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PROSPECTUS MAY 1, 1995
DREYFUS MUNICIPAL CASH MANAGEMENT PLUS
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DREYFUS MUNICIPAL CASH MANAGEMENT PLUS (THE "FUND") IS AN OPEN-END,
DIVERSIFIED, MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY, KNOWN AS A MONEY MARKET MUTUAL
FUND. ITS GOAL IS TO PROVIDE INVESTORS WITH AS HIGH A LEVEL OF CURRENT INCOME
EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAX AS IS CONSISTENT WITH THE PRESERVATION OF
CAPITAL AND THE MAINTENANCE OF LIQUIDITY.
THE FUND IS DESIGNED FOR INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS, PARTICULARLY
BANKS, ACTING FOR THEMSELVES OR IN A FIDUCIARY, ADVISORY, AGENCY, CUSTODIAL
OR SIMILAR CAPACITY. FUND SHARES MAY NOT BE PURCHASED DIRECTLY BY
INDIVIDUALS, ALTHOUGH INSTITUTIONS MAY PURCHASE SHARES FOR ACCOUNTS
MAINTAINED BY INDIVIDUALS. SUCH INSTITUTIONS HAVE AGREED TO TRANSMIT COPIES
OF THIS PROSPECTUS TO EACH INDIVIDUAL OR ENTITY FOR WHOSE ACCOUNT THE
INSTITUTION PURCHASES FUND SHARES, TO THE EXTENT REQUIRED BY LAW.
BY THIS PROSPECTUS, THE FUND IS OFFERING CLASS A SHARES AND CLASS B
SHARES. CLASS A SHARES AND CLASS B SHARES ARE IDENTICAL, EXCEPT AS TO THE
SERVICES OFFERED TO AND THE EXPENSES BORNE BY EACH CLASS. CLASS B BEARS
CERTAIN COSTS PURSUANT TO A SERVICE PLAN ADOPTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH RULE 12B-1
UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940. INVESTORS CAN INVEST, REINVEST OR
REDEEM SHARES AT ANY TIME WITHOUT CHARGE OR PENALTY IMPOSED BY THE FUND.
THE DREYFUS CORPORATION SERVES AS THE FUND'S INVESTMENT ADVISER.
AN INVESTMENT IN THE FUND IS NEITHER INSURED NOR GUARANTEED BY THE
U.S. GOVERNMENT. THERE CAN BE NO ASSURANCE THAT THE FUND WILL BE ABLE TO
MAINTAIN A STABLE NET ASSET VALUE OF $1.00 PER SHARE.
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This Prospectus sets forth concisely information about the Fund
that an investor should know before investing. It should be read and retained
for future reference.
The Statement of Additional Information, dated May 1, 1995, which
may be revised from time to time, provides a further discussion of certain
areas in this Prospectus and other matters which may be of interest to some
investors. It has been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and
is incorporated herein by reference. For a free copy, write to the Fund at
144 Glenn Curtiss Boulevard, Uniondale, New York 11556-0144, or call
1-800-554-4611. When telephoning, ask for Operator 666.
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MUTUAL FUND SHARES ARE NOT DEPOSITS OR OBLIGATIONS OF, OR
GUARANTEED OR ENDORSED BY, ANY BANK, AND ARE NOT FEDERALLY INSURED BY THE
FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION, THE FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD, OR ANY
OTHER AGENCY. ALL MONEY MARKET MUTUAL FUND SHARES INVOLVE CERTAIN INVESTMENT
RISKS, INCLUDING THE POSSIBLE LOSS OF PRINCIPAL.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES.................... 2
CONDENSED FINANCIAL INFORMATION................... 3
YIELD INFORMATION................................. 3
DESCRIPTION OF THE FUND........................... 4
MANAGEMENT OF THE FUND............................ 8
HOW TO BUY FUND SHARES............................ 9
INVESTOR SERVICES................................. 10
HOW TO REDEEM FUND SHARES......................... 11
SERVICE PLAN...................................... 12
SHAREHOLDER SERVICES PLAN......................... 12
DIVIDENDS, DISTRIBUTIONS AND TAXES................ 12
GENERAL INFORMATION............................... 14
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THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED BY THE SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR ANY STATE SECURITIES
COMMISSION NOR HAS THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR ANY STATE
SECURITIES COMMISSION PASSED UPON THE ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY OF THIS
PROSPECTUS. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.
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ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES
(as a percentage of average daily net assets)
CLASS A CLASS B
SHARES SHARES
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Management Fees ....................................................................... .20% .20%
12b-1 Fees (distribution and servicing)................................................ __ .25%
Total Fund Operating Expenses.......................................................... .20% .45%
EXAMPLE:
An investor would pay the following expenses on a $1,000
investment, assuming (1) 5% annual return and (2)
redemption at the end of each time period:
CLASS A CLASS B
SHARES SHARES
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1 YEAR....................................... $ 2 $ 5
3 YEARS...................................... $ 6 $14
5 YEARS...................................... $11 $25
10 YEARS..................................... $26 $57
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THE AMOUNTS LISTED IN THE EXAMPLE SHOULD NOT BE CONSIDERED AS
REPRESENTATIVE OF PAST OR FUTURE EXPENSES AND ACTUAL
EXPENSES MAY BE GREATER OR LESS THAN THOSE INDICATED. MOREOVER, WHILE THE
EXAMPLE ASSUMES A 5% ANNUAL RETURN, THE FUND'S ACTUAL PERFORMANCE WILL VARY
AND MAY RESULT IN AN ACTUAL RETURN GREATER OR LESS THAN 5%.
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The purpose of the foregoing table is to assist investors in
understanding the various costs and expenses borne by the Fund, and therefore
indirectly by investors, the payment of which will reduce investors' return
on an annual basis. Unless The Dreyfus Corporation gives the Fund's investors
at least 90 days' notice to the contrary, The Dreyfus Corporation, and not
the Fund, will be liable for Fund expenses (exclusive of taxes, brokerage,
interest on borrowings and (with the prior written consent of the necessary
state securities commissions) extraordinary expenses) other than the
following expenses, which will be borne by the Fund: (i) the management fee
payable by the Fund monthly at the annual rate of .20 of 1% of the Fund's
average daily net assets and (ii) as to Class B shares only, payments made
pursuant to the Fund's Service Plan at the annual rate of .25 of 1% of the
value of the average daily net assets of Class B. Institutions and certain
Service Agents (as defined below) effecting transactions in Fund shares for
the accounts of their clients may charge their clients direct fees in
connection with such transactions; such fees are not reflected in the
foregoing table. See "Management of the Fund," "How to Buy Fund Shares,"
"Service Plan" and "Shareholder Services Plan."
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CONDENSED FINANCIAL INFORMATION
The information in the following table has been audited by Ernst &
Young LLP, the Fund's independent auditors, whose report thereon appears in
the Statement of Additional Information. Further financial data and related
notes are included in the Statement of Additional Information, available upon
request.
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
Contained below is per share operating performance data for a share
of beneficial interest outstanding, total investment return, ratios to
average net assets and other supplemental data for each year indicated. This
information has been derived from the Fund's financial statements.
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CLASS A SHARES CLASS B SHARES
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YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, YEAR ENDED
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DECEMBER 31,
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1990(1) 1991 1992 1993 1994 1993(2) 1994
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PER SHARE DATA:
Net asset value, beginning of year................. $1.0000 $1.0000 $1.0000 $1.0000 $1.0000 $1.0000 $1.0000
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INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:
Investment income-net.............................. .0125 .0465 .0309 .0241 .0273 .0053 .0248
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments -- -- .0002 -- (.0007) --
(.0010)
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TOTAL FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS................. .0125 .0465 .0311 .0241 .0266 .0053 .0238
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DISTRIBUTIONS:
Dividends from investment income-net............... (.0125) (.0465) (.0309) (.0241) (.0273) (.0053) (.0248)
Dividends from net realized gain on investments.... -- -- (.0002) -- -- -- --
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TOTAL DISTRIBUTIONS.............................. (.0125) (.0465) (.0311) (.0241) (.0273)(.0053) (.0248)
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Net asset value, end of year....................... $1.0000 $1.0000 $1.0000 $1.0000 $ .9993 $1.0000 $ .9990
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TOTAL INVESTMENT RETURN................................ 5.90%(3) 4.75% 3.16% 2.44% 2.76% 2.12%(3) 2.51%
RATIOS / SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:
Ratio of expenses to average net assets............ .20%(3) .20% .20% .20% .20% .45%(3) .45%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets 6.55%(3) 4.54% 3.04% 2.40% 2.62% 2.14%(3) 2.43%
Decrease reflected in above expense ratios due to undertaking by
The Dreyfus Corporation (limited to the expense limitation
provision of the Management Agreement)........... 2.30%(3) .33% .10% .07% -- -- --
Net Assets, end of year (000's omitted)............ $22,911 $151,085 $259,416 $364,584 $192,710 $1 $1,410
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(1) From October 15, 1990 (commencement of operations) to December 31, 1990.
(2) From September 30, 1993 (commencement of initial offering of Class B shares) to December 31, 1993.
(3) Annualized.
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YIELD INFORMATION
From time to time, the Fund advertises its yield and effective
yield. Both yield figures are based on historical earnings and are not
intended to indicate future performance. It can be expected that these yields
will fluctuate substantially. The yield of the Fund refers to the income
generated by an investment in the Fund over a seven-day period (which period
will be stated in the advertisement). This income is then annualized. That
is, the amount of income generated by the investment during that week is
assumed to be generated each week over a 52-week period and is shown as a
percentage of the investment. The effective yield is calculated similarly,
but, when annualized, the income earned by an investment in the Fund is
assumed to be reinvested. The effective yield will be slightly higher than
the yield because of the compounding effect of this assumed reinvestment. The
Fund's yield and effective yield may reflect absorbed expenses pursuant to
any undertaking that may be in effect. See "Management of the Fund." Both
yield figures also take into account any applicable distribution and service
fees. As a result, at any given time, the performance of Class B should be
expected to be lower than that of Class A. See "Service Plan."
Tax equivalent yield is calculated by determining the pre-tax yield
which, after being taxed at a stated rate, would be equivalent to a stated
yield or effective yield calculated as described above.
Yield information is useful in reviewing the Fund's performance,
but because yields will fluctuate, under certain conditions such information
may not provide a basis for comparison with domestic bank deposits,
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other investments which pay a fixed yield for a stated period of time, or other
investment companies which may use a different method of computing yield.
Comparative performance information may be used from time to time
in advertising or marketing the Fund's shares, including data from Lipper
Analytical Services, Inc., Bank Rate Monitortrademark, IBC/Donoghue's Money
Fund ReportRegistration Mark, Morningstar, Inc. and other industry
publications.
DESCRIPTION OF THE FUND
GENERAL -- By this Prospectus, two classes of shares of the Fund are being
offered -- Class A shares and Class B shares (each such class being referred
to as a "Class"). The Classes are identical, except that Class B shares are
subject to an annual distribution and service fee at the rate of .25% of the
value of the average daily net assets of Class B. The fee is payable for
advertising, marketing and distributing the Fund's Class B shares and for
ongoing personal services relating to Class B shareholder accounts and
services related to the maintenance of such shareholder accounts pursuant to
a Service Plan adopted in accordance with Rule 12b-1 under the Investment
Company Act of 1940. See "Service Plan." The distribution and service fee
paid by Class B will cause such Class to have a higher expense ratio and to
pay lower dividends than Class A.
WHEN USED IN THIS PROSPECTUS AND THE STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION, THE TERMS "INVESTOR" AND "SHAREHOLDER" REFER TO THE INSTITUTION
PURCHASING FUND SHARES AND DO NOT REFER TO ANY INDIVIDUAL OR ENTITY FOR WHOSE
ACCOUNT THE INSTITUTION MAY PURCHASE FUND SHARES. Such institutions have
agreed to transmit copies of this Prospectus and all relevant Fund materials,
including proxy materials, to each individual or entity for whose account the
institution purchases Fund shares, to the extent required by law.
INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE -- The Fund's goal is to provide investors with as high
a level of current income exempt from Federal income tax as is consistent
with the preservation of capital and the maintenance of liquidity. To
accomplish this goal, the Fund invests principally in Municipal Obligations
(as described below). The Fund may invest without limitation in Municipal
Obligations the interest from which may give rise to a preference item for
purposes of the alternative minimum tax. See "Management Policies" below. The
Fund's investment objective cannot be changed without approval by the holders
of a majority (as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940) of the
Fund's outstanding voting shares. There can be no assurance that the Fund's
investment objective will be achieved. Securities in which the Fund invests
may not earn as high a level of current income as long-term or lower quality
securities which generally have less liquidity, greater market risk and more
fluctuation in market value.
