Municipal Cash Series II
(A Portfolio of Cash Trust Series II)
PROSPECTUS
The shares of Municipal Cash Series II (the "Fund") offered by this prospectus
represent interests in a portfolio of Cash Trust Series II (the "Trust"), an
open-end management investment company (a mutual fund). The Fund invests in
short-term municipal securities to provide current income exempt from federal
regular income tax consistent with stability of principal.
THE SHARES OFFERED BY THIS PROSPECTUS ARE NOT DEPOSITS OR OBLIGATIONS OF ANY
BANK, ARE NOT ENDORSED OR GUARANTEED BY ANY BANK AND ARE NOT INSURED OR
GUARANTEED BY THE U.S. GOVERNMENT, THE FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION,
THE FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD, OR ANY OTHER GOVERNMENT AGENCY. INVESTMENT IN THESE
SHARES INVOLVES INVESTMENT RISKS, INCLUDING POSSIBLE LOSS OF PRINCIPAL. THE FUND
ATTEMPTS TO MAINTAIN A STABLE NET ASSET VALUE OF $1.00 PER SHARE; THERE CAN BE
NO ASSURANCE THAT THE FUND WILL BE ABLE TO DO SO.
This prospectus contains the information you should read and know before you
invest in the Fund. Keep this prospectus for future reference.
The Fund has also filed a Statement of Additional Information dated July 31,
1998, with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"). The information
contained in the Statement of Additional Information is incorporated by
reference into this prospectus. You may request a copy of the Statement of
Additional Information or a paper copy of this prospectus, if you have received
your prospectus electronically, free of charge by calling 1-800-341-7400. To
obtain other information, or make inquiries about the Fund, contact your
financial institution. The Statement of Additional Information, material
incorporated by reference into this document, and other information regarding
the Fund is maintained electronically with the SEC at Internet Web site
(http://www.sec.gov).
THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED BY THE SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE COMMISSION NOR HAS THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION PASSED
UPON THE ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY OF THIS PROSPECTUS. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE
CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.
Prospectus dated July 31, 1998
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Summary of Fund Expenses 1 Financial Highlights 2 General Information 3 Year
2000 Statement 3 Investment Information 3 Investment Objective 3 Investment
Policies 3 Municipal Securities 5 Investment Risks 5 Investment Limitations 6
Fund Information 6 Management of the Fund 6 Distribution of Shares 6
Administration of the Fund 7 Net Asset Value 7 How to Purchase Shares 7
Purchasing Shares Through a Financial Institution 8 Purchasing Shares by Wire 8
Purchasing Shares by Check 8 Special Purchase Features 8 How to Redeem Shares 8
Redeeming Shares Through a Financial Institution 8 Redeeming Shares by
Telephone 8 Redeeming Shares by Mail 9 Special Redemption Features 9 Account
and Share Information 9 Dividends 9 Capital Gains 9 Account Activity 9 Accounts
with Low Balances 9 Voting Rights 10 Tax Information 10 Federal Income Tax 10
State and Local Taxes 10 Performance Information 10 Financial Statements 11
Independent Auditors' Report 24
SUMMARY OF FUND EXPENSES
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SHAREHOLDER TRANSACTION EXPENSES
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Maximum Sales Charge Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering None
price)
Maximum Sales Charge Imposed on Reinvested Dividends (as a percentage of None
offering price)
Contingent Deferred Sales Charge (as a percentage of original purchase price None
or redemption proceeds, as applicable)
Redemption Fee (as a percentage of amount redeemed, if applicable) None
Exchange Fee None
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ANNUAL OPERATING EXPENSE
(As a percentage of average net assets)
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Management Fee 0.46%
12b-1 Fee 0.20%
Total Other Expenses 0.15%
Shareholder Services Fee None
Total Operating Expenses 0.81%
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(1) The management fee has been reduced to reflect the voluntary waiver of a
portion of the management fee. The adviser can terminate this voluntary waiver
at any time at its sole discretion. The maximum management fee is 0.50%.
(2) The total operating expenses would have been 0.85% absent the voluntary
waiver of a portion of the management fee.
The purpose of this table is to assist an investor in understanding the various
costs and expenses that a shareholder of the Fund will bear, either directly or
indirectly. For more complete descriptions of the various costs and expenses,
see "Fund Information." Wire-transferred redemptions of less than $5,000 may be
subject to additional fees.
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EXAMPLE
You would pay the following expenses on a $1,000 investment, assuming
(1) 5% annual return, (2) redemption at the end of each time period.
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1 Year $ 32
3 Years $ 57
5 Years $ 72
10 Years $146
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THE ABOVE EXAMPLE SHOULD NOT BE CONSIDERED A REPRESENTATION OF PAST OR
FUTURE EXPENSES. ACTUAL EXPENSES MAY BE GREATER OR LESS THAN THOSE SHOWN.
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
(FOR A SHARE OUTSTANDING THROUGHOUT EACH PERIOD)
Reference is made to the Independent Auditors' Report on page 24.
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YEAR ENDED MAY 31,
1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991(A)
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NET ASSET VALUE, BEGINNING OF $ 1.00 $ 1.00 $ 1.00 $ 1.00 $ 1.00 $ 1.00 $ 1.00 $ 1.00
PERIOD
INCOME FROM INVESTMENT
OPERATIONS
Net investment income 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.02 0.02 0.04 0.01
LESS DISTRIBUTIONS
Distributions from net (0.03) (0.03) (0.03) (0.03) (0.02) (0.02) (0.04) (0.01)
investment income
NET ASSET VALUE, END OF PERIOD $ 1.00 $ 1.00 $ 1.00 $ 1.00 $ 1.00 $ 1.00 $ 1.00 $ 1.00
TOTAL RETURN(B) 3.09% 2.96% 3.22% 3.02% 1.99% 2.29% 3.72% 1.19%
RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS
Expenses 0.81% 0.79% 0.79% 0.79% 0.79% 0.77% 0.74% 0.47%*
Net investment income 3.03% 2.93% 3.17% 2.91% 1.97% 2.23% 3.56% 4.68%*
Expense 0.04% 0.16% 0.31% 0.23% 0.28% 0.50% 0.50% 0.39%*
waiver/reimbursement(c)
SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period $266,076 $253,106 $59,888 $67,611 $131,770 $104,563 $65,628 $34,048
(000 omitted)
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* Computed on an annualized basis.
(a) Reflects operations for the period from February 13, 1991 (date of initial
public investment) to May 31, 1991.
(b) Based on net asset value, which does not reflect the sales charge or
contingent deferred sales charge, if applicable.
(c) This voluntary expense decrease is reflected in both the expense and net
investment income ratios shown above.
(See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements)
GENERAL INFORMATION
The Trust was established as a Massachusetts business trust under a Declaration
of Trust dated November 14, 1990. The Declaration of Trust permits the Trust to
offer separate series of shares representing interests in separate portfolios of
securities. The Fund is designed for customers of financial institutions such as
banks, fiduciaries, custodians of public funds, investment advisers and
broker/dealers, as a convenient means of accumulating an interest in a
professionally managed portfolio investing in short-term municipal securities.
The Fund may not be a suitable investment for retirement plans because it
invests in municipal securities. A minimum initial investment of $25,000 is
required.
The Fund attempts to stabilize the value of a share at $1.00. Shares are
currently sold and redeemed at that price.
YEAR 2000 STATEMENT
Like other mutual funds and business organizations worldwide, the Fund's service
providers (among them, the adviser, distributor, administrator and transfer
agent) must ensure that their computer systems are adjusted to properly process
and calculate date-related information from and after January 1, 2000. Many
software programs and, to a lesser extent, the computer hardware in use today
cannot distinguish the year 2000 from the year 1900. Such a design flaw could
have a negative impact in the handling of securities trades, pricing and
accounting services. The Fund and its service providers are actively working on
necessary changes to computer systems to deal with the year 2000 issue and
believe that systems will be year 2000 compliant when required. Analysis
continues regarding the financial impact of instituting a year 2000 compliant
program on the Fund's operations.
INVESTMENT INFORMATION
INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE
The investment objective of the Fund is to provide current income exempt from
federal regular income tax consistent with stability of principal. This
investment objective cannot be changed without shareholder approval. While there
is no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objective, it
endeavors to do so by complying with the diversification and other requirements
of Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 which regulates money
market mutual funds and by following the investment policies described in this
prospectus.
INVESTMENT POLICIES
The Fund pursues its investment objective by investing in a portfolio of
municipal securities maturing in 13 months or less. The average maturity of the
securities in the Fund's portfolio, computed on a dollar-weighted basis, will be
90 days or less. As a matter of investment policy, which cannot be changed
without shareholder approval, at least 80% of the Fund's annual interest income
will be exempt from federal regular income tax. (Federal regular income tax does
not include the federal individual alternative minimum tax or the federal
alternative minimum tax for corporations.) Unless indicated otherwise, the
investment policies may be changed by the Board of Trustees ("Trustees") without
shareholder approval. Shareholders will be notified before any material change
in these policies becomes effective.
ACCEPTABLE INVESTMENTS
The Fund invests primarily in debt obligations issued by or on behalf of states,
territories, and possessions of the United States, including the District of
Columbia, and any political subdivision or financing authority of any of these,
the income from which is, in the opinion of qualified legal counsel, exempt from
federal regular income tax (" Municipal Securities"). Examples of Municipal
Securities include, but are not limited to:
* tax and revenue anticipation notes issued to finance working capital needs
in anticipation of receiving taxes or other revenues;
* bond anticipation notes that are intended to be refinanced through a
later issuance of longer-term bonds;
* municipal commercial paper and other short-term notes; * variable rate
demand notes; * municipal bonds (including bonds having serial maturities and
pre-refunded bonds) and leases; and
* participation, trust, and partnership interests in any of the foregoing
obligations.
VARIABLE RATE DEMAND NOTES
Variable rate demand notes are long-term debt instruments that have variable or
floating interest rates and provide the Fund with the right to tender the
security for repurchase at its stated principal amount plus accrued interest.
Such securities typically bear interest at a rate that is intended to cause the
securities to trade at par. The interest rate may float or be adjusted at
regular intervals (ranging from daily to annually), and is normally based on a
published interest rate or interest rate index. Most variable rate demand notes
allow the Fund to demand the repurchase of the security on not more than seven
days prior notice. Other notes only permit the Fund to tender the security at
the time of each interest rate adjustment or at other fixed intervals. See
"Demand Features." The Fund treats variable rate demand notes as maturing on the
later of the date of the next interest rate adjustment or the date on which the
Fund may next tender the security for repurchase.
PARTICIPATION INTERESTS
The Fund may purchase interests in Municipal Securities from financial
institutions such as commercial and investment banks, savings associations, and
insurance companies. These interests may take the form of participations,
beneficial interests in a trust, partnership interests or any other form of
indirect ownership that allows the Fund to treat the income from the investment
as exempt from federal income tax. The Fund invests in these participation
interests in order to obtain credit enhancement or demand features that would
not be available through direct ownership of the underlying Municipal
Securities.
MUNICIPAL LEASES
Municipal leases are obligations issued by state and local governments or
authorities to finance the acquisition of equipment and facilities. They may
take the form of a lease, an installment purchase contract, a conditional sales
contract, or a participation interest in any of the above. Lease obligations may
be subject to periodic appropriation. Municipal leases are subject to certain
specific risks in the event of default or failure of appropriation.
CREDIT ENHANCEMENT
Certain of the Fund's acceptable investments may be credit-enhanced by a
guaranty, letter of credit, or insurance. Any bankruptcy, receivership, default,
or change in the credit quality of the party providing the credit enhancement
will adversely affect the quality and marketability of the underlying security
and could cause losses to the Fund and affect its share price. The Fund may have
more than 25% of its total assets invested in securities credit-enhanced by
banks.
DEMAND FEATURES
The Fund may acquire securities that are subject to puts and standby commitments
("demand features") to purchase the securities at their principal amount
(usually with accrued interest) within a fixed period (usually seven days)
following a demand by the Fund. The demand feature may be issued by the issuer
of the underlying securities, a dealer in the securities, or by another third
party, and may not be transferred separately from the underlying security. The
Fund uses these arrangements to provide the Fund with liquidity and not to
protect against changes in the market value of the underlying securities. The
bankruptcy, receivership, or default by the issuer of the demand feature, or a
default on the underlying security or other event that terminates the demand
feature before its exercise, will adversely affect the liquidity of the
underlying security. Demand features that are exercisable even after a payment
default on the underlying security may be treated as a form of credit
enhancement.
WHEN-ISSUED AND DELAYED DELIVERY TRANSACTIONS
The Fund may purchase securities on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis.
These transactions are arrangements in which the Fund purchases securities with
payment and delivery scheduled for a future time. The seller's failure to
complete these transactions may cause the Fund to miss a price or yield
considered to be advantageous. Settlement dates may be a month or more after
entering into these transactions, and the market values of the securities
purchased may vary from the purchase prices.
The Fund may dispose of a commitment prior to settlement if the adviser deems it
appropriate to do so. In addition, the Fund may enter into transactions to sell
its purchase commitments to third parties at current market values and
simultaneously acquire other commitments to purchase similar securities at later
dates. The Fund may realize short-term profits or losses upon the sale of such
commitments.
INVESTING IN SECURITIES OF OTHER INVESTMENT COMPANIES
The Fund may invest its assets in securities of other investment companies as an
efficient means of carrying out its investment policies. It should be noted that
investment companies incur certain expenses, such as management fees, and,
therefore, any investment by the Fund in shares of other investment companies
may be subject to such duplicate expenses.
RESTRICTED AND ILLIQUID SECURITIES
The Fund may invest in restricted securities. Restricted securities are any
securities in which the Fund may invest pursuant to its investment objective and
policies but which are subject to restrictions on resale under federal
securities law. Under criteria established by the Trustees, certain restricted
securities are determined to be liquid. To the extent that restricted securities
are not determined to be liquid the Fund will limit their purchase, together
with other illiquid securities, to 10% of its net assets. The Fund's investment
policy on restricted securities cannot be changed without shareholder approval.
TEMPORARY INVESTMENTS
From time to time, when the investment adviser determines that market conditions
call for a temporary defensive posture, the Fund may invest in tax-exempt or
taxable securities, all of comparable quality to other securities in which the
Fund invests, such as: obligations issued by or on behalf of municipal or
corporate issuers; obligations issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government, its
agencies, or instrumentalities; instruments issued by a U.S. branch of a
domestic bank or other deposit institutions having capital, surplus, and
undivided profits in excess of $100,000,000 at the time of investment; and
repurchase agreements (arrangements in which the organization selling the Fund a
temporary investment agrees at the time of sale to repurchase it at a mutually
agreed upon time and price).
Although the Fund is permitted to make taxable, temporary investments, there is
no current intention to do so. However, the interest from certain Municipal
Securities is subject to the federal alternative minimum tax.
MUNICIPAL SECURITIES
Municipal Securities are generally issued to finance public works, such as
airports, bridges, highways, housing, hospitals, mass transportation projects,
schools, streets, and water and sewer works. They are also issued to repay
outstanding obligations, to raise funds for general operating expenses, and to
make loans to other public institutions and facilities.
Municipal Securities include industrial development bonds issued by or on behalf
of public authorities to provide financing aid to acquire sites or construct and
equip facilities for privately or publicly owned corporations. The availability
of this financing encourages these corporations to locate within the sponsoring
communities and thereby increases local employment.
The two principal classifications of Municipal Securities are "general
obligation" and "revenue" bonds. General obligation bonds are secured by the
issuer's pledge of its full faith and credit and taxing power for the payment of
principal and interest. Interest on and principal of revenue bonds, however, are
payable only from the revenue generated by the facility financed by the bond or
other specified sources of revenue. Revenue bonds do not represent a pledge of
credit or create any debt of or charge against the general revenues of a
municipality or public authority. Industrial development bonds are typically
classified as revenue bonds.
INVESTMENT RISKS
Yields on Municipal Securities depend on a variety of factors, including: the
general conditions of the short-term municipal note market and of the municipal
bond market; the size of the particular offering; the maturity of the
obligations; and the rating of the issue. The ability of the Fund to achieve its
investment objective also depends on the continuing ability of the issuers of
Municipal Securities and participation interests, or the credit enhancers of
either, to meet their obligations for the payment of interest and principal when
due. In addition, from time to time, the supply of Municipal Securities
acceptable for purchase by the Fund could become limited.
The Fund may invest in Municipal Securities which are repayable out of revenue
streams generated from eco-nomically related projects or facilities and/or whose
issuers are located in the same state. Sizable investments in these Municipal
Securities could involve an increased risk to the Fund should any of these
related projects or facilities experience financial difficulties.
Obligations of issuers of Municipal Securities are subject to the provisions of
bankruptcy, insolvency, and other laws affecting the rights and remedies of
creditors. In addition, the obligations of such issuers may become subject to
laws enacted in the future by Congress, state legislators, or referenda
extending the time for payment of principal and/or interest, or imposing other
constraints upon enforcement of such obligations or upon the ability of states
or municipalities to levy taxes. There is also the possibility that, as a result
of litigation or other conditions, the power or ability of any issuer to pay,
when due, the principal of and interest on its municipal securities may be
materially affected. The Fund's concentration in Municipal Securities may entail
a greater level of risk than other types of money market funds.
INVESTMENT LIMITATIONS
The Fund will not borrow money directly or through reverse repurchase agreements
(arrangements in which the Fund sells a money market instrument for a percentage
of its cash value with an agreement to buy it back on a set date) or pledge
securities except, under certain circumstances, the Fund may borrow up to
one-third of the value of its total assets and pledge up to 10% of the value of
total assets to secure such borrowings. These investment limitations cannot be
changed without shareholder approval.
FUND INFORMATION
MANAGEMENT OF THE FUND
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
The Fund is managed by a Board of Trustees. The Trustees are responsible for
managing the Fund's business affairs and for exercising all the Trust's powers
except those reserved for the shareholders. An Executive Committee of the Board
of Trustees handles the Board's responsibilities between meetings of the Board.
INVESTMENT ADVISER
Investment decisions for the Fund are made by Federated Advisers, the Fund's
investment adviser, subject to direction by the Trustees. The adviser
continually conducts investment research and supervision for the Fund and is
responsible for the purchase and sale of portfolio instruments.
ADVISORY FEES
The adviser receives an annual investment advisory fee equal to 0.50% of the
Fund's average daily net assets. The adviser may voluntarily choose to waive a
portion of its fee or reimburse other expenses of the Fund, but reserves the
right to terminate such waiver or reimbursement at any time at its sole
discretion.
ADVISER'S BACKGROUND
Federated Advisers, a Delaware business trust, organized on April 11, 1989, is a
registered investment adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. It is a
subsidiary of Federated Investors, Inc. All of the Class A (voting) shares of
Federated Investors, Inc. are owned by a trust, the trustees of which are John
F. Donahue, Chairman and Director of Federated Investors, Inc., Mr. Donahue's
wife, and Mr. Donahue's son, J. Christopher Donahue, who is President and
Director of Federated Investors, Inc.
Federated Advisers and other subsidiaries of Federated Investors, Inc. serve as
investment advisers to a number of investment companies and private accounts.
Certain other subsidiaries also provide administrative services to a number of
investment companies. With over $120 billion invested across more than 300 funds
under management and/or administration by its subsidiaries, as of December 31,
1997, Federated Investors, Inc. is one of the largest mutual fund investment
managers in the United States. With more than 2,000 employees, Federated
continues to be led by the management who founded the company in 1955. Federated
funds are presently at work in and through approximately 4,000 financial
institutions nationwide.
Both the Trust and the adviser have adopted strict codes of ethics governing the
conduct of all employees who manage the Fund and its portfolio securities. These
codes recognize that such persons owe a fiduciary duty to the Fund's
shareholders and must place the interests of shareholders ahead of the
employees' own interests. Among other things, the codes: require preclearance
and periodic reporting of personal securities transactions; prohibit personal
transactions in securities being purchased or sold, or being considered for
purchase or sale, by the Fund; prohibit purchasing securities in initial public
offerings; and prohibit taking profits on securities held for less than sixty
days. Violations of the codes are subject to review by the Trustees, and could
result in severe penalties.
DISTRIBUTION OF SHARES
Federated Securities Corp. is the principal distributor for shares of the
Fund. It is a Pennsylvania corporation organized on November 14, 1969, and
is the principal distributor for a number of investment companies. Federated
Securities Corp. is a subsidiary of Federated Investors, Inc.
DISTRIBUTION PLAN
Under a distribution plan adopted in accordance with Investment Company Act Rule
12b-1 (the "Plan"), the distributor may select financial institutions, such as
banks, fiduciaries, custodians for public funds, investment advisers and
broker/dealers to provide distribution and/or administrative services as agents
for their clients or customers. These services may include, but are not limited
to the following functions: providing office space, equipment, telephone
facilities, and various personnel including clerical, supervisory, and computer
as necessary or beneficial to establish and maintain shareholder accounts and
records; processing purchase and redemption transactions and automatic
investments of client account cash balances; answering routine client inquiries
regarding the Fund; assisting clients in changing dividend options, account
designations, and addresses; and providing such other services as the Fund
reasonably requests.
The distributor will pay financial institutions a fee based upon shares subject
to the Plan and owned by their clients or customers. The schedule of such fees
and the basis upon which such fees will be paid will be determined from time to
time by the Trustees of the Fund provided that for any period the total amount
of these fees shall not exceed an annual rate of 0.20% of the average net asset
value of shares subject to the Plan held during the period by clients or
customers of financial institutions. The current annual rate of such fees is
0.20%. Any fees paid by the distributor under the Plan, will be reimbursed from
the assets of the Fund.
SUPPLEMENTAL PAYMENTS TO FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
In addition to payments made pursuant to the Distribution Plan, Federated
Securities Corp. and Federated Shareholder Services, from their own assets, may
pay financial institutions supplemental fees for the performance of substantial
sales services, distribution-related support services, or shareholder services.
The support may include sponsoring sales, educational and training seminars for
their employees, providing sales literature, and engineering computer software
programs that emphasize the attributes of the Fund. Such assistance will be
predicated upon the amount of shares the financial institution sells or may
sell, and/or upon the type and nature of sales or marketing support furnished by
the financial institution. Any payments made by the distributor may be
reimbursed by the Fund's investment adviser or its affiliates.
ADMINISTRATION OF THE FUND
ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES
Federated Services Company, a subsidiary of Federated Investors, Inc. provides
administrative personnel and services (including certain legal and financial
reporting services) necessary to operate the Fund at an annual rate which
relates to the average aggregate daily net assets of all funds advised by
affiliates of Federated Investors, Inc. specified below:
MAXIMUM AVERAGE AGGREGATE
FEE DAILY NET ASSETS
0.150% on the first $250 million
0.125% on the next $250 million
0.100% on the next $250 million
0.075% on assets in excess of $750 million
The administrative fee received during any fiscal year shall be at least
$125,000 per portfolio and $30,000 per each additional class of shares.
Federated Services Company may choose voluntarily to waive a portion of its fee.
NET ASSET VALUE
The Fund attempts to stabilize the net asset value of its shares at $1.00 by
valuing the portfolio securities using the amortized cost method. The net asset
value per share is determined by subtracting total liabilities from total assets
and dividing the remainder by the number of shares outstanding. The Fund cannot
guarantee that its net asset value will always remain at $1.00 per share.
The net asset value is determined at 12:00 noon, 3:00 p.m. (Eastern time), and
as of the close of trading (normally 4:00 p.m., Eastern time) on the New York
Stock Exchange, Monday through Friday, except on New Year's Day, Martin Luther
King, Jr. Day, Presidents' Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Independence Day,
Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day.
HOW TO PURCHASE SHARES
Shares are sold at their net asset value, without a sales charge, next
determined after an order is received, on days on which the New York Stock
Exchange is open for business. Shares may be purchased as described below,
either through a financial institution (such as a bank or broker/dealer) or by
wire or by check directly from the Fund, with a minimum initial investment of
$25,000 or more or additional investments of as little as $500. Financial
institutions may impose different minimum investment requirements on their
customers.
In connection with any sale, Federated Securities Corp. may from time to time
offer certain items of nominal value to any shareholder or investor. The Fund
reserves the right to reject any purchase request. An account must be
established at a financial institution or by completing, signing, and returning
the new account form available from the Fund before shares can be purchased.
