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Dear Fellow Shareholder:
As an investor in the Smith Barney Mutual Fund Family, you are cordially
invited to attend a special shareholder meeting(s) to be held at the time and
place specified in the attached Notice of Special Meeting. Shareholder
meetings are held by mutual fund companies periodically as issues arise
requiring shareholder approval. This meeting is being held to elect Trustees,
to propose changes to certain specific investment policies currently in effect
and, with respect to the Smith Barney Growth & Income Fund, change that Fund's
investment objective.
Enclosed for your review is a proxy statement that describes the proposals
that will be submitted to shareholders for approval at the meeting.
PROPOSAL 1. ELECT THE TRUST'S BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Proposal 1 asks that you elect Trustees of the Trust. The pages following
Proposal 1 provide a brief description of each nominee's background and
current status with the Trust.
The Board of Trustees recommends that you vote "FOR" the election of
nominees to the Board.
PROPOSAL 2. APPROVE PROPOSED CHANGES TO THE TRUST'S FUNDAMENTAL INVESTMENT
POLICIES
Every mutual fund has certain specific investment policies that can only be
changed with the approval of the fund's shareholders. Such policies are often
referred to as "fundamental" investment policies. Proposal 2 asks that you
approve certain changes to the fundamental investment policies of the Funds in
light of various regulatory, business and industry developments that have
occurred since the original adoption of these policies by the Trust. The three
principal objectives of this proposal are:
i) To simplify the Funds' investment policies to make them consistent
among the investment companies distributed by Smith Barney.
ii) To eliminate or make non-fundamental certain investment policies
that are no longer required by law to be fundamental. Once an investment
policy has become "non-fundamental", the Trust's Board of Trustees would
have to approve any changes to such policy. Giving the Board the
flexibility to make changes in non-fundamental policies without the
expense of obtaining shareholder approval each time a change is desired
will save the Fund money, and will make it easier for the Fund's portfolio
manager(s) to utilize new investment policies and techniques to respond
more rapidly to changing market conditions. Shareholders would of course
receive notice of any investment policy changes approved by the Board.
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iii) To reclassify as "non-fundamental" or eliminate certain investment
policies that had previously been adopted to meet certain requirements
under state securities laws that are no longer applicable. Prior to
October 11, 1996, mutual funds not only had to comply with various federal
investment policy restrictions, but also with state law investment
restrictions as well. Some of such state laws were actually more
restrictive than the federal laws, making compliance very difficult. In an
effort to streamline the registration process of mutual funds, effective
on October 11, 1996, the states no longer require that mutual funds adopt
specific investment policies. Because such investment policies were
originally adopted by the Funds as "fundamental" investment policies,
shareholder approval is necessary to reclassify them as non-fundamental or
to eliminate them.
As described more fully in the proxy statement, many of the changes are
currently not expected to result in changes in the investment techniques or
operations of the Trust. In most instances, the changes permit the Trust's
Board of Trustees to determine whether the implementation of a new technique
or policy is in the best interests of the shareholders.
The Board of Trustees recommends that you vote "FOR" the changes to the
Funds' fundamental investment policies as described in the proxy statement.
Proposal 3. Consideration of an amendment of the Smith Barney Growth
and Income Fund's investment objective.
Proposal three ask that you change the investment objective of the
Smith Barney Growth and Income Fund. Currently, the Fund's
investment objective is income and long-term capital growth.
On November 10, 1997 upon the recommendation of MMC, the
Board of Trustees approved changes to the investment objective
of the Fund whereby the investment objective would
become long-term capital growth. MMC recommended this
change to expand the universe of large capitalization stocks eligible
fro purchase by the Fund as many large cap stocks do not pay dividends.
The Board of Trustees recommends that you vote "FOR" the changes to
the Fund's investment objective as described in the proxy statement.
YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT!
We ask that you review the attached proxy carefully. If you do not plan to
attend the meeting, we ask that you complete, sign, date and return the proxy
as soon as possible in the enclosed postage-paid envelope. Thank you in
advance for your attention and vote with regard to these important proposals.
Sincerely,
Heath B. McLendon
Chairman
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SMITH BARNEY
SMITH BARNEY EQUITY FUNDS
388 GREENWICH STREET
NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10013
NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETINGS OF SHAREHOLDERS
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TO THE SHAREHOLDERS:
Notice is hereby given that a Special Meeting of Shareholders of Smith
Barney Equity Funds (the "Trust"), will be held on March 25, 1998. Also set
out below are the number of shares of each Fund that comprises the Trust at
the close of business on January 26, 1998.
The Special Meeting of each of the following Funds will be held in
Conference Room 22B at 388 Greenwich Street, New York, New York on March 25,
1998 at the following times:
Concert Social Awareness Fund 2:00 PM
Smith Barney Growth and Income Fund 2:30 PM
The special meetings are being held for the following purposes:
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THE ATTACHED
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1. To elect Trustees of the Trust (Proposal 1)--BOTH FUNDS........
2. To approve or disapprove the reclassification, modification
and/or elimination of certain fundamental investment policies
(Proposal 2)--BOTH FUNDS.......................................
3. To approve or disapprove the changing of the Fund's investment
objective (Proposal 3)--SMITH BARNEY GROWTH AND INCOME FUND
ONLY...........................................................
4. To transact such other business as may properly come before the
meeting or any adjournment thereof (Proposal 4)--BOTH FUNDS....
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The close of business on January 26, 1998 has been fixed as the record date
for the determination of shareholders of the Trust entitled to notice of and
to vote at the meeting and any adjournment thereof.
By Order of the Trustees,
Christina T. Sydor, Secretary
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SHAREHOLDERS WHO DO NOT EXPECT TO ATTEND THE SPECIAL MEETING ARE REQUESTED
TO COMPLETE, SIGN, DATE AND RETURN THE PROXY CARD(S) IN THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE,
WHICH NEEDS NO POSTAGE IF MAILED IN THE CONTINENTAL UNITED STATES.
INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE PROPER EXECUTION OF PROXY CARDS ARE SET FORTH ON THE
FOLLOWING PAGE. IT IS IMPORTANT THAT PROXIES BE RETURNED PROMPTLY.
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INSTRUCTIONS FOR SIGNING PROXY CARDS
The following general rules for signing proxy cards may be of assistance to
you and avoid the time and expense to the Fund(s) involved in validating your
vote if you fail to sign your proxy card(s) properly.