MUNICIPAL OBLIGATIONS -- Municipal Obligations are debt obligations issued by
states, territories and possessions of the United States and the District of
Columbia and their political subdivisions, agencies and instrumentalities, or
multistate agencies or authorities, the interest from which is, in the
opinion of bond counsel to the issuer, exempt from Federal income tax.
Municipal Obligations generally include debt obligations issued to obtain
funds for various public purposes as well as certain industrial development
bonds issued by or on behalf of public authorities. Municipal Obligations are
classified as general obligation bonds, revenue bonds and notes. General
obligation bonds are secured by the issuer's pledge of its faith, credit and
taxing power for the payment of principal and interest. Revenue bonds are
payable from the revenue derived from a particular facility or class of
facilities or, in some cases, from the proceeds of a special excise or other
specific revenue source, but not from the general taxing power. Tax exempt
industrial development bonds, in most cases, are revenue bonds that generally
do not carry the pledge of the credit of the issuing municipality, but
generally are guaranteed by the corporate entity on whose behalf they are
issued. Notes are short-term instruments which are obligations of the issuing
municipalities or agencies and are sold in anticipation of a bond sale,
collection of taxes or receipt of other revenues. Municipal Obligations
include municipal lease/purchase agreements which are similar to installment
purchase contracts for property or equipment issued by municipalities.
Municipal Obligations bear fixed, floating or variable rates of interest.
MANAGEMENT POLICIES -- It is a fundamental policy of the Fund that it will
invest at least 80% of the value of its net assets (except when maintaining a
temporary defensive position) in Municipal Obligations.
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The Fund seeks to maintain a net asset value of $1.00 per share for
purchases and redemptions. To do so, the Fund uses the amortized cost method
of valuing its securities pursuant to Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company
Act of 1940, certain requirements of which are summarized as follows. In
accordance with Rule 2a-7, the Fund will maintain a dollar-weighted average
portfolio maturity of 90 days or less, purchase only instruments having
remaining maturities of 13 months or less and invest only in U.S. dollar
denominated securities determined in accordance with procedures established
by the Board of Trustees to present minimal credit risks and which are rated
in one of the two highest rating categories for debt obligations by at least
two nationally recognized statistical rating organizations (or one rating
organization if the instrument was rated only by one such organization) or,
if unrated, are of comparable quality as determined in accordance with
procedures established by the Board of Trustees. The nationally recognized
statistical rating organizations currently rating instruments of the type the
Fund may purchase are Moody's Investors Service, Inc. ("Moody's"), Standard &
Poor's Corporation ("S&P") and Fitch Investors Service, Inc. ("Fitch") and
their rating criteria are described in the Appendix to the Fund's Statement
of Additional Information. For further information regarding the amortized
cost method of valuing securities, see "Determination of Net Asset Value" in
the Fund's Statement of Additional Information. There can be no assurance
that the Fund will be able to maintain a stable net asset value of $1.00 per
share.
The Fund may invest more than 25% of the value of its total assets
in Municipal Obligations which are related in such a way that an economic,
business or political development or change affecting one such security also
would affect the other securities; for example, securities the interest upon
which is paid from revenues of similar types of projects, or securities whose
issuers are located in the same state. As a result, the Fund may be subject
to greater risk as compared to a fund that does not follow this practice.
From time to time, the Fund may invest more than 25% of the value
of its total assets in industrial development bonds which, although issued by
industrial development authorities, may be backed only by the assets and
revenues of the non-governmental users. Interest on Municipal Obligations
(including certain industrial development bonds) which are specified private
activity bonds, as defined in the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended
(the "Code"), issued after August 7, 1986, while exempt from Federal income
tax, is a preference item for the purpose of the alternative minimum tax.
Where a regulated investment company receives such interest, a proportionate
share of any exempt-interest dividend paid by the investment company may be
treated as such a preference item to shareholders. The Fund may invest
without limitation in such Municipal Obligations if The Dreyfus Corporation
determines that their purchase is consistent with the Fund's investment
objective.
The Fund may purchase floating and variable rate demand notes and
bonds, which are tax exempt obligations ordinarily having stated maturities
in excess of 13 months, but which permit the holder to demand payment of
principal at any time, or at specified intervals not exceeding 13 months, in
each case upon not more than 30 days' notice. Variable rate demand notes
include master demand notes which are obligations that permit the Fund to
invest fluctuating amounts, at varying rates of interest, pursuant to direct
arrangements between the Fund, as lender, and the borrower. These obligations
permit daily changes in the amount borrowed. Frequently, such obligations are
secured by letters of credit or other credit support arrangements provided by
banks. Use of letters of credit or other credit support arrangements will not
adversely affect the tax exempt status of these obligations. Because these
obligations are direct lending arrangements between the lender and borrower,
it is not contemplated that such instruments generally will be traded, and
there generally is no secondary market for these obligations, although they
are redeemable at face value, plus accrued interest. Accordingly, where these
obligations are not secured by letters of credit or other credit support
arrangements, the Fund's right to redeem is dependent on the ability of the
borrower to pay principal and interest on demand. Each obligation purchased
by the Fund will meet the quality criteria established for the purchase of
Municipal Obligations. The Dreyfus Corporation, on behalf of the Fund, will
consider on an ongoing basis the creditworthiness of the issuers of the
floating and variable rate demand obligations in the Fund's portfolio.
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The Fund may purchase from financial institutions participation
interests in Municipal Obligations (such as industrial development bonds and
municipal lease/purchase agreements). A participation interest gives the Fund
an undivided interest in the Municipal Obligation in the proportion that the
Fund's participation interest bears to the total principal amount of the
Municipal Obligation. These instruments may have fixed, floating or variable
rates of interest, with remaining maturities of 13 months or less. If the
participation interest is unrated, or has been given a rating below that
which otherwise is permissible for purchase by the Fund, the participation
interest will be backed by an irrevocable letter of credit or guarantee of a
bank that the Board of Trustees has determined meets the prescribed quality
standards for banks set forth below, or the payment obligation otherwise will
be collateralized by U.S. Government securities. For certain participation
interests, the Fund will have the right to demand payment, on not more than
seven days' notice, for all or any part of the Fund's participation interest
in the Municipal Obligation, plus accrued interest. As to these instruments,
the Fund intends to exercise its right to demand payment only upon a default
under the terms of the Municipal Obligation, as needed to provide liquidity
to meet redemptions, or to maintain or improve the quality of its investment
portfolio.
The Fund may acquire "stand-by commitments" with respect to
Municipal Obligations held in its portfolio. Under a stand-by commitment, the
Fund obligates a broker, dealer or bank to repurchase, at the Fund's option,
specified securities at a specified price and, in this respect, stand-by
commitments are comparable to put options. The exercise of a stand-by
commitment, therefore, is subject to the ability of the seller to make
payment on demand. The Fund will acquire stand-by commitments solely to
facilitate portfolio liquidity and does not intend to exercise its rights
thereunder for trading purposes. The Fund may pay for stand-by commitments if
such action is deemed necessary, thus increasing to a degree the cost of the
underlying Municipal Obligation and similarly decreasing such security's
yield to investors. Gains realized in connection with stand-by commitments
will be taxable.
The Fund may invest up to 10% of the value of its net assets in
securities as to which a liquid trading market does not exist, provided such
investments are consistent with the Fund's investment objective. Such
securities may include securities that are not readily marketable, such as
certain securities that are subject to legal or contractual restrictions on
resale, and repurchase agreements providing for settlement in more than seven
days after notice. As to these securities, the Fund is subject to a risk that
should the Fund desire to sell them when a ready buyer is not available at a
price that the Fund deems representative of their value, the value of the
Fund's net assets could be adversely affected.
From time to time, on a temporary basis other than for temporary
defensive purposes (but not to exceed 20% of the value of the Fund's net
assets) or for temporary defensive purposes, the Fund may invest in taxable
short-term investments ("Taxable Investments") consisting of: notes of
issuers having, at the time of purchase, a quality rating within the two
highest grades of Moody's, S&P or Fitch; obligations of the U.S. Government,
its agencies or instrumentalities; commercial paper rated not lower than P-l
by Moody's, A-1 by S&P or F-1 by Fitch; certificates of deposit of U.S.
domestic banks, including foreign branches of domestic banks, with assets of
one billion dollars or more; time deposits; bankers' acceptances and other
short-term bank obligations; and repurchase agreements in respect of any of
the foregoing. Dividends paid by the Fund that are attributable to income
earned by the Fund from Taxable Investments will be taxable to investors. See
"Dividends, Distributions and Taxes." Except for temporary defensive
purposes, at no time will more than 20% of the value of the Fund's net assets
be invested in Taxable Investments. If the Fund purchases Taxable
Investments, it will value them using the amortized cost method and comply
with the provisions of Rule 2a-7 relating to purchases of taxable
instruments. Under normal market conditions, the Fund anticipates that not
more than 5% of the value of its total assets will be invested in any one
category of Taxable Investments. Taxable Investments are more fully described
in the Statement of Additional Information, to which reference hereby is
made.
CERTAIN FUNDAMENTAL POLICIES -- The Fund may (i) borrow money from banks, but
only for temporary or emergency (not leveraging) purposes, in an amount up to
15% of the value of the Fund's total assets (including the amount borrowed)
valued at the lesser of cost or market, less liabilities (not including the
amount
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borrowed) at the time the borrowing is made. While borrowings exceed
5% of the Fund's total assets, the Fund will not make any additional
investments; (ii) pledge, hypothecate, mortgage or otherwise encumber its
assets, but only to secure borrowings for temporary or emergency purposes;
(iii) invest up to 5% of the value of its total assets in the obligations of
any issuer, except that up to 25% of the value of the Fund's total assets may
be invested, and obligations issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government, its
agencies or instrumentalities may be purchased, without regard to any such
limitation; and (iv) invest up to 25% of its total assets in the securities
of issuers in any industry, provided that there is no such limitation on
investments in Municipal Obligations and, for temporary defensive purposes,
obligations issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government, its agencies or
instrumentalities. This paragraph describes fundamental policies that cannot
be changed without approval by the holders of a majority (as defined in the
Investment Company Act of 1940) of the Fund's outstanding voting shares. See
Investment Objectives and Management Policies -- Investment Restrictions"in
the Statement of Additional Information.
CERTAIN ADDITIONAL NON-FUNDAMENTAL POLICY -- The Fund may invest up to 10% of
its net assets in repurchase agreements providing for settlement in more than
seven days after notice and in other illiquid securities (which securities
could include participation interests (including municipal lease/purchase
agreements) that are not subject to the demand feature described above and
floating and variable rate demand obligations as to which the Fund cannot
exercise the related demand feature described above and as to which there is
no secondary market). See "Investment Objective and Management
Policies--Investment Restrictions" in the Statement of Additional
Information.
INVESTMENT CONSIDERATIONS -- Even though interest-bearing securities are
investments which promise a stable stream of income, the prices of such
securities are inversely affected by changes in interest rates and,
therefore, are subject to the risk of market price fluctuations. The values
of fixed-income securities also may be affected by changes in the credit
rating or financial condition of the issuing entities.
New issues of Municipal Obligations usually are offered on a
when-issued basis, which means that delivery and payment for such Municipal
Obligations ordinarily take place within 45 days after the date of the
commitment to purchase. The payment obligation and the interest rate that
will be received on the Municipal Obligations are fixed at the time the Fund
enters into the commitment. The Fund will make commitments to purchase such
Municipal Obligations only with the intention of actually acquiring the securi
ties, but the Fund may sell these securities before the settlement date if it
is deemed advisable, although any gain realized on such sale would be
taxable. The Fund will not accrue income in respect of a when-issued security
prior to its stated delivery date. No additional when-issued commitments will
be made if more than 20% of the value of the Fund's net assets would be so
committed.
Municipal Obligations purchased on a when-issued basis and the
securities held in the Fund's portfolio are subject to changes in value (both
generally changing in the same way, i.e., appreciating when interest rates
decline and depreciating when interest rates rise) based upon the public's
perception of the creditworthiness of the issuer and changes, real or
anticipated, in the level of interest rates. Municipal Obligations purchased
on a when-issued basis may expose the Fund to risk because they may experience
such fluctuations prior to their actual delivery. Purchasing Municipal
Obligations on a when-issued basis can involve the additional risk that the
yield available in the market when the delivery takes place actually may be
higher than that obtained in the transaction itself. A segregated account of
the Fund consisting of cash, cash equivalents or U.S. Government securities
or other high quality liquid debt securities at least equal at all times to
the amount of the when-issued commitments will be established and maintained
at the Fund's custodian bank. Purchasing Municipal Obligations on a
when-issued basis when the Fund is fully or almost fully invested may result
in greater potential fluctuation in the value of the Fund's net assets and
its net asset value per share.
