Holdings, Inc., DMH
Corp., Delaware Distributors, L.P., Delaware
Distributors, Inc., Delaware Service Company, Inc.,
Delaware Capital Management, Inc., Founders Holdings,
Inc. and Delaware International Holdings Ltd.
Executive Vice President/Chief Financial Officer/Treasurer
of Delaware Management Trust Company.
Chief Financial Officer/Treasurer of Delaware Investment &
Retirement Services, Inc.
Assistant Treasurer of Founders CBO Corporation.
1818 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103.
Before joining the Delaware Group in 1992, Mr. Hastings was
Chief Financial Officer for Prudential Residential
Services, L.P., New York, NY from 1989 to 1992. Prior
to that, Mr. Hastings served as Controller and
Treasurer for Fine Homes International, L.P., Stamford,
CT from 1987 to 1989.
Michael P. Bishof (34)
Vice President/Treasurer of the seven investment companies,
each of the other 26 investment companies in the
Delaware Group, Delaware Management Company, Inc.,
Delaware Distributors, Inc., Delaware Distributors,
L.P., Delaware Service Company, Inc. and Founders
Holdings, Inc.
Vice President/Manager of Investment Accounting of Delaware
International Holdings Ltd.
Assistant Treasurer of Founders CBO Corporation.
Before joining the Delaware Group in 1995, Mr. Bishof was a
Vice President for Bankers Trust, New York, NY from
1994 to 1995, a Vice President for CS First Boston
Investment Management, New York, NY from 1993 to 1994
and an Assistant Vice President for Equitable Capital
Management Corporation, New York, NY from 1987 to
1993.
The following replaces information under the section entitled
Expenses of the Funds under The Investment Adviser and
Underwriter:
In connection with the merger transaction described above,
Voyageur and Delaware have agreed for a period of two years
ending on April 30, 1999, to pay the operating expenses
(excluding interest expense, taxes, brokerage fees, commissions
and Rule 12b-1 fees and, with respect to the Insured Funds,
premiums with respect to Portfolio Insurance or Secondary Market
Insurance) of each Fund which exceed 1% of such Fund's average
daily net assets on an annual basis up to certain limits as
further described in this Statement of Additional Information.
This agreement replaces a similar provision in the Funds'
investment advisory contracts with the Funds' predecessor
investment adviser. In addition, Voyageur, Delaware and the
Underwriter reserve the right to voluntarily waive their fees in
whole or part and to voluntarily absorb certain other of the
Funds' expenses.
Each Fund's expenses include, among others, fees of
directors, expenses of directors and shareholders meetings,
insurance premiums, expenses of redemption of shares, expenses of
the issue and sale of shares (to the extent not otherwise borne
by the Underwriter), expenses of printing and mailing stock
certificates and shareholder statements, association membership
dues, charges of such Fund's custodian, bookkeeping, auditing
and legal expenses, the fees and expenses of registering such
Fund and its shares with the Securities and Exchange Commission
and registering or qualifying its shares under state securities
laws and expenses of preparing and mailing prospectuses and
reports to existing shareholders.
The following supplements the Statement of Additional
Information:
Purchases of Class A shares may be made at net asset value
by current and former officers, directors and employees
(and members of their families) of the Dougherty Financial
Group LLC.
May 14, 1997
VOYAGEUR NATIONAL HIGH YIELD MUNICIPAL BOND FUND
Supplement to Statement of Additional Information dated
April 28, 1997
The following revises information on page 1:
The Statement of Additional Information should be read in
conjunction with the Fund's Prospectus dated May 1, 1997. A
copy of the Prospectus or Statement of Additional Information may
be obtained free of charge by contacting the Fund at 1818 Market
Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103. Telephone: (800) 523-4640.
The following revises information in the section entitled The
Investment Adviser and Underwriter:
Prior to May 1, 1997, Voyageur Fund Managers, Inc.
("Voyageur") had been retained under an investment advisory
contract to act as the Fund's investment adviser, subject to the
authority of the Board of Directors. Voyageur is an indirect,
wholly-owned subsidiary of Dougherty Financial Group, Inc.
("DFG"). After the close of business on April 30, 1997, Voyageur
became an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Lincoln National
Corporation ("LNC") as a result of LNC's acquisition of DFG.
LNC, headquartered in Fort Wayne, Indiana, owns and operates
insurance and investment management businesses, including
Delaware Management Holdings, Inc. ("DMH"). Affiliates of DMH
serve as adviser, distributor and transfer agent for the Delaware
Group of Mutual Funds.
Because LNC's acquisition of DFG resulted in a change of
control of Voyageur, the Fund's previous investment advisory
agreement with Voyageur was "assigned," as that term is defined
by the Investment Company Act of 1940, and the previous agreement
therefore terminated upon the completion of the acquisition. The
Board of Directors of the Fund unanimously approved a new
investment advisory agreement at a meeting held in person on
February 14, 1997, and called for a shareholders meeting to
approve the new agreement. At a meeting held on April 11, 1997,
shareholders of the Fund approved the investment advisory
agreement with Delaware Management Company, Inc., an indirect
wholly-owned subsidiary of LNC, to become effective after the
close of business on April 30, 1997, the date the acquisition was
completed.
Beginning May 1, 1997, Delaware Management Company, Inc.
became investment adviser of the Fund. The Investment Management
Agreement into which the Fund's investment manager has entered
has an initial term of two years and provides for the
continuation thereafter only if approved by the Fund's Board of
Directors in accordance with the requirements of the 1940 Act.
The investment management fees payable to the investment manager
under the agreement are the same as those payable under the
agreements that were terminated by the change in control of Voyageur.
Delaware Service Company, Inc., an affiliate of DMH, 1818
Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103, is the Fund's shareholder
servicing, dividend disbursing, accounting services and transfer
agent. Delaware Distributors, L.P., another affiliate of DMH,
1818 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103, is the Fund's
principal underwriter.
The following replaces information under the section entitled
Board Members and Executive Officers of the Fund:
Directors and principal officers of the Fund are noted
below along with their ages and their business experience for the
past five years. Unless otherwise noted, the address of each
officer and director is One Commerce Square, Philadelphia, PA
19103.
*Wayne A. Stork (59)
Chairman, President, Chief Executive Officer, Director
and/or Trustee of the investment company,
each of the other 32 investment companies in the
Delaware Group, Delaware Management Holdings, Inc., DMH
Corp., Delaware International Holdings Ltd. and
Founders Holdings, Inc.
Chairman and Director of Delaware Distributors, Inc. and
Delaware Capital Management, Inc.
Chairman, President, Chief Executive Officer, Chief
Investment Officer and Director of Delaware
Management Company, Inc.
Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Director of Delaware
International Advisers Ltd.
Director of Delaware Service Company, Inc. and Delaware
Investment & Retirement Services, Inc.
During the past five years, Mr. Stork has served in various
executive capacities at different times
within the Delaware organization.
Richard G. Unruh, Jr. (57)
Executive Vice President of the investment company
and each of the other 32 investment companies in the
Delaware Group.
