As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 3, 1997
Registration No. 33-59363
811-7287
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-1A
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
Pre-Effective Amendment No.
Post-Effective Amendment No. 3 X
and/or
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940 X
Amendment No. 4
(Check appropriate box or boxes.)
LEXINGTON CROSBY SMALL CAP ASIA GROWTH FUND, INC.
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(Exact name of Registrant as specified in Charter)
Park 80 West Plaza Two
Saddle Brook, New Jersey 07663
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(Address of principal executive offices)
Registrant's Telephone Number: (201) 845-7300
Lisa Curcio, Secretary
Lexington Crosby Small Cap Asia Growth Fund, Inc.
Park 80 West Plaza Two, Saddle Brook, New Jersey 07663
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(Name and address of agent for service)
With a copy to:
Carl Frischling, Esq.
Kramer, Levin, Kamin & Frankel
919 Third Avenue, New York, New York 10022
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It is proposed that this filing will become effective 60 days
after filing, pursuant to Paragraph (a) of Rule 485.
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The Registrant has registered an indefinite number of shares
pursuant to Section 24(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940. A Rule
24f-2 Notice for the Registrant's fiscal year ending December 31, 1996
was filed on February 26, 1997.
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LEXINGTON CROSBY SMALL CAP ASIA GROWTH FUND, INC.
REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM N-1A
CROSS REFERENCE SHEET
PART A
Items in Part A Prospectus
of Form N-1A Prospectus Caption Page Number
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1. Cover Page Cover Page
2. Synopsis *
3. Condensed Financial Information 8
4. General Description of Registrant 3
5. Management of the Fund 42
5a. Management's Discussion of Fund Performance *
6. Capital Stock and Other Securities 61
7. Purchase of Securities Being Offered 51
8. Redemption or Repurchase 54
9. Legal Proceedings *
Note * Omitted since answer is negative or inapplicable
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LEXINGTON CROSBY SMALL CAP ASIA GROWTH FUND, INC.
STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL
PART B INFORMATION CAPTION INFORMATION PAGE NUMBER
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10. Cover Page Cover Page
11. Table of Contents Cover Page
12. General Information and History 61 (Part A)
13. Investment Objectives and Policies 2
14. Management of the Registrant 5
15. Control Persons and Principal Holders 9
of Securities
16. Investment Advisory and Other Services 9
17. Brokerage Allocation and Other Practices 10
18. Capital Stock and Other Securities 61 (Part A)
19. Purchase, Redemption and Pricing of 54, 54 (Part A)
securities being offered
20. Tax Status 12
21. Underwriters 9
22. Calculation of Yield Quotations on Money *
Market Funds
23. Financial Statements 19
PART C
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Information required to be included in Part C is set forth
under the appropriate item, so numbered, in Part C to this
Registration Statement.
* Not Applicable
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THE LEXINGTON FUNDS
P.O. Box 1515
Park 80 West, Plaza Two
Saddle Brook, New Jersey 07663
Shareholder Services--1-800-526-0056
1-201-845-7300
Institutional/Financial Adviser Services--1-800-367-9160
24 Hour Account Information--1-800-526-0052
PROSPECTUS
___________, 1997
The following twelve mutual funds (each a "Fund," and collectively the
"Funds") are offered in this Prospectus:
Fund Name Nasdaq Symbol
Lexington Convertible Securities Fund CNCVX
Lexington Crosby Small Cap Asia Growth Fund, Inc. LXCAX
Lexington Global Fund, Inc. LXGLX
Lexington GNMA Income Fund, Inc. LEXNX
Lexington Goldfund, Inc. LEXMX
Lexington Growth and Income Fund, Inc. LEXRX
Lexington International Fund, Inc. LEXIX
Lexington Money Market Trust LMMXX
Lexington Ramirez Global Income Fund LEBDX
Lexington SmallCap Value Fund, Inc. LESVX
Lexington Troika Dialog Russia Fund, Inc. LETRX
Lexington Worldwide Emerging Markets Fund, Inc. LEXGX
Each Fund's shares offered in this Prospectus are sold at net asset value
with no sales load, no commissions and (except for certain redemptions of the
Lexington Troika Dialog Russia Fund) no redemption or exchange fees. The minimum
initial investment in each Fund is $1000 ($5,000 for the Lexington Troika Dialog
Russia Fund), and subsequent investments must be at least $50. See "How to
Invest in the Funds."
Each Fund is an open-end management investment company and managed by
Lexington Management Corporation (the "Manager"), an affiliate of Lexington
Funds Distributor (the "Distributor"). Each Fund has its own investment
objective and policies designed to meet different investment goals. The
Lexington Convertible Securities and Lexington Ramirez Global Income Funds may
invest without limitation in lower rated debt securities commonly referred to as
"junk bonds." Investments of this type are subject to greater risk of loss of
principal and interest. As with all mutual funds, there is no guarantee a Fund
will achieve its objective.
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Please read this Prospectus before investing and retain it for future
reference. A Statement of Additional Information dated __________,1997, has been
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, is incorporated to this
Prospectus by reference and is available without charge by calling the
appropriate telephone number above or writing to the address listed above.
Information about the Lexington Funds is available on the internet at
http:\\www.sec.gov.
AN INVESTMENT IN THE FUNDS IN NEITHER INSURED NOR GUARANTEED BY THE U.S.
GOVERNMENT. THERE CAN BE NO ASSURANCE THAT THE LEXINGTON MONEY MARKET TRUST WILL
BE ABLE TO MAINTAIN A STABLE NET ASSET VALUE OF $1 PER SHARE.
THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED BY THE SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION, NOR HAS THE
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION PASSED
UPON THE ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY OF THIS PROSPECTUS. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE
CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.
MUTUAL FUND SHARES ARE NOT DEPOSITS OR OBLIGATIONS OF (OR ENDORSED OR
GUARANTEED BY) ANY BANK, NOR ARE THEY FEDERALLY INSURED OR OTHERWISE PROTECTED
BY THE FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION ("FDIC"), THE FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD
OR ANY OTHER AGENCY. INVESTING IN MUTUAL FUNDS INVOLVES INVESTMENT RISKS,
INCLUDING THE POSSIBLE LOSS OF PRINCIPAL, AND THEIR VALUE AND RETURN WILL
FLUCTUATE.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
The Lexington Funds ............................................. 3
Fees and Expenses of the Funds .................................. 5
Financial Highlights ............................................ 8
The Funds' Investment Objectives
and Policies .................................................. 20
Other Investment Practices ...................................... 33
Risk Considerations ............................................. 36
Management of the Funds ......................................... 42
How to Contact the Funds ........................................ 51
How to Invest in the Funds ...................................... 51
How to Redeem an Investment
in the Funds .................................................. 54
Exchange Privileges and
Restrictions .................................................. 56
How Net Asset Value is Determined
Dividends and Distributions ..................................... 57
Taxation ........................................................ 59
General Information ............................................. 61
Backup Withholding .............................................. 63
Glossary ........................................................ 64
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THE LEXINGTON FUNDS
The Funds' investment objectives are summarized below. See "The Funds'
Investment Objectives and Policies" beginning on page __, "Portfolio Securities"
beginning on page __, "Other Investment Practices" beginning on page ___ and
"Risk Considerations" beginning on page __ for more detailed information.
International Funds
Lexington Crosby Small Cap Asia Growth Fund, Inc.
The Lexington Crosby Small Cap Asia Growth Fund's investment objective is
to seek long-term capital appreciation through investment in common stocks and
equivalents of companies domiciled in the Asia Region with a market
capitalization of less than $1 billion.
Lexington Global Fund, Inc.
The Lexington Global Fund's investment objective is to seek long-term
growth of capital primarily through investment in common stocks of companies
domiciled in foreign countries and the United States.
Lexington International Fund, Inc.
The Lexington International Fund's investment objective is to seek
long-term growth of capital through investment in common stocks and equivalents
of companies domiciled in foreign countries.
Lexington Ramirez Global Income Fund
The Lexington Ramirez Global Income Fund's investment objective is to seek
high current income. Capital appreciation is a secondary objective. The
Lexington Ramirez Global Income Fund invests in a combination of foreign and
domestic high-yield, lower rated debt securities, commonly known as "junk
bonds."
Lexington Troika Dialog Russia Fund, Inc.
The Lexington Troika Dialog Russian Fund's investment objective is to seek
long-term capital appreciation through investment primarily in the equity
securities of Russian companies.
Lexington Worldwide Emerging Markets Fund, Inc.
The Lexington Worldwide Emerging Markets Fund's investment objective is to
seek long-term growth of capital primarily through investment in equity
securities of companies domiciled in, or doing business in emerging countries
and emerging markets.
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Domestic Equity Funds
Lexington Convertible Securities Fund
The Lexington Convertible Securities Fund's investment objective is total
return which it seeks to achieve by providing capital appreciation, current
income and conservation of the shareholders capital.
Lexington Growth and Income Fund, Inc.
The Lexington Growth and Income Fund's principal investment objective is
long term appreciation of capital. Income is a secondary objective.
Lexington SmallCap Value Fund, Inc.
The Lexington SmallCap Value Fund's principal investment objective is long
term capital appreciation. The Lexington SmallCap Value Fund will seek to obtain
its objective through investment in common stocks and equivalents of companies
domiciled in the United States with a market capitalization of less than $1
billion.
Precious Metals Funds
Lexington Goldfund, Inc.
The Lexington Goldfund's investment objective is to attain capital
appreciation and such hedge against loss of buying power as may be obtained
through investment in gold securities of companies engaged in mining or
processing gold throughout the world.
Domestic Fixed-Income Funds
Lexington GNMA Income Fund, Inc.
The Lexington GNMA Income Fund's investment objective is to seek a high
level of current income, consistent with liquidity and safety of principal,
through investment primarily in mortgage-backed GNMA Certificates that are
guaranteed as to the timely payment of principal and interest by the United
States Government.
Money Market Funds
Lexington Money Market Trust
The Lexington Money Market Trust's investment objective is to seek as high
a level of current income from short-term investments as is consistent with the
preservation of capital and liquidity. The Lexington Money Market Trust seeks to
maintain a stable net asset value of $1 per share.
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Fees and Expenses of the Funds
Shareholder Transaction Expenses
An investor would pay the following charges when buying or redeeming shares
of a Fund:
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Maximum
Maximum Sales
Sales Load Imposed Deferred Sales Redemption
Load Imposed on Reinvested Load Fees+ Exchange Fees
on Purchases Dividends
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None None None None None
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+ Shareholders effecting redemptions via wire transfer may be required to pay
fees, including the wire fee and other fees, that will be directly deducted
from redemption proceeds. LEXINGTON TROIKA DIALOG RUSSIA FUND ONLY: You
will pay a redemption fee of 2% for shares you redeem within 365 days after
you have purchased them. See "How to Redeem an Investment in the Funds."
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Annual Fund Operating Expenses (as a percentage of average net assets):
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Total Fund
Management Rule 12b-1 Other Operating
Fees Fees Fees Expenses
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
International Funds
Lexington Crosby SmallCap Asia Growth Fund 1.25 1.17 2.42*
Lexington Global Fund 1.00 0.90 1.90
Lexington International Fund 1.00 0.25 1.20 2.45
Lexington Ramirez Global Income Fund 1.00 0.25 0.25 1.50*
Lexington Troika Dialog Russia Fund 1.25 0.25 1.50 2.65*
Lexington Worldwide Emerging Markets Fund 1.00 0.76 1.76
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Domestic Equity Funds
Lexington Convertible Securities Fund 1.00 0.25 1.14 2.39
Lexington Growth and Income Fund 0.68 0.25 0.20 1.13
Lexington SmallCap Value Fund 1.00 0.25 1.23 2.48*
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Precious Metals Funds
Lexington Goldfund 0.84 0.25 0.51 1.60
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Domestic Fixed-Income Funds
Lexington GNMA Income Fund 0.60 0.45 1.05
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Money Market Funds
Lexington Money Market Trust 0.50 0.50 1.00*
</TABLE>
* Net of reimbursement
This table is intended to assist the investor in understanding the various
expenses of each Fund. Operating expenses are paid out of a Fund's assets and
are factored into the Fund's share price. Each Fund estimates that it will have
the expenses listed (expressed as a percentage of average net assets) for the
current fiscal year.
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Example of Expenses for the Funds
Assuming, hypothetically, that each fund's annual return is 5% and that its
operating expenses are as set forth above, an investor buying $1,000 of a fund's
shares would have paid the following total expenses upon redeeming such shares:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
1 Year 3 Years 5 Years 10 Years
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Lexington Crosby SmallCap Asia Growth Fund 24.51 75.45 129.05 275.63
Lexington Global Fund 19.29 59.70 102.64 222.21
Lexington International Fund 24.81 76.35 130.55 278.62
Lexington Ramirez Global Income Fund 15.26 47.41 81.84 179.05
Lexington Troika Dialog Russia Fund 54.11 103.01 174.55 363.98
Lexington Worldwide Emerging Markets Fund 17.89 55.41 95.41 207.31
Lexington Convertible Securities Fund 24.21 74.55 127.55 272.63
Lexington Growth and Income Fund 11.52 35.91 62.23 137.46
Lexington SmallCap Value Fund 25.11 77.25 132.05 281.60
Lexington Goldfund 16.27 50.49 87.08 190.01
Lexington GNMA Income Fund 10.71 33.41 57.94 128.26
Lexington Money Market Trust 10.20 31.84 55.25 122.46
</TABLE>
This example is to show the effect of expenses. This example does not
represent past or future expenses or returns; actual expenses and returns may
vary.
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
Selected Per Share Data and Ratios
The following financial information for the periods ended December 31,
1991, through December 31, 1996, was audited by KPMG Peat Marwick LLP, whose
report, dated December 31, 1996, appears in the 1996 Annual Reports of the
Funds.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Lexington Crosby Small Cap Asia Growth Fund
1996 1995
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<S> <C> <C>
Net asset value, beginning of period $ 9.76 $ 10.00
Income (loss) from investment operations:
Net investment income (loss) (0.05) 0.02
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments 2.54 (0.24)
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Total income (loss) from investment operations 2.49 (0.22)
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Less distributions:
Distributions from net realized capital gains (0.01) (0.02)
Distributions in excess of net investment income (0.01) --
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Net asset value, end of period $ 12.24 $ 9.76
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Total return 25.50% (4.39)%*
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Ratios to average net asset of:
Expenses, before reimbursement or waiver 2.64% 3.51%
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Expenses, net of reimbursement or waiver 2.42% 1.75%
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Net investment loss, before reimbursement or waiver (0.86)% (1.24)%
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Net investment loss (0.64)% 0.52%
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Portfolio turnover 176.49% 40.22%
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Net assets, end of period (000's omitted) $ 23,796 $ 8,936
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</TABLE>
*Annualized
The average commission paid on equity security transactions for the period ended
December 31, 1996 is less than $0.005 per share of securities purchased and
sold. In accordance with recent SEC disclosure guidelines, average commissions
were calculated for the current period and not for prior periods.
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS Lexington Global Fund
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
1996 1995 1994 1993 1992
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Net asset value, beginning of period $ 11.32 $ 11.17 $ 13.51 $ 11.09 $ 11.57
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Income (loss) from investment operations:
Net investment income 0.01 0.09 0.02 0.06 0.06
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
on investments 1.84 1.10 0.23 3.47 (0.47)
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Total income (loss)
from investment operations 1.85 1.19 0.25 3.53 (0.41)
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Less distributions:
Dividends from net investment income (0.16) (0.29) -- (0.06) (0.07)
Distributions in excess of net investments
income (temporary book-tax difference) -- -- (0.13) -- --
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Distributions from net realized capital gains (1.73) (0.62) (2.46) (1.05)
Distributions in excess of net realized capital
gains (temporary book-tax difference) -- -- (0.13) -- --
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Total distributions (1.89) (1.04) (2.59) (1.11) (0.07)
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Net asset value, end of period $ 11.28 $ 11.32 $ 11.17 $ 13.51 $ 11.09
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Total return 16.43% 10.69% 1.84% 31.88% (3.55%)
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Ratios to average net assets:
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Expenses 1.90% 1.67% 1.61% 1.49% 1.52%
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Net investment income 0.11% 0.48% 0.14% 0.52% 0.55%
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Portfolio turnover 128.05% 166.35% 83.40% 84.61% 81.38%
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Average commission paid on
equity security transactions** $ 0.03 -- -- -- --
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Net assets, end of period (000's omitted) $ 37,223 $ 53,614 $ 67,392 $ 87,313 $ 50,298
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<CAPTION>
1991 1990 1989 1988 1987
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Net asset value, beginning of period $ 10.26 $ 12.83 $ 10.89 $ 9.89 $ 9.50
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Income (loss) from investment operations:
Net investment income 0.09 0.11 0.01 0.02 0.01
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
on investments 1.50 (2.25) 2.72 1.56 0.38
Total income (loss)
from investment operations 1.59 (2.14) 2.73 1.58 0.39
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Less distributions:
Dividends from net investment income (0.08) (0.11) (0.02) (0.02) --
Distributions in excess of net investments
income (temporary book-tax difference) -- -- -- -- --
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Distributions from net realized capital gains (0.20) (0.32) (0.77) (0.56) --
Distributions in excess of net realized capital
gains (temporary book-tax difference) -- -- -- -- --
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Total distributions (0.28) (0.43) (0.79) (0.58) --
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Net asset value, end of period $ 11.57 $ 10.26 $ 12.83 $ 10.89 $ 9.89
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Total return 15.55% (16.75%) 25.10% 15.99% 5.47%*
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Ratios to average net assets:
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Expenses 1.57% 1.59% 1.64% 1.80% 1.20%*
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Net investment income 0.79% 0.99% 0.13% 0.12% 0.19%*
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Portfolio turnover 75.71% 81.88% 113.58% 96.90% 95.66%*
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Net assets, end of period (000's omitted) $ 53,886 $ 50,501 $ 57,008 $ 38,150 $ 31,250
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</TABLE>
* Annualized
** In accordance with recent SEC disclosure guidelines, average commissions
are calculated for the current period and not for prior periods.
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS Lexington International Fund
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
1996 1995 1994
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<S> <C> <C> <C>
Net asset value, beginning of period $ 10.60 $ 10.37 $ 10.00
Income (loss) from investment operations:
Net investment loss (.02) (.01) (.08)
Net realized and unrealized gain on investments 1.45 .61 .67
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Total income from investment operations 1.43 .60 .59
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Less distributions:
Distributions from net investment income (.20) -- --
Dividends in excess of net investment income
(temporary book-tax difference) -- (.35) --
Distributions from net realized capital gains (.97) (.02) (.10)
Distributions in excess of net realized capital
gains (temporary book-tax difference) -- -- (.12)
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Total distributions (1.17) (.37) (.22)
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Net asset value, end of period $ 10.86 $ 10.60 $ 10.37
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Total return 13.57% 5.77% 5.87%
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Ratio to average net assets:
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Expenses 2.45% 2.46% 2.39%
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Net investment loss (0.39%) (.12%) (.94%)
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Portfolio turnover 113.55% 137.72% 100.10%
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Average commission paid on
equity security transactions* $ 0.03 ------ ------
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Net assets, end of period (000's omitted) $ 18,891 $ 17,855 $ 17,843
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</TABLE>
* In accordance with recent SEC disclosure guidelines, the average commissions
are calculated for the current period, but not for prior periods.
