As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 1, 1999
Registration No. 33-5827
811-4675
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-1A
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 X
Pre-Effective Amendment No.
Post-Effective Amendment No. 12 X
and/or
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940 X
Amendment No. 13 X
(Check appropriate box or boxes.)
LEXINGTON GLOBAL INCOME FUND
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(Exact name of Registrant as specified in Charter)
Park 80 West Plaza Two
Saddle Brook, New Jersey 07663
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(Address of principal executive offices)
Registrant's Telephone Number: (201) 845-7300
Lisa Curcio, Secretary
Lexington Global Income Fund
Park 80 West Plaza Two, Saddle Brook, New Jersey 07663
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(Name and address of agent for service)
With a copy to:
Carl Frischling, Esq.
Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP
919 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10022
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It is proposed that this filing will become effective 60 days after
filing pursuant to Paragraph (a) of Rule 485.
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The Registrant has registered an indefinite number of shares under the
Securities Act of 1933, pursuant to Section 24(f) of the Investment
Company Act of 1940. A Rule 24f-2 Notice for the Registrant's fiscal year
ended December 31, 1998 will be filed by March 31, 1999.
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LEXINGTON GLOBAL INCOME FUND
REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM N-1A
CROSS REFERENCE SHEET
PART A
Items in Part A Prospectus
of Form N-1A Prospectus Caption Page Number
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1. Cover Page Cover Page
2. Synopsis *
3. Financial Highlights 11
4. General Description of Registrant 3
5. Management of the Fund 42
6. Capital Stock and Other Securities 61
7. Purchase of Securities Being Offered 51
8. Redemption or Repurchase 54
9. Legal Proceedings *
Note * Omitted since answer is negative or inapplicable
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LEXINGTON GLOBAL INCOME FUND
STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL
PART B INFORMATION CAPTION INFORMATION PAGE NUMBER
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10. Cover Page Cover Page
11. Table of Contents Cover Page
12. General Information and History 61 (Part A)
13. Investment Objectives and Policies 2
14. Management of the Registrant 22
15. Control Persons and Principal Holders 15
of Securities
16. Investment Advisory and Other Services 15
17. Brokerage Allocation and Other Practices 13
18. Capital Stock and Other Securities 61 (Part A)
19. Purchase, Redemption and Pricing of 51, 54 (Part A)
securities being offered
20. Tax Status 17
21. Underwriters 15 (Part A)
22. Calculation of Yield Quotations on Money *
Market Funds
23. Financial Statements 27
PART C
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Information required to be included in Part C is set forth
under the appropriate Item, so numbered, in Part C to this
Registration Statement.
* Not Applicable
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PROSPECTUS [_______, 1999]
THE LEXINGTON FUNDS
Domestic Equity Lexington SmalllCap Fixed-Income Precious Metals
Funds Fund, Inc. Funds and Money Funds
Market Funds
Lexington Growth International and Lexington GNMA Lexington Goldfund,
and Income Fund, Global Funds Income Fund, Inc. Inc.
Inc.
Lexington Silver
Lexington Crosby Lexington Global Fund, Inc.
Small Cap Asia Income Fund
Growth Fund, Inc.
Lexington Global Lexington Money
Corporate Leaders Market Trust
Fund, Inc.
Lexington
International Fund
Inc.
Lexington
Worldwide
Emerging Markets
Fund, Inc.
Lexington Troika
Dialog Russia Fund,
Inc.
The Securities and Exchange Commission has not approved nor disapproved the
shares of any of the Funds. The Securities and Exchange Commission also has not
determined whether this Prospectus is accurate or complete. Any person who tells
you that the Securities and Exchange Commission has made such an approval or
determination is committing a crime.
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DOMESTIC EQUITY FUNDS
Lexington Growth and Income Fund, Inc.
Risk/Return Summary
Investment Objective
The Lexington Growth and Income Fund's principal investment objective is
long-term capital appreciation. Income is a secondary objective.
Investment Strategy
The Lexington Growth and Income Fund, Inc. ("the Fund") will invest at least 65%
of its total assets in common stocks of U.S. companies, which may include senior
securities convertible into shares of common stock. The Fund seeks to invest in
long-term investments in large, ably managed and well financed companies.
The Fund may invest the remaining 35% of its assets in foreign securities and
smaller capitalization companies.
Principal Risks
Through stock investment, the Fund may expose you to common stock risks which
may cause you to lose money if there is a sudden decline in the share price of
one or more of the companies in the Fund's portfolio. Due to the inherent
effects of the stock market, the value of the Fund will fluctuate with the
movement of the market as well as in response to the activities of individual
companies in the Fund's portfolio.
For a more detailed risk discussion involving investments in this Fund, please
read "Risks of Investing" on page __.
Bar Chart and Performance Table
The bar chart and performance table below show the risks of investing in the
Fund. The chart shows changes in the performance from ______ through _______.
The table shows how the average annual return compares with the most commonly
used index for its market segment for 1, 5 and 10 years (or since inception).
You should remember that past performance is not an indication of future
performance.
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Past Fund Performance The chart at the left below shows the risk of investing in
the Fund and how the Fund's total return has varied from year-to-year. The chart
at the right compares the Fund's performance with the most commonly used index
for its market segment. Of course, past performance is no guarantee of future
results.
[THE FOLLOWING TABLE WAS REPRESENTED AS A BAR CHART IN THE PRINTED MATERIAL]
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998
---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
27.56% -10.27% 24.87% 12.36% 13.22% -3.11% 22.57% 26.46% 30.36% 21.42%
</TABLE>
Average Annual Returns Through 12/31/98
Growth & Income Fund 21.42% 18.90% 15.76%
S & P 500 28.72% 24.09% 19.22%
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1 Year 5 Year 10 Year
During the ten year period shown in the above bar graph chart, the fund's
highest quarterly return was 21.95% for the fourth quarter in 1998 and the
fund's lowest quarterly return was -14.87% for the third quarter in 1990.
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Fees and Expenses
This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold
shares of the Fund.
<TABLE>
Shareholder Fees (Paid directly from your investment)
<S> <C>
Maximum Sales Charges (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a % of offering price) None
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) None
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Reinvested Dividends/Distributions None
Redemption Fee (as a % of amount redeemed, if applicable) None
Exchange Fee None
30-Day Redemption/Exchange Fee None
Maximum Account Fee None
<CAPTION>
Annual Fund Operating Expenses (Paid from Fund assets)
<S> <C>
Management Fees 0.63%
Rule 12b-1 Fees 0.25%
Other Fees 0.28%
Total Fund Operating Expenses 1.16%
</TABLE>
Example of Expenses:
This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in Lexington
Growth and Income Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds.
This example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods
indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. It
also assumes that your investment has a 5% annual return each year and that the
operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or
lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
1 Year 3 Years 5 Years 10 Years
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$118.23 $368.48 $638.31 $1,408.96
See "Management of the Fund" for more complete descriptions of such costs and
expenses.
Lexington SmallCap Fund, Inc.
Risk/Return Summary
Investment Objective
The Lexington SmallCap Fund's principal investment objective is long-term
capital appreciation. The Lexington SmallCap Fund will seek to obtain its
objective through investment in equity securities and equivalents primarily of
domestic companies having market capitalizations of less than $1 billion.
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Past Fund Performance The chart at the left below shows the risk of investing in
the Fund and how the Fund's total return has varied from year-to-year. The chart
at the right compares the Fund's performance with the most commonly used index
for its market segment. Of course, past performance is no guarantee of future
results.
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[THE FOLLOWING TABLE WAS REPRESENTED AS A BAR CHART IN THE PRINTED MATERIAL]
1996 1997 1998
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17.50% 10.47% 6.73%
Average Annual Returns Through 12/31/98
Small Cap Fund 6.73% 11.51%
Russell 2000 Index -2.55% 11.56%
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1 Year Since Inception
(1/2/96)
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During the three year period shown in the above bar graph chart, the fund's
highest quarterly return was 15.04% for the fourth quarter in 1998 and the
fund's lowest quarterly return was -11.43% for the fourth quarter in 1997.
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Investment Strategy
The Lexington SmallCap Fund, Inc. (the "Fund") will invest at least 90% of its
assets in domestic companies having market capitalizations between $20 million
and $1 billion at the time of investment. The Fund may invest the remaining 10%
of its assets in a similar manner, or in securities of companies with market
capitalizations below $20 million, above $1 billion, foreign companies with
dollar denominated shares traded in the United States, American Depository
Shares or Receipts, real estate investment trusts and cash. The Fund will invest
primarily in listed securities or those traded over-the-counter.
In selecting investments for the Fund, Lexington Management Corporation ("the
Manager") and the sub-adviser have established a universe of small
capitalization stocks that are screened using the sub-adviser's proprietary
stock selectivity model. Once the stocks are evaluated and ranked by expected
future relative price performance, the adviser and sub-adviser establish both
sector and diversification allocations in building the portfolio.
Principal Risks
Through stock investment, the Fund may expose you to common stock risks which
may cause you to lose money if there is a sudden decline in the share price of
one or more of the companies in the Fund's portfolio. Due to the inherent
effects of the stock market, the value of the Fund will fluctuate with the
movement of the market as well as in response to the activities of individual
companies in the Fund's portfolio. Also, the Fund's focus on small cap stocks
may expose investors to additional risks. Smaller companies typically have more
limited product lines, markets and financial resources than larger companies,
and their securities may trade less frequently and in more limited volume than
those of larger, more mature companies. As a result, small cap stocks, and
therefore the Fund, may fluctuate significantly more in value than larger cap
stocks and funds that focus on them.
Bar Chart and Performance Table
The bar chart and performance table below show the risks of investing in the
Fund. The chart shows changes in the performance from ______ through _______.
The table shows how the average annual returns compares with the most commonly
used index for its market segment for 1, 5 and 10 years (or since inception).
You should remember that past performance is not an indication of future
performance.
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Fees and Expenses
This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold
shares of the Fund.
<TABLE>
<S> <C>
Shareholder Fees (Paid directly from your investment)
Maximum Sales Charges (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a % of offering price) None
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) None
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Reinvested Dividends/Distributions None
Redemption Fee (as a % of amount redeemed, if applicable) None
Exchange Fee None
30-Day Redemption/Exchange Fee None
Maximum Account Fee None
<CAPTION>
Annual Fund Operating Expenses (Paid from Fund assets)*
<S> <C>
Management Fees 1.00%
Rule 12b-1 Fees 0.25%
Other Fees 1.67%
Total Fund Operating Expenses 2.92%
</TABLE>
* In 1998, 0.33% of the management fee was voluntarily waived by the Adviser,
and as a result, net expenses were actually 2.59%.
Example of Expenses:
This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund
with the cost of investing in other mutual funds.
This example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods
indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. This
example also assumes that your investment has a 5% annual return each year and
that the operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be
higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
1 Year 3 Years 5 Years 10 Years
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$295.04 $903.65 $1,537.84 $3,242.41
See "Management of the Fund" for more complete descriptions of such costs and
expenses.
INTERNATIONAL FUNDS
Lexington Crosby Small Cap Asia Growth Fund, Inc.
Risk/Return Summary
Investment Objective
The Lexington Crosby Small Cap Asia Growth Fund's investment objective is to
seek long-term capital appreciation primarily by investing in equity securities
and equivalents of companies in the Asia Region having market capitalizations of
less than $1 billion.
Investment Strategy
The Lexington Crosby Small Cap Asia Growth Fund (the "Fund") will normally
invest at least 65% of its total assets in equity securities of smaller
companies in the Asia Region. The Fund will primarily invest in listed
securities but may also invest in unlisted securities.
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The Fund intends to invest primarily in companies which:
o have proven management;
o are undervalued and under-researched by the investment community;
o are within industry sectors with strong growth prospects; and
o which have potential investment returns that are superior to the Asian
market as a whole.
The Fund may invest 35% of its total assets in:
o companies with market capitalizations of $1 billion or more;
o companies outside the Asia Region (e.g. Australia or New Zealand);
o debt securities; and
o other investments.
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Past Fund Performance The chart at the left below shows the risk of investing in
the Fund and how the Fund's total return has varied from year-to-year. The chart
at the right compares the Fund's performance with the most commonly used index
for its market segment. Of course, past performance is no guarantee of future
results.
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[THE FOLLOWING TABLE WAS REPRESENTED AS A BAR CHART IN THE PRINTED MATERIAL]
1995 1996 1997 1998
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-4.39% 25.50% -42.32% -19.41%
Average Annual Returns Through 12/31/98
Crosby Small Cap Asia Growth Fund -19.41% -14.82%
MSCI All Country Far East ex-Japan -4.83% -13.21%
EAFE 20.33% 10.24%
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1 Year Since Inception
(7/3/95)
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During the four year period shown in the above bar graph chart, the fund's
highest quarterly return was 23.43% for the fourth quarter in 1998 and the
fund's lowest quarterly return was -41.41% for the fourth quarter in 1997.
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The Fund considers the following countries to be in the Asia Region:(1)
Bangladesh India Malaysia Singapore Taiwan
China Indonesia Pakistan Sri Lanka Thailand
Hong Kong Korea The Philippines Vietnam
The Fund will normally invest in at least three different countries. The Fund
does not intend to invest in Japanese securities.
Principal Risks
Through stock investment, the Fund may expose you to common stock risks which
may cause you to lose money if there is a sudden decline in the share price in
one of the companies in the Fund's portfolio. The Fund's volatility may be
increased by its heavy concentration in emerging Asia markets as
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they tend to be much more volatile than the U.S. market due to their relative
immaturity and instability. The economies of emerging countries may be
predominately based on only a few industries or on revenue from particular
commodities, international aid and other assistance. Some emerging Asian
countries, such as Malaysia in 1998, have restricted the flow or money into or
out of the country. Emerging markets also tend to be less liquid and offer less
regulatory protection for investors. Since mid-1997 Asia has faced serious
economic problems and disruptions, causing substantial losses for some
investors. Also, most of the securities in which the Fund invests are
denominated in foreign currencies, whose values may decline against the U.S.
dollar.
For a more detailed risk discussion involving investments in this Fund, please
read "Risks of Investing" on page __.
Bar Chart and Performance Table
The bar chart and performance table below show the risks of investing in the
Fund. The chart shows changes in the performance from ______ through _______.
The table shows how the average annual return compares with the most commonly
used index for its market segment for 1, 5 and 10 years (or since inception).
You should remember that past performance is not an indication of future
performance.
Fees and Expenses
This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold
shares of the Fund.
<TABLE>
<S> <C>
Shareholder Fees (Paid directly from your investment)
Maximum Sales Charges (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as % of offering price) None
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) None
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Reinvested Dividends/Distributions None
Redemption Fee (as % of amount redeemed, if applicable) None
Exchange Fee None
30-Day Redemption/Exchange Fee None
Maximum Account Fee None
<CAPTION>
<S> <C>
Annual Fund Operating Expenses (Paid from Fund assets)*
Management Fees 1.25%
Rule 12b-1 Fees None
Other Fees 1.61%
Total Fund Operating Expenses 2.86%
</TABLE>
*In 1998, 0.36% of the management fee was voluntarily waived by the Adviser, as
a result net expenses were actually 2.50%.
Example of Expenses:
This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund
with the cost of investing in other mutual funds.
This example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods
indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. This
example also assumes that your investment has a 5% annual return each year and
that the operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be
higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
1 Year 3 Years 5 Years 10 Years
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$289.06 $885.87 $1,508.50 $3,185.46
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See "Management of the Fund" for more complete descriptions of such costs and
expenses.
Lexington Global Corporate Leaders Fund, Inc.
Risk/Return Summary
Investment Objective
The Lexington Global Corporate Leaders Fund's investment objective is to seek
long-term growth of capital through investment in equity securities and
equivalents of foreign and U.S. companies.
Investment Strategy
The Lexington Global Corporate Leaders Fund, Inc. (the "Fund") normally invests
at least 65% of its total assets in a diversified portfolio of blue chip
securities that the Manager believes represent "corporate leaders" in their
respective industries.
The Fund may invest in the securities of companies and governments of the
following regions:
o Asia Region (including Japan);
o Europe;
o Latin America;
o Africa;
o North America (including U.S. and Canada); and,
o Other areas and countries as the Manager may decide from time to time.
The Fund will normally invest in at least three different countries. The Fund
intends to select the countries, currencies and companies that provide the
greatest potential for long-term growth.
The Fund may invest 35% of its total assets in:
o securities of smaller capitalization companies;
o debt securities; and
o other investments.
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Past Fund Performance The chart at the left below shows the risk of investing in
the Fund and how the Fund's total return has varied from year-to-year. The chart
at the right compares the Fund's performance with the most commonly used index
for its market segment. Of course, past performance is no guarantee of future
results.
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[THE FOLLOWING TABLE WAS REPRESENTED AS A BAR CHART IN THE PRINTED MATERIAL]
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
18.88% -16.75% 15.55% -3.55% 31.88% 1.84% 10.69% 16.43% 6.90% 19.06%
</TABLE>
Average Annual Returns Through 12/31/98
Global Corporate Leaders Fund 19.06% 10.81% 9.84%
MSCI-World Index 24.80% 15.77% 10.70%
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1 Year 5 Year 10 Year
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During the ten year period shown in the above bar graph chart, the fund's
highest quarterly return was 16.76% for the fourth quarter in 1998 and the
fund's lowest quarterly return was -18.32% for the third quarter in 1990.
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Principal Risks
Through stock investment, the Fund may expose you to common stock risks which
may cause you to lose money if there is a sudden decline in the share price of
one of the companies in the Fund's portfolio. Due to the inherent effects of
stock markets, the value of the Fund will fluctuate with the movements as well
as in response to the activities of individual companies in the Fund's
portfolio. By investing in foreign stocks, the Fund exposes shareholders to
additional risks. Some foreign stock markets tend to be more volatile than the
U.S. market due to economic and political instability and regulatory conditions
in these countries. In addition, most of the foreign securities in which the
Fund invests are denominated in foreign currencies, whose values may decline
against the U.S. dollar.
Bar Chart and Performance Table
The bar chart and performance table below show the risks of investing in the
Fund. The chart shows changes in the performance from ______ through _______.
The table shows how the average annual return compares with the most commonly
used index for its market segment for 1, 5 and 10 years (or since inception).
You should remember that past performance is not an indication of future
performance.
Fees and Expenses
This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold
shares of the Fund.
<TABLE>
<S> <C>
Shareholder Fees (Paid directly from your investment)
Maximum Sales Charges (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a % of offering price) None
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) None
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Reinvested Dividends/Distributions None
Redemption Fee (as a % of amount redeemed, if applicable) None
Exchange Fee None
30-Day Redemption/Exchange Fee None
Maximum Account Fee None
<CAPTION>
Annual Fund Operating Expenses (Paid from Fund assets)
<S> <C>
Management Fees 1.00%
Rule 12b-1 Fees None
Other Fees 1.12%
Total Fund Operating Expenses 2.12%
</TABLE>
Example of Expenses:
This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund
with the cost of investing in other mutual funds.
This example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods
indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. This
example also assumes that your investment has a 5% annual return each year and
that the operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be
higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
1 Year 3 Years 5 Years 10 Years
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$215.05 $663.92 $1,139.01 $2,451.76
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Past Fund Performance The chart at the left below shows the risk of investing in
the Fund and how the Fund's total return has varied from year-to-year. The chart
at the right compares the Fund's performance with the most commonly used index
for its market segment. Of course, past performance is no guarantee of future
results.
[THE FOLLOWING TABLE WAS REPRESENTED AS A BAR CHART IN THE PRINTED MATERIAL]
1994 1995 1996 1997 1998
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5.87% 5.77% 13.57% 1.61% 19.02%
Average Annual Returns Through 12/31/98
International Fund 19.02% 9.00%
EAFE 20.33% 9.25%
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1 Year 5 Year
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During the five year period shown in the above bar graph chart, the fund's
highest quarterly return was 17.09% for the fourth quarter in 1998 and the
fund's lowest quarterly return was -10.65% for the fourth quarter in 1997.
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See "Management of the Fund" for more complete descriptions of such costs and
expenses.
Lexington International Fund, Inc.
Risk/Return Summary
Investment Objective
The Lexington International Fund's investment objective is to seek long-term
growth of capital through investment in equity securities and equivalents of
companies outside of the U.S.
Investment Strategy
The Lexington International Fund, Inc. (the "Fund") will invest at least 65% of
its total assets in securities and equivalents of companies outside of the U.S.
The Fund generally invests the remaining 35% of its total assets in a similar
manner, but may invest those assets in companies in the United States, in debt
securities or other investments.
The Fund does not anticipate concentrating its investments in any particular
region.
Principal Risks
Through stock investment, the Fund may expose you to common stock risks which
may cause you to lose money if there is a sudden decline in the share price of
one or more of the companies in the Fund's portfolio. Due to the inherent
effects of stock markets, the value of the Fund will fluctuate with the movement
of the markets as well as in response to the activities of individual companies
in the Fund's portfolio. By investing in foreign stocks, the Fund exposes
shareholders to additional risks. Foreign stock markets tend to be more volatile
than the U.S. market due to economic and political instability and regulatory
conditions in some countries. In addition, most of the foreign securities in
which the Fund invests are denominated in foreign currencies, whose values may
decline against the U.S. dollar.
For a more detailed risk discussion involving investments in this Fund, please
read "Risks of Investing" on page __.
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Bar Chart and Performance Table
The bar chart and performance table below show the risks of investing in the
Fund. The chart shows changes in the performance from ______ through _______.
The table shows how the average annual return compares with the most commonly
used index for its market segment for 1, 5 and 10 years (or since inception).
You should remember that past performance is not an indication of future
performance.
Fees and Expenses
This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold
shares of the Fund.
<TABLE>
<S> <C>
Shareholder Fees (Paid directly from your investment)
Maximum Sales Charges (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a % of offering price) None
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) None
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Reinvested Dividends/Distributions None
Redemption Fee (as a % of amount redeemed, if applicable)Exchange Fee None
30-Day Redemption/Exchange Fe None
Maximum Account Fee None
<CAPTION>
Annual Fund Operating Expenses (Paid from Fund assets)*
<S> <C>
Management Fees 1.00%
Rule 12b-1 Fees 0.25%
Other Fees 0.50%
Total Fund Operating Expenses 2.25%
</TABLE>
*In 1998, 0.50% of the management fee was voluntarily waived by the Adviser, and
as a result, net expenses were actually 1.75%.
Example of Expenses:
This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund
with the cost of investing in other mutual funds.
This example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods
indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. This
example also assumes that your investment has a 5% annual return each year and
that the operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be
higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
1 Year 3 Years 5 Years 10 Years
------ ------- ------- --------
$228.09 $703.27 $1,204.94 $2,584.93
See "Management of the Fund" for more complete descriptions of such costs and
expenses.
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Past Fund Performance The chart at the left below shows the risk of investing in
the Fund and how the Fund's total return has varied from year-to-year. The chart
at the right compares the Fund's performance with the most commonly used index
for its market segment. Of course, past performance is no guarantee of future
results.
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[THE FOLLOWING TABLE WAS REPRESENTED AS A BAR CHART IN THE PRINTED MATERIAL]
1996 1997 1998
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-9.01% 67.50% -82.99%
Average Annual Returns Through 12/31/98
Troika Dialog Russia Fund -82.99% -40.63%
Moscow Times Index -79.62% -30.08%
Russian Trading System Index -85.15% -41.79%
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1 Year Since Inception
(7/3/96)
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During the three year period shown in the above bar graph chart, the fund's
highest quarterly return was 46.00% for the first quarter in 1997 and the fund's
lowest quarterly return was -64.89% for the third quarter in 1998.
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Lexington Troika Dialog Russia Fund, Inc.
Risk/Return Summary
Investment Objective
The Lexington Troika Dialog Russia Fund's investment objective is to seek
long-term capital appreciation through investment primarily in equity securities
of Russian companies.
Investment Strategy
The Lexington Troika Dialog Russia Fund, Inc. (the "Fund") seeks to achieve its
objective by investing at least 65% of its total assets in equity securities of
Russian companies. The Fund may invest the other 35% of its total assets in debt
securities issued by Russian companies and debt securities issued or guaranteed
by the Russian government. The Fund may also invest in the equity securities of
issuers outside of Russia which the Fund believes will experience growth in
revenue and profits from participation in the development of the economics of
the former Soviet Union.
Principal Risks
The Fund's investments will include investments in Russian companies that have
characteristics and business relationships common to companies outside of
Russia, and as a result, outside economic forces may cause fluctuations in the
value of securities held by the Fund.
Additional risks associated with investing in securities of Russian issuers
include:
o The lack of available reliable financial information which has been
prepared and audited in accordance with U.S. or Western European generally
accepted accounting principles and auditing standards;
o The extremely volatile and often illiquid nature of the secondary market
for Russian securities;
o A cumbersome share registration system for recording ownership of Russian
Securities which may adversely affect a person's ability to prove ownership.
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o The potential for unfavorable action such as expropriation, dilution,
devaluation, default or excessive taxation by the Russian government or any of
its agencies or political subdivisions with respect to investments in Russian
securities by or for the benefit of foreign entities.
For a more detailed risk discussion involving investments in this Fund, please
read "Risks of Investing" on page __.
Bar Chart and Performance Table
The bar chart and performance table below show the risks of investing in the
Fund. The chart shows changes in the performance from ______ through _______.
The table shows how the average annual return compares with the most commonly
used index for its market segment for 1, 5 and 10 years (or since inception).
You should remember that past performance is not an indication of future
performance.
Fees and Expenses
This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold
shares of the Fund.
<TABLE>
<S> <C>
Shareholder Fees (Paid directly from your investment)
Maximum Sales Charges (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a % of offering price) None
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) None
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Reinvested Dividends/Distributions None
Redemption Fee (as a % of amount redeemed, if applicable) 2.00%
Exchange Fee None
30-Day Redemption/Exchange Fee None
Maximum Account Fee None
<CAPTION>
Annual Fund Operating Expenses (Paid from Fund assets)*
<S> <C>
Management Fees 1.25%
Rule 12b-1 Fees 0.25%
Other Fees 1.14%
Total Fund Operating Expenses 2.64%
</TABLE>
*In 1998, expenses were reduced by 0.80% as a result of redemption fee proceeds
and a voluntary waiver of a portion of the management fee by the Adviser. Net
expenses were actually 1.84%.
Example of Expenses:
This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund
with the cost of investing in other mutual funds.
This example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods
indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. This
example also assumes that your investment has a 5% annual return each year and
that the operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be
higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
1 Year 3 Years 5 Years 10 Years
------ ------- ------- --------
$471.84 $1,034.90 $1,624.86 $3.225.98
You would pay the following expenses if you did not redeem your shares:
1 Year 3 Years 5 Years 10 Years
------ ------- ------- --------
$267.12 $820.41 $1,400.12 $2,973.44
See "Management of the Fund" for more complete descriptions of such costs and
expenses.
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Lexington Worldwide Emerging Markets Fund, Inc.
Risk/Return Summary
Investment Objective
The Lexington Worldwide Emerging Markets Fund's investment objective is to seek
long-term growth of capital primarily through investment in equity securities
and equivalents of emerging market companies.
Investment Strategy
The Lexington Worldwide Emerging Markets Fund (the "Fund") will invest at least
65% of its total assets according to its investment objective. The Fund's
definition of emerging markets includes, but is not limited to, the following:
o Africa: Botswana, Egypt, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Mauritius, Morocco,
Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Tunisia, Zambia and Zimbabwe;
o Asia: Bahrain, Bangladesh, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Malaysia,
Pakistan, the Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Taiwan and
Thailand;
o Europe: Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, Greece,
Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Slovakia and
Slovenia;
o The Middle East: Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Oman and Turkey;
o Latin America: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador,
Mexico, Nicaragua, Peru and Venezuela.
