Filed electronically with the Securities and Exchange Commission
on September 15, 2000
File No. 2-36238
File No. 811-2021
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D. C. 20549
FORM N-1A
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES
ACT OF 1933 / /
Pre-Effective Amendment No. ___ / /
Post-Effective Amendment No. 73
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and/or
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE
INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940 / /
Amendment No. 57
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SCUDDER SECURITIES TRUST
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Two International Place, Boston, MA 02110-4103
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's Telephone Number, including Area Code: (617) 295-2567
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John Millette
Scudder Kemper Investments, Inc.
Two International Place, Boston, MA 02110
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(Name and Address of Agent for Service)
It is proposed that this filing will become effective (check appropriate box):
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/ / Immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b) / / On pursuant to paragraph (b)
/ / 60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(1) / X / On October 1, 2000 pursuant to paragraph (a)(1)
/ / 75 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(2) / / On ________ pursuant to paragraph (a) (2) of Rule 485.
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If appropriate, check the following box:
/ / This post-effective amendment designates a new effective date for
a previously filed post-effective amendment
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SCUDDER SECURITIES TRUST
Scudder 21st Century Growth Fund
Scudder Development Fund
Scudder Health Care Fund
Scudder Small Company Value Fund
Scudder Technology Fund
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SCUDDER
INVESTMENTS(SM)
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U.S./EQUITY
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Class AARP and Class S Shares
Scudder
Development Fund
Prospectus
October 1, 2000
As with all mutual funds, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) does not
approve or disapprove these shares or determine whether the information in this
prospectus is truthful or complete. It is a criminal offense for anyone to
inform you otherwise.
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Scudder Development Fund
How the fund works
2 Investment Approach
3 Main Risks To Investors
4 The Fund's Track Record
5 How Much Investors Pay
6 Other Policies and Risks
7 Who Manages and Oversees the Fund
9 Financial Highlights
How to invest in the fund
13 How to Buy, Sell and Exchange
Class AARP Shares
How to Buy, Sell and Exchange
Class S Shares
15 Policies You Should Know About
20 Understanding Distributions and Taxes
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How the fund works
On the next few pages, you'll find information about the fund's investment goal,
the main strategies it uses to pursue that goal, and the main risks that could
affect its performance.
Whether you are considering investing in the fund or are already a shareholder,
you'll probably want to look this information over carefully. You may want to
keep it on hand for reference as well.
Remember that mutual funds are investments, not bank deposits. They're not
insured or guaranteed by the FDIC or any other government agency, and you could
lose money by investing in them.
This prospectus offers two classes for the fund described. Class AARP shares
have been created especially for AARP members. Class S shares are available to
all investors. Unless otherwise noted, all information in this prospectus
applies to both classes.
You can find Scudder prospectuses on the Internet for Class AARP shares at
aarp.scudder.com and for Class S shares at www.scudder.com.
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ticker symbol | Class AARP xxxxx fund number | Class AARP 000
| Class S SCDVX | Class S 067
Scudder Development Fund
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Investment Approach
The fund seeks long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in U.S.
companies with the potential for above-average growth. These investments are in
equities, mainly common stocks. In choosing stocks, the portfolio managers use a
combination of three analytical disciplines:
Bottom-up research. The managers look for companies that have strong finances,
management and product franchises, good business prospects and strong
competitive positioning, among other factors.
Growth orientation. The managers generally look for companies with above-average
growth of revenue or earnings.
Top-down analysis. The managers consider the economic outlooks for various
industries, looking for those that may benefit from changes in the overall
business environment.
The managers intend to keep the fund's holdings diversified by industry and by
company size, although, depending on their outlook, they may increase or reduce
the fund's exposure to a given industry or size of company.
The fund will normally sell a stock when its earnings growth rate slows, when
the managers believe other investments offer better opportunities, or in the
course of adjusting its emphasis on a given industry.
THE FOLLOWING SIDEBAR TEXT APPEARS NEXT TO THE PRECEDING PARAGRAPHS.
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OTHER INVESTMENTS
While most of its investments are U.S. securities, the fund may invest up to 20%
of net assets in foreign securities.
Although the managers are permitted to use various types of derivatives
(contracts whose value is based on, for example, indices, commodities,
currencies, or securities), the managers don't intend to use them as principal
investments.
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[ICON] This fund may be appropriate for investors with a long-term
outlook who can accept the risks of a fund that takes a growth
approach to choosing stocks.
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Main Risks to Investors
There are several risk factors that could hurt the fund's performance, cause you
to lose money or make the fund perform less well than other investments.
As with most stock funds, the most important factor with this fund is how stock
markets perform. When stock prices fall, you should expect the value of your
investment to fall as well. Because a stock represents ownership in its issuer,
stock prices can be hurt by poor management, shrinking product demand and other
business risks. These may affect single companies as well as groups of
companies.
To the extent that the fund focuses on a given industry or a particular size of
company, any factors affecting that industry or size of company could affect
portfolio securities. For example, a rise in unemployment could hurt
manufacturers of consumer goods, and an economic downturn could hurt small and
mid-size companies more than large ones.
Other factors that could affect performance include:
o derivatives could produce disproportionate losses
o growth stocks may be out of favor for certain periods
o at times, market conditions might make it hard to value some
investments or to get an attractive price for them
o the managers could be wrong in their analysis of companies, industries,
economic trends or other matters
o foreign stocks tend to be more volatile than their U.S. counterparts,
for reasons such as currency fluctuations and political and economic
uncertainty
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[ICON] While a fund's past performance isn't necessarily a sign
of how it will do in the future, it can be valuable for an
investor to know. This page looks at fund performance two
different ways: year by year and over time.
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The Fund's Track Record
The bar chart shows how the returns of the fund's shares have varied from year
to year, which may give some idea of risk. The table shows average annual total
returns for the Class S shares of the fund and a broad-based market index
(which, unlike the fund, does not have any fees or expenses). The performance of
both the fund and the index varies over time. All figures on this page assume
reinvestment of dividends and distributions.
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Annual Total Returns (%) as of 12/31 each year Class S
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THE ORIGINAL DOCUMENT CONTAINS A BAR CHART HERE
BAR CHART DATA:
'90 1.48
'91 71.83
'92 -1.82
'93 8.84
'94 -5.34
'95 50.67
'96 10.04
'97 6.93
'98 8.01
'99 0.00
2000 Total Return as of June 30: %
Best Quarter: %, Q4 199_ Worst Quarter: Q3 199
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Average Annual Total Returns (%) as of 12/31/1999
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1 Year 5 Years 10 Years
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Fund
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Index
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Index: Standard & Poor's 500 Composite Stock Price Index (S&P 500
Index), an unmanaged capitalization-weighted index that includes 500
large-cap U.S. stocks.
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How Much Investors Pay
This fund has no shareholder fees other than the redemption/exchange fee,
charged directly to your account. The fund does have annual operating expenses,
and as a shareholder of either Class AARP or Class S shares, you pay them
indirectly.
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Fee Table
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Shareholder Fees (paid directly from your investment) None
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Annual Operating Expenses (deducted from fund assets)
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Management Fee %
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Distribution (12b-1) Fee None
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Other Expenses* %
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Total Annual Operating Expenses %
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* Includes a fixed rate administrative fee of __%.
Information in the table has been restated to reflect a new fixed rate
administrative fee and a new investment management fee rate.
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Expense Example
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Based on the costs above, this example helps you compare this fund's expenses to
those of other mutual funds. The example assumes the expenses above remain the
same. It also assumes that you invested $10,000, earned 5% annual returns,
reinvested all dividends and distributions and sold your shares at the end of
each period. This is only an example; your actual expenses will be different.
1 Year 3 Years 5 Years 10 Years
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$ $ $ $
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Other Policies and Risks
While the fund sections on the previous pages describe the main points of the
fund's strategy and risks, there are a few other issues to know about:
o Although major changes tend to be infrequent, the fund's Board could
change the fund's investment goal without seeking shareholder approval.
o As a temporary defensive measure, the fund could shift up to 100% of
its assets into investments such as money market securities. This could
prevent losses, but would mean that the fund was not pursuing its goal.
o The fund may trade securities more actively than many funds, which
could mean higher expenses (thus lowering return) and higher taxable
distributions.
For more information
This prospectus doesn't tell you about every policy or risk of investing in the
fund.
If you want more information on the fund's allowable securities and investment
practices and the characteristics and risks of each one, you may want to request
a copy of the Statement of Additional Information (the back cover tells you how
to do this).
Keep in mind that there is no assurance that any mutual fund will achieve its
goal.
Euro conversion
Funds that invest in foreign securities could be affected by accounting
differences, changes in tax treatment or other issues related to the conversion
of certain European currencies into the euro, which is already underway. The
Adviser is working to address euro-related issues as they occur and has been
notified that other key service providers are taking similar steps. Still,
there's some risk that this problem could materially affect a fund's operation
(including its ability to calculate net asset value and to handle purchases and
redemptions), its investments or securities markets in general.
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[ICON] Scudder Kemper, the company with overall responsibility
for managing the fund, takes a team approach to asset
management.
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Who Manages and Oversees the Fund
The investment adviser
The fund's investment adviser is Scudder Kemper Investments, Inc., 345 Park
Avenue, New York, NY. Scudder Kemper has more than 80 years of experience
managing mutual funds, and currently has more than $290 billion in assets under
management.
The fund is managed by a team of investment professionals, who individually
represent different areas of expertise and who together develop investment
strategies and make buy and sell decisions. Supporting the fund managers are
Scudder Kemper's many economists, research analysts, traders and other
investment specialists, located in offices across the United States and around
the world.
As payment for serving as investment adviser, Scudder Kemper receives a
management fee from the fund. The actual rate paid by the fund for the 12 months
through the most recent fiscal year end, as a percentage of the fund's average
daily net assets, was 0.98%.
The fund has entered into a new investment management agreement with Scudder
Kemper. This table describes the new fee rate and the effective date of this
agreement.
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Investment Management Fee
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Average Daily Net Assets Fee Rate
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first $1 billion 0.85%
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next $500 million 0.80%
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more than $1.5 billion 0.75%
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Scudder Kemper has agreed to pay a fee to AARP and/or its affiliates in return
for services relating to investments by AARP members in AARP Class shares of the
fund. This fee is calculated on a daily basis as a percentage of the combined
net assets of the AARP Classes of all funds managed by Scudder Kemper. The fee
rates, which decrease as the aggregate net assets of the AARP Classes become
larger, are as follows: 0.07% for the first $6 billion in net assets, 0.06% for
the next $10 billion and 0.05% thereafter.
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The portfolio managers
The following people handle the day-to-day management of the fund.
Sewall F. Hodges Jesus A. Cabrera
Lead Portfolio Manager o Began investment career in
o Began investment career in 1978 1989
o Joined the adviser in 1995 o Joined the adviser in 1999
o Joined the fund team in 1999 o Joined the fund team in 1999
The Board
A mutual fund's Board is responsible for the general oversight of the fund's
business. A majority of the Board is not affiliated with Scudder Kemper. These
independent members have primary responsibility for assuring that the fund is
managed in the best interests of its shareholders. The following people comprise
the fund's Board.
Linda C. Coughlin Keith R. Fox
o Managing Director, Scudder o General Partner, The Exeter
Kemper Investments, Inc. Group of Funds
o President of the fund
Joan E. Spero
Henry P. Becton, Jr. o President, Doris Duke
o President, WGBH Educational Charitable Foundation
Foundation
Jean Gleason Stromberg
Dawn-Marie Driscoll o Consultant
o Executive Fellow, Center for
Business Ethics, Bentley College Jean C. Tempel
o President, Driscoll Associates o Managing Director, First
(consulting firm) Light Capital (venture
capital firm)
Edgar Fiedler
o Senior Fellow and Economic Steven Zaleznick
Counsellor, The Conference o President and Chief Executive
Board, Inc. Officer, AARP Services, Inc.
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Financial Highlights
This table is designed to help you understand the fund's financial performance
in recent years. The figures in the first part of the table are for a single
share. The total return figures represent the percentage that an investor in a
particular fund would have earned (or lost), assuming all dividends and
distributions were reinvested. This information has been audited by
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, whose report, along with the fund's financial
statements, is included in the fund's annual report (see "Shareholder reports"
on the back cover).
Because Class AARP Shares were not available before October 2, 2000, there is no
financial data for these shares as of the date of this prospectus.
Scudder Development Fund
[TABLE TO BE INSERTED]
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How to invest in the fund
The following pages tell you how to invest in the fund and what to expect as a
shareholder. If you're investing directly with Scudder, all of this information
applies to you.
If you're investing through a "third party provider" -- for example, a workplace
retirement plan, financial supermarket or financial adviser -- your provider may
have its own policies or instructions, and you should follow those.
As noted earlier, there are two classes of shares of the fund available through
this prospectus. The instructions for buying and selling each class are slightly
different.
Instructions for buying and selling shares are found on the next two pages.
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How to Buy, Sell and Exchange Class AARP Shares
Buying Shares Use these instructions to invest directly. Make out your check to
"The AARP Investment Program."
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Class AARP First investment Additional investments
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$1,000 or more for regular $50 or more with an Automatic
accounts Investment Plan
$500 or more for IRAs
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By mail o For enrollment forms, call Send a personalized investment
1-800-253-2277 slip or short note that
includes:
o Fill out and sign an
enrollment form o fund and class name
o Send it to us at the o account number
appropriate address, along
with an investment check o check payable to "The AARP
Investment Program"
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By wire o Call 1-800-253-2277 for o Call 1-800-253-2277 for
instructions instructions
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By phone -- o Call 1-800-253-2277 for
instructions
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With an automatic o Fill in the information o To set up regular investments
investment plan required on your enrollment from a bank checking account,
form and include a voided call 1-800-253-2277
check
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Payroll Deduction o Select either of these o Once you specify a dollar
or Direct Deposit options on your enrollment amount (minimum $50),
form and submit it. You will investments are automatic.
receive further instructions
by mail.
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Using QuickBuy -- o Call 1-800-253-2277
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On the Internet o Go to "services and forms - o Call 1-800-253-2277 to ensure
How to Open an Account" at you have electronic services
aarp.scudder.com
o Register at aarp.scudder.com
o Print out a prospectus and an
enrollment form o Follow the instructions for
buying shares with money from
o Complete and return the your bank account
enrollment form with your
check
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[ICON] Regular mail:
AARP Investment Program, PO Box 2540, Boston, MA 02208-2540
Express, registered or certified mail:
AARP Investment Program,
66 Brooks Drive, Braintree, 02184-3839
Fax number: 1-800-821-6234 (for exchanging and selling only)
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Exchanging or Selling Shares Use these instructions to exchange or sell shares
in an account opened directly with Scudder.
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$1,000 or more to open a new Some transactions, including
account ($500 or more for IRAs) most for over $100,000, can
only be ordered in writing; if
you're in doubt, see page 17
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By phone o Call 1-800-253-2277 for o Call 1-800-253-2277 for
instructions instructions
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Using Easy-Access o Call 1-800- 631-4636 and o Call 1-800-631-4636 and
Line follow the instructions follow the instructions
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By mail or fax Your instructions should Your instructions should
(see previous include: include:
page)
o your account number o your account number
o names of the funds, class and o names of the funds, class and
number of shares or dollar number of shares or dollar
amount you want to exchange amount you want to redeem
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With an automatic -- o To set up regular cash
withdrawal plan payments from an account,
call 1-800-253-2277
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Using QuickSell -- o Call 1-800-253-2277
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On the Internet o Register at aarp.scudder.com --
o Go to "services and forms"
o Follow the instructions for
making on-line exchanges
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Services For Class AARP Investors
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To reach us: o Web site aarp.scudder.com
o Program representatives 1-800-253-2277, M-F,
8 a.m. - 8 p.m. EST
o Confidential fax line 1-800-821-6234, always open
o TDD line 1-800-634-9454, M-F, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. EST
Services for o AARP Lump Sum Service For planning and setting up a lump
participants: sum distribution.
o AARP Legacy Service For organizing financial documents and
planning the orderly transfer of assets to heirs.
o AARP Goal Setting and Asset Allocation Service For
allocating assets and measuring investment progress.
o For more information, please call 1-800-253-2277.
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How to Buy, Sell and Exchange Class S Shares
Buying Shares Use these instructions to invest directly. Make out your check to
"The Scudder Funds."
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Class S First investment Additional investments
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$2,500 or more for regular $100 or more for regular
accounts accounts
$1,000 or more for IRAs $50 or more for IRAs
$50 or more with an Automatic
Investment Plan
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By mail or o Fill out and sign an Send a Scudder investment slip
express application or short note that includes:
(see below)
o Send it to us at the o fund and class name
appropriate address, along
with an investment check o account number
o check payable to "The Scudder
Funds"
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By wire o Call 1-800-SCUDDER for o Call 1-800-SCUDDER for
instructions instructions
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By phone -- o Call 1-800-SCUDDER for
instructions
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With an automatic o Fill in the information on o To set up regular investments
investment plan your application and include from a bank checking account,
a voided check call 1-800-SCUDDER
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Using QuickBuy -- o Call 1-800-SCUDDER
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On the Internet o Go to "funds and prices" at o Call 1-800-SCUDDER to ensure
www.scudder.com you have electronic services
o Print out a prospectus and a o Register at www.scudder.com
new account application
o Follow the instructions for
o Complete and return the buying shares with money from
application with your check your bank account
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[ICON] Regular mail:
The Scudder Funds, PO Box 2291, Boston, MA 02107-2291
Express, registered or certified mail: The Scudder Funds,
66 Brooks Drive, Braintree, MA 02184-3839
Fax number: 1-800-821-6234 (for exchanging and selling only)
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Exchanging or Selling Shares Use these instructions to exchange or sell shares
in an account opened directly with Scudder.
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Class S Exchanging into another fund Selling shares
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$2,500 or more to open a new Some transactions, including
account ($1,000 or more for most for over $100,000, can
IRAs) only be ordered in writing; if
you're in doubt, see page 17
$100 or more for exchanges
between existing accounts
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By phone or wire o Call 1-800-SCUDDER for o Call 1-800-SCUDDER for
instructions instructions
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Using SAIL(TM) o Call 1-800-343-2890 and o Call 1-800-343-2890 and
follow the instructions follow the instructions
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By mail, Your instructions should Your instructions should
express or fax include: include:
(see previous
page) o the fund, class, and account o the fund, class and account
number you're exchanging number from which you want to
out of sell shares
o the dollar amount or number o the dollar amount or number
of shares you want to exchange of shares you want to sell
o the name and class of the o your name(s), signature(s)
fund you want to exchange into and address, as they appear
on your account
o your name(s), signature(s),
and address, as they appear o a daytime telephone number
on your account
o a daytime telephone number
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With an automatic -- o To set up regular cash
withdrawal plan payments from a Scudder
account, call 1-800-SCUDDER
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Using QuickSell -- o Call 1-800-SCUDDER
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On the Internet o Register at www.scudder.com --
o Follow the instructions for
making on-line exchanges
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[ICON] Questions? You can speak to a Scudder representative
between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. Eastern time on any fund business day
by calling 1-800-253-2277 (Class AARP) or 1-800-SCUDDER (Class
S).
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Policies You Should Know About
Along with the instructions on the previous pages, the policies below may affect
you as a shareholder. Some of this information, such as the section on dividends
and taxes, applies to all investors, including those investing through
investment providers.
If you are investing through an investment provider, check the materials you got
from them. As a general rule, you should follow the information in those
materials wherever it contradicts the information given here. Please note that
an investment provider may charge its own fees.
Policies about transactions
The fund is open for business each day the New York Stock Exchange is open. The
fund calculates its share price every business day, as of the close of regular
trading on the Exchange (typically 4 p.m. eastern time, but sometimes earlier,
as in the case of scheduled half-day trading or unscheduled suspensions of
trading).
You can place an order to buy or sell shares at any time. Once your order is
received by Scudder Service Corporation, and they have determined that it is a
"good order," it will be processed at the next share price calculated.
Because orders placed through investment providers must be forwarded to Scudder
Service Corporation before they can be processed, you'll need to allow extra
time. A representative of your investment provider should be able to tell you
when your order will be processed.
Automated phone information is available 24 hours a day. You can use your
automated phone services to get information on Scudder funds generally and on
accounts held directly at Scudder. If you signed up for telephone services, you
can also use this service to make exchanges and sell shares.
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[ICON] The Scudder Web site can be a valuable resource for shareholders
with Internet access. To get up-to-date information, review
balances or even place orders for exchanges, go to
aarp.scudder.com (Class AARP) or www.scudder.com (Class S).
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For Class AARP shares
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Call Easy-Access Line, the AARP Investment Program Automated Information
Line, at 1-800-631-4636
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For Class S shares
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Call SAIL(TM), the Scudder Automated Information Line, at 1-800-343-2890
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QuickBuy and QuickSell let you set up a link between a Scudder account and a
bank account. Once this link is in place, you can move money between the two
with a phone call. You'll need to make sure your bank has Automated Clearing
House (ACH) services. To set up QuickBuy or QuickSell on a new account, see the
account application; to add it to an existing account, call 1-800-SCUDDER.
When you call us to sell shares, we may record the call, ask you for certain
information, or take other steps designed to prevent fraudulent orders. It's
important to understand that as long as we take reasonable steps to ensure that
an order appears genuine, we are not responsible for any losses that may occur.
When you ask us to send or receive a wire, please note that while we don't
charge a fee to receive wires, we will deduct a $5 fee from all wires sent from
us to your bank. Your bank may charge its own fees for handling wires. The fund
can only accept wires of $100 or more.
Exchanges among Scudder funds are an option for shareholders who bought their
fund shares directly from Scudder and many other investors as well. Exchanges
are a shareholder privilege, not a right: we may reject any exchange order,
particularly when there appears to be a pattern of "market timing" or other
frequent purchases and sales. We may also reject purchase orders, for these or
other reasons.
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When you want to sell more than $100,000 worth of shares, you'll usually need to
place your order in writing and include a signature guarantee. The only
exception is if you want money wired to a bank account that is already on file
with us; in that case, you don't need a signature guarantee. Also, you don't
need a signature guarantee for an exchange, although we may require one in
certain other circumstances.
A signature guarantee is simply a certification of your signature -- a valuable
safeguard against fraud. You can get a signature guarantee from most brokers,
banks, savings institutions and credit unions. Note that you can't get a
signature guarantee from a notary public.
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[ICON] If you ever have difficulty placing an order by phone or
fax, you can always send us your order in writing.
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Money from shares you sell is normally sent out within one business day of when
your order is processed (not when it is received), although it could be delayed
for up to seven days. There are also two circumstances when it could be longer:
when you are selling shares you bought recently by check and that check hasn't
cleared yet (maximum delay: 15 days) or when unusual circumstances prompt the
SEC to allow further delays.
How the fund calculates share price
The price at which you buy shares is its net asset value per share, or NAV. To
calculate NAV, the fund uses the following equation:
TOTAL ASSETS - TOTAL LIABILITIES
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TOTAL NUMBER OF SHARES OUTSTANDING
We typically use market prices to value securities. However, when a market price
isn't available, or when we have reason to believe it doesn't represent market
realities, we may use fair value methods approved by a fund's Board. In such a
case, the fund's value for a security is likely to be different from quoted
market prices.
To the extent that the fund invests in securities that are traded primarily in
foreign markets, the value of their holdings could change at a time when you
aren't able to buy or sell fund shares. This is because some foreign markets are
open on days when the funds don't price their shares.
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Other rights we reserve
You should be aware that we may do any of the following:
o withhold 31% of your distributions as federal income tax if you have
been notified by the IRS that you are subject to backup withholding, or
if you fail to provide us with a correct taxpayer ID number or
certification that you are exempt from backup withholding
o for Class AARP and Class S shareholders, close your account and send
you the proceeds if your balance falls below $1,000; charge you $10 a
year if your account balance falls below $2,500; in either case, we
will give you 60 days notice so you can either increase your balance or
close your account (these policies don't apply to retirement accounts,
to investors with $100,000 or more in Scudder fund shares or in any
case where a fall in share price created the low balance)
o reject a new account application if you don't provide a correct Social
Security or other tax ID number; if the account has already been
opened, we may give you 30 days' notice to provide the correct number
o pay you for shares you sell by "redeeming in kind," that is, by giving
you marketable securities (which typically will involve brokerage costs
for you to liquidate) rather than cash; the fund generally won't make a
redemption in kind unless your requests over a 90-day period total more
than $250,000 or 1% of the value of the fund's net assets
o change, add or withdraw various services, fees and account policies
(for example, we may change or terminate the exchange privilege at any
time)
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[ICON] Because each shareholder's tax situation is unique, it's
always a good idea to ask your tax professional about the tax
consequences of your investments, including any state and local
tax consequences.
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Understanding Distributions and Taxes
By law, a mutual fund is required to pass through to its shareholders virtually
all of its net earnings. A fund can earn money in two ways: by receiving
interest, dividends or other income from securities it holds, and by selling
securities for more than it paid for them. (A fund's earnings are separate from
any gains or losses stemming from your own purchase of shares.) A fund may not
always pay a distribution for a given period.
The fund intends to pay dividends and distributions to its shareholders in
November or December, and if necessary, may do so at other times as well.
You can choose how to receive your dividends and distributions. You can have
them all automatically reinvested in fund shares or all sent to you by check.
Tell us your preference on your application. If you don't indicate a preference,
your dividends and distributions will all be reinvested. For retirement plans,
reinvestment is the only option.
Buying and selling fund shares will usually have tax consequences for you
(except in an IRA or other tax-advantaged account). Your sales of shares may
result in a capital gain or loss for you; whether long-term or short-term
depends on how long you owned the shares. For tax purposes, an exchange is the
same as a sale.
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The tax status of the fund earnings you receive, and your own fund transactions,
generally depends on their type:
Generally taxed at ordinary income rates
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Your fund will send you detailed tax information every January. These statements
tell you the amount and the tax category of any dividends or distributions you
received. They also have certain details on your purchases and sales of shares.
The tax status of dividends and distributions is the same whether you reinvest
them or not. Dividends or distributions declared in the last quarter of a given
year are taxed in that year, even though you may not receive the money until the
following January.
If you invest right before a fund pays a dividend, you'll be getting some of
your investment back as a taxable dividend. You can avoid this, if you want, by
investing after the fund declares a dividend. In tax-advantaged retirement
accounts you don't need to worry about this.
Corporations may be able to take a dividends-received deduction for a portion of
income dividends they receive.
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Notes
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To Get More Information
Shareholder reports -- These include commentary from each fund's management team
about recent market conditions and the effects of a fund's strategies on its
performance. For each fund, they also have detailed performance figures, a list
of everything the fund owns, and the fund's financial statements. Shareholders
get these reports automatically. To reduce costs, we mail one copy per
household. For more copies, call 1-800-253-2277 (Class AARP) or 1-800-SCUDDER
(Class S).
Statement of Additional Information (SAI) -- This tells you more about each
fund's features and policies, including additional risk information. The SAI is
incorporated by reference into this document (meaning that it's legally part of
this prospectus).
If you'd like to ask for copies of these documents, please contact Scudder or
the SEC. If you're a shareholder and have questions, please contact Scudder (see
below). Materials you get from Scudder are free; those from the SEC involve a
copying fee. If you like, you can look over these materials at the SEC's Public
Reference Room in Washington, DC or request them electronically at
[email protected].