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS Lexington Ramirez Global Income Fund
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
1996 1995 1994 1993 1992
---- ---- ---- ---- ----
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Net asset value, beginning of period $ 10.75 $ 9.80 $ 10.95 $ 10.39 $ 10.35
Income (loss) from investment operations:
Net investment income 1.01 0.96 0.46 0.53 0.61
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
on investments 0.36 0.95 (1.16) (0.58) (0.04)
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Total income (loss)
from investment operations 1.37 1.91 (0.70) 1.11 0.65
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Less distributions:
Distributions from net investment income (0.86) (0.96) (0.45) (0.55) (0.61)
Distributions from net realized gains (0.04) -- -- -- --
---- ---- ---- ---- ----
Total Distributions (0.90) (0.96) (0.45) (0.55) (0.61)
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Net asset value, end of period $ 11.22 $ 10.75 $ 9.80 $ 10.95 $ 10.39
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Total return 13.33% 20.10% (6.52%) 10.90% 6.51%
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Ratio to average net assets:
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Expenses, before reimbursement or waiver 2.33% 3.07% 1.80% 1.44% 1.54%
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Expenses, net of reimbursement or waiver 1.50% 2.75% 1.50% 1.44% 1.50%
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Net investment income, before
reimbursement or waiver 9.49% 9.48% 4.18% 4.83% 5.88%
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Net investment income 10.32% 9.80% 4.48% 4.83% 5.92%
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Portfolio turnover 71.83% 164.72% 10.20% 31.06% 31.24%
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Net assets, end of period (000's omitted) $ 29,110 $ 12,255 $ 10,351 $ 14,576 $ 13,085
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<CAPTION>
1991 1990 1989 1988 1987
---- ---- ---- ---- ----
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Net asset value, beginning of period $ 10.05 $ 10.12 $ 10.03 $ 9.67 $ 10.55
Income (loss) from investment operations:
Net investment income 0.67 0.73 0.63 0.63 0.78
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
on investments 0.30 (0.09) 0.09 0.36 (0.86)
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Total income (loss)
from investment operations 0.97 0.64 0.72 0.99 (0.08)
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Less distributions:
Distributions from net investment income (0.67) (0.71) (0.63) (0.63) (0.80)
Distributions from net realized gains -- -- -- -- --
---- ---- ---- ---- ----
(0.67) (0.71) (0.63) (0.63) (0.80)
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Net asset value, end of period $ 10.35 $ 10.05 $ 10.12 $ 10.03 $ 9.67
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Total return 10.03% 6.62% 7.40% 10.54% (0.21%)
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Ratio to average net assets:
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Expenses, before reimbursement or waiver 1.65% 1.61% 1.72% 1.50% 1.97%
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Expenses, net of reimbursement or waiver 1.12% 1.08% 1.20% 1.33% --
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Net investment income, before
reimbursement or waiver 6.11% 6.67% 5.70% 6.16% 5.98%
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Net investment income 6.64% 7.20% 6.22% 6.33% 7.95%
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Portfolio turnover 29.45% 44.50% 46.60% 67.11% 66.77%
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Net assets, end of period (000's omitted) $ 12,252 $ 10,707 $ 12,739 $ 13,139 $ 11,049
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</TABLE>
* Annualized
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS Lexington Troika Dialog Russia Fund
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
1996
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<S> <C>
Net asset value, beginning of period $ 12.12
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Income (loss) from investment operations:
Net investment income (loss) (0.05)
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments (0.51)
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Total income (loss) from investment operations (0.56)
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Less distributions:
Distributions from net investment income
Distributions from net realized capital gains (0.32)
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Total distributions (0.32)
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Net asset value, end of period $ 11.24
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Total return (9.01)%*
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Ratios to average net asset of:
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Expenses, before reimbursement or waivers 5.07%
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Expenses, net of reimbursement or waivers 2.65%
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Net investment income, before reimbursement or waivers (3.69)%
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Net investment income (1.26%)
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Portfolio turnover 115.55%*
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Average commissions paid
on equity security transactions --***
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Net assets, end of period (000's omitted) $ 13,846
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</TABLE>
* Annualized
** The Fund's commencement of operations was June 3, 1996 with the investment
of its initial capital. The Fund's registration statement with the
Securities and Exchange Commission became effective on July 3, 1996.
Financial results prior to the effective date of the Fund's registration
statement are not presented in this Financial Highlights Table.
*** The average commission paid on equity security transactions for the period
ended December 31, 1996 is less than $0.005 per share of securities
purchased and sold.
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS Lexington Worldwide Emerging Markets Fund
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
1996 1995 1994 1993 1992
----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Net asset value, beginning of period $ 10.70 $ 11.47 $ 13.96 $ 8.66 $ 9.03
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Income (loss) from investment operations:
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Net investment income -- 0.08 (0.01) 0.05 0.07
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Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
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on investments 0.79 (0.76) (1.92) 5.43 0.27
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Total income (loss)
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from investment operations 0.79 (0.68) (1.93) 5.48 0.34
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Less distributions:
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Dividends from net investment income -- (0.08) -- (0.01) (0.11)
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Distributions in excess of net investment
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income (temporary book-tax difference) -- (0.01) -- -- --
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Distributions from capital gains -- -- (0.47) (0.17) (0.60)
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Distributions in excess of capital gains
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(temporary book-tax difference) -- -- (0.09) -- --
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total distributions -- (0.09) (0.56) (0.18) (0.71)
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net asset value, end of period $ 11.49 $ 10.70 $ 11.47 $ 13.96 $ 8.66
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total return 7.38% (5.93%) (13.81%) 63.37% 3.77%
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Ratio to average net assets:
Expenses 1.76% 1.88% 1.65% 1.64% 1.89%
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net investment income (loss) (0.01)% 0.70% (0.06)% 0.21% 0.75%
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Portfolio turnover 86.26% 92.85% 75.56% 38.35% 91.27%
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Average commission paid
equity security transactions* -- -- -- -- --
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net assets, end of period (000's omitted) $ 254,673 $ 265,544 $ 288,581 $ 230,473 $ 30,021
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<CAPTION>
1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986
----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Net asset value, beginning of period $ 8.56 $ 10.79 $ 8.72 $ 8.01 $ 11.80 $ 9.96
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Income (loss) from investment operations:
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net investment income 0.09 0.25 0.13 0.12 0.14 0.16
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
on investments 1.97 (1.891) 2.32 0.71 0.12 1.88
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total income (loss)
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
from investment operations 2.06 (1.56) 2.45 0.83 0.26 2.04
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Less distributions:
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Dividends from net investment income (0.11) (0.24) (0.21) (0.12) (0.38) (0.20)
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Distributions in excess of net investment
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
income (temporary book-tax difference) -- -- -- -- -- --
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Distributions from capital gains (1.48) 0.43) (0.17) -- (3.67) --
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Distributions in excess of capital gains
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(temporary book-tax difference) -- -- -- -- -- --
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total distributions (1.59) (0.67) (0.38) (0.12) (4.05) (0.20)
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net asset value, end of period $ 9.03 $ 8.56 $ 10.79 $ 8.72 $ 8.01 $ 11.80
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total return 24.19% (14.44%) 28.11% 10.36% 0.35% 20.73%
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Ratio to average net assets:
Expenses 1.97% 1.42% 1.36% 1.33% 1.34% 1.32%
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net investment income (loss) 0.79% 2.52% 1.18% 1.27% 1.26% 1.24%
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Portfolio turnover 112.03% 52.48% 59.07% 47.63% 83.21% 54.20%
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Average commission paid
on equity security transactions* -- -- -- -- -- --
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net assets, end of period (000's omitted) $ 25,060 $ 22,192 $ 29,126 $ 26,389 $ 25,579 $ 29,862
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>
* The average commission paid on equity security transactions for the year ended
December 31, 1996 is less than $0.005 per share of securities purchased and
sold. In accordance with recent SEC disclosure guidelines, average commissions
are calculated for the current period and not for prior periods.
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS Lexington Convertible Securities Fund
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
1996 1995 1994 1993
---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Net asset value, beginning of period $ 13.66 $ 11.84 $ 14.10 $ 13.80
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Income from investment operations:
Net investment income (loss) 0.11 0.15 0.08 --
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
on investments 0.55 2.04 0.10 0.89
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total income (loss) from operations 0.66 2.19 0.18 0.89
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Less distributions:
Dividends from net investment income (0.11) (0.15) (0.07) --
Dividends from net realized capital gains (0.55) (0.22) (2.32) (0.59)
Distribution in excess of capital gains
(temporary book-tax difference) -- -- (0.05) --
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total distributions (0.66) (0.37) (2.44) (0.59)
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net asset value, end of period $ 13.66 $ 13.66 $ 11.84 $ 14.10
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total return 4.89% 18.63% 1.30% 6.53%
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Ratio to average net assets:
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Expenses, before reimbursement of waiver 2.39% 2.52% 2.81% 2.76%
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Expenses, net of reimbursement or waiver 2.39% 2.52% 2.75% 2.76%
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net investment income (loss), before
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
reimbursement or waiver 0.77% 1.24% 0.50% (0.04%)
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net investment income 0.77% 1.24% 0.56% (0.04%)
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Portfolio turnover 18.45% 11.23% 38.14% 6.53%
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Average commission paid on
equity security transactions* 0.04 -- -- --
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net assets, end of period (000's omitted) $ 11,208 $ 11,641 $ 8,117 $ 8,319
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<CAPTION>
1992 1991 1990 1989 1988
---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Net asset value, beginning of period $ 12.41 $ 8.74 $ 9.55 $ 9.51 $ 9.35
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Income from investment operations:
Net investment income (loss) 0.18 0.22 0.50 0.64 0.42
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
on investments 1.39 3.68 (0.81) 0.04 0.19
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total income (loss) from operations 1.57 3.90 (0.31) 0.68 0.61
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Less distributions:
Dividends from net investment income (0.18) (0.23) (0.50) (0.64) (0.42)
Dividends from net realized capital gains -- -- -- -- (0.03)
Distribution in excess of capital gains
(temporary book-tax difference) -- -- -- -- --
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total distributions (0.18) (0.23) (0.50) (0.64) (0.45)
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net asset value, end of period $ 13.80 $ 12.41 $ 8.74 $ 9.55 $ 9.51
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total return 12.82% 45.06% (3.39%) 7.16% 6.96%
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Ratio to average net assets:
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Expenses, before reimbursement of waiver 3.02% 3.42% 4.51% 2.64% 4.12%
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Expenses, net of reimbursement or waiver 2.32% 2.50% 2.68% 2.13% 2.00%
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net investment income (loss), before
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
reimbursement or waiver 0.70% 1.14% 3.09% 5.74% 3.43%
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net investment income 1.40% 2.06% 4.92% 6.25% 5.55%
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Portfolio turnover 12.58% 29.46% 25.58% 34.23% 39.70%
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Average commission paid on
equity security transactions* -- -- -- -- --
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net assets, end of period (000's omitted) $ 7,180 $ 6,599 $ 4,744 $ 5,986 $ 6,930
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>
* In accordance with recent SEC disclosure guidelines, the average commissions
are calculated for the current period, but not for prior periods.
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS Lexington Growth and Income Fund
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
1996 1995 1994 1993 1992
----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Net asset value, beginning of period $ 15.71 $ 14.36 $ 16.16 $ 16.25 $ 16.39
Income from investment operations:
Net investment income 0.07 0.22 0.17 0.21 0.23
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
on investments 4.08 3.00 (0.68) 1.94 1.79
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total income (loss)
from investment operations 4.15 3.22 (0.51) 2.15 2.02
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Less distributions:
Dividends from net investment income (0.13) (0.22) (0.16) (0.21) (0.32)
Distributions from net realized capital gains (1.17) (1.65) (0.91) (2.03) (1.84)
Distributions in excess of net realized
gains (temporary book-tax difference) -- -- (0.22) -- --
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total distributions (1.30) (1.87) (1.29) (2.24) (2.16)
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net asset value, end of period $ 18.56 $ 15.71 $ 14.36 $ 16.16 $ 16.25
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total return 26.46% 22.57% (3.11%) 13.22% 12.36%
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Ratios to average net asset of:
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Expenses 1.13% 1.09% 1.15% 1.29% 1.20%
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net investment income 0.43% 1.38% 1.06% 1.20% 2.57%
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Portfolio turnover 101.12% 159.94% 63.04% 93.90% 88.13%
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Average commissions paid on
equity security transactions* $ 0.07 -- -- -- --
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net assets, end of period (000's omitted) $ 200,309 $ 138,901 $ 124,289 $ 134,508 $ 126,241
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<CAPTION>
1991 1990 1989 1988 1987
----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Net asset value, beginning of period $ 14.24 $ 16.19 $ 14.39 $ 13.58 $ 19.16
Income from investment operations:
Net investment income 0.35 0.60 0.50 0.46 0.43
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
on investments 3.17 (2.25) 3.44 0.80 0.02
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total income (loss)
from investment operations 3.52 (1.65) 3.94 1.26 0.45
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Less distributions:
Dividends from net investment income (0.35) (0.30) (0.60) (0.45) (0.51)
Distributions from net realized capital gains (1.02) -- (1.54) -- (5.52)
Distributions in excess of net realized
gains (temporary book-tax difference) -- -- -- -- --
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total distributions (1.37) (0.30) (2.14) (0.45) (6.03)
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net asset value, end of period $ 16.39 $ 14.24 $ 16.19 $ 14.39 $ 13.58
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total return 24.87% (10.27%) 27.56% 9.38% 0.15%
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Ratios to average net asset of:
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Expenses 1.13% 1.04% 1.02% 1.10% 0.96%
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net investment income 2.19% 3.91% 2.82% 3.20% 2.37%
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Portfolio turnover 80.33% 67.39% 64.00% 81.10% 95.28%
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Average commission paid on
equity security transactions -- -- -- -- --
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net assets, end of period (000's omitted) $ 121,263 $ 104,664 $ 128,329 $ 111,117 $ 112,780
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>
* In accordance with recent SEC disclosure guidelines, the average commissions
are calculated for the current period, but not for prior periods.
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS Lexington Small Cap
Value Fund
1996
---------
Net asset value, beginning of period $ 10.00
Income (loss) from investment operations:
Net investment income (loss) (0.18)
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments 1.94
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total income (loss) from investment operations 1.76
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Less distributions:
Distributions from net realized capital gains (0.03)
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net asset value, end of period $ 11.73
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total return 17.50%
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Ratios to average net asset of:
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Expenses, before reimbursement or waiver 3.04%
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Expenses, net of reimbursement or waiver 2.48%
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net investment loss, before reimbursement or waiver (2.34)%
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net investment loss (1.78)%
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Portfolio turnover 60.92%
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Average commissions paid on equity security transactions $ 0.03
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net assets, end of period (000's omitted) $ 8,061
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS Lexington Goldfund
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
1996 1995 1994 1993 1992
----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Net asset value, beginning of period $ 6.24 $ 6.37 $ 6.90 $ 3.70 $ 4.68
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Income (loss) from investment operations:
Net investment income 0.02 -- 0.03 0.01 0.02
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
on investments 0.50 (0.12) (0.53) 3.21 (0.98)
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total income (loss)
from investment operations 0.52 (0.12) (0.50) 3.22 (0.96)
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Less distributions:
Dividends from net investment income (0.79) (0.01) (0.03) (0.02) (0.02)
Distributions from net realized
capital gains -- -- -- -- --
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total distributions (0.79) (0.01) (0.03) (0.02) (0.02)
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net asset value, end of period $ 5.97 $ 6.24 $ 6.37 $ 6.90 $ 3.70
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total return 7.84% (1.89%) (7.28%) 89.96% (20.51%
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Ratios to average net assets:
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Expenses 1.60% 1.70% 1.54% 1.63% 1.69%
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net investment income (loss) (0.32)% 0.07% 0.50% 0.25% 0.58%
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Portfolio turnover 31.04% 40.41% 23.77% 28.41% 13.18%
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Average commissions paid on equity
security transactions* $ 0.02 -- -- -- --
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net assets, end of period (000's omitted) $ 109,287 $ 135,779 $ 159,435 $ 159,479 $ 71,856
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<CAPTION>
1991 1990 1989 1988 1987
----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Net asset value, beginning of period $ 5.03 $ 6.39 $ 5.21 $ 6.20 $ 4.49
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Income (loss) from investment operations:
Net investment income 0.04 0.04 0.05 0.04 0.01
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
on investments (0.35) (1.36) 1.18 (0.98) 2.07
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total income (loss)
from investment operations (0.31) (1.32) 1.23 (0.94) 2.08
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Less distributions:
Dividends from net investment income (0.04) (0.04) (0.05) (0.05) (0.05)
Distributions from net realized
capital gains -- -- -- -- (0.32)
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total distributions (0.04) (0.04) (0.05) (0.05) (0.37)
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net asset value, end of period $ 4.68 $ 5.03 $ 6.39 $ 5.21 $ 6.20
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total return (6.14%) (20.35%) 23.62% (15.18%) 46.56%
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Ratios to average net assets:
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Expenses 1.43% 1.36% 1.42% 1.61% 1.29%
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net investment income 0.81% 0.69% 1.14% 0.78% 0.57%
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Portfolio turnover 22.14% 12.43% 15.98% 20.45% 13.78%
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Average commissions paid on equity
security transactions* -- -- -- -- --
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net assets, end of period (000's omitted) $ 96,316 $ 106,074 $ 154,484 $ 92,782 $ 104,842
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>
* In accordance with recent SEC disclosure guidelines, the average commissions
are calculated for the current period, but not for prior periods.
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS Lexington GNMA Income Fund
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
1996 1995 1994 1993 1992
----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Net asset value, beginning of period $ 8.19 $ 7.60 $ 8.32 $ 8.26 $ 8.45
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Income from investment operations:
Net investment income 0.53 0.58 0.55 0.59 0.61
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
on investments (0.08) 0.59 (0.72) 0.06 (0.19)
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total income (loss)
from investment operations 0.45 1.17 (0.17) 0.65 0.42
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Less distributions:
Dividends from net investment income (0.52) (0.58) (0.55) (0.59) (0.61)
Distributions from net realized
capital gains -- -- -- -- --
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total distributions (0.52) (0.58) (0.55) (0.59) (0.61)
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net asset value, end of period $ 8.12 $ 8.19 $ 7.60 $ 8.32 $ 8.26
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total return 5.71% 15.91% (2.07%) 8.06% 5.19%
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Ratios to average net asset of:
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Expenses 1.05% 1.01% 0.98% 1.02% 1.01%
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net investment income 6.56% 7.10% 6.90% 6.96% 7.31%
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Portfolio turnover 128.76% 30.69% 37.15% 52.34% 180.11%
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net assets, end of period (000's omitted) $ 133,777 $ 130,681 $ 132,108 $ 149,961 $ 132,048
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<CAPTION>
1991 1990 1989 1988 1987
----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Net asset value, beginning of period $ 7.90 $ 7.88 $ 7.45 $ 7.58 $ 8.22
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Income from investment operations:
Net investment income 0.64 0.65 0.69 0.64 0.71
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
on investments 0.55 0.03 0.42 (0.13) (0.59)
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total income (loss)
from investment operations 1.19 0.68 1.11 0.51 0.12
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Less distributions:
Dividends from net investment income (0.64) (0.66) (0.68) (0.64) (0.73)
Distributions from net realized
capital gains -- -- -- (0.03) --
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total distributions (0.64) (0.66) (0.68) (0.64) (0.76)
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net asset value, end of period $ 8.45 $ 7.90 $ 7.88 $ 7.45 $ 7.58
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total return 15.75% 9.23% 15.60% 6.90% 1.62%
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Ratios to average net asset of:
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Expenses 1.02% 1.04% 1.03% 1.07% 0.98%
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net investment income 7.97% 8.43% 8.88% 8.31% 8.49%
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Portfolio turnover 138.71% 112.55% 102.66% 233.48% 89.40%
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net assets, end of period (000's omitted) $ 122,191 $ 98,011 $ 96,465 $ 97,185 $ 109,793
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS Lexington Money Market Trust
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
1996 1995 1994 1993 1992
----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Net asset value, beginning of period $ 1.00 $ 1.00 $ 1.00 $ 1.00 $ 1.00
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Income from investment operations:
Net investment income 0.0441 0.0495 0.0330 0.0230 0.0299
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Less distributions:
Dividends from net investment income (0.0441) (0.0495) (0.0330) (0.0230) (0.0299)
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net asset value, end of period $ 1.00 $ 1.00 $ 1.00 $ 1.00 $ 1.00
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total return 4.50% 5.06% 3.35% 2.32% 3.03%
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Ratio to average net assets:
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Expenses, before reimbursement 1.04% 1.08% 1.02% 1.00% 1.03%
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Expenses, net of reimbursement 1.00% 1.00% 1.00% 1.00% 1.00%
Net investment income, before
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
reimbursement 4.37% 4.87% 3.30% 2.30% 2.99%
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net investment income, net of
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
reimbursement 4.41% 4.95% 3.32% 2.30% 3.02%
N---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
et assets, end of period (000's omitted) $ 97,526 $ 88,786 $ 111,805 $ 94,718 $ 111,453
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<CAPTION>
1991 1990 1989 1988 1987
----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Net asset value, beginning of period $ 1.00 $ 1.00 $ 1.00 $ 1.00 $ 1.00
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Income from investment operations:
Net investment income 0.0532 0.0732 0.0828 0.0678 0.0610
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Less distributions:
Dividends from net investment income (0.0532) (0.0732) (0.0828) (0.0678) (0.0610)
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net asset value, end of period $ 1.00 $ 1.00 $ 1.00 $ 1.00 $ 1.00
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total return 5.45% 7.56% 8.60% 7.00% 6.29%
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Ratio to average net assets:
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Expenses, before reimbursement 1.02% 0.97% 0.99% 0.97% 0.80%
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Expenses, net of reimbursement 1.00% 0.97% 0.99% 0.97% 0.80%
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net investment income, before
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
reimbursement 5.35% 7.32% 8.29% 6.74% 6.13%
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net investment income, net of
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
reimbursement 5.37% 7.32% 8.29% 6.74% 6.13%
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net assets, end of period (000's omitted) $ 143,137 $ 176,127 $ 182,703 $ 192,079 $ 212,487
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>
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The Funds' Investment Objectives and Policies
The investment objective and general investment policies of each Fund are
described below. Specific portfolio securities that may be purchased by the
Funds are described in "Portfolio Securities" beginning on page __. Specific
investment practices that may be employed by the Funds are described in "Other
Investment Practices" beginning on page __. Certain risks associated with
investments in the Funds are described in those sections as well as in "Risk
Considerations" beginning on page __. CERTAIN TERMS USED IN THE PROSPECTUS ARE
DEFINED IN THE GLOSSARY BEGINNING ON PAGE __.