The Manager of the Fund considers an emerging markets company to be any company
domiciled in a country emerging market, or any company that derives 50% or more
of its total revenue from either goods or services produced or sold in countries
with emerging markets.
The Fund may invest the remaining 35% of its assets in equity securities without
regard to whether the issuer qualifies as an emerging market company, debt
securities denominated in the currency of an emerging market country or issued
or guaranteed by an emerging market company or the government of an emerging
market country, short-term or medium-term debt securities or other types of
securities.
Principal Risks
Through stock investment, the Fund may expose you to common stock risks which
may cause you to lose money if there is a sudden decline in the share price of
one of the companies in the Fund's portfolio. In addition, the risks of
investing in emerging markets are considerable. Emerging stock markets tend to
be more volatile than the U.S. market due to the relative immaturity, and
occasional instability, of their political and economic systems. In the past
many emerging markets restricted the flow of money into or out of their stock
markets, and some continue to impose restrictions on foreign investors. These
markets tend to be less liquid and offer less regulatory protection for
investors. The economies of emerging countries may be predominately based on
only a few industries or on revenue from particular commodities, international
aid and other assistance. In addition, most of the foreign securities in which
the Fund invests are denominated in foreign currencies, whose values may decline
against the U.S. dollar.
For a more detailed risk discussion involving investments in this Fund, please
read "Risks of Investing" on page __.
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Past Fund Performance The chart at the left below shows the risk of investing in
the Fund and how the Fund's total return has varied from year-to-year. The chart
at the right compares the Fund's performance with the most commonly used index
for its market segment. Of course, past performance is no guarantee of future
results.
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[THE FOLLOWING TABLE WAS REPRESENTED AS A BAR CHART IN THE PRINTED MATERIAL]
1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998
---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----
1.73% 3.77% 63.37% -13.81% -5.93% 7.38% -11.40% -29.06%
Average Annual Returns Through 12/31/98
Worldwide Emerging Markets -29.06% -11.36% -0.76%
MSCI Emerging Markets Free -25.34% -9.27% 4.69%
EAFE 20.33% 9.25% 9.67%
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1 Year 5 Year Since
Inception
(6/17/91)
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During the eight year period shown in the above bar graph chart, the fund's
highest quarterly return was 31.81% for the fourth quarter in 1993 and the
fund's lowest quarterly return was -26.18% for the third quarter in 1998.
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Bar Chart and Performance Table
The bar chart and performance table below show the risks of investing in the
Fund. The chart shows changes in the performance from ______ through _______.
The table shows how the average annual return compares with the most commonly
used index for its market segment for 1, 5 and 10 years (or since inception).
You should remember that past performance is not an indication of future
performance.
Fees and Expenses
This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold
shares of the Fund.
<TABLE>
<S> <C>
Shareholder Fees (Paid directly from your investment)
Maximum Sales Charges (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a % of offering price) None
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) None
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Reinvested Dividends/Distributions None
Redemption Fee (as a % of amount redeemed, if applicable) None
Exchange Fee None
30-Day Redemption/Exchange Fee None
Maximum Account Fee None
<CAPTION>
Annual Fund Operating Expenses (Paid from Fund assets)
<S> <C>
Management Fees 1.00%
Rule 12b-1 Fees None
Other Fees 0.85%
Total Fund Operating Expenses 1.85%
</TABLE>
Example of Expenses:
This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund
with the cost of investing in other mutual funds.
This example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods
indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. This
example also assumes that your investment has a 5% annual return each year and
that the operating expenses remaining the same. Although your actual costs may
be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
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1 Year 3 Years 5 Years 10 Years
------ ------- ------- --------
$187.91 $581.69 $1,000.66 $2,169.16
See "Management of the Fund" for more complete descriptions of such costs and
expenses.
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Past Fund Performance The chart at the left below shows the risk of investing in
the Fund and how the Fund's total return has varied from year-to-year. The chart
at the right compares the Fund's performance with the most commonly used index
for its market segment. Of course, past performance is no guarantee of future
results.
[THE FOLLOWING TABLE WAS REPRESENTED AS A BAR CHART IN THE PRINTED MATERIAL]
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998
---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
15.60% 9.23% 15.75% 5.19% 8.06% -2.07% 15.91% 5.71% 10.20% 7.52%
</TABLE>
Average Annual Returns Through 12/31/98
GNMA Income Fund 7.52% 7.29% 8.98%
Lehman Brothers Mortgage
Backed Securities Index 6.96% 7.23% 9.13%
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1 Year 5 Year 10 Year
During the ten year period shown in the above bar graph chart, the fund's
highest quarterly return was 8.88% for the second quarter in 1989 and the fund's
lowest quarterly return was -2.42% for the first quarter in 1994.
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FIXED-INCOME FUNDS AND MONEY MARKET FUNDS
Lexington GNMA Income Fund, Inc.
Risk/Return Summary
Investment Objective
The Lexington GNMA Income Fund's investment objective is to seek a high level of
current income, consistent with liquidity and safety of principal, through
investment primarily in mortgage-backed GNMA ("Ginnie Mae") Certificates that
are guaranteed as to the timely payment of principal and interest by the United
States Government.
Investment Strategies
Under normal conditions, the Lexington GNMA Income Fund (the "Fund") will invest
at least 80% of the value of its total assets in Government National Mortgage
Association ("GNMA") mortgage-backed securities (also known as "GNMA
Certificates").2 The remaining assets of the Fund will be invested in other
securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S.
Government, including U.S. Treasury securities.
Principal Risks
Through investment in GNMA securities, the Fund may expose you to certain risks
which may cause you to lose money. Mortgage prepayments are affected by the
level of interest rates and other factors, including general economic conditions
and the underlying location and age of the mortgage. In periods of rising
interest rates, the prepayment rate tends to decrease, lengthening the average
life of a pool of GNMA securities. In periods of falling interest rates, the
prepayment rate tends to increase, shortening the life of a pool. Because
prepayments of principal generally occur when interest rates are declining, it
is likely that the Fund may have to reinvest the proceeds of prepayments at
lower interest rates than those of their previous investments. If this occurs,
the Fund's yields will decline correspondingly.
For a more detailed risk discussion involving investments in this Fund, please
read "Risks of Investing" on page __.
Bar Chart and Performance Table
The bar chart and performance table below show the risks of investing in the
Fund. The chart shows changes in the performance from ______ through _______.
The table shows how the average annual return compares with the most commonly
used index for its market segment for 1, 5 and 10 years (or since inception).
You should remember that past performance is not an indication of future
performance.
Fees and Expenses
This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold
shares of the Fund.
<TABLE>
Shareholder Fees (Paid directly from your investment)
<S> <C>
Maximum Sales Charges (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a % of offering price) None
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) None
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Reinvested Dividends/Distributions None
Redemption Fee (as a % of amount redeemed, if applicable) None
Exchange Fee None
30-Day Redemption/Exchange Fee None
Maximum Account Fee None
</TABLE>
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Annual Fund Operating Expenses (Paid from Fund assets)
<S> <C>
Management Fees 0.57%
Rule 12b-1 Fees None
Other Fees 0.44%
Total Fund Operating Expenses 1.01%
</TABLE>
Example of Expenses:
This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund
with the cost of investing in other mutual funds.
This example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods
indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. This
example also assumes that your investment has a 5% annual return each year and
that the operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be
higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
1 Year 3 Years 5 Years 10 Years
------ ------- ------- --------
$103.01 $321.54 $557.85 $1,236.24
See "Management of the Fund" for more complete descriptions of such costs and
expenses.
Lexington Global Income Fund
Risk/Return Summary
Investment Objective
The Lexington Global Income Fund's investment objective is to seek high current
income. Capital appreciation is a secondary objective. The Lexington Global
Income Fund invests in a combination of foreign and domestic high-yield, lower
rated or unrated debt securities.
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Past Fund Performance The chart at the left below shows the risk of investing in
the Fund and how the Fund's total return has varied from year-to-year. The chart
at the right compares the Fund's performance with the most commonly used index
for its market segment. Of course, past performance is no guarantee of future
results.
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[THE FOLLOWING TABLE WAS REPRESENTED AS A BAR CHART IN THE PRINTED MATERIAL]
1995 1996 1997 1998
---- ---- ---- ----
20.10% 13.33% 5.00% 8.21%
Average Annual Returns Through 12/31/98
Global Income Fund 8.21% 11.51%
Lehman Brothers Global Bond Index 15.33% 10.22%
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1 Year Since Inception
(1/3/95)
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During the four year period shown in the above bar graph chart, the fund's
highest quarterly return was 8.76% for the second quarter in 1995 and the fund's
lowest quarterly return was -1.41% for the fourth quarter in 1998.
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Investment Strategy
The Lexington Global Income Fund (the "Fund") invests in a variety of foreign
and domestic high yield, lower rated or unrated debt securities.
The Fund, under normal conditions, invests substantially all of its assets in
lower rated or unrated debt securities of domestic companies, companies of
developed foreign countries, and companies in countries with emerging markets.
The credit quality of the foreign debt securities which the Fund intends to buy
is generally equal to U.S. corporate debt securities known as "junk bonds". The
debt securities in which the Fund invests consist of bonds, notes, debentures
and other similar instruments. The Fund may invest in debt securities issued by
foreign governments, their agencies and instrumentalities, central banks,
commercial banks and other corporate entities. The Fund may invest up to 100% of
its total assets in domestic and foreign debt securities that are rated below
investment grade or are of comparable quality. The Fund may also invest in
securities that are in default as to payment of principal and/or interest, and
bank loan participations and assignments.
Principal Risks
Through investment in bonds, the Fund may expose you to certain risks which may
cause you to lose money. Junk bonds have a higher risk of default, tend to be
less liquid, and may be more difficult to value. The Fund could lose money
because of foreign government actions, political instability, or lack of
adequate and accurate information. Currency and investment risks tend to be
higher in emerging markets.
For a more detailed risk discussion involving investments in this Fund, please
read "Risks of Investing" on page __.
Bar Chart and Performance Table
The bar chart and performance table below show the risks of investing in the
Fund. The chart shows changes in the performance from ______ through _______.
The table shows how the average annual return compares with the most commonly
used index for its market segment for 1, 5 and 10 years (or since inception).
You should remember that past performance is not an indication of future
performance.
Fees and Expenses
This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold
shares of the Fund.
<TABLE>
Shareholder Fees (Paid directly from your investment)
<S> <C>
Maximum Sales Charges (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as % of offering price) None
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) None
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Reinvested Dividends/Distributions None
Redemption Fee (as % of amount redeemed, if applicable) None
Exchange Fee None
30-Day Redemption/Exchange Fee None
Maximum Account Fee None
<CAPTION>
Annual Fund Operating Expenses (Paid from Fund assets)*3
<S> <C>
Management Fees 1.00%
Rule 12b-1 Fees 0.25%
Other Fees 0.64%
Total Fund Operating Expenses 1.89%
</TABLE>
*In 1998, 0.39% of the management fee was voluntarily waived by the Adviser, and
as a result, net expenses were actually 1.50%.
Example of Expenses:
This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund
with the cost of investing in other mutual funds.
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This example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods
indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. This
example also assumes that your investment has a 5% annual return each year and
that the operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be
higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
1 Year 3 Years 5 Years 10 Years
------ ------- ------- --------
$191.94 $593.91 $1,021.27 $2,211.54
See "Management of the Fund" for more complete descriptions of such costs and
expenses.
MONEY MARKET FUNDS
Lexington Money Market Trust
Risk/Return Summary
Investment Objective
The Lexington Money Market Trust's investment objective is to seek as high a
level of current income from short-term investments as is consistent with the
preservation of capital and liquidity. The Lexington Money Market Trust seeks to
maintain a stable net asset value of $1 per share.
Investment Strategy
The Lexington Money Market Trust (the "Fund") will invest in short-term money
market instruments that have been rated in one of the two highest rating
categories by both S&P and Moody's, both major rating agencies. The Fund invests
in short-term money market instruments (those with a remaining maturity of 397
days or less) that offer attractive yields and are considered to be undervalued
relative to issues of similar credit quality and interest rate sensitivity.
The Fund will also insure that its money market instruments average weighted
maturities do not exceed 90 days.
Principal Risks
An investment in the Fund is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit
Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. Although the Fund seeks to
preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose
money by investing in the Fund.
Mutual Fund Chart and Performance Table
For information on the Fund's 7-day yield please call the Fund at
1-800-526-0056. You should remember that past performance is not an indication
of future performance.
<TABLE>
<S> <C>
Shareholder Fees (Paid directly from your investment)
Maximum Sales Charges (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a % of offering price) None
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) None
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Reinvested Dividends/Distributions None
Redemption Fee (as a % of amount redeemed, if applicable) None
Exchange Fee None
30-Day Redemption/Exchange Fee None
Maximum Account Fee None
</TABLE>
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Annual Fund Operating Expenses (Paid from Fund assets)*
<S> <C>
Management Fees 0.50%
Rule 12b-1 Fees None
Other Fees 0.55%
Total Fund Operating Expenses 1.05%
</TABLE>
*In 1998, 0.05% of the management fee was voluntarily waived by the Adviser, and
as a result, net expenses were actually 1.00%.
Example of Expenses:
This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund
with the cost of investing in other mutual funds.
This example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods
indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. This
example also assumes that your investment has a 5% annual return each year and
that the operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be
higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
1 Year 3 Years 5 Years 10 Years
------ ------- ------- --------
$102.00 $318.40 $552.46 $1,224.62
See "Management of the Fund" for more complete descriptions of such costs and
expenses.
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Past Fund Performance The chart at the left below shows the risk of investing in
the Fund and how the Fund's total return has varied from year-to-year. The chart
at the right compares the Fund's performance with the most commonly used index
for its market segment. Of course, past performance is no guarantee of future
results.
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[THE FOLLOWING TABLE WAS REPRESENTED AS A BAR CHART IN THE PRINTED MATERIAL]
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998
---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
23.62% -20.65% -6.14% -20.51% 86.96% -7.28% -1.89% 7.84% -42.98% -6.39%
</TABLE>
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Average Annual Returns Through 12/31/98
Goldfund -6.39% -12.14% -3.28%
Gold Bullion -0.83% -6.02% -3.50%
S&P 500 28.72% 24.09% 19.22%
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1 Year 5 Year 10 Year
During the ten year period shown in the above bar graph chart, the fund's
highest quarterly return was 34.36% for the second quarter in 1993 and the
fund's lowest quarterly return was -29.07% for the fourth quarter in 1997.
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PRECIOUS METAL FUNDS
Lexington Goldfund, Inc.
Risk/Return Summary
Investment Objective
The Lexington Goldfund's investment objective is to attain capital appreciation
and such hedge against the loss of buying power as may be obtained through
investment in gold and securities of companies engaged in mining or processing
gold throughout the world.
Investment Strategy
Under normal conditions the Lexington Goldfund, Inc. (the "Fund") will invest at
least 65% of the value of its total assets in gold and the equity securities of
companies engaged in mining or processing gold ("gold-related securities"). The
Fund may also invest in other precious metals, including platinum, palladium and
silver. The Fund intends to invest less than half of the value of its assets in
gold and other precious metals. Gold-related securities may include securities
of foreign issuers.
Principal Risks
Through stock investment, the Fund may expose you to common stock risks which
may cause you to lose money if there is a sudden decline in the share price in
one of the companies in the Fund's portfolio. Due to the inherent effects of the
stock market, the value of the Fund will fluctuate with the movement of the
market as well as in response to the activities of individual companies in the
Fund's portfolio. In addition, the Fund's focus on precious metals and precious
metal stocks may expose the investor to additional risks. The market for gold or
other precious metals is concentrated in countries that have the potential for
instability and the market for gold and other precious metals is widely
unregulated. As a result, the price of precious gold and precious metal stocks,
and therefore the Fund, may fluctuate significantly.
Bar Chart and Performance Table
The bar chart and performance table below show the risks of investing in the
Fund. The chart shows changes in the performance from ______ through _______.
The table shows how the average annual return compares with the most commonly
used index for its market segment for 1, 5 and 10 years (or since inception).
You should remember that past performance is not an indication of future
performance.
Fees and Expenses
This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold
shares of the Fund.
<TABLE>
Shareholder Fees (Paid directly from your investment)
<S> <C>
Maximum Sales Charges (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a % of offering price) None
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) None
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Reinvested Dividends/Distributions None
Redemption Fee (as a % of amount redeemed, if applicable) None
Exchange Fee None
30-Day Redemption/Exchange Fee None
Maximum Account Fee None
<CAPTION>
Annual Fund Operating Expenses (Paid from Fund assets)
<S> <C>
Management Fees 0.92%
Rule 12b-1 Fees 0.25%
Other Fees 0.57%
Total Fund Operating Expenses 1.74%
</TABLE>
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Example of Expenses:
This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund
with the cost of investing in other mutual funds.
This example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods
indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. This
example also assumes that your investment has a 5% annual return each year and
that the operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be
higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
1 Year 3 Years 5 Years 10 Years
------ ------- ------- --------
$176.84 $547.99 $943.74 $2,051.67
See "Management of the Fund" for more complete descriptions of such costs and
expenses.
Lexington Silver Fund, Inc.
Risk/Return Summary
Investment Objective
The investment objective of the Lexington Silver Fund, Inc. is to maximize total
return on its assets from long-term growth of capital and income principally
through investment in a portfolio of securities which are engaged in the
exploration, mining, processing, fabrication or distribution of silver
("silver-related companies")and in silver bullion .
Investment Strategies
Lexington Silver Fund, Inc. (the "Fund") will seek to achieve its objective
through investment in common stocks of established silver-related companies and
in silver bullion which have the potential for long-term growth of capital or
income, or both. The common stocks of silver-related companies in which the Fund
intends to invest may or may not pay dividends. The Fund may also invest in
other types of securities of silver-related companies including convertible
securities, preferred stocks, bonds, notes and warrants. When the Manager
believes that the return on debt securities will equal or exceed the return on
common stocks, the Fund may, in pursuing its objective of maximizing growth and
income, substantially increase its holding in debt securities.
The securities in which the Fund invests include issues of established
silver-related companies domiciled in the United States, Canada and Mexico as
well as other silver producing countries throughout the world. At least 80% of
the Fund's assets will be invested in established silver-related companies which
have been in business more than three years.
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Past Fund Performance The chart at the left below shows the risk of investing in
the Fund and how the Fund's total return has varied from year-to-year. The chart
at the right compares the Fund's performance with the most commonly used index
for its market segment. Of course, past performance is no guarantee of future
results.
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[THE FOLLOWING TABLE WAS REPRESENTED AS A BAR CHART IN THE PRINTED MATERIAL]
1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998
---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----
-19.01% 76.52% -8.37% 12.37% 2.38% -8.05% -29.64%
Average Annual Returns Through 12/31/98
Silver Fund -29.64% -7.37% 0.96%
S & P 500 28.72% 24.09% 19.51%
Silver Bullion -16.51% -0.43% 3.39%
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1 Year 5 Year Since
Inception
(1/2/92)
During the seven year period shown in the above bar graph chart, the fund's
highest quarterly return was 28.47% for the second quarter in 1993 and the
fund's lowest quarterly return was -18.60% for the fourth quarter in 1994.
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Principal Risks
Through stock investment, the Fund may expose you to common stock risks which
may cause you to lose money if there is a sudden decline in the share price in
one of the companies in the Fund's portfolio. Due to the inherent effects of the
stock market, the value of the Fund will fluctuate with the movement of the
market as well as in response to the activities of individual companies in the
Fund's portfolio. In addition, the Fund's focus on precious metals and precious
metal stocks may expose the investor to additional risks. The market for silver
is relatively limited, the sources of silver are concentrated in countries that
have the potential for instability and the market for silver is widely
unregulated. As a result, the price of silver, and therefore the Fund, may
fluctuate significantly.
Bar Chart and Performance Table
The bar chart and performance table below show the risks of investing in the
Fund. The chart shows changes in the performance from ______ through _______.
The table shows how the average annual returns compares with the most commonly
used index for its market segment for 1, 5 and 10 years (or since inception).
You should remember that past performance is not an indication of future
performance.
Fees and Expenses
This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold
shares of the Fund.
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Shareholder Fees (Paid directly from your investment)
Maximum Sales Charges (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a % of offering price) None
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) None
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Reinvested Dividends/Distributions None
Redemption Fee (as a % of amount redeemed, if applicable) None
Exchange Fee None
30-Day Redemption/Exchange Fee None
Maximum Account Fee None
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Annual Fund Operating Expenses (Paid from Fund assets)
<S> <C>
Management Fees 1.00%
Rule 12b-1 Fees 0.00%
Other Fees 1.37%
Total Fund Operating Expenses 2.37%
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Example of Expenses:
This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund
with the cost of investing in other mutual funds.
This example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods
indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. This
example also assumes that your investment has a 5% annual return each year and
that the operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be
higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
1 Year 3 Years 5 Years 10 Years
------ ------- ------- --------
$240.12 $739.46 $1,265.42 $2,706.22
See "Management of the Fund" for more complete descriptions of such costs and
expenses.
RISKS OF INVESTING
Risks of Investing in Mutual Funds
The following risks are common to all mutual funds and, therefore, apply to the
Funds:
o Market Risk. The market value of a security may go up or down, sometimes
rapidly and unpredictably. A decline in market value may cause a security to be
worth less than it was at the time of purchase. Market risk applies to
individual securities, a particular sector or the entire economy.
o Manager Risk. Fund management affects Fund performance. A Fund may lose
money if the Fund manager's investment strategy does not achieve the Fund's
objective or the manager does not implement the strategy properly.
o Year 2000 Risk. The Fund or its service providers could be disrupted by
problems in their computer systems related to the Year 2000.
Risks of Investing in Securities of Small Companies
The following risks apply to all mutual funds that invest in securities of small
companies (market value of less than U.S. $1 billion) including Lexington
SmallCap Fund, Lexington Crosby Small Cap Asia Growth Fund and Lexington Troika
Dialog Russia Fund.
Investing in small companies generally involve greater risk than investing in
larger companies for the following reasons, among others:
o limited product lines;
o limited markets or financial or managerial resources;
o their securities may be more susceptible to losses and risks of
bankruptcy;
o their securities may trade less frequently and with lower volume, leading
to greater price fluctuations; and,
o their securities are subject to increased volatility and reduced
liquidity due to limited market making and arbitrage activities.
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Risks of Investing in Foreign Securities
The following risks apply to all mutual funds that invest in foreign securities
including Lexington Crosby Small Cap Asia Growth Fund, Lexington Goldfund,
Lexington Growth and Income Fund, Lexington International Fund, Lexington Global
Income Fund, Lexington Troika Dialog Russia Fund and Lexington Worldwide
Emerging Markets Fund.
o Legal System and Regulation Risk. Foreign countries have different legal
systems and different regulations concerning financial disclosure, accounting
and auditing standards. Corporate financial information that would be disclosed
under U.S. law may not be available. Foreign accounting and auditing standards
may render a foreign corporate balance sheet more difficult to understand and
interpret than one subject to U.S. law and standards. Additionally, government
oversight of foreign stock exchanges and brokerage industries may be less
stringent than in the U.S.
o Currency Risk. Most foreign stocks are denominated in the currency of the
stock exchange where they are traded. The Fund's Net Asset Value is denominated
in U.S. dollars. The exchange rate between the U.S. dollar and most foreign
currencies fluctuates; therefore, the Net Asset Value of the Fund will be
affected by a change in the exchange rate between the U.S. dollar and the
currencies in which the Fund's stocks are denominated. The Fund may also incur
transaction costs associated with exchanging foreign currencies into U.S.
dollars.
o Stock Exchange and Market Risk. Foreign stock exchanges generally have
less volume than U.S. stock exchanges. Therefore, it may be more difficult to
buy or sell shares of foreign securities, which increases the volatility of
share prices on such markets. Additionally, trading on foreign stock markets may
involve longer settlement periods and higher transaction costs.
o Expropriation Risk. Foreign governments may expropriate the Fund's
investments either directly by restricting the Fund's ability to sell a security
or by imposing exchange controls that restrict the sale of a currency or by
taxing the Fund's investments at such high levels as to constitute confiscation
of the security. There may be limitations on the ability of the Fund to pursue
and collect a legal judgment against a foreign government.
Risks of Investing in Lower-Quality Debt Securities
The following risks apply to all mutual funds that invest in lower-quality debt
securities commonly referred to as "junk bonds" including Lexington Global
Income Fund and Lexington Troika Dialog Russia Fund.
Junk bonds are highly speculative. Changes in economic conditions or other
circumstances are more likely to lead to a weakened capacity of issuers of their
securities to make principal and interest payments than with higher-grade debt
securities.
Risks of Investing in Securities of Russian Companies
The following risks apply to all mutual funds that invest in securities of
Russian companies including Lexington Troika Dialog Russia Fund.
Non-diversified Portfolio
The following risks apply to all mutual funds that are non-diversified
investment companies including Lexington Goldfund, Lexington Silver Fund,
Lexington Global Income Fund and Lexington Troika Dialog Russia Fund.
These Funds may invest an unlimited proportion of their total assets in a single
company, which increases risk. However, these Funds intend to comply with
diversification requirements of the federal tax law to qualify as regulated
investment companies. For more detailed information on the federal tax law
diversification requirement, see the tax section of the Fund's Statement of
Additional Information.
Precious Metals
The following risks apply to all mutual funds that invest in precious metals
including Lexington
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Goldfund and Lexington Strategic Silver Fund.
Precious metal investments have the following characteristics:
o earn no income;
o transaction and storage costs may be higher; and
o the Fund will realize gain only with an increase in the market price.
Temporary Defensive Position
When the Funds anticipate unusual market or other conditions, they may
temporarily depart from their goal and invest substantially in high-quality
short-term investments. This could help the Fund avoid losses but may mean lost
opportunities.
Management of The Funds
Investment Adviser
Lexington Management Corporation (LMC), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Lexington
Global Asset Managers, Inc. ("LGAM"), is the investment adviser to the Lexington
Funds. LMC and its predecessor companies, registered investment advisers under
the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended, were established in 1938. LMC
is located at P.O. Box 1515, Park 80 West Plaza Two, Saddle Brook, New Jersey
07663. Descendants of Lunsford Richardson, Sr., their spouses, trusts and other
related entities have a controlling interest in Lexington Global Asset Managers,
Inc., a Delaware corporation. LMC advises private clients as well as the
Lexington Funds. LMC supervises and assists in the overall management of the
Funds, subject to the oversight by the Board of Directors or Trustees.
Sub- Advisers
Lexington SmallCap Fund. Market Systems Research Advisors, Inc. ("MSR Advisors")
is the sub-adviser of Lexington SmallCap Fund. MSR Advisors is located at 80
Maiden Lane, New York, NY 10038. MSR Advisors provides investment advice and
management to Lexington SmallCap Fund. MSR is 65% owned by LGAM and 35% owned by
Frank A. Peluso, The President and C.E.O. of MSR Advisors. Lexington Crosby
Small Cap Asia Growth Fund. Crosby Asset Management (US) Inc. (Crosby) is the
sub-adviser of the Lexington Crosby Small Cap Asia Growth Fund. Crosby is
located at [52/R] Asia Pacific Finance Tower, Citibank Plaza, 3 Garden Road,
Hong Kong. [Crosby is a subsidiary of Crosby Group, Hong Kong.] Crosby manages
assets and provides day-to-day investment advice to the Lexington Crosby Small
Cap Asia Growth Fund, subject to oversight by the Board of Directors.
Lexington Troika Dialog Russia Fund. Troika Dialog Asset Management (TDAM) is
the sub-adviser of Lexington Troika Dialog Russia Fund. TDAM is located at
Romanov Pereulok #4, 103875 Moscow, Russia. TDAM provides investment advice and
management to Lexington Troika Dialog Russia Fund. [TDAM is a majority owned
subsidiary of The Bank of Moscow.]