PURCHASING SHARES THROUGH A FINANCIAL INSTITUTION
Investors may purchase shares through a financial institution which has a sales
agreement with the distributor. Orders are considered received when the Fund
receives payment by wire or converts payment by check from the financial
institution into federal funds. It is the financial institution's responsibility
to transmit orders promptly. Financial institutions may charge additional fees
for their services.
PURCHASING SHARES BY WIRE
Shares may be purchased by Federal Reserve wire by calling the Fund before 3:00
p.m. (Eastern time) to place an order. The order is considered received
immediately. Payment by federal funds must be received before 3:00 p.m. (Eastern
time) in order to begin earning dividends that same day. Federal funds should be
wired as follows: Federated Shareholder Services Company, c/o State Street Bank
and Trust Company, Boston, MA; Attention: EDGEWIRE; For Credit to: Municipal
Cash Series II; Fund Number (this number can be found on the account statement
or by contacting the Fund); Group Number or Order Number; Nominee or Institution
Name; and ABA Number 011000028. Shares cannot be purchased by wire on holidays
when wire transfers are restricted. Questions on wire purchases should be
directed to your shareholder services representative at the telephone number
listed on your account statement.
PURCHASING SHARES BY CHECK
Shares may be purchased by sending a check to Federated Shareholder Services
Company, P.O. Box 8600, Boston, MA 02266-8600. The check should be made payable
to: Municipal Cash Series II. Please include an account number on the check.
Orders by mail are considered received when payment by check is converted into
federal funds (normally the business day after the check is received), and
shares begin earning dividends the next day.
SPECIAL PURCHASE FEATURES
SYSTEMATIC INVESTMENT PROGRAM
A minimum of $100 can be automatically withdrawn periodically from the
shareholder's checking account at an Automated Clearing House ("ACH") member and
invested in Fund shares. Shareholders should contact their financial institution
or the Fund to participate in this program.
HOW TO REDEEM SHARES
Shares are redeemed at their net asset value next determined after Federated
Shareholder Services Company receives the redemption request. Redemptions will
be made on days on which the Fund computes its net asset value. Redemption
requests must be received in proper form and can be made as described below.
REDEEMING SHARES THROUGH A FINANCIAL INSTITUTION
Shares may be redeemed by contacting the shareholder's financial institution.
Shares will be redeemed at the net asset value next determined after Federated
Shareholder Services Company receives the redemption request. According to the
shareholder's instructions, redemption proceeds can be sent to the financial
institution or to the shareholder by check or by wire. The financial institution
is responsible for promptly submitting redemption requests and providing proper
written redemption instructions. Customary fees and commissions may be charged
by the financial institution for this service.
REDEEMING SHARES BY TELEPHONE
Redemptions in any amount may be made by calling the Fund provided the Fund has
a properly completed authorization form. These forms can be obtained from
Federated Securities Corp. Proceeds from redemption requests received before
12:00 noon (Eastern time) will be wired the same day to the shareholder's
account at a domestic commercial bank which is a member of the Federal Reserve
System, but will not include that day's dividend. Proceeds from redemption
requests received after that time include that day's dividend but will be wired
the following business day. Under limited circumstances, arrangements may be
made with the distributor for same-day payment of proceeds, without that day's
dividend, for redemption requests received before 2:00 p.m. (Eastern time).
Proceeds from redeemed shares purchased by check or through ACH will not be
wired until that method of payment has cleared. Proceeds from redemption
requests on holidays when wire transfers are restricted will be wired the
following business day. Questions about telephone redemptions on days when wire
transfers are restricted should be directed to your shareholder services
representative at the telephone number listed on your account statement.
Telephone instructions may be recorded and if reasonable procedures are not
followed by the Fund, it may be liable for losses due to unauthorized or
fraudulent telephone instructions.
In the event of drastic economic or market changes, a shareholder may experience
difficulty in redeeming by telephone. If this occurs, "Redeeming Shares by Mail"
should be considered. If at any time the Fund shall determine it necessary to
terminate or modify the telephone redemption privilege, shareholders would be
promptly notified.
REDEEMING SHARES BY MAIL
Shares may be redeemed in any amount by mailing a written request to: Federated
Shareholder Services Company, P.O. Box 8600, Boston, MA 02266-8600. If share
certificates have been issued, they should be sent unendorsed with the written
request by registered or certified mail to the address noted above.
The written request should state: the Fund name; the account name as registered
with the Fund; the account number; and the number of shares to be redeemed or
the dollar amount requested. All owners of the account must sign the request
exactly as the shares are registered. Normally, a check for the proceeds is
mailed within one business day, but in no event more than seven days, after the
receipt of a proper written redemption request. Dividends are paid up to and
including the day that a redemption request is processed.
Shareholders requesting a redemption of any amount to be sent to an address
other than that on record with the Fund or a redemption payable other than to
the shareholder of record must have their signatures guaranteed by a commercial
or savings bank, trust company or savings association whose deposits are insured
by an organization which is administered by the Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation; a member firm of a domestic stock exchange; or any other "eligible
guarantor institution," as defined in the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The
Fund does not accept signatures guaranteed by a notary public.
SPECIAL REDEMPTION FEATURES
CHECK WRITING
Upon request, a checking account will be established to allow shareholders to
redeem their Fund shares. Shareholder accounts will continue to receive the
daily dividend declared on the shares to be redeemed until the check is
presented to UMB Bank, N.A., the bank responsible for administering the check
writing program, for payment. However, checks should never be made payable or
sent to UMB Bank, N.A. or the Fund to redeem shares, and a check may not be
written to close an account.
DEBIT CARD
Upon request, a debit account will be established. This account allows
shareholders to redeem shares by using a debit card. A fee will be charged to
the account for this service.
SYSTEMATIC WITHDRAWAL PROGRAM
If a shareholder's account has a value of at least $25,000, other than
retirement accounts subject to required minimum distributions, a systematic
withdrawal program may be established whereby automatic redemptions are made
from the account and transferred electronically to any commercial bank, savings
bank, or credit union that is an ACH member. Shareholders may apply for
participation in this program through their financial institutions or the Fund.
ACCOUNT AND SHARE INFORMATION
DIVIDENDS
Dividends are declared daily and paid monthly. Dividends are automatically
reinvested on payment dates in additional shares of the Fund unless cash
payments are requested by writing to the Fund. Shares purchased by wire before
3:00 p.m. (Eastern time) begin earning dividends that day. Shares purchased by
check begin earning dividends the day after the check is converted into federal
funds.
CAPITAL GAINS
The Fund does not expect to realize any capital gains or losses. If capital
gains or losses were to occur, they could result in an increase or decrease in
dividends. The Fund will distribute in cash or additional shares any realized
net capital gains at least once every 12 months.
ACCOUNT ACTIVITY
Shareholders will receive periodic statements reporting all account activity,
including dividends paid. The Fund will not issue share certificates.
ACCOUNTS WITH LOW BALANCES
Due to the high cost of maintaining accounts with low balances, the Fund may
redeem shares in any account and pay the proceeds to the shareholder if the
account balance falls below a required minimum value of $25,000 due to
shareholder redemptions. Before shares are redeemed to close an account, the
shareholder is notified in writing and allowed 30 days to purchase additional
shares to meet the minimum requirement.
VOTING RIGHTS
Each share of the Trust owned by a shareholder gives that shareholder one vote
in Trustee elections and other matters submitted to shareholders for vote. All
shares of each portfolio in the Trust have equal voting rights, except that in
matters affecting only a particular portfolio, only shareholders of that
portfolio are entitled to vote. The Trust is not required to hold annual
shareholder meetings. Shareholder approval will be sought only for certain
changes in the Trust's or the Fund's operation and for election of Trustees
under certain circumstances.
Trustees may be removed by the Trustees or by shareholders at a special meeting.
A special meeting shall be called by the Trustees upon the written request of
shareholders owning at least 10% of the outstanding shares of the Trust.
TAX INFORMATION
FEDERAL INCOME TAX
The Fund will pay no federal income tax because it expects to meet requirements
of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to
receive the special tax treatment afforded to such companies. The Fund will be
treated as a single, separate entity for federal income tax purposes so that
income (including capital gains) and losses realized by the Trust's other
portfolios will not be combined for tax purposes with those realized by the
Fund.
Shareholders are not required to pay the federal regular income tax on any
dividends received from the Fund that represent net interest on tax-exempt
municipal bonds. However, under the Tax Reform Act of 1986, dividends
representing net interest earned on certain "private activity" bonds issued
after August 7, 1986, may be included in calculating the federal individual
alternative minimum tax or the federal alternative minimum tax for corporations.
The Fund may purchase, within the limits of its investment policies, all types
of municipal bonds, including private activity bonds.
The alternative minimum tax applies when it exceeds the regular tax for the
taxable year. Alternative minimum taxable income is equal to the regular taxable
income of the taxpayer increased by certain "tax preference" items not included
in regular taxable income and reduced by only a portion of the deductions
allowed in the calculation of the regular tax.
Dividends of the Fund representing net interest income earned on some temporary
investments and any realized net short-term gains are taxed as ordinary income.
These tax consequences apply whether dividends are received in cash or as
additional shares.
STATE AND LOCAL TAXES
Because interest received by the Fund may not be exempt from all state and local
income taxes, shareholders may be required to pay state and local taxes on
dividends received from the Fund. Shareholders are urged to consult their own
tax advisers regarding the status of their accounts under state and local tax
laws.
PERFORMANCE INFORMATION
From time to time, the Fund advertises its yield, effective yield,
tax-equivalent yield, and total return.
Yield represents the annualized rate of income earned on an investment over a
seven-day period. It is the annualized dividends earned during the period on an
investment shown as a percentage of the investment. The effective yield is
calculated similarly to the yield, but when annualized, the income earned by an
investment is assumed to be reinvested daily. The effective yield will be
slightly higher than the yield because of the compounding effect of this assumed
reinvestment. The tax-equivalent yield is calculated similarly to the yield, but
is adjusted to reflect the taxable yield that would have to be earned to equal
the Fund's tax-exempt yield, assuming a specific tax rate.
Total return represents the change, over a specified period of time, in the
value of an investment in the Fund after reinvesting all income distributions.
It is calculated by dividing that change by the initial investment and is
expressed as a percentage.
From time to time, advertisements for the Fund may refer to ratings, rankings,
and other information in certain financial publications and/or compare the
Fund's performance to certain indices.
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
MUNICIPAL CASH SERIES II
MAY 31, 1998
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AMOUNT VALUE
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(A)SHORT-TERM MUNICIPALS--99.5%
ALABAMA--6.4%
$ 695,000 Abbeville, AL, IDB Monthly VRDNs (Great Southern Wood $ 695,000
Preserving Co.)/(SouthTrust Bank of Alabama, Birmingham LOC)
3,240,000 Birmingham, AL IDA Weekly VRDNs (Mrs. Strattons Salads, 3,240,000
Inc.)/(SouthTrust Bank of Alabama, Birmingham LOC)
1,000,000 Huntsville, AL IDA Weekly VRDNs (Giles & Kendall, 1,000,000
Inc.)/(SouthTrust Bank of Alabama, Birmingham LOC)
5,500,000 Selma, AL IDB, Solid Waste Disposal Revenue Bonds (Series A), 5,500,000
3.85% TOBs (International Paper Co.), Optional Tender
3/1/1999
4,700,000 Sumter County, AL IDA, Industrial Revenue Bonds (Series 4,700,000
1995A) Weekly VRDNs (Fulghum Fibres Project (AL))/(Regions
Bank, Alabama LOC)
2,000,000 Troy, AL IDB, (Series 1997A) Weekly VRDNs (Hudson 2,000,000
Cos.)/(Amsouth Bank N.A., Birmingham LOC)
Total 17,135,000
ARIZONA--1.2%
3,200,000 Phoenix, AZ IDA, (Series 1997) Weekly VRDNs (Interface Data 3,200,000
Systems, Inc.)/(Bank One, Arizona N.A. LOC)
ARKANSAS--5.5%
4,015,000 Arkansas Development Finance Authority, Home Mortgage Revenue 4,015,000
Bonds (Series C), 3.65% BANs, 3/1/1999
3,100,000 Arkansas Development Finance Authority, Single Family 3,100,000
Mortgage Revenue Bonds (1997 Series D), 4.05% TOBs, Mandatory
Tender 7/1/1998
2,500,000 Hope, AR, Solid Waste Disposal Revenue Bonds (Series 1994), 2,500,000
4.10% CP (Temple-Inland Forest Products
Corp.)/(Temple-Inland, Inc. GTD), Mandatory Tender 6/26/1998
5,000,000 Springdale, AR, IDA Weekly VRDNs (Newlywed Food)/(Mellon
Bank 5,000,000 N.A., Pittsburgh LOC)
Total 14,615,000
COLORADO--1.1%
3,000,000 Colorado HFA, (Series 1998) Weekly VRDNs (W & R Investment 3,000,000
Co. LLP and K & W Metal Fabricators, Inc.)/(UMB Bank, N.A.
LOC)
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA--0.9%
2,500,000 District of Columbia Housing Finance Agency, (Series 1997C), 2,500,000
4.05% TOBs (AIG Funding, Inc.), Mandatory Tender 9/1/1998
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AMOUNT VALUE
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(A)SHORT-TERM MUNICIPALS--CONTINUED
FLORIDA--4.7%
$ 7,000,000 Broward County, FL, (Series B), 3.60% CP, Mandatory Tender $ 7,000,000
7/13/1998
5,500,000 Broward County, FL, (Series B), 4.25% CP, Mandatory Tender 5,500,000
6/12/1998
Total 12,500,000
GEORGIA--5.6%
5,000,000 Burke County, GA Development Authority, (Series 1997C), 3.80% 5,000,000
TOBs (Oglethorpe Power Corp.), Optional Tender 11/28/1998
2,100,000 Columbus, GA Housing Authority Weekly VRDNs (Ralston 2,100,000
Towers)/(Columbus Bank and Trust Co., GA LOC)
2,775,000 Crisp County, GA Development Authority, (Series B), 4.10% 2,775,000
TOBs (Masonite Corporation)/ (International Paper Co. GTD),
Optional Tender 9/1/1998
1,800,000 Gwinnett County, GA IDA Daily VRDNs (Volvo AB)/(Union Bank of 1,800,000
Switzerland, Zurich LOC)
3,300,000 (b)Marietta, GA Housing Authority, Multifamily Housing 3,300,000
Revenue Bonds (Series 1995) Weekly VRDNs (Chalet Apartments
Project)/(General Electric Capital Corp. LOC)
Total 14,975,000
HAWAII--1.0%
2,745,000 (b)Hawaii State, (Second Series 1991) PT-163, 3.75% TOBs
2,745,000 (Hawaii State Airport System)/ (AMBAC
INS)/(Banque Nationale de Paris LIQ), Optional Tender
2/11/1999
IDAHO--2.0%
5,240,000 (b)Idaho Housing Agency, Single Family Mortgage Bonds
5,240,000 (PA-145) Weekly VRDNs (Merrill Lynch Capital
Services, Inc.
LIQ)
ILLINOIS--6.9%
3,200,000 Chicago, IL, (Series 1997) Weekly VRDNs (Trendler Components, 3,200,000
Inc.)/(American National Bank, Chicago LOC)
6,000,000 Chicago, IL, Gas Supply Revenue Bonds (1993 Series B), 3.90% 6,000,000
TOBs (Peoples Gas Light & Coke Company), Optional Tender
12/1/1998
1,505,000 Illinois Development Finance Authority Weekly VRDNs (Olympic 1,505,000
Steel, Inc.)/(National City Bank, Ohio LOC)
4,565,000 Illinois Housing Development Authority, (1997 Subseries B-2), 4,565,000
4.15% TOBs, Mandatory Tender 7/7/1998
3,150,000 Kane County, IL, School District Number 131, 4.15% TANs, 3,154,075
9/30/1998
Total 18,424,075
INDIANA--1.6%
725,000 Avilla, IN, IDRB Weekly VRDNs (Group Dekko 725,000
International)/(Bank One, Indianapolis, N.A. LOC)
1,415,000 Indiana Development Finance Authority, Economic Development 1,415,000
Revenue Refunding Bonds Weekly VRDNs (T. M. Morris
Manufacturing Co., Inc. Project)/(Bank One, Indianapolis,
N.A. LOC)
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AMOUNT VALUE
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(A)SHORT-TERM MUNICIPALS--CONTINUED
INDIANA--CONTINUED
$ 1,000,000 Indiana State Employment Commission, Revenue Bonds (Series $ 1,000,000
1989) Weekly VRDNs (O'Neal Steel, Inc.)/(SouthTrust Bank of
Alabama, Birmingham LOC)
1,210,000 Tipton, IN, (Series 1997) Weekly VRDNs (MCJS, LLC)/(Bank One, 1,210,000
Indianapolis, N.A. LOC)
Total 4,350,000
IOWA--2.2%
4,625,000 Iowa Falls, IA, (Series 1998) Weekly VRDNs (Heartland Pork 4,625,000
Enterprises, Inc.)/(Bank of Nova Scotia, Toronto LOC)
1,300,000 Iowa Finance Authority, (Series 1998) Weekly VRDNs 1,300,000
(Schumacher Elevator)/(Norwest Bank Minnesota, N.A. LOC)
Total 5,925,000
KANSAS--0.6%
1,500,000 Olathe, KS, (Series 1998) Weekly VRDNs (Eskridge, 1,500,000
Inc.)/(Commerce Bank, Kansas City, N.A. LOC)
KENTUCKY--5.4%
6,000,000 Berea, KY, (Series 1997) Weekly VRDNs (Tokico (USA), 6,000,000
Inc.)/(Bank of Tokyo- Mitsubishi Ltd. LOC)
4,000,000 Jefferson County, KY, (1997 Series A), 3.80% CP
(Louisville 4,000,000 Gas & Electric Company), Mandatory
Tender 8/14/1998
2,515,000 Muhlenberg County, KY, (Series 1997) Weekly VRDNs (Plastic 2,515,000
Products Co. Project)/(Norwest Bank Minnesota, N.A. LOC)
1,785,000 Muhlenberg County, KY, (Series A) Weekly VRDNs (Plastic 1,785,000
Products Co. Project)/(Norwest Bank Minnesota, N.A. LOC)
Total 14,300,000
LOUISIANA--3.4%
8,970,000 (b)Stephens Municipal Investment Products, Louisiana HFA, 8,970,000
Class A Certificates (Series 1997-3) Weekly VRDNs (GNMA
COL)/(Bank of New York, New York LIQ)
MARYLAND--0.9%
1,400,000 Harford County, MD, EDRB (Series 1996) Weekly VRDNs (Citrus 1,400,000
and Allied Essences Ltd.)/ (First National Bank of Maryland,
Baltimore LOC)
990,000 Maryland State Community Development Administration, (Series 990,000
1990A) Weekly VRDNs (College Estates)/(First National Bank of
Maryland, Baltimore LOC)
Total 2,390,000
MASSACHUSETTS--1.8%
4,800,000 Massachusetts IFA Weekly VRDNs (Commonwealth Laurel Lake 4,800,000
Realty)/(KeyBank, N.A. LOC)
MINNESOTA--3.0%
1,000,000 Byron, MN IDB Weekly VRDNs (Schmidt Printing)/(Norwest Bank 1,000,000
Minnesota, N.A. LOC)
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PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT VALUE
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(A)SHORT-TERM MUNICIPALS--CONTINUED
MINNESOTA--CONTINUED
$ 5,000,000 Faribault, MN IDA, (Series 1988) Weekly VRDNs (Jerome $ 5,000,000
Foods)/(Norwest Bank Minnesota, N.A. LOC)
2,000,000 White Bear Lake, MN City of, Century Townhomes (Series 1997), 2,000,000
4.5475% TOBs (Westdeutsche Landesbank Girozentrale),
Mandatory Tender 6/1/1998
Total 8,000,000
MISSISSIPPI--2.2%
4,640,000 Mississippi Business Finance Corp., (Series 1995) Weekly 4,640,000
VRDNs (Mississippi Baking Company L.L.C. Project)/(First
National Bank of Maryland, Baltimore LOC)
1,400,000 Senatobia, MS Weekly VRDNs (Deltona Lighting Products, 1,400,000
Inc.)/(Southtrust Bank of West Florida, St. Petersburg LOC)
Total 6,040,000
MULTI STATE--4.5%
12,000,000 (b)Charter Mac Floater Certificates Trust I Weekly VRDNs 12,000,000
(MBIA INS)/(Bayerische Landesbank Girozentrale, Commerzbank
AG, Frankfurt, Credit Communal de Belgique, Brussles and
Landesbank Hessen-Thueringen, Frankfurt LIQs)
NEVADA--0.9%
2,500,000 Director of the State of Nevada Weekly VRDNs
(Smithey-Oasis 2,500,000 Co.)/(Mellon Bank N.A.,
Pittsburgh LOC)
NEW HAMPSHIRE--5.6%
5,800,000 New Hampshire Business Finance Authority, IDRB (Series A) 5,800,000
Weekly VRDNs (Upper Valley Press)/(KeyBank, N.A. LOC)
7,000,000 New Hampshire Business Finance Authority, PCR Bonds (Series 7,000,000
A), 3.85% CP (New England Power Co.), Mandatory Tender
7/23/1998
2,000,000 New Hampshire State IDA, (Series 1991), 4.10% TOBs 2,000,000
(International Paper Co.), Optional Tender 10/15/1998
Total 14,800,000
NEW MEXICO--0.4%
1,000,000 New Mexico Mortgage Finance Authority, Single Family Mortgage 1,000,000
Program Bonds (1997 Issue 2), 3.90% TOBs (FGIC), Mandatory
Tender 10/15/1998
NEW YORK--3.6%
4,000,000 New York City, NY, (Series G), 4.25% Bonds, 8/1/1998 4,003,913
3,500,000 New York City, NY, UT GO, 4.50% Bonds, 8/1/1998 3,503,135
2,000,000 William Floyd UFSD, 4.125% TANs, 6/30/1998 2,000,271
Total 9,507,319
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AMOUNT VALUE
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(A)SHORT-TERM MUNICIPALS--CONTINUED
NORTH CAROLINA--3.6%
$ 4,400,000 Person County, NC Industrial Facilities & Pollution Control $ 4,400,000
Financing Authority Daily VRDNs (Carolina Power & Light
Co.)/(SunTrust Bank, Atlanta LOC)
5,070,000 Wake County, NC Industrial Facilities & PCFA, (Series
1990A), 5,070,000 3.90% CP (Carolina Power & Light
Co.)/(First National Bank of Chicago LOC), Mandatory
Tender 6/1/1998
Total 9,470,000
NORTH DAKOTA--0.5%
1,375,000 (b)Fargo, ND, IDRB (Series 1994) Weekly VRDNs (Pan-O-Gold 1,375,000
Baking Co. Project)/ (Norwest Bank Minnesota, N.A. LOC)
OHIO--1.9%
5,000,000 Ohio HFA, Residential Mortgage Revenue Notes (1998 Series 5,000,000
A-2), 3.80% BANs, 3/1/1999
OKLAHOMA--2.7%
7,060,000 (b)Tulsa County, OK HFA, CDC Municipal Products, Inc. Class A 7,060,000
Certificates (Series 1996E) Weekly VRDNs (GNMA COL)/(CDC
Municipal Products, Inc. LIQ)
PENNSYLVANIA--3.8%
450,000 Pennsylvania EDFA Weekly VRDNs (Respironics, Inc.)/(PNC Bank, 450,000
N.A. LOC)
1,652,000 Pennsylvania EDFA, (Series 1992C) Weekly VRDNs (Leonard H. 1,652,000
Berenfield/Berenfield Containers)/(PNC Bank, Ohio, N.A. LOC)
3,000,000 Pennsylvania EDFA, Economic Development Revenue Bonds (1996 3,000,000
Series D6) Weekly VRDNs (Toyo Tanso Specialty Materials,
Inc.)/(PNC Bank, N.A. LOC)
5,000,000 Philadelphia, PA, GO Series 1990, 4.45% CP (Fuji Bank,
Ltd., 5,000,000 Tokyo LOC), Mandatory Tender 6/16/1998
Total 10,102,000
SOUTH DAKOTA--3.7%
2,500,000 South Dakota Housing Development Authority, (Series G), 3.95% 2,500,000
TOBs, Mandatory Tender 8/13/1998
7,500,000 South Dakota Housing Development Authority, Homeownership 7,500,000
Mortgage Bonds (1997 Series E) Weekly VRDNs
Total 10,000,000
TENNESSEE--0.2%
500,000 Chattanooga, TN IDB, (Series 1997) Weekly VRDNs (YMCA 500,000
Projects)/(SunTrust Bank, Nashville LOC)
TEXAS--2.1%
2,815,000 Brazos River Authority, TX, (Series 1996B) Daily VRDNs (Texas 2,815,000
Utilities Electric Co.)/(AMBAC INS)/(Bank of New York, New
York LIQ)
2,700,000 Lubbock, TX IDC Daily VRDNs (McLane Co.,
Inc.)/(Nationsbank, 2,700,000 N.A., Charlotte LOC)
Total 5,515,000
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MUNICIPAL CASH SERIES II
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<CAPTION>
PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT VALUE
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(A)SHORT-TERM MUNICIPALS--CONTINUED
UTAH--1.6%
$ 4,130,000 Utah County, UT, Industrial Development Revenue Bonds (Series $ 4,130,000
1992) Weekly VRDNs (McWane, Inc. Project)/(Amsouth Bank N.A.,
Birmingham LOC)
VIRGINIA--0.2%
500,000 Campbell County, VA IDA, Solid Waste Disposal Facilities 500,000
Revenue ACES Weekly VRDNs (Georgia-Pacific Corp.)/(Industrial
Bank of Japan Ltd., Tokyo LOC)
WEST VIRGINIA--0.8%
2,000,000 Ritchie County, WV, IDRB (Series 1996) Weekly VRDNs (Simonton 2,000,000
Building Products, Inc.)/ (PNC Bank, N.A. LOC)
WISCONSIN--4.9%
1,700,000 Combined Locks, WI, Development Revenue Bonds, Series 1997 1,700,000
Weekly VRDNs (Appleton Papers)/(Bank of Nova Scotia, Toronto
LOC)
1,000,000 Howard-Suamico, WI School District, 4.07% TRANs, 8/21/1998 1,000,041
1,440,000 Milwaukee, WI Weekly VRDNs (Pelton Casteel, Inc.)/(Norwest 1,440,000
Bank Minnesota, N.A. LOC)
1,050,000 New Richmond, WI School District, 4.22% TRANs, 10/30/1998
1,050,500 2,500,000 Pewaukee, WI School District, 4.19% TRANs,
9/17/1998 2,500,638 2,000,000 Plymouth, WI IDB Weekly VRDNs (Great
Lakes Cheese)/(Rabobank 2,000,000
Nederland, Utrecht LOC)
1,150,000 Portage, WI, IDRB (Series 1994) Weekly VRDNs (Portage 1,150,000
Industries Corp. Project)/(Bank One, Wisconsin, N.A. LOC)
50,000 (b)Wisconsin Housing & Economic Development Authority, 50,000
(Series B), 4.05% TOBs (FSA INS)/ (Corestates Bank N.A.,
Philadelphia, PA LIQ), Optional Tender 6/1/1998
2,155,000 Wisconsin Housing & Economic Development Authority, Business 2,155,000
Development Revenue Bonds (Series 1995) Weekly VRDNs (Carlson
Tool & Manufacturing Corp.)/(Firstar Bank, Milwaukee LOC)
Total 13,046,179
WYOMING--2.1%
5,510,000 Wyoming Community Development Authority, PT-195, 3.85% TOBs 5,510,000
(Banco Santander LIQ), Optional Tender 5/13/1999
TOTAL INVESTMENTS (AT AMORTIZED COST)(C) $ 264,624,573
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Securities that are subject to Alternative Minimum Tax represent 86.4% of the
portfolio as calculated based upon total portfolio market value.