Summary Comparison of Funds
Under normal market conditions, the Funds will invest their assets as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Typical Market
Anticipated Anticipated Capitalizatioin
Equity Debt of Portfolio
Fund Name Exposure Exposure Focus Campanies
====================================================================================================================================
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
International Lexington Crosby 100% 0% Asia Small-Cap Less than
Funds Small Cap Asia $1 billion
Growth Fund
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Lexington Global 100% 0% Foreign Growth Any size
Fund
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Lexington 100% 0% Foreign Growth Any size
International Fund
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Lexington Ramirez 0% 100% Global Income Any size
Global Income Fund
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Lexington Troika 85% 15% Russian Growth Any size
Dialog Russia Fund
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Lexington Worldwide 100% 0% Foreign Emerging Any size
Emer0ging Markets Growth
Fund
====================================================================================================================================
Domestic Lexington Convertible 0-35% 100% Convertible Any size
Equity Securities Fund Securities
Funds ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Lexington Growth 0-100% 0-100% Capital and Income Any size
and Income Fund
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Lexington SmallCap 100% 0% U.S. Small-Cap Between
Value Fund $20 million
and $1 billion
====================================================================================================================================
Precious Lexington Goldfund 100% 0% Gold and Gold Any size
Metals Companies
====================================================================================================================================
Domestic Lexington GNMA 0% 100% Income N/A
Fixed- Income Fund
Income
Funds
====================================================================================================================================
Money Lexington Money 0% 100% Income N/A
Market Market Trust
Funds
====================================================================================================================================
</TABLE>
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Lexington Crosby Small Cap Asia Growth Fund, Inc.
The investment objective of the Lexington Crosby Small Cap Asia Growth Fund
is long-term capital appreciation through investment in common stocks and
equivalents of companies domiciled in the Asia Region with a market
capitalization of less than $1 billion.
The Lexington Crosby Small Cap Asia Growth Fund will invest principally in
companies listed on stock exchanges in the Asia Region consisting of Bangladesh,
China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan, The Philippines,
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam ("the Asia Region"). The
Lexington Crosby Small Cap Asia Growth Fund will invest at least 65% of its
total assets in securities of companies (1) that are organized under the laws of
the above countries, (2) whose principal securities trading market is located in
those countries, and (3) that derive at least 50% of their revenues or profits
from those countries. The Lexington Crosby Small Cap Asia Growth Fund also
intends to invest in Australia and New Zealand. The Lexington Crosby Small Cap
Asia Growth Fund may also invest in unlisted securities. Under normal market
conditions, the Lexington Crosby Small Cap Asia Growth Fund will invest
substantially all of its assets in three or more countries in the Asia Region.
The Lexington Crosby Small Cap Asia Growth Fund will invest at least 65% of
its total assets in growth companies in the Asia Region which have market
capitalizations of less than $1 billion. Approximately 13,000 companies are
listed on recognized exchanges in the Asia Region. Approximately 300 companies
in the Asia Region are capitalized over $1 billion. These companies form the
principal components of their respective market indices and consequently attract
the majority of foreign investment in the region. Approximately 3,000 companies,
which are considered small capitalization companies, will be the primary focus
for the Lexington Crosby Small Cap Asia Growth Fund's investments. These
companies are frequently under-researched by international investors and
undervalued by their markets. The companies in which the Lexington Crosby Small
Cap Asia Growth Fund intends to invest will generally have the following
characteristics: a market capitalization of less than $1 billion; part of a
strong growth industry; proven management; under-researched; and undervalued.
The Lexington Crosby Small Cap Asia Growth Fund intends to select
securities which can have enhanced growth prospects and may provide investment
returns superior to the Asian market as a whole. The market value of small
capitalization companies in the Asia Region tends to be volatile, and in the
past has offered greater potential for gain as well as loss than securities of
companies traded in developed countries. It is possible that certain Lexington
Crosby Small Cap Asia Growth Fund investments
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<PAGE>
could be subject to foreign expropriation or exchange control restrictions. See
"Risk Considerations."
The Lexington Crosby Small Cap Asia Growth Fund may invest in all types of
common stocks and equivalents (the following constitute equivalents: convertible
debt securities, warrants and options). The Lexington Crosby Small Cap Asia
Growth Fund may also invest in preferred stocks, bonds and other debt
obligations and money market instruments, including cash and cash deposits,
which will be denominated in U.S. Dollars or currencies related thereto.
----------
Lexington Global Fund, Inc.
The investment objective of the Lexington Global Fund is to seek long-term
growth of capital primarily through investment in common stocks of companies
domiciled in foreign countries and the United States. The Lexington Global Fund
will invest at least 65% of its total assets in at least three countries, one of
which may be the United States. The Lexington Global Fund will invest primarily
in the common stocks and common stock equivalents. The following constitute
common stock equivalents: convertible debt securities, warrants and options. The
Lexington Global Fund may also invest in preferred stocks, bonds and other debt
obligations, including money market instruments of foreign and domestic
companies and foreign and domestic government securities. The Lexington Global
Fund is not required to maintain any particular geographic or currency mix of
its investments. The Lexington Global Fund is not required to maintain any
particular proportion of stocks, bonds or other securities in its portfolio.
The Lexington Global Fund may invest primarily in foreign debt securities
when it appears that the capital appreciation available from investments in such
securities will equal or exceed the capital appreciation available from
investments in equity securities. The market value of debt securities varies
inversely to changes in prevailing interest rates. Investing in debt obligations
may provide an opportunity for capital appreciation when interest rates are
expected to decline.
The Lexington Global Fund may invest in securities of companies in the
following regions and the governments of those regions: the Pacific Basin,
Africa; Western Europe and North America; and such other areas and countries as
the Manager may determine from time to time. The Lexington Global Fund may
invest in companies located in developing countries without limitation.
Developing countries may have relatively unstable governments, economies based
on only a few industries, and securities markets which trade a small number of
companies. Prices on these
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exchanges tend to be volatile and in the past these exchanges have offered
greater potential for gain, as well as loss, than exchanges in developed
countries. While the Lexington Global Fund invests only in countries that it
considers as having relatively stable and friendly governments it is possible
that certain Lexington Global Fund investments could be subject to foreign
expropriation or exchange control restrictions. See "Risk Considerations."
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Lexington International Fund, Inc.
The investment objective of the Lexington International Fund is to seek
long-term growth of capital through investment in common stocks and equivalents
of companies domiciled in foreign countries. The Lexington International Fund
will invest at least 65% of its total assets in at least three foreign
countries. The Lexington International Fund will invest primarily in common
stocks and common stock equivalents. The following constitute common stock
equivalents: convertible debt securities, warrants and options. The Lexington
International Fund may also invest in preferred stocks, bonds and other debt
obligations, including money market instruments of foreign and domestic
companies and foreign and domestic government securities. The Lexington
International Fund is not required to maintain any particular geographic or
currency mix of its investments. The Lexington International Fund is not
required to maintain any particular proportion of stocks, bonds or other
securities in its portfolio.
The Lexington International Fund may invest primarily in foreign debt
securities when it appears that the capital appreciation available from
investments in such securities will equal or exceed the capital appreciation
available from investments in equity securities. The market value of debt
securities varies inversely to changes in prevailing interest rates. Investing
in debt obligations may provide an opportunity for capital appreciation when
interest rates are expected to decline. The Lexington International Fund will
invest in investment grade obligations and non-rated obligations of comparable
quality.
The Lexington International Fund may invest in securities of companies in
the following regions and the governments of those regions: the Pacific Basin;
Africa; North America; Western Europe; and such other areas and countries as the
Manager may determine from time to time. The Lexington International Fund may
invest in companies located in developing countries without limitation.
Developing countries may have relatively unstable governments, economies based
on only a few industries, and securities markets which trade a small number of
companies. Prices on these exchanges tend to be volatile and in the past these
exchanges have offered greater potential
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for gain, as well as loss, than exchanges in developed countries. While the
Lexington International Fund invests only in countries that it considers as
having relatively stable and friendly governments it is possible that certain
Lexington International Fund investments could be subject to foreign
expropriation or exchange control restrictions. See "Risk Considerations."
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Lexington Ramirez Global Income Fund
The investment objective of the Lexington Ramirez Global Income Fund is to
seek high current income. Capital appreciation is a secondary objective. The
Lexington Ramirez Global Income Fund invests primarily in lower rated and
unrated foreign debt securities whose credit quality is generally considered
equal to U.S. corporate debt securities known as "junk bonds." Junk bonds and
similarly rated foreign debt securities involve a high degree of risk and are
predominantly speculative. See "Portfolio Securities" and "Risk Considerations."
The Lexington Ramirez Global Income Fund, under normal conditions, invests
substantially all of its assets in debt securities of domestic companies,
companies of developed foreign countries, and companies in emerging markets. The
debt securities in which the Lexington Ramirez Global Income Fund invests
consist of bonds, notes, debentures and other similar instruments. The Lexington
Ramirez Global Income Fund may invest in debt securities issued by governments,
their agencies and instrumentalities, central banks, commercial banks and other
corporate entities. The Lexington Ramirez Global Income Fund may invest up to
100% of its total assets in domestic and foreign debt securities that are rated
below investment grade. The Lexington Ramirez Global Income Fund may also invest
in securities that are in default as to payment of principal and/or interest,
and bank loan participations and assignments.
The Lexington Ramirez Global Income Fund's investments in emerging markets
will primarily consist of the following: foreign "junk bonds," "Brady Bonds,"
and sovereign debt securities issued by emerging market governments. The
Lexington Ramirez Global Income Fund may invest in debt securities of emerging
market issuers without regard to ratings. Many emerging market debt securities
are not rated by United States rating agencies. The Lexington Ramirez Global
Income Fund's ability to achieve its investment objectives is thus more
dependent on the Manager's credit analysis than would be the case if the
Lexington Ramirez Global Income Fund were to invest in higher quality bonds.
Currently, most emerging market debt securities are considered to have a credit
quality below investment grade.
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Lexington Troika Dialog Russia Fund, Inc.
The investment objective of the Lexington Troika Dialog Russia Fund is to
seek long-term capital appreciation through investment primarily in the equity
securities of Russian companies. Under normal conditions, the Lexington Troika
Dialog Russia Fund seeks to achieve its objective by investing at least 65% of
its total assets in the securities of Russian Companies. The securities in which
the Lexington Troika Dialog Russia Fund may invest are common stock, preferred
stock, convertible preferred stock, bonds, notes or debentures convertible into
common or preferred stock, direct investments in Russian companies, stock
purchase warrants or rights, and American Depository Receipts or Global
Depository Receipts. The Lexington Troika Dialog Russia Fund may invest the
remaining 35% of its total assets in debt securities issued by Russian
Companies, debt securities issued or guaranteed by the Russian Government or a
Russian governmental entity, debt securities of corporate and government issuers
outside Russia, equity securities of issuers outside Russia which Lexington
Troika Dialog believes will experience growth in revenue and profits from
participation in the development of the economies of the Commonwealth of
Independent States, and Short-Term and Medium-Term Debt Securities.
The Lexington Troika Dialog Russia Fund intends to invest its assets in
Russian Companies in a broad array of industries, including the following: oil
and gas, energy generation and distribution, communications, mineral extraction,
trade, financial and business services, transportation, manufacturing, real
estate, textiles, food processing and construction. The Lexington Troika Dialog
Russia Fund is not permitted to invest more than 25% of the value of its total
assets in any one industry. It may, however, invest an unrestricted amount of
its assets in the oil and gas industry. The Lexington Troika Dialog Russia
Fund's investments will include investments in Russian Companies that have
characteristics and business relationships common to companies outside of
Russia. As a result, outside economic forces may cause fluctuations in the value
of securities held by the Lexington Troika Dialog Russia Fund.
Under current conditions, the Lexington Troika Dialog Russia Fund expects
to invest at least 20% of its total assets in very liquid assets to maintain
liquidity and provide stability. As the Russian equity markets develop, however,
and the liquidity of Russian securities becomes less problematic, the Lexington
Troika Dialog Russia Fund will invest a greater percentage of its assets in
Russian equity securities.
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Lexington Worldwide Emerging Markets Fund, Inc.
The investment objective of the Lexington Worldwide Emerging Markets Fund
is to seek long-term growth of capital primarily through investment in equity
securities and equivalents of companies domiciled in, or doing business in,
emerging countries and emerging markets. Under normal conditions, the Lexington
Worldwide Emerging Markets Fund seeks to achieve its objective by investing at
least 65% of its total assets in the equity securities and equivalents of
emerging market companies. Under normal conditions, the Lexington Worldwide
Emerging Markets Fund invests in emerging country and emerging market securities
of at least three countries outside of the United States. In the opinion of the
Manager, emerging market countries include, but are not limited to, the
following: Algeria, Argentina, Bangladesh, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Chile,
China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Dominican Republic,
Ecuador, Egypt, Finland, Ghana, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Indonesia,
Israel, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Jordan, Kenya, Malaysia, Mauritius, Mexico,
Morocco, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Pakistan, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Poland,
Portugal, Russia, Singapore, Slovakia, South Africa, South Korea, Sri Lanka,
Taiwan, Thailand, Trinidad & Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Uruguay, Venezuela,
Zambia, Zimbabwe.
The Lexington Worldwide Emerging Markets Fund may also invest in equity
securities and equivalents of companies that derive 50% or more of their total
revenue from either goods or services produced in emerging market countries or
sales made in those countries. The Lexington Worldwide Emerging Markets Fund's
investments in emerging country equity securities are not subject to any maximum
limit, and the Lexington Worldwide Emerging Markets Fund intends to invest
substantially all of its assets in emerging country and emerging market equity
securities. The Lexington Worldwide Emerging Markets Fund may invest the
remaining 35% of its total assets in equity securities without regard to whether
they qualify as emerging country or emerging market equity securities, debt
securities denominated in the currency of an emerging market or issued or
guaranteed by an emerging market company or the government of an emerging
country, and Short-Term and Medium-Term Debt Securities.
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Lexington Convertible Securities Fund
The investment objective of the Lexington Convertible Securities Fund is
total return which it seeks to achieve by providing capital appreciation,
current income and conservation of shareholders capital. Under normal
conditions, the Lexington Convertible Securities Fund seeks to achieve its
objective by investing at least 65% of its total assets in debt securities
convertible into shares of common stock ("convertible securities"). The
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Lexington Convertible Securities Fund may invest without limitation in
high-yield debt securities rated below investment grade. Such lower rated
securities are commonly referred to as "junk bonds." Junk bonds are considered
speculative and pose a greater risk of loss of principal and interest than
investment grade securities. See "Portfolio Securities" and "Risk
Considerations." Common stock received upon the conversion or sale of
convertible securities held by the Lexington Convertible Securities Fund will
either continue to be held by the Lexington Convertible Securities Fund or be
sold.
The convertible securities held by the Lexington Convertible Securities
Fund may consist of securities rated in the six highest rating categories by a
major rating service and non-rated debt securities. The Lexington Convertible
Securities Fund will not invest in any security which has been rated lower than
"B" by S&P or Moody's, which are both major rating services, or non-rated
securities of comparable quality.
No more than 35% of the Lexington Convertible Securities Fund's total
assets will be invested in securities other than convertible securities. The
Lexington Convertible Securities Fund may invest in dividend and non-dividend
paying non-convertible common stocks, corporate bonds, covered call options and
put options, stock index options, U.S. Government securities, repurchase
agreements and money market securities.
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Lexington Growth and Income Fund
The Lexington Growth and Income Fund's principal investment objective is
long-term capital appreciation. Income is a secondary objective. Generally, the
Lexington Growth and Income Fund invests its assets in publicly traded common
stocks and senior securities convertible into common stocks of domestic and
foreign companies.
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Lexington SmallCap Value Fund
The investment objective of the Lexington SmallCap Value Fund is to seek
long-term capital appreciation. Under normal conditions, the Lexington SmallCap
Value Fund seeks its objective by investing in common stocks and equivalents of
domestic companies with a market capitalization under $1 billion. Warrants,
options and convertible debt securities are common stock equivalents in which
the Lexington SmallCap Value Fund may invest. The Lexington SmallCap Value Fund
will invest at least 90% of its assets in domestic companies which have market
capitalizations between $20 million and $1 billion at the time of investment.
The remainder of its
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assets may be invested in securities of companies with market capitalizations
below $20 million, above $1 billion, foreign companies with dollar denominated
shares traded in the United States, American Depository Shares or Receipts, real
estate investment trusts, and cash.
The Lexington SmallCap Value Fund will invest it assets primarily in the
equity securities of domestic companies listed on stock exchanges or traded over
the counter. The Lexington SmallCap Value Fund may invest in foreign companies
whose shares are traded in U.S. dollar denominated markets.
The companies in which the Lexington SmallCap Value Fund intends to invest
will generally have the following characteristics: a market capitalization of
less than $1 billion; high relative ratio of revenue per share to stock price; a
low relative ratio of price to book value per share; a positive cash flow and
other measures of financial stability; and a low stock price relative to
historical levels.
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Lexington Goldfund
The Lexington Goldfund's principal investment objective is to attain
capital appreciation and such hedge against loss of buying power as may be
obtained through investment in gold and equity securities of companies engaged
in mining or processing gold throughout the world. Under normal conditions, at
least 65% of the value of the total assets of the Lexington Goldfund will be
invested in gold and the securities of companies engaged in mining or processing
gold ("gold-related securities"). The Lexington Goldfund may also invest in
other precious metals, including platinum, palladium and silver. The Lexington
Goldfund intends to invest less than half of the value of its assets in gold and
other precious metals and more than half of the value of its assets in
gold-related securities, including securities of foreign issuers.