Lexington Worldwide Emerging Markets Fund. Stratos Advisors, Inc. (Stratos) is
the sub-adviser of Lexington Worldwide Emerging Markets Fund. Stratos is located
at 20 Exchange Place, 52nd Floor, New York, NY 10005. Stratos provides
investment advice and management to Lexington Worldwide Emerging Markets Fund.
Portfolio Managers
Lexington Growth and Income Fund
Alan H. Wapnick. Please see biography under Lexington Global Corporate Leaders
Fund.
Lexington SmallCap Fund
Robert M. DeMichele. Mr. DeMichele is one of three lead managers of a portfolio
management team that manages the Lexington SmallCap Fund. Mr. DeMichele is
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of LMC. He is also the Chairman of the
Investment Strategy Group. In addition, he is President
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of Lexington Global Asset Managers, Inc., LMC's parent company. He holds similar
offices in other companies owned by Lexington Global Asset Managers, Inc., as
well as the Lexington Funds. Prior to joining LMC in 1981, Mr. DeMichele was a
Vice President at A.G. Becker, Inc., the securities division of Warburg,
Paribus, Becker, an international investment banking firm. From 1973 to 1981,
Mr. DeMichele held several positions, the most recent managing A.G. Becker's
Funds Evaluation and Consulting Group for both the East and West Coasts. Mr.
DeMichele graduated from Union College with a B.A. Degree in Economics and from
Cornell University with an M.B.A. in Finance.
Alan H. Wapnick. Please see biography under Lexington Global Corporate Leaders
Fund.
Frank A. Peluso. Mr. Peluso is the third of three lead managers of a portfolio
management team that manages the Lexington SmallCap Fund. He has 35 years
investment experience. Mr. Peluso is President and Chief Executive Officer of
MSR, the sub-adviser to the Fund. Mr. Peluso utilizes a proprietary analytical
system to identify securities with performance potential which he believes to be
exceptional. In addition, Mr. Peluso's proprietary data is used by professional
money managers, insurance companies, brokerage firms, banks, mutual fund
companies and pension funds. Mr. Peluso graduated from Princeton University and
completed a year of post-graduate study at Columbia University, and two years of
post-graduate study at Princeton University with a Fellowship in Mathematics.
Lexington Crosby Small Cap Asia Growth Fund
Christina Lam. Ms. Lam is the lead manager on a portfolio management team that
manages the Lexington Crosby Small Cap Asia Growth Fund. Ms. Lam is Vice
President and Portfolio Manager of the Lexington Crosby Small Cap Asia Growth
Fund. Ms. Lam joined Crosby Asset Management in 1991. She is responsible for the
investment management of the listed equity portfolios under the management of
Crosby Asset Management. After graduating with a Law Degree with Honors from
Warwick University, she qualified as a Barrister from Lincoln's Inn in London.
In 1987 she joined Schroder Securities Limited in Hong Kong as an investment
analyst, where her coverage included the utilities, industrials and retail
sectors and conglomerates.
Lexington Global Corporate Leaders Fund
Richard T. Saler. Mr. Saler is a member of an investment management team that
manages the Lexington Global Corporate Leaders Fund and Lexington Worldwide
Emerging Markets Fund. He is the lead manager of an investment management team
for Lexington International Fund. Mr. Saler is Senior Vice President, Director
of International Investment Strategy of LMC. Mr. Saler is responsible for
international investment analysis and portfolio management at LMC. He has twelve
years of investment experience. Mr. Saler has focused on international markets
since first joining LMC in 1986. In 1991 he was a strategist with Nomura
Securities and rejoined LMC in 1992. Mr. Saler graduated from New York
University with a B.S. Degree in Marketing and from New York University's
Graduate School of Business Administration with an M.B.A. in Finance.
Philip A. Schwartz, CFA. Mr. Schwartz is also a member of an investment
management team that manages the Lexington Global Corporate Leaders Fund and
Lexington International Fund. Mr. Schwartz is a Vice President at LMC, a
Chartered Financial Analyst and a member of the New York Society of Security
Analysts. He is responsible for international investment analysis and portfolio
management at LMC, and has nine years of investment experience. Prior to joining
LMC in 1993, Mr. Schwartz was Vice President of European Research Sales with
Cheuvreux De Virieu in Paris and New York, serving the institutional market.
Prior to Cheuvreux, he was affiliated with Olde and Co. and Kidder, Peabody as a
stockbroker. Mr. Schwartz earned his B.A. and M.A. Degrees from Boston
University.
Alan H. Wapnick. Mr. Wapnick is a member of an investment management team that
manages the Lexington Global Corporate Leaders Fund, Inc. and Lexington SmallCap
Fund. Mr. Wapnick is the lead manager for Lexington Growth and Income Fund. Mr.
Wapnick is Senior Vice President, Director
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of Domestic Investment Equity Strategy of LMC. Prior to joining LMC in 1986, Mr.
Wapnick was an equity analyst with Merrill Lynch, J.& W. Seligman, Dean Witter
and most recently Union Carbide Corporation. Mr. Wapnick graduated from
Dartmouth College and received a Master's Degree in Business Administration from
Columbia University.
Lexington International Fund
Richard T. Saler. Please see biography under Lexington Global Corporate Leaders
Fund.
Phillip A. Schwartz, CFA. Please see biography under Lexington Global Corporate
Leaders Fund.
Lexington Worldwide Emerging Markets Fund
Richard T. Saler. Please see biography under Lexington Global Corporate Leaders
Fund.
Alfredo M. Viegas. Mr. Viegas is a member of the portfolio management team for
Lexington Worldwide Emerging Markets Fund. Mr. Viegas is Chief Executive Officer
and Senior Portfolio Manager of Stratos. In 1995, Mr. Viegas established VZB
Partners LLC ("VZB"), an offshore investment manager. Mr. Viegas is responsible
for corporate analysis and bottom-up research. He has concentrated on analyzing
equity opportunities not only in emerging markets but also in newly developing
or frontier markets where the quality of public available information is scarce
and direct research is imperative. Prior to VZB, Mr. Viegas was Vice President
and Latin American Equity Strategist for emerging markets with Salomon Brothers
from 1993 to 1995. From 1991 to 1993, he was a research analyst with Morgan
Stanley. Mr. Viegas is a graduate of Wesleyan University with a B.A. in Classics
and Medieval History.
Mohammed Zaidi. Mr. Zaidi is a member of the Portfolio Management team for the
Lexington Worldwide Emerging Markets Fund. Mr. Zaidi is a Portfolio Manager at
Stratos. Mr. Zaidi is responsible for fundamental corporate analysis with a
particular focus on Asian and Middle Eastern markets as well as the Risk Control
Officer. Mr. Zaidi has been a Portfolio Manager at VZB since 1997. Mr. Zaidi was
Chief Financial Officer and a Partner at Paradigm Software, Inc. from 1992 to
1995. Mr. Zaidi is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania with a B.S. in
Economics from the Wharton School. Mr. Zaidi also holds an M.B.A. in Finance
from M.I.T. Sloan School of Management.
Lexington Troika Dialog Russia Fund
Richard M. Hisey, C.F.A. Mr. Hisey is Managing Director and Chief Financial
Officer of Lexington Management Corporation. He is also the Treasurer and a
member of the Board of Directors of the Lexington Family of Mutual Funds. Mr.
Hisey is Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Lexington
Global Assets Managers, Inc., the parent company of Lexington Management
Corporation. He sits on the Investment Company Institute's
Accounting/Treasurers, International and Tax Committees. Mr. Hisey is a
portfolio manager and investment strategist for the Lexington Troika Dialog
Russia Fund. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst and is a member of the New York
Society of Security Analysts. Prior to joining Lexington in 1986, Mr. Hisey was
a Senior Financial Analyst for Richardson Vicks, Inc. Mr. Hisey is a graduate
with Distinction of the University of Connecticut with a Bachelor of Arts in
Soviet and eastern European Studies. His undergraduate work included studies at
Middlebury College and at Leningrad State University in the former Soviet Union.
He also holds an M.B.A. from the University of Connecticut.
Pavel Teplukhin. Dr. Teplukhin is a member of the portfolio management team that
manages the Lexington Troika Dialog Russia Fund. He is the President of TDAM,
sub-adviser to the Fund. Dr. Teplukhin received a diploma in Economics and a
Doctorate in Economic Analysis and Statistics from Moscow State University. He
also received a Master of Science in Economics/Macroeconomics from the London
School of Economics. From 1993 to 1996, Dr. Teplukhin was Economic Adviser to
the First Deputy Prime Minister at the Ministry of Finance of the Russian
Federation.
Ruben Vardanian. Mr. Vardanian is a member of the portfolio management team that
manages the Lexington Troika Dialog Russia Fund. Mr. Vardanian is Chairman of
the Board of TDAM. He is Vice
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Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Depository Clearing Company. He is a
member of the Expert Council of the Federal Securities Commission of Russia and
a Director of the Russian Trading System (RTS). He is also Chairman of the Board
of Directors of the Russian capital markets self-regulatory organization
(NAUFOR). Mr. Vardanian received a Masters Degree with Distinction from the
Finance Department of Moscow State University. He received post-graduate
training with Banca CRT in Italy and with the Emerging Markets Division of
Merrill Lynch in New York.
Board of Advisers. The Board of Advisers to the Lexington Troika Dialog Russia
Fund is composed of experts in Russian political and economic affairs. The Board
of Advisers provides LMC and the Board of Directors with periodic updates on
political and macroeconomic conditions and trends in Russia, and their political
implication for the overall investment environment in Russia. As a result, LMC
and the Board of Directors will be better able to oversee and safeguard the
assets of Lexington Troika Dialog Russia Fund.
Lexington GNMA Income Fund
Denis P. Jamison, CFA. Mr. Jamison manages the Lexington GNMA Income Fund,
Lexington Money Market Trust and Lexington Global Income Fund. Mr. Jamison is
Senior Vice President and Director of Fixed Income Strategy of LMC. Mr. Jamison
is responsible for fixed-income portfolio management. He is a member of the New
York Society of Security Analysts. Prior to joining LMC in 1981, Mr. Jamison
spent nine years at Arnold Bernhard & Company, an investment counseling and
financial services organization. At Bernhard, he was a Vice President
supervising the security analyst staff and managing investment portfolios. He is
a specialist in government, corporate and municipal bonds. Mr. Jamison graduated
from the City College of New York with a B.A. in Economics.
Lexington Global Income Fund
Denis P. Jamison, CFA. Please see biography under Lexington GNMA Income Fund.
Lexington Money Market Trust
Denis P. Jamison, CFA. Please see biography under Lexington GNMA Income Fund.
RoseAnn McCarthy. Ms. McCarthy is a co-manager of the Lexington Money Market
Trust. Ms. McCarthy is an Assistant Vice President of LMC. Prior to joining the
Fixed Income Department in 1997, she was Mutual Fund Marketing and Research
Coordinator. Prior to 1995, Ms. McCarthy was Fund Statistician and a Shareholder
Service Representative for the Lexington Funds. Ms. McCarthy is a graduate of
Hofstra University with a B.B.A. in Marketing and has an M.B.A. in Finance from
Seton Hall University.
Lexington Goldfund
James A. Vail, CFA. Mr. Vail manages the Lexington Goldfund and the Lexington
Silver Fund. Mr. Vail is a Vice President of LMC and is responsible for precious
metals analysis and portfolio management at LMC. He is a Chartered Financial
Analyst, a member of the New York Society of Security Analysts and has 25 years
of investment experience. Prior to joining LMC in 1991, Mr. Vail held investment
research positions with Chemical Bank, Oppenheimer & Co., Robert Fleming Inc.
and most recently, Beacon Trust Company, where he was a Senior Investment
Analyst. Mr. Vail is a graduate of St. Peter's College with a B.S. and holds an
M.B.A. in Finance from Seton Hall University.
Lexington Silver Fund
James A. Vail, CFA. Please see biography under Lexington Goldfund.
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SHAREHOLDER INFORMATION
Investment Options
ice is still under construction and will be available soon.
o Buy, sell or exchange shares by mail.
Mail buy/sell order(s), investment or redemption instructions and any
required payment by check:
By regular mail:
State Street Bank and Trust Company
c/o National Financial Data Services
Lexington Funds
1004 Baltimore
Kansas City, Missouri 64105
o Buy shares by wiring funds.
To: State Street Bank and Trust Company
ABA #011000028
Attention: The Lexington Funds
For credit to: [shareholder(s) name]
Shareholder account number:
[shareholder(s) account number]
Name of Fund: [Lexington Fund name]
@(except Lexington Troika Dialog Russia Fund) is $1,000, and the minimum
subsequent investment is $50. The minimum initial investment for Lexington
Troika Dialog Russia Fund is $5,000. The minimum initial investment for IRAs is
$250. Under certain conditions we may waive these minimums. If you buy shares
through a broker or investment advisor, they may apply different requirements.
All investments must be made in U.S. dollars. We must receive payment from you
within three business days of your purchase. In addition, we reserve the right
to reject any purchase.
Becoming a Lexington Shareholder
To open a new account:
o By Mail. Send your completed application, with a check payable to The
Lexington Funds, to the appropriate address. Your check must be in U.S. dollars
and drawn only on a bank located in the United States. We do not accept
third-party checks, "starter" checks, credit-card checks, instant-loan checks or
cash investments. We may impose a charge on checks that do not clear. Note that
if you are investing in a Fixed-Income or Money Market Fund, dividends will not
begin to accrue on your account until your check clears.
o By Wire. Call us at 800-526-0056 to let us know that you intend to make your
initial investment by wire. Tell us your name and the amount you want to invest.
We will give you further instructions and a fax number to which you should send
your completed New Account application. To ensure that we handle your investment
accurately, include complete account information in all wire instructions.
Then request your bank to wire money from your account to the attention of:
To: State Street Bank and Trust Company
ABA #011000028
Attention: The Lexington Funds
For credit to: [shareholder(s) name]
Shareholder account number:
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[shareholder(s) account number]
Name of Fund: [Lexington Fund name]
Please note that your bank may charge a wire transfer fee.
o By Phone. To make an initial investment by phone, you must have been a current
Lexington shareholder in another fund for at least 30 days. Shares for
Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs) may not be purchased by phone. Your
purchase of a new Fund must meet its investment minimum and is limited to the
total value of your existing accounts or $10,000, whichever is greater. To
complete the transaction, we must receive payment within three business days. We
reserve the right to collect any losses from your account if we do not receive
payment within that time.
Buying Additional Shares
o By Mail. Complete the form at the bottom of any Lexington statement and
mail it with your check payable to The Lexington Funds. Or mail the check
with a signed letter noting the name of the Fund in which you want to
invest, your account number and telephone number.
o "Lex-O-Matic" the Automatic Investment Plan:
A shareholder may make additional purchases of shares automatically on a
monthly or quarterly basis with the automatic investing plan,
"Lex-O-Matic."
"Lex-O-Matic" will be established on existing accounts only. You may not
use a "Lex-O-Matic" investment to open a new account. The minimum automatic
investment amount is $50.
Your bank must be a member of the Automated Clearing House.
To establish Lex-O-Matic, attach a voided check (checking account) or
preprint ed deposit slip (savings account) from your bank account to your
Lexington Account Application or your letter of instruction.
Investments will automatically be transferred into your Lexington Account
from your checking or savings account.
Investments may be transferred either monthly or quarterly on or about the
15th day of the month.
You should allow 20 business days for this service to become effective.
You may cancel your Lex-O-Matic at any time provided that a letter is sent
to the Transfer Agent ten days prior to the scheduled investment date. Your
request will be processed upon receipt.
By investing in the Lexington Funds, you appoint the Transfer Agent as your
agent to establish an open account to which all shares purchased will be
credited, along with any dividends and capital gain distributions which are paid
in additional shares (see "Dividends and Distributions"). Stock certificates
will be issued, upon written request, for full shares of Lexington Funds.
Certificates will not be issued for 30 days unless payment is made by certified
check, cashier's check or federal funds wire. In order to facilitate redemptions
and transfers, most shareholders elect not to receive certificates
You may purchase shares of the Lexington Funds through broker-dealers or
financial institutions that have selling agreements with LFD. Broker-dealers and
financial institutions that process such orders
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for customers may charge a fee for their services. The fee may be avoided by
purchasing shares directly from the Lexington Funds.
Exchanging Shares
Shares of the Lexington Funds may be exchanged for shares of equivalent value of
any Lexington Fund. If an exchange involves investing in a Lexington Fund not
already owned, the dollar amount of the exchange must meet the minimum initial
investment amount. An exchange will result in a recognized gain or loss for
income tax purposes. Exchanges of over $500,000 will take three days to
complete.
You may make exchange requests in writing or by telephone. Telephone exchanges
may only be made if you have completed a Telephone Authorization form. Telephone
exchanges may not be made within 7 days of a previous exchange.
The minimum exchange required is $500 unless a new account is being established.
Telephone exchanges may only involve shares held on deposit by the Transfer
Agent, not shares held in certificate form by the shareholder.
Any new account established by a shareholder will also have the privilege of
exchange by telephone in the Lexington Funds. All accounts involved in a
telephonic exchange must have the same dividend option as the account from which
the shares are transferred.
Minimum Account Balances
Due to the costs of maintaining small accounts, we require a minimum combined
account balance of [$1,000]. If your account balance falls below that amount for
any reason other than market fluctuations, we will ask you to add to your
account. If your account balance is not brought up to the minimum or you do not
send us other instructions, we will redeem your shares and send you the
proceeds. We believe that this policy is in the best interests of all our
shareholders.
Redeeming Your Shares
The Funds will redeem all or any portion of your outstanding shares upon
request. Redemptions can be made on any day that the NYSE is open for trading.
The redemption price is the net asset value per share next determined after the
shares are validly tendered for redemption and such request is received by the
Transfer Agent. Payment of redemption proceeds is made promptly regardless of
when redemption occurs and normally within three days after receipt of all
documents in proper form, including a written redemption order with appropriate
signature guarantee. Redemption proceeds will be mailed or wired in accordance
with the shareholder's instructions. The Funds may suspend the right of
redemption under certain extraordinary circumstances in accordance with the
rules of the SEC. In the case of shares purchased by check and redeemed shortly
after the purchase, the Transfer Agent will not mail redemption proceeds until
it has been notified that the monies used for the purchase have been collected,
which may take up to 15 days from the purchase date. Shares tendered for
redemptions through brokers or dealers (other than the Distributor) may be
subject to a service charge by such brokers or dealers. Procedures for
requesting a redemption are set forth below.
A 2% redemption fee will be charged on the redemption of shares of the Lexington
Troika Dialog Russia Fund held less than 365 days. The redemption fee will not
apply to shares representing the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains
distributions. The redemption fee will be applied on a share by share basis
using the "first shares in, first shares out" (FIFO) method. Therefore, the
oldest shares are sold first.
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Redeeming by Written Instruction
Write a letter giving your name, account number, the name of the fund from which
you wish to redeem and the dollar amount or number of shares you wish to redeem.
Signature-guarantee your letter if you want the redemption proceeds to go to a
party other than the account owner(s), your predesignated bank account or if the
dollar amount of the redemption exceeds $25,000. Signature guarantees may be
provided by an eligible guarantor institution such as a commercial bank, an NASD
member firm such as a stockbroker, a savings association or national securities
exchange. Contact the Transfer Agent for more information.
If a redemption request is sent to the Fund in New Jersey, it will be
forwarded to the Transfer Agent and the effective date of redemption will be the
date received by the Transfer Agent. Checks for redemption proceeds will
normally be mailed within three business days. Shareholders who redeem all their
shares will receive a check representing the value of the shares redeemed plus
the accrued dividends through the date of redemption. Where shareholders redeem
only a portion of their shares, all dividends declared but unpaid will be
distributed on the next dividend payment date.
Redeeming by Telephone
o Shares of the Fund may be redeemed by telephone. Call the Fund toll free at
1-800-526-0056.
o [A redemption authorization and signature guarantee must be given before a
shareholder may redeem by telephone. A redemption authorization form is
contained in the New Account Application and authorization forms may be
obtained by calling the Funds.]
o Telephone redemption privileges may be cancelled by instructing the
Transfer Agent in writing. Your request will be processed upon receipt.
o Exchange by telephone.
Redeeming by Check
o Check writing is available on the Money Market Trust at no charge.
o The minimum amount per check is $100 or more up to $500,000. Checks for
less than $100 or over $500,000 will not be honored.
o All checks require only one signature unless otherwise indicated. Checks
will be returned to you at the end of each month.
o Redemption checks are free, but a charge of $15.00 may be imposed for any
stop payments requested.
o Redemption checks should not be used to close your account.
o Redemption by check are available for shares for which share certificates
have not been issued, and may not be used to redeem shares purchased by
check which have been on the books of the Fund for less than 15 days.
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Systematic Withdrawal Plan
Under a Systematic Withdrawal Plan, a shareholder with an account value of
$10,000 or more in a fund may receive (or have sent to a third party) periodic
payments (by check or wire). If the proceeds are to be mailed to a third party a
signature guarantee is required. The minimum payment amount is $100 from each
fund account. Payments may be made either monthly or quarterly on the 1st of
each month. Depending on the form of payment requested, shares will be redeemed
up to five business days before the redemption proceeds are scheduled to be
received by the shareholder. The redemption will result in the recognition of
gain or loss for income tax purposes.
How Fund Shares Are Priced
How and when we calculate the Funds' price or net asset value (NAV) determines
the price at which you will buy or sell shares. The net asset value of each fund
is determined once daily as of 4:00 p.m., New York time, on each day that the
NYSE is open for trading. Per share net asset value is calculated by dividing
the value of each fund's total net assets by the total number of that fund's
shares then outstanding.
As more fully described in the Statement of Additional Information, portfolio
securities are valued using current market valuations: either the last reported
sales price or, in the case of securities for which there is no reported last
sale and fixed-income securities, the mean between the closing bid and asked
price. Securities for which market quotations are not readily available or which
are illiquid are valued at their fair values as determined in good faith under
the supervision of the Funds' officers, and by the Manager and the Boards, in
accordance with methods that are specifically authorized by the Boards.
Short-term obligations with maturities of 60 days or less are valued at
amortized cost as reflecting fair value.
The value of securities denominated in foreign currencies and traded on foreign
exchanges or in foreign markets will be translated into U.S. dollars at the last
price of their respective currency denomination against U.S. dollars quoted by a
major bank or, if no such quotation is available, at the rate of exchange
determined in accordance with policies established in good faith by the Boards.
Because the value of securities denominated in foreign currencies must be
translated into U.S. dollars, fluctuations in the value of such currencies in
relation to the U.S. dollar may affect the net asset value of fund shares even
without any change in the foreign-currency denominated values of such
securities.
Because foreign securities markets may close before the Funds determine their
net asset values, events affecting the value of portfolio securities occurring
between the time prices are determined and the time the Funds calculate their
net asset values may not be reflected unless the Manager, under supervision of
the Board, determines that a particular event would materially affect a fund's
net asset value.
Money Market Funds. The price of Money Market Funds is determined at 12 noon
Eastern time on most business days. If we receive your order by that time, your
shares will priced at the NAV calculated at noon that day. If we receive your
order after 12 noon Eastern time, you will pay the next price we determined
after receiving your order.
Foreign Funds. Several of our Funds invest in securities denominated in foreign
currencies and traded on foreign exchanges. To determine their value, we convert
their foreign-currency price into U.S. dollars by using the exchange rate last
quoted by a major bank. Exchange rates fluctuate frequently and may affect the
U.S. dollars value of foreign-denominated securities, even if their market
prices do not change. In addition, some foreign exchanges are open for trading
when the U.S. market is closed. As a result, a Fund's foreign securities - and
its price -may fluctuate during periods when you can't buy, sell or exchange
shares in the Fund.
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Bank Holidays. On bank holidays we will not calculate the price of the
Fixed-Income and Money Market Funds, even if the NYSE is open that day. Shares
in these Funds will be sold at the next NAV we determine after receipt of your
order.
Dividends and Capital Gains Distributions
Each Fund distributes substantially all its net investment income and net
capital gains to shareholders each year.
o You are not guaranteed any distributions.
o The Board of Directors has discretion in determining the amount and
frequency of the dis tributions.
o Unless you request cash distributions in writing, all dividends and other
distributions will be reinvested automatically in additional shares and
credited to the shareholders' account.
Distributions Affect NAV.
o The Funds will pay distributions as of the record date.
o Dividends and capital gains waiting distribution are included in each
Fund's daily NAV.
Buying a Dividend. If you buy shares of a Fund just before a distribution, you
will pay the full price for the shares and receive a portion of the purchase
price back as a taxable distribution when the distribution is made.
Taxes
Each Fund intends to qualify as a regulated investment company, which means
that it pays no federal income tax on the earnings or capital gains it
distributes to its shareholders. The following statements apply with respect to
each Fund:
o Ordinary dividends from the Fund are taxable as ordinary income and
dividends from the Fund's long-term capital gains are taxable as capital
gain.
o Dividends are treated in the same manner for federal income tax purposes
whether you receive them in the form of cash or additional shares. They may
also be subject to state and local taxes.
o Dividends from the Lexington GNMA Income Fund, Inc. that are attributable
to interest on certain U.S. Government obligations may be exempt from
certain state and local income taxes. the extent to which ordinary
dividends are attributable to U.S. Government obligations will be provided
on the tax tax statements you receive from the Fund.
o Certain dividends paid to you in January will be taxable as if they had
been paid the previous December.
o We will mail you tax statements annually showing the amounts and tax status
of the distributions you received.
o When you sell (redeem) or exchange shares of a Fund, you must recognize any
gain or loss. However, as long as Lexington Money Market Trust's NAV per
share does not deviate from $1.00, there will be no gain or loss.
o Under certain circumstances, a Fund may be in a position to "pass-through"
to you the right to a
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credit or deduction for foreign taxes paid by the Fund.
oBecause your tax treatment depends on your purchase price and tax position, you
should keep your regular account statements for use in determining your tax.
oYou should review the more detailed discussion of federal income tax
considerations in the Statement of Additional Information, which is available
for free by calling 1-800-526-0056.
***We provide this tax information for your general information. You should
consult your own tax adviser about the tax consequences of investing in a
Fund.***
DISTRIBUTION OF FUND'S SHARES
Distribution Plan. The following Funds have adopted a plan under Rule 12b-1 for
the sale and distribution of shares:
o Lexington Goldfund;
o Lexington Growth and Income Fund;
o Lexington International Fund;
o Lexington Global Income Fund;
o Lexington SmallCap Fund;
o Lexington Troika Dialog Russia Fund; and
o Lexington Worldwide Emerging Markets Fund.
Under the distribution plan, the Funds may pay fees up to 0.25% of their average
daily net assets for distribution services.
Shareholder Servicing Agreements. The Funds may enter into Shareholder Servicing
Agreements with one or more Shareholder Servicing Agents to provide various
services to shareholders as follows:
o Each Agent receives fees up to 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the
Fund.
o LMC may pay additional fees from its past profits, at no additional costs
to the Funds.
o Each Agent may waive all or a portion of the fees.
o If a Fund has a distribution plan, the Agents will receive fees of up to
0.25% of the average daily assets from the distribution plan in addition to
amounts received for shareholder ser vicing.