(a) The fund may only invest in securities rated in one of the two highest
short-term rating categories by one or more nationally recognized statistical
rating organizations ("NRSROs") or unrated securities of comparable quality. An
NRSRO's two highest rating categories are determined without regard for
sub-categories and gradations. For example, securities rated SP-1+, SP-1, or
SP-2 by Standard & Poor's, MIG-1, or MIG-2 by Moody's Investors Service, Inc.,
or F-1+, F-1, and F-2 by Fitch IBCA, Inc. are all considered rated in one of the
two highest short-term rating categories.
Securities rated in the highest short-term rating category (and unrated
securities of comparable quality) are identified as First Tier securities.
Securities rated in the second highest short-term rating category (and unrated
securities of comparable quality) are identified as Second Tier securities. The
Fund follows applicable regulations in determining whether a security is rated
and whether a security rated by multiple NRSROs in different rating categories
should be identified as a First or Second Tier security.
At May 31, 1998, the portfolio securities were rated as follows:
Tier Rating Percent Based on Total Market Value (unaudited)
FIRST TIER SECOND TIER
93.3% 6.7%
(b) Denotes a restricted security which is subject to restrictions on resale
under Federal Securities laws. At May 31, 1998, these securities amounted to
$40,740,000 which represents 15.3% of net assets.
(c) Also represents cost for federal tax purposes.
Note: The categories of investments are shown as a percentage of net assets
($266,075,928) at May 31, 1998.
The following acronyms are used throughout this portfolio:
ACES --Adjustable Convertible Extendable Securities AMBAC --American Municipal
Bond Assurance Corporation BANs --Bond Anticipation Notes COL --Collateralized
CP --Commercial Paper EDFA --Economic Development Financing Authority EDRB
- --Economic Development Revenue Bonds FGIC --Financial Guaranty Insurance Company
FSA --Financial Security Assurance GNMA --Government National Mortgage
Association GO --General Obligation GTD --Guaranty HFA --Housing Finance
Authority IDA --Industrial Development Authority IDB --Industrial Development
Bond IDC --Industrial Development Corporation IDRB --Industrial Development
Revenue Bond IFA --Industrial Finance Authority INS --Insured LIQ --Liquidity
Agreement LLC --Limited Liability Corporation LOC --Letter of Credit MBIA
- --Municipal Bond Investors Assurance PCR --Pollution Control Revenue PCFA
- --Pollution Control Finance Authority TANs --Tax Anticipation Notes TOBs
- --Tender Option Bonds TRANs --Tax and Revenue Anticipation Notes UT --Unlimited
Tax VRDNs --Variable Rate Demand Notes
(See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements)
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
MUNICIPAL CASH SERIES II
MAY 31, 1998
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ASSETS:
Total investments in securities, at amortized cost and value $ 264,624,573
Cash 126,590
Income receivable 1,936,022
Prepaid expenses 16,684
Total assets 266,703,869
LIABILITIES:
Payable for shares redeemed $ 321,687
Income distribution payable 239,220
Accrued expenses 67,034
Total liabilities 627,941
NET ASSETS for 266,075,928 shares outstanding $ 266,075,928
NET ASSET VALUE, OFFERING PRICE AND REDEMPTION PROCEEDS PER SHARE:
$266,075,928 / 266,075,928 shares outstanding $1.00
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(See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements)
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
MUNICIPAL CASH SERIES II
YEAR ENDED MAY 31, 1998
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INVESTMENT INCOME:
Interest $ 10,568,412
EXPENSES:
Investment advisory fee $ 1,373,797
Administrative personnel and services fee 207,302
Custodian fees 9,816
Transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees and expenses 55,394
Directors'/Trustees' fees 9,192
Auditing fees 13,391
Legal fees 17,021
Portfolio accounting fees 68,921
Distribution services fee 549,519
Share registration costs 9,581
Printing and postage 12,718
Insurance premiums 11,159
Taxes 379
Miscellaneous 4,460
Total expenses 2,342,650
Waiver--
Waiver of investment advisory fee (108,571)
Net expenses 2,234,079
Net investment income $ 8,334,333
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(See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements)
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
MUNICIPAL CASH SERIES II
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YEAR ENDED MAY 31,
1998 1997
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INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS:
OPERATIONS--
Net investment income $ 8,334,333 $ 5,215,377
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS--
Distributions from net investment income (8,334,333) (5,215,377)
SHARE TRANSACTIONS--
Proceeds from sale of shares 1,285,533,598 1,009,714,269
Net asset value of shares issued to shareholders in payment 7,736,401 4,290,294
of distributions declared
Cost of shares redeemed (1,280,300,555) (820,786,309)
Change in net assets resulting from share transactions 12,969,444 193,218,254
Change in net assets 12,969,444 193,218,254
NET ASSETS:
Beginning of period 253,106,484 59,888,230
End of period $ 266,075,928 $ 253,106,484
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(See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements)
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
MUNICIPAL CASH SERIES II
MAY 31, 1998
ORGANIZATION
Cash Trust Series II (the "Trust") is registered under the Investment Company
Act of 1940, as amended (the "Act") as an open-end, management investment
company. The Trust consists of two portfolios. The financial statements included
herein are only those of Municipal Cash Series II (the "Fund"). The financial
statements of the other portfolio are presented separately. The assets of each
portfolio are segregated and a shareholder's interest is limited to the
portfolio in which shares are held. The investment objective of the Fund is to
provide current income exempt from federal regular income tax consistent with
stability of principal.
SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently
followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. These
policies are in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles.
INVESTMENT VALUATIONS
The Fund uses the amortized cost method to value its portfolio securities in
accordance with Rule 2a-7 under the Act.
INVESTMENT INCOME, EXPENSES, AND DISTRIBUTIONS
Interest income and expenses are accrued daily. Bond premium and discount, if
applicable, are amortized as required by the Internal Revenue Code, as amended
(the "Code"). Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend
date.
FEDERAL TAXES
It is the Fund's policy to comply with the provisions of the Code applicable to
regulated investment companies and to distribute to shareholders each year
substantially all of its income. Accordingly, no provisions for federal tax are
necessary.
WHEN-ISSUED AND DELAYED DELIVERY TRANSACTIONS
The Fund may engage in when-issued or delayed delivery transactions. The Fund
records when-issued securities on the trade date and maintains security
positions such that sufficient liquid assets will be available to make payment
for the securities purchased. Securities purchased on a when-issued or delayed
delivery basis are marked to market daily and begin earning interest on the
settlement date.
RESTRICTED SECURITIES
Restricted securities are securities that may only be resold upon registration
under federal securities laws or in transactions exempt from such registration.
Many restricted securities may be resold in the secondary market in transactions
exempt from registration. In some cases, the restricted securities may be resold
without registration upon exercise of a demand feature. Such restricted
securities may be determined to be liquid under criteria established by the
Board of Trustees (the "Trustees"). The Fund will not incur any registration
costs upon such resales. Restricted securities are valued at amortized cost in
accordance with Rule 2a-7 under the Act.
Additional information on each restricted security held at May 31, 1998 is as
follows:
SECURITY ACQUISITION DATE ACQUISITION COST
Marietta, GA Housing Authority, 12/10/1996 $3,300,000
Multifamily Housing Revenue Bonds
(Series 1995)
Hawaii State, (Second Series 1991) 3/6/1998 2,745,000
PT-163
Idaho Housing Agency, Single Family 6/2/1997 5,240,000
Mortgage Bonds (PA-145)
Stephens Municipal Investment Products, 11/26/1997 - 8,970,000
Louisiana HFA, Class A Certificates 2/12/1998
(Series 1997-3)
Charter Mac Floater Certificates Trust 5/21/1998 12,000,000
I Weekly VRDNs
Fargo, ND, IDRB (Series 1994) 11/13/1995 1,375,000
Tulsa County, OK HFA, CDC Municipal 11/21/1996 7,060,000
Products, Inc. Class A Certificates
(Series 1996E)
Wisconsin Housing & Economic 3/1/1998 50,000
Development Authority, (Series B)
USE OF ESTIMATES
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted
accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that
affect the amounts of assets, liabilities, expenses, and revenues reported in
the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimated.
OTHER
Investment transactions are accounted for on the trade date.
SHARES OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST
The Declaration of Trust permits the Trustees to issue an unlimited number of
full and fractional shares of beneficial interest (without par value). At May
31, 1998, capital paid-in aggregated $266,075,928. Transactions in shares were
as follows:
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Year Ended May 31,
1998 1997
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Shares sold 1,285,533,598 1,009,714,269
Shares issued to shareholders in payment of distributions 7,736,401 4,290,294
declared
Shares redeemed (1,280,300,555) (820,786,309)
Net change resulting from share transactions 12,969,444 193,218,254
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INVESTMENT ADVISORY FEE AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES
INVESTMENT ADVISORY FEE
Federated Advisers, the Fund's investment adviser (the "Adviser"), receives for
its services an annual investment advisory fee equal to 0.50% of the Fund's
average daily net assets. The Adviser may voluntarily choose to waive any
portion of its fee. The Adviser can modify or terminate this voluntary waiver at
any time at its sole discretion.
ADMINISTRATIVE FEE
Federated Services Company ("FServ"), under the Administrative Services
Agreement, provides the Fund with administrative personnel and services. The fee
paid to FServ is based on the level of average aggregate daily net assets of all
funds advised by subsidiaries of Federated Investors, Inc. for the period. The
administrative fee received during the period of the Administrative Services
Agreement shall be at least $125,000 per portfolio and $30,000 per each
additional class of shares.
DISTRIBUTION SERVICES FEE
The Fund has adopted a Distribution Plan (the "Plan") pursuant to Rule 12b-1
under the Act. Under the terms of the Plan, the Fund will reimburse Federated
Securities Corp. ("FSC"), the principal distributor, from the net assets of the
Fund to finance activities intended to result in the sale of the Fund's shares.
The Plan provides that the Fund may incur distribution expenses up to 0.20% of
the average daily net assets of the Fund shares, annually, to reimburse FSC.
TRANSFER AND DIVIDEND DISBURSING AGENT FEES AND EXPENSES
FServ, through its subsidiary, Federated Shareholder Services Company ("FSSC")
serves as transfer and dividend disbursing agent for the Fund. The fee paid to
FSSC is based on the size, type, and number of accounts and transactions made by
shareholders.
PORTFOLIO ACCOUNTING FEES
FServ maintains the Fund's accounting records for which it receives a fee. The
fee is based on the level of the Fund's average daily net assets for the period,
plus out-of-pocket expenses.
INTERFUND TRANSACTIONS
During the period ended May 31, 1998, the Fund engaged in purchase and sale
transactions with funds that have a common investment adviser (or affiliated
investment advisers), common Directors/Trustees, and/or common Officers. These
purchase and sale transactions were made at current market value pursuant to
Rule 17a-7 under the Act amounting to $464,360,000 and $557,825,000,
respectively.
GENERAL
Certain of the Officers and Trustees of the Trust are Officers and Directors or
Trustees of the above companies.
YEAR 2000 (UNAUDITED)
Similar to other financial organizations, the Fund could be adversely affected
if the computer systems used by the Fund's service providers do not properly
process and calculate date-related information and data from and after January
1, 2000. The Fund's Adviser and Administrator are taking measures that they
believe are reasonably designed to address the Year 2000 issue with respect to
computer systems that they use and to obtain reasonable assurances that
comparable steps are being taken by each of the Fund's other service providers.
At this time, however, there can be no assurance that these steps will be
sufficient to avoid any adverse impact to the Fund.
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT
To the Board of Trustees of CASH TRUST SERIES II and Shareholders of MUNICIPAL
CASH SERIES II:
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of
Municipal Cash Series II (one of the portfolios comprising Cash Trust Series
II), including the portfolio of investments, as of May 31, 1998, the related
statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in
net assets for the years ended May 31, 1998 and 1997, and the financial
highlights for the periods presented. These financial statements and financial
highlights are the responsibility of the Fund's management. Our responsibility
is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights
based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with generally accepted auditing
standards. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain
reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial
highlights are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a
test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial
statements. Our procedures included confirmation of the securities owned as of
May 31, 1998, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers; where replies
were not received, we performed other auditing procedures. An audit also
includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made
by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement
presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our
opinion.
In our opinion, such financial statements and financial highlights present
fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Municipal Cash
Series II as of May 31, 1998, the results of its operations, the changes in its
net assets and its financial highlights for the respective stated periods, in
conformity with generally accepted accounting principles.
DELOITTE & TOUCHE, LLP
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
July 10, 1998
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Municipal Cash Series II
(A Portfolio of Cash Trust Series II)
PROSPECTUS
JULY 31, 1998
An Open-End Management Investment Company
MUNICIPAL CASH SERIES II
Federated Investors Funds
5800 Corporate Drive
Pittsburgh, PA 15237-7000
DISTRIBUTOR
Federated Securities Corp.
Federated Investors Tower
1001 Liberty Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779
INVESTMENT ADVISER
Federated Advisers
Federated Investors Tower
1001 Liberty Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779
CUSTODIAN
State Street Bank and
Trust Company
P.O. Box 8600
Boston, MA 02266-8600
TRANSFER AGENT
AND DIVIDEND
DISBURSING AGENT
Federated Shareholder Services Company
P.O. Box 8600
Boston, MA 02266-8600
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
Deloitte & Touche LLP
2500 One PPG Place
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-5401
Federated Securities Corp., Distributor
1-800-341-7400
www.federatedinvestors.com
Cusip 147552103
0111205A (7/98)
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MUNICIPAL CASH SERIES II
(A PORTFOLIO OF CASH TRUST SERIES II)
STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
This Statement of Additional Information should be read with the prospectus of
Municipal Cash Series II (the "Fund"), a portfolio of Cash Trust Series II (the
"Trust") dated July 31, 1998. This Statement is not a prospectus. You may
request a copy of a prospectus or a paper copy of this Statement, if you have
received it electronically, free of charge by calling 1-800-341-7400.
MUNICIPAL CASH SERIES II
FEDERATED INVESTORS FUNDS
5800 CORPORATE DRIVE
PITTSBURGH, PA 15237-7000
Statement dated July 31, 1998
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Federated Securities Corp., Distributor
Federated Investors, Inc.
Federated Investors Tower
1001 Liberty Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779
1-800-341-7400
www.federatedinvestors.com
Cusip 147552103
0111205B (7/98)
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
INVESTMENT POLICIES 1 Acceptable Investments 1 Participation Interests 1
Municipal Leases 1 Ratings 1 When-Issued and Delayed Delivery Transactions 1
Investing in Securities of Other Investment Companies 1 Repurchase Agreements 2
Restricted and Illiquid Securities 2 Reverse Repurchase Agreements 2 Credit
Enhancement 2 INVESTMENT LIMITATIONS 2 Selling Short and Buying on Margin 2
Issuing Senior Securities and Borrowing Money 2 Pledging Assets 3 Lending Cash
or Securities 3 Investing in Commodities 3 Investing in Real Estate 3
Underwriting 3 Investing in Restricted Securities 3 Concentration of
Investments 3 Investing in Any One Issuer 3 Investing in Illiquid Securities 4
Investing for Control 4 Regulatory Compliance 4 CASH TRUST SERIES II MANAGEMENT
4 Share Ownership 8 Trustee Compensation 8 Trustee Liability 9 INVESTMENT
ADVISORY SERVICES 9 Investment Adviser 9 Advisory Fees 9 BROKERAGE TRANSACTIONS
9 OTHER SERVICES 9 Fund Administration 9 Custodian and Portfolio Accountant 10
Transfer Agent 10 Independent Auditors 10 Distribution Plan 10 DETERMINING NET
ASSET VALUE 10 REDEMPTION IN KIND 11 MASSACHUSETTS PARTNERSHIP LAW 11 THE
FUND'S TAX STATUS 11 PERFORMANCE INFORMATION 11 Yield 11 Effective Yield 11
Tax-Equivalent Yield 11 Tax-Equivalency Table 12 Total Return 12 Performance
Comparisons 13 Economic and Market Information 13 ABOUT FEDERATED INVESTORS,
INC. 13 Mutual Fund Market 14 Institutional Clients 14 Bank Marketing 14
Broker/Dealers and Bank Broker/Dealer Subsidaries 14 APPENDIX 15
INVESTMENT POLICIES
Unless indicated otherwise, the policies described below may be changed by the
Board of Trustees without shareholder approval. Shareholders will be notified
before any material change in these policies becomes effective.
ACCEPTABLE INVESTMENTS
When determining whether a security presents minimal credit risks, the
investment adviser will consider the creditworthiness of: the issuer of the
security; the issuer of any demand feature applicable to the security; or any
guarantor of either the security or any demand feature.
PARTICIPATION INTERESTS
The financial institutions from which the Fund purchases participation interests
frequently provide or secure from another financial institution irrevocable
letters of credit or guarantees and give the Fund the right to demand payment of
the principal amounts of the participation interests plus accrued interest on
short notice (usually within seven days). The municipal securities subject to
the participation interests are not limited to the Fund's maximum maturity
requirements so long as the participation interests include the right to demand
payment from the issuers of those interests. By purchasing these participation
interests, the Fund is buying a security meeting the maturity and quality
requirements of the Fund and also is receiving the tax-free benefits of the
underlying securities.
MUNICIPAL LEASES
The Fund may purchase municipal securities in the form of participation
interests that represent an undivided proportional interest in lease payments by
a governmental or nonprofit entity. The lease payments and other rights under
the lease provide for and secure payments on the certificates. Lease obligations
may be limited by municipal charter or the nature of the appropriation for the
lease. Furthermore, a lease may provide that the participants cannot accelerate
lease obligations upon default. The participants would only be able to enforce
lease payments as they became due. In the event of a default or failure of
appropriation, unless the participation interests are credit enhanced, it is
unlikely that the participants would be able to obtain an acceptable substitute
source of payment.
In determining the liquidity of municipal lease securities, the investment
adviser, under the authority delegated by the Trustees, will base its
determination on the following factors: whether the lease can be terminated by
the lessee; the potential recovery, if any, from a sale of the leased property
upon termination of the lease; the lessee's general credit strength (e.g., its
debt, administrative, economic and financial characteristics and prospects); the
likelihood that the lessee will discontinue appropriating funding for the leased
property because the property is no longer deemed essential to its operations
(e.g., the potential for an "event of non-appropriation"); and any credit
enhancement or legal recourse provided upon an event of non-appropriation or
other termination of the lease.
RATINGS
The securities in which the Fund invests must be rated in one of the two highest
short-term rating categories by one or more nationally recognized statistical
rating organizations ("NRSROs") or be of comparable quality to securities having
such ratings. An NRSRO's two highest rating categories are determined without
regard for sub-categories and gradations. For example, securities rated SP-1+,
SP-1, or SP-2 by Standard & Poor's ("S&P"), MIG-1 or MIG-2 by Moody's Investors
Service, Inc. ("Moody's"), or F-1+, F-1, or F-2 by Fitch IBCA, Inc. ("Fitch")
are all considered rated in one of the two highest short-term rating categories.
The Fund will follow applicable regulations in determining whether a security
rated by more than one NRSRO can be treated as being in one of the two highest
short-term rating categories; currently, such securities must be rated by two
NRSROs in one of their two highest rating categories. See "Regulatory
Compliance."
WHEN-ISSUED AND DELAYED DELIVERY TRANSACTIONS
These transactions are made to secure what is considered to be an advantageous
price or yield for the Fund. No fees or other expenses, other than normal
transaction costs, are incurred. However, liquid assets of the Fund in a dollar
amount sufficient to make payment for the securities to be purchased are:
segregated on the Fund's records at the trade date; marked to market daily; and
maintained until the transaction is settled. The Fund does not intend to engage
in when-issued and delayed delivery transactions to an extent that would cause
the segregation of more than 20% of the total value of its assets.
INVESTING IN SECURITIES OF OTHER INVESTMENT COMPANIES
The Fund may invest in the securities of affiliated money market funds as an
efficient means of managing the Fund's uninvested cash.
REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS
Certain securities in which the Fund invests may be purchased pursuant to
repurchase agreements. Repurchase agreements are arrangements in which banks,
broker/dealers, and other recognized financial institutions sell securities to
the Fund and agree at the time of sale to repurchase them at a mutually agreed
upon time and price. To the extent that the seller does not repurchase the
securities from the Fund, the Fund could receive less than the repurchase price
on any sale of such securities. The Fund or its custodian will take possession
of the securities subject to repurchase agreements, and these securities will be
marked to market daily. In the event that a defaulting seller filed for
bankruptcy or became insolvent, disposition of such securities by the Fund might
be delayed pending court action. The Fund believes that under the regular
procedures normally in effect for custody of the Fund's portfolio securities
subject to repurchase agreements, a court of competent jurisdiction would rule
in favor of the Fund and allow retention or disposition of such securities. The
Fund will only enter into repurchase agreements with banks and other recognized
financial institutions, such as broker/dealers, which are deemed by the Fund's
adviser to be creditworthy pursuant to guidelines established by the Trustees.
RESTRICTED AND ILLIQUID SECURITIES
The Fund may invest in commercial paper issued in reliance on the exemption from
registration afforded by Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933. Section
4(2) commercial paper is restricted as to disposition under federal securities
law, and is generally sold to institutional investors, such as the Fund, who
agree that they are purchasing the paper for investment purposes and not with a
view to public distribution. Any resale by the purchaser must be in an exempt
transaction. Section 4(2) commercial paper is normally resold to other
institutional investors like the Fund through or with the assistance of the
issuer or investment dealers who make a market in Section 4(2) commercial paper,
thus providing liquidity. The Fund believes that Section 4(2) commercial paper
and possibly certain other restricted securities which meet the criteria for
liquidity established by the Trustees of the Fund are quite liquid. The Fund
intends, therefore, to treat the restricted securities which meet the criteria
for liquidity established by the Trustees, including Section 4(2) commercial
paper, as determined by the Fund's investment adviser, as liquid and not subject
to the investment limitation applicable to illiquid securities.
REVERSE REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS
The Fund may also enter into reverse repurchase agreements. These transactions
are similar to borrowing cash. In a reverse repurchase agreement, the Fund
transfers possession of a portfolio instrument in return for a percentage of the
instrument's market value in cash and agrees that on a stipulated date in the
future the Fund will repurchase the portfolio instrument by remitting the
original consideration plus interest at an agreed upon rate. The use of reverse
repurchase agreements may enable the Fund to avoid selling portfolio instruments
at a time when a sale may be deemed to be disadvantageous, but does not ensure
this result. However, liquid assets of the Fund, in a dollar amount sufficient
to make payment for the securities to be purchased, are: segregated on the
Fund's records at the trade date; marked to market daily; and maintained until
the transaction is settled.
CREDIT ENHANCEMENT
The Fund typically evaluates the credit quality and ratings of credit-enhanced
securities based upon the financial condition and ratings of the party providing
the credit enhancement (the "credit enhancer"), rather than the issuer. However,
credit-enhanced securities will not be treated as having been issued by the
credit enhancer for diversification purposes, unless the Fund has invested more
than 10% of its assets in securities issued, guaranteed or otherwise credit
enhanced by the credit enhancer, in which case the securities will be treated as
having been issued by both the issuer and the credit enhancer.
The Fund may have more than 25% of its total assets invested in securities
credit enhanced by banks.
INVESTMENT LIMITATIONS
SELLING SHORT AND BUYING ON MARGIN
The Fund will not sell any securities short or purchase any securities on margin
but may obtain such short-term credits as are necessary for clearance of
transactions.
ISSUING SENIOR SECURITIES AND BORROWING MONEY
The Fund will not issue senior securities except that the Fund may borrow money
directly or through reverse repurchase agreements in amounts up to one-third of
the value of its total assets, including the amounts borrowed.
The Fund will not borrow money or engage in reverse repurchase agreements for
investment leverage, but rather as a temporary, extraordinary, or emergency
measure or to facilitate management of the portfolio by enabling the Fund to
meet redemption requests when the liquidation of portfolio securities is deemed
to be inconvenient or disadvantgeous.The Fund will not purchase any securities
while borrowings in excess of 5% of the value of its total assets are
outstanding. During the period any reverse repurchase agreements are
outstanding, the Fund will restrict the purchase of portfolio securities to
money market instruments maturing on or before the expiration date of the
reverse repurchase agreements, but only to the extent necessary to assure
completion of the reverse repurchase agreements.
PLEDGING ASSETS
The Fund will not mortgage, pledge, or hypothecate any assets except as
necessary to secure permitted borrowings. In these cases, the Fund may pledge
assets having a market value not exceeding the lesser of the dollar amounts
borrowed or 10% of the value of total assets at the time of the pledge.
LENDING CASH OR SECURITIES
The Fund will not lend any of its assets, except that it may acquire publicly or
non-publicly issued municipal securities or temporary investments or enter into
repurchase agreements, in accordance with its investment objective, policies,
and limitations or the Trust's Declaration of Trust.
INVESTING IN COMMODITIES
The Fund will not purchase or sell commodities, commodity contracts, or
commodity futures contracts.
INVESTING IN REAL ESTATE
The Fund will not purchase or sell real estate, including limited partnership
interests, although it may invest in municipal securities of issuers whose
business involves the purchase or sale of real estate or in securities which are
secured by real estate or interests in real estate.
UNDERWRITING
The Fund will not underwrite any issue of securities, except as it may be deemed
to be an underwriter under the Securities Act of 1933 in connection with the
sale of securities in accordance with its investment objective, policies, and
limitations.
INVESTING IN RESTRICTED SECURITIES
The Fund will not invest more than 10% of the value of its net assets in
securities subject to restrictions on resale under federal securities law,
except for certain restricted securities which meet the criteria for liquidity
as established by the Trustees.
CONCENTRATION OF INVESTMENTS
The Fund will not purchase securities if, as a result of such purchase, 25% or
more of the value of its total assets in any one industry, or in industrial
development bonds or other securities the interest upon which is paid from
revenues of similar types of projects, except that the Fund may invest 25% or
more of the value of its total assets in cash, cash items, or securities issued
or guaranteed by the government of the United States or its agencies, or
instrumentalities or instruments secured by these money market instruments, such
as repurchase agreements.
INVESTING IN ANY ONE ISSUER
With respect to securities comprising 75% of its assets, the Fund will not
invest more than 10% of its total assets in the securities of any one issuer.
Under this limitation, each governmental subdivision, including states and the
District of Columbia, territories, possessions of the United States, or their
political subdivisions, agencies, authorities, instrumentalities, or similar
entities, will be considered a separate issuer if its assets and revenues are
separate from those of the governmental body creating it and the security is
backed only by its own assets and revenues.
Industrial development bonds backed only by the assets and revenues of a
nongovernmental user are considered to be issued solely by that user. If in the
case on an industrial development bond or governmental-issued security, a
governmental or some other entity guarantees the security, such guarantee would
be considered a separate security issued by the guarantor as well as the other
issuer, subject to limited exclusions allowed by the Investment Company Act of
1940.
The above limitations cannot be changed without shareholder approval. The
following limitations, however, may be changed by the Trustees without
shareholder approval. Shareholders will be notified before any material change
in these limitations becomes effective.
INVESTING IN ILLIQUID SECURITIES
The Fund will not invest more than 10% of the value of its net assets in
illiquid securities including certain restricted securities not determined to be
liquid under criteria established by the Trustees and non-negotiable time
deposits.
INVESTING FOR CONTROL
The Fund will not invest in securities of a company for the purpose of
exercising control or management.
For purposes of the above limitations, the Fund considers certificates of
deposit and demand and time deposits issued by a U.S. branch of a domestic bank
or savings association having capital, surplus, and undivided profits in excess
of $100,000,000 at the time of investment to be "cash items." Except with
respect to borrowing money, if a percentage limitation is adhered to at the time
of investment, a later increase or decrease in percentage resulting from any
change in value or net assets will not result in a violation of such limitation.
The Fund did not borrow money or pledge securities in excess of 5% of the value
of its net assets during the last fiscal year and has no present intent to do so
during the coming fiscal year.
REGULATORY COMPLIANCE
The Fund may follow non-fundamental operational policies that are more
restrictive than its fundamental investment limitations, as set forth in the
prospectus and this Statement of Additional Information, in order to comply with
applicable laws and regulations, including the provisions of and regulations
under the Investment Company Act of 1940. In particular, the Fund will comply
with the various requirements of Rule 2a-7, which regulates money market mutual
funds. The Fund will determine the effective maturity of its investments, as
well as its ability to consider a security as having received the requisite
short-term ratings by NRSROs, according to Rule 2a-7. The Fund may change these
operational policies to reflect changes in the laws and regulations without the
approval of its shareholders.
CASH TRUST SERIES II MANAGEMENT
Officers and Trustees are listed with their addresses, birthdates, present
positions with Cash Trust Series II, and principal occupations.
John F. Donahue@*
Federated Investors Tower
Pittsburgh, PA
Birthdate: July 28, 1924
Chairman and Trustee
Chief Executive Officer and Director or Trustee of the Funds; Chairman and
Director, Federated Investors, Inc.; Chairman and Trustee, Federated
Advisers, Federated Management, and Federated Research; Chairman and
Director, Federated Research Corp. and Federated Global Research Corp.;
Chairman, Passport Research, Ltd.; Mr. Donahue is the father of J.
Christopher Donahue, Executive Vice President and Trustee of the Company.
Thomas G. Bigley
15 Old Timber Trail
Pittsburgh, PA
Birthdate: February 3, 1934
Trustee
Director or Trustee of the Funds; Director, Member of Executive Committee,
Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh; formerly, Senior Partner, Ernst & Young LLP;
Director, MED 3000 Group, Inc.; Director, Member of Executive Committee,
University of Pittsburgh.
John T. Conroy, Jr.
Wood/IPC Commercial Department
John R. Wood and Associates, Inc., Realtors
3255 Tamiami Trail North
Naples, FL
Birthdate: June 23, 1937
Trustee
Director or Trustee of the Funds; President, Investment Properties
Corporation; Senior Vice-President, John R. Wood and Associates, Inc.,
Realtors; Partner or Trustee in private real estate ventures in Southwest
Florida; formerly, President, Naples Property Management, Inc. and Northgate
Village Development Corporation.
Nicholas P. Constantakis
175 Woodshire Drive
Pittsburgh, PA
Birthdate: September 3, 1939
Trustee
Director or Trustee of the Funds; Formerly, Partner, Andersen Worldwide SC.
William J. Copeland
One PNC Plaza - 23rd Floor
Pittsburgh, PA
Birthdate: July 4, 1918
Trustee
Director or Trustee of the Funds; Director and Member of the Executive
Committee, Michael Baker, Inc.; formerly, Vice Chairman and Director, PNC Bank,
N.A., and PNC Bank Corp.; Director, Ryan Homes, Inc.; Director, United Refinery;
Chairman, Pittsburgh Foundation; Director, Forbes Fund; Chairman, Pittsburgh
Civic Light Opera.
J. Christopher Donahue*
Federated Investors Tower
Pittsburgh, PA
Birthdate: April 11, 1949
Executive Vice President and Trustee
President or Executive Vice President of the Funds; President and Director,
Federated Investors, Inc.; President and Trustee, Federated Advisers, Federated
Management, and Federated Research; President and Director, Federated Research
Corp. and Federated Global Research Corp.; President, Passport Research, Ltd.;
Trustee, Federated Shareholder Services Company, and Federated Shareholder
Services; Director, Federated Services Company; Director or Trustee of some of
the Funds. Mr. Donahue is the son of John F.
Donahue, Chairman and Trustee of the Company.
James E. Dowd, Esq.
571 Hayward Mill Road
Concord, MA
Birthdate: May 18, 1922
Trustee
Director or Trustee of the Funds; Attorney-at-law; Director, The Emerging
Germany Fund, Inc.; fomerly, President, Boston Stock Exchange, Inc.; Regional
Administrator, United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
Lawrence D. Ellis, M.D.*
3471 Fifth Avenue, Suite 1111
Pittsburgh, PA
Birthdate: October 11, 1932
Trustee
Director or Trustee of the Funds; Professor of Medicine, University of
Pittsburgh; Medical Director, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center --
Downtown; formerly, Hematologist, Oncologist, and Internist, Presbyterian and
Montefiore Hospitals; formerly, Member, National Board of Trustees, Leukemia
Society of America.
Edward L. Flaherty, Jr., Esq.@
Miller, Ament, Henny & Kochuba
205 Ross Street
Pittsburgh, PA
Birthdate: June 18, 1924
Trustee
Director or Trustee of the Funds; Attorney of Counsel, Miller, Ament, Henny &
Kochuba; Director, Eat'N Park Restaurants, Inc.; formerly, Counsel, Horizon
Financial, F.A., Western Region; Partner, Meyer and Flaherty.
Peter E. Madden
One Royal Palm Way
100 Royal Palm Way
Palm Beach, FL
Birthdate: March 16, 1942
Trustee
Director or Trustee of the Funds; Representative, Commonwealth of Massachusetts
General Court; President, State Street Bank and Trust Company and State Street
Corporation; Director, VISA USA and VISA International; Chairman and Director,
Massachusetts Banker Association; Director, Depository Trust Corporation.
John E. Murray, Jr., J.D., S.J.D.
President, Duquesne University
Pittsburgh, PA
Birthdate: December 20, 1932
Trustee
Director or Trustee of the Funds; President, Law Professor, Duquesne University;
Consulting Partner, Mollica & Murray; formerly, Dean and Professor of Law,
University of Pittsburgh School of Law; Dean and Professor of Law, Villanova
University School of Law.
Wesley W. Posvar
1202 Cathedral of Learning
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA
Birthdate: September 14, 1925
Trustee
Director or Trustee of the Funds; President, World Society for Ekistics, Athens;
Professor, International Politics; Management Consultant; Trustee, Carnegie
Endowment for International Peace, RAND Corporation, Online Computer Library
Center, Inc., National Defense University and U.S. Space Foundation; President
Emeritus, University of Pittsburgh; Founding Chairman, National Advisory Council
for Environmental Policy and Technology, Federal Emergency Management Advisory
Board and Czech Management Center, Prague; formerly, Professor, United States
Military Academy; Professor, United States Air Force Academy.
Marjorie P. Smuts
4905 Bayard Street
Pittsburgh, PA
Birthdate: June 21, 1935
Trustee
Director or Trustee of the Funds; Public Relations/Marketing/Conference
Planning; formerly, National Spokesperson, Aluminum Company of America;
business owner.
Richard B. Fisher
Federated Investors Tower
Pittsburgh, PA
Birthdate: May 17, 1923
President
President or Vice President of some of the Funds; Director or Trustee of
some of the Funds; Executive Vice President, Federated Investors, Inc.;
Chairman and Director, Federated Securities Corp.
Edward C. Gonzales
Federated Investors Tower
Pittsburgh, PA
Birthdate: October 22, 1930
Executive Vice President
Trustee or Director of some of the Funds; President, Executive Vice President,
and Treasurer of some of the Funds; Vice Chairman, Federated Investors, Inc.;
Vice President, Federated Advisers, Federated Management, Federated Research,
Federated Research Corp., Federated Global Research Corp. and Passport Research,
Ltd.; Executive Vice President and Director, Federated Securities Corp.;
Trustee, Federated Shareholder Services Company.
John W. McGonigle
Federated Investors Tower
Pittsburgh, PA
Birthdate: October 26, 1938
Executive Vice President, Secretary, and Treasurer
Executive Vice President and Secretary of the Funds; Treasurer of some of the
Funds; Executive Vice President, Secretary, and Director, Federated Investors,
Inc.; Trustee, Federated Advisers, Federated Management, and Federated Research;
Director, Federated Research Corp. and Federated Global Research Corp.; Trustee,
Federated Shareholder Services Company; Director, Federated Services Company;
President and Trustee, Federated Shareholder Services; Director, Federated
Securities Corp.
* This Trustee is deemed to be an "interested person" as defined in the
Investment Company Act of 1940.
@ Member of the Executive Committee. The Executive Committee of the Board of
Trustees handles the responsibilities of the Board between meetings of the
Board.
As referred to in the list of Trustees and Officers, "Funds" includes the
following investment companies: 111 Corcoran Funds; Automated Government Money
Trust; Blanchard Funds; Blanchard Precious Metals Fund, Inc.; Cash Trust Series
II; Cash Trust Series, Inc.; DG Investor Series; Edward D. Jones & Co. Daily
Passport Cash Trust; Federated Adjustable Rate U.S. Government Fund, Inc.;
Federated American Leaders Fund, Inc.; Federated ARMs Fund; Federated Core
Trust; Federated Equity Funds; Federated Equity Income Fund, Inc.; Federated
Fund for U.S. Government Securities, Inc.; Federated GNMA Trust; Federated
Government Income Securities, Inc.; Federated Government Trust; Federated High
Income Bond Fund, Inc.; Federated High Yield Trust; Federated Income Securities
Trust; Federated Income Trust; Federated Index Trust; Federated Institutional
Trust; Federated Insurance Series; Federated Investment Portfolios; Federated
Investment Trust; Federated Master Trust; Federated Municipal Opportunities
Fund, Inc.; Federated Municipal Securities Fund, Inc.; Federated Municipal
Trust; Federated Short-Term Municipal Trust; Federated Short-Term U.S.
Government Trust; Federated Stock and Bond Fund, Inc.; Federated Stock Trust;
Federated Tax-Free Trust; Federated Total Return Series, Inc.; Federated U.S.
Government Bond Fund; Federated U.S. Government Securities Fund: 1-3 Years;
Federated U.S. Government Securities Fund: 2-5 Years; Federated U.S. Government
Securities Fund: 5-10 Years; Federated Utility Fund, Inc.; Fixed Income
Securities, Inc.; High Yield Cash Trust; Intermediate Municipal Trust;
International Series, Inc.; Investment Series Funds, Inc.; Investment Series
Trust; Liberty Term Trust, Inc. -- 1999; Liberty U.S. Government Money Market
Trust; Liquid Cash Trust; Managed Series Trust; Money Market Management, Inc.;
Money Market Obligations Trust; Money Market Obligations Trust II; Money Market
Trust; Municipal Securities Income Trust; Newpoint Funds; Regions Funds; RIMCO
Monument Funds; Targeted Duration Trust; Tax-Free Instruments Trust; The
Planters Funds; The Virtus Funds; Trust for Financial Institutions; Trust for
Government Cash Reserves; Trust for Short-Term U.S. Government Securities; Trust
for U.S. Treasury Obligations; WesMark Funds; WCT Funds; and World Investment
Series, Inc.
SHARE OWNERSHIP
Officers and Trustees as a group own less than 1% of the Fund.
As of July 7, 1998, no shareholder(s) of record owned 5% or more of the
outstanding shares of the Fund.
TRUSTEE COMPENSATION
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NAME, COMPENSATION
POSITION WITH FROM TOTAL COMPENSATION PAID
TRUST TRUST*# FROM FUND COMPLEX+
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John F. Donahue, $0 $0 for the Trust and
Chairman and Trustee 56 other investment companies in the Fund Complex
Thomas G. Bigley, $702.45 $111,222 for the Trust and
Trustee 56 other investment companies in the Fund Complex
John T. Conroy, Jr., $772.81 $122,362 for the Trust and
Trustee 56 other investment companies in the Fund Complex
Nicholas P. Constantakis,++ $340.56 $0 for the Trust and
Trustee 36 other investment companies in the Fund Complex
William J. Copeland, $772.81 $122,362 for the Trust and
Trustee 56 other investment companies in the Fund Complex
J. Christopher Donahue, $0 $0 for the Trust and
Trustee and Executive 18 other investment companies in the Fund Complex
Vice President
James E. Dowd, Esq., $772.81 $122,362 for the Trust and
Trustee 56 other investment companies in the Fund Complex
Lawrence D. Ellis, M.D., $702.45 $111,222 for the Trust and
Trustee 56 other investment companies in the Fund Complex
Edward L. Flaherty, Jr., Esq., $772.81 $122,362 for the Trust and
Trustee 56 other investment companies in the Fund Complex
Peter E. Madden, $702.45 $111,222 for Trust and
Trustee 56 other investment companies in the Fund Complex
John E. Murray, Jr., J.D., S.J.D., $702.45 $111,222 for the Trust and
Trustee 56 other investment companies in the Fund Complex
Wesley W. Posvar, $702.45 $111,222 for the Trust and
Trustee 56 other investment companies in the Fund Complex
Marjorie P. Smuts, $702.45 $111,222 for the Trust and
Trustee 56 other investment companies in the Fund Complex
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* Information is furnished for the fiscal year ended May 31, 1998.
# The aggregate compensation is provided for the Trust which is comprised of
two portfolios.
+ The information is provided for the last calendar year.
++ Mr. Constantakis became a member of the Board of Trustees on February 23,
1998. He did not earn any fees for serving the Fund Complex since these fees are
reported as of the end of the last calendar year.
TRUSTEE LIABILITY
The Declaration of Trust provides that the Trustees will not be liable for
errors of judgment or mistakes of fact or law. However, they are not protected
against any liability to which they would otherwise be subject by reason of
willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence, or reckless disregard of the
duties involved in the conduct of their office.
INVESTMENT ADVISORY SERVICES
INVESTMENT ADVISER
The Fund's investment adviser is Federated Advisers. It is a subsidiary of
Federated Investors, Inc. All the voting securities of Federated Investors,
Inc. are owned by a trust, the trustees of which are John F. Donahue, his
wife and his son, J. Christopher Donahue.
The adviser shall not be liable to the Trust, the Fund, or any shareholder of
the Fund for any losses that may be sustained in the purchase, holding, or sale
of any security or for anything done or omitted by it, except acts or omissions
involving willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence, or reckless
disregard of the duties imposed upon it by its contract with the Trust.
ADVISORY FEES
For its advisory services, Federated Advisers receives an annual investment
advisory fee as described in the prospectus. For the fiscal years ended May 31,
1998, 1997, and 1996, the adviser earned $1,373,797, $888,564, and $376,627,
respectively, of which $108,571, $289,868, and $231,982, respectively, were
waived.
BROKERAGE TRANSACTIONS
When selecting brokers and dealers to handle the purchase and sale of portfolio
instruments, the adviser looks for prompt execution of the order at a favorable
price. In working with dealers, the adviser will generally use those who are
recognized dealers in specific portfolio instruments, except when a better price
and execution of the order can be obtained elsewhere. The adviser makes
decisions on portfolio transactions and selects brokers and dealers subject to
guidelines established by the Trustees. The adviser may select brokers and
dealers who offer brokerage and research services. These services may be
furnished directly to the Fund or to the adviser and may include: advice as to
the advisability of investing in securities; security analysis and reports;
economic studies; industry studies; receipt of quotations for portfolio
evaluations; and similar services. Research services provided by brokers and
dealers may be used by the adviser or its affiliates in advising the Fund and
other accounts. To the extent that receipt of these services may supplant
services for which the adviser or its affiliates might otherwise have paid, it
would tend to reduce their expenses. The adviser and its affiliates exercise
reasonable business judgment in selecting brokers who offer brokerage and
research services to execute securities transactions. They determine in good
faith that commissions charged by such persons are reasonable in relationship to
the value of the brokerage and research services provided. During the fiscal
year(s) ended May 31, 1998, 1997, and 1996, the Fund paid no brokerage
commissions.
Although investment decisions for the Fund are made independently from those of
the other accounts managed by the adviser, investments of the type the Fund may
make may also be made by those other accounts. When the Fund and one or more
other accounts managed by the adviser are prepared to invest in, or desire to
dispose of, the same security, available investments or opportunities for sales
will be allocated in a manner believed by the adviser to be equitable to each.
In some cases, this procedure may adversely affect the price paid or received by
the Fund or the size of the position obtained or disposed of by the Fund. In
other cases, however, it is believed that coordination and the ability to
participate in volume transactions will be to the benefit of the Fund.
OTHER SERVICES
FUND ADMINISTRATION
Federated Services Company, a subsidiary of Federated Investors, Inc., provides
administrative personnel and services to the Fund for a fee as described in the
prospectus. From March 1, 1994 to March 1, 1996, Federated Administrative
Services, a subsidiary of Federated Investors, Inc. served as the Fund's
Administrator. For purposes of this Statement of Additional Information,
Federated Services Company and Federated Administrative Services may hereinafter
collectively be referred to as the "Administrators." For the fiscal years ended
May 31, 1998, 1997, and 1996, the Administrators earned $207,302, $167,736, and
$125,000, respectively.
