As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 14, 2000.
File Nos. 333-____
811-4254
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM N-14
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
PRE-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. [ ]
POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. [ ]
SMITH BARNEY INCOME FUNDS
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
388 Greenwich Street
New York, NY 10013
(Address of Principal Executive Offices, Zip Code)
Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code: 800-451-2010
HEATH B. McLENDON
SSB CITI FUND MANAGEMENT LLC
388 GREENWICH STREET
NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10013
(Name and Address of Agent for Service)
WITH COPIES TO:
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Robert I. Frenkel, Esq. Christina T. Sydor, Esq. Roger P. Joseph, Esq. Burton M. Leibert, Esq.
SSB Citi Fund SSB Citi Fund Bingham Dana LLP Willkie Farr &
Management LLC Management LLC 150 Federal Street Gallagher
388 Greenwich Street 388 Greenwich Street Boston, MA 02110 787 Seventh Avenue
New York, NY 10013 New York, NY 10013 New York, NY 10019
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APPROXIMATE DATE OF PROPOSED PUBLIC OFFERING: as soon as practicable after the
Registration Statement becomes effective under the Securities Act of 1933
Title of Securities Being Registered:
Shares of Beneficial Interest ($0.001 par value) of the Registrant
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The Registrant has registered an indefinite amount of securities under the
Securities Act of 1933 pursuant to Section 24(f) under the Investment Company
Act of 1940; accordingly, no fee is payable herewith because of reliance upon
Section 24(f).
It is proposed that this filing will become effective on August 14, 2000
pursuant to Rule 488 under the Securities Act of 1933.
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CITIFUNDS BALANCED PORTFOLIO
21 Milk Street, 5th Floor, Boston, Massachusetts 02109
August 16, 2000
Dear Shareholders:
You are being asked to vote on an Agreement and Plan of Reorganization
whereby substantially all of the assets of CitiFunds Balanced Portfolio (the
"CitiFund"), a series of CitiFunds Trust I, will be transferred in a tax-free
reorganization to the Smith Barney Balanced Fund (the "Smith Barney Fund"), a
series of Smith Barney Income Funds, in exchange for shares of the Smith Barney
Fund.
If the Agreement and Plan of Reorganization is approved and consummated,
you will no longer be a shareholder of the CitiFund; you will become a
shareholder of the Smith Barney Fund. You will receive shares of the
corresponding class of the Smith Barney Fund with an aggregate net asset value
equal to the aggregate net asset value of your shares in the CitiFund.
The Smith Barney Fund is advised by SSB Citi Fund Management LLC ("SSB
Citi"). SSB Citi, like Citibank, N.A. ("Citibank"), the adviser of the
CitiFund, is a subsidiary of Citigroup Inc. SSB Citi also currently manages the
equity portion of the CitiFund as subadviser. Citigroup has proposed the
reorganization of the CitiFund into the Smith Barney Fund in order to eliminate
duplication in the mutual fund investment advisory operations of SSB Citi and
Citibank.
Each Fund is a "balanced" mutual fund that pursues its investment
objective by investing in a mix of equity and fixed income securities. The
Smith Barney Fund's investment objectives and policies are similar to those of
the CitiFund.
After carefully studying the merits of the proposal, the Board of Trustees
of CitiFunds Trust I has determined that the reorganization of the CitiFund
with the Smith Barney Fund will benefit the CitiFund shareholders.
The Smith Barney Fund will offer CitiFund shareholders a mutual fund with
similar investment objectives and policies. The Trustees of CitiFunds Trust I
believe that combining the assets of the CitiFund with the Smith Barney Fund
could result in more efficient mutual fund operations due to economies of scale
without substantially changing the investment profile of the CitiFund. As a
result of the reorganization, CitiFund shareholders will be part of a larger
fund family offering a wide array of mutual funds. CitiFund shareholders will
be able to exchange their shares among most or all of those Smith Barney funds.
The Board of Trustees of CitiFund Trust I believes that the proposal set
forth in the notice of meeting for your fund is important and recommends that
you read the enclosed materials carefully and then vote for the proposal.
PLEASE TAKE A MOMENT NOW TO SIGN AND RETURN YOUR PROXY CARD(S) IN THE ENCLOSED
POsTAGE-PAID ENVELOPE. YOU MAY ALSO CAST YOUR VOTE VIA THE INTERNET OR BY
TELEPHONE AS DESCrIBED IN THE ENCLOSED PROXY VOTING MATERIALS. For more
information, please contact your service agent or call 1-800-625-4554. If your
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account is held with Citicorp Investment Services, please call 1-800-846-5200;
in New York City, you will need to call 212-820-2380.
Respectfully,
Philip W. Coolidge
President
WE URGE YOU TO SIGN AND RETURN YOUR PROXY CARD(S) IN THE ENCLOSED
POSTAGE-PAID ENVELOPE, OR CAST YOUR VOTE VIA THE INTERNET OR BY TELEPHONE, TO
ENSURE A QUORUM AT THE MEETING. YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT REGARdLESS OF THE NUMBER
OF SHARES YOU OWN.
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CITIFUNDS BALANCED PORTFOLIO
21 Milk Street, 5th Floor
Boston, Massachusetts 02109
Telephone: (617) 423-1679
NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
Please take notice that a Special Meeting of Shareholders of CitiFunds
Balanced Portfolio (the "CitiFund"), a series of CitiFunds Trust I, will be
held at the offices of SSB Citi Fund Management LLC, 7 World Trade Center, 4th
Floor, Balcony Dining, New York, New York 10048, on October 2, 2000 at 3:30
p.m., Eastern time, for the following purposes:
ITEM 1. To consider and act upon a proposal to approve an Agreement and
Plan of Reorganization which provides for and contemplates: (1)
the transfer of substantially all of the assets and liabilities
of the CitiFund to the Smith Barney Balanced Fund (the "Smith
Barney Fund"), a series of Smith Barney Income Funds, solely in
exchange for voting shares of the corresponding class of the
Smith Barney Fund; (2) the distribution of the shares to the
shareholders of the CitiFund in liquidation of the CitiFund;
and (3) the termination of the CitiFund.
ITEM 2. To transact such other business as may properly come before the
Special Meeting of Shareholders and any adjournments thereof.
Item 1 is described in the attached Proxy Statement/Prospectus. THE BOARD
OF TRUSTEES OF THE CITIFUND RECOMMENDS THAT YOU VOTE IN FAVOR OF ITEM 1.
Only shareholders of record on August 11, 2000 will be entitled to vote at
the Special Meeting of Shareholders and at any adjournments thereof.
Robert I. Frenkel, Secretary
August 16, 2000
YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT. WE WOULD APPRECIATE YOUR PROMPTLY VOTING, SIGNING
AND RETURNING THE ENCLOSED PROXY, WHICH WILL HElP AVOID THE ADDITIONAL EXPENSE
OF A SECOND SOLICITATION. THE ENCLOSED ADDRESSED ENVELOPE REQUIRES NO POSTAGE
AND IS PROVIDED FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE. YOU ALSO MAY RETURN PROXIES By TOUCHTONE
VOTING OVER THE TELEPHONE OR BY VOTING ON THE INTERNET.
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COMBINED PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS
August 16, 2000
Relating to the acquisition by
SMITH BARNEY BALANCED FUND, a series of
SMITH BARNEY INCOME FUNDS
388 Greenwich Street
New York, NY 10013
Telephone: (800) 451-2010
of the assets of
CITIFUNDS BALANCED PORTFOLIO, a series of
CITIFUNDS TRUST I
21 Milk Street, 5th Floor
Boston, Massachusetts 02109
Telephone: (617) 423-1679
This Proxy Statement/Prospectus is furnished to shareholders of CitiFunds
Balanced Portfolio (the "CitiFund"), a series of CitiFunds Trust I (the
"CitiFunds Trust") in connection with the solicitation of proxies for a Special
Meeting of Shareholders of the CitiFund at which shareholders will be asked to
consider and approve a proposed Agreement and Plan of Reorganization (the
"Plan") between the CitiFunds Trust, on behalf of the CitiFund, and Smith
Barney Income Funds, on behalf of its series, Smith Barney Balanced Fund (the
"Smith Barney Fund").
The Plan provides that substantially all of the assets and liabilities of
the CitiFund will be transferred to the Smith Barney Fund. In exchange for the
transfer of these assets and liabilities, the CitiFund will receive voting
shares of the Smith Barney Fund. Shares of the Smith Barney Fund received would
then be distributed to the shareholders of the CitiFund in complete liquidation
of the CitiFund, and the CitiFund would be terminated. As a result of these
reorganization transactions, each shareholder of each class of the CitiFund
would receive that number of full and fractional shares of the corresponding
class of the Smith Barney Fund having an aggregate net asset value equal to the
aggregate net asset value of the shareholder's shares of the CitiFund held on
the closing date of the reorganization transaction (the "Reorganization").
The CitiFund and Smith Barney Fund are each a series of open-end
management investment companies. The Smith Barney Fund, like the CitiFund, is a
"balanced" fund that pursues its investment objective by investing in a mix of
equity and fixed income securities. The Smith Barney Fund has investment
objectives and policies similar to those of the CitiFund, except as set forth
herein.
This Proxy Statement/Prospectus, which should be retained for future
reference, sets forth concisely the information about the Smith Barney Fund
that a prospective investor should know before investing. This Proxy
Statement/Prospectus is also accompanied by the Smith Barney Fund's annual
report to shareholders for the year ended July 31, 1999 and semi-annual report
to shareholders for the six-month period ended January 31, 2000, each of which
is incorporated herein by reference. For a more detailed discussion of the
investment objectives, policies, restrictions and risks of the Smith Barney
Fund, see the Prospectus for the Smith Barney Fund, dated November 28, 1999, as
supplemented from time to time, which is incorporated herein by reference.
Additional information is set forth in the Statement of Additional Information
of the Smith Barney Fund, dated November 28, 1999, which is incorporated herein
by reference. The Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information of the
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Smith Barney Fund are on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission and
are available without charge upon request by writing or calling the Smith
Barney Fund at the address or telephone number indicated above.
Additional information is set forth in (a) the Statement of Additional
Information relating to this Proxy Statement/Prospectus, dated August 16, 2000,
(b) the Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information of the CitiFund,
dated March 1, 2000, and (c) the Annual Report for the fiscal year ended
October 31, 1999 and the Semi-Annual Report for the six-month period ended
April 30, 2000 relating to the CitiFund. Each of these documents is
incorporated herein by reference and is on file with the Securities and
Exchange Commission. You may obtain a copy of any of these documents without
charge upon request by writing or calling the CitiFund at the address or
telephone number indicated above.
This Proxy Statement/Prospectus is expected to be first sent to
shareholders on or about August 16, 2000.
THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION HAS NOT APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED
THESE SECURITIES OR PASSED UPON THE ADEQUACY OF THIS PROXY
STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.
NO PERSON HAS BEEN AUTHORIZED TO GIVE ANY INFORMATION OR TO MAKE ANY
REPRESENTATIONS OTHER THAN THOSE CONTAINED IN THIS COMBINED PROXY
STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS AND IN THE MATERIALS EXPRESSLY INCORPORATED HEREIN BY
REFERENCE AND, IF GIVEN OR MADE, SUCH OTHER INFORMATION OR REPRESENTATIONS MUST
NOT BE RELIED UPON AS HaVING BEEN AUTHORIZED BY THE CITIFUND OR THE SMITH
BARnEY FUND.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
SYNOPSIS...............................................................
Proposed Transaction................................................
Comparison of Investment Objectives and Policies....................
Comparison of Investment Structure of the
CitiFund and Smith Barney Fund...................................
Investment Advisory Services and Management Fees....................
Overall Expenses....................................................
Distribution of Shares and Other Services...........................
Sales Charges, Purchase Policies,
Redemption and Exchange Information..............................
Dividends and Other Distributions...................................
Tax Consequences....................................................
Other Mergers.......................................................
PRINCIPAL INVESTMENTS, RISK FACTORS AND INVESTMENT RESTRICTIONS
Principal Investments and Risk Factors..............................
Fundamental Investment Restrictions.................................
THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION...............................................
Description of the Plan.............................................
Reasons for the Proposed Transaction................................
Description of the Securities to be Issued..........................
Federal Income Tax Consequences.....................................
Liquidation and Termination of the CitiFund.........................
Portfolio Securities................................................
Portfolio Turnover..................................................
Pro Forma Capitalization............................................
Performance.........................................................
VOTING INFORMATION.....................................................
General Information.................................................
Quorum; Vote Required to Approve Proposal...........................
Outstanding Shareholders............................................
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE FUNDS.................................
OTHER MATTERS..........................................................
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SYNOPSIS
The following is a summary of certain information contained in this Proxy
Statement/Prospectus regarding the CitiFund and the Smith Barney Fund (each, a
"Fund," and collectively, the "Funds") and the proposed Reorganization. This
summary is qualified by reference to the more complete information contained
elsewhere in this Proxy Statement/Prospectus, the Prospectus of the Smith
Barney Fund, the Prospectus of the CitiFund, and the Plan, the form of which is
attached to this Proxy Statement/Prospectus as Exhibit A. Shareholders of the
CitiFund should read this entire Proxy Statement/Prospectus carefully.
Proposed Transaction
The Board of Trustees of CitiFunds Trust I (the "CitiFunds Trust") on
behalf of the CitiFund, including the Trustees who are not "interested persons"
of such Fund (as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the
"1940 Act")) (the "Non-Interested Trustees"), approved the Plan on July 13,
2000. The Plan provides that substantially all of the assets and liabilities of
the CitiFund will be transferred to the Smith Barney Fund. The CitiFund holds
its assets through two underlying investment companies (the "Underlying
Portfolios"). As part of the reorganization, and prior to the transfer of
assets to the Smith Barney Fund, the CitiFund will receive a distribution in
kind from the Underlying Portfolios of the investment securities held by the
Underlying Portfolios on its behalf (and associated liabilities), and those
investment securities will be the assets transferred to the Smith Barney Fund.
In exchange for the transfer of those assets and liabilities, the CitiFund will
receive voting shares of the Smith Barney Fund. Shares of the Smith Barney Fund
received will then be distributed to the shareholders of the CitiFund in
complete liquidation of the CitiFund, and the CitiFund would be terminated. As
a result of the Reorganization, each shareholder of each class of the CitiFund
will receive that number of full and fractional shares of the corresponding
class of the Smith Barney Fund having an aggregate net asset value equal to the
aggregate net asset value of the shareholder's shares of the CitiFund held as
of the close of business on the closing date of the Reorganization (the
"Closing Date"). The Closing Date is expected to be October 6, 2000 or such
later date as the parties may agree in writing.
For the reasons described below under "The Proposed Transaction - Reasons
for the Proposed Transaction," the Board of Trustees of the CitiFund, including
the Non-Interested Trustees, has concluded that the Reorganization is in the
best interests of the CitiFund and its shareholders and that the interests of
the existing shareholders of the CitiFund will not be diluted as a result of
the Reorganization.
Accordingly, the Trustees recommend approval of the Plan. If the Plan is
not approved, the CitiFund will continue in existence unless other action is
taken by the Trustees; such other action may include resubmission of the Plan
to shareholders, maintaining the status quo, or termination and liquidation of
the CitiFund.
Comparison of Investment Objectives and Policies
Goals
The goals of the CitiFund are to provide high current income by investing
in a broad range of securities, to preserve capital, and to provide growth
potential with reduced risk. The goal of the Smith Barney Fund is to provide
current income and long-term capital appreciation.
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Investment Policies
Asset Allocation. Under normal circumstances, approximately 60% of the
CitiFund's total assets is invested in equity securities of large cap issuers
(meaning issuers having market capitalizations within the top 1,000 stocks in
the equity market), and at least 25% of the Fund's total assets is invested in
fixed income investments. The Fund's blend of stocks and bonds may shift from
time to time to take advantage of a strong market or based on the outlook for
risk and return as determined by Citibank, N.A. ("Citibank"), the CitiFund's
investment manager.
The Smith Barney Fund invests a minimum of 50% and a maximum of 70% of its
total assets in equity securities and a minimum of 30% and a maximum of 50% of
its total assets in fixed income securities. Within these ranges, the Smith
Barney Fund normally invests approximately 60% of its assets in equity
securities and 40% in fixed income securities. These percentages may vary based
on the outlook of SSB Citi Fund Management LLC, the Smith Barney Fund's
investment manager ("SSB Citi"). The Smith Barney Fund invests in equity
securities in a broad range of companies, industries and sectors. Generally,
the equity portion of the Fund will be comprised primarily of mid-to-large
capitalization companies. However, the Fund may also invest in
smaller-capitalization companies if they otherwise meet the Fund's investment
criteria.
Equity Securities. Each Fund's equity securities consist primarily of
common stocks. Each Fund also may invest in preferred stocks, warrants, and
securities convertible into common stocks.
Debt Securities. Each Fund's fixed income securities include securities
issued by the U.S. government (or its agencies and instrumentalities),
corporate securities, mortgage-backed securities, and asset-backed securities.
The CitiFund's long-term non-convertible debt securities must be investment
grade (meaning securities rated Baa or better by Moody's Investors Service
("Moody's") or BBB or better by Standard & Poor's Rating Service ("Standard &
Poor's")) when the Fund purchases them. The CitiFund limits its debt securities
that are rated Baa by Moody's or BBB by Standard & Poor's to less than 5% of
its assets. Convertible securities in the CitiFund's equity portfolio are not
required to be investment grade securities.
The Smith Barney Fund may invest up to 25% of its total assets in fixed
income securities rated below investment grade. These securities are commonly
known as "junk bonds" because they are rated in the lower rating categories by
a nationally recognized statistical rating organization or, if unrated, are
deemed by SSB Citi to be of similar credit quality. Junk bonds may subject this
Fund to higher risks, as discussed under "Principal Investments, Risk Factors
and Investment Restrictions" below.
Neither Fund is subject to restrictions on the maturity of the Fund's
individual securities. The Smith Barney Fund normally expects to maintain an
average portfolio maturity for the fixed income portion of its portfolio of
between five and 15 years.
Zero Coupon Obligations. Each Fund may invest in zero coupon obligations,
such as zero coupon bonds issued by companies and securities representing
future principal and interest installments on debt obligations of the U.S. and
foreign governments. The CitiFund's investments in zero-coupon obligations are
limited to 15% of its total assets (see "Principal Investments, Risk Factors
and Investment Restrictions" below for more information on the risks of zero
coupon obligations).
Derivative Securities. Each Fund may invest in derivative securities,
including options on securities, stock index options, forward currency
contracts, interest rate futures contracts, stock index futures contracts, and
options on futures contracts (see "Principal Investments, Risk Factors and
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Investment Restrictions" below for more information on the risks of
derivatives). The CitiFund also may purchase call options on securities,
purchase and write put and call options on a foreign currency, invest in swap
agreements, and invest in interest-only securities ("IOs") and principal-only
securities ("POs") (each a type of collateralized mortgage obligation ("CMO")).
