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INTERCAPITAL QUALITY MUNICIPAL SECURITIES
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
TO BE HELD JUNE 15, 1994
The Annual Meeting of Shareholders of INTERCAPITAL QUALITY MUNICIPAL
SECURITIES (the "Trust"), an unincorporated business trust organized under the
laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, will be held in the Conference
Center, Forty-Fourth Floor, 2 World Trade Center, New York, New York 10048, on
June 15, 1994, at 9:00 a.m., New York City time, for the following purposes:
MATTERS TO BE VOTED ON BY ALL SHAREHOLDERS:
1. To elect ten (10) Trustees, three (3) to serve until the 1995 annual
meeting, four (4) to serve until the 1996 annual meeting, and three (3) to
serve until the 1997 annual meeting, or, in each case, until their successors
shall have been elected and qualified;
2. To approve or disapprove the continuance of the Trust's currently
effective Investment Management Agreement with Dean Witter InterCapital Inc.;
3. To ratify or reject the selection of Price Waterhouse as the Trust's
independent accountants for the fiscal year ending October 31, 1994; and
4. To transact such other business as may properly come before the meeting
or any adjournments thereof.
MATTER TO BE VOTED ON ONLY BY PREFERRED SHAREHOLDERS:
To elect two (2) Trustees, one (1) to serve until the 1995 annual meeting,
and one (1) to serve until the 1997 annual meeting, or, in each case, until his
successor shall have been elected and qualified.
Shareholders of record as of the close of business on April 14, 1994 are
entitled to notice of and to vote at the meeting. If you cannot be present in
person, your management would greatly appreciate your filling in, signing and
returning the enclosed proxy promptly in the envelope provided for that
purpose.
In the event that the necessary quorum to transact business at the meeting
or the vote required to approve or reject any proposal is not obtained, the
persons named as proxies may propose one or more adjournments of the meeting
for a total of not more than 60 days in the aggregate to permit further
solicitation of proxies. Any such adjournment will require the affirmative vote
of the holders of a majority of the Trust's shares present in person or by
proxy at the meeting. The persons named as proxies will vote in favor of such
adjournment those proxies which they are entitled to vote in favor of the
proposal to approve continuance of the Investment Management Agreement and will
vote against any such adjournment those proxies to be voted against that
proposal.
SHELDON CURTIS,
Secretary
April 21, 1994
New York, New York
IMPORTANT
YOU CAN HELP AVOID THE NECESSITY AND EXPENSE OF SENDING FOLLOW-UP LETTERS TO
ENSURE A QUORUM BY PROMPTLY RETURNING THE ENCLOSED PROXY. IF YOU ARE UNABLE TO
BE PRESENT IN PERSON, PLEASE FILL IN, SIGN AND RETURN THE ENCLOSED PROXY IN
ORDER THAT THE NECESSARY QUORUM MAY BE REPRESENTED AT THE MEETING. THE ENCLOSED
ENVELOPE REQUIRES NO POSTAGE IF MAILED IN THE UNITED STATES.
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INTERCAPITAL QUALITY MUNICIPAL SECURITIES
TWO WORLD TRADE CENTER, NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10048
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PROXY STATEMENT
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ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
JUNE 15, 1994
This statement is furnished in connection with the solicitation of proxies by
the Board of Trustees (the "Board") of INTERCAPITAL QUALITY MUNICIPAL
SECURITIES (the "Trust"), for use at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of the
Trust to be held on June 15, 1994 (the "Meeting"), and at any adjournments
thereof.
If the enclosed form of proxy is properly executed and returned in time to be
voted at the Meeting, the proxies named therein will vote the shares
represented by the proxy in accordance with the instructions marked thereon.
Unmarked proxies will be voted for each of the nominees for election as Trustee
to be elected by all Shareholders and for each of the nominees for election as
Trustee to be elected by only the Preferred Shareholders and in favor of
Proposals 2 and 3 as set forth in the attached Notice of Annual Meeting of
Shareholders. A proxy may be revoked at any time prior to its exercise by any
of the following: written notice of revocation to the Secretary of the Trust,
execution and delivery of a later dated proxy to the Secretary of the Trust, or
attendance and voting at the Meeting.
Shareholders of record as of the close of business on April 14, 1994, the
record date for the determination of Shareholders entitled to notice of and to
vote at the Meeting, are entitled to one vote for each share held and a
fractional vote for a fractional share. On April 14, 1994, there were
Common Shares of beneficial interest outstanding and 3,500 Preferred Shares of
beneficial interest outstanding, all with $.01 par value. No person was known
to own as much as 5% of the outstanding shares of the Trust on that date. The
Trustees and officers of the Trust, together, owned less than 1% of the Trust's
outstanding shares on that date.
The cost of soliciting proxies for the Meeting, consisting principally of
mailing and printing expenses, will be borne by the Trust. The solicitation of
proxies will be by mail, which may be supplemented by solicitation by mail,
telephone or otherwise through Trustees and officers of the Trust and officers
and regular employees of Dean Witter InterCapital Inc. ("InterCapital" or the
"Investment Manager"), without special compensation therefor. The first mailing
of this proxy statement is expected to be made on or about April 21, 1994.
(1) ELECTION OF TRUSTEES
The number of Trustees has been fixed by the Trustees, pursuant to the
Trust's Declaration of Trust, at twelve. At this first Shareholder Meeting of
the Trust, twelve nominees are to be elected to the Trust's Board of Trustees
in accordance with the Trust's Declaration of Trust. At the Meeting pursuant to
the Trust's Declaration of Trust, ten Trustees are to be elected to the Trust's
Board of Trustees by the holders of the Common Shares and the Preferred Shares
voting together as a single class. Additionally, pursuant to the
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Declaration of Trust and the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the "Act"), two
Trustees are to be elected to the Trust's Board of Trustees by the holders of
the Preferred Shares voting separately as a single class.
Nine of the current twelve Trustees (Jack F. Bennett, Michael Bozic, Edwin
J. Garn, John R. Haire, John E. Jeuck, Manuel H. Johnson, Paul Kolton, Michael
E. Nugent, and John L. Schroeder) are "Independent Trustees", that is, Trustees
who are not "interested persons" of the Trust, as that term is defined in the
Act. The nominees for election as Trustees have been proposed by the Trustees
now serving or, in the case of the nominees for positions as Independent
Trustees, by the Independent Trustees now serving. Messrs. Bozic, Purcell and
Schroeder were elected as Trustees by the Trustees on April 8, 1994. All of the
other Trustees were previously elected by InterCapital, the Trust's then sole
shareholder, prior to the public offering of shares of the Trust.
The Board has two committees--an Audit Committee and a Committee of the
Independent Trustees, consisting, in both cases, of the Independent Trustees.
Mr. Haire serves as the Chairman of both Committees. There are no nominating or
compensation committees of the Board.
The functions of the Audit Committee are: recommendation to the Trustees of
the engagement or discharge of the Trust's independent accountants; direction
and supervision of investigations into matters within the scope of the
independent accountants' duties, including the power to retain outside
specialists; review with the independent accountants of the audit plan and
results of the auditing engagement; approval of each professional service,
audit and non-audit, provided by the independent accountants and other
accounting firms prior to the performance of such service; review of the
independence of the independent accountants; consideration of the range of
audit and non-audit fees; review of the adequacy of the Trust's system of
internal accounting controls; advice to the independent accountants and
personnel of management that they have direct access to the Committee at all
times; and preparation and submission of Committee meeting minutes to the full
Board.
The functions of the Committee of the Independent Trustees are:
recommendation to the full Board of approval of any management, advisory and/or
administration agreements; recommendations to the full Board of any
underwriting and/or distribution agreements; review of the fidelity bond and
premium allocation; review of errors and omissions, uncollectible items of
deposit and any other joint insurance policies and premium allocation; review
of, and monitoring of compliance with, procedures adopted pursuant to certain
rules promulgated under the Act; review of, and monitoring of compliance with,
guidelines and procedures for effecting principal transactions in certain
taxable money market instruments with Dean Witter Reynolds Inc. ("DWR"); and
such other duties as the Independent Trustees shall, from time to time,
conclude are necessary to carry out their duties under the Act.
The nominees of the Board of Trustees for election as Trustees are listed
below. It is the intention of the persons named in the enclosed form of proxy
to vote the shares represented by them for the election of these nominees: Jack
F. Bennett, Michael Bozic, Charles A. Fiumefreddo, Edwin J. Garn, John R.
Haire, John E. Jeuck, Manuel H. Johnson, Paul Kolton, Michael E. Nugent, Philip
J. Purcell, John L. Schroeder and Edward R. Telling. Should any of the
nominees become unable or unwilling to accept nomination or election, the
persons named in the proxy will exercise their voting power in favor of such
person or persons as the Board of Trustees of the Trust may recommend. All of
the nominees have consented to being named in this proxy statement and to serve
if elected. The Trust knows no reason why said nominees would be unable or
unwilling to accept nomination or election. Trustees will be elected by a
plurality of the votes cast at the meeting. Abstentions and broker "non-votes"
will have the same effect as a vote against the proposal.
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Pursuant to the provisions of the Declaration of Trust, the nominees for
election as Trustees are divided into three separate classes, each class having
a term of three years. The term of office of one of each of the three classes
will expire each year.