AARP Investment Program
from Scudder Scudder Funds SEC
PO Box 2540 PO Box 2291 450 Fifth Street,
Boston, MA Boston, MA N.W. Washington, D.C.
02208-2540 02107-2291 20549-6009
1-800-253-2277 1-800-SCUDDER 1-202-942-8090
aarp.scudder.com www.scudder.com www.sec.gov
SEC File Number 811-2021
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SCUDDER DEVELOPMENT FUND
A series of Scudder Securities Trust
A Mutual Fund Which Seeks to Provide
Long-Term Capital Appreciation by Investing Primarily in
U.S. Companies with the Potential for
Above-Average Earnings Growth
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STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
October 1, 2000
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This Statement of Additional Information is not a prospectus and should be
read in conjunction with the Prospectus of Scudder Development Fund dated
October 1, 2000, as amended from time to time, a copy of which may be obtained
without charge by writing to Scudder Investor Services, Inc., Two International
Place, Boston, Massachusetts 02110-4103.
The Annual Report to Shareholders for Scudder Development Fund, for the
fiscal year ended July 31, 2000 , is incorporated by reference and is hereby
deemed to be a part of this Statement of Additional Information.
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THE FUND'S INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE AND POLICIES........................................................1
General Investment Objective and Policies..................................................1
Master/feeder structure....................................................................2
Investments Involving Above-Average Risk...................................................2
Investments and Investment Techniques......................................................2
Investment Restrictions...................................................................13
PURCHASES..........................................................................................14
Additional Information About Opening An Account...........................................14
Minimum Balances..........................................................................14
Additional Information About Making Subsequent Investments................................15
Additional Information About Making Subsequent Investments by QuickBuy....................15
Checks....................................................................................16
Wire Transfer of Federal Funds............................................................16
Share Price...............................................................................16
Share Certificates........................................................................16
Other Information.........................................................................16
EXCHANGES AND REDEMPTIONS..........................................................................17
Exchanges.................................................................................17
Redemption by Telephone...................................................................18
Redemption by QuickSell...................................................................18
Redemption by Mail or Fax.................................................................19
Redemption-In-Kind........................................................................19
Other Information.........................................................................19
FEATURES AND SERVICES OFFERED BY THE FUND..........................................................20
The No-Load Concept.......................................................................20
Internet access...........................................................................20
Dividends and Capital Gains Distribution Options..........................................21
Reports to Shareholders...................................................................21
Transaction Summaries.....................................................................21
THE SCUDDER FAMILY OF FUNDS........................................................................21
SPECIAL PLAN ACCOUNTS..............................................................................24
Scudder Retirement Plans: Profit-Sharing and Money Purchase Pension Plans
for Corporations and Self-Employed Individuals......................................24
Scudder 401(k): Cash or Deferred Profit-Sharing Plan for Corporations and
Self-Employed Individuals...........................................................24
Scudder IRA: Individual Retirement Account...............................................24
Scudder Roth IRA: Individual Retirement Account..........................................25
Scudder 403(b) Plan.......................................................................25
Automatic Withdrawal Plan.................................................................25
Group or Salary Deduction Plan............................................................26
Automatic Investment Plan.................................................................26
Uniform Transfers/Gifts to Minors Act.....................................................26
DIVIDENDS AND CAPITAL GAINS DISTRIBUTIONS..........................................................28
PERFORMANCE INFORMATION............................................................................28
Average Annual Total Return...............................................................28
Cumulative Total Return...................................................................29
Total Return..............................................................................29
Comparison of Fund Performance............................................................29
FUND ORGANIZATION..................................................................................30
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INVESTMENT ADVISER.................................................................................31
Investment Adviser........................................................................31
AMA InvestmentLink(SM) Program............................................................33
Code of Ethics............................................................................34
TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS..............................................................................34
REMUNERATION.......................................................................................36
Responsibilities of the Board -- Board and Committee Meetings.............................36
Compensation of Officers and Trustees.....................................................36
DISTRIBUTOR........................................................................................37
Administrative Fee........................................................................37
TAXES..............................................................................................38
PORTFOLIO TRANSACTIONS.............................................................................41
Brokerage Commissions.....................................................................41
Portfolio Turnover........................................................................42
NET ASSET VALUE....................................................................................42
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.............................................................................43
Experts...................................................................................43
Shareholder Indemnification...............................................................44
Other Information.........................................................................44
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS...............................................................................45
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THE FUND'S INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE AND POLICIES
Scudder Development Fund (the "Fund") is a diversified series of
Scudder Securities Trust (the "Trust"), an open-end management investment
company, which continuously offers and redeems its shares at net asset value. It
is a company of the type commonly known as a mutual fund.
The Fund is an open-end management investment company which
continuously offers and redeems shares at net asset value. The Fund is a company
of the type commonly known as a mutual fund. The prospectus and this Statement
of Additional Information for the Fund each offer two classes of shares to
provide investors with different purchase options. The two classes are: the
Class S and the Class AARP. Each class has its own important features and
policies. On October 2, 2000, shares of the Fund were redesignated Class S
shares of their respective funds. Shares of the AARP class are especially
designed for members of the American Association of Retired Persons ("AARP").
Descriptions in this Statement of Additional Information of a
particular investment practice or technique in which the Fund may engage (such
as hedging, etc.) or a financial instrument which the Fund may purchase (such as
options, forward foreign currency contracts, etc.) are meant to describe the
spectrum of investments that Scudder Kemper Investments, Inc. (the "Adviser"),
in its discretion, might, but is not required to, use in managing the Fund's
portfolio assets. The Adviser may, in its discretion, at any time employ such
practice, technique or instrument for the Fund, but not for all funds advised by
it. Furthermore, it is possible that certain types of financial instruments or
investment techniques described herein may not be available, permissible,
economically feasible or effective for their intended purposes in all markets.
Certain practices, techniques, or instruments may not be principal activities of
the Fund, but, to the extent employed, could from time to time have a material
impact on the Fund's performance.
Changes in portfolio securities are made on the basis of investment
considerations and it is against the policy of management to make changes for
trading purposes.
General Investment Objective and Policies
Scudder Development Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation by
investing primarily in U.S. companies with the potential for above-average
growth.
The Fund generally invests in equity securities, including common
stocks and convertible securities, of companies that the Fund's investment
adviser, Scudder Kemper Investments, Inc. (the "Adviser"), believes have the
potential for above-average revenue, earnings, business value and/or cash flow
growth. These factors are believed to offer significant opportunity for capital
appreciation, and the Adviser will attempt to identify these opportunities
before their potential is recognized by investors in general. The management
team pursues a flexible investment strategy in the selection of securities, not
limited to any particular investment sector, industry or company size. The Fund
may, depending upon market circumstances, emphasize securities of small-,
medium- or large-sized companies from time to time.
To help reduce risk, the Fund allocates its investments among many
companies. In selecting industries and companies for investment, the Adviser may
consider many factors, including overall growth prospects, financial condition,
competitive position, technology, research and development, productivity, labor
costs, raw material costs and sources, profit margins, return on investment,
structural changes in local economies, capital resources, the degree of
governmental regulation or deregulation, management and other factors.
For temporary defensive purposes the Fund may vary from its investment
policy during periods in which conditions in securities markets or other
economic or political conditions warrant. In such cases, the Fund may invest
without limit in cash, and may invest in high-quality debt securities without
equity features, U.S. Government securities and money market instruments which
are rated in the two highest categories by Moody's Investor Services, Inc.
("Moody's") or Standard & Poor's Ratings Services, a Division of The McGraw-Hill
Companies, Inc. ("S&P"), or, if unrated, are deemed by the Adviser to be of
equivalent quality. It is impossible to accurately predict how long such
alternative strategies may be utilized.
In addition, the Fund may invest in preferred stocks when management
anticipates that the capital appreciation is likely to equal or exceed that of
common stocks over a selected time. The Fund may enter into repurchase
agreements, reverse repurchase agreements and invest in warrants, illiquid
securities, foreign securities, convertible bonds, and may
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engage in the lending of portfolio securities and strategic transactions. The
Fund may also invest in Standard & Poor's Depositary Receipts ("SPDRs").
Except as otherwise indicated, the Fund's investment objective and
policies are not fundamental and may be changed without a vote of shareholders.
If there is a change in investment objective, shareholders should consider
whether the Fund remains an appropriate investment in light of their then
current financial position and needs. The Fund is intended to be an investment
vehicle for that portion of an investor's assets which can appropriately accept
above-average risk and is not intended to provide a balanced investment program
to meet all requirements of every investor.
There is no assurance that the Fund will achieve its objective.
Master/feeder structure
The Board of Trustees has the discretion to retain the current
distribution arrangement for the Fund while investing in a master fund in a
master/feeder fund structure as described below.
A master/feeder fund structure is one in which a fund (a "feeder
fund"), instead of investing directly in a portfolio of securities, invests most
or all of its investment assets in a separate registered investment company (the
"master fund") with substantially the same investment objective and policies as
the feeder fund. Such a structure permits the pooling of assets of two or more
feeder funds, preserving separate identities or distribution channels at the
feeder fund level. Based on the premise that certain of the expenses of
operating an investment portfolio are relatively fixed, a larger investment
portfolio may eventually achieve a lower ratio of operating expenses to average
net assets. An existing investment company is able to convert to a feeder fund
by selling all of its investments, which involves brokerage and other
transaction costs and realization of a taxable gain or loss, or by contributing
its assets to the master fund and avoiding transaction costs and, if proper
procedures are followed, the realization of taxable gain or loss.
Investments Involving Above-Average Risk
As opportunities for greater gain frequently involve a correspondingly
large risk of loss, the Fund may purchase securities carrying above-average
risk. The Fund's shares are believed by the Adviser to be suitable only for
those investors who can make such investments without concern for current income
and who are in a financial position to assume above-average stock market risks
in search of substantial long-term rewards.
As stated above, the Fund may purchase securities involving
above-average risk. The Fund's portfolio may include the securities of
little-known companies, that the Adviser believes have above-average earnings
growth potential and/or may receive greater market recognition. Both factors are
believed to offer significant opportunity for capital appreciation. Investment
risk for these companies is higher than that normally associated with larger,
older companies due to the greater business risks associated with small size,
frequently narrow product lines and relative immaturity. To help reduce risk,
the Fund allocates its investments among many companies and different
industries.
The Fund may invest in securities of small companies. The securities of
smaller companies are often traded over-the-counter and may not be traded in the
volumes typical of trades on a national securities exchange. Consequently, in
order to sell this type of holding the Fund may need to discount the securities
from recent prices or dispose of the securities over a long period of time. The
prices of this type of security may be more volatile than those of larger
companies which are often traded on a national securities exchange.
Investments and Investment Techniques
Common Stocks. Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests primarily in common
stocks. Common stock is issued by companies to raise cash for business purposes,
and represents a proportionate interest in the issuing companies. Therefore, the
Fund participates in the success or failure of any company in which it holds
stock. The market values of common stock can fluctuate significantly, reflecting
the business performance of the issuing company, investor perception and general
economic or financial market movements. Smaller companies are especially
sensitive to these factors and may even become valueless. Despite the risk of
price volatility, however, common stock also offers greater potential for
long-term gain on investment, compared to other classes of financial assets such
as bonds or cash equivalents.
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Illiquid Securities. The Fund may purchase securities other than in the open
market. While such purchases may often offer attractive opportunities for
investment not otherwise available on the open market, the securities so
purchased are often "restricted securities" or "not readily marketable," i.e.,
securities which cannot be sold to the public without registration under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "1933 Act"), or the availability of an
exemption from registration (such as Rule 144A) or because they are subject to
other legal or contractual delays in or restrictions on resale. This investment
practice, therefore, could have the effect of increasing the level of
illiquidity of the Fund. It is the Fund's policy that illiquid securities
(including repurchase agreements of more than seven days duration, certain
restricted securities, and other securities which are not readily marketable)
may not constitute, at the time of purchase, more than 15% of the value of the
Fund's net assets.
Generally speaking, restricted securities may be sold (i) only to
qualified institutional buyers; (ii) in a privately negotiated transaction to a
limited number of purchasers; (iii) in limited quantities after they have been
held for a specified period of time and other conditions are met pursuant to an
exemption from registration; or (iv) in a public offering for which a
registration statement is in effect under the 1933 Act. Issuers of restricted
securities may not be subject to the disclosure and other investor protection
requirements that would be applicable if their securities were publicly traded.
If adverse market conditions were to develop during the period between the
Fund's decision to sell a restricted or illiquid security and the point at which
the Fund is permitted or able to sell such security, the Fund might obtain a
price less favorable than the price that prevailed when it decided to sell.
Where a registration statement is required for the resale of restricted
securities, the Fund may be required to bear all or part of the registration
expenses. The Fund may be deemed to be an "underwriter" for purposes of the 1933
Act when selling restricted securities to the public and, in such event, the
Fund may be liable to purchasers of such securities if the registration
statement prepared by the issuer is materially inaccurate or misleading.
The Fund will not invest more than 15% of its net assets in illiquid
securities.
Repurchase Agreements. The Fund may enter into repurchase agreements with any
member bank of the Federal Reserve System and any broker/dealer which is
recognized as a reporting government securities dealer if the creditworthiness
of the bank or broker/dealer has been determined by the Adviser to be at least
as high as that of other obligations the Fund may purchase or to be at least
equal to that of issuers of commercial paper rated within the two highest grades
assigned by Moody's or S&P.
A repurchase agreement provides a means for the Fund to earn income on
funds for periods as short as overnight. It is an arrangement under which the
purchaser (i.e., the Fund) acquires a security ("Obligation") and the seller
agrees, at the time of sale, to repurchase the Obligation at a specified time
and price. Securities subject to a repurchase agreement are held in a segregated
account and the value of such securities kept at least equal to the repurchase
price on a daily basis. The repurchase price may be higher than the purchase
price, the difference being income to the Fund, or the purchase and repurchase
prices may be the same, with interest at a stated rate due to the Fund together
with the repurchase price upon repurchase. In either case, the income to the
Fund is unrelated to the interest rate on the Obligation itself. Obligations
will be physically held by the Custodian or in the Federal Reserve Book Entry
System.
For purposes of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended ("1940
Act"), a repurchase agreement is deemed to be a loan from the Fund to the seller
of the Obligation subject to the repurchase agreement and is therefore subject
to the Fund's investment restriction applicable to loans. It is not clear
whether a court would consider the Obligation purchased by the Fund subject to a
repurchase agreement as being owned by the Fund or as being collateral for a
loan by the Fund to the seller. In the event of the commencement of bankruptcy
or insolvency proceedings with respect to the seller of the Obligation before
repurchase of the Obligation under a repurchase agreement, the Fund may
encounter delay and incur costs before being able to sell the security. Delays
may involve loss of interest or decline in price of the Obligation. If the court
characterizes the transaction as a loan and the Fund has not perfected a
security interest in the Obligation, the Fund may be required to return the
Obligation to the seller's estate and be treated as an unsecured creditor of the
seller. As an unsecured creditor, the Fund would be at risk of losing some or
all of the principal and income involved in the transaction. As with any
unsecured debt obligation purchased for the Fund, the Adviser seeks to minimize
the risk of loss through repurchase agreements by analyzing the creditworthiness
of the obligor, in this case the seller of the Obligation. Apart from the risk
of bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings, there is also the risk that the seller
may fail to repurchase the security. However, if the market value of the
Obligation subject to the repurchase agreement becomes less than the repurchase
price (including interest), the Fund will direct the seller of the Obligation to
deliver additional securities so that the market value of all securities subject
to the repurchase agreement will equal or exceed the repurchase price.
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Warrants. The Fund may invest in warrants up to 5% of the value of its total
assets. The holder of a warrant has the right, until the warrant expires, to
purchase a given number of shares of a particular issuer at a specified price.
Such investments can provide a greater potential for profit or loss than an
equivalent investment in the underlying security. Prices of warrants do not
necessarily move, however, in tandem with the prices of the underlying
securities and are, therefore, considered speculative investments. Warrants pay
no dividends and confer no rights other than a purchase option. Thus, if a
warrant held by the Fund were not exercised by the date of its expiration, the
Fund would lose the entire purchase price of the warrant.
Reverse Repurchase Agreements. The Fund may enter into "reverse repurchase
agreements," which are repurchase agreements in which the Fund, as the seller of
the securities, agrees to repurchase them at an agreed time and price. The Fund
maintains a segregated account in connection with outstanding reverse repurchase
agreements. The Fund will enter into reverse repurchase agreements only when the
Adviser believes that the interest income to be earned from the investment of
the proceeds of the transaction will be greater than the interest expense of the
transaction.
Lending of Portfolio Securities. The Fund may seek to increase its income by
lending portfolio securities. Such loans may be made to registered
broker/dealers and are required to be secured continuously by collateral in
cash, U.S. Government Securities and liquid high grade debt obligations
maintained on a current basis at an amount at least equal to the market value
and accrued interest of the securities loaned. The Fund has the right to call a
loan and obtain the securities loaned on no more than five days' notice. During
the existence of a loan, the Fund will continue to receive the equivalent of any
distributions paid by the issuer on the securities loaned and will also receive
compensation based on investment of the collateral. As with other extensions of
credit there are risks of delay in recovery or even loss of rights in the
collateral should the borrower of the securities fail financially. However, the
loans will be made only to firms deemed by the Adviser to be in good standing.
The value of the securities loaned will not exceed 5% of the value of the Fund's
total assets at the time any loan is made.
Interfund Borrowing and Lending Program. The Fund has received exemptive relief
from the SEC which permits the Fund to participate in an interfund lending
program among certain investment companies advised by the Adviser. The interfund
lending program allows the participating funds to borrow money from and loan
money to each other for temporary or emergency purposes. The program is subject
to a number of conditions designed to ensure fair and equitable treatment of all
participating funds, including the following: (1) no fund may borrow money
through the program unless it receives a more favorable interest rate than a
rate approximating the lowest interest rate at which bank loans would be
available to any of the participating funds under a loan agreement; and (2) no
fund may lend money through the program unless it receives a more favorable
return than that available from an investment in repurchase agreements and, to
the extent applicable, money market cash sweep arrangements. In addition, a fund
may participate in the program only if and to the extent that such participation
is consistent with the fund's investment objectives and policies (for instance,
money market funds would normally participate only as lenders and tax exempt
funds only as borrowers). Interfund loans and borrowings may extend overnight,
but could have a maximum duration of seven days. Loans may be called on one
day's notice. A fund may have to borrow from a bank at a higher interest rate if
an interfund loan is called or not renewed. Any delay in repayment to a lending
fund could result in a lost investment opportunity or additional costs. The
program is subject to the oversight and periodic review of the Boards of the
participating funds. To the extent a Fund is actually engaged in borrowing
through the interfund lending program, the Fund, as a matter of non-fundamental
policy, may not borrow for other than temporary or emergency purposes (and not
for leveraging), except that the Fund may engage in reverse repurchase
agreements and dollar rolls for any purpose.
Real Estate Investment Trusts ("REITs"). The Fund may invest in REITs. REITs are
sometimes informally characterized as equity REITs, mortgage REITs and hybrid
REITs. Investment in REITs may subject the Fund to risks associated with the
direct ownership of real estate, such as decreases in real estate values,
overbuilding, increased competition and other risks related to local or general
economic conditions, increases in operating costs and property taxes, changes in
zoning laws, casualty or condemnation losses, possible environmental
liabilities, regulatory limitations on rent and fluctuations in rental income.
Equity REITs generally experience these risks directly through fee or leasehold
interests, whereas mortgage REITs generally experience these risks indirectly
through mortgage interests, unless the mortgage REIT forecloses on the
underlying real estate. Changes in interest rates may also affect the value of
the Fund's investment in REITs. For instance, during periods of declining
interest rates, certain mortgage REITs may hold mortgages that the mortgagors
elect to prepay, which prepayment may diminish the yield on securities issued by
those REITs.
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Certain REITs have relatively small market capitalization, which may
tend to increase the volatility of the market price of their securities.
Furthermore, REITs are dependent upon specialized management skills, have
limited diversification and are, therefore, subject to risks inherent in
operating and financing a limited number of projects. REITs are also subject to
heavy cash flow dependency, defaults by borrowers and the possibility of failing
to qualify for tax-free pass-through of income under the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986, as amended, and to maintain exemption from the registration
requirements of the Investment Company Act of 1940. By investing in REITs
indirectly through the Fund, a shareholder will bear not only his or her
proportionate share of the expenses of the Fund, but also, indirectly, similar
expenses of the REITs. In addition, REITs depend generally on their ability to
generate cash flow to make distributions to shareholders.
Investment Company Securities. The Fund may acquire securities of other
investment companies to the extent consistent with its investment objective and
subject to the limitations of the 1940 Act. The Fund will indirectly bear its
proportionate share of any management fees and other expenses paid by such other
investment companies. For example, the Fund may invest in a variety of
investment companies which seek to track the composition and performance of
specific indexes or a specific portion of an index. These index-based
investments hold substantially all of their assets in securities representing
their specific index. Accordingly, the main risk of investing in index-based
investments is the same as investing in a portfolio of equity securities
comprising the index. The market prices of index-based investments will
fluctuate in accordance with both changes in the market value of their
underlying portfolio securities and due to supply and demand for the instruments
on the exchanges on which they are traded (which may result in their trading at
a discount or premium to their NAVs). Index-based investments may not replicate
exactly the performance of their specified index because of transaction costs
and because of the temporary unavailability of certain component securities of
the index.
Examples of index-based investments include:
SPDRs(R): SPDRs, an acronym for "Standard & Poor's Depositary Receipts," are
based on the S&P 500 Composite Stock Price Index. They are issued by the SPDR
Trust, a unit investment trust that holds shares of substantially all the
companies in the S&P 500 in substantially the same weighting and seeks to
closely track the price performance and dividend yield of the Index.
MidCap SPDRs(R): MidCap SPDRs are based on the S&P MidCap 400 Index. They are
issued by the MidCap SPDR Trust, a unit investment trust that holds a portfolio
of securities consisting of substantially all of the common stocks in the S&P
MidCap 400 Index in substantially the same weighting and seeks to closely track
the price performance and dividend yield of the Index.
Select Sector SPDRs(R): Select Sector SPDRs are based on a particular sector or
group of industries that are represented by a specified Select Sector Index
within the Standard & Poor's Composite Stock Price Index. They are issued by The
Select Sector SPDR Trust, an open-end management investment company with nine
portfolios that each seeks to closely track the price performance and dividend
yield of a particular Select Sector Index.
DIAMONDS(SM): DIAMONDS are based on the Dow Jones Industrial Average(SM). They
are issued by the DIAMONDS Trust, a unit investment trust that holds a portfolio
of all the component common stocks of the Dow Jones Industrial Average and seeks
to closely track the price performance and dividend yield of the Dow.
Nasdaq-100 Shares: Nasdaq-100 Shares are based on the Nasdaq 100 Index. They are
issued by the Nasdaq-100 Trust, a unit investment trust that holds a portfolio
consisting of substantially all of the securities, in substantially the same
weighting, as the component stocks of the Nasdaq-100 Index and seeks to closely
track the price performance and dividend yield of the Index.
WEBs(SM): WEBs, an acronym for "World Equity Benchmark Shares," are based on 17
country-specific Morgan Stanley Capital International Indexes. They are issued
by the WEBs Index Fund, Inc., an open-end management investment company that
seeks to generally correspond to the price and yield performance of a specific
Morgan Stanley Capital International Index.
Strategic Transactions and Derivatives. The Fund may, but is not required to,
utilize various other investment strategies as described below to hedge various
market risks (such as interest rates, currency exchange rates, and broad or
specific equity or fixed-income market movements), to manage the effective
maturity or duration of fixed-income securities in the Fund's portfolio, or to
enhance potential gain. These strategies may be executed through the use of
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derivative contracts. Such strategies are generally accepted as a part of modern
portfolio management and are regularly utilized by many mutual funds and other
institutional investors. Techniques and instruments may change over time as new
instruments and strategies are developed or regulatory changes occur.
In the course of pursuing these investment strategies, the Fund may
purchase and sell exchange-listed and over-the-counter put and call options on
securities, equity and fixed-income indices and other financial instruments,
purchase and sell financial futures contracts and options thereon, enter into
various interest rate transactions such as swaps, caps, floors or collars, and
enter into various currency transactions such as currency forward contracts,
currency futures contracts, currency swaps or options on currencies or currency
futures (collectively, all the above are called "Strategic Transactions").
Strategic Transactions may be used without limit to attempt to protect against
possible changes in the market value of securities held in or to be purchased
for the Fund's portfolio resulting from securities markets or currency exchange
rate fluctuations, to protect the Fund's unrealized gains in the value of its
portfolio securities, to facilitate the sale of such securities for investment
purposes, to manage the effective maturity or duration of fixed-income
securities in the Fund's portfolio, or to establish a position in the
derivatives markets as a temporary substitute for purchasing or selling
particular securities. Some Strategic Transactions may also be used to enhance
potential gain although no more than 5% of the Fund's assets will be committed
to Strategic Transactions entered into for non-hedging purposes. Any or all of
these investment techniques may be used at any time and in any combination, and
there is no particular strategy that dictates the use of one technique rather
than another, as use of any Strategic Transaction is a function of numerous
variables including market conditions. The ability of the Fund to utilize these
Strategic Transactions successfully will depend on the Adviser's ability to
predict pertinent market movements, which cannot be assured. The Fund will
comply with applicable regulatory requirements when implementing these
strategies, techniques and instruments. Strategic Transactions involving
financial futures and options thereon will be purchased, sold or entered into
only for bona fide hedging, risk management or portfolio management purposes and
not to create leveraged exposure in the Fund.
Strategic Transactions, including derivative contracts, have risks
associated with them including possible default by the other party to the
transaction, illiquidity and, to the extent the Adviser's view as to certain
market movements is incorrect, the risk that the use of such Strategic
Transactions could result in losses greater than if they had not been used. Use
of put and call options may result in losses to the Fund, force the sale or
purchase of portfolio securities at inopportune times or for prices higher than
(in the case of put options) or lower than (in the case of call options) current
market values, limit the amount of appreciation the Fund can realize on its
investments or cause the Fund to hold a security it might otherwise sell. The
use of currency transactions can result in the Fund incurring losses as a result
of a number of factors including the imposition of exchange controls, suspension
of settlements, or the inability to deliver or receive a specified currency. The
use of options and futures transactions entails certain other risks. In
particular, the variable degree of correlation between price movements of
futures contracts and price movements in the related portfolio position of the
Fund creates the possibility that losses on the hedging instrument may be
greater than gains in the value of the Fund's position. In addition, futures and
options markets may not be liquid in all circumstances and certain
over-the-counter options may have no markets. As a result, in certain markets,
the Fund might not be able to close out a transaction without incurring
substantial losses, if at all. Although the use of futures and options
transactions for hedging should tend to minimize the risk of loss due to a
decline in the value of the hedged position, at the same time they tend to limit
any potential gain which might result from an increase in value of such
position. Finally, the daily variation margin requirements for futures contracts
would create a greater ongoing potential financial risk than would purchases of
options, where the exposure is limited to the cost of the initial premium.
