REQUEST TO RECONSIDER PRIOR ABSTENTION
(date)
To Shareholders of the
MetLife - State Street Research Equity Investment Fund
Recently we solicited your proxy vote on a number of important proposals.
Because you returned a proxy sheet which indicated that you "abstained" from
voting on one or more proposals that are still open, we are contacting you again
to ask that you reconsider your abstention and vote in favor of the proposals.
The Fund is very close to the requisite vote to approve the proposals and your
vote may make a difference. The meeting has been adjourned to allow more time to
obtain votes.
The open proposals are proposals 2(a), 2(b) and 3. Each of the proposals
would help the Fund achieve its investment objective by giving it more
investment flexibility in the future to adapt to changing market environments,
and to invest in a broader range of investment vehicles, all in the best
interests of shareholders. The proposals are described in more detail in the
Proxy Statement. Please call 1-800-562-0032 if you need another copy of the
Proxy Statement.
Please indicate your vote, sign and return promptly the enclosed
Supplemental Proxy sheet in the special accompanying envelope which will
expedite processing and does not require any postage from you. (If your return
envelope is for Federal Express, call for free pick-up at 1-800-238-5355.)
You may receive a telephone call urging you to return your Supplemental
Proxy sheet. If you have any questions, please contact State Street Research
Shareholder Services toll-free nationwide at 1-800-562-0032 between 8 a.m. and 6
p.m. Eastern Standard Time.
Thank you.
State Street Research
Shareholder Services
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Notes:
1. The Fund and its Trust changed the first part of their names from "MetLife
- State Street" to "State Street Research" on November 1, 1995.
2. In some cases, persons with the same tax identification number and mailing
address may have received proxy solicitation materials for different
accounts in one package.
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METLIFE - STATE STREET RESEARCH EQUITY INVESTMENT FUND
a series of
MetLife - State Street Equity Trust
SUPPLEMENTAL PROXY
Special Meeting of Shareholders
The undersigned hereby submits this Supplemental Proxy to make the below
indicated changes to the votes and abstentions previously submitted by the
undersigned in connection with a Special Meeting of Shareholders as described in
a related Proxy Statement dated August 22, 1995.
If a choice is specified for a proposal, this proxy will be voted as indicated.
IF NO CHOICE IS SPECIFIED, THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED FOR THE PROPOSAL. IF NO
CHOICES ARE SPECIFIED FOR ANY PROPOSALS, THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED FOR ALL
PROPOSALS. The Board of Trustees recommends a vote FOR all proposals.
THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
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PLEASE DETACH AND RETURN BOTTOM PORTION IN THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE
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FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN
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2. To reclassify the following investment policies from fundamental policies
to nonfundamental policies:
a. Policy regarding investments in securities of companies with less than
three (3) years' continuous operation; and [ ] [ ] [ ]
b. Policy regarding investments in illiquid securities. [ ] [ ] [ ]
3. To amend the Fund's fundamental policy regarding investments in commodities
and commodity contracts. [ ] [ ] [ ]
IT IS IMPORTANT THAT THIS PROXY BE SIGNED
AND RETURNED IN THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE.
DATE: ______________________, 1995
NOTE: Please date and sign exactly as name or names appear
hereon and return in the enclosed envelope, which
requires no postage if mailed in the United States. When signing
as attorney, executor, trustee, guardian or officer of a
corporation, please give title as such.
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Signature(s) if held jointly (Title(s), if required)
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REQUEST TO RECONSIDER PRIOR ABSTENTION
(date)
To Shareholders of the
MetLife - State Street Research Equity Income Fund
Recently we solicited your proxy vote on a number of important proposals.
Because you returned a proxy sheet which indicated that you "abstained" from
voting on one or more proposals that are still open, we are contacting you again
to ask that you reconsider your abstention and vote in favor of the proposals.
The Fund is very close to the requisite vote to approve the proposals and your
vote may make a difference. The meeting has been adjourned to allow more time to
obtain votes.
The open proposals are proposals 2(b) and 3. Each of the proposals would
help the Fund achieve its investment objective by giving it more investment
flexibility in the future to adapt to changing market environments, and to
invest in a broader range of investment vehicles, all in the best interests of
shareholders. The proposals are described in more detail in the Proxy Statement.
Please call 1-800-562-0032 if you need another copy of the Proxy Statement.
Please indicate your vote, sign and return promptly the enclosed
Supplemental Proxy sheet in the special accompanying envelope which will
expedite processing and does not require any postage from you. (If your return
envelope is for Federal Express, call for free pick-up at 1-800-238-5355.)
You may receive a telephone call urging you to return your Supplemental
Proxy sheet. If you have any questions, please contact State Street Research
Shareholder Services toll-free nationwide at 1-800-562-0032 between 8 a.m. and 6
p.m. Eastern Standard Time.
Thank you.
State Street Research
Shareholder Services
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Notes:
1. The Fund and its Trust changed the first part of their names from "MetLife
- State Street" to "State Street Research" on November 1, 1995.
2. In some cases, persons with the same tax identification number and mailing
address may have received proxy solicitation materials for different
accounts in one package.
<PAGE>
METLIFE - STATE STREET RESEARCH EQUITY INCOME FUND
a series of
MetLife - State Street Equity Trust
SUPPLEMENTAL PROXY
Special Meeting of Shareholders
The undersigned hereby submits this Supplemental Proxy to make the below
indicated changes to the votes and abstentions previously submitted by the
undersigned in connection with a Special Meeting of Shareholders as described in
a related Proxy Statement dated August 22, 1995.
If a choice is specified for a proposal, this proxy will be voted as indicated.
IF NO CHOICE IS SPECIFIED, THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED FOR THE PROPOSAL. IF NO
CHOICES ARE SPECIFIED FOR ANY PROPOSALS, THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED FOR ALL
PROPOSALS. The Board of Trustees recommends a vote FOR all proposals.
THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
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PLEASE DETACH AND RETURN BOTTOM PORTION IN THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE
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FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN
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2. To reclassify the following investment policy from a fundamental policy to a
nonfundamental policy:
b. Policy regarding investments in illiquid securities. [ ] [ ] [ ]
3. To amend the Fund's fundamental policy regarding investments in commodities and
commodity contracts. [ ] [ ] [ ]
IT IS IMPORTANT THAT THIS PROXY BE SIGNED
AND RETURNED IN THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE.
DATE: ______________________, 1995
NOTE: Please date and sign exactly as name or names appear hereon
and return in the enclosed envelope, which requires no postage if
mailed in the United States. When signing as attorney, executor,
trustee, guardian or officer of a corporation, please give title
as such.
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Signature(s) if held jointly (Title(s), if required)
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