Executive Vice President and Director of Delaware Management
Company, Inc.
Senior Vice President of Delaware Management Holdings, Inc.
and Delaware Capital Management, Inc.
Director of Delaware International Advisers Ltd.
During the past five years, Mr. Unruh has served in various
executive capacities at different times
within the Delaware organization.
*Director affiliated with the Fund's investment manager and
considered an "interested person" as defined in the 1940 Act.
Paul E. Suckow (49)
Executive Vice President/Chief Investment Officer, Fixed
Income of the investment company, each
of the other 32 investment companies in the Delaware
Group and Delaware Management Company, Inc.
Executive Vice President/Chief Investment Officer, Fixed
Income and Director of Founders Holdings, Inc.
Senior Vice President/Chief Investment Officer, Fixed Income
of Delaware Management Holdings, Inc.
Senior Vice President of Delaware Capital Management, Inc.
Director of Founders CBO Corporation.
Director of HYPPCO Finance Company Ltd.
Before returning to the Delaware Group in 1993, Mr. Suckow
was Executive Vice President and Director of Fixed
Income for Oppenheimer Management Corporation, New
York, NY from 1985 to 1992. Prior to that, Mr. Suckow
was a fixed-income portfolio manager for the Delaware
Group.
Walter P. Babich (69)
Director and/or Trustee of the investment company
and each of the other 32 investment companies
in the Delaware Group.
460 North Gulph Road, King of Prussia, PA 19406.
Board Chairman, Citadel Constructors, Inc.
From 1986 to 1988, Mr. Babich was a partner of Irwin &
Leighton and from 1988 to 1991, he was a partner of I&L
Investors.
Anthony D. Knerr (58)
Director and/or Trustee of the investment company
and each of the other 32 investment companies in the
Delaware Group.
500 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10110.
Founder and Managing Director, Anthony Knerr & Associates.
From 1982 to 1988, Mr. Knerr was Executive Vice
President/Finance and Treasurer of Columbia
University, New York. From 1987 to 1989, he was also a
lecturer in English at the University. In addition,
Mr. Knerr was Chairman of The Publishing Group, Inc.,
New York, from 1988 to 1990. Mr. Knerr founded The
Publishing Group, Inc. in 1988.
Ann R. Leven (56)
Director and/or Trustee of the investment company
and each of the other 32 investment companies in the
Delaware Group.
785 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10021.
Treasurer, National Gallery of Art.
From 1984 to 1990, Ms. Leven was Treasurer and Chief Fiscal
Officer of the Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC,
and from 1975 to 1992, she was Adjunct Professor of
Columbia Business School.
W. Thacher Longstreth (76)
Director and/or Trustee of the investment company
and each of the other 32 investment companies
in the Delaware Group.
City Hall, Philadelphia, PA 19107.
Philadelphia City Councilman.
Thomas F. Madison (61)
Director and/or Trustee of the investment company
and each of the other 32 investment companies
in the Delaware Group.
President and CEO, MLM Partners, Inc.
200 South Fifth Street, Suite 2100, Minneapolis, Minnesota
55402.
Mr. Madison has also been Chairman of the Board of
Communications Holdings, Inc. since 1996. From
February to September 1994, Mr. Madison served as Vice
Chairman--Office of the CEO of The Minnesota Mutual
Life Insurance Company and from 1988 to 1993, he was
President of U.S. WEST Communications--Markets.
* Jeffrey J. Nick (44)
Director and/or Trustee of the investment company
and each of the other 32 investment companies in the
Delaware Group.
President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of Lincoln
National Investment Companies, Inc.
From 1992 to 1996, Mr. Nick was Managing Director of Lincoln
National UK plc and from 1989 to 1992, he was Senior
Vice President responsible for corporate planning and
development for Lincoln National Corporation.
Charles E. Peck (71)
Director and/or Trustee of the investment company
and each of the other 32 investment companies
in the Delaware Group.
P.O. Box 1102, Columbia, MD 21044.
Secretary/Treasurer, Enterprise Homes, Inc.
From 1981 to 1990, Mr. Peck was Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer of The Ryland Group, Inc., Columbia, MD.
David K. Downes (57)
Executive Vice President/Chief Operating Officer/Chief
Financial Officer of the investment
company, each of the other 32 investment companies
in the Delaware Group, Delaware Management Holdings,
Inc. and Delaware Capital Management, Inc.
Executive Vice President/Chief Operating Officer/Chief
Financial Officer and Director of Delaware
Management Company, Inc., DMH Corp.,
Delaware Distributors, Inc., Founders Holdings, Inc.
and Delaware International Holdings Ltd.
Chairman and Director of Delaware Management Trust Company
and Delaware Investment & Retirement
Services, Inc.
President/Chief Executive Officer/Chief Financial Officer
and Director of Delaware Service Company, Inc.
Senior Vice President/Chief Administrative Officer/Chief
Financial Officer of Delaware Distributors, L.P.
Director of Delaware International Advisers Ltd.
Before joining the Delaware Group in 1992, Mr. Downes was
Chief Administrative Officer, Chief Financial
Officer and Treasurer of Equitable Capital Management
Corporation, New York, from December 1985 through
August 1992, Executive Vice President from December
1985 through March 1992, and Vice Chairman from March
1992 through August 1992.
*Director affiliated with the Fund's investment manager and
considered an "interested person" as defined in the
1940 Act.
George M. Chamberlain, Jr. (50)
Senior Vice President and Secretary of the seven investment
companies, each of the other 32 investment
companies in the Delaware Group, Delaware Management
Holdings, Inc. and Delaware Distributors, L.P.
Executive Vice President, Secretary and Director of Delaware
Management Trust Company.
Senior Vice President, Secretary and Director of DMH Corp.,
Delaware Management Company, Inc., Delaware
Distributors, Inc., Delaware Service Company, Inc.,
Founders Holdings, Inc., Delaware Investment &
Retirement Services, Inc. and Delaware Capital
Management, Inc.
Secretary and Director of Delaware International Holdings
Ltd.
Director of Delaware International Advisers Ltd.
Attorney.
During the past five years, Mr. Chamberlain has served in
various capacities at different times
within the Delaware organization.
Joseph H. Hastings (47)
Vice President/Corporate Controller of the seven investment
companies, each of the other 32 investment
companies in the Delaware Group, Delaware Management
Company, Inc., Delaware Management Holdings, Inc., DMH
Corp., Delaware Distributors, L.P., Delaware
Distributors, Inc., Delaware Service Company, Inc.,
Delaware Capital Management, Inc., Founders Holdings,
Inc. and Delaware International Holdings Ltd.
Executive Vice President/Chief Financial Officer/Treasurer
of Delaware Management Trust Company.
Chief Financial Officer/Treasurer of Delaware Investment &
Retirement Services, Inc.
Assistant Treasurer of Founders CBO Corporation.
1818 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103.