Certain municipal lease/purchase obligations in which the Fund may
invest may contain "non-appropriation" clauses which provide that the
municipality has no obligation to make lease payments in future years unless
money is appropriated for such purpose on a yearly basis. Although
"non-appropriation" lease/purchase obligations are secured by the leased
property, disposition of the leased property in the event of foreclo-
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sure might prove difficult. In evaluating the credit quality of a municipal
lease/purchase obligation that is unrated, The Dreyfus Corporation will
consider, on an ongoing basis, a number of factors including the likelihood
that the issuing municipality will discontinue appropriating funding for the
leased property.
Certain provisions in the Code relating to the issuance of
Municipal Obligations may reduce the volume of Municipal Obligations
qualifying for Federal tax exemption. One effect of these provisions could be
to increase the cost of the Municipal Obligations available for purchase by
the Fund and thus reduce available yield. Shareholders should consult their
tax advisers concerning the effect of these provisions on an investment in
the Fund. Proposals that may restrict or eliminate the income tax exemption
for interest on Municipal Obligations may be introduced in the future. If any
such proposal were enacted that would reduce the availability of Municipal
Obligations for investment by the Fund so as to adversely affect Fund
shareholders, the Fund would reevaluate its investment objective and policies
and submit possible changes in the Fund's structure to shareholders for their
consideration. If legislation were enacted that would treat a type of
Municipal Obligation as taxable, the Fund would treat such security as a
permissible Taxable Investment within the applicable limits set forth herein.
Investment decisions for the Fund are made independently from those
of other investment companies advised by The Dreyfus Corporation. However, if
such other investment companies are prepared to invest in, or desire to
dispose of, Municipal Obligations or Taxable Investments at the same time as
the Fund, available investments or opportunities for sales will be allocated
equitably to each investment company. In some cases, this procedure may
adversely affect the size of the position obtained for or disposed of by the
Fund or the price paid or received by the Fund.
MANAGEMENT OF THE FUND
The Dreyfus Corporation, located at 200 Park Avenue, New York, New
York 10166, was formed in 1947 and serves as the Fund's investment adviser.
The Dreyfus Corporation is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Mellon Bank, N.A.,
which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Mellon Bank Corporation ("Mellon"). As
of March 31, 1995, The Dreyfus Corporation managed or administered
approximately $72 billion in assets for more than 1.9 million investor
accounts nationwide.
The Dreyfus Corporation supervises and assists in the overall
management of the Fund's affairs under a Management Agreement with the Fund,
subject to the overall authority of the Fund's Board of Trustees in
accordance with Massachusetts law.
Mellon is a publicly owned multibank holding company incorporated
under Pennsylvania law in 1971 and registered under the Federal Bank Holding
Company Act of 1956, as amended. Mellon provides a comprehensive range of
financial products and services in domestic and selected international
markets. Mellon is among the twenty-five largest bank holding companies in
the United States based on total assets. Mellon's principal wholly-owned
subsidiaries are Mellon Bank, N.A., Mellon Bank (DE) National Association,
Mellon Bank (MD), The Boston Company, Inc., AFCO Credit Corporation and a
number of companies known as Mellon Financial Services Corporations. Through
its subsidiaries, including The Dreyfus Corporation, Mellon managed more than
$193 billion in assets as of December 31, 1994, including approximately $70
billion in mutual fund assets. As of December 31, 1994, various subsidiaries
of Mellon provided non-investment services, such as custodial or
administration services, for approximately $654 billion in assets, including
approximately $74 billion in mutual fund assets.
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 1994, the Fund paid The
Dreyfus Corporation a monthly management fee at the annual rate of .20 of 1%
of the value of the Fund's average daily net assets.
Unless The Dreyfus Corporation gives the Fund's investors at least
90 days' notice to the contrary, The Dreyfus Corporation, and not the Fund,
will be liable for Fund expenses (exclusive of taxes, brokerage, interest on
borrowings and (with the prior written consent of the necessary state
securities commissions) extraordinary expenses) other than the following
expenses, which will be borne by the Fund: (i) the management fee payable by
the Fund monthly at the annual rate of .20 of 1% of the Fund's average daily
net assets and (ii) as
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to Class B shares only, payments made pursuant to the
Fund's Service Plan at the annual rate of .25 of 1% of the value of the
average daily net assets of Class B. See "Service Plan." The Fund will not
reimburse The Dreyfus Corporation for any amounts it may bear.
The Fund's distributor is Premier Mutual Fund Services, Inc. (the
"Distributor"), located at One Exchange Place, Boston, Massachusetts 02109.
The Distributor is a wholly-owned subsidiary of FDI Distribution Services,
Inc., a provider of mutual fund administration services, which in turn is a
wholly-owned subsidiary of FDI Holdings, Inc., the parent company of which is
the Boston Institutional Group, Inc.
The Shareholder Services Group, Inc., a subsidiary of First Data
Corporation, P.O. Box 9671, Providence, Rhode Island 02940-9671, is the
Fund's Transfer and Dividend Disbursing Agent (the "Transfer Agent"). The
Bank of New York, 90 Washington Street, New York, New York 10286, is the
Fund's Custodian.
HOW TO BUY FUND SHARES
The Fund is designed for institutional investors, particularly
banks, acting for themselves or in a fiduciary, advisory, agency, custodial
or similar capacity. Fund shares may not be purchased directly by
individuals, although institutions may purchase shares for accounts
maintained by individuals. Generally, each investor will be required to open
a single master account with the Fund for all purposes. In certain cases, the
Fund may request investors to maintain separate master accounts for shares
held by the investor (i) for its own account, for the account of other
institutions and for accounts for which the institution acts as a fiduciary,
and (ii) for accounts for which the investor acts in some other capacity. An
institution may arrange with the Transfer Agent for sub-accounting services
and will be charged directly for the cost of such services.
The minimum initial investment is $10,000,000, unless: (a) the
investor has invested at least $10,000,000 in the aggregate among the Fund,
Dreyfus Cash Management, Dreyfus Cash Management Plus, Inc., Dreyfus
Government Cash Management, Dreyfus New York Municipal Cash Management,
Dreyfus Tax Exempt Cash Management, Dreyfus Treasury Cash Management and
Dreyfus Treasury Prime Cash; or (b) the investor has, in the opinion of
Dreyfus Institutional Services Division, adequate intent and availability of
funds to reach a future level of investment of $10,000,000 among the funds
identified above. There is no minimum for subsequent purchases. The initial
investment must be accompanied by the Fund's Account Application. Share
certificates are issued only upon the investor's written request. No
certificates are issued for fractional shares. The Fund reserves the right to
reject any purchase order. It is not recommended that the Fund be used as a
vehicle for Keogh, IRA or other qualified retirement plans.
Fund shares may be purchased by wire, by telephone or through
compatible computer facilities. All payments should be made in U.S. dollars
and, to avoid fees and delays, should be drawn only on U.S. banks. For
instructions concerning purchases and to determine whether their computer
facilities are compatible with the Fund's, investors should call one of the
telephone numbers listed under "General Information" in this Prospectus.
Management understands that some Service Agents and other
institutions may charge their clients fees in connection with purchases for
the accounts of their clients. These fees would be in addition to any amounts
which might be received under the Service Plan. Service Agents may receive
different levels of compensation for selling different classes of shares.
Each Service Agent has agreed to transmit to its clients a schedule of such
fees.
Fund shares are sold on a continuous basis at the net asset value
per share next determined after an order in proper form and Federal Funds
(monies of member banks in the Federal Reserve System which are held on
deposit at a Federal Reserve Bank) are received by the Custodian. If an
investor does not remit Federal Funds, its payment must be converted into
Federal Funds. This usually occurs within one business day of receipt of a
bank wire and within two business days of receipt of a check drawn on a member
bank of the Federal Reserve System. Checks drawn on banks which are not
members of the Federal Reserve System may take considerably longer to convert
into Federal Funds. Prior to receipt of Federal Funds, the investor's money
will not be invested.
The Fund's net asset value per share is determined as of 12:00
Noon, New York time, on each day the
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New York Stock Exchange is open for business. Net asset value per share of
each Class is computed by dividing the value of the Fund's net assets
represented by such Class (i.e., the value of its assets less liabilities)
by the total number of shares of such Class outstanding. See "Determination
of Net Asset Value" in the Fund's Statement of Additional Information.
Except in the case of telephone orders, investors whose payments
are received in or converted into Federal Funds by 12:00 Noon, New York time,
by the Custodian will receive the dividend declared that day. Investors whose
payments are received in or converted into Federal Funds after 12:00 Noon,
New York time, by the Custodian will begin to accrue dividends on the
following business day.
Investors may telephone orders for purchase of the Fund's shares.
These orders will become effective at the price determined at 12:00 Noon, New
York time, and the shares purchased will receive the dividend on Fund shares
declared on that day if the telephone order is placed by 12:00 Noon, New York
time, and Federal Funds are received by 4:00 p.m., New York time, on that
day.
Federal regulations require that an investor provide a certified
Taxpayer Identification Number ("TIN") upon opening or reopening an account.
See "Dividends, Distributions and Taxes" and the Fund's Account Application
for further information concerning this requirement. Failure to furnish a
certified TIN to the Fund could subject an investor to a $50 penalty imposed
by the Internal Revenue Service (the "IRS").
INVESTOR SERVICES
FUND EXCHANGES -- An investor may purchase, in exchange for Class A or Class
B shares of the Fund, Class A or Class B shares of Dreyfus Cash Management,
Dreyfus Cash Management Plus, Inc., Dreyfus Government Cash Management,
Dreyfus New York Municipal Cash Management, Dreyfus Tax Exempt Cash
Management, Dreyfus Treasury Cash Management and Dreyfus Treasury Prime Cash
Management, which have different investment objectives that may be of
interest to investors. Upon an exchange into a new account, the following
shareholder services and privileges, as applicable and where available, will
be automatically carried over to the fund into which the exchange is being
made: Telephone Exchange Privilege, Redemption by Wire or Telephone,
Redemption Through Compatible Computer Facilities and the dividend/capital
gain distribution option selected by the investor.
To request an exchange, exchange instructions must be given in
writing or by telephone. See "How to Redeem Fund Shares _ Procedures." Before
any exchange, the investor must obtain and should review a copy of the
current prospectus of the fund into which the exchange is being made.
Prospectuses may be obtained by calling one of the telephone numbers listed
under "General Information." Shares will be exchanged at the net asset value
next determined after receipt of an exchange request in proper form. The excha
nge of shares of one fund for shares of another fund is treated for Federal
income tax purposes as a sale of the shares given in exchange by the investor
and, therefore, an exchanging investor may realize a taxable gain or loss. No
fees currently are charged investors directly in connection with exchanges,
although the Fund reserves the right, upon not less than 60 days' written
notice, to charge investors a nominal fee in accordance with rules
promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Fund reserves the
right to reject any exchange request in whole or in part. The availability of
Fund Exchanges may be modified or terminated at any time upon notice to
investors.
DREYFUS AUTO-EXCHANGE PRIVILEGE -- Investors may invest regularly (on a
semi-monthly, monthly, quarterly or annual basis), in exchange for Class A or
Class B shares of the Fund, in Class A or Class B shares of Dreyfus Cash
Management, Dreyfus Cash Management Plus, Inc., Dreyfus Government Cash
Management, Dreyfus New York Municipal Cash Management, Dreyfus Tax Exempt
Cash Management, Dreyfus Treasury Cash Management or Dreyfus Treasury Prime
Cash Management, if the investor is currently an investor in one of these
funds. The amount an investor designates, which can be expressed either in
terms of a specific dollar or share amount, will be exchanged automatically
on the first and/or fifteenth of the month according to the schedule that the
investor has selected. Shares will be exchanged at the then-current net asset
value. The right to exercise this Privilege may be modified or cancelled by
the Fund or the Transfer Agent. An investor may modify or cancel the exercise
of this Privilege at any time by writing to Dreyfus Institutional Services
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Division, EAB Plaza, 144 Glenn Curtiss Boulevard, 8th Floor, Uniondale, New
York 11556-0144. The Fund may charge a service fee for the use of this
Privilege. No such fee currently is contemplated. The exchange of shares of
one fund for shares of another is treated for Federal income tax purposes as
a sale of the shares given in exchange by the investor and, therefore, an
exchanging investor may realize a taxable gain or loss. For more information
concerning this Privilege and the funds eligible to participate in this
Privilege, or to obtain a Dreyfus Auto-Exchange Authorization Form, please
call one of the telephone numbers listed under "General Information."
HOW TO REDEEM FUND SHARES
GENERAL -- Investors may request redemption of shares at any time and the
shares will be redeemed at the next determined net asset value.