The Lexington Goldfund is designed to provide investors with a means to
protect against declines in the value of the U.S. dollar against world
currencies. To the extent that the Lexington Goldfund's investments in
gold-related securities appreciate in value relative to the U.S. dollar, the
Lexington Goldfund's investments may serve to offset declines in the buying
power of the U.S. dollar. Management believes that, over the long term,
investing in gold will protect capital from adverse monetary and political
developments. Investments in gold may provide more of a hedge against a decline
in the buying power of the dollar, devaluation and inflation than other types of
investments. The value of gold-related debt securities, however, will generally
not react to fluctuations in the price of gold. The market value of debt
securities of companies engaged in mining or processing gold can be expected to
fluctuate inversely with prevailing interest rates.
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Lexington GNMA Income Fund
The investment objective of the Lexington GNMA Income Fund is to seek a
high level of current income, consistent with liquidity and safety of principal.
Under normal market conditions, the Lexington GNMA Income Fund will invest at
least 80% of the value of its total assets in Government National Mortgage
Association ("GNMA") mortgage-backed securities (also known as "GNMA
Certificates"). Lexington GNMA Certificates represent part ownership of a pool
of mortgage loans. The timely payment of interest and principal on each
certificate is guaranteed by the full faith and credit of the United States
Government. The principal on Lexington GNMA Certificates is scheduled to be paid
back by the borrower over the length of the loan. The Lexington GNMA Income Fund
will invest the remaining 20% of its total assets in other securities issued or
guaranteed by the U.S. Government, including U.S. Treasury securities.
The Lexington GNMA Income Fund will purchase "modified pass through" type
GNMA Certificates. "Modified pass through" GNMA Certificates entitle the holder
to receive all interest and principal payments owed by the borrower even if the
borrower has not made payment. The Lexington GNMA Income Fund intends to use the
proceeds from principal payments to purchase additional GNMA Certificates or
other U.S. Government guaranteed securities.
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Lexington Money Market Trust
The investment objective of the Lexington Money Market Trust is to seek as
high a level of current income as is consistent with the preservation of capital
and liquidity by investing in short-term money market instruments. The following
are the money market instruments in which the Lexington Money Market Trust will
invest: U.S. Government securities, time deposits, certificates of deposit,
bankers' acceptances, commercial paper, repurchase agreements and other money
market instruments. The Lexington Money Market Trust seeks to maintain a stable
net asset value of $1 per share.
The Lexington Money Market Trust will invest in money market instruments
that have been rated in one of the two highest rating categories by both S&P and
Moody's, both major rating agencies. A "Tier 1" security is one that has been
rated by either S&P or Moody's in the highest rating category, or, if unrated,
is of comparable quality. A "Tier 2" security is one that has been rated in the
second highest category by either S&P or Moody's, or, if unrated, is of
comparable quality. Up to 5% of the total assets of the Lexington Money Market
Trust may be invested in a single Tier 1 security (other than U.S. Government
securities). In addition, the Lexington Money Market Trust may not invest more
than 5% of its total assets in Tier 2 securities, and may not invest more than
1% of its total assets in any single Tier 2 security.
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The Lexington Money Market Trust may only invest in money market
instruments with a remaining maturity of 397 days or less, provided that the
Fund's average weighted maturity does not exceed 90 days.
PORTFOLIO SECURITIES
Equity Securities
The Lexington Convertible Securities Fund, Lexington Goldfund and Lexington
Growth and Income Fund may purchase common stocks. The Lexington Crosby SmallCap
Asia Growth Fund, Lexington Global Fund, Lexington International Fund, Lexington
SmallCap Value Fund, Lexington Troika Dialog Russia Fund and Lexington Worldwide
Emerging Markets Fund emphasize investments in common stock and common stock
equivalents. The following constitute common stock equivalents: warrants,
options and convertible debt securities. Common stock equivalents may be
converted into or provide the holder with the right to common stock. These funds
may also invest in other types of equity securities, including preferred stocks,
and equity derivative securities. The Lexington Troika Dialog Russia Fund may
invest directly in Russian companies.
Debt Securities
Debt securities will constitute at least 65% of the Lexington Convertible
Securities Fund's and up to 100% of the Lexington Ramirez Global Income Fund's
total assets, and the GNMA Income Fund will have substantially all of its assets
invested in GNMA Certificates and U.S. Government securities. The debt
securities in which the Lexington Funds may invest include bond, notes,
debentures and other similar instruments. The debt securities acquired by the
Lexington Convertible Securities Fund may include high yield, lower-rated debt
securities known as "junk bonds," and the Lexington Ramirez Global Income Fund
may invest 100% of its total assets in junk bonds. The Lexington Ramirez Global
Income Fund may invest in securities that are in default as to payment of
principal and/or interest. The Lexington Ramirez Global Income Fund may also
invest in "Brady Bonds" and sovereign debt securities issued by emerging market
governments.
The Lexington Global Fund, Lexington Goldfund, Lexington International
Fund, Lexington Troika Dialog Russia Fund and Lexington Worldwide Emerging
Markets Fund may invest primarily in debt securities when the Manager believes
that debt securities will provide capital appreciation through favorable changes
in relative foreign exchange rates, in relative interest rate levels or in the
creditworthiness of issuers.
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It is likely that many of the debt securities in which the Lexington Troika
Dialog Russia Fund and Lexington Worldwide Emerging Markets Fund invest will be
unrated and may have speculative characteristics. The Lexington Crosby Small Cap
Asia Growth Fund and Lexington International Fund will only invest in investment
grade debt obligations.
Junk Bonds. The Lexington Convertible Securities Fund and Lexington Ramirez
Global Income Fund may invest in high yield, lower rated debt securities known
as "junk bonds." Junk bonds are debt obligations rated below investment grade
and non-rated securities of comparable quality. Junk bonds are considered
speculative and thus pose a greater risk of default than investment grade
securities. Investments of this type are subject to greater risk of loss of
principal and interest, but in general provide higher yields than higher rated
debt obligations. Bonds issued by companies domiciled in emerging markets are
usually rated below investment grade.
Zero Coupon Bonds. The Lexington Ramirez Global Fixed Income Fund may
invest in zero coupon bonds. Zero coupon bond prices are highly sensitive to
changes in market interest rates. The original issue discount on the zero coupon
bonds must be included ratably in the income of the Lexington Ramirez Global
Fixed Income Fund as the income accrues even though payment has not been
received. The Lexington Ramirez Global Fixed Income Fund nevertheless intend to
distribute an amount of cash equal to the currently accrued original issue
discount, and this may require liquidating securities at times they might not
otherwise do so and may result in capital loss. See "Tax Information" in the
Statement of Additional Information.
Loan Participation and Assignments. The Lexington Ramirez Global Income
Fund may invest in loans arranged through private negotiations between a foreign
entity and one or more lenders. The majority of the Lexington Ramirez Global
Fixed Income's investments in loans in emerging markets is expected to be in the
form of participation in loans ("Participations") and assignments of portions of
loans from third parties ("Assignments"). Participations typically will result
in the Lexington Ramirez Global Fixed Income having a contractual relationship
only with the Lender, not with the borrower. The Lexington Ramirez Global Fixed
Income will have the right to receive payments of principal, interest and any
fees to which it is entitled only from the Lender selling the Participation and
only upon receipt by the Lender of the payments from the borrower. As a result,
the Lexington Ramirez Global Fixed Income will assume the credit risk of both
the borrower and the Lender that is selling the Participation. When the
Lexington Ramirez Global Fixed Income purchases Assignments from Lenders, the
Lexington Ramirez Global Fixed Income will acquire direct rights against the
borrower
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on the Loan. The Lexington Ramirez Global Fixed Income may have difficulty
disposing of Assignments and Participation. The liquidity of such securities is
limited and the Lexington Ramirez Global Fixed Income anticipates that such
securities could be sold only to a limited number of institutional investors.
The lack of a liquid secondary market could have an adverse impact on the value
of such securities.
Short-Term and Medium-Term Debt Securities. The Lexington Troika Dialog
Russia Fund and Lexington Worldwide Emerging Markets Fund may, under normal
conditions, invest up to 35% of their total assets in Short-Term and Medium-Term
Debt Securities. The Short-Term and Medium-Term Debt Securities in which the
Funds may invest are foreign and domestic money market securities, including
short-term (less than twelve months to maturity) and medium-term (not greater
than five years to maturity) high-quality obligations issued by the U.S.
Government, foreign governments, foreign and domestic corporations and banks,
and repurchase agreements.
Brady Bonds. The Lexington Ramirez Global Income Fund may invest in "Brady
Bonds." Brady Bonds are securities created through the exchange of existing
commercial bank loans for new bonds in developing countries. Brady Bonds issued
by Brazil, Mexico and Venezuela currently are rated below investment grade.
Brady Bonds have been issued only recently and do not have a long payment
history.
Depositary Receipts
The Lexington SmallCap Value and Lexington Troika Dialog Russia Funds may
invest in American Depositary Receipts ("ADRs") and similar securities. ADRs are
securities traded in the U.S. that are backed by securities of foreign issuers.
Investment Companies
Each Lexington Fund (except the Lexington Money Market Trust) may invest up
to 10% of its total assets in shares of other investment companies that invest
in securities in which it may otherwise invest.
U.S. Government Securities
All Lexington Funds may invest in fixed-rate and floating- or variable-rate
U.S. government securities. The U.S. Government guarantees payments of interest
and principal of U.S. Treasury bills, notes and bonds, mortgage-related
securities of the GNMA, and other securities issued by the U.S. government.
Other securities issued by U.S. government agencies or instrumentalities are
supported only by the credit of the agency or instrumentality,
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for example those issued by the Federal Home Loan Bank, whereas others, such as
those issued by the FNMA, Farm Credit System and Student Loan Marketing
Association, have an additional line of credit with the U.S. Treasury.
Short-term U.S. government securities generally are considered to be among
the safest short-term investments. However, the U.S. government does not
guarantee the net asset value of the Funds' shares. With respect to U.S.
government securities supported only by the credit of the issuing agency or
instrumentality or by an additional line of credit with the U.S. Treasury, there
is no guarantee that the U.S. government will provide support to such agencies
or instrumentalities. Accordingly, such U.S. government securities may involve
risk of loss of principal and interest.
OTHER INVESTMENT PRACTICES
The following table and sections summarize certain investment practices of
the Funds. These practices may involve risks. The Glossary section at the end of
this Prospectus briefly describes each of the investment techniques summarized
below. The Statement of Additional Information, under the heading "Investment
Objectives and Policies of the Funds," contains more detailed information about
certain of these practices.
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1 Under the Investment Company Act, repurchase agreements and reverse dollar
roll transactions are considered to be loans by a fund and must be fully
collateralized by collateral assets. If the seller defaults on its
obligations to repurchase the underlying security, a fund may experience
delay or difficulty in exercising it rights to realize upon the security,
may incur a loss if the value of the security declines and may incur
disposition costs in liquidating the security.
2 A fund that may invest in forward currency contracts may not invest more
than 70% of its assets in such contracts.
3 A fund will not enter into options on securities, securities indices or
currencies or related options (including options on futures) if the sum of
initial margin deposits and premiums paid for any such option or options
would exceed 5% of its total assets, and it will not enter into options
with respect to more than 25% of its total assets.
4 A Fund may purchase and sell futures contracts and related options under
the following conditions: (a) the then-current aggregate futures market
prices of financial instruments required to be delivered and purchased
under open futures contracts shall not exceed 30% of the Fund's total
assets, at market value; and (b) no more than 5% of the assets, at market
value at the time of entering into a contract, shall be committed to margin
deposits in relation to futures contracts.
Borrowing
Funds may borrow up to 5% of their total assets for temporary or emergency
purposes.
Defensive Investments and Portfolio Turnover
Each Lexington Fund may invest up to 100% of its total assets in cash or
high-quality debt obligations for temporary defensive purposes.
The "portfolio turnover rate" is the frequency a Fund buys and sells
securities. Frequent transactions involve added expense. The following funds
expect a portfolio turnover rate of greater than 100%:
Hedging and Risk Management Practices
The Lexington Funds (other than the Money Market Trust) may "hedge" against
changes in financial markets, currency rates and interest rates. A typical hedge
is designed to offset a decline that could hurt the value of the Fund's
securities. The Lexington Funds may hedge with "derivatives." Derivatives are
instruments whose value is linked to, or derived from, another instrument, like
an index or a commodity. Some Lexington Funds (see chart) may invest in options
and futures contracts.
Hedging transactions involve certain risks. Although a Fund may benefit
from hedging, unanticipated changes in interest rates or securities prices may
result in greater losses for a Fund than if it did not hedge. If a Fund does not
correctly predict a hedge, it may lose money. In addition, a Fund pays
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commissions and other costs in connection with such investments. Hedging
transactions may not exist is some countries.
Investment Restrictions
The investment objective of each Lexington Fund is fundamental and may not
be changed without shareholder approval but, unless otherwise stated, each
Fund's other investment policies may be changed by its Board. If a Fund changes
its investment objective or policies, you should consider whether that Fund is
right for you. The Lexington Funds are subject to additional investment policies
and restrictions described in the Statement of Additional Information, some of
which are fundamental.
RISK CONSIDERATIONS
Small Companies
The Lexington Crosby Small Cap Asia Growth Fund and Lexington Small Cap
Value Fund emphasize investments in smaller companies that may benefit from the
development of new products and services. Such smaller companies may present
greater opportunities for capital appreciation but may involve greater risk than
larger, more mature issuers. Such smaller companies may have limited product
lines, markets or financial resources, and their securities may trade less
frequently and in more limited volume than those of larger, more mature
companies. As a result, the prices of their securities may fluctuate more than
those of larger issuers.
Many companies traded on securities markets in many foreign countries are
smaller, newer and less seasoned than companies whose securities are traded on
securities markets in the United States. Investments in smaller companies
involve greater risk than is customarily associated with investing in larger
companies. Smaller companies may have limited product lines, markets or
financial or managerial resources and may be more susceptible to losses and
risks of bankruptcy. Additionally, market making and arbitrage activities are
generally less extensive in such markets and with respect to such companies,
which may contribute to increased volatility and reduced liquidity of such
markets or such securities. Accordingly, each of these markets and companies may
be subject to greater influence by adverse events generally affecting the
market, and by large investors trading significant blocks of securities, than is
usual in the United States. To the extent that any of these countries
experiences rapid increases in its money supply and investment in equity
securities for speculative purposes, the equity securities traded in any such
country may trade at price-earning multiples higher than those of comparable
companies trading on securities
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markets in the United States, which may not be sustainable. In addition, risks
due to the lack of modern technology, the lack of a sufficient capital base to
expand business operations, the possibility of permanent or temporary
termination of trading, and greater spreads between bid and ask prices may exist
in such markets.
Foreign Securities
The Lexington Crosby Small Cap Asia Growth Fund, Lexington Global Fund,
Lexington Goldfund, Lexington Growth and Income Fund, Lexington International
Fund, Lexington Ramirez Global Income Fund, Lexington Troika Dialog Russia Fund
and Lexington Worldwide Emerging Markets Fund have the right to purchase
securities in foreign countries. Accordingly, shareholders should consider
carefully the substantial risks involved in investing in securities issued by
companies and governments of foreign nations, which are in addition to the usual
risks of loss inherent in domestic investments. The Lexington Crosby Small Cap
Asia Growth Fund and Lexington Global Fund, and particularly the Lexington
Ramirez Global Income Fund, Lexington Troika Dialog Russia Fund and Lexington
Worldwide Emerging Markets Fund, may invest in securities of companies domiciled
in, and in markets of, so-called emerging market countries. These investments
may be subject to higher risks than investments in more developed countries.
Foreign investments involve the possibility of expropriation,
nationalization or confiscatory taxation, taxation of income earned in foreign
nations (including, for example, withholding taxes on interest and dividends) or
other taxes imposed with respect to investments in foreign nations, foreign
exchange controls (which may include suspension of the ability to transfer
currency from a given country and repatriation of investments), default in
foreign government securities, and political or social instability or diplomatic
developments that could adversely affect investments. In addition, there is
often less publicly available information about foreign issuers than those in
the U.S. Foreign companies are often not subject to uniform accounting, auditing
and financial reporting standards. Further, these funds may encounter
difficulties in pursuing legal remedies or in obtaining judgments in foreign
courts. Additional risk factors, including use of domestic and foreign custodian
banks and depositories, are described elsewhere in this Prospectus and in the
Statement of Additional Information.
Brokerage commissions, fees for custodial services and other costs relating
to investments in other countries are generally greater than in the U.S. Foreign
markets have different clearance and settlement procedures from those in the
U.S., and certain markets have experienced times when
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settlements did not keep pace with the volume of securities transactions. The
inability of a fund to make intended security purchases due to settlement
difficulties could cause it to miss attractive investment opportunities.
Inability to sell a portfolio security due to settlement problems could result
in loss to the fund if the value of the portfolio security declined or result in
claims against the fund. In certain countries, there is less government
supervision and regulation of business and industry practices, stock exchanges,
brokers, and listed companies than in the U.S. The securities markets of many of
the countries in which these funds may invest may also be smaller, less liquid,
and subject to greater price volatility than those in the U.S.
Because certain foreign securities may be denominated in foreign
currencies, the value of such securities will be affected by changes in currency
exchange rates and in exchange control regulations, and costs will be incurred
in connection with conversions between currencies. A change in the value of a
foreign currency against the U.S. dollar results in a corresponding change in
the U.S. dollar value of a fund's securities denominated in the currency. Such
changes also affect the fund's income and distributions to shareholders. A fund
may be affected either favorably or unfavorably by changes in the relative rates
of exchange between the currencies of different nations, and a fund may
therefore engage in foreign currency hedging strategies. Such strategies,
however, involve certain transaction costs and investment risks, including
dependence upon the Manager's ability to predict movements in exchange rates.
Some countries in which one of these funds may invest also may have fixed
or managed currencies that are not freely convertible at market rates into the
U.S dollar. Certain currencies may not be internationally traded. A number of
these currencies have experienced steady devaluation relative to the U.S.
dollar, and such devaluations in the currencies may have a detrimental impact on
the fund. Many countries in which a fund may invest have experienced
substantial, and in some periods extremely high, rates of inflation for many
years. Inflation and rapid fluctuation in inflation rates may have negative
effects on certain economies and securities markets. Moreover, the economies of
some countries may differ favorably or unfavorably from the U.S. economy in such
respects as the rate of growth of gross domestic product, rate of inflation,
capital reinvestment, resource self-sufficiency and balance of payments. Certain
countries also limit the amount of foreign capital that can be invested in their
markets and local companies, creating a "foreign premium" on capital investments
available to foreign investors such as the fund. The fund may pay a "foreign
premium" to establish an investment position which it cannot later recoup
because of changes in that country's foreign investment laws.
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Lower-Quality Debt
The Lexington Convertible Securities, Lexington Troika Dialog Russia and
Lexington Ramirez Global Income Funds are authorized to invest high-yield,
lower-rated debt securities. Lower-rated debt securities are considered highly
speculative and changes in economic conditions or other circumstances are more
likely to lead to a weakened capacity to make principal and interest payments
than with higher-grade debt securities.