1. Individual Accounts: Sign your name exactly as it appears in the
registration on the proxy card(s).
2. Joint Accounts: Either party may sign, but the name of the party
signing should conform exactly to the name shown in the registration on
the proxy card(s).
3. All Other Accounts: The capacity of the individual signing the proxy
card(s) should be indicated unless it is reflected in the form of
registration. For example:
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CORPORATE ACCOUNTS
(1) ABC Corp............................................ ABC Corp.
(2) ABC Corp............................................ John Doe, Treasurer
(3) ABC Corp.
c/o John Doe, Treasurer........................... John Doe
(4) ABC Corp. Profit Sharing Plan....................... John Doe, Trustee
TRUST ACCOUNTS
(1) ABC Trust........................................... Jane B. Doe, Trustee
(2) Jane B. Doe, Trustee
u/t/d 12/28/78.................................... Jane B. Doe
CUSTODIAL OR ESTATE ACCOUNTS
(1) John B. Smith, Cust.
f/b/o John B. Smith, Jr. UGMA..................... John B. Smith
(2) Estate of John B. Smith............................. John B. Smith,
Executor
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SMITH BARNEY
SMITH BARNEY EQUITY FUNDS
388 GREENWICH STREET
NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10013
SPECIAL MEETINGS OF SHAREHOLDERS
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TO BE HELD ON MARCH 25, 1998
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PROXY STATEMENT
INTRODUCTION
Proxies in the form enclosed with this proxy statement are solicited by the
Trustees of Smith Barney Equity Funds (the "Trust") for use at a Special
Meeting of Shareholders of Smith Barney Growth & Income Fund ("Growth & Income
Fund") and Concert Social Awareness Fund ("Social Awareness Fund"), which
comprise the Trust (each a "Fund" and, collectively, the "Funds") to be held
on March 25, 1998 at 388 Greenwich Street 22nd Floor, New York, New York at
2:00 p.m. or at any adjournment thereof (the "Meeting"). This Proxy Statement
is being furnished to the shareholders of the Funds in connection with the
Trust's Board of Trustees' solicitation of proxies to be used at the special
meetings of shareholders of the Funds to be held on the dates specified in the
Notice of Meeting of Shareholders and proxy card(s) that accompany this Proxy
Statement, or any adjournment or adjournments thereof (collectively, the
"Meeting"). The Meeting will be held on the day and at the time and location
specified in the Notice of Meeting of Shareholders and proxy card(s) that
accompany this Proxy Statement. Proxy solicitations will be made primarily by
mail, but proxy solicitations also may be made by telephone, telegraph or
personal interviews conducted by officers and employees of the Funds; Smith
Barney Inc. ("Smith Barney"); the investment adviser (each an "Adviser" and,
collectively, the "Advisers") of a Fund; and/or First Data Investor Services
Group, Inc. ("First Data"), the Funds' transfer agent. Such representatives
and employees will not receive additional compensation for solicitation
activities. Smith Barney has retained the services of First Data to assist in
the solicitation of proxies. The aggregate cost of solicitation of the
shareholders of all of the Funds is expected to be approximately $ million.
The costs of the proxy solicitation and expenses incurred in connection with
the preparation of this proxy statement and its enclosures will be borne by
the Funds, with the Funds' cost being allocated based in part on a Fund's
assets and in part on its number of shareholders. The Funds also will
reimburse expenses of forwarding solicitation materials to beneficial owners
of shares of the Funds. If the Funds record votes by telephone, they will use
procedures designed to authenticate shareholders' identities, to allow
shareholders to authorize the voting of their shares in accordance with their
instructions, and to confirm that their instructions have been properly
recorded. Proxies voted by telephone may be revoked at any time before they
are voted in the same manner that proxies voted by mail may be revoked.
Each share is entitled to one vote and any fractional share is entitled to a
fractional vote. If the enclosed proxy is properly executed and returned in
time to be voted at the Meeting, the shares represented thereby will be voted
in accordance with the instructions marked thereon. Unless instructions to the
contrary are marked thereon, a proxy will be voted FOR the election of the
nominees for Trustees ("Board members"), FOR the other matters listed in the
accompanying Notice of Meeting of Shareholders and FOR any other matters
deemed appropriate.
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If you properly execute the enclosed proxy and give no voting instructions,
your shares will be voted FOR the proposals set forth herein. Abstentions will
be counted as present for purposes of determining a quorum, but will not be
counted as voting. Broker non-votes (i.e., proxies received from brokers or
nominees indicating that such persons have not received instructions from the
beneficial owner or other persons entitled to vote the shares on a particular
matter with respect to which the broker or nominees do not have discretionary
power) will be treated the same as abstentions. Any shareholder who has given
a proxy has the right to revoke it at any time prior to its exercise either by
attending the Meeting and voting his or her shares in person or by submitting
a letter of revocation or a later-dated proxy to the appropriate Fund at the
above address prior to the date of the Meeting.
In the event that a quorum is not present at the Meeting, or in the event
that a quorum is present but sufficient votes to approve any of the proposals
are not received, the persons named as proxies may propose one or more
adjournments of the Meeting to permit further solicitation of proxies with
respect to any such proposals. In determining whether to adjourn the Meeting,
the following factors may be considered: the nature of the proposals that are
the subject of the Meeting, the percentage of votes actually cast, the
percentage of negative votes actually cast, the nature of any further
solicitation and the information to be provided to shareholders with respect
to the reasons for the solicitation. Any adjournment will require the
affirmative vote of a majority of those shares represented at the Meeting in
person or by proxy. When voting on a proposed adjournment, the persons named
as proxies will vote for the proposed adjournment all shares that they are
entitled to vote with respect to each item, unless directed to vote "Against"
the item, in which case such shares will be voted against the proposed
adjournment with respect to that item. A shareholder vote may be taken on one
or more of the proposals in this proxy statement prior to any adjournment if
sufficient votes have been received for approval. Under the master trust
agreement or by-laws, as applicable to the Trust, a quorum is constituted by
the presence in person or by proxy of the holders of a majority of the
outstanding shares of a Fund entitled to vote at the Meeting.