The Fund imposes no charges when shares are redeemed. Service
Agents or other institutions may charge their clients a nominal fee for
effecting redemptions of Fund shares. Any share certificates representing
Fund shares being redeemed must be submitted with the redemption request. The
value of the shares redeemed may be more or less than their original cost,
depending upon the Fund's then-current net asset value.
If a request for redemption is received in proper form by Dreyfus
Institutional Services Division by 12:00 Noon, New York time, the proceeds of
the redemption, if transfer by wire is requested, ordinarily will be
transmitted in Federal Funds on the same day and the shares will not receive
the dividend declared on that day. If the request is received later that day
by Dreyfus Institutional Services Division, the shares will receive the
dividend on the Fund's shares declared on that day and the proceeds of
redemption, if wire transfer is requested, ordinarily will be transmitted in
Federal Funds on the next business day.
The Fund ordinarily will make payment for all shares redeemed
within seven days after receipt by Dreyfus Institutional Services Division of
a redemption request in proper form, except as provided by the rules of the
Securities and Exchange Commission.
PROCEDURES -- Investors may redeem Fund shares by wire or telephone, or
through compatible computer facilities as described below.
If an investor selects a telephone redemption privilege or
telephone exchange privilege (which is granted automatically unless the
investor refuses it), the investor authorizes the Transfer Agent to act on
telephone instructions from any person representing himself or herself to be
an authorized representative of the investor and reasonably believed by the
Transfer Agent to be genuine. The Fund will require the Transfer Agent to
employ reasonable procedures, such as requiring a form of personal identificat
ion, to confirm that instructions are genuine and, if it does not follow such
procedures, the Fund or the Transfer Agent may be liable for any losses due
to unauthorized or fraudulent instructions. Neither the Fund nor the Transfer
Agent will be liable for following telephone instructions reasonably believed
to be genuine.
During times of drastic economic or market conditions, investors
may experience difficulty in contacting the Fund or its Agents by telephone
to request a redemption or exchange of Fund shares. In such cases, investors
should consider using the other redemption procedures described herein.
REDEMPTION BY WIRE OR TELEPHONE -- Investors may redeem Fund shares by wire
or telephone. The redemption proceeds will be paid by wire transfer.
Investors can redeem shares by telephone by calling one of the telephone
numbers listed under "General Information." The Fund reserves the right to
refuse any request made by wire or telephone and may limit the amount
involved or the number of telephone redemptions. This procedure may be
modified or terminated at any time by the Transfer Agent or the Fund. The
Fund's Statement of Additional Information sets forth instructions for
redeeming shares by wire. Shares for which certificates have been issued may
not be redeemed by wire or telephone.
REDEMPTION THROUGH COMPATIBLE COMPUTER FACILITIES -- The Fund makes available
to institutions the ability to redeem shares through compatible computer
facilities. Investors desiring to redeem shares in this manner should call
one of the telephone numbers listed under "General Information" to determine
whether their computer facilities are compatible and to receive instructions
for redeeming shares in this manner.
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SERVICE PLAN
(Class B Only)
Class B shares are subject to a Service Plan adopted pursuant to
Rule 12b-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940. Under the Service Plan,
the Fund (a) reimburses the Distributor for distributing the Fund's Class B
shares and (b) pays The Dreyfus Corporation, Dreyfus Service Corporation, a
wholly-owned subsidiary of The Dreyfus Corporation, and any affiliate of
either of them (collectively, "Dreyfus") for advertising and marketing
relating to the Fund's Class B shares and for providing certain services
relating to Class B shareholder accounts, such as answering shareholder
inquiries regarding the Fund and providing reports and other information, and
services related to the maintenance of shareholder accounts ("Servicing"), at
an aggregate annual rate of .25 of 1% of the value of the average daily net
assets of Class B. Each of the Distributor and Dreyfus may pay one or more
Service Agents a fee in respect of the Fund's Class B shares owned by
shareholders with whom the Service Agent has a Servicing relationship or for
whom the Service Agent has a Servicing relationship or for whom the Service
Agent is the dealer or holder of record. Each of the Distributor and Dreyfus
determines the amounts, if any, to be paid to Service Agents under the
Service Plan and the basis on which such payments are made. The fee payable
for Servicing is intended to be a "service fee" as defined in Article III,
Section 26 of the NASD Rules of Fair Practice. The fees payable under the
Service Plan are payable without regard to actual expenses incurred.
SHAREHOLDER SERVICES PLAN
(Class A Only)
Class A shares are subject to a Shareholder Services Plan pursuant
to which the Fund has agreed to reimburse Dreyfus Service Corporation an
amount not to exceed an annual rate of .25 of 1% of the value of the average
daily net assets of the Class A shares for certain allocated expenses of
providing personal services to, and/or maintaining accounts of, Class A
shareholders. The services provided may include personal services relating to
shareholder accounts, such as answering shareholder inquiries regarding the
Fund and providing reports and other information, and services related to the
maintenance of shareholder accounts. Pursuant to an undertaking by The
Dreyfus Corporation described under "Management of the Fund," The Dreyfus
Corporation, and not the Fund, currently reimburses Dreyfus Service
Corporation for any such allocated expenses.
DIVIDENDS, DISTRIBUTIONS AND TAXES
The Fund ordinarily declares dividends from net investment income
on each day the New York Stock Exchange is open for business. Fund shares
begin earning income dividends on the day the purchase order is effective.
Dividends usually are paid on the last calendar day of each month, and are
automatically reinvested in additional Fund shares at net asset value or, at
the investor's option, paid in cash. The Fund's earnings for Saturdays,
Sundays and holidays are declared as dividends on the preceeding business
day. If an investor redeems all shares in its account at any time during the
month, all dividends to which the investor is entitled will be paid along
with the proceeds of the redemption. Distributions from net realized
securities gains, if any, generally are declared and paid once a year, but
the Fund may make distributions on a more frequent basis to comply with the
distribution requirements of the Code, in all events in a manner consistent
with the provisions of the Investment Company Act of 1940. The Fund will not
make distributions from net realized securities gains unless capital loss
carryovers, if any, have been utilized or have expired. Investors may choose
whether to receive distributions in cash or to reinvest in additional Fund
shares at net asset value. All expenses are accrued daily and deducted before
declaration of dividends to investors. Dividends paid by each Class will be
calculated at the same time and in the same manner and will be of the same
amount, except that the expenses attributable solely to Class A or Class B
will be borne exclusively by such Class. Class B shares will receive lower
per share dividends than Class A shares because of the higher expenses borne
by Class B. See "Annual Fund Operating Expenses."
Except for dividends from Taxable Investments, the Fund anticipates
that substantially all dividends paid by the Fund will not be subject to
Federal income tax. Dividends derived from Taxable Investments, together with
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distributions from any net realized short-term securities gains and all or a
portion of any gain realized from the sale or other disposition of certain
market discount bonds, paid by the Fund are taxable as ordinary income
whether received in cash or reinvested in Fund shares. No dividend paid by
the Fund will qualify for the dividends received deduction allowable to
certain U.S. corporations. Distributions from net realized long-term
securities gains of the Fund generally are taxable as long-term capital gains
for Federal income tax purposes if the beneficial holder of Fund shares is a
citizen or resident of the United States. The Code provides that the net
capital gain of an individual generally will not be subject to Federal income
tax at a rate in excess of 28%. Under the Code, interest on indebtedness
incurred or continued to purchase or carry Fund shares which is deemed to
relate to exempt-interest dividends is not deductible.
Although all or a substantial portion of the dividends paid by the
Fund may be excluded by the beneficial holders of Fund shares from their
gross income for Federal income tax purposes, the Fund may purchase specified
private activity bonds, the interest from which may be (i) a preference item
for purposes of the alternative minimum tax, (ii) a component of the
"adjusted current earnings" preference item for purposes of the corporate
alternative minimum tax as well as a component in computing the corporate
environmental tax or (iii) a factor in determining the extent to which the
Social Security benefits of a beneficial holder of Fund shares are taxable.
If the Fund purchases such securities, the portion of the Fund's dividends
related thereto will not necessarily be tax exempt to a beneficial holder of
Fund shares who is subject to the alternative minimum tax and/or tax on
Social Security benefits and may cause a beneficial holder of Fund shares to
be subject to such taxes.
Taxable dividends derived from net investment income, together with
distributions from net realized short-term securities gains and all or a
portion of any gain realized from the sale or other disposition of certain
market discount bonds, paid by the Fund with respect to Fund shares
beneficially owned by a foreign person generally are subject to U.S.
nonresident withholding tax at the rate of 30%, unless the foreign person
claims the benefit of a lower rate specified in a tax treaty. Distributions
from net realized long-term securities gains paid by the Fund with respect to
Fund shares beneficially owned by a foreign person generally will not be
subject to U.S. nonresident withholding tax. However, such distributions may
be subject to backup withholding, as described below, unless the foreign
person certifies his non-U.S. residency status.
Notice as to the tax status of an investor's dividends and
distributions will be mailed to the investor annually. Each investor also
will receive periodic summaries of its account which will include information
as to dividends and distributions from securities gains, if any, paid during
the year. These statements set forth the dollar amount of income exempt from
Federal tax and the dollar amount, if any, subject to Federal tax. These
dollar amounts will vary depending on the size and length of time of the
investor's investment in the Fund. If the Fund pays dividends derived from
taxable income, it intends to designate as taxable the same percentage of the
day's dividend as the actual taxable income earned on that day bears to total
income earned on that day. Thus, the percentage of the dividend designated as
taxable, if any, may vary from day to day.
Federal regulations generally require the Fund to withhold ("backup
withholding") and remit to the U.S. Treasury 31% of taxable dividends and
distributions from net realized securities gains paid to a shareholder if
such shareholder fails to certify either that the TIN furnished in connection
with opening an account is correct or that such shareholder has not received
notice from the IRS of being subject to backup withholding as a result of a
failure to properly report taxable dividend or interest income on a Federal
income tax return. Furthermore, the IRS may notify the Fund to institute
backup withholding if the IRS determines a shareholder's TIN is incorrect or
if a shareholder has failed to properly report taxable dividend and interest
income on a Federal income tax return.
A TIN is either the Social Security number or employer
identification number of the record owner of the account. Any tax withheld as
a result of backup withholding does not constitute an additional tax imposed
on the record owner of the account, and may be claimed as a credit on the
record owner's Federal income tax return.
Management of the Fund believes that the Fund has qualified for the
fiscal year ended December 31, 1994 as a "regulated investment company" under
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the Code. The Fund intends to continue to so qualify if such qualification is
in the best interests of its shareholders. Such qualification relieves the
Fund of any liability for Federal income tax to the extent its earnings are
distributed in accordance with applicable provisions of the Code. The Fund is
subject to a non-deductible 4% excise tax, measured with respect to certain
undistributed amounts of taxable investment income and capital gains, if any.
Each investor should consult its tax adviser regarding specific
questions as to Federal, state or local taxes.
GENERAL INFORMATION
The Fund was organized as an unincorporated business trust under
the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts pursuant to an Agreement and
Declaration of Trust (the "Trust Agreement") dated September 12, 1990, and
commenced operations October 15, 1990. The Fund is authorized to issue an
unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest, par value $.001 per share.
The Fund's shares are classified into two classes. Each share has one vote
and shareholders will vote in the aggregate and not by class except as
otherwise required by law or with respect to any matter which affects only
one class. Holders of Class B shares only, however, will be entitled to vote
on matters submitted to shareholders pertaining to the Service Plan.
Investors have agreed to vote Fund shares for which they are the record
owners according to voting instructions received from the beneficial holder
of such shares.
Under Massachusetts law, shareholders could, under certain
circumstances, be held liable for the obligations of the Fund. However, the
Trust Agreement disclaims shareholder liability for acts or obligations of
the Fund and requires that notice of such disclaimer be given in each
agreement, obligation or instrument entered into or executed by the Fund or a
Trustee. The Trust Agreement provides for indemnification from the Fund's
property for all losses and expenses of any shareholder held personally liable
for the obligations of the Fund. Thus, the risk of a shareholder's incurring
financial loss on account of shareholder liability is limited to
circumstances in which the Fund itself would be unable to meet its
obligations, a possibility which management believes is remote. Upon payment
of any liability incurred by the Fund, the shareholder paying such liability
will be entitled to reimbursement from the general assets of the Fund. The
Trustees intend to conduct the operations of the Fund in such a way so as to
avoid, as far as possible, ultimate liability of the shareholders for
liabilities of the Fund. As described under "Management of the Fund" in the
Statement of Additional Information, the Fund ordinarily will not hold
shareholder meetings; however, shareholders under certain circumstances may
have the right to call a meeting of shareholders for the purpose of voting to
remove Trustees.
The Transfer Agent maintains a record of each investor's ownership
and sends confirmations and statements of account.