Concentration in Securities of Russian Companies
The Lexington Troika Dialog Russia Fund concentrates its investment in
companies that have their principal activities in Russia. Consequently, the
Lexington Troika Dialog Russian Fund's share value may be more volatile than
that of investment companies not sharing this geographic concentration. Since
the breakup of the Soviet Union at the end of 1991, Russia has experienced
dramatic political and social change. The political system in Russia is emerging
from a long history of extensive state involvement in economic affairs. The
country is undergoing a rapid transition from a centrally-controlled command
system to a market-oriented, democratic model. The Lexington Troika Dialog
Russia Fund may be affected unfavorably by political or diplomatic developments,
social instability, changes in government policies, taxation and interest rates,
currency repatriation restrictions and other political and economic developments
in the law or regulations in Russia and, in particular, the risks of
expropriation, nationalization and confiscation of assets and changes in
legislation relating to foreign ownership. See "Russia" and "Russian Company" in
the Glossary.
The political environment in Russia in 1997 is more stable than in 1993 and
earlier when clashes between reformers and reactionaries were continuous,
setting the stage for an attempted coup d'etat in October 1993. Nevertheless,
there is still a great deal of uncertainty surrounding the political future of
the country. The civil war in Chechnya has highlighted the political tensions
that exist between the central government in Moscow and some of the regions
within the Russian Federation and has contributed to political instability by
weakening confidence domestically and internationally in the government. The
risk exists that armed conflict in Chechnya will continue, which could deter
foreign investment and international aid and further weaken the reformist
government's control. A continuing trend away from reformers toward
conservatives could further deter foreign investment if foreign policy
initiatives contrary to western interests (Iran, Iraq) lead to a deterioration
in relations between the Russian Federation and the West. The risk also exists
that the political tensions associated with the war in Chechnya will lead to
attempts for independence in other regions within the
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Russian Federation. The war in Chechnya and other inflammatory issues may also
lead to greater tensions and divisions between the President and the
legislature.
The military could have a negative impact on Russia's political and
economic future. The declining stature of Russia as a world power has led to a
widespread sentiment among Russians for a return to Russia's status as a
superpower. Demobilization of troops, cuts in the military budget, the growth of
significant gaps in living standards between the military and civilian sectors,
and the perception of an external threat from NATO could lead to further
political unrest.
Moreover, it is uncertain whether Russia's privatization process will
continue. Although government officials have publicly pledged their continued
support for the reform process. It is also unclear whether the reforms intended
to liberalize prevailing economic structures based on free market principles
will be successful, particularly in terms of foreign ownership of Russian
companies.
The planned economy of the former Soviet Union was run with qualitatively
different objectives and assumptions from those prevalent in a market system and
Russian businesses do not have any recent history of operating within a
market-oriented economy. In general, relative to companies operating in Western
economies, companies in Russia are characterized by a lack of: (i) management
with experience of operating in a market economy; (ii) modern technology; and,
(iii) a sufficient capital base with which to develop and expand their
operations. It is unclear what will be the future effect on Russian companies,
if any, of Russia's continued attempts to move toward a more market-oriented
economy.
Russia's economy has experienced severe economic recession, if not
depression, since 1990 during which time the economy has been characterized by
high rates of inflation, high rates of unemployment, declining gross domestic
product, deficit government spending, and a devaluing currency. The economic
reform program has involved major disruptions and dislocations in various
sectors of the economy. The economic problems have been exacerbated by a growing
liquidity crisis which culminated in a bank liquidity crisis in August 1995. The
taxation system has had numerous attempts at reform, but a failure to collect
taxes is an ongoing major problem.
Russia presently receives significant financial assistance from a number of
countries through various programs. To the extent these programs are reduced or
eliminated in the future, Russian economic development may be adversely
impacted.
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The Russian securities markets are substantially smaller, less liquid and
significantly more volatile than the securities markets in the United States. In
addition, there is little historical data on these securities markets because
they are of recent origin. A substantial proportion of securities transactions
in Russia are privately negotiated outside of stock exchanges and
over-the-counter markets. A limited number of issuers represent a
disproportionately large percentage of market capitalization and trading volume.
Some issuers may be exposed to center-regional conflicts in jurisdiction in the
areas of taxation and overall corporate governance which could put the Fund's
investments at risk. In addition, because the Russian securities markets are
smaller and less liquid than in the United States, obtaining prices on portfolio
securities from independent sources may be more difficult than in other markets.
Although evolving rapidly, even the largest of Russia's stock exchanges are
not well developed compared to Western stock exchanges. The actual volume of
exchange-based trading in Russia is low and active on-market trading generally
occurs only in the shares of a few private companies. Most secondary market
trading of equity securities occurs through over-the-counter trading facilitated
by a growing number of licensed brokers. Shares are traded on the
over-the-counter market primarily by the management of enterprises, investment
funds, short-term speculators and foreign investors.
Interest Rates
The market value of debt securities that are interest rate sensitive is
inversely related to changes in interest rates. That is, an interest rate
decline produces an increase in a security's market value, and an interest rate
increase produces a decrease in value. The longer the remaining maturity of a
security, the more sensitive that security is to changes in interest rates.
Changes in the ability of an issuer to make payments of interest and principal
and in the market's perception of the issuer's creditworthiness also affect the
market value of that issuer's debt securities.
Prepayments of principal of mortgage-related securities by mortgagors or
mortgage foreclosures affect the average life of the mortgage-related securities
in a fund's portfolio. Mortgage prepayments are affected by the level of
interest rates and other factors, including general economic conditions and the
underlying location and age of the mortgage. In periods of rising interest
rates, the prepayment rate tends to decrease, lengthening the average life of a
pool of mortgage-related securities. In periods of falling interest rates, the
prepayment rate tends to increase, shortening the average life of a pool.
Because prepayments of principal generally occur when interest rates are
declining, it is likely that the Lexington GNMA Income Fund may have to reinvest
the proceeds of prepayments at lower interest rates
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than those of their previous investments. If this occurs, a fund's yield will
decline correspondingly. Thus, mortgage-related securities may have less
potential for capital appreciation in periods of falling interest rates than
other fixed-income securities of comparable duration, although they have a
comparable risk of decline in market value in periods of rising interest rates.
To the extent that the Lexington GNMA Income Fund purchases mortgage-related
securities at a premium, unscheduled prepayments, which are made at par, result
in a loss equal to any unamortized premium. Duration is one of the fundamental
tools used by the Manager in managing interest rate risks including prepayment
risks. See "Duration" in the Glossary.
Non-diversified Portfolio. The Lexington Goldfund and Lexington Troika
Dialog Russia Fund are "non-diversified" investment companies under the
Investment Company Act. This means that the Lexington Goldfund and Lexington
Troika Dialog Russia Fund are not limited in the proportion of their total
assets that may be invested in a single company. The Lexington Goldfund and
Lexington Troika Dialog Russia Fund may invest a greater portion of their assets
in fewer companies than "diversified" funds, and thus may be subject to greater
risk. The Lexington Goldfund and Lexington Troika Dialog Russia Fund, however,
intend to comply with the diversification requirements of federal tax laws to
qualify as a regulated investment company.
MANAGEMENT OF THE FUNDS
Board of Directors/Trustee
Each Lexington Fund has either a Board of Directors or a Board of Trustees
that establishes its policies and supervises and reviews its management.
Day-to-day operations of the Lexington Funds are administered by the officers of
the Lexington Funds and by the Manager and Sub-Advisers pursuant to the terms of
an investment management agreement with each fund and investment sub-advisory
agreements between the Manager and the Sub-Advisers.
Board of Advisers
The Lexington Troika Dialog Russia Fund's Board of Directors will receive
oversight assistance from a Board of Advisers which will be composed of experts
in Russian political and economic affairs. The Board of Advisers will be
responsible for providing the Board of Directors with periodic updates on
political and macroeconomic conditions and trends in Russia, and their potential
implication for the overall investment environment in
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Russia. This will enhance the Board of Directors' ability to oversee and
safeguard the assets of the Lexington Troika Dialog Russia Fund.
Investment Adviser
Lexington Management Corporation is the Manager of the Lexington Funds. The
Manager was formed in 1938 and is an investment adviser registered as such with
the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Investment Advisers Act of
1940, as amended. The Manager advises private clients as well as the Lexington
Funds. The Manager is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Lexington Global Asset
Managers, Inc., a Delaware corporation. Descendants of Lunsford Richardson, Sr.,
their spouses, trusts and other related entities have a controlling interest in
Lexington Global Asset Managers, Inc.
THE SUB-ADVISERS
Lexington Convertible Securities Fund
The Manager has entered into a Sub-Advisory Agreement with Ariston Capital
Management Corporation ("Ariston"). Under the Sub-Advisory Agreement, Ariston
will provide the Lexington Convertible Securities Fund with investment
management and administrative services. Ariston also serves as investment
adviser to private and institutional investment accounts. Such accounts own a
significant number of shares of the Lexington Convertible Securities Fund as
part of their investment program. Ariston was founded in 1977 and provides
investment management to individuals, corporations, pension and profit sharing
plans, and other qualified retirement plan accounts. Ariston is recognized for
its expertise in portfolio management, specializing in convertible securities
and market forecasting.
Lexington Crosby Small Cap Asia Growth Fund
The Manager has entered into a Sub-Advisory Agreement with Crosby Asset
Management (US) Inc. ("Crosby"). Under the Sub-Advisory Agreement, Crosby will
provide the Lexington Crosby Small Cap Asia Growth Fund with investment
management services. Crosby was established on October 4, 1990 in the British
Virgin Islands. Crosby manages assets and provides investment advice for
investment company and institutional private accounts around the world. It is a
subsidiary of the Crosby Group.
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Lexington Ramirez Global Income Fund
The Manager has entered into a Sub-Advisory Agreement with MFR Advisors,
Inc. ("MFR"). Under the Sub-Advisory Agreement, MFR will provide the Lexington
Ramirez Global Income Fund with investment and economic research services. MFR
does not manage any assets for investment companies, but is an institutional
manager for private clients. MFR is a subsidiary of Maria Fiorini Ramirez, Inc.
Lexington SmallCap Value Fund
The Manager has entered into a Sub-Advisory Agreement with Capital
Technology Inc. ("CTI"). Under the Sub-Advisory Agreement, CTI will provide the
Lexington SmallCap Value Fund with investment advice and management of the
Fund's investment program. CTI was founded in Charlotte, North Carolina in 1977
and invests exclusively in domestic smaller capitalization stocks. CTI currently
manages assets both small and mid cap growth and value styles for primarily
institutional clients.
Lexington Troika Dialog Russia Fund
The Manager has entered into a Sub-Advisory Agreement with Troika Dialog
Asset Management ("TDAM"). Under the Sub-Advisory Agreement, TDAM will provide
the Lexington Troika Dialog Russia Fund with investment advice and management of
the Fund's investment program. TDAM is a wholly owned subsidiary of Troika
Dialog which was founded in Moscow, Russia in 1991 by Dialog Bank and Troika
Capital Corporation.
The Manager as owner of the registered service mark "Lexington" will
sublicense the Sub-Advised Funds to include the word "Lexington" as part of
their names subject to revocation by the Manager in the event that the Funds
cease to engage the Manager or its affiliates as investment manager or
distributor. Crosby has authorized the Lexington Crosby Small Cap Asia Growth
Fund to include the word "Crosby" as part of its corporate name subject to
revocation by Crosby in the event the Lexington Crosby Small Cap Asia Growth
Fund ceases to engage Crosby as Sub-Adviser. In that event the Funds will be
required upon demand of the Manager (or with regard to the Lexington Crosby
Small Cap Asia Growth Fund, Crosby) to change their respective names to delete
the word "Lexington" (or with regard to the Lexington Crosby Small Cap Asia
Growth Fund, "Crosby") therefrom.
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PORTFOLIO MANAGERS
Lexington Convertible Securities Fund
Richard B. Russell manages the Lexington Convertible Securities Fund. Mr.
Russell is President of Ariston Capital Management Corporation, the Lexington
Convertible Securities Fund's Sub-Adviser. He is a graduate of the School of
Business at the University of Washington and has completed additional training
at the New York Institute of Finance. He is a recognized authority on portfolio
management, particularly through the use of convertible securities and market
forecasting. He has spent his entire professional career as an independent money
manager, dating from 1972. Before founding Ariston in 1977, he was a full-time
manager of private family assets. Mr. Russell has conducted extensive research
on investment topics.
Lexington Crosby Small Cap Asia Growth Fund
Christina Lam is a lead manager (Nigel Webber is the other lead manager) on
a portfolio management team that manages the Lexington Crosby Small Cap Asia
Growth Fund. Ms. Lam is Vice President and Portfolio Manager of the Lexington
Crosby Small Cap Asia Growth Fund. Ms. Lam joined Crosby Asset Management in
1991. She is responsible for the investment management of the listed equity
portfolios under the management of Crosby Asset Management which include a major
Asian small capitalization account. After graduating with a Law Degree with
Honors from Warwick University, she qualified as a Barrister from Lincoln's Inn
in London. She moved to Hong Kong in 1987 where she joined Schroder Securities
Limited in Hong Kong as an investment analyst, where her coverage included the
utilities, industrials and retail sectors and conglomerates.
Nigel Webber is a lead manager (Ms. Lam is the other lead manager) on a
portfolio management team that manages the Lexington Crosby Small Cap Asia
Growth Fund. Mr. Webber is Vice President and Portfolio Manager of the Lexington
Crosby Small Cap Asia Growth Fund. Mr. Webber is responsible for the Fund's
overall investment strategy. Mr. Webber was appointed a Managing Director of
Crosby Asset Management in October 1993 with primary responsibility for business
development. He joined Crosby Asset Management after being a partner in Causeway
Capital Limited, a leading independent U.K. investment management firm
specializing in private equity investment and smaller listed companies. He
started his career at KPMG Peat Marwick, followed by five years at Citicorp
International Bank Limited in London and New York and three years with
Mercantile House Holdings PLC a leading financial services group. In 1987, he
joined as Managing Director, an investment company specializing in the
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financial sector where he first became associated with the Crosby Group. He was
a Director and member of the investment committee of The Thai Development
Capital Fund Limited and The China Investment Company Ltd., two funds managed by
Crosby Asset Management from their launch until September 1993.
Lexington Global Fund
Richard Saler is part of an investment management team that manages the
Lexington Global Fund. Mr. Saler is Senior Vice President, Director of
International Investment Strategy of the Manager. Mr. Saler is responsible for
international investment analysis and portfolio management at the Manager. He
has ten years of investment experience. Mr. Saler has focused on international
markets since first joining the Manager in 1986. In 1991 he was a strategist
with Nomura Securities and rejoined the Manager in 1992. Mr. Saler is a graduate
of New York University with a B.S. Degree in Marketing and an M.B.A. in Finance
from New York University's Graduate School of Business Administration.
Phillip A. Schwartz is part of an investment management team that manages
the Lexington Global Fund. Mr. Schwartz is a Vice President of the Manager,
Chartered Financial Analyst and member of the New York Security Analysts
Association. He is responsible for international investment analysis and
portfolio management at the Manager, and has eight years investment experience.
Prior to joining Lexington in 1993, Mr. Schwartz was Vice President of European
Research Sales with Cheuvreux Devirieu in Paris and New York, serving the
institutional market. Prior to Cheuvreux, he was affiliated with Olde and Co.
and Kidder, Peabody as a stockbroker. Mr. Schwartz earned his B.A. and M.A.
degrees from Boston University.
Alan Wapnick is part of an investment management team that manages the
Lexington Global Fund. Mr. Wapnick is Senior Vice President, Director of
Domestic Investment Equity Strategy at the Manager. Mr. Wapnick is responsible
for domestic investment analysis and portfolio management at LMC. He has 26
years investment experience. Prior to joining the Manager in 1986, Mr. Wapnick
was an equity analyst with Merrill Lynch, J.&W. Seligman, Dean Witter and most
recently Union Carbide Corporation. Mr. Wapnick is a graduate of Dartmouth
College and received a Master's Degree in Business Administration from Columbia
University.
Lexington GNMA Income Fund
Denis P. Jamison manages the Lexington GNMA Income Fund. Mr. Jamison is
Senior Vice President and Director Fixed Income Strategy of Lexington Management
Corporation. Mr. Jamison is responsible for fixed-
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income portfolio management. He is a member of the New York Society of Security
Analysts. Prior to joining the Manager in 1981, Mr. Jamison had spent nine years
at Arnold Bernhard & Company, an investment counseling and financial services
organization. At Bernhard, he was a Vice President supervising the security
analyst staff and managing investment portfolios. He is a specialist in
government, corporate and municipal bonds. Mr. Jamison is a graduate of the City
College of New York with a B.A. in Economics.
Lexington Goldfund
Robert W. Radsch, CFA, is portfolio manager of the Lexington Goldfund. Mr.
Radsch is a Vice President of the Manager. Prior to joining Lexington in July
1994, he was Senior Vice President, Portfolio Manager and Chief Economist for
the Bull & Bear Group. He has extensive experience managing gold, silver and
platinum on an international basis having managed precious metals and
international funds for more than 13 years. Mr. Radsch is a graduate of Yale
University with a B.A. degree and holds an M.B.A. in Finance from Columbia
University.
Lexington Growth and Income Fund
Mr. Wapnick is portfolio manager of the Lexington Growth and Income Fund.
Lexington International Fund
Mr. Saler and Mr. Schwartz manage the Lexington International Fund as an
investment management team. Mr. Saler is the lead manager and Mr. Schwartz is
the co-manager.
Lexington Money Market Trust
Mr. Jamison is portfolio manager of the Lexington Money Market Trust.
Lexington Ramirez Global Income Fund
Maria Fiorini Ramirez, President and Chief Executive Officer of MFR
Advisors Inc., began her career as a credit analyst with American Express
International Banking Corporation in 1968. In 1972, she moved to Banco Nazionale
De Lavoro in New York. The following year, she started a ten year association
with Merrill Lynch, serving as Vice President and Senior Money Market Economist.
She joined Becker Paribas in 1984 as Vice President and Senior Money Market
Economist before joining Drexel Burnham Lambert that same year as First Vice
President and Money Market Economist. She was promoted to Managing Director of
Drexel in 1986. From April, 1990 to
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August 1992, Ms. Ramirez was the President and Chief Executive Officer of Maria
Ramirez Capital Consultants, Inc., a subsidiary of John Hancock Freedom
Securities Corporation. Ms. Ramirez established MFR in August, 1992, MFR is
Sub-Adviser to the Lexington Ramirez Global Income Fund. Ms. Ramirez holds a
B.A. in Business Administration and Economics from Pace University.
Lexington Small Cap Value Fund
Dennis Hamilton is one of two lead managers (Robb W. Rowe is the other lead
manager) of a portfolio management team that manages the Lexington SmallCap
Value Fund. Mr. Hamilton is Vice President and Portfolio Manager of CTI. He is
responsible for issue selection and the day to day investment activities of the
SmallCap Value Fund. Mr. Hamilton joined CTI in 1994 after being a principal at
Mercer Investment Consulting, Inc. He has also served as Director of Pension
Investment for several multi-billion dollar corporate pension funds and was
President and Chief Investment Officer of Western Reserve Capital Management,
Inc., an SEC registered investment advisor. He is an Honors graduate of Colgate
University and earned an MBA from Harvard Business School in 1971.
Robb W. Rowe is one of two lead managers (Mr. Hamilton is the other lead
manager) of a portfolio management team that manages the Lexington SmallCap
Value Fund. Mr. Rowe is President and principal shareholder of CTI. He is
responsible for the SmallCap Value Fund's overall investment strategy. Mr. Rowe
joined CTI in 1982 after being Vice President and Regional Manager of AG Becker
Co. He is a graduate of Ripon College and receive an MBA from the University of
Chicago in 1971.
Lexington Troika Dialog Russia Fund
Peter Derby is a manager on a portfolio management team (the other members
of the portfolio management team include Gavin Rankin and Ruben Vardanian) that
manages the Lexington Troika Dialog Russia Fund. Mr. Derby is the Chairman of
the Board of TDAM and is the President, Chief Executive Officer and founder of
Troika Dialog and is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Dialog Bank, a
position he has held since 1991. Mr. Derby participated in the drafting of
corporate, banking and securities legislation in Russia and is currently a
member of the Expert Council of Russia's Federal Securities Exchange Commission.