The Smith Barney Fund is subject to certain limits on the amount of its assets
that may be invested in options, futures contracts and options on futures
contracts and on the amount of its assets that may be committed to premiums on
options and margin deposits on futures contracts (see the Statement of
Additional Information of the Smith Barney Fund for a description of these
limitations). The Smith Barney Fund may invest in certain types of derivative
securities only for hedging purposes. The CitiFund may invest in these same
derivative securities for both hedging purposes and to generate income,
although the Fund currently invests in these derivatives only for hedging
purposes. Each Fund is subject to certain limitations imposed by the Commodity
Futures Trading Commission with respect to their investments in derivatives.
Foreign Securities. The CitiFund may invest up to 25% of its assets in
foreign equity and debt securities including depositary receipts (meaning
receipts representing the right to receive securities of foreign issuers
deposited in a U.S. bank or a local branch of a foreign bank). The CitiFund's
foreign securities may be issued by issuers in developing countries. The Smith
Barney Fund may invest without limit in foreign equity and debt securities,
including depositary receipts, but may not invest in securities issued by
issuers in developing countries (see "Principal Investments, Risk Factors and
Investment Restrictions" below for more information on the risks of foreign
securities).
Security Selection Process
Equity Securities. In selecting equity investments for the CitiFund, the
portfolio managers use a value-oriented approach. Citibank, N.A., the
CitiFund's investment manager, looks for securities that they believe are
currently undervalued relative to the company's cash flow, potential earnings
prospects, growth rate and/or dividend paying ability. In selecting equity
investments for the Smith Barney Fund, SSB Citi attempts to identify securities
with favorable valuations relative to their growth characteristics. This
strategy is commonly known as "growth at a reasonable price". Because this
strategy combines both growth and value investing, it offers style
diversification within a single mutual fund.
Fixed Income Securities. In selecting securities to buy for the fixed
income portion of the CitiFund's portfolio, the portfolio managers combine a
"top-down" economic view with a "bottom-up" sector and company view. Citibank
first reviews the Fund's duration and yield curve relative to the Fund's fixed
income benchmark. The CitiFund's portfolio managers next determine the sector
weighting of the portfolio. The CitiFund's portfolio managers then look at
individual companies within those sectors or industries and select individual
securities based on their relative value. In selecting individual fixed income
securities for the Smith Barney Fund's portfolio, SSB Citi primarily focuses on
the relative yields of securities and at various maturities. SSB Citi looks for
favorable sector and maturity weightings based on interest rate outlook, stable
or improving credit quality, and low price relative to credit and interest rate
characteristics. The Smith Barney Fund normally expects to maintain an average
portfolio maturity for the fixed income portion of its portfolio of between 5
and 15 years.
Comparison of Investment Structure of the CitiFund and the Smith Barney Fund
The CitiFund invests in securities indirectly by investing in two
underlying mutual funds, Large Cap Value Portfolio (which invests in equity
securities) and U.S. Fixed Income Portfolio (which invests in fixed income and
money market securities). Each portfolio is a mutual fund with its own
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investment goals and policies. Each portfolio buys, holds and sells securities
in accordance with these goals and policies. Unless otherwise indicated,
references to the CitiFund include its underlying portfolios.
The Smith Barney Fund invests directly in securities. This difference in
investment structure is not expected to affect in any material way CitiFunds
shareholders who receive shares of the Smith Barney Fund in the Reorganization.
Investment Advisory Services and Management Fees
Citibank, N.A., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Citigroup Inc., serves as the
investment manager of the CitiFund. SSB Citi, also a wholly-owned subsidiary of
Citigroup Inc., serves as the investment manager of the Smith Barney Fund and
will continue to serve as the investment manager of the Smith Barney Fund after
the consummation of the Reorganization. Citigroup businesses provide a broad
range of financial services and asset management, banking and consumer finance,
credit and charge cards, insurance, investments, investment banking and trading
and use diverse channels to make them available to consumer and corporate
customers around the world.
Citibank, N.A. also serves as investment manager of each of the two
underlying portfolios of the CitiFund. SSB Citi (the investment manager of the
Smith Barney Fund) serves as subadviser to Large Cap Value Portfolio, one of
the two underlying funds of the CitiFund. The CitiFund pays an aggregate
management fee, which is accrued daily and paid monthly, of up to 0.70% of the
CitiFund's average daily net assets on an annualized basis for the CitiFund's
then-current fiscal year. This aggregate management fee includes fees payable
to Citibank for the asset management and administrative services it provides to
the CitiFund and its underlying portfolios and fees payable to SSB Citi for its
sub-advisory services to Large Cap Value Portfolio.
The management fee for the Smith Barney Fund is calculated at the annual
rate of 0.45% of that Fund's average daily net assets. The Smith Barney Fund
also pays to SSB Citi a fee for its administrative services in the amount of
0.20% of its average daily net assets. Thus, the Smith Barney Fund pays a
smaller percentage of its average daily net assets in advisory and management
fees than the CitiFund does. For a comparison of the total annual operating
expenses of the CitiFund and Smith Barney Fund (which includes the expenses of
the CitiFund's underlying funds) please review the expense tables under
"Overall Expenses" below.
Chad Graves is responsible for the day-to-day management of the equity
portion of the Smith Barney Fund's portfolio, and James Conroy and John Bianchi
are responsible for the day-to-day management of the fixed income portion.
Messrs. Graves, Conroy and Bianchi are investment officers of SSB Citi and vice
presidents of Salomon Smith Barney.
Overall Expenses
After taking into account waivers and reimbursements by service providers
to the CitiFund, the total annual operating expenses for Class A shares of the
Smith Barney Fund were higher than the total annual operating expenses of Class
A shares of the CitiFund. However, the total annual operating expenses of Class
A shares of the Smith Barney Fund were lower than those of the CitiFund if
waivers and reimbursements by the CitiFund's service providers, which can be
terminated at any time, are not taken into account.
The total annual operating expenses for Class B shares of the Smith Barney
Fund, as determined for the Fund's most recent fiscal year, were lower than the
total annual operating expenses of the Class B shares of the CitiFund for its
most recent fiscal year.
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Further information about the expenses of each class of the CitiFund and
the Smith Barney Fund for the fiscal years ended October 31, 1999 and July 31,
1999, respectively, and pro forma expenses following the proposed
Reorganization is outlined in the table below.
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SHAREHOLDER FEES
FEES PAID DIRECTLY FROM CITIFUNDS SMITH BARNEY PRO FORMA
YOUR INVESTMENT BALANCED BALANCED SMITH BARNEY
PORTFOLIO FUND BALANCED FUND
SHARE CLASS Class A Class B Class A Class B Class A Class B
Maximum Sales Charge (Load)
Imposed on Purchases 5.00% None 5.00% None 5.00% None
Maximum Deferred Sales
Charge (Load) None1 5.00%2 None3 5.00%2 None3 5.00%
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ANNUAL FUND
OPERATING EXPENSES4
EXPENSES THAT ARE DEDUCTED
FROM FUNd ASSETS
Management Fees 0.70%5 0.70%5 0.65%5 0.65%5 0.65%5 0.65%5
Distribution (12b-1) Fees 0.25% 1.00% 0.25% 0.75% 0.25% 0.75%
Other Expenses
(administrative,
shareholder servicing and 0.21% 0.21% 0.18% 0.16% 0.18% 0.16%
other expenses)
TOTAL ANNUAL FUND
OPERATING EXPENSES 1.16%* 1.91%* 1.08% 1.56% 1.08% 1.56%
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* Because some of CitiFunds Balanced Portfolio's expenses were waived or
reimbursed, actual total operating expenses with respect to Class A and B
shares for the fiscal year ended October 31, 1999 were 1.02% and 1.77%,
respectively.
1 Except for investment of $500,000 or more.
2 Class B shares have a contingent deferred sales charge ("CDSC") which is
deducted from your sale proceeds if you sell your Class B shares within five
years of your original purchase of the shares. In the first year after
purchase, the CDSC is 5.00% of the price at which you purchased your shares,
or the price at which you sold your shares, whichever is less, declining to
1.00% in the fifth year after purchase.
3 You may buy Class A shares in amounts of $1,000,000 or more at net asset
value (without an initial sales charge) but if you redeem those shares within
12 months of purchase you will pay a deferred sales charge of 1.00%.
4 CitiFunds Balanced Portfolio invests in securities through two underlying
mutual funds, Large Cap Value Portfolio and U.S. Fixed Income Portfolio. This
table reflects the expenses of the fund and the two underlying portfolios.
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This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in each
of the Funds. The example assumes you invest $10,000 in each Fund for the time
periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those
periods. The example also assumes your investment has a 5% return each year and
that each Fund's annual operating expenses (before waivers and reimbursements)
remain the same. The expenses of the CitiFund's underlying funds are reflected
in the example. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on
these assumptions your costs would be:
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CITIFUNDS BALANCED PORTFOLIO
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Class A $612 $850 $1,106 $1,839
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Class B
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Assuming redemption at end of period $694 $900 $1,132 $2,038
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Assuming no redemption $194 $600 $1,032 $2,038
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SMITH BARNEY BALANCED FUND
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Class A $605 $826 $1,066 $1,751
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Class B
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Assuming redemption at end of period $659 $793 $950 $1,728
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Assuming no redemption $159 $493 $850 $1,728
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PRO FORMA SMITH BARNEY BALANCED
PORTFOLIO
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Class A $605 $826 $1,066 $1,751
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Class B
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Assuming redemption at end of period $659 $793 $950 $1,728
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Assuming no redemption $159 $493 $850 $1,728
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Distribution of Shares and Other Services
Distributor
The distributor of the Smith Barney Fund is Salomon Smith Barney, Inc. A
selling group consisting of Salomon Smith Barney and other broker-dealers sells
shares of the Smith Barney Fund to the public. The distributor of the CitiFund
is CFBDS, Inc.
Both the CitiFund and the Smith Barney Fund have adopted Rule 12b-1
distribution plans for their Class A and B shares. Under the plans, each Fund
pays distribution and service fees. The distribution and service fees for Class
A shares of the CitiFund and the Smith Barney Fund are the same. The Class B
shares of the Smith Barney Fund pay distribution and service fees that are
0.25% lower than the distribution and service fees paid by the Class B shares
of the CitiFund. See "Overall Expenses" above for a comparison of the total
fees for the CitiFund and the Smith Barney Fund.
Other Service Providers
The CitiFund and Smith Barney Fund generally have different service
providers. Upon completion of the Reorganization, the Smith Barney Fund will
continue to engage its existing service providers. In all cases, the types of
services provided to the Funds under these service arrangements are
substantially similar.
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SERVICE PROVIDER CITIFUND SMITH BARNEY FUND
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Custodian State Street Bank and Trust PNC Bank National
Company Association
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Auditors PricewaterhouseCoopers KPMG LLP
LLP
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Transfer Agent State Street Bank and Trust Citi Fiduciary Trust
Company Company
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Sub-Transfer Agent N/A PFPC Global Fund Services
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Sales Charges, Purchase Policies, Redemption and Exchange Information
Sales Charges
Class A shares of the CitiFund and the Smith Barney Fund are sold at net
asset value plus a front-end sales charge. There will be no sales load charged
to Class A shareholders of the CitiFund when they receive Class A shares of the
Smith Barney Fund in the Reorganization. See "Overall Expenses" for tables
comparing sales charges and other expenses of the Funds.
The front-end sales charge on purchases of less than $25,000 of Class A
shares of the CitiFund is the same as the front-end sales charge on such
purchases of Class A shares of the Smith Barney Fund; with respect to purchases
in larger amounts, the sales charge applicable to Class A shares of the Smith
Barney Fund is higher than that of the CitiFund. You do not pay an initial
sales charge when you buy $500,000 or more of Class A shares of the CitiFund or
$1,000,000 or more of Class A shares of the Smith Barney Fund, but if you
redeem these Class A shares within one year of purchase you will pay a deferred
sales charge of 1%. For purposes of determining the one-year holding period, a
CitiFund shareholder will be deemed to have held the shares of the Smith Barney
Fund received in the Reorganization since the date of the original purchase of
shares of the CitiFund.
Class B shares of the CitiFund and Smith Barney Fund are sold without a
front-end sales charge, but shareholders are charged a contingent deferred
sales charge (CDSC) if they sell their Class B shares within five years after
purchase. For each of the Funds, the rate of the CDSC goes down the longer you
hold your shares. For purposes of determining the holding period, a CitiFund
shareholder will be deemed to have held the shares of the Smith Barney Fund
received in the Reorganization since the date of the original purchase of
shares of the CitiFund (or, if the shares of the CitiFund were received in an
exchange from an earlier purchase, the date of that earlier purchase).
Shareholders of the CitiFund are subject to the same contingent deferred sales
charge schedule as shareholders of the Smith Barney Fund.
After 8 years, Class B shares of each Fund automatically convert into
Class A shares. For each Fund, Class A shares have lower total annual operating
expenses than Class B shares.
The CitiFund and the Smith Barney Fund have established policies,
including rights of accumulation and letter of intent privileges, waiving the
Class A initial sales charge for certain classes of investors under certain
circumstances. Shareholders who wish to make purchases of Class A shares of the
Smith Barney Fund after the Reorganization should review the Prospectus of the
Smith Barney Fund for additional information about these waivers. As stated
above, the Smith Barney Fund will not impose any initial sales charge on the
Class A shares of the Smith Barney Fund that CitiFund shareholders receive in
the Reorganization.
Each Fund has established policies waiving the Class B contingent deferred
sales charge for certain classes of investors under certain circumstances.
Class B shareholders should review the CDSC waiver policies of the Smith Barney
Fund to determine whether a waiver may be applicable when they redeem their
Class B shares of the Smith Barney Fund received in the Reorganization. The
CDSC on Class B shares of the Smith Barney Fund will generally be waived for 12
months following the death or disability of a shareholder. The CDSC will also
be waived on certain distributions from a retirement plan. You should review
the Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information of the Smith Barney Fund
for a more complete description of the waiver policies that may be applicable.
These policies are generally similar to the waiver policies in effect for the
CitiFund.
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Purchase Policies
You may purchase shares of each Fund at their net asset value, plus any
applicable sales charge, next determined after receipt of your purchase request
in good order. You may purchase shares of the CitiFund from the Fund's
distributor or a broker-dealer or financial institution (called a Service
Agent) that has entered into a sales or service agreement with the distributor
concerning the Fund. You may purchase shares of the Smith Barney Fund from a
Salomon Smith Barney Financial Consultant or an investment dealer in the
selling group or a broker that clears through Salomon Smith Barney (called a
dealer representative). Qualified retirement plans and certain other investors
who are clients of the selling group are eligible to buy shares directly from
the Smith Barney Fund by mailing a request to the Smith Barney Fund's
sub-transfer agent.
The CitiFund does not impose any minimum initial or subsequent investment
requirements but a Service Agent may. The Smith Barney Fund imposes initial and
additional investment amounts which vary depending on the class of shares
bought and the nature of the investment account. Upon consummation of the
Reorganization, CitiFund shareholders will be subject to these minimum amounts
if they wish to purchase additional shares of the Smith Barney Fund. These
minimum initial and additional investment amounts are set forth in the table
below:
MINIMUM INITIAL MINIMUM ADDITIONAL
SMITH BARNEY FUND INVESTMENT INVESTMENT
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General $1,000 $50
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IRAs, Self Employed Retirement $250 $50
Plans, Uniform Gift to Minor Accounts
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Qualified Retirement Plans (under $25 $25
Section 403(b)(7) or Section 401(a) of
the Internal Revenue Code, including
401(k) plans)
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Simple IRAs $1 $1
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Monthly Systematic Investment Plans $25 $25
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Quarterly Systematic Investment $50 $50
Plans
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Redemptions
Shares of each Fund are redeemable on any business day at a price equal to
the net asset value of the shares the next time it is calculated after receipt
of your redemption request in good order. The table below compares the
redemption procedures and policies of the CitiFund and the Smith Barney Fund,
which are generally similar.
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REDEMPTION CITIFUND SMITH BARNEY FUND
PROCEDURES AND
POLICIES
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Through an To redeem shares, you may To redeem shares, you may
Appropriate Contact contact the Fund's transfer contact a Salomon Smith
Person agent, or for a shareholder that Barney Financial Consultant or
holds shares through a Service dealer representative, or for
Agent, the Service Agent. accounts held directly with the
Smith Barney Fund, the sub-
transfer agent.
By Mail You may send written For accounts held directly at the
redemption requests to the Fund, you may send written
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Fund's transfer agent or, if you redemption requests to the sub-
hold your shares through a transfer agent.
Service Agent, your Service
Agent.
By Telephone You may make redemption You may be eligible to redeem
requests by telephone if shares (except those held in
your application permits. retirement plans) in amounts up
to $10,000 per day through the
transfer agent.
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Systematic You can arrange to for You can arrange for the
Withdrawal Plan automatic withdrawal of a automatic redemption of a
specified dollar amount from portion of your shares on a
your account on a regular basis monthly or quarterly basis. To
(no more frequently than qualify, you must own shares of
monthly). To qualify, you must at least $10,000 ($5,000 for
have at least $10,000 in your retirement plan accounts) and
account to participate in this each automatic redemption
program and each withdrawal must be at least $50. If your
must be at least $100. If your shares are subject to a deferred
shares are subject to a CDSC, sales charge, the sales charge
you may only withdraw up to will be waived if your automatic
10% of the value of your account payments do not exceed 1% per
in any year, but you will not be month of the value of your
subject to a CDSC on the shares shares subject to a deferred
withdrawn under the plan. sales charge.
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Automatic Your account balance with the If your account falls below $500
Redemptions Fund may be subject to a $500 because of redemption of Fund
minimum. If so, the Fund shares, the Fund may ask you to
reserves the right to close your bring your account up to the
account if it falls below $500 minimum requirement. If your
because of redemptions. You account balance is still below
will have 60 days to make an $500 after 60 days, the Fund
additional investment. may close your account and
send you the redemption
proceeds.
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Exchanges
Shareholders of the CitiFund may exchange Fund shares for shares of the
same class of certain other CitiFunds, subject to the limitation noted below.
Similarly, shareholders of the Smith Barney Fund may exchange shares for shares
of the same class of certain other Smith Barney funds. A shareholder of the
Smith Barney Fund must meet the minimum investment amount for each Smith Barney
fund. The CitiFund does not impose any similar minimum investment amount for
exchanges into the CitiFunds, but a shareholder's Service Agent may.
When you exchange your Class A shares of the CitiFund, you generally are
required to pay the difference, if any, between the sales charge payable on the
shares to be acquired in the exchange and the sales charge paid in connection
with your original purchase of Class A shares. The Class A shares of the Smith
Barney Fund issued in connection with the reorganization will not be subject to
an initial sales charge. CitiFund shareholders who subsequently exchange the
Class A shares of the Smith Barney Fund received in connection with the
Reorganization, however, will be required to pay the difference, if any,
between the sales charge applicable to the shares acquired in the exchange and
the sales charge they originally paid. CitiFund shareholders who purchased Fund
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shares prior to January 4, 1999, will not have to pay a sales charge when they
exchange into a Smith Barney fund.