The Board of Trustees have fixed the close of business on January 26, 1998
as the record date (the "Record Date") for the determination of shareholders
of the Funds entitled to notice of and to vote at the Meeting. At the close of
business on January 26, 1998 the following number of shares of each Fund were
issued and outstanding:
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SMITH BARNEY EQUITY FUNDS SHARES
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Smith Barney Growth & Income Fund........................................ ***
Concert Social Awareness Fund............................................ ***
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As of January 13, 1998, to the knowledge of each Fund and its Board, no
single shareholder or "group" (as that term is used in Section 13(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934), except as set forth in the
table below, owned beneficially or of record more than 5%
of the outstanding shares of a Fund.
Registration Fund Shares Percent
Smith Barney Smith Barney 4,046,806,.265 14.9367
Concert Series, Inc. Growth and
Growth Portfolio Income Fund
PNC Bank, NA
Attn: Beverly Timson
200 Stevens Drive Suite 440
Lester PA 19113-1522
Smith Barney Smith Barney 1,549,287.717 5.7184
Concert Series, Inc. Growth and
High Growth Port. Income Fund
PNC Bank, NA
Attn: Beverly Timson
200 Stevens Drive Suite 440
Lester PA 19113-1522
As of the Record Date, the officers and Board members of each Fund
beneficially owned less than 1% of the shares of each Fund.
This proxy statement is being used in order to reduce the preparation,
printing, handling and postage expenses that would result from the use of a
separate proxy statement for each Fund and, because many shareholders own
shares of more than one Fund, to avoid burdening shareholders with more than
one proxy statement. Although some proposals described herein relate to one or
both of the Funds, shareholders of each Fund will vote separately on each
proposal on which shareholders of that Fund are entitled to vote (except that
both Funds will vote as a single fund on Proposal 1), and separate proxy cards
are enclosed for each Fund in respect of which a shareholder is a record owner
of shares. Thus, if a proposal is approved by shareholders of one Fund and
disapproved by shareholders of the other Fund, the proposal will be
implemented for the Fund that approved the proposal and will not be
implemented for any Fund that did not approve the proposal. It is therefore
essential that shareholders complete, date and sign each enclosed proxy card.
Set forth below are the proposals on which shareholders of each respective
Fund are entitled to vote.
Proposal 1 requires for approval the affirmative vote of a plurality of the
votes cast at the Meeting in person or by proxy (a "Plurality Vote") for all
Funds. Because abstentions and broker non-votes are not treated as shares
voted, abstentions and broker non-votes have no impact on Proposal 1. Approval
of Proposals 2 and 3 requires the affirmative vote of a "majority of the
outstanding voting securities" of each Fund, which, as defined in the
Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"), means the lesser
of (a) 67% of the Fund's shares present at a meeting of its shareholders if
the owners of more than 50% of the shares of the Fund then outstanding are
present in person or by proxy or (b) more than 50% of the Fund's outstanding
shares (a "Majority Vote"). Abstentions and broker non-votes are treated as
votes "against" Proposals 2 and 3.
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PROPOSAL 1:
TO ELECT TRUSTEES OF THE TRUST
The first proposal to be considered at the Meeting is the election of
Trustees of the Trust.
Each of the nominees is currently serving as a Trustee of the Trust. Each
nominee has consented to serve as a Trustee if elected at the Meeting. If a
designated nominee declines or otherwise becomes unavailable for election,
however, the proxy confers discretionary power on the persons named therein to
vote in favor of a substitute nominee or nominees.
If elected, the Trustees will hold office without limit in time, subject to
the Emeritus Program* adopted by the Trust, and except that any Trustee may
resign and any Trustee may be removed at any meeting of shareholders called
for that purpose by at least a majority of the votes entitled to be cast for
the election of Trustees. In case a vacancy shall exist for any reason, the
remaining Trustees may fill the vacancy by appointing another Trustee. If at
any time less than a majority of the Trustees holding office have been elected
by shareholders, the Trustees then in office will call a shareholders meeting
for the purpose of electing Trustees.
The Trust has an Audit Committee and a Nominating Committee, each consisting
of all Trustees who are not "interested persons" (as defined in the 1940 Act)
of the Trust ("independent Trustees"). The Audit Committee reviews the scope
and results of a Fund's annual audit with the Fund's independent accountants
and recommends the engagement of accountants. Included among the functions of
the Nominating Committee is the selection and nomination for appointment and
election of candidates to serve as independent Trustees. The Nominating
Committee, in its discretion, may also coordinate with Trustees who are
"interested persons" in the selection and election of Fund officers and may
consider nominees recommended by shareholders to serve as trustees, provided
that shareholders submit such recommendations in compliance with all the
pertinent provisions of Rule 14a-8 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Exhibit A hereto sets forth certain information regarding compensation paid to
each of the Board members and
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* The Trust has adopted an Emeritus Program for non-interested Trustees
pursuant to which Trustees can continue to benefit from the experience of
long-time Trustees who have retired from the Board. Pursuant to this
Program, Trustees with 10 years of service may agree to provide services as
an emeritus trustee at age 72 and, pursuant to resolutions adopted by the
Trust must retire from the Boards at age 80. Service as an emeritus trustee
is limited to 10 years. Each emeritus trustee agrees to be available for
consultation with the Board and management of the Trust and may attend Board
meetings.
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the number of Board, Audit Committee and Nominating Committee meetings each
Fund has held in the calendar year ended December 31, 1997. Each nominee for
Trustees attended at least 75% of the meetings that were held in the calendar
year ended December 31, 1997. The Trust does not have a Compensation
Committee. The executive officers of each Fund are set forth in Exhibits B and
C hereto. Each officer of a Fund will serve at the discretion of the Board.
Set forth in the following tables are the nominees for election as Trustee
of the Trust, together with certain other information. "Interested persons" of
the Trust, as defined in the 1940 Act, by virtue of their positions as officer
or director of the Funds' investment adviser, distributor or one of their
affiliates, are marked by an asterisk. Other directorships include
directorships, general partnerships or trusteeships of companies that are
required to report to the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"),
other than registered investment companies. For purposes of this Proxy
Statement, the address of each Board member is P.O. Box 5128, Westborough, MA,
01581-5128.
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NOMINEES FOR ELECTION TO THE BOARD OF
SMITH BARNEY EQUITY FUNDS
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TRUSTEE OF SMITH
NAME, AGE, PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION AND OTHER BARNEY INCOME
DIRECTORSHIPS DURING THE PAST FIVE YEARS FUNDS SINCE
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Lee Abraham, age 69. 1993
Retired; formerly Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of
Associated Merchandising Corporation, a major retail
merchandising and sourcing organization;
Trustee of Smith Barney Income Funds, Director of Galey &
Lord, an apparel manufacturer, Liz Claiborne, a specialty
retailer, R.G. Barry Corp., a footwear manufacturer and Signet
Group plc, a specialty retailer.