Mr. Derby holds numerous director positions in Russian enterprises and
charities; he is a founding and current Member of the Board of the Moscow
International Currency Exchange, and is a Member of the Board of Directors of
the American Chamber of Commerce in Russia.
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Mr. Derby is Treasurer and Member of the Board of Junior Achievement in Russia.
He is a founding Member of the Russian-American Professional Club in New York
City.
Gavin Rankin is is the lead manager of a portfolio management team (the
other members of the portfolio management team include Mr. Peter Derby and Mr.
Ruben Vardanian) that manages the Lexington Troika Dialog Russia Fund. Mr.
Rankin Head of Research for TDAM and Troika Dialog. He is responsible, along
with other members of the portfolio management team, for the Fund's overall
investment strategy. Before joining Troika Dialog, he was the Founder and Chief
Executive Officer of Lonpra A.S., an investment banking firm in Czechoslovakia
in 1991. Mr. Rankin received a degree in law (L.L.B.) from the University of
Buckingham in England and also qualified as a Chartered Accountant with Price
Waterhouse. Mr. Rankin has extensive experience in East European equity research
and management.
Ruben Vardanian is a manager on a portfolio management team (the other
members of the portfolio management team include Mr. Peter Derby and Mr. Gavin
Rankin) that manages the Lexington Troika Dialog Russia Fund. Mr. Vardanian is
President of TDAM and Executive Director of Troika Dialog. Mr. Vardanian, a
Russian national, is a sitting member of the Moscow Times Index Composition
Committee. He is a Director and former Chairman of the Board of Directors of the
Depository Clearing Company. He is also Chairman of the Board of Directors of
the Russian capital markets self-regulatory organization (PAUFOR). Mr. Vardanian
received a Masters Degree with Distinction from the Finance Department of Moscow
State University. He received post-graduate training with Banca CRT in Italy and
the Emerging Markets Division of Merrill Lynch in New York.
Lexington Worldwide Emerging Markets Fund
Mr. Saler is the lead manager of an investment management team that manages
the Lexington Worldwide Emerging Markets Fund.
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HOW TO DO BUSINESS WITH THE FUNDS
How to Contact the Funds .................................................... 51
How to Invest in the Funds .................................................. 51
How to Redeem an Investment in the Funds .................................... 54
Exchange Privileges and Restrictions ........................................ 56
FUND INFORMATION
How Net Asset Value Is Determined ........................................... 57
Dividends and Distributions ................................................. 58
Taxation .................................................................... 60
General Information ......................................................... 61
Backup Withholding .......................................................... 63
Glossary .................................................................... 64
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HOW TO CONTACT THE FUNDS
Call a Lexington shareholder service representative for information on the
Funds or your account, at:
(800) 526-0056 or
(201) 845-7300 for Service
(800) 526-0052 for 24 Hour
Account Information
Mail your completed application, any checks, investment or redemption
instructions and correspondence to the Transfer Agent:
Transfer Agent:
State Street Bank and Trust Company
c/o National Financial Data Services
Lexington Funds
1004 Baltimore
Kansas City, Missouri 64105
How to Invest in the Funds
The Funds' shares are offered directly to the public, with no sales load,
at their nextdetermined net asset value after receipt of an order with payment.
The Funds' shares are offered for sale by State Street Bank and Trust Company
(the "Transfer Agent") and through selected securities brokers and dealers.
If an order, together with payment in proper form, is received by the
Transfer Agent by 4:00 p.m., New York time, on any day that the New York Stock
Exchange ("NYSE") is open for trading, fund shares will be purchased at the
fund's next-determined net asset value. Orders for fund shares received after
the Funds' cutoff times will be purchased at the next-determined net asset value
after receipt of the order.
The minimum investment in each fund is described in this section. The
Manager or the Distributor, in its discretion, may waive these minimums. The
Funds do not accept third-party checks or cash investments. Checks must be in
U.S. dollars and, to avoid fees and delays, drawn only on banks located in the
U.S. See the Statement of Additional Information for further details.
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Initial Investments
Minimum Initial Investment (except Lexington
Troika Dialog Russia Fund): $1,000
Minimum Initial Investment for the Lexington Troika
Dialog Russia Fund: $5,000
Initial Investments by Check
o Complete the New Account Application. Tell us in which fund(s) you
want to invest and make your check payable to The Lexington Funds.
o Mail the New Account Application and check to the Transfer Agent at
the address given above.
o A charge may be imposed on checks that do not clear.
o The Funds and the Distributor each reserve the right to reject any
purchase order in whole or in part.
Initial Investments by Wire
o Shares of the following Funds may be purchased by wire: Lexington
Crosby SmallCap Asia Growth Fund and Lexington Money Market Trust.
o Telephone the Funds toll-free at 1-800-526-0056. Provide the Transfer
Agent with your name, dollar amount to be invested and fund(s) in
which you want to invest. They will provide you with further
instructions to complete your purchase. Complete information regarding
your account must be included in all wire instructions to ensure
accurate handling of your investment.
o Request your bank to transmit immediately available funds by wire for
purchase of shares in your name to the following:
State Street Bank and Trust Company
Attention: Mutual Funds Dept.
Account # 99043713
For Credit to: (shareholder(s) name)
Shareholder Account Number: (shareholder(s) account number)
Name of Fund: (Lexington Fund name)
o A completed New Account Application must then be forwarded to the Fund
at the address on the Application.
o Your bank may charge a fee for any wire transfers.
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o The Funds and the Distributor each reserve the right to reject any
purchase order in whole or in part.
Minimum Subsequent Investment: $50
Subsequent Investments by Check
o Make your check payable to The Lexington Funds. Enclose the detachable
form which accompanies the Transfer Agent's confirmation of a prior
transaction with your check. If you do not have the detachable form,
mail your check with written instructions indicating the fund name and
account number to which your investment should be credited.
o A charge may be imposed on checks that do not clear.
Subsequent Investments by Wire
o You do not need to contact the Transfer Agent prior to making
subsequent investments by wire. Instruct your bank to wire funds to
the Transfer Agent using the bank wire information under "Initial
Investments by Wire" above.
"Lex-O-Matic" the Automatic Investment Plan
o A shareholder may make additional purchases of shares automatically on
a monthly or quarterly basis with the automatic investing plan,
"Lex-O-Matic."
o "Lex-O-Matic" will be established on existing accounts only. You may
not use an "Lex-O-Matic" investment to open a new account. The minimum
automatic investment amount is $50.
o Your bank must be a member of the Automated Clearing House.
o To establish Lex-O-Matic, attach a voided check (checking account) or
preprinted deposit slip (savings account) from your bank account to
your Lexington Account Application or your letter of instruction.
Investments will automatically be transferred into your Lexington
Account from your checking or savings account.
o Investments may be transferred either monthly or quarterly on or about
the 15th day of the month.
o You should allow 20 business days for this service to become
effective.
o You may cancel your Lex-O-Matic at any time provided that a letter is
sent to the Transfer Agent ten days prior to the scheduled investment
date. Your request will be processed upon receipt.
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By investing in the Lexington Funds, you appoint the Transfer Agent as your
agent to establish an open account to which all shares purchased will be
credited, along with any dividends and capital gain distributions which are paid
in additional shares (see "Dividends and Distributions"). Stock certificates
will be issued, upon written request, for full shares of Lexington Funds.
Certificates will not be issued for 30 days unless payment is made by certified
check, cashier's check or federal funds wire. In order to facilitate redemptions
and transfers, most shareholders elect not to receive certificates
You may purchase shares of the Lexington Funds through broker-dealers or
financial institutions that have selling agreements with LFD. Broker-dealers and
financial institutions that process such orders for customers may charge a fee
for their services. The fee may be avoided by purchasing shares directly from
the Lexington Funds.
HOW TO REDEEM AN INVESTMENT IN THE FUNDS
The Funds will redeem all or any portion of an investors outstanding shares
upon request. Redemptions can be made on any day that the NYSE is open for
trading. The redemption price is the net asset value per share next determined
after the shares are validly tendered for redemption and such request is
received by the Transfer Agent. Payment of redemption proceeds is made promptly
regardless of when redemption occurs and normally within three days after
receipt of all documents in proper form, including a written redemption order
with appropriate signature guarantee. Redemption proceeds will be mailed or
wired in accordance with the shareholders instructions. The Funds may suspend
the right of redemption under certain extraordinary circumstances in accordance
with the rules of the SEC. In the case of shares purchased by check and redeemed
shortly after the purchase, the Transfer Agent will not mail redemption proceeds
until it has been notified that the monies used for the purchase have been
collected, which may take up to 15 days from the purchase date. Shares tendered
for redemptions through brokers or dealers (other than the Distributor) may be
subject to a service charge by such brokers or dealers. Procedures for
requesting a redemption are set forth below.
A 2% redemption fee will be charged on the redemption of shares of the
Troika Dialog Russia Fund held less than 365 days. The redemption fee will not
apply to shares representing the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains
distributions. The redemption fee will be applied on a share by share basis
using the "first shares in, first shares out" (FIFO) method. Therefore, the
oldest shares are considered to have been sold first.
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Redeeming by Written Instruction
o Write a letter giving your name, account number, the name of the fund
from which you wish to redeem and the dollar amount or number of
shares you wish to redeem.
o Signature-guarantee your letter if you want the redemption proceeds to
go to a party other than the account owner(s), your predesignated bank
account or if the dollar amount of the redemption exceeds $25,000.
Signature guarantees may be provided by an eligible guarantor
institution such as a commercial bank, an NASD member firm such as a
stock broker, a savings association or national securities exchange.
Contact the Transfer Agent for more information.
o If a redemption request is sent to the Fund in New Jersey, it will be
forwarded to the Transfer Agent and the effective date of redemption
will be the date received by the Transfer Agent.
o Checks for redemption proceeds will normally be mailed within three
business days, but will not be mailed until all checks in payment for
the shares to be redeemed have been cleared. Shareholders who redeem
all their shares will receive a check representing the value of the
shares redeemed plus the accrued dividends through the date of
redemption. Where shareholders redeem only a portion of their shares,
all dividends declared but unpaid will be distribute on the next
dividend payment date.
Redeeming by Telephone
o Shares of the Money Market Trust may redeemed by telephone. Call the
Fund toll free at 1-800-526-0056.
o A redemption authorization and signature guarantee must be given
before a shareholder may redeem by telephone. A redemption
authorization form is contained in the New Account Application and
authorization forms may be obtained by calling the Funds.
o Shareholders may elect on the redemption authorization form to have
redemption proceeds, in any amount of $200 or more, either mailed to
the registered address, wired to a bank account or mailed to any other
designated person. A new form must be completed whenever these
instructions are revised.
o Telephone redemption privileges may be cancelled by instructing the
Transfer Agent in writing. Your request will be processed upon
receipt.
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o Exchange by telephone, see below "Exchange Privileges and Restrictions."
Redeeming by Check
o Checkwriting is available on the Money Market Trust.
o The minimum amount per check is $100 or more up to $500,000 at no
charge. Checks for less than $100 or over $500,000 will not be
honored.
o All checks require only one signature unless otherwise indicated.
o Checks will be returned to you at the end of each month.
o Redemption checks are free, but a charge of $15.00 may be imposed for
any stop payments requested.
o Redemption checks should not be used to close your account.
o Procedures for redemptions by telephone, at no charge, or check may
only be used for shares for which share certificates have not been
issued, and may not be used to redeem shares purchased by check which
have been on the books of the Fund for less than 15 days.
Systematic Withdrawal Plan
Under a Systematic Withdrawal Plan, a shareholder with an account value of
$10,000 or more in a fund may receive (or have sent to a third party) periodic
payments (by check or wire). If the proceeds are to be mailed to a third party a
signature guarantee is required. The minimum payment amount is $100 from each
fund account. Payments may be made either monthly or quarterly on the 1st of
each month. Depending on the form of payment requested, shares will be redeemed
up to five business days before the redemption proceeds are scheduled to be
received by the shareholder. The redemption may result in the recognition of
gain or loss for income tax purposes.
EXCHANGE PRIVILEGES AND RESTRICTIONS
Shares of the Lexington Funds may be exchanged for shares of equivalent
value of any Lexington Fund. If an exchange involves investing in a Lexington
Fund not already owned, the dollar amount of the exchange must meet the minimum
initial investment amount. An exchange may result, in a recognized gain or loss
for income tax purposes. Exchanges of over $500,000 will take three days to
complete. See the discussion of fund telephone procedures and limitations of
liability under "Telephone Transactions" above.
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Purchasing and Redeeming Shares by Exchange
o You may make exchange requests in writing or by telephone. Telephone
exchanges may only be made if you have completed a Telephone
Authorization form. Telephone exchanges may not be made within 7 days
of a previous exchange.
o The minimum exchange required is $500.
o Telephone exchanges may only involve shares held on deposit by the
Transfer Agent, not shares held in certificate form by the
shareholder.
o Any new account established by a shareholder will also have the
privilege of exchange by telephone in the Lexington Funds. All
accounts involved in a telephonic exchange must have the same dividend
option as the account from which the shares are transferred.
HOW NET ASSET VALUE IS DETERMINED
The net asset value of each Fund is determined once daily as of 4:00 p.m.,
New York time, on each day that the NYSE is open for trading. Per share net
asset value is calculated by dividing the value of each fund's total net assets
by the total number of that fund's shares then outstanding.
As more fully described in the Statement of Additional Information,
portfolio securities are valued using current market valuations: either the last
reported sales price or, in the case of securities for which there is no
reported last sale and fixed-income securities, the mean between the closing bid
and asked price. Securities traded over-the-counter are valued at the mean
between the last current bid and asked price. Securities for which market
quotations are not readily available or which are illiquid are valued at their
fair values as determined in good faith under the supervision of the Funds'
officers, and by the Manager and the Boards, in accordance with methods that
are specifically authorized by the Boards. Short-term obligations with
maturities of 60 days or less are valued at amortized cost as reflecting fair
value. When Fund management deems it appropriate prices obtained for the day of
valuation from a third party pricing service will be used for the Lexington
Troika Dialog Russia Fund.
The value of securities denominated in foreign currencies and traded on
foreign exchanges or in foreign markets will be translated into U.S. dollars at
the last price of their respective currency denomination against U.S. dollars
quoted by a major bank or, if no such quotation is available, at the rate of
exchange determined in accordance with policies established in good faith by the
Boards. Because the value of securities denominated in foreign currencies must
be translated into U.S. dollars, fluctuations in the value of such currencies in
relation to the U.S. dollar may affect the net asset value of fund shares even
without any change in the foreign-currency denominated values of such
securities.
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Because foreign securities markets may close before the Funds determine
their net asset values, events affecting the value of portfolio securities
occurring between the time prices are determined and the time the Funds
calculate their net asset values may not be reflected unless the Manager, under
supervision of the Board, determines that a particular event would materially
affect a fund's net asset value.
DISTRIBUTION PLAN
The Lexington Convertible Securities Fund, Lexington Goldfund, Lexington
Growth and Lexington Income Fund, Lexington International Fund, Lexington
Ramirez Global Income Fund, Lexington SmallCap Value Fund and Lexington Troika
Dialog Russia Fund have each adopted a Distribution Plan. The Distribution Plan
provides that the Funds may pay distribution fees up to 0.25% of their average
daily net assets for distribution services.
SHAREHOLDER SERVICE AGREEMENTS
The Lexington Crosby Small Cap Asia Growth Fund, Lexington Global Fund,
Lexington GNMA Income Fund and Lexington Worldwide Emerging Markets Fund may
enter into Shareholder Servicing Agreements with one or more Shareholder
Servicing Agents. The Shareholder Servicing Agents provide various services to
shareholders. For these services, each Shareholder Servicing Agent receives fees
up to 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Fund represented by shares
owned during the period for which payment is made. The Manager, at no additional
cost to the Funds, may pay to Shareholder Servicing Agents additional amounts
from its past profits. Each Shareholder Servicing Agent may, from time to time,
voluntarily waive all or a portion of the fees payable to it.
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DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS
Each fund distributes substantially all of its net investment income and
net capital gains to shareholders each year. The amount and frequency of fund
distributions are not guaranteed and are at the discretion of the Board.
Currently, the Lexington Funds intend to distribute according to the following
schedule:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Income Dividends Capital Gains
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Lexington Convertible Declared and paid quarterly Declared and paid annually
Securities
Lexington Growth and Income
Lexington Ramirez Global
Income
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Lexington GNMA Income Declared and paid monthly Declared and paid annually
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Lexington Crosby SmallCap Declared and paid annually Declared and paid annually
Asia Growth
Lexington International
Lexington SmallCap Value
Lexington Troika Dialog
Russia
Lexington Global
Lexington Worldwide
Emerging Markets
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Lexington Goldfund Declared daily and paid Declared and paid in
semi-annually annually
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Unless investors request cash distributions in writing, all dividends and
other distributions will be reinvested automatically in additional shares of the
applicable fund and credited to the shareholders account at the closing net
asset value on the reinvestment date.
Distributions Affect a Fund's Net Asset Value
Distributions are paid to you as of the record date of a distribution of a
fund, regardless of how long you have held the shares. Dividends and capital
gains awaiting distribution are included in each fund's daily net asset value.
The share price of a fund drops by the amount of the distribution, net of any
subsequent market fluctuations. For example, assume that on December 31, the
Growth and Income Fund declared a dividend in the amount of $0.50 per share. If
the Growth and Income Fund's share price was $10.00 on December 30, the Fund's
share price on December 31 would be $9.50, barring market fluctuations.
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"Buying a Dividend"
If you buy shares of a fund just before a distribution, you will pay the
full price for the shares and receive a portion of the purchase price back as a
taxable distribution. This is called "buying a dividend." In the example above,
if you bought shares on December 30, you would have paid $10.00 per share. On
December 31, the Fund would pay you $0.50 per share as a dividend and your
shares would now be worth $9.50 per share. Unless your account is a tax-deferred
account, dividends paid to you would be included in your gross income for tax
purposes even though you may not have participated in the increase of net asset
value of the Fund, regardless of whether you reinvested the dividends.
TAXATION
Each of the funds has elected and intends to continue to qualify to be
treated as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Code, by
distributing substantially all of its net investment income and net capital
gains to its shareholders and meeting other requirements of the Code relating to
the sources of its income and diversification of assets. Accordingly, the Funds
generally will not be liable for federal income tax or excise tax based on net
income except to the extent their earnings are not distributed or are
distributed in a manner that does not satisfy the requirements of the Code. If a
fund is unable to meet certain Code requirements, it may be subject to taxation
as a corporation. Funds investing in foreign securities also may incur tax
liability to the extent they invest in "passive foreign investment companies."
See "Portfolio Securities" and the Statement of Additional Information.
For federal income tax purposes, any dividends derived from net investment
income and any excess of net short-term capital gain over net long-term capital
loss that investors (other than certain tax-exempt organizations that have not
borrowed to purchase fund shares) receive from the Funds are considered ordinary
income. Part of the distributions paid by the Funds may be eligible for the
dividends-received deduction allowed to corporate shareholders under the Code.
Distributions of the excess of net long-term capital gain over net short-term
capital loss from transactions of a fund are treated by shareholders as
long-term capital gains regardless of the length of time the fund's shares have
been owned. Distributions of income and capital gains are taxed in the manner
described above, whether they are taken in cash or are reinvested in additional
shares of the Funds.
Each fund will inform its investors of the source of their dividends and
distributions at the time they are paid, and will promptly after the close of
each calendar year advise investors of the tax status of those distributions
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and dividends. Investors (including tax exempt and foreign investors) are
advised to consult their own tax advisers regarding the particular tax
consequences to them of an investment in shares of the Funds. Additional
information on tax matters relating to the Funds and their shareholders is
included in the Statement of Additional Information.