CUSTODIAN AND PORTFOLIO ACCOUNTANT
State Street Bank and Trust Company, Boston, MA, is custodian for the securities
and cash of the Fund. Federated Services Company, Pittsburgh, PA, provides
certain accounting and recordkeeping services with respect to the Fund's
portfolio investments. The fee paid for this service is based upon the level of
the Fund's average net assets for the period plus out-of-pocket expenses.
TRANSFER AGENT
Federated Services Company, through its registered transfer agent, Federated
Shareholder Services Company, maintains all necessary shareholder records. For
its services, the transfer agent receives a fee based on the number of
shareholder accounts.
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
The independent auditors for the Fund are Deloitte & Touche LLP, Pittsburgh, PA.
DISTRIBUTION PLAN
The Plan permits the payment of fees to financial institutions and the
distributor to stimulate distribution activities and to cause services to be
provided to shareholders by a representative who has knowledge of the
shareholder's particular circumstances and goals. These activities may include
but are not limited to marketing efforts; providing office space, equipment,
telephone facilities, and various clerical, supervisory, computer, and other
personnel as necessary or beneficial to establish and maintain shareholder
accounts and records; processing purchase and redemption transactions and
automatic investments of client account cash balances; answering routine client
inquiries; and assisting clients in changing dividend options, account
designations, and addresses.
By adopting the Plan, the Trustees expect that the Fund will be able to achieve
a more predictable flow of cash for investment purposes and to meet redemptions.
This will facilitate more efficient portfolio management and assist the Fund in
seeking to achieve its investment objectives. By identifying potential investors
whose needs are served by the Fund's objectives, and properly servicing these
accounts, the Fund may be able to curb sharp fluctuations in rates of
redemptions and sales.
Other benefits include: (1) an efficient and effective administrative system;
(2) a more efficient use of shareholder assets by having them rapidly invested
with a minimum of delay and administrative detail; and (3) an efficient and
reliable shareholder records system and prompt responses to shareholder requests
and inquiries concerning their accounts.
For the fiscal year ended May 31, 1998, payments in the amount of $549,519 were
made pursuant to the Plan, all of which was paid to financial institutions.
DETERMINING NET ASSET VALUE
The Trustees have decided that the best method for determining the value of
portfolio instruments is amortized cost. Under this method, portfolio
instruments are valued at the acquisition cost as adjusted for amortization of
premium or accumulation of discount rather than at current market value.
Accordingly, neither the amount of daily income nor the net asset value is
affected by any unrealized appreciation or depreciation of the portfolio. In
periods of declining interest rates, the indicated daily yield on shares of the
Fund computed by dividing the annualized daily income on the Fund's portfolio by
the net asset value computed as above may tend to be higher than a similar
computation made by using a method of valuation based upon market prices and
estimates. In periods of rising interest rates, the opposite may be true.
The Fund's use of the amortized cost method of valuing portfolio instruments
depends on its compliance with certain conditions in Rule 2a-7 (the "Rule")
promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Investment
Company Act of 1940. Under the Rule, the Trustees must establish procedures
reasonably designed to stabilize the net asset value per share, as computed for
purposes of distribution and redemption, at $1.00 per share, taking into account
current market conditions and the Fund's investment objective. The procedures
include monitoring the relationship between the amortized cost value per share
and the net asset value per share based upon available indications of market
value. The Trustees will decide what, if any, steps should be taken if there is
a difference of more than 0.5 of 1% between the two values. The Trustees will
take any steps they consider appropriate (such as redemption in kind or
shortening the average portfolio maturity) to minimize any material dilution or
other unfair results arising from differences between the two methods of
determining net asset value.
REDEMPTION IN KIND
The Fund is obligated to redeem shares solely in cash up to $250,000 or 1% of
the Fund's net asset value, whichever is less, for any one shareholder within a
90-day period. Any redemption beyond this amount will also be in cash unless the
Trustees determine that further payments should be in kind. In such cases, the
Fund will pay all or a portion of the remainder of the redemption in portfolio
instruments valued in the same way as the Fund determines net asset value. The
portfolio instruments will be selected in a manner that the Trustees deem fair
and equitable. Redemption in kind is not as liquid as a cash redemption. If
redemption is made in kind, shareholders who sell these securities could receive
less than the redemption value and could incur certain transaction costs.
MASSACHUSETTS PARTNERSHIP LAW
Under certain circumstances, shareholders may be held personally liable as
partners under Massachusetts law for obligations of the Trust. To protect its
shareholders, the Trust has filed legal documents with Massachusetts that
expressly disclaim the liability of its shareholders for acts or obligations of
the Trust. These documents require notice of this disclaimer to be given in each
agreement, obligation, or instrument the Trust or its Trustees enter into or
sign.
In the unlikely event a shareholder is held personally liable for the Trust's
obligations, the Trust is required by the Declaration of Trust to use its
property to protect or compensate the shareholder. On request, the Trust will
defend any claim made and pay any judgment against a shareholder for any act or
obligation of the Trust. Therefore, financial loss resulting from liability as a
shareholder will occur only if the Trust itself cannot meet its obligations to
indemnify shareholders and pay judgments against them.
THE FUND'S TAX STATUS
To qualify for the special tax treatment afforded to regulated investment
companies, the Fund must, among other requirements: derive at least 90% of its
gross income from dividends, interest, and gains from the sale of securities;
invest in securities within certain statutory limits; and distribute to its
shareholders at least 90% of its net income earned during the year.
PERFORMANCE INFORMATION
Performance depends upon such variables as: portfolio quality; average portfolio
maturity; type of instruments in which the portfolio is invested; changes in
interest rates; changes in expenses; and the relative amount of cash flow. To
the extent that financial institutions and broker/dealers charge fees in
connection with services provided in conjunction with an investment in shares of
the Fund, the performance will be reduced for those shareholders paying those
fees.
YIELD
The yield is calculated based upon the seven days ending on the day of the
calculation, called the "base period." This yield is computed by: determining
the net change in the value of a hypothetical account with a balance of one
share at the beginning of the base period, with the net change excluding capital
changes but including the value of any additional shares purchased with
dividends earned from the original one share and all dividends declared on the
original and any purchased shares; dividing the net change in the account's
value by the value of the account at the beginning of the base period to
determine the base period return; and multiplying the base period return by
365/7.
The Fund's yield for the seven-day period ended May 31, 1998, was 3.15%.
EFFECTIVE YIELD
The effective yield is calculated by compounding the unannualized base period
return by: adding 1 to the base period return; raising the sum to the 365/7th
power; and subtracting 1 from the result. The Fund's effective yield for the
seven-day period ended May 31, 1998, was 3.20%.
TAX-EQUIVALENT YIELD
The tax-equivalent yield of the Fund is calculated similarly to the yield but is
adjusted to reflect the taxable yield that the Fund would have had to earn to
equal its actual yield, assuming 39.60% tax rate (the maximum effective federal
rate for individuals) and assuming that the income is 100% tax exempt.
The Fund's tax-equivalent yield for the seven-day period ended May 31, 1998, was
5.22%.
TAX-EQUIVALENCY TABLE
A tax-equivalency table may be used in advertising and sales literature. The
interest earned by the municipal securities in the Fund's portfolio generally
remains free from federal regular income tax,* and is often free from state and
local taxes as well. As the table below indicates, a "tax-free" investment can
be an attractive choice for investors, particularly in times of narrow spreads
between tax-free and taxable yields.
TAXABLE YIELD EQUIVALENT FOR 1998
MULTISTATE MUNICIPAL FUND
FEDERAL INCOME TAX BRACKET:
15.00% 28.00% 31.00% 36.00% 39.60%
JOINT $1- $42,351- $102,301- $155,951- OVER
RETURN 42,350 102,300 155,950 278,450 $278,450
SINGLE $1- $25,351- $61,401- $128,101- OVER
RETURN 25,350 61,400 128,100 278,450 $278,450
Tax-Exempt
Yield TAXABLE YIELD EQUIVALENT
1.00% 1.18% 1.39% 1.45% 1.56% 1.66%
1.50% 1.76% 2.08% 2.17% 2.34% 2.48%
2.00% 2.35% 2.78% 2.90% 3.13% 3.31%
2.50% 2.94% 3.47% 3.62% 3.91% 4.14%
3.00% 3.53% 4.17% 4.35% 4.69% 4.97%
3.50% 4.12% 4.86% 5.07% 5.47% 5.79%
4.00% 4.71% 5.56% 5.80% 6.25% 6.62%
4.50% 5.29% 6.25% 6.52% 7.03% 7.45%
5.00% 5.88% 6.94% 7.25% 7.81% 8.28%
5.50% 6.47% 7.64% 7.97% 8.59% 9.11%
6.00% 7.06% 8.33% 8.70% 9.38% 9.93%
6.50% 7.65% 9.03% 9.42% 10.16% 10.76%
7.00% 8.24% 9.72% 10.14% 10.94% 11.59%
7.50% 8.82% 10.42% 10.87% 11.72% 12.42%
8.00% 9.41% 11.11% 11.59% 12.50% 13.25%
Note: The maximum marginal tax rate for each bracket was used in calculating
the taxable yield equivalent.
The chart above is for illustrative purposes only. It is not an indicator of
past or future performance of the Fund.
* Some portion of the Fund's income may be subject to the federal alternative
minimum tax and state and local taxes.
TOTAL RETURN
Average annual total return is the average compounded rate of return for a given
period that would equate a $1,000 initial investment to the ending redeemable
value of that investment. The ending redeemable value is computed by multiplying
the number of shares owned at the end of the period by the net asset value per
share at the end of the period. The number of shares owned at the end of the
period is based on the number of shares purchased at the beginning of the period
with $1,000, adjusted over the period by any additional shares, assuming the
monthly reinvestment of all dividends and distributions.
The Fund's average annual total returns for the one-year and five-year period
ended May 31, 1998 and for the period from February 13, 1991 (date of initial
public investment) through May 31, 1998 were 3.09%, 2.85%, and 2.97%,
respectively.
PERFORMANCE COMPARISONS
Investors may use financial publications and/or indices to obtain a more
complete view of the Fund's performance. When comparing performance, investors
should consider all relevant factors such as the composition of any index used,
prevailing market conditions, portfolio compositions of other funds, and methods
used to value portfolio securities and compute offering price. The financial
publications and/or indices which the Fund uses in advertising may include:
* LIPPER ANALYTICAL SERVICES, INC., ranks funds in various fund categories
based on total return, which assumes the reinvestment of all income
dividends and capital gains distributions, if any.
* IBC/DONOGHUE'S MONEY FUND REPORT publishes annualized yields of money
market funds weekly. Donoghue's Money Market Insight publication reports
monthly and 12-month-to-date investment results for the same money funds.
* MONEY, a monthly magazine, regularly ranks money market funds in various
categories based on the latest available seven-day effective yield.
Advertising and other promotional literature may include charts, graphs, and
other illustrations using the Fund's returns, or returns in general, that
demonstrate basic investment concepts such as tax-deferred compounding,
dollar-cost averaging and systematic investment. In addition, the Fund can
compare its performance, or performance for the types of securities in which it
invests, to a variety of other investments, such as bank savings accounts,
certificates of deposit, and Treasury bills.
ECONOMIC AND MARKET INFORMATION
Advertising and sales literature for the Fund may include discussions of
economic, financial and political developments and their effect on the
securities market. Such discussions may take the form of commentary on these
developments by portfolio managers and their views and analysis on how such
developments could affect the funds. In addition, advertising and sales
literature may quote statistics and give general information about the mutual
fund industry, including the growth of the industry, from sources such as the
Investment Company Institute.
ABOUT FEDERATED INVESTORS, INC.
Federated Investors, Inc. is dedicated to meeting investor needs which is
reflected in its investment decision making --structured, straightforward, and
consistent. This has resulted in a history of competitive performance with a
range of competitive investment products that have gained the confidence of
thousands of clients and their customers.
The company's disciplined security selection process is firmly rooted in sound
methodologies backed by fundamental and technical research. Investment decisions
are made and executed by teams of portfolio managers, analysts, and traders
dedicated to specific market sectors. These traders handle trillions of dollars
in annual trading volume.
In the money market sector, Federated Investors, Inc. gained prominence in the
mutual fund industry in 1974 with the creation of the first institutional money
market fund. Simultaneously, the company pioneered the use of the amortized cost
method of accounting for valuing shares of money market funds, a principal means
used by money managers today to value money market fund shares. Other
innovations include the first institutional tax-free money market fund. As of
December 31, 1997, Federated Investors managed more than $63.1 billion in assets
across 51 money market funds, including 18 government, 11 prime, and 22
municipal with assets approximating $35 billion, $17.1 billion, and $10.9
billion, respectively.
The Chief Investment Officers responsible for the oversight of the various
investment sectors within Federated Investors, Inc. are: U.S. equity and
high yield -- J. Thomas Madden; U.S. fixed income -- William D. Dawson, III;
and International -- Henry A. Frantzen. The Chief Investment Officers are
Executive Vice Presidents of the Federated advisory companies.
MUTUAL FUND MARKET
Thirty-seven percent of American households are pursuing their financial goals
through mutual funds. These investors, as well as businesses and institutions,
have entrusted over $4.4 trillion to the more than 6,700 funds available.*
Federated Investors, Inc. through its subsidiaries, distributes mutual funds
for a variety of investment applications. Specific markets include:
INSTITUTIONAL CLIENTS
Federated Investors, Inc. meets the needs of approximately 900 institutional
clients nationwide by managing and servicing separate accounts and mutual funds
for a variety of applications, including defined benefit and defined
contribution programs, cash management, and asset/liability management.
Institutional clients include corporations, pension funds, tax-exempt entities,
foundations/endowments, insurance companies, and investment and financial
advisors. The marketing effort to these institutional clients is headed by John
B. Fisher, President, Institutional Sales Division.
BANK MARKETING
Other institutional clients include close relationships with more than 1,600
banks and trust organizations. Virtually all of the trust divisions of the top
100 bank holding companies use Federated funds in their clients' portfolios. The
marketing effort to trust clients is headed by Timothy C. Pillion, Senior Vice
President, Bank Marketing & Sales.
BROKER/DEALERS AND BANK BROKER/DEALER SUBSIDIARIES
Federated funds are available to consumers through major brokerage firms
nationwide -- we have over 2,200 broker/dealer and bank broker/dealer
relationships across the country -- supported by more wholesalers than any other
mutual fund distributor. Federated's service to financial professionals and
institutions has earned it high ratings in several surveys performed by DALBAR,
Inc. DALBAR is recognized as the industry benchmark for service quality
measurement. The marketing effort to these firms is headed by James F. Getz,
President, Federated Securities Corp.
* Source: Investment Company Institute
APPENDIX
STANDARD & POOR'S SHORT-TERM MUNICIPAL OBLIGATION RATINGS
A Standard & Poor's (S&P) note rating reflects the liquidity concerns and market
access risks unique to notes.
SP-1--Very strong or strong capacity to pay principal and interest. Those issues
determined to possess overwhelming safety characteristics will be given a plus
sign (+) designation.
SP-2--Satisfactory capacity to pay principal and interest.
VARIABLE RATE DEMAND NOTES (VRDNS) AND TENDER OPTION BONDS (TOBS) RATINGS
S&P assigns dual ratings to all long-term debt issues that have as part of their
provisions a variable rate demand feature. The first rating (long-term rating)
addresses the likelihood of repayment of principal and interest when due, and
the second rating (short-term rating) describes the demand characteristics.
Several examples are AAA/A-l+, AA/A-I+, A/A-1. (The definitions for the
long-term and the short-term ratings are provided below.)
COMMERCIAL PAPER (CP) RATINGS
An S&P commercial paper rating is a current assessment of the likelihood of
timely payment of debt having an original maturity of no more than 365 days.
A-1--This highest category indicates that the degree of safety regarding timely
payment is strong. Those issues determined to possess extremely strong safety
characteristics are denoted with a plus sign (+) designation.
A-2--Capacity for timely payment on issues with this designation is
satisfactory. However, the relative degree of safety is not as high as for
issues designated A-1.
LONG-TERM DEBT RATINGS
AAA--Debt rated "AAA" has the highest rating assigned by S&P. Capacity to pay
interest and repay principal is extremely strong.
AA--Debt rate "AA" has a very strong capacity to pay interest and repay
principal and differs from the highest rated issues only in small degree.
A--Debt rated "A" has a strong capacity to pay interest and repay principal
although it is somewhat more susceptible to the adverse effects of changes in
circumstances and economic conditions than debt in higher rated categories.
MOODY'S INVESTORS SERVICE, INC., SHORT-TERM MUNICIPAL OBLIGATION RATINGS
Moody's Investor Service, Inc. (Moody's) short-term ratings are designated
Moody's Investment Grade (MIG or VMIG) (see below). The purpose of the MIG or
VMIG ratings is to provide investors with a simple system by which the relative
investment qualities of short-term obligations may be evaluated.
MIG1--This designation denotes best quality. There is present strong protection
by established cash flows, superior liquidity support or demonstrated broad
based access to the market for refinancing.
MIG2--This designation denotes high quality. Margins of protection are ample
although not so large as in the preceding group.
VARIABLE RATE DEMAND NOTES (VRDNS) AND TENDER OPTION BONDS (TOBS) RATINGS
Short-term ratings on issues with demand features are differentiated by the use
of the VMIG symbol to reflect such characteristics as payment upon periodic
demand rather than fixed maturity dates and payment relying on external
liquidity. In this case, two ratings are usually assigned, (for example,
Aaa/VMIG-1); the first representing an evaluation of the degree of risk
associated with scheduled principal and interest payments, and the second
representing an evaluation of the degree of risk associated with the demand
feature. The VMIG rating can be assigned a 1 or 2 designation using the same
definitions described above for the MIG rating.
COMMERCIAL PAPER (CP) RATINGS
P-1--Issuers rated Prime-1 (or related supporting institutions) have a superior
capacity for repayment of short-term promissory obligations. Prime-1 repayment
capacity will normally be evidenced by the following characteristics: leading
market positions in well established industries, high rates of return on funds
employed, conservative capitalization structure with moderate reliance on debt
and ample asset protection, broad margins in earning coverage of fixed financial
charges and high internal cash generation, well-established access to a range of
financial markets and assured sources of alternate liquidity.
P-2--Issuers rated Prime-2 (or related supporting institutions) have a strong
capacity for repayment of short-term promissory obligations. This will normally
be evidenced by many of the characteristics cited above, but to a lesser degree.
Earnings trends and coverage ratios, while sound, will be more subject to
variation. Capitalization characteristics, while still appropriate, may be more
affected by external conditions. Ample alternate liquidity is maintained.
LONG-TERM DEBT RATINGS
Aaa--Bonds which are rated Aaa are judged to be of the best quality. They carry
the smallest degree of investment risk and are generally referred to as "gilt
edged." Interest payments are protected by a large or by an exceptionally stable
margin and principal is secure. While the various protective elements are likely
to change, such changes as can be visualized are most unlikely to impair the
fundamentally strong position of such issues.
Aa--Bonds which are rated Aa are judged to be of high quality by all standards.
Together with the Aaa group, they comprise what are generally known as high
grade bonds. They are rated lower than the best bonds because margins of
protection may not be as large as in Aaa securities or fluctuation of protective
elements may be of greater amplitude or there may be other elements present
which make the long-term risks appear somewhat larger than in Aaa securities.
A--Bonds which are rated A possess many favorable investment attributes and are
to be considered as upper medium grade obligations. Factors giving security to
principal and interest are considered adequate but elements may be present which
suggest a susceptibility to impairment sometime in the future.
NR--Indicates that both the bonds and the obligor or credit enhancer are not
currently rated by S&P or Moody's with respect to short-term indebtedness.
However, management considers them to be of comparable quality to securities
rated A-1 or P-1.
NR(1)--The underlying issuer/obligor/guarantor has other outstanding debt rated
"AAA" by S&P or "Aaa" by Moody's.
NR(2)--The underlying issuer/obligor/guarantor has other outstanding debt rated
"AA" by S&P or "Aa" by Moody's.
NR(3)--The underlying issuer/obligor/guarantor has other outstanding debt rated
"A" by S&P or Moody's.
FITCH IBCA, INC. SHORT-TERM DEBT RATING DEFINITIONS
F-1+--Exceptionally Strong Credit Quality. Issues assigned this rating
are regarded as having the strongest degree of assurance for timely payment
F-1--Very Strong Credit Quality. Issues assigned this rating reflect an
assurance for timely payment, only slightly less in degree than issues rated
F-1+.
F-2--Good Credit Quality. Issues carrying this rating have a satisfactory degree
of assurance for timely payment, but the margin of safety is not as great as for
issues assigned F-1+ and F-1 ratings.
Treasury Cash Series II
(A Portfolio of Cash Trust Series II)
PROSPECTUS
The shares of Treasury Cash Series II (the "Fund") offered by this prospectus
represent interests in a portfolio of Cash Trust Series II (the "Trust"), an
open-end management investment company (a mutual fund). The Fund invests only in
short-term U.S. Treasury securities to provide current income consistent with
stability of principal and liquidity.
THE SHARES OFFERED BY THIS PROSPECTUS ARE NOT DEPOSITS OR OBLIGATIONS OF ANY
BANK, ARE NOT ENDORSED OR GUARANTEED BY ANY BANK AND ARE NOT INSURED OR
GUARANTEED BY THE U.S. GOVERNMENT, THE FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION,
THE FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD, OR ANY OTHER GOVERNMENT AGENCY. INVESTMENT IN THESE
SHARES INVOLVES INVESTMENT RISKS, INCLUDING POSSIBLE LOSS OF PRINCIPAL. THE FUND
ATTEMPTS TO MAINTAIN A STABLE NET ASSET VALUE OF $1.00 PER SHARE; THERE CAN BE
NO ASSURANCE THAT THE FUND WILL BE ABLE TO DO SO.
This prospectus contains the information you should read and know before you
invest in the Fund. Keep this prospectus for future reference.
The Fund has also filed a Statement of Additional Information dated July 31,
1998, with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"). The information
contained in the Statement of Additional Information is incorporated by
reference into this prospectus. You may request a copy of the Statement of
Additional Information or a paper copy of this prospectus, if you have received
your prospectus electronically, free of charge by calling 1-800-341-7400. To
obtain other information, or make inquiries about the Fund, contact your
financial institution. The Statement of Additional Information, material
incorporated by reference into this document, and other information regarding
the Fund is maintained electronically with the SEC at Internet Web site
(http://www.sec.gov).
THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED BY THE SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE COMMISSION NOR HAS THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION PASSED
UPON THE ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY OF THIS PROSPECTUS. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE
CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.
Prospectus dated July 31, 1998
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Summary of Fund Expenses 1
Financial Highlights 2
General Information 3
Year 2000 Statement 3
Investment Information 3
Investment Objective 3
Investment Policies 3
Investment Limitations 4
Fund Information 4
Management of the Fund 4
Distribution of Shares 4
Administration of the Fund 5
Administration Services 5
Net Asset Value 5
How to Purchase Shares 5
Purchasing Shares Through a Financial
Institution 6
Purchasing Shares by Wire 6
Purchasing Shares by Check 6
Special Purchase Features 6
How to Redeem Shares 6
Redeeming Shares Through a Financial
Institution 6
Redeeming Shares by Telephone 6
Redeeming Shares by Mail 7
Special Redemption Features 7
Account and Share Information 7
Dividends 7
Capital Gains 7
Account Activity 8
Accounts with Low Balances 8
Voting Rights 8
Tax Information 8
Federal Income Tax 8
State and Local Taxes 8
Performance Information 8
Financial Statements 9
Independent Auditors' Report 16
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<CAPTION>
SUMMARY OF FUND EXPENSES
SHAREHOLDER TRANSACTION EXPENSES
<S> <C> Maximum Sales Charge Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering
price) None Maximum Sales Charge Imposed on Reinvested Dividends (as a
percentage of offering price) None Contingent Deferred Sales Charge (as a
percentage of original purchase price or redemption proceeds, as if applicable)
None Redemption Fee (as a percentage of amount redeemed,if applicable) None
Exchange Fee None
<CAPTION>
ANNUAL TRUST OPERATING EXPENSES
(As a percentage of average net assets)
<S> <C> <C>
Management Fee (after waiver)(1) 0.48%
12b-1 Fee(2) 0.19%
Other Expenses 0.16%
Shareholder Services Fee 0.00%
Total Expenses(3) 0.83%
</TABLE>
(1) The management fee has been reduced to reflect the waiver of a portion of
the management fee. The maximum management fee is 0.50%.