Losses resulting from the use of Strategic Transactions would reduce net asset
value, and possibly income, and such losses can be greater than if the Strategic
Transactions had not been utilized.
General Characteristics of Options. Put options and call options typically have
similar structural characteristics and operational mechanics regardless of the
underlying instrument on which they are purchased or sold. Thus, the following
general discussion relates to each of the particular types of options discussed
in greater detail below. In addition, many Strategic Transactions involving
options require segregation of Fund assets in special accounts, as described
below under "Use of Segregated and Other Special Accounts."
A put option gives the purchaser of the option, upon payment of a
premium, the right to sell, and the writer the obligation to buy, the underlying
security, commodity, index, currency or other instrument at the exercise price.
For instance, the Fund's purchase of a put option on a security might be
designed to protect its holdings in the underlying instrument (or, in some
cases, a similar instrument) against a substantial decline in the market value
by giving the Fund the right to sell such instrument at the option exercise
price. A call option, upon payment of a premium, gives the purchaser of the
option the right to buy, and the seller the obligation to sell, the underlying
instrument at the exercise
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price. The Fund's purchase of a call option on a security, financial future,
index, currency or other instrument might be intended to protect the Fund
against an increase in the price of the underlying instrument that it intends to
purchase in the future by fixing the price at which it may purchase such
instrument. An American style put or call option may be exercised at any time
during the option period while a European style put or call option may be
exercised only upon expiration or during a fixed period prior thereto. The Fund
is authorized to purchase and sell exchange listed options and over-the-counter
options ("OTC options"). Exchange listed options are issued by a regulated
intermediary such as the Options Clearing Corporation ("OCC"), which guarantees
the performance of the obligations of the parties to such options. The
discussion below uses the OCC as an example, but is also applicable to other
financial intermediaries.
With certain exceptions, OCC issued and exchange listed options
generally settle by physical delivery of the underlying security or currency,
although in the future cash settlement may become available. Index options and
Eurodollar instruments are cash settled for the net amount, if any, by which the
option is "in-the-money" (i.e., where the value of the underlying instrument
exceeds, in the case of a call option, or is less than, in the case of a put
option, the exercise price of the option) at the time the option is exercised.
Frequently, rather than taking or making delivery of the underlying instrument
through the process of exercising the option, listed options are closed by
entering into offsetting purchase or sale transactions that do not result in
ownership of the new option.
The Fund's ability to close out its position as a purchaser or seller
of an OCC or exchange listed put or call option is dependent, in part, upon the
liquidity of the option market. Among the possible reasons for the absence of a
liquid option market on an exchange are: (i) insufficient trading interest in
certain options; (ii) restrictions on transactions imposed by an exchange; (iii)
trading halts, suspensions or other restrictions imposed with respect to
particular classes or series of options or underlying securities including
reaching daily price limits; (iv) interruption of the normal operations of the
OCC or an exchange; (v) inadequacy of the facilities of an exchange or OCC to
handle current trading volume; or (vi) a decision by one or more exchanges to
discontinue the trading of options (or a particular class or series of options),
in which event the relevant market for that option on that exchange would cease
to exist, although outstanding options on that exchange would generally continue
to be exercisable in accordance with their terms.
The hours of trading for listed options may not coincide with the hours
during which the underlying financial instruments are traded. To the extent that
the option markets close before the markets for the underlying financial
instruments, significant price and rate movements can take place in the
underlying markets that cannot be reflected in the option markets.
OTC options are purchased from or sold to securities dealers, financial
institutions or other parties ("Counterparties") through direct bilateral
agreement with the Counterparty. In contrast to exchange listed options, which
generally have standardized terms and performance mechanics, all the terms of an
OTC option, including such terms as method of settlement, term, exercise price,
premium, guarantees and security, are set by negotiation of the parties. The
Fund will only sell OTC options (other than OTC currency options) that are
subject to a buy-back provision permitting the Fund to require the Counterparty
to sell the option back to the Fund at a formula price within seven days. The
Fund expects generally to enter into OTC options that have cash settlement
provisions, although it is not required to do so.
Unless the parties provide for it, there is no central clearing or
guaranty function in an OTC option. As a result, if the Counterparty fails to
make or take delivery of the security, currency or other instrument underlying
an OTC option it has entered into with the Fund or fails to make a cash
settlement payment due in accordance with the terms of that option, the Fund
will lose any premium it paid for the option as well as any anticipated benefit
of the transaction. Accordingly, the Adviser must assess the creditworthiness of
each such Counterparty or any guarantor or credit enhancement of the
Counterparty's credit to determine the likelihood that the terms of the OTC
option will be satisfied. The Fund will engage in OTC option transactions only
with U.S. government securities dealers recognized by the Federal Reserve Bank
of New York as "primary dealers" or broker/dealers, domestic or foreign banks or
other financial institutions which have received (or the guarantors of the
obligation of which have received) a short-term credit rating of A-1 from S&P or
P-1 from Moody's or an equivalent rating from any nationally recognized
statistical rating organization ("NRSRO") or, in the case of OTC currency
transactions, are determined to be of equivalent credit quality by the Adviser.
The staff of the SEC currently takes the position that OTC options purchased by
the Fund, and portfolio securities "covering" the amount of the Fund's
obligation pursuant to an OTC option sold by it (the cost of the sell-back plus
the in-the-money amount, if any) are illiquid, and are subject to the Fund's
limitation on investing no more than 15% of its net assets in illiquid
securities.
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If the Fund sells a call option, the premium that it receives may serve
as a partial hedge, to the extent of the option premium, against a decrease in
the value of the underlying securities or instruments in its portfolio or will
increase the Fund's income. The sale of put options can also provide income.
The Fund may purchase and sell call options on securities including
U.S. Treasury and agency securities, mortgage-backed securities, corporate debt
securities, equity securities (including convertible securities) and Eurodollar
instruments that are traded on U.S. and foreign securities exchanges and in the
over-the-counter markets, and on securities indices, currencies and futures
contracts. The Fund will not purchase call options unless the aggregate premiums
paid on all options held by the Fund at any time do not exceed 20% of its total
assets. All calls sold by the Fund must be "covered" (i.e., the Fund must own
the securities or futures contract subject to the call) or must meet the asset
segregation requirements described below as long as the call is outstanding.
Even though the Fund will receive the option premium to help protect it against
loss, a call sold by the Fund exposes the Fund during the term of the option to
possible loss of opportunity to realize appreciation in the market price of the
underlying security or instrument and may require the Fund to hold a security or
instrument which it might otherwise have sold.
The Fund may purchase and sell put options on securities including U.S.
Treasury and agency securities, mortgage-backed securities, corporate debt
securities, equity securities (including convertible securities) and Eurodollar
instruments (whether or not it holds the above securities in its portfolio), and
on securities, indices, currencies and futures contracts other than futures on
individual corporate debt and individual equity securities. The Fund will not
purchase put options unless the aggregate premiums paid on all options held by
the Fund at any time do not exceed 20% of its total assets The Fund will not
sell put options if, as a result, more than 50% of the Fund's assets would be
required to be segregated to cover its potential obligations under such put
options other than those with respect to futures and options thereon. In selling
put options, there is a risk that the Fund may be required to buy the underlying
security at a disadvantageous price above the market price.
General Characteristics of Futures. The Fund may enter into financial futures
contracts or purchase or sell put and call options on such futures as a hedge
against anticipated interest rate, currency or equity market changes, for
duration management and for risk management purposes. Futures are generally
bought and sold on the commodities exchanges where they are listed with payment
of initial and variation margin as described below. The sale of a futures
contract creates a firm obligation by the Fund, as seller, to deliver to the
buyer the specific type of financial instrument called for in the contract at a
specific future time for a specified price (or, with respect to index futures
and Eurodollar instruments, the net cash amount). Options on futures contracts
are similar to options on securities except that an option on a futures contract
gives the purchaser the right in return for the premium paid to assume a
position in a futures contract and obligates the seller to deliver such
position.
The Fund's use of financial futures and options thereon will in all
cases be consistent with applicable regulatory requirements and in particular
the rules and regulations of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and will
be entered into only for bona fide hedging, risk management (including duration
management) or other portfolio management purposes. Typically, maintaining a
futures contract or selling an option thereon requires the Fund to deposit with
a financial intermediary as security for its obligations an amount of cash or
other specified assets (initial margin) which initially is typically 1% to 10%
of the face amount of the contract (but may be higher in some circumstances).
Additional cash or assets (variation margin) may be required to be deposited
thereafter on a daily basis as the mark to market value of the contract
fluctuates. The purchase of an option on financial futures involves payment of a
premium for the option without any further obligation on the part of the Fund.
If the Fund exercises an option on a futures contract it will be obligated to
post initial margin (and potential subsequent variation margin) for the
resulting futures position just as it would for any position. Futures contracts
and options thereon are generally settled by entering into an offsetting
transaction but there can be no assurance that the position can be offset prior
to settlement at an advantageous price, nor that delivery will occur.
The Fund will not enter into a futures contract or related option
(except for closing transactions) if, immediately thereafter, the sum of the
amount of its initial margin and premiums on open futures contracts and options
thereon would exceed 5% of the Fund's total assets (taken at current value);
however, in the case of an option that is in-the-money at the time of the
purchase, the in-the-money amount may be excluded in calculating the 5%
limitation. The segregation requirements with respect to futures contracts and
options thereon are described below.
Options on Securities Indices and Other Financial Indices. The Fund also may
purchase and sell call and put options on securities indices and other financial
indices and in so doing can achieve many of the same objectives it would achieve
through the sale or purchase of options on individual securities or other
instruments. Options on securities
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indices and other financial indices are similar to options on a security or
other instrument except that, rather than settling by physical delivery of the
underlying instrument, they settle by cash settlement, i.e., an option on an
index gives the holder the right to receive, upon exercise of the option, an
amount of cash if the closing level of the index upon which the option is based
exceeds, in the case of a call, or is less than, in the case of a put, the
exercise price of the option (except if, in the case of an OTC option, physical
delivery is specified). This amount of cash is equal to the excess of the
closing price of the index over the exercise price of the option, which also may
be multiplied by a formula value. The seller of the option is obligated, in
return for the premium received, to make delivery of this amount. The gain or
loss on an option on an index depends on price movements in the instruments
making up the market, market segment, industry or other composite on which the
underlying index is based, rather than price movements in individual securities,
as is the case with respect to options on securities.
Currency Transactions. The Fund may engage in currency transactions with
Counterparties in order to hedge the value of portfolio holdings denominated in
particular currencies against fluctuations in relative value. Currency
transactions include forward currency contracts, exchange listed currency
futures, exchange listed and OTC options on currencies, and currency swaps. A
forward currency contract involves a privately negotiated obligation to purchase
or sell (with delivery generally required) a specific currency at a future date,
which may be any fixed number of days from the date of the contract agreed upon
by the parties, at a price set at the time of the contract. A currency swap is
an agreement to exchange cash flows based on the notional difference among two
or more currencies and operates similarly to an interest rate swap, which is
described below. The Fund may enter into currency transactions with
Counterparties which have received (or the guarantors of the obligations which
have received) a credit rating of A-1 or P-1 by S&P or Moody's, respectively, or
that have an equivalent rating from a NRSRO or are determined to be of
equivalent credit quality by the Adviser.
The Fund's dealings in forward currency contracts and other currency
transactions such as futures, options, options on futures and swaps will be
limited to hedging involving either specific transactions or portfolio
positions. Transaction hedging is entering into a currency transaction with
respect to specific assets or liabilities of the Fund, which will generally
arise in connection with the purchase or sale of its portfolio securities or the
receipt of income therefrom. Position hedging is entering into a currency
transaction with respect to portfolio security positions denominated or
generally quoted in that currency.
The Fund will not enter into a transaction to hedge currency exposure
to an extent greater, after netting all transactions intended wholly or
partially to offset other transactions, than the aggregate market value (at the
time of entering into the transaction) of the securities held in its portfolio
that are denominated or generally quoted in or currently convertible into such
currency, other than with respect to proxy hedging or cross hedging as described
below.
The Fund may also cross-hedge currencies by entering into transactions
to purchase or sell one or more currencies that are expected to decline in value
relative to other currencies to which the Fund has or in which the Fund expects
to have portfolio exposure.
To reduce the effect of currency fluctuations on the value of existing
or anticipated holdings of portfolio securities, the Fund may also engage in
proxy hedging. Proxy hedging is often used when the currency to which the Fund's
portfolio is exposed is difficult to hedge or to hedge against the dollar. Proxy
hedging entails entering into a commitment or option to sell a currency whose
changes in value are generally considered to be correlated to a currency or
currencies in which some or all of the Fund's portfolio securities are or are
expected to be denominated, in exchange for U.S. dollars. The amount of the
commitment or option would not exceed the value of the Fund's securities
denominated in correlated currencies. For example, if the Adviser considers that
the Austrian schilling is correlated to the German deutschemark (the "D-mark"),
the Fund holds securities denominated in schillings and the Adviser believes
that the value of schillings will decline against the U.S. dollar, the Adviser
may enter into a commitment or option to sell D-marks and buy dollars. Currency
hedging involves some of the same risks and considerations as other transactions
with similar instruments. Currency transactions can result in losses to the Fund
if the currency being hedged fluctuates in value to a degree or in a direction
that is not anticipated. Further, there is the risk that the perceived
correlation between various currencies may not be present or may not be present
during the particular time that the Fund is engaging in proxy hedging. If the
Fund enters into a currency hedging transaction, the Fund will comply with the
asset segregation requirements described below.
Risks of Currency Transactions. Currency transactions are subject to risks
different from those of other portfolio transactions. Because currency control
is of great importance to the issuing governments and influences economic
planning and policy, purchases and sales of currency and related instruments can
be negatively affected by government
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exchange controls, blockages, and manipulations or exchange restrictions imposed
by governments. These can result in losses to the Fund if it is unable to
deliver or receive currency or funds in settlement of obligations and could also
cause hedges it has entered into to be rendered useless, resulting in full
currency exposure as well as incurring transaction costs. Buyers and sellers of
currency futures are subject to the same risks that apply to the use of futures
generally. Further, settlement of a currency futures contract for the purchase
of most currencies must occur at a bank based in the issuing nation. Trading
options on currency futures is relatively new, and the ability to establish and
close out positions on such options is subject to the maintenance of a liquid
market which may not always be available. Currency exchange rates may fluctuate
based on factors extrinsic to that country's economy.
Combined Transactions. The Fund may enter into multiple transactions, including
multiple options transactions, multiple futures transactions, multiple currency
transactions (including forward currency contracts) and multiple interest rate
transactions and any combination of futures, options, currency and interest rate
transactions ("component" transactions), instead of a single Strategic
Transaction, as part of a single or combined strategy when, in the opinion of
the Adviser, it is in the best interests of the Fund to do so. A combined
transaction will usually contain elements of risk that are present in each of
its component transactions. Although combined transactions are normally entered
into based on the Adviser's judgment that the combined strategies will reduce
risk or otherwise more effectively achieve the desired portfolio management
goal, it is possible that the combination will instead increase such risks or
hinder achievement of the portfolio management objective.
Swaps, Caps, Floors and Collars. Among the Strategic Transactions into which the
Fund may enter are interest rate, currency and index swaps and the purchase or
sale of related caps, floors and collars. The Fund expects to enter into these
transactions primarily to preserve a return or spread on a particular investment
or portion of its portfolio, to protect against currency fluctuations, as a
duration management technique or to protect against any increase in the price of
securities the Fund anticipates purchasing at a later date. The Fund intends to
use these transactions as hedges and not as speculative investments and will not
sell interest rate caps or floors where it does not own securities or other
instruments providing the income stream the Fund may be obligated to pay.
Interest rate swaps involve the exchange by the Fund with another party of their
respective commitments to pay or receive interest, e.g., an exchange of floating
rate payments for fixed rate payments with respect to a notional amount of
principal. A currency swap is an agreement to exchange cash flows on a notional
amount of two or more currencies based on the relative value differential among
them and an index swap is an agreement to swap cash flows on a notional amount
based on changes in the values of the reference indices. The purchase of a cap
entitles the purchaser to receive payments on a notional principal amount from
the party selling such cap to the extent that a specified index exceeds a
predetermined interest rate or amount. The purchase of a floor entitles the
purchaser to receive payments on a notional principal amount from the party
selling such floor to the extent that a specified index falls below a
predetermined interest rate or amount. A collar is a combination of a cap and a
floor that preserves a certain return within a predetermined range of interest
rates or values.
The Fund will usually enter into swaps on a net basis, i.e., the two
payment streams are netted out in a cash settlement on the payment date or dates
specified in the instrument, with the Fund receiving or paying, as the case may
be, only the net amount of the two payments. Inasmuch as these swaps, caps,
floors and collars are entered into for good faith hedging purposes, the Adviser
and the Fund believe such obligations do not constitute senior securities under
the 1940 Act and, accordingly, will not treat them as being subject to its
borrowing restrictions. The Fund will not enter into any swap, cap, floor or
collar transaction unless, at the time of entering into such transaction, the
unsecured long-term debt of the Counterparty, combined with any credit
enhancements, is rated at least A by S&P or Moody's or has an equivalent rating
from a NRSRO or is determined to be of equivalent credit quality by the Adviser.
If there is a default by the Counterparty, the Fund may have contractual
remedies pursuant to the agreements related to the transaction. The swap market
has grown substantially in recent years with a large number of banks and
investment banking firms acting both as principals and as agents utilizing
standardized swap documentation. As a result, the swap market has become
relatively liquid. Caps, floors and collars are more recent innovations for
which standardized documentation has not yet been fully developed and,
accordingly, they are less liquid than swaps.
Eurodollar Instruments. The Fund may make investments in Eurodollar instruments.
Eurodollar instruments are U.S. dollar-denominated futures contracts or options
thereon which are linked to the London Interbank Offered Rate ("LIBOR"),
although foreign currency-denominated instruments are available from time to
time. Eurodollar futures contracts enable purchasers to obtain a fixed rate for
the lending of funds and sellers to obtain a fixed rate for borrowings. The Fund
might use Eurodollar futures contracts and options thereon to hedge against
changes in LIBOR, to which many interest rate swaps and fixed income instruments
are linked.
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Risks of Strategic Transactions Outside the U.S. When conducted outside the
U.S., Strategic Transactions may not be regulated as rigorously as in the U.S.,
may not involve a clearing mechanism and related guarantees, and are subject to
the risk of governmental actions affecting trading in, or the prices of, foreign
securities, currencies and other instruments. The value of such positions also
could be adversely affected by: (i) other complex foreign political, legal and
economic factors, (ii) lesser availability than in the U.S. of data on which to
make trading decisions, (iii) delays in the Fund's ability to act upon economic
events occurring in foreign markets during non-business hours in the U.S., (iv)
the imposition of different exercise and settlement terms and procedures and
margin requirements than in the U.S., and (v) lower trading volume and
liquidity.
Use of Segregated and Other Special Accounts. Many Strategic Transactions, in
addition to other requirements, require that the Fund segregate cash or liquid
assets with its custodian to the extent Fund obligations are not otherwise
"covered" through ownership of the underlying security, financial instrument or
currency. In general, either the full amount of any obligation by the Fund to
pay or deliver securities or assets must be covered at all times by the
securities, instruments or currency required to be delivered, or, subject to any
regulatory restrictions, an amount of cash or liquid securities at least equal
to the current amount of the obligation must be segregated with the custodian.
The segregated assets cannot be sold or transferred unless equivalent assets are
substituted in their place or it is no longer necessary to segregate them. For
example, a call option written by the Fund will require the Fund to hold the
securities subject to the call (or securities convertible into the needed
securities without additional consideration) or to segregate cash or liquid
assets sufficient to purchase and deliver the securities if the call is
exercised. A call option sold by the Fund on an index will require the Fund to
own portfolio securities which correlate with the index or to segregate cash or
liquid assets equal to the excess of the index value over the exercise price on
a current basis. A put option written by the Fund requires the Fund to segregate
cash or liquid assets equal to the exercise price.
Except when the Fund enters into a forward contract for the purchase or
sale of a security denominated in a particular currency, which requires no
segregation, a currency contract which obligates the Fund to buy or sell
currency will generally require the Fund to hold an amount of that currency or
liquid assets denominated in that currency equal to the Fund's obligations or to
segregate cash or liquid assets equal to the amount of the Fund's obligation.
OTC options entered into by the Fund, including those on securities,
currency, financial instruments or indices and OCC issued and exchange listed
index options, will generally provide for cash settlement. As a result, when the
Fund sells these instruments it will only segregate an amount of cash or liquid
assets equal to its accrued net obligations, as there is no requirement for
payment or delivery of amounts in excess of the net amount. These amounts will
equal 100% of the exercise price in the case of a non cash-settled put, the same
as an OCC guaranteed listed option sold by the Fund, or the in-the-money amount
plus any sell-back formula amount in the case of a cash-settled put or call. In
addition, when the Fund sells a call option on an index at a time when the
in-the-money amount exceeds the exercise price, the Fund will segregate, until
the option expires or is closed out, cash or cash equivalents equal in value to
such excess. OCC issued and exchange listed options sold by the Fund other than
those above generally settle with physical delivery, or with an election of
either physical delivery or cash settlement and the Fund will segregate an
amount of cash or liquid assets equal to the full value of the option. OTC
options settling with physical delivery, or with an election of either physical
delivery or cash settlement will be treated the same as other options settling
with physical delivery.
In the case of a futures contract or an option thereon, the Fund must
deposit initial margin and possible daily variation margin in addition to
segregating cash or liquid assets sufficient to meet its obligation to purchase
or provide securities or currencies, or to pay the amount owed at the expiration
of an index-based futures contract. Such liquid assets may consist of cash, cash
equivalents, liquid debt or equity securities or other acceptable assets.
With respect to swaps, the Fund will accrue the net amount of the
excess, if any, of its obligations over its entitlements with respect to each
swap on a daily basis and will segregate an amount of cash or liquid assets
having a value equal to the accrued excess. Caps, floors and collars require
segregation of assets with a value equal to the Fund's net obligation, if any.
Strategic Transactions may be covered by other means when consistent
with applicable regulatory policies. The Fund may also enter into offsetting
transactions so that its combined position, coupled with any segregated assets,
equals its net outstanding obligation in related options and Strategic
Transactions. For example, the Fund could purchase a put option if the strike
price of that option is the same or higher than the strike price of a put option
sold by the Fund. Moreover, instead of segregating cash or liquid assets if the
Fund held a futures or forward contract, it could purchase a put option on the
same futures or forward contract with a strike price as high or higher than the
price of the contract held. Other Strategic Transactions may also be offset in
combinations. If the offsetting transaction terminates at the time of or
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after the primary transaction no segregation is required, but if it terminates
prior to such time, cash or liquid assets equal to any remaining obligation
would need to be segregated.
Foreign Securities. While the Fund generally emphasizes investments in companies
domiciled in the U.S., it may invest in listed and unlisted foreign securities
of the same types as the domestic securities in which the Fund may invest when
the anticipated performance of foreign securities is believed by the Adviser to
offer equal or more potential than domestic alternatives in keeping with the
investment objective of the Fund. However, the Fund has no current intention of
investing more than 20% of its net assets in foreign securities.
Investors should recognize that investing in foreign securities
involves certain special considerations, including those set forth below, which
are not typically associated with investing in U.S. securities and which may
favorably or unfavorably affect the Fund's performance. As foreign companies are
not generally subject to uniform accounting and auditing and financial reporting
standards, practices and requirements comparable to those applicable to domestic
companies, there may be less publicly available information about a foreign
company than about a domestic company. Many foreign stock markets, while growing
in volume of trading activity, have substantially less volume than the New York
Stock Exchange, Inc. (the "Exchange"), and securities of some foreign companies
are less liquid and more volatile than securities of domestic companies.
Further, foreign markets have different clearance and settlement procedures and
in certain markets there have been times when settlements have been unable to
keep pace with the volume of securities transactions, making it difficult to
conduct such transactions. Delays in settlement could result in temporary
periods when assets of the Fund are uninvested and no return is earned thereon.
The inability of the Fund to make intended security purchases due to settlement
problems could cause the Fund to miss attractive investment opportunities.
Inability to dispose of portfolio securities due to settlement problems either
could result in losses to the Fund due to subsequent declines in value of the
portfolio security or, if the Fund has entered into a contract to sell the
security, could result in possible liability to the purchaser. Fixed commissions
on some foreign stock exchanges are generally higher than negotiated commissions
on U.S. exchanges, although the Fund will endeavor to achieve the most favorable
net results on its portfolio transactions. Further, the Fund may encounter
difficulties or be unable to pursue legal remedies and obtain judgments in
foreign courts. There is generally less government supervision and regulation of
business and industry practices, stock exchanges, brokers and listed companies
than in the U.S. It may be more difficult for the Fund's agents to keep
currently informed about corporate actions such as stock dividends or other
matters which may affect the prices of portfolio securities. Communications
between the U.S. and foreign countries may be less reliable than within the
U.S., thus increasing the risk of delayed settlements of portfolio transactions
or loss of certificates for portfolio securities. Payment for securities without
delivery may be required in certain foreign markets. In addition, with respect
to certain foreign countries, there is the possibility of expropriation or
confiscatory taxation, political or social instability, or diplomatic
developments which could affect U.S. investments in those countries. Investments
in foreign securities may also entail certain risks, such as possible currency
blockages or transfer restrictions, and the difficulty of enforcing rights in
other countries. Moreover, individual foreign economies may differ favorably or
unfavorably from the U.S. economy in such respects as growth of gross national
product, rate of inflation, capital reinvestment, resource self-sufficiency and
balance of payments position.
These considerations generally are more of a concern in developing
countries. For example, the possibility of revolution and the dependence on
foreign economic assistance may be greater in these countries than in developed
countries. The management of the Fund seeks to mitigate the risks associated
with these considerations through diversification and active professional
management. Investments in companies domiciled in developing countries may be
subject to potentially greater risks than investments in developed countries.
Investments in foreign securities usually will involve currencies of
foreign countries. Moreover, the Fund temporarily may hold funds in bank
deposits in foreign currencies during the completion of investment programs.
Accordingly, the value of the assets for the Fund as measured in U.S. dollars
may be affected favorably or unfavorably by changes in foreign currency exchange
rates and exchange control regulations, and the Fund may incur costs and
experience conversion difficulties and uncertainties in connection with
conversions between various currencies. Although the Fund values its assets
daily in terms of U.S. dollars, it does not intend to convert its holdings of
foreign currencies, if any, into U.S. dollars on a daily basis. It may do so
from time to time, and investors should be aware of the costs of currency
conversion. Although foreign exchange dealers do not charge a fee for
conversion, they do realize a profit based on the difference (the "spread")
between the prices at which they are buying and selling various currencies.
Thus, a dealer may offer to sell a foreign currency to the Fund at one rate,
while offering a lesser rate of exchange should the Fund desire to resell that
currency to the dealer. The Fund will conduct its foreign currency exchange
transactions, if any, either on a spot (i.e., cash) basis at the spot rate
prevailing in the foreign currency exchange market or through strategic
transactions involving currencies.
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To the extent that the Fund invests in foreign securities, the Fund's
share price could reflect the movements of the stock markets in which it is
invested and the currencies in which the investments are denominated; the
strength or weakness of the U.S. dollar against foreign currencies could account
for part of the Fund's investment performance.