Investor inquiries may be made by writing to the Fund at 144 Glenn
Curtiss Boulevard, Uniondale, New York 11556-0144, or, in the case of
institutional investors, by calling in New York State 1-718-895-1650;
outside New York State call toll free 1-800-346-3621. Individuals or entities
for whom institutions may purchase or redeem Fund shares should call toll
free 1-800-554-4611.
The Glass-Steagall Act and other applicable laws prohibit Federally
chartered or supervised banks from engaging in certain aspects of the
business of issuing, underwriting, selling and/or distributing securities.
Accordingly, banks will perform only administrative and shareholder servicing
functions. While the matter is not free from doubt, the Fund's Board of
Trustees believes that such laws should not preclude a bank from acting on
behalf of clients as contemplated by this Prospectus. However, judicial or
administrative decisions or interpretations of such laws, as well as changes
in either Federal or state statutes or regulations relating to the
permissible activities of banks and their subsidiaries or affiliates, could
prevent a bank from continuing to perform all or part of the activities
contemplated by this Prospectus. If a bank were prohibited from so acting,
its shareholder clients would be permitted to remain Fund shareholders and
alternative means for continuing the servicing of such shareholders would be
sought. In such event, changes in the operation of the Fund might occur and
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shareholders serviced by such bank might no longer be able to avail
themselves of any automatic investment or other services then being provided
by the bank. The Fund does not expect that shareholders would suffer any
adverse financial consequences as a result of any of these occurrences.
NO PERSON HAS BEEN AUTHORIZED TO GIVE ANY INFORMATION OR TO MAKE
ANY REPRESENTATIONS OTHER THAN THOSE CONTAINED IN THIS PROSPECTUS AND IN THE
FUND'S OFFICIAL SALES LITERATURE IN CONNECTION WITH THE OFFER OF THE FUND'S
SHARES, AND, IF GIVEN OR MADE, SUCH OTHER INFORMATION OR REPRESENTATIONS MUST
NOT BE RELIED UPON AS HAVING BEEN AUTHORIZED BY THE FUND. THIS PROSPECTUS
DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFER IN ANY STATE IN WHICH, OR TO ANY PERSON TO WHOM,
SUCH OFFERING MAY NOT LAWFULLY BE MADE.
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DREYFUS MUNICIPAL CASH MANAGEMENT PLUS
CLASS A AND CLASS B SHARES
PART B
(STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION)
MAY 1, 1995
This Statement of Additional Information, which is not a prospectus,
supplements and should be read in conjunction with the current Prospectus
of Dreyfus Municipal Cash Management Plus (the "Fund"), dated May 1, 1995,
as it may be revised from time to time. To obtain a copy of the Fund's
Prospectus, please write to the Fund at 144 Glenn Curtiss Boulevard,
Uniondale, New York 11556-0144, or, in the case of institutional investors,
call the following numbers:
Outside New York State -- Call Toll Free 1-800-346-3621
In New York State -- Call 1-718-895-1650
Individuals or entities for whom institutions may purchase or redeem
Fund shares may write to the Fund at the above address or call toll free 1-
800-554-4611 to obtain a copy of the Fund's Prospectus.
The Dreyfus Corporation (the "Manager") serves as the Fund's
investment adviser.
Premier Mutual Fund Services, Inc. (the "Distributor") is the
distributor of the Fund's shares.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Investment Objective and Management Policies . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-2
Management of the Fund . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-7
Management Agreement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-11
Purchase of Fund Shares. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-13
Service Plan (Class B Only). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-13
Shareholder Services Plan (Class A Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-14
Redemption of Fund Shares. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-15
Determination of Net Asset Value . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-16
Portfolio Transactions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-17
Investor Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-18
Dividends, Distributions and Taxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-18
Yield Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-19
Information About the Fund . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-20
Custodian, Transfer and Dividend Disbursing Agent,
Counsel and Independent Auditors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-20
Appendix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-21
Financial Statements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-25
Report of Independent Auditors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-35
INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE AND MANAGEMENT POLICIES
The following information supplements and should be read in
conjunction with the section in the Fund's Prospectus entitled "Description
of the Fund."
The average distribution of investments (at value) in Municipal
Obligations by ratings for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1994,
computed on a monthly basis, was as follows:
Moody's Standard
Fitch Investors Investors & Poor's
Service, Inc. Service, Inc. Corporation Percentage
("Fitch") or ("Moody's") or ("S&P") of Value
_____________ ___________ ___________ _________
F-1+/F-1 VMIG 1/MIG 1, SP-1+/SP-1, 98.1%
P-1 A-1+/A-1
AAA/AA Aaa/Aa AAA/AA 1.3%
Not Rated Not Rated Not Rated .6%
______
100.0%
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Municipal Obligations. The term "Municipal Obligations" generally
includes debt obligations issued to obtain funds for various public
purposes, including the construction of a wide range of public facilities
such as airports, bridges, highways, housing, hospitals, mass
transportation, schools, streets and water and sewer works. Other public
purposes for which Municipal Obligations may be issued include refunding
outstanding obligations, obtaining funds for general operating expenses and
lending such funds to other public institutions and facilities. In
addition, certain types of industrial development bonds are issued by or on
behalf of public authorities to obtain funds to provide for the
construction, equipment, repair or improvement of privately operated
housing facilities, sports facilities, convention or trade show facilities,
airport, mass transit, industrial, port or parking facilities, air or water
pollution control facilities and certain local facilities for water supply,
gas, electricity, or sewage or solid waste disposal; the interest paid on
such obligations may be exempt from Federal income tax, although current
tax laws place substantial limitations on the size of such issues. Such
obligations are considered to be Municipal Obligations if the interest paid
thereon qualifies as exempt from Federal income tax in the opinion of bond
counsel to the issuer. There are, of course, variations in the security of
Municipal Obligations, both within a particular classification and between
classifications.
Floating and variable rate demand notes and bonds are tax exempt
obligations ordinarily having stated maturities in excess of 13 months, but
which permit the holder to demand payment of principal at any time, or at
specified intervals not exceeding 13 months, in each case upon not more
than 30 days' notice. The issuer of such obligations ordinarily has a
corresponding right, after a given period, to prepay in its discretion the
outstanding principal amount of the obligations plus accrued interest upon
a specified number of days' notice to the holders thereof. The interest
rate on a floating rate demand obligation is based on a known lending rate,
such as a bank's prime rate, and is adjusted automatically each time such
rate is adjusted. The interest rate on a variable rate demand obligation
is adjusted automatically at specified intervals.
For the purpose of diversification under the Investment Company Act of
1940 (the "Act"), the identification of the issuer of Municipal Obligations
depends on the terms and conditions of the security. When the assets and
revenues of an agency, authority, instrumentality or other political
subdivision are separate from those of the government creating the
subdivision and the security is backed only by the assets and revenues of
the subdivision, such subdivision would be deemed to be the sole issuer.
Similarly, in the case of an industrial development bond, if that bond is
backed only by the assets and revenues of the non-governmental user, then
such non-governmental user would be deemed to be the sole issuer. If,
however, in either case, the creating government or some other entity
guarantees a security, such a guaranty would be considered a separate
security and will be treated as an issue of such government or other
entity.
The yields on Municipal Obligations are dependent on a variety of
factors, including general economic and monetary conditions, money market
factors, conditions in the Municipal Obligations market, size of a
particular offering, maturity of the obligation, and rating of the issue.
The imposition of the Fund's management fee, as well as other operating
expenses, including fees paid under the Fund's Service Plan with respect to
Class B shares only, will have the effect of reducing the yield to
investors.
Municipal lease obligations or installment purchase contract
obligations (collectively, "lease obligations") have special risks not
ordinarily associated with Municipal Obligations. Although lease
obligations do not constitute general obligations of the municipality for
which the municipality's taxing power is pledged, a lease obligation
ordinarily is backed by the municipality's covenant to budget for,
appropriate and make the payments due under the lease obligation. However,
certain lease obligations contain "non-appropriation" clauses which provide
that the municipality has no obligation to make lease or installment
purchase payments in future years unless money is appropriated for such
purpose on a yearly basis. Although "non-appropriation" lease obligations
are secured by the leased property, disposition of the property in the
event of foreclosure might prove difficult. The Fund will seek to minimize
these risks by investing only in those lease obligations that
(1) are rated in one of the two highest categories for debt obligations by
at least two nationally recognized statistical rating organizations (or one
rating organization if the lease obligation was rated by only one such
organization) or (2) if unrated, are purchased principally from the issuer
or domestic banks or other responsible third parties, in each case only if
the seller shall have entered into an agreement with the Fund providing
that the seller or other responsible third party will either remarket or
repurchase the municipal lease within a short period after demand by the
Fund. The staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission currently
considers certain lease obligations to be illiquid. Accordingly, not more
than 10% of the value of the Fund's net assets will be invested in lease
obligations that are illiquid and in other illiquid securities. See
"Investment Restriction No. 11" below.
Ratings of Municipal Obligations. If, subsequent to its purchase by
the Fund, (a) an issue of rated Municipal Obligations ceases to be rated in
the highest rating category by at least two rating organizations (or one
rating organization if the instrument was rated by only one such
organization) or the Fund's Board determines that it is no longer of
comparable quality or (b) the Manager becomes aware that any portfolio
security not so highly rated or any unrated security has been given a
rating by any rating organization below the rating organization's second
highest rating category, the Fund's Board will reassess promptly whether
such security presents minimal credit risk and will cause the Fund to take
such action as it determines is in the best interest of the Fund and its
shareholders; provided that the reassessment required by clause (b) is not
required if the portfolio security is disposed of or matures within five
business days of the Manager becoming aware of the new rating and the
Fund's Board is subsequently notified of the Manager's actions.
To the extent that the ratings given by Moody's, S&P or Fitch may
change as a result of changes in such organizations or their rating
systems, the Fund will attempt to use comparable ratings as standards for
its investments in accordance with the investment policies contained in the
Fund's Prospectus and this Statement of Additional Information. The
ratings of Moody's, S&P and Fitch represent their opinions as to the
quality of the Municipal Obligations which they undertake to rate. It
should be emphasized, however, that ratings are relative and subjective and
are not absolute standards of quality. Although these ratings may be an
initial criterion for selection of portfolio investments, the Manager also
will evaluate these securities and the creditworthiness of the issuers of
such securities based upon financial and other available information.
Illiquid Securities. If a substantial market of qualified
institutional buyers develops pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended, for certain restricted securities held by the
Fund, the Fund intends to treat such securities as liquid securities in
accordance with procedures approved by the Fund's Board of Trustees.
Because it is not possible to predict with assurance how the market for
restricted securities pursuant to Rule 144A will develop, the Fund's Board
of Trustees has directed the Manager to monitor carefully the Fund's
investments in such securities with particular regard to trading activity,
availability of reliable price information and other relevant information.
To the extent that for a period of time, qualified institutional buyers
cease purchasing restricted securities pursuant to Rule 144A, the Fund's
investing in such securities may have the effect of increasing the level of
illiquidity in the Fund's portfolio during such period.
Taxable Investments. Securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S.
Government or its agencies or instrumentalities include U.S. Treasury
securities, which differ in their interest rates, maturities and times of
issuance. Some obligations issued or guaranteed by U.S. Government
agencies and instrumentalities, for example, Government National Mortgage
Association pass-through certificates, are supported by the full faith and
credit of the U.S. Treasury; others, such as those of the Federal Home Loan
Banks, by the right of the issuer to borrow from the U.S. Treasury; others,
such as those issued by the Federal National Mortgage Association, by
discretionary authority of the U.S. Government to purchase certain
obligations of the agency or instrumentality; and others, such as those
issued by the Student Loan Marketing Association, only by the credit of the
agency or instrumentality. These securities bear fixed, floating or
variable rates of interest. Interest may fluctuate based on generally
recognized reference rates or the relationship of rates. While the U.S.
Government provides financial support to such U.S. Government-sponsored
agencies or instrumentalities, no assurance can be given that it will
always do so, since it is not so obligated by law. The Fund will invest in
such securities only when it is satisfied that the credit risk with respect
to the issuer is minimal.
Commercial paper consists of short-term, unsecured promissory notes
issued to finance short-term credit needs.
Certificates of deposit are negotiable certificates representing the
obligation of a bank to repay funds deposited with it for a specified
period of time.
Time deposits are non-negotiable deposits maintained in a banking
institution for a specified period of time at a stated interest rate.
Investments in time deposits generally are limited to London branches of
domestic banks that have total assets in excess of one billion dollars.
Time deposits which may be held by the Fund will not benefit from insurance
from the Bank Insurance Fund or the Savings Association Insurance Fund
administered by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
Bankers' acceptances are credit instruments evidencing the obligation
of a bank to pay a draft drawn on it by a customer. These instruments
reflect the obligation both of the bank and of the drawer to pay the face
amount of the instrument upon maturity. Other short-term obligations may
include uninsured, direct obligations bearing fixed, floating or variable
interest rates.
