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(RULE 14A-101)
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN PROXY STATEMENT
SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION
PROXY STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 14(a) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 (AMENDMENT NO. )
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AIG ALL AGES FUNDS, INC.
(Name of Registrant as Specified In Its Charter)
AIG ALL AGES FUNDS, INC.
(Name of Person(s) Filing Proxy Statement)
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Rule 0-11(a)(2) and identify the filing for which the offsetting fee
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FROM THE CHAIRMAN
November 12, 1997
Dear Shareholder:
Enclosed is a proxy statement relating to your investment in the AIG All
Ages Funds. The enclosed materials relate to a single proposal. The shareholders
of each of the two Funds in the complex are being asked to consider a Plan of
Liquidation and Dissolution (the "Plan") for the Funds at a special shareholders
meeting to be held on January 6, 1998. With respect to each Fund, the Plan will
be implemented upon the affirmative vote of a majority of the Fund's outstanding
shares.
An important feature of the Plan involves the amendment of the Fund
manager's guarantees. The amended guarantees will ensure that all shareholders
who hold their shares until the liquidation date will receive a price for their
shares that is higher than the related Fund's current net asset value per share,
and that all shareholders will receive proceeds equal to at least their original
investment, plus any sales charges paid, on shares held until the liquidation.
The benefits of this guarantee will be available only with respect to shares
held until the liquidation date. Proceeds of all earlier redemptions will be
calculated at the applicable Fund's then-current net asset value per share. The
enclosed materials provide a detailed description of the Plan and the manager's
guarantee, and we recommend that you read them carefully.
The Board of Directors of your Fund, which has unanimously approved the
Plan and believes that the Plan is in the best interests of each Fund and its
shareholders, recommends that you vote "FOR" the approval of the Plan.
YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT, NO MATTER HOW MANY SHARES YOU OWN. WE URGE YOU TO
READ THE ENCLOSED MATERIALS CAREFULLY, AND TO COMPLETE AND RETURN THE ENCLOSED
PROXY CARD. YOUR PROMPT RESPONSE WILL HELP SAVE THE EXPENSE OF ADDITIONAL
SOLICITATION MAILINGS.
If you have any questions, please call 1-800-862-3984.
Sincerely yours,
Roger T. Wickers
Chairman of the Board
AIG All Ages Funds, Inc.
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AIG ALL AGES FUNDS, INC.
505 Carr Road
Wilmington, DE 19809
NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
TO BE HELD JANUARY 6, 1998
To Our Shareholders:
Notice is hereby given that a special meeting of the shareholders of the AIG
Children's World Fund - 2005 (the "Children's Fund") and the AIG Retiree Fund -
2003 (the "Retiree Fund") (collectively, the "Funds") will be held on January 6,
1998, at 10:00 a.m. (Eastern Time) at 400 Bellevue Parkway, Wilmington, Delaware
19809 (the "Meeting"). The Meeting has been called for the following purposes:
1. To vote on approval of the liquidation of the AIG Children's World
Fund - 2005 and the AIG Retiree Fund - 2003 and the subsequent
dissolution of AIG All Ages Funds, Inc., (the "Company") pursuant to
the provisions of a Plan of Liquidation and Dissolution approved by the
Company's Board of Directors (the shareholders of each Fund will vote
separately on this proposal with respect to such Fund); and
2. To transact such other business as may properly come before the
Meeting.
The Funds' shareholders of record at the close of business on November 3,
1997 are entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the Meeting or any
adjournment(s) thereof. Your vote is important, no matter how many shares you
owned on the record date.
WHETHER OR NOT YOU EXPECT TO BE PRESENT AT THE MEETING, PLEASE COMPLETE, SIGN,
DATE AND PROMPTLY RETURN THE ENCLOSED PROXY CARD IN THE POSTAGE PAID RETURN
Envelope ENCLOSED, SO THAT A QUORUM WILL BE PRESENT AT THE MEETING AND A MAXIMUM
NUMBER OF SHARES MAY BE VOTED. TO AVOID THE NECESSITY AND EXPENSE OF SENDING
FOLLOW-UP LETTERS TO ENSURE A QUORUM, IT IS MOST IMPORTANT FOR YOU TO SIGN YOUR
PROXY CARD AND RETURN IT PROMPTLY. THE PROXY IS REVOCABLE AT ANY TIME PRIOR TO
ITS USE.
By Order of the Board of Directors
Gary M. Gardner
Secretary
The date of this Notice is November 12, 1997
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AIG ALL AGES FUNDS, INC.
505 Carr Road
Wilmington, DE 19809
PROXY STATEMENT
SPECIAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS TO BE
HELD JANUARY 6, 1998
This Proxy Statement is furnished in connection with the solicitation of
proxies by the Board of Directors of AIG All Ages Funds, Inc., a Maryland
corporation (the "Company"). Proxies will be voted at a special meeting of the
shareholders ("Shareholders") of the AIG Children's World Fund - 2005 (the
"Children's Fund") and the AIG Retiree Fund - 2003 (the "Retiree Fund")(each a
"Fund" and collectively the "Funds") to be held on January 6, 1998 at 10:00 a.m.