Before joining the Delaware Group in 1992, Mr. Hastings was
Chief Financial Officer for Prudential Residential
Services, L.P., New York, NY from 1989 to 1992. Prior
to that, Mr. Hastings served as Controller and
Treasurer for Fine Homes International, L.P., Stamford,
CT from 1987 to 1989.
Michael P. Bishof (34)
Vice President/Treasurer of the investment company,
each of the other 32 investment companies in the
Delaware Group, Delaware Management Company, Inc.,
Delaware Distributors, Inc., Delaware Distributors,
L.P., Delaware Service Company, Inc. and Founders
Holdings, Inc.
Vice President/Manager of Investment Accounting of Delaware
International Holdings Ltd.
Assistant Treasurer of Founders CBO Corporation.
Before joining the Delaware Group in 1995, Mr. Bishof was a
Vice President for Bankers Trust, New York, NY from
1994 to 1995, a Vice President for CS First Boston
Investment Management, New York, NY from 1993 to 1994
and an Assistant Vice President for Equitable Capital
Management Corporation, New York, NY from 1987 to 1993.
The following replaces information under the section entitled
Expenses of the Fund under The Investment Adviser and
Underwriter:
In connection with the merger transaction described above
the adviser and its parent, DMH, have agreed, until April 30,
1999, to pay the operating expenses of the Fund which exceed 1%
(excluding interest expense, taxes, brokerage fees, commissions
and Rule 12b-1 fees) of the Fund's average daily net assets on an
annual basis up to certain limits as further described in detail
in the Statement of Additional Information. In addition, the
adviser and the underwriter reserve the right to voluntarily
waive their fees in whole or part and to voluntarily absorb
certain other of the Fund's expenses.
The Fund's expenses include, among others, fees of
directors, expenses of directors and shareholders meetings,
insurance premiums, expenses of redemption of shares, expenses of
the issue and sale of shares (to the extent not otherwise borne
by the underwriter), expenses of printing and mailing stock
certificates and shareholder statements, association membership
dues, charges of the Fund's custodian, bookkeeping, auditing and
legal expenses, the fees and expenses of registering the Fund and
its shares with the Securities and Exchange Commission and
registering or qualifying its shares under state securities laws
and expenses of preparing and mailing prospectuses and reports to
existing shareholders.
The following supplements the Statement of Additional
Information:
Purchases of Class A shares may be made at net asset value
by current and former officers, directors and employees
(and members of their families) of the Dougherty Financial
Group LLC.
May 14, 1997
VOYAGEUR MINNESOTA HIGH YIELD MUNICIPAL BOND FUND
Supplement to Statement of Additional Information dated
April 28, 1997
The following revises information on page 1:
The Statement of Additional Information should be read in
conjunction with the Fund's Prospectus dated May 1, 1997. A
copy of the Prospectus or Statement of Additional Information may
be obtained free of charge by contacting the Fund at 1818 Market
Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103. Telephone: (800) 523-4640.
The following revises information in the section entitled The
Investment Adviser and Underwriter:
Prior to May 1, 1997, Voyageur had been retained under
an investment advisory contract to act as the Fund's investment
adviser, subject to the authority of the Board of Directors.
Voyageur is an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Dougherty
Financial Group, Inc. ("DFG"). After the close of business on
April 30, 1997, Voyageur became an indirect, wholly-owned
subsidiary of Lincoln National Corporation ("LNC") as a result
of LNC's acquisition of DFG. LNC, headquartered in Fort
Wayne, Indiana, owns and operates insurance and investment
management business, including Delaware Management Holdings,
Inc. ("DMH"). Affiliates of DMH serve as adviser, distributor
and transfer agent for the Delaware Group of Mutual Funds.
Because LNC's acquisition of DFG resulted in a change
of control of Voyageur, the Fund's previous investment advisory
agreement with Voyageur was "assigned," as that term is defined
by the Investment Company Act of 1940, and the previous
agreement therefore terminated upon the completion of the
acquisition. The Board of Directors of the Fund unanimously
approved a new investment advisory agreement at a meeting
held in person on February 14, 1997, and called for a
shareholders meeting to approve the new agreement. At a meeting
held on April 11, 1997, the shareholders of the Fund approved the
investment advisory agreement with Voyageur to become effective
after the close of business on April 30, 1997, the date the
acquisition was completed. The Investment Management
Agreement into which the Fund's investment manager has entered
has an initial term of two years and provides for the
continuation thereafter only if approved by the Fund's Board of
Directors in accordance with the requirements of the 1940 Act.
The investment management fees payable to the investment
manager under the agreement are the same as those payable under
the agreements that were terminated by the change in control of
Voyageur.
Delaware Service Company, Inc., an affiliate of DMH, 1818
Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103, is the Fund's shareholder
servicing, dividend disbursing, accounting services and transfer
agent. Delaware Distributors, L.P., another affiliate of DMH,
1818 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103, is the Fund's
principal underwriter.
The following replaces information under the section entitled
Board Members and Executive Officers of the Fund:
Directors and principal officers of the Fund are noted
below along with their ages and their business experience for the
past five years. Unless otherwise noted, the address of each
officer and director is One Commerce Square, Philadelphia, PA
19103.
*Wayne A. Stork (59)
Chairman, President, Chief Executive Officer, Director
and/or Trustee of the investment company,
each of the other 32 investment companies in the
Delaware Group, Delaware Management Holdings, Inc., DMH
Corp., Delaware International Holdings Ltd. and
Founders Holdings, Inc.
Chairman and Director of Delaware Distributors, Inc. and
Delaware Capital Management, Inc.
Chairman, President, Chief Executive Officer, Chief
Investment Officer and Director of Delaware
Management Company, Inc.
Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Director of Delaware
International Advisers Ltd.
Director of Delaware Service Company, Inc. and Delaware
Investment & Retirement Services, Inc.
During the past five years, Mr. Stork has served in various
executive capacities at different times
within the Delaware organization.
Richard G. Unruh, Jr. (57)
Executive Vice President of the investment company
and each of the other 32 investment companies in the
Delaware Group.
Executive Vice President and Director of Delaware Management
Company, Inc.
Senior Vice President of Delaware Management Holdings, Inc.
and Delaware Capital Management, Inc.
Director of Delaware International Advisers Ltd.
During the past five years, Mr. Unruh has served in various
executive capacities at different times
within the Delaware organization.
*Director affiliated with the Fund's investment manager and
considered an "interested person" as defined in the 1940 Act.
Paul E. Suckow (49)
Executive Vice President/Chief Investment Officer, Fixed
Income of the investment company, each
of the other 32 investment companies in the Delaware
Group and Delaware Management Company, Inc.
Executive Vice President/Chief Investment Officer, Fixed
Income and Director of Founders Holdings, Inc.
Senior Vice President/Chief Investment Officer, Fixed Income
of Delaware Management Holdings, Inc.
Senior Vice President of Delaware Capital Management, Inc.
Director of Founders CBO Corporation.
Director of HYPPCO Finance Company Ltd.