(2) The maximum 12b-1 fee is 0.20%.
(3) The total operating expenses would have been 0.85% absent the voluntary
waiver of a portion of the management fee.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
EXAMPLE
You 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.
<S> <C>
1 Year $ 8
3 Years $ 26
5 Years $ 46
10 Years $103
</TABLE>
THE ABOVE EXAMPLE SHOULD NOT BE CONSIDERED A REPRESENTATION OF PAST OR
FUTURE EXPENSES. ACTUAL EXPENSES MAY BE GREATER OR LESS THAN THOSE SHOWN.
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
(FOR A SHARE OUTSTANDING THROUGHOUT EACH PERIOD)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
YEAR ENDED MAY 31,
1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991(A)
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
NET ASSET VALUE, BEGINNING $ 1.00 $ 1.00 $ 1.00 $ 1.00 $ 1.00 $ 1.00 $ 1.00 $ 1.00
OF PERIOD
INCOME FROM INVESTMENT
OPERATIONS
Net investment income 0.05 0.05 0.05 0.04 0.02 0.03 0.04 0.02
LESS DISTRIBUTIONS
Distributions from net (0.05) (0.05) (0.05) (0.04) (0.02) (0.03) (0.04) (0.02)
investment income
NET ASSET VALUE, END OF $ 1.00 $ 1.00 $ 1.00 $ 1.00 $ 1.00 $ 1.00 $ 1.00 $ 1.00
PERIOD
TOTAL RETURN(B) 4.88% 4.65% 4.97% 4.47% 2.47% 2.64% 4.41% 2.06%
RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS
Expenses 0.83% 0.85% 0.86% 0.88% 0.89% 0.78% 0.73% 0.47%*
Net investment income 4.76% 4.55% 4.83% 4.40% 2.42% 2.55% 4.34% 5.71%*
Expense 0.02% 0.01% 0.01% 0.00% 0.05% 0.19% 0.57% 0.37%*
waiver/reimbursement(c)
SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period $226,667 $343,071 $402,378 $243,651 $229,882 $310,648,$104,371 $70,798
(000 omitted)
</TABLE>
* Computed on an annualized basis.
(a) Reflects operations for the period from February 9, 1991 (date of initial
public investment) to May 31, 1991.
(b) Based on net asset value, which does not reflect the sales charge or
contingent deferred sales charge, if applicable.
(c) This voluntary expense decrease is reflected in both the expense and net
investment income ratios shown above.
(See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements)
GENERAL INFORMATION
The Trust was established as a Massachusetts business trust under a Declaration
of Trust dated November 14, 1990. The Declaration of Trust permits the Trust to
offer separate series of shares representing interests in separate portfolios of
securities. The Fund is designed for customers of financial institutions such as
banks, fiduciaries, custodians of public funds, investment advisers, and
broker/dealers, as a convenient means of accumulating an interest in a
professionally managed portfolio investing only in short-term U.S. Treasury
securities. A minimum initial investment of $25,000 is required except for
retirement plans.
The Fund attempts to stabilize the value of a share at $1.00. Shares are
currently sold and redeemed at that price.
YEAR 2000 STATEMENT
Like other mutual funds and business organizations worldwide, the Fund's service
providers (among them, the adviser, distributor, administrator, and transfer
agent) must ensure that their computer systems are adjusted to properly process
and calculate date-related information from and after January 1, 2000. Many
software programs and, to a lesser extent, the computer hardware in use today
cannot distinguish the year 2000 from the year 1900. Such a design flaw could
have a negative impact in the handling of securities trades, pricing, and
accounting services. The Fund and its service providers are actively working on
necessary changes to computer systems to deal with the year 2000 issue and
believe that systems will be year 2000 compliant when required. Analysis
continues regarding the financial impact of instituting a year 2000 compliant
program on the Fund's operations.
INVESTMENT INFORMATION
INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE
The investment objective of the Fund is to provide current income consistent
with stability of principal and liquidity. This investment objective cannot be
changed without shareholder approval. While there is no assurance that the Fund
will achieve its investment objective, it endeavors to do so by complying with
the diversification and other requirements of Rule 2a-7 under the Investment
Company Act of 1940 which regulates money market mutual funds and by following
the investment policies described in this prospectus.
INVESTMENT POLICIES
The Fund pursues its investment objective by investing only in a portfolio of
U.S. Treasury securities maturing in 13 months or less. The average maturity of
the securities in the Fund's portfolio, computed on a dollar-weighted basis,
will be 90 days or less. Unless indicated otherwise, the investment policies may
be changed by the Board of Trustees ("Trustees") without shareholder approval.
Shareholders will be notified before any material change in these policies
becomes effective.
ACCEPTABLE INVESTMENTS
The Fund invests only in U.S. Treasury obligations maturing in 397 days or
less and in repurchase agreements fully collaterized by U.S. Treasury
obligations.
REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS
Certain securities in which the Fund invests may be purchased pursuant to
repurchase agreements. Repurchase agreements are arrangements in which banks,
broker/dealers, and other recognized financial institutions sell securities to
the Fund and agree at the time of sale to repurchase them at a mutually agreed
upon time and price. To the extent that the seller does not repurchase the
securities from the Fund, the Fund could receive less than the repurchase price
on any sale of such securities.
WHEN-ISSUED AND DELAYED DELIVERY TRANSACTIONS
The Fund may purchase securities on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis.
These transactions are arrangements in which the Fund purchases securities with
payment and delivery scheduled for a future time. The seller's failure to
complete these transactions may cause the Fund to miss a price or yield
considered to be advantageous. Settlement dates may be a month or more after
entering into these transactions, and the market values of the securities
purchased may vary from the purchase prices.
The Fund may dispose of a commitment prior to settlement if the adviser deems it
appropriate to do so. In addition, the Fund may enter into transactions to sell
its purchase commitments to third parties at current market values and
simultaneously acquire other commitments to purchase similar securities at later
dates. The Fund may realize short-term profits or losses upon the sale of such
commitments.
INVESTING IN SECURITIES OF OTHER INVESTMENT COMPANIES
The Fund may invest its assets in securities of other investment companies as an
efficient means of carrying out its investment policies. It should be noted that
investment companies incur certain expenses, such as management fees, and,
therefore, any investment by the Fund in shares of other investment companies
may be subject to such duplicative expenses.
Investment Limitations
The Fund will not borrow money directly or through reverse repurchase agreements
(arrangements in which the Fund sells a money market instrument for a percentage
of its cash value with an agreement to buy it back on a set date) or pledge
securities except, under certain circumstances, the Fund may borrow up to
one-third of the value of its total assets and pledge up to 10% of the value of
total assets to secure such borrowings.
The above investment limitations cannot be changed without shareholder approval.
The following limitation, however, may be changed by the Trustees without
shareholder approval. Shareholders will be notified before any material change
in this limitation becomes effective.
The Fund will not invest more than 10% of its net assets in illiquid securities,
including repurchase agreements providing for settlement in more than seven days
after notice.
FUND INFORMATION
MANAGEMENT OF THE FUND
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
The Fund is managed by a Board of Trustees. The Trustees are responsible for
managing the Fund's business affairs and for exercising all the Trust's powers
except those reserved for the shareholders. An Executive Committee of the Board
of Trustees handles the Board's responsibilities between meetings of the Board.
INVESTMENT ADVISER
Investment decisions for the Fund are made by Federated Advisers, the Fund's
investment adviser, subject to direction by the Trustees. The adviser
continually conducts investment research and supervision for the Fund and is
responsible for the purchase and sale of portfolio instruments.
ADVISORY FEES
The adviser receives an annual investment advisory fee equal to 0.50% of the
Fund's average daily net assets. The adviser may voluntarily choose to waive a
portion of its fee or reimburse other expenses of the Fund, but reserves the
right to terminate such waiver or reimbursement at any time at its sole
discretion.
ADVISER'S BACKGROUND
Federated Advisers, a Delaware business trust, organized on April 11, 1989, is a
registered investment adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. It is a
subsidiary of Federated Investors, Inc. All of the Class A (voting) shares of
Federated Investors, Inc. are owned by a trust, the trustees of which are John
F. Donahue, Chairman and Director of Federated Investors, Inc., Mr. Donahue's
wife, and Mr. Donahue's son, J. Christopher Donahue, who is President and
Director of Federated Investors, Inc.
Federated Advisers and other subsidiaries of Federated Investors, Inc. serve as
investment advisers to a number of investment companies and private accounts.
Certain other subsidiaries also provide administrative services to a number of
investment companies. With over $120 billion invested across more than 300 funds
under management and/or administration by its subsidiaries, as of December 31,
1997, Federated Investors, Inc. is one of the largest mutual fund investment
managers in the United States. With more than 2,000 employees, Federated
continues to be led by the management who founded the company in 1955. Federated
funds are presently at work in and through approximately 4,000 financial
institutions nationwide.
Both the Trust and the adviser have adopted strict codes of ethics governing the
conduct of all employees who manage the Fund and its portfolio securities. These
codes recognize that such persons owe a fiduciary duty to the Fund's
shareholders and must place the interests of shareholders ahead of the
employees' own interests. Among other things, the codes: require preclearance
and periodic reporting of personal securities transactions; prohibit personal
transactions in securities being purchased or sold, or being considered for
purchase or sale, by the Fund; prohibit purchasing securities in initial public
offerings; and prohibit taking profits on securities held for less than sixty
days. Violations of the codes are subject to review by the Trustees, and could
result in severe penalties.
DISTRIBUTION OF SHARES
Federated Securities Corp. is the principal distributor for shares of the
Fund. It is a Pennsylvania corporation organized on November 14, 1969, and
is the principal distributor for a number of investment companies. Federated
Securities Corp. is a subsidiary of Federated Investors, Inc.
DISTRIBUTION PLAN
Under a distribution plan adopted in accordance with Investment Company Act Rule
12b-1 (the "Plan"), the distributor may select financial institutions, such as
banks, fiduciaries, custodians for public funds, investment advisers, and
broker/dealers to provide distribution and/or administrative services as agents
for their clients or customers. These services may include, but are not limited
to the following functions: providing office space, equipment, telephone
facilities, and various personnel including clerical, supervisory, and computer
as necessary or beneficial to establish and maintain shareholder accounts and
records; processing purchase and redemption transactions and automatic
investments of client account cash balances; answering routine client inquiries
regarding the Fund; assisting clients in changing dividend options, account
designations, and addresses; and providing such other services as the Fund
reasonably requests.
The distributor will pay financial institutions a fee based upon shares subject
to the Plan and owned by their clients or customers. The schedule of such fees
and the basis upon which such fees will be paid will be determined from time to
time by the Trustees of the Fund provided that for any period the total amount
of these fees shall not exceed an annual rate of 0.20% of the average net asset
value of shares subject to the Plan held during the period by clients or
customers of financial institutions. The current annual rate of such fees is
0.20%. Any fees paid by the distributor under the Plan, will be reimbursed from
the assets of the Fund.
SUPPLEMENTAL PAYMENTS TO FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
In addition to payments made pursuant to the Distribution Plan, Federated
Securities Corp. and Federated Shareholder Services, from their own assets, may
pay financial institutions supplemental fees for the performance of substantial
sales services, distribution-related support services, or shareholder services.
The support may include sponsoring sales, educational and training seminars for
their employees, providing sales literature, and engineering computer software
programs that emphasize the attributes of the Fund. Such assistance will be
predicated upon the amount of shares the financial institution sells or may
sell, and/or upon the type and nature of sales or marketing support furnished by
the financial institution. Any payments made by the distributor may be
reimbursed by the Fund's investment adviser or its affiliates.
ADMINISTRATION OF THE FUND
ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES
Federated Services Company, a subsidiary of Federated Investors, Inc. provides
administrative personnel and services (including certain legal and financial
reporting services) necessary to operate the Fund at an annual rate which
relates to the average aggregate daily net assets of all funds advised by
affiliates of Federated Investors, Inc. specified below:
MAXIMUM AVERAGE AGGREGATE
FEE DAILY NET ASSETS
0.150% on the first $250 million
0.125% on the next $250 million
0.100% on the next $250 million
0.075% on assets in excess of $750 million
The administrative fee received during any fiscal year shall be at least
$125,000 per portfolio and $30,000 per each additional class of shares.
Federated Services Company may choose voluntarily to waive a portion of its fee.
NET ASSET VALUE
The Fund attempts to stabilize the net asset value of shares at $1.00 by valuing
the portfolio securities using the amortized cost method. The net asset value
per share is determined by subtracting total liabilities from the value of Fund
assets, and dividing the remainder by the number of shares outstanding. The Fund
cannot guarantee that its net asset value will always remain at $1.00 per share.
The net asset value is determined at 12:00 noon, 3:00 p.m. (Eastern time), and
as of the close of trading (normally 4:00 p.m., Eastern time) on the New York
Stock Exchange, Monday through Friday, except on New Year's Day, Martin Luther
King, Jr. Day, Presidents' Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Independence Day,
Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day.
HOW TO PURCHASE SHARES
Shares are sold at their net asset value, without a sales charge, next
determined after an order is received, on days on which the New York Stock
Exchange is open for business. Shares may be purchased as described below,
either through a financial institution (such as a bank or broker/dealer), or by
wire, or by check directly from the Fund, with a minimum initial investment of
$25,000 or more or additional investments of as little as $500. The minimum
initial investment for retirement plans is only $1,000, and subsequent
investments may be made in amounts of at least $50. Financial institutions may
impose different minimum investment requirements on their customers.
In connection with any sale, Federated Securities Corp. may from time to time
offer certain items of nominal value to any shareholder or investor. The Fund
reserves the right to reject any purchase request. An account must be
established at a financial institution or by completing, signing, and returning
the new account form available from the Fund before shares can be purchased.
PURCHASING SHARES THROUGH A FINANCIAL INSTITUTION
Investors may purchase shares through a financial institution which has a sales
agreement with the distributor. Orders are considered received when the Fund
receives payment by wire or converts payment by check from the financial
institution into federal funds. It is the financial institution's responsibility
to transmit orders promptly. Financial institutions may charge additional fees
for their services.
PURCHASING SHARES BY WIRE
Shares may be purchased by wire by calling the Fund before 3:00 p.m. (Eastern
time) to place an order. The order is considered received immediately. Payment
by federal funds must be received before 3:00 p.m. (Eastern time) in order to
begin earning dividends that same day. Federal funds should be wired as follows:
Federated Shareholder Services Company, c/o State Street Bank and Trust Company,
Boston, MA; Attention: EDGEWIRE; For Credit to: Treasury Cash Series II; Fund
Number (this number can be found on the account statement or by contacting the
Fund); Group Number or Order Number; Nominee or Institution Name; and ABA Number
011000028. Shares cannot be purchased by wire on holidays when wire transfers
are restricted. Questions on wire purchases should be directed to your
shareholder services representative at the telephone number listed on your
account statement.
PURCHASING SHARES BY CHECK
Shares may be purchased by sending a check to Federated Shareholder Services
Company, P.O. Box 8600, Boston, MA 02266-8600. The check should be made payable
to: Treasury Cash Series II. Orders by mail are considered received when payment
by check is converted into federal funds (normally the business day after the
check is received), and shares begin earning dividends the next day.
SPECIAL PURCHASE FEATURES
Systematic Investment Program. A minimum of $100 can be automatically withdrawn
periodically from the shareholder's checking account at an Automated Clearing
House ("ACH") member and invested in Fund shares. Shareholders should contact
their financial institution or the Fund to participate in this program.
HOW TO REDEEM SHARES
Shares are redeemed at their net asset value next determined after Federated
Shareholder Services Company receives the redemption request. Redemptions will
be made on days on which the Fund computes its net asset value. Redemption
requests must be received in proper form and can be made as described below.
REDEEMING SHARES THROUGH A FINANCIAL INSTITUTION
Shares may be redeemed by contacting the shareholder's financial institution.
Shares will be redeemed at the net asset value next determined after Federated
Shareholder Services Company receives the redemption request. According to the
shareholder's instructions, redemption proceeds can be sent to the financial
institution or to the shareholder by check or by wire. The financial institution
is responsible for promptly submitting redemption requests and providing proper
written redemption instructions. Customary fees and commissions may be charged
by the financial institution for this service.
REDEEMING SHARES BY TELEPHONE
Redemptions in any amount may be made by calling the Fund provided the Fund has
a properly completed authorization form. These forms can be obtained from
Federated Securities Corp. Proceeds from redemption requests received before
12:00 noon (Eastern time) will be wired the same day to the shareholder's
account at a domestic commercial bank which is a member of the Federal Reserve
System, but will not include that day's dividend. Proceeds from redemption
requests received after that time include that day's dividend but will be wired
the following business day. Under limited circumstances, arrangements may be
made with the distributor for same-day payment of proceeds, without that day's
dividend, for redemption requests received before 2:00 p.m. (Eastern time).
Proceeds from redemption requests on holidays when wire transfers are restricted
will be wired the following business day. Questions about telephone redemptions
on days when wire transfers are restricted should be directed to your
shareholder services representative at the telephone number listed on your
account statement.
Telephone instructions may be recorded and if reasonable procedures are not
followed by the Fund, it may be liable for losses due to unauthorized or
fraudulent telephone instructions.
In the event of drastic economic or market changes, a shareholder may experience
difficulty in redeeming by telephone. If this occurs, "Redeeming Shares by Mail"
should be considered. If at any time the Fund shall determine it necessary to
terminate or modify the telephone redemption privilege, shareholders would be
promptly notified.
REDEEMING SHARES BY MAIL
Shares may be redeemed in any amount by mailing a written request to: Federated
Shareholder Services Company, P.O. Box 8600, Boston, MA 02266-8600. If share
certificates have been issued, they should be sent unendorsed with the written
request by registered or certified mail to the address noted above.
The written request should state: the Fund name and the class designation; the
account name as registered with the Fund; the account number; and the number of
shares to be redeemed or the dollar amount requested. All owners of the account
must sign the request exactly as the shares are registered. Normally, a check
for the proceeds is mailed within one business day, but in no event more than
seven days, after the receipt of a proper written redemption request. Dividends
are paid up to and including the day that a redemption request is processed.
Shareholders requesting a redemption of any amount to be sent to an address
other than that on record with the Fund or a redemption payable other than to
the shareholder of record must have their signatures guaranteed by a commercial
or savings bank, trust company, or savings association whose deposits are
insured by an organization which is administered by the Federal Deposit
Insurance Corporation; a member firm of a domestic stock exchange; or any other
"eligible guarantor institution," as defined in the Securities Exchange Act of
1934. The Fund does not accept signatures guaranteed by a notary public.
SPECIAL REDEMPTION FEATURES
CHECK WRITING
Upon request, a checking account will be established to allow shareholders to
redeem their Fund shares. Shareholder accounts will continue to receive the
daily dividend declared on the shares to be redeemed until the check is
presented to UMB Bank, N.A., the bank responsible for administering the check
writing program, for payment. However, checks should never be made payable or
sent to UMB Bank, N.A. or the Fund to redeem shares, and a check may not be
written to close an account.
DEBIT CARD
Upon request, a debit account will be established. This account allows
shareholders to redeem shares by using a debit card. A fee will be charged to
the account for this service.
SYSTEMATIC WITHDRAWAL PROGRAM
If a shareholder's account has a value of at least $25,000, other than
retirement accounts subject to required minimum distributions, a systematic
withdrawal program may be established whereby automatic redemptions are made
from the account and transferred electronically to any commercial bank, savings
bank, or credit union that is an ACH member. Shareholders may apply for
participation in this program through their financial institutions or the Fund.
ACCOUNT AND SHARE INFORMATION
DIVIDENDS
Dividends are declared daily and paid monthly. Dividends are automatically
reinvested on payment dates in additional shares of the Fund unless cash
payments are requested by writing to the Fund. Shares purchased by wire before
3:00 p.m. (Eastern time) begin earning dividends that day. Shares purchased by
check begin earning dividends the day after the check is converted into federal
funds.
CAPITAL GAINS
The Fund does not expect to realize any capital gains or losses. If capital
gains or losses were to occur, they could result in an increase or decrease in
dividends. The Fund will distribute in cash or additional shares any realized
net capital gains at least once every 12 months.
ACCOUNT ACTIVITY
Shareholders will receive periodic statements reporting all account activity,
including dividends paid. The Fund will not issue share certificates.
ACCOUNTS WITH LOW BALANCES
Due to the high cost of maintaining accounts with low balances, the Fund may
redeem shares in any account, except accounts maintained by retirement plans,
and pay the proceeds to the shareholder if the account balance falls below a
required minimum value of $25,000 due to shareholder redemptions. Before shares
are redeemed to close an account, the shareholder is notified in writing and
allowed 30 days to purchase additional shares to meet the minimum requirement.
VOTING RIGHTS
Each share of the Trust owned by a shareholder gives that shareholder one vote
in Trustee elections and other matters submitted to shareholders for vote. All
shares of each portfolio in the Trust have equal voting rights, except that in
matters affecting only a particular portfolio only shareholders of that
portfolio are entitled to vote. The Trust is not required to hold annual
shareholder meetings. Shareholder approval will be sought only for certain
changes in the Trust's or the Fund's operation and for election of Trustees
under certain circumstances.
Trustees may be removed by the Trustees or by shareholders at a special meeting.
A special meeting shall be called by the Trustees upon the written request of
shareholders owning at least 10% of the outstanding shares of the Trust.
As of July 7, 1998, Strafe & Co./Bank One Investment Advisors Corp., Columbus,
OH, owned 26.71% of the voting securities of the Fund, and, therefore, may, for
certain purposes, be deemed to control the Fund and be able to affect the
outcome of certain matters presented for a vote of shareholders.
TAX INFORMATION
FEDERAL INCOME TAX
The Fund will pay no federal income tax because it expects to meet requirements
of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to
receive the special tax treatment afforded to such companies. The Fund will be
treated as a single, separate entity for federal income tax purposes so that
income (including capital gains) and losses realized by the Trust's other
portfolios will not be combined for tax purposes with those realized by the
Fund.
Unless otherwise exempt, shareholders are required to pay federal income tax on
any dividends and other distributions received. This applies whether dividends
and distributions are received in cash or as additional shares.
STATE AND LOCAL TAXES
Shareholders are urged to consult their own tax advisers regarding the status of
their accounts under state and local tax laws.
PERFORMANCE INFORMATION
From time to time, the Fund advertises its yield, effective yield, and total
return.
Yield represents the annualized rate of income earned on an investment over a
seven-day period. It is the annualized dividends earned during the period on an
investment shown as a percentage of the investment. The effective yield is
calculated similarly to the yield, but when annualized, the income earned by an
investment is assumed to be reinvested daily. The effective yield will be
slightly higher than the yield because of the compounding effect of this assumed
reinvestment.
Total return represents the change, over a specified period of time, in the
value of an investment in the Fund after reinvesting all income distributions.
It is calculated by dividing that change by the initial investment and is
expressed as a percentage.
From time to time, advertisements for the Fund may refer to ratings, rankings,
and other information in certain financial publications and/or compare the
Fund's performance to certain indices.