For exchanges for both Funds, your deferred sales charge (if any) will
continue to be measured from the date of your original purchase (which, for
CitiFund shareholders, will be deemed to be the date of original purchase of
shares of the CitiFund). For both Funds, if you exchange into another fund that
has a higher deferred sales charge, you will be subject to that charge. If you
exchange at any time into a fund with a lower charge, the sales charge will not
be reduced.
Shareholders of the CitiFunds may place exchange orders through the
transfer agent or through their Service Agent, and may place exchange orders by
telephone if their account application permits. Shareholders of the Smith
Barney Fund may place exchange orders through Salomon Smith Barney Financial
Consultants or dealer representatives or through the transfer agent or
sub-transfer agent, and may be eligible to exchange shares by telephone. Until
September 11, 2000, CitiFund shareholders may continue to exchange their shares
of the CitiFund for shares of other CitiFunds, as described above. On and after
that date, CitiFund shareholders may exchange their shares of the CitiFund only
for shares of certain Smith Barney funds, and these exchanges will be subject
to the minimum investment amounts pertaining to the applicable Smith Barney
fund or funds.
Dividends and Other Distributions
The CitiFund and the Smith Barney Fund have similar policies relating to
dividend and capital gain distributions to shareholders, except that the Smith
Barney Fund generally makes capital gain distributions once a year, typically
in December, rather than semi-annually. For each Fund, capital gain
distributions and dividends are reinvested in additional shares of the same
class that you hold, unless you choose to receive your distributions and
dividends in cash. The Funds pay dividends and distribute capital gains, if
any, according to the following schedule.
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INCOME DIVIDEND CAPITAL GAIN
FUND DISTRIBUTIONS DISTRIBUTIONS
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CitiFunds Balanced Portfolio quarterly (at the end of semi-annually
March, June, September and
December)
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Smith Barney Balanced quarterly annually (typically
Fund in December)
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On or immediately prior to the Closing Date of the Reorganization, the
CitiFund will distribute (in the form of one or more dividends and/or other
distributions) to its shareholders substantially all of its investment company
taxable income and realized net capital gain, if any, for the current taxable
year through the date of such distribution or dividend. Unless otherwise
requested, such distributions or dividends will be reinvested in the manner
described above. Between the Closing Date and the end of its current taxable
year, it is expected that the Smith Barney Fund will make one or more similar
distributions to its shareholders, including the former CitiFund shareholders
who receive shares of the Smith Barney Fund in the Reorganization. Because such
a distribution will generally include income and gains accumulated by the Smith
Barney Fund prior to the Closing Date, the former CitiFund shareholders
receiving such a distribution will effectively receive a return of a portion of
their capital investment in the Smith Barney Fund in the form of a taxable
dividend.
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Tax Consequences
The CitiFund and the Smith Barney Fund will each receive an opinion of
Bingham Dana LLP in connection with the Reorganization to the effect that,
based upon certain facts, assumptions and representations, (i) the distribution
of investment securities from the Underlying Portfolios in redemption of the
CitiFund's interest in the Underlying Portfolios will not result in the
recognition of gain or loss for federal income tax purposes, and (ii) the
transfer of substantially all of the assets and liabilities of the CitiFund to
the Smith Barney Fund in exchange for voting stock of the Smith Barney Fund,
followed by the distribution of such shares in complete liquidation of the
CitiFund, will constitute a reorganization within the meaning of section 368(a)
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"). If the
Reorganization constitutes such a reorganization, no gain or loss will be
recognized by the CitiFund or its shareholders as a direct result of the
Reorganization. See "The Proposed Transaction--Federal Income Tax
Consequences."
Other Mergers
The Board of Trustees of the Smith Barney Fund has approved an Agreement
and Plan of Reorganization pursuant to which each of CitiSelect Folio 200
Conservative and CitiSelect Folio 300 Balanced, each of which is a series of
the CitiFunds Trust, are to merge with and into the Smith Barney Fund. Neither
such other merger will be consummated until approved by the shareholders of the
applicable CitiSelect Folio. The consummation of the Reorganization is in no
way dependent upon the consummation of either such other merger.
PRINCIPAL INVESTMENTS, RISK FACTORS, AND INVESTMENT RESTRICTIONS
Principal Investments and Risk Factors
The investment objectives and policies and risk factors of CitiFunds
Balanced Portfolio are, in many respects, similar to those of the acquiring
Smith Barney Balanced Fund. There are, however, certain differences. The
following discussion summarizes some of the more significant similarities and
differences in the investment policies and risk factors of each of the CitiFund
and the Smith Barney Fund and is qualified in its entirety by the Prospectuses
and Statements of Additional Information of each of the CitiFund and the Smith
Barney Fund incorporated herein by reference.
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PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT AND ACCOMPANYING RISK
FUND(S) SUBJECT TO RISK FACTOR
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BOTH FUNDS EQUITY SECURITIES:
o The stock market may decline generally,
thereby reducing the value of the equity
portion of the Fund.
o Companies in which the Fund invests may fail
to meet earnings expectations, fall out of
favor with investors, or other events may
depress the prices of their securities.
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BOTH FUNDS FIXED INCOME SECURITIES:
o Interest rates may increase, causing the
prices of fixed income securities to decline,
thereby reducing the value of the fixed income
portion of the Fund.
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o The issuer of a fixed income security owned by
the Fund may default on its obligation to pay
principal and/or interest or may have its
credit rating downgraded. The Smith Barney
Fund, unlike the CitiFund, may invest in junk
bonds which are generally subject to a higher
risk of default (see risk factor describing
"Junk Bonds" below).
o As interest rates decline, the issuers of
fixed income securities held by the Fund may
pay principal earlier than scheduled or
exercise a right to call the securities,
forcing the Fund to reinvest in lower yielding
securities. This is known as prepayment or
call risk.
o As interest rates rise above the coupon rate
on one or more fixed income securities held by
the Fund, the issuers of these securities may
extend the effective maturity date, causing
increased price sensitivity. This is known as
extension risk.
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SMITH BARNEY FUND JUNK BONDS:
Below investment grade bonds, which are commonly
known as "junk bonds," are speculative and their
issuers may have diminished capacity to pay
principal and interest. These securities have a
higher risk of default, tend to be less liquid, and
may be more difficult to value. Changes in economic
conditions or other circumstances are likely to
weaken the capacity of issuers of these securities
to make principal and interest payments. The Smith
Barney Fund may be subject to higher risks because
of its investments in junk bonds. The CitiFund may
not invest in long-term non-convertible debt
securities unless they are investment-grade at the
time of purchase.
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BOTH FUNDS DERIVATIVES:
SMITH BARNEY FUND - Each Fund may, but need not, use derivative
SUBJECT TO CERTAIN contracts, such as options on securities, interest
LIMITS ON TYPES AND rate futures and options on interest rate futures:
AMOUNT OF DERIVATIVES
o To hedge against the economic impact of adverse
CITIFUND - changes in the market value of portfolio
MAY INVEST IN securities, because of changes in interest rates
ADDITIONAL TYPES OF or exchange rates; or
DERIVATIVES WITHOUT
LIMIT AND FOR NON-HEDGING
PURPOSES o As a substitute for buying or selling securities.
A derivative contract will obligate or entitle the
Fund to deliver or receive an asset or cash payment
based on the change in value of one or more indices
or securities. Even a small investment in derivative
contracts can have a big impact on a Fund's
<PAGE>
securities market or interest rate exposure.
Therefore, using derivatives can disproportionately
increase losses and reduce opportunities for gains
when interest rates, exchange rates or securities
markets are changing. The Fund may not fully benefit
from or may lose money on derivatives if changes in
their value do not correspond accurately to changes
in the value of the Fund's holdings. The other
parties to certain derivative contracts present the
same types of default risk as issuers of fixed
income securities. Derivatives can also make a fund
less liquid and harder to value, especially in
declining markets.
As described above, the Smith Barney Fund is subject
to certain limitations on its use of derivatives. In
contrast, the CitiFund has fewer restrictions with
respect to the types and amounts of derivatives in
which it can invest. Consequently, in certain
circumstances, the CitiFund may be subject to higher
risk than the Smith Barney Fund because it is not as
restricted with respect to its derivative
investments.
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SMITH BARNEY FUND - GROWTH AND VALUE INVESTING:
GROWTH AND VALUE
INVESTING An investment in growth securities may
underperform certain other stock investments
CITIFUND - during periods when growth stocks are out of
VALUE INVESTING favor. Similarly, value stocks may
underperform certain other stock investments, such
as growth stocks, during periods when value stocks
are out of favor.
As described above, in selecting equity
investments for the Smith Barney Fund, SSB
Citi attempts to identify securities with favorable
valuations relative to their growth characteristics.
This strategy is commonly known as "growth at a
reasonable price." Because this strategy combines
both growth and value investing, it offers style
diversification within a single mutual fund. In
selecting equity investments for the CitiFund, the
portfolio managers use a value-oriented approach and
evaluate securities using fundamental analysis. The
Smith Barney Fund and the CitiFund may perform
differently when one style or the other is out of
favor due to the differences in their investment
style.
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BOTH FUNDS PORTFOLIO SELECTION:
The success of each Fund's investment strategy
depends in large part on the portfolio managers.
In selecting equity securities, the portfolio
managers may not be correct in identifying
securities of companies that perform well based on
a "growth" or "value" strategy. In selecting fixed
income securities, the portfolio managers may be
<PAGE>
unable to predict accurately the direction of
interest rates or the maturity of certain debt
obligations, or to assess accurately credit
quality and other factors. Also, the
portfolio managers may not appropriately
allocate a Fund's assets between equity and
fixed income securities. In that case, you
may lose money, or your investment may not do
as well as an investment in another balanced
mutual fund.
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BOTH FUNDS CONVERTIBLE SECURITIES:
Convertible securities, which are debt securities
that may be converted into stock, are subject to the
market risk of stocks, and, like other debt
securities, are also subject to interest rate risk
and the credit risk of their issuers. Call
provisions may allow the issuer to repay the debt
before it matures.
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BOTH FUNDS THINLY TRADED SECURITIES:
Securities that are thinly traded can be difficult
to sell at reasonable prices or within a short
time-frame. A Fund could have difficulty in selling
thinly traded securities if, for example, it needed
to sell securities to meet redemption requests.
Also, if there is no established market price for
thinly traded securities, an accurate valuation of
these securities may be difficult.
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BOTH FUNDS FOREIGN SECURITIES:
SMITH BARNEY FUND - Investments in foreign securities involve
MAY INVEST WITHOUT LIMIT risks relating to political, social and
MAY NOT INVEST IN economic developments abroad, as well as risks
EMERGING MARKETS resulting from the differences between the
regulations to which U.S. and foreign issuers
CITIFUND - and markets are subject. These risks may
MAY INVEST UP TO 25% OF include expropriation of assets, confiscatory
ITS ASSETS taxation, withholding taxes on dividends and
MAY INVEST IN EMERGING interest paid on Fund investments,
MARKETS fluctuations in currency exchange rates,
currency exchange controls and other limitations on
the use or transfer of assets by the Fund or issuers
of securities, and political or social instability.
There may be rapid changes in the value of foreign
currencies or securities, causing the Fund's share
price to be volatile. Also, in certain
circumstances, the Fund could realize reduced or no
value in U.S. dollars from its investments in
foreign securities, causing the Fund's share price
to go down.
The CitiFund may invest up to 25% of its assets in
foreign equity and debt securities including
depositary receipts. By contrast, the Smith Barney
Fund may invest in foreign securities without limit.
The Smith Barney Fund may therefore be subject to
greater risks from foreign securities than the
CitiFund.
The CitiFund may invest in issuers located in
emerging, or developing, markets. All of the risks
<PAGE>
of investing in foreign securities are heightened by
investing in these markets. The Smith Barney Fund
does not invest in emerging markets. The Smith
Barney Fund is therefore not subject to the
additional risks of emerging markets securities.
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BOTH FUNDS ZERO COUPON OBLIGATIONS:
SMITH BARNEY FUND - Each Fund may invest in zero coupon
MAY INVEST WITHOUT LIMIT obligations. Zero coupon obligations pay no
current interest. As a result, the prices of
CITIFUND - zero coupon obligations tend to be more
MAY INVEST UP TO 15% OF volatile than those of securities that offer
ITS ASSETS regular payments of interest. This makes the
Fund's net asset value more volatile. In order to
pay cash distributions representing income on zero
coupon obligations, the Fund may have to sell other
securities on unfavorable terms. These sales may
generate taxable gains for Fund shareholders.
The CitiFund may invest up to 15% of its assets in
zero coupon obligations, whereas the Smith Barney
Fund is not subject to a similar limit. The Smith
Barney Fund may therefore be subject to greater
risks from zero coupon securities than the CitiFund.
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BOTH FUNDS PORTFOLIO TURNOVER:
Each Fund may engage in active and frequent
trading to achieve its principal investment
strategies. Although the portfolio manager of the
Funds attempts to minimize portfolio turnover, from
time to time the Funds' annual portfolio turnover
rate may exceed 100%. Active and frequent trading
may result in the realization and distribution to a
Fund of higher capital gains, which could increase
the tax liability for the Fund's shareholders.
Frequent trading also increases transaction costs,
which could detract from a Fund's performance. For a
comparison of the historical portfolio turnover
rates of the Funds, see "The Proposed Transaction
Portfolio Turnover" below.
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BOTH FUNDS DEFENSIVE STRATEGIES:
The Funds may, from time to time, take
temporary defensive positions that are
inconsistent with the Funds' principal investment
strategies in attempting to respond to adverse
market, political or other conditions. When doing
so, the Funds may invest without limit in
high-quality money market or other short-term
instruments, and may not be pursuing their
investment goals.
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The foregoing describes the principal investments and related risks of
each Fund. Each Fund may invest in additional types of investments and may be
subject to additional risk factors that are described in the Statement of
Additional Information of the respective Fund. Certain of these non-principal
investments and related risk factors may differ for each Fund. For example, the
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Smith Barney Fund may engage in short sales and invest in real estate
investment trusts, whereas the CitiFund does not participate in these
transactions (except that the CitiFund may engage in short sales "against the
box," which generally involve less risk than short sales). The CitiFund may
invest in closed-end investment companies and may lend its portfolio
securities, provided that the value of the securities loaned by the Fund does
not exceed 30% of the market value of its total assets. By contrast, the Smith
Barney Fund does not invest in closed-end investment companies and its
securities loans may not exceed 20% of the Fund's total assets taken at value.
Certain of these transactions may subject a Fund to greater risk than a fund
that does not participate in these transactions. For a further description of
these investments and related risks, please consult the Prospectus and
Statement of Additional Information of the applicable Fund.
Fundamental Investment Restrictions
Each Fund has adopted certain fundamental investment restrictions which
may not be changed without the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of
the outstanding voting securities (as defined in the 1940 Act) of that Fund.
The Smith Barney Fund is subject to fundamental investment restrictions that,
in general, are similar to those of the CitiFund. These fundamental
restrictions limit the amounts that a Fund may borrow and prohibit the Fund
from investing in a manner which would cause it to fail to be a diversified
investment company under the 1940 Act, from investing more than 25% of the
Fund's total assets in securities of issuers in the same industry (with certain
exceptions), from lending money (with certain exceptions), from underwriting
securities issued by other persons, from purchasing or selling real estate,
commodities or commodity contracts (with certain exceptions), from investing in
oil, gas or other mineral exploration or development programs (with respect to
the Smith Barney Fund only) or investing in oil, gas or mineral leases (with
respect to the CitiFund only), or from issuing "senior securities" (as defined
in the 1940 Act) to the extent prohibited by the 1940 Act.
Although these restrictions are similar, their parameters may be different
between the two Funds. With respect to the fundamental limitation on borrowing
described above, the Smith Barney Fund may only borrow money from banks for
temporary or emergency (not leveraging) purposes, whereas the CitiFund may
borrow money in other circumstances provided that such borrowing is not
specifically prohibited by the 1940 Act or the rules and regulations
promulgated thereunder. In addition, the Smith Barney Fund may invest, as an
exception to the prohibition from purchasing or selling real estate,
commodities, or commodity contracts, in gold bullion and coins or receipts for
gold. The CitiFund may not make these types of investments.
In addition, the Smith Barney Fund may not purchase securities on margin
(except for such short-term credits as are necessary for the clearance of
purchases and sales of portfolio securities) or sell any securities short
(except "against the box" and except that the Fund may make short sales or
maintain a short position to the extent of 5% of its net assets).
Non-Fundamental Restrictions
In addition to the fundamental restrictions described above, the Smith
Barney Fund is subject to certain non-fundamental restrictions that may be
changed at any time by that Fund's Board of Directors without shareholder
approval. These non-fundamental restrictions provide that the Smith Barney Fund
may not: (1) write or sell puts, calls, straddles, spreads or combinations
thereof, except as permitted under the Fund's investment objective and
policies; (2) purchase any security if as a result the Fund would then have
more than 5% of its total assets invested in securities of companies (including
predecessors) that have been in continuous operation for fewer than three
years; (3) make investments for the purpose of exercising control or
management; (4) purchase or retain securities of any company if, to the
knowledge of the trust of which the Fund is a series, any of the trust's
officers or trustees or any officer or director of SSB Citi individually owns
more than 1/2 of 1% of the outstanding securities of such company and together
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they own beneficially more than 5% of the securities; (5) invest in warrants
other than those acquired by the Fund as part of a unit or attached to
securities at the time of purchase (except as permitted under the Fund's
investment objective and policies) if, as a result, the investments (valued at
the lower of cost or market) would exceed 5% of the value of the Fund's net
assets; (6) invest more than 2% of the Fund's net assets in warrants not listed
on a recognized U.S. or foreign stock exchange; (7) purchase in excess of 5% of
the voting securities of a public utility or public utility holding company, so
as to become a public utility holding company as defined in the Public Utility
Holding Company Act of 1935, as amended; or (8) purchase restricted securities,
illiquid securities or other securities that are not readily marketable if more
than 15% of the total assets of the Fund would be invested in such securities
(the CitiFund is subject to a similar non-fundamental restriction with respect
to its investments in illiquid securities).
For additional information, you should consult the Statement of Additional
Information of the Smith Barney Fund.
THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION
Description of the Plan
As described above, the Plan provides that the CitiFund will receive a
distribution of investment securities from the Underlying Portfolios and that,
immediately thereafter, substantially all of the assets and liabilities of the
CitiFund will be transferred to the Smith Barney Fund. In exchange for the
transfer of those assets and liabilities, each class of the CitiFund will
receive voting shares of the corresponding class of the Smith Barney Fund
("Reorganization Shares"). Reorganization Shares of the Smith Barney Fund
received will then be distributed to the shareholders of the CitiFund in
complete liquidation of the CitiFund, and the CitiFund would be terminated.
As a result of the Reorganization, each shareholder of each class of the
CitiFund will receive that number of full and fractional shares of the
corresponding class of the Smith Barney Fund having an aggregate net asset
value equal to the aggregate net asset value of the shareholder's shares of the
CitiFund held on the Closing Date. The Smith Barney Fund will establish an
account for each CitiFund shareholder that will reflect the number and class of
shares of the Smith Barney Fund distributed to that shareholder. The Smith
Barney Fund's shares issued in the Reorganization will be in uncertificated
form.
