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EXHIBIT 17
FORM OF PROXY
[Logo] YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT!
[Address]
VOTE TODAY BY MAIL,
TOUCH-TONE PHONE OR THE INTERNET
CALL TOLL FREE 1-XXX-XXX-XXXX OR
LOG ON TO WWW.PROXYWEB.COM/XXXXX
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perforation before mailing.
VALUE FUND
Value Equity Trust
Two International Place
Boston, Massachusetts 02110-4103
(800) [ ]
PROXY FOR THE SPECIAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
3:00 p.m., on May 24, 2001
The undersigned hereby appoints __________, ____________ and
____________, and each of them, the proxies of the undersigned, with the power
of substitution to each of them, to vote all shares of Value Fund (the "Fund")
which the undersigned is entitled to vote at the Special Meeting of Shareholders
of the Fund to be held at the offices of Scudder Kemper Investments, Inc., 13th
Floor, Two International Place, Boston, MA 02110-4103, on May 24, 2001 at 3:00
p.m., Eastern time, and at any adjournments thereof.
PLEASE SIGN AND RETURN PROMPTLY
IN THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE. NO
POSTAGE IS REQUIRED.
Dated ____________________________, 2001
Please sign exactly as your name or names
appear. When signing as an attorney,
executor, administrator, trustee or guardian,
please give your full title as such.
_____________________________________________
[Name]
[Address]
_____________________________________________
Signature(s) of Shareholder(s)
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[Logo] YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT!
[Address]
VOTE TODAY BY MAIL,
TOUCH-TONE PHONE OR THE INTERNET
CALL TOLL FREE 1-xxx-xxx-xxxx OR
LOG ON TO WWW.PROXYWEB.COM/xxxxx
Please fold and detach card at perforation before mailing.
All properly executed proxies will be voted as directed. If no instructions
are indicated on a properly executed proxy, the proxy will be voted FOR approval
of the proposals.
THE PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF VALUE FUND. THE
BOARD OF TRUSTEES RECOMMENDS A VOTE FOR THE PROPOSALS.
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Please vote by filling in the boxes below.
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FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN
PROPOSAL
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To approve an Agreement and Plan of Reorganization for the [_] [_] [_]
Fund (the "Plan"). Under the Plan, (i) all or substantially all
of the assets and all of the liabilities of the Fund would be
transferred to Scudder Large Company Value Fund, (ii) each
shareholder of the Fund would receive shares of Scudder Large
Company Value Fund of a corresponding class to those held by
the shareholder in the Fund in an amount equal to the value of
their holdings in the Fund, and (iii) the Fund would then be
terminated.
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The proxies are authorized to vote in their discretion on any other business
which may properly come before the meeting and any adjournments thereof.
PLEASE SIGN ON REVERSE SIDE