Investment Restrictions
Unless specified to the contrary, the following fundamental
restrictions may not be changed without the approval of a majority of the
outstanding voting securities of the Fund involved which, under the 1940 Act and
the rules thereunder and as used in this Statement of Additional Information,
means the lesser of (1) 67% or more of the voting securities present at such
meeting, if the holders of more than 50% of the outstanding voting securities of
the Fund are present or represented by proxy, or (2) more than 50% of the
outstanding voting securities of the Fund.
The Fund has elected to be classified as a diversified series of an
open-end investment company. In addition, as a matter of fundamental policy, the
Fund will not:
(1) borrow money, except as permitted under the Investment Company
Act of 1940, as amended, and as interpreted or modified by
regulatory authority having jurisdiction, from time to time;
(2) issue senior securities, except as permitted under the
Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and as interpreted
or modified by regulatory authority having jurisdiction, from
time to time;
(3) concentrate its investments in a particular industry, as that
term is used in the 1940 Act, as amended, and as interpreted
or modified by regulatory authority having jurisdiction, from
time to time;
(4) engage in the business of underwriting securities issued by
others, except to the extent that a Fund may be deemed to be
an underwriter in connection with the disposition of portfolio
securities;
(5) purchase or sell real estate, which term does not include
securities of companies which deal in real estate or mortgages
or investments secured by real estate or interests therein,
except that the Fund reserves freedom of action to hold and to
sell real estate acquired as a result of that Fund's ownership
of securities;
(6) purchase physical commodities or contracts relating to
physical commodities; or
(7) make loans except as permitted under the Investment Company
Act of 1940, as amended, and as interpreted or modified by
regulatory authority having jurisdiction, from time to time.
Nonfundamental policies may be changed without shareholder approval. As
a matter of nonfundamental policy, the Fund does not currently intend to:
(1) borrow money in an amount greater than 5% of its total assets,
except (i) for temporary or emergency purposes and (ii) by
engaging in reverse repurchase agreements, dollar rolls, or
other investments or transactions described in the Fund's
registration statement which may be deemed to be borrowings;
(2) enter into either of reverse repurchase agreements or dollar
rolls in an amount greater than 5% of its total assets;
(3) purchase securities on margin or make short sales, except (i)
short sales against the box, (ii) in connection with arbitrage
transactions, (iii) for margin deposits in connection with
futures contracts, options or other permitted investments,
(iv) that transactions in futures contracts and options shall
not be deemed to constitute selling securities short, and (v)
that the Fund may obtain such short-term credits as may be
necessary for the clearance of securities transactions;
(4) purchase options, unless the aggregate premiums paid on all
such options held by the Fund at any time do not exceed 20% of
its total assets; or sell put options, if as a result, the
aggregate value of the obligations underlying such put options
would exceed 50% of its total assets;
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(5) enter into futures contracts or purchase options thereon
unless immediately after the purchase, the value of the
aggregate initial margin with respect to such futures
contracts entered into on behalf of the Fund and the premiums
paid for such options on futures contracts does not exceed 5%
of the fair market value of the Fund's total assets; provided
that in the case of an option that is in-the-money at the time
of purchase, the in-the-money amount may be excluded in
computing the 5% limit;
(6) purchase warrants if as a result, such securities, taken at
the lower of cost or market value, would represent more than
5% of the value of the Fund's total assets (for this purpose,
warrants acquired in units or attached to securities will be
deemed to have no value); and
(7) lend portfolio securities in an amount greater than 5% of its
total assets.
Any investment restrictions herein which involve a maximum percentage
of securities or assets shall not be considered to be violated unless an excess
over the percentage occurs immediately after, and is caused by, an acquisition
or encumbrance of securities or assets of, or borrowings by, the Fund.
PURCHASES
Additional Information About Opening An Account
Clients having a regular investment counsel account with the Adviser or
its affiliates and members of their immediate families, officers and employees
of the Adviser or of any affiliated organization and their immediate families,
members of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. ("NASD") and
banks may, if they prefer, subscribe initially for at least $2,500 of Class S
and $1,000 for Class AARP through Scudder Investor Services, Inc. by letter,
fax, or telephone.
Shareholders of other Scudder funds who have submitted an account application
and have a certified Tax Identification Number, clients having a regular
investment counsel account with the Adviser or its affiliates and members of
their immediate families, officers and employees of the Adviser or of any
affiliated organization and their immediate families, members of the NASD, and
banks may open an account by wire. These investors must call 1-800-SCUDDER to
get an account number. During the call, the investor will be asked to indicate
the Fund name, amount to be wired ($2,500 minimum for Class S and $1,000 for
Class AARP), name of bank or trust company from which the wire will be sent, the
exact registration of the new account, the taxpayer identification or Social
Security number, address and telephone number. The investor must then call the
bank to arrange a wire transfer to The Scudder Funds, State Street Bank and
Trust Company, Boston, MA 02110, ABA Number 011000028, DDA Account Number:
9903-5552. The investor must give the Scudder fund name, account name and the
new account number. Finally, the investor must send the completed and signed
application to the Fund promptly. Investors interested in investing in Class
AARP should call 800-253-2277 for further instructions.
The minimum initial purchase amount is less than $2,500 under certain
special plan accounts.
Minimum Balances
Shareholders should maintain a share balance worth at least $2,500 for
Class S and $1,000 for Class AARP. For fiduciary accounts such as IRAs, and
custodial accounts such as Uniform Gift to Minor Act, and Uniform Trust to Minor
Act accounts, the minimum balance is $1,000 for Class S and $500 for Class AARP.
These amounts may be changed by the Board of Trustees. A shareholder may open an
account with at least $1,000 ($500 for fiduciary/custodial accounts), if an
automatic investment plan (AIP) of $100/month ($50/month for Class AARP and
fiduciary/custodial accounts) is established. Scudder group retirement plans and
certain other accounts have similar or lower minimum share balance requirements.
The Fund reserves the right, following 60 days' written notice to
applicable shareholders, to:
o assess an annual $10 per Fund charge (with the fee to be paid
to the Fund) for any non-fiduciary/non-custodial account
without an automatic investment plan (AIP) in place and a
balance of less than $2,500; and
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o redeem all shares in Fund accounts below $1,000 where a
reduction in value has occurred due to a redemption, exchange
or transfer out of the account. The Fund will mail the
proceeds of the redeemed account to the shareholder.
Reductions in value that result solely from market activity will not
trigger an involuntary redemption. Shareholders with a combined household
account balance in any of the Scudder Funds of $100,000 or more, as well as
group retirement and certain other accounts will not be subject to a fee or
automatic redemption.
Fiduciary (e.g., IRA or Roth IRA) and custodial accounts (e.g., UGMA or
UTMA) with balances below $100 are subject to automatic redemption following 60
days' written notice to applicable shareholders.
The minimum initial purchase amount is less than $2,500 for Class S
under certain plan accounts and is $1,000 for Class AARP.
Additional Information About Making Subsequent Investments
Subsequent purchase orders for $10,000 or more and for an amount not
greater than four times the value of the shareholder's account may be placed by
telephone, fax, etc. by established shareholders (except by Scudder Individual
Retirement Account (IRA), Scudder Horizon Plan, Scudder Profit Sharing and Money
Purchase Pension Plans, Scudder 401(k) and Scudder 403(b) Plan holders), members
of the NASD, and banks. Orders placed in this manner may be directed to any
office of the Distributor listed in the Fund's prospectus. A confirmation of the
purchase will be mailed out promptly following receipt of a request to buy.
Federal regulations require that payment be received within three business days.
If payment is not received within that time, the order is subject to
cancellation. In the event of such cancellation or cancellation at the
purchaser's request, the purchaser will be responsible for any loss incurred by
the Fund or the principal underwriter by reason of such cancellation. If the
purchaser is a shareholder, the Trust shall have the authority, as agent of the
shareholder, to redeem shares in the account in order to reimburse the Fund or
the principal underwriter for the loss incurred. Net losses on such transactions
which are not recovered from the purchaser will be absorbed by the principal
underwriter. Any net profit on the liquidation of unpaid shares will accrue to
the Fund.
Additional Information About Making Subsequent Investments by QuickBuy
Shareholders, whose predesignated bank account of record is a member of
the Automated Clearing House Network (ACH) and who have elected to participate
in the QuickBuy program, may purchase shares of the Fund by telephone. Through
this service shareholders may purchase up to $250,000. To purchase shares by
QuickBuy, shareholders should call before the close of regular trading on the
Exchange, normally 4 p.m. eastern time. Proceeds in the amount of your purchase
will be transferred from your bank checking account two or three business days
following your call. For requests received by the close of regular trading on
the Exchange, shares will be purchased at the net asset value per share
calculated at the close of trading on the day of your call. QuickBuy requests
received after the close of regular trading on the Exchange will begin their
processing and be purchased at the net asset value calculated the following
business day. If you purchase shares by QuickBuy and redeem them within seven
days of the purchase, the Fund may hold the redemption proceeds for a period of
up to seven business days. If you purchase shares and there are insufficient
funds in your bank account the purchase will be canceled and you will be subject
to any losses or fees incurred in the transaction. QuickBuy transactions are not
available for most retirement plan accounts. However, QuickBuy transactions are
available for Scudder IRA accounts.
In order to request purchases by QuickBuy, shareholders must have
completed and returned to the Transfer Agent the application, including the
designation of a bank account from which the purchase payment will be debited.
New investors wishing to establish QuickBuy may so indicate on the application.
Existing shareholders who wish to add QuickBuy to their account may do so by
completing a QuickBuy Enrollment Form. After sending in an enrollment form
shareholders should allow 15 days for this service to be available.
The Fund employs procedures, including recording telephone calls,
testing a caller's identity, and sending written confirmation of telephone
transactions, designed to give reasonable assurance that instructions
communicated by telephone are genuine, and to discourage fraud. To the extent
that the Fund does not follow such procedures, it may be liable for losses due
to unauthorized or fraudulent telephone instructions. The Fund will not be
liable for acting upon instructions communicated by telephone that it reasonably
believes to be genuine.
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Investors interested in making subsequent investments in Class AARP
should call 800-253-2277 or 1-800-SCUDDER for Class S for further instruction.
Checks
A certified check is not necessary, but checks are only accepted
subject to collection at full face value in U.S. funds and must be drawn on, or
payable through, a U.S. bank.
If shares of the Fund are purchased by a check which proves to be
uncollectible, the Trust reserves the right to cancel the purchase immediately
and the purchaser may be responsible for any loss incurred by the Trust or the
principal underwriter by reason of such cancellation. If the purchaser is a
shareholder, the Trust will have the authority, as agent of the shareholder, to
redeem shares in the account in order to reimburse the Fund or the principal
underwriter for the loss incurred. Investors whose orders have been canceled may
be prohibited from, or restricted in, placing future orders in any of the
Scudder funds.
Wire Transfer of Federal Funds
To obtain the net asset value determined as of the close of regular
trading on the Exchange on a selected day, your bank must forward federal funds
by wire transfer and provide the required account information so as to be
available to the Fund prior to the close of regular trading on the Exchange
(normally 4 p.m. eastern time).
The bank sending an investor's federal funds by bank wire may charge
for the service. Presently, the Distributor pays a fee for receipt by State
Street Bank and Trust Company (the "Custodian") of "wired funds," but the right
to charge investors for this service is reserved.
Boston banks are closed on certain holidays although the Exchange may
be open. These holidays include Columbus Day (the 2nd Monday in October) and
Veterans Day (November 11). Investors are not able to purchase shares by wiring
federal funds on such holidays because the Custodian is not open to receive such
federal funds on behalf of the Fund.
Share Price
Purchases will be filled without sales charge at the net asset value
next computed after the receipt of a purchase request in good order. Net asset
value normally will be computed as of the close of regular trading on each day
during which the Exchange is open for trading. Orders received after the close
of regular trading on the Exchange will receive the next business day's net
asset value. If the order has been placed by a member of the NASD, other than
the Distributor, it is the responsibility of that member broker, rather than the
Fund, to forward the purchase order to Scudder Service Corporation (the
"Transfer Agent") by the close of regular trading on the Exchange.
Share Certificates
Due to the desire of the Trust's management to afford ease of
redemption, certificates will not be issued to indicate ownership in the Fund.
Share certificates now in a shareholder's possession may be sent to the Transfer
Agent for cancellation and credit to such shareholder's account. Shareholders
who prefer may hold the certificates in their possession until they wish to
exchange or redeem such shares.
Other Information
The Fund has authorized certain members of the NASD other than the
Distributor to accept purchase and redemption orders for its shares. Those
brokers may also designate other parties to accept purchase and redemption
orders on the Fund's behalf. Orders for purchase or redemption will be deemed to
have been received by the Fund when such brokers or their authorized designees
accept the orders. Subject to the terms of the contract between the Fund and the
broker, ordinarily orders will be priced at the Fund's net asset value next
computed after acceptance by such brokers or their authorized designees.
Further, if purchases or redemptions of the Fund's shares are arranged and
settlement is made at an investor's election through any other authorized NASD
member, that member may, at its discretion, charge a fee for that service. The
Board of Trustees and the Distributor, also the Fund's principal underwriter,
each has the right to limit the amount of purchases by, and to refuse to sell
to, any person. The Trustees and the Distributor may suspend or terminate the
offering of Fund shares at any time for any reason.
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The Board of Trustees and the Distributor each has the right to limit,
for any reason, the amount of purchases by, and to refuse to, sell to any
person, and each may suspend or terminate the offering of Fund shares at any
time for any reasons.
The Tax Identification Number section of the application must be
completed when opening an account. Applications and purchase orders without a
correct certified tax identification number and certain other certified
information (e.g. from exempt organizations, certification of exempt status)
will be returned to the investor. The Fund reserves the right, following 30
days' notice, to redeem all shares in accounts without a correct certified
Social Security or tax identification number. A shareholder may avoid
involuntary redemption by providing the Fund with a tax identification number
during the 30-day notice period.
The Trust may issue shares at net asset value in connection with any
merger or consolidation with, or acquisition of the assets of, any investment
company or personal holding company, subject to the requirements of the 1940
Act.
EXCHANGES AND REDEMPTIONS
Exchanges
Exchanges are comprised of a redemption from one Scudder fund and a
purchase into another Scudder Fund. The purchase side of the exchange either may
be an additional investment into an existing account or may involve opening a
new account in the other fund. When an exchange involves a new account, the new
account will be established with the same registration, tax identification
number, address, telephone redemption option, "Scudder Automated Information
Line" (SAIL) transaction authorization and dividend option as the existing
account. Other features will not carry over automatically to the new account.
Exchanges to a new fund account must be for a minimum of $2,500 for Class S and
$1,000 for Class AARP. When an exchange represents an additional investment into
an existing account, the account receiving the exchange proceeds must have
identical registration, address, and account options/features as the account of
origin. Exchanges into an existing account must be for $100 or more for Class S.
If the account receiving the exchange proceeds is to be different in any
respect, the exchange request must be in writing and must contain an original
signature guarantee.
Exchange orders received before the close of regular trading on the
Exchange on any business day ordinarily will be executed at the respective net
asset values determined on that day. Exchange orders received after the close of
regular trading on the Exchange will be executed on the following business day.
Investors may also request, at no extra charge, to have exchanges
automatically executed on a predetermined schedule from one Scudder fund to an
existing account in another Scudder fund, at current net asset value, through
Scudder's Automatic Exchange Program. Exchanges must be for a minimum of $50.
Shareholders may add this free feature over the telephone or in writing.
Automatic exchanges will continue until the shareholder requests by telephone or
in writing to have the feature removed, or until the originating account is
depleted. The Trust and the Transfer Agent each reserves the right to suspend or
terminate the privilege of the Automatic Exchange Program at any time.
There is no charge to the shareholder for any exchange described above
(except for exchanges from funds which impose a redemption fee on shares held
less than a year). An exchange into another Scudder fund is a redemption of
shares, and therefore may result in tax consequences (gain or loss) to the
shareholder and the proceeds of such exchange may be subject to backup
withholding. (See "TAXES.")
Investors currently receive the exchange privilege, including exchange
by telephone, automatically without having to elect it. The Fund employs
procedures, including recording telephone calls, testing a caller's identity,
and sending written confirmation of telephone transactions, designed to give
reasonable assurance that instructions communicated by telephone are genuine,
and to discourage fraud. To the extent that the Fund does not follow such
procedures, it may be liable for losses due to unauthorized or fraudulent
telephone instructions. The Fund will not be liable for acting upon instructions
communicated by telephone that it reasonably believes to be genuine. The Fund
and the Transfer Agent each reserves the right to suspend or terminate the
privilege of exchanging by telephone or fax at any time.
The Scudder funds into which investors may make an exchange are listed under
"THE SCUDDER FAMILY OF FUNDS" herein. Before making an exchange, shareholders
should obtain from the Distributor a prospectus of the
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Scudder fund into which the exchange is being contemplated. The exchange
privilege may not be available for certain Scudder funds or classes thereof. For
more information, please call 1-800- SCUDDER (for Class S) or 1-800-253-2277
(Class AARP).
Scudder retirement plans may have different exchange requirements.
Please refer to appropriate plan literature.
Redemption by Telephone
Shareholders currently receive the right, automatically without having
to elect it, to redeem by telephone up to $100,000 and have the proceeds mailed
to their address of record. Shareholders may also request to have the proceeds
mailed or wired to their predesignated bank account. In order to request wire
redemptions by telephone, shareholders must have completed and returned to the
Transfer Agent the application, including the designation of a bank account to
which the redemption proceeds are to be sent.
(a) NEW INVESTORS wishing to establish telephone redemption to a
predesignated bank account must complete the appropriate
section on the application.
(b) EXISTING SHAREHOLDERS (except those who are Scudder IRA,
Scudder Pension and Profit-Sharing, Scudder 401(k) and Scudder
403(b) Planholders) who wish to establish telephone redemption
to a predesignated bank account or who want to change the bank
account previously designated to receive redemption payments
should either return a Telephone Redemption Option Form
(available upon request) or send a letter identifying the
account and specifying the exact information to be changed.
The letter must be signed exactly as the shareholder's name(s)
appears on the account. An original signature and an original
signature guarantee are required for each person in whose name
the account is registered.
Telephone redemption is not available with respect to shares
represented by share certificates or shares held in certain retirement accounts.
If a request for redemption to a shareholder's bank account is made by
telephone or fax, payment will be by Federal Reserve Bank wire to the bank
account designated on the application, unless a request is made that the
redemption check be mailed to the designated bank account. There will be a $5
charge for all wire redemptions.
Note: Investors designating a savings bank to receive their
telephone redemption proceeds are advised that if the savings
bank is not a participant in the Federal Reserve System,
redemption proceeds must be wired through a commercial bank
which is a correspondent of the savings bank. As this may
delay receipt by the shareholder's account, it is suggested
that investors wishing to use a savings bank discuss wire
procedures with their bank and submit any special wire
transfer information with the telephone redemption
authorization. If appropriate wire information is not
supplied, redemption proceeds will be mailed to the designated
bank.
The Fund employs procedures, including recording telephone calls,
testing a caller's identity, and sending written confirmation of telephone
transactions, designed to give reasonable assurance that instructions
communicated by telephone are genuine, and to discourage fraud. To the extent
that the Fund does not follow such procedures, it may be liable for losses due
to unauthorized or fraudulent telephone instructions. The Fund will not be
liable for acting upon instructions communicated by telephone that it reasonably
believes to be genuine.
Redemption by QuickSell
Shareholders, whose predesignated bank account of record is a member of
the Automated Clearing House Network (ACH) and who have elected to participate
in the QuickSell program may sell shares of the Fund by telephone. Redemptions
must be for at least $250. Proceeds in the amount of your redemption will be
transferred to your bank checking account two or three business days following
your call. For requests received by the close of regular trading on the
Exchange, normally 4:00 p.m. eastern time, shares will be redeemed at the net
asset value per share calculated at the close of trading on the day of your
call. QuickSell requests received after the close of regular trading on the
Exchange will begin their processing and be redeemed at the net asset value
calculated the following business day. QuickSell transactions are not available
for Scudder IRA accounts and most other retirement plan accounts.
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In order to request redemptions by QuickSell, shareholders must have
completed and returned to the Transfer Agent the application, including the
designation of a bank account to which redemption proceeds will be credited. New
investors wishing to establish QuickSell may so indicate on the application.
Existing shareholders who wish to add QuickSell to their account may do so by
completing a QuickSell Enrollment Form. After sending in an enrollment form,
shareholders should allow 15 days for this service to be available.
The Fund employs procedures, including recording telephone calls,
testing a caller's identity, and sending written confirmation of telephone
transactions, designed to give reasonable assurance that instructions
communicated by telephone are genuine, and to discourage fraud. To the extent
that the Fund does not follow such procedures, it may be liable for losses due
to unauthorized or fraudulent telephone instructions. The Fund will not be
liable for acting upon instructions communicated by telephone that it reasonably
believes to be genuine.
Redemption by Mail or Fax
Any existing share certificates representing shares being redeemed must
accompany a request for redemption and be duly endorsed or accompanied by a
proper stock assignment form with signature(s) guaranteed.
In order to ensure proper authorization before redeeming shares, the
Transfer Agent may request additional documents such as, but not restricted to,
stock powers, trust instruments, certificates of death, appointments as
executor/executrix, certificates of corporate authority and waivers of tax
(required in some states when settling estates).
It is suggested that shareholders holding share certificates or shares
registered in other than individual names contact the Transfer Agent prior to
any redemptions to ensure that all necessary documents accompany the request.
When shares are held in the name of a corporation, trust, fiduciary, agent,
attorney or partnership, the Transfer Agent requires, in addition to the stock
power, certified evidence of authority to sign. These procedures are for the
protection of shareholders and should be followed to ensure prompt payment.
Redemption requests must not be conditional as to date or price of the
redemption. Proceeds of a redemption will be sent within seven business days
after receipt by the Transfer Agent of a request for redemption that complies
with the above requirements. Delays in payment of more than seven days for
shares tendered for repurchase or redemption may result, but only until the
purchase check has cleared.
The requirements for IRA redemptions are different from those for
regular accounts. For more information please call 1-800-SCUDDER.
Redemption-In-Kind
The Trust reserves the right, if conditions exist which make cash
payments undesirable, to honor any request for redemption or repurchase order by
making payment in whole or in part in readily marketable securities chosen by
the Trust and valued as they are for purposes of computing the Fund's net asset
value (a redemption-in-kind). If payment is made in securities, a shareholder
may incur transaction expenses in converting these securities into cash. The
Fund has elected, however, to be governed by Rule 18f-1 under the 1940 Act as a
result of which the Trust is obligated to redeem shares, with respect to any one
shareholder during any 90 day period, solely in cash up to the lesser of
$250,000 or 1% of the net asset value of the Fund at the beginning of the
period.
Other Information
If a shareholder redeems all shares in the account after the record
date of a dividend, the shareholder will receive, in addition to the net asset
value thereof, all declared but unpaid dividends thereon. The value of shares
redeemed or repurchased may be more or less than the shareholder's cost
depending on the net asset value at the time of redemption or repurchase. The
Fund does not impose a redemption or repurchase charge, although a wire charge
may be applicable for redemption proceeds wired to an investor's bank account.
Redemptions of shares, including an exchange into another Scudder fund, may
result in tax consequences (gain or loss) to the shareholder and the proceeds of
such redemptions may be subject to backup withholding. (See "TAXES.")
Shareholders who wish to redeem shares from Special Plan Accounts
should contact the employer, trustee or custodian of the Plan for the
requirements.
The determination of net asset value and a shareholder's right to
redeem shares and to receive payment may be suspended at times during which (a)
the Exchange is closed, other than customary weekend and holiday closings, (b)
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trading on the Exchange is restricted for any reason, (c) an emergency exists as
a result of which disposal by the Fund of securities owned by it is not
reasonably practicable or it is not reasonably practicable for the Fund fairly
to determine the value of its net assets, or (d) the SEC may by order permit
such a suspension for the protection of the Trust's shareholders; provided that
applicable rules and regulations of the SEC (or any succeeding governmental
authority) shall govern as to whether the conditions prescribed in (b) or (c)
exist.
FEATURES AND SERVICES OFFERED BY THE FUND
The No-Load Concept
Investors are encouraged to be aware of the full ramifications of
mutual fund fee structures, and of how Scudder distinguishes its Scudder Family
of Funds from the vast majority of mutual funds available today. The primary
distinction is between load and no-load funds.
Load funds generally are defined as mutual funds that charge a fee for
the sale and distribution of fund shares. There are three types of loads:
front-end loads, back-end loads, and asset-based 12b-1 fees. 12b-1 fees are
distribution-related fees charged against fund assets and are distinct from
service fees, which are charged for personal services and/or maintenance of
shareholder accounts. Asset-based sales charges and service fees are typically
paid pursuant to distribution plans adopted under 12b-1 under the 1940 Act.
A front-end load is a sales charge, which can be as high as 8.50% of
the amount invested. A back-end load is a contingent deferred sales charge,
which can be as high as 8.50% of either the amount invested or redeemed. The
maximum front-end or back-end load varies, and depends upon whether or not a
fund also charges a 12b-1 fee and/or a service fee or offers investors various
sales-related services such as dividend reinvestment. The maximum charge for a
12b-1 fee is 0.75% of a fund's average annual net assets, and the maximum charge
for a service fee is 0.25% of a fund's average annual net assets.
A no-load fund does not charge a front-end or back-end load, but can
charge a small 12b-1 fee and/or service fee against fund assets. Under the
National Association of Securities Dealers Conduct Rules, a mutual fund can call
itself a "no-load" fund only if the 12b-1 fee and/or service fee does not exceed
0.25% of a fund's average annual net assets.
Because funds and classes in the Scudder Family of Funds do not pay any
asset-based sales charges or service fees, Scudder uses the phrase no-load to
distinguish Scudder funds and classes from other no-load funds. Scudder
pioneered the no-load concept when it created the nation's first no-load fund in
1928, and later developed the nation's first family of no-load mutual funds.
Internet access
World Wide Web Site -- The address of the Scudder Funds site is www.scudder.com.
The address for Class AARP of shares is aarp.scudder.com. These sites offer
guidance on global investing and developing strategies to help meet financial
goals and provide access to the Scudder investor relations department via
e-mail. The sites also enable users to access or view fund prospectuses and
profiles with links between summary information in Profiles and details in the
Prospectus. Users can fill out new account forms on-line, order free software,
and request literature on funds.
Account Access -- Scudder is among the first mutual fund families to allow
shareholders to manage their fund accounts through the World Wide Web. Scudder
Fund shareholders can view a snapshot of current holdings, review account
activity and move assets between Scudder Fund accounts.
Scudder's personal portfolio capabilities -- known as SEAS (Scudder
Electronic Account Services) -- are accessible only by current Scudder Fund
shareholders who have set up a Personal Page on Scudder's Web site. Using a
secure Web browser, shareholders sign on to their account with their Social
Security number and their SAIL password. As an additional security measure,
users can change their current password or disable access to their portfolio
through the World Wide Web.
An Account Activity option reveals a financial history of transactions
for an account, with trade dates, type and amount of transaction, share price
and number of shares traded. For users who wish to trade shares between Scudder
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Funds, the Fund Exchange option provides a step-by-step procedure to exchange
shares among existing fund accounts or to new Scudder Fund accounts.