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DOMESTIC EQUITY FUNDS
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Growth and Income Fund
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PER SHARE OPERATING PERFORMANCE 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Net asset value, beginning of period $20.27 $18.56 $15.71 $14.36 $16.16
Net investment income (loss) 0.01 0.05 0.07 0.22 0.17
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investment
operations 4.29 5.46 4.08 3.00 (0.68)
Total income (loss) from investment operations 4.30 5.51 4.15 3.22 (0.51)
Less distributions:
Distributions from net investment income (0.07) (0.13) (0.22) (0.16)
Distribution in excess of net investment income -- -- -- -- --
Distributions from net realized gains (2.66) (3.73) (1.17) (1.65) (0.91)
Distribution in excess of net realized gains -- -- -- -- (0.22)
Total distributions (2.66) (3.80) (1.30) (1.87) (1.29)
Net asset value, end of period $21.91 $20.27 $18.56 $15.71 $14.36
Total return 21.42% 30.36% 26.46% 22.57% (3.11)%
Ratios/Supplemental Data
Net asset, end of period (thousands) $245,790 $228,037 $200,309 $138,901 $124,829
Ratio of expenses to average net assets, before
reimbursement or waiver 1.16% 1.17% 1.13% 1.09% 1.15%
Ratio of expenses to average net assets, net of
reimbursement or waiver 1.16% 1.17% 1.13% 1.09% 1.15%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets,
before reimbursement or waiver 0.06% 0.21% 0.43% 1.38% 1.06%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets,
net of reimbursement or waiver 0.06% 0.21% 0.43% 1.38% 1.06%
Portfolio Turnover Rate 63.20% 88.15% 101.12% 159.94% 63.04%
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SmallCap Fund
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PER SHARE OPERATING PERFORMANCE 1998 1997 1996(a)
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<S> <C> <C> <C>
Net asset value, beginning of period $11.39 $11.73 $10.00
Net investment income (loss) (0.02) (0.19) (0.18)
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investment
operations 0.75 1.41 1.94
Total income (loss) from investment operations 0.73 1.22 1.76
Less distributions:
Distributions from net investment income -- -- --
Distribution in excess of net investment income -- -- --
Distributions from net realized gains (0.22) -- --
Distribution in excess of net realized gains -- -- --
Total distributions (0.22) (1.56) (0.03)
Net asset value, end of period $11.56 $11.39 $11.73
Total return 6.73% 10.47% 17.50%
Ratios/Supplemental Data
Net asset, end of period (thousands) $8,172 $9,565 $8,061
Ratio of expenses to average net assets, before
reimbursement or waiver 2.92% 2.57% 3.04%
Ratio of expenses to average net assets, net of
reimbursement or waiver 2.59% 2.57% 2.48%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets,
before reimbursement or waiver (2.00)% (1.78)% (2.34)%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets,
net of reimbursement or waiver (1.67)% (1.78)% (1.78)%
Portfolio Turnover Rate 145.94% 39.09% 60.92%
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GLOBAL AND INTERNATIONAL FUND
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Small Cap Asia Growth Fund
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PER SHARE OPERATING PERFORMANCE 1998 1997 1996 1995(b)
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Net asset value, beginning of period $7.06 $12.24 $9.76 $10.00
Net investment income (loss) -- (0.05) (0.05) 0.02
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investment
operations (1.37) (5.13) (2.54) (0.24)
Total income (loss) from investment operations (1.37) (5.18) 2.49 (0.22)
Less distributions:
Distributions from net investment income -- -- -- (0.02)
Distribution in excess of net investment income -- -- (0.01) --
Distributions from net realized gains -- -- -- --
Distribution in excess of net realized gains -- -- -- --
Total distributions -- -- (0.01) (0.02)
Net asset value, end of period $5.69 $7.06 $12.24 $9.76
Total return (19.41)% (42.32)% 25.50% (4.39)%*
Ratios/Supplemental Data
Net asset, end of period (thousands) $18,278 $13,867 $23,796 $8,936
Ratio of expenses to average net assets, before
reimbursement or waiver 2.86% 2.30% 2.64% 3.51%*
Ratio of expenses to average net assets, net of
reimbursement or waiver 2.50% 2.30% 2.42% 1.75%*
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets,
before reimbursement or waiver (0.57)% (0.32)% (0.86)% (1.24)%*
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets,
net of reimbursement or waiver (0.21)% (0.32)% (0.64)% 0.52%*
Portfolio Turnover Rate 193.48% 187.41% 176.49% 40.22%*
</TABLE>
* Annualized
(a) Small Cap Fund commenced operations on January 2, 1996
(b) Small Cap Asia Growth Fund commenced operations on July 3, 1995
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Global Corporate Leaders Fund
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PER SHARE OPERATING PERFORMANCE 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Net asset value, beginning of period $10.59 $11.28 $11.32 $11.17 $13.51
Net investment income (loss) 0.99 0.03 0.01 0.09 0.02
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investment
operations 1.02 0.73 1.84 1.10 0.23
Total income (loss) from investment operations 2.01 0.76 1.85 1.19 0.25
Less distributions:
Distributions from net investment income (0.80) (0.09) (0.16) (0.29) --
Distributions in excess of net investment income -- -- -- (0.13) --
Distributions from net realized gains (2.34) (1.36) (1.73) (0.62) (2.46)
Distributions in excess of net realized gains -- -- -- -- (0.13)
Total distributions (3.14) (1.45) (1.89) (1.04) (2.59)
Net asset value, end of period $9.46 $10.59 $11.28 $11.32 $11.17
Total return $19.06% 6.90% 16.43% 10.69% 1.84%
Ratios/Supplemental Data
Net assets, end of period (thousands) $17.803 $35,085 $37,223 $53,614 $67,392
Ratio of expenses to average net assets, before
reimbursement or waiver 2.12% 1.75% 1.90% 1.67% 1.61%
Ratio of expenses to average net assets, net of
reimbursement or waiver 2.12% 1.75% 1.90% 1.67% 1.61%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets,
before reimbursement or waiver (0.06)% 0.23% 0.11% 0.48% 0.14%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets,
net of reimbursement or waiver (0.06)% 0.23% 0.11% 0.48% 0.14%
Portfolio Turnover Rate 137.33% 177.48% 128.05% 166.35% 83.40%
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International Fund
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PER SHARE OPERATING PERFORMANCE 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Net asset value, beginning of period $10.10 $10.86 $10.60 $10.37 $10.000
Net investment income (loss) 0.17 0.07 (0.02) (0.01) (0.08)
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investment
operations 174 0.10 1.45 0.61 0.67
Total income (loss) from investment operations 1.91 0.17 1.43 0.60 0.59
Less distributions:
Distributions from net investment income (0.06) (0.13) (0.20) -- --
Distributions in excess of net investment income -- -- -- (0.35) --
Distributions from net realized gains (0.34) (0.80) (0.97) (0.02) (0.10)
Distributions in excess of net realized gains -- -- -- -- (0.12)
Total distributions (0.40) (0.93) (1.17) (0.37) (0.22)
Net asset value, end of period $11.61 $10.10 $10.86 $10.60 $10.37
Total return 19.02% 1.61% 13.57% 5.77% 5.87%
Ratios/Supplemental Data
Net assets, end of period (thousands) $24,000 $19,949 $18,891 $17,855 $17,843
Ratio of expenses to average net assets, before
reimbursement or waiver 2.25% 2.15% 2.45% 2.46% 2.39%
Ratio of expenses to average net assets, net of
reimbursement or waiver 1.75% 1.75% 2.45% 2.46% 2.39%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets,
before reimbursement or waiver (0.16)% 0.13% (0.39)% (0.12)% (0.94)%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets,
net of reimbursement or waiver 0.35% 0.53% (0.39)% (0.12)% (0.94)%
Portfolio Turnover Rate 143,67% 122.56% 113.55% 137.72% 100.10%
</TABLE>
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Global Income Fund
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PER SHARE OPERATING PERFORMANCE 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Net asset value, beginning of period $10.58 $11.22 $10.75 $9.80 $10.95
Net investment income (loss) 0.90 1.04 1.01 0.96 0.46
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investment
operations (0.07) (0.50) 0.36 0.95 (1.16)
Total income (loss) from investment operations (0.83) 0.54 1.37 1.91 (0.70)
Less distributions:
Distributions from net investment income (0.87) (0.91) (0.86) (0.96) (0.45)
Distributions in excess of net investment income -- -- -- -- --
Distributions from net realized gains (0.18) (0.27) (0.04) -- --
Distributions in excess of net realized gains -- -- -- -- --
Total distributions (1.05) (1.18) (0.90) (0.96) (0.45)
Net asset value, end of period $10.36 $10.58 $11.22 $10.75 $9.80
Total return 8.21% 5.00% 13.33% 20.10% (6.52)%
Ratios/Supplemental Data
Net assets, end of period (thousands) $36,407 $23,668 $29,110 $12,255 $10,351
Ratio of expenses to average net assets, before
reimbursement or waiver 1.89% 2.17% 2.33% 3.07% 1.80%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets,
net of reimbursement or waiver 1.50% 1.50% 1.50% 2.75% 1.50%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets,
before reimbursement or waiver 10.99% 8.99% 9.49% 9.48% 4.18%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets,
net of reimbursement or waiver 11.38% 9.66% 10.32% 9.80% 4.48%
Portfolio Turnover Rate 45.26% 117.94% 71.84% 164.72% 10.20%
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Russia Fund
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PER SHARE OPERATING PERFORMANCE 1998 1997 1996(c)
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<S> <C> <C> <C>
Net asset value, beginning of period $17.50 $11.24 $12.12
Net investment income (loss) 0.15 (0.01) (0.05)
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investment
operations (14.70) 7.57 (0.51)
Total income (loss) from investment operations (14.55) 7.56 (0.56)
Less distributions:
Distributions from net investment income (0.07) -- --
Distributions in excess of net investment income -- -- --
Distributions from net realized gains (0.24) (1.30) (0.32)
Distributions in excess of net realized gains -- -- --
Total distributions (0.31) (1.30) (0.32)
Net asset value, end of period $2.64% $17.50 $11.24
Total return (82.99%) 67.50% (9.01)%*
Ratios/Supplemental Data
Net assets, end of period (thousands) $19.147 $137,873 $13,846
Ratio of expenses to average net assets, before
reimbursement or waiver 2.64% 2.89%# 5.07%*#
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets,
net of reimbursement or waiver 1.84% 1.85%# 2.65%*#
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets,
before reimbursement or waiver 0.57% (1.14)%# (3.69)%*#
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets,
net of reimbursement or waiver 1.36% (0.11)%# (1.27)%*#
Portfolio Turnover Rate 65.76% 66.84% 115.55%
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Worldwide Emerging Markets Fund
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PER SHARE OPERATING PERFORMANCE 1997 1996 1995 1994
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Net asset value, beginning of period $11.49 $10.70 $11.47 $13.96
Net investment income (loss) 0.01 -- 0.08 (0.01)
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investment
operations (1.32) 0.79 (0.76) (1.92)
Total income (loss) from investment operations (1.31) 0.79 (0.68) (1.93)
Less distributions:
Distributions from net investment income -- -- (0.08) --
Distributions in excess of net investment income -- -- (0.01) --
Distributions from net realized gains -- -- -- (0.47)
Distributions in excess of net realized gains -- -- -- (0.09)
Total distributions -- -- (0.09) (0.56)
Net asset value, end of period $10.18 $11.49 $10.70 $11.47
Total return (11.40)% 7.38% (5.93)% (13.81)%
Ratios/Supplemental Data
Net assets, end of period (thousands) $137,686 $254,673 $265,544 $288,581
Ratio of expenses to average net assets, before
reimbursement or waiver 1.82% 1.76% 1.88% 1.65%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets,
net of reimbursement or waiver 1.82% 1.76% 1.88% 1.65%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets,
before reimbursement or waiver 0.09% (0.01)% 0.70% (0.06)%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets,
net of reimbursement or waiver 0.09% (0.01)% 0.70% (0.06)%
Portfolio Turnover Rate 112.05% 86.26% 92.85% 79.56%
</TABLE>
* Annualized
# (before, or net of) reinbursement or waiver or redemption fee proceeds.
(c) The Fund's commencement of operations was June 3, 1996 with the investment
of its initial capital. The Fund's registration statement with the
Securities and Exchange Commission became effective on July 3, 1996.
Financial results prior to the effective date of the Fund's registration
statement are not presented in this Financial Highlights Table.
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PRECIOUS METALS FUNDS
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Goldfund
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PER SHARE OPERATING PERFORMANCE 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Net asset value, beginning of period $3.24 $5.97 $6.24 $6.37 $6.90
Net investment income (loss) -- -- 0.02 -- 0.03
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investment
operations (0.21) (2.52) 0.50 (0.12) (0.53)
Total income (loss) from investment operations (0.21) (2.52) 0.52 (0.12) (0.50)
Less distributions:
Distributions from net investment income -- (0.21) (0.79) (0.01) (0.03)
Distributions in excess of net investment income -- -- --
Distributions from net realized gains -- -- -- -- --
Distributions in excess of net realized gains -- -- -- -- --
Total distributions
Net asset value, end of period 3.03 $3.24 $5.97 $6.24 $6.37
Total return (6.39)% (42.98)% 7.84% (1.89)% 7.28%
Ratios/Supplemental Data
Net assets, end of period (thousands) 50.841 $53,707 $109,287 $135,779 $159,435
Ratio of expenses to average net assets,
before reimbursement or waiver 1.74% 1.65% 1.60% 1.70% 1.54%
Ratio of expenses to average net assets,
net of reimbursement or waiver 1.74% 1.65% 1.60% 1.70% 1.54%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets
, before reimbursement or waiver 0.08% 0.17% (0.32)% 0.07% 0.50%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets,
net of reimbursement or waiver 0.08% 0.17% (0.32)% 0.07% 0.50%
Portfolio Turnover Rate 28.93% 38.32% 31.04% 40.41% 23.77%
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PRECIOUS METALS FUNDS
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Silver Fund
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PER SHARE OPERATING PERFORMANCE 1998(d) 1998(e) 1997(e) 1996(e) 1995(e) 1994(e)
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Net asset value, beginning of period $3.26 $3.95 $4.46 $4.00 $3.92 $3.52
Net investment income (loss) (0.01) (0.02) (0.04) (0.03) (0.03) (0.02)
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investment
operations (0.52) (0.66) (0.43) 0.51 0.11 0.42
Total income (loss) from investment operations (0.53) (0.68) (0.47) 0.48 0.08 0.04
Less distributions:
Distributions from net investment income -- -- -- -- -- --
Distributions in excess of net investment income -- (0.01) (0.04) (0.02) -- --
Distributions from net realized gains -- -- -- -- -- --
Distributions in excess of net realized gains -- -- -- -- -- --
Total distributions
Net asset value, end of period $2.73 $3.26 $3.95 $4.46 $4.00 $3.92
Total return (16.26)%* (17.32)% (10.76)% 12.02% 2.04% 11.36%
Ratios/Supplemental Data
Net assets, end of period (thousands) $25,560 $34,921 $42,035 $73,945 $65,517 $49,499
Ratio of expenses to average net assets,
before reimbursement or waiver 2.37%* 1.90% 1.96% 1.73% 1.82% 1.84%
Ratio of expenses to average net assets,
net of reimbursement or waiver 2.37%* 1.90% 1.96% 1.73% 1.82% 1.84%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets
, before reimbursement or waiver (0.61)%* (0.54)% (0.78)% (0.72)% (0.83)% (0.82)%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets,
net of reimbursement or waiver (0.61)%* (0.54)% (0.78)% (0.72)% (0.83)% (0.82)%
Portfolio Turnover Rate 5.68%* 28.78% 18.76% 44.30% 44.22% 5.28%
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* Annualized
(d) Six month period ended December 31, 1998. The Fund changed its fiscal
year-end from June 30th to December 31st.
(e) Fiscal year-end June 30th.
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FIXED INCOME FUNDS AND
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GNMA Income Fund
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PER SHARE OPERATING PERFORMANCE 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Net asset value, beginning of period $8.40 $8.12 $8.19 $7.60 $8.32
Net investment income (loss) 0.48 0.51 0.53 0.58 0.55
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investment
operations 0.13 0.29 (0.08) 0.59 (0.72)
Total income (loss) from investment operations 0.61 0.80 0.45 1.17 (0.17)
Less distributions:
Distributions from net investment income (0.48) (0.52) (0.52) (0.58) (0.55)
Distributions in excess of net investment income -- -- -- -- --
Distributions from net realized gains -- -- -- -- --
Distributions in excess of net realized gains -- -- -- -- --
Total distributions (0.48) (0.52) (0.52) (0.58) (0.55)
Net asset value, end of period $8.53 $8.40 $8.12 $8.19 $7.60
Total return 7.52% 10.20% 5.71% 15.91% (2.07)%
Ratios/Supplemental Data
Net assets, end of period (thousands) $273.591 $158,071 $133,777 $130,681 $132,108
Ratio of expenses to average net assets,
before reimbursement or waiver 1.01% 1.01% 1.05% 1.01% 0.98%
Ratio of expenses to average net assets,
net of reimbursement or waiver 1.01% 1.01% 1.05% 1.01% 0.98%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets,
before reimbursement or waiver 5.85% 6.28% 6.56% 7.10% 6.90%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets,
net of reimbursement or waiver 5.85% 6.28% 6.56% 7.10% 6.90%
Portfolio Turnover Rate 54.47% 134.28% 128.76% 30.69% 37.15%
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PER SHARE OPERATING PERFORMANCE 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994
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Net asset value, beginning of period $100 $1.00 $1.00 $1.00 $1.00
Net investment income (loss) 0.0455 0.0458 0.0441 0.0495 0.0330
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investment
operations -- -- -- -- --
Total income (loss) from investment operations 0.0455 0.0458 0.0441 0.0495 0.0330
Less distributions:
Distributions from net investment income 0.455 0.0458 0.0441 0.0495 0.0330
Distributions in excess of net investment income -- -- -- -- --
Distributions from net realized gains -- -- -- -- --
Distributions in excess of net realized gains -- -- -- -- --
Total distributions 0.0455 0.0458 0.0441 0.0495 0.0330
Net asset value, end of period $100 $1.00 $1.00 $1.00 $1.00
Total return 4.65% 4.68% 4.50% 5.06% 3.35%
Ratios/Supplemental Data
Net assets, end of period (thousands) $87,488 $95,149 $97,526 $88,786 $111,805
Ratio of expenses to average net assets,
before reimbursement or waiver 1.05% 1.04% 1.04% 1.08% 1.02%
Ratio of expenses to average net assets,
net of reimbursement or waiver 1.00% 1.00% 1.00% 1.00% 1.00%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets,
before reimbursement or waiver 4.51% 4.55% 4.37% 4.87% 3.30%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets,
net of reimbursement or waiver 4.56% 4.58% 4.41% 4.95% 3.32%
Portfolio Turnover Rate -- -- -- -- --
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Statement of Additional Information
The Statement of Additional Information (SAI) provides a more complete
discussion about the Lexington Funds and is incorporated by reference, which
means that it is considered a part of this prospectus.
Annual and Semi-Annual Reports
The annual and semi-annual reports to shareholders have more information about
each Lexington Fund's investments, including a discussion about the market
conditions and investment strategies that significantly affected the Fund's
performance during its last fiscal year.
Reviewing or Obtaining Additional Information You may obtain a copy of the SAI
and the annual and semi-annual reports (free of charge) by contacting a
broker-dealer or other financial intermediaries that sell the Fund's shares or
by writing or calling:
THE LEXINGTON FUNDS
P.O. Box 1515
Park 80 West Plaza Two
Saddle Brook, New Jersey 07663
Attn: Shareholder Services
Tel: (800) 526-0056 or (201) 845-7300.
You may also obtain a copy of the SAI and the annual and semi-annual reports
(for a fee) by contacting the Public Reference Room of the Securities and
Exchange Commission, 450 Fifth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C., telephone
800-SEC-0330. You may also obtain this information by visiting the SEC's
Worldwide Website at http://www.sec.gov.
Investment Company Act File No. 811-_______.
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LEXINGTON GLOBAL INCOME FUND
STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
MAY 1, 1999
This statement of additional information which is not a prospectus, should
be read in conjunction with the current prospectus of Lexington Global Income
Fund (the "Fund"), dated May 1, 1998 as it may be revised from time to
time. To obtain a copy of the Fund's prospectus at no charge, please write to
the Fund at P.O. Box 1515, Park 80 West - Plaza Two, Saddle Brook, New Jersey
07663 or call the following toll-free numbers:
Shareholder Services: -1-800-526-0056
Institutional/Financial Adviser Services: -1-800-367-9160
24-Hour Account Information: -1-800-526-0052
Lexington Management Corporation ("LMC") serves as the Fund's Investment
Adviser. Lexington Funds Distributor, Inc. ("LFD") serves as the Fund's
Distributor.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
Investment Objective and Policies ......................................... 2
Derivative Instruments: Options, Futures and Forward Currency Strategies .. 4
Risk Factors .............................................................. 10
Investment Restrictions ................................................... 12
Portfolio Transactions .................................................... 13
Valuation of Fund Shares .................................................. 14
Investment Adviser, Distributor and Administrator ......................... 15
Tax Matters ............................................................... 18
Distribution Plan ......................................................... 23
Custodian, Transfer Agent and Dividend Disbursing Agent ................... 23
Management of the Fund .................................................... 23
Investment Return Information ............................................. 26
Other Information ......................................................... 27
Appendix A ................................................................ A-1
Appendix B ................................................................ B-1
Financial Statements ...................................................... 28
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INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE AND POLICIES
The Fund seeks high current income. Capital appreciation is a secondary
objective. The Fund is a non-diversified open-end management investment company.
The Fund, under normal circumstances, invests substantially all of its assets in
debt securities of issuers in the United States, developed foreign countries and
emerging markets. For purposes of its investment objective, the Fund considers
an emerging country to be any country whose economy and market the World Bank or
United Nations considers to be emerging or developing. The Fund may also invest
in debt securities traded in any market, of companies that derive 50% or more of
their total revenue from either goods or services produced in such emerging
countries and emerging markets or sales made in such countries. Determinations
as to eligibility will be made by LMC based on publicly available
information and inquiries made to the companies. It is possible in the future
that sufficient numbers of emerging country or emerging market debt securities
would be traded on securities markets in industrialized countries so that a
major portion, if not all, of the Fund's assets would be invested in securities
traded on such markets, although such a situation is unlikely at present.
Currently, investing in many of the emerging countries and emerging markets
is not feasible or may involve political risks. Accordingly, LMC currently
intends to consider investments only in those countries in which it believes
investing is feasible and does not involve such risks. The list of acceptable
countries will be reviewed by LMC and approved by the Board of Trustees on a
periodic basis and any additions or deletions with respect to such list
will be made in accordance with changing economic and political circumstances
involving such countries. (See Appendix B in the Prospectus.)
Selection of Debt Investments
LMC is the investment manager of the Fund. In determining the appropriate
distribution of investments among various countries and geographic
regions for the Fund, LMC ordinarily considers the following factors:
prospects for relative economic growth among the different countries in which
the Fund may invest; expected levels of inflation; government policies
influencing business conditions; the outlook for currency relationships;
and the range of the individual investment opportunities available to
international investors.
Although the Fund values assets daily in terms of U.S. dollars, the Fund
does not intend to convert holdings of foreign currencies into U.S. dollars on a
daily basis. The Fund will do so from time to time, and investors should be
aware of the costs of currency conversion. Although foreign exchange dealers do
not charge a fee for conversion, they do realize a profit based on the
difference ("spread") between the prices at which they are buying and selling
various currencies. Thus, a dealer may offer to sell a foreign currency to the
Fund at one rate, while offering a lesser rate of exchange should the Fund
desire to sell that currency to the dealer.
The Fund may invest in the following types of money market instruments
(i.e., debt instruments with less than 12 months remaining until maturity)
denominated in U.S. dollars or other currencies: (a) obligations issued or
guaranteed by the U.S. or foreign governments, their agencies, instrumentalities
or municipalities; (b) obligations of international organizations designed or
supported by multiple foreign governmental entities to promote economic
reconstruction or development; (c) finance company obligations, corporate
commercial paper and other short-term commercial obligations; (d) bank
obligations (including certificates of deposit, time deposits, demand deposits
and bankers' acceptances), subject to the restriction that the Fund may not
invest more than 25% of its total assets in bank securities; (e) repurchase
agreements with respect to the foregoing; and (f) other substantially similar
short-term debt securities with comparable characteristics.
Samurai and Yankee Bonds
Subject to its respective fundamental investment restrictions, the Fund may
invest in yen-denominated bonds sold in Japan by non-Japanese issuers ("Samurai
bonds"), and may invest in dollar-denominated bonds sold in the United States by
non-U.S. issuers ("Yankee bonds"). It is the policy of the Fund to invest in
Samurai or Yankee bond issues only after taking into account considerations of
quality and liquidity, as well as yield.
Commercial Bank Obligations
For the purposes of the Fund's investment policies with respect to bank
obligations, obligations of foreign branches of U.S. banks and of foreign banks
are obligations of the issuing bank and may be general obligations of the parent
bank. Such obligations, however, may be limited by the terms of a specific
obligation and by government regulation. As with investment in non-U.S.
securities in general, investments in the obligations of foreign branches of
U.S. banks and of foreign banks may subject the Fund to investment risks that
are different in some respect from those of investments in obligations of
domestic issuers. Although the Fund typically will acquire obligations issued
and supported by the credit of U.S. or foreign banks having total assets at the
time of purchase in excess of $1 billion, this $1 billion figure is not a
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fundamental investment policy or restriction of the Fund. For the purposes of
calculation with respect to the $1 billion figure, the assets of a bank will be
deemed to include the assets of its U.S. and non-U.S. branches.
Repurchase Agreements, Reverse Repurchase Agreements and Roll Transactions
Although repurchase agreements carry certain risks not associated with
direct investments in securities, the Fund intends to enter into repurchase
agreements only with banks and broker/dealers believed by LMC to present minimal
credit risks in accordance with guidelines approved by the Fund's Board of
Trustees. LMC will review and monitor the creditworthiness of such
institutions, and will consider the capitalization of the institution, LMC's
prior dealings with the institution, any rating of the institution's
senior long-term debt by independent rating agencies and other relevant factors.
The Fund will invest only in repurchase agreements collateralized at all
times in an amount at least equal to the repurchase price plus accrued interest.
To the extent that the proceeds from any sale of such collateral upon a default
in the obligation to repurchase were less than the repurchase price, the Fund
would suffer a loss. If the financial institution which is party to the
repurchase agreement petitions for bankruptcy or otherwise becomes subject to
bankruptcy or other liquidation proceedings there may be restrictions on the
Fund's ability to sell the collateral and the Fund could suffer a loss. However,
with respect to financial institutions whose bankruptcy or liquidation
proceedings are subject to the U.S. Bankruptcy Code, the Fund intends to comply
with provisions under such Code that would allow the immediate resale of such
collateral. The Fund will not enter into a repurchase agreement with a maturity
of more than seven days if, as a result, more than 15% of the value of its net
assets would be invested in such repurchase agreements and other illiquid
investments and securities for which no readily available market exists.
The Fund may enter into reverse repurchase agreements. A reverse repurchase
agreement is a borrowing transaction in which the Fund transfers possession of a
security to another party, such as a bank or broker/dealer, in return for cash,
and agrees to repurchase the security in the future at an agreed upon price,
which includes an interest component. The Fund also may engage in "roll"
borrowing transactions which involve the Fund's sale of fixed income securities
together with a commitment (for which the Fund may receive a fee) to purchase
similar, but not identical, securities at a future date. The Fund will maintain,
in a segregated account with a custodian, cash, U.S. government securities or
other liquid, high grade debt securities in an amount sufficient to cover its
obligation under "roll" transactions and reverse repurchase agreements.
Borrowing
The Fund is prohibited from borrowing money in order to purchase securities.
The Fund may borrow up to 5% of its total assets for temporary or emergency
purposes other than to meet redemptions. Any borrowing by the Fund may cause
greater fluctuation in the value of its shares than would be the case if the
Fund did not borrow.