Until the closing of the Reorganization, shareholders of the CitiFund
will, of course, continue to be able to redeem their shares at the net asset
value next determined after receipt by the CitiFund's transfer agent of a
redemption request in proper form. Redemption requests received by the
CitiFund's transfer agent after the closing of the Reorganization will be
treated as requests received for the redemption of shares of the Smith Barney
Fund.
The obligations of the CitiFund and the Smith Barney Fund under the Plan
are subject to various conditions, as stated therein. Among other things, the
Plan requires that all filings be made with, and all authority be received
from, the Securities and Exchange Commission and state securities commissions
as may be necessary in the opinion of counsel to permit the parties to carry
out the transactions contemplated by the Plan. The CitiFund and the Smith
Barney Fund are in the process of making the necessary filings. The
Reorganization is also subject to the receipt of any necessary exemptive relief
or no action assurance requested from the Securities and Exchange Commission or
its staff with respect to Section 17(a) of the 1940 Act.
To provide against unforeseen events, the Plan may be terminated or
amended prior to the Closing Date by action of the Trustees of either the
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CitiFund or the Smith Barney Fund, notwithstanding the approval of the Plan by
the shareholders of the CitiFund. However, no amendment may be made that
materially adversely affects the interests of the CitiFund shareholders without
obtaining the approval of the CitiFund shareholders. The CitiFund and the Smith
Barney Fund may at any time waive compliance with certain of the covenants and
conditions contained in the Plan.
Citibank and SSB Citi will assume and pay all of the expenses that are
solely and directly related to the Reorganization, which are estimated to be
approximately $160,000. Shareholders have no rights of appraisal.
Reasons for the Proposed Transaction
At a meeting of the Board of Trustees of the CitiFunds Trust held on July
13, 2000, the Trustees of the CitiFunds Trust, including a majority of the
Non-Interested Trustees, considered materials discussing the potential benefits
to the CitiFund shareholders if the CitiFund was to reorganize with and into
the Smith Barney Fund. For the reasons discussed below, the Board of Trustees
of the CitiFunds Trust, including a majority of the Non-Interested Trustees,
has determined that the proposed Reorganization is in the best interests of the
CitiFund and its shareholders and that the interests of the CitiFund
shareholders will not be diluted as a result of the proposed Reorganization.
The proposed combination of the CitiFund into the Smith Barney Fund will
allow the shareholders of the CitiFund to continue to participate in a
professionally-managed portfolio governed by similar investment objectives and
policies. The Trustees of the CitiFunds Trust believe that CitiFund
shareholders will benefit from the proposed Reorganization because the Smith
Barney Fund offers the following benefits:
Economies of Scale; Fees and Expenses
Having determined that the offering of multiple funds with substantially
similar objectives and identical portfolio managers is both repetitious and
confusing, SSB Citi and Citibank believe that the combination of the Funds
which have substantially similar investment objectives and policies into a
single larger fund may increase economic and other efficiencies for investors
and may ultimately result in a lower total expense ratio. Some of the fixed
expenses currently paid by the Smith Barney Fund, such as accounting, legal and
printing costs, would be spread over a larger asset base upon the combination
of the CitiFund and Smith Barney Fund. Other things being equal, shareholders
may be expected to benefit from economies of scale through lower expense ratios
and higher net income distributions over time. SSB Citi also believes that a
larger asset base could provide portfolio-management benefits such as greater
diversification and the ability to command more attention from brokers and
underwriters.
In addition, Class B shareholders of the CitiFund will benefit from the
lower total annual operating expenses of Class B shares of the Smith Barney
Fund (as determined for each Fund's most recent fiscal year). After taking into
account waivers and reimbursements by service providers to the CitiFund, the
total annual operating expenses for Class A shares of the Smith Barney Fund are
higher than the total annual operating of Class A shares of the CitiFund. For
the Funds' most recent fiscal years, in the absence of such waivers and
reimbursements, the CitiFund's Class A expenses would have been higher by
0.08%. The total annual operating expenses of Class A shares of the Smith
Barney Fund are lower than those of the CitiFund if waivers and reimbursements
by the CitiFund's service providers, which can be terminated at any time, are
not taken into account.
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Larger Family of Funds
The Reorganization offers CitiFund shareholders the opportunity to become
part of a larger and more diverse family of more than sixty mutual funds.
CitiFund shareholders will be able to exchange their shares among most or all
of those Smith Barney funds. In addition, the Reorganization offers CitiFund
shareholders the opportunity to invest in a family of funds that has
demonstrated ability to attract new investors. Successful marketing and
resulting fund growth, in turn, afford investors the benefits of portfolio
diversification and economies of scale.
Due to a combination of factors, including the benefits described above,
the Board of Trustees of the CitiFunds Trust, on behalf of the CitiFund,
believes that the CitiFund and its shareholders would benefit from a tax-free
reorganization with the Smith Barney Fund, which has substantially similar
investment objectives and policies. ACCORDINGLY, IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT THE
CITIFUND SHAREHOLDERS APPROVE THE REORGANIZATION WITH THE SMITH BARNEY FUND.
The Board of Trustees of the CitiFunds Trust, on behalf of the CitiFund,
in recommending the proposed transaction, considered a number of factors,
including the following:
(a) the positive compatibility of the CitiFund's investment objectives,
policies and restrictions with those of the acquiring Smith Barney
Fund;
(b) the benefits to CitiFund shareholders of becoming shareholders of a
larger fund family with a wide array of mutual funds;
(c) the advisory, distribution, and other servicing arrangements of the
Smith Barney Fund;
(d) the tax-free nature of the Reorganization;
(e) the total annual expense ratios of the Smith Barney Fund as
compared to the CitiFund;
(f) the terms and conditions of the Reorganization and that it should
not result in a dilution of CitiFund shareholder interests;
(g) the level of costs and expenses to the CitiFund of the proposed
Reorganization; and
(h) a variety of alternatives available to the CitiFund, including
maintaining the status quo or liquidating the CitiFund.
Description of the Securities to Be Issued
The CitiFund is a diversified series of the CitiFunds Trust, which was
organized as a business trust under the laws of the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts on April 13, 1984 and is registered with the Securities and
Exchange Commission as an open-end management investment company. The Smith
Barney Fund is a diversified series of Smith Barney Income Funds (the "Smith
Barney Trust"), which was organized as an unincorporated business trust under
the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts pursuant to a master trust
agreement dated March 12, 1985, as amended from time to time, and is registered
with the Securities and Exchange Commission as an open-end management
investment company.
Each Fund currently offers shares classified into Class A and Class B, and
the Smith Barney Fund also offers Class L, Class O and Class Y shares. Each
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share of each class of a Fund represents an interest in that class of the Fund
that is equal to and proportionate with each other share of that class of the
Fund. Each class of shares of each Fund has identical voting, dividend,
liquidation and other rights (other than conversion) on the same terms and
conditions except that expenses related to the distribution of each class of
shares are borne solely by each class and each class of shares has exclusive
voting rights with respect to the provisions of the Rule 12b-1 distribution
plan that pertains to a particular class. Shareholders are entitled to one vote
per share held on matters on which they are entitled to vote.
The CitiFunds Trust is not required to hold annual meetings of
shareholders but the CitiFunds Trust will hold special meetings of shareholders
when in the judgment of the Trustees it is necessary or desirable to submit
matters for a shareholder vote. The Smith Barney Trust is also not required to
hold annual meetings of shareholders but meetings of shareholders may be called
by the Trustees from time to time for the purpose of taking action upon any
matter requiring the vote or authority of the shareholders or upon any other
matter deemed by the Trustees to be necessary or desirable.
Shareholders of the CitiFunds Trust have, under certain circumstances
(e.g., upon the application and submission of certain specified documents to
the Trustees by a specified number of shareholders), the right to communicate
with other shareholders in connection with requesting a meeting of shareholders
for the purpose of removing one or more Trustees. Shareholders also have under
certain circumstances the right to remove one or more Trustees without a
meeting by a declaration in writing by a specified number of shareholders. The
Trustees of the Smith Barney Trust must promptly call and give notice of a
meeting of shareholders for the purpose of voting upon removal of any Trustee
of the Smith Barney Trust when requested to do so in writing by shareholders
holding not less than 10% of the shares then outstanding.
Federal Income Tax Consequences
The Reorganization is conditioned upon the receipt by each of the Smith
Barney Fund and the CitiFund of an opinion from Bingham Dana LLP, substantially
to the effect that, based upon certain facts, assumptions and representations
of the parties, for federal income tax purposes: (i) the distribution of
investment securities from the Underlying Portfolio in redemption of the
CitiFund's interest in the Underlying Portfolio will not result in the
recognition of loss or gain, (ii) the transfer to the Smith Barney Fund of all
or substantially all of the assets of the CitiFund in exchange solely for
Reorganization Shares and the assumption by the Smith Barney Fund of all of the
liabilities of the CitiFund, followed by the distribution of such
Reorganization Shares to the shareholders of the CitiFund in exchange for their
shares of the CitiFund in complete liquidation of the CitiFund, will constitute
a "reorganization" within the meaning of Section 368(a)(1) of the Code, and the
Smith Barney Fund and the CitiFund will each be "a party to a reorganization"
within the meaning of Section 368(b) of the Code; (iii) no gain or loss will be
recognized by the CitiFund upon the transfer of the CitiFund's assets to the
Smith Barney Fund solely in exchange for the Reorganization Shares and the
assumption by the Smith Barney Fund of liabilities of the CitiFund or upon the
distribution (whether actual or constructive) of the Reorganization Shares to
the CitiFund's shareholders in exchange for their shares of the CitiFund; (iv)
the basis of the assets of the CitiFund in the hands of the Smith Barney Fund
will be the same as the basis of such assets in the hands of the CitiFund
immediately prior to the transfer; (v) the holding period of the assets of the
CitiFund in the hands of the Smith Barney Fund will include the period during
which such assets were held by the CitiFund; (vi) no gain or loss will be
recognized by the Smith Barney Fund upon the receipt of the assets of the
CitiFund solely in exchange for Reorganization Shares and the assumption by the
Smith Barney Fund of all of the liabilities of the CitiFund; (vii) no gain or
loss will be recognized by the shareholders of the CitiFund upon the receipt of
Reorganization Shares solely in exchange for their shares of the CitiFund as
part of the transaction; (viii) the basis of Reorganization Shares received by
the shareholders of the CitiFund will be, in the aggregate, the same as the
basis, in the aggregate, of the shares of the CitiFund exchanged therefor; and
(ix) the holding period of Reorganization Shares received by the shareholders
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of the CitiFund will include the holding period during which the shares of the
CitiFund exchanged therefor were held, provided that at the time of the
exchange the shares of the CitiFund were held as capital assets in the hands of
the shareholders of the CitiFund.
As described above, although the CitiFund will, immediately prior to or on
the Closing Date, distribute substantially all of its investment company
taxable income and net realized capital gain to its shareholders as one or more
taxable dividends, the Smith Barney Fund will not make such a distribution
immediately prior to or on the Closing Date. As a result, when the Smith Barney
Fund subsequently makes a similar distribution or distributions to its
shareholders, including the former CitiFund shareholders who receive the
Reorganization Shares of the Smith Barney Fund, those former CitiFund
shareholders will effectively be receiving a return of a portion of their
capital investment in the Smith Barney Fund (on which they may have already
paid taxes) in the form of a taxable dividend.
While the Smith Barney Fund is not aware of any adverse state or local tax
consequences of the proposed Reorganization, the Fund has not requested any
ruling or opinion with respect to such consequences and shareholders may wish
to consult their own tax adviser with respect to such matters.
Liquidation and Termination of the CitiFund
If the Reorganization is effected, the CitiFund will be liquidated and
terminated, and the Fund's outstanding shares will be cancelled.
Portfolio Securities
If the Reorganization is effected, the CitiFund will redeem its interest
in its underlying funds and will receive its proportionate share of the
portfolio securities of these underlying funds. The CitiFund will then transfer
these portfolio securities to the Smith Barney Fund. If the Reorganization is
effected, SSB Citi will analyze and evaluate the portfolio securities of the
CitiFund being transferred to the Smith Barney Fund. Consistent with the Smith
Barney Fund's investment objectives and policies, any restrictions imposed by
the Code and the best interests of the Smith Barney Fund's shareholders
(including former shareholders of the CitiFund), SSB Citi will determine
whether to maintain an investment in these portfolio securities. Subject to
market conditions, the disposition of portfolio securities may result in a
capital gain or loss. The actual tax consequences of any disposition of
portfolio securities will vary depending upon the specific securities being
sold.
Portfolio Turnover
The portfolio turnover rates of Large Cap Value Portfolio and U.S. Fixed
Income Portfolio, the underlying funds in which the CitiFund invests all of its
investable assets, were 74% and 26%, respectively, for the year ended October
31, 1999. The portfolio turnover rate for the Smith Barney Fund for its fiscal
year ended July 31, 1999 was 60%. Active and frequent trading may result in the
realization and distribution to a Fund of higher capital gains, which could
increase the tax liability for the Fund's shareholders. Frequent trading also
increases transaction costs, which could detract from a Fund's performance.
Pro Forma Capitalization
Because the CitiFund will be combined in the Reorganization of the
CitiFund with the Smith Barney Fund, the total capitalization of the Smith
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Barney Fund after such Reorganization is expected to be greater than the
current capitalization of the CitiFund. The following table sets forth as of
June 30, 2000: (a) the capitalization of each of the CitiFund and the Smith
Barney Fund, and (b) the pro forma capitalization of the Smith Barney Fund as
adjusted to give effect to the Reorganization proposed with respect to the
Smith Barney Fund. If the Reorganization is consummated, the capitalization of
the CitiFund and the Smith Barney Fund is likely to be different at the
effective time of their Reorganization as a result of daily share purchase and
redemption activity.
Additionally, as noted above, the Board of Trustees of the Smith Barney
Fund has approved an Agreement and Plan of Reorganization pursuant to which
each of CitiSelect Folio 200 Conservative and CitiSelect Folio 300 Balanced,
each of which is a series of the CitiFunds Trust, are to merge with and into
the Smith Barney Fund. Neither such other merger will be consummated until
approved by the shareholders of the applicable CitiSelect Folio. Although the
consummation of the Reorganization is in no way dependent upon the consummation
of either such other merger, the table below includes the effects of the
potential consummation of each such other merger.
SHARES NET ASSET VALUE
TOTAL NET ASSETS OUTSTANDING PER SHARE
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CITIFUNDS BALANCED
PORTFOLIO
Class A $170,174,790 13,392,394 $12.71
Class B $1,718,656 134,144 $12.81
Class L n/a n/a n/a
Class O n/a n/a n/a
CITISELECT FOLIO 200
CONSERVATIVE
Class A $53,031,831 5,201,288 $10.20
Class B $566,481 55,494 $10.21
Class L n/a n/a n/a
Class O n/a n/a n/a
CITISELECT FOLIO 300
BALANCED
Class A $92,795,681 8,907,924 $10.42
Class B $878,690 84,456 $10.40
Class L n/a n/a n/a
Class O n/a n/a n/a
SMITH BARNEY BALANCED
FUND
Class A $412,707,815 28,127,372 $14.67
Class B $374,649,371 25,619,418 $14.62
Class L $14,293,377 976,523 $14.64
Class O $5,672,904 387,657 $14.63
PRO FORMA SMITH
BARNEY BALANCED FUND
Class A $728,710,117 49,668,088 $14.67
Class B $377,813,198 25,835,822 $14.62
Class L $14,293,377 976,523 $14.64
Class O $5,672,904 387,657 $14.63
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Performance
Performance shown below is as of December 31, 1999 and is based on
historical earnings and is not predictive of future performance. Performance
reflects reinvestment of dividends and other earnings. Performance also
reflects the highest sales charge applicable to each class of shares. For more
information about the applicable sales charges and other fund expenses, please
refer to "Overall Expenses" above. Prior to June 1998, the Smith Barney Fund
was a utilities-sector fund rather than a balanced fund and it had different
investment goals, policies and strategies and different portfolio managers. The
table below shows the average annual total return for each fund over each
period indicated.
CITIFUNDS SMITH BARNEY
BALANCED PORTFOLIO BALANCED FUND
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Class A Class B Class A Class B
One Year (2.68)% (3.61)%1 6.15% 6.15%
Five Year 10.85% n/a 14.15% 14.67%
Life of Fund2 10.99% (3.61)% 10.48% 11.15%
Best Quarter3 12.34%(6/97) n/a 14.45%(12/98) 14.37%(12/98)
Worst Quarter3 (8.61)%(9/98) n/a (7.51)%(9/98) (7.64)%(9/98)
1 Class B shares of the CitiFund were first offered on January 4, 1999.
2 With respect to the CitiFund, October 19, 1990 (Class A shares) and January
4, 1999 (Class B shares); with respect to the Smith Barney Fund, November 6,
1992 (Class A shares) and March 28, 1988 (Class B shares).
2 Best and Worst Quarter information does not include applicable sales charges.
Were such charges included, the performance figures would be lower.
Additionally, such information is shown for Class A shares of the CitiFund
only.
VOTING INFORMATION
General Information
The Board of Trustees of the CitiFund is furnishing this combined Proxy
Statement/Prospectus in connection with the solicitation of proxies for a
Special Meeting of Shareholders of the CitiFund at which shareholders will be
asked to consider and approve the proposed Plan. It is expected that the
solicitation of proxies will be primarily by mail. Officers and service
contractors of the CitiFund and the Smith Barney Fund may also solicit proxies
by telephone or otherwise. Georgeson Shareholder Communications, Inc. has been
retained to assist in the solicitation of proxies, at a cost of approximately
$39,000. Any shareholder of the CitiFund giving a proxy has the power to revoke
it by submitting a written notice of revocation to the CitiFund or by attending
the Special Meeting and voting in person. All properly executed proxies
received in time for the Special Meeting will be voted as specified in the
proxy or, if no specification is made, in favor of the proposals referred to in
the Proxy Statement.
In cases where CitiFund shareholders have purchased shares through Service
Agents, these Service Agents are the shareholders of record of the CitiFund.
At the Special Meeting, a Service Agent may vote any shares of which it is the
holder of record and for which it does not receive voting instructions
proportionately in accordance with the instructions it receives for all other
shares of which that Service Agent is shareholder of record.
Quorum; Vote Required to Approve Proposal
The holders of a majority of the outstanding shares entitled to vote of
the CitiFund present in person or by proxy shall constitute a quorum at any
meeting of shareholders for the transaction of business by the CitiFund. If the
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quorum necessary to transact business or the vote required to approve the Plan
is not obtained at the Special Meeting, the persons named as proxies may
propose one or more adjournments of the Special Meeting in accordance with
applicable law to permit further solicitation of proxies. Any such adjournment
as to a matter will require the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority
of the CitiFund's shares present in person or by proxy at the Special Meeting.
The persons named as proxies will vote in favor of such adjournment those
proxies which they are entitled to vote in favor of that proposal and will vote
against any such adjournment those proxies to be voted against that proposal.