Allan J. Bloostein, age 67. 1985
President of Allan J. Bloostein Associates, a consulting firm;
Retired Vice Chairman and Director of The May Department
Stores Company; Trustee of Smith Barney Income Funds
Director of CVS Corporation, a drugstore
chain, and Taubman Centers Inc., a real estate development
company.
Richard E. Hanson, Jr., age 56. 1985
Head of School, New Atlanta Jewish Community High School,
since September 1996, Trustee of Smith Barney Income Funds;
formerly Headmaster, The Peck School,
Morristown, New Jersey; prior to July 1, 1994, Headmaster,
Lawrence Country Day School -- Woodmere Academy, Woodmere, New
York.
*Heath B. McLendon, age 64. 1985
Managing Director of Smith Barney; President and Director of
Mutual Management Corp. and Travelers
Investment Adviser, Inc.; Chairman of 41
other Smith Barney Mutual Funds,
Chairman of Smith Barney Strategy
Advisers Inc. Prior to July 1993, Senior Executive Vice
President of Shearson Lehman Brothers Inc., Vice Chairman of
Shearson Asset Management, Director of PanAgora Asset
Management, Inc. and PanAgora Asset Management Limited.
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REQUIRED VOTE
Election of the listed nominees for Board members of the Trust must be
approved by a Plurality Vote for all Funds.
THE TRUSTEES OF THE TRUST RECOMMEND THAT SHAREHOLDERS VOTE "FOR" THE
ELECTION OF NOMINEES TO THE BOARD.
PROPOSAL 2:
TO APPROVE OR DISAPPROVE THE RECLASSIFICATION, MODIFICATION AND/OR ELIMINATION
OF CERTAIN FUNDAMENTAL INVESTMENT POLICIES
The 1940 Act requires a registered investment company, including the Trust,
to have certain specific investment policies that can be changed only by a
Majority Vote of the company's shareholders. Investment companies may also
elect to designate other policies that may be changed only by a shareholder
vote. Both types of policies are often referred to as "fundamental" policies.
(In this proxy statement, the word "restriction" or "limitation" is sometimes
used to describe a policy). Certain fundamental policies have been adopted in
the past by the Trust to reflect certain regulatory, business or industry
conditions that are no longer in effect. Accordingly, the Trust's Board of
Trustees authorized a review of the Trust's fundamental policies with the
following goals: (i) to simplify, modernize and make consistent with those of
other investment companies distributed by Smith Barney, the Funds' policies
that are required to be fundamental, (ii) to reclassify as non-fundamental any
policies that are not required to be fundamental under the 1940 Act or the
positions of the staff of the SEC in interpreting the 1940 Act, in which case,
depending on the circumstances, the policy would be either eliminated or
adopted by the Board as a non-fundamental policy in the same or a modified
form and (iii) to reclassify as non-fundamental or to eliminate certain
policies previously required under state securities laws. Non-fundamental
policies can be changed by the Board without shareholder approval, subject to
compliance with applicable SEC disclosure requirements.
This proposal seeks shareholder approval of changes that are intended to
accomplish the foregoing goals. Shareholders of each Fund will be able to vote
for or against or abstain from voting with respect to each of the proposed
changes applicable to the Trust. The proposed changes to the fundamental
policies are discussed in detail below. By reducing to a minimum those
policies that can be changed only by a shareholder vote, the Trust should be
able to avoid the costs and delay associated with a shareholder meeting and
the Board believes that the Adviser's ability to manage the Funds in a
changing regulatory or investment environment will be enhanced. Accordingly,
investment management opportunities generally will be increased. Before the
Trust engages in any new investment policy, the Board of Trustees must approve
it.
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The percentage limitations contained in the restrictions described herein
apply at the time of purchases of portfolio securities.
If these investment policy changes are approved by shareholders at the
meeting, each Fund's Prospectus and the Statement of Additional Information
will be amended or supplemented in order to reflect the elimination, amendment
and/or reclassification of the investment policies. Shareholders will be
notified by the Fund of any future investment policy changes, either in the
Fund's Prospectus or Statement of Additional Information, which are updated at
least annually, or in other Fund correspondence.
A. MODIFICATION OF EACH FUND'S FUNDAMENTAL POLICY RELATING TO DIVERSIFICATION
Each Fund has a fundamental policy with respect to diversification which
prohibits it from:
Purchasing the securities of any issuer (other than U.S. government
securities) if as a result more than 5% of the value of the Fund's total
assets would be invested in the securities of the issuer, except that up
to 25% of the value of the Fund's total assets may be invested without
regard to this 5% limitation.
Purchasing more than 10% of the voting securities of any one issuer, or
more than 10% of the securities of any class of any one issuer; provided
that this limitation shall not apply to investments in U.S. government
securities.
Under the 1940 Act, a "diversified" fund is permitted to invest, with
respect to 75% of its assets, up to 5% of its assets in one issuer, provided
that the investment represents less than 10% of the issuer's voting
securities. Although the policies of each Fund comply with the 1940 Act, the
Board of Trustees believes that these restrictions should be revised to
conform to a limitation that is expected to become the standard for all funds
managed by Mutual Management Corp. ("MMC"), formerly known as Smith Barney
Mutual Funds Management Inc. If approved by shareholders, each Fund's policy
on diversification will permit each Fund to invest, with respect to 25% of its
assets, more than 5% of its assets in an issuer. To the extent that a Fund
invests a greater proportion of its assets in a single issuer, it will be
subject to a correspondingly greater degree of risk associated with that
investment.
Set forth below is each Fund's policy on diversification, as proposed to be
modified:
[The Fund will not] invest in a manner that would cause it to fail to be
a "diversified company" under the 1940 Act and the rules, regulations and
orders thereunder.
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B. MODIFICATION OF EACH FUND'S FUNDAMENTAL POLICY REGARDING INDUSTRY
CONCENTRATION
Each Fund has a fundamental policy with respect to industry concentration
which prohibits it from:
Purchasing any securities (other than U.S. government securities) which
would cause more than 25% of the value of the Fund's total assets at the
time of purchase to be invested in the securities of issuers conducting
their principal business activities in the same industry.