Dividends and Capital Gains Distribution Options
Investors have freedom to choose whether to receive cash or to reinvest
any dividends from net investment income or distributions from realized capital
gains in additional Shares of a Fund. A change of instructions for the method of
payment may be given to the Transfer Agent in writing at least five days prior
to a dividend record date. Shareholders may change their dividend option by
calling 1-800-SCUDDER for Class S and 1-800-253-2277 for Class AARP or by
sending written instructions to the Transfer Agent. Please include your account
number with your written request.
Reinvestment is usually made at the closing net asset value determined
on the business day following the record date. Investors may leave standing
instructions with the Transfer Agent designating their option for either
reinvestment or cash distribution of any income dividends or capital gains
distributions. If no election is made, dividends and distributions will be
invested in additional shares of a Fund.
Investors may also have dividends and distributions automatically
deposited to their predesignated bank account through Scudder's Direct
Distributions Program. Shareholders who elect to participate in the Direct
Distributions Program, and whose predesignated checking account of record is
with a member bank of Automated Clearing House Network (ACH) can have income and
capital gain distributions automatically deposited to their personal bank
account usually within three business days after a Fund pays its distribution. A
Direct Distributions request form can be obtained by calling 1-800-SCUDDER for
Class S and 1-800-253-2277 for Class AARP. Confirmation Statements will be
mailed to shareholders as notification that distributions have been deposited.
Investors choosing to participate in Scudder's Automatic Withdrawal
Plan must reinvest any dividends or capital gains. For most retirement plan
accounts, the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains is also required.
Reports to Shareholders
The Trust issues shareholders unaudited semiannual financial statements
and annual financial statements audited by independent accountants, including a
list of investments held and statements of assets and liabilities, operations,
changes in net assets and financial highlights. The Trust presently intends to
distribute to shareholders informal quarterly reports during the intervening
quarters, containing a statement of the investments of the Funds.
Transaction Summaries
Annual summaries of all transactions in the Fund account are available
to shareholders. The summaries may be obtained by calling 1-800-SCUDDER for
Class S and 1-800-253-2277 for Class AARP.
THE SCUDDER FAMILY OF FUNDS
The Scudder Family of Funds is America's first family of mutual funds
and the nation's oldest family of no-load mutual funds; a list of Scudder's
family of funds follows.
MONEY MARKET
Scudder U.S. Treasury Money Fund
Scudder Cash Investment Trust
Scudder Money Market Series+
TAX FREE MONEY MARKET
Scudder Tax Free Money Fund
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+ The institutional class of shares is not part of the Scudder Family of
Funds.
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TAX FREE
Scudder Limited Term Tax Free Fund
Scudder Medium Term Tax Free Fund
Scudder Managed Municipal Bonds
Scudder High Yield Tax Free Fund
Scudder California Tax Free Fund*
Scudder Massachusetts Limited Term Tax Free Fund*
Scudder Massachusetts Tax Free Fund*
Scudder New York Tax Free Fund*
Scudder Ohio Tax Free Fund*
U.S. INCOME
Scudder Short Term Bond Fund
Scudder GNMA Fund
Scudder Income Fund
Scudder Corporate Bond Fund
Scudder High Yield Bond Fund
GLOBAL INCOME
Scudder Global Bond Fund
Scudder International Bond Fund
Scudder Emerging Markets Income Fund
ASSET ALLOCATION
Scudder Pathway Series: Conservative Portfolio
Scudder Pathway Series: Balanced Portfolio
Scudder Pathway Series: Growth Portfolio
U.S. GROWTH AND INCOME
Scudder Balanced Fund
Scudder Dividend & Growth Fund
Scudder Growth and Income Fund
Scudder Select 500 Fund
Scudder S&P 500 Index Fund
U.S. GROWTH
Value
Scudder Large Company Value Fund
Scudder Value Fund**
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* These funds are not available for sale in all states. For information,
contact Scudder Investor Services, Inc.
** Only the Scudder Shares are part of the Scudder Family of Funds.
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Scudder Small Company Value Fund
Growth
Scudder Classic Growth Fund**
Scudder Large Company Growth Fund
Scudder Select 1000 Growth Fund
Scudder Development Fund
Scudder 21st Century Growth Fund
GLOBAL EQUITY
Worldwide
Scudder Global Fund
Scudder International Growth and Income Fund
Scudder International Fund***
Scudder Global Discovery Fund**
Scudder Emerging Markets Growth Fund
Scudder Gold Fund
Regional
Scudder Greater Europe Growth Fund
Scudder Pacific Opportunities Fund
Scudder Latin America Fund
The Japan Fund, Inc.
INDUSTRY SECTOR FUNDS
Choice Series
Scudder Health Care Fund
Scudder Technology Fund
SCUDDER PREFERRED SERIES
Scudder Tax Managed Growth Fund
Scudder Tax Managed Small Company Fund
The net asset values of most Scudder funds can be found daily in the
"Mutual Funds" section of The Wall Street Journal under "Scudder Funds," and in
other leading newspapers throughout the country. Investors will notice the net
asset value and offering price are the same, reflecting the fact that no sales
commission or "load" is charged on the sale of shares of the Scudder funds. The
latest seven-day yields for the money-market funds can be found every Monday and
Thursday in the "Money-Market Funds" section of The Wall Street Journal. This
information also may be obtained by calling the Scudder Automated Information
Line (SAIL) at 1-800-343-2890 for Class S shares or 1-800-253-2277 for Class
AARP shares.
Certain Scudder funds or classes thereof may not be available for
purchase or exchange. For more information, please call 1-800-SCUDDER.
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*** Only the International Shares are part of the Scudder Family of Funds.
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SPECIAL PLAN ACCOUNTS
Detailed information on any Scudder investment plan, including the
applicable charges, minimum investment requirements and disclosures made
pursuant to Internal Revenue Service (the "IRS") requirements, may be obtained
by contacting Scudder Investor Services, Inc., Two International Place, Boston,
Massachusetts 02110-4103 or by calling toll free, 1-800-225-2470. The
discussions of the plans below describe only certain aspects of the federal
income tax treatment of the plan. The state tax treatment may be different and
may vary from state to state. It is advisable for an investor considering the
funding of the investment plans described below to consult with an attorney or
other investment or tax adviser with respect to the suitability requirements and
tax aspects thereof.
Shares of the Fund may also be a permitted investment under profit
sharing and pension plans and IRAs other than those offered by the Fund's
distributor depending on the provisions of the relevant plan or IRA.
None of the plans assures a profit or guarantees protection against
depreciation, especially in declining markets.
Scudder Retirement Plans: Profit-Sharing and Money Purchase
Pension Plans for Corporations and Self-Employed Individuals
Shares of the Fund may be purchased as the investment medium under a
plan in the form of a Scudder Profit-Sharing Plan (including a version of the
Plan which includes a cash-or-deferred feature) or a Scudder Money Purchase
Pension Plan (jointly referred to as the Scudder Retirement Plans) adopted by a
corporation, a self-employed individual or a group of self-employed individuals
(including sole proprietorships and partnerships), or other qualifying
organization. Each of these forms was approved by the IRS as a prototype. The
IRS's approval of an employer's plan under Section 401(a) of the Internal
Revenue Code will be greatly facilitated if it is in such approved form. Under
certain circumstances, the IRS will assume that a plan, adopted in this form,
after special notice to any employees, meets the requirements of Section 401(a)
of the Internal Revenue Code as to form.
Scudder 401(k): Cash or Deferred Profit-Sharing Plan
for Corporations and Self-Employed Individuals
Shares of the Fund may be purchased as the investment medium under a
plan in the form of a Scudder 401(k) Plan adopted by a corporation, a
self-employed individual or a group of self-employed individuals (including sole
proprietors and partnerships), or other qualifying organization. This plan has
been approved as a prototype by the IRS.
Scudder IRA: Individual Retirement Account
Shares of the Fund may be purchased as the underlying investment for an
Individual Retirement Account which meets the requirements of Section 408(a) of
the Internal Revenue Code.
A single individual who is not an active participant in an
employer-maintained retirement plan, a simplified employee pension plan, or a
tax-deferred annuity program (a "qualified plan"), and a married individual who
is not an active participant in a qualified plan and whose spouse is also not an
active participant in a qualified plan, are eligible to make tax deductible
contributions of up to $2,000 to an IRA prior to the year such individual
attains age 70 1/2. In addition, certain individuals who are active participants
in qualified plans (or who have spouses who are active participants) are also
eligible to make tax-deductible contributions to an IRA; the annual amount, if
any, of the contribution which such an individual will be eligible to deduct
will be determined by the amount of his, her, or their adjusted gross income for
the year. Whenever the adjusted gross income limitation prohibits an individual
from contributing what would otherwise be the maximum tax-deductible
contribution he or she could make, the individual will be eligible to contribute
the difference to an IRA in the form of nondeductible contributions.
An eligible individual may contribute as much as $2,000 of qualified
income (earned income or, under certain circumstances, alimony) to an IRA each
year (up to $2,000 per individual for married couples, even if only one spouse
has earned income). All income and capital gains derived from IRA investments
are reinvested and compound tax-deferred until distributed. Such tax-deferred
compounding can lead to substantial retirement savings.
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Scudder Roth IRA: Individual Retirement Account
Shares of the Fund may be purchased as the underlying investment for a
Roth Individual Retirement Account which meets the requirements of Section 408A
of the Internal Revenue Code.
A single individual earning below $95,000 can contribute up to $2,000
per year to a Roth IRA. The maximum contribution amount diminishes and gradually
falls to zero for single filers with adjusted gross incomes ranging from $95,000
to $110,000. Married couples earning less than $150,000 combined, and filing
jointly, can contribute a full $4,000 per year ($2,000 per IRA). The maximum
contribution amount for married couples filing jointly phases out from $150,000
to $160,000.
An eligible individual can contribute money to a traditional IRA and a
Roth IRA as long as the total contribution to all IRAs does not exceed $2,000.
No tax deduction is allowed under Section 219 of the Internal Revenue Code for
contributions to a Roth IRA. Contributions to a Roth IRA may be made even after
the individual for whom the account is maintained has attained age 70 1/2.
All income and capital gains derived from Roth IRA investments are
reinvested and compounded tax-free. Such tax-free compounding can lead to
substantial retirement savings. No distributions are required to be taken prior
to the death of the original account holder. If a Roth IRA has been established
for a minimum of five years, distributions can be taken tax-free after reaching
age 59 1/2, for a first-time home purchase ($10,000 maximum, one-time use) or
upon death or disability. All other distributions of earnings from a Roth IRA
are taxable and subject to a 10% tax penalty unless an exception applies.
Exceptions to the 10% penalty include: disability, certain medical expenses, the
purchase of health insurance for an unemployed individual and qualified higher
education expenses.
An individual with an income of $100,000 or less (who is not married
filing separately) can roll his or her existing IRA into a Roth IRA. However,
the individual must pay taxes on the taxable amount in his or her traditional
IRA. Individuals who complete the rollover in 1998 will be allowed to spread the
tax payments over a four-year period. After 1998, all taxes on such a rollover
will have to be paid in the tax year in which the rollover is made.
Scudder 403(b) Plan
Shares of the Fund may also be purchased as the underlying investment
for tax sheltered annuity plans under the provisions of Section 403(b)(7) of the
Internal Revenue Code. In general, employees of tax-exempt organizations
described in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code (such as hospitals,
churches, religious, scientific, or literary organizations and educational
institutions) or a public school system are eligible to participate in a 403(b)
plan.
Automatic Withdrawal Plan
Non-retirement plan shareholders may establish an Automatic Withdrawal
Plan to receive monthly, quarterly or periodic redemptions from his or her
account for any designated amount of $50 or more. Shareholders may designate
which day they want the automatic withdrawal to be processed. The check amounts
may be based on the redemption of a fixed dollar amount, fixed share amount,
percent of account value or declining balance. The Plan provides for income
dividends and capital gains distributions, if any, to be reinvested in
additional shares. Shares are then liquidated as necessary to provide for
withdrawal payments. Since the withdrawals are in amounts selected by the
investor and have no relationship to yield or income, payments received cannot
be considered as yield or income on the investment and the resulting
liquidations may deplete or possibly extinguish the initial investment and any
reinvested dividends and capital gains distributions. Requests for increases in
withdrawal amounts or to change the payee must be submitted in writing, signed
exactly as the account is registered, and contain signature guarantee(s) as
described under "Transaction information -- Redeeming shares -- Signature
guarantees" in the Fund's prospectus. Any such requests must be received by the
Fund's transfer agent ten days prior to the date of the first automatic
withdrawal. An Automatic Withdrawal Plan may be terminated at any time by the
shareholder, the Trust or its agent on written notice, and will be terminated
when all shares of the Fund under the Plan have been liquidated or upon receipt
by the Trust of notice of death of the shareholder.
An Automatic Withdrawal Plan request form can be obtained by calling
1-800- SCUDDER for Class S and 1-800-253-2277 for Class AARP.
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Group or Salary Deduction Plan
An investor may join a Group or Salary Deduction Plan where
satisfactory arrangements have been made with Scudder Investor Services, Inc.
for forwarding regular investments through a single source. The minimum annual
investment is $240 per investor which may be made in monthly, quarterly,
semiannual or annual payments. The minimum monthly deposit per investor is $20.
Except for trustees or custodian fees for certain retirement plans, at present
there is no separate charge for maintaining group or salary deduction plans;
however, the Trust and its agents reserve the right to establish a maintenance
charge in the future depending on the services required by the investor.
The Trust reserves the right, after notice has been given to the
shareholder, to redeem and close a shareholder's account in the event that the
shareholder ceases participating in the group plan prior to investment of $1,000
per individual or in the event of a redemption which occurs prior to the
accumulation of that amount or which reduces the account value to less than
$1,000 and the account value is not increased to $1,000 within a reasonable time
after notification. An investor in a plan who has not purchased shares for six
months shall be presumed to have stopped making payments under the plan.
Automatic Investment Plan
Shareholders may arrange to make periodic investments in all classes
through automatic deductions from checking accounts by completing the
appropriate form and providing the necessary documentation to establish this
service. The minimum investment is $50 for Class R and Class S shares.
Shareholders may arrange to make periodic investments in Class AARP of
each Fund through automatic deductions from checking accounts. The minimum
pre-authorized investment amount is $50. New shareholders who open a Gift to
Minors Account pursuant to the Uniform Gift to Minors Act (UGMA) and the Uniform
Transfer to Minors Act (UTMA) and who sign up for the Automatic Investment Plan
will be able to open a Fund account for less than $500 if they agree to increase
their investment to $500 within a 10 month period. Investors may also invest in
any Class AARP for $500 a month if they establish a plan with a minimum
automatic investment of at least $100 per month. This feature is only available
to Gifts to Minors Account investors. The Automatic Investment Plan may be
discontinued at any time without prior notice to a shareholder if any debit from
their bank is not paid, or by written notice to the shareholder at least thirty
days prior to the next scheduled payment to the Automatic Investment Plan.
The Automatic Investment Plan involves an investment strategy called
dollar cost averaging. Dollar cost averaging is a method of investing whereby a
specific dollar amount is invested at regular intervals. By investing the same
dollar amount each period, when shares are priced low the investor will purchase
more shares than when the share price is higher. Over a period of time this
investment approach may allow the investor to reduce the average price of the
shares purchased. However, this investment approach does not assure a profit or
protect against loss. This type of regular investment program may be suitable
for various investment goals such as, but not limited to, college planning or
saving for a home.
Uniform Transfers/Gifts to Minors Act
Grandparents, parents or other donors may set up custodian accounts for
minors. The minimum initial investment is $1,000 unless the donor agrees to
continue to make regular share purchases for the account through Scudder's
Automatic Investment Plan (AIP). In this case, the minimum initial investment is
$500.
The Trust reserves the right, after notice has been given to the
shareholder and custodian, to redeem and close a shareholder's account in the
event that regular investments to the account cease before the $1,000 minimum is
reached.
FEATURES AND SERVICES OFFERED BY THE AARP INVESTMENT PROGRAM
o Experienced Professional Management: The Adviser provides investment advice
to the Funds.
o AARP's Commitment: the Program was designed with AARP's active
participation to provide strong, ongoing representation of the members'
interests and to help ensure a high level of service.
o Diversification: you may benefit from investing in one or more large
portfolios of carefully selected securities.
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o No Sales Commissions: the AARP Funds are no-load funds, so you pay no sales
charges to purchase, transfer or redeem shares, nor do you pay Rule 12b-1
(i.e., distribution) fees.
o Automatic Dividend Reinvestment: you may receive dividends by check or
arrange to have them automatically reinvested.
o Readily Available Account, Price, Yield and Total Return Information: You
may dial our automated Easy-Access Line, toll-free, 1-800-631-4636 for
recorded account information, share price, yield and total return
information, 7 days a week.
o Convenience and Efficiency: simplified investment procedures save you time
and help your money work harder for you.
o Direct Deposit Program: you may have your Social Security or other checks
received from the U.S. Government or any other regular income checks, such
as pension, dividend, interest, and even payroll checks automatically
deposited directly to your account.
o Direct Payment of Regular Fixed Bills: with a minimum qualifying balance of
$10,000 in one Fund, you may arrange to have your regular bills that are of
fixed amounts, such as rent, mortgage, or other obligations of $50 or more
sent directly from your account at the end of the month.
o Personal Service and Information: professionally trained service
representatives are available to help you whenever you have questions
through our toll-free number, 1-800-253-2277.
o Consolidated Statements: in addition to receiving a confirmation statement
of each transaction in your account, you receive, without extra charge, a
convenient monthly consolidated statement. (Retirement Plan statements are
mailed quarterly.) This statement contains the market value of all your
holdings in the Funds and a complete listing of your transactions for the
statement period.
o Shareholder Handbook: the Shareholder Handbook was created to help answer
many of the questions you may have about investing in the Program.
o IRA Shareholder Handbook: the IRA Shareholder Handbook was created to help
answer many of the questions you may have about investing in the no-fee
AARP IRA.
o A Glossary of Investment Terms: the Glossary of Investment Terms defines
commonly used financial and investment terms.
o Newsletter: every month, shareholders receive our newsletter, Financial
Focus (retirement plan shareholders receive a special edition of Financial
Focus on a quarterly basis) which is designed to help keep you up-to-date
on economic and investment developments, and any new financial services and
features of the Program.
Distributions Direct
Investors may also have dividends and distributions automatically
deposited to their predesignated bank account through the AARP Funds'
DistributionsDirect Program. Shareholders who elect to participate in the
DistributionsDirect Program, and whose predesignated checking account of record
is with a member bank of the Automated Clearing House Network (ACH) can have
income and capital gain distributions automatically deposited to their personal
bank account usually within three business days after the Fund pays its
distribution. A DistributionsDirect request form can be obtained by calling
1-800-253-2277. Confirmation statements will be mailed to shareholders as
notification that distributions have been deposited.
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Reports to Shareholders
The AARP Funds send to shareholders semiannually financial statements,
which are examined annually by independent accountants, including a list of
investments held and statements of assets and liabilities, operations, changes
in net assets, and financial highlights.
Investors receive a brochure entitled Your Guide to Simplified
Investment Decisions when they order an investment kit for the Funds which also
contains a prospectus. The Shareholder's Handbook is sent to all new
shareholders to help answer any questions they may have about investing.
Similarly, an IRA Handbook is sent to all new IRA shareholders. Every month,
shareholders will be sent the newsletter, Financial Focus. Retirement plan
shareholders will be sent a special edition of Financial Focus on a quarterly
basis. The newsletters are designed to help you keep up to date on economic and
investment developments, and any new financial services and features of the
Program.
Direct Payment of Regular Fixed Bills
Shareholders who own or purchase $10,000 or more of shares of an AARP
Fund may arrange to have regular fixed bills such as rent, mortgage or other
payments of more than $50 made directly from their account. The arrangements are
virtually the same as for an Automatic Withdrawal Plan (see above). For more
information concerning this plan, write to the AARP Investment Program from
Scudder, P.O. Box 2540, Boston, MA 02208-2540 or call, toll-free,
1-800-253-2277.
Direct Deposit Program
Investors can have Social Security or other checks from the U.S.
Government or any other regular income checks such as pension, dividends, and
even payroll checks automatically deposited directly to their accounts.
Investors may allocate a minimum of 25% of their income checks into any AARP
Fund. Information may be obtained by contacting the AARP Investment Program from
Scudder, P.O. Box 2540, Boston, Massachusetts 02208-2540, or by calling toll
free, 1-800-253-2277.
DIVIDENDS AND CAPITAL GAINS DISTRIBUTIONS
The Fund intends to follow the practice of distributing substantially
all of its investment company taxable income, which includes any excess of net
realized short-term capital gains over net realized long-term capital losses. In
the past, the Fund has followed the practice of distributing the entire excess
of net realized long-term capital gains over net realized short-term capital
losses. However, the Fund may retain all or part of such gain for reinvestment,
after paying the related federal income taxes for which the shareholders may
claim a credit against their federal income tax liability. If the Fund does not
distribute the amount of capital gains and/or ordinary income required to be
distributed by an excise tax provision of the Code, the Fund may be subject to
such tax. In certain circumstances the Fund may determine that it is in the
interest of shareholders to distribute less than the required amount. (See
"TAXES.")
The Fund intends to distribute substantially all of its investment
company taxable income and any net realized capital gains resulting from Fund
investment activity in December although an additional distribution may be made,
if necessary. Distributions will be made in shares of the Fund and confirmations
will be mailed to each shareholder unless a shareholder has elected to receive
cash, in which case a check will be sent. Distributions of investment company
taxable income and net realized capital gains are taxable (see "TAXES"), whether
made in shares or cash.
PERFORMANCE INFORMATION
From time to time, quotations of the Fund's performance may be included
in advertisements, sales literature or reports to shareholders or prospective
investors. These performance figures are calculated in the following manner:
Average Annual Total Return
Average Annual Total Return is the average annual compound rate of
return for the periods of one year, five years and ten years. Average annual
total return quotations reflect changes in the price of the Fund's shares and
assume
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that all dividends and capital gains distributions during the respective periods
were reinvested in Fund shares. Average annual total return is calculated by
finding the average annual compound rates of return of a hypothetical investment
over such periods, according to the following formula (average annual total
return is then expressed as a percentage):
T = (ERV/P)^1/n - 1
Where:
P = a hypothetical initial investment of $1,000
T = Average Annual Total Return
n = Number of years
ERV = Ending redeemable value: ERV is the
value, at the end of the applicable
period, of a hypothetical $1,000
investment made at the beginning of the
applicable period.
Average Annual Total Return for the periods ended July 31, 2000
One year Five years Ten years
Cumulative Total Return
Cumulative Total Return is the cumulative rate of return on a
hypothetical initial investment of $1,000 for a specified period. Cumulative
Total Return quotations reflect changes in the price of the Fund's shares and
assume that all dividends and capital gains distributions during the period were
reinvested in Fund shares. Cumulative Total Return is calculated by finding the
cumulative rates of return of a hypothetical investment over such periods,
according to the following formula (Cumulative Total Return is then expressed as
a percentage):
C = (ERV/P) - 1
Where:
C = Cumulative Total Return
P = a hypothetical initial investment of $1,000
ERV = Ending redeemable value: ERV is the
value, at the end of the applicable
period, of a hypothetical $1,000
investment made at the beginning of the
applicable period.
Cumulative Total Return for the periods ended July 31, 2000
One year Five years Ten years
Total Return
Total Return is the rate of return on an investment for a specified
period of time calculated in the same manner as Cumulative Total Return.
Quotations of the Fund's performance are historical and are not
intended to indicate future performance. An investor's shares when redeemed may
be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance of the Fund will
vary based on changes in market conditions and the level of the Fund's expenses.
Comparison of Fund Performance
In connection with communicating its performance to current or
prospective shareholders, the Fund also may compare these figures to the
performance of unmanaged indices which may assume reinvestment of dividends or
interest but generally do not reflect deductions for administrative and
management costs.
From time to time, in advertising and marketing literature, the Fund's
performance may be compared to the performance of broad groups of mutual funds
with similar investment goals, as tracked by independent organizations.
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From time to time, in marketing and other Fund literature, Trustees and
officers of the Fund, the Fund's portfolio manager, or members of the portfolio
management team may be depicted and quoted to give prospective and current
shareholders a better sense of the outlook and approach of those who manage the
Fund. In addition, the amount of assets that the Adviser has under management in
various geographical areas may be quoted in advertising and marketing materials.
The Fund may be advertised as an investment choice in Scudder's college
planning program.
Marketing and other Fund literature may include a description of the
potential risks and rewards associated with an investment in the Fund. The
description may include a "risk/return spectrum" which compares the Fund to
other Scudder funds or broad categories of funds, such as money market, bond or
equity funds, in terms of potential risks and returns. Money market funds are
designed to maintain a constant $1.00 share price and have a fluctuating yield.
Share price, yield and total return of a bond fund will fluctuate. The share
price and return of an equity fund also will fluctuate. The description may also
compare the Fund to bank products, such as certificates of deposit. Unlike
mutual funds, certificates of deposit are insured up to $100,000 by the U.S.
government and offer a fixed rate of return.
Because bank products guarantee the principal value of an investment
and money market funds seek stability of principal, these investments are
considered to be less risky than investments in either bond or equity funds,
which may involve the loss of principal. However, all long-term investments,
including investments in bank products, may be subject to inflation risk, which
is the risk of erosion of the value of an investment as prices increase over a
long time period. The risks/returns associated with an investment in bond or
equity funds depend upon many factors. For bond funds these factors include, but
are not limited to, a fund's overall investment objective, the average portfolio
maturity, credit quality of the securities held, and interest rate movements.
For equity funds, factors include a fund's overall investment objective, the
types of equity securities held and the financial position of the issuers of the
securities. The risks/returns associated with an investment in international
bond or equity funds also will depend upon currency exchange rate fluctuation.
A risk/return spectrum generally will position the various investment
categories in the following order: bank products, money market funds, bond funds
and equity funds. Shorter-term bond funds generally are considered less risky
and offer the potential for less return than longer-term bond funds. The same is
true of domestic bond funds relative to international bond funds, and bond funds
that purchase higher quality securities relative to bond funds that purchase
lower quality securities. Growth and income equity funds are generally
considered to be less risky and offer the potential for less return than growth
funds. In addition, international equity funds usually are considered more risky
than domestic equity funds but generally offer the potential for greater return.
Evaluation of Fund performance or other relevant statistical
information made by independent sources may also be used in advertisements
concerning the Fund, including reprints of, or selections from, editorials or
articles about the Fund.
FUND ORGANIZATION
The Fund is a series of Scudder Securities Trust, formerly Scudder
Development Fund, a Massachusetts business trust established under a Declaration
of Trust dated October 16, 1985. The Trust's predecessor was organized as a
Delaware corporation in 1970. The Trust's authorized capital consists of an
unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest of $0.01 par value, all of
which are of one class and have equal rights as to voting, dividends and
liquidation. The Trust's shares are currently divided into five series, Scudder
Development Fund, Scudder Health Care Fund, Scudder Small Company Value Fund,
Scudder Technology Fund and Scudder 21st Century Growth Fund. Each Fund's shares
are currently divided into two classes: Class AARP and Class S.