For purposes of determining the presence of a quorum for transacting
business at the Special Meeting, abstentions and broker "non-votes" will be
treated as shares that are present but which have not been voted. Broker
non-votes are proxies received by the CitiFund from brokers or nominees when
the broker or nominee has neither received instructions from the beneficial
owner or other persons entitled to vote nor has discretionary power to vote on
a particular matter. Accordingly, shareholders are urged to forward their
voting instructions promptly.
The Plan must be approved by the vote of (a) 67% or more of the voting
securities of the Fund present at the Special Meeting, if the holders of more
than 50% of the outstanding voting securities of the CitiFund are present or
represented by proxy; or (b) more than 50% of the outstanding voting securities
of the CitiFund, whichever is less. Abstentions and broker non-votes will have
the effect of a "no" vote on the proposal to approve the Plan.
Outstanding Shareholders
Holders of record of the shares of the CitiFund at the close of business
on August 11, 2000 (the "Record Date"), as to any matter on which they are
entitled to vote, will be entitled to one vote per share on all business of the
Special Meeting. As of August 11, 2000, there were ________ outstanding Class A
shares and ________ outstanding Class B shares entitled to vote.
Listed below are the name, address and share ownership of each person
known to the CitiFund to own 5% or more of any class of shares of the CitiFund
as of August 11, 2000. The table also indicates the percentage of the Smith
Barney Fund's shares to be owned by such persons upon consummation of the
Reorganization on the basis of present holdings and commitments.
PRO FORMA
PERCENTAGE
PERCENTAGE OWNERSHIP
NAME AND ADDRESS OWNERSHIP POST-REORGANIZATION
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Listed below are the name, address and share ownership of each person
known to the Smith Barney Fund to own 5% or more of any class of shares of the
Smith Barney Fund as of August 11, 2000. The table also indicates the
percentage of the Smith Barney Fund's shares to be owned by such persons upon
consummation of the Reorganization on the basis of present holdings and
commitments. [**The type of ownership of each person listed below is record
ownership.**]
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PRO FORMA
PERCENTAGE
PERCENTAGE OWNERSHIP
NAME AND ADDRESS OWNERSHIP POST-REORGANIZATION
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[**If any shareholder beneficially owns more than 25% of the voting
securities of a Fund, note that the shareholder may be presumed to control that
Fund and provide jurisdiction of organization and list all parent companies, if
applicable.**]
As of August 11, 2000, the officers and Trustees of the CitiFund as a
group owned less than 1% of any class of the CitiFund's outstanding shares. As
of August 11, 2000, the officers and Trustees of the Smith Barney Fund as a
group owned less than 1% of any class of the Smith Barney Fund's outstanding
shares.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE FUNDS
As noted above, additional information about the CitiFund, the Smith
Barney Fund and the Reorganization has been filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission and may be obtained without charge by writing or calling
the CitiFund, 21 Milk Street, 5th Floor, Boston, Massachusetts 02109, telephone
number (617) 423-1679, or the Smith Barney Fund, 388 Greenwich Street, New
York, New York 10013, telephone number (800) 451-2010. Information included in
this Proxy Statement/Prospectus concerning the CitiFund was provided by the
CitiFunds Trusts, on behalf of the CitiFund, and information concerning the
Smith Barney Fund was provided by Smith Barney Income Funds, on behalf of the
Smith Barney Fund.
Each Fund files reports, proxy materials and other information about the
applicable Fund with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Such reports,
proxy material and other information can be inspected and copied at the Public
Reference Room maintained by the Commission at 450 Fifth Street, N.W.,
Washington, D.C. 20549. Copies of such material can also be obtained from the
Public Reference Branch, Office of Consumer Affairs and Information Services,
Securities and Exchange Commission, 450 Fifth Street, N.W., Washington D.C.
20549 at prescribed rates or without charge from the Commission at
[email protected].
OTHER MATTERS
No Trustee is aware of any matters that will be presented for action at
the Special Meeting other than the matters set forth herein. Should any other
matters requiring a vote of shareholders arise, the proxy in the accompanying
form will confer upon the person or persons entitled to vote the shares
represented by such proxy the discretionary authority to vote the shares as to
any such other matters in accordance with their best judgment in the interest
of the CitiFund.
PLEASE COMPLETE, SIGN AND RETURN THE ENCLOSED PROXY CARD(S) PROMPTLY. NO
POSTAGE IS REQUIRED IF MAILED IN THE UNITED STATES. YOU MAY ALSO CAST YOUR VOTE
VIA THE INTERNET OR BY TELEPHONE.
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EXHIBIT A
AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF REORGANIZATION
THIS AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF REORGANIZATION (the "Agreement") is made as
of this ____ day of ___________________, 2000, between CitiFundsSM Trust I, a
Massachusetts business trust with its principal place of business at 21 Milk
Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109 (the "CitiFund Trust"), on behalf of its
series, CitiFunds Balanced Portfolio (the "CitiFund"), and Smith Barney Income
Funds, a Massachusetts business trust with its principal place of business at
388 Greenwich Street, New York, New York 10013 (the "Smith Barney Trust"), on
behalf of its series, Smith Barney Balanced Fund (the "Smith Barney Fund," and
together with the CitiFund, the "Funds"), and, solely for purposes of Section
10.2 below, Citibank, N.A., a national banking association ("Citibank"), and
SSB Citi Fund Management LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("SSB
Citi").
This Agreement is intended to be and is adopted as a plan of
reorganization and liquidation within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"), with respect to the
CitiFund and the Smith Barney Fund, with which the CitiFund will reorganize, as
provided herein. The reorganization will consist of the transfer of
substantially all of the assets of the CitiFund to the Smith Barney Trust, on
behalf of the Smith Barney Fund, in exchange solely for voting shares of the
corresponding classes of shares of beneficial interest ($0.001 par value per
share) of the Smith Barney Fund (the "Smith Barney Fund Shares"), the
assumption by the Smith Barney Trust, on behalf of the Smith Barney Fund, of
all of the liabilities of the CitiFund and the distribution of the Smith Barney
Fund Shares to the shareholders of the CitiFund in complete liquidation of the
CitiFund as provided herein, all upon the terms and conditions hereinafter set
forth in this Agreement (collectively, the "Reorganization").
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and of the covenants
and agreements hereinafter set forth, the parties hereto covenant and agree as
follows:
1. TRANSFER OF ASSETS OF THE CITIFUND TO THE SMITH BARNEY FUND IN EXCHANGE
FOR SMITH BARNEY FUND SHARES, THE ASSUMPTION OF ALL CITIFUND
LIABILITIES AND THE LIQUIDATION OF THE CITIFUND
1.1. Subject to the terms and conditions herein set forth and on the
basis of the representations and warranties contained herein, the CitiFund
Trust, on behalf of the CitiFund, agrees to transfer to the Smith Barney Fund
substantially all of the CitiFund's assets as set forth in section 1.2, and the
Smith Barney Trust, on behalf of the Smith Barney Fund, agrees in exchange
therefor (i) to deliver to the CitiFund that number of full and fractional
Class A and Class B Smith Barney Fund Shares determined by dividing the value
of the CitiFund's net assets allocated to each class, computed in the manner
and as of the time and date set forth in section 2.1, by the net asset value of
one Smith Barney Fund Share of the applicable class, computed in the manner and
as of the time and date set forth in section 2.2; and (ii) to assume all of the
liabilities of the CitiFund, as set forth in section 1.3. Such transactions
shall take place at the closing provided for in section 3.1 (the "Closing").
1.2. The assets of the CitiFund to be acquired by the Smith Barney Fund
(collectively, "Assets") shall consist of all property and assets of every kind
and nature of the CitiFund, including, without limitation, all cash, cash
equivalents, securities, commodities, futures, claims (whether absolute or
contingent, known or unknown), receivables (including dividend, interest and
other receivables), good will and other intangible property, any deferred or
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prepaid expenses, and all interests, rights, privileges and powers, other than
cash in an amount necessary to pay dividends and distributions as provided in
section 1.4 hereof and the CitiFund's rights under this Agreement.
1.3. The Smith Barney Fund shall assume all liabilities of the
CitiFund, whether accrued or contingent, existing at the Valuation Time as
defined in section 2.1. The CitiFund will endeavor to discharge all of its
known liabilities and obligations prior to the Closing Date as defined in
section 3.1, other than those liabilities and obligations which would otherwise
be discharged at a later date in the ordinary course of business.
1.4. On or as soon as practicable prior to the Closing Date, the
CitiFund will declare and pay to its shareholders of record one or more
dividends and/or other distributions so that it will have distributed
substantially all of its investment company taxable income (computed without
regard to any deduction for dividends paid) and realized net capital gain, if
any, for the current taxable year through the Closing Date.
1.5. Immediately after the transfer of its assets provided for in
section 1.1, the CitiFund will distribute to its shareholders of record (the
"CitiFund Shareholders"), determined as of the Valuation Time as defined in
section 2.1, on a pro rata basis, the Smith Barney Fund Shares received by the
CitiFund pursuant to section 1.1 and will completely liquidate. Such
distribution and liquidation will be accomplished by the transfer of the Smith
Barney Fund Shares then credited to the account of the CitiFund on the books of
the Smith Barney Fund to open accounts on the share records of the Smith Barney
Fund in the names of the CitiFund Shareholders. The aggregate net asset value
of each class of Smith Barney Fund Shares to be so credited to CitiFund
Shareholders shall be equal to the aggregate net asset value of the
corresponding class of CitiFund shares owned by such shareholders as of the
Valuation Time. All issued and outstanding shares of the CitiFund will
simultaneously be cancelled on the books of the CitiFund. The Smith Barney Fund
will not issue certificates representing Smith Barney Fund Shares in connection
with such exchange.
1.6. Ownership of Smith Barney Fund Shares will be shown on the Smith
Barney Fund's books. Shares of the Smith Barney Fund will be issued in the
manner described in the Smith Barney Fund's then current prospectus and
statement of additional information.
1.7. Any reporting responsibility of the CitiFund, including, without
limitation, the responsibility for filing of regulatory reports, tax returns or
other documents with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission"),
any state securities commission, and any federal, state or local tax
authorities or any other relevant regulatory authority, is and shall remain the
responsibility of the CitiFund.
1.8. All books and records of the CitiFund, including all books and
records required to be maintained under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as
amended (the "1940 Act"), and the rules and regulations thereunder, shall be
available to the Smith Barney Fund from and after the Closing Date and shall be
turned over to the Smith Barney Fund as soon as practicable following the
Closing Date.
2. VALUATION
2.1. The value of the net assets of each class of the CitiFund shall be
computed as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange,
Inc. ("NYSE") on the Closing Date (such time and date also being hereinafter
called the "Valuation Time"), after the declaration and payment of any
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dividends and/or other distributions on that date, using the valuation
procedures described in the Smith Barney Fund's then current prospectus and
statement of additional information.
2.2. The net asset value of a Class A Smith Barney Fund Share shall be
the net asset value of a Class A share of the Smith Barney Fund computed as of
the Valuation Time using the valuation procedures set forth in the Smith Barney
Fund's then-current prospectus and statement of additional information. The net
asset value of a Class B Smith Barney Fund Share shall be the net asset value
of a Class B share of the Smith Barney Fund computed as of the Valuation Time
using the valuation procedures set forth in the Smith Barney Fund's
then-current prospectus and statement of additional information.
2.3. The number of Class A and Class B Smith Barney Fund Shares to be
issued (including fractional shares, if any) in exchange for the Assets of the
CitiFund, less the value of the liabilities of the CitiFund assumed, shall be
determined by dividing the value of the Assets allocated to each class of the
CitiFund less the value of the liabilities allocated to that class of the
CitiFund as determined in accordance with section 2.1, by the net asset value
of a Smith Barney Fund Share of the corresponding class determined in
accordance with section 2.2.
2.4. All computations of value hereunder shall be made by or under the
direction of each Fund's investment adviser in accordance with its regular
practice and the requirements of the 1940 Act, and shall be subject to
confirmation by each Fund's Board of Trustees and independent accountants.
3. CLOSING AND CLOSING DATE
3.1. The Closing of the Reorganization contemplated by this Agreement
shall be ______________, 2000, or such earlier or later date as the parties may
agree in writing (the "Closing Date"). All acts taking place at the Closing
shall be deemed to take place simultaneously as of 4:00 P.M., Eastern time, on
the Closing Date, unless otherwise agreed to by the parties. The Closing shall
be held at the [New York offices of Bingham Dana LLP] or at such other place
and time as the parties may agree.
3.2. The CitiFund Trust shall furnish to the Smith Barney Trust a
statement of the CitiFund's net assets, together with a list of portfolio
holdings with values as determined in section 2.1, all as of the Valuation
Time, certified by the CitiFund Trust's President (or any Vice President) and
Treasurer (or any Assistant Treasurer).
3.3. State Street Bank and Trust Company ("State Street"), as custodian
for the CitiFund, shall deliver at the Closing a certificate of an authorized
officer stating that (a) the Assets of the CitiFund have been delivered in
proper form to PNC Bank, National Association ("PNC Bank"), custodian for the
Smith Barney Fund, prior to or on the Closing Date and (b) all necessary taxes
in connection with the delivery of such Assets, including all applicable
federal and state stock transfer stamps, if any, have been paid or provision
for payment has been made. The CitiFund's portfolio securities represented by a
certificate or other written instrument shall be presented by State Street to
PNC Bank for examination no later than five business days preceding the Closing
Date and transferred and delivered by the CitiFund as of the Closing Date for
the account of the Smith Barney Fund duly endorsed in proper form for transfer
in such condition as to constitute good delivery thereof. The CitiFund's
portfolio securities and instruments deposited with a securities depository, as
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defined in Rule 17f4 under the 1940 Act, shall be delivered as of the Closing
Date by book entry in accordance with the customary practices of such
depositories and State Street. The cash to be transferred by the CitiFund shall
be delivered by wire transfer of federal funds on the Closing Date.
3.4. State Street, as transfer agent of the CitiFund, on behalf of the
CitiFund, shall deliver at the Closing a certificate of an authorized officer
stating that its records contain the names and addresses of the CitiFund
Shareholders and the number and percentage ownership (to three decimal places)
of outstanding CitiFund Shares of each class owned by each such shareholder
immediately prior to the Closing. The Smith Barney Fund shall issue and deliver
a confirmation evidencing the Smith Barney Fund Shares of each class to be
credited on the Closing Date to the CitiFund or provide evidence satisfactory
to the CitiFund that such Smith Barney Fund Shares have been credited to the
CitiFund's account on the books of the Smith Barney Fund.
3.5. In the event that immediately prior to the Valuation Time (a) the
NYSE or another primary trading market for portfolio securities of the Smith
Barney Fund or the CitiFund shall be closed to trading or trading thereupon
shall be restricted, or (b) trading or the reporting of trading on the NYSE or
elsewhere shall be disrupted so that, in the judgment of the Board of Trustees
of the CitiFund Trust or the Smith Barney Trust, accurate appraisal of the
value of the net assets with respect to the Smith Barney Fund Shares or the
CitiFund Shares is impracticable, the Closing Date shall be postponed until the
first business day after the day when trading shall have been fully resumed and
reporting shall have been restored.
3.6. At the Closing, each party shall deliver to the other such bills
of sale, checks, assumption agreements, assignments, share certificates, if
any, receipts or other documents as such other party or its counsel may
reasonably request to effect the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
4. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
4.1. The CitiFund Trust, on behalf of itself and the CitiFund,
represents and warrants to the Smith Barney Trust and the Smith Barney Fund as
follows:
(a) The CitiFund Trust is a business trust duly established and
validly existing under the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
with power under its Declaration of Trust to own all of its properties
and assets and to carry on its business as it is now being conducted.
The CitiFund has been duly established as a series of the CitiFund
Trust;
(b) The CitiFund Trust is registered with the Commission as an
open end management investment company under the 1940 Act, and such
registration is in full force and effect;
(c) No consent, approval, authorization, or order of any court
or governmental authority is required for the consummation by the
CitiFund Trust, on behalf of the CitiFund, of the transactions
contemplated herein, except such as may be required under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "1933 Act"), the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (the "1934 Act"), the 1940 Act, and state
securities laws;
(d) Other than with respect to contracts entered into in
connection with the portfolio management of the CitiFund which shall
terminate on or prior to the Closing Date, the CitiFund is not, and the
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execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by the CitiFund
Trust on behalf of the CitiFund will not result, in violation of
Massachusetts law or of the CitiFund Trust's Declaration of Trust or
By-Laws, or of any material agreement, indenture, instrument, contract,
lease or other undertaking known to counsel to which the CitiFund is a
party or by which it is bound, and the execution, delivery and
performance of this Agreement by the CitiFund Trust on behalf of the
CitiFund will not result in the acceleration of any obligation, or the
imposition of any penalty, under any agreement, indenture, instrument,
contract, lease, judgment or decree to which the CitiFund is a party or
by which it is bound;
(e) To the CitiFund Trust's knowledge, there is no material
litigation or administrative proceeding or investigation of or before
any court or governmental body presently pending or threatened against
the CitiFund or any properties or assets held by it. The CitiFund Trust
knows of no facts which might form the basis for the institution of
such proceedings or which would materially and adversely affect its
business or the business of the CitiFund, and is not a party to or
subject to the provisions of any order, decree or judgment of any court
or governmental body which materially and adversely affects its or the
CitiFund's business or its or the CitiFund's ability to consummate the
transactions herein contemplated;
(f) The financial statements of the CitiFund at and for the year
ended October 31, 1999 have been audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP,
independent certified public accountants, and are in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP") consistently applied.