It is proposed that these policies be standardized and made more flexible.
The modified policies will not involve any change in the manner in which each
Fund's assets are currently managed. Set forth below is each Fund's policy on
industry concentration, as proposed to be modified:
[The Fund will not] invest more than 25% of its total assets in
securities, the issuers of which conduct their principal business
activities in the same industry. For purposes of this limitation,
securities of the U.S. government (including its agencies and
instrumentalities) and securities of state or municipal governments and
their political subdivisions are not considered to be issued by members of
any industry.
C. MODIFICATION OF EACH FUND'S FUNDAMENTAL POLICY REGARDING BORROWING
Each Fund has a fundamental policy with respect to borrowing which prohibits
it from:
Borrowing money, except that a Fund may borrow from banks for temporary
or emergency (not leveraging) purposes, including the meeting of
redemption requests that might otherwise require the untimely disposition
of securities, in an amount not to exceed 10% of the value of the Fund's
total assets (including the amount borrowed) valued at market less
liabilities (not including the amount borrowed) at the time the borrowing
is made. Whenever borrowings exceed 5% of the value of the total assets of
a Fund, the Fund will not make any additional investments.
It is proposed that this language be liberalized and standardized with a
limitation that is expected to become standard for all Funds managed by MMC.
In addition, it is proposed that each Fund be granted authority to engage in
reverse repurchase agreements and forward roll transactions, practices that
may be deemed to involve borrowing and are frequently authorized for use by
sophisticated institutional asset managers.
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Under a reverse repurchase agreement, a Fund would sell securities and agree
to repurchase them at a mutually agreed date and price. At the time the Fund
enters into a reverse repurchase agreement, it will establish and maintain a
segregated account with an approved custodian containing cash or liquid
securities having a value not less than the repurchase price (including
accrued interest). Reverse repurchase agreements involve the risk that the
market value of the securities may decline prior to the repurchase date. The
cash proceeds of the sales may be invested in securities or other instruments.
In the event the buyer of securities under a reverse repurchase agreement
files for bankruptcy or becomes insolvent, such buyer or its trustee or
receiver may receive an extension of time to determine whether to enforce the
Fund's obligation to repurchase the securities, and the Fund's use of the
proceeds of the reverse repurchase agreement may effectively be restricted
pending such decision.
A Fund also may enter into forward roll transactions, in which the Fund
sells fixed income securities for delivery in the current month and
simultaneously contracts to repurchase substantially similar (same type,
coupon and maturity) securities on a specified future date. During the roll
period, the Fund would forego principal and interest paid on such securities.
The Fund would be compensated by the difference between the current sales
price and the forward price for the future purchase, as well as by the
interest earned on the cash proceeds of the initial sale.
If a Fund borrows and uses the proceeds to make additional investments,
income and appreciation from such investments will improve its performance if
they exceed the associated borrowing costs but impair its performance if they
are less than such borrowing costs. This speculative factor is known as
"leverage". Each Fund's current policies provide that whenever borrowings
other than repurchase agreements and forward roll transactions exceed 5% of
the value of a Fund's total assets, the Fund will not make additional
investments. While the 1940 Act and the rules thereunder do not require such a
policy, and the Funds do not propose to include language to this effect in
their fundamental restrictions, the Board of Trustees has determined that its
assets should be managed in accordance with such a policy. Set forth below is
each such Fund's policy on borrowing, as proposed to be modified or adopted:
[The Fund will not] borrow money, except that (a) the Fund may borrow
from banks for temporary or emergency (not leveraging) purposes, including
the meeting of redemption requests which might otherwise require the
untimely disposition of securities, and (b) the Fund may, to the extent
consistent with its investment policies, enter into reverse repurchase
agreements, forward roll transactions and similar investment strategies
and techniques. To the extent that it engages in transactions described in
(a) and (b), the Fund will be limited so that no more than 33 -1/3% of the
value of its
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total assets (including the amount borrowed), valued at the lesser of cost
or market, less liabilities (not including the amount borrowed) valued at
the time the borrowing is made, is derived from such transactions.
D.MODIFICATION OF EACH FUND'S FUNDAMENTAL POLICY REGARDING LENDING BY THE FUND
Each Fund has a fundamental policy with respect to lending which prohibits
it from:
Making loans to others, except through the purchase of qualified debt
obligations, loans of portfolio securities and the entry into repurchase
agreements.
If this proposal is approved by shareholders, each Fund may lend portfolio
securities to well-known and recognized U.S. and foreign brokers, dealers and
banks. Currently, the maximum allowed under the 1940 Act is 33 -1/3% of the
value of a Fund's total assets. A Fund will not lend securities to Smith
Barney or its affiliates, unless the Fund has applied for and received
specific authority to do so from the SEC. A Fund's loan of securities will be
collateralized as required by the SEC, by cash, letters of credit or U.S.
government securities. The cash or instruments collateralizing a Fund's loan
of securities will be maintained at all times in a segregated account with the
Fund's custodian, or with a designated sub-custodian, in an amount at least
equal to the current market value of the loaned securities. From time to time,
a Fund may pay a part of the interest earned from the investment of collateral
received for securities loaned to the borrower and/or a third party that is
unaffiliated with the Fund and is acting as a "finder" (unless the SEC permits
affiliated persons to serve as "finders"). Whenever a Fund loans securities,
it will comply with conditions established by the SEC, which conditions
currently include: (1) the Fund must receive at least 100% cash collateral or
equivalent securities from the borrower; (2) the borrower must increase the
collateral whenever the market value of the securities loaned rises above the
level of the collateral; (3) the Fund must be able to terminate the loan at
any time; (4) the Fund must receive reasonable interest on the loan, as well
as any dividends, interest or other distributions on the loaned securities,
and any increase in market value; (5) the Fund may pay only reasonable
custodian fees in connection with the loan; and (6) voting rights on the
loaned securities may pass to the borrower except that, if a material event
adversely affecting the investment in the loaned securities occurs, the Fund
must terminate the loan and regain the right to vote the securities. In
lending securities to U.S. and foreign brokers, dealers and banks, the Fund
will be subject to risks, which, like those associated with other extensions
of credit, include possible loss of rights in the collateral should the
borrower fail financially.