(Eastern Time) at 400 Bellevue Parkway, Wilmington, Delaware 19809, and at any
adjournment thereof (the "Meeting"). This Proxy Statement, accompanied by a
Notice of the Special Meeting and a Proxy Card, was first mailed to Shareholders
on or about November 12, 1997.
At the Meeting, Shareholders of each Fund will be asked to vote on approval
of the liquidation of that Fund and the dissolution of the Company pursuant to
the provisions of the Plan of Liquidation and Dissolution attached hereto as
Exhibit A (the "Plan"). A quorum of one-third of the outstanding shares of each
Fund must be present (in person or by proxy) in order to conduct business with
respect to that Fund at the Meeting. The Shareholders of each Fund will vote
separately on the liquidation and dissolution proposal, and with respect to each
Fund, the affirmative vote of Shareholders holding a majority of the outstanding
shares of such Fund's common stock ("Shares") is required for approval of the
proposal with respect to that Fund. The Company's Board of Directors (the
"Board" or the "Directors") recommends that Shareholders vote "FOR" the
liquidation of the Funds and dissolution of the Company.
Shareholders of record at the close of business on November 3, 1997 (the
"Record Date") are entitled to vote at the Meeting. Each Shareholder is entitled
to one vote for each Share of a Fund held as of the Record Date. As of the
Record Date, there were 356,160 Shares of the Children's Fund and 447,000 Shares
of the Retiree Fund issued and outstanding and the net assets of the Children's
Fund and the Retiree Fund were approximately $3.7 million and $4.6 million,
respectively.
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The individuals named as proxies on the enclosed proxy card will vote in
accordance with your direction as indicated thereon if your proxy card is
received properly executed by you or by your duly appointed agent or attorney-
in-fact. If you sign, date and return the proxy card, but give no voting
instructions, the duly appointed proxies will vote your Shares in favor of the
proposal described in this Proxy Statement and they may, in their discretion,
vote upon such other matters as may properly come before the Meeting. Any person
giving a proxy may revoke it at any time prior to its use by giving written
notice of such revocation to the Company prior to the Meeting, by delivering a
subsequently dated proxy to the Company prior to the Meeting, or by attending
the Meeting and voting in person.
If a quorum with respect to either Fund is not present at the Meeting, or
if a quorum is present but sufficient votes to approve the liquidation and
dissolution proposal with respect to a Fund are not received, the persons named
as proxies may propose one or more adjournments of the Meeting with respect to
that Fund to be held within a reasonable time after the date originally set for
the Meeting (but not more than 120 days after the original Record Date for the
Meeting) to permit further solicitation of proxies. Any adjournment will require
the affirmative vote of a majority of those Shares represented at the Meeting in
person or by proxy. The persons named as proxies will vote in favor of any such
adjournment if such proxies instruct them to vote in favor of any of the
proposals to be considered at the adjourned meeting, and will vote against any
such adjournment if such proxies instruct them to vote against or to abstain
from voting on all of the proposals to be considered at the adjourned meeting.
Proxies will be solicited primarily by mail. However, proxies may also be
solicited by telephone, telegraph, facsimile or personal interview conducted by
certain officers or employees of the Company. Shareholder Communications
Corporation has been retained, at an estimated cost of $2,500, to solicit
proxies for the Funds (see Section X - Additional Information). These Costs will
not be borne by the Funds.
THE COMPANY WILL FURNISH, WITHOUT CHARGE, A COPY OF THE FUNDS' MOST RECENT
ANNUAL REPORTS AND THE MOST RECENT SEMI-ANNUAL REPORTS SUCCEEDING THE ANNUAL
REPORTS, TO A SHAREHOLDER UPON WRITTEN REQUEST TO AIG ALL AGES FUNDS, INC., 505
CARR ROAD, WILMINGTON, DELAWARE, 19809 OR BY CALLING THE INVESTOR SERVICES UNIT
OF THE COMPANY'S DISTRIBUTOR AT 1-800-862-3984.
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PROPOSAL 1
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PROPOSAL TO LIQUIDATE THE FUNDS, AND TO DISTRIBUTE THE PROCEEDS TO SHAREHOLDERS,
FOLLOWED BY DISSOLUTION OF THE COMPANY, PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE PLAN
OF LIQUIDATION AND DISSOLUTION (NOTE: THE SHAREHOLDERS OF EACH FUND WILL VOTE
SEPARATELY ON THIS PROPOSAL WITH RESPECT TO SUCH FUND)
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I. INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND
At a meeting held on October 15, 1997, the Company's Board of Directors,
including the Directors who are not "interested persons" of the Company, as
defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"),
unanimously approved the Plan of Liquidation and Dissolution, and recommended
its approval by the Shareholders of both Funds.
The Children's Fund and the Retiree Fund are each diversified series of AIG
All Ages Funds, Inc., an open-end management investment company organized as a
Maryland corporation and registered under the 1940 Act. The Children's Fund
first sold shares to the public on December 15, 1995 and the Retiree Fund first
sold shares to the public on April 17, 1996. These are the only two series of
the Company.