The Board has determined that the nominees for election as Trustee shall be
standing for election as Trustee in each of the three classes of Trustee as
follows: Class I--Messrs. Bennett, Bozic, Fiumefreddo and Jeuck; Class II--
Messrs. Johnson, Kolton, Schroeder and Telling; and Class III--Messrs. Garn,
Haire, Nugent and Purcell. Each nominee will, if elected, serve a term of up to
approximately three years running for the period assigned to that class and
terminating at the date of the Annual Meeting of Shareholders so designated by
the Board, or any adjournment thereof. The term of office of Trustees of Class
I shall expire on the date of the Trust's second annual meeting of
Shareholders; of Class II on the date of the Trust's third annual meeting; and
of Class III on the date of the Trust's fourth annual meeting. As a consequence
of this method of election, the replacement of a majority of the Board could be
delayed for up to two years. In addition, the Board has further determined that
one each of the Class I Trustees and the Class III Trustees will be designated
to be elected by the Preferred Shareholders voting separately. In this regard,
Charles A. Fiumefreddo and John R. Haire have been designated as the nominees
to be elected to the Trust's Board of Trustees by the Preferred Shareholders,
the terms of each to expire with his designated Class. In accordance with the
above, the Class I Trustees will serve until the 1995 Annual Meeting, the Class
II Trustees will serve until the 1996 Annual Meeting and the Class III Trustees
will serve until the 1997 Annual Meeting or until their successors shall have
been elected and qualified.
The following information regarding each of the nominees for election as
Trustee and each of the members of the Board includes his principal occupations
and employment for at least the last five years, his age, shares of the Trust
owned, if any, as of April 14, 1994 (shown in parentheses), positions with the
Trust, and directorships or trusteeships in other companies which file periodic
reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including other investment
companies for which InterCapital serves as investment manager or investment
adviser, namely, InterCapital Income Securities Inc., InterCapital Insured
Municipal Bond Trust, InterCapital Quality Municipal Investment Trust,
InterCapital Quality Municipal Income Trust, InterCapital Insured Municipal
Trust, InterCapital Insured Municipal Income Trust, InterCapital California
Insured Municipal Income Trust, InterCapital California Quality Municipal
Securities, InterCapital New York Quality Municipal Securities, InterCapital
Insured Municipal Securities, InterCapital Insured California Municipal
Securities, Dean Witter High Yield Securities Inc., Dean Witter Liquid Asset
Fund Inc., Dean Witter Variable Investment Series, Dean Witter Select Municipal
Reinvestment Fund, Dean Witter U.S. Government Money Market Trust, Dean Witter
U.S. Government Securities Trust, Dean Witter Tax-Exempt Securities Trust, Dean
Witter Tax-Free Daily Income Trust, Dean Witter American Value Fund, Dean
Witter Convertible Securities Trust, Dean Witter Dividend Growth Securities
Inc., Dean Witter Global Short-Term Income Fund Inc., Dean Witter Natural
Resource Development Securities Inc., Dean Witter Pacific Growth Fund Inc.,
Dean Witter Federal Securities Trust, Dean Witter World Wide Investment Trust,
Dean Witter Developing Growth Securities Trust, Dean Witter California Tax-Free
Income Fund, Dean Witter New York Tax-Free Income Fund, Dean Witter Strategist
Fund, Dean Witter Managed Assets Trust, Dean Witter Value-Added Market Series,
Dean Witter Utilities Fund, Dean Witter California Tax-Free Daily Income Trust,
Dean Witter Global Dividend Growth Securities, Dean Witter Limited Term
Municipal Trust, Dean Witter Short-Term Bond Fund, Dean Witter Global Utilities
Fund, High Income Advantage Trust, High Income Advantage Trust II, High Income
Advantage Trust III, Dean Witter World Wide Income Trust, Dean Witter
Intermediate Income Securities, Dean Witter European Growth Fund Inc., Dean
Witter Precious Metals and Minerals Trust, Dean Witter Capital Growth
Securities, Dean Witter New York Municipal Money Market Trust, Dean Witter
Multi-State Municipal Series Trust, Dean Witter Short-Term U.S. Treasury Trust,
Dean Witter Retirement Series, Active Assets California Tax-Free Trust, Active
Assets Money Trust,
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Active Assets Tax-Free Trust, Active Assets Government Securities Trust, Dean
Witter Diversified Income Trust, Dean Witter Government Income Trust, Dean
Witter Premier Income Trust, Municipal Income Trust, Municipal Income Trust II,
Municipal Income Trust III, Municipal Income Opportunities Trust, Municipal
Income Opportunities Trust II, Municipal Income Opportunities Trust III, Prime
Income Trust, Municipal Premium Income Trust, and Dean Witter Health Sciences
Trust (these investment companies, including the Trust, are referred to herein
collectively as the "Dean Witter Funds"), and investment companies for which
InterCapital's wholly-owned subsidiary, Dean Witter Services Company Inc.
("DWSC"), serves as manager and TCW Funds Management, Inc. serves as investment
adviser, namely, TCW/DW Core Equity Trust, TCW/DW North American Government
Income Trust, Dean Witter Latin American Growth Fund, TCW/DW Income and Growth
Fund, TCW/DW Balanced Fund, TCW/DW Small Cap Growth Fund, TCW/DW North American
Intermediate Income Trust, TCW/DW Emerging Markets Opportunities Trust, TCW/DW
Term Trust 2000, TCW/DW Term Trust 2002 and TCW/DW Term Trust 2003 (the "TCW/DW
Funds").
The nominees for Trustees to be elected by all Shareholders are:
JACK F. BENNETT, Trustee since April, 1993; age 70; retired; Director or
Trustee of the Dean Witter Funds; formerly Senior Vice President and Director
of Exxon Corporation (1975-1989) and Under Secretary of the U.S. Treasury for
Monetary Affairs (1974-1975); Director of Philips Electronics N.V., Tandem
Computers Inc. and Massachusetts Mutual Insurance Co.; Director or Trustee of
various not-for-profit and business organizations.
MICHAEL BOZIC, Trustee since April, 1994; age 53; President and Chief
Executive Officer of Hills Department Stores (since May, 1991); formerly
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (January, 1987-August, 1990) and President
and Chief Operating Officer (August, 1990-February, 1991) of the Sears
Merchandise Group of Sears, Roebuck and Co. ("Sears"); Director or Trustee of
the Dean Witter Funds; Director of Harley Davidson Credit Inc., the United
Negro College Fund and Domain Inc.
EDWIN JACOB (JAKE) GARN, Trustee since April, 1993; age 61; Director or
Trustee of the Dean Witter Funds; formerly United States Senator (R-Utah)
(1974-1992) and Chairman, Senate Banking Committee (1980-1986); formerly Mayor
of Salt Lake City, Utah (1971-1974); formerly Astronaut, Space Shuttle
Discovery (April 12-19, 1985); Vice Chairman, Huntsman Chemical Corporation
(since January, 1993); Member of the board of various civic and charitable
organizations.
DR. JOHN E. JEUCK, Trustee since April, 1993; age 77; retired; Director or
Trustee of the Dean Witter Funds; formerly Robert Law Professor of Business
Administration, Graduate School of Business, University of Chicago (until July,
1989); Business consultant.
DR. MANUEL H. JOHNSON, Trustee since April, 1993; age 45; Senior Partner,
Johnson Smick International, Inc., a consulting firm; Koch Professor of
International Economics and Director of the Center for Global Market Studies at
George Mason University (since September, 1990); Co-Chairman and a founder of
the Group of Seven Council (G7C), an international economic commission (since
September, 1990); Director or Trustee of the Dean Witter Funds; Trustee of the
TCW/DW Funds; Director of Greenwich Capital Markets Inc. (broker-dealer);
formerly Vice Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
(February, 1986-August, 1990) and Assistant Secretary of the U.S. Treasury
(1982-1986).
PAUL KOLTON, Trustee since April, 1993; age 70; Director or Trustee of the
Dean Witter Funds; Chairman of the Audit Committee and Chairman of the
Committee of the Independent Trustees and Trustee of the TCW/DW Funds; formerly
Chairman of Financial Accounting Standards Advisory Council; formerly Chairman
and Chief Executive Officer of the American Stock Exchange; Director of UCC
Investors Holding Inc. (Uniroyal Chemical Company, Inc.); Director or Trustee
of various not-for-profit organizations.
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MICHAEL E. NUGENT, Trustee since April, 1993; age 58; General Partner,
Triumph Capital, L.P., a private investment partnership (since April, 1988);
Director or Trustee of the Dean Witter Funds; Trustee of the TCW/DW Funds;
formerly Vice President, Bankers Trust Company and BT Capital Corporation
(September, 1984-March, 1988); Director of various business organizations.
PHILIP J. PURCELL,* Trustee since April, 1994; age 50; Chairman of the Board
of Directors and Chief Executive Officer of Dean Witter, Discover & Co.
("DWDC"), Dean Witter Reynolds Inc. ("DWR") and Novus Credit Services Inc;
Director of InterCapital, DWSC and Dean Witter Distributors Inc.