The practice of lending securities is expected to generate income for the
Funds. The Adviser for each Fund is responsible for assuring that this
practice will
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not affect adversely a Fund's ability to meet its investment objective,
including an objective of growth or capital appreciation.
Set forth below is the policy on lending, as proposed to be modified:
[The Fund will not] make loans. This restriction does not apply to: (a)
the purchase of debt obligations in which the Fund may invest consistent
with its investment objectives and policies; (b) repurchase agreements;
and (c) loans of its portfolio securities, to the fullest extent permitted
under the 1940 Act.
E.MODIFICATION OF EACH FUND'S FUNDAMENTAL POLICY REGARDING ITS PURCHASE OR
SALE OF REAL ESTATE, REAL ESTATE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP INTERESTS OR COMMODITIES
Each Fund has a fundamental policy with respect to investments in real
estate or commodities which prohibits it from:
Purchasing or selling real estate or interests in real estate, except
that the Fund may purchase and sell securities that are secured by real
estate and may purchase securities issued by companies that invest or deal
in real estate.
Investing in commodities, except that the Fund may invest in futures
contracts and options on futures contracts as described in the Fund's
Prospectus.
If approved by shareholders, these restrictions would be amended to permit
the Funds to invest in securities of companies that deal in mortgages and real
estate and securities secured by real estate and interests therein. In
addition, the modified restriction reserves for a Fund the freedom of action
to hold and sell real estate acquired as a result of the Fund's ownership of
securities. For example, this modified policy would allow a Fund to dispose of
real estate in the event that it acquired real estate as the result of a
default on securities it holds.
The modified policy would also permit, without further action by
shareholders, the Fund to purchase and sell futures contracts and options
thereon.
Although neither Fund has any current intention of expanding the range of
instruments it is currently permitted to purchase, the modification of this
policy would permit a Fund greater flexibility to respond to market and other
developments. Any future change in the Fund's manner of investing or the
instruments it may purchase would require Board approval and appropriate
disclosure to shareholders.
The proposed modification also permits the Funds to invest in real estate
investment trust securities. Although this modification is not expected to
involve
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any change in the manner in which a Fund's assets are currently invested, the
proposed limitation seeks to avoid ambiguity by making it explicit that the
Funds may, to the extent consistent with their outlook on the market, invest
in real estate investment trust securities.
To the extent that the Funds invest in real estate related securities, the
Funds' performance will be subject to the risks of the real estate market.
This industry is sensitive to factors such as real estate values and property
taxes, overbuilding, variations in rental income, and interest rates.
Performance could also be affected by the structure, cash flow and management
skill of real estate companies.
Set forth below are each Fund's policies regarding the purchase or sale of
real estate or commodities, as proposed to be modified or adopted:
[The Fund will not] purchase or sell real estate, real estate mortgages,
commodities or commodity contracts, but this restriction shall not prevent
the Fund from (a) investing in securities of issuers engaged in the real
estate business or the business of investing in real estate (including
interests in limited partnerships owning or otherwise engaging in the real
estate business or the business of investing in real estate) and
securities which are secured by real estate or interests therein; (b)
holding or selling real estate received in connection with securities it
holds or held; (c) trading in futures contracts and options on futures
contracts (including options on currencies to the extent consistent with
the Funds' investment objective and policies); or (d) investing in real
estate investment trust securities.
F. MODIFICATION OF EACH FUND'S FUNDAMENTAL POLICY REGARDING THE UNDERWRITING
OF SECURITIES OF OTHER ISSUERS.
Each Fund has a fundamental policy with respect to acting as an underwriter
of securities which prohibits it from:
Underwriting the securities of other issuers, except insofar as the Fund
may be deemed an underwriter under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
by virtue of disposing of portfolio securities.
This policy is proposed to be standardized and clarified, but not changed in
any material way. The modification will clarify that each Fund will not be
deemed to be an underwriter by reason of disposing of portfolio securities.
The modification will not involve any change in the manner in which each Fund
is currently managed.
Set forth below is each Fund's policy on underwriting, as proposed to be
modified:
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[Each fund will not] engage in the business of underwriting securities
issued by other persons, except to the extent that the Fund may
technically be deemed to be an underwriter under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended, in disposing of portfolio securities.
THE TRUST'S BOARD OF TRUSTEES, INCLUDING A MAJORITY OF THE INDEPENDENT
TRUSTEES, RECOMMENDS THAT THE SHAREHOLDERS VOTE "FOR" THE RECLASSIFICATION,
MODIFICATION AND/OR ELIMINATION OF THE FUNDS' FUNDAMENTAL POLICIES AS
DESCRIBED ABOVE.
PROPOSAL 3:
CONSIDERATION OF AN AMENDMENT OF SMITH BARNEY GROWTH AND INCOME FUND'S
INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE
SUMMARY OF PROPOSAL
Currently, Smith Barney Growth and Income Fund's investment objective is
income and long-term capital growth. On November 10, 1997, upon the
recommendation of MMC, the Board of Trustees approved changes to the
investment objective of the Fund whereby the investment objective would become
long-term capital growth only. MMC recommended this change to: 1) Expand the
universe of large capitalization stocks eligible for purchase by the Fund as
many large cap stocks do not pay dividends; 2) Adapt the Fund to the current
economic environment in which companies are dedicating a decreasing portion of
their cash flow to dividend payments; and 3) Take advantage of recent changes
in the tax law which favor an investment style dedicated to long-term capital
growth, but not to income. In addition to recommending the change in the
Fund's investment objective, the Board has recommended changing the Fund's
name to Smith Barney Large Cap Blend Fund. The Large Cap Blend name will
better reflect the Fund's new investment objective. Set forth below is a
description of the Fund's current investment objective followed by the reasons
why the Board of Trustees are recommends that the Fund's investment objective
be changed.
THE FUND'S EXISTING INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE AND PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES
The Fund seeks to achieve its current investment objective of income and
long-term capital growth by investing in income-producing equity securities,
including dividend-paying common stocks, securities that are convertible into
common stocks and warrants. The Fund utilizes quantitative investment criteria
to identify companies with consistent dividend paying histories, relatively
high levels of dividends, the capacity to raise dividends in the future and
the potential for
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capital appreciation. The Fund invests primarily in domestic companies with
capitalizations exceeding $250 million in a wide range of industries. The Fund
may also invest up to 20% in the securities of foreign issuers, including
American Depository or European Depository Receipts. Under normal market
conditions, the Fund invests substantially all--but not less than 65%--of its
assets in equity securities. The Fund may invest the remainder of its assets
in high-grade money
market instruments in order to develop income, as well as corporate bonds,
mortgage related securities and in U.S. government securities.