Short Sales
The Fund is authorized to make short sales of securities, although it has no
current intention of doing so. A short sale is a transaction in which the Fund
sells a security in anticipation that the market price of that security will
decline. The Fund may make short sales as a form of hedging to offset potential
declines in long positions in securities it owns and in order to maintain
portfolio flexibility. The Fund only may make short sales "against the box." In
this type of short sale, at the time of the sale, the Fund owns the security it
has sold short or has the immediate and unconditional right to acquire the
identical security at no additional cost.
In a short sale, the seller does not immediately deliver the securities sold
and does not receive the proceeds from the sale. To make delivery to the
purchaser, the executing broker borrows the securities being sold short on
behalf of the seller. The seller is said to have a short position in the
securities sold until it delivers the securities sold, at which time it receives
the proceeds of the sale. To secure its obligation to deliver securities sold
short, the Fund will deposit in a separate account with its custodian an equal
amount of the securities sold short or securities convertible into or
exchangeable for such securities at no cost. The Fund could close out a short
position by purchasing and delivering an equal amount of the securities sold
short, rather than by delivering securities already held by the Fund, because
the Fund might want to continue to receive interest and dividend payments on
securities in its portfolio that are convertible into the securities sold short.
The Fund might make a short sale "against the box" in order to hedge against
market risks when LMC believes that the price of a security may decline, causing
a decline in the value of a security owned by the Fund or a security
convertible into or exchangeable for such security. There will be certain
additional transaction costs associated with short sales "against the box," but
the Fund will endeavor to offset these costs with income from the investment of
the cash proceeds of short sales.
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Illiquid Securities
The Fund may invest up to 15% of its net assets in illiquid securities.
Securities may be considered illiquid if the Fund cannot reasonably expect to
receive approximately the amount at which the Fund values such securities within
seven days. The sale of illiquid securities, if they can be sold at all,
generally will require more time and result in higher brokerage charges or
dealer discounts and other selling expenses than will the sale of liquid
securities, such as securities eligible for trading on U.S. securities exchanges
or in the over-the-counter markets. Moreover, restricted securities, which may
be illiquid for purposes of this limitation often sell, if at all, at a price
lower than similar securities that are not subject to restrictions on resale.
With respect to liquidity determinations generally, the Fund's Board of
Trustees has the ultimate responsibility for determining whether specific
securities, including restricted securities pursuant to Rule 144A under the
Securities Act of 1933, are liquid or illiquid. The Board has delegated the
function of making day-to-day determinations of liquidity to LMC in
accordance with procedures approved by the Fund's Board of Trustees. LMC takes
into account a number of factors in reaching liquidity decisions,
including, but not limited to: (i) the frequency of trading in the security;
(ii) the number of dealers that make quotes for the security; (iii) the number
of dealers that have undertaken to make a market in the security; (iv) the
number of other potential purchasers; and (v) the nature of the security and how
trading is effected (e.g., the time needed to sell the security, how offers are
solicited and the mechanics of transfer). LMC will monitor the liquidity of
securities held by the Fund and report periodically on such decisions to the
Board of Trustees.
DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS: OPTIONS, FUTURES AND FORWARD CURRENCY STRATEGIES
Writing Covered Call Options
The Fund may write (sell) covered call options. Covered call options
generally will be written on securities and currencies which, in the opinion of
LMC are not expected to make any major price moves in the near future but
which, over the long term, are deemed to be attractive investments for the
Fund.
A call option gives the holder (buyer) the right to purchase a security or
currency at a specified price (the exercise price) at any time until a certain
date (the expiration date). So long as the obligation of the writer of a call
option continues, he may be assigned an exercise notice by the broker/dealer
through whom such option was sold, requiring him to deliver the underlying
security or currency against payment of the exercise price. This obligation
terminates upon the expiration of the call option, or such earlier time at which
the writer effects a closing purchase transaction by purchasing an option
identical to that previously sold. LMC, and the Fund believe that writing of
covered call options is less risky than writing uncovered or "naked" options,
which the Fund will not do.
Portfolio securities or currencies on which call options may be written will
be purchased solely on the basis of investment considerations consistent with
the Fund's investment objectives. When writing a covered call option, the Fund
in return for the premium gives up the opportunity for profit from a price
increase in the underlying security or currency above the exercise price, and
retains the risk of loss should the price of the security or currency decline.
Unlike one who owns securities or currencies not subject to an option, the Fund
has no control over when it may be required to sell the underlying securities or
currencies, since the option may be exercised at any time prior to the option's
expiration. If a call option which the Fund has written expires, the Fund will
realize a gain in the amount of the premium; however, such gain may be offset by
a decline in the market value of the underlying security or currency during the
option period. If the call option is exercised, the Fund will realize a gain or
loss from the sale of the underlying security or currency. The Fund does not
consider a security or currency covered by a call option to be "pledged" as that
term is used in the Fund's fundamental investment policy which limits the
pledging or mortgaging of its assets.
The premium which the Fund receives for writing a call option is deemed to
constitute the market value of an option. The premium the Fund will receive from
writing a call option will reflect, among other things, the current market price
of the underlying security or currency, the relationship of the exercise price
to such market price, the historical price volatility of the underlying security
or currency, and the length of the option period. In determining whether a
particular call option should be written on a particular security or currency,
LMC will consider the reasonableness of the anticipated premium and the
likelihood that a liquid secondary market will exist for those options. The
premium received by the Fund for writing covered call options will be recorded
as a liability in the Fund's statement of assets and liabilities. This liability
will be adjusted daily to the option's current market value, which will be the
latest sales price at the time which the net asset value per share of the Fund
is computed at the close of regular trading on the NYSE (currently, 4:00 Eastern
time, unless weather, equipment failure or other factors contribute to an
earlier closing time), or, in the absence of such sale, the latest asked price.
The liability will be extinguished upon expiration of the option, the purchase
of an identical option in a closing transaction, or delivery of the underlying
security or currency upon the exercise of the option.
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Closing transactions will be effected in order to realize a profit on an
outstanding call option, to prevent an underlying security or currency from
being called, or to permit the sale of the underlying security or currency.
Furthermore, effecting a closing transaction will permit the Fund to write
another call option on the underlying security or currency with either a
different exercise price, expiration date or both. If the Fund desires to sell a
particular security or currency from its portfolio on which it has written a
call option, or purchased a put option, it will seek to effect a closing
transaction prior to, or concurrently with, the sale of the security or
currency. There is no assurance that the Fund will be able to effect such
closing transactions at favorable prices. If the Fund cannot enter into such a
transaction, it may be required to hold a security or currency that it might
otherwise have sold, in which case it would continue to be at market risk with
respect to the security or currency.
The Fund will pay transaction costs in connection with the writing of
options and in entering into closing purchase contracts. Transaction costs
relating to options activity normally are higher than those applicable to
purchases and sales of portfolio securities.
Call options written by the Fund normally will have expiration dates of less
than nine months from the date written. The exercise price of the options may be
below, equal to or above the current market values of the underlying securities
or currencies at the time the options are written. From time to time, the Fund
may purchase an underlying security or currency for delivery in accordance with
the exercise of an option, rather than delivering such security or currency from
its portfolio. In such cases, additional costs will be incurred.
The Fund will realize a profit or loss from a closing purchase transaction
if the cost of the transaction is less or more, respectively, than the premium
received from the writing of the option. Because increases in the market price
of a call option generally will reflect increases in the market price of the
underlying security or currency, any loss resulting from the repurchase of a
call option is likely to be offset in whole or in part by appreciation of the
underlying security or currency owned by the Fund.
Writing Covered Put Options
The Fund may write covered put options. A put option gives the purchaser of
the option the right to sell, and the writer (seller) the obligation to buy, the
underlying security or currency at the exercise price during the option period.
The option may be exercised at any time prior to its expiration date. The
operation of put options in other respects, including their related risks and
rewards, is substantially identical to that of call options.
The Fund would write put options only on a covered basis, which means that
the Fund would either (i) set aside cash, U.S. government securities or other
liquid, high-grade debt securities in an amount not less than the exercise price
at all times while the put option is outstanding (the rules of the Options
Clearing Corporation currently require that such assets be deposited in escrow
to secure payment of the exercise price), (ii) sell short the security or
currency underlying the put option at the same or higher price than the exercise
price of the put option, or (iii) purchase a put option, if the exercise price
of the purchased put option is the same or higher than the exercise price of the
put option sold by the Fund. The Fund generally would write covered put options
in circumstances where LMC wishes to purchase the underlying security or
currency for the Fund's portfolio at a price lower than the current market price
of the security or currency. In such event, the Fund would write a put option at
an exercise price which, reduced by the premium received on the option, reflects
the lower price it is willing to pay. Since the Fund also would receive interest
on debt securities or currencies maintained to cover the exercise price of the
option, this technique could be used to enhance current return during periods of
market uncertainty. The risk in such a transaction would be that the market
price of the underlying security or currency would decline below the exercise
price less the premiums received.
Purchasing Put Options
The Fund may purchase put options. As the holder of a put option, the Fund
would have the right to sell the underlying security or currency at the exercise
price at any time during the option period. The Fund may enter into closing sale
transactions with respect to such options, exercise them or permit them to
expire.
The Fund may purchase a put option on an underlying security or currency
("protective put") owned by the Fund as a hedging technique in order to protect
against an anticipated decline in the value of the security or currency. Such
hedge protection is provided only during the life of the put option when the
Fund, as the holder of the put option, is able to sell the underlying security
or currency at the put exercise price regardless of any decline in the
underlying security's market price or currency's exchange value. For example, a
put option may be purchased in order to protect unrealized appreciation of a
security or currency when LMC deems it desirable to continue to hold the
security or currency because of tax considerations. The premium paid for the put
option and any transaction costs would reduce any capital gain otherwise
available for distribution when the security or currency eventually is sold.
The Fund also may purchase put options at a time when the Fund does not own
the underlying security or currency. By purchasing put options on a security or
currency it does not own, the Fund seeks to benefit from a decline in the
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market price of the underlying security or currency. If the put option is not
sold when it has remaining value, and if the market price of the underlying
security or currency remains equal to or greater than the exercise price during
the life of the put option, the Fund will lose its entire investment in the put
option. In order for the purchase of a put option to be profitable, the market
price of the underlying security or currency must decline sufficiently below the
exercise price to cover the premium and transaction cost, unless the put option
is sold in a closing sale transaction.
The premium paid by the Fund when purchasing a put option will be recorded
as an asset in the Fund's statement of assets and liabilities. This asset will
be adjusted daily to the option's current market value, which will be the latest
sale price at the time at which the net asset value per share of the Fund is
computed (at the close of regular trading on the NYSE), or, in the absence of
such sale, the latest bid price. The asset will be extinguished upon expiration
of the option, the writing of an identical option in a closing transaction, or
the delivery of the underlying security or currency upon the exercise of the
option.
Purchasing Call Options
The Fund may purchase call options. As the holder of a call option, the Fund
would have the right to purchase the underlying security or currency at the
exercise price at any time during the option period. The Fund may enter into
closing sale transactions with respect to such options, exercise them or permit
them to expire. Call options may be purchased by the Fund for the purpose of
acquiring the underlying security or currency for its portfolio. Utilized in
this fashion, the purchase of call options would enable the Fund to acquire the
security or currency at the exercise price of the call option plus the premium
paid. At times, the net cost of acquiring the security or currency in this
manner may be less than the cost of acquiring the security or currency directly.
This technique also may be useful to the Fund in purchasing a large block of
securities that would be more difficult to acquire by direct market purchases.
So long as it holds such a call option rather than the underlying security or
currency itself, the Fund is partially protected from any unexpected decline in
the market price of the underlying security or currency and in such event could
allow the call option to expire, incurring a loss only to the extent of the
premium paid for the option.
The Fund also may purchase call options on underlying securities or
currencies it owns in order to protect unrealized gains on call options
previously written by it. A call option would be purchased for this purpose
where tax considerations make it inadvisable to realize such gains through a
closing purchase transaction. Call options also may be purchased at times to
avoid realizing losses that would result in a reduction of the Fund's current
return. For example, where the Fund has written a call option on an underlying
security or currency having a current market value below the price at which such
security or currency was purchased by the Fund, an increase in the market price
could result in the exercise of the call option written by the Fund and the
realization of a loss on the underlying security or currency with the same
exercise price and expiration date as the option previously written.
Aggregate premiums paid for put and call options will not exceed 5% of the
Fund's total assets at the time of purchase.
The Fund may attempt to accomplish objectives similar to those involved in
using Forward Contracts (defined below), as described in the Prospectus, by
purchasing put or call options on currencies. A put option gives the Fund as
purchaser the right (but not the obligation) to sell a specified amount of
currency at the exercise price until the expiration of the option. A call option
gives the Fund as purchaser the right (but not the obligation) to purchase a
specified amount of currency at the exercise price until its expiration. The
Fund might purchase a currency put option, for example, to protect itself during
the contract period against a decline in the dollar value of a currency in which
it holds or anticipates holding securities. If the currency's value should
decline against the dollar, the loss in currency value should be offset, in
whole or in part, by an increase in the value of the put. If the value of the
currency instead should rise against the dollar, any gain to the Fund would be
reduced by the premium it had paid for the put option. A currency call option
might be purchased, for example, in anticipation of, or to protect against, a
rise in the value against the dollar of a currency in which the Fund anticipates
purchasing securities.
Currency options may be either listed on an exchange or traded
over-the-counter ("OTC options"). Listed options are third-party contracts
(i.e., performance of the obligations of the purchaser and seller is guaranteed
by the exchange or clearing corporation), and have standardized strike prices
and expiration dates. OTC options are two-party contracts with negotiated strike
prices and expiration dates. The Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC")
staff considers OTC options to be illiquid securities. The Fund will not
purchase an OTC option unless the Fund believes that daily valuations for such
options are readily obtainable. OTC options differ from exchange-traded options
in that OTC options are transacted with dealers directly and not through a
clearing corporation (which guarantees performance). Consequently, there is a
risk of non-performance by the dealer. Since no exchange is involved, OTC
options are valued on the basis of a quote provided by the dealer. In the case
of OTC options, there can be no assurance that a liquid secondary market will
exist for any particular option at any specific time.
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Interest Rate and Currency Futures Contracts
The Fund may enter into interest rate or currency futures contracts
("Futures" or "Futures Contracts") as a hedge against changes in prevailing
levels of interest rates or currency exchange rates in order to establish more
definitely the effective return on securities or currencies held or intended to
be acquired by the Fund. The Fund's hedging may include sales of Futures as an
offset against the effect of expected increases in interest rates or currency
exchange rates, and purchases of Futures as an offset against the effect of
expected declines in interest rates or currency exchange rates.
The Fund will not enter into Futures Contracts for speculation and the Fund
only will enter into Futures Contracts which are traded on national futures
exchanges and are standardized as to maturity date and underlying financial
instrument. The principal interest rate and currency Futures exchanges in the
United States are the Board of Trade of the City of Chicago and the Chicago
Mercantile Exchange. Futures exchanges and trading are regulated under the
Commodity Exchange Act by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission ("CFTC").
Futures are exchanged in London at the London International Financial Futures
Exchange.
Although techniques other than sales and purchases of Futures Contracts
could be used to reduce the Fund's exposure to interest rate and currency
exchange rate fluctuations, the Fund may be able to hedge exposure more
effectively and at a lower cost through using Futures Contracts.
The Fund will not enter into a Futures Contract if, as a result thereof,
more than 5% of the Fund's total assets (taken at market value at the time of
entering into the contract) would be committed to "margin" (down payment)
deposits on such Futures Contracts.
An interest rate Futures Contract provides for the future sale by one party
and purchase by another party of a specified amount of a specific financial
instrument (debt security or currency) for a specified price at a designated
date, time and place. Brokerage fees are incurred when a Futures Contract is
bought or sold, and margin deposits must be maintained at all times the Futures
Contract is outstanding.
Although Futures Contracts typically require future delivery of and payment
for financial instruments or currencies, Futures Contracts usually are closed
out before the delivery date. Closing out an open Futures Contract sale or
purchase is effected by entering into an offsetting Futures Contract purchase or
sale, respectively, for the same aggregate amount of the identical financial
instrument or currency and the same delivery date. If the offsetting purchase
price is less than the original sale price, the Fund realizes a gain; if it is
more, the Fund realizes a loss. Conversely, if the offsetting sale price is more
than the original purchase price, the Fund realizes a gain; if it is less, the
Fund realizes a loss. The transaction costs also must be included in these
calculations. There can be no assurance, however, that the Fund will be able to
enter into an offsetting transaction with respect to a particular Futures
Contract at a particular time. If the Fund is not able to enter into an
offsetting transaction, the Fund will continue to be required to maintain the
margin deposits on the Futures Contract.
As an example of an offsetting transaction, the contractual obligations
arising from the sale of one Futures Contract of October Deutschemarks on an
exchange may be fulfilled at any time before delivery under the Futures Contract
is required (i.e., on a specified date in October, the "delivery month") by the
purchase of another Futures Contract of October Deutschemarks on the same
exchange. In such instance, the difference between the price at which the
Futures Contract was sold and the price paid for the offsetting purchase, after
allowance for transaction costs, represents the profit or loss to the Fund.
Persons who trade in Futures Contracts may be broadly classified as
"hedgers" and "speculators." Hedgers, such as the Fund, whose business activity
involves investment or other commitment in securities or other obligations, use
the Futures markets primarily to offset unfavorable changes in value that may
occur because of fluctuations in the value of the securities and obligations
held or expected to be acquired by them or fluctuations in the value of the
currency in which the securities or obligations are denominated. Debtors and
other obligors also may hedge the interest cost of their obligations. The
speculator, like the hedger, generally expects neither to deliver nor to receive
the financial instrument underlying the Futures Contract, but, unlike the
hedger, hopes to profit from fluctuations in prevailing interest rates or
currency exchange rates.
The Fund's Futures transactions will be entered into for traditional hedging
purposes; that is, Futures Contracts will be sold to protect against a decline
in the price of securities or currencies that the Fund owns, or Futures
Contracts will be purchased to protect the Fund against an increase in the price
of securities or currencies it has committed to purchase or expects to purchase.
"Margin" with respect to Futures Contracts is the amount of funds that must
be deposited by the Fund, in a segregated account with the Fund's custodian, in
order to initiate Futures trading and to maintain the Fund's open positions in
Futures Contracts. A margin deposit made when the Futures Contract is entered
into ("initial margin") is
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intended to assure the Fund's performance of the Futures Contract. The margin
required for a particular Futures Contract is set by the exchange on which the
Futures Contract is traded, and may be modified significantly from time to time
by the exchange during the term of the Futures Contract. Futures Contracts
customarily are purchased and sold on margins that may range upward from less
than 5% of the value of the Futures Contract being traded.
If the price of an open Futures Contract changes (by increase in the case of
a sale or by decrease in the case of a purchase) so that the loss on the Futures
Contract reaches a point at which the margin on deposit does not satisfy margin
requirements, the broker will require an increase in the margin deposit ("margin
variation"). If the value of a position increases because of favorable price
changes in the Futures Contract so that the margin deposit exceeds the required
margin, however, the broker will pay the excess to the Fund. In computing daily
net asset values, the Fund will mark to market the current value of its open
Futures Contracts. The Fund expects to earn interest income on its margin
deposits.
Risks of Using Futures Contracts.
The prices of Futures Contracts are volatile and are influenced, among other
things, by actual and anticipated changes in interest rates, which in turn are
affected by fiscal and monetary policies and national and international
political and economic events.
There is a risk of imperfect correlation between changes in prices of
Futures Contracts and prices of the securities or currencies in the Fund's
portfolio being hedged. The degree of imperfection of correlation depends upon
circumstances such as: variations in speculative market demand for Futures and
for debt securities or currencies, including technical influences in Futures
trading; and differences between the financial instruments being hedged and the
instruments underlying the standard Futures Contracts available for trading,
with respect to interest rate levels, maturities, and creditworthiness of
issuers. A decision of whether, when, and how to hedge involves skill and
judgment, and even a well-conceived hedge may be unsuccessful to some degree
because of unexpected market behavior or interest rate trends.
Because of the low margin deposits required, Futures trading involves an
extremely high degree of leverage. As a result, a relatively small price
movement in a Futures Contract may result in immediate and substantial loss, as
well as gain, to the investor. For example, if at the time of purchase, 10% of
the value of the Futures Contract is deposited as margin, a subsequent 10%
decrease in the value of the Futures Contract would result in a total loss of
the margin deposit, before any deduction for the transaction costs, if the
account were then closed out. A 15% decrease would result in a loss of 150% of
the original margin deposit, if the Contract were closed out. Thus, a purchase
or sale of a Futures Contract may result in losses in excess of the amount
invested in the Futures Contract. However, the Fund presumably would have
sustained comparable losses if, instead of the Futures Contract, it had invested
in the underlying financial instrument and sold it after the decline.
Furthermore, in the case of a Futures Contract purchase, in order to be
certain that the Fund has sufficient assets to satisfy its obligations under a
Futures Contract, the Fund sets aside and commits to back the Futures Contract
an amount of cash, U.S. government securities and other liquid, high grade debt
securities equal in value to the current value of the underlying instrument less
margin deposit.
In the case of a Futures contract sale, the Fund either will set aside
amounts, as in the case of a Futures Contract purchase, own the security
underlying the contract or hold a call option permitting the Fund to purchase
the same Futures Contract at a price no higher than the contract price. Assets
used as cover cannot be sold while the position in the corresponding Futures
Contract is open, unless they are replaced with similar assets. As a result, the
commitment of a significant portion of the Fund's assets to cover could impede
portfolio management or the Fund's ability to meet redemption requests or other
current obligations.
Most U.S. Futures exchanges limit the amount of fluctuation permitted in
Futures Contract prices during a single trading day. The daily limit establishes
the maximum amount that the price of a Futures Contract may vary either up or
down from the previous day's settlement price at the end of a trading session.
Once the daily limit has been reached in a particular type of Futures Contract,
no trades may be made on that day at a price beyond that limit. The daily limit
governs only price movement during a particular trading day and therefore does
not limit potential losses, because the limit may prevent the liquidation of
unfavorable positions. Futures Contract prices occasionally have moved to the
daily limit for several consecutive trading days with little or no trading,
thereby preventing prompt liquidation of Futures positions and subjecting some
Futures traders to substantial losses.
Options on Futures Contracts
Options on Futures Contracts are similar to options on securities or
currencies except that options on Futures Contracts give the purchaser the
right, in return for the premium paid, to assume a position in a Futures
Contract (a long
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position if the option is a call and a short position if the option is a put),
rather than to purchase or sell the Futures Contract, at a specified exercise
price at any time during the period of the option. Upon exercise of the option,
the delivery of the Futures position by the writer of the option to the holder
of the option will be accompanied by delivery of the accumulated balance in the
writer's Futures margin account which represents the amount by which the market
price of the Futures Contract, at exercise, exceeds (in the case of a call) or
is less than (in the case of a put) the exercise price of the option on the
Futures Contract. If an option is exercised on the last trading day prior to the
expiration date of the option, the settlement will be made entirely in cash
equal to the difference between the exercise price of the option and the closing
level of the securities, currencies or index upon which the Futures Contracts
are based on the expiration date. Purchasers of options who fail to exercise
their options prior to the exercise date suffer a loss of the premium paid.
As an alternative to purchasing call and put options on Futures, the Fund
may purchase call and put options on the underlying securities or currencies
themselves. Such options would be used in a manner identical to the use of
options on Futures Contracts.
To reduce or eliminate the leverage then employed by the Fund, or to reduce
or eliminate the hedge position then currently held by the Fund, the Fund may
seek to close out an option position by selling an option covering the same
securities or contract and having the same exercise price and expiration date.
Trading in options on Futures Contracts began relatively recently. The ability
to establish and close out positions on such options will be subject to the
development and maintenance of a liquid secondary market. It is not certain that
this market will develop.
Forward Currency Contracts and Options on Currency
A forward currency contract ("Forward Contract") is an obligation, generally
arranged with a commercial bank or other currency dealer, to purchase or sell a
currency against another currency at a future date and price as agreed upon by
the parties. The Fund may accept or make delivery of the currency at the
maturity of the Forward Contract or, prior to maturity, enter into a closing
transaction involving the purchase or sale of an offsetting contract. The Fund
will utilize Forward Contracts only on a covered basis. The Fund engages in
forward currency transactions in anticipation of, or to protect itself against,
fluctuations in exchange rates. The Fund might sell a particular foreign
currency forward, for example, when it holds bonds denominated in a foreign
currency but anticipates, and seeks to be protected against, a decline in the
currency against the U.S. dollar. Similarly, the Fund might sell the U.S. dollar
forward when it holds bonds denominated in U.S. dollars but anticipates, and
seeks to be protected against, a decline in the U.S dollar relative to other
currencies. Further, the Fund might purchase a currency forward to "lock in" the
price of securities denominated in that currency which it anticipates
purchasing.
Forward Contracts are transferable in the interbank market conducted
directly between currency traders (usually large commercial banks) and their
customers. A Forward Contract generally has no deposit requirement, and no
commissions are charged at any stage for trades. The Fund will enter into such
Forward Contracts with major U.S. or foreign banks and securities or currency
dealers in accordance with guidelines approved by the Fund's Board of Trustees.
The Fund may enter into Forward Contracts either with respect to specific
transactions or with respect to the Fund's portfolio positions. The precise
matching of the Forward Contract amounts and the value of specific securities
generally will not be possible because the future value of such securities in
foreign currencies will change as a consequence of market movements in the value
of those securities between the date the Forward Contract is entered into and
the date it matures. Accordingly, it may be necessary for the Fund to purchase
additional foreign currency on the spot (i.e., cash) market (and bear the
expense of such purchase) if the market value of the security is less than the
amount of foreign currency the Fund is obligated to deliver and if a decision is
made to sell the security and make delivery of the foreign currency. Conversely,
it may be necessary to sell on the spot market some of the foreign currency the
Fund is obligated to deliver. The projection of short-term currency market
movements is extremely difficult, and the successful execution of a short-term
hedging strategy is highly uncertain. Forward Contracts involve the risk that
anticipated currency movements will not be predicted accurately, causing the
Fund to sustain losses on these Contracts and transaction costs.
At or before the maturity of a Forward Contract requiring the Fund to sell a
currency, the Fund either may sell a portfolio security and use the sale
proceeds to make delivery of the currency or retain the security and offset its
contractual obligation to deliver the currency by purchasing a second contract
pursuant to which the Fund will obtain, on the same maturity date, the same
amount of the currency which it is obligated to deliver. Similarly, the Fund may
close out a Forward Contract requiring it to purchase a specified currency by
entering into a second Contract entitling it to sell the same amount of the same
currency on the maturity date of the first Contract. The Fund would realize a
gain or loss as a result of entering into such an offsetting Forward Contract
under either circumstance to the extent the exchange rate or rates between the
currencies involved moved between the execution dates of the first Contract and
the offsetting Contract.
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The cost to the Fund of engaging in Forward Contracts varies with factors
such as the currencies involved, the length of the contract period and the
market conditions then prevailing. Because Forward Contracts usually are entered
into on a principal basis, no fees or commissions are involved. The use of
Forward Contracts does not eliminate fluctuations in the prices of the
underlying securities the Fund owns or intends to acquire, but it does establish
a rate of exchange in advance. In addition, while Forward Contracts limit the
risk of loss due to a decline in the value of the hedged currencies, they also
limit any potential gain that might result should the value of the currencies
increase. Although Forward Contracts presently are not regulated by the CFTC,
the CFTC, in the future, may assert authority to regulate Forward Contracts. In
that event, the Fund's ability to utilize Forward Contracts in the manner set
forth above may be restricted.