Each Fund pursues the same strategy through two investment objectives. The
first objective is to provide a guaranteed return, on or after a stated maturity
date (November 15, 2005 for the Children's Fund, November 15, 2003 for the
Retiree Fund; each a "Maturity Date"), of the full amount originally invested
(including any sales charge paid) by each Shareholder who has reinvested all
dividends and distributions. Each Fund pursues this first objective by investing
a portion of its assets in U.S. Treasury zero coupon securities, combined with
further assurance from a guarantee (the "Manager's Guarantee") provided by AIG
Capital Management Corp., the Funds' investment adviser (the "Manager"). The
Manager's obligations under each guarantee are backed by American International
Group, Inc. ("AIG") pursuant to a separate support agreement. The Manager is an
indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of AIG. Each Fund's second objective is to
achieve total return on capital through both capital growth (realized and
unrealized) and income by investing the balance of its assets in the First
Global Equity Portfolio (the "Equity Portfolio"), an open-end management
investment company that is registered under the 1940 Act and that invests in a
globally diversified portfolio of equity securities.
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The Plan, as approved by the Board of Directors, provides for: (1)
calculation and payment by the Manager of all amounts payable to each Fund
pursuant to an amended Manager's Guarantee, as discussed below; (2) the complete
liquidation of all of the assets of each Fund; (3) a ratable distribution to
Shareholders of each Fund's net assets (including the full amount due under the
amended Manager's Guarantee); (4) de-registration of the Company under the 1940
Act; and (5) the subsequent dissolution of the Company as a Maryland
corporation.
The Plan is designed to preserve the feature of the Funds that guarantees
to Shareholders the return of at least their original investment in Shares held
until the applicable Maturity Date, including any sales charges paid. In
connection with the proposed liquidation, the Manager has agreed to amend each
Manager's Guarantee to accelerate each Fund's Maturity Date to coincide with the
closing date for the liquidation. The terms of the amended Manager's Guarantee
are the same as those of the original Manager's Guarantee, except for changes
relating to the acceleration of the Maturity Date. Under the amended Manager's
Guarantee, Fund Shares outstanding on the closing date for the liquidation (the
"Liquidation Date") will receive the benefit of the following guarantee at the
Liquidation Date: If the current net asset value per Share (the "NAV") of a Fund
is less than the highest closing NAV of that Fund during its limited offering
period, plus the maximum front-end sales charge (which together total a
"Guarantee Price" of $11.06 per Share for the Children's Fund and $10.83 per
Share for the Retiree Fund), the Manager will make a payment directly to the
Fund in an amount sufficient to increase the value of all then-outstanding
Shares to the Guarantee Price. Accordingly, this payment, if required, will
increase the value of all outstanding Shares of a Fund by the identical amount,
and all Shareholders of that Fund holding their Shares until the Liquidation
Date will therefore be assured of receiving at least the Guarantee Price for
those Shares (except as provided in the next paragraph). On November 10, 1997,
the closing NAVs of the Children's Fund and the Retiree Fund were 10.32 and
10.17 per share, respectively.
It is highly unlikely that the Company will declare a dividend with respect
to either Fund prior to the Liquidation Date. However, if a dividend is in fact
declared and paid with respect to a Fund prior to the Liquidation Date, any
payment required to be made by the Manager to that Fund pursuant to the amended
Manager's Guarantee as discussed above will be reduced to reflect the prior
payment of such dividend on Fund Shares. In such a case, Shareholders will
receive a price for their Shares at liquidation that is lower than the Guarantee
Price quoted above. However, because they will have
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received a dividend consisting of either cash or additional Shares of the Fund
prior to the Liquidation Date, the economic effect to Shareholders will be
substantially the same. In such a situation, the difference between the
Guarantee Price and the price received by all Shareholders of the Fund at
liquidation will be substantially the same as the value of the related dividend.
In connection with the amendment of the Manager's Guarantee as discussed
above, AIG has agreed to a corresponding amendment to the support agreement
between AIG and the Manager relating to each Fund, under which AIG or a
subsidiary will pay to a Fund any amount payable under the related amended
Manager's Guarantee which the Manager is unable to pay.
In the event the Plan is not approved by Shareholders with respect to
either Fund, the amended Manager's Guarantee and related support agreement
pertaining to that Fund will not take effect, and the Directors will consider
what action, if any, should be taken. If the Shareholders of one Fund approve
the proposal and the Shareholders of the other Fund fail to approve the
proposal, the Company will not be dissolved and the Fund with respect to which
the Plan was not approved will not be liquidated, although the other Fund will
still be liquidated (with the amended Manager's Guarantee and support agreement
for that Fund taking effect) and its assets distributed to Shareholders as
described above. In the event that a Fund is not liquidated, the original
Manager's Guarantee and related support agreement for that Fund will remain in
effect.
II. REASONS FOR LIQUIDATION
The Board of Directors of the Company has approved the proposed liquidation
and recommended it for approval by the Funds' Shareholders because neither Fund
has raised sufficient assets to permit the effective management of the equity
portion of its portfolio or to provide the economies of scale necessary to limit
Fund expense ratios to acceptable levels. The Board has, therefore, determined
that the liquidation of the Funds and the subsequent dissolution of the Company
is in the best interests of the Funds and their Shareholders.
The Funds' Shares were originally marketed as specialized products designed
for investors with specific investment goals. As indicated above, each Fund has
an investment objective to provide a guaranteed return, on or after its stated
Maturity Date, of the full amount originally invested (including any sales
charges paid) by each Shareholder who has reinvested all dividends and
distributions. Each Fund pursues this objective by investing a portion of
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its assets in U.S. Treasury zero coupon securities, combined with further
assurance from the related Manager's Guarantee.