Repurchase agreements involve the acquisition by the Fund of an
underlying debt instrument, subject to an obligation of the seller to
repurchase, and the Fund to resell, the instrument at a fixed price usually
not more than one week after its purchase. The Fund's custodian or sub-
custodian will have custody of, and will hold in a segregated account,
securities acquired by the Fund under a repurchase agreement. Repurchase
agreements are considered by the staff of the Securities and Exchange
Commission to be loans by the Fund. In an attempt to reduce the risk of
incurring a loss on a repurchase agreement, the Fund will enter into
repurchase agreements only with domestic banks with total assets in excess
of one billion dollars or primary government securities dealers reporting
to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, with respect to securities of the
type in which the Fund may invest, and will require that additional
securities be deposited with it if the value of the securities purchased
should decrease below resale price. The Manager will monitor on an ongoing
basis the value of the collateral to assure that it always equals or
exceeds the repurchase price. Certain costs may be incurred by the Fund in
connection with the sale of the securities if the seller does not
repurchase them in accordance with the repurchase agreement. In addition,
if bankruptcy proceedings are commenced with respect to the seller of the
securities, realization on the securities by the Fund may be delayed or
limited. The Fund will consider on an ongoing basis the creditworthiness
of the institutions with which it enters into repurchase agreements.
Investment Restrictions. The Fund has adopted investment restrictions
numbered 1 through 10 as fundamental policies. These restrictions cannot
be changed without approval by the holders of a majority (as defined in the
Act) of the Fund's outstanding voting shares. Investment restriction number
11 is not a fundamental policy and may be changed by vote of a majority of
the Fund's Trustees at any time. The Fund may not:
1. Purchase securities other than Municipal Obligations and Taxable
Investments as those terms are defined above and in the Fund's Prospectus.
2. Borrow money, except from banks for temporary or emergency (not
leveraging) purposes in an amount up to 15% of the value of the Fund's
total assets (including the amount borrowed) based on the lesser of cost or
market, less liabilities (not including the amount borrowed) at the time
the borrowing is made. While borrowings exceed 5% of the value of the
Fund's total assets, the Fund will not make any additional investments.
3. Pledge, hypothecate, mortgage or otherwise encumber its assets,
except to secure borrowings for temporary or emergency purposes.
4. Sell securities short or purchase securities on margin.
5. Underwrite the securities of other issuers, except that the Fund
may bid separately or as part of a group for the purchase of Municipal
Obligations directly from an issuer for its own portfolio to take advantage
of the lower purchase price available.
6. Purchase or sell real estate, real estate investment trust
securities, commodities or commodity contracts, or oil and gas interests,
but this shall not prevent the Fund from investing in Municipal Obligations
secured by real estate or interests therein.
7. Make loans to others except through the purchase of qualified debt
obligations and the entry into repurchase agreements referred to above and
in the Fund's Prospectus.
8. Invest more than 5% of its assets in the obligations of any
issuer, except that up to 25% of the value of the Fund's total assets may
be invested, and securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government or
its agencies or instrumentalities may be purchased, without regard to any
such limitation.
9. Invest more than 25% of its total assets in the securities of
issuers in any single industry; provided that there shall be no such
limitation on the purchase of Municipal Obligations and, for temporary
defensive purposes, obligations issued or guaranteed by the U.S.
Government, its agencies or instrumentalities.
10. Invest in securities of other investment companies, except as
they may be acquired as part of a merger, consolidation or acquisition of
assets.
11. Enter into repurchase agreements providing for settlement in more
than seven days after notice or purchase securities which are illiquid if,
in the aggregate, more than 10% of the value of the Fund's net assets would
be so invested.
Notwithstanding Investment Restriction Nos. 1, 3 and 6, the Fund
reserves the right to enter into interest rate futures contracts and
municipal bond index futures contracts, and any options that may be offered
in respect thereof, subject to the restrictions then in effect of the
Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading
Commission and to the receipt or taking, as the case may be, of appropriate
consents, approvals and other actions from or by those regulatory bodies.
In any event, no such contracts or options will be entered into until a
general description of the terms thereof are set forth in a subsequent
prospectus and statement of additional information, the Registration
Statement with respect to which has been filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission and has become effective.
For purposes of Investment Restriction No. 9, industrial development
bonds, where the payment of principal and interest is the ultimate
responsibility of companies within the same industry, are grouped together
as an "industry." If a percentage restriction is adhered to at the time of
investment, a later increase or decrease in percentage resulting from a
change in values or assets will not constitute a violation of such
restriction.
The Fund may make commitments more restrictive than the restrictions
listed above so as to permit the sale of Fund shares in certain states.
Should the Fund determine that a commitment is no longer in the best
interests of the Fund and its shareholders, the Fund reserves the right to
revoke the commitment by terminating the sale of Fund shares in the state
involved.
MANAGEMENT OF THE FUND
Trustees and officers of the Fund, together with information as to
their principal business occupations during at least the last five years,
are shown below. Each Trustee who is deemed to be an "interested person"
of the Fund, as defined in the Act, is indicated by an asterisk.
Trustees of the Fund
*DAVID W. BURKE, Trustee. Consultant to the Manager since August 1994.
From October 1990 to August 1994, Mr. Burke was Vice President and
Chief Administrative Officer of the Manager. During the period 1977
to 1990, Mr. Burke was involved in the management of national
television news, as Vice-President and Executive Vice President of ABC
News, and subsequently as President of CBS News. Mr. Burke also is a
Board member of 50 other funds in the Dreyfus Family of Funds. He is
58 years old and his address is 200 Park Avenue, New York, New York
10166.
ISABEL P. DUNST, Trustee. Partner in the law firm of Hogan & Hartson since
1990. From 1986 to 1990, Deputy General Counsel of the United States
Department of Health and Human Services. She is also a Trustee of the
Clients Security Fund of the District of Columbia Bar and a Trustee of
Temple Sinai. Ms. Dunst also is a Board member of 7 other funds in
the Dreyfus Family of Funds. She is 47 years old and her address is
c/o Hogan & Hartson, Columbia Square, 555 Thirteenth Street, N.W.,
Washington, D.C. 20004-1109.
LYLE E. GRAMLEY, Trustee. Consulting economist since June 1992 and Senior
Staff Vice President and Chief Economist of Mortgage Bankers
Association of America from 1985 to May 1992. Since February 1993, a
Director of CWM Mortgage Holdings, Inc. From 1980 to 1985, member of
the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. Mr. Gramley
also is a member of 7 other funds in the Dreyfus Family of Funds. He
is 63 years old and his address is 12901 Three Sisters Road, Potomac,
Maryland 20854.
WARREN B. RUDMAN, Trustee. Since January 1993, Partner in the law firm
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison. From January 1981 to January
1993, Mr. Rudman served as a United States Senator from the State of
New Hampshire. Since January 1993, Mr.Rudman has served as a Director
of Chubb Corporation and Raytheon Company. He has served as Vice
Chairman of the President's Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board since
January 1993. Since 1988, Mr. Rudman has served as a Trustee of Boston
College and since 1986 as a member of the Senior Advisory Board of the
Institute of Politics of the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard
University. From January 1993 to December 1994, Mr. Rudman served as
Deputy Chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston. Mr. Rudman also
is a Board member of 17 other funds in the Dreyfus Family of Funds.
He is 64 years old and his address is 1615 L Street, N.W., Suite 1300,
Washington D.C. 20036.
For so long as the Fund's plans described in the sections captioned
"Service Plan" and "Shareholder Services Plan" remain in effect, the
Trustees of the Fund who are not "interested persons" of the Fund, as
defined in the Act, will be selected and nominated by the Trustees who are
not "interested persons" of the Fund.
Each Trustee was elected at a meeting of shareholders held on August
5, 1994. No further meetings of shareholders will be held for the purpose
of electing Trustees unless and until such time as less than a majority of
the Trustees holding office have been elected by shareholders, at which
time the Trustees then in office will call a shareholders' meeting for the
election of Trustees. Under the Act, shareholders of record of not less
than two-thirds of the outstanding shares of the Fund may remove a Trustee
through a declaration in writing or by vote cast in person or by proxy at a
meeting called for that purpose. The Trustees are required to call a
meeting of shareholders for the purpose of voting upon the question of
removal of any such Trustee when requested in writing to do so by the
shareholders of record of not less than 10% of the Fund's outstanding
shares.
Trustees are entitled to receive from the Fund an annual retainer and
a per meeting attendance fee, and are entitled to be reimbursed for their
expenses. For the fiscal year ended December 31, 1994, the aggregate
amount of compensation payable to each Trustee by the Fund and by all other
funds in the Dreyfus Family of Funds for which such person is a Board
member were as follows:
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(5)
(3) Total
(2) Pension or (4) Compensation Payable
(1) Aggregate Retirement Benefits Estimated Annual by the Fund and
Name of Board Compensation Payable Accrued as Part of Benefits Upon Fund Complex to
Member by the Fund(1)(2) Fund's Expenses Retirement Board Member
- ------------------ --------------------- -------------------- ----------------- ---------------------
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David W. Burke $2,068 NONE NONE $36,311(3)
Isabel P. Dunst $6,000 NONE NONE $40,692(4)
Lyle E. Gramley $6,000 NONE NONE $40,692(4)
Warren B. Rudman $6,000 NONE NONE $76,544(5)
_________________________________
(1) Amount does not include reimbursed expenses for attending Board meetings, which amounted to $433 for all Trustees as
a group.
(2) Pursuant to an undertaking by the Manager, the aggregate compensation payable to each Trustee by the Fund was paid
by Manager and not the Fund.
(3) $8,413 of this amount was paid by the Manager and not the Fund or Fund Complex, pursuant to undertakings by the
Manager.
(4) Pursuant to an undertaking by the Manager, the total compensation payable by the Fund and Fund Complex to the Board
members was paid by the Manager and not the Fund or the Fund Complex.
(5) $46,942 of this amount was paid by the Manager and not the Fund or Fund Complex, pursuant to undertakings by the
Manager.
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Officers of the Fund
MARIE E. CONNOLLY, President and Treasurer. President and Chief Operating
Officer and a Director of the Distributor and an officer of other
investment companies advised or administered by the Manager. From
December 1991 to July 1994, she was President and Chief Compliance
Officer of Funds Distributor, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of The
Boston Company, Inc. Prior to December 1991, she served as Vice
President and Controller, and later as Senior Vice President, of The
Boston Company Advisors, Inc. She is 37 years old.
JOHN E. PELLETIER, Vice President and Secretary. Senior Vice President -
General Counsel of the Distributor and an officer of other investment
companies advised or administered by the Manager. From February 1992
to July 1994, he served as Counsel for The Boston Company Advisors,
Inc. From August 1990 to February 1992, he was employed as an
Associate at Ropes & Gray, and prior to August 1990, he was employed
as an Associate at Sidley & Austin. He is 30 years old.
ERIC B. FISCHMAN, Vice President and Assistant Secretary. Associate
General Counsel of the Distributor and an officer of other investment
companies advised or administered by the Manager. From September 1992
to August 1994, he was an attorney with the Board of Governors of the
Federal Reserve System. He is 30 years old.
FREDERICK C. DEY, Vice President and Assistant Treasurer. Senior Vice
President of the Distributor and an officer of other investment
companies advised or administered by the Manager. From 1988 to August
1994, he was manager of the High Performance Fabric Division of
Springs Industries Inc. He is 33 years old.
JOSEPH F. TOWER, III, Assistant Treasurer. Treasurer and Chief Financial
Officer of the Distributor and an officer of other investment
companies advised or administered by the Manager. From July 1988 to
August 1994, he was employed by The Boston Company, Inc. where he held
various management positions in the Corporate Finance and Treasury
areas. He is 32 years old.
JOHN J. PYBURN, Assistant Treasurer. Vice President of the Distributor and
an officer of other investment companies advised or administered by
Manager. From 1984 to July 1994, he was an Assistant Vice President
in the Mutual Fund Accounting Department of the Manager. He is 59
years old.
RUTH D. LEIBERT, Assistant Secretary. Assistant Vice President of the
Distributor and an officer of other investment companies advised or
administered by the Manager. From March 1992 to July 1994, she was a
Compliance Officer for The Managers Funds, a registered investment
company. From March 1990 until September 1991, she was Development
Director of The Rockland Center for the Arts. She is 50 years old.
PAUL FURCINITO, Assistant Secretary. Assistant Vice President of the
Distributor and an officer of other investment companies advised or
administered by Manager. From January 1992 to July 1994, he was a
Senior Legal Product Manager, and, from January 1990 to January 1992,
he was a mutual fund accountant, for The Boston Company Advisors, Inc.