The financial statements of the CitiFund at and for the six-month
period ended April 30, 2000, which are unaudited, are in accordance
with GAAP consistently applied. All of such statements (copies of which
have been furnished to the Smith Barney Fund) present fairly, in all
material respects, the financial position, results of operations,
changes in net assets and financial highlights of the CitiFund as of
the dates thereof in accordance with GAAP, and there are no known
contingent liabilities of the CitiFund required to be reflected on a
statement of assets and liabilities (including the notes thereto) in
accordance with GAAP as of such dates not disclosed therein;
(g) Since April 30, 2000, there has not been any material
adverse change in the CitiFund's financial condition, assets,
liabilities or business other than changes occurring in the ordinary
course of business, or any incurrence by the CitiFund of indebtedness
maturing more than one year from the date such indebtedness was
incurred except as otherwise disclosed to and accepted in writing by
the Smith Barney Fund. For purposes of this subsection (g), a decline
in net asset value per share of the CitiFund due to declines in market
values of securities in the CitiFund's portfolio, the discharge of
CitiFund liabilities, or the redemption of CitiFund Shares by CitiFund
Shareholders shall not constitute a material adverse change;
(h) At the date hereof and at the Closing Date, all federal and
other tax returns and reports of the CitiFund required by law to have
been filed by such dates (including any extensions) have or shall have
been filed and are or will be correct in all material respects, and all
federal and other taxes shown as due or required to be shown as due on
said returns and reports shall have been paid or provision shall have
been made for the payment thereof, and, to the best of the CitiFund
Trust's knowledge, no such return is currently under audit and no
assessment has been asserted with respect to such returns;
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(i) For each taxable year of its operation, the CitiFund has met
the requirements of Subchapter M of the Code for qualification as a
regulated investment company and has elected to be treated as such, and
has been eligible to and has computed its federal income tax under
Section 852 of the Code. At Closing, the CitiFund will have distributed
all of its investment company taxable income and net capital gain (as
defined in the Code) that has accrued up to the Closing Date;
(j) All issued and outstanding shares of the CitiFund (i) have
been offered and sold in every state and the District of Columbia in
compliance in all material respects with applicable registration
requirements of the 1933 Act and state securities laws, (ii) are, and
on the Closing Date will be, duly and validly issued and outstanding,
fully paid and non-assessable, and (iii) will be held at the time of the
Closing by the persons and in the amounts set forth in the records of
the CitiFund's transfer agent, as provided in section 3.3. There are no
outstanding options, warrants or other rights to subscribe for or
purchase any CitiFund Shares, nor is there outstanding any security
convertible into any CitiFund Share;
(k) At the Closing Date, the CitiFund Trust, on behalf of the
CitiFund, will have good and marketable title to the CitiFund's Assets
and full right, power and authority to sell, assign, transfer and
deliver such Assets hereunder free of any liens or other encumbrances,
except those liens or encumbrances as to which the Smith Barney Trust,
on behalf of the Smith Barney Fund, has received notice at or prior to
the Closing, and upon delivery and payment for such Assets, the Smith
Barney Fund will acquire good and marketable title thereto, subject to
no restrictions on the full transfer thereof, except those restrictions
as to which the Smith Barney Fund has received notice and necessary
documentation at or prior to the Closing;
(l) The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement
will have been duly authorized prior to the Closing Date by all
necessary action on the part of the Trustees of the CitiFund Trust,
and, subject to the approval of the CitiFund Shareholders, this
Agreement constitutes a valid and binding obligation of the CitiFund
Trust, enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject, as to
enforcement, to bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer,
reorganization, moratorium and other laws relating to or affecting
creditors' rights and to general principles of equity;
(m) The information to be furnished by the CitiFund Trust for
use in applications for orders, registration statements or proxy
materials or for use in any other document filed or to be filed with
any federal, state or local regulatory authority (including the
National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.), which may be
necessary or appropriate in connection with the transactions
contemplated hereby, shall be accurate and complete in all material
respects and shall comply in all material respects with federal
securities and other laws and regulations applicable thereto;
(n) The current prospectus and statement of additional
information of the CitiFund conform in all material respects to the
applicable requirements of the 1933 Act and the 1940 Act and the rules
and regulations of the Commission thereunder, and do not include any
untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact
required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements
therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not
materially misleading; and
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(o) The proxy statement of the CitiFund to be included in the
Registration Statement referred to in section 5.6 (the "Proxy
Statement"), insofar as it relates to the CitiFund, will, on the
effective date of the Registration Statement and on the Closing Date,
not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a
material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the
statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which such
statements are made, not materially misleading; provided, however, that
the representations and warranties in this section shall not apply to
statements in or omissions from the Proxy Statement and the
Registration Statement made in reliance upon and in conformity with
information that was furnished or should have been furnished by the
Smith Barney Trust for use therein.
4.2. The Smith Barney Trust, on behalf of itself and the Smith Barney
Fund, represents and warrants to the CitiFund Trust and the CitiFund as
follows:
(a) The Smith Barney Trust is a business trust duly established
and validly existing under the laws of the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts with power under its Declaration of Trust to own all of
its properties and assets and to carry on its business as it is now
being conducted. The Smith Barney Fund has been duly established as a
series of the Smith Barney Trust;
(b) The Smith Barney Trust is registered with the Commission as
an openend management investment company under the 1940 Act, and such
registration is in full force and effect;
(c) No consent, approval, authorization, or order of any court
or governmental authority is required for the consummation by the Smith
Barney Trust, on behalf of the Smith Barney Fund, of the transactions
contemplated herein, except such as may be required under the 1933 Act,
the 1934 Act, the 1940 Act, and state securities laws;
(d) The Smith Barney Fund is not, and the execution, delivery
and performance of this Agreement by the Smith Barney Trust on behalf
of the Smith Barney Fund will not result, in violation of Massachusetts
law or of the Smith Barney Trust's Declaration of Trust or By-Laws, or
of any material agreement, indenture, instrument, contract, lease or
other undertaking known to counsel to which the Smith Barney Fund is a
party or by which it is bound, and the execution, delivery and
performance of this Agreement by the Smith Barney Trust on behalf of
the Smith Barney Fund will not result in the acceleration of any
obligation, or the imposition of any penalty, under any agreement,
indenture, instrument, contract, lease, judgment or decree to which the
Smith Barney Fund is a party or by which it is bound;
(e) To the Smith Barney Trust's knowledge, there is no material
litigation or administrative proceeding or investigation of or before
any court or governmental body presently pending or threatened against
the Smith Barney Fund or any properties or assets held by it. The Smith
Barney Trust knows of no facts which might form the basis for the
institution of such proceedings or which would materially and adversely
affect its business or the business of the Smith Barney Fund, and is
not a party to or subject to the provisions of any order, decree or
judgment of any court or governmental body which materially and
adversely affects its or the Smith Barney Fund's business or its or the
Smith Barney Fund's ability to consummate the transactions herein
contemplated;
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(f) The financial statements of the Smith Barney Fund at and for
the year ended July 31, 1999 have been audited by KPMG LLP, independent
certified public accountants, and are in accordance with GAAP
consistently applied. The financial statements of the Smith Barney Fund
at and for the six-month period ended January 31, 2000, which are
unaudited, are in accordance with GAAP consistently applied. All such
statements (copies of which have been furnished to the CitiFund)
present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position,
results of operations, changes in net assets and financial highlights
of the Smith Barney Fund as of such date in accordance with GAAP, and
there are no known contingent liabilities of the Smith Barney Fund
required to be reflected on a statement of assets and liabilities
(including the notes thereto) in accordance with GAAP as of such date
not disclosed therein;
(g) Since January 31, 2000, there has not been any material
adverse change in the Smith Barney Fund's financial condition, assets,
liabilities or business other than changes occurring in the ordinary
course of business, or any incurrence by the Smith Barney Fund of
indebtedness maturing more than one year from the date such
indebtedness was incurred except as otherwise disclosed to and accepted
in writing by the CitiFund. For purposes of this subsection (g), a
decline in net asset value per share of the Smith Barney Fund due to
declines in market values of securities in the Smith Barney Fund's
portfolio, the discharge of Smith Barney Fund liabilities, or the
redemption of Smith Barney Fund Shares by Smith Barney Fund
Shareholders shall not constitute a material adverse change;
(h) At the date hereof and at the Closing Date, all federal and
other tax returns and reports of the Smith Barney Fund required by law
to have been filed by such dates (including any extensions) have or
shall have been filed and are or will be correct in all material
respects, and all federal and other taxes shown as due or required to
be shown as due on said returns and reports shall have been paid or
provision shall have been made for the payment thereof, and, to the
best of the Smith Barney Trust's knowledge, no such return is currently
under audit and no assessment has been asserted with respect to such
returns;
(i) For each taxable year of its operation, the Smith Barney
Fund has met the requirements of Subchapter M of the Code for
qualification as a regulated investment company and has elected to be
treated as such, has been eligible to and has computed its federal
income tax under Section 852 of the Code, and will do so for the
taxable year including the Closing Date. At Closing, the Smith Barney
Fund will have distributed all of its investment company taxable income
and net capital gain (as defined in the Code) that has accrued up to
the Closing Date;
(j) All issued and outstanding shares of the Smith Barney Fund
(i) have been offered and sold in every state and the District of
Columbia in compliance in all material respects with applicable
registration requirements of the 1933 Act and state securities laws,
and (ii) are, and on the Closing Date will be, duly and validly issued
and outstanding, fully paid and non-assessable. There are no outstanding
options, warrants or other rights to subscribe for or purchase any
Smith Barney Fund Shares, nor is there outstanding any security
convertible into any Smith Barney Fund Share. The Smith Barney Fund
Shares to be issued and delivered to the CitiFund for the account of
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the CitiFund Shareholders pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, at
the Closing Date, will have been duly authorized and, when so issued
and delivered, will be duly and validly issued and outstanding Smith
Barney Fund Shares, and will be fully paid and non-assessable;
(k) At the Closing Date, the Smith Barney Trust, on behalf of
the Smith Barney Fund, will have good and marketable title to the Smith
Barney Fund's assets, free of any liens or other encumbrances, except
those liens or encumbrances as to which the CitiFund Trust, on behalf
of the CitiFund, has received notice at or prior to the Closing;
(l) The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement
will have been duly authorized prior to the Closing Date by all
necessary action on the part of the Trustees of the Smith Barney Trust,
and this Agreement will constitute a valid and binding obligation of
the Smith Barney Trust, enforceable in accordance with its terms,
subject, as to enforcement, to bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent
transfer, reorganization, moratorium and other laws relating to or
affecting creditors' rights and to general principles of equity;
(m) The information to be furnished by the Smith Barney Trust
for use in applications for orders, registration statements or proxy
materials or for use in any other document filed or to be filed with
any federal, state or local regulatory authority (including the
National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.), which may be
necessary or appropriate in connection with the transactions
contemplated hereby, shall be accurate and complete in all material
respects and shall comply in all material respects with federal
securities and other laws and regulations applicable thereto;
(n) The current prospectus and statement of additional
information of the Smith Barney Fund conform in all material respects
to the applicable requirements of the 1933 Act and the 1940 Act and the
rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder, and do not include
any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material
fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements
therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not
materially misleading; and
(o) The Proxy Statement, insofar as it relates to the Smith
Barney Fund, and the Registration Statement will, on the effective date
of the Registration Statement and on the Closing Date, not contain any
untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact
required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements
therein, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were
made, not materially misleading; provided, however, that the
representations and warranties in this section shall not apply to
statements in or omissions from the Proxy Statement and the
Registration Statement made in reliance upon and in conformity with
information that was furnished or should have been furnished by the
CitiFund Trust for use therein.
5. COVENANTS
5.1. Each Fund covenants to operate its business in the ordinary course
between the date hereof and the Closing Date, it being understood that (a) such
ordinary course of business will include (i) the declaration and payment of
customary dividends and other distributions and (ii) such changes as are
contemplated by the Funds' normal operations; and (b) each Fund shall retain
exclusive control of the composition of its portfolio until the Closing Date.
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5.2. Upon reasonable notice, the Smith Barney Fund's officers and
agents shall have reasonable access to the CitiFund's books and records
necessary to maintain current knowledge of the CitiFund and to ensure that the
representations and warranties made by the CitiFund are accurate.
5.3. The CitiFund Trust and the CitiFund covenant to call a meeting of
the shareholders of the CitiFund to consider and act upon this Agreement and to
take all other reasonable action necessary to obtain approval of the
transactions contemplated herein. Such meeting shall be scheduled for no later
than ________ ___, 2000 (or such other date as the parties may agree to in
writing).
5.4. The CitiFund Trust and the CitiFund covenant that the Smith Barney
Fund Shares to be issued hereunder are not being acquired for the purpose of
making any distribution thereof other than in accordance with the terms of this
Agreement.
5.5. Subject to the provisions of this Agreement, the parties hereto
will each take, or cause to be taken, all actions, and do or cause to be done,
all things reasonably necessary, proper, and/or advisable to consummate and
make effective the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
5.6. The Smith Barney Trust will file a Registration Statement on Form
N14 (the "Registration Statement") under the 1933 Act, and the CitiFund Trust
will file the Proxy Statement contained therein, in connection with the meeting
of CitiFund Shareholders to consider approval of this Agreement and the
transactions contemplated herein, with the Commission as promptly as
practicable. The CitiFund Trust and the CitiFund will provide the Smith Barney
Fund with information relating to it that is required by the 1933 Act, the 1934
Act and the 1940 Act to be included in the Registration Statement, including
the Proxy Statement.
5.7. Each of the CitiFund Trust and the CitiFund covenants that it
will, from time to time, as and when reasonably requested by the Smith Barney
Trust, execute and deliver or cause to be executed and delivered all such
assignments and other instruments, and will take or cause to be taken such
further action, as the Smith Barney Trust may reasonably deem necessary or
desirable in order to vest in and confirm the Smith Barney Trust's title to and
possession of the Assets and otherwise to carry out the intent and purpose of
this Agreement.
5.8. Each of the Smith Barney Trust and the Smith Barney Fund covenants
that it will, from time to time, as and when reasonably requested by the
CitiFund Trust, execute and deliver or cause to be executed and delivered all
such assignments, assumption agreements, releases and other instruments, and
will take or cause to be taken such further action, as the CitiFund Trust may
reasonably deem necessary or desirable in order to (i) vest and confirm to the
CitiFund Trust's title to and possession of all Smith Barney Fund Shares to be
transferred to the CitiFund pursuant to this Agreement and (ii) assume the
assumed liabilities of the CitiFund.
5.9. The CitiFund Trust, the Smith Barney Trust and each Fund covenant
to use all reasonable efforts to obtain the approvals and authorizations
required by the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act and such of the state securities laws as
it deems appropriate in order to consummate the transactions contemplated
herein and, in the case of the Smith Barney Fund, to continue its operations
after the Closing Date.
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5.10. As soon as reasonably practicable after the Closing, the CitiFund
shall make a liquidating distribution to its shareholders consisting of the
Smith Barney Fund Shares received at the Closing.
5.11. Each of the Smith Barney Fund and the CitiFund shall use its
reasonable best efforts to fulfill or obtain the fulfillment of the conditions
precedent to effect the transactions contemplated by this Agreement as promptly
as practicable.
6. CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO OBLIGATIONS OF THE CITIFUND TRUST
The obligations of the CitiFund Trust and the CitiFund to consummate
the transactions provided for herein shall be subject, at the CitiFund Trust's
election, to the performance by the Smith Barney Trust and the Smith Barney
Fund of all the obligations to be performed by them hereunder on or before the
Closing Date, and, in addition thereto, the following further conditions:
6.1. All representations and warranties of the Smith Barney Trust, on
behalf of itself and the Smith Barney Fund, contained in this Agreement shall
be true and correct in all material respects as of the date hereof and as of
the Closing Date, with the same force and effect as if made on and as of the
Closing Date; and there shall be (i) no pending or threatened litigation
brought by any person against the Smith Barney Trust or the Smith Barney Fund,
the CitiFund Trust or the CitiFund, or the advisers, trustees or officers of
any of the foregoing, arising out of this Agreement and (ii) no facts known to
the CitiFund Trust or the CitiFund, or the Smith Barney Trust or the Smith
Barney Fund, which any of such persons reasonably believes might result in such
litigation.
6.2. The Smith Barney Trust shall have delivered to the CitiFund Trust
on the Closing Date a certificate executed in its name by its President or a
Vice President, in a form reasonably satisfactory to the CitiFund Trust and
dated as of the Closing Date, to the effect that the representations and
warranties of the Smith Barney Trust and the Smith Barney Fund made in this
Agreement are true and correct on and as of the Closing Date and as to such
other matters as the CitiFund Trust shall reasonably request.
6.3. The CitiFund Trust shall have received on the Closing Date an
opinion of Willkie Farr & Gallagher, in a form reasonably satisfactory to the
CitiFund Trust, and dated as of the Closing Date, to the effect that:
(a) the Smith Barney Trust has been duly established as a
voluntary association with transferable shares of beneficial interest
commonly referred to as a Massachusetts business trust and is existing
under the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and the Smith
Barney Fund has been duly designated as a series of the Smith Barney
Trust;
(b) the Smith Barney Trust, with respect to the Smith Barney
Fund, has the power as a Massachusetts business trust to carry on its
business as presently conducted in accordance with the description
thereof in the Smith Barney Trust's registration statement under the
1940 Act;
(c) the Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and
delivered by the Smith Barney Trust, and constitutes a valid and
legally binding obligation of the Smith Barney Trust, enforceable in
accordance with its terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency,
fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium, marshaling, or other
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laws and rules of law affecting the enforcement generally of creditors'
rights and remedies (including such as may deny giving effect to
waivers of debtors' or guarantors' rights), and considerations of
public policy;
(d) the execution and delivery of the Agreement did not, and the
exchange of the CitiFund's assets for Smith Barney Fund Shares pursuant
to the Agreement will not, violate the Smith Barney Trust's Declaration
of Trust or By-laws; and
(e) to the knowledge of such counsel, all regulatory consents,
authorizations, approvals or filings required to be obtained or made by
the Smith Barney Trust under the Federal laws of the United States or
the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts for the exchange of the
CitiFund's assets for Smith Barney Fund Shares pursuant to the
Agreement have been obtained or made.
Such opinion may state that it is solely for the benefit of the CitiFund Trust,
its Trustees and its officers, and counsel may rely as to matters governed by
the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts on an opinion of Massachusetts
counsel. Such opinion also shall include such other matters incident to the
transaction contemplated hereby as the CitiFund Trust may reasonably request.
6.4. The Smith Barney Trust and the Smith Barney Fund shall have
performed all of the covenants and complied with all of the provisions required
by this Agreement to be performed or complied with by them on or before the
Closing Date.
6.5. The Smith Barney Trust, on behalf of the Smith Barney Fund, shall
have executed and delivered an assumption agreement in form reasonably
satisfactory to the CitiFund Trust pursuant to which the Smith Barney Trust, on
behalf of the Smith Barney Fund, will assume all of the liabilities of the
CitiFund existing at the Valuation Time.
6.6. An endorsement to the CitiFund Trust's existing errors and omissions,
and directors and officers liability insurance policy, or other evidence of
insurance, satisfactory in all respects to the CitiFund Trust's Board of
Trustees shall have been obtained at no cost to the CitiFund Trust or the
CitiFund and shall be in full force and effect.
7. CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO OBLIGATIONS OF THE SMITH BARNEY TRUST
The obligations of the Smith Barney Trust and the Smith Barney Fund to
consummate the transactions provided for herein shall be subject, at the Smith
Barney Trust's election, to the performance by the CitiFund Trust and the
CitiFund of all of the obligations to be performed by them hereunder on or
before the Closing Date and, in addition thereto, the following further
conditions:
7.1. All representations and warranties of the CitiFund Trust, on
behalf of itself and the CitiFund, contained in this Agreement shall be true
and correct in all material respects as of the date hereof and as of the
Closing Date, with the same force and effect as if made on and as of the
Closing Date; and there shall be (i) no pending or threatened litigation
brought by any person against the CitiFund Trust or the CitiFund, the Smith
Barney Trust or the Smith Barney Fund, or the advisers, trustees or officers of
any of the foregoing, arising out of this Agreement and (ii) no facts known to
the Smith Barney Trust or the Smith Barney Fund, or the CitiFund Trust or the
CitiFund, which any of such persons reasonably believes might result in such
litigation.
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7.2. The CitiFund Trust shall have delivered to the Smith Barney Trust
the statements of net assets described in section 3.2.