Each Fund needed to raise a certain minimum level of assets in order to
create an effectively diversified investment portfolio and to take advantage of
economies of scale by spreading Fund expenses over a large asset base. The Funds
were sold during a limited offering period because of the unique characteristics
of the repayment objective and guarantee feature and the nature of the
obligation undertaken by the Manager as guarantor. The Funds are the feeder
funds in a two-tiered master/feeder structure and it was hoped that each
individual fund offering would successfully raise a critical mass of assets at
that "feeder" fund level, and that the collective assets of the funds in the
complex would result in a critical mass of assets at the master fund level.
The initial market response to each Fund was less than anticipated. To
provide additional time to raise new assets, the offering period for the
Children's Fund was extended twice and the offering period for the Retiree Fund
was extended once, the most recent extension for each having ended on September
30, 1997. Nevertheless, neither Fund has approached attaining the asset levels
necessary for a viable mutual fund, viewed both from an expense and a portfolio
management standpoint. As of October 31, 1997, assets of the Children's Fund and
the Retiree Fund totaled approximately $3.7 million and $4.6 million,
respectively. Absent voluntary waivers and expense reimbursements from the
Manager, which to date have served to limit the expenses of the Children's Fund
and the Retiree Fund to 2.00% and 1.95% of average daily net assets,
respectively, the expense ratios of those Funds on October 31, 1997 would have
been approximately 12.62% and 8.47%, respectively. The Manager has agreed to
maintain the current expense limitation on each Fund until at least March 30,
1998 or, if the Plan is approved with respect to a Fund, the Liquidation Date.
In the event of a Fund's liquidation, the Manager will not be entitled to
reimbursement for any fees waived or Fund expenses reimbursed or assumed by the
Manager under this arrangement.
The Company's management informed the Board of its view that, without a
significant increase in asset levels, the continued operation of the Funds is
neither economically feasible nor consistent with the interests of Fund
Shareholders. Management also indicated that, in light of management's
experience with marketing efforts on behalf of the Funds to date, further
extensions of the offering periods for the Funds could not be expected to be
successful in reversing the situation. Management reported to the Board on
various efforts it had undertaken to develop alternative distribution
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arrangements for the Funds. Management's efforts on behalf of the Funds included
discussions with various parties regarding a possible strategic alliance for the
distribution and/or management of the Funds. Other possible alternatives,
including combining the Funds or restructuring the Funds within the AIG
organization, were also explored. None of the alternatives that were considered
proved to be viable. Management therefore recommended the liquidation of the
Funds and the subsequent dissolution of the Company.
Prior to its consideration of the liquidation proposal, the Board met
regularly with management regarding the status of marketing efforts on behalf of
the Funds and management's progress in developing alternative arrangements for
the Funds. In considering the liquidation proposal, the Board noted the results
of past marketing efforts and the likelihood of whether further extensions of
the offering periods might prove successful in raising asset levels
significantly. The Board considered the effect of each Fund's size on its
expense ratio, with and without the voluntary expense limitation undertaken by
the Manager, as well as the long-term effect of the expense limitation on the
Manager and its relationship to the Funds. The Board also considered the fact
that the small size of the Funds impedes the management of their respective
portfolios, particularly the management of the assets of each Fund that are held
in the Equity Portfolio, the master fund in the master/feeder arrangement
discussed above.
The Board also considered the fact that the Manager had agreed to amend the
Manager's Guarantee relating to each Fund to provide the benefits of the
guarantee to the liquidation proceeds, in effect accelerating each Fund's
Maturity Date to the Liquidation Date. The Directors noted that the amendment of
the guarantee and the related amendment of the support agreements would provide
a benefit to Shareholders.
The Board also considered alternatives to liquidation, including the
continuation of each Fund until its respective Maturity Date, as well as the
options explored by management on behalf of the Funds.
On the basis of this review, the Board unanimously determined that the
liquidation of the Funds and the dissolution of the Company in the form proposed
is in the best interests of each Fund and its Shareholders.
III. DESCRIPTION OF THE PLAN
Under the Plan, on the date on which the Plan is approved by a Fund's
Shareholders (the "Effective Date"), the Company will cease to conduct business
with respect to that Fund except as is required to carry out the terms
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of the Plan. Thereafter, all securities and other assets held by the Fund not
already held in cash or cash equivalents will be converted to cash or cash
equivalents. In this regard, each Fund will tender for redemption its shares of
the Equity Portfolio immediately after the Effective Date. The Manager and/or
AIG Global Investment Corp., the Funds' sub-advisor, will undertake to liquidate
that Fund's assets, including a ratable portion of the assets held in the Equity
Portfolio, at market prices and on such terms and conditions as they shall
determine to be reasonable and in the best interests of the Funds and their
Shareholders. In no event will any of the portfolio securities owned by the
Funds or by the Equity Portfolio be sold at a price which is less than the best
price available in the public market at the time of sale. On the Effective Date,
the officers of the Company will establish a Liquidation Date, and the interests
of Shareholders in the assets of the Funds will be fixed on the basis of their
shareholdings at the close of business on the business day prior to the
Liquidation Date.