He is 28 years old.
The address of each officer of the Fund is 200 Park Avenue, New York,
New York 10166.
Trustees and officers of the Fund, as a group, owned less than 1% of
the Fund's shares of beneficial interest outstanding on February 3, 1995.
The following shareholders are known by the Fund to own of record 5%
or more of the Fund's Class A shares of beneficial interest outstanding as
of February 3, 1995: (1) Comerica Bank, 100 Renaissance Center, Suite 9,
Detroit, MI 48243-1006 (26.0%); (2) Dreyfus Acquisition Corporation, 200
Park Avenue, 7th Floor, New York, NY 10166-0799 (8.10%); (3) Crestar Bank,
19th Floor, 919 E. Main Street, Richmond, VA 23219-4625 (6.10%); (4) NBD
Bank NA, 1 Indiana Square Street, Suite 914, Indianapolis, IN 46266
(5.70%); and (5) National Service Industries, Inc., 1420 Peachtree Street
NE, Atlanta, GA 30309-3002 (5.00%). The following shareholders are known
by the Fund to own of record 5% or more of the Fund's Class B shares of
beneficial interest outstanding as of February 3, 1995: (1) Republic
Gypsum Co., P.O. Box 1307, Hutchinson, KS 67504-1307 (57.10%); (2) Crestar
Bank, 19th Floor, 919 E. Main Street, Richmond, VA 23219-4625 (25.40%); and
(3) William A. Edgington & Diane V. Edgington JTWROS, 1250 Creekside Ct.,
Wichita, KS 67230-9717 (10.90%). A shareholder who beneficially owns,
directly or indirectly, more than 25% of the Fund's voting securities may
be deemed a "control person" (as defined in the Act) of the Fund.
MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT
The following information supplements and should be read in
conjunction with the section in the Fund's Prospectus entitled "Management
of the Fund."
The Manager provides management services pursuant to the Management
Agreement (the "Agreement") dated August 24, 1994 with the Fund, which is
subject to annual approval by (i) the Fund's Board of Trustees or (ii) vote
of a majority (as defined in the Act) of the outstanding voting securities
of the Fund, provided that in either event the continuance also is approved
by a majority of the Trustees who are not "interested persons" (as defined
in the Act) of the Fund or the Manager, by vote cast in person at a meeting
called for the purpose of voting on such approval. The Agreement was
approved by shareholders on August 5, 1994. The Board of Trustees,
including a majority of the Trustees who are not "interested persons" of
any party to the Agreement, last approved the Agreement at a meeting held
on May 24, 1994. The Agreement is terminable without penalty, on 60 days'
notice, by the Fund's Board of Trustees or by vote of the holders of a
majority of the Fund's shares, or, on not less than 90 days' notice, by the
Manager. The Agreement will terminate automatically in the event of its
assignment (as defined in the Act).
The following persons are officers and/or directors of the Manager:
Howard Stein, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer; W. Keith
Smith, Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors; Robert E. Riley, President,
Chief Operating Officer and a director; Lawrence S. Kash, Vice Chairman--
Distribution and a director; Philip L. Toia, Vice Chairman--Operations and
Administration; Paul H. Synder, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer;
Daniel C. Maclean III, Vice President and General Counsel; Barbara Casey,
Vice President--Retirement Services; Henry D. Gottmann, Vice President--
Retail; Elie M. Genadry, Vice President--Wholesale; Mark N. Jacobs, Vice
President--Fund Legal and Compliance and Secretary; Jeffrey N. Nachman,
Vice President--Mutual Fund Accounting; Diane Coffey, Vice President--
Corporate Communications; William F. Glavin Jr., Vice President--Product
Management; Katherine C. Wickham, Vice President--Human Resources; Andrew
S. Wasser, Vice President--Information Services; Maurice Bendrihem,
Controller; and Mandell L. Berman, Frank V. Cahouet, Alvin E. Friedman,
Lawrence M. Greene, Julian M. Smerling and David B. Truman, directors.
The Manager manages the Fund's portfolio of investments in accordance
with the stated policies of the Fund, subject to the approval of the Fund's
Board of Trustees. The Manager is responsible for investment decisions,
and provides the Fund with portfolio managers who are authorized by the
Trustees to execute purchases and sales of securities. The Fund's
portfolio managers are Joseph P. Darcy, A. Paul Disdier, Karen M. Hand,
Stephen C. Kris, Richard J. Moynihan, Jill C. Shaffro, L. Lawrence
Troutman, Samuel J. Weinstock and Monica S. Wieboldt. The Manager also
maintains a research department with a professional staff of securities
analysts who provide research services for the Fund as well as for other
funds advised by the Manager. All purchases and sales are reported for the
Trustees' review at the meeting subsequent to such transactions.
The Manager maintains office facilities on behalf of the Fund, and
furnishes statistical and research data, clerical help, accounting, data
processing, bookkeeping and internal auditing and certain other required
services to the Fund. The Manager also may make such advertising and
promotional expenditures, using its own resources, as it from time to time
deems appropriate.
As compensation for its services, the Fund has agreed to pay the
Manager a monthly management fee at the annual rate of .20 of 1% of the
value of the Fund's average daily net assets. All fees and expenses are
accrued daily and deducted before the declaration of dividends to
shareholders. The management fees payable for the fiscal years ended
December 31, 1992 and 1993 were $469,609 and $699,818, respectively. These
amounts were reduced pursuant to an undertaking by the Manager, resulting
in net management fees paid for such fiscal years of $226,207 and $456,965,
respectively. The management fee paid for the fiscal year ended December
31, 1994 was $617,875.
Unless the Manager gives the Fund's investors at least 90 days' notice
to the contrary, the Manager, and not the Fund, will be liable for Fund
expenses (exclusive of taxes, brokerage, interest on borrowings and (with
the prior written consent of the necessary state securities commissions)
extraordinary expenses) other than the following expenses, which will be
borne by the Fund: (i) the management fee payable by the Fund monthly at
the annual rate of .20 of 1% of the Fund's average daily net assets and
(ii) as to Class B shares only, payments made pursuant to the Fund's
Service Plan at the annual rate of .25 of 1% of the value of the average
daily net assets of Class B. See "Service Plan."
In addition, the Agreement provides that if in any fiscal year the
aggregate expenses of the Fund, exclusive of taxes, brokerage, interest on
borrowings and (with the prior written consent of the necessary state
securities commissions) extraordinary expenses, but including the
management fee, exceed the expense limitation of any state having
jurisdiction over the Fund, the Fund may deduct from the payment to be made
to the Manager under the Agreement, or the Manager will bear, such excess
expense to the extent required by state law. Such deduction or payment, if
any, will be estimated daily, and reconciled and effected or paid, as the
case may be, on a monthly basis.
The aggregate of the fees payable to the Manager is not subject to
reduction as the value of the Fund's net assets increases.
PURCHASE OF FUND SHARES
The following information supplements and should be read in
conjunction with the section in the Fund's Prospectus entitled "How to Buy
Fund Shares."
The Distributor. The Distributor serves as the Fund's distributor
pursuant to an agreement which is renewable annually. The Distributor also
acts as distributor for the other funds in the Dreyfus Family of Funds and
for certain other investment companies.
Using Federal Funds. The Shareholder Services Group, Inc., the Fund's
transfer and dividend disbursing agent (the "Transfer Agent"), or the Fund
may attempt to notify the investor upon receipt of checks drawn on banks
that are not members of the Federal Reserve System as to the possible delay
in conversion into Federal Funds and may attempt to arrange for a better
means of transmitting the money. If the investor is a customer of a
securities dealer, bank or other financial institution and his order to
purchase Fund shares is paid for other than in Federal Funds, the
securities dealer, bank or other financial institution, acting on behalf of
its customer, will complete the conversion into, or itself advance, Federal
Funds generally on the business day following receipt of the customer
order. The order is effective only when so converted and received by the
Custodian. An order for the purchase of Fund shares placed by an investor
with a sufficient Federal Funds or cash balance in his brokerage account
with a securities dealer, bank or other financial institution will become
effective on the day that the order, including Federal Funds, is received
by the Custodian. In some states, banks or other financial institutions
effecting transactions in Fund shares may be required to register as
dealers pursuant to state law.
SERVICE PLAN
(CLASS B ONLY)
The following information supplements and should be read in
conjunction with the section in the Fund's Prospectus entitled "Service
Plan."
Rule 12b-1 (the "Rule") adopted by the Securities and Exchange
Commission under the Act provides, among other things, that an investment
company may bear expenses of distributing its shares only pursuant to a
plan adopted in accordance with the Rule. The Fund's Board of Trustees has
adopted such a plan (the "Service Plan") with respect to the Fund's Class B
shares, pursuant to which the Fund reimburses the Distributor for
distributing Class B shares and pays the Manager, Dreyfus Services
Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Manager, and any affiliate of
either of them (collectively, "Dreyfus") for advertising and marketing
Class B shares and for the provision of certain services to the holders of
Class B shares. Under the Service Plan, the Distributor and Dreyfus may
make payments to certain financial institutions, securities dealers and
other financial industry professionals (collectively, "Service Agents") in
respect to these services. The Fund's Board of Trustees believes that
there is a reasonable likelihood that the Service Plan will benefit the
Fund and the holders of Class B shares.
A quarterly report of the amounts expended under the Service Plan, and
the purposes for which such expenditures were incurred, must be made to the
Trustees for their review. In addition, the Service Plan provides that it
may not be amended to increase materially the costs which holders of Class
B shares may bear pursuant to the Service Plan without the approval of the
holders of Class B shares and that other material amendments of the Service
Plan must be approved by the Board of Trustees, and by the Trustees who are
not "interested persons" (as defined in the Act) of the Fund and have no
direct or indirect financial interest in the operation of the Service Plan
or in any agreements entered into in connection with the Service Plan or in
any agreements entered into in connection with the Service Plan, by vote
cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of considering such
amendments. The Service Plan is subject to annual approval by such vote of
the Trustees cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting
on the Service Plan. The Service Plan was so approved by the Trustees at a
meeting held on May 24, 1994. The Service Plan may be terminated at any
time by vote of a majority of the Trustees who are not "interested persons"
and have no direct or indirect financial interest in the operation of the
Service Plan or in any agreements entered into in connection with the
Service Plan or by vote of the holders of a majority of Class B shares.
For the period January 1, 1994 through August 23, 1994, the Fund paid
Dreyfus Service Corporation, as the Fund's distributor during such period,
pursuant to a Rule 12b-1 plan which was terminated on August 24, 1994,
$9,841, of which $9,534 was for distributing Class B shares and $307 was
for advertising and marketing Class B shares and for services provided to
Class B shareholders. For the period August 24, 1994 through December 31,
1994, the Fund paid pursuant to the Service Plan, $3,823, of which $3,783
was paid to the Distributor as reimbursement for distributing Class B
shares, and $40 was paid to Dreyfus for advertising and marketing Class B
shares and for providing services to Class B shareholders.
SHAREHOLDER SERVICES PLAN
(CLASS A ONLY)
The following information supplements and should be read in
conjunction with the section in the Fund's Prospectus entitled "Shareholder
Services Plan."
The Fund has adopted a Shareholder Services Plan (the "Plan") pursuant
to which the Fund has agreed to reimburse Dreyfus Service Corporation for
certain allocated expenses of providing personal services and/or
maintaining shareholder accounts with respect to Class A shares only. The
services provided may include personal services relating to shareholder
accounts, such as answering shareholder inquiries regarding the Fund and
providing reports and other information, and services related to the
maintenance of shareholder accounts.
A quarterly report of the amounts expended under the Plan, and the
purposes for which such expenditures were incurred, must be made to the
Trustees for their review. In addition, the Plan provides that material
amendments of the Plan must be approved by the Board of Trustees, and by
the Trustees who are not "interested persons" (as defined in the Act) of
the Fund or the Manager and have no direct or indirect financial interest
in the operation of the Plan, by vote cast in person at a meeting called
for the purpose of considering such amendments. The Plan is subject to
annual approval by such vote of the Trustees cast in person at a meeting
called for the purpose of voting on the Plan. The Plan is terminable at
any time by vote of a majority of the Trustees who are not "interested
persons" and have no direct or indirect financial interest in the operation
of the Plan.
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 1994, no amounts were paid by
the Fund, with respect to Class A shares, under the Shareholder Services
Plan pursuant to an undertaking by the Manager.
REDEMPTION OF FUND SHARES
The following information supplements and should be read in
conjunction with the section in the Fund's Prospectus entitled "How to
Redeem Fund Shares."