Interest Rate and Currency Swaps
The Fund usually will enter into interest rate swaps on a net basis, that
is, the two payment streams are netted out in a cash settlement on the payment
date or dates specified in the instrument, with the Fund receiving or paying, as
the case may be, only the net amount of the two payments. Inasmuch as swaps,
caps, floors, collars and other derivative transactions are entered into for
good faith hedging purposes, LMC, and the Fund believe that they do not
constitute senior securities under the 1940 Act and, thus, will not treat them
as being subject to the Fund's borrowing restrictions. The Fund will not enter
into any swap, cap, floor, collar or other derivative transaction unless, at the
time of entering into the transaction, the unsecured long-term debt rating of
the counterparty combined with any credit enhancements is rated at least A by
Moody's Investors Service, Inc. ("Moody's") or Standard & Poor's Ratings Group
("S&P") or has an equivalent rating from a nationally recognized statistical
rating organization or is determined to be of equivalent credit quality by LMC.
If a counterparty defaults, the Fund may have contractual remedies
pursuant to the agreements related to the transactions. The swap market has
grown substantially in recent years, with a large number of banks and investment
banking firms acting both as principals and as agents utilizing standardized
swap documentation. As a result, the swap market has become relatively liquid.
Caps, floors and collars are more recent innovations for which standardized
documentation has not yet been fully developed and, for that reason, they are
less liquid than swaps.
RISK FACTORS
Emerging Countries
The Fund may invest in debt securities in emerging markets. Investing in
securities in emerging countries may entail greater risks than investing in debt
securities in developed countries. These risks include (i) less social,
political and economic stability; (ii) the small current size of the markets for
such securities and the currently low or nonexistent volume of trading, which
result in a lack of liquidity and in greater price volatility; (iii) certain
national policies which may restrict the Fund's investment opportunities,
including restrictions on investment in issuers or industries deemed sensitive
to national interests; (iv) foreign taxation; and (v) the absence of developed
structures governing private or foreign investment or allowing for judicial
redress for injury to private property.
Political and Economic Risks
Investing in securities of non-U.S. companies may entail additional risks
due to the potential political and economic instability of certain countries and
the risks of expropriation, nationalization, confiscation or the imposition of
restrictions on foreign investment and on repatriation of capital invested. In
the event of such expropriation, nationalization or other confiscation by any
country, the Fund could lose its entire investment in any such country.
An investment in the Fund is subject to the political and economic risks
associated with investments in emerging markets. Even though opportunities for
investment may exist in emerging markets, any change in the leadership or
policies of the governments of those countries or in the leadership or policies
of any other government which exercises a significant influence over those
countries, may halt the expansion of or reverse the liberalization of foreign
investment policies now occurring and thereby eliminate any investment
opportunities which may currently exist.
Investors should note that upon the accession to power of authoritarian
regimes, the governments of a number of emerging market countries previously
expropriated large quantities of real and personal property similar to the
property which will be represented by the securities purchased by the Fund. The
claims of property owners against those governments were never finally settled.
There can be no assurance that any property represented by securities purchased
by the Fund will not also be expropriated, nationalized, or otherwise
confiscated. If such confiscation were to occur, the Fund could lose a
substantial portion of its investments in such countries. The Fund's investments
would similarly be adversely affected by exchange control regulation in any of
those countries.
Religious and Ethnic Instability
Certain countries in which the Fund may invest may have vocal minorities
that advocate radical religious or revolutionary philosophies or support ethnic
independence. Any disturbance on the part of such individuals could carry
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the potential for wide-spread destruction or confiscation of property owned by
individuals and entities foreign to such country and could cause the loss of the
Fund's investment in those countries.
Foreign Investment Restrictions
Certain countries prohibit or impose substantial restrictions on investments
in their capital markets, particularly their equity markets, by foreign entities
such as the Fund. As illustrations, certain countries require governmental
approval prior to investments by foreign persons, or limit the amount of
investment by foreign persons in a particular company, or limit the investments
by foreign persons to only a specific class of securities of a company that may
have less advantageous terms than securities of the company available for
purchase by nationals. Moreover, the national policies of certain countries may
restrict investment opportunities in issuers or industries deemed sensitive to
national interests. In addition, some countries require governmental approval
for the repatriation of investment income, capital or the proceeds of securities
sales by foreign investors. The Fund could be adversely affected by delays in,
or a refusal to grant, any required governmental approval for repatriation, as
well as by the application to it of other restrictions on investments.
Non-Uniform Corporate Disclosure Standards and Governmental Regulation
Foreign companies are subject to accounting, auditing and financial
standards and requirements that differ, in some cases significantly, from those
applicable to U.S. companies. In particular, the assets, liabilities and profits
appearing on the financial statements of such a company may not reflect its
financial position or results of operations in the way they would be reflected
had such financial statements been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally
accepted accounting principles. Most of the securities held by the Fund will not
be registered with the SEC or regulators of any foreign country, nor will the
issuers thereof be subject to the SEC's reporting requirements. Thus, there will
be less available information concerning foreign issuers of securities held by
the Fund than is available concerning U.S. issuers. In instances where the
financial statements of an issuer are not deemed to reflect accurately the
financial situation of the issuer, LMC will take appropriate steps to evaluate
the proposed investment, which may include on-site inspection of the issuer,
interviews with its management and consultations with accountants,
bankers and other specialists. There is substantially less publicly available
information about foreign companies than there are reports and ratings published
about U.S. companies and the U.S. Government. In addition, where public
information is available, it may be less reliable than such information
regarding U.S. issuers.
Currency Fluctuations
Because the Fund, under normal circumstances, may invest substantial
portions of its total assets in the securities of foreign issuers which are
denominated in foreign currencies, the strength or weakness of the U.S. dollar
against such foreign currencies will account for part of the Fund's investment
performance. A decline in the value of any particular currency against the U.S.
dollar will cause a decline in the U.S. dollar value of the Fund's holdings of
securities denominated in such currency and, therefore, will cause an overall
decline in the Fund's net asset value and any net investment income and capital
gains to be distributed in U.S. dollars to shareholders of the Fund.
The rate of exchange between the U.S. dollar and other currencies is
determined by several factors including the supply and demand for particular
currencies, central bank efforts to support particular currencies, the movement
of interest rates, the pace of business activity in certain other countries and
the U.S., and other economic and financial conditions affecting the world
economy.
Although the Fund values its assets daily in terms of U.S. dollars, the Fund
does not intend to convert holdings of foreign currencies into U.S. dollars on a
daily basis. The Fund will do so from time to time, and investors should be
aware of the costs of currency conversion. Although foreign exchange dealers do
not charge a fee for conversion, they do realize a profit based on the
difference ("spread") between the prices at which they are buying and selling
various currencies. Thus, a dealer may offer to sell a foreign currency to the
Fund at one rate, while offering a lesser rate of exchange should the Fund
desire to sell that currency to the dealer.
Adverse Market Characteristics
Securities of many foreign issuers may be less liquid and their prices more
volatile than securities of comparable U.S. issuers. In addition, foreign
securities exchanges and brokers generally are subject to less governmental
supervision and regulation than in the U.S. and foreign securities exchange
transactions usually are subject to fixed commissions, which generally are
higher than negotiated commissions on U.S. transactions. In addition, foreign
securities exchange transactions may be subject to difficulties associated with
the settlement of such transactions. Delays in settlement could result in
temporary periods when assets of the Fund are uninvested and no return is earned
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thereon. The inability of the Fund to make intended security purchases due to
settlement problems could cause it to miss attractive opportunities. Inability
to dispose of a portfolio security due to settlement problems either could
result in losses to the Fund due to subsequent declines in value of the
portfolio security or, if the Fund has entered into a contract to sell the
security, could result in possible liability to the purchaser. LMC will consider
such difficulties when determining the allocation of the Fund's assets,
although LMC does not believe that such difficulties will have a material
adverse effect on the Fund's portfolio trading activities.
Non-U.S. Withholding Taxes
The Fund's net investment income from foreign issuers may be subject to
non-U.S. withholding taxes, thereby reducing the Fund's net investment income.
See "Taxes."
INVESTMENT RESTRICTIONS
The Fund's investment policy, and the investment restrictions set forth
below, may not be changed without the affirmative vote (defined as the lesser
of: 67% of the shares represented at a meeting at which 50% of the outstanding
shares are present or 50% of the outstanding shares) of the Fund's shareholders.
These restrictions may be summarized as follows:
The Fund shall not:
(1)issue any senior security (as defined in the 1940 Act), except that
(a) the Fund may enter into commitments to purchase securities in
accordance with the Fund's investment program, including reverse
repurchase agreements, delayed delivery and when-issued securities,
which may be considered the issuance of senior securities to the
extent permitted under applicable regulations; (b) the Fund may
engage in transactions that may result in the issuance of a senior
security to the extent permitted under applicable regulations, the
interpretation of the 1940 Act or an exemptive order; (c) the Fund
may engage in short sales of securities to the extent permitted in
its investment program and other restrictions; (d) the purchase or
sale of futures contracts and related options shall not be
considered to involve the issuance of senior securities; and (e)
subject to fundamental restrictions, the Fund may borrow money as
authorized by the 1940 Act;
(2)borrow money, except that (a) the Fund may enter into certain
futures contracts and options related thereto; (b) the Fund may
enter into commitments to purchase securities in accordance with the
Fund's investment program, including delayed delivery and
when-issued securities and reverse repurchase agreements, and (c)
for temporary emergency purposes, the Fund may borrow money in
amounts not exceeding 5% of the value of its total assets at the
time when the loan is made.
(3)underwrite securities of other issuers;
(4)concentrate its investments in a particular industry to an extent
greater than 25% of the value of its total assets, provided that
such limitation shall not apply to securities issued or guaranteed
by the U.S. Government or its agencies;
(5)invest in commodity contracts, except that the Fund may, to the
extent appropriate under its investment program, purchase securities
of companies engaged in such activities, may enter into transactions
in financial and index futures contracts and related options for
hedging purposes, may engage in transactions on a when-issued or
forward commitment basis and may enter into forward currency
contracts. The Fund will not purchase real estate, interests in real
estate or real estate limited partnership interests except that, to
the extent appropriate under its investment program, the Fund may
invest in securities secured by real estate or interests therein
issued by companies, including real estate investment trusts, which
deal in real estate or interests therein.
(6)make loans to other persons except: (a) through the purchase of a
portion or portions of an issue or issues of securities issued or
guaranteed by the U.S. Government or its agencies, or (b) through
investments in "repurchase agreements" (which are arrangements under
which the Fund acquires a debt security subject to an obligation of
the seller to repurchase it at a fixed price within a short period),
provided that no more than 5% of the Fund's total assets may be
invested in repurchase agreements;
(7)purchase the securities of another investment company or investment
trust, except in the open market and then only if no profit, other
than the customary broker's commission, results to a sponsor or
dealer, or by merger or other reorganization;
(8)buy securities from or sell securities (other than securities issued
by the Fund) to any of its officers, Trustees or LMC as principal;
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(9)contract to sell any security or evidence of interest therein,
except to the extent that the same shall be owned by the Fund;
(10)purchase or retain securities of an issuer when one or more of the
officers and Trustees of the Fund or of the investment adviser, or a
person owning more that 10% of the stock of either, own beneficially
more than 1/2 of 1% of the securities of such issuer and such
persons owning more than 1/2 of 1% of such securities together own
beneficially more than 5% of the securities of such issuer;
(11)invest more than 5% of its total assets in the securities of any
one issuer (except securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S.
Government) except that such restriction shall not apply to 50% of
the Fund's portfolio;
(12)purchase any security if such purchase would cause the Fund to own
at the time of purchase more than 10% of the outstanding voting
securities of any one issuer;
(13)invest more than 15% of its net assets in illiquid securities.
Illiquid securities are securities that are not readily marketable
or cannot be disposed of promptly within seven days and in the usual
course of business without taking a materially reduced price. Such
securities include, but are not limited to, time deposits and
repurchase agreements with maturities longer than seven days.
Securities that may be resold under Rule 144A or securities offered
pursuant to Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
shall not be deemed illiquid solely by reason of being unregistered.
LMC shall determine whether a particular security is deemed to be
liquid based on the trading markets for the specific security and
other factors; and
(14)invest in interest in oil, gas or other mineral exploration or
development programs.
The following investment policy of the Fund is not a fundamental policy and
may be changed by a vote of a majority of the Fund's Board of Trustees without
shareholder approval. The Fund may purchase and sell futures contracts and
related options under the following conditions: (a) the then-current aggregate
futures market prices of financial instruments required to be delivered and
purchased under open futures contracts shall not exceed 30% of the Fund's total
assets, at market value; and (b) no more than 5% of the Fund's total assets, at
market value at the time of entering into a contract, shall be committed to
margin deposits in relation to futures contracts.
PORTFOLIO TRANSACTIONS
Subject to policies established by the Fund's Board of Trustees, LMC is
responsible for the execution of the Fund's portfolio transactions and the
selection of broker/dealers that execute such transactions on behalf of the
Fund. In executing portfolio transactions, LMC seeks the best net results for
the Fund, taking into account such factors as the price (including the
applicable brokerage commission or dealer spread), size of the order, difficulty
of execution and operational facilities of the firm involved. Although LMC
generally seeks reasonably competitive commission rates and spreads, payment of
the lowest commission or spread is not necessarily consistent with the best net
results. While the Fund may engage in soft dollar arrangements for research
services, as described below, the Fund has no obligation to deal with any
broker/dealer or group of broker/dealers in the execution of portfolio
transactions.
Debt securities generally are traded on a "net" basis with a dealer acting
as principal for its own account without a stated commission, although the price
of the security usually includes a profit to the dealer. U.S. and foreign
government securities and money market instruments generally are traded in the
OTC markets. In underwritten offerings, securities usually are purchased at a
fixed price which includes an amount of compensation to the underwriter. On
occasion, securities may be purchased directly from an issuer, in which case no
commissions or discounts are paid. Broker/dealers may receive commissions on
futures, currency and options transactions.
Consistent with the interests of the Fund, LMC may select brokers to execute
the Fund's portfolio transactions on the basis of the research and brokerage
services they provide to LMC for its use in managing the Fund and its other
advisory accounts. Such services may include furnishing analyses, reports and
information concerning issuers, industries, securities, geographic regions,
economic factors and trends, portfolio strategy, and performance of accounts;
and effecting securities transactions and performing functions incidental
thereto (such as clearance and settlement). Research and brokerage services
received from such brokers are in addition to, and not in lieu of, the services
required to be performed by LMC under the Advisory Agreement (defined below). A
commission paid to such brokers may be higher than that which another qualified
broker would have charged for effecting the same transaction, provided that LMC
determines in good faith that such commission is reasonable in terms either of
that particular transaction or the overall responsibility of LMC to the Fund and
its other clients and that the total commissions paid by the Fund will be
reasonable in relation to the benefits received by the Fund over the long term.
Research services may also be received from dealers who execute Fund
transactions.
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Investment decisions for the Fund and for other investment accounts managed
by LMC are made independently of each other in light of differing conditions.
However, the same investment decision occasionally may be made for two or more
of such accounts. In such cases, simultaneous transactions may occur. Purchases
or sales are then allocated as to price or amount in a manner deemed fair and
equitable to all accounts involved. While in some cases this practice could have
a detrimental effect upon the price or value of the security as far as the Fund
is concerned, in other cases LMC believes that coordination and the ability to
participate in volume transactions will be beneficial to the Fund.
Portfolio Trading and Turnover
The Fund engages in portfolio trading when LMC concludes that the sale of a
security owned by the Fund and/or the purchase of another security of better
value can enhance principal and/or increase income. A security may be sold to
avoid any prospective decline in market value, or a security may be purchased in
anticipation of a market rise. Consistent with the Fund's investment objectives,
a security also may be sold and a comparable security purchased coincidentally
in order to take advantage of what is believed to be a disparity in the normal
yield and price relationship between the two securities. Although the Fund
generally does not intend to trade for short-term profits, the securities in the
Fund's portfolio will be sold whenever LMC believes it is appropriate to do so,
without regard to the length of time a particular security may have been held.
The Fund anticipates that its portfolio turnover rate will exceed 100%. A 100%
portfolio turnover rate would occur if the lesser of the value of purchases or
sales of portfolio securities for the Fund for a year (excluding purchases of
U.S. Treasury and other securities with a maturity at the date of purchase of
one year or less) were equal to 100% of the average monthly value of the
securities, excluding short-term investments, held by the Fund during such year.
Higher portfolio turnover involves correspondingly greater brokerage commissions
and other transaction costs that the Fund will bear directly. The portfolio
turnover rates for the Fund for the last three fiscal years were as follows:
1996, 71.83%, 1997, 117.94% and 1998, 45.26%.
VALUATION OF FUND SHARES
As described in the Prospectus, the Fund's net asset value per share for
each class of shares is determined at the close of regular trading on the New
York Stock Exchange ("NYSE") (currently, 4:00 Eastern time, unless weather,
equipment failure or other factors contribute to an earlier closing business
time) on each business day the NYSE is open for business. Currently, the NYSE is
closed on weekends and on certain days relating to the following holidays: New
Year's Day, Martin Luther King Day, President's Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day,
July 4th, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.
The Fund's portfolio securities and other assets are valued as follows:
Long-term debt obligations are valued at the mean of representative quoted
bid or asked prices for such securities or, if such prices are not available, at
prices for securities of comparable maturity, quality and type; however, when
LMC deems it appropriate, prices obtained for the day of valuation from a bond
pricing service will be used. Short-term debt investments are amortized to
maturity based on their cost, adjusted for foreign exchange translation,
provided such valuation represents fair value.
Options on currencies purchased by the Fund are valued at their last bid
price in the case of listed options or at the average of the last bid prices
obtained from dealers in the case of OTC options. The value of each security
denominated in a currency other than U.S. dollars will be translated into U.S.
dollars at the prevailing market rate as determined by LMC on that day.
Securities and assets for which market quotations are not readily available
(including restricted securities which are subject to limitations as to their
sale) are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by or under the
direction of the Fund's Board of Trustees. The valuation procedures applied in
any specific instance are likely to vary from case to case. However,
consideration is generally given to the financial position of the issuer and
other fundamental analytical data relating to the investment and to the nature
of the restrictions on disposition of the securities (including any registration
expenses that might be borne by the Fund in connection with such disposition).
In addition, specific factors also are generally considered, such as the cost of
the investment, the market value of any unrestricted securities of the same
class (both at the time of purchase and at the time of valuation), the size of
the holding, the prices of any recent transactions or offers with respect to
such securities and any available analysts' reports regarding the issuer.
The fair value of any other assets is added to the value of all securities
positions to arrive at the value of the Fund's total assets. The Fund's
liabilities, including accruals for expenses, are deducted from its total
assets. Once the total value of the Fund's net assets is so determined, that
value is then divided by the total number of shares outstanding (excluding
treasury shares), and the result, rounded to the nearest cent, is the net asset
value per share.
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Any assets or liabilities initially denominated in terms of foreign
currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the official exchange rate or at
the mean of the current bid and asked prices of such currencies against the U.S.
dollar last quoted by a major bank that is a regular participant in the foreign
exchange market or on the basis of a pricing service that takes into account the
quotes provided by a number of such major banks. If none of these alternatives
are available or none are deemed to provide a suitable methodology for
converting a foreign currency into U.S. dollars, management at the direction of
the Board of Trustees, in good faith, will establish a conversion rate for such
currency.
European, Far Eastern or Latin American securities trading may not take
place on all days on which the NYSE is open. Further, trading takes place in
Japanese markets on certain Saturdays and in various foreign markets on days on
which the NYSE is not open. Consequently, the calculation of the Fund's
respective net asset values therefore may not take place contemporaneously with
the determination of the prices of securities held by the Fund. Events affecting
the values of portfolio securities that occur between the time their prices are
determined and the close of regular trading on the NYSE will not be reflected in
the Fund's net asset value unless LMC, under the supervision of the Fund's Board
of Trustees, determines that the particular event would materially affect net
asset value. As a result, the Fund's net asset value may be significantly
affected by such trading on days when a shareholder cannot purchase or redeem
shares of the Fund.
INVESTMENT ADVISER, SUB-ADVISER, DISTRIBUTOR AND ADMINISTRATOR
The Fund has entered into an investment advisory contract with LMC, P.O. Box
1515, Park 80 West Plaza Two, Saddle Brook, New Jersey 07663. LMC, as such
provides investment advice and in general conducts the management and investment
program of the Fund under the supervision and control of the Trustees of the
Fund.
Pursuant to an investment advisory agreement, the Fund pays LMC an
investment advisory fee of 1% of the Fund's average net asset value, after
deduction of Fund expenses, if any, in excess of the expense limitations set
forth below. The fees are computed on the basis of current net assets at the
end of each business day and is payable at the end of each month.
For the fiscal years ended December 31, 1996, 1997 and 1998 the Fund paid
$30,004, $71,213 and respectively, in net investment advisory fees to
LMC.
Investment Adviser, Sub-Adviser, Distributor, and Administrator
Lexington Management Corporation has agreed to voluntarily limit the total
operating expenses of the Fund (excluding interest, taxes, brokerage and
extraordinary expenses, but including management fee and operating expenses) to
an annual rate of 2.25% of the Fund's average net assets.
Under the terms of the investment advisory agreement, LMC also pays the
Fund's expenses for a trading function to place orders for the purchase and sale
of portfolio securities for the Fund; office rent, utilities, telephone,
furniture and supplies utilized at the Fund's principal office; salaries and
payroll expenses of persons serving as officers or Trustees of the Fund who are
also employees of LMC or any of its affiliates.
Any of the other expenses incurred in the operation of the Fund shall be
borne by the Fund, including, among other things, fees of its custodian,
transfer and shareholder servicing agent; cost of pricing and calculating its
daily net asset value and of maintaining its books and accounts required by the
Investment Company Act of 1940; expenditures in connection with meetings of the
Fund's Trustees and shareholders, except those called to accommodate LMC; fees
and expenses of Trustees who are not affiliated with or interested persons of
LMC; in maintaining registration of its shares under state securities laws or in
providing shareholder and dealer services; insurance premiums on property or
personnel of the Fund which inure to its benefit; costs of preparing and
printing reports, proxy statements and prospectuses of the Fund for distribution
to its shareholders; legal, auditing and accounting fees; fees and expenses of
registering and maintaining registration of its shares for sales under Federal
and applicable state securities laws; and all other expenses in connection with
issuance, registration and transfer of its shares.
If, for any fiscal year, the total of all ordinary business expenses of the
Fund, including all investment advisory fees but excluding brokerage commissions
and fees, taxes, interest and extraordinary expenses such as litigation, would
exceed the most restrictive expense limits imposed by any statute or regulatory
authority of any jurisdiction in which the
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Fund's securities are offered as determined in the manner described above as of
the close of business on each business day during such fiscal year, the
aggregate of all such investment management fees shall be reduced by the amount
of such excess but will not be required to reimburse the Fund for any ordinary
business expenses which exceed the amount of its advisory fee for such fiscal
year. The amount of any such reduction to be borne by LMC shall be deducted from
the monthly investment advisory fee otherwise payable to LMC during such fiscal
year; and if such amount should exceed such monthly fee, LMC agrees to repay to
the Fund such amount of its investment management fee previously received with
respect to such fiscal year as may be required to make up the deficiency no
later than the last day of the first month of the next succeeding fiscal year.
For purposes of this paragraph, the term "fiscal year" shall exclude the portion
of the current fiscal year which shall have elapsed prior to the date hereof and
shall include the portion of the then current fiscal year which shall have
elapsed at the date of termination of the Advisory Agreement.
LMC also acts as administrator to the Fund and performs certain
administrative and accounting services, including but not limited to,
maintaining general ledger accounts, regulatory compliance, preparation of
financial information for semiannual and annual reports, preparing registration
statements, calculating net asset values, shareholder communications and
supervision of the custodian, transfer agent and provides facilities for such
services. The Fund shall reimburse LMC for its actual cost in providing such
services, facilities and expenses.
LMC's services are provided and investment advisory its fee is paid pursuant
to an agreement which will automatically terminate if assigned and which may be
terminated by either party upon 60 days' notice. The terms of the Agreement must
be approved by shareholders of the Fund at the first annual meeting, and any
renewal thereof as to the Agreement must be approved at least annually by a
majority of the Fund's Board of Trustees, including a majority of Trustees who
are not parties to the agreement or "interested persons" of such parties, as
such term is defined under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
LMC serves as investment adviser to other investment companies (see
"Exchange Privilege") as well as private and institutional investment clients.
Included among these clients are persons and organizations which own significant
amounts of capital stock of LMC's parent company Piedmont Management Company
Inc. These clients pay fees which LMC considers comparable to the fee levels for
similarly served clients.
LMC's accounts are managed independently with reference to applicable
investment objectives and current security holdings, but on occasion more than
one fund or counsel account may seek to engage in transactions in the same
security at the same time. To the extent practicable, such transactions will be
effected on a pro rata basis in proportion to the respective amounts of
securities to be bought and sold for each portfolio, and the allocated
transactions will be averaged as to price. While this procedure may adversely
affect the price or volume of a given Fund transaction, the ability of the Fund
to participate in combined transactions may generally produce better overall
executions.
LFD serves as distributor for Fund shares under a distribution agreement
which is subject to annual approval by a majority of the Fund's Board of
Trustees, including a majority who are not "interested persons."
Of the Trustees, executive officers and employees ("affiliated persons") of
the Fund, Messrs. Corniotes, DeMichele, Faust, Hisey, Jamison, Kantor, Lavery
and Mmes. Carnicelli, Carr-Waldron, Curcio, DiFalco, Gilfillan, Lederer and
Mosca (see "Management of the Trust") may also be deemed affiliates of LMC by
virtue of being officers, Trustees or employees thereof. As of February 19,
1999, all officers and Trustees of the Fund as a group, were beneficial owners
of less than 1% of the shares of the Fund.
LMC and LFD are wholly-owned subsidiaries of Lexington Global Asset
Managers, Inc., a Delaware corporation with offices at Park 80 West Plaza Two,
Saddle Brook, New Jersey 07663. Descendants of Lunsford Richardson, Sr., their
spouses, trusts and other related entities have a majority voting control of
outstanding shares of Lexington Global Asset Managers, Inc. common stock.
TAX-SHELTERED RETIREMENT PLANS
The Fund makes available a variety of Prototype Pension and Profit Sharing
plans including a 401(k) Salary Reduction Plan and a 403(b)(7) Plan. Plan
services are available by contacting the Shareholder Services Department of the
Distributor at 1-800-526-0056.
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INDIVIDUAL RETIREMENT ACCOUNT ("Traditional IRA and ROTH IRA")
What's the Difference between a Traditional IRA and a Roth IRA?
With a Traditional IRA, an individual can contribute up to $2,000 per year
and may be able to deduct the contribution from taxable income, reducing income
taxes. Taxes on investment growth and dividends are deferred until the money is
withdrawn. Withdrawals are taxed as additional ordinary income when received.
Non deductible contributions, if any, are withdrawn tax-free. Withdrawals before
age 59-1/2 are assessed a 10% penalty in addition to income tax, unless an
exception applies.
With a Roth IRA, the contribution limits are essentially the same as
Traditional IRA's, but there is no tax deduction for contributions. All
dividends and investment growth in the account are tax-free. Most important with
a Roth IRA: there is no income tax on qualified withdrawals from your Roth IRA.
Additionally, unlike a Traditional IRA, there is no prohibition on making
contributions to Roth IRAs after turning age 70-1/2, and there's no requirement
that you begin making minimum withdrawals at that age.