The Trustees have the authority to issue additional series of shares
and to designate the relative rights and preferences as between the different
series. Each share of each Fund has equal rights with each other share of that
Fund as to voting, dividends and liquidations. All shares issued and outstanding
will be fully paid and nonassessable by the Trust, and redeemable as described
in this Statement of Additional Information and in each Fund's prospectus.
The assets of the Trust received for the issue or sale of the shares of
each series and all income, earnings, profits and proceeds thereof, subject only
to the rights of creditors, are specifically allocated to such series and
constitute the underlying assets of such series. The underlying assets of each
series are segregated on the books of account, and are to be charged with the
liabilities in respect to such series and with a proportionate share of the
general liabilities of the
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Trust. If a series were unable to meet its obligations, the assets of all other
series may in some circumstances be available to creditors for that purpose, in
which case the assets of such other series could be used to meet liabilities
which are not otherwise properly chargeable to them. Expenses with respect to
any two or more series are to be allocated in proportion to the asset value of
the respective series except where allocations of direct expenses can otherwise
be fairly made. The officers of the Trust, subject to the general supervision of
the Trustees, have the power to determine which liabilities are allocable to a
given series, or which are general or allocable to two or more series. In the
event of the dissolution or liquidation of the Trust or any series, the holders
of the shares of any series are entitled to receive as a class the underlying
assets of such shares available for distribution to shareholders.
Shares of the Trust entitle their holders to one vote per share;
however, separate votes are taken by each series on matters affecting that
individual series. For example, a change in investment policy for a series would
be voted upon only by shareholders of the series involved. Additionally,
approval of the investment advisory agreement is a matter to be determined
separately by each series.
The Trustees, in their discretion, may authorize the division of shares
of the Fund (or shares of a series) into different classes, permitting shares of
different classes to be distributed by different methods. Although shareholders
of different classes of a series would have an interest in the same portfolio of
assets, shareholders of different classes may bear different expenses in
connection with different methods of distribution. The Trustees have no present
intention of taking the action necessary to effect the division of shares into
separate classes, nor of changing the method of distribution of shares of the
Fund.
The Declaration of Trust provides that obligations of the Fund are not
binding upon the Trustees individually but only upon the property of the Fund,
that the Trustees and officers will not be liable for errors of judgment or
mistakes of fact or law, and that the Fund will indemnify its Trustees and
officers against liabilities and expenses incurred in connection with litigation
in which they may be involved because of their offices with the Fund, except if
it is determined in the manner provided in the Declaration of Trust that they
have not acted in good faith in the reasonable belief that their actions were in
the best interests of the Fund. However, nothing in the Declaration of Trust
protects or indemnifies a Trustee or officer against any liability to which he
would otherwise be subject by reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross
negligence, or reckless disregard of the duties involved in the conduct of his
office.
INVESTMENT ADVISER
Investment Adviser
Scudder Kemper Investments, Inc. (the "Adviser"), an investment counsel
firm, acts as investment adviser to the Fund. This organization, the predecessor
of which is Scudder, Stevens & Clark, Inc., is one of the most experienced
investment counsel firms in the U. S. It was established as a partnership in
1919 and pioneered the practice of providing investment counsel to individual
clients on a fee basis. In 1928 it introduced the first no-load mutual fund to
the public. In 1953 the Adviser introduced Scudder International Fund, Inc., the
first mutual fund available in the U.S. investing internationally in securities
of issuers in several foreign countries. The predecessor firm reorganized from a
partnership to a corporation on June 28, 1985. On December 31, 1997, Zurich
Insurance Company ("Zurich") acquired a majority interest in the Adviser, and
Zurich Kemper Investments, Inc., a Zurich subsidiary, became part of the
Adviser. The Adviser's name changed to Scudder Kemper Investments, Inc. On
September 7, 1998, the businesses of Zurich (including Zurich's 70% interest in
Scudder Kemper) and the financial services businesses of B.A.T Industries p.l.c.
("B.A.T") were combined to form a new global insurance and financial services
company known as Zurich Financial Services Group. By way of a dual holding
company structure, former Zurich shareholders initially owned approximately 57%
of Zurich Financial Services Group, with the balance initially owned by former
B.A.T shareholders.
Founded in 1872, Zurich is a multinational, public corporation
organized under the laws of Switzerland. Its home office is located at
Mythenquai 2, 8002 Zurich, Switzerland. Historically, Zurich's earnings have
resulted from its operations as an insurer as well as from its ownership of its
subsidiaries and affiliated companies (the "Zurich Insurance Group"). Zurich and
the Zurich Insurance Group provide an extensive range of insurance products and
services and have branch offices and subsidiaries in more than 40 countries
throughout the world.
The principal source of the Adviser's income is professional fees
received from providing continuous investment advice. Today, it provides
investment counsel for many individuals and institutions, including insurance
companies, colleges, industrial corporations, and financial and banking
organizations as well as providing investment advice to over 280 open and
closed-end mutual funds.
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The Adviser maintains a large research department, which conducts
continuous studies of the factors that affect the position of various
industries, companies and individual securities. The Adviser receives published
reports and statistical compilations from issuers and other sources, as well as
analyses from brokers and dealers who may execute portfolio transactions for the
Adviser's clients. However, the Adviser regards this information and material as
an adjunct to its own research activities. The Adviser's international
investment management team travels the world, researching hundreds of companies.
In selecting the securities in which the Fund may invest, the conclusions and
investment decisions of the Adviser with respect to the Funds are based
primarily on the analyses of its own research department.
Certain investments may be appropriate for the Fund and also for other
clients advised by the Adviser. Investment decisions for a fund and other
clients are made with a view to achieving their respective investment objectives
and after consideration of such factors as their current holdings, availability
of cash for investment and the size of their investments generally. Frequently,
a particular security may be bought or sold for only one client or in different
amounts and at different times for more than one but less than all clients.
Likewise, a particular security may be bought for one or more clients when one
or more other clients are selling the security. In addition, purchases or sales
of the same security may be made for two or more clients on the same day. In
such event, such transactions will be allocated among the clients in a manner
believed by the Adviser to be equitable to each. In some cases, this procedure
could have an adverse effect on the price or amount of the securities purchased
or sold by a fund. Purchase and sale orders for a fund may be combined with
those of other clients of the Adviser in the interest of achieving the most
favorable net results to that fund.
In certain cases, the investments for the Fund are managed by the same
individuals who manage one or more other mutual funds advised by the Adviser,
that have similar names, objectives and investment styles. You should be aware
that the Fund is likely to differ from these other mutual funds in size, cash
flow pattern and tax matters. Accordingly, the holdings and performance of the
Fund can be expected to vary from those of these other mutual funds. The present
investment management agreement (the "Agreement") was approved by the Trustees
on __________________, became effective October 2, 2000, and was approved at a
shareholder meeting held on ________________. The Agreement will continue in
effect until _________ and from year to year thereafter only if its continuance
is approved annually by the vote of a majority of those Trustees who are not
parties to such Agreement or interested persons of the Adviser or the Trust,
cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such approval,
and either by a vote of the Trust's Trustees or of a majority of the outstanding
voting securities of the respective Fund. The Agreement may be terminated at any
time without payment of penalty by either party on sixty days' written notice
and automatically terminate in the event of its assignment.
Under the Agreement, the Adviser provides the Fund with continuing
investment management for the Fund's portfolio consistent with the Fund's
investment objective, policies and restrictions and determines what securities
shall be purchased, held or sold and what portion of the Fund's assets shall be
held uninvested, subject always to the provisions of the Fund's Declaration of
Trust and By-Laws, the 1940 Act and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended and to the Fund's investment objective, policies and restrictions, and
subject, further, to such policies and instructions as the Board of Trustees of
the Fund may from time to time establish. The Adviser also advises and assists
the officers of the Fund in taking such steps as are necessary or appropriate to
carry out the decisions of its Trustees and the appropriate committees of the
Trustees regarding the conduct of the business of the Fund.
Under the Agreement, the Adviser also renders significant
administrative services (not otherwise provided by third parties) necessary for
the Fund's operations as an open-end investment company including, but not
limited to, preparing reports and notices to the Trustees and shareholders;
supervising, negotiating contractual arrangements with, and monitoring various
third-party service providers to the Fund (such as the Fund's transfer agent,
pricing agents, custodian, accountants and others); preparing and making filings
with the SEC and other regulatory agencies; assisting in the preparation and
filing of the Fund's federal, state and local tax returns; preparing and filing
the Fund's federal excise tax returns; assisting with investor and public
relations matters; monitoring the valuation of securities and the calculation of
net asset value; monitoring the registration of shares of the Fund under
applicable federal and state securities laws; maintaining the Fund's books and
records to the extent not otherwise maintained by a third party; assisting in
establishing accounting policies of the Fund; assisting in the resolution of
accounting and legal issues; establishing and monitoring the Fund's operating
budget; processing the payment of the Fund's bills; assisting the Fund in, and
otherwise arranging for, the payment of distributions and dividends and
otherwise assisting the Fund in the conduct of its business, subject to the
direction and control of the Trustees.
The Adviser pays the compensation and expenses (except those for
attending Board and committee meetings outside New York, New York and Boston,
Massachusetts) of all Trustees, officers and executive employees of the Fund
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affiliated with the Adviser and makes available, without expense to the Fund,
the services of such Trustees, officers and employees of the Adviser as may duly
be elected officers of the Fund, subject to their individual consent to serve
and to any limitations imposed by law, and provides the Fund's office space and
facilities.
Until October 1, 2000, the Fund paid the Adviser a fee equal to an
annual rate of 1% of the Fund's first $500 million of average daily net assets,
0.95 of 1% of the next $500 million of such net assets, and 0.90 of 1% on such
net assets in excess of $1 billion. . The investment advisory fees for the
fiscal years ended June 30, 1998, 1999, the one-month period ended July 31,
1999, and 2000, were , $8,554,028, $7,200,092 $630,937 and _______,
respectively. This was equivalent to an annual effective rate of _____% of the
Fund's average daily net assets for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2000.
As of October 2, 2000, the Fund pays the Adviser of fee equal to an
annual rate of 0.85% of the Fund's first $1 billion of average daily net assets,
0.80% of 1% of the next $500 million of such net assets, and 0.75% of 1%of such
net assets in excess ot$1.5 billion. The fee is payable monthly, provided the
Fund will make such interim payments as may be requested by the Adviser not to
exceed 75% of the amount of the fee then accrued on the books of the Fund and
unpaid.
Under the Agreement, the Fund is responsible for all of its other
expenses including: fees and expenses incurred in connection with membership in
investment company organizations; broker's commissions; legal, auditing and
accounting expenses; the calculation of net asset value; taxes and governmental
fees; the fees and expenses of the Transfer Agent; the cost of preparing share
certificates or any other expenses including expenses of issuance, redemption or
repurchase of shares; the expenses of and the fees for registering or qualifying
securities for sale; the fees and expenses of Trustees, officers and employees
of the Fund who are not affiliated with the Adviser; the cost of printing and
distributing reports and notices to shareholders; and the fees and disbursements
of custodians. The Fund may arrange to have third parties assume all or part of
the expenses of sale, underwriting and distribution of shares of the Fund. The
Fund is also responsible for expenses of shareholders' meetings, the cost of
responding to shareholders' inquiries, and expenses incurred in connection with
litigation, proceedings and claims and the legal obligation it may have to
indemnify its officers and Trustees with respect thereto.
The Agreement identifies the Adviser as the exclusive licensee of the
rights to use and sublicense the names "Scudder," "Scudder Kemper Investments,
Inc." and "Scudder Stevens & Clark, Inc." (together, the "Scudder Marks"). Under
this license, the Trust, with respect to the Fund, has the non-exclusive right
to use and sublicense the Scudder name and marks as part of its name, and to use
the Scudder Marks in the Trust's investment products and services.
In reviewing the terms of the Agreement and in discussions with the
Adviser concerning such Agreement, the Trustees of the Fund who are not
"interested persons" of the Adviser are represented by independent counsel at
the Fund's expense.
The Agreement provides that the Adviser shall not be liable for any
error of judgment or mistake of law or for any loss suffered by the Fund in
connection with matters to which the Agreement relates, except a loss resulting
from willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence on the part of the
Adviser in the performance of its duties or from reckless disregard by the
Adviser of its obligations and duties under the Agreement.
Officers and employees of the Adviser from time to time may have
transactions with various banks, including the Fund's custodian bank. It is the
Adviser's opinion that the terms and conditions of those transactions which have
occurred were not influenced by existing or potential custodial or other Fund
relationships.
The Adviser may serve as adviser to other funds with investment
objectives and policies similar to those of the Fund that may have different
distribution arrangements or expenses, which may affect performance.
None of the Trustees or officers of the Trust may have dealings with
the Fund as principals in the purchase or sale of securities, except as
individual subscribers or holders of shares of the Fund.
AMA InvestmentLink(SM) Program
Pursuant to an Agreement between the Adviser and AMA Solutions, Inc., a
subsidiary of the American Medical Association (the "AMA"), dated May 9, 1997,
the Adviser has agreed, subject to applicable state regulations, to pay AMA
Solutions, Inc. royalties in an amount equal to 5% of the management fee
received by the Adviser with respect to
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assets invested by AMA members in Scudder funds in connection with the AMA
InvestmentLink(SM) Program. The Adviser will also pay AMA Solutions, Inc. a
general monthly fee, currently in the amount of $833. The AMA and AMA Solutions,
Inc. are not engaged in the business of providing investment advice and neither
is registered as an investment adviser or broker/dealer under federal securities
laws. Any person who participates in the AMA InvestmentLink(SM) Program will be
a customer of the Adviser (or of a subsidiary thereof) and not the AMA or AMA
Solutions, Inc. AMA InvestmentLink(SM) is a service mark of AMA Solutions, Inc.
Code of Ethics
The Fund, the Adviser and principal underwriter have each adopted codes of
ethics under rule 17j-1 of the Investment Company Act. Board members, officers
of the Fund and employees of the Adviser and principal underwriter are permitted
to make personal securities transactions, including transactions in securities
that may be purchased or held by the Fund, subject to requirements and
restrictions set forth in the applicable Code of Ethics. The Adviser's Code of
Ethics contains provisions and requirements designed to identify and address
certain conflicts of interest between personal investment activities and the
interests of the Fund. Among other things, the Adviser's Code of Ethics
prohibits certain types of transactions absent prior approval, imposes time
periods during which personal transactions may not be made in certain
securities, and requires the submission of duplicate broker confirmations and
quarterly reporting of securities transactions. Additional restrictions apply to
portfolio managers, traders, research analysts and others involved in the
investment advisory process. Exceptions to these and other provisions of the
Adviser's Code of Ethics may be granted in particular circumstances after review
by appropriate personnel.
TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS
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<CAPTION>
Position with
Underwriter,
Scudder Investor
Name, Age, and Address Position with Fund Principal Occupation** Services, Inc.
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<S> <C> <C> <C>
Henry P. Becton, Jr. (56) Trustee President, WGBH Educational Foundation --
WGBH
125 Western Avenue
Allston, MA 02134
Linda C. Coughlin (48)+* Trustee Managing Director of Scudder Kemper Senior Vice President
Investments, Inc.
Dawn-Marie Driscoll (53) Trustee Executive Fellow, Center for Business --
4909 SW 9th Place Ethics, Bentley College; President,
Cape Coral, FL 33914 Driscoll Associates
Edgar R. Fiedler (70) Trustee Senior Fellow and Economic Counselor, --
50023 Brogden The Conference Board, Inc.
Chapel Hill, NC
Keith R. Fox (45) Trustee Private Equity Investor, President, --
10 East 53rd Street Exeter Capital Management Corporation
New York, NY 10022
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Position with
Underwriter,
Scudder Investor
Name, Age, and Address Position with Fund Principal Occupation** Services, Inc.
---------------------- ------------------ -------------------- --------------
Joan E. Spero (55) Trustee President, Doris Duke Charitable --
Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Foundation; Department of State -
650 Fifth Avenue Undersecretary of State for Economic,
New York, NY 10128 Business and Agricultural Affairs
(March 1993 to January 1997)
Jean Gleason Stromberg (56) Trustee Consultant; Director, Financial --
3816 Military Road, NW Institutions Issues, U.S. General
Washington, D.C. Accounting Office (1996-1997);
Partner, Fulbright & Jaworski Law
Firm (1978-1996)
Jean C. Tempel (56) Trustee Managing Director, First Light --
One Boston Place 23rd Floor Capital (venture capital firm)
Boston, MA 02108
Steven Zaleznick (45)* Trustee President and CEO, AARP Services, Inc. --
601 E Street
Washington, D.C. 20004
Ann M. McCreary (43) ++ Vice President Managing Director of Scudder Kemper --
Investments, Inc.
John R. Hebble (42)+ Treasurer Senior Vice President of Scudder Assistant Treasurer
Kemper Investments, Inc.
Caroline Pearson (38)+ Assistant Secretary Senior Vice President of Scudder Clerk
Kemper Investments, Inc.; Associate,
Dechert Price & Rhoads (law firm)
1989 - 1997
John Millette (37)+ Vice President and Vice President of Scudder Kemper --
Secretary Investments, Inc.
</TABLE>
* Ms. Coughlin and Mr. Zaleznick are considered by the Funds and
their counsel to be persons who are "interested persons" of the
Adviser or of the Trust, within the meaning of the Investment
Company Act of 1940, as amended.
** Unless otherwise stated, all of the Trustees and officers have
been associated with their respective companies for more than five
years, but not necessarily in the same capacity.
+ Address: Two International Place, Boston, Massachusetts
++ Address: 345 Park Avenue, New York, New York
The Trustees and officers of the Fund also serve in similar capacities with
respect to other Scudder funds.
To the knowledge of the Trust, as of September 30, 2000, all Trustees
and officers of the Fund as a group owned beneficially (as that term is defined
under Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) less than 1% of the
shares of the Fund outstanding on such date.
Certain accounts for which the Adviser acts as investment adviser owned
________ shares in the aggregate, or ___% of the outstanding shares on September
30, 2000. The Adviser may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of such shares
but disclaims any beneficial ownership in such shares.
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To the knowledge of the Trust, as of September 30, 2000, no person
owned beneficially more than 5% of the Fund's outstanding shares .
REMUNERATION
Responsibilities of the Board -- Board and Committee Meetings
The Board of Trustees is responsible for the general oversight of the
Fund's business. A majority of the Board's members are not affiliated with
Scudder Kemper Investments, Inc. These "Independent Trustees" have primary
responsibility for assuring that the Fund is managed in the best interests of
its shareholders.
The Board of Trustees meets at least quarterly to review the investment
performance of the Fund and other operational matters, including policies and
procedures designed to ensure compliance with various regulatory requirements.
At least annually, the Independent Trustees review the fees paid to the Adviser
and its affiliates for investment advisory services and other administrative and
shareholder services. In this regard, they evaluate, among other things, the
Fund's investment performance, the quality and efficiency of the various other
services provided, costs incurred by the Adviser and its affiliates and
comparative information regarding fees and expenses of competitive funds. They
are assisted in this process by the Fund's independent public accountants and by
independent legal counsel selected by the Independent Trustees.
All the Independent Trustees serve on the Committee on Independent
Trustees, which nominates Independent Trustees and considers other related
matters, and the Audit Committee, which selects the Fund's independent public
accountants and reviews accounting policies and controls. In addition,
Independent Trustees from time to time have established and served on task
forces and subcommittees focusing on particular matters such as investment,
accounting and shareholder service issues.
Compensation of Officers and Trustees
TO BE UPDATED:
The Independent Trustees receive the following compensation from the
Funds of Scudder Securities Trust an annual trustee's fee of $3,500; a fee of
$325 for attendance at each board meeting, audit committee meeting or other
meeting held for the purposes of considering arrangements between the Trust on
behalf of the Fund and the Adviser or any affiliate of the Adviser; $100 for all
other committee meetings; and reimbursement of expenses incurred for travel to
and from Board Meetings. No additional compensation is paid to any Independent
Trustee for travel time to meetings, attendance at directors' educational
seminars or conferences, service on industry or association committees,
participation as speakers at directors' conferences or service on special
trustee task forces or subcommittees. Independent Trustees do not receive any
employee benefits such as pension or retirement benefits or health insurance.
Notwithstanding the schedule of fees, the Independent Trustees have in the past
and may in the future waive a portion of their compensation.
The Independent Trustees also serve in the same capacity for other
funds managed by the Adviser. These funds differ broadly in type and complexity
and in some cases have substantially different Trustee fee schedules. The
following table shows the aggregate compensation received by each Independent
Trustee during 1999 from the Trust and from all of the Scudder funds as a group.
Name Scudder Securities Trust** All Scudder Funds
---- ------------------------ -----------------
Paul Bancroft III *
Sheryle J. Bolton *
William T. Burgin *
Thomas J. Devine *
Keith R. Fox
William H. Luers *
Wilson Nolen *
Joan E. Spero *
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* No longer a current Trustee. On July ____, 2000, shareholders of each fund
elected a new Board of Trustees. See the "Trustees and Officers" section
for the newly-constituted Board of Trustees.
** Scudder Securities Trust consists of five funds: Scudder Development
Fund, Fund, Scudder Health Care Fund, Scudder Technology Fund, ,
Scudder Small Company Value Fund and Scudder 21st Century Growth Fund.
Members of the Board of Trustees who are employees of the Adviser or
its affiliates receive no direct compensation from the Trust, although they are
compensated as employees of the Adviser, or its affiliates, as a result of which
they may be deemed to participate in fees paid by the Fund.
DISTRIBUTOR
The Trust has an underwriting agreement with Scudder Investor Services,
Inc. (the "Distributor"), a Massachusetts corporation, which is a subsidiary of
the Adviser, a Delaware corporation. The Trust's underwriting agreement dated
_______________ will remain in effect until _______________ and from year to
year thereafter only if its continuance is approved annually by a majority of
the Trustees who are not parties to such agreement or interested persons of any
such party and either by a vote of a majority of the Trustees or a majority of
the outstanding voting securities of the Fund. The underwriting agreement was
last approved by the Trustees on ______________.
Under the underwriting agreement, the Fund is responsible for: the
payment of all fees and expenses in connection with the preparation and filing
with the SEC of its registration statement and prospectus and any amendments and
supplements thereto; the registration and qualification of shares for sale in
the various states, including registering the Fund as a broker or dealer in the
various states as required; the fees and expenses of preparing, printing and
mailing prospectuses annually to existing shareholders (see below for expenses
relating to prospectuses paid by the Distributor), notices, proxy statements,
reports or other communications to shareholders of the Fund; the cost of
printing and mailing confirmations of purchases of shares and any prospectuses
accompanying such confirmations; any issuance taxes and/or any initial transfer
taxes; a portion of shareholder toll-free telephone charges and expenses of
shareholder service representatives; the cost of wiring funds for share
purchases and redemptions (unless paid by the shareholder who initiates the
transaction); the cost of printing and postage of business reply envelopes; and
a portion of the cost of computer terminals used by both the Fund and the
Distributor.
The Distributor will pay for printing and distributing prospectuses or
reports prepared for its use in connection with the offering of the Fund's
shares to the public and preparing, printing and mailing any other literature or
advertising in connection with the offering of the shares of the Fund to the
public. The Distributor will pay all fees and expenses in connection with its
qualification and registration as a broker or dealer under federal and state
laws, a portion of the cost of toll-free telephone service and expenses of
shareholder service representatives, a portion of the cost of computer
terminals, and expenses of any activity which is primarily intended to result in
the sale of shares issued by the Fund, unless a 12b-1 Plan is in effect which
provides that the Fund shall bear some or all of such expenses.
Note: Although the Fund does not currently have a 12b-1 Plan, the
Fund would also pay those fees and expenses permitted to be
paid or assumed by the Fund pursuant to a 12b-1 Plan, if any,
were adopted by the Fund, notwithstanding any other provision
to the contrary in the underwriting agreement.
As agent, the Distributor currently offers the Fund's shares on a
continuous basis to investors in all states in which shares of the Fund may from
time to time be registered or where permitted by applicable law. The
underwriting agreement provides that the Distributor accepts orders for shares
at net asset value as no sales commission or load is charged to the investor.
The Distributor has made no firm commitment to acquire shares of the Fund.
Administrative Fee
The Fund has entered into administrative services agreements with
Scudder Kemper (the "Administration Agreements"), pursuant to which Scudder
Kemper will provide or pay others to provide substantially all of the
administrative services required by the Fund (other than those provided by
Scudder Kemper under its investment management agreements with the Fund, as
described above) in exchange for the payment by the Fund of an administrative
services fee (the "Administrative Fee") of 0.45% of average daily net assets for
the Fund. One effect of these arrangements is to make the Fund's future expense
ratio more predictable. The details of the proposal (including expenses that are
not covered) are set out below.
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Various third party service providers (the "Service Providers"), some
of which are affiliated with Scudder Kemper, provide certain services to the
Fund pursuant to separate agreements with the Fund. Scudder Fund Accounting
Corporation, a subsidiary of Scudder Kemper, computes net asset value for the
Fund and maintains their accounting records. Scudder Service Corporation, also a
subsidiary of Scudder Kemper, is the transfer, shareholder servicing and
dividend-paying agent for the shares of the Funds. Scudder Trust Company, an
affiliate of Scudder Kemper, provides subaccounting and recordkeeping services
for shareholders in certain retirement and employee benefit plans. As custodian,
State Street Bank and Trust Company holds the portfolio securities of the Funds,
pursuant to a custodian agreement. PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP audits the
financial statements of the Fund and provides other audit, tax, and related
services. Dechert Price & Rhoads acts as general counsel for the Fund. In
addition to the fees they pay under the investment management agreements with
Scudder Kemper, the Fund pays the fees and expenses associated with these
service arrangements, as well as the Fund's insurance, registration, printing,
postage and other costs.
Scudder Kemper will pay the Service Providers for the provision of
their services to the Fund and will pay other Funds' expenses, including
insurance, registration, printing and postage fees. In return, the Fund will pay
Scudder Kemper an Administrative Fee.
The Administration Agreement has an initial term of three years,
subject to earlier termination by the Fund's Board. The fee payable by the Fund
to Scudder Kemper pursuant to the Administration Agreements is reduced by the
amount of any credit received from the Fund's custodian for cash balances.
Certain expenses of the Fund will not be borne by Scudder Kemper under the
Administration Agreements, such as taxes, brokerage, interest and extraordinary
expenses; and the fees and expenses of the Independent Trustees (including the
fees and expenses of their independent counsel). In addition, the Fund will
continue to pay the fees required by its investment management agreement with
Scudder Kemper
TAXES
The Fund has elected to be treated as a regulated investment company
under Subchapter M of the Code or a predecessor statute, and has qualified as
such since its inception. It intends to continue to qualify for such treatment.
Such qualification does not involve governmental supervision or management of
investment practices or policy.
A regulated investment company qualifying under Subchapter M of the
Code is required to distribute to its shareholders at least 90% of its
investment company taxable income (including net short-term capital gain) and
generally is not subject to federal income tax to the extent that it distributes
annually its investment company taxable income and net realized capital gains in
the manner required under the Code.