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
TREASURY CASH SERIES II
MAY 31, 1998
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PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT VALUE
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SHORT-TERM U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATION--10.8%
U.S. TREASURY NOTE--10.8%
$ 24,500,000 4.750% - 8.875%, 9/30/1998 - 4/30/1999 $ 24,587,947
Total Short-Term U.S. Treasury Obligation 24,587,947
(A) REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS--89.1%
10,000,000 ABN AMRO Chicago Corp., 5.590%, dated 5/29/1998, due
6/1/1998 10,000,000 8,000,000 BT Securities Corp., 5.570%, dated
5/29/1998, due 6/1/1998 8,000,000
10,000,000 Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi Ltd., 5.590%, dated 5/29/1998, due 10,000,000
6/1/1998
8,000,000 Barclays de Zoete Wedd Securities, Inc., 5.560%, dated 8,000,000
5/29/1998, due 6/1/1998
10,000,000 Bear, Stearns and Co., 5.570%, dated 5/29/1998, due
6/1/1998 10,000,000 8,000,000 (b)Credit Suisse First Boston, Inc.,
5.440%, dated 4/9/1998, 8,000,000
due 7/8/1998
5,000,000 (b)Deutsche Bank Government Securities, Inc., 5.490%, dated 5,000,000
5/28/1998, due 6/30/1998
25,900,000 Deutsche Bank Government Securities, Inc., 5.570%, dated 25,900,000
5/29/1998, due 6/1/1998
10,000,000 Donaldson, Lufkin and Jenrette Securities Corp., 5.570%, 10,000,000
dated 5/29/1998, due 6/1/1998
10,000,000 First Union Capital Markets, 5.580%, dated 5/29/1998, due 10,000,000
6/1/1998
6,000,000 (b)Goldman Sachs Group, LP, 5.490%, dated 5/19/1998, due 6,000,000
6/9/1998
8,000,000 Harris Government Security, Inc., 5.580%, dated 5/29/1998, 8,000,000
due 6/1/1998
10,000,000 J.P. Morgan & Co., Inc., 5.570%, dated 5/29/1998, due 10,000,000
6/1/1998
5,000,000 (b)Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner and Smith, 5.500%, dated 5,000,000
5/8/1998, due 8/10/1998
10,000,000 Morgan Stanley Group, Inc., 5.550%, dated 5/29/1998, due 10,000,000
6/1/1998
10,000,000 Salomon Brothers, Inc., 5.590%, dated 5/29/1998, due 6/1/1998 10,000,000
10,000,000 Societe Generale, New York, 5.570%, dated 5/29/1998, due 10,000,000
6/1/1998
10,000,000 Swiss Bank Capital Markets, 5.550%, dated 5/29/1998, due 10,000,000
6/1/1998
10,000,000 Toronto Dominion Securities (USA) Inc., 5.570%, dated 10,000,000
5/29/1998, due 6/1/1998
8,000,000 UBS Securities, Inc., 5.570%, dated 5/29/1998, due 6/1/1998 8,000,000
10,000,000 Westdeutsche Landesbank Girozentrale, 5.570%, dated 10,000,000
5/29/1998, due 6/1/1998
Total Repurchase Agreements 201,900,000
Total Investments (at amortized cost)(c) $ 226,487,947
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(a) The repurchase agreements are fully collateralized by U.S. government and/or
agency obligations based on market prices at the date of the portfolio. The
investments in the repurchase agreements are through participation in joint
accounts with other Federated funds.
(b) Although final maturity falls beyond seven days, a liquidity feature is
included in each transaction to permit termination of the repurchase agreement
within seven days.
(c) Also represents cost for federal tax purposes.
Note: The categories of investments are shown as a percentage of net assets
($226,667,027) at May 31, 1998.
The following acronym is used throughout this portfolio:
LP --Limited Partnership
(See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements)
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
TREASURY CASH SERIES II
MAY 31, 1998
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ASSETS:
Investments in repurchase agreements $ 201,900,000
Investments in securities 24,587,947
Total investments in securities, at amortized cost and value $ 226,487,947
Cash 85,209
Income receivable 455,699
Total assets 227,028,855
LIABILITIES:
Income distribution payable 293,300
Accrued expenses 68,528
Total liabilities 361,828
Net Assets for 226,667,027 shares outstanding $ 226,667,027
NET ASSET VALUE, OFFERING PRICE, AND REDEMPTION PROCEEDS PER SHARE:
$226,667,027 / 226,667,027 shares outstanding $1.00
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(See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements)
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
TREASURY CASH SERIES II
YEAR ENDED MAY 31, 1998
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INVESTMENT INCOME:
Interest $ 14,720,031
EXPENSES:
Investment advisory fee $ 1,317,096
Administrative personnel and services fee 198,783
Custodian fees 53,223
Transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees and expenses 10,623
Directors'/Trustees' fees 10,400
Auditing fees 13,421
Legal fees 4,381
Portfolio accounting fees 73,973
Distribution services fee 508,399
Share registration costs 23,867
Printing and postage 6,616
Insurance premiums 5,507
Taxes 1,833
Miscellaneous 9,401
Total expenses 2,237,523
Waivers --
Waiver of investment advisory fee (49,754)
Net expenses 2,187,769
Net investment income $ 12,532,262
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(See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements)
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
TREASURY CASH SERIES II
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YEAR ENDED MAY 31,
1998 1997
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INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS:
OPERATIONS
Net investment income $ 12,532,262 $ 16,144,501
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS
Distributions from net investment income (12,532,262) (16,144,501)
SHARE TRANSACTIONS--
Proceeds from sale of shares 755,859,593 680,043,354
Net asset value of shares issued to shareholders in payment of 7,918,633 11,709,406
distributions declared
Cost of shares redeemed (880,182,180) (751,059,885)
Change in net assets resulting from share transactions (116,403,954) (59,307,125)
Change in net assets (116,403,954) (59,307,125)
NET ASSETS:
Beginning of period 343,070,981 402,378,106
End of period $ 226,667,027 $ 343,070,981
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(See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements)
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
TREASURY CASH SERIES II
MAY 31, 1998
ORGANIZATION
Cash Trust Series II (the "Corporation") is registered under the Investment
Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "Act") as an open-end, management
investment company. The Corporation consists of two portfolios. The financial
statements included herein are only those of Treasury Cash Series II (the
"Fund"). The financial statements of the other portfolios are presented
separately. The assets of each portfolio are segregated and a shareholder's
interest is limited to the portfolio in which shares are held. The investment
objective of the Fund is to provide current income consistent with stability of
principal and liquidity.
SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently
followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. These
policies are in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles.
INVESTMENT VALUATIONS
The fund uses the amortized cost method to value its portfolio securities in
accordance with Rule 2a-7 under the Act.
REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS
It is the policy of the Fund to require the custodian bank to take possession,
to have legally segregated in the Federal Reserve Book Entry System, or to have
segregated within the custodian bank's vault, all securities held as collateral
under repurchase agreement transactions. Additionally, procedures have been
established by the Fund to monitor, on a daily basis, the market value of each
repurchase agreement's collateral to ensure that the value of collateral at
least equals the repurchase price to be paid under the repurchase agreement
transaction.
The Fund will only enter into repurchase agreements with banks and other
recognized financial institutions, such as broker/ dealers, which are deemed by
the Fund's adviser to be creditworthy pursuant to the guidelines and/or
standards reviewed or established by the Board of Trustees (the "Trustees").
Risks may arise from the potential inability of counterparties to honor the
terms of the repurchase agreement. Accordingly, the Fund could receive less than
the repurchase price on the sale of collateral securities.
INVESTMENT INCOME, EXPENSES, AND DISTRIBUTIONS
Interest income and expenses are accrued daily. Bond premium and discount, if
applicable, are amortized as required by the Internal Revenue Code, as amended
(the "Code"). Dividend income and distributions to shareholders are recorded on
the ex-dividend date.
FEDERAL TAXES
It is the Fund's policy to comply with the provisions of the Code applicable to
regulated investment companies and to distribute to shareholders each year
substantially all of its income. Accordingly, no revisions for federal tax are
necessary.
WHEN-ISSUED AND DELAYED DELIVERY TRANSACTIONS
The Fund may engage in when-issued or delayed delivery transactions. The Fund
records when-issued securities on the trade date and maintains security
positions such that sufficient liquid assets will be available to make payment
for the securities purchased. Securities purchased on a when-issued or delayed
delivery basis are marked to market daily and begin earning interest on the
settlement date.
USE OF ESTIMATES
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted
accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that
affect the amounts of assets, liabilities, expenses, and revenues reported in
the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimated.
OTHER
Investment transactions are accounted for on the trade date.
SHARES OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST
The Declaration of Trust permits the Trustees to issue an unlimited number of
full and fractional shares of beneficial interest (with-out par value). At May
31, 1998, capital paid-in aggregated $226,667,027. Transactions in shares were
as follows:
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Year Ended May 31,
1998 1997
<S> <C> <C>
Shares sold 755,859,593 680,043,354
Shares issued to shareholders in payment of distributions 7,918,633 11,709,406
declared
Shares redeemed (880,182,180) (751,059,885)
Net change resulting from share transactions (116,403,954) (59,307,125)
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INVESTMENT ADVISORY FEE AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES
INVESTMENT ADVISORY FEE
Federated Advisers, the Fund's investment adviser (the "Adviser"), receives for
its services an annual investment advisory fee equal to 0.50% of the Fund's
average daily net assets. The Adviser may voluntarily choose to waive any
portion of its fee. The Adviser can modify or terminate this voluntary waiver at
any time at its sole discretion.
ADMINISTRATIVE FEE
Federated Service Company ("FServ"), under the Administrative Services
Agreement, provides the Fund with administrative personnel and services. The fee
paid to FServ is based on the level of average aggregate daily net assets of all
funds advised by subsidiaries of Federated Investors, Inc. for the period. The
administrative fee received during the period of the Administrative Services
Agreement shall be at least $125,000 per portfolio and $30,000 per each
additional class of shares.
DISTRIBUTION SERVICES FEE
The Fund has adopted a Distribution Plan (the "Plan") pursuant to Rule 12b-1
under the Act. Under the terms of the Plan, the Fund will reimburse Federated
Securities Corp. ("FSC"), the principal distributor, from the net assets of the
Fund to finance activities intended to result in the sale of the Fund's shares.
The Plan provides that the Fund may incur distribution expenses up to 0.20% of
the average daily net assets of the Fund shares, annually to reimburse FSC. The
distributor may voluntarily choose to waive any portion of its fee. The
distributor can modify or terminate this voluntary waiver at any time at its
sole discretion.
TRANSFER AND DIVIDEND DISBURSING AGENT FEES AND EXPENSES
FServ, through its subsidiary, Federated Shareholder Services Company ("FSSC")
serves as transfer and dividend disbursing agent for the Fund. The fee paid to
FSSC is based on the size, type, and number of accounts and transactions made by
shareholders.
PORTFOLIO ACCOUNTING FEES
FServ maintains the Fund's accounting records for which it receives a fee. The
fee is based on the level of the Fund's average daily net assets for the period,
plus out-of-pocket expenses.
GENERAL
Certain of the Officers and Trustees of the Corporation are Officers and
Directors or Trustees of the above companies.
YEAR 2000 (UNAUDITED)
Similar to other financial organizations, the Fund could be adversely affected
if the computer systems used by the Fund's service providers do not properly
process and calculate date-related information and data from and after January
1, 2000. The Fund's Adviser and Administrator are taking measures that they
believe are reasonably designed to address the Year 2000 issue with respect to
computer systems that they use and to obtain reasonable assurances that
comparable steps are being taken by each of the Fund's other service providers.
At this time, however, there can be no assurance that these steps will be
sufficient to avoid any adverse impact to the Fund.
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT
To the Board of Trustees of CASH TRUST SERIES II and Shareholders of TREASURY
CASH SERIES II:
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of Treasury
Cash Series II (one of the portfolios comprising Cash Trust Series II) including
the portfolio of investments, as of May 31, 1998, and the related statements of
operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for
the years ended May 31, 1998 and 1997, and the financial highlights for the
periods presented. These financial statements and financial highlights are the
responsibility of the Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express an
opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our
audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with generally accepted auditing
standards. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain
reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial
highlights are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a
test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial
statements. Our procedures included confirmation of the securities owned as of
May 31, 1998, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers; where replies
were not received, we performed other auditing procedures. An audit also
includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made
by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement
presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our
opinion.
In our opinion, such financial statements and financial highlights present
fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Treasury Cash Series
II as of May 31, 1998, the results of its operations, the changes in its net
assets and its financial highlights for the respective stated periods in
conformity with generally accepted accounting principles.
DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
July 10, 1998
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Federated Investors
Treasury Cash Series II
A Portfolio of Cash Trust Series II
PROSPECTUS
JULY 31, 1998
An Open-End Management Investment Company
TREASURY CASH SERIES II
Federated Investors Funds
5800 Corporate Drive
Pittsburgh, PA 15237-7000
DISTRIBUTOR
Federated Securities Corp.
Federated Investors Tower
1001 Liberty Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779
INVESTMENT ADVISER
Federated Advisers
Federated Investors Tower
1001 Liberty Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779
CUSTODIAN
State Street Bank and
Trust Company
P.O. Box 8600
Boston, MA 02266-8600
TRANSFER AGENT
AND DIVIDEND
DISBURSING AGENT
Federated Shareholder
Services Company
P.O. Box 8600
Boston, MA 02266-8600
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
Deloitte & Touche LLP
2500 One PPG Place
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-5401
Federated Securities Corp., Distributor
1-800-341-7400
www.federatedinvestors.com
Cusip 147552301
0111203A (7/98)
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TREASURY CASH SERIES II
(A PORTFOLIO OF CASH TRUST SERIES II)
STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
This Statement of Additional Information should be read with the prospectus of
Treasury Cash Series II (the "Fund"), a portfolio of Cash Trust Series II (the
"Trust") dated July 31, 1998. This Statement is not a prospectus. You may
request a copy of a prospectus or a paper copy of this Statement, if you have
received it electronically, free of charge by calling 1-800-341-7400.
TREASURY CASH SERIES II
FEDERATED INVESTORS FUNDS
5800 CORPORATE DRIVE
PITTSBURGH, PA 15237-7000
Statement dated July 31, 1998
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Federated Securities Corp., Distributor
Federated Investors, Inc.
Federated Investors Tower
1001 Liberty Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779
1-800-341-7400
www.federatedinvestors.com
Cusip 147552301
0111203B (7/98)
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
INVESTMENT POLICIES 1 When-Issued and Delayed Delivery Transactions 1 Investing
in Securities of Other Investment Companies 1 Repurchase Agreements 1 Reverse
Repurchase Agreements 1 INVESTMENT LIMITATIONS 1 Selling Short and Buying on
Margin 1 Issuing Senior Securities and Borrowing Money 1 Pledging Assets 2
Lending Cash or Securities 2 Investing in Restricted Securities 2 Investing in
Illiquid Securities 2 Investing for Control 2 Regulatory Compliance 2 CASH
TRUST SERIES II MANAGEMENT 2 Share Ownership 6 Trustee Compensation 7 Trustee
Liability 7 INVESTMENT ADVISORY SERVICES 8 Investment Adviser 8 Advisory Fees 8
BROKERAGE TRANSACTIONS 8 OTHER SERVICES 8 Fund Administration 8 Custodian and
Portfolio Accountant 8 Transfer Agent 9 Independent Auditors 9 Distribution
Plan 9 DETERMINING NET ASSET VALUE 9 REDEMPTION IN KIND 9 MASSACHUSETTS
PARTNERSHIP LAW 10 THE FUND'S TAX STATUS 10 PERFORMANCE INFORMATION 10 Yield 10
Effective Yield 10 Total Return 10 Performance Comparisons 11 Economic and
Market Information 11 ABOUT FEDERATED INVESTORS, INC. 11 Mutual Fund Market 12
Institutional Clients 12 Bank Marketing 12 Broker/Dealers and Bank
Broker/Dealer Subsidiaries 12
INVESTMENT POLICIES
Unless indicated otherwise, the policies described below may be changed by the
Board of Trustees without shareholder approval. Shareholders will be notified
before any material change in these policies becomes effective.
WHEN-ISSUED AND DELAYED DELIVERY TRANSACTIONS
These transactions are made to secure what is considered to be an advantageous
price or yield for the Fund. No fees or other expenses, other than normal
transaction costs, are incurred. However, liquid assets of the Fund in a dollar
amount sufficient to make payment for the securities to be purchased are:
segregated on the Fund's records at the trade date; marked to market daily; and
maintained until the transaction is settled. The Fund does not intend to engage
in when-issued and delayed delivery transactions to an extent that would cause
the segregation of more than 20% of the total value of its assets.
INVESTING IN SECURITIES OF OTHER INVESTMENT COMPANIES
The Fund may invest in the securities of affiliated money market funds as an
efficient means of managing the Fund's uninvested cash.
REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS
The Fund believes that under the regular procedures normally in effect for
custody of the Fund's portfolio securities subject to repurchase agreements, a
court of competent jurisdiction would rule in favor of the Fund and allow
retention or disposition of such securities. The Fund will only enter into
repurchase agreements with banks and other recognized financial institutions,
such as broker/dealers, which are deemed by the Fund's adviser to be
creditworthy pursuant to guidelines established by the Trustees.
REVERSE REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS
The Fund may also enter into reverse repurchase agreements. These transactions
are similar to borrowing cash. In a reverse repurchase agreement, the Fund
transfers possession of a portfolio instrument in return for a percentage of the
instrument's market value in cash and agrees that on a stipulated date in the
future the Fund will repurchase the portfolio instrument by remitting the
original consideration plus interest at an agreed upon rate. The use of reverse
repurchase agreements may enable the Fund to avoid selling portfolio instruments
at a time when a sale may be deemed to be disadvantageous, but does not ensure
this result. However, liquid assets of the Fund, in a dollar amount sufficient
to make payment for the securities to be purchased, are: segregated on the
Fund's records at the trade date; marked to market daily; and maintained until
the transaction is settled.
INVESTMENT LIMITATIONS
SELLING SHORT AND BUYING ON MARGIN
The Fund will not sell any securities short or purchase any securities on margin
but may obtain such short-term credits as are necessary for clearance of
transactions.
ISSUING SENIOR SECURITIES AND BORROWING MONEY
The Fund will not issue senior securities except that the Fund may borrow money
directly or through reverse repurchase agreements in amounts up to one-third of
the value of its total assets, including the amounts borrowed.
The Fund will not borrow money or engage in reverse repurchase agreements for
investment leverage, but rather as a temporary, extraordinary, or emergency
measure or to facilitate management of the portfolio by enabling the Fund to
meet redemption requests when the liquidation of portfolio securities is deemed
to be inconvenient or disadvantageous. The Fund will not purchase any securities
while borrowings in excess of 5% of the value of its total assets are
outstanding. During the period any reverse repurchase agreements are
outstanding, the Fund will restrict the purchase of portfolio securities to
money market instruments maturing on or before the expiration date of the
reverse repurchase agreements, but only to the extent necessary to assure
completion of the reverse repurchase agreements.
PLEDGING ASSETS
The Fund will not mortgage, pledge, or hypothecate any assets except as
necessary to secure permitted borrowings. In these cases, it may pledge assets
having a market value not exceeding the lesser of the dollar amounts borrowed or
10% of the value of total assets of the Fund at the time of the borrowing.
LENDING CASH OR SECURITIES
The Fund will not lend any of its assets, except that it may purchase or hold
portfolio securities permitted by its investment objective, policies, and
limitations or the Trust's Declaration of Trust.
INVESTING IN RESTRICTED SECURITIES
The Fund will not invest in securities subject to restriction on resale under
federal securities law.
The above limitations cannot be changed without shareholder approval. The
following limitations, however, may be changed by the Trustees without
shareholder approval. Shareholders will be notified before any material change
in these limitations becomes effective.
INVESTING IN ILLIQUID SECURITIES
The Fund will not invest more than 10% of the value of its net assets in
illiquid securities including repurchase agreements providing for settlement in
more than seven days after notice.
INVESTING FOR CONTROL
The Fund will not invest in securities of a company for the purpose of
exercising control or management.
For purposes of the above limitations, the Fund considers certificates of
deposit and demand and time deposits issued by a U.S. branch of a domestic bank
or savings association having capital, surplus, and undivided profits in excess
of $100,000,000 at the time of investment to be "cash items." Except with
respect to borrowing money, if a percentage limitation is adhered to at the time
of investment, a later increase or decrease in percentage resulting from any
change in value or net assets will not result in a violation of such limitation.
The Fund did not borrow money or pledge securities in excess of 5% of the value
of its net assets during the last fiscal year and has no present intent to do so
during the coming fiscal year.
REGULATORY COMPLIANCE
The Fund may follow non-fundamental operational policies that are more
restrictive than its fundamental investment limitations, as set forth in the
prospectus and this Statement of Additional Information, in order to comply with
applicable laws and regulations, including the provisions of and regulations
under the Investment Company Act of 1940. In particular, the Fund will comply
with the various requirements of Rule 2a-7, which regulates money market mutual
funds. The Fund will determine the effective maturity of its investments
according to Rule 2a-7. The Fund may change these operational policies to
reflect changes in the laws and regulations without the approval of its
shareholders.
CASH TRUST SERIES II MANAGEMENT
Officers and Trustees are listed with their addresses, birthdates, present
positions with Cash Trust Series II, and principal occupations.
John F. Donahue@*
Federated Investors Tower
Pittsburgh, PA
Birthdate: July 28, 1924
Chairman and Trustee
Chief Executive Officer and Director or Trustee of the Funds; Chairman and
Director, Federated Investors, Inc.; Chairman and Trustee, Federated
Advisers, Federated Management, and Federated Research; Chairman and
Director, Federated Research Corp. and Federated Global Research Corp.;
Chairman, Passport Research, Ltd.; Mr. Donahue is the father of J.
Christopher Donahue, Executive Vice President and Trustee of the Company.
Thomas G. Bigley
15 Old Timber Trail
Pittsburgh, PA
Birthdate: February 3, 1934
Trustee
Director or Trustee of the Funds; Director, Member of Executive Committee,
Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh; formerly, Senior Partner, Ernst & Young LLP;
Director, MED 3000 Group, Inc.; Director, Member of Executive Committee,
University of Pittsburgh.
John T. Conroy, Jr.
Wood/IPC Commercial Department
John R. Wood and Associates, Inc., Realtors
3255 Tamiami Trail North
Naples, FL
Birthdate: June 23, 1937
Trustee
Director or Trustee of the Funds; President, Investment Properties
Corporation; Senior Vice President, John R. Wood and Associates, Inc.,
Realtors; Partner or Trustee in private real estate ventures in Southwest
Florida; formerly, President, Naples Property Management, Inc. and Northgate
Village Development Corporation.
Nicholas P. Constantakis
175 Woodshire Drive
Pittsburgh, PA
Birthdate: September 3, 1939
Trustee
Director or Trustee of the Funds; formerly, Partner, Andersen Worldwide SC.
William J. Copeland
One PNC Plaza23rd Floor
Pittsburgh, PA
Birthdate: July 4, 1918
Trustee
Director or Trustee of the Funds; Director and Member of the Executive
Committee, Michael Baker, Inc.; formerly, Vice Chairman and Director, PNC Bank,
N.A., and PNC Bank Corp.; Director, Ryan Homes, Inc.; Director, United Refinery;
Chairman, Pittsburgh Foundation; Director, Forbes Fund; Chairman, Pittsburgh
Civic Light Opera.
J. Christopher Donahue*
Federated Investors Tower
Pittsburgh, PA
Birthdate: April 11, 1949
Executive Vice President and Trustee
President or Executive Vice President of the Funds; President and Director,
Federated Investors, Inc.; President and Trustee, Federated Advisers, Federated
Management, and Federated Research; President and Director, Federated Research
Corp. and Federated Global Research Corp.; President, Passport Research, Ltd.;
Trustee, Federated Shareholder Services Company and Federated Shareholder
Services; Director, Federated Services Company; Director or Trustee of some of
the Funds. Mr. Donahue is the son of John F.
Donahue, Chairman and Trustee of the Company.
James E. Dowd, Esq.
571 Hayward Mill Road
Concord, MA
Birthdate: May 18, 1922
Trustee
Director or Trustee of the Funds; Attorney-at-law; Director, The Emerging
Germany Fund, Inc.; fomerly, President, Boston Stock Exchange, Inc.; Regional
Administrator, United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
Lawrence D. Ellis, M.D.*
3471 Fifth Avenue, Suite 1111
Pittsburgh, PA
Birthdate: October 11, 1932
Trustee
Director or Trustee of the Funds; Professor of Medicine, University of
Pittsburgh; Medical Director, University of Pittsburgh Medical CenterDowntown;
formerly, Hematologist, Oncologist, and Internist, Presbyterian and Montefiore
Hospitals; formerly, Member, National Board of Trustees, Leukemia Society of
America.