Before returning to the Delaware Group in 1993, Mr. Suckow
was Executive Vice President and Director of Fixed
Income for Oppenheimer Management Corporation, New
York, NY from 1985 to 1992. Prior to that, Mr. Suckow
was a fixed-income portfolio manager for the Delaware
Group.
Walter P. Babich (69)
Director and/or Trustee of the investment company
and each of the other 32 investment companies
in the Delaware Group.
460 North Gulph Road, King of Prussia, PA 19406.
Board Chairman, Citadel Constructors, Inc.
From 1986 to 1988, Mr. Babich was a partner of Irwin &
Leighton and from 1988 to 1991, he was a partner of I&L
Investors.
Anthony D. Knerr (58)
Director and/or Trustee of the investment company
and each of the other 32 investment companies in the
Delaware Group.
500 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10110.
Founder and Managing Director, Anthony Knerr & Associates.
From 1982 to 1988, Mr. Knerr was Executive Vice
President/Finance and Treasurer of Columbia
University, New York. From 1987 to 1989, he was also a
lecturer in English at the University. In addition,
Mr. Knerr was Chairman of The Publishing Group, Inc.,
New York, from 1988 to 1990. Mr. Knerr founded The
Publishing Group, Inc. in 1988.
Ann R. Leven (56)
Director and/or Trustee of the investment company
and each of the other 32 investment companies in the
Delaware Group.
785 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10021.
Treasurer, National Gallery of Art.
From 1984 to 1990, Ms. Leven was Treasurer and Chief Fiscal
Officer of the Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC,
and from 1975 to 1992, she was Adjunct Professor of
Columbia Business School.
W. Thacher Longstreth (76)
Director and/or Trustee of the investment company
and each of the other 32 investment companies
in the Delaware Group.
City Hall, Philadelphia, PA 19107.
Philadelphia City Councilman.
Thomas F. Madison (61)
Director and/or Trustee of the investment company
and each of the other 32 investment companies
in the Delaware Group.
President and CEO, MLM Partners, Inc.
200 South Fifth Street, Suite 2100, Minneapolis, Minnesota
55402.
Mr. Madison has also been Chairman of the Board of
Communications Holdings, Inc. since 1996. From
February to September 1994, Mr. Madison served as Vice
Chairman--Office of the CEO of The Minnesota Mutual
Life Insurance Company and from 1988 to 1993, he was
President of U.S. WEST Communications--Markets.
* Jeffrey J. Nick (44)
Director and/or Trustee of the investment company
and each of the other 32 investment companies in the
Delaware Group.
President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of Lincoln
National Investment Companies, Inc.
From 1992 to 1996, Mr. Nick was Managing Director of Lincoln
National UK plc and from 1989 to 1992, he was Senior
Vice President responsible for corporate planning and
development for Lincoln National Corporation.
Charles E. Peck (71)
Director and/or Trustee of the investment company
and each of the other 32 investment companies in the
Delaware Group.
P.O. Box 1102, Columbia, MD 21044.
Secretary/Treasurer, Enterprise Homes, Inc.
From 1981 to 1990, Mr. Peck was Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer of The Ryland Group, Inc., Columbia, MD.
David K. Downes (57)
Executive Vice President/Chief Operating Officer/Chief
Financial Officer of the investment
company, each of the other 32 investment companies
in the Delaware Group, Delaware Management Holdings,
Inc. and Delaware Capital Management, Inc.
Executive Vice President/Chief Operating Officer/Chief
Financial Officer and Director of Delaware
Management Company, Inc., DMH Corp.,
Delaware Distributors, Inc., Founders Holdings, Inc.
and Delaware International Holdings Ltd.
Chairman and Director of Delaware Management Trust Company
and Delaware Investment & Retirement
Services, Inc.
President/Chief Executive Officer/Chief Financial Officer
and Director of Delaware Service Company, Inc.
Senior Vice President/Chief Administrative Officer/Chief
Financial Officer of Delaware Distributors, L.P.
Director of Delaware International Advisers Ltd.
Before joining the Delaware Group in 1992, Mr. Downes was
Chief Administrative Officer, Chief Financial
Officer and Treasurer of Equitable Capital Management
Corporation, New York, from December 1985 through
August 1992, Executive Vice President from December
1985 through March 1992, and Vice Chairman from March
1992 through August 1992.
*Director affiliated with the Fund's investment manager and
considered an "interested person" as defined in the
1940 Act.
George M. Chamberlain, Jr. (50)
Senior Vice President and Secretary of the seven investment
companies, each of the other 32 investment
companies in the Delaware Group, Delaware Management
Holdings, Inc. and Delaware Distributors, L.P.
Executive Vice President, Secretary and Director of Delaware
Management Trust Company.
Senior Vice President, Secretary and Director of DMH Corp.,
Delaware Management Company, Inc., Delaware
Distributors, Inc., Delaware Service Company, Inc.,
Founders Holdings, Inc., Delaware Investment &
Retirement Services, Inc. and Delaware Capital
Management, Inc.
Secretary and Director of Delaware International Holdings
Ltd.
Director of Delaware International Advisers Ltd.
Attorney.
During the past five years, Mr. Chamberlain has served in
various capacities at different times
within the Delaware organization.
Joseph H. Hastings (47)
Vice President/Corporate Controller of the seven investment
companies, each of the other 32 investment
companies in the Delaware Group, Delaware Management
Company, Inc., Delaware Management Holdings, Inc., DMH
Corp., Delaware Distributors, L.P., Delaware
Distributors, Inc., Delaware Service Company, Inc.,
Delaware Capital Management, Inc., Founders Holdings,
Inc. and Delaware International Holdings Ltd.
Executive Vice President/Chief Financial Officer/Treasurer
of Delaware Management Trust Company.
Chief Financial Officer/Treasurer of Delaware Investment &
Retirement Services, Inc.
Assistant Treasurer of Founders CBO Corporation.
1818 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103.
Before joining the Delaware Group in 1992, Mr. Hastings was
Chief Financial Officer for Prudential Residential
Services, L.P., New York, NY from 1989 to 1992. Prior
to that, Mr. Hastings served as Controller and
Treasurer for Fine Homes International, L.P., Stamford,
CT from 1987 to 1989.
Michael P. Bishof (34)
Vice President/Treasurer of the investment company,
each of the other 32 investment companies in the
Delaware Group, Delaware Management Company, Inc.,
Delaware Distributors, Inc., Delaware Distributors,
L.P., Delaware Service Company, Inc. and Founders
Holdings, Inc.
Vice President/Manager of Investment Accounting of Delaware
International Holdings Ltd.
Assistant Treasurer of Founders CBO Corporation.
Before joining the Delaware Group in 1995, Mr. Bishof was a
Vice President for Bankers Trust, New York, NY from
1994 to 1995, a Vice President for CS First Boston
Investment Management, New York, NY from 1993 to 1994
and an Assistant Vice President for Equitable Capital
Management Corporation, New York, NY from 1987 to 1993.