("Distributors"); Director or Trustee of the Dean Witter Funds; Director and/or
officer of various DWDC subsidiaries.
JOHN L. SCHROEDER, Trustee since April, 1994; age 63; Executive Vice
President and Chief Investment Officer of The Home Insurance Company (since
August, 1991); Director or Trustee of the Dean Witter Funds; Director of
Citizens Utilities Company; formerly Chairman and Chief Investment Officer of
Axe-Houghton Management and the Axe-Houghton Funds (April, 1983-June, 1991) and
President of USF&G Financial Services, Inc. (June, 1990-June, 1991).
EDWARD R. TELLING,* Trustee since April, 1993; age 75; retired; Director or
Trustee of the Dean Witter Funds; formerly Chairman of the Board of Directors
and Chief Executive Officer (1978-1985) and President (January, 1981-March,
1982 and February, 1984-August, 1984) of Sears; formerly Director of Sears.
The nominees to be elected by only the Preferred Shareholders are:
CHARLES A. FIUMEFREDDO,* Trustee since March, 1993; age 60; Chairman, Chief
Executive Officer and Director of InterCapital, DWSC and Distributors;
Executive Vice President and Director of DWR; Chairman, Director or Trustee,
President and Chief Executive Officer of the Dean Witter Funds; Chairman, Chief
Executive Officer and Trustee of the TCW/DW Funds; Chairman and Director of
Dean Witter Trust Company ("DWTC"); Director and/or officer of various DWDC
subsidiaries; formerly Executive Vice President and Director of DWDC (until
February, 1993).
JOHN R. HAIRE, Trustee since April, 1993; age 69; Chairman of the Audit
Committee and Chairman of the Committee of the Independent Directors or
Trustees and Director or Trustee of the Dean Witter Funds; Trustee of the
TCW/DW Funds; formerly President, Council for Aid to Education (1978-October,
1989) and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Anchor Corporation, an
investment adviser (1964-1978); Director of Washington National Corporation
(insurance) and Bowne & Co., Inc. (printing).
The executive officers of the Trust other than shown above are: Sheldon
Curtis, Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel; David A. Hughey, Vice
President; Robert M. Scanlan, Vice President; Edmund C. Puckhaber, Vice
President; James F. Willison, Vice President; and Thomas F. Caloia, Treasurer.
In addition, Peter M. Avelar, Katherine H. Stromberg, Joseph Arcieri and
Jonathan R. Page are Vice Presidents of the Trust and Marilyn K. Cranney, Barry
Fink, Lawrence S. Lafer, Lou Anne D. McInnis and Ruth Rossi serve as Assistant
Secretaries. Mr. Curtis is 62 years old and is currently Senior Vice President
and General Counsel of InterCapital and DWSC and Assistant Secretary of DWR and
DWDC; he is also Senior Vice President, Assistant Secretary and Assistant
General Counsel of Distributors and Senior Vice President and Secretary of
DWTC. Mr. Scanlan is 58 years old and is currently President and Chief
Operating Officer of InterCapital (since March, 1993) and DWSC; he is also
Executive Vice President of Distributors and Executive Vice President and
Director of DWTC. He was previously Executive Vice President of InterCapital
(November, 1990-March, 1993) and prior thereto was Chairman of Harborview Group
Inc. Mr. Hughey
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* Messrs. Fiumefreddo, Purcell and Telling may be deemed "interested persons",
as defined in Section 2(a)(19) of the Act, of the Trust and its Investment
Manager, due to their affiliation with the Investment Manager and/or its
affiliated companies.
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is 62 years old and is currently Executive Vice President and Chief
Administrative Officer of InterCapital and DWSC; he is also Executive Vice
President and Chief Administrative Officer of Distributors and DWTC as well as
a Director of DWTC. He was previously President of DWTC (October, 1989-March,
1993). Mr. Puckhaber is 54 years old and is currently Executive Vice President
of InterCapital (since January, 1991). Mr. Willison is 50 years old and is
currently Senior Vice President of InterCapital. Mr. Caloia is 47 years old and
is currently First Vice President of InterCapital and DWSC. Mr. Avelar is 34
years old and is currently Senior Vice President of InterCapital. He was
previously employed by PaineWebber Asset Management as a senior portfolio
manager (March, 1989-December, 1990). Ms. Stromberg is 45 years old and is
currently Vice President of InterCapital (since April, 1992). She was formerly
a portfolio manager with InterCapital (October, 1991-April, 1992) and Vice
President of Kidder Peabody Asset Management (October, 1985-October, 1991). Mr.
Arcieri is 45 years old and is currently Vice President of InterCapital. Mr.
Page is 47 years old and is currently Senior Vice President of InterCapital.
Other than Mr. Scanlan, Mr. Avelar and Ms. Stromberg, each of the above
officers has been an employee of InterCapital or DWR (formerly the corporate
parent of InterCapital) for over five years.
Messrs. Fiumefreddo, Purcell and Telling, who serve as Trustees of the
Trust, own securities of DWDC which, in the aggregate, constitute less than 1%
of the securities of each class outstanding.
Each of the Independent Trustees is paid by the Trust an annual retainer fee
of $1,200 plus $50 for each meeting of the Board, the Audit Committee or the
Committee of the Independent Trustees attended by the Trustee in person (the
Trust pays the Chairman of the Audit Committee an additional annual fee of
$1,000 and pays the Chairman of the Committee of the Independent Trustees an
additional annual fee of $2,400, in each case inclusive of the Committee
meeting fees), together with any out-of-pocket expenses incurred by them in
connection with attendance at any such meetings. The Trust pays no remuneration
to any Trustee who is not an Independent Trustee or to any of the Trust's
officers. For the period from September 29, 1993 (commencement of operations)
through October 31, 1993, the Trust accrued a total of $1,910 for Trustees'
fees and expenses. Commencing January 1, 1994, the Trust has adopted a
retirement program under which an Independent Trustee who retires after a
minimum required period of service would be entitled to retirement payments
upon reaching the eligible retirement date (normally, after attaining age 72)
based upon length of service and computed as a percentage of one-fifth of the
total compensation earned by such Trustee for service to the Trust in the five-
year period prior to the date of the Trustee's retirement. During the period
ended October 31, 1993, the Board held one meeting, and the Audit Committee and
the Committee of the Independent Trustees, which are both presently comprised
of the nine Independent Trustees, held no meetings and one meeting,
respectively. No Independent Trustee attended fewer than 75% of the meetings of
the Board of Trustees, the Audit Committee and the Committee of the Independent
Trustees held while he served in such positions.
(2) APPROVAL OR DISAPPROVAL OF CURRENTLY EFFECTIVE
INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT
The Trust's investments are managed by Dean Witter InterCapital Inc.
(referred to herein as the "Investment Manager" or "InterCapital"), pursuant to
an Investment Management Agreement dated September 22, 1993 (referred to herein
as the "Management Agreeent"), a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit A.
The Management Agreement was initially approved by the Board of Trustees of
the Trust, including all of the Independent Trustees, at a meeting held on
April 28, 1993, and was approved by InterCapital, the then sole shareholder of
the Trust, on September 21, 1993. In the event shareholders do not approve
continuance of the Management Agreement by the required majority vote at the
forthcoming meeting or an adjournment
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thereof, the Board of Trustees of the Trust will take such action as it deems
to be in the best interest of the Trust and its shareholders, which may include
calling a special meeting of shareholders to vote on a new investment
management agreement or continuance of the present Management Agreement until
the next Annual Meeting of Shareholders.
In considering whether or not to approve the Management Agreement, the Board
of Trustees reviewed the terms of the agreement and considered all materials
and information deemed relevant to its determination. Among other things, the
Board considered the nature and scope of services to be rendered, the quality
of the Investment Manager's services and personnel, and the appropriateness of
the fees that are paid under the Management Agreement. Based upon its review,
the Board of Trustees, including all of the Independent Trustees, determined
that the approval of the Management Agreement was in the best interests of the
Trust and its shareholders.
The favorable vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the
Trust is required for the approval of the Management Agreement. Such a majority
is defined in the Act as the lesser of (a) 67% or more of the shares present at
the Meeting, if the holders of more than 50% of the outstanding shares of the
Trust are present or represented by proxy, or (b) more than 50% of the
outstanding shares. Abstentions and broker "non-votes" will have the same
effect as a vote against the proposal.
THE INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMEND THAT THE SHAREHOLDERS APPROVE
THE MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT.
THE MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT
The Management Agreement provides that the Investment Manager shall obtain
and evaluate such information and advice relating to the economy, securities
and commodity markets and securities and commodities as it deems necessary or
useful to discharge its duties under the Management Agreement, and that it
shall continuously supervise the management of the assets of the Trust in a
manner consistent with the investment objectives and policies of the Trust and
subject to such other limitations and directions as the Board may, from time to
time, prescribe.