7.3. The CitiFund Trust shall have delivered to the Smith Barney Trust
on the Closing Date a certificate executed in its name by its President or a
Vice President, in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Smith Barney Trust and
dated as of the Closing Date, to the effect that the representations and
warranties of the CitiFund Trust and the CitiFund made in this Agreement are
true and correct on and as of the Closing Date and as to such other matters as
the Smith Barney Trust shall reasonably request.
7.4. The Smith Barney Trust shall have received on the Closing Date an
opinion of Bingham Dana LLP, in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Smith
Barney Trust, and dated as of the Closing Date, to the effect that:
(a) the CitiFund Trust has been duly established as a voluntary
association with transferable shares of beneficial interest commonly
referred to as a Massachusetts business trust and is existing under the
laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and the CitiFund has been
duly designated as a series of the CitiFund Trust;
(b) the CitiFund Trust, with respect to the CitiFund, has the
power as a Massachusetts business trust to carry on its business as
presently conducted in accordance with the description thereof in the
CitiFund Trust's registration statement under the 1940 Act;
(c) the Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and
delivered by the CitiFund Trust, and constitutes a valid and legally
binding obligation of the CitiFund Trust, enforceable in accordance
with its terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent
conveyance, reorganization, moratorium, marshaling, or other laws and
rules of law affecting the enforcement generally of creditors' rights
and remedies (including such as may deny giving effect to waivers of
debtors' or guarantors' rights), and considerations of public policy;
(d) the execution and delivery of the Agreement did not, and the
exchange of the CitiFund's assets for Smith Barney Fund Shares pursuant
to the Agreement will not, violate the CitiFund Trust's Declaration of
Trust or By-laws; and
(e) to the knowledge of such counsel, all regulatory consents,
authorizations, approvals or filings required to be obtained or made by
the CitiFund Trust under the Federal laws of the United States or the
laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts for the exchange of the
CitiFund's assets for Smith Barney Fund Shares pursuant to the
Agreement have been obtained or made.
Such opinion may state that it is solely for the benefit of the Smith Barney
Trust, its Trustees and its officers. Such opinion also shall include such
other matters incident to the transaction contemplated hereby as the Smith
Barney Trust may reasonably request.
7.5. The CitiFund Trust and the CitiFund shall have performed all of
the covenants and complied with all of the provisions required by this
Agreement to be performed or complied with by them on or before the Closing
Date.
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8. FURTHER CONDITIONS PRECEDENT
If any of the conditions set forth below have not been met on or before
the Closing Date, either party to this Agreement shall, at its option, not be
required to consummate the Reorganization of the Funds contemplated by this
Agreement.
8.1. This Agreement and the transactions contemplated herein shall have
been approved by the requisite vote of the holders of the outstanding shares of
the CitiFund in accordance with the provisions of the CitiFund Trust's
Declaration of Trust and By-Laws, applicable Massachusetts law and the 1940 Act,
and certified copies of the resolutions evidencing such approval shall have
been delivered to the Smith Barney Fund. Notwithstanding anything herein to the
contrary, neither party may waive the condition set forth in this section 8.1.
8.2. On the Closing Date, no action, suit or other proceeding shall be
pending or to either party's knowledge threatened before any court or
governmental agency in which it is sought to restrain or prohibit, or obtain
material damages or other relief in connection with, this Agreement or the
transactions contemplated herein.
8.3. All consents of other parties and all other consents, orders and
permits of Federal, state and local regulatory authorities deemed necessary by
the Smith Barney Trust and the Smith Barney Fund or the CitiFund Trust and the
CitiFund to permit consummation, in all material respects, of the transactions
contemplated hereby shall have been obtained, except where failure to obtain
any such consent, order or permit would not involve a risk of a material
adverse effect on the assets or properties of the Smith Barney Fund or the
CitiFund.
8.4. The Registration Statement shall have become effective under the
1933 Act and applicable Blue Sky provisions, and no stop orders suspending the
effectiveness thereof shall have been issued and, to the best knowledge of the
parties hereto, no investigation or proceeding for that purpose shall have been
instituted or be pending, threatened or contemplated under the 1933 Act.
8.5. The CitiFund Trust and the Smith Barney Trust shall have received
an order from the Commission exempting the Reorganizations from the provisions
of Section 17(a) of the 1940 Act or a "no-action" letter from the staff of the
Commission to the effect that the staff will not recommend that the Commission
take enforcement action under Section 17(a) of the 1940 Act if the parties
hereto proceed with the transactions described herein.
8.6. The parties shall have received an opinion of Bingham Dana LLP
addressed to the CitiFund Trust, the CitiFund, the Smith Barney Trust and the
Smith Barney Fund substantially to the effect that, based upon certain facts,
assumptions and representations, for Federal income tax purposes: (i) the
transfer to the Smith Barney Fund of all or substantially all of the assets of
the CitiFund in exchange solely for Smith Barney Fund Shares and the assumption
by the Smith Barney Fund of all of the liabilities of the CitiFund, followed by
the distribution of the Smith Barney Fund Shares to CitiFund shareholders in
exchange for their shares of the CitiFund in complete liquidation of the
CitiFund, will constitute a "reorganization" within the meaning of Section
368(a)(1) of the Code, and the Smith Barney Fund and the CitiFund each will be
"a party to a reorganization" within the meaning of Section 368(b) of the Code;
(ii) no gain or loss will be recognized by the CitiFund upon the transfer of
the CitiFund's assets to the Smith Barney Fund solely in exchange for the Smith
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Barney Fund Shares and the assumption by the Smith Barney Fund of liabilities
of the CitiFund or upon the distribution (whether actual or constructive) of
the Smith Barney Fund Shares to the CitiFund's shareholders in exchange for
their shares of the CitiFund; (iii) the basis of the assets of the CitiFund in
the hands of the Smith Barney Fund will be the same as the basis of such assets
in the hands of the CitiFund immediately prior to the transfer; (iv) the
holding period of the assets of the CitiFund in the hands of the Smith Barney
Fund will include the period during which such assets were held by the
CitiFund; (v) no gain or loss will be recognized by the Smith Barney Fund upon
the receipt of the assets of the CitiFund solely in exchange for Smith Barney
Fund Shares and the assumption by the Smith Barney Fund of all of the
liabilities of the CitiFund; (vi) no gain or loss will be recognized by the
shareholders of the CitiFund upon the receipt of Smith Barney Fund Shares
solely in exchange for their shares of the CitiFund as part of the transaction;
(vii) the basis of Smith Barney Fund Shares received by the shareholders of the
CitiFund will be, in the aggregate, the same as the basis, in the aggregate, of
the shares of the CitiFund exchanged therefor; and (viii) the holding period of
Smith Barney Fund Shares received by the shareholders of the CitiFund will
include the holding period during which the shares of the CitiFund exchanged
therefor were held, provided that at the time of the exchange the shares of the
CitiFund were held as capital assets in the hands of the shareholders of the
CitiFund. The delivery of such opinion is conditioned upon receipt by Bingham
Dana LLP of representations it shall request of each Fund. Notwithstanding
anything herein to the contrary, neither party may waive the condition set
forth in this section 8.6.
9. INDEMNIFICATION
9.1. The Smith Barney Trust agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the
CitiFund Trust, its Trustees and its officers from and against any and all
losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses (including, without
limitation, the payment of reasonable legal fees and reasonable costs of
investigation) to which any such indemnified party may become subject, insofar
as any such loss, claim, damage, liability or expense (or actions with respect
thereto) arises out of or is based on any breach by the Smith Barney Trust or
the Smith Barney Fund of any of its representations, warranties, covenants or
agreements set forth in this Agreement.
9.2. The CitiFund Trust agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Smith
Barney Trust, its Trustees and its officers from and against any and all
losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses (including, without
limitation, the payment of reasonable legal fees and reasonable costs of
investigation) to which any such indemnified party may become subject, insofar
as any such loss, claim, damage, liability or expense (or actions with respect
thereto) arises out of or is based on any breach by the CitiFund Trust or the
CitiFund of any of its representations, warranties, covenants or agreements set
forth in this Agreement.
10. FEES AND EXPENSES
10.1. The Smith Barney Trust and the CitiFund Trust each represents and
warrants to the other that it has no obligations to pay any brokers or finders
fees in connection with the transactions provided for herein.
10.2. Expenses of the Reorganization will be borne equally by Citibank
and SSB Citi.
11. ENTIRE AGREEMENT; SURVIVAL OF WARRANTIES
11.1. The parties agree that neither party has made any representation,
warranty or covenant not set forth herein and that this Agreement constitutes
the entire agreement between the parties.
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11.2. Except as specified in the next sentence set forth in this
section 11.2, the representations, warranties and covenants contained in this
Agreement or in any document delivered pursuant hereto or in connection
herewith shall not survive the consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereunder.
The covenants to be performed after the Closing and the obligations of
each of the CitiFunds Trust, on behalf of the CitiFund, and the Smith Barney
Trust, on behalf of the Smith Barney Fund, in sections 11.1 and 11.2 shall
survive the Closing.
12. TERMINATION
This Agreement may be terminated and the transactions contemplated
hereby may be abandoned by either party by (i) mutual agreement of the parties,
(ii) by either party if the Closing shall not have occurred on or before
January 1, 2001, unless such date is extended by mutual agreement of the
parties, or (iii) by either party if the other party shall have materially
breached its obligations under this Agreement or made a material and
intentional misrepresentation herein or in connection herewith. In the event of
any such termination, this Agreement shall become void and there shall be no
liability hereunder on the part of any party or their respective trustees or
officers, except for any such material breach or intentional misrepresentation,
as to each of which all remedies at law or in equity of the party adversely
affected shall survive.
13. AMENDMENTS
This Agreement may be amended, modified or supplemented in such manner
as may be mutually agreed upon in writing by the authorized officers of the
CitiFund Trust and the Smith Barney Trust; provided, however, that following
the meeting of CitiFund Shareholders called by the CitiFund pursuant to section
5.3 of this Agreement, no such amendment may have the effect of reducing the
number of the Smith Barney Fund Shares to be issued to the shareholders of the
CitiFund under this Agreement to the detriment of such shareholders without
their further approval.
14. NOTICES
Any notice, report, statement or demand required or permitted by any
provision of this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed duly given
if delivered by hand (including by Federal Express or similar express courier)
or transmitted by facsimile or three days after being mailed by prepaid
registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, addressed to the
CitiFund Trust or the CitiFund, c/o CitiFunds Trust I, 21 Milk Street, 5th
Floor, Boston, Massachusetts 02109, with a copy to Bingham Dana LLP, 150
Federal Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02110, Attention: Roger P. Joseph, Esq.,
or to the Smith Barney Trust or the Smith Barney Fund, c/o Smith Barney Income
Funds, 388 Greenwich Street, New York, New York 10013, with a copy to Willkie
Farr & Gallagher, 787 Seventh Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10019-6099, Attn.: Burton
M. Leibert, Esq., or to any other address that the CitiFund Trust or the Smith
Barney Trust shall have last designated by notice to the other party.
15. HEADINGS; COUNTERPARTS; ASSIGNMENT; LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
15.1. The Article and section headings contained in this Agreement are
for reference purposes only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or
interpretation of this Agreement.
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15.2. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts,
each of which shall be deemed an original.
15.3. This Agreement shall bind and inure to the benefit of the parties
hereto and their respective successors and assigns, but no assignment or
transfer hereof or of any rights or obligations hereunder shall be made by any
party without the written consent of the other party. Nothing herein expressed
or implied is intended or shall be construed to confer upon or give any person,
firm or corporation (including the shareholders of any Fund) any rights or
remedies under or by reason of this Agreement, other than the parties hereto
and their successor and permitted assigns. Nothing in this section is intended
to limit the rights of shareholders of the CitiFund Trust to maintain
derivative actions with respect to this Agreement, subject to and in accordance
with applicable law.
15.4. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed and enforced
in accordance with, the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, without
regard to its principles of conflicts of laws.
15.5 The CitiFund Trust is a business trust organized under
Massachusetts law and under a Declaration of Trust, to which reference is
hereby made and a copy of which, with amendments, is on file with the Secretary
of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and elsewhere as required by law. It is
expressly acknowledged and agreed that the obligations of CitiFunds Trust I
entered into the name or on behalf of the CitiFund Trust by any of its
Trustees, officers, employees or agents are not made individually, but in such
capacities, that the CitiFund Trust's obligations under this Agreement bind
only that portion of the trust estate consisting of assets of the CitiFund and
not any Trustee, officer, employee, agent or shareholder individually, and that
any liability of the CitiFund Trust under this Agreement or in connection with
the transactions contemplated herein shall be discharged only out of the assets
of the CitiFund.
15.6 The Smith Barney Trust is a business trust organized under
Massachusetts law and under a Declaration of Trust, to which reference is
hereby made and a copy of which, with amendments, is on file with the Secretary
of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and elsewhere as required by law. It is
expressly acknowledged and agreed that the obligations of Smith Barney Income
Funds entered into the name or on behalf of the Smith Barney Trust by any of
its Trustees, officers, employees or agents are not made individually, but in
such capacities, that the Smith Barney Trust's obligations under this Agreement
bind only that portion of the trust estate consisting of assets of the Smith
Barney Fund and not any Trustee, officer, employee, agent or shareholder
individually, and that any liability of the Smith Barney Trust under this
Agreement or in connection with the transactions contemplated herein shall be
discharged only out of the assets of the Smith Barney Fund.
[Signatures follow]
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties hereto has caused this
Agreement to be executed by its President or Vice President and attested by its
Secretary or Assistant Secretary.
Attest: CITIFUNDS TRUST I
on behalf of CitiFunds Balanced Portfolio
By:_________________________________
Name:
Title:
Attest: SMITH BARNEY INCOME FUNDS
on behalf of Smith Barney Balanced Fund
By:_________________________________
Name:
Title:
Solely for purposes of Section 10.2:
CITIBANK, N.A.
By:_________________________________
Name:
Title:
SSB CITI FUND MANAGEMENT LLC
By:_________________________________
Name:
Title:
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PART B
STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
RELATING TO THE ACQUISITION BY
SMITH BARNEY BALANCED FUND (THE "SMITH BARNEY FUND"), A SERIES OF SMITH BARNEY
INCOME FUNDS ("SMITH BARNEY TRUST")
388 Greenwich Street
New York, New York 10013
(800) 451-2010
OF THE ASSETS OF
CITIFUNDS BALANCED PORTFOLIO (THE "CITIFUND"), A SERIES OF
CITIFUNDS TRUST I ("CITIFUNDS TRUST").
21 Milk Street, 5th Floor
Boston, MA 02109
(617) 423-1679
Dated: August 16, 2000
This Statement of Additional Information is not a prospectus. A Proxy
Statement/ Prospectus, dated August 16, 2000, relating to the above-referenced
matter may be obtained without charge by calling or writing the Smith Barney
Fund at the telephone number or address set forth above. This Statement of
Additional Information should be read in conjunction with the Proxy
Statement/Prospectus. Each of the following documents accompanies this
Statement of Additional Information and is incorporated herein by reference:
1. Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information for the Smith
Barney Fund, dated November 28, 1999.
2. Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information for the
CitiFund, dated March 1, 2000.
3. Annual Report of the Smith Barney Fund for the year ended July 31,
1999 and Semi-Annual Report of the Smith Barney Fund for the
six-month period ended January 31, 2000.
4. Annual Report of the CitiFund for the year ended October 31, 1999
and Semi-Annual Report of the CitiFund for the six-month period
ended April 30, 2000.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
General Information................................................1
Pro Forma Financial Statements.....................................2
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GENERAL INFORMATION
This Statement of Additional Information relates to the proposed transfer
of substantially all of the assets and liabilities of the CitiFund to the Smith
Barney Trust, on behalf of the Smith Barney Fund, in exchange for shares of the
Smith Barney Fund (the "Reorganization"). The shares issued by the Smith Barney
Fund will have an aggregate net asset value equal to the aggregate net asset
value of the shares of the CitiFund that were outstanding immediately before
the effective time of the Reorganization.
After the transfer of substantially all of its assets and liabilities in
exchange for the Smith Barney Fund shares, the CitiFund will distribute such
shares to its shareholders in liquidation of the CitiFund. Each shareholder
owning shares of the CitiFund at the effective time of the Reorganization will
receive shares of the corresponding class from the Smith Barney Fund of equal
value, and will receive any unpaid dividends or distributions that were
declared before the effective time of the Reorganization on shares of the
CitiFund. The Smith Barney Fund will establish an account for each former
shareholder of the CitiFund reflecting the appropriate number of shares
distributed to such shareholder. These accounts will be substantially identical
to the accounts maintained by the CitiFund for each shareholder. Upon
completion of the Reorganization with respect to the CitiFund, all outstanding
shares of the CitiFund will have been redeemed and cancelled in exchange for
shares distributed by the Smith Barney Fund, and the CitiFund will wind up its
affairs and be terminated as a series of the CitiFunds Trust under
Massachusetts law.
For further information about the transaction, see the Combined Proxy
Statement/ Prospectus.
PRO FORMA FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
The following unaudited PRO FORMA information gives effect to the proposed
transfer of substantially all of the assets and liabilities of the CitiFund, as
well as CitiSelect Folio 200 Conservative and CitiSelect Folio 300 Balanced
(each of which may also merge into the Smith Barney Fund), to the Smith Barney
Fund as if such transfer had occurred as of April 30, 2000. In addition, the
pro-forma combined statements have been prepared based upon the fee and expense
structure of the Smith Barney Fund. The PRO FORMA financial information should
be read in conjunction with the historical financial statements and notes
thereto of the CitiFund and the Smith Barney Fund incorporated herein by
reference in this Statement of Additional Information. The proposed transfer of
the assets and liabilities of the CitiFund to the Smith Barney Fund will be
accounted for as a tax-free reorganization.