The following replaces information under the section entitled
Expenses of the Fund under The Investment Adviser and
Underwriter:
In connection with a merger transaction whereby Voyageur
became a subsidiary of Delaware Management Holdings, Inc.,
Voyageur and its new parent companies have agreed, until April
30, 1999, to pay the operating expenses of the Fund which exceed
1% (excluding interest expense, taxes, brokerage fees,
commissions and Rule 12b-1 fees) of the Fund's average daily net
assets on an annual basis up to certain limits as further
described in the Statement of Additional Information. In
addition, Voyageur and the underwriter reserve the right to
voluntarily waive their fees in whole or part and to voluntarily
absorb certain other of the Fund's expenses.
The Fund's expenses include, among others, fees of
directors, expenses of directors' and shareholders' meetings,
insurance premiums, expenses of redemption of shares, expenses of
the issue and sale of shares (to the extent not otherwise borne
by the underwriter), expenses of printing and mailing stock
certificates and shareholder statements, association membership
dues, charges of the Fund's custodian, bookkeeping, auditing and
legal expenses, the fees and expenses of registering the Fund and
its shares with the Securities and Exchange Commission and
registering or qualifying its shares under state securities laws
and expenses of preparing and mailing prospectuses and reports to
existing shareholders.
The following supplements the Statement of Additional
Information:
Purchases of Class A shares may be made at net asset value
by current and former officers, directors and employees
(and members of their families) of the Dougherty Financial
Group LLC.
May 14, 1997
VOYAGEUR U.S. GOVERNMENT SECURITIES FUND
Supplement to Statement of Additional Information dated
February 28, 1997
The following revises information on page 1:
The Statement of Additional Information should be read in
conjunction with the Fund's Prospectus dated May 1, 1997. A
copy of the Prospectus or Statement of Additional Information may
be obtained free of charge by contacting the Fund at 1818 Market
Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103. Telephone: (800) 523-4640.
The following revises information in the section entitled The
Investment Adviser and Underwriter:
Prior to May 1, 1997, Voyageur Fund Managers, Inc.
("Voyageur") had been retained under an investment advisory
contract to act as the Fund's investment adviser, subject to the
authority of the Board of Directors. Voyageur is an indirect,
wholly-owned subsidiary of Dougherty Financial Group, Inc.
("DFG"). After the close of business on April 30, 1997, Voyageur
became an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Lincoln National
Corporation ("LNC") as a result of LNC's acquisition of
Voyageur's parent company, DFG. LNC, headquartered in Fort
Wayne, Indiana, owns and operates insurance and investment
management businesses, including Delaware Management Holdings,
Inc. ("DMH"). Affiliates of DMH serve as adviser, distributor and
transfer agent for the Delaware Group of Mutual Funds.
Because LNC's acquisition of DFG resulted in a change of
control of Voyageur, the Fund's previous investment advisory
agreement with Voyageur was "assigned," as that term is defined
by the Investment Company Act of 1940, and the previous agreement
therefore terminated upon the completion of the acquisition. The
Board of Directors of the Fund unanimously approved new advisory
agreements at a meeting held in person on February 14, 1997,
and called for a shareholders meeting to approve the new agreements.
At a meeting held on April 11, 1997, the shareholders of the Fund
approved an Investment Management Agreement with Delaware
Management Company, Inc., an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary
of LNC, to become effective after the close of business on
April 30, 1997, the date the acquisition was completed. At that
meeting, shareholders also approved a Sub-Advisory Agreement
between Delaware Management Company, Inc. and Voyageur Asset
Management LLC to take effect at the same time as the Investment
Management Agreement.
Beginning May 1, 1997, Delaware Management Company, Inc.
became the Fund's investment manager and Voyageur Asset
Management LLC became the sub-adviser. The Investment
Management Agreement into which the Fund's investment manager
has entered and the Sub-Advisory Agreement between Delaware
Management Company, Inc. and Voyageur Asset Management
LLC have an initial term of two years and provides for the
continuation thereafter only if approved by the Fund's Board of
Directors in accordance with the requirements of the 1940 Act.
The investment management fees payable to the investment
manager under the agreement are the same as those payable
under the agreements that were terminated by the change in
control of Voyageur.
Delaware Service Company, Inc., an affiliate of DMH, 1818
Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103, is the Fund's shareholder
servicing, dividend disbursing, accounting services and transfer
agent. Delaware Distributors, L.P., another affiliate of DMH,
1818 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103, is the Fund's
principal underwriter.
The following replaces information under the section entitled
Board Members and Executive Officers of the Fund:
Directors and principal officers of the Fund are noted
below along with their ages and their business experience for the
past five years. Unless otherwise noted, the address of each
officer and director is One Commerce Square, Philadelphia, PA
19103.
*Wayne A. Stork (59)
Chairman, President, Chief Executive Officer, Director
and/or Trustee of the investment company,
each of the other 32 investment companies in the
Delaware Group, Delaware Management Holdings, Inc., DMH
Corp., Delaware International Holdings Ltd. and
Founders Holdings, Inc.
Chairman and Director of Delaware Distributors, Inc. and
Delaware Capital Management, Inc.
Chairman, President, Chief Executive Officer, Chief
Investment Officer and Director of Delaware
Management Company, Inc.
Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Director of Delaware
International Advisers Ltd.
Director of Delaware Service Company, Inc. and Delaware
Investment & Retirement Services, Inc.
During the past five years, Mr. Stork has served in various
executive capacities at different times
within the Delaware organization.
Richard G. Unruh, Jr. (57)
Executive Vice President of the investment company
and each of the other 32 investment companies in the
Delaware Group.
Executive Vice President and Director of Delaware Management
Company, Inc.
Senior Vice President of Delaware Management Holdings, Inc.
and Delaware Capital Management, Inc.
Director of Delaware International Advisers Ltd.
During the past five years, Mr. Unruh has served in various
executive capacities at different times
within the Delaware organization.
*Director affiliated with the Fund's investment manager and
considered an "interested person" as defined in the 1940 Act.
Paul E. Suckow (49)
Executive Vice President/Chief Investment Officer, Fixed
Income of the investment company, each
of the other 32 investment companies in the Delaware
Group and Delaware Management Company, Inc.
Executive Vice President/Chief Investment Officer, Fixed
Income and Director of Founders Holdings, Inc.
Senior Vice President/Chief Investment Officer, Fixed Income
of Delaware Management Holdings, Inc.
Senior Vice President of Delaware Capital Management, Inc.
Director of Founders CBO Corporation.
Director of HYPPCO Finance Company Ltd.
Before returning to the Delaware Group in 1993, Mr. Suckow
was Executive Vice President and Director of Fixed
Income for Oppenheimer Management Corporation, New
York, NY from 1985 to 1992. Prior to that, Mr. Suckow
was a fixed-income portfolio manager for the Delaware
Group.
Walter P. Babich (69)
Director and/or Trustee of the investment company
and each of the other 32 investment companies
in the Delaware Group.
460 North Gulph Road, King of Prussia, PA 19406.
Board Chairman, Citadel Constructors, Inc.
From 1986 to 1988, Mr. Babich was a partner of Irwin &
Leighton and from 1988 to 1991, he was a partner of I&L
Investors.