The Management Agreement provides that the Investment Manager shall
continuously manage the assets of the Trust in a manner consistent with the
Trust's investment objectives. The Investment Manager has authority to place
orders for the purchase and sale of portfolio securities on behalf of the Trust
without prior approval of its Trustees. The Trustees review the investment
portfolio at their regular meetings. In addition, the Investment Manager pays
the compensation of the officers of the Trust and provides the Trust with
office space and equipment and such clerical help and bookkeeping services and
telephone service, heat, light, power and other utilities. The Investment
Manager also pays for the services of personnel in connection with the pricing
of the Trust's shares and the preparation of prospectuses, proxy statements and
reports required to be filed with the Federal and state securities commissions
(except insofar as the participation or assistance of independent accountants
and attorneys is, in the opinion of the Investment Manager, necessary or
desirable). In return for its investment services and the expenses which the
Investment Manager assumes under the Management Agreement, the Trust pays the
Investment Manager compensation which is accrued daily and payable monthly and
which is determined by applying the annual rate of 0.35% to the Trust's average
weekly net assets. Pursuant to the Management Agreement, the Trust accrued to
the Investment Manager total compensation of $94,504 during the fiscal period
ended October 31, 1993. The net assets of the Trust totalled $333,938,111 at
October 31, 1993.
Under the Management Agreement, the Trust is obligated to bear all of the
costs and expenses of its operation, except those specifically assumed by the
Investment Manager, including, without limitation: charges and expenses of any
registrar, custodian or depository appointed by the Trust for the safekeeping
of its cash, portfolio securities or commodities and other property, and any
stock transfer or dividend agent or
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agents appointed by the Trust; brokers' commissions chargeable to the Trust in
connection with portfolio securities transactions to which the Trust is a
party; all taxes, including securities or commodities issuance and transfer
taxes, and fees payable by the Trust to Federal, state or other govenmental
agencies; costs and expenses of engraving or printing certificates representing
shares of the Trust; all costs and expenses in connection with registration and
maintenance of registration of the Trust and of its shares with the Securities
and Exchange Commission and various states and other jurisdictions (including
filing fees and legal fees and disbursements of counsel) and the costs and
expense of preparing, printing (including typesetting) and distributing
prospectuses for such purposes; all expenses of shareholders' and Trustees'
meetings and of preparing, printing and mailing proxy statements and reports to
shareholders; fees and travel expenses of Trustees or members of any advisory
board or committee who are not employees of the Investment Manager or any
corporate affiliate of the Investment Manager; all expenses incident to the
payment of any dividend or distribution program; charges and expenses of any
outside pricing services; charges and expenses of legal counsel, including
counsel to the Independent Trustees of the Trust, and independent accountants
in connection with any matter relating to the Trust (not including compensation
or expenses of attorneys employed by the Investment Manager); membership dues
of industry associations; interest payable on Trust borrowings; fees and
expenses incident to the listing of the Trust's shares on any stock exchange;
postage; insurance premiums on property or personnel (including officers and
Trustees) of the Trust which inure to its benefit; extraordinary expenses
(including, but not limited to, legal claims, liabilities, litigation costs and
any indemnification related thereto); and all other charges and costs of the
Trust's operations unless otherwise explicitly provided in the Management
Agreement.
The Management Agreement provides that it shall continue in effect until
April 30, 1995 and that, after the initial period of effectiveness, it will
continue in effect from year to year thereafter provided such continuance is
approved at least annually by vote of a majority, as defined in the Act, of the
outstanding voting securities of the Trust or by the Trustees of the Trust,
and, in either event, by the vote cast in person by a majority of the Trustees
who are not parties to the Management Agreement or "interested persons" of any
such party (as defined in the Act) at a meeting called for the purpose of
voting on such approval.
The Management Agreement also provides that it may be terminated at any time
by the Investment Manager, the Trustees of the Trust or by a vote of a majority
of the outstanding voting securities of the Trust, in each instance without the
payment of any penalty, on thirty days' notice and will automatically terminate
upon any assignment.
Effective December 31, 1993, pursuant to a Services Agreement between
InterCapital and its wholly-owned subsidiary, DWSC, DWSC began to provide the
administrative services to the Trust which were previously performed directly
by InterCapital. The foregoing internal reorganization did not result in any
change in the nature or scope of the administrative services being provided to
the Trust or any of the fees being paid by the Trust for the overall services
being performed under the terms of the Management Agreement.
THE INVESTMENT MANAGER
Dean Witter InterCapital Inc. is the Trust's investment manager.
InterCapital maintains its offices at Two World Trade Center, New York, New
York 10048. InterCapital, which was incorporated in July, 1992, is a wholly-
owned subsidiary of Dean Witter, Discover & Co. ("DWDC"), a balanced financial
services organization providing a broad range of nationally marketed credit and
investment products.
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The Principal Executive Officer and Directors of InterCapital, and their
principal occupations, are:
Philip J. Purcell, Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive
Officer of DWDC and DWR and Director of InterCapital, DWSC and Distributors;
Richard M. DeMartini, President, Chief Operating Officer of Dean Witter Capital
and Director of DWR, Distributors, InterCapital and DWSC; James F. Higgins,
President, Chief Operating Officer of Dean Witter Financial and Director of
DWR, Distributors, InterCapital and DWSC; Charles A. Fiumefreddo, Executive
Vice President and Director of DWR and Chairman of the Board of Directors and
Chief Executive Officer of InterCapital, DWSC and Distributors; Christine A.
Edwards, Executive Vice President, Secretary, General Counsel and Director of
DWR and Distributors, and Director of InterCapital and DWSC; and Thomas C.
Schneider, Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Director of
DWR, Distributors, InterCapital and DWSC.
The business address of the foregoing Directors and Executive Officers is
Two World Trade Center, New York, New York 10048.
InterCapital and its wholly-owned subsidiary, DWSC, serve in various
investment management, advisory, management and administrative capacities to
investment companies and pension plans and other institutional and individual
investors. The Appendix lists the investment companies for which InterCapital
provides investment management or investment advisory services and sets forth
the net assets and fees payable by such companies.
DWDC has its offices at Two World Trade Center, New York, New York 10048.
There are various lawsuits pending against DWDC involving material amounts
which, in the opinion of its management, will be resolved with no material
effect on the consolidated financial position of the company.
During the fiscal period ended October 31, 1993, the Trust accrued to Dean
Witter Trust Company, the Trust's Transfer Agent and an affiliate of the
Investment Manager, transfer agency fees of $19,648.
PORTFOLIO TRANSACTIONS AND BROKERAGE
Subject to the general supervision of the Board, the Investment Manager is
responsible for decisions to buy and sell securities for the Trust and arranges
for the execution of portfolio securities transactions on behalf of the Trust.
Purchases of portfolio securities are made from dealers, underwriters and
issuers; sales, if any, prior to maturity, are made to dealers and issuers. The
Trust does not normally incur any brokerage commission expense on such
transactions. In accordance with its investment policies, the Trust's principal
investments are in debt securities which are generally traded on a "net" basis
with dealers acting as principal for their own accounts without a stated
commission, although the price of the security usually includes a profit to the
dealer. Securities purchased in underwritten offerings include a fixed amount
of compensation to the underwriter, generally referred to as the underwriter's
concession or discount. When securities are purchased or sold directly from or
to an issuer, no commissions or discounts are paid. Options and futures
transactions will usually be effected through a broker and a commission will be
charged. On occasion, the Trust may also purchase certain money market
instruments directly from an issuer, in which case no commissions or discounts
are paid.
The policy of the Trust regarding purchases and sales of securities for its
portfolio is that primary consideration will be given to obtaining the most
favorable price and efficient execution of transactions. In seeking to
implement the Trust's policy, the Investment Manager will effect transactions
with those dealers who the Investment Manager believes provide the most
favorable prices and are capable of providing efficient executions. If the
Investment Manager believes such price and execution can be obtained from more
than one dealer, it may give consideration to placing portfolio transactions
with those dealers who also furnish research and other services to the Trust or
the Investment Manager. Such services may include, but are
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not limited to, any one or more of the following: information as to the
availability of securities for purchase or sale; statistical or factual
information or opinions pertaining to investments; wire services; and
appraisals or evaluations of portfolio securities. In transactions effected
with a dealer, acting as principal, who furnishes research services to the
Trust, the Trust will not purchase securities at a higher price, or sell
securities at a lower price, than would be the case if the dealer had not
furnished such services.
The information and services received by the Investment Manager from brokers
and dealers may be of benefit to the Investment Manager in the management of
accounts of some or all of its other clients and may not in all cases benefit
the Trust directly. While such services are useful and important in
supplementing its own research and facilities, the Investment Manager believes
the value of such services is not determinable and does not significantly
reduce its expenses. The Trust does not reduce the management fee it pays to
the Investment Manager by any amount that may be attributable to the value of
such services. During the fiscal period ended October 31, 1993, the Trust paid
no brokerage commissions and the portfolio turnover rate of the Trust was 0.0%.
Pursuant to an Order of the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Trust
may effect principal transactions in certain money market instruments with DWR.
The Trust will limit its transactions with DWR to U.S. Government and
Government Agency Securities, bank money instruments (i.e., certificates of
deposit and banker's acceptances) and commercial paper. Such transactions will
be effected with DWR only when the price available from DWR is better than that
available from other dealers.
