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STANDISH, AYER & WOOD INVESTMENT TRUST
One Financial Center
Boston, Massachusetts 02111
December 20, 1999
Dear Shareholder:
Enclosed are proxy materials pertaining to a special meeting for shareholders of
the Standish Small Capitalization Equity Fund II. The meeting is being held to
discuss a proposal that has been approved by the Trustees to increase the
advisory fee of this fund from .60% to .80% to support the ongoing investment
management of the fund. The details of the proposal are included in the proxy
materials.
The original mailing of the enclosed proxy materials took place on November 18th
but there was a delay in getting them to you. The original date of the
shareholder meeting was set for December 20, 1999. In order to make sure you
have adequate time to consider and vote on this proposal, we will adjourn the
meeting to 2:00 p.m. on January 14, 2000. The meeting will be held at the same
location as set forth in the proxy materials.
We hope you will review the details of this proposal and will vote your shares
as you deem appropriate. If you have questions regarding this proxy please feel
to call us at 1 800 - 221 - 4795.
Sincerely,
/s/ James E. Hollis III
James E. Hollis, III
Director of Mutual Funds