Anthony D. Knerr (58)
Director and/or Trustee of the investment company
and each of the other 32 investment companies in the
Delaware Group.
500 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10110.
Founder and Managing Director, Anthony Knerr & Associates.
From 1982 to 1988, Mr. Knerr was Executive Vice
President/Finance and Treasurer of Columbia
University, New York. From 1987 to 1989, he was also a
lecturer in English at the University. In addition,
Mr. Knerr was Chairman of The Publishing Group, Inc.,
New York, from 1988 to 1990. Mr. Knerr founded The
Publishing Group, Inc. in 1988.
Ann R. Leven (56)
Director and/or Trustee of the investment company
and each of the other 32 investment companies in the
Delaware Group.
785 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10021.
Treasurer, National Gallery of Art.
From 1984 to 1990, Ms. Leven was Treasurer and Chief Fiscal
Officer of the Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC,
and from 1975 to 1992, she was Adjunct Professor of
Columbia Business School.
W. Thacher Longstreth (76)
Director and/or Trustee of the investment company
and each of the other 32 investment companies
in the Delaware Group.
City Hall, Philadelphia, PA 19107.
Philadelphia City Councilman.
Thomas F. Madison (61)
Director and/or Trustee of the investment company
and each of the other 32 investment companies
in the Delaware Group.
President and CEO, MLM Partners, Inc.
200 South Fifth Street, Suite 2100, Minneapolis, Minnesota
55402.
Mr. Madison has also been Chairman of the Board of
Communications Holdings, Inc. since 1996. From
February to September 1994, Mr. Madison served as Vice
Chairman--Office of the CEO of The Minnesota Mutual
Life Insurance Company and from 1988 to 1993, he was
President of U.S. WEST Communications--Markets.
*Jeffrey J. Nick (44)
Director and/or Trustee of the investment company
and each of the other 32 investment companies in the
Delaware Group.
President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of Lincoln
National Investment Companies, Inc.
From 1992 to 1996, Mr. Nick was Managing Director of Lincoln
National UK plc and from 1989 to 1992, he was Senior
Vice President responsible for corporate planning and
development for Lincoln National Corporation.
Charles E. Peck (71)
Director and/or Trustee of the investment company
and each of the other 32 investment companies
in the Delaware Group.
P.O. Box 1102, Columbia, MD 21044.
Secretary/Treasurer, Enterprise Homes, Inc.
From 1981 to 1990, Mr. Peck was Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer of The Ryland Group, Inc., Columbia, MD.
David K. Downes (57)
Executive Vice President/Chief Operating Officer/Chief
Financial Officer of the investment
company, each of the other 32 investment companies
in the Delaware Group, Delaware Management Holdings,
Inc. and Delaware Capital Management, Inc.
Executive Vice President/Chief Operating Officer/Chief
Financial Officer and Director of Delaware
Management Company, Inc., DMH Corp.,
Delaware Distributors, Inc., Founders Holdings, Inc.
and Delaware International Holdings Ltd.
Chairman and Director of Delaware Management Trust Company
and Delaware Investment & Retirement
Services, Inc.
President/Chief Executive Officer/Chief Financial Officer
and Director of Delaware Service Company, Inc.
Senior Vice President/Chief Administrative Officer/Chief
Financial Officer of Delaware Distributors, L.P.
Director of Delaware International Advisers Ltd.
Before joining the Delaware Group in 1992, Mr. Downes was
Chief Administrative Officer, Chief Financial
Officer and Treasurer of Equitable Capital Management
Corporation, New York, from December 1985 through
August 1992, Executive Vice President from December
1985 through March 1992, and Vice Chairman from March
1992 through August 1992.
George M. Chamberlain, Jr. (50)
Senior Vice President and Secretary of the seven investment
companies, each of the other 32 investment
companies in the Delaware Group, Delaware Management
Holdings, Inc. and Delaware Distributors, L.P.
Executive Vice President, Secretary and Director of Delaware
Management Trust Company.
Senior Vice President, Secretary and Director of DMH Corp.,
Delaware Management Company, Inc., Delaware
Distributors, Inc., Delaware Service Company, Inc.,
Founders Holdings, Inc., Delaware Investment &
Retirement Services, Inc. and Delaware Capital
Management, Inc.
Secretary and Director of Delaware International Holdings
Ltd.
Director of Delaware International Advisers Ltd.
Attorney.
During the past five years, Mr. Chamberlain has served in
various capacities at different times
within the Delaware organization.
Joseph H. Hastings (47)
Vice President/Corporate Controller of the seven investment
companies, each of the other 32 investment
companies in the Delaware Group, Delaware Management
Company, Inc., Delaware Management Holdings, Inc., DMH
Corp., Delaware Distributors, L.P., Delaware
Distributors, Inc., Delaware Service Company, Inc.,
Delaware Capital Management, Inc., Founders Holdings,
Inc. and Delaware International Holdings Ltd.
Executive Vice President/Chief Financial Officer/Treasurer
of Delaware Management Trust Company.
Chief Financial Officer/Treasurer of Delaware Investment &
Retirement Services, Inc.
Assistant Treasurer of Founders CBO Corporation.
1818 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103.
Before joining the Delaware Group in 1992, Mr. Hastings was
Chief Financial Officer for Prudential Residential
Services, L.P., New York, NY from 1989 to 1992. Prior
to that, Mr. Hastings served as Controller and
Treasurer for Fine Homes International, L.P., Stamford,
CT from 1987 to 1989.
Michael P. Bishof (34)
Vice President/Treasurer of the investment company,
each of the other 32 investment companies in the
Delaware Group, Delaware Management Company, Inc.,
Delaware Distributors, Inc., Delaware Distributors,
L.P., Delaware Service Company, Inc. and Founders
Holdings, Inc.
Vice President/Manager of Investment Accounting of Delaware
International Holdings Ltd.
Assistant Treasurer of Founders CBO Corporation.
Before joining the Delaware Group in 1995, Mr. Bishof was a
Vice President for Bankers Trust, New York, NY from
1994 to 1995, a Vice President for CS First Boston
Investment Management, New York, NY from 1993 to 1994
and an Assistant Vice President for Equitable Capital
Management Corporation, New York, NY from 1987 to 1993.
The following replaces information under the section entitled
Expenses of the Fund under The Investment Adviser and
Underwriter:
In connection with the merger transaction described above,
Voyageur and its parent companies have agreed to pay certain
operating expenses of the Fund (including the investment
advisory, administrative services and Rule 12b-1 fees but
excluding interest expense, taxes, brokerage fees and
commissions) which exceed on an annual basis 1.25% of the Fund's
average daily net assets attributable to Class A and
Institutional Class shares and 2.00% of the Fund's average daily
net assets attributable to Class B and Class C shares up to the
combined amount of the investment advisory and administrative
services fees received from the Fund. In addition, the adviser
and the underwriter reserve the right to voluntarily waive their
fees in whole or part and to voluntarily absorb certain other
Fund expenses.