Consistent with the policies described above, brokerage transactions in
securities listed on exchanges or admitted to unlisted trading privileges may
be effected through DWR. In order for DWR to effect any portfolio transactions
for the Trust, the commissions, fees or other remuneration received by DWR must
be reasonable and fair compared to the commissions, fees or other remuneration
paid to other brokers in connection with comparable transactions involving
similar securities being purchased or sold on an exchange during a comparable
period of time. This standard would allow DWR to receive no more than the
remuneration which would be expected to be received by an unaffiliated broker
in a commensurate arm's-length transaction. Furthermore, the Board, including a
majority of the Independent Trustees, have adopted procedures which are
reasonably designed to provide that any commissions, fees or other remuneration
paid to DWR are consistent with the foregoing standard. During the period ended
October 31, 1993, the Trust paid no brokerage commissions to DWR.
(3) RATIFICATION OR REJECTION OF SELECTION OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
The Trustees have unanimously selected the firm of Price Waterhouse as the
Trust's independent accountants for the fiscal year ending October 31, 1994.
Its selection is being submitted for ratification or rejection by Shareholders
at the Meeting. Price Waterhouse has been the independent accountants for the
Trust since its inception, and has no direct or indirect financial interest in
the Trust.
A representative of Price Waterhouse is expected to be present at the
Meeting and will be available to make a statement, if he or she so desires, and
to respond to appropriate questions of Shareholders.
The affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of shares represented and
entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting is required for ratification of the
selection of Price Waterhouse as the independent accountants for the Trust.
Abstentions and broker "non-votes" will have the same effect as a vote against
a proposal.
THE TRUSTEES UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMEND THAT SHAREHOLDERS RATIFY THE SELECTION OF
PRICE WATERHOUSE AS THE INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS FOR THE TRUST.
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
In the event that the necessary quorum to transact business at the Meeting
or the vote required to approve or reject any proposal is not obtained, the
persons named as proxies may propose one or more adjournments of the Meeting
for a total of not more than 60 days in the aggregate to permit further
solicitation of proxies. Any such adjournment will require the affirmative vote
of the holders of a majority of the Trust's shares present in person or by
proxy at the Meeting. The persons named as proxies will vote in favor of such
adjournment those proxies which they are entitled to vote in favor of proposal
Two and will vote against any such adjournment those proxies required to be
voted against that proposal.
SHAREHOLDERS PROPOSALS
Proposals of security holders intended to be presented at the next Annual
Meeting of Shareholders must be received no later than February 23, 1995 for
inclusion in the proxy statement for that meeting.
OTHER BUSINESS
The management knows of no other matters which may be presented at the
Meeting. However, if any matters not now known properly come before the
Meeting, it is the intention of the persons named in the enclosed form of proxy
or their substitutes, to vote all shares that they are entitled to vote on any
such matter, utilizing such proxy in accordance with their best judgment on
such matters.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF THE INVESTMENT MANAGER
The balance sheet of InterCapital, annexed hereto as Exhibit B, is required
by Rule 20a-2 under the Act. THIS IS NOT A FINANCIAL STATEMENT OF THE TRUST.
THE TRUST'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE SET FORTH IN ITS ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE
FISCAL PERIOD ENDED OCTOBER 31, 1993, COPIES OF WHICH WERE PREVIOUSLY SENT TO
SHAREHOLDERS.
By Order of the Board of Trustees
SHELDON CURTIS
Secretary
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APPENDIX
InterCapital serves as investment manager or investment adviser to the
following investment companies, with the net assets shown as of April 14, 1994:
(1) Dean Witter High Yield Securities Inc., with assets of approximately $
million, for an investment management fee at an annual rate of 0.50% on assets
up to $500 million, scaled down at various asset levels to 0.30% on assets over
$3 billion; (2) Dean Witter Liquid Asset Fund Inc., with assets of
approximately $ billion, for an investment management fee at an annual rate
of 0.50% on assets up to $500 million, scaled down at various asset levels to
0.248% on assets over $17.5 billion; (3) Dean Witter Tax-Exempt Securities
Trust, with assets of approximately $ billion, for an investment management
fee at an annual rate of 0.50% on assets up to $500 million, scaled down at
various assets levels to 0.325% on assets over $1.25 billion; (4) Dean Witter
Tax-Free Daily Income Trust, with assets of approximately $ million, for an
investment management fee at an annual rate of 0.50% on assets up to $500
million, scaled down at various asset levels to 0.25% on assets over $3
billion; (5) Dean Witter American Value Fund, with assets of approximately $
million, for an investment management fee at an annual rate of 0.625% on assets
up to $250 million and 0.50% on assets over $250 million; (6) Dean Witter
Dividend Growth Securities Inc., with assets of approximately $ billion,
for an investment management fee at an annual rate of 0.625% on assets up to
$250 million, scaled down at various asset levels to 0.325% on assets over $8
billion; (7) Dean Witter Variable Investment Series, with assets of
approximately $ million, for an investment management fee at an annual rate
of 1.0% (of which 40% is paid to a Sub-Adviser) of the net assets of each of
the European Growth Portfolio and the Pacific Growth Portfolio, 0.75% of the
net assets of the Global Dividend Growth Portfolio, 0.65% of the net assets of
the Capital Growth Portfolio, 0.65% of the net assets of the Utilities
Portfolio up to $500 million and 0.55% of the net assets of the Portfolio over
$500 million, 0.625% of the net assets of the Dividend Growth Portfolio up to
$500 million and 0.50% of the net assets of the Portfolio over $500 million,
and 0.50% of the net assets of each of the other five portfolios; (8) Dean
Witter Select Municipal Reinvestment Fund, with assets of approximately $
million, for an investment management fee at an annual rate of 0.50%; (9)
Active Assets Money Trust, with assets of approximately $ billion, for an
investment management fee at an annual rate of 0.50% on assets up to $500
million, scaled down at various asset levels to 0.25% on assets over $3
billion; (10) Active Assets Tax-Free Trust, with assets of approximately $
billion, for an investment management fee at an annual rate of 0.50% on assets
up to $500 million, scaled down at various asset levels to 0.25% on assets over
$3 billion; (11) Active Assets California Tax-Free Trust, with assets of
approximately $ million, for an investment management fee of 0.50% on
assets up to $500 million, scaled down at various levels to 0.25% on assets
over $3 billion; (12) Active Assets Government Securities Trust, with assets of
approximately $ million, for an investment management fee at an annual rate
of 0.50% on assets up to $500 million, scaled down at various asset levels to
0.25% on assets over $3 billion; (13) Dean Witter Natural Resource Development
Securities Inc., with assets of approximately $ million, for an investment
management fee at an annual rate of 0.625% on assets up to $250 million and
0.50% on assets over $250 million; (14) Dean Witter U.S. Government Money
Market Trust, with assets of approximately $ billion, for an investment
management fee at an annual rate of 0.50% on assets up to $500 million, scaled
down at various asset levels to 0.25% on assets over $3 billion; (15) Dean
Witter Developing Growth Securities Trust, with assets of approximately $
million, for an investment management fee at an annual rate of 0.50% on assets
up to $500 million and 0.475% on assets over $500 million; (16) Dean Witter
U.S. Government Securities Trust, with assets of approximately $ billion,
for an investment management fee at an annual rate of 0.50% on assets up to $1
billion, scaled down at various asset levels to 0.30% on assets over $12.5
billion; (17) Dean Witter California Tax-Free Income Fund, with assets of
approximately $ million, for an investment management fee at an annual rate
of 0.55% on assets up to $500 million, scaled down at various asset levels to
0.475% on assets over $1 billion; (18) Dean Witter New York Tax-Free Income
Fund, with assets of approximately $ million, for an investment management
fee at an annual rate of 0.55% on assets up to $500 million and 0.525% on
assets over $500 million; (19) Dean Witter Convertible Securities Trust, with
assets of approximately $ million, for an investment management fee at an
annual rate of 0.60% on assets up to $750 million, scaled down
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at various asset levels to 0.425% on assets over $3 billion; (20) Dean Witter
Federal Securities Trust, with assets of approximately $ billion, for an
investment management fee at an annual rate of 0.55% on assets up to $1
billion, scaled down at various asset levels to 0.35% on assets over $12.5
billion; (21) InterCapital Income Securities Inc., with assets of approximately
$ million, for an investment management fee at an annual rate of 0.50%;
(22) Dean Witter Value-Added Market Series, with assets of approximately $
million, for an investment management fee at an annual rate of 0.50% on assets
up to $500 million and 0.45% on assets over $500 million; (23) Dean Witter
Utilities Fund, with assets of approximately $ billion, for an investment
management fee at an annual rate of 0.65% on assets up to $500 million, scaled
down at various asset levels to 0.425% on assets over $5 billion; (24) Dean
Witter California Tax-Free Daily Income Trust, with assets of approximately $
million, for an investment management fee at an annual rate of 0.50% on assets
up to $500 million, scaled down at various asset levels to 0.25% on assets over
$3 billion; (25) Dean Witter Managed Assets Trust, with assets of approximately