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MERGER OF CITIFUNDS BALANCED, CITISELECT 200, CITISELECT 300 INTO SMITH BARNEY BALANCED
<CAPTION>
SMITH BARNEY CITIFUNDS CITISELECT CITISELECT PRO FORMA
BALANCED BALANCED 200 300 ADJUSTMENTS COMBINED
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PRO FORMA STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND
LIABILITIES (UNAUDITED) AS OF AS OF AS OF AS OF
4/30/00 4/30/00 4/30/00 4/30/00
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ASSETS:
Investments, at value $833,740,699 $199,351,143 $72,568,854 $126,701,182 -- $1,232,361,878
Cash 808 -- -- -- -- 808
Dividends & interest receivable 6,437,475 -- -- -- -- 6,437,475
Receivable for Fund shares sold 176,836 2,266 1,194 2,006 -- 182,302
Receivable for securities sold 4,106,451 -- -- -- -- 4,106,451
Receivable for tax reclaims 11,133 31,734 43,471 152,894 -- 239,232
Receivable for open forward foreign
currency contracts 808,276 -- -- -- -- 808,276
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TOTAL ASSETS $845,281,678 $199,385,143 $72,613,519 $126,856,082 -- $1,244,136,422
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LIABILITIES:
Allocation of assets and liabilities of
Hubs (net) 18,360,688 12,988,610 21,400,841 (436,963) d 52,313,176
Payable for Fund shares redeemed 11,854 521,438 224,647 852,046 -- 1,609,985
Payable for securities purchased 10,019,891 -- -- -- -- 10,019,891
Management fees payable 266,507 -- 6,660 13,671 (833,911) a,g (547,073)
Administration fees payable 118,144 -- -- -- 937,331 b 1,055,475
Distribution costs payable 453,902 -- -- -- (708,904) c (255,002)
Accrued expenses and other liabilities 401,028 135,563 84,659 289,195 (27,518) d,e,f 882,927
Payable for open forward foreign
currency contracts 257,982 -- -- -- -- 257,982
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TOTAL LIABILITIES 11,529,308 19,017,689 13,304,576 22,555,753 (1,069,965) 65,337,361
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NET ASSETS $833,752,370 $180,367,454 $59,308,943 $104,300,329 $1,069,965 $1,178,799,061
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NET ASSETS:
Par value of capital shares 56,748 -- -- -- -- 56,748
Capital paid in excess of par value 670,641,848 186,784,631 59,424,744 99,880,141 -- 1,016,731,364
Undistributed net investment income
(loss) 6,429,275 714,567 560,950 854,185 1,069,965 9,628,942
Accumulated net realized gain (loss) 22,701,144 (2,710,559) (3,121,643) (12,581,676) -- 4,287,266
Net unrealized appreciation
(depreciation) of investments 133,923,355 (4,421,185) 2,444,892 16,147,679 -- 148,094,741
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NET ASSETS $833,752,370 $180,367,454 $59,308,943 $104,300,329 $1,069,965 $1,178,799,061
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OUTSTANDING SHARES:
CLASS A 26,687,714 13,899,397 5,748,896 9,976,963 (6,475,488) 49,837,482
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CLASS B 28,712,849 135,786 62,650 84,162 (60,307) 28,935,140
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CLASS L 952,830 -- -- -- 0 952,830
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CLASS O 394,608 -- -- -- 0 394,608
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NET ASSET VALUE
CLASS A (and redemption price) $14.72 $12.85 $10.21 $10.37 $14.73
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CLASS B $14.67 $12.91 $10.18 $10.34 $14.68
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CLASS L $14.68 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $14.69
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CLASS O $14.68 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $14.69
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CLASS A MAXIMUM OFFERING PRICE $15.49 $13.53 $10.69 $10.86 $15.50
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CLASS L MAXIMUM OFFERING PRICE $14.83 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $14.84
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See accompanying notes to unaudited pro forma financial statements.
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MERGER OF CITIFUNDS BALANCED, CITISELECT 200, CITISELECT 300 INTO SMITH BARNEY BALANCED
SMITH BARNEY CITIFUNDS CITISELECT CITISELECT PRO FORMA
BALANCED BALANCED 200 300 ADJUSTMENTS COMBINED
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PRO FORMA STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS FOR THE FOR THE FOR THE FOR THE
(UNAUDITED) 12 MONTHS 12 MONTHS 12 MONTHS 12 MONTHS
ENDED ENDED ENDED ENDED
4/30/00 4/30/00 4/30/00 4/30/00
INVESTMENT INCOME:
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Interest $ 30,905,024 $ 4,783,976 $ 5,169,469 $ 6,217,947 -- $ 47,076,416
Dividends 6,931,434 1,847,168 453,637 1,208,381 -- 10,440,620
Less: Foreign withholding tax (327,078) -- -- -- -- (327,078)
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TOTAL INVESTMENT INCOME $ 37,509,380 6,631,144 5,623,106 7,426,328 -- 57,189,958
EXPENSES:
Allocated HUB Management Expenes -- 818,702 420,092 1,039,830 -- 2,278,624
Allocated HUB Expenes -- 110,502 200,184 126,277 (436,963) d --
Management fees 3,926,843 476,507 208,411 259,397 (1,113,944) a 3,757,214
Distribution costs 4,865,921 548,613 503,141 846,907 (708,904) c 6,055,678
Administration fees 1,745,263 -- -- -- 937,331 b 2,682,594
Shareholder servicing agent 903,138 26,175 63,576 96,323 375,329 e 1,464,541
Shareholder communications 248,100 92,362 47,820 45,847 (111,607) d 322,522
Registration fees 246,437 -- -- -- -- 246,437
Custodian fees/Fund Accounting 60,111 36,328 29,229 26,140 (75,294) d 76,514
Legal and auditing fees 54,326 91,961 69,615 70,820 (195,221) d 91,501
Directors' fees 16,490 21,055 8,046 9,398 (30,725) d 24,264
Pricing Fees 23,610 -- -- -- 10,000 f 33,610
Other (48,634) 53,711 28,627 16,159 -- 49,863
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Total Expenses 12,041,605 2,275,916 1,578,741 2,537,098 (1,349,998) 17,083,362
Less: Management Fee Waivers -- (206,077) (73,956) -- 280,033 g --
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NET EXPENSES 12,041,605 2,069,839 1,504,785 2,537,098 (1,069,965) 17,083,362
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NET INVESTMENT INCOME 25,467,775 4,561,305 4,118,321 4,889,230 1,069,965 40,106,596
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REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS
Net Realized Gain (Loss) From:
Security Transactions (excluding
short term securities) 22,364,760 (5,024,320) (328,246) 5,806,867 -- $ 22,819,061
Options written 0 0 0 0 --
Options purchased 0 0 0 0 --
Foreign currency transactions 301,466 0 0 0 301,466
Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation
of Investments 13,956,059 (8,788,984) (3,715,335) (4,491,924) -- (3,040,184)
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Net Gain (Loss) On Investments 36,622,285 (13,813,304) (4,043,581) 1,314,943 0 20,080,343
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS $ 62,090,060 ($ 9,251,999) $ 74,740 $ 6,204,173 $1,069,965 $ 60,186,939
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(a) Reflects adjustment for lower managament fee of SB Balanced Fund.
(b) Reflects adjustment for SB Balanced Fund administration fee of 0.20%.
(c) Reflects adjustment for lower distribution costs of SB Balanced Fund.
(d) Reflects adjustment due to duplicate services.
(e) Reflects adjustment to transfer agent fees based on rates of SB Balanced Fund.
(f) Reflects adjustment for volume increase.
(g) Reflects adjustment to eliminate management fee waiver.
See accompanying notes to unaudited pro forma financial statements.
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[Pro Forma schedule of investments to be filed by amendment.]
Pro Forma Footnotes of Merger Between Smith Barney Balanced Fund and CitiFunds
Balanced Fund, CitiSelect 200 Fund and CitiSelect 300 Fund April 30, 2000
(unaudited)
1. General
The accompanying unaudited pro forma financial statements are presented to show
the effect of the proposed acquisition of substantially all of the assets of
the CitiFunds Balanced Fund, the CitiSelect 200 Fund and the CitiSelect 300
Fund ("the Acquired Funds") by the Smith Barney Balanced Fund ("Fund" or
"Balanced Fund") in exchange for shares of Balanced Fund and the assumption by
Balanced Fund of substantially all of the liabilities of the Acquired Funds as
described elsewhere in this proxy statement/prospectus.
Under the terms of the Agreement and Plan of Reorganization, the exchange of
assets of the Acquired Funds for shares of the Balanced Fund will be treated as
a tax-free reorganization and accordingly will be accounted for as a tax-free
merger. The acquisition would be accomplished by an acquisition of the net
assets of the Acquired Funds in exchange for shares of Balanced Fund at net
asset value. The unaudited pro forma schedule of investments and the unaudited
pro forma statement of assets and liabilities have been prepared as though the
acquisition had been effective on April 30, 2000. The unaudited pro forma
statement of operations has been prepared as though the acquisition had been
effective May 1, 1999. The unaudited pro forma financial statements are as of
the semi-annual period end of the Acquired Funds as that date is more recent
than the most recently filed financial statements for Balanced Fund.
The accompanying pro forma financial statements should be read in conjunction
with the financial statements and schedule of investments of the Acquired Funds
and Balanced Fund which are included in their respective annual reports dated
October 31, 1999 and July 31, 1999, respectively. The expense of the
reorganization, including the cost of the proxy solicitation, will be borne by
SSB Citi Fund Management LLC ("SSBC"), Balanced Fund's Investment Manager. SSBC
is a subsidiary of Salomon Smith Barney Holdings Inc., which in turn is a
subsidiary of Citigroup Inc.
2. Significant Accounting Policies
Balanced Fund, a separate investment fund of the Smith Barney Income Funds, a
Massachusetts business trust, is registered under the Investment Company Act of
1940, as amended, as a diversified, open-end management investment company.
The significant accounting policies consistently followed by Balanced Fund are:
(a) security transactions are accounted for on trade date; (b) securities
traded on national securities markets are valued at the closing price
on such markets; securities for which no sales price were reported
and U.S. government and agency obligations are valued at bid price,
or in the absence of a recent bid price, at the bid equivalent
obtained from one or more of the major market makers; (c) securities
maturing within 60 days are valued at cost plus accreted discount, or
minus amortized premium, which approximates value; (d) dividend
income is recorded on ex-dividend date and interest income is
recorded on an accrual basis; (e) gains or losses on the sale of
securities are recorded on the identified cost basis; (f) direct
expenses are charged to each class; management fees and general fund
expenses are allocated on the basis of relative net assets of each
class; (g) dividends and distributions to shareholders are recorded
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on the ex-dividend date; (h) the character of income and gains to be
distributed is determined in accordance with income tax regulations
which may differ from generally accepted accounting principles; (i)
the Fund intends to comply with the applicable provisions of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, pertaining to regulated
investment companies and to make distributions of taxable income
sufficient to relieve it from substantially all Federal income and
excise taxes; and (j) estimates and assumptions are required to be
made regarding assets, liabilities and changes in net assets
resulting from operations when financial statements are prepared.
Changes in the economic environment, financial markets and any other
parameters used in determining these estimates could cause actual
results to differ.
In addition, the Fund may enter into forward exchange contracts in
order to hedge against foreign currency risk. These contracts are
marked to market daily by recognizing the difference between the
contract exchange rate and the current market rate as an unrealized
gain or loss. Realized gains or losses are recognized when contracts
are settled. The Fund from time to time may also enter into options
and/or futures contracts to hedge market risk.
3. Pro-Forma Adjustments
The accompanying unaudited pro forma portfolio of investments and pro forma
financial statements reflect changes in shares and fund expenses as if the
merger had taken place on May 1, 1999. Adjustments were made to certain
expenses to reflect the merged entities' operations, and to reflect new
investment advisory and administration agreements as if they had been in place
as of May 1, 1999.
4. Investment Advisory Agreement and Other Transactions
SSBC acts as investment advisor of Balanced Fund. Balanced Fund pays SSBC an
advisory fee calculated at an annual rate of 0.45%. This fee is calculated
daily and paid monthly.
Under an administration agreement, SSBC also acts as Balanced Fund's
administrator for which Balanced Fund pays a fee calculated at an annual rate
of 0.20% of the average daily net assets. This fee is also calculated daily and
paid monthly.
Under these agreements, Balanced Fund pays SSBC a maximum annual combined fee
of 0.65% of average net assets for both investment advisory and administration
services. Under the agreements between Citibank, N. A., a subsidiary of
Citigroup, and the Acquired Funds, Citibank, N. A. receives a combined annual
fee of 0.75% for such services from CitiSelect 200 Fund and CitiSelect 300
Fund, and .70% for such services from CitiFunds Balanced.
Citi Fiduciary Trust Company ("CFTC"), a subsidiary of Citigroup, is Balanced
Fund's transfer agent. Salomon Smith Barney Inc., another subsidiary of
Citigroup, acts as Balanced Fund's distributor.
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PART C: OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 15. INDEMNIFICATION
The response to this item is incorporated by reference to section 9 of the
Agreement and Plan of Reorganization and Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the
Registrant Statement filed on Form N-1A with the SEC on March 13, 1985 (the
"Registration Statement").
ITEM 16. EXHIBITS
1(a) Amendment No. 1 to the Registrant's Master Trust Agreement dated
July 30, 1993 and First Amended and Restated Master Trust
Agreement dated November 5, 1993 are incorporated by reference to
Post-Effective Amendment No. 36 to the Registration Statement.
1(b) Amendment to the Registrant's Amended and Restated Master Trust
Agreement dated June 12, 1998 is incorporated by reference to
Post-Effective Amendment No. 52 to the Registration Statement.
2 Registrant's By-Laws are incorporated by reference to the
Registration Statement.
3 Not Applicable.
4 Form of Agreement and Plan of Reorganization is filed
herewith as Exhibit A.
5 Not Applicable.
6(a) Transfer of Investment Advisory Agreements between the
Registrant and Smith Barney Mutual Funds Management with
respect to Smith Barney Diversified Strategic Income Fund,
Smith Barney Balanced Fund (formerly Smith Barney
Utilities Fund), Smith Barney Convertible Fund, Smith
Barney High Income Fund, Smith Barney Municipal High
Income Fund (formerly Smith Barney Tax-Exempt Income Fund)
and Smith Barney Exchange Reserve Fund are incorporated by
reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 40 to the
Registration Statement.
6(b) Form of Transfer and Assumption of Advisory Agreement is
incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No.
53 to the Registration Statement.
7(a) Form of Distribution Agreement between the Registrant and
Salomon Smith Barney, Inc. is filed herewith.
7(b) Selling Group Agreement is incorporated by reference to
Post-Effective Amendment No. 54 to the Registration
Statement.
8 Not Applicable.
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9(a) Custodian Agreement between the Registrant and PNC Bank,
National Association is incorporated by reference to
Post-Effective Amendment No. 41 to the Registration
Statement.
9(b) Form of Custodian Agreement between the Registrant and
Chase Manhattan Bank is incorporated by reference to
Post-Effective Amendment No. 43 to the Registration
Statement.
10(a) Services and Distribution Plans pursuant to Rule 12b-1 between
the Registrant on behalf of Smith Barney Diversified Strategic
Income Fund, Smith Barney Balanced Fund (formerly Smith Barney
Utilities Fund), Smith Barney Convertible Fund, Smith Barney High
Income Fund, Smith Barney Municipal High Income Fund (formerly
Smith Barney Tax-Exempt Income Fund) and Smith Barney Exchange
Reserve Fund and Salomon Smith Barney Inc. are incorporated by
reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 40 to the Registration
Statement.
10(b) Form of Amended Service and Distribution Plan pursuant to
Rule 12b-1 between the Registrant and Salomon Smith Barney
Inc. is incorporated by reference to Post-Effective
Amendment No. 52 to the Registration Statement.
10(c) Amended Plan pursuant to Rule 18f-3(d) is incorporated by
reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 52 to the
Registration Statement.
11 Opinion and Consent of Willkie Farr & Gallagher is filed
herewith.
12 Opinion of Bingham Dana LLP supporting the tax matters and
consequences to shareholders discussed in the prospectus
will be filed by amendment.
13(a) Administration Agreement between the Registrant and Mutual
Management Corp. is incorporated by reference to
Post-Effective Amendment No. 40 to the Registration
Statement.
13(b) Transfer Agency and Registrar Agreement between the
Registrant and First Data Investor Services Group, Inc.
(formerly The Shareholder Services Group, Inc.) is
incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No.
40 to the Registration Statement.
14 Consent of Independent Public Accountants is filed
herewith.
15 Not Applicable.
16 n/a
17(a) Form of proxy card is filed herewith.
17(b) Annual Report of CitiFunds Balanced Portfolio, dated October 31,
1999, is incorporated by reference to the Annual Report for
CitiFunds Trust I (File Nos. 2-90518 and 811-4006) filed on
December 29, 1999.
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17(c) Semi-Annual Report of CitiFunds Balanced Portfolio, dated April
30, 2000, is incorporated by reference to the Semi-Annual Report
for CitiFunds Trust I (File Nos. 2-90518 and 811-4006) filed on
June 23, 2000.
17(d) Prospectus and statement of additional information of CitiFunds
Balanced Portfolio, dated March 1, 2000, is incorporated by
reference to the filing made pursuant to Rule 497 on March 3,
2000 for CitiFunds Trust I (File Nos.
2-90518 and 811-4006).
17(e) Annual Report of the Registrant, dated July 31, 1999, is
incorporated by reference to the Annual Report, filed on October
26, 1999.
17(f) Semi-Annual Report of the Registrant, dated January 31, 2000, is
incorporated by reference to the Semi-Annual Report, filed on
April 3, 2000
17(g) Prospectus and statement of additional information of the
Registrant, dated November 28, 1999, are incorporated by
reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 56 filed on November
24, 1999.
ITEM 17. UNDERTAKINGS
(1) The undersigned Registrant agrees that prior to any public
reoffering of the securities registered through the use of a prospectus which
is a part of this registration statement by any person or party who is deemed
to be an underwriter within the meaning of Rule 145(c) of the Securities Act
[17 C.F.R. 230.145c], the reoffering prospectus will contain the information
called for by the applicable registration form for reofferings by persons who
may be deemed underwriters, in addition to the information called for by the
other items of the applicable form.
(2) The undersigned Registrant agrees that every prospectus that is
filed under paragraph (1) above will be filed as a part of an amendment to the
registration statement and will not be used until the amendment is effective,
and that, in determining any liability under the 1933 Act, each post-effective
amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement for the securities
offered therein, and the offering of the securities at that time shall be
deemed to be the initial bona fide offering of them.
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SIGNATURES
As required by the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act
of 1940, this Registration Statement has been signed on behalf of the
Registrant in the City of New York and the State of New York on the 13th day of
July, 2000.
SMITH BARNEY INCOME FUNDS
By: /s/ Heath B. McLendon
---------------------------
Heath B. McLendon
Chairman of the Board
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
Registration Statement on Form N-14 has been signed below by the following
persons in the capacity on the date indicated.
/s/ Heath B. McLendon Chairman of the Board, July 13, 2000
---------------------- President and Chief
Heath B. McLendon Executive Officer
/s/ Lewis E. Daidone Senior Vice President, July 13, 2000
---------------------- Treasurer, Chief
Lewis E. Daidone Financial and
Accounting Officer
/s/ Lee Abraham* Trustee July 13, 2000
----------------------
Lee Abraham
/s/ Allan J. Bloostein* Trustee July 13, 2000
----------------------
Allan J. Bloostein
/s/ Richard E. Hanson* Trustee July 13, 2000
----------------------
Richard E. Hanson
/s/ Jane F. Dasher** Trustee July 13, 2000
----------------------
Jane F. Dasher
/s/ Donald R. Foley** Trustee July 13, 2000
----------------------
Donald R. Foley
/s/ Paul Hardin** Trustee July 13, 2000
----------------------
Paul Hardin
/s/ Roderick Rasmussen** Trustee July 13, 2000
----------------------
Roderick Rasmussen
/s/ John P. Toolan** Trustee July 13, 2000
----------------------
John P. Toolan
*,**By: /s/ Heath B. McLendon
-------------------------
Heath B. McLendon
Executed by Heath B. McLendon, Attorney-in-Fact on behalf of those
indicated, pursuant to Powers of Attorney dated September 4, 1996 and
May 20, 1999, respectively.
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. Description
7(a) Form of Distribution Agreement
11 Opinion and Consent of Willkie Farr & Gallagher
14 Consent of Independent Public Accountants
17(a) Form of proxy card