PROPOSED CHANGES IN INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES AND STRATEGIES
The Board of Trustees proposes that the Fund's investment objective be
changed to long-term capital growth only. Under the Board's proposal, the Fund
would fulfill its investment objective by investing primarily in large
capitalization domestic companies. The companies selected for the Fund would
be companies that have a combination of growth and value characteristics or
that are valued inexpensively relative to their growth rates. MMC would use
quantitative investment criteria to evaluate potential investments. Those
criteria would deal with such matters as market capitalization, historic and
potential earnings growth, financial strength and the potential for capital
appreciation. By no longer having an investment objective of income, the Fund
would no longer be required to purchase income-producing equity securities,
including dividend paying common stocks or companies that have a history of
paying dividends or the capacity to raise dividends in the future.
The Fund, under normal market conditions, would invest substantially all--
but not less than 65%--of its assets in common stocks. The Fund could continue
to invest the remainder of its assets in securities that are convertible into
common stocks, warrants, high grade money market instruments, as well as
corporate bonds, and be able to invest up to 20% of its assets in the
securities of foreign issuers, including American Depository Receipts or
European Depository Receipts.
REASONS FOR THE PROPOSAL
The Board of Trustees has determined that the proposed changes in the
investment objective and policies of the Fund would be in the best interests
of the Fund's shareholders. This determination was made after MMC's review of
the Fund's current holdings of securities, its performance record since the
commencement of its investment operations and current and anticipated market
conditions. MMC believes that because the Fund has been limited to purchasing
primarily income-producing equity securities, the Fund has been unable to
fully capitalize on the growth of some equity securities, such as many in the
technology area, that do not offer dividends. The Board considered an analysis
from MMC which indicated that approximately 25% of the 1000 largest
capitalization stocks
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traded in the United States do not pay dividends. Therefore, the Fund was not
eligible to purchase those securities that have the potential to offer
shareholders greater capital growth.
The proposed changes to the Fund's investment objective are also intended to
adapt the Fund to the current and anticipated economic climate. When the Fund
was formed in 1992, companies generally dedicated a substantial portion of
their cash flow to dividend payments. However, companies are now using their
cash flow for different purposes, including stock buy-backs, strategic
acquisitions and debt reduction. MMC also explained that the diminishing role
of dividends is evident in the dividend yield of the overall market. Today
that yield is less than 1.75%; five years ago the yield was approximately
3.0%.
An additional consideration in converting the Fund's investment objective to
one no longer requiring income was that recent changes in the tax law enhanced
the favorable tax treatment of long-term capital gains relative to dividend or
interest income.
REQUIRED VOTE
Amendment to the Fund's investment objective and policies requires a
Majority Vote of the Fund's shareholders. If this proposal is not approved by
shareholders, the existing investment objectives and policies of the Fund will
remain in effect. If this proposal is approved by shareholders, the proposed
changes to the Fund's investment objective and name described above will
become effective soon after such approval. The Board recommends approval of
the proposal to change the Fund's investment objective and name as discussed
in this Proxy Statement.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
The name and address of each Fund's investment adviser(s), principal
underwriter and Administrator are set forth in Exhibit B hereto.
SUBMISSION OF SHAREHOLDER PROPOSALS
The Funds do not hold regular shareholders meetings. Shareholders wishing to
submit proposals for inclusion in a proxy statement for a subsequent
shareholders' meeting should send their written proposals to the Secretary of
the Fund at the address set forth on the cover of this joint proxy statement.
Proposals must be received at a reasonable time prior to the date of a meeting
of shareholders to be considered for inclusion in the materials for a Fund's
meeting. Timely submission of a proposal does not, however, necessarily mean
that such proposal will be included.
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SHAREHOLDERS' REQUEST FOR SPECIAL MEETING
Shareholders holding at least 10% of each Fund's outstanding voting
securities (as defined in the 1940 Act) may require the calling of a meeting
of shareholders for the purpose of voting on the removal of any Board member
of the Fund. Meetings of shareholders for any other purpose also shall be
called by the Trustees when requested in writing by shareholders holding at
least 10% of the shares then outstanding or, if the Trustees shall fail to
call or give notice of any meeting of shareholders for a period of 30 days
after such application, shareholders holding at least 10% of the shares then
outstanding may call and give notice of such meeting.
OTHER MATTERS TO COME BEFORE THE MEETING
The Funds do not intend to present any other business at the Meeting, nor
are they aware that any shareholder intends to do so. If, however, any other
matters are properly brought before the Meeting, the persons named in the
accompanying proxy card(s) will vote thereon in accordance with their
judgment.
, 1998
A FUND WILL FURNISH, WITHOUT CHARGE, A COPY OF ITS ANNUAL REPORT AND THE MOST
RECENT SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT SUCCEEDING THE ANNUAL REPORT, IF ANY, TO A
SHAREHOLDER UPON REQUEST. ANY SUCH REQUEST SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO A FUND BY
CALLING (800) 473-6977 OR BY WRITING TO A FUND, AT 388 GREENWICH STREET, NEW
YORK, NEW YORK 10013.
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IT IS IMPORTANT THAT PROXIES BE RETURNED PROMPTLY. SHAREHOLDERS WHO DO NOT
EXPECT TO ATTEND THE MEETING ARE THEREFORE URGED TO COMPLETE, SIGN, DATE AND
RETURN EACH PROXY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE IN THE ENCLOSED POSTAGE PAID ENVELOPE.