$ million, for an investment management fee at an annual rate of 0.60% on
assets up to $500 million and 0.55% on assets over $500 million; (26) High
Income Advantage Trust, with assets of approximately $ million, for an
investment management fee at an annual rate of 0.75% on assets up to $250
million, scaled down at various asset levels to 0.30% on assets over $1
billion; (27) High Income Advantage Trust II, with assets of approximately $
million, for an investment management fee at an annual rate of 0.75% on assets
up to $250 million, scaled down at various asset levels to 0.30% on assets over
$1 billion; (28) High Income Advantage Trust III, with assets of approximately
$ million, for an investment management fee at an annual rate of 0.75% on
assets up to $250 million, scaled down at various asset levels to 0.30% on
assets over $1 billion; (29) Dean Witter Strategist Fund, with assets of
approximately $ million, for an investment management fee at an annual rate
of 0.60% on assets up to $500 million, scaled down at various asset levels to
0.50% on assets over $1 billion; (30) Dean Witter Intermediate Income
Securities, with assets of approximately $ million, for an investment
management fee at an annual rate of 0.60% on assets up to $500 million, scaled
down at various asset levels to 0.30% on assets over $1 billion; (31) Dean
Witter World Wide Income Trust, with assets of approximately $ million, for
an investment management fee at an annual rate of 0.75% on assets up to $250
million, scaled down at various asset levels to 0.30% on assets over $1
billion; (32) Dean Witter Government Income Trust, with assets of approximately
$ million, for an investment management fee at an annual rate of 0.60%;
(33) Dean Witter New York Municipal Money Market Trust, with assets of
approximately $ million, for an investment management fee at an annual rate
of 0.50% on assets up to $500 million, scaled down at various asset levels to
0.25% on assets over $3 billion; (34) Dean Witter European Growth Fund Inc.,
with assets of approximately $ million, for an investment management fee at
an annual rate of 1.0% on assets up to $500 million and 0.95% on assets over
$500 million (of which 40% is paid to a Sub-Adviser); (35) Dean Witter Capital
Growth Securities, with assets of approximately $ million, for an
investment management fee at an annual rate of 0.65% on assets up to $500
million, scaled down at various asset levels to 0.475% on assets over $1.5
billion; (36) Dean Witter Precious Metals and Minerals Trust, with assets of
approximately $ million, for an investment management fee at an annual rate
of 0.80%; (37) Dean Witter Global Short-Term Income Fund Inc., with assets of
approximately $ million, for an investment management fee at an annual rate
of 0.55% on assets up to $500 million and 0.50% on assets over $500 million;
(38) Dean Witter Pacific Growth Fund Inc., with assets of approximately $
million, for an investment management fee at an annual rate of 1.0% on assets
up to $1 billion and 0.95% on assets over $1 billion (of which 40% is paid to a
Sub-Adviser); (39) InterCapital Insured Municipal Bond Trust, with assets of
approximately $ million, for an investment management fee at an annual rate
of 0.35%; (40) InterCapital Quality Municipal Investment Trust, with assets of
approximately $ million, for an investment management fee at an annual rate
of 0.35%; (41) InterCapital Insured Municipal Trust, with assets of
approximately $ million, for an investment management fee at an annual rate
of 0.35%; (42) InterCapital Quality Municipal Income Trust, with assets of
approximately $ million, for an investment management fee at an annual rate
of 0.35%; (43) Dean Witter Multi-State Municipal Series Trust, with assets of
approximately $ million, for an investment management fee at an annual rate
of 0.35% of the net assets of each Series; (44) Dean Witter Premier Income
Trust, with assets of approximately $ million, for an investment management
fee at an annual rate of 0.50% (of which 40% is paid to a Sub-Adviser);
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(45) Dean Witter Short-Term U.S. Treasury Trust, with assets of approximately $
million, for an investment management fee at an annual rate of 0.35%; (46) Dean
Witter Diversified Income Trust, with assets of approximately $ million,
for an investment management fee at an annual rate of 0.40%; (47) Dean Witter
Health Sciences Trust, with assets of approximately $ million, for an
investment management fee at an annual rate of 1.0%; (48) Dean Witter
Retirement Series, with assets of approximately $ million, for an
investment management fee at an annual rate of 1.0% of the net assets of the
Global Equity Series, 0.85% of the net assets of each of the American Value
Series, the Capital Growth Series and the Strategist Series, 0.75% of the net
assets of each of the Dividend Growth Series and the Utilities Series, 0.65% of
the net assets of each of the U.S. Government Securities Series and the
Intermediate Income Securities Series, and 0.50% of the net assets of each of
the Liquid Asset Series, the U.S. Government Money Market Series and the Value-
Added Market Series; (49) InterCapital Insured Municipal Income Trust, with
assets of approximately $ million, for an investment management fee at an
annual rate of 0.35%; (50) InterCapital California Insured Municipal Income
Trust, with assets of approximately $ million, for an investment management
fee at an annual rate of 0.35%; (51) Dean Witter Global Dividend Growth
Securities, with assets of approximately $ billion, for an investment
management fee at an annual rate of 0.75%; (52) InterCapital Quality Municipal
Securities, with assets of approximately $ million, for an investment
management fee at an annual rate of 0.35%; (53) InterCapital California Quality
Municipal Securities, with assets of approximately $ million, for an
investment management fee at an annual rate of 0.35%; (54) InterCapital New
York Quality Municipal Securities, with assets of approximately $ million,
for an investment management fee at an annual rate of 0.35%; (55) Dean Witter
Limited Term Municipal Trust, with assets of approximately $ million, for
an investment management fee at an annual rate of 0.50%; (56) Dean Witter
Short-Term Bond Fund, with assets of approximately $ million, for an
investment management fee at an annual rate of 0.70%; (57) InterCapital Insured
Municipal Securities, with assets of approximately $ million, for an
investment management fee at an annual rate of 0.35%; (58) InterCapital Insured
California Municipal Securities, with assets of approximately $ million,
for an investment management fee at an annual rate of 0.35%; (59) Municipal
Income Trust, with assets of approximately $ million, for an investment
advisory fee at an annual rate of 0.35% on assets up to $250 million and 0.25%
on assets over $250 million; (60) Municipal Income Trust II, with assets of
approximately $ million, for an investment advisory fee at an annual rate
of 0.40% on assets up to $250 million and 0.30% on assets over $250 million;
(61) Municipal Income Trust III, with assets of approximately $ million,
for an investment advisory fee at an annual rate of 0.40% on assets up to $250
million and 0.30% on assets over $250 million; (62) Municipal Income
Opportunities Trust, with assets of approximately $ million, for an
investment advisory fee at an annual rate of 0.50%; (63) Municipal Income
Opportunities Trust II, with assets of approximately $ million, for an
investment advisory fee at an annual rate of 0.50%; (64) Municipal Income
Opportunities Trust III, with assets of approximately $ million, for an
investment advisory fee at an annual rate of 0.50%; (65) Municipal Premium
Income Trust, with assets of approximately $ million, for an investment
advisory fee at an annual rate of 0.40%; (66) Prime Income Trust, with assets
of approximately $ million, for an investment advisory fee at an annual
rate of 0.90% on assets up to $500 million and 0.85% on assets over $500
million; and (67) Dean Witter Global Utilities Fund, a new investment company,
for an investment management fee at an annual rate of 0.65%. InterCapital also
serves as Investment Adviser of Dean Witter World Wide Investment Trust and
Dean Witter World Wide Investment Fund, along with Daiwa International Capital
Management Corp. and County NatWest Investment Management Limited. Dean Witter
World Wide Investment Trust had assets of approximately $ million and
InterCapital receives an Investment Adviser's fee at an annual rate of 0.55% of
the Trust's daily net assets up to $500 million and 0.5225% of the Trust's
daily net assets over $500 million. Shares of Dean Witter World Wide Investment
Fund, an investment company organized under the laws of Luxembourg, are not
offered for purchase in the United States or to American citizens outside of
the United States. InterCapital also serves as sub-adviser to Templeton Global
Opportunities Trust, with assets of approximately $ million, for which it
receives a fee of 0.25% per annum.
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EXHIBIT A
INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT
AGREEMENT made as of the 22nd day of September, 1993, by and between
InterCapital Quality Municipal Securities, an unincorporated business trust
organized under the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts (hereinafter
called the "Fund"), and Dean Witter InterCapital Inc., a Delaware corporation
(hereinafter called the "Investment Manager"):
WHEREAS, The Fund intends to engage in business as a closed-end management
investment company and is registered as such under the Investment Company Act
of 1940, as amended (the "Act"); and
WHEREAS, The Investment Manager is registered as an investment adviser under
the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, and engages in the business of acting as
investment adviser; and
WHEREAS, The Fund desires to retain the Investment Manager to render
management and investment advisory services in the manner and on the terms and
conditions hereinafter set forth; and
WHEREAS, The Investment Manager desires to be retained to perform services on
said terms and conditions:
Now, Therefore, this Agreement
W I T N E S S E T H:
that in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants hereinafter
contained, the Fund and the Investment Manager agree as follows:
1. The Fund hereby retains the Investment Manager to act as investment
manager of the Fund and, subject to the supervision of the Trustees, to
supervise the investment activities of the Fund as hereinafter set forth.