Immediately prior to the distribution of the Funds' assets (the
"Distribution"), the officers of the Company shall determine the amounts payable
to each Fund pursuant to the amended Manager's Guarantee, if any. The Company
will then arrange for payment of those amounts by the Manager. In the event of
the Manager's inability to pay such amounts in part or in full, the officers of
the Company will arrange for the payment of such amounts by AIG pursuant to the
amended support agreement between the Manager and AIG relating to that Fund.
The ratable distribution of the Funds' assets to Shareholders will be made
in a single cash payment (the "Liquidation Distribution"). The Distribution of
each Fund's assets is expected to consist of cash representing all of the assets
of that Fund.
At present, the date or dates on which the Funds will pay the Liquidation
Distribution to Shareholders and on which the Funds will be liquidated are not
known to the Company, but it is anticipated that, if Shareholders adopt the Plan
at the meeting held on January 6, 1998, the liquidation will occur on or prior
to January 31, 1998. Shareholders would receive their distributions without any
further action on their part.
In connection with the liquidation of the Funds' assets, the Funds will
redeem their shares of the Equity Portfolio. Because AIG companies also own
shares of the Equity Portfolio, which they are expected to hold beyond the
liquidation of the Funds, Shareholders are not being asked to approve the
liquidation and termination of the Equity Portfolio. AIG companies, as sole
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shareholders of the Equity Portfolio, are expected to effect the subsequent
liquidation and dissolution of the Equity Portfolio.
The Plan will not effect the right of a Shareholder to redeem his or her
shares of the Funds. Therefore, a Shareholder may at any time prior to the
Liquidation Date redeem Shares in accordance with the redemption procedure set
forth in the Funds' respective prospectuses without the necessity of waiting for
the Funds to take any action. HOWEVER, SHAREHOLDERS REDEEMING SHARES OF THE
FUNDS PRIOR TO THE LIQUIDATION DATE WILL NOT BE ASSURED OF RECEIVING THE
GUARANTEE PRICE (ADJUSTED FOR ANY DIVIDENDS) FOR THEIR SHARES. SUCH SHARES WILL
BE REDEEMED AT THEIR THEN-CURRENT NAV (See Section I - Introduction and
Background).
The Plan also provides that the Directors shall have the authority to
authorize such variations from or amendments to the provisions of the Plan as
may be necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of the Plan. None of
the Shareholders of the Funds will be entitled to exercise any dissenter's
rights or appraisal rights regarding the liquidation of the Funds' assets or the
dissolution of the Company under either the Plan, the 1940 Act or Maryland Law.
IV. FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES
The following summary provides general information with regard to the
federal income tax consequences to Shareholders relating to receipt of the
Liquidation Distribution from the Funds pursuant to the provisions of the Plan.
This summary also discusses the effect of federal income tax provisions on the
Funds resulting from their liquidation and the dissolution of the Company. The
Funds have not sought a ruling from the Internal Revenue Service with respect to
this liquidation and dissolution.
As discussed above, pursuant to the Plan, the Funds will sell their assets
and distribute the proceeds to their Shareholders. The Company anticipates that
the Funds will retain their qualification as regulated investment companies
under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, during the liquidation
period and will not be taxed on any of their income realized from this sale of
assets. The Company also anticipates that any payments to the Funds under the
amended Manager's Guarantees will not alter the Funds' status as regulated
investment companies under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code.
For federal income tax purposes, a Shareholder's receipt of the Liquidation
Distribution will be a taxable event and will be treated as a sale of the
Shareholder's Shares in exchange for the Liquidation Distribution. Each
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Shareholder will recognize gain or loss in an amount equal to the difference
between the Liquidation Distribution he or she receives and the adjusted tax
basis of his or her Shares. Because of the amended Manager's Guarantee, as
discussed above, it is expected that no Shareholders will recognize loss, except
in limited circumstances such as a Shareholder who opened his or her Fund
account as a rollover of a retirement plan investment with an adjusted tax basis
in excess of the Guarantee Price. Assuming the Shareholder holds his or her
Shares as a capital asset, the gain or loss generally will be treated as a
capital gain or loss. If the Shares have been held for more than eighteen
months, the gain or loss will constitute a long-term capital gain or loss; if
the Shares have been held for more than one year but not more than eighteen
months, gain or loss will be mid-term capital gain or loss; otherwise, the gain
or loss will constitute a short-term capital gain or loss. Shareholders should
be aware that the Funds will be required to withhold 31% of the Liquidation
Distribution proceeds payable to any individual and certain other non-corporate
Shareholders who do not provide the Fund with a correct taxpayer identification
number or who are otherwise subject to backup withholding. It is anticipated
that the Liquidation Distribution will occur during 1998.
The receipt of a Liquidation Distribution by an individual retirement
account or annuity ("IRA") that holds Shares will not be taxable to the IRA
owner for federal income tax purposes. If under the terms of the IRA the
Liquidation Distribution must be distributed to the IRA owner, however, the
distribution would be taxable for federal income tax purposes and, if the owner
has not attained age 591U2, generally also would be subject to an additional 10%
early withdrawal tax. Such amount also would be subject to federal tax
withholding unless the IRA owner were to elect not to have withholding apply.