GENERAL INFORMATION
The Funds
The Lexington Convertible Securities Fund, Lexington Money Market Trust and
Lexington Ramirez Global Income Fund are business trusts organized under the
laws of Massachusetts. The Lexington Crosby Small Cap Asia Growth Fund,
Lexington Global Fund, Lexington GNMA Income Fund, Lexington Growth and
Lexington Income Fund, Lexington International Fund, Lexington SmallCap Value
Fund, Lexington Troika Dialog Russia Fund and Lexington Worldwide Emerging
Markets Fund are Maryland corporations. The assets and liabilities of each
business trust and corporation are separate and distinct from each other
business trust or corporation.
The Funds offer other classes of shares to eligible investors and may in
the future designate other classes of shares for specific purposes.
Shareholder Rights
Shares issued by the Funds have no preemptive, conversion or subscription
rights. Each whole share is entitled to one vote as to any matter on which it is
entitled to vote and each fractional share is entitled to a proportionate
fractional vote. Shareholders have equal and exclusive rights as to dividends
and distributions as declared by each fund and to the net assets of each fund
upon liquidation or dissolution. Each fund votes separately on matters affecting
only that fund (e.g., approval of the Investment Management Agreement). Voting
rights are not cumulative, so the holders of more than 50% of the shares voting
in any election of Trustees or Directors can, if they so choose, elect all of
the Trustees or Directors of that Fund. Although the Funds are not required, and
do not intend, to hold annual meetings of shareholders, such meetings may be
called by each Fund's Board at its discretion, or upon demand by the holders of
10% or more of the outstanding shares of the Fund for the purpose of electing or
removing Trustees or Directors. Shareholders may receive assistance in
communicating with other shareholders in connection with the election or removal
of Trustees or Directors pursuant to the provisions of Section 16(c) of the
Investment Company Act.
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Performance Information
From time to time, the Funds may publish their total return, and, in the
case of certain funds, current yield and tax equivalent yield in advertisements
and communications to investors. Total return information generally will include
a fund's average annual compounded rate of return over the most recent four
calendar quarters and over the period from the fund's inception of operations. A
fund may also advertise aggregate and average total return information over
different periods of time. Each fund's average annual compounded rate of return
is determined by reference to a hypothetical $1,000 investment that includes
capital appreciation and depreciation for the stated period according to a
specific formula. Aggregate total return is calculated in a similar manner,
except that the results are not annualized. Total return figures will reflect
all recurring charges against each fund's income.
Current yield as prescribed by the SEC is an annualized percentage rate
that reflects the change in value of a hypothetical account based on the income
received from the fund during a 30-day period. It is computed by determining the
net change, excluding capital changes, in the value of a hypothetical
preexisting account having a balance of one share at the beginning of the
period. A hypothetical charge reflecting deductions from shareholder accounts
for management fees or shareholder services fees, for example, is subtracted
from the value of the account at the end of the period, and the difference is
divided by the value of the account at the beginning of the base period to
obtain the base period return. The result is then annualized. See "Performance
Information" in the Statement of Additional Information. Investment results of
the Funds will fluctuate over time, and any presentation of the Funds' total
return or current yield for any prior period should not be considered as a
representation of what an investors total return or current yield may be in any
future period. The Funds' Annual Report contains additional performance
information and is available upon request and without charge by calling (800)
526-0056.
Legal Opinion
The validity of shares offered by this Prospectus will be passed on by
Kramer, Levin, Naftalis & Frankel, 919 Third Avenue, New York, New York 10022.
Shareholder Reports and Inquiries
During the year, the Funds will send you the following information:
o Confirmation statements are mailed after every transaction that
affects your account balance, except for most money market
transactions
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(monthly) and preauthorized automatic investment, exchange and
redemption services (quarterly).
o Annual and semiannual reports are mailed approximately 60 days after
December 31 and June 30.
o 1099 tax form(s) are mailed by January 31.
Unless otherwise requested, only one copy of each shareholder report or
other material sent to shareholders will be mailed to each household with
accounts under common ownership and the same address regardless of the number of
shareholders or accounts at that household or address. Any questions should be
directed to The Lexington Funds at (800) 526-0056.
BACKUP WITHHOLDING
Tax-payer identification number (TIN)
Be sure to complete the Tax-Payer Identification Number section of the
fund's application when you open an account. Federal tax law requires the fund
to withhold 31% of taxable dividends, capital gains distributions and redemption
and exchange proceeds from accounts (other than those of certain exempt payees)
without a certified Social Security or tax-payer identification number and
certain other certified information or upon notification from the IRS or a
broker that withholding is required.
A shareholder who does not have a TIN should apply for one immediately by
contacting the local office of the Social Security Administration or the IRS.
Backup withholding could apply to payments made to a shareholders account while
awaiting receipt of a TIN. Special rules apply for certain entities. For
example, for an account established under the Uniform Gifts to Minors Act, the
TIN of the minor should be furnished. If a shareholder has been notified by the
IRS that he or she is subject to backup withholding because he or she failed to
report all interest and dividend income on his or her tax return and the
shareholder has not been notified by the IRS that such withholding will cease,
the shareholder should cross out the appropriate item in the Account
Application. Dividends paid to a foreign shareholders account by a fund may be
subject to up to 30% withholding instead of backup withholding.
A shareholder who is an exempt recipient should furnish a TIN and check the
appropriate box. Exempt recipients include certain corporations, certain
tax-exempt entities, tax-exempt pension plans and IRAs, governmental agencies,
financial institutions, registered securities and commodities dealers and
others. For further information, see Section 3406 of the Code and consult a tax
adviser.
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This Prospectus is not an offering of the securities herein described in
any state in which the offering is unauthorized. No salesperson dealer or other
person is authorized to give any information or make any representation other
than those contained in this Prospectus, the Statement of Additional
Information, or in the Funds' official sales literature.
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GLOSSARY
o Cash equivalents. Cash equivalents are short-term, interest-bearing
instruments or deposits and may include, for example, commercial paper,
certificates of deposit, repurchase agreements, bankers' acceptances, U.S.
Treasury Bills, bank money market deposit accounts, master demand notes and
money market mutual funds. These consist of high-quality debt obligations,
certificates of deposit and bankers' acceptances rated at least A-1 by S&P
or Prime1 by Moody's, or the issuer has an outstanding issue of debt
securities rated at least A by S&P or Moody's, or are of comparable quality
in the opinion of the Manager.
o Collateral assets. Collateral assets include cash, letters of credit, U.S.
government securities or other high-grade liquid debt or equity securities
(except that instruments collateralizing loans by the Money Market Funds
must be debt securities rated in the highest grade). Collateral assets are
separately identified and rendered unavailable for
o Convertible security. A convertible security is a fixed-income security (a
bond or preferred stock) that may be converted at a stated price within a
specified period of time into a certain quantity of the common stock of the
same or a different issuer. Convertible securities are senior to common
stock in a corporation's capital structure but are usually subordinated to
similar non-convertible securities. The price of a convertible security is
influenced by the market value of the underlying common stock.
o Covered call option. A call option is "covered" if the fund owns the
underlying securities, has the right to acquire such securities without
additional consideration, has collateral assets sufficient to meet its
obligations under the option or owns an off setting call option.
o Covered put option. A put option is "covered" if the fund has collateral
assets with a value not less than the exercise price of the option or holds
a put option on the underlying security.
o Depositary receipts. Depositary receipts include American depositary
receipts ("ADRs"), European depositary receipts ("EDRs"), global depositary
receipts ("GDRs") and other similar instruments. Depositary receipts
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are receipts typically issued in connection with a U.S. or foreign bank or
trust company and evidence ownership of underlying securities issued by a
foreign corporation.
o Derivatives. Derivatives include forward currency exchange contracts, stock
options, currency options, stock and stock index options, futures contracts
and swaps and options on futures contracts on U.S. government and foreign
government securities and currencies.
o Dollar roll transaction. A dollar roll transaction is similar to a reverse
repurchase agreement except it requires a fund to repurchase a similar
rather than the same security.
o Duration. Traditionally, a debt security's "term to maturity" characterizes
a security's sensitivity to changes in interest rates. "Term to maturity,"
however, measures only the time until a debt security provides its final
payment, taking no account of prematurity payments. Most debt securities
provide interest ("coupon") payments in addition to a final ("par") payment
at maturity, and some securities have call provisions allowing the issuer
to repay the instrument in full before maturity date, each of which affect
the security's response to interest rate changes. "Duration" is considered
a more precise measure of interest rate risk than "term to maturity."
Determining duration may involve the Manager's estimates of future economic
parameters, which may vary from actual future values. Fixed income
securities with effective durations of three years are more responsive to
interest rate fluctuations than those with effective durations of one year.
For example, if interest rates rise by 1%, the value of securities having
an effective duration of three years will generally decrease by
approximately 3%.
o Emerging market companies. A company is considered to be an emerging market
company if its securities are principally traded in the capital market of
an emerging market country; it derives at least 50% of its total revenue
from either goods produced or services rendered in emerging market
countries or from sales made in such emerging market countries, regardless
of where the securities of such companies are principally traded; or it is
organized under the laws of, and with a principal office in, an emerging
market country. An emerging market country is one having an economy and
market that are or would be considered by the World Bank or the United
Nations to be emerging or developing.
o Equity derivative securities. These include, among other things, options on
equity securities, warrants and future contracts on equity securities.
o Equity swaps. Equity swaps allow the parties to exchange the dividend
income or other components of return on an equity investment (e.g., a group
of equity securities or an index) for a component of return on
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another non-equity or equity investment Equity swaps transitions may be
volatile and may present the fund with counterparty risks.
o FHLMC. The Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation.
o FNMA. The Federal National Mortgage Association.
o Forward currency contracts. A forward currency contract is a contract
individually negotiated and privately traded by currency traders and their
customers and creates an obligation to purchase or sell a specific currency
for an agreed-upon price at a future date. The Funds generally do not enter
into forward contracts with terms greater than one year. A fund generally
enters into forward contracts only under two circumstances. First, if a
fund enters into a contract for the purchase or sale of a security
denominated in a foreign currency, it may desire to "lock in" the U.S.
dollar price of the security by entering into a forward contract to buy the
amount of a foreign currency needed to settle the transaction. Second, if
the Manager believes that the currency of a particular foreign country will
substantially rise or fall against the U.S. dollar, it may enter into a
forward contract to buy or sell the currency approximating the value of
some or all of a fund's portfolio securities denominated in such currency.
A fund will not enter into a forward contract if, as a result, it would
have more than one-third of total assets committed to such contracts
(unless it owns the currency that it is obligated to deliver or has caused
its custodian to segregate segregable assets having a value sufficient to
cover its obligations). Although forward contracts are used primarily to
protect a fund from adverse currency movements, they involve the risk that
currency movements will not be accurately predicted.
o Futures and options on futures. An interest rate futures contract is an
agreement to purchase or sell debt securities, usually U.S. government
securities, at a specified date and price. For example, a fund may sell
interest rate futures contracts (i.e., enter into a futures contract to
sell the underlying debt security) in an attempt to hedge against an
anticipated increase in interest rates and a corresponding decline in debt
securities it owns. Each fund will have collateral assets equal to the
purchase price of the portfolio securities represented by the underlying
interest rate futures contracts it has an obligation to purchase.
o GNMA. The Government National Mortgage Association.
o Highly rated debt securities. Debt securities rated within the three
highest grades by Standard & Poor's Corporation ("S&P") (AAA to A), Moodys
Investors Services, Inc. ("Moody's") (Aaa to A) or Fitch Investor Services,
Inc. ("Fitch") (AAA to A), or in unrated debt securities deemed to be of
comparable quality by the Manager using guidelines approved by the Board of
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Trustees. See the Appendix to the Statement of Additional Information for a
description of these ratings.
o Illiquid securities. The Funds treat any securities subject to restrictions
on repatriation for more than seven days, and securities issued in
connection with foreign debt conversion programs that are restricted as to
remittance of invested capital or profit, as illiquid. The Funds also treat
repurchase agreements with maturities in excess of seven days as illiquid.
Illiquid securities do not include securities that are restricted from
trading on formal markets for some period of time but for which an active
informal market exists, or securities that meet the requirements of Rule
144A under the Securities Act of 1933 and that, subject to the review by
the Board and guidelines adopted by the Board, the Manager has determined
to be liquid.
o Investment grade. Investment grade debt securities are those rated within
the four highest grades by S&P (at least BBB), Moody's (at least Baa) or
Fitch (at least Baa) or in unrated debt securities deemed to be of
comparable quality by the Manager using guidelines approved by the Board of
Trustees.
o Leverage. Some funds may use leverage in an effort to increase return.
Although leverage creates an opportunity for increased income and gain, it
also creates special risk considerations. Leveraging also creates interest
expenses that can exceed the income from the assets retained.
o Municipal securities. Municipal securities are obligations issued by, or on
behalf of, states, territories and possessions of the U.S. and the District
of Columbia, and their political subdivisions, agencies, authorities and
instrumentalities, including It industrial development bonds, as well as
obligations of certain agencies and instrumentalities of the U.S.
government. Municipal securities eve classified as general obligation
bonds, revenue bonds and notes. General obligation bonds are secured by the
issuer's pledge of its faith, credit and taxing power for the payment of
principal and interest. Revenue bonds are payable from revenue derived from
a particular facility, class of facilities or the proceeds of a special
excise or other specific revenue source, but not from the issuer's general
taxing power. Private activity bonds and industrial revenue bonds, in most
cases, are revenue bonds that do not carry the pledge of the credit of the
issuing municipality but generally are guaranteed by the corporate entity
on whose behalf they are issued. Notes short-term instruments that are
obligations of the issuing municipalities or agencies sold in anticipation
of a bond sale, collection of taxes or other receipt of revenues.
o Options on securities, securities indices and currencies. A fund may
purchase call options on securities that it intends to purchase (or on
currencies
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in which those securities are denominated) in order to limit the risk of a
substantial increase in the market price of such security (or an adverse
movement in the applicable currency). A fund may purchase put options on
particular securities (or on currencies in which those securities are
denominated) in order to protect against a decline in the market value of
the underlying security below the exercise price less the premium paid for
the option (or an adverse movement in the applicable currency relative to
the U.S. dollar). Prior to expiration, most options are expected to be sold
in a closing sale transaction. Profit or loss from the sale depends upon
whether the amount received is more or less than the premium paid plus
transaction costs. A fund may purchase put and call options on stock
indices in order to hedge against risks of stock market or industry wide
stock price fluctuations.
o Participation interests. Participation interests are issued by financial
institutions and represent undivided interests in municipal securities.
Participation interests may have fixed, floating or variable rates of
interest. Some participation interests are subject to a "nonappropriation"
or "abatement" feature by which, under certain conditions, the issuer of
the underlying municipal security, without penalty, may terminate its
payment obligation. In such event, the Funds must look to the underlying
collateral.
o Repurchase agreement. With a repurchase agreement, a fund acquires a U.S.
government security or other high-grade liquid debt instrument (for the
Money Market Funds, the instrument must be rated in the highest grade) from
a financial institution that simultaneously agrees to repurchase the same
security at a specified time and price.
o Reverse dollar roll transactions. When a fund engages in a reverse dollar
roll, it purchases a security from a financial institution and concurrently
agrees to resell a similar security to that institution at a later date at
an agreed-upon price.
o Reverse repurchase agreement. In a reverse repurchase agreement, a fund
sells to a financial institution a security that it holds and agrees to
repurchase the same security at an agreed-upon price and date.
o Russia. "Russia" refers to the Russian Federation, which does not include
other countries that formerly comprised the Soviet Union.
o Russian Company. "Russian Company" means a legal entity (i) that is
organized under the laws of, or with a principal office and domicile in,
Russia, (ii) for which the principal equity securities trading market is in
Russia, or (iii) that derives at least 50% of its revenues or profits from
goods produced or sold, investments made, or services performed, in Russia
or that has at least 50% of its assets situated in Russia.
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o Securities lending. A fund may lend securities to brokers, dealers and
other financial organizations. Each securities loan is collateralized with
collateral assets in an amount at least equal to the current market value
of the loaned securities, plus accrued interest. There is a risk of delay
in receiving collateral or in recovering the securities loaned or even a
loss of rights in collateral should the borrower fail financially.
o S&P 500. Standard & Poor's 500 Composite Stock Price Index.
o U.S. government securities. These include U.S. Treasury bills, notes, bonds
and other obligations issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government, its
agencies or instrumentalities.
o Warrant. A warrant typically is a long-term option that permits the holder
to buy a specified number of shares of the issuer's underlying common stock
at a specified exercise price by a particular expiration date. A warrant
not exercised or disposed of by its expiration date expires worthless.
o When-issued and forward commitment securities. The Funds may purchase U.S.
government or other securities on a "when-issued" basis and may purchase or
sell securities on a "forward commitment" or "delayed delivery" basis. The
price is fixed at the time the commitment is made, but delivery and payment
for the securities take place at a later date. When-issued securities and
forward commitments may be sold prior to the settlement date, but a fund
will enter into when-issued and forward commitments only with the intention
of actually receiving or delivering the securities. No income accrues on
securities that have been purchased pursuant to a forward commitment or on
a when-issued basis prior to delivery to a fund. At the time a fund enters
into a transaction on a when-issued or forward commitment basis, it
supports its obligation with collateral assets equal to the value of the
when-issued or forward commitment securities and causes the collateral
assets to be marked to market daily. There is a risk that the securities
may not be delivered and that the fund may incur a loss.
o Zero coupon bonds. Zero coupon bonds are debt obligations that do not pay
current interest and are consequently issued at a significant discount from
face value. The discount approximates the total interest the bonds will
accrue and compound over the period to maturity or the first
interest-payment date at a rate of interest reflecting the market rate of
interest at the time of issuance.
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Investment Manager
Lexington Management Corporation
P.O. Box 1515
Park 80 West, Plaza Two
Saddle Brook, N.J. 07663
Distributor
Lexington Funds Distributor, Inc.
P.O. Box 1515
Park 80 West, Plaza Two
Saddle Brook, N.J. 07663
All shareholder requests for services
of any kind shall be sent to:
Transfer Agent
State Street Bank and Trust Company
c/o National Financial Data Services
Lexington Funds
1004 Baltimore
Kansas City, Missouri 64105
Custodian
Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A.
1211 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10022
Legal Counsel
Kramer, Levin, Naftalis & Frankel
919 Third Avenue
New York, New York 10022
Auditors
KMPG Peat Marwick LLP
345 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10154
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LEXINGTON CROSBY SMALL CAP ASIA GROWTH FUND, INC.
STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
APRIL 30, 1997
This Statement of Additional Information, which is not a prospectus, should
be read in conjunction with the current prospectus of Lexington Crosby Small Cap
Asia Growth Fund (the "Fund"), dated April 30, 1997, and as it may be revised
from time to time. To obtain a copy of the Fund's prospectus at no charge,
please write to the Fund at P.O. Box 1515/Park 80 West - Plaza Two, Saddle
Brook, New Jersey 07663 or call the following toll-free numbers:
Shareholder Services:-1-800-526-0056
Institutional/Financial Adviser Services:-1-800-367-9160
24-Hour Account Information:-1-800-526-0052
Lexington Management Corporation ("LMC") is the Fund's investment adviser.
Crosby Asset Management (US) Inc. ("Crosby") is the Fund's sub-adviser.
Lexington Funds Distributor, Inc. is the Fund's distributor.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
Investment Objective and Policies ......................................... 2
Risk Considerations ....................................................... 3
Management of the Fund .................................................... 5
Investment Restrictions ................................................... 7
Investment Adviser, Sub-Adviser, Distributor and Administrator ............ 9
Portfolio Transactions and Brokerage Commissions .......................... 10
Determination of Net Asset Value .......................................... 11
Telephone Exchange Provisions ............................................. 11
Tax-Sheltered Retirement Plans ............................................ 12
Tax Matters ............................................................... 12
Performance Calculation ................................................... 17
Shareholder Reports ....................................................... 18
Other Information ......................................................... 18
Financial Statements ...................................................... 19
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INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE AND POLICIES
For a full description of the Fund's investment objective and policies, see
the Prospectus under "Investment Objective and Policies".