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Investment Manager shall
obtain and evaluate such information and advice relating to the economy,
securities and commodities markets and securities and commodities as it deems
necessary or useful to discharge its duties hereunder; shall continuously
manage the assets of the Fund in a manner consistent with the investment
objectives and policies of the Fund; shall determine the securities and
commodities to be purchased, sold or otherwise disposed of by the Fund and the
timing of such purchases, sales and dispositions; and shall take such further
action, including the placing of purchase and sale orders on behalf of the
Fund, as the Investment Manager shall deem necessary or appropriate. The
Investment Manager shall also furnish to or place at the disposal of the Fund
such of the information, evaluations, analyses and opinions formulated or
obtained by the Investment Manager in the discharge of its duties as the Fund
may, from time to time, reasonably request.
2. The Investment Manager shall, at its own expense, maintain such staff and
employ or retain such personnel and consult with such other persons as it shall
from time to time determine to be necessary or useful to the performance of its
obligations under this Agreement. Without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, the staff and personnel of the Investment Manager shall be deemed to
include persons employed or otherwise retained by the Investment Manager to
furnish statistical and other factual data, advice regarding economic factors
and trends, information with respect to technical and scientific developments,
and such other information, advice and assistance as the Investment Manager may
desire. The Investment Manager shall, as agent for the Fund, maintain the
Fund's records and books of account (other than those maintained by the Fund's
transfer aggent, registrar, custodian and other agencies). All such books and
records so maintained shall be the property of the Fund and, upon request
therefor, the Investment Manager shall surrender to the Fund such of the books
and records so requested.
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3. The Fund will, from time to time, furnish or otherwise make available to
the Investment Manager such financial reports, proxy statements and other
information relating to the business and affairs of the Fund as the Investment
Manager may reasonably require in order to discharge its duties and obligations
hereunder.
4. The Investment Manager shall bear the cost of rendering the investment
management and supervisory services to be performed by it under this Agreement,
and shall, at its own expense, pay the compensation of the officers and
employees, if any, of the Fund, and provide such office space, facilities and
equipment and such clerical help and bookkeeping services as the Fund shall
reasonably require in the conduct of its business. The Investment Manager shall
also bear the cost of telephone service, heat, light, power and other utilities
provided to the Fund.
5. The Fund assumes and shall pay or cause to be paid all other expenses of
the Fund, including without limitation: the charges and expenses of any
registrar, any custodian or depository appointed by the Fund for the
safekeeping of its cash, portfolio securities or commodities and other
property, and any stock transfer or dividend agent or agents appointed by the
Fund; brokers' commissions chargeable to the Fund in connection with portfolio
transactions to which the Fund is a party; all taxes, including securities or
commodities issuance and transfer taxes, and fees payable by the Fund to
federal, state or other governmental agencies; the cost and expense of
engraving or printing of certificates representing shares of the Fund, all
costs and expenses in connection with the registration and maintenance of
registration of the Fund and its shares with the Securities and Exchange
Commission and various states and other jurisdictions (including filing fees
and legal fees and disbursements of counsel) the cost and expense of printing,
including typesetting, and distributing prospectuses for such purposes; all
expenses of shareholders' and trustees' meetings and of preparing, printing and
mailing of proxy statements and reports to shareholders; fees and travel
expenses of trustees or members of any advisory board or committee who are not
employees of the Investment Manager or any corporate affiliate of the
Investment Manager; all expenses incident to the payment of any dividend or
distribution program; charges and expenses of any outside service used for
pricing of the Fund's shares; charges and expenses of legal counsel, including
counsel to the Trustees of the Fund who are not interested persons (as defined
in the Act) of the Fund or the Investment Manager, and of independent
accountants, in connection with any matter relating to the Fund; membership
dues of industry associations; interest payable on Fund borrowings; fees and
expenses incident to the listing of the Fund's shares on any stock exchange;
postage; insurance premiums on property or personnel (including officers and
Trustees) of the Fund which inure to its benefit; extraordinary expenses
(including but not limited to, legal claims and liabilities and litigation
costs and any indemnification related thereto); and all other charges and costs
of the Fund's operation unless otherwise explicitly provided herein.
6. For the services to be rendered, the facilities furnished, and the
expenses assumed by the Investment Manager, the Fund shall pay to the
Investment Manager monthly compensation, calculated from the day following
effectiveness hereof, determined by applying the annual rate of 0.35% to the
Fund's average weekly net assets. For the purposes of calculating the
management fee, the liquidation preference of any Preferred Shares issued by
the Fund will not be deducted from the Fund's total assets. Except as
hereinafter set forth, compensation under this Agreement shall be calculated
and accrued weekly and paid monthly by applying the annual rates to the average
weekly net assets of the Fund determined as of the close of the last business
day of each week. At the request of the Investment Manager, compensation
hereunder shall be calculated and accrued at more frequent intervals in a
manner consistent with the calculation of fees on a weekly basis. If this
Agreement becomes effective subsequent to the first day of a month or shall
terminate before the last day of a month, compensation for that part of the
month this Agreement is in effect shall be prorated in a manner consistent with
the calculation of the fees as set forth above.
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7. The Investment Manager will use its best efforts in the supervision and
management of the investment activities of the Fund, but in the absence of
willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of its
obligations hereunder, the Investment Manager shall not be liable to the Fund
or any of its investors for any error of judgment or mistake of law of for any
act or omission by the Investment Manager or for any losses sustained by the
Fund or its investors.
8. Nothing contained in this Agreement shall prevent the Investment Manager
or any affiliated person of the Investment Manager from acting as investment
adviser or manager for any other person, firm or corporation and shall not in
any way bind or restrict the Investment Manager or any such affiliated person
from buying, selling or trading any securities or commodities for their own
accounts or for the account of others for whom they may be acting. Nothing in
this Agreement shall limit or restrict the right of any Trustee, officer of
employee of the Investment Manager to engage in any other business or to devote
his time and attention in part to the management or other aspects of any other
business whether of a similar or dissimilar nature.
9. This Agreement shall remain in effect until April 30, 1995 and from year
to year thereafter provided such continuance is approved at least annually by
the vote of holders of a majority, as defined in the Act, of the outstanding
voting securities of the Fund (Common Shares and Preferred Shares voting
together as a single class) or by the Trustees of the Fund; provided, that in
either event such continuance is also approved annually by the vote of a
majority of the Trustees of the Fund who are not parties to this Agreement or
"interested persons" (as defined in the Act) of any such party, which vote must
be cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such
approval; provided, however, that (a) the Fund may, at any time and without the
payment of any penalty, terminate this Agreement upon thirty days' written
notice to the Investment Manager, either by majority vote of the Trustees of
the Fund or by the vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of
the Fund (Common Shares and Preferred Shares voting together as a single
class); (b) this Agreement shall immediately terminate in the event of its
assignment (to the extent required by the Act and the rules thereunder) unless
such automatic terminations shall be prevented by an exemptive order of the
Securities and Exchange Commission; and (c) the Investment Manager may
terminate this Agreement without payment of penalty on thirty days' written
notice to the Fund. Any notice under this Agreement shall be given in writing,
addressed and delivered, or mailed post-paid, to the other party at the
principal office of such party.
10. This Agreement may be amended by the parties without the vote or consent
of the shareholders of the Fund to supply any omission, to cure, correct or
supplement any ambiguous, defective or inconsistent provision hereof, or if
they deem it necessary to conform this Agreement to the requirements of
applicable federal laws or regulations, but neither the Fund nor the Investment
Manager shall be liable for failing to do so.
11. This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the
State of New York and the applicable provisions of the Act. To the extent the
applicable law of the State of New York, or any of the provisions herein,
conflict with the applicable provisions of the Act, the latter shall control.
12. The Declaration of Trust, as amended, establishing InterCapital Quality
Municipal Securities, dated March 3, 1993, a copy of which, together with all
amendments thereto (the "Declaration"), is on file in the office of the
Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, provides that the name
InterCapital Quality Municipal Securities, as amended, refers to the Trustees
under the Declaration collectively as Trustees, but not as individuals or
personally; and no Trustee, shareholder, officer, employee or agent of
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InterCapital Quality Municipal Securities shall be held to any personal
liability, nor shall resort be had to their private property for the
satisfaction of any obligation or claim or otherwise, in connection with the
affairs of said InterCapital Quality Municipal Securities, but the Trust Estate
only shall be liable.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed and delivered this
Agreement on the day and year first above written in New York, New York.
INTERCAPITAL QUALITY MUNICIPAL SECURITIES
/s/ Sheldon Curtis
By ..............................
Sheldon Curtis
Attest:
/s/ Lou Anne McInnis
............................
Lou Anne McInnis
DEAN WITTER INTERCAPITAL INC.
/s/ Charles A. Fiumefreddo
By ..............................
Charles A. Fiumefreddo
Attest:
/s/ Barry Fink
............................
Barry Fink
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EXHIBIT B
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT
Board of Directors and Stockholders of
Dean Witter InterCapital Inc.:
We have audited the accompanying balance sheet of Dean Witter InterCapital
Inc. (the "Company") (a wholly-owned subsidiary of Dean Witter, Discover & Co.)
as of December 31, 1993. This financial statement is the responsibility of the
Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on this
financial statement based on our audit.
We conducted our audit in accordance with generally accepted auditing
standards. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain
reasonable assurance about whether the financial statement is free of material
misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting
the amounts and disclosures in the financial statement. An audit also includes
assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by
management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation.