The following chart highlights some of the major differences between a
Traditional IRA and a Roth IRA:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
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Characteristics Traditional Roth
IRA IRA
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<S> <C> <C>
Eligibility * Individuals (and their spouses) * Individuals (and their spouses)
who receive compensation who receive compensation
* Individuals age 70-1/2 and over * Individuals age 70-1/2 may con-
may not contribute tribute
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Tax Treatment Contributions * Subject to limitations, contribu- * No deduction permitted for
tions are deductible amounts contributed
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Contribution Limits * Individuals may contribute up to * Individuals may generally con-
$2,000 annually (or 100% of tribute up to $2,000 (or 100% of
compensation if less) compensation, if less)
* Deductibility depends on income * Ability to contribute phases out
level for individuals who are at income levels of $95,000 to
active participants in an $110,000 (individual taxpayer)
employer-sponsored retirement and $150,000 to $160,000 (mar-
plan ried taxpayers)
* Overall limit for contributions to
all IRA's (Traditional and Roth
combined) is $2,000 annually (or
100% of compensation, if less)
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Earnings * Earnings and interest are not * Earnings and interest are not
taxed when received by your IRA taxed when received by your IRA
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Rollover/Conversions * Individual may rollover amounts * Rollovers from other Roth IRAs
held in employer-sponsored or Traditional IRAs only
retirement arrangements * Amounts rolled over (or con-
(401(k), SEP IRA, etc.) tax free verted) from another Traditional
to Traditional IRA IRA are subject to income tax in
the year rolled over or converted
* Tax on amounts rolled over or
converted in 1998 is spread over
four year period (1998-2001)
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Withdrawals * Total (principal + earnings) tax- * Not taxable as long as a qualified
able as income in year distribution - generally, account
withdrawn (except for any prior open for 5 years, and age 59-1/2
non-deductible contributions) * Minimum withdrawals not
* Minimum withdrawals must required after age 70-1/2
begin after age 70-1/2
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</TABLE>
The minimum initial investment to establish a tax-sheltered plan is $250.
Subsequent investments are subject to a minimum of $50 for each account.
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SELF-EMPLOYED RETIREMENT PLAN (HR-10): Self-employed individuals may make tax
deductible contributions to a prototype defined contribution pension plan or
profit sharing plan. There are, however, a number of special rules which apply
when self-employed individuals participate in such plans. Currently purchase
payments under a self-employed plan are deductible only to the extent of the
lesser of (i) $30,000 or (ii) 25% of the individual's earned annual income (as
defined in the Code) and in applying these limitations not more than $150,000 of
"earned income" may be taken into account.
CORPORATE PENSION AND PROFIT SHARING PLANS: The Fund makes available a Prototype
Defined Contribution Pension Plan and a Prototype Profit Sharing Plan.
All purchases and redemptions of Fund shares pursuant to any one of the
Fund's tax sheltered plans must be carried out in accordance with the provisions
of the Plan. Accordingly, all plan documents should be reviewed carefully before
adopting or enrolling in the Plan. Investors should especially note that a
penalty tax of 10% may be imposed by the IRS on early withdrawals under
corporate, Keogh or IRA plans. It is recommended by the IRS that an investor
consult a tax adviser before investing in the Fund through any of these plans.
An investor participating in any of the Fund's special plans has no
obligation to continue to invest in the Fund and may terminate the Plan with the
Fund at any time. Except for expenses of sales and promotion, executive and
administrative personnel, and certain services which are furnished by LMC, the
cost of the plans generally is borne by the Fund; however, each IRA Plan account
is subject to an annual maintenance fee to $12.00 charged by the Agent.
TAX MATTERS
The following is only a summary of certain additional federal income tax
considerations generally affecting the Fund and its shareholders that are not
described in the Prospectus. No attempt is made to present a detailed
explanation of the tax treatment of the Fund or its shareholders, and the
discussions here and in the Prospectus are not intended as substitutes for
careful tax planning.
Qualification as a Regulated Investment Company
The Fund has elected to be taxed as a regulated investment company under
Subchapter M of the Code. As a regulated investment company, the Fund is not
subject to federal income tax on the portion of its net investment income (i.e.,
taxable interest, dividends and other taxable ordinary income, net of expenses)
and capital gain net income (i.e., the excess of capital gains over capital
losses) that it distributes to shareholders, provided that it distributes at
least 90% of its investment company taxable income (i.e., net investment income
and the excess of net short-term capital gain over net long-term capital loss)
for the taxable year (the "Distribution Requirement"), and satisfies certain
other requirements of the Code that are described below. Distributions by the
Fund made during the taxable year or, under specified circumstances, within
twelve months after the close of the taxable year, will be considered
distributions of income and gains of the taxable year and will therefore count
toward satisfaction of the Distribution Requirement.
In addition to satisfying the Distribution Requirement, a regulated
investment company must derive at least 90% of its gross income from dividends,
interest, certain payments with respect to securities loans, gains from the sale
or other disposition of stock or securities or foreign currencies (to the extent
such currency gains are directly related to the regulated investment company's
principal business of investing in stock or securities) and other income
(including, but not limited to, gains from options, futures or forward
contracts) derived with respect to its business of investing in such stock,
securities or currencies (the "Income Requirement").
In general, gain or loss recognized by the Fund on the disposition of an
asset will be a capital gain or loss. In addition, gain will be recognized as a
result of certain constructive sales, including short sales "against the box."
However, gain recognized on the disposition of a debt obligation purchased by
the Fund at a market discount (generally, at a price less than its principal
amount) will be treated as ordinary income to the extent of the portion of the
market discount which accrued during the period of time the Fund held the debt
obligation. In addition, under the rules of Code section 988, gain or loss
recognized on the disposition of a debt obligation denominated in a foreign
currency or an option with respect thereto (but only to the extent attributable
to changes in foreign currency exchange rates), and gain or loss recognized on
the disposition of a foreign currency forward contract, futures contract, option
or similar financial instrument, or of foreign currency itself, except for
regulated futures contracts or non-equity options subject to Code section 1256
(unless the Fund elects otherwise), will generally be treated as ordinary income
or loss.
Further, the Code also treats as ordinary income a portion of the capital
gain attributable to a transaction where substantially all of the return
realized is attributable to the time value of a Fund's net investment in the
transaction and: (1) the transaction consists of the acquisition of property by
the Fund and a contemporaneous contract to sell substantially identical property
in the future; (2) the transaction is a straddle within the meaning of section
1092 of the Code; (3) the transaction is one that was marketed or sold to the
Fund on the basis that it would have the economic characteristics of a loan but
the interest-like return would be taxed as capital gain; or (4) the transaction
is described as a conversion transaction in the Treasury Regulations. The amount
of the gain recharacterized generally will not exceed the amount of the interest
that would have accrued on the net investment for the relevant period at a yield
equal to 120% of the federal
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long-term, mid-term, or short-term rate, depending upon the type of instrument
at issue, reduced by an amount equal to: (1) prior inclusions of ordinary income
items from the conversion transaction and (2) the capital interest on
acquisition indebtedness under Code section 263(g). Built-in losses will be
preserved where the Fund has a built-in loss with respect to property that
becomes a part of a conversion transaction. No authority exists that indicates
that the converted character of the income will not be passed through to the
Fund's shareholders.
In general, for purposes of determining whether capital gain or loss
recognized by the Fund on the disposition of an asset is long-term or
short-term, the holding period of the asset may be affected if (1) the asset is
used to close a "short sale" (which includes for certain purposes the
acquisition of a put option) or is substantially identical to another asset so
used, (2) the asset is otherwise held by the Fund as part of a "straddle" (which
term generally excludes a situation where the asset is stock and the Fund grants
a qualified covered call option (which, among other things, must not be
deep-in-the-money) with respect thereto) or (3) the asset is stock and the Fund
grants an in-the-money qualified covered call option with respect thereto. In
addition, the Fund may be required to defer the recognition of a loss on the
disposition of an asset held as part of a straddle to the extent of any
unrecognized gain on the offsetting position. Any gain recognized by the Fund on
the lapse of, or any gain or loss recognized by the Fund from a closing
transaction with respect to, an option written by the Fund will be treated as a
short-term capital gain or loss.
Certain transactions that may be engaged in by the Fund (such as regulated
futures contracts, certain foreign currency contracts, and options on stock
indexes and futures contracts) will be subject to special tax treatment as
"Section 1256 contracts." Section 1256 contracts are treated as if they are sold
for their fair market value on the last business day of the taxable year, even
though a taxpayer's obligations (or rights) under such contracts have not
terminated (by delivery, exercise, entering into a closing transaction or
otherwise) as of such date. Any gain or loss recognized as a consequence of the
year-end deemed disposition of Section 1256 contracts is taken into account for
that year together with any other gain or loss that was previously recognized
upon the termination of Section 1256 contracts during the year. Any capital gain
or loss for the taxable year with respect to Section 1256 contracts (including
any capital gain or loss arising as a consequence of the year-end deemed sale of
such contracts) is generally treated as 60% long-term capital gain or loss and
40% short-term capital gain or loss. The Fund, however, may elect not to have
this special tax treatment apply to Section 1256 contracts that are part of a
"mixed straddle" with other investments of the Fund that are not Section 1256
contracts.
The Fund may enter into notional principal contracts, including interest
rate swaps, caps, floors, and collars. Under Treasury Regulations, in general,
the net income or deduction from a notional principal contract for a taxable
year is included in or deducted from gross income for that taxable year. The net
income or deduction from a notional principal contract for a taxable year equals
the total of all of the periodic payments (generally, payments that are payable
or receivable at fixed periodic intervals of one year or less during the entire
term of the contract) that are recognized from that contract for the taxable
year and all of the non-periodic payments (including premiums for caps, floors
and collars) that are recognized from that contract for the taxable year. No
portion of a payment by a party to a notional principal contract is recognized
prior to the first year to which any portion of a payment by the counterparty
relates. A periodic payment is recognized ratably over the period to which it
relates. In general, a non-periodic payment must be recognized over the term of
the notional principal contract in a manner that reflects the economic substance
of the contract. A non-periodic payment that relates to an interest rate swap,
cap, floor or collar shall be recognized over the term of the contract by
allocating it in accordance with the values of a series of cash-settled forward
or option contracts that reflect the specified index and notional principal
amount upon which the notional principal contract is based (or, in the case of
swaps and certain caps and floors, under an alternative method contained in the
regulations).
The Fund may purchase securities of certain foreign investment funds or
trusts which constitute passive foreign investment companies ("PFICs") for
federal income tax purposes. If the Fund invests in a PFIC, it has three
separate options. First, it may elect to treat the PFIC as a qualifying electing
fund (a "QEF"), in which case it will each year have ordinary income equal to
its pro rata share of the PFIC's ordinary earnings for the year and long-term
capital gain equal to its pro rata share of the PFIC's net capital gain for the
year, regardless of whether the Fund receives distributions of any such ordinary
earnings or capital gains from the PFIC. Second, for tax years beginning after
December 31, 1997, the Fund may make a mark-to-market election with respect to
its PFIC stock. Pursuant to such an election, the Fund will include as ordinary
income any excess of the fair market value of such stock at the close of any
taxable year over its adjusted tax basis in the stock. If the adjusted tax basis
of the PFIC stock exceeds the fair market value of such stock at the end of a
given taxable year, such excess will be deductible as ordinary loss in the
amount equal to the lesser of the amount of such excess or the net
mark-to-market gains on the stock that the Fund included in income in previous
years. The Fund's holding period with respect to its PFIC stock subject to the
election will commence on the first day of the following taxable year. If the
Fund makes the mark-to-market election in the first taxable year it holds PFIC
stock, it will not incur the tax described below under the third option.
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Finally, if the Fund does not elect to treat the PFIC as a QEF and does not
make a mark-to-market election, then, in general, (1) any gain recognized by the
Fund upon a sale or other disposition of its interest in the PFIC or any "excess
distribution" (as defined) received by the Fund from the PFIC will be allocated
ratably over the Fund's holding period in the PFIC stock, (2) the portion of
such gain or excess distribution so allocated to the year in which the gain is
recognized or the excess distribution is received shall be included in the
Fund's gross income for such year as ordinary income (and the distribution of
such portion by the Fund to shareholders will be taxable as an ordinary income
dividend, but such portion will not be subject to tax at the Fund level), (3)
the Fund shall be liable for tax on the portions of such gain in excess
distribution so allocated to prior years in an amount equal to, for each such
prior year, (i) the amount of gain or excess distribution allocated to such
prior year multiplied by the highest tax rate (individual or corporate, as the
case may be) in effect for such prior year, plus (ii) interest on the amount
determined under clause (i) for the period from the due date for filing a return
for such prior year until the date for filing a return for the year in which the
gain is recognized or the excess distribution is received, at the rates and
methods applicable to underpayments of tax for such period, and (4) the
distribution by the Fund to shareholders of the portions of such gain or excess
distribution so allocated to prior years (net of the tax payable by the Fund
thereon) will again be taxable to the shareholders as ordinary income dividend.
Treasury Regulations permit a regulated investment company, in determining
its investment company taxable income and net capital gain (i.e., the excess of
net long-term capital gain over net shortterm capital loss) for any taxable
year, to elect (unless it has made a taxable year election for excise tax
purposes as discussed below) to treat all or any part of any net capital loss,
any net long-term capital loss or any net foreign currency loss (including, to
the extent provided in Treasury Regulations, losses recognized pursuant to the
PFIC mark to market election) incurred after October 31 as if it had been
incurred in the succeeding year.
In addition to satisfying the requirements described above, the Fund must
satisfy an asset diversification test in order to qualify as a regulated
investment company. Under this test, at the close of each quarter of the Fund's
taxable year, at least 50% of the value of the Fund's assets must consist of
cash and cash items, U.S. Government securities securities of other regulated
investment companies, and securities of other issuers (as to each of which the
Fund has not invested more than 5% of the value of its total assets in
securities of such issuer and does not hold more than 10% of the outstanding
voting securities of such issuer), and no more than 25% of the value of its
total assets may be invested in the securities of any one issuer (other than
U.S. Government securities and securities of other regulated investment
companies), or in two or more issuers which the Fund controls and which are
engaged in the same or similar trades or businesses. Generally, an option (a
call or a put) with respect to a security is treated as issued by the issuer of
the security not the issuer of the option.
If for any taxable year the Fund does not qualify as a regulated investment
company, all of its taxable income (including its net capital gain) will be
subject to tax at regular corporate rates without any deduction for
distributions to shareholders, and such distributions will be taxable to the
shareholders as ordinary dividends to the extent of the Fund's current and
accumulated earnings and profits. Such distributions generally will be eligible
for the dividends-received deduction in the case of corporate shareholders.
Excise Tax on Regulated Investment Companies
A 4% non-deductible excise tax is imposed on a regulated investment company
that fails to distribute in each calendar year an amount equal to 98% of its
ordinary taxable income for the calendar year and 98% of its capital gain net
income for the one-year period ended on October 31 of such calendar year (or, at
the election of a regulated investment company having a taxable year ending
November 30 or December 31, for its taxable year (a "taxable year election")).
The balance of such income must be distributed during the next calendar year.
For the foregoing purposes, a regulated investment company is treated as having
distributed any amount on which it is subject to income tax for any taxable year
ending in such calendar year.
For purposes of the excise tax, a regulated investment company shall: (1)
reduce its capital gain net income (but not below its net capital gain) by the
amount of any net ordinary loss for the calendar year; and (2) exclude foreign
currency gains and losses and ordinary gains or losses arising as a result of a
PFIC mark to market election (or upon an actual disposition of the PFIC stock
subject to such election) incurred after October 31 of any year (or after the
end of its taxable year if it has made a taxable year election) in determining
the amount of ordinary taxable income for the current calendar year (and,
instead, include such gains and losses in determining ordinary taxable income
for the succeeding calendar year).
The Fund intends to make sufficient distributions or deemed distributions of
its ordinary taxable income and capital gain net income prior to the end of each
calendar year to avoid liability for the excise tax. However, investors should
note that the Fund may in certain circumstances be required to liquidate
portfolio investments to make sufficient distributions to avoid excise tax
liability.
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Fund Distributions
The Fund anticipates distributing substantially all of its investment
company taxable income for each taxable year. Such distributions will be taxable
to shareholders as ordinary income and treated as dividends for federal income
tax purposes, but they should not qualify for the 70% dividends-received
deduction for corporate shareholders.
The Fund may either retain or distribute to shareholders its net capital
gain for each taxable year. The Fund currently intends to distribute any such
amounts. Net capital gain that is distributed and designated as a capital gain
dividend will be taxable to shareholders as long-term capital gain, regardless
of the length of time a shareholder has held his shares or whether such gain was
recognized by the Fund prior to the date on which the shareholder acquired his
shares. The Code provides, however, that under certain conditions only 50% (58%
for alternative minimum tax purposes) of the capital gain recognized upon the
Fund's disposition of domestic "small business stock" will be subject to tax.
Conversely, if the Fund elects to retain its net capital gain, the Fund will
be taxed thereon (except to the extent of any available capital loss carryovers)
at the 35% corporate tax rate. If the Fund elects to retain its net capital
gain, it is expected that the Fund also will elect to have shareholders of
record on the last day of its taxable year treated as if each such shareholder
received a distribution of his pro rata share of such gain, with the result that
each shareholder will be required to report his pro rata share of such gain on
his tax return as long-term capital gain, will receive a refundable tax credit
for his pro rata share of tax paid by the Fund on the gain, and will increase
the tax basis for his shares by an amount equal to the deemed distribution less
the tax credit.
Alternative minimum tax ("AMT") is imposed in addition to, but only to the
extent it exceeds, the regular tax and is computed at a maximum marginal rate of
28% for noncorporate taxpayers and 20% for corporate taxpayers on the excess of
the taxpayer's alternative minimum taxable income ("AMTI") over an exemption
amount. For purposes of the corporate AMT, the corporate dividends-received
deduction is not itself an item of tax preference that must be added back to
taxable income or is otherwise disallowed in determining a corporation's AMTI.
However, corporate shareholders generally will be required to take the full
amount of any dividend received from the Fund into account (without a
dividends-received deduction) in determining their adjusted current earnings,
which are used in computing an additional corporate preference item (i.e., 75%
of the excess of a corporate taxpayer's adjusted current earnings over its AMTI
(determined without regard to this item and the AMT net operating loss
deduction)) includable in AMTI.
Investment income that may be received by the Fund from sources within
foreign countries may be subject to foreign taxes withheld at the source. The
United States has entered into tax treaties with many foreign countries which
entitle the Fund to a reduced rate of, or exemption from, taxes on such income.
It is impossible to determine the effective rate of foreign tax in advance since
the amount of the Fund's assets to be invested in various countries is not
known. If more than 50% of the value of the Fund's total assets at the close of
its taxable year consist of the stock or securities of foreign corporations, the
Fund may elect to "pass through" to the Fund's shareholders the amount of
foreign taxes paid by the Fund. If the Fund so elects, each shareholder would be
required to include in gross income, even though not actually received, his pro
rata share of the foreign taxes paid by the Fund, but would be treated as having
paid his pro rata share of such foreign taxes and would therefore be allowed to
either deduct such amount in computing taxable income or use such amount
(subject to various Code limitations) as a foreign tax credit against federal
income tax (but not both). For purposes of the foreign tax credit limitation
rules of the Code, each shareholder would treat as foreign source income his pro
rata share of such foreign taxes plus the portion of dividends received from the
Fund representing income derived from foreign sources. No deduction for foreign
taxes could be claimed by an individual shareholder who does not itemize
deductions. Each shareholder should consult his own tax adviser regarding the
potential application of foreign tax credits.
Distributions by the Fund that do not constitute ordinary income dividends
or capital gain dividends will be treated as a return of capital to the extent
of (and in reduction of) the shareholder's tax basis in his shares; any excess
will be treated as gain realized from a sale of the shares, as discussed below.
Distributions by the Fund will be treated in the manner described above
regardless of whether such distributions are paid in cash or reinvested in
additional shares of the Fund (or of another fund). Shareholders receiving a
distribution in the form of additional shares will be treated as receiving a
distribution in an amount equal to the fair market value of the shares received,
determined as of the reinvestment date. In addition, if the net asset value at
the time a shareholder purchases shares of the Fund reflects realized but
undistributed income or gain or unrealized appreciation in the value of assets
held by the Fund distributions of such amounts to the shareholder will be
taxable in the manner described above, although economically they constitute a
return of capital to the shareholder.
Ordinarily, shareholders are required to take distributions by the Fund into
account in the year in which they are made. However, dividends declared in
October, November or December of any year and payable to shareholders of record
on a specified date in such month will be deemed to have been received by the
shareholders (and made by the
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Fund) on December 31 of such calendar year provided such dividends are actually
paid in January of the following year. Shareholders will be advised annually as
to the U.S. federal income tax consequences of distributions made (or deemed
made) during the year.
The Fund will be required in certain cases to withhold and remit to the U.S.
Treasury 31% of distributions and the proceeds of redemption of shares, paid to
any shareholder who (1) has failed to provide a correct taxpayer identification
number, (2) is subject to backup withholding for failure properly to report the
receipt of interest or dividend income, or (3) has failed to certify to the Fund
that it is not subject to backup withholding or that it is an "exempt recipient"
(such as a corporation).
Sale or Redemption of Shares
A shareholder will recognize gain or loss on a sale or redemption of shares
of the Fund in an amount equal to the difference between the proceeds of the
sale or redemption and the shareholder's adjusted tax basis in the shares. All
or a portion of any loss so recognized may be disallowed if the shareholder
purchases other shares of the Fund within 30 days before or after the sale or
redemption. In general, any gain or loss arising from (or treated as arising
from) the sale or redemption of shares of the Fund will be considered capital
gain or loss and will be long-term capital gain or loss if the shares were held
for longer than one year. Long-term capital gain recognized by an individual
shareholder will be taxed at the lowest rates applicable to capital gains if the
holder has held such shares for more than 18 months at the time of the sale.
However, any capital loss arising from the sale or redemption of shares held for
six months or less will be treated as a long-term capital loss to the extent of
the amount of capital gain dividends received on such shares. For this purpose,
the special holding period rules of Code Section 246(c)(3) and (4) generally
will apply in determining the holding period of shares. Capital losses in any
year are deductible only to the extent of capital gains plus, in the case of a
noncorporate taxpayer, $3,000 of ordinary income.
Foreign Shareholders
Taxation of a shareholder who, as to the United States, is a nonresident
alien individual, foreign trust or estate, foreign corporation, or foreign
partnership ("foreign shareholder"), depends on whether the income from the Fund
is "effectively connected" with a U.S. trade or business carried on by such
shareholder.
If the income from the Fund is not effectively connected with a U.S. trade
or business carried on by a foreign shareholder, ordinary income dividends paid
to a foreign shareholder will be subject to U.S. withholding tax at the rate of
30% (or lower applicable treaty rate) upon the gross amount of the dividend.
Furthermore, such foreign shareholder may be subject to U.S. withholding tax at
the rate of 30% (or lower applicable treaty rate) on the gross income resulting
from the Fund's election to treat any foreign taxes paid by it as paid by its
shareholders, but may not be allowed a deduction against this gross income or a
credit against this U.S. withholding tax for the foreign shareholder's pro rate
share of such foreign taxes which it is treated as having paid. A foreign
shareholder generally would be exempt from U.S. federal income tax on gains
realized on a sale or redemption of shares of the Fund, capital gain dividends
and amounts retained by the Fund that are designated as undistributed capital
gains.
If the income from the Fund is effectively connected with a U.S. trade or
business carried on by a foreign shareholder, then ordinary income and capital
gain dividends, and any gains realized upon a sale of shares of the Fund will be
subject to U.S. federal income tax at the rates applicable to U.S. taxpayers.
In the case of a noncorporate foreign shareholder, the Fund may be required
to withhold U.S. federal income tax at a rate of 31% on distributions that are
otherwise exempt from withholding (or subject to withholding at a reduced treaty
rate) unless the shareholder furnishes the Fund with proper notification of its
foreign status.
The tax consequences to a foreign shareholder entitled to claim the benefits
of an applicable tax treaty may be different from those described herein.
Foreign shareholders are urged to consult their own tax advisers with respect to
the particular tax consequences to them of an investment in the Fund, including
the applicability of foreign taxes.
Effect of Future Legislation; Local Tax Considerations
The foregoing general discussion of U.S. federal income tax consequences is
based on the Code and the Treasury Regulations issued thereunder as in effect on
the date of this Statement of Additional Information. Future legislative or
administrative changes or court decisions may significantly change the
conclusions expressed herein, and any such changes or decisions may have a
retroactive effect.
Rules of state and local taxation of ordinary income and capital gain
dividends from regulated investment companies may differ from the rules for U.S.
federal income taxation described above. Shareholders are urged to consult their
tax advisers as to the consequences of these and other state and local tax rules
affecting an investment in the Fund.
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DISTRIBUTION PLAN
The Fund has adopted a Distribution Plan (the "Plan") in accordance with
Rule 12b-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, which provides that the
Fund may pay distribution fees including payments to the Distributor, at an
annual rate not to exceed 0.25% of its average daily net assets for distribution
services.
Distribution payments will be made as follows: The Fund either directly or
through the adviser, may make payments periodically (i) to the Distributor or to
any broker-dealer (a "Broker") who is registered under the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 and a member in good standing of the National Association of
Securities Dealers, Inc. and who has entered into a Selected Dealer Agreement
with the Distributor, (ii) to other persons or organizations ("Servicing
Agents") who have entered into shareholder processing and service agreements
with the Adviser or with the Distributor, with respect to Fund shares owned by
shareholders for which such Broker is the dealer or holder of record or such
servicing agent has a servicing relationship, or (iii) for expenses associated
with distribution of Fund shares, including but not limited to the incremental
costs of printing prospectuses, statements of additional information, annual
reports and other periodic reports for distribution to persons who are not
shareholders of the Fund; the costs of preparing and distributing any other
supplemental sales literature; costs of radio, television, newspaper and other
advertising; telecommunications expenses, including the cost of telephones,
telephone lines and other communications equipment, incurred by or for the
Distributor in carrying out its obligations under the Distribution Agreement.
Quarterly, in each year that this Plan remains in effect, the Fund's
Treasurer shall prepare and furnish to the Trustees of the Fund a written
report, complying with the requirements of Rule 12b-1, setting forth the amounts
expended by the Fund under the Plan and purposes for which such expenditures
were made.
The Plan shall become effective upon approval of the Plan, the form of
Selected Dealer Agreement and the form of Shareholder Service Agreement, by the
majority votes of both (a) the Fund's Trustees and the Qualified Trustees (as
defined below), cast in person at a meeting called for the purposes of voting on
the Plan and (b) the outstanding voting securities of the Fund, as defined in
Section 2(a)(42) of the 1940 Act.
The Plan shall remain in effect for one year from its adoption date and may
be continued thereafter if this Plan and all related agreements are approved at
least annually by a majority vote of the Trustees of the Fund, including a
majority of the Qualified Trustees cast in person at a meeting called for the
purpose of voting such Plan and agreements. This Plan may not be amended in
order to increase materially the amount to be spent for distribution assistance
without shareholder approval. All material amendments to this Plan must be
approved by a vote of the Trustees of the Fund, and of the Qualified Trustees
(as hereinafter defined), cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of
voting thereon.
The Plan may be terminated at any time by a majority vote of the Trustees
who are not interested persons (as defined in Section 2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act)
of the Fund and have no direct or indirect financial interest in the operation
of the Plan or in any agreements related to the Plan (the "Qualified Trustees")
or by vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund, as
defined in Section 2(a)(42) of the 1940 Act.
While this Plan shall be in effect, the selection and nomination of the
"non-interested" Trustees of the Fund shall be committed to the discretion of
the Qualified Trustees then in office.
CUSTODIAN, TRANSFER AGENT AND DIVIDEND DISBURSING AGENT
Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A., 1211 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York
10036 has been retained to act as custodian for the Fund's portfolio securities
including those to be held by foreign banks and foreign securities depositories
that qualify as eligible foreign custodians under the rules adopted by the SEC
and for the Fund's domestic securities and other assets. State Street Bank and
Trust Company, 225 Franklin Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02110, has been
retained to act as the transfer agent and dividend disbursing agent for the
Fund. Neither Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A. nor State Street Bank and Trust Company
have any part in determining the investment policies of the Fund or in
determining which portfolio securities are to be purchased or sold by the Fund
or in the declaration of dividends and distributions.