Nonetheless, in such a circumstance a taxable event may be avoided either (i) by
instructing the IRA custodian to have the Fund shares in the account re-
registered in the name of another IRA custodian, which would receive the
liquidation proceeds, (ii) by instructing the IRA custodian to redeem the Fund
shares in the account prior to the liquidation and have the redemption proceeds
(which would not include the benefit of the Manager's Guarantee) forwarded to
another IRA custodian, or (iii) by rolling over the distribution within 60 days
of the date of the distribution to another IRA. An IRA may be rolled over only
once in any one year period; therefore, a rollover will not be an available
alternative if the IRA was rolled over at any time within the one year period
preceding the date of the distribution. There are many rules governing IRAs and
the transfer and rollover of IRA assets. In addition, tax results may vary
depending on the status of the IRA owner. Therefore, owners of IRAs that will
receive Liquidation Distributions should consult with their own tax advisers
concerning the consequences of the Liquidation Distribution in advance of the
Liquidation Distribution.
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The distribution of liquidation proceeds to a custodian for a minor holding
Shares pursuant to the Uniform Gifts to Minors Act (the "UGMA") would not affect
the status of the assets for purposes of UGMA, although the minor Shareholder
may realize gain upon the liquidation.
The information above is only a summary of some of the federal income tax
consequences generally affecting the Funds and its individual U.S. Shareholders
resulting from the liquidation of the Funds. This summary does not address the
particular federal income tax consequences applicable to Shareholders other than
U.S. individuals nor does it address state or local tax consequences. The tax
consequences of the liquidation may affect Shareholders differently depending
upon their particular tax situations, and, accordingly, this summary is not a
substitute for careful tax planning on an individual basis.
SHAREHOLDERS SHOULD CONSULT THEIR TAX ADVISERS TO DETERMINE THE FEDERAL,
STATE, AND OTHER INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES OF RECEIVING THE LIQUIDATION
DISTRIBUTION WITH RESPECT TO THEIR PARTICULAR TAX CIRCUMSTANCES.
V. FUND ACTIVITY FOLLOWING THE LIQUIDATION.
Following liquidation, the Company intends to file an application with the
Securities and Exchange Commission to de-register as an investment company under
the 1940 Act. The Company will also file Articles of Dissolution in accordance
with applicable provisions of Maryland law.
VI. CONCLUSION
THE DIRECTORS RECOMMEND VOTING "FOR" THE PROPOSAL TO LIQUIDATE THE FUNDS
AND DISSOLVE THE COMPANY PURSUANT TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE PLAN AS
DESCRIBED ABOVE. IN THE EVENT THE PLAN IS NOT ADOPTED WITH RESPECT TO EITHER
FUND, THAT FUND WILL NOT BE LIQUIDATED AND THE DIRECTORS WILL CONSIDER WHAT
ACTION, IF ANY, SHOULD BE TAKEN.
VII. OTHER BUSINESS
The Directors are not aware of any other matters to be presented at the
Meeting other than the proposal set forth in this Proxy Statement. If any other
business properly comes before the Meeting, the persons named in the
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accompanying proxy will exercise their best judgment in deciding how to vote on
such matters.
VIII. PRINCIPAL STOCKHOLDERS
To the knowledge of the Company, as of the Record Date, no person owned
beneficially or of record more than 5% of the Shares of either Fund, except that
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, on behalf of its clients, owned of record
106,669 shares (29.9%) of the Children's Fund and 254,393 shares (56.9%) of the
Retiree Fund.
IX. DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
As of the Record Date, none of the Directors or executive officers of the
Company owned any Shares of either Fund. However, Roger T. Wickers, Chairman of
the Board of Directors of the Company, has purchased 1,123 shares of the
Children's Fund as a gift for his grandson.
X. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
The Funds will incur expenses in connection with preparing and mailing the
enclosed form of proxy and accompanying Notice and Proxy Statement. The Funds
will also reimburse banks, brokers, and others for their reasonable expenses in
forwarding proxy solicitation material to the beneficial owners of the Shares of
the Funds. In addition, if the Plan is approved by Shareholders, the Funds will
incur costs in connection with their liquidation and the dissolution of the
Company. However, because of the existence of voluntary expense limitations on
the part of the Manager that are currently in place, as discussed above, as well
as the amended Manager's Guarantee, also discussed above, the Manager (and not
the Funds) will in effect assume all of these costs.
If a proxy represents a broker "non-vote" (that is, a proxy from a broker
or nominee indicating that such person has not received instructions from the
beneficial owner or other person entitled to vote shares of the Fund on a
particular matter with respect to which the broker or nominee does not have
discretionary power) or is marked with an abstention (collectively,
"Abstentions"), the Funds' Shares represented thereby will be considered to be
present at the Meeting for purposes of determining the existence of a quorum for
the transaction of business. Abstentions, however, will have the effect of a
"no" vote for the purpose of obtaining the requisite approval for the proposal
described herein. It is not expected that representatives of the Funds'
independent auditors will be present at the Meeting.
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In the event that the Funds are not liquidated and the Company not
dissolved, proposals of Shareholders intended to be presented at the next
Shareholder meeting must be received by the Company within a reasonable period
of time prior to the mailing of the proxy materials sent in connection with that
meeting for inclusion in the proxy statement for that meeting. The submission by
a Shareholder of a proposal for inclusion in a proxy statement does not
guarantee that it will be included. Shareholder proposals are subject to certain
regulations under federal securities laws.