The Fund is subject to a 4% nondeductible excise tax on amounts
required to be but not distributed under a prescribed formula. The formula
requires payment to shareholders during a calendar year of distributions
representing at least 98% of the Fund's ordinary income for the calendar year,
at least 98% of the excess of its capital gains over capital losses (adjusted
for certain ordinary losses) realized during the one-year period ending October
31 during such year, and all ordinary income and capital gains for prior years
that were not previously distributed.
Investment company taxable income includes dividends, interest and net
short-term capital gains in excess of net long-term capital losses, less
expenses. Net realized capital gains for a fiscal year are computed by taking
into account any capital loss carryforward of the Fund. Presently, the Fund has
no capital loss carryforwards.
If any net realized long-term capital gains in excess of net realized
short-term capital losses are retained by the Fund for reinvestment, requiring
federal income taxes to be paid thereon by the Fund, the Fund intends to elect
to treat such capital gains as having been distributed to shareholders. As a
result, each shareholder will report such capital gains as long-term capital
gains, will be able to claim a relative share of federal income taxes paid by
the Fund on such gains as a credit against personal federal income tax
liability, and will be entitled to increase the adjusted tax basis on Fund
shares by the difference between a pro rata share of such reported gains and the
individual tax credit.
Distributions of investment company taxable income are taxable to
shareholders as ordinary income.
Dividends from domestic corporations are expected to comprise a
substantial part of the Fund's gross income. To the extent that such dividends
constitute a portion of the Fund's gross income, a portion of the income
distributions of the Fund may be eligible for the deduction for dividends
received by corporations. Shareholders will be informed of the
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portion of dividends which so qualify. The dividends-received deduction is
reduced to the extent the shares of the Fund with respect to which the dividends
are received are treated as debt-financed under federal income tax law, and is
eliminated if either those shares or the shares of the Fund are deemed to have
been held by the Fund or the shareholder, as the case may be, for less than 46
days during the 90-day period beginning 45 days before the shares become
ex-dividend.
Properly designated distributions of the excess of net long-term
capital gain over net short-term capital loss are taxable to shareholders as
long-term capital gain, regardless of the length of time the shares of the Fund
have been held by such shareholders. Such distributions are not eligible for the
dividends-received deduction. Any loss realized upon the redemption of shares
held at the time of redemption for six months or less will be treated as a
long-term capital loss to the extent of any amounts treated as distributions of
long-term capital gain during such six-month period.
Distributions of investment company taxable income and net realized
capital gains will be taxable as described above, whether received in shares or
in cash. Shareholders electing to receive distributions in the form of
additional shares will have a cost basis for federal income tax purposes in each
share so received equal to the net asset value of a share on the reinvestment
date.
All distributions of investment company taxable income and net realized
capital gain, whether received in shares or in cash, must be reported by each
shareholder on his or her federal income tax return. Dividends and capital gains
distributions declared in October, November or December and payable to
shareholders of record in such a month will be deemed to have been received by
shareholders on December 31 if paid during January of the following year.
Redemptions of shares, including exchanges for shares of another Scudder fund,
may result in tax consequences (gain or loss) to the shareholder and are also
subject to these reporting requirements.
A qualifying individual may make a deductible IRA contribution for any
taxable year only if (i) neither the individual nor his or her spouse (unless
filing separate returns) is an active participant in an employer's retirement
plan, or (ii) the individual (and his or her spouse, if applicable) has an
adjusted gross income below a certain level ($52,000 for married individuals
filing a joint return, with a phase-out of the deduction for adjusted gross
income between $52,000 and $62,000; $32,000 for a single individual, with a
phase-out for adjusted gross income between $32,000 and $42,000). However, an
individual not permitted to make a deductible contribution to an IRA for any
such taxable year may nonetheless make nondeductible contributions up to $2,000
to an IRA (up to $2,000 per individual for married couples if only one spouse
has earned income) for that year. There are special rules for determining how
withdrawals are to be taxed if an IRA contains both deductible and nondeductible
amounts. In general, a proportionate amount of each withdrawal will be deemed to
be made from nondeductible contributions; amounts treated as a return of
nondeductible contributions will not be taxable. Also, annual contributions may
be made to a spousal IRA even if the spouse has earnings in a given year if the
spouse elects to be treated as having no earnings (for IRA contribution
purposes) for the year.
Distributions by the Fund result in a reduction in the net asset value
of the Fund's shares. Should a distribution reduce the net asset value below a
shareholder's cost basis, such distribution would nevertheless be taxable to the
shareholder as ordinary income or capital gain as described above, even though,
from an investment standpoint, it may constitute a partial return of capital. In
particular, investors should consider the tax implications of buying shares just
prior to a distribution. The price of shares purchased at that time includes the
amount of the forthcoming distribution. Those purchasing just prior to a
distribution will then receive a partial return of capital upon the
distribution, which will nevertheless be taxable to them.
The Fund may invest in shares of certain foreign corporations which may
be classified under the Code as passive foreign investment companies ("PFICs").
If the Fund receives a so-called "excess distribution" with respect to PFIC
stock, the Fund itself may be subject to a tax on a portion of the excess
distribution. Certain distributions from a PFIC as well as gains from the sale
of the PFIC shares are treated as "excess distributions." In general, under the
PFIC rules, an excess distribution is treated as having been realized ratably
over the period during which the Fund held the PFIC shares. The Fund will be
subject to tax on the portion, if any, of an excess distribution that is
allocated to prior Fund taxable years and an interest factor will be added to
the tax, as if the tax had been payable in such prior taxable years. Excess
distributions allocated to the current taxable year are characterized as
ordinary income even though, absent application of the PFIC rules, certain
excess distributions might have been classified as capital gain.
The Fund may make an election to mark to market its shares of these
foreign investment companies in lieu of being subject to U.S. federal income
taxation. At the end of each taxable year to which the election applies, the
Fund
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would report as ordinary income the amount by which the fair market value of the
foreign company's stock exceeds the Fund's adjusted basis in these shares; any
mark to market losses and any loss from an actual disposition of shares would be
deductible as ordinary loss to the extent of any net mark to market gains
included in income in prior years. The effect of the election would be to treat
excess distributions and gain on dispositions as ordinary income which is not
subject to a fund level tax when distributed to shareholders as a dividend.
Alternatively, the Fund may elect to include as income and gain its share of the
ordinary earnings and net capital gain of certain foreign investment companies
in lieu of being taxed in the manner described above.
Equity options (including covered call options on portfolio stock) and
over-the-counter options on debt securities written or purchased by the Fund
will be subject to tax under Section 1234 of the Code. In general, no loss is
recognized by a Fund upon payment of a premium in connection with the purchase
of a put or call option. The character of any gain or loss recognized (i.e.,
long-term or short-term) will generally depend, in the case of a lapse or sale
of the option, on the Fund's holding period for the option, and in the case of
an exercise of a put option, on the Fund's holding period for the underlying
stock. The purchase of a put option may constitute a short sale for federal
income tax purposes, causing an adjustment in the holding period of the
underlying stock or substantially identical stock in the Fund's portfolio. If
the Fund writes a put or call option, no gain is recognized upon its receipt of
a premium. If the option lapses or is closed out, any gain or loss is treated as
a short-term capital gain or loss. If a call option is exercised, any resulting
gain or loss is a short-term or long-term capital gain or loss depending on the
holding period of the underlying stock. The exercise of a put option written by
the Fund is not a taxable transaction for the Fund.
Many futures contracts and certain foreign currency forward contracts
entered into by the Fund and all listed non-equity options written or purchased
by the Fund (including options on futures contracts and options on broad-based
stock indices) will be governed by Section 1256 of the Code. Absent a tax
election to the contrary, gain or loss attributable to the lapse, exercise or
closing out of any such position generally will be treated as 60% long-term and
40% short-term capital gain or loss, and on the last trading day of the Fund's
fiscal year, all outstanding Section 1256 positions will be marked to market
(i.e. treated as if such positions were closed out at their closing price on
such day), with any resulting gain or loss recognized as 60% long-term and 40%
short-term. Under Section 988 of the Code, discussed below, foreign currency
gain or loss from foreign currency-related forward contracts and similar
financial instruments entered into or acquired by the Fund will be treated as
ordinary income. Under certain circumstances, entry into a futures contract to
sell a security may constitute a short sale for federal income tax purposes,
causing an adjustment in the holding period of the underlying security or a
substantially identical security in the Fund's portfolio.
Positions of the Fund which consist of at least one stock and at least
one other position with respect to a related security which substantially
diminishes the Fund's risk of loss with respect to such stock could be treated
as a "straddle" which is governed by Section 1092 of the Code, the operation of
which may cause deferral of losses, adjustments in the holding periods of stock
or securities and conversion of short-term capital losses into long-term capital
losses. An exception to these straddle rules exists for certain "qualified
covered call options" on stock written by the Fund.
Positions of the Fund which consist of at least one position not
governed by Section 1256 and at least one futures or forward contract or
non-equity option governed by Section 1256 which substantially diminishes the
Fund's risk of loss with respect to such other position will be treated as a
"mixed straddle." Although mixed straddles are subject to the straddle rules of
Section 1092 of the Code, certain tax elections exist for them which reduce or
eliminate the operation of these rules. The Fund intends to monitor its
transactions in options and futures and may make certain tax elections in
connection with these investments.
Notwithstanding any of the foregoing, recent tax law changes may
require the Fund to recognize gain (but not loss) from a constructive sale of
certain "appreciated financial positions" if the Fund enters into a short sale,
offsetting notional principal contract, futures or forward contract transaction
with respect to the appreciated position or substantially identical property.
Appreciated financial positions subject to this constructive sale treatment are
interests (including options, futures and forward contracts and short sales) in
stock, partnership interests, certain actively traded trust instruments and
certain debt instruments. Constructive sale treatment of appreciated financial
positions does not apply to certain transactions closed in the 90-day period
ending with the 30th day after the close of the Fund's taxable year, if certain
conditions are met.
Similarly, if a Fund enters into a short sale of property that becomes
substantially worthless, the Fund will be required to recognize gain at that
time as though it had closed the short sale. Future regulations may apply
similar treatment to other strategic transactions with respect to property that
becomes substantially worthless.
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Under the Code, gains or losses attributable to fluctuations in
exchange rates which occur between the time the Fund accrues receivables or
liabilities denominated in a foreign currency and the time the Fund actually
collects such receivables, or pays such liabilities, generally are treated as
ordinary income or ordinary loss. Similarly, on disposition of debt securities
denominated in a foreign currency, and on disposition of certain options,
futures contracts and forward contracts, gains or losses attributable to
fluctuations in the value of foreign currency between the date of acquisition of
the security or contract and the date of disposition are also treated as
ordinary gain or loss. These gains or losses, referred to under the Code as
"Section 988" gains or losses, may increase or decrease the amount of the Fund's
investment company taxable income to be distributed to its shareholders as
ordinary income.
The Fund will be required to report to the Internal Revenue Service all
distributions of taxable income and capital gains as well as gross proceeds from
the redemption or exchange of Fund shares, except in the case of certain exempt
shareholders. Under the backup withholding provisions of Section 3406 of the
Code, distributions of taxable income and capital gains and proceeds from the
redemption or exchange of the shares of a regulated investment company may be
subject to withholding of federal income tax at the rate of 31% in the case of
non-exempt shareholders who fail to furnish the investment company with their
taxpayer identification numbers and with required certifications regarding their
status under the federal income tax law. Withholding may also be required if the
Fund is notified by the IRS or a broker that the taxpayer identification number
furnished by the shareholder is incorrect or that the shareholder has previously
failed to report interest or dividend income. If the withholding provisions are
applicable, any such distributions and proceeds, whether taken in cash or
reinvested in additional shares, will be reduced by the amounts required to be
withheld.
Shareholders of the Fund may be subject to state and local taxes on
distributions received from the Fund and on redemptions of the Fund's shares.
Each distribution is accompanied by a brief explanation of the form and
character of the distribution. In January of each year the Fund issues to each
shareholder a statement of the federal income tax status of all distributions.
The Fund is organized as a series of a Massachusetts business trust and
is not liable for any income or franchise tax in the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts, provided that it qualifies as a regulated investment company for
federal income tax purposes.
The foregoing discussion of U.S. federal income tax law relates solely
to the application of that law to U.S. persons, i.e., U.S. citizens and
residents and U.S. corporations, partnerships, trusts and estates. Each
shareholder who is not a U.S. person should consider the U.S. and foreign tax
consequences of ownership of shares of the Fund, including the possibility that
such a shareholder may be subject to a U.S. withholding tax at a rate of 30% (or
at a lower rate under an applicable income tax treaty) on amounts constituting
ordinary income received by him or her, where such amounts are treated as income
from U.S. sources under the Code.
Dividend and interest income received by the Fund from sources outside
the U.S. may be subject to withholding and other taxes imposed by such foreign
jurisdictions. Tax conventions between certain countries and the U.S. may reduce
or eliminate these foreign taxes, however, and foreign countries generally do
not impose taxes on capital gains respecting investments by foreign investors.
Shareholders should consult their tax advisers about the application of
the provisions of tax law described in this Statement of Additional Information
in light of their particular tax situations.
PORTFOLIO TRANSACTIONS
Brokerage Commissions
Allocation of brokerage is supervised by the Adviser.
The primary objective of the Adviser in placing orders for the purchase
and sale of securities for the Fund is to obtain the most favorable net results,
taking into account such factors as price, commission where applicable, size of
order, difficulty of execution and skill required of the executing
broker/dealer. The Adviser seeks to evaluate the overall reasonableness of
brokerage commissions paid (to the extent applicable) through the familiarity of
the Distributor with commissions charged on comparable transactions, as well as
by comparing commissions paid by the Fund to reported commissions paid by
others. The Adviser reviews on a routine basis commission rates, execution and
settlement services performed, making internal and external comparisons.
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The Fund's purchases and sales of fixed-income securities are generally
placed by the Adviser with primary market makers for these securities on a net
basis, without any brokerage commission being paid by the Fund. Trading does,
however, involve transaction costs. Transactions with dealers serving as primary
market makers reflect the spread between the bid and asked prices. Purchases of
underwritten issues may be made, which will include an underwriting fee paid to
the underwriter.
When it can be done consistently with the policy of obtaining the most
favorable net results, it is the Adviser's practice to place such orders with
broker/dealers who supply research, market and statistical information to the
Fund. The term "research, market and statistical information" includes advice as
to the value of securities; the advisability of investing in, purchasing or
selling securities; the availability of securities or purchasers or sellers of
securities; and analyses and reports concerning issuers, industries, securities,
economic factors and trends, portfolio strategy and the performance of accounts.
The Adviser is authorized when placing portfolio transactions for the Fund to
pay a brokerage commission in excess of that which another broker might charge
for executing the same transaction on account of execution services and the
receipt of research, market or statistical information. The Adviser will not
place orders with broker/dealers on the basis that the broker/dealer has or has
not sold shares of the Fund. In effecting transactions in over-the-counter
securities, orders are placed with the principal market makers for the security
being traded unless, after exercising care, it appears that more favorable
results are available elsewhere.
To the maximum extent feasible, it is expected that the Adviser will
place orders for portfolio transactions through the Distributor, which is a
corporation registered as a broker-dealer and a subsidiary of the Adviser; the
Distributor will place orders on behalf of the Fund with issuers, underwriters
or other brokers and dealers. The Distributor will not receive any commission,
fee or other remuneration from the Fund for this service.
Although certain research, market and statistical information from
broker/dealers may be useful to the Fund and to the Adviser, it is the opinion
of the Adviser that such information only supplements the Adviser's own research
effort since the information must still be analyzed, weighed, and reviewed by
the Adviser's staff. Such information may be useful to the Adviser in providing
services to clients other than the Fund, and not all such information is used by
the Adviser in connection with the Fund. Conversely, such information provided
to the Adviser by broker/dealers through whom other clients of the Adviser
effect securities transactions may be useful to the Adviser in providing
services to the Fund.
The Trustees review from time to time whether the recapture for the
benefit of the Fund of some portion of the brokerage commissions or similar fees
paid by the Fund on portfolio transactions is legally permissible and advisable
For the fiscal years ended June 30, 1998, 1999, the one-month period
ended July 31, 1999, and 2000, the Fund paid total brokerage commissions of
$632,294, $12,443,955, $22,699 and ____________, respectively. For the fiscal
year ended June 30, 2000, $_________ (___% of the total brokerage commissions
paid) resulted from orders placed, consistent with the policy of obtaining the
most favorable net results, with brokers and dealers who provided supplementary
research market and statistical information to the Fund or the Adviser. The
total amount of brokerage transactions aggregated $____________, of which
$____________ (__% of all brokerage transactions) were transactions which
included research commissions.
Portfolio Turnover
The portfolio turnover rates (defined by the SEC as the ratio of the
lesser of sales or purchases to the monthly average value of such securities
owned during the year, excluding all securities whose remaining maturities at
the time of acquisition were one year or less) for the fiscal years ended June
30, 1999, the one-month period ended July 31, 1999, and 2000 were 96.5% 3.9% and
________, respectively.
NET ASSET VALUE
The net asset value of shares of the Fund is computed as of the close
of regular trading on the Exchange on each day the Exchange is open for trading
(the "Value Time"). The Exchange is scheduled to be closed on the following
holidays: New Year's Day, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Presidents' Day, Good
Friday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas,
and on the preceding Friday or subsequent Monday when
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one of these holidays falls on a Saturday or Sunday, respectively. Net asset
value per share is determined by dividing the value of the total assets of the
Fund, less all liabilities, by the total number of shares outstanding.
An exchange-traded equity security is valued at its most recent sale
price on the exchange it is traded as of the Value Time. Lacking any sales, the
security is valued at the calculated mean between the most recent bid quotation
and the most recent asked quotation (the "Calculated Mean") on such exchange as
of the Value Time. Lacking a Calculated Mean quotation the security is valued at
the most recent bid quotation on such exchange as of the Value Time. An equity
security which is traded on the National Association of Securities Dealers
Automated Quotation ("Nasdaq") system will be valued at its most recent sale
price on such system as of the Value Time. Lacking any sales, the security will
be valued at the most recent bid quotation as of the Value Time. The value of an
equity security not quoted on the Nasdaq system, but traded in another
over-the-counter market, is its most recent sale price if there are any sales of
such security on such market as of the Value Time. Lacking any sales, the
security is valued at the Calculated Mean quotation for such security as of the
Value Time. Lacking a Calculated Mean quotation the security is valued at the
most recent bid quotation as of the Value Time.
Debt securities, other than money market instruments, are valued at
prices supplied by the Fund's pricing agent(s) which reflect broker/dealer
supplied valuations and electronic data processing techniques. Money market
instruments with an original maturity of sixty days or less maturing at par
shall be valued at amortized cost, which the Board believes approximates market
value. If it is not possible to value a particular debt security pursuant to
these valuation methods, the value of such security is the most recent bid
quotation supplied by a bona fide marketmaker. If it is not possible to value a
particular debt security pursuant to the above methods, the Adviser may
calculate the price of that debt security, subject to limitations established by
the Board.
An exchange traded options contract on securities, currencies, futures
and other financial instruments is valued at its most recent sale price on such
exchange. Lacking any sales, the options contract is valued at the Calculated
Mean. Lacking any Calculated Mean, the options contract is valued at the most
recent bid quotation in the case of a purchased options contract, or the most
recent asked quotation in the case of a written options contract. An options
contract on securities, currencies and other financial instruments traded
over-the-counter is valued at the most recent bid quotation in the case of a
purchased options contract and at the most recent asked quotation in the case of
a written options contract. Futures contracts are valued at the most recent
settlement price. Foreign currency exchange forward contracts are valued at the
value of the underlying currency at the prevailing exchange rate.
If a security is traded on more than one exchange, or upon one or more
exchanges and in the over-the-counter market, quotations are taken from the
market in which the security is traded most extensively.
If, in the opinion of the Fund's Valuation Committee, the value of a
portfolio asset as determined in accordance with these procedures does not
represent the fair market value of the portfolio asset, the value of the
portfolio asset is taken to be an amount which, in the opinion of the Valuation
Committee, represents fair market value on the basis of all available
information. The value of other portfolio holdings owned by the Fund is
determined in a manner which, in the discretion of the Valuation Committee most
fairly reflects fair market value of the property on the valuation date.
Following the valuations of securities or other portfolio assets in
terms of the currency in which the market quotation used is expressed ("Local
Currency"), the value of these portfolio assets in terms of U.S. dollars is
calculated by converting the Local Currency into U.S. dollars at the prevailing
currency exchange rate on the valuation date.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Experts
The Financial Highlights of the Fund included in the Fund's prospectus
and the Financial Statements incorporated by reference in this Statement of
Additional Information have been so included or incorporated by reference in
reliance on the report of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, 160 Federal Street,
Boston, Massachusetts 02110, independent accountants, given on the authority of
said firm as experts in auditing and accounting. PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP
audits the financial statements and financial highlights of the Fund and
provides other audit, tax, and related services.
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Shareholder Indemnification
The Trust is an organization of the type commonly known as a
Massachusetts business trust. Under Massachusetts law, shareholders of such a
trust may, under certain circumstances, be held personally liable as partners
for the obligations of the Trust. The Declaration of Trust contains an express
disclaimer of shareholder liability in connection with the Fund's property or
the acts, obligations or affairs of the Trust. The Declaration of Trust also
provides for indemnification out of the Fund's property of any shareholder held
personally liable for the claims and liabilities which a shareholder may become
subject by reason of being or having been a shareholder. Thus, the risk of a
shareholder incurring financial loss on account of shareholder liability is
limited to circumstances in which the Fund itself would be unable to meet its
obligations.
Other Information
Many of the investment changes in the Fund will be made at prices
different from those prevailing at the time they may be reflected in a regular
report to shareholders of the Fund. These transactions will reflect investment
decisions made by the Adviser in light of the objective and policies of the
Fund, and other factors such as its other portfolio holdings and tax
considerations, and should not be construed as recommendations for similar
action by other investors.
The name "Scudder Securities Trust" is the designation of the Trustees
for the time being under a Declaration of Trust dated October 16, 1985, as
amended from time to time, and all persons dealing with the Fund must look
solely to the property of the Fund for the enforcement of any claims against the
Fund as neither the Trustees, officers, agents or shareholders assume any
personal liability for obligations entered into on behalf of the Fund. No series
of the Trust shall be liable for the obligations of any other series. Upon the
initial purchase of shares, the shareholder agrees to be bound by the Trust's
Declaration of Trust, as amended from time to time. The Declaration of Trust is
on file at the Massachusetts Secretary of State's Office in Boston,
Massachusetts.
The CUSIP number of the Fund's Class S shares is 811196-10-4.
The CUSIP number of the Fund's Class AARP shares is ___________.
The Fund employs State Street Bank and Trust Company, 225 Franklin
Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02110 as custodian.
The firm of Dechert Price & Rhoads of Boston is counsel to the Trust.
On June 7, 1999, the Board of Trustees of the Fund changed the fiscal
year end for financial reporting and federal income tax purposes to July 31 from
June 30.
Scudder Fund Accounting Corporation, Two International Place, Boston,
Massachusetts, 02110-4103, a subsidiary of the Adviser, computes net asset value
for the Fund. The Fund pays Scudder Fund Accounting Corporation an annual fee
equal to 0.025% of the first $150 million of average daily net assets, 0.0075%
of such assets in excess of $150 million, 0.0045% of such assets in excess of $1
billion, plus holding and transaction charges for this service. The fees
incurred by the Fund for the fiscal years ended June 30, 1998 and 1999, the
one-month period ended July 31, 1999 and 2000 amounted to $121,851, $96,545 and
$7,758, respectively. At the fiscal year ended July 31, 2000, __________ was
unpaid.
Scudder Service Corporation ("SSC"), P.O. Box 2291, Boston,
Massachusetts 02107-2291, a subsidiary of the Adviser, is the transfer and
dividend paying agent for the Fund. The Fund pays SSC an annual fee for each
account maintained for a participant. The fees incurred by the Fund for the
fiscal years ended June 30, 1998, 1999, the one-month period ended July 31, 1999
and 2000, amounted to $1,402,341 $1,214,414, $96,232 and __________,
respectively. At the fiscal year ended July 31, 2000,__________ was unpaid.
The Fund, or the Adviser (including any affiliate of the Adviser), or
both, may pay unaffiliated third parties for providing recordkeeping and other
administrative services with respect to accounts of participants in retirement
plans or other beneficial owners of Fund shares whose interests are held in an
omnibus account.
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Scudder Trust Company ("STC"), an affiliate of the Adviser, provides
subaccounting and recordkeeping services for shareholder accounts in certain
retirement and employee benefit plans. Annual service fees are paid by the Fund
to STC, Two International Place, Boston, Massachusetts 02110-4103 for such
accounts. The Fund pays STC an annual fee of $29.00 per shareholder account. The
fees incurred by the Fund for the fiscal years ended June 30, 1998, 1999, the
one-month period ended July 31, 1999 and 2000, amounted to $1,221,754,
$1,319,745, $102,903,and __________ respectively. At the fiscal year ended July
31, 2000,__________ was unpaid.
The Fund's prospectus and this Statement of Additional Information omit
certain information contained in the Registration Statement and its amendments
which the Fund has filed with the SEC under the Securities Act of 1933 and
reference is hereby made to the Registration Statement for further information
with respect to the Fund and the securities offered hereby. This Registration
Statement and its amendments are available for inspection by the public at the
SEC in Washington, D.C.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
The financial statements, including the investment portfolio, of the Fund,
together with the Report of Independent Accountants, Financial Highlights and
notes to financial statements in the Annual Report to the Shareholders of the
Fund dated July 31, 2000, are incorporated herein by reference and attached
hereto, and are hereby deemed to be a part of this Statement of Additional
Information.
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SCUDDER SECURITIES TRUST
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Item 23. Exhibits:
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(a) (1) Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust dated
December 21, 1987, is incorporated by reference to
Post-Effective Amendment No. 43 to the Registration
Statement.
(2) Amendment to Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust,
dated December 13, 1990, is incorporated by reference
to Post-Effective Amendment No. 43 to the Registration
Statement.
(3) Amendment to Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust
to change the name of the Trust, dated July 21, 1995,
is incorporated by reference to Post-Effective
Amendment No. 35 to the Registration Statement.
(4) Amendment to Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust
to add new series, dated July 21, 1995, is incorporated
by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 35 to the
Registration Statement.
(5) Establishment and Designation of Series of Shares of
Beneficial Interest, $0.01 par value, with respect to
Scudder Development Fund, Scudder Small Company Value
Fund, Scudder Micro Cap Fund, and Scudder 21st Century
Growth Fund, dated June 6, 1996, is incorporated by
reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 40 to the
Registration Statement.
(6) Establishment and Designation of Series of Shares of
Beneficial Interest, $0.01 par value, with respect to
Scudder Development Fund, Scudder Financial Services
Fund, Scudder Health Care Fund, Scudder Micro Cap Fund,
Scudder Small Company Value Fund, Scudder Technology
Fund, and Scudder 21st Century Growth Fund, dated June
3, 1997, is incorporated by reference to Post-Effective
Amendment No. 46 to the Registration Statement.