The Fund's expenses include, among others, fees of
directors, expenses of directors' and shareholders' meetings,
insurance premiums, expenses of redemption of shares, expenses of
the issue and sale of shares (to the extent not otherwise borne
by the underwriter), expenses of printing and mailing stock
certificates and shareholder statements, association membership
dues, charges of the Fund's custodian, bookkeeping, auditing and
legal expenses, fees and expenses of registering the Fund and its
shares with the Securities and Exchange Commission and
registering or qualifying its shares under state securities laws
and expenses of preparing and mailing prospectuses and reports to
existing shareholders.
The following supplements the Statement of Additional
Information:
Purchases of Class A shares may be made at net asset value
by current and former officers, directors and employees
(and members of their families) of the Dougherty Financial
Group LLC.
May 14, 1997
VOYAGEUR AGGRESSIVE GROWTH FUND
VOYAGEUR GROWTH STOCK FUND
Supplement to Statement of Additional Information dated
August 29, 1997
The following revises information on page 1:
The Statement of Additional Information should be read in
conjunction with the Funds' Prospectus dated May 1, 1997. A
copy of the Prospectus or Statement of Additional Information may
be obtained free of charge by contacting the Funds at 1818 Market
Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103. Telephone: (800) 523-4640.
The following revises information in the section entitled The
Investment Adviser and Underwriter:
Prior to May 1, 1997, Voyageur Fund Managers, Inc.
("Voyageur") had been retained under an investment advisory
contract to act as each Fund's investment adviser, subject to the
authority of the Board of Directors. Voyageur is an indirect,
wholly-owned subsidiary of Dougherty Financial Group, Inc.
("DFG"). After the close of business on April 30, 1997, Voyageur
became an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Lincoln National
Corporation ("LNC") as a result of LNC's acquisition of DFG.
LNC, headquartered in Fort Wayne, Indiana, owns and operates
insurance and investment management businesses, including
Delaware Management Holdings, Inc. ("DMH"). Affiliates of DMH
serve as adviser, distributor and transfer agent for the Delaware
Group of Mutual Funds.
Because LNC's acquisition of DFG resulted in a change of
control of Voyageur, the Funds' previous investment advisory
agreements with Voyageur were "assigned", as that term is defined
by the Investment Company Act of 1940, and the previous
agreements therefore terminated upon the completion of the
acquisition. The Board of Directors of the Funds unanimously
approved new advisory agreements at a meeting held in person
on February 14, 1997, and called for a shareholders meeting to
approve the new agreements. At a meeting held on April 11, 1997,
the shareholders of each Fund approved its respective Investment
Management Agreement with Delaware Management Company, Inc.,
an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of LNC, to become effective
after the close of business on April 30, 1997, the date the
acquisition was completed. At that meeting, shareholders of
Voyageur Growth Stock Fund also approved a Sub-Advisory
Agreement between Delaware Management Company, Inc and
Voyageur Asset Management LLC to take effect at the same time
as the Investment Management Agreement.
Beginning May 1, 1997, Delaware Management Company, Inc.,
became the Funds' investment manager, and for the Voyageur
Growth Stock Fund, Voyageur Asset Management LLC became the
sub-adviser. The Investment Management Agreement into which
each Fund's investment manager has entered and, in the case of
Voyageur Growth Stock Fund, the Sub-Advisory Agreement
between Delaware Management Company, Inc. and Voyageur
Asset Management LLC, have an initial term of two years and
provide for the continuation thereafter only if approved by the
Fund's Board of Directors in accordance with the requirements
of the 1940 Act. The investment management fees payable to
the investment manager under the agreement are the same as
those payable under the agreements that were terminated by the
change in control of Voyageur.
Delaware Service Company, Inc., an affiliate of DMH, 1818
Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103, is the Funds' shareholder
servicing, dividend disbursing, accounting services and transfer
agent. Delaware Distributors, L.P., another affiliate of DMH,
1818 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103, is the Funds'
principal underwriter.
The following replaces information under the section entitled
Board Members and Executive Officers of the Funds:
Directors and principal officers of the Funds are noted
below along with their ages and their business experience for the
past five years. Unless otherwise noted, the address of each
officer and director is One Commerce Square, Philadelphia, PA
19103.
*Wayne A. Stork (59)
Chairman, President, Chief Executive Officer, Director
and/or Trustee of the investment company,
each of the other 32 investment companies in the
Delaware Group, Delaware Management Holdings, Inc., DMH
Corp., Delaware International Holdings Ltd. and
Founders Holdings, Inc.
Chairman and Director of Delaware Distributors, Inc. and
Delaware Capital Management, Inc.
Chairman, President, Chief Executive Officer, Chief
Investment Officer and Director of Delaware
Management Company, Inc.
Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Director of Delaware
International Advisers Ltd.
Director of Delaware Service Company, Inc. and Delaware
Investment & Retirement Services, Inc.
During the past five years, Mr. Stork has served in various
executive capacities at different times
within the Delaware organization.
Richard G. Unruh, Jr. (57)
Executive Vice President of the investment company
and each of the other 32 investment companies in the
Delaware Group.
Executive Vice President and Director of Delaware Management
Company, Inc.
Senior Vice President of Delaware Management Holdings, Inc.
and Delaware Capital Management, Inc.
Director of Delaware International Advisers Ltd.
During the past five years, Mr. Unruh has served in various
executive capacities at different times
within the Delaware organization.
*Director affiliated with the Funds' investment manager and
considered an "interested person" as defined in the 1940 Act.
Paul E. Suckow (49)
Executive Vice President/Chief Investment Officer, Fixed
Income of the investment company, each
of the other 32 investment companies in the Delaware
Group and Delaware Management Company, Inc.
Executive Vice President/Chief Investment Officer, Fixed
Income and Director of Founders Holdings, Inc.
Senior Vice President/Chief Investment Officer, Fixed Income
of Delaware Management Holdings, Inc.
Senior Vice President of Delaware Capital Management, Inc.
Director of Founders CBO Corporation.
Director of HYPPCO Finance Company Ltd.
Before returning to the Delaware Group in 1993, Mr. Suckow
was Executive Vice President and Director of Fixed
Income for Oppenheimer Management Corporation, New
York, NY from 1985 to 1992. Prior to that, Mr. Suckow
was a fixed-income portfolio manager for the Delaware
Group.
Walter P. Babich (69)
Director and/or Trustee of the investment company
and each of the other 32 investment companies
in the Delaware Group.
460 North Gulph Road, King of Prussia, PA 19406.
Board Chairman, Citadel Constructors, Inc.
From 1986 to 1988, Mr. Babich was a partner of Irwin &
Leighton and from 1988 to 1991, he was a partner of I&L
Investors.
Anthony D. Knerr (58)
Director and/or Trustee of the investment company
and each of the other 32 investment companies in the
Delaware Group.
500 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10110.
Founder and Managing Director, Anthony Knerr & Associates.