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EXHIBIT A
EXHIBIT A
BOARD MEMBER COMPENSATION
BOARD AND COMMITTEE MEETINGS
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
NUMBER OF NUMBER OF
NUMBER OF AUDIT NOMINATING
BOARD COMMITTEE COMMITTEE
MEETINGS MEETINGS MEETINGS
HELD HELD HELD
AMOUNT PAID DURING DURING DURING DURING
CALENDAR YEAR ENDED CALENDAR CALENDAR CALENDAR
DECEMBER 31, 1997 FROM RICHARD E. YEAR ENDED YEAR ENDED YEAR ENDED
THE LEE ALLAN J. HANSON, HEATH B. DECEMBER 31, DECEMBER 31, DECEMBER 31,
FUND TO BOARD MEMBER ABRAHAM BLOOSTEIN JR. MCLENDON 1997 1997 1997
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Smith Barney Equity
Funds................... $ 9,200 $11,200 $11,200 -- 9 1 0
Compensation Paid to
Board Members from all
other Smith Barney
Funds................... 29,450 74,650 36,150 -- -- -- --
Total Compensation...... 38,650 85,850 47,350 -- -- -- --
</TABLE>
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EXHIBIT B
EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE FUNDS
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NAME OF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
(AGE) PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION AND BUSINESS EXPERIENCE FOR PAST 5 YEARS
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<C> <S>
R. Jay Gerken (46) Managing Director of Smith Barney; prior to July 1993 Managing
Director of Shearson Lehman Advisors.
Lewis E. Daidone Managing Director of Smith Barney; Director and Senior Vice
(40) President of Mutual Management Corp. ("MMC") formerly known as
Smith Barney Mutual Funds Management Inc. and Travelers
Investment Advisers, Inc. ("TIA"); Senior Vice President and
Treasurer of 41 Funds of Smith Barney Mutual Funds.
Heath B. McLendon Managing Director of Smith Barney; President and Director of MMC
(64) and TIA; Chairman of Smith Barney Strategy Advisors Inc.; prior
to 1993, Senior Executive Vice President of Shearson Lehman
Brothers Inc., Vice Chairman of Shearson Asset Management,
Director of PanAgora Asset Management, Inc. and PanAgora Asset
Management Limited.
Christina T. Sydor Managing Director of Smith Barney; General Counsel, Secretary of
(45) MMC and TIA and Secretary of 41 Smith Barney Mutual Funds.
Robert J. Brady (56) Managing Director of Smith Barney.
Ellen S. Cammer (41) Managing Director of Smith Barney.
</TABLE>
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EXHIBIT C
NAMES AND ADDRESSES OF INVESTMENT ADVISERS, DISTRIBUTORS, ADMINISTRATORS AND
OFFICERS
UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED IN THIS EXHIBIT C, THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION
APPLIES TO BOTH FUNDS:
INVESTMENT ADVISER AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS*:
ADMINISTRATOR:
Heath B. McLendon, Chairman of the Board and
Chief Executive Officer
Mutual Management
Corp.388 Greenwich
StreetNew York, NY
10013
Lewis E. Daidone, Senior Vice President and
Treasurer
DISTRIBUTOR: Christina T. Sydor, Secretary
Smith Barney Inc.388
Greenwich StreetNew
York, NY 10013
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<CAPTION>
INVESTMENT ADVISERS,
FUND DISTRIBUTORS AND ADMINISTRATORS EXECUTIVE OFFICERS*
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<S> <C> <C>
Concert Social Awareness Investment Adviser for Concert Robert J. Brady, CFA, Vice
Fund Social President and
Awareness Fund: Investment Officer
Smith Barney Strategy Advisers Ellen S. Cammer, Investment
Inc. Officer
Co-Distributor for Concert Social R. Jay Gerken, Vice President and
Investment
Awareness Fund: Officer
PFS Distributors, Inc.
</TABLE>
*Please refer to Exhibit B for a description of each officer's background.
C-1
PLEASE VOTE THIS PROXY CARD TODAY!
YOUR PROMPT RESPONSE WILL SAVE
THE EXPENSE OF ADDITIONAL MAILINGS.
NOTE: YOUR PROXY IS NOT VALID UNLESS
IT IS SIGNED BELOW.
Please fold and detach card at perforation before
mailing.
FUND NAME PRINTS HERE
MEETING TIME PRINTS HERE
PROXY SOLICITED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The undersigned holder of shares of the Fund
referenced above hereby appoints Heath B. McLendon,
Christina T. Sydor and David Barnett attorneys with
fullpowers of substitution and revocation, to
represent the undersigned and to vote on behalf of the
undersigned all shares of the Fund that the
undersigned isentitled to vote at the Special Meeting
of Shareholders of the Fund to be held at the offices
of the Fund, 388 Greenwich Street, New York, New York,
on March25, 1998 at the time indicated above and at
any adjournments thereof. The undersigned hereby
acknowledges receipt of the Notice of Special Meeting
andProxy Statement dated January XX, 1998 and hereby
instructs said attorneys and proxies to vote said
shares as indicated herein. A majority of the proxies
present and acting at the Special Meeting in person or
by substitute (or, if only one shall be so present,
then that one) shall have and may exercise all of the
power and authority of said proxies hereunder. The
undersigned hereby revokes any proxy previously given.
Date: 1998
PLEASE SIGN IN BOX BELOW
Please sign exactly as your name appears on this
Proxy. If joint owners, EITHER may sign the Proxy.
When signing as attorney, executor, administrator,
trustee, guardian or corporate officer, please give
your full title.Signature(s) Title(s), if
applicableSBE98
PLEASE VOTE THIS PROXY CARD TODAY!
YOUR PROMPT RESPONSE WILL SAVE
THE EXPENSE OF ADDITIONAL MAILINGS.
NOTE: YOUR PROXY IS NOT VALID UNLESS IT
IS SIGNED ON THE REVERSE SIDE.
*Please vote by filling in the boxes below.:
Please fold and detach card at perforation before
mailing.
To elect Trustees of the Trust.
FOR ALL FOR ALL EXCEPT WITHHOLD ALL
AS MARKED BELOW
Lee Abraham; Allan J. Bloostein; Richard E. Hanson
Jr.;
Heath B. McLendon
To withhold authority to vote for any individual
nominee, print that nominee's name on the line
below.1.{To approve or disapprove the
reclassification, modification and/or elimination of
certain fundamental investment policies.
2.-FOR ALL EXCEPT AS MARKED BELOW
AGAINST ALL ABSTAIN ALL"
(2A) Diversification
(2B) Industry Concentration
(2C) Borrowing
(2D) Lending
(2E) Real Estate and Commodities
2F) Underwriting of Securities .AAA
To vote against a particular proposed change,
applicable to your Fund, write the sub-proposal number
on the line below.3.}(For the Smith Barney Growth and
Income Fund only) To approve or disapprove
thechanging of the Fund's investment objective.3.4.cTo
transact such other business as may properly come
before the meeting or any adjournment thereof.4.SBE98