MANAGEMENT OF THE FUND
TheTrustees and executive officers of the Fund, their ages as of the Fund's
most recent fiscal year-end and their principal occupations are set forth below:
+S.M.S. CHADHA (60), Trustee. 3/16 Shanti Niketan, New Delhi 21, India.
Secretary, Ministry of External Affairs, New Delhi, India; Head of
Foreign Service Institute, New Delhi, India; Special Envoy of the
Government of India; Director, Special Unit for Technical Cooperation
among Developing Countries, United Nations Development Program, New
York.
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*+ROBERTM. DEMICHELE (53), President and Chairman. P.O. Box 1515, Saddle Brook,
N.J. 07663. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Lexington Management
Corporation; President and Director, Lexington Global Asset Managers,
Inc.; Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Lexington Funds Distributor,
Inc., Chairman of the Board, Market Systems Research, Inc. and Market
Systems Research Advisors, Inc.; Director, Chartwell Re Corporation,
Claredon National Insurance Company, The Navigator's Group, Inc., Unione
Italiana Reinsurance, Vanguard Cellular Systems, Inc. and Weeden & Co.;
Vice Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Union College and Trustee, Smith
Richardson Foundation.
+BEVERLEY C. DUER P.C., (68), Trustee. 34 East 72nd Street, New York, New
York, 10021. Private Investor; formerly Manager of Operations Research
Department, CPC International, Inc.
*+BARBARA R. EVANS (37), Trustee. 5 Fernwood Road, Summit, N.J. 07901.
Private investor. Prior to May 1989, Assistant Vice President and
Securities Analyst, Lexington Management Corporation.
*+LAWRENCE KANTOR (50), Vice President and Trustee. P.O. Box 1515, Saddle
Brook, N.J. 07663. Executive Vice President, Managing Director and Director,
Lexington Management Corporation; Executive Vice President, Lexington Global
Asset Managers, Inc.; Executive Vice President and Director, Lexington Funds
Distributor, Inc.
+JERARD F. MAHER (52), Trustee. 300 Raritan Center Parkway, Edison, N.J. 08818.
General Counsel, Federal Business Center; Counsel, Ribis, Graham &
Curtin.
+ANDREW M. McCOSH (57), Trustee. 12 Wyvern Park, Edinburgh EH 92 JY, Scotland,
U.K. Professor of the Organisation of Industry and Commerce, Department
of Business Studies, The University of Edinburgh, Scotland.
+DONALD B. MILLER (71), Trustee. 10725 Quail Covey Road, Boynton Beach,
Florida 33436. Chairman, Horizon Media, Inc.; Trustee, Galaxy Funds;
Director, Maguire Group of Connecticut; prior to January 1989,
President, C.E.O. and Director, Media General Broadcast Services
(advertising firm).
+JOHNG. PRESTON (65), Trustee. 3 Woodfield Road, Wellesley, Massachusetts.
Associate Professor of Finance, Boston College, Boston, Massachusetts
02181.
*+DENIS P. JAMISON (50), Vice President and Portfolio Manager. P.O. Box 1515,
Saddle Brook, N.J. 07663. Senior Vice President, Director of Fixed
Income Investment Strategy, Lexington Management Corporation. Mr.
Jamison is a Chartered Financial Analyst and a member of the New York
Society of Securities Analysts.
*+RICHARD M. HISEY (39), Vice President and Treasurer. P.O. Box 1515, Saddle
Brook, N.J. 07663. Chief Financial Officer, Managing Director and Director,
Lexington Management Corporation; Chief Financial Officer, Vice President
and Director, Lexington Funds Distributor, Inc.; Chief Financial Officer,
Market Systems Research Advisors, Inc.; Executive Vice President, General
Manager - Mutual Funds and Chief Financial Officer, Lexington Global Asset
Managers, Inc.
*+RICHARD J. LAVERY (44), CLU ChFC, Vice President. P.O. Box 1515, Saddle
Brook, N.J. 07663. Senior Vice President, Lexington Management
Corporation; Vice President, Lexington Funds Distributor, Inc.
*+JANICE A. CARNICELLI (38), Vice President. P.O. Box 1515, Saddle Brook,
N.J. 07663.
*+CHRISTIE CARR-WALDRON (30), Assistant Treasurer. P.O. Box 1515, Saddle
Brook, N.J. 07663. Prior to October 1992, Senior Accountant, KPMG Peat
Marwick LLP.
*+CATHERINE DiFALCO (28), Assistant Treasurer. P.O. Box 1515, Saddle Brook,
New Jersey 07663. Prior to October 1997, Manager, Fund Accounting.
*+SIOBHAN GILFILLAN (34), Assistant Treasurer, P.O. Box 1515, Saddle Brook,
N.J. 07663.
*+JOAN K. LEDERER (31), Assistant Treasurer. P.O. Box 1515, Saddle Brook,
N.J. 07663. Prior to April 1997, Director of Investment Accounting,
Diversified Investment Advisors, Inc. Prior to April 1996, Assistant
Vice President, PIMCO.
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*+SHERI MOSCA (34), Assistant Treasurer, P.O. Box 1515, Saddle Brook, N.J.
07663.
*+PETER CORNIOTES (35), Assistant Secretary, P.O. Box 1515, Saddle Brook,
N.J. 07663. Vice President and Assistant Secretary, Lexington Management
Corporation. Assistant Secretary, Lexington Funds Distributor, Inc.
*+ENRIQUE J. FAUST (37), Assistant Secretary, P.O. Box 1515, Saddle Brook,
N.J. 07663. Prior to March 1994, Blue Sky Compliance Coordinator,
Lexington Group of Investment Companies.
*"Interested person" and/or "affiliated person" of LMC as defined in the
Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
+Messrs. Chadha, Corniotes, DeMichele, Duer, Faust, Hisey, Jamison,
Kantor, Lavery, Maher, McCosh, Miller, Preston and Stowe and Mmes.
Carnicelli, Carr, Curcio, DiFalco, Evans, Gilfillan, Lederer, and Mosca
hold similar offices with some or all of the other registered investment
investment companies advised and/or distributed by Lexington Management
Corporation and Lexington Funds Distributor, Inc.
The Board of Trustees met 5 times during the twelve months ended December
31, 1998, and each of the Trustees attended at least 75% of those meetings.
Remuneration of Trustees and Certain Executive Officers
Each Trustee is reimbursed for expenses incurred in attending each meeting
of the Board of Trustees or any committee thereof up to a maximum of $9,000 per
year for Directors living outside the U.S. and $6,000 per year for Directors
living within U.S. Each Trustee who is not an affiliate of the advisor is
compensated for his or her services according to a fee schedule which recognizes
the fact that each Trustee also serves as a Trustee of other investment
companies advised by LMC. Each Trustee receives a fee, allocated among all
investment companies for which the Trustee serves. Effective September 12, 1995
each Trustee receives annual compensation of $24,000. Prior to September 12,
1995, the trustees who were not employed by the Fund or its affiliates received
annual compensation of $16,000.
Set forth below is information regarding compensation paid or accrued during
the period January 1, 1998 to December 31, 1998 for each Trustee:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
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Aggregate Total Compensation From Number of Directorships
Name of Director Compensation from Fund Fund and Fund Complex in Fund Complex
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<S> <C> <C> <C>
S.M.S. Chadha $1,712 $27,068 15
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Robert M. DeMichele 0 $0 16
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Beverley C. Duer $2,045 $35,518 16
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Barbara R. Evans 0 0 15
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Lawrence Kantor 0 0 15
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Jerard F. Maher $1,712 $30,518 16
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Andrew M. McCosh $1,712 $27,818 15
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Donald B. Miller $1,712 $27,818 15
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Francis Olmsted* $1,400 $16,800 N/A
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John G. Preston $1,712 $27,818 15
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Margaret W. Russell* $1,456 $23,228 15
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Philip C. Smith* $1,280 $19,200 N/A
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Francis A. Sunderland* $1,200 $16,800 N/A
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*Retired
Retirement Plan for Eligible Directors/Trustees
Effective September 12, 1995, the Trustees instituted a Retirement Plan for
Eligible Directors/Trustees (the "Plan") pursuant to which each Director/Trustee
(who is not an employee of any of the Funds, the Advisor, Administrator or
Distributor or any of their affiliates) may be entitled to certain benefits upon
retirement from the Board. Pursuant to the Plan, the normal retirement date is
the date on which the eligible Director/Trustee has attained age 65 and has
completed at least ten years of continuous and non-forfeited service with one or
more of the investment companies advised by LMC (or its affiliates)
(collectively, the "Covered Funds"). Each eligible Director/Trustee is entitled
to receive from the Covered Fund an annual benefit commencing on the first day
of the calendar quarter coincident with or next following his date of retirement
equal to 5% of his compensation multiplied by the number of such
Director/Trustee's years of service (not in excess of 15 years) completed with
respect to any of the Covered Portfolios. Such benefit is payable to each
eligible
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Trustee in quarterly installments for ten years following the date of retirement
or the life of the Director/Trustee. The Plan establishes age 72 as a mandatory
retirement age for Directors/Trustees; however, Director/Trustees serving the
Funds as of September 12, 1995 are not subject to such mandatory retirement.
Directors/Trustees serving the Funds as of September 12, 1995 who elect
retirement under the Plan prior to September 12, 1996 will receive an annual
retirement benefit at any increased compensation level if compensation is
increased prior to September 12, 1997 and receive spousal benefits (i.e., in the
event the Director/Trustee dies prior to receiving full benefits under the Plan,
the Director/Trustee's spouse (if any) will be entitled to receive the
retirement benefit within the 10 year period.)
Retiring Trustees will be eligible to serve as Honorary Trustees for one
year after retirement and will be entitled to be reimbursed for travel expenses
to attend a maximum of two meetings.
Set forth in the table below are the estimated annual benefits payable to an
eligible Trustee upon retirement assuming various compensation and years of
service classifications. As of December 31, 1998, the estimated credited years
of service for Trustees Chadha, Duer, Maher, McCosh, Miller and Preston are 3,
20, 3, 3, 24 and 20, respectively.
Highest Annual Compensation Paid by All Funds
$20,000 $25,000 $30,000 $35,000
Years of
Service Estimated Annual Benefit Upon Retirement
15 $15,000 $18,750 $22,500 $26,250
14 14,000 17,500 21,000 24,500
13 13,000 16,250 19,500 22,750
12 12,000 15,000 18,000 21,000
11 11,000 13,750 16,500 19,250
10 10,000 12,500 15,000 17,500
INVESTMENT RETURN INFORMATION
For purposes of quoting and comparing the performance of the Fund to that of
other mutual funds and to other relevant market indices in advertisements or in
reports to shareholders, performance may be stated in terms of total returns and
yield. Under the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC rules"),
funds advertising performance must include total return quotes calculated
according to the following formula:
P(l+T)n = ERV
Where: P= a hypothetical initial payment of $1,000
T= average annual total return
n= number of years (1, 5 or 10)
ERV= ending redeemable value of a hypothetical $1,000
payment made at the beginning of the 1, 5 or 10 year
periods or at the end of the 1, 5 or 10 year
periods (or fractional portion thereof).
Under the foregoing formula, the time periods used in advertising will be
based on rolling calendar quarters, updated to the last day of the most recent
quarter prior to submission of the advertising for publication, and will cover
one, five, and ten year periods or a shorter period dating from the
effectiveness of the Funds' Registration Statement. Total return, or "T" in the
formula above, is computed by finding the average annual compounded rates of
return over the 1, 5 and 10 year periods (or fractional portion thereof) that
would equate the initial amount invested to the ending redeemable value. Any
recurring account charges that might in the future be imposed by the Fund would
be included at that time.
The Fund may also from time to time include in such advertising a total
return figure that is not calculated according to the formula set forth above in
order to compare more accurately the performance of the Fund with other measures
of investment return. For example, in comparing a Fund's total return with data
published by Lipper Analytical Services, Inc., or with the performance of the
Standard & Poor's 500 Stock Index or the Dow Jones Industrial Average, the Fund
calculates its aggregate total return for the specified periods of time by
assuming the investment of $10,000 in Fund shares and assuming the reinvestment
of each dividend or other distribution at net asset value on the reinvestment
date. Percentage increases are determined by subtracting the initial value of
the investment from the ending value and by dividing the remainder by the
beginning value. Such alternative total return information will be given no
greater prominence in such advertising than the information prescribed under the
SEC rules.
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Prior to January, 1995, the Fund was managed under a different investment
objective. The Fund's average annual total return for the one, five and ten year
and since inception (7/10/86), period ended December 31, 1997 are set forth in
the table below:
Average Annual
Period Total Return
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1 year ended December 31, 1998 ............ 8.21%
5 years ended December 31, 1998 ........... 7.65%
10 years ended December 31, 1998 .......... 7.96%
In addition to the total return quotations discussed above, the Fund may
advertise its yield based on a 30-day (or one month) period ended on the date of
the most recent balance sheet included in the Fund's Registration Statement,
computed by dividing the net investment income per share earned during the
period by the maximum offering price per share on the last day of the period,
according to the following formula:
a-b
YIELD = 2[------6 - 1]
(cd + 1)
Where:a= dividends and interest earned during the period.
b= expenses accrued for the period (net of reimbursement).
c= the average daily number of shares outstanding during the
period that were entitled to receive dividends.
d= the maximum offering price per share on the last day of
the period.
Under this formula, interest earned on debt obligations for purposes of "a"
above, is calculated by (1) computing the yield to maturity of each obligation
held by a Fund based on the market value of the obligation (including actual
accrued interest) at the close of business on the last day of each month, or,
with respect to obligations purchased during the month, the purchase price (plus
actual accrued interest), (2) dividing that figure by 360 and multiplying the
quotient by the market value of the obligation (including actual accrued
interest as referred to above) to determine the interest income on the
obligation for each day of the subsequent month that the obligation is held by
the Fund (assuming a month of 30 days) and (3) computing the total of the
interest earned on all debt obligations and all dividends accrued on all equity
securities during the 30-day period. In computing dividends accrued, dividend
income is recognized by accruing 1/360 of the stated dividend rate of a security
each day that the security is held by the Fund. Undeclared earned income,
computed in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, may be
subtracted from the maximum offering price calculation required pursuant to "d"
above.
The Fund may also from time to time advertise its yield based on a 90-day
period ended on the date of the most recent balance sheet included in the Fund's
Registration Statement, computed in accordance with the yield formula described
above, as adjusted to conform with the differing period for which the yield
computation is based.
Any quotation of performance stated in terms of yield (whether based on a
30-day or 90-day period) will be given no greater prominence than the
information prescribed under SEC rules. In addition, all advertisements
containing performance data of any kind will include a legend disclosing that
such performance data represents past performance and that the investment return
and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor's
shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.
SHAREHOLDER REPORTS
Shareholders will receive reports at least semi-annually showing the Fund's
holdings and other information. In addition, shareholders will receive annual
financial statements audited by KPMG LLP, the Fund's independent auditors.
OTHER INFORMATION
As of February 19, 1999, the following persons are known by fund management
to have owned beneficially, directly or indirectly, five percent or more of the
outstanding shares of the Lexington Global Income Fund: Smith Richardson
Foundation, 60 Jesup Road, Westport, CT 06880, 34%.
[1998 Audited Financial Statements and Auditor's Report to be inserted here.]
<PAGE>
PART C. OTHER INFORMATION
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Item 24. Financial Statements and Exhibits - List
----------------------------------------
The Annual Report for the year ending December 31, 1998 was filed
electronically on February 26, 1999 (as form type N-30D). Financial
statements from this 1998 Annual Report have been included in the
Statement of Additional Information.
Page in the Financial
(a) Financial statements: Statements Exhibit
- --------------------------- ---------------------
Report of Independent Auditors 37
dated February 8, 1999
Statement of Net Assets (Including 26-28
the Portfolio of Investments) at
December 31, 1998 (1)
Statement of Assets and Liabilities 29
at December 31, 1998
Statement of Operations for the year 30
ended December 31, 1998 (2)
Statements of Changes in Net Assets for 31
the years ended December 31, 1998 and 1997
Notes to Financial Statements 32-36
Schedules II-VII and other Financial Statements, for which provisions are made
in the applicable accounting regulations of the Securities and Exchange
Commission, are omitted because they are not required under the related
instructions, they are inapplicable, or the required information is
presented in the financial statements or notes thereto.
(1) Includes the information required by Schedule I.
(2) Includes the information required by the Statement of
Realized Gain or Loss on Investments
<PAGE>
ITEM 24. Financial Statements and Exhibits - List
----------------------------------------
(b) Exhibits:
1. Declaration of Trust - Filed electronically 3/3/97 -
Incorporated by reference
2. By-Laws - Filed 5/20/86 - Filed electronically 3/3/97 -
Incorporated by reference
3. Not Applicable
4. Rights of Holders - Filed electronically 3/2/98 -
Incorporated by reference
5. Investment Advisory Agreement between Registrant and
Lexington Management Corporation - Filed electronically
4/29/96 - Incorporated by reference
5a. Sub-advisory Agreement between Lexington Management
Corporation and MFR Advisors, Inc. - Filed electronically
4/29/96 - Incorporated by reference
6. Distribution Agreement between Registrant and Lexington
Funds Distributor, Inc. - Filed electronically 3/3/97 -
Incorporated by reference
7. Retirement Plan for Eligible Trustees - Filed electronically
3/2/98 - Incorporated by reference
8a. Custodian Agreement between Registrant and
Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A. - Filed electronically
4/29/96 - Incorporated by reference
8b. Transfer Agency Agreement between Registrant
and State Street Bank and Trust Company -
Filed electronically 4/29/96 - Incorporated by reference
9. Form of Administrative Services Agreement between
Registrant and Lexington Management Corporation - Filed
electronically 4/28/95 - Incorporated by reference
10. Opinion of Counsel as to Legality of Securities being
registered - Filed electronically 3/2/98 - Incorporated
by reference
11. Consents
(a) Consent of Counsel Filed electronically
(b) Consent of Independent Auditors Filed electronically
12. Not Applicable
13. Not Applicable
14. Retirement Plans - Filed electronically 4/29/96 -
Incorporated by reference
15. Distribution Plan under Rule 12b-1 and Related Agreements -
Riled electronically 3/3/97 - Incorporated by reference
16. Performance Calculation - Filed electronically 3/2/98 -
Incorporated by reference
17. Financial Data Schedule Filed electronically
<PAGE>
Item 25. Persons Controlled by or under Common Control with Registrant
-------------------------------------------------------------
Furnish a list or diagram of all persons directly or indirectly
controlled by or under common control with the Registrant and as to each
such person indicate (1) if a company, the state or other sovereign
power under the laws of which it is organized, (2) the percentage of
voting securities owned or other basis of control by the person, if any,
immediately controlling it.
None.
Item 26. Number of Holders of Securities
-------------------------------
State in substantially the tabular form indicated, as of a
specified date within 90 days prior to the date of filing, the number of
record holders of each class of securities of the Registrant.
The following information is given as of February 19, 1999:
Title of Class Number of Record Holders
-------------- ------------------------
Shares of beneficial interest 681
(no par value)
Item 27. Indemnification
---------------
State the general effect of any contract, arrangements or statute
under which any director, officer, underwriter or affiliated person of
the Registrant is insured or indemnified in any manner against any
liability which may be incurred in such capacity, other than insurance
provided by any director, officer, affiliated person or underwriter for
their own protection.
Under the terms of the General Laws of the State of Massachusetts
and the Trust's Restated Declaration of Trust, the Trust shall indemnify
each of its Trustees to receive such indemnification (including those
who serve at its request as directors, officers or trustees of another
organization in which it has any interest as a shareholder, creditor or
otherwise), against all liabilities and expenses, including amounts paid
in satisfaction of judgements, in compromise of fines and penalties, and
counsel fees, reasonably incurred by him in connection with the defense
or disposition of any action, suit or other proceeding by the Trust or
any other person, whether civil or criminal, in which he may be involved
or with which he may be threatened, while in office or thereafter, by
reason of this being or having been such a Trustee, officer, employee or
agent, except with respect to any matter as to which he shall have been
adjudicated to have acted in bad faith or with willful misfeasance or
reckless disregard of duties or gross negligence; provided, however,
that as to any matter disposed of by a compromise payment by such
Trustee, officer, employee or agent, pursuant to a consent, decree or
otherwise, no indemnification either for said payment or for any other
expenses shall be provided unless the Trust shall have received a
written opinion from independent counsel approved by the Trustee to the
effect that if the foregoing matter had been adjudicated they would
likely have been adjudicated in favor of such Trustee, officer, employee
or agent. The rights accruing to any Trustee, officer, employee or
agent under these provisions shall not exclude any other right to which
he may lawfully be titled; provided, however, that no Trustee, officer,
employee or agent may satisfy any right of indemnity or reimbursement
granted herein or to which he may otherwise be entitled except out of
Trust Property, and no Shareholder shall be personally liable to any
Person with respect to any claim for indemnity or reimbursement or
otherwise. The Trustees may make advance payments in connection with
indemnification under the Declaration of Trust, provided that the
indemnified Trustee, officer, employee or agent shall have given a
written undertaking to reimburse the Trust in the event it is
subsequently determined that he is entitled to such indemnification.
Item 28. Business and Other Connections of Investment Adviser
----------------------------------------------------
Describe any other business, profession, vocation or employment of
a substantial nature in which the investment adviser of the Registrant,
and each director, officer or partner of any such investment adviser, is
or has been, at any time during the past two fiscal years, engaged for
his own account or in the capacity of director, officer, employee,
partner or trustee.
See Prospectus Part A and Statement of Additional Information Part
B ("Management of the Fund").
<PAGE>
Item 29. Principal Underwriters
----------------------
(a) Lexington Money Market Trust
Lexington Growth and Income Fund, Inc.
Lexington GNMA Income Fund, Inc.
Lexington Global Income Fund
Lexington Worldwide Emerging Markets Fund, Inc.
Lexington Goldfund, Inc.
Lexington Global Corporate Leaders Fund, Inc.
Lexington Corporate Leaders Trust Fund
Lexington Natural Resources Trust
Lexington Strategic Investments Fund, Inc.
Lexington Silver Fund, Inc.
Lexington Convertible Securities Fund
Lexington International Fund, Inc.
Lexington Emerging Markets Fund, Inc.
Lexington Crosby Small Cap Asia Growth Fund, Inc.
Lexington SmallCap Fund, Inc.
Lexington Troika Dialog Russia Fund, Inc.
<PAGE>
29 (b)
Position and Offices Position and
Name and Principal with Principal Offices with
Business Address Underwriter Registrant
- ------------------ -------------------- -------------
Peter Corniotes* Assistant Secretary Asst. Secretary
Lisa Curcio* Vice President and Vice President
Secretary and Secretary
Robert M. DeMichele* Chief Executive Officer Chairman of the
and Chairman Board and President
Richard M. Hisey* Chief Financial Officer, Vice President and
Vice President & Director Treasurer
Lawrence Kantor* Executive Vice President Trustee & Vice
and Director President
Richard Lavery* Vice President Vice President
Janice McInerney* Assistant Treasurer None
(c)
Not Applicable.
*P.O. Box 1515
Saddle Brook, New Jersey 07663
<PAGE>
Item 30. Location of Accounts and Records
--------------------------------
With respect to each account, book or other document
required to be maintained by Section 31(a) of the 1940 Act and the Rules
(17 CFR 270, 31a-1 to 31a-3) promulgated thereunder, furnish the name
and address of each person maintaining physical possession of each such
account, book or other document.
The Registrant, Lexington Global Income Fund, Park
80 West -Plaza Two, Saddle Brook, New Jersey 07663 will maintain
physical possession of each such account, book or other document of the
Company, except for those maintained by the Registrant's Custodian,
Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A., 1211 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New
York 10036, or Transfer Agent, State Street Bank and Trust Company, c/o
National Financial Data Services, 1004 Baltimore, Kansas City, Missouri
64105.
Item 31. Management Services
-------------------
Furnish a summary of the substantive provisions of any
management-related service contract not discussed in Part A or B of this
Form (because the contract was not believed to be material to a
purchaser of securities of the Registrant) under which services are
provided to the Registrant, indicating the parties to the contract, the
total dollars paid and by whom for the last three fiscal years.
None.
Item 32. Undertakings -
-------------
The Registrant, Lexington Global Income Fund,
undertakes to furnish a copy of the Fund's latest annual
report, upon request and without charge, to every person to
whom a prospectus is delivered.
The Registrant will hold a meeting of its public shareholders,
if requested to do so by the holders of at least 10 percent of
the Registrant's outstanding shares, to call a meeting of
shareholders for the purpose of voting upon the question of
removal of a director or directors and to assist in
communications with other shareholders.
<PAGE>
Registration No. 33-5827
Securities and Exchange Commission
Washington, D.C. 20549
Exhibits
Filed With
Form N-1A
LEXINGTON GLOBAL INCOME FUND
<PAGE>
EXHIBIT INDEX
The following documents are being filed electronically as exhibits to
this filing:
Consent of Counsel
Consent of Independent Auditors
Financial Data Schedule
Cover
<PAGE>
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933
and the Investment Company Act of 1940 the Registrant has duly caused
this Registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the
Undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Saddle Brook and
State of New Jersey, on the 1st day of March, 1999.
LEXINGTON RAMIREZ GLOBAL INCOME FUND
/s/ Robert M. DeMichele
___________________________________
By: Robert M. DeMichele
Chairman of the Board
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933,
the Registration Statement has been signed below by the following
persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature Title Date
/s/Robert M. DeMichele Chairman of the Board March 1, 1999
_________________________ Principal Executive
Robert M. Demichele Officer
/s/Richard M. Hisey Principal Financial March 1, 1999
_________________________ and Accounting Officer
Richard M. Hisey
/s/Lisa Curcio Principal Compliance March 1, 1999
_________________________ Officer
Lisa Curcio
*SMS Chadha Trustee March 1, 1999
_________________________
SMS Chadha
*Beverley C. Duer, P.E. Trustee March 1, 1999
_________________________
Beverley C. Duer, P.E.
*Barbara M. Evans Trustee March 1, 1999
_________________________
Barbara M. Evans
<PAGE>
Signature Title Date
*Lawrence Kantor Trustee March 1, 1999
_________________________
Lawrence Kantor
*Jerard F. Maher Trustee March 1, 1999
_________________________
Jerard F. Maher
*Andrew M. McCosh Trustee March 1, 1999
_________________________
Andrew M. McCosh
*Donald B. Miller Trustee March 1, 1999
_________________________
Donald B. Miller
*John G. Preston Trustee March 1, 1999
_________________________
John G. Preston
*Allen H. Stowe Trustee March 1, 1999
__________________________
Allen H. Stowe
*By: /s/Lisa Curcio
_____________________
Lisa Curcio
Attorney-in-Fact
Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP
9 1 9 T H I R D A V E N U E
NEW YORK, N.Y. 10022 B 3852
(212) 715 B 9100
FACSIMILE
(212) 715-8000
______
WRITER'S
DIRECT NUMBER
(212) 715-9100
February 26, 1999
The Lexington Funds
Park 80 West Plaza Two
Saddlebrook, New Jersey 07662
Re: Lexington Global Income Fund
Registration No. 33-5827
to Registration Statement on Forum
N-1A
Dear Gentlemen:
We hereby consent to the reference of our firm as
counsel in Post-Effective Amendment No. 13 to the Registration
Statement on Form N-1A.
Very truly yours,
/s/ Kramer Levin Naftalis and Frankel LLP
Independent Auditors' Consent
To the Board of Trustees and Shareholders
Lexington Ramirez Global Income Fund:
We consent to the use of our report dated February 8, 1999 included in
this Registration Statement on Form N-1A of the Lexington Ramirez Global
Income Fund dated March 1, 1999 and to the references to our firm under
the headings "Financial Highlights" in the Prospectus and "Shareholder
Reports" in the Statement of Additional Information.
KPMG LLP
New York, New York
March 1, 1999
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