XI. FUND MANAGEMENT
The Manager's principal office is located at 70 Pine Street, New York, New
York 10270. The Funds' subadvisor is AIG Global Investment Corp., an indirect
wholly-owned subsidiary of AIG, whose principal office is at 175 Water Street,
New York, New York 10038. The Funds' distributor and principal underwriter is
AIG Equity Sales Corp., whose principal office is at 80 Pine Street, New York,
New York 10005. The Funds' administrator and transfer agent is PFPC Inc., whose
principal office is located at 400 Bellevue Parkway, Wilmington, Delaware 19809.
The Funds' custodian is PNC Bank, National Association, whose principal office
is located at Airport Business Center, International Court 2, 200 Stevens Drive,
Lester, Pennsylvania 19113.
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PLEASE COMPLETE THE ENCLOSED PROXY CARD AND RETURN IT PROMPTLY IN THE
ENCLOSED SELF-ADDRESSED POSTAGE-PAID ENVELOPE. YOU MAY REVOKE YOUR PROXY AT ANY
TIME PRIOR TO THE MEETING BY WRITTEN NOTICE TO THE COMPANY OR BY SUBMITTING A
PROXY CARD BEARING A LATER DATE.
November 12, 1997
BY ORDER OF
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Gary M. Gardner
Secretary
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EXHIBIT A
PLAN OF LIQUIDATION AND DISSOLUTION
FOR
AIG ALL AGES FUNDS, INC.
This Plan of Liquidation and Dissolution (the "Plan") of AIG All Ages Funds,
Inc. (the "Company"), a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the
State of Maryland and registered as an open-end, management investment company
under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "Investment Company
Act"), is intended to accomplish the complete liquidation of each of the
Company's two series of shares, the AIG Children's World Fund - 2005
("Children's Fund") and the AIG Retiree Fund - 2003 ("Retiree Fund") (each a
"Fund" and Collectively, the "Funds"), and dissolution of the Company in
conformity with the provisions of the Company's Articles of Incorporation, By-
Laws and Maryland law.
1. Effective Date of Plan. The Plan shall become effective only upon
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approval of the liquidation of the Funds and of the dissolution of the Company
by the shareholders of both Funds. The date of such approval is hereinafter
called the "Effective Date."
2. Cessation of Business. After the Effective Date, the Company shall
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cease its operations, and thereafter, shall not engage in any business
activities except for the purposes of liquidating and preserving the value of
the Funds' assets and distributing such assets to the Funds' respective
shareholders in accordance with the provisions of the Plan after the payment to
(or reservation of assets for payment to) all creditors of the Funds.
3. Restriction of Transfer and Redemption of Shares. On the Effective
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Date, the officers of the Company shall establish a liquidation date, and the
interests of shareholders in the assets of the Funds shall be fixed on the basis
of their shareholdings at the close of business on the business day prior to the
liquidation date, at which time the books of the Company shall be closed.
4. Liquidation of Assets. As soon as it is reasonable and practicable
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after the Effective Date, all portfolio securities of the Funds not already
converted to cash or cash equivalents shall be converted to cash or cash
equivalents. In this regard, each Fund will tender for redemption its shares of
beneficial interest in the First Global Equity Portfolio immediately after the
Effective Date.
5. Payments of Debts. As soon as practicable after the Effective Date,
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each Fund shall determine and shall pay (or reserve sufficient amounts
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to pay) the amount of all known or reasonably ascertainable liabilities of the
Fund incurred or expected to be incurred prior to the date of the distribution
provided for in Section 7 below, subject to Section 9 below.
6. Guarantee Agreement. Immediately prior to the distribution provided
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for in Section 7 below, the officers of the Company shall determine the amount,
if any, payable to each Fund pursuant to the Amended Guarantee Agreement between
the Company on behalf of that Fund and AIG Capital Management Corp. (the
"Manager"), and will arrange for the payment thereof by the Manager. In the
event of the Manager's inability to pay such amounts in part or in full, the
officers of the Company shall arrange for the payment of such amounts by
American International Group, Inc. ("AIG") or its subsidiaries pursuant to the
Amended Support Agreement between the Manager and AIG relating to that Fund.
7. Liquidating Distribution. Each Fund's assets shall be distributed
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ratably among the shareholders of record of that Fund as of the Effective Date
in a single cash payment. The distribution of the Fund's assets (the
"Distribution") is expected to consist of cash representing all the assets of
the Fund, less the amount, if any, reserved to pay creditors of the Fund.
8. Deregistration and Dissolution. As soon as practicable after the
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liquidation and dissolution provided for in Section 7 above, the Company shall
be deregistered as an investment company under the Investment Company Act and
dissolved as a corporation pursuant to applicable provisions of Maryland law.
9. Expenses of the Liquidation and Dissolution. All of the expenses
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incurred by the Company in carrying out this Plan shall be borne ratably by the
Funds, subject to any expense limitation arrangement with the Manager, as
described in the Company's current registration statement on Form N-1A.
10. Approval on Behalf of One Fund. In the event the Plan is approved by
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the shareholders of only one of the Funds, the provisions of this Plan shall
apply with respect to the liquidation of that Fund; provided that no action
shall be taken in respect to the dissolution of the Company until the Plan has
been approved by the shareholders of both Funds.