From 1982 to 1988, Mr. Knerr was Executive Vice
President/Finance and Treasurer of Columbia
University, New York. From 1987 to 1989, he was also a
lecturer in English at the University. In addition,
Mr. Knerr was Chairman of The Publishing Group, Inc.,
New York, from 1988 to 1990. Mr. Knerr founded The
Publishing Group, Inc. in 1988.
Ann R. Leven (56)
Director and/or Trustee of the investment company
and each of the other 32 investment companies in the
Delaware Group.
785 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10021.
Treasurer, National Gallery of Art.
From 1984 to 1990, Ms. Leven was Treasurer and Chief Fiscal
Officer of the Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC,
and from 1975 to 1992, she was Adjunct Professor of
Columbia Business School.
W. Thacher Longstreth (76)
Director and/or Trustee of the investment company
and each of the other 32 investment companies
in the Delaware Group.
City Hall, Philadelphia, PA 19107.
Philadelphia City Councilman.
Thomas F. Madison (61)
Director and/or Trustee of the investment company
and each of the other 32 investment companies
in the Delaware Group.
President and CEO, MLM Partners, Inc.
200 South Fifth Street, Suite 2100, Minneapolis, Minnesota
55402.
Mr. Madison has also been Chairman of the Board of
Communications Holdings, Inc. since 1996. From
February to September 1994, Mr. Madison served as Vice
Chairman--Office of the CEO of The Minnesota Mutual
Life Insurance Company and from 1988 to 1993, he was
President of U.S. WEST Communications--Markets.
* Jeffrey J. Nick (44)
Director and/or Trustee of the investment company
and each of the other 32 investment companies in the
Delaware Group.
President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of Lincoln
National Investment Companies, Inc.
From 1992 to 1996, Mr. Nick was Managing Director of Lincoln
National UK plc and from 1989 to 1992, he was Senior
Vice President responsible for corporate planning and
development for Lincoln National Corporation.
Charles E. Peck (71)
Director and/or Trustee of the investment company
and each of the other 32 investment companies
in the Delaware Group.
P.O. Box 1102, Columbia, MD 21044.
Secretary/Treasurer, Enterprise Homes, Inc.
From 1981 to 1990, Mr. Peck was Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer of The Ryland Group, Inc., Columbia, MD.
David K. Downes (57)
Executive Vice President/Chief Operating Officer/Chief
Financial Officer of the investment
company, each of the other 32 investment companies
in the Delaware Group, Delaware Management Holdings,
Inc. and Delaware Capital Management, Inc.
Executive Vice President/Chief Operating Officer/Chief
Financial Officer and Director of Delaware
Management Company, Inc., DMH Corp.,
Delaware Distributors, Inc., Founders Holdings, Inc.
and Delaware International Holdings Ltd.
Chairman and Director of Delaware Management Trust Company
and Delaware Investment & Retirement
Services, Inc.
President/Chief Executive Officer/Chief Financial Officer
and Director of Delaware Service Company, Inc.
Senior Vice President/Chief Administrative Officer/Chief
Financial Officer of Delaware Distributors, L.P.
Director of Delaware International Advisers Ltd.
Before joining the Delaware Group in 1992, Mr. Downes was
Chief Administrative Officer, Chief Financial
Officer and Treasurer of Equitable Capital Management
Corporation, New York, from December 1985 through
August 1992, Executive Vice President from December
1985 through March 1992, and Vice Chairman from March
1992 through August 1992.
*Director affiliated with the Funds' investment manager and
considered an "interested person" as defined in the
1940 Act.
George M. Chamberlain, Jr. (50)
Senior Vice President and Secretary of the seven investment
companies, each of the other 32 investment
companies in the Delaware Group, Delaware Management
Holdings, Inc. and Delaware Distributors, L.P.
Executive Vice President, Secretary and Director of Delaware
Management Trust Company.
Senior Vice President, Secretary and Director of DMH Corp.,
Delaware Management Company, Inc., Delaware
Distributors, Inc., Delaware Service Company, Inc.,
Founders Holdings, Inc., Delaware Investment &
Retirement Services, Inc. and Delaware Capital
Management, Inc.
Secretary and Director of Delaware International Holdings
Ltd.
Director of Delaware International Advisers Ltd.
Attorney.
During the past five years, Mr. Chamberlain has served in
various capacities at different times
within the Delaware organization.
Joseph H. Hastings (47)
Vice President/Corporate Controller of the seven investment
companies, each of the other 32 investment
companies in the Delaware Group, Delaware Management
Company, Inc., Delaware Management Holdings, Inc., DMH
Corp., Delaware Distributors, L.P., Delaware
Distributors, Inc., Delaware Service Company, Inc.,
Delaware Capital Management, Inc., Founders Holdings,
Inc. and Delaware International Holdings Ltd.
Executive Vice President/Chief Financial Officer/Treasurer
of Delaware Management Trust Company.
Chief Financial Officer/Treasurer of Delaware Investment &
Retirement Services, Inc.
Assistant Treasurer of Founders CBO Corporation.
1818 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103.
Before joining the Delaware Group in 1992, Mr. Hastings was
Chief Financial Officer for Prudential Residential
Services, L.P., New York, NY from 1989 to 1992. Prior
to that, Mr. Hastings served as Controller and
Treasurer for Fine Homes International, L.P., Stamford,
CT from 1987 to 1989.
Michael P. Bishof (34)
Vice President/Treasurer of the investment company,
each of the other 32 investment companies in the
Delaware Group, Delaware Management Company, Inc.,
Delaware Distributors, Inc., Delaware Distributors,
L.P., Delaware Service Company, Inc. and Founders
Holdings, Inc.
Vice President/Manager of Investment Accounting of Delaware
International Holdings Ltd.
Assistant Treasurer of Founders CBO Corporation.
Before joining the Delaware Group in 1995, Mr. Bishof was a
Vice President for Bankers Trust, New York, NY from
1994 to 1995, a Vice President for CS First Boston
Investment Management, New York, NY from 1993 to 1994
and an Assistant Vice President for Equitable Capital
Management Corporation, New York, NY from 1987 to 1993.
The following replaces information under the section entitled
Expenses of the Funds under The Investment Adviser and
Underwriter:
Each Fund's expenses include, among others, fees of
Directors, expenses of Directors' and shareholders' meetings,
insurance premiums, expenses of redemption of shares, expenses of
the issue and sale of shares (to the extent not otherwise borne
by the underwriter), expenses of printing and mailing stock
certificates and shareholder statements, association membership
dues, charges of the Fund's custodian, bookkeeping, auditing and
legal expenses, the fees and expenses of registering the Fund and
its shares with the Securities and Exchange Commission and
registering or qualifying its shares under state securities laws
and expenses of preparing and mailing prospectuses and reports to
existing shareholders.
The adviser and the underwriter reserve the right to
voluntarily waive their fees in whole or part and to voluntarily
absorb certain other of each Fund's expenses.
The following supplements the Statement of Additional
Information:
Purchases of Class A shares may be made at net asset value
by current and former officers, directors and employees
(and members of their families) of the Dougherty Financial
Group LLC.