(7) Establishment and Designation of Classes of Shares of
Beneficial Interest, $0.01 par value, with respect to
Scudder 21st Century Growth Fund (Class A Shares, Class
B Shares, Class C Shares and Class S Shares), dated
February 8, 2000, is incorporated by reference to
Post-Effective Amendment 70 to the Registration
Statement.
(8) Establishment and Designation of Classes of Shares of
Beneficial Interest, $.01 Par Value, with respect to
Scudder 21st Century Growth Fund (Class A Shares, Class
B Shares, Class C Shares, Class S Shares and Class
AARP Shares), dated April 19, 2000, is Incorporated by
reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 72 to the
Registration Statement.
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(9) Establishment and Designation of Classes of Shares of
Beneficial Interest, $.01 Par Value, Scudder Health
Care Fund - Class S Shares and Scudder Health Care Fund
- AARP Shares, dated April 19, 2000, is incorporated by
reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 72 to the
Registration Statement.
(10) Establishment and Designation of Classes of Shares of
Beneficial Interest, $.01 Par Value, Scudder Small
Company Value Fund - Class S Shares and Scudder Small
Company Value Fund - AARP Shares, dated April 19, 2000,
is incorporated by reference to Post-Effective
Amendment No. 72 to the Registration Statement..
(11) Establishment and Designation of Classes of Shares of
Beneficial Interest, $.01 Par Value, Scudder Technology
Fund - Class S Shares and Scudder Technology Fund -
AARP Shares, dated April 19, 2000, is incorporated by
reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 72 to the
Registration Statement..
(b) (1) By-Laws as of October 16, 1985, are incorporated by
reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 43 to the
Registration Statement.
(2) Amendment to the By-Laws of Registrant, as amended
through December 9, 1985, is incorporated by reference
to Post-Effective Amendment No. 43 to the Registration
Statement.
(3) Amendment to the By-Laws, Article IV: Notice of
Meetings, dated December 12, 1991, is incorporated by
reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 43 to the
Registration Statement.
(4) Amendment to the By-Laws of Registrant, dated February
7, 2000, is incorporated by reference to Post-Effective
Amendment No. 72 to the Registration Statement..
(c) Inapplicable.
(d) (1) Investment Management Agreement between the Registrant
(on behalf of Scudder Development Fund) and Scudder
Kemper Investments, Inc., dated September 7, 1998, is
incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment
No. 62 to the Registration Statement.
(2) Investment Management Agreement between the Registrant
(on behalf of Scudder Small Company Value Fund) and
Scudder Kemper Investments, Inc., dated September 7,
1998, is incorporated by reference to Post-Effective
Amendment No. 62 to the Registration Statement.
(3) Investment Management Agreement between the Registrant
(on behalf of Scudder Micro Cap Fund) and Scudder
Kemper Investments, Inc., dated September 7, 1998, is
incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment
No. 62 to the Registration Statement.
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(4) Investment Management Agreement between the Registrant
(on behalf of Scudder Financial Services Fund) and
Scudder Kemper Investments, Inc., dated September 7,
1998, is incorporated by reference to Post-Effective
Amendment No. 62 to the Registration Statement.
(5) Investment Management Agreement between the Registrant
(on behalf of Scudder Health Care Fund) and Scudder
Kemper Investments, Inc., dated September 7, 1998, is
incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment
No. 62 to the Registration Statement.
(6) Investment Management Agreement between the Registrant
(on behalf of Scudder Technology Fund) and Scudder
Kemper Investments, Inc., dated September 7, 1998, is
incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment
No. 62 to the Registration Statement.
(7) Investment Management Agreement between the Registrant
(on behalf of Scudder 21st Century Growth Fund) and
Scudder Kemper Investments, Inc., dated September 7,
1998, is incorporated by reference to Post-Effective
Amendment No. 62 to the Registration Statement.
(8) Form of Investment Management Agreement between the
Registrant, on behalf of Scudder 21st Century Growth
Fund, and Scudder Kemper Investments, Inc., dated
October 2, 2000, is incorporated by reference to
Post-Effective Amendment No. 72 to the Registration
Statement..
(9) Form of Investment Management Agreement between the
Registrant, on behalf of Scudder Development Fund, and
Scudder Kemper Investments, Inc., dated October 2,
2000, is incorporated by reference to Post-Effective
Amendment No. 72 to the Registration Statement.
(e) (1) Underwriting Agreement between the Registrant and
Scudder Investor Services, Inc., dated September 7,
1998, is incorporated by reference to Post-Effective
Amendment No. 62 to the Registration Statement.
(2) Underwriting Agreement between the Registrant and
Kemper Distributors Inc., dated May 1, 2000, is
incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment
No. 71 to the Registration Statement.
(3) Underwriting Agreement between the Registrant and
Scudder Investor Services, Inc., dated May 8, 2000, is
incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment
No. 72 to the Registration Statement.
(f) Inapplicable.
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(g) (1) Custodian Contract between the Registrant and State
Street Bank and Trust Company, dated September 6,
1995, is incorporated by reference to Post-Effective
Amendment No. 35 to the Registration Statement.
(2) Fee schedule for Exhibit (g)(1) is incorporated by
reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 35 to the
Registration Statement.
(3) Amendment to Custody Contract between the Registrant
and State Street Bank and Trust Company, dated March
1, 1999, is incorporated by referenced to
Post-Effective Amendment No. 69 to the Registration
Statement.
(4) Subcustodian Agreement between Brown Brothers Harriman
& Co. and The Bank of New York, London office, dated
January 30, 1979, is incorporated by reference to
Post-Effective Amendment No. 43 to the Registration
Statement.
(5) Fee schedule for Exhibit (g)(4) is incorporated by
reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 43 to the
Registration Statement.
(h) (1) Transfer Agency and Service Agreement between the
Registrant and Scudder Service Corporation, dated
October 2, 1989, is incorporated by reference to
Post-Effective Amendment No. 43 to the Registration
Statement.
(2) Revised fee schedule for Exhibit (h)(1) is
incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment
No. 37 to the Registration Statement.
(3) Service Agreement between Copeland Associates, Inc.
(on behalf of Scudder Development Fund) and Scudder
Service Corporation, dated June 8, 1995, is
incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment
No. 35 to the Registration Statement.
(4) COMPASS Service Agreement between the Registrant and
Scudder Trust Company, dated January 1, 1990, is
incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment
No. 43 to the Registration Statement.
(5) Fee schedule for Exhibit (h)(4) is incorporated by
reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 43 to the
Registration Statement.
(6) Shareholder Services Agreement between the Registrant
and Charles Schwab & Co., Inc., dated June 1, 1990, is
incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment
No. 43 to the Registration Statement.
(7) Fund Accounting Services Agreement between the
Registrant (on behalf of Scudder Development Fund) and
Scudder Fund Accounting Corporation, dated March 21,
1995, is incorporated by reference to Post-Effective
Amendment No. 35 to the Registration Statement.
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(8) Fund Accounting Services Agreement between the
Registrant (on behalf of Scudder Small Company Value
Fund) and Scudder Fund Accounting Corporation, dated
October 6, 1995, is incorporated by reference to
Post-Effective Amendment No. 37 to the Registration
Statement.
(9) Fund Accounting Services Agreement between the
Registrant (on behalf of Scudder Micro Cap Fund) and
Scudder Fund Accounting Corporation, dated August 12,
1996, is incorporated by reference to Post-Effective
Amendment No. 41 to the Registration Statement.
(10) Fund Accounting Services Agreement between the
Registrant (on behalf of Scudder 21st Century Growth
Fund) and Scudder Fund Accounting Corporation, dated
September 9, 1996, is incorporated by reference to
Post-Effective Amendment No. 41 to the Registration
Statement.
(11) Fund Accounting Services Agreement between the
Registrant (on behalf of Scudder Financial Services
Fund) and Scudder Fund Accounting Corporation, dated
September 11, 1997, is incorporated by reference to
Post-Effective Amendment No. 50 to the Registration
Statement.
(12) Fund Accounting Services Agreement between the
Registrant (on behalf of Scudder Health Care Fund) and
Scudder Fund Accounting Corporation, dated December 4,
1997, is incorporated by reference to Post-Effective
Amendment No. 62 to the Registration Statement.
(13) Fund Accounting Services Agreement between the
Registrant (on behalf of Scudder Technology Fund) and
Scudder Fund Accounting Corporation , dated December
4, 1997, is incorporated by reference to
Post-Effective Amendment No. 62 to the Registration
Statement.
(14) Administrative Services Agreement between Scudder 21st
Century Growth Fund and Kemper Distributors, Inc.,
dated May 1, 2000, is incorporated by reference to
Post-Effective Amendment No. 71 to the Registration
Statement.
(15) Agency Agreement between the Registrant (on behalf of
Scudder 21st Century Growth Fund) and Kemper Service
Company, dated May 1, 2000, is incorporated by
reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 71 to the
Registration Statement.
(16) Fund Accounting Agreement between Scudder 21st Century
Growth Fund and Scudder Fund Accounting Corporation,
dated May 1, 2000, is incorporated by reference to
Post-Effective Amendment No. 71 to the Registration
Statement.
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(17) Form of Administrative Services Agreement (and Fee
Schedule thereto) between the Registrant, on behalf of
Scudder 21st Century Growth Fund, Scudder Development
Fund, Scudder Health Care Fund, Scudder Small Company
Value Fund and Scudder Technology Fund, Inc., and
Scudder Kemper Investments, Inc., dated October 2,
2000, is incorporated by reference to Post-Effective
Amendment No. 72 to the Registration Statement.
(i) Legal Opinion and Consent of Counsel to be filed by
amendment.
(j) Consent of Independent Auditors to be filed by
amendment.
(k) Inapplicable.
(l) Inapplicable.
(m) Rule 12b-1 Plan for Class B and Class C Shares of
Scudder 21st Century Growth Fund, dated May 1, 2000,
is incorporated by reference to Post-Effective
Amendment No. 71 to the Registration Statement.
(n) Mutual Funds Multi-Distribution System Plan Pursuant
to Rule 18f-3 is incorporated by reference to
Post-Effective Amendment No. 70 to the Registration
Statement.
(1) Amended Plan With Respect to Scudder 21st Century
Growth Fund Pursuant to Rule 18f-3, dated March 14,
2000, is incorporated by reference to Post-Effective
Amendment No. 72 to the Registration Statement.
(2) Plan With Respect to Scudder Health Care Fund Pursuant
to Rule 18f-3, dated March 14, 2000, is incorporated
by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 72 to the
Registration Statement.
(3) Plan With Respect to Scudder Small Company Value Fund
Pursuant to Rule 18f-3, dated March 14, 2000, is
incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment
No. 72 to the Registration Statement.
(4) Amended and Restated Plan With Respect to Scudder
Technology Fund Pursuant to Rule 18f-3, dated May 8,
2000, is incorporated by reference to Post-Effective
Amendment No. 72 to the Registration Statement..
(p) Code of Ethics of Scudder Securities Trust is
incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment
No. 71 to the Registration Statement.
(1) Scudder Kemper Investments, Inc. Code of Ethics is
incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment
No. 72 to the Registration Statement.
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Item 24. Persons Controlled by or under Common Control with Registrant
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None
Item 25. Indemnification
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A policy of insurance covering Scudder Kemper Investments, Inc.,
its subsidiaries including Scudder Investor Services, Inc., and
all of the registered investment companies advised by Scudder
Kemper Investments, Inc. insures the Registrant's trustees and
officers and others against liability arising by reason of an
alleged breach of duty caused by any negligent act, error or
accidental omission in the scope of their duties.
Article IV, Sections 4.1 - 4.3 of the Registrant's Declaration of
Trust provide as follows:
Section 4.1. No Personal Liability of Shareholders, Trustees,
Etc. No Shareholder shall be subject to any personal liability
whatsoever to any Person in connection with Trust Property or the
acts, obligations or affairs of the Trust. No Trustee, officer,
employee or agent of the Trust shall be subject to any personal
liability whatsoever to any Person, other than to the Trust or
its Shareholders, in connection with Trust Property or the
affairs of the Trust, save only that arising from bad faith,
willful misfeasance, gross negligence or reckless disregard of
his duties with respect to such Person; and all such Persons
shall look solely to the Trust Property for satisfaction of
claims of any nature arising in connection with the affairs of
the Trust. If any Shareholder, Trustee, officer, employee, or
agent, as such, of the Trust, is made a party to any suit or
proceeding to enforce any such liability of the Trust, he shall
not, on account thereof, be held to any personal liability. The
Trust shall indemnify and hold each Shareholder harmless from and
against all claims and liabilities, to which such Shareholder may
become subject by reason of his being or having been a
Shareholder, and shall reimburse such Shareholder for all legal
and other expenses reasonably incurred by him in connection with
any such claim or liability. The indemnification and
reimbursement required by the preceding sentence shall be made
only out of the assets of the one or more Series of which the
Shareholder who is entitled to indemnification or reimbursement
was a Shareholder at the time the act or event occurred which
gave rise to the claim against or liability of said Shareholder.
The rights accruing to a Shareholder under this Section 4.1 shall
not impair any other right to which such Shareholder may be
lawfully entitled, nor shall anything herein contained restrict
the right of the Trust to indemnify or reimburse a Shareholder in
any appropriate situation even though not specifically provided
herein.
Section 4.2. Non-Liability of Trustees, Etc. No Trustee, officer,
employee or agent of the Trust shall be liable to the Trust, its
Shareholders, or to any Shareholder, Trustee, officer, employee,
or agent thereof for any action or failure to act (including
without limitation the failure to compel in any way any former or
acting Trustee to redress any breach of trust) except for his own
bad faith, willful misfeasance, gross negligence or reckless
disregard of the duties involved in the conduct of his office.
Section 4.3. Mandatory Indemnification. (a) Subject to the
exceptions and limitations contained in paragraph (b) below:
(i) every person who is, or has been, a Trustee or officer
of the Trust shall be indemnified by the Trust to the fullest
extent permitted by law against all liability and against all
expenses reasonably incurred or paid by him in connection with
any claim, action, suit or proceeding in which he becomes
involved as a party or otherwise by virtue
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of his being or having been a Trustee or officer and against
amounts paid or incurred by him in the settlement thereof;
(ii) the words "claim," "action," "suit," or "proceeding"
shall apply to all claims, actions, suits or proceedings (civil,
criminal, administrative or other, including appeals), actual or
threatened; and the words "liability" and "expenses" shall
include, without limitation, attorneys' fees, costs, judgments,
amounts paid in settlement, fines, penalties and other
liabilities.
(b) No indemnification shall be provided hereunder to a Trustee
or officer:
(i) against any liability to the Trust, a Series thereof, or
the Shareholders by reason of a final adjudication by a court or
other body before which a proceeding was brought that he engaged
in willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless
disregard of the duties involved in the conduct of his office;
(ii) with respect to any matter as to which he shall have
been finally adjudicated not to have acted in good faith in the
reasonable belief that his action was in the best interest of the
Trust;
(iii) in the event of a settlement or other disposition not
involving a final adjudication as provided in paragraph (b)(i) or
(b)(ii) resulting in a payment by a Trustee or officer, unless
there has been a determination that such Trustee or officer did
not engage in willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or
reckless disregard of the duties involved in the conduct of his
office:
(A) by the court or other body approving the settlement
or other disposition; or
(B) based upon a review of readily available facts (as
opposed to a full trial-type inquiry) by (x) vote of a
majority of the Disinterested Trustees acting on the matter
(provided that a majority of the Disinterested Trustees then
in office act on the matter) or (y) written opinion of
independent legal counsel.
(c) The rights of indemnification herein provided may be insured
against by policies maintained by the Trust, shall be
severable, shall not affect any other rights to which any
Trustee or officer may now or hereafter be entitled, shall
continue as to a person who has ceased to be such Trustee or
officer and shall insure to the benefit of the heirs,
executors, administrators and assigns of such a person.
Nothing contained herein shall affect any rights to
indemnification to which personnel of the Trust other than
Trustees and officers may be entitled by contract or
otherwise under law.
(d) Expenses of preparation and presentation of a defense to any
claim, action, suit or proceeding of the character described
in paragraph (a) of this Section 4.3 may be advanced by the
Trust prior to final disposition thereof upon receipt of an
undertaking by or on behalf of the recipient to repay such
amount if it is ultimately determined that he is not
entitled to indemnification under this Section 4.3, provided
that either:
(i) such undertaking is secured by a surety bond or some
other appropriate security provided by the recipient, or the
Trust shall be insured against losses arising out of any such
advances; or
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(ii) a majority of the Disinterested Trustees acting on the
matter (provided that a majority of the Disinterested Trustees
act on the matter) or an independent legal counsel in a written
opinion shall determine, based upon a review of readily available
facts (as opposed to a full trial-type inquiry), that there is
reason to believe that the recipient ultimately will be found
entitled to indemnification.
As used in this Section 4.3, a "Disinterested Trustee" is
one who is not (i) an "Interested Person" of the Trust (including
anyone who has been exempted from being an "Interested Person" by
any rule, regulation or order of the Commission), or (ii)
involved in the claim, action, suit or proceeding.
Item 26. Business or Other Connections of Investment Adviser
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Scudder Kemper Investments, Inc. has stockholders and employees
who are denominated officers but do not as such have
corporation-wide responsibilities. Such persons are not
considered officers for the purpose of this Item 26.
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Business and Other Connections of Board
Name of Directors of Registrant's Adviser
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Lynn S. Birdsong Director and Vice President, Scudder Kemper Investments, Inc.**
Chairman of the Board, Scudder, Stevens & Clark (Luxembourg) S.A.#
Director, Scudder Investments (UK) Ltd. ooo
Chairman of the Board, Scudder Investments Asia, Ltd. @
Chairman of the Board, Scudder Investments Japan, Inc.&
Senior Vice President, Scudder Investor Services, Inc.**
Director, Scudder Trust (Cayman) Ltd. xxx
Director, Scudder, Stevens & Clark Australia @@
Director, Korea Bond Fund Management Co., Ltd.+
William H. Bolinder Director, Scudder Kemper Investments, Inc.**
Member Group Executive Board, Zurich Financial Services, Inc. ##
Chairman, Zurich-American Insurance Company o
Nick Bratt Director and Vice President, Scudder Kemper Investments, Inc.**
Vice President, Scudder MAXXUM Company***
Vice President, Scudder, Stevens & Clark Corporation**
Vice President, Scudder, Stevens & Clark Overseas Corporation oo
Laurence W. Cheng Director, Scudder Kemper Investments, Inc.**
Member, Corporate Executive Board, Zurich Insurance Company of
Switzerland ##
Director, ZKI Holding Corporation xx
Gunther Gose Director, Scudder Kemper Investments, Inc.**
CFO, Member Group Executive Board, Zurich Financial Services, Inc. ##
CEO/Branch Offices, Zurich Life Insurance Company ##
Rolf Huppi Director, Chairman of the Board, Scudder Kemper Investments, Inc.**
Member, Corporate Executive Board, Zurich Insurance Company of
Switzerland##
Director, Chairman of the Board, Zurich Holding Company of Americao
Director, ZKI Holding Corporation xx
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Edmond D. Villani Director, President and Chief Executive Officer, Scudder Kemper
Investments, Inc.**
Director, Scudder, Stevens & Clark Japan, Inc.###
President and Director, Scudder, Stevens & Clark Overseas Corporation oo
President and Director, Scudder, Stevens & Clark Corporation**
Director, Scudder Realty Advisors, Inc.x
Director, IBJ Global Investment Management S.A. Luxembourg, Grand-Duchy
of Luxembourg
Director, Scudder Investments (UK) Ltd. ooo
Director, Scudder Investments Japan, Inc.&
Director, Scudder Kemper Holdings (UK) Ltd. ooo
President and Director, Zurich Investment Management, Inc. xx
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* Two International Place, Boston, MA
x 333 South Hope Street, Los Angeles, CA
** 345 Park Avenue, New York, NY
# Societe Anonyme, 47, Boulevard Royal, L-2449 Luxembourg,
R.C. Luxembourg B 34.564
*** Toronto, Ontario, Canada
xxx Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, British West Indies
oo 20-5, Ichibancho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan
### 1-7, Kojimachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan
xx 222 S. Riverside, Chicago, IL
o Zurich Towers, 1400 American Ln., Schaumburg, IL
+ P.O. Box 309, Upland House, S. Church St., Grand Cayman,
British West Indies
## Mythenquai-2, P.O. Box CH-8022, Zurich, Switzerland
ooo 1 South Place 5th floor, London EC2M 2ZS England
@ One Exchange Square 29th Floor, Hong Kong
& Kamiyachyo Mori Building, 12F1, 4-3-20, Toranomon, Minato-ku,
Tokyo 105-0001
@@ Level 3, 5 Blue Street North Sydney, NSW 2060
Item 27. Principal Underwriters
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(a) Scudder Investor Services, Inc. and Kemper Distributors Inc., act as
principal underwriters of the Registrant's shares and also act as principal
underwriters for other funds managed by Scudder Kemper Investments, Inc.
(b) The Underwriters have employees who are denominated officers of an
operational area. Such persons do not have corporation-wide responsibilities and
are not considered officers for the purpose of this Item 27.
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(1) (2) (3)
Name and Principal Position and Offices with Positions and
Business Address Scudder Investor Services, Inc. Offices with Registrant
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Lynn S. Birdsong Senior Vice President President
345 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10154
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Mark S. Casady Director, President and None
Two International Place Assistant Treasurer
Boston, MA 02110
Linda Coughlin Director and Senior Vice None
Two International Place President
Boston, MA 02110
Richard W. Desmond Vice President Assistant Secretary
345 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10154
Paul J. Elmlinger Senior Vice President and None
345 Park Avenue Assistant Clerk
New York, NY 10154
Philip S. Fortuna Vice President Vice President
101 California Street
San Francisco, CA 94111
William F. Glavin Vice President None
Two International Place
Boston, MA 02110
Margaret D. Hadzima Assistant Treasurer None
Two International Place
Boston, MA 02110
John R. Hebble Assistant Treasurer Treasurer
Two International Place
Boston, MA 02110
James J. McGovern Chief Financial Officer None
345 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10154
Lorie C. O'Malley Vice President None
Two International Place
Boston, MA 02110
Caroline Pearson Clerk Assistant Secretary
Two International Place
Boston, MA 02110
Kathryn L. Quirk Director, Senior Vice President, Trustee, Vice
345 Park Avenue Chief Legal Officer and President & Assistant
New York, NY 10154 Assistant Clerk Secretary
William M. Thomas Vice President None
Two International Place
Boston, MA 02110
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Benjamin Thorndike Vice President None
Two International Place
Boston, MA 02110
Linda J. Wondrack Vice President and Chief None
Two International Place Compliance Officer
Boston, MA 02110
Positions and Offices with Positions and
Name Kemper Distributors, Inc. Offices with Registrant
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James L. Greenawalt President None
Thomas W. Littauer Director, Chief Executive Vice President
Officer and Vice Chairman
Kathryn L. Quirk Director, Secretary, Chief Legal Vice President
Officer and Vice President
James J. McGovern Chief Financial Officer and None
Treasurer
Linda J. Wondrack Vice President and Chief Vice President
Compliance Officer
Paula Gaccione Vice President None
Michael E. Harrington Managing Director None
Robert A. Rudell Vice President None
William M. Thomas Managing Director None
Todd N. Gierke Assistant Treasurer None
Philip J. Collora Assistant Secretary Vice President and Secretary
Paul J. Elmlinger Assistant Secretary None
Diane E. Ratekin Assistant Secretary None
Mark S. Casady Director, Chairman President
Stephen R. Beckwith Director None
Herbert A. Christiansen Vice President None
Michael Curran Managing Director None
Robert Froelich Managing Director None
C. Perry Moore Managing Director None
Lorie O'Malley Managing Director None
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Positions and Offices with Positions and
Name Kemper Distributors, Inc. Offices with Registrant
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David Swanson Managing Director None
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(c)
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(1) (2)
Net (3) (4) (5)
Underwriting Compensation on
Name of Principal Discounts and Redemptions Brokerage Other
Underwriters Commissions And Repurchases Commissions Compensation
------------ ----------- --------------- ----------- ------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Scudder Investor None None None None
Services, Inc.
Kemper Distributors, None None None None
Inc.
</TABLE>
Item 28. Location of Accounts and Records.
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Certain accounts, books and other documents required to be
maintained by Section 31(a) of the 1940 Act and the Rules
promulgated thereunder are maintained by Scudder Kemper
Investments Inc., Two International Place, Boston, MA 02110-4103.
Records relating to the duties of the Registrant's custodian are
maintained by State Street Bank and Trust Company, Heritage
Drive, North Quincy, Massachusetts. Records relating to the
duties of the Registrant's transfer agent are maintained by
Scudder Service Corporation, Two International Place, Boston,
Massachusetts.
Item 29. Management Services.
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Inapplicable.
Item 30. Undertakings.
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Inapplicable.
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SIGNATURES
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 and the
Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant certifies that it meets all of
the requirements for effectiveness to its Registration Statement pursuant to
Rule 485(a) under the Securities Act of 1933 and has duly caused this amendment
to its Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereto duly authorized, in the City of Boston and Commonwealth of Massachusetts
on the 14th day of September, 2000.
SCUDDER SECURITIES TRUST
By /s/ John Millette
--------------------------
John Millette
Vice President and Secretary
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
amendment to its Registration Statement has been signed below by the following
persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
SIGNATURE TITLE DATE
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/s/ Linda C. Coughlin
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<S> <C> <C>
Linda C. Coughlin President September 14, 2000
/s/ John R. Hebble
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John R. Hebble Treasurer September 14, 2000
/s/ Henry P. Becton, Jr.
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Henry P. Becton, Jr.* Trustee September 14, 2000
/s/ Dawn-Marie Driscoll
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Dawn-Marie Driscoll* Trustee September 14, 2000
/s/ Keith R. Fox
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Keith R. Fox* Trustee September 14, 2000
/s/ Edgar R. Fiedler
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Edgar R. Fiedler* Trustee September 14, 2000
/s/ Joan E. Spero
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Joan E. Spero* Trustee September 14, 2000
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/s/ Jean Gleason Stromberg
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Jean Gleason Stromberg* Trustee September 14, 2000
/s/ Jean C. Tempel September 14, 2000
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Jean C. Tempel* Trustee
/s/ Steven Zaleznick September 14, 2000
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Steven Zaleznick* Trustee
</TABLE>
*By: /s/ John Millettte
--------------------------------
John Millette
Vice President and Secretary
* Attorney-in-fact for Mr. Fox and Ms. Spero, pursuant to powers of
attorney contained in Post-Effective Amendment No. 62 to the
Registration Statement, filed on August 2, 1999; Attorney-in-fact for
Ms. Coughlin, pursuant to power of attorney contained in Post-Effective
Amendment No. 71, filed on May 1, 2000; and Attorney-in-fact for Mr.
Becton, Ms. Driscoll, Mr. Fiedler, Ms. Stromberg, Ms. Tempel and Mr.
Zaleznick, pursuant to powers of attorney contained in Post-Effective
Amendment No. 72, filed on August 1, 2000.
2
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File No. 2-36238
File No. 811-2021
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
EXHIBITS
TO
FORM N-1A
POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 73
TO REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
AND
AMENDMENT NO. 57
TO REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940
SCUDDER SECURITIES TRUST
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