Edward L. Flaherty, Jr., Esq.@
Miller, Ament, Henny & Kochuba
205 Ross Street
Pittsburgh, PA
Birthdate: June 18, 1924
Trustee
Director or Trustee of the Funds; Attorney of Counsel, Miller, Ament, Henny &
Kochuba; Director, Eat'N Park Restaurants, Inc.; formerly, Counsel, Horizon
Financial, F.A., Western Region; Partner, Meyer and Flaherty.
Peter E. Madden
One Royal Palm Way
100 Royal Palm Way
Palm Beach, FL
Birthdate: March 16, 1942
Trustee
Director or Trustee of the Funds; Representative, Commonwealth of Massachusetts
General Court; President, State Street Bank and Trust Company and State Street
Corporation; Director, VISA USA and VISA International; Chairman and Director,
Massachusetts Banker Association; Director, Depository Trust Corporation.
John E. Murray, Jr., J.D., S.J.D.
President, Duquesne University
Pittsburgh, PA
Birthdate: December 20, 1932
Trustee
Director or Trustee of the Funds; President, Law Professor, Duquesne University;
Consulting Partner, Mollica & Murray; formerly, Dean and Professor of Law,
University of Pittsburgh School of Law; Dean and Professor of Law, Villanova
University School of Law.
Wesley W. Posvar
1202 Cathedral of Learning
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA
Birthdate: September 14, 1925
Trustee
Director or Trustee of the Funds; President, World Society for Ekistics, Athens;
Professor, International Politics; Management Consultant; Trustee, Carnegie
Endowment for International Peace, RAND Corporation, Online Computer Library
Center, Inc., National Defense University, and U.S. Space Foundation; President
Emeritus, University of Pittsburgh; Founding Chairman, National Advisory Council
for Environmental Policy and Technology, Federal Emergency Management Advisory
Board, and Czech Management Center, Prague; formerly, Professor, United States
Military Academy; Professor, United States Air Force Academy.
Marjorie P. Smuts
4905 Bayard Street
Pittsburgh, PA
Birthdate: June 21, 1935
Trustee
Director or Trustee of the Funds; Public Relations/Marketing/Conference
Planning; formerly, National Spokesperson, Aluminum Company of America;
business owner.
Richard B. Fisher
Federated Investors Tower
Pittsburgh, PA
Birthdate: May 17, 1923
President
President or Vice President of some of the Funds; Director or Trustee of
some of the Funds; Executive Vice President, Federated Investors, Inc.;
Chairman and Director, Federated Securities Corp.
Edward C. Gonzales
Federated Investors Tower
Pittsburgh, PA
Birthdate: October 22, 1930
Executive Vice President
Trustee or Director of some of the Funds; President, Executive Vice President
and Treasurer of some of the Funds; Vice Chairman, Federated Investors, Inc.;
Vice President, Federated Advisers, Federated Management, Federated Research,
Federated Research Corp., Federated Global Research Corp., and Passport
Research, Ltd.; Executive Vice President and Director, Federated Securities
Corp.; Trustee, Federated Shareholder Services Company.
John W. McGonigle
Federated Investors Tower
Pittsburgh, PA
Birthdate: October 26, 1938
Executive Vice President, Secretary, and Treasurer
Executive Vice President and Secretary of the Funds; Treasurer of some of the
Funds; Executive Vice President, Secretary, and Director, Federated Investors,
Inc.; Trustee, Federated Advisers, Federated Management, and Federated Research;
Director, Federated Research Corp. and Federated Global Research Corp.; Trustee,
Federated Shareholder Services Company; Director, Federated Services Company;
President and Trustee, Federated Shareholder Services; Director, Federated
Securities Corp.
* This Trustee is deemed to be an "interested person" as defined in the
Investment Company Act of 1940.
@ Member of the Executive Committee. The Executive Committee of the Board of
Trustees handles the responsibilities of the Board between meetings of the
Board.
As referred to in the list of Trustees and Officers, "Funds" includes the
following investment companies: 111 Corcoran Funds; Automated Government Money
Trust; Blanchard Funds; Blanchard Precious Metals Fund, Inc.; Cash Trust Series
II; Cash Trust Series, Inc.; DG Investor Series; Edward D. Jones & Co. Daily
Passport Cash Trust; Federated Adjustable Rate U.S. Government Fund, Inc.;
Federated American Leaders Fund, Inc.; Federated ARMs Fund; Federated Core
Trust; Federated Equity Funds; Federated Equity Income Fund, Inc.; Federated
Fund for U.S. Government Securities, Inc.; Federated GNMA Trust; Federated
Government Income Securities, Inc.; Federated Government Trust; Federated High
Income Bond Fund, Inc.; Federated High Yield Trust; Federated Income Securities
Trust; Federated Income Trust; Federated Index Trust; Federated Institutional
Trust; Federated Insurance Series; Federated Investment Portfolios; Federated
Investment Trust; Federated Master Trust; Federated Municipal Opportunities
Fund, Inc.; Federated Municipal Securities Fund, Inc.; Federated Municipal
Trust; Federated Short-Term Municipal Trust; Federated Short-Term U.S.
Government Trust; Federated Stock and Bond Fund, Inc.; Federated Stock Trust;
Federated Tax-Free Trust; Federated Total Return Series, Inc.; Federated U.S.
Government Bond Fund; Federated U.S. Government Securities Fund: 1-3 Years;
Federated U.S. Government Securities Fund: 2-5 Years; Federated U.S. Government
Securities Fund: 5-10 Years; Federated Utility Fund, Inc.; Fixed Income
Securities, Inc.; High Yield Cash Trust; Intermediate Municipal Trust;
International Series, Inc.; Investment Series Funds, Inc.; Investment Series
Trust; Liberty Term Trust, Inc.1999; Liberty U.S. Government Money Market Trust;
Liquid Cash Trust; Managed Series Trust; Money Market Management, Inc.; Money
Market Obligations Trust; Money Market Obligations Trust II; Money Market Trust;
Municipal Securities Income Trust; Newpoint Funds; Regions Funds; RIMCO Monument
Funds; Targeted Duration Trust; Tax-Free Instruments Trust; The Planters Funds;
The Virtus Funds; Trust for Financial Institutions; Trust for Government Cash
Reserves; Trust for Short-Term U.S. Government Securities; Trust for U.S.
Treasury Obligations; WesMark Funds; WCT Funds; and World Investment Series,
Inc.
SHARE OWNERSHIP
Officers and Trustees as a group own less than 1% of the Fund.
As of July 7, 1998, the following shareholders of record owned 5% or more of the
outstanding shares of the Fund: Strafe & Co./Bank One Investment Advisors Corp.,
Columbus, OH, owned aproximately 50,319,669 shares (26.71%); Humboldt Bank,
Eureka, CA, owned approximately 9,470,084 shares (5.02%).
TRUSTEE COMPENSATION
AGGREGATE
NAME, COMPENSATION
POSITION WITH FROM TOTAL COMPENSATION PAID
TRUST TRUST*# FROM FUND COMPLEX+
John F. Donahue $0 $0 for the Trust and
Chairman and Trustee 56 other investment
companies in the Fund
Complex
Thomas G. Bigley $719.36 $111,222 for the Trust and
Trustee 56 other investment
companies in the Fund
Complex
John T. Conroy, Jr. $791.40 $122,362 for the Trust and
Trustee 56 other investment
companies in the Fund
Complex
Nicholas P. Constantakis++ $342.02 $0 for the Trust and
Trustee 36 other investment
companies in the Fund
Complex
William J. Copeland $791.40 $122,362 for the Trust and
Trustee 56 other investment
companies in the Fund
Complex
J. Christopher Donuhue $0 $0 for the Trust and
Trustee and Executive 18 other investment
Vice President companies in the Fund
Complex
James E. Dowd, Esq. $791.40 $122,362 for the Trust and
Trustee 56 other investment
companies in the Fund
Complex
Lawrence D. Ellis, M.D. $719.36 $111,222 for the Trust and
Trustee 56 other investment
companies in the Fund
Complex
Edward L. Flaherty, Jr., Esq. $791.40 $122,362 for the Trust and
Trustee 56 other investment
companies in the Fund
Complex
Peter E. Madden $719.36 $111,222 for Trust and
Trustee 56 other investment
companies in the Fund
Complex
John E. Murray, Jr., J.D., S.J.D $719.36 $111,222 for the Trust and
Trustee 56 other investment
companies in the Fund
Complex
Wesley W. Posvar $719.36 $111,222 for the Trust and
Trustee 56 other investment
companies in the Fund
Complex
Marjorie P. Smuts $719.36 $111,222 for the Trust and
Trustee 56 other investment
companies in the Fund
Complex
* Information is furnished for the fiscal year ended May 31, 1998.
# The aggregate compensation is provided for the Trust which is comprised of
two portfolios.
+ The information is provided for the last calendar year.
++ Mr. Constantakis became a member of the Board of Trustees on February 23,
1998. He did not earn any fees for serving the Fund Complex since these fees are
reported as of the end of the last calendar year.
TRUSTEE LIABILITY
The Declaration of Trust provides that the Trustees will not be liable for
errors of judgment or mistakes of fact or law. However, they are not protected
against any liability to which they would otherwise be subject by reason of
willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence, or reckless disregard of the
duties involved in the conduct of their office.
INVESTMENT ADVISORY SERVICES
INVESTMENT ADVISER
The Fund's investment adviser is Federated Advisers. It is a subsidiary of
Federated Investors, Inc. All the voting securities of Federated Investors,
Inc. are owned by a trust, the trustees of which are John F. Donahue, his
wife, and his son, J. Christopher Donahue.
The adviser shall not be liable to the Trust, the Fund,or any shareholder of the
Fund for any losses that may be sustained in the purchase, holding, or sale of
any security or for anything done or omitted by it, except acts or omissions
involving willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence, or reckless
disregard of the duties imposed upon it by its contract with the Trust.
ADVISORY FEES
For its advisory services, Federated Advisers receives an annual investment
advisory fee as described in the prospectus. For the fiscal years ended May 31,
1998, 1997, and 1996, the adviser earned $1,317,096, $1,774,153, and $1,742,105,
respectively, of which $49,754, $0, and $0, respectively, were waived.
BROKERAGE TRANSACTIONS
When selecting brokers and dealers to handle the purchase and sale of portfolio
instruments, the adviser looks for prompt execution of the order at a favorable
price. In working with dealers, the adviser will generally use those who are
recognized dealers in specific portfolio instruments, except when a better price
and execution of the order can be obtained elsewhere. The adviser makes
decisions on portfolio transactions and selects brokers and dealers subject to
guidelines established by the Trustees. The adviser may select brokers and
dealers who offer brokerage and research services. These services may be
furnished directly to the Fund or to the adviser and may include: advice as to
the advisability of investing in securities; security analysis and reports;
economic studies; industry studies; receipt of quotations for portfolio
evaluations; and similar services. Research services provided by brokers and
dealers may be used by the adviser or its affiliates in advising the Fund and
other accounts. To the extent that receipt of these services may supplant
services for which the adviser or its affiliates might otherwise have paid, it
would tend to reduce their expenses. The adviser and its affiliates exercise
reasonable business judgment in selecting brokers who offer brokerage and
research services to execute securities transactions. They determine in good
faith that commissions charged by such persons are reasonable in relationship to
the value of the brokerage and research services provided. During the fiscal
year(s) ended May 31, 1998, 1997, and 1996, the Fund paid no brokerage
commissions.
Although investment decisions for the Fund are made independently from those of
the other accounts managed by the adviser, investments of the type the Fund may
make may also be made by those other accounts. When the Fund and one or more
other accounts managed by the adviser are prepared to invest in, or desire to
dispose of, the same security, available investments or opportunities for sales
will be allocated in a manner believed by the adviser to be equitable to each.
In some cases, this procedure may adversely affect the price paid or received by
the Fund or the size of the position obtained or disposed of by the Fund. In
other cases, however, it is believed that coordination and the ability to
participate in volume transactions will be to the benefit of the Fund.
OTHER SERVICES
FUND ADMINISTRATION
Federated Services Company, a subsidiary of Federated Investors, provides
administrative personnel and services to the Fund for a fee as described in the
prospectus. From March 1, 1994 to March 1, 1996, Federated Administrative
Services, a subsidiary of Federated Investors, served as the Fund's
Administrator. For purposes of this Statement of Additional Information,
Federated Services Company and Federated Administrative Services may hereinafter
collectively be referred to as the "Administrators." For the fiscal years ended
May 31, 1998, 1997, and 1996, the Administrators earned $198,783, $268,071 and
$263,561, respectively.
CUSTODIAN AND PORTFOLIO ACCOUNTANT
State Street Bank and Trust Company, Boston, MA, is custodian for the securities
and cash of the Fund. Federated Services Company, Pittsburgh, PA, provides
certain accounting and recordkeeping services with respect to the Fund's
portfolio investments. The fee paid for this service is based upon the level of
the Fund's average net assets for the period plus out-of-pocket expenses.
TRANSFER AGENT
Federated Services Company, through its registered transfer agent, Federated
Shareholder Services Company, maintains all necessary shareholder records. For
its services, the transfer agent receives a fee based on the number of
shareholder accounts.
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
The independent auditors for the Fund are Deloitte & Touche LLP, Pittsburgh, PA.
DISTRIBUTION PLAN
The Fund has adopted a Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 which was promulgated by the
Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to the Investment Company Act of
1940. The Plan permits the payment of fees to financial institutions for sales
services or distribution-related support services. The Plan is designed to
stimulate distribution activities and to cause services to be provided to
shareholders by a representative who has knowledge of the shareholder's
particular circumstances and goals. By adopting the Plan, the Trustees expect
that the Fund will be able to achieve a more predictable flow of cash for
investment purposes and to meet redemptions. This will facilitate more efficient
portfolio management and assist the Fund in seeking to achieve its investment
objectives. By identifying potential investors whose needs are served by the
Fund's objectives, and properly servicing these accounts, the Fund may be able
to curb sharp fluctuations in rates of redemptions and sales. Other benefits may
include: (1) an efficient and effective distribution-related support system; (2)
a more efficient use of shareholder assets by having them rapidly invested with
a minimum of delay and administrative detail; and (3) an efficient and reliable
shareholder records system and prompt responses to shareholder requests and
inquiries concerning their accounts.
For the fiscal year ended May 31, 1998, payments in the amount of $508,399 were
made pursuant to the Plan, of which $0 was waived.
DETERMINING NET ASSET VALUE
The Trustees have decided that the best method for determining the value of
portfolio instruments is amortized cost. Under this method, portfolio
instruments are valued at the acquisition cost as adjusted for amortization of
premium or accumulation of discount rather than at current market value.
Accordingly, neither the amount of daily income nor the net asset value is
affected by any unrealized appreciation or depreciation of the portfolio. In
periods of declining interest rates, the indicated daily yield on shares of the
Fund computed by dividing the annualized daily income on the Fund's portfolio by
the net asset value computed as above may tend to be higher than a similar
computation made by using a method of valuation based upon market prices and
estimates. In periods of rising interest rates, the opposite may be true.
The Fund's use of the amortized cost method of valuing portfolio instruments
depends on its compliance with certain conditions in Rule 2a-7 (the "Rule")
promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Investment
Company Act of 1940. Under the Rule, the Trustees must establish procedures
reasonably designed to stabilize the net asset value per share, as computed for
purposes of distribution and redemption, at $1.00 per share, taking into account
current market conditions and the Fund's investment objective. The procedures
include monitoring the relationship between the amortized cost value per share
and the net asset value per share based upon available indications of market
value. The Trustees will decide what, if any, steps should be taken if there is
a difference of more than 0.5 of 1% between the two values. The Trustees will
take any steps they consider appropriate (such as redemption in kind or
shortening the average portfolio maturity) to minimize any material dilution or
other unfair results arising from differences between the two methods of
determining net asset value.
REDEMPTION IN KIND
The Fund is obligated to redeem shares solely in cash up to $250,000 or 1% of
the Fund's net asset value, whichever is less, for any one shareholder within a
90-day period. Any redemption beyond this amount will also be in cash unless the
Trustees determine that further payments should be in kind. In such cases, the
Fund will pay all or a portion of the remainder of the redemption in portfolio
instruments valued in the same way as the Fund determines net asset value. The
portfolio instruments will be selected in a manner that the Trustees deem fair
and equitable. Redemption in kind is not as liquid as a cash redemption. If
redemption is made in kind, shareholders who sell these securities could receive
less than the redemption value and could incur certain transaction costs.
MASSACHUSETTS PARTNERSHIP LAW
Under certain circumstances, shareholders may be held personally liable as
partners under Massachusetts law for obligations of the Trust. To protect its
shareholders, the Trust has filed legal documents with Massachusetts that
expressly disclaim the liability of its shareholders for acts or obligations of
the Trust. These documents require notice of this disclaimer to be given in each
agreement, obligation, or instrument the Trust or its Trustees enter into or
sign.
In the unlikely event a shareholder is held personally liable for the Trust's
obligations, the Trust is required by the Declaration of Trust to use its
property to protect or compensate the shareholder. On request, the Trust will
defend any claim made and pay any judgment against a shareholder for any act or
obligation of the Trust. Therefore, financial loss resulting from liability as a
shareholder will occur only if the Trust itself cannot meet its obligations to
indemnify shareholders and pay judgments against them.
THE FUND'S TAX STATUS
To qualify for the special tax treatment afforded to regulated investment
companies, the Fund must, among other requirements: derive at least 90% of its
gross income from dividends, interest, and gains from the sale of securities;
invest in securities within certain statutory limits; and distribute to its
shareholders at least 90% of its net income earned during the year.
PERFORMANCE INFORMATION
Performance depends upon such variables as: portfolio quality; average portfolio
maturity; type of instruments in which the portfolio is invested; changes in
interest rates; changes in expenses; and the relative amount of cash flow. To
the extent that financial institutions and broker/dealers charge fees in
connection with services provided in conjunction with an investment in shares of
the Fund, the performance will be reduced for those shareholders paying those
fees.
YIELD
The yield is calculated based upon the seven days ending on the day of the
calculation, called the "base period." This yield is computed by: determining
the net change in the value of a hypothetical account with a balance of one
share at the beginning of the base period, with the net change excluding capital
changes but including the value of any additional shares purchased with
dividends earned from the original one share and all dividends declared on the
original and any purchased shares; dividing the net change in the account's
value by the value of the account at the beginning of the base period to
determine the base period return; and multiplying the base period return by
365/7.
The Fund's yield for the seven-day period ended May 31, 1998, was 4.79%.
EFFECTIVE YIELD
The effective yield is calculated by compounding the unannualized base period
return by: adding 1 to the base period return; raising the sum to the 365/7th
power; and subtracting 1 from the result.
The Fund's effective yield for the seven-day period ended May 31, 1998, was
4.90%.
TOTAL RETURN
Average annual total return is the average compounded rate of return for a given
period that would equate a $1,000 initial investment to the ending redeemable
value of that investment. The ending redeemable value is computed by multiplying
the number of shares owned at the end of the period by the net asset value per
share at the end of the period. The number of shares owned at the end of the
period is based on the number of shares purchased at the beginning of the period
with $1,000, adjusted over the period by any additional shares, assuming the
monthly reinvestment of all dividends and distributions.
The Fund's average annual total returns for the one-year and five-year period
ended May 31, 1998, and for the period from February 9, 1991 (date of initial
public investment) through May 31, 1998, were 4.88%, 4.28%, and 4.14%,
respectively.
PERFORMANCE COMPARISONS
Investors may use financial publications and/or indices to obtain a more
complete view of the Fund's performance. When comparing performance, investors
should consider all relevant factors such as the composition of any index used,
prevailing market conditions, portfolio compositions of other funds, and methods
used to value portfolio securities and compute offering price. The financial
publications and/or indices which the Fund uses in advertising may include:
* LIPPER ANALYTICAL SERVICES, INC., ranks funds in various fund categories
based on total return, which assumes the reinvestment of all income
dividends and capital gains distributions, if any.
* IBC/DONOGHUE'S MONEY FUND REPORT publishes annualized yields of money
market funds weekly. Donoghue's MONEY MARKET INSIGHT publication reports
monthly and 12-month-to-date investment results for the same money funds.
* MONEY, a monthly magazine, regularly ranks money market funds in various
categories based on the latest available seven-day effective yield.
Advertising and other promotional literature may include charts, graphs, and
other illustrations using the Fund's returns, or returns in general, that
demonstrate basic investment concepts such as tax-deferred compounding,
dollar-cost averaging and systematic investment. In addition, the Fund can
compare its performance, or performance for the types of securities in which it
invests, to a variety of other investments, such as bank savings accounts,
certificates of deposit, and Treasury bills.
ECONOMIC AND MARKET INFORMATION
Advertising and sales literature for the Fund may include discussions of
economic, financial, and political developments and their effect on the
securities market. Such discussions may take the form of commentary on these
developments by portfolio managers and their views and analysis on how such
developments could affect the funds. In addition, advertising and sales
literature may quote statistics and give general information about the mutual
fund industry, including the growth of the industry, from sources such as the
Investment Company Institute.
ABOUT FEDERATED INVESTORS, INC.
Federated Investors, Inc. is dedicated to meeting investor needs which is
reflected in its investment decision making structured, straightforward, and
consistent. This has resulted in a history of competitive performance with a
range of competitive investment products that have gained the confidence of
thousands of clients and their customers.
The company's disciplined security selection process is firmly rooted in sound
methodologies backed by fundamental and technical research. Investment decisions
are made and executed by teams of portfolio managers, analysts, and traders
dedicated to specific market sectors. These traders handle trillions of dollars
in annual trading volume.
In the money market sector, Federated Investors, Inc. gained prominence in the
mutual fund industry in 1974 with the creation of the first institutional money
market fund. Simultaneously, the company pioneered the use of the amortized cost
method of accounting for valuing shares of money market funds, a principal means
used by money managers today to value money market fund shares. Other
innovations include the first institutional tax-free money market fund. As of
December 31, 1997, Federated Investors managed more than $63.1 billion in assets
across 51 money market funds, including 18 government, 11 prime, and 22
municipal with assets approximating $35 billion, $17.1 billion, and $10.9
billion, respectively.
The Chief Investment Officers responsible for the oversight of the various
investment sectors within Federated Investors, Inc. are: U.S. equity and
high yieldJ. Thomas Madden; U.S. fixed incomeWilliam D. Dawson, III; and
InternationalHenry A. Frantzen. The Chief Investment Officers are Executive
Vice Presidents of the Federated advisory companies.
MUTUAL FUND MARKET
Thirty-seven percent of American households are pursuing their financial goals
through mutual funds. These investors, as well as businesses and institutions,
have entrusted over $4.4 trillion to the more than 6,700 funds available.*
Federated Investors, Inc. through its subsidiaries, distributes mutual funds
for a variety of investment applications. Specific markets include:
INSTITUTIONAL CLIENTS
Federated Investors, Inc. meets the needs of approximately 900 institutional
clients nationwide by managing and servicing separate accounts and mutual funds
for a variety of applications, including defined benefit and defined
contribution programs, cash management, and asset/liability management.
Institutional clients include corporations, pension funds, tax-exempt entities,
foundations/endowments, insurance companies, and investment and financial
advisors. The marketing effort to these institutional clients is headed by John
B. Fisher, President, Institutional Sales Division.
BANK MARKETING
Other institutional clients include close relationships with more than 1,600
banks and trust organizations. Virtually all of the trust divisions of the top
100 bank holding companies use Federated funds in their clients' portfolios. The
marketing effort to trust clients is headed by Timothy C. Pillion, Senior Vice
President, Bank Marketing & Sales.
BROKER/DEALERS AND BANK BROKER/DEALER SUBSIDIARIES
Federated funds are available to consumers through major brokerage firms
nationwidewe have over 2,200 broker/dealer and bank broker/dealer relationships
across the countrysupported by more wholesalers than any other mutual fund
distributor. Federated's service to financial professionals and institutions has
earned it high ratings in several surveys performed by DALBAR, Inc. DALBAR is
recognized as the industry benchmark for service quality measurement. The
marketing effort to these firms is headed by James F. Getz, President, Federated
Securities Corp.
* Source: Investment Company Institute