11. Power of Board of Directors. The Board of Directors and, subject to
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the direction of the Board of Directors, the officers of the Company, shall have
authority to do or authorize any or all acts and things as provided for in the
Plan and any and all such further acts and things as they may consider necessary
or desirable to carry out the purposes of the Plan, including preparing and
executing documents, information returns, tax returns, forms, and other papers
which may be necessary or appropriate to implement the
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Plan or which may be required by the provisions of the Investment Company Act or
any other applicable laws. The death, resignation or other disability of any
director or any officer of the Company shall not impair the authority of the
surviving or remaining directors or officers to exercise any of the powers
provided for in the Plan.
12. Amendment of Plan. The Board shall have the authority to authorize
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such variations from or amendments of the provisions of the Plan (other than the
terms of the Liquidation Distribution) as may be necessary or appropriate to
effect the dissolution, complete liquidation and termination of the existence of
the Company, and the distribution of assets to shareholders in accordance with
the purposes to be accomplished by the Plan.
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AIG Retiree Fund - 2003
a series of AIG ALL AGES FUNDS, INC.
SPECIAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS JANUARY 6, 1998
Please refer to the Proxy Statement for a discussion of these matters. THE
UNDERSIGNED HOLDER(S) OF SHARES OF STOCK OF THE AIG RETIREE FUND - 2003 HEREBY
CONSTITUTES AND APPOINTS DAVID HARTMAN, EDWARD REGINALD AND WALTER JOSIAH, OR
ANY OF THEM, THE ATTORNEYS AND PROXIES OF THE UNDERSIGNED, WITH FULL POWER OF
SUBSTITUTION, TO VOTE THE SHARES LISTED BELOW AS DIRECTED, AND HEREBY REVOKES
ANY PRIOR PROXIES. To vote, mark an X in blue or black ink on the proxy card
below. THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF AIG ALL
AGES FUNDS, INC.
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Detach card at perforation and mail in postage paid envelope provided
I. Vote on Proposal to approve the liquidation of the AIG Retiree Fund - 2003
and dissolution of AIG All Ages Funds, Inc. pursuant to the Plan of
Liquidation and Dissolution attached to the Proxy Statement as EXHIBIT A.
FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN
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In their discretion, the proxies are authorized to vote upon such other business
as may properly come before the meeting. PLEASE SIGN AND DATE THE REVERSE SIDE
OF THIS CARD.
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AIG Retiree Fund - 2003
a series of AIG ALL AGES FUNDS, INC.
PROXY
THIS PROXY, WHEN PROPERLY EXECUTED AND RETURNED, WILL BE VOTED IN THE MANNER
DIRECTED HEREIN BY THE UNDERSIGNED. IF NO DIRECTION IS MADE, THIS PROXY WILL BE
VOTED FOR APPROVAL OF EACH PROPOSAL.
Please sign exactly as name appears on this card. When account is joint
tenants, all should sign. When signing as administrator, trustee or guardian,
please give title. If a corporation or partnership, sign in entity's name and
by authorized person.
X____________________________
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Dated:_______________________
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AIG Children's World Fund - 2005
a series of AIG ALL AGES FUNDS, INC.
SPECIAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS JANUARY 6, 1998
Please refer to the Proxy Statement for a discussion of these matters. THE
UNDERSIGNED HOLDER(S) OF SHARES OF STOCK OF THE AIG CHILDREN'S WORLD FUND -2005
HEREBY CONSTITUTES AND APPOINTS DAVID HARTMAN, EDWARD REGINALD AND WALTER
JOSIAH, OR ANY OF THEM, THE ATTORNEYS AND PROXIES OF THE UNDERSIGNED, WITH FULL
POWER OF SUBSTITUTION, TO VOTE THE SHARES LISTED BELOW AS DIRECTED, AND HEREBY
REVOKES ANY PRIOR PROXIES. To vote, mark an X in blue or black ink on the proxy
card below. THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF AIG
ALL AGES FUNDS, INC.
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Detach card at perforation and mail in postage paid envelope provided
I. Vote on Proposal to approve the liquidation of the AIG Children's World
Fund - 2005 and dissolution of AIG All Ages Funds, Inc. pursuant to the
Plan of Liquidation and Dissolution attached to the Proxy Statement as
EXHIBIT A.
FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN
[ ] [ ] [ ]
In their discretion, the proxies are authorized to vote upon such other business
as may properly come before the meeting. PLEASE SIGN AND DATE THE REVERSE SIDE
OF THIS CARD.
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AIG Children's World Fund- 2005
a series of AIG ALL AGES FUNDS, INC.
PROXY
THIS PROXY, WHEN PROPERLY EXECUTED AND RETURNED, WILL BE VOTED IN THE MANNER
DIRECTED HEREIN BY THE UNDERSIGNED. IF NO DIRECTION IS MADE, THIS PROXY WILL BE
VOTED FOR APPROVAL OF EACH PROPOSAL.
Please sign exactly as name appears on this card. When account is joint
tenants, all should sign. When signing as administrator, trustee or guardian,
please give title. If a corporation or partnership, sign in entity's name and
by authorized person.
X____________________________
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X____________________________
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Dated:_______________________
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