We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, such balance sheet presents fairly, in all material
respects, the financial position of Dean Witter InterCapital Inc. at December
31, 1993 in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles.
DELOITTE & TOUCHE
February 28, 1994
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DEAN WITTER INTERCAPITAL, INC.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
DECEMBER 31, 1993
(IN THOUSANDS)
<CAPTION>
ASSETS
<S> <C>
Cash and cash equivalents.................................... $ 57,810
Management and administration fees receivable................ 27,010
Investments.................................................. 7,644
Office facilities, at cost (less accumulated depreciation
and amortization of $5,122)................................. 3,892
Other assets................................................. 18,176
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$114,532
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<CAPTION>
LIABILITIES AND
STOCKHOLDER'S EQUITY
<S> <C>
Income taxes payable (Note 3)................................ $ 45,545
Dividends payable............................................ 12,662
Accrued compensation and employee benefits................... 12,337
Payable to affiliate......................................... 4,000
Other liabilities............................................ 14,988
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Total liabilities....................................... 89,532
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Stockholder's equity:
Common stock, $.01 par value; 1,000 shares authorized and
outstanding................................................ --
Additional paid-in capital.................................. 10,000
Retained earnings........................................... 15,000
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Total stockholder's equity.............................. 25,000
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$114,532
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See notes to consolidated balance sheet.
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DEAN WITTER INTERCAPITAL INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
1. INTRODUCTION AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION
The consolidated balance sheet includes the accounts of Dean Witter
InterCapital Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiaries (the "Company"). The
Company is wholly-owned by Dean Witter, Discover & Co. ("DWDC"), which was
formerly a subsidiary of Sears, Roebuck and Co. ("Sears"). All material
intercompany balances and transactions with its subsidiaries have been
eliminated.
On March 1, 1993, DWDC completed an initial public offering of 33.8 million
shares of its common stock at $27 per share. This transaction had the effect of
reducing Sears ownership in DWDC to 80.1 percent. On June 30, 1993, Sears
divested its remaining ownership of DWDC's common stock by means of a special
dividend to Sears shareholders.
On December 22, 1993, Dean Witter Reynolds Inc. ("DWR") transferred the net
assets of the Company in the form of a dividend to DWDC. Prior to December 22,
1993, the Company was wholly-owned by DWR, a wholly-owned subsidiary of DWDC.
The Company is a registered investment adviser under the Investment Advisers
Act of 1940. The Company sponsors and performs management and administrative
services for mutual funds, principally those sold by DWR ("DWR funds"). The
Company also performs such services for individual, institutional, trust and
estate accounts.
The Company commenced operations in January 1993 and assumed the advisory
business of DWR.
2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Cash equivalents consist of highly liquid investments not held for resale
with maturities, when purchased, of three months or less.
Fixed assets are generally depreciated utilizing accelerated methods over
useful lives of five to eight years. Leasehold improvements are amortized over
the lesser of the lease term or useful life.
3. INCOME TAXES
The Company provides deferred income taxes which result from recording
certain transactions in different years for tax and financial reporting
purposes.
Payments for income taxes are limited to those which would result from the
Company filing a separate federal income tax return.
The Company has available net operating loss carryforwards at December 31,
1993 in the amount of $112,200,000 which begin to expire in 2002.
4. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
Certain administrative services are provided by DWR which are reimbursed by
the Company.
5. EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS
Substantially all employees are covered by a non-contributory defined benefit
pension plan sponsored by DWR. Pension benefits are based on length of service
and average annual compensation.
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Certain employees are covered by postretirement plans sponsored by DWR that
provide medical and life insurance for retirees and eligible dependents.
Eligibility for retiree medical and life benefits is generally based on a
combination of age and years of service at retirement.
The Company reimburses DWR for pension and other postretirement benefit
expenses.
6. LITIGATION
The Company has been named as a defendant in various lawsuits. It is the
opinion of management, after consultation with outside counsel, that the
resolution of such suits will not have a material adverse effect on the
consolidated financial condition of the Company.
7. FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS FAIR VALUE INFORMATION
The estimated fair value amounts of financial instruments have been
determined by the Company using available market information and appropriate
valuation methodologies. Considerable judgment is required to develop estimates
of fair value.
Substantially all financial instruments on the Company's consolidated balance
sheet are carried at fair value or at amounts which approximate fair value.
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INTERCAPITAL QUALITY MUNICIPAL SECURITIES
ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS--JUNE 15, 1994
PROXY
The undersigned hereby appoints SHELDON CURTIS, EDMUND C. PUCKHABER, ROBERT
M. SCANLAN, or any of them, proxies, each with the power of substitution, to
vote on behalf of the undersigned at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of
INTERCAPITAL QUALITY MUNICIPAL SECURITIES on June 15, 1994 at 9:00 a.m., New
York City time, and at any adjournment thereof, on the proposals set forth in
the Notice of Meeting dated April 21, 1994 as follows:
THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED BY THE TRUSTEES. IF NO SPECIFICATION IS MADE ON
REVERSE SIDE, THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED FOR ALL NOMINEES FOR TRUSTEES AND FOR
THE PROPOSALS.
(Continued, and to be dated and signed on reverse side.)
PLEASE MARK BOXES [ ] OR [X} IN BLUE OR BLACK INK. COMMON SHARES
1. ELECTION OF TRUSTEES:
[ ] FOR THE NOMINEES
(except as marked to the contrary below)
[ ] WITHHOLD AUTHORITY
(to vote for all nominees listed below)
Jack F. Bennett, Michael Bozic, Edwin J. Garn, John E. Jeuck,
Manuel H. Johnson, Paul Kolton, Michael E. Nugent, Philip J. Purcell,
John L. Schroeder, Edward R. Telling
(INSTRUCTION: To withhold authority to vote for any individual nominee write
that nominee's name on the space provided below.)
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2. APPROVAL OF CURRENT INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT:
[ ] FOR [ ] AGAINST [ ] ABSTAIN
3. RATIFICATION OF APPOINTMENT OF PRICE WATERHOUSE AS INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS:
[ ] FOR [ ] AGAINST [ ] ABSTAIN
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and in their discretion in the transaction of any other business which may
properly come before the meeting.
Please sign personally. If the share is
registered in more than one name, each joint
owner or each fiduciary should sign personally.
Only authorized officers should sign for
corporations.
Dated ......................................
............................................
Signature
............................................
Signature
IMPORTANT: PLEASE MARK, SIGN, DATE AND RETURN THE PROXY CARD IN THE ENCLOSED
ENVELOPE.
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INTERCAPITAL QUALITY MUNICIPAL SECURITIES
ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS--JUNE 15, 1994
PROXY
The undersigned hereby appoints SHELDON CURTIS, EDMUND C. PUCKHABER, ROBERT
M. SCANLAN, or any of them, proxies, each with the power of substitution, to
vote on behalf of the undersigned at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of
INTERCAPITAL QUALITY MUNICIPAL SECURITIES on June 15, 1994 at 9:00 a.m., New
York City time, and at any adjournment thereof, on the proposals set forth in
the Notice of Meeting dated April 21, 1994 as follows:
THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED BY THE TRUSTEES. IF NO SPECIFICATION IS MADE ON
REVERSE SIDE, THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED FOR ALL NOMINEES FOR TRUSTEES AND FOR
THE PROPOSALS.
(Continued, and to be dated and signed on reverse side.)
PLEASE MARK BOXES [ ] OR [X] IN BLUE OR BLACK INK. PREFERRED SHARES
1. ELECTION OF TRUSTEES:
[ ] FOR THE NOMINEES
(except as marked to the contrary below)
[ ] WITHHOLD AUTHORITY
(to vote for all nominees listed below)
Jack F. Bennett, Michael Bozic, Edwin J. Garn, John E. Jeuck,
Manuel H. Johnson, Paul Kolton, Michael E. Nugent, Philip J. Purcell,
John L. Schroeder, Edward R. Telling
(INSTRUCTION: To withhold authority to vote for any individual nominee write
that nominee's name on the space provided below.)
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ELECTION OF PREFERRED TRUSTEES:
[ ] FOR THE NOMINEES
(except as marked to the contrary below)
[ ] WITHHOLD AUTHORITY
(to vote for all nominees listed below)
Charles A. Fiumefreddo (until 1995), John R. Haire (until 1997)
(INSTRUCTION: To withhold authority to vote for any individual nominee write
that nominee's name on the space provided below.)
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2. APPROVAL OF CURRENT INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT:
[ ] FOR [ ] AGAINST [ ] ABSTAIN
3. RATIFICATION OF APPOINTMENT OF PRICE WATERHOUSE AS INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS:
[ ] FOR [ ] AGAINST [ ] ABSTAIN
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and in their discretion in the transaction of any other business which may
properly come before the meeting.
Please sign personally. If the share is
registered in more than one name, each joint
owner or each fiduciary should sign personally.
Only authorized officers should sign for
corporations.
Dated .......................................
.............................................
Signature
.............................................
Signature
IMPORTANT: PLEASE MARK, SIGN, DATE AND RETURN THE PROXY CARD IN THE ENCLOSED
ENVELOPE.
