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EXHIBIT 17
FORM OF PROXY
[Logo] YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT!
[Address]
VOTE TODAY BY MAIL OR
TOUCH-TONE PHONE
CALL TOLL FREE 1-XXX-XXX-XXXX
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LARGE COMPANY GROWTH PORTFOLIO
Scudder Variable Life Investment Fund
Two International Place
Boston, Massachusetts 02110-4103
(800) [ ]
PROXY FOR THE SPECIAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
3:00 p.m., on March 14, 2001
The undersigned hereby appoints __________, ____________ and ____________,
and each of them, the proxies of the undersigned, with the power of substitution
to each of them, to vote all shares of Large Company Growth Portfolio (the
"Fund") which the undersigned is entitled to vote at the Special Meeting of
Shareholders of the Fund to be held at the offices of Scudder Kemper
Investments, Inc., 13th Floor, Two International Place, Boston, MA 02110-4103,
on March 14, 2001 at 3:00 p.m., Eastern time, and at any adjournments thereof.
PLEASE SIGN AND RETURN PROMPTLY
IN THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE. NO
POSTAGE IS REQUIRED.
Dated _______________________, 2001
Please sign exactly as your name or
names appear. When signing as an
attorney, executor, administrator,
trustee or guardian, please give
your full title as such.
[Name] ____________________________________
[Address]
____________________________________
Signature(s) of Shareholder(s)
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[Logo] YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT!
[Address]
VOTE TODAY BY MAIL OR
TOUCH-TONE PHONE
CALL TOLL FREE 1-xxx-xxx-xxxx
Please fold and detach card at perforation before mailing.
All properly executed proxies will be voted as directed. If no instructions
are indicated on a properly executed proxy, the proxy will be voted FOR approval
of the proposals.
THE PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF LARGE COMPANY
GROWTH PORTFOLIO. THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES RECOMMENDS A VOTE FOR THE PROPOSALS.
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Please vote by filling in the boxes below.
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FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN
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PROPOSAL 1
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To elect Trustees of the Acquired Trust.
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NOMINEES:
(01) Henry P. Becton, Jr., (02) Linda C. Coughlin,
(03) Dawn-Marie Driscoll, (04) Edgar R. Fiedler,
(05) Keith R. Fox, (06) Joan Edelman Spero,
(07) Jean Gleason Stromberg, (08) Jean C. Tempel,
(09) Steven Zaleznick.
INSTRUCTION: To withhold authority to vote for any
individual nominee, write the name(s) on the line
immediately below.
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PROPOSAL 2
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To approve an Agreement and Plan of Reorganization [_] [_] [_]
for the Fund (the "Plan"). Under the Plan, (i) all or
substantially all of the assets and all of the
liabilities of the Fund would be transferred to Kemper
Growth Portfolio, (ii) each shareholder of the Fund
would receive shares of beneficial interest of Kemper
Growth Portfolio in an amount equal in value to their
shares of the Fund, and (iii) the Fund would then be
terminated.
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PROPOSAL 3
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To ratify the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as [_] [_] [_]
the independent accountants for the Fund for the Fund's
current fiscal year.
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The proxies are authorized to vote in their discretion on any other business
which may properly come before the meeting and any adjournments thereof.
PLEASE SIGN ON REVERSE SIDE