Redemption by Wire or Telephone. By using this procedure, the
investor authorizes the Transfer Agent to act on wire or telephone
redemption instructions from any person representing himself or herself to
be an authorized representative of the investor and reasonably believed by
the Transfer Agent to be genuine. Ordinarily, the Fund will initiate
payment for shares redeemed pursuant to this procedure on the same business
day if the Dreyfus Institutional Services Division receives the redemption
request in proper form prior to 12:00 Noon, New York time, on such day;
otherwise, the Fund will initiate payment on the next business day. Such
payment will be made to a bank that is a member of the Federal Reserve
System.
Investors with access to telegraphic equipment may wire redemption
requests to the Transfer Agent by employing the following transmittal code
which may be used for domestic or overseas transmission:
Transfer Agent's
Transmittal Code Answer Back Sign
________________ ________________
144295 144295 TSSG PREP
Investors who do not have direct access to telegraphic equipment may
have the wire transmitted by contacting a TRT Cables operator at 1-800-654-
7171, toll free. Investors should advise the operator that the above
transmittal code must be used and should also inform the operator of the
Transfer Agent's answer back sign.
Redemption Commitment. The Fund has committed itself to pay in cash
all redemption requests by any shareholders of record, limited in amount
during any 90-day period to the lesser of $250,000 or 1% of the value of
the Fund's net assets at the beginning of such period. Such commitment is
irrevocable without the prior approval of the Securities and Exchange
Commission. In the case of requests for redemption in excess of such
amount, the Board of Trustees reserves the right to make payments in whole
or in part in securities or other assets of the Fund in case of an
emergency or any time a cash distribution would impair the liquidity of the
Fund to the detriment of the existing shareholders. In such event, the
securities would be valued in the same manner as the Fund's portfolio is
valued. If the recipient sold such securities, brokerage charges would be
incurred.
Suspension of Redemptions. The right of redemption may be suspended
or the date of payment postponed (a) during any period when the New York
Stock Exchange is closed (other than a customary weekend and holiday
closing), (b) when trading in the markets the Fund ordinarily utilizes is
restricted, or when an emergency exists as determined by the Securities and
Exchange Commission so that disposal of the Fund's investments or
determination of its net asset value is not reasonably practicable, or (c)
for such other periods as the Securities and Exchange Commission by order
may permit to protect the Fund's shareholders.
DETERMINATION OF NET ASSET VALUE
The following information supplements and should be read in
conjunction with the section in the Fund's Prospectus entitled "How to Buy
Fund Shares."
Amortized Cost Pricing. The valuation of the Fund's portfolio
securities is based upon their amortized cost which does not take into
account unrealized capital gains or losses. This involves valuing an
instrument at its cost and thereafter assuming a constant amortization to
maturity of any discount or premium, regardless of the impact of
fluctuating interest rates on the market value of the instrument. While
this method provides certainty in valuation, it may result in periods
during which value, as determined by amortized cost, is higher or lower
than the price the Fund would receive if it sold the instrument.
The Board of Trustees has established, as a particular responsibility
within the overall duty of care owed to the Fund's investors, procedures
reasonably designed to stabilize the Fund's price per share as computed for
the purpose of purchases and redemptions at $1.00. Such procedures include
review of the Fund's portfolio holdings by the Board of Trustees, at such
intervals as it deems appropriate, to determine whether the Fund's net
asset value calculated by using available market quotations or market
equivalents deviates from $1.00 per share based on amortized cost. Market
quotations and market equivalents used in such review are obtained from an
independent pricing service (the "Service") approved by the Board of
Trustees. The Service values the Fund's investments based on methods which
include consideration of: yields or prices of municipal obligations of
comparable quality, coupon, maturity and type; indications of values from
dealers; and general market conditions. The Service also may employ
electronic data processing techniques and/or a matrix system to determine
valuations.
The extent of any deviation between the Fund's net asset value based
upon available market quotations or market equivalents and $1.00 per share
based on amortized cost will be examined by the Board of Trustees. If such
deviation exceeds 1/2 of 1%, the Board of Trustees will consider what
actions, if any, will be initiated. In the event the Board of Trustees
determines that a deviation exists which may result in material dilution or
other unfair results to investors or existing shareholders, it has agreed
to take such corrective action as it regards as necessary and appropriate,
including: selling portfolio instruments prior to maturity to realize
capital gains or losses or to shorten average portfolio maturity;
withholding dividends or paying distributions from capital or capital
gains; redeeming shares in kind; or establishing a net asset value per
share by using available market quotations or market equivalents.
New York Stock Exchange Closings. The holidays (as observed) on which
the New York Stock Exchange is closed currently are: New Year's Day,
Presidents' Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day,
Thanksgiving and Christmas.
PORTFOLIO TRANSACTIONS
Portfolio securities ordinarily are purchased from and sold to parties
acting as either principal or agent. Newly-issued securities ordinarily
are purchased directly from the issuer or from an underwriter; other
purchases and sales usually are placed with those dealers from which it
appears that the best price or execution will be obtained. Usually no
brokerage commissions, as such, are paid by the Fund for such purchases and
sales, although the price paid usually includes an undisclosed compensation
to the dealer acting as agent. The prices paid to underwriters of newly-
issued securities usually include a concession paid by the issuer to the
underwriter, and purchases of after-market securities from dealers
ordinarily are executed at a price between the bid and asked price. No
brokerage commissions have been paid by the Fund to date.
Transactions are allocated to various dealers by the Fund's Investment
Officers in their best judgment. The primary consideration is prompt and
effective execution of orders at the most favorable price. Subject to that
primary consideration, dealers may be selected for research, statistical or
other services to enable the Manager to supplement its own research and
analysis with the views and information of other securities firms and may
be selected based upon their sales of Fund shares.
Research services furnished by brokers through which the Fund effects
securities transactions may be used by the Manager in advising other funds
it advises and, conversely, research services furnished to the Manager by
brokers in connection with other funds the Manager advises may be used by
the Manager in advising the Fund. Although it is not possible to place a
dollar value on these services, it is the opinion of the Manager that the
receipt and study of such services should not reduce the overall expenses
of its research department.
INVESTOR SERVICES
The following information supplements and should be read in
conjunction with the section in the Fund's Prospectus entitled "Investor
Services."
Fund Exchanges. By using the Telephone Exchange Privilege, the
investor authorizes the Transfer Agent to act on exchange instructions from
any person representing himself or herself to be an authorized
representative of the investor and reasonably believed by the Transfer
Agent to be genuine. Telephone exchanges may be subject to limitations as
to the amount involved or the number of telephone exchanges permitted.
Shares will be exchanged at the net asset value next determined after
receipt of an exchange request in proper form. Shares in certificate form
are not eligible for telephone exchange.
Dreyfus Auto-Exchange Privilege. Dreyfus Auto-Exchange permits an
investor to purchase, in exchange for shares of the Fund, shares of Dreyfus
Cash Management, Dreyfus Cash Management Plus, Inc., Dreyfus Government
Cash Management, Dreyfus New York Municipal Cash Management, Dreyfus Tax
Exempt Cash Management, Dreyfus Treasury Cash Management or Dreyfus
Treasury Prime Cash Management. This Privilege is available only for
existing accounts. Shares will be exchanged on the basis of relative net
asset value. Enrollment in or modification or cancellation of this
Privilege is effective three business days following notification by the
investor. An investor will be notified if its account falls below the
amount designated under this Privilege. In this case, an investor's
account will fall to zero unless additional investments are made in excess
of the designated amount prior to the next Auto-Exchange transaction.
Shares in certificate form are not eligible for this Privilege.
Fund Exchanges and the Dreyfus Auto-Exchange Privilege are available
to investors resident in any state in which shares of the fund being
acquired may legally be sold. Shares may be exchanged only between
accounts having identical names and other identifying designations.
The Fund reserves the right to reject any exchange request in whole or
in part. The availability of Fund Exchanges or the Dreyfus Auto-Exchange
Privilege may be modified or terminated at any time upon notice to
investors.
DIVIDENDS, DISTRIBUTIONS AND TAXES
The following information supplements and should be read in
conjunction with the section in the Fund's Prospectus entitled "Dividends,
Distributions and Taxes."
Ordinarily, gains and losses realized from portfolio transactions will
be treated as capital gain or loss. However, all or a portion of any gains
realized from the sale or other disposition of certain market discount
bonds will be treated as ordinary income under Section 1276 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
YIELD INFORMATION
The following information supplements and should be read in
conjunction with the section in the Fund's Prospectus entitled "Yield
Information."
For the seven-day period ended December 31, 1994, yield and effective
yield on Class A shares were 4.22% and 4.31%, respectively. For the seven-
day period ended December 31, 1994, yield and effective yield on Class B
shares were 3.97% and 4.05%, respectively. Yield is computed in accordance
with a standardized method which involves determining the net change in the
value of a hypothetical pre-existing Fund account having a balance of one
share at the beginning of a seven calendar day period for which yield is to
be quoted, dividing the net change by the value of the account at the
beginning of the period to obtain the base period return, and annualizing
the results (i.e., multiplying the base period return by 365/7). The net
change in the value of the account reflects the value of additional shares
purchased with dividends declared on the original share and any such
additional shares and fees that may be charged to the shareholder's
account, in proportion to the length of the base period and the Fund's
average account size, but does not include realized gains and losses or
unrealized appreciation and depreciation. Effective yield is computed by
adding 1 to the base period return (calculated as described above), raising
that sum to a power equal to 365 divided by 7, and subtracting 1 from the
result.
Based upon a 1994 Federal income tax rate of 39.60%, the tax
equivalent yields for Class A and Class B shares for the seven-day period
ended December 31, 1994 were 6.99% and 6.57%, respectively. Tax equivalent
yield is computed by dividing that portion of the yield or effective yield
(calculated as described above) which is tax exempt by 1 minus a stated tax
rate and adding the quotient to that portion, if any, of the yield of the
Fund that is not tax exempt.
The tax equivalent yield noted above represents the application of the
highest Federal marginal personal income tax rate currently in effect. The
tax equivalent figure, however, does not include the potential effect of
any state or local (including, but not limited to, county, district or
city) taxes, including applicable surcharges. In addition, there may be
pending legislation which could affect such stated tax rate or yield. Each
investor should consult its tax adviser, and consider its own factual
circumstances and applicable tax laws, in order to ascertain the relevant
tax equivalent yield.
Yields will fluctuate and are not necessarily representative of future
results. Each investor should remember that yield is a function of the
type and quality of the instruments in the portfolio, portfolio maturity
and operating expenses. An investor's principal in the Fund is not
guaranteed. See "Determination of Net Asset Value" for a discussion of the
manner in which the Fund's price per share is determined.
From time to time, the Fund may use hypothetical tax equivalent yields
or charts in its advertising. These hypothetical yields or charts will be
used for illustrative purposes only and not as representative of the Fund's
past or future performance.
From time to time, advertising materials for the Fund may refer to or
discuss then-current or past economic conditions, developments and/or
events, or actual or proposed tax legislation. From time to time,
advertising materials for the Fund may also refer to statistical or other
information concerning trends relating to investment companies, as compiled
by industry associations such as the Investment Company Institute.
INFORMATION ABOUT THE FUND
The following information supplements and should be read in
conjunction with the section in the Fund's Prospectus entitled "General
Information."
Each Fund share has one vote and, when issued and paid for in
accordance with the terms of the offering, is fully paid and nonassessable.
Fund shares have no preemptive, subscription or conversion rights and are
freely transferable.
The Fund sends annual and semi-annual financial statements to all its
shareholders.
In early 1974, the Manager commenced offering the first money market
fund to be widely offered on a retail basis, Dreyfus Liquid Assets, Inc.
Money market mutual funds have subsequently grown into a multibillion
dollar industry.
The Fund is a member of the Family of Dreyfus Cash Management Funds
which are designed to meet the needs of an array of institutional
investors. As of February 3, 1995, the total net assets of the Dreyfus
Cash Management Funds amounted to approximately $13.5 billion.
CUSTODIAN, TRANSFER AND DIVIDEND DISBURSING AGENT, COUNSEL
AND INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
The Bank of New York, 90 Washington Street, New York, New York 10286,
acts as custodian of the Fund's investments. The Shareholder Services
Group, Inc., a subsidiary of First Data Corporation, P.O. Box 9671,
Providence, Rhode Island 02940-9671, is the Fund's transfer and dividend
disbursing agent. Neither The Bank of New York nor The Shareholder
Services Group, Inc. has any part in determining the investment policies of
the Fund or which securities are to be purchased or sold by the Fund.
Stroock & Stroock & Lavan, 7 Hanover Square, New York, New York 10004-
2696, as counsel for the Fund, has rendered its opinion as to certain legal
matters regarding the due authorization and valid issuance of the shares of
beneficial interest being sold pursuant to the Fund's Prospectus.
Ernst & Young LLP, 787 Seventh Avenue, New York, New York 10019,
independent auditors, have been selected as auditors of the Fund.