CERTAIN INVESTMENT METHODS
Settlement Transactions- When the Fund enters into contracts for purchase or
sale of a portfolio security denominated in a foreign currency, it may be
required to settle a purchase transaction in the relevant foreign currency or
receive the proceeds of a sale in that currency. In either event, the Fund will
be obligated to acquire or dispose of such foreign currency as is represented by
the transaction by selling or buying an equivalent amount of United States
dollars. Furthermore, the Fund may wish to "lock in" the United States dollar
value of the transaction at or near the time of a purchase or sale of portfolio
securities at the exchange rate or rates then prevailing between the United
States dollar and the currency in which the foreign security is denominated.
Therefore, the Fund may, for a fixed amount of United States dollars, enter into
a forward foreign exchange contract for the purchase or sale of the amount of
foreign currency involved in the underlying securities transaction. In so doing,
the Fund will attempt to insulate itself against possible losses and gains
resulting from a change in the relationship between the United States dollar and
the foreign currency during the period between the date a security is purchased
or sold and the date on which payment is made or received. This process is known
as "transaction hedging".
To effect the translation of the amount of foreign currencies involved in
the purchase and sale of foreign securities and to effect the "transaction
hedging" described above, the Fund may purchase or sell foreign currencies on a
"spot" (i.e. cash) basis or on a forward basis whereby the Fund purchases or
sells a specific amount of foreign currency, at a price set at the time of the
contract, for receipt of delivery at a specified date which may be any fixed
number of days in the future.
Such spot and forward foreign exchange transactions may also be utilized to
reduce the risk inherent in fluctuations in the exchange rate between the United
States dollar and the relevant foreign dollar and the relevant foreign currency
when foreign securities are purchased or sold for settlement beyond customary
settlement time (as described below). Neither type of foreign currency
transaction will eliminate fluctuations in the prices of the Fund's portfolio or
securities or prevent loss if the price of such securities should decline.
Portfolio Hedging- Some or all of the Fund's portfolio will be denominated in
foreign currencies. As a result, in addition to the risk of change in the market
value of portfolio securities, the value of the portfolio in United States
dollars is subject to fluctuations in the exchange rate between such foreign
currencies and the United States dollar. When, in the opinion of LMC or Crosby
it is desirable to limit or reduce exposure in a foreign currency in order to
moderate potential changes in the United States dollar value of the portfolio,
the Fund may enter into a forward foreign currency exchange contract by which
the United States dollar value of the underlying foreign portfolio securities
can be approximately matched by an equivalent United States dollar liability.
This technique is known as "portfolio hedging" and moderates or reduces the risk
of change in the United States dollar value of the Fund's portfolio only during
the period before the maturity of the forward contract (which will not be in
excess of one year). The Fund, for hedging purposes only, may also enter into
forward foreign currency exchange contracts to increase its exposure to a
foreign currency that the Fund's investment adviser or sub-adviser expects to
increase in value relative to the United States dollar. The Fund will not
attempt to hedge all of its foreign portfolio positions and will enter into such
transactions only to the extent, if any deemed appropriate by the investment
adviser or sub-adviser. Hedging against a decline in the value of currency does
not eliminate fluctuations in the prices of portfolio securities or prevent
losses if the prices of such securities decline. The Fund will not enter into
forward foreign currency exchange transactions for speculative purposes. The
Fund intends to limit transactions as described in this paragraph to not more
than 70% of the total Fund assets.
Forward Commitments-The Fund may make contracts to purchase securities for a
fixed price at a future date beyond customary settlement time ("forward
commitments") because new issues of securities are typically offered to
investors, such as the Fund, on that basis. Forward commitments involve a risk
of loss if the value of the security to be purchased declines prior to the
settlement date. This risk is in addition to the risk of decline in value of the
Fund's other assets. Although the Fund will enter into such contracts with the
intention of acquiring the securities, the Fund may dispose of a commitment
prior to settlement if the investment adviser deems it appropriate to do so. The
Fund may realize short-term profits or losses upon the sale of forward
commitments.
Covered Call Options-Call options may also be used as a means of participating
in an anticipated price increase of a security on a more limited basis than
would be possible if the security itself were purchased. The Fund may write only
covered call options. Since it can be expected that a call option will be
exercised if the market value of the underlying security increases to a level
greater than the exercise price, this strategy will generally be used when the
investment adviser believes that the call premium received by the Fund plus
anticipated appreciation in the price of the underlying
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security, up to the exercise price of the call, will be greater than the
appreciation in the price of the security. The Fund intends to limit
transactions as described in this paragraph to less than 5% of total Fund
assets. The Fund will not purchase put and call options written by others. Also,
the Fund will not write any put options. The Fund will cause its custodian to
segregate cash, U.S. Government Securities or other high grade liquid debt
obligations having a value sufficient to meet the Fund's obligations under the
call options.
Repurchase Agreements-A repurchase agreement is a contract under which the Fund
would acquire a security for a relatively short period (usually not more than 7
days) subject to the obligations of the seller to repurchase and the Fund to
resell such security at a fixed time and price (representing the Fund's cost
plus interest). Although the Fund may enter into repurchase agreements with
respect to any portfolio securities which it may acquire consistent with its
investment policies and restrictions, it is the Fund's present intention to
enter into repurchase agreements only with respect to obligations of the United
States government or its agencies or instrumentalities to meet anticipated
redemptions or pending investments or reinvestment of Fund assets in portfolio
securities. The Fund will enter into repurchase agreements only with member
banks of the Federal Reserve System and with "primary dealers" in United States
government securities. In addition if bankruptcy proceedings are commenced with
respect to the seller, be subject to risks associated with changes in market
value of the collateral securities. The Fund intends to limit repurchase
agreements to institutions believed by LMC or Crosby to present minimal credit
risk. The Fund will not enter into repurchase agreements maturing in more than
seven days if the aggregate of such repurchase agreements and all other illiquid
securities when taken together would exceed 15% of the total assets of the Fund.
Except as otherwise specifically noted, the Fund's investment objective and
its investment restrictions are fundamental and may not be changed without the
approval of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund.
RISK CONSIDERATIONS
Investors should recognize that investing in securities of foreign companies
and in particular securities of companies domiciled in or doing business in
emerging markets and emerging countries involves certain risk considerations,
including those set forth below, which are not typically associated with
investing in securities of U.S. companies.
Foreign Currency Considerations
The Fund's assets will be invested in securities of foreign companies and
substantially all income will be received by the Fund in foreign currencies.
However, the Fund will compute and distribute its income in dollars, and the
computation of income will be made on the date of its receipt by the Fund at the
foreign exchange rate in effect on that date. Therefore, if the value of the
foreign currencies in which the Fund receives its income falls relative to the
dollar between receipt of the income and the making of Fund distributions, the
Fund will be required to liquidate securities in order to make distributions if
the Fund has insufficient cash in dollars to meet distribution requirements.
The value of the assets of the Fund as measured in dollars also may be
affected favorably or unfavorably by fluctuations in currency rates and exchange
control regulations. Further, the Fund may incur costs in connection with
conversions between various currencies. Foreign exchange dealers realize a
profit based on the difference between the prices at which they are buying and
selling various currencies. Thus, a dealer normally will offer to sell a foreign
currency to the Fund at one rate, while offering a lesser rate of exchange
should the Fund desire immediately to resell that currency to the dealer. The
Fund will conduct its foreign currency exchange transactions either on a spot
(i.e., cash) basis at the spot rate prevailing in the foreign currency exchange
market, or through entering into forward or futures contracts to purchase or
sell foreign currencies.
Risks Associated With Hedging Transactions
Hedging transactions have special risks associated with them, including
possible default by the Counterparty to the transaction, illiquidity and, to the
extent the Adviser's view as to certain market movements is incorrect, the risk
that the use of a hedging transaction could result in losses greater than if it
had not been used. Use of call options could result in losses to the Fund, force
the sale or purchase of portfolio securities at inopportune times or for prices
lower than current market values, or cause the Fund to hold a security it might
otherwise sell.
Currency hedging involves some of the same risks and considerations as other
transactions with similar instruments. Currency transactions can result in
losses to the Fund if the currency being hedged fluctuates in value to a degree
or in a direction that is not anticipated. Further, the risk exists that the
perceived linkage between various currencies may not be present or may not be
present during the particular time that the Fund is engaging in portfolio
hedging. Currency transactions are also subject to risks different from those of
other portfolio transactions. Because currency control is of great importance to
the issuing governments and influences economic planning and policy, purchases
and sales of currency and related instruments can be adversely affected by
government exchange controls,
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limitations or restrictions on repatriation of currency, and manipulations or
exchange restrictions imposed by governments. These forms of governmental
actions can result in losses to the Fund if it is unable to deliver or receive
currency or monies in settlement of obligations and could also cause hedges it
has entered into to be rendered useless, resulting in full currency exposure as
well as incurring transaction costs.
Losses resulting from the use of hedging transactions will reduce the Fund's
net asset value, and possibly income, and the losses can be greater than if
hedging transactions had not been used.
Risks of Hedging Transactions Outside the United States
When conducted outside the U.S., hedging transactions may not be regulated
as rigorously as in the U.S., may not involve a clearing mechanism and related
guarantees, and will be subject to the risk of government actions affecting
trading in, or the price of, foreign securities, currencies and other
instruments. The value of positions taken as part of non-U.S. hedging
transactions also could be adversely affected by: (1) other complex foreign
political, legal and economic factors, (2) lesser availability of data on which
to make trading decisions than in the U.S., (3) delays in the Fund's ability to
act upon economic events occurring in foreign markets during non-business hours
in the U.S., (4) the imposition of different exercise and settlement terms and
procedures and margin requirements than in the U.S. and (5) lower trading volume
and liquidity.
Investment and Repatriation Restrictions
Some foreign countries may have laws and regulations which currently
preclude direct foreign investment in the securities of their companies.
However, indirect foreign investment in the securities of companies listed and
traded on the stock exchanges in these countries is permitted by certain foreign
countries through investment funds which have been specifically authorized. The
Fund may invest in these investment funds subject to the provisions of the 1940
Act as discussed below under "Investment Restrictions". If the Fund invests in
such investment funds, the Fund's shareholders will bear not only their
proportionate share of the expenses of the Fund (including operating expenses
and the fees of the Investment Manager), but also will bear indirectly similar
expenses of the underlying investment funds.
In addition to the foregoing investment restrictions, prior governmental
approval for foreign investments may be required under certain circumstances in
some foreign countries, while the extent of foreign investment in domestic
companies may be subject to limitation in other foreign countries. Foreign
ownership limitations also may be imposed by the charters of individual
companies in foreign countries to prevent, among other concerns, violation of
foreign investment limitations.
Repatriation of investment income, capital and the proceeds of sales by
foreign investors may require governmental registration and/or approval in some
foreign countries. The Fund could be adversely affected by delays in or a
refusal to grant any required governmental approval for such repatriation.
Foreign Securities Markets
Trading volume on foreign country stock exchanges is substantially less than
that on the New York Stock Exchange. Further, securities of some foreign
companies are less liquid and more volatile than securities of comparable U.S.
companies. Similarly, volume and liquidity in most foreign bond markets is
substantially less than in the U.S. and, consequently, volatility of price can
be greater than in the U.S. Fixed commissions on foreign exchanges are generally
higher than negotiated commissions on U.S. exchanges, although the Fund
endeavors to achieve the most favorable net results on its portfolio
transactions and may be able to purchase the securities in which the Fund may
invest on other stock exchanges where commissions are negotiable.
Companies in foreign countries are not generally subject to uniform
accounting, auditing and financial reporting standards, practices and disclosure
requirements comparable to those applicable to U.S. companies. Consequently,
there may be less publicly available information about a foreign company than
about a U.S. company. Further, there is generally less governmental supervision
and regulation of foreign stock exchanges, brokers and listed companies than in
the U.S. Further, these Funds may encounter difficulties or be unable to pursue
legal remedies and obtain judgments in foreign courts.
Economic and Political Risks
The economies of individual foreign countries in which the Fund invests may
differ favorably or unfavorably from the U.S. economy in such respects as growth
of gross domestic product, rate of inflation, capital reinvestment, resource
self-sufficiency and balance of payments position. Further, the economies of
foreign countries generally are heavily dependent upon international trade and,
accordingly, have been and may continue to be adversely affected by trade
barriers, managed adjustments in relative currency values and other
protectionist measures imposed or negotiated by the countries with which they
trade. These economies also have been and may continue to be adversely affected
by economic conditions in the countries with which they trade. The export driven
nature of Asian economies is often
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dependent on the strength of their trading partners in the United States and
Europe, although growing intra-regional trade is seen mitigating some of this
external dependence.
With respect to any foreign country, there is the possibility of
nationalization, expropriation or confiscatory taxation, political changes,
government regulation, social instability or diplomatic developments (including
war) which could affect adversely the economies of such countries or the Fund's
investments in those countries. In addition, it may be more difficult to obtain
a judgement in a court outside of the United States.
MANAGEMENT OF THE FUND
The Directors and executive officers of the Fund and their principal
occupations are set forth below:
+S.M.S. CHADHA (59), Director. 3/16 Shanti Niketan, New Delhi 21, India.
Secretary, Ministry of External Affairs, New Delhi, India; Head of Foreign
Service Institute, New Delhi, India; Special Envoy of the Government of
India; Director, Special Unit for Technical Cooperation among Developing
Countries, United Nations Development Program, New York.
*+ROBERT M. DEMICHELE (52), President and Chairman. P.O. Box 1515, Saddle Brook,
N.J. 07663. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Lexington Management
Corporation; President and Director, Lexington Global Asset Managers, Inc.;
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Lexington Funds Distributor, Inc.,
Chairman of the Board, Market Systems Research, Inc. and Market Systems
Research Advisors, Inc.; Director, Chartwell Re Corporation, Claredon
National Insurance Company, The Navigator's Group, Inc., Unione Italiana
Reinsurance, Vanguard Cellular Systems, Inc. and Weeden & Co.; Vice Chairman
of the Board of Trustees, Union College and Trustee, Smith Richardson
Foundation.
+BEVERLEY C. DUER, Director, 340 East 72nd Street, News York, N.Y. 10021.
Private Investor. Formerly, Manager of Operations Research Department-CPC
International, Inc.
*+BARBARA R. EVANS, Director, 5 Fernwood Road, Summit, N.J. 07901. Private
Investor. Prior to May, 1989, Assistant Vice President and Securities
Analyst, Lexington Management Corporation.
*+LAWRENCE KANTOR, Vice President and Director. P.O. Box 1515, Saddle Brook, N.J
07663. Managing Director, General Manager and Director, Lexington Management
Corporation; Executive Vice President and Director, Lexington Funds
Distributor, Inc.; Executive Vice President and General Manager-Mutual
Funds, Lexington Global Asset Managers, Inc.
+JERARD F. MAHER (50), Director. 300 Raritan Center Parkway, Edison, N.J. 08818.
General Counsel, Federal Business Center; Counsel, Ribis, Graham & Curtin.
+ANDREW M. McCOSH (56), Director. 12 Wyvern Park, Edinburgh EH 92 JY, Scotland,
U.K. Professor of the Organisation of Industry and Commerce, Department of
Business Studies, The University of Edinburgh, Scotland.
+DONALD B. MILLER, Director. 10725 Quail Covey Road, Boynton Beach, FL 33436.
Chairman, Horizon Media, Inc.; Trustee, Galaxy Funds; Director, Maquire
Group of Connecticut; prior to January 1989, President, Director and C.E.O.,
Media General Broadcast Services (advertising firm).
+JOHN G. PRESTON, Director. 3 Woodfield Road, Wellesley, Massachusetts 02181.
Associate Professor of Finance, Boston College, Boston, Massachusetts.
+MARGARET W. RUSSELL. Director. 55 North Mountain Avenue, Montclair, N.J. 07042.
Private Investor. Formerly, Community Affairs Director, Union Camp
Corporation.
*CHRISTINA LAM, Vice President and Portfolio Manager. 25/F 3 Lockhart Road, Wan
Chai, Hong Kong. Vice President, Crosby Asset Management.
*NIGEL WEBBER, Vice President and Portfolio Manager. 25/F 3 Lockhart Road, Wan
Chai, Hong Kong. Managing Director, Crosby Asset Management.
*+LISA CURCIO, Vice President and Secretary. P.O. Box 1515, Saddle Brook, N.J.
07663. Senior Vice President and Secretary, Lexington Management
Corporation; Vice President and Secretary, Lexington Funds Distributor,
Inc.; Secretary, Lexington Global Asset Managers, Inc.
*+RICHARD M. HISEY, Vice President and Treasurer. P. O. Box 1515, Saddle Brook,
N.J. 07663. Managing Director, Director and Chief Financial Officer,
Lexington Management Corporation; Chief Financial Officer, Vice President
and Director, Lexington Funds Distributor, Inc.; Chief Financial Officer,
Market Systems Research Advisors, Inc.; Executive Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer, Lexington Global Asset Managers, Inc.
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*+RICHARD LAVERY, CLU ChFC, Vice President. P.O. Box 1515, Saddle Brook, N.J.
07663. Senior Vice President, Lexington Management Corporation; Vice
President, Lexington Funds Distributor, Inc.
*+JANICE CARNICELLI, Vice President. P.O. Box 1515, Saddle Brook, N.J. 07663.
*+CHRISTIE CARR, Assistant Treasurer P.O. Box 1515, Saddle Brook, N.J. 07663.
Prior to October 1992, Senior Accountant. KPMG Peat Marwick LLP.
*+SIOBHAN GILFILLAN, Assistant Treasurer. P.O. Box 1515, Saddle Brook, N.J.
07663.
*+THOMAS LUEHS, Assistant Treasurer. P.O. Box 1515, Saddle Brook, N.J. 07663.
Prior to November 1993, Supervisor of Investment Accounting, Alliance
Capital Management.
*+SHERI MOSCA, Assistant Treasurer. P.O. Box 1515, Saddle Brook, N.J. 07663.
*+PETER CORNIOTES, Assistant Secretary. P.O. Box 1515, Saddle Brook, N.J. 07663.
Assistant Vice President, Lexington Management Corporation. Assistant
Secretary, Lexington Funds Distributor, Inc.
*+ENRIQUE J. FAUST, Assistant Secretary. P.O. Box 1515, Saddle Brook, N.J.
07663. Prior to March 1994, Blue Sky Compliance Coordinator, Lexington
Management Corporation.
* "Interested person" and/or "Affiliated person" of LMC or Crosby as defined in
the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
+ Messrs. Chadha, Corniotes, DeMichele, Duer, Faust, Hisey, Kantor, Lavery,
Luehs, Maher, McCosh, Miller and Preston and Mmes. Carnicelli, Carr, Curcio,
Evans, Gilfillan, Mosca. and Russell hold similar officers with some or all of
the other investment companies advised and/or distributed by LMC and LFD.
The Board of Directors met 5 times during the twelve months ended December
31, 1996, and each of the Directors attended at least 75% of those meetings.
Remuneration of Directors and Certain Executive Officers:
Each Director is reimbursed for expenses incurred in attending each meeting
of the Board of Directors or any committee thereof. Each Director who is not an
affiliate of the advisor is compensated for his or her services according to a
fee schedule which recognizes the fact that each Director also serves as a
Director of other investment companies advised by LMC. Each Director receives a
fee, allocated among all investment companies for which the Director serves.
Effective September 12, 1995 each Director receives annual compensation of
$24,000. Prior to September 12, 1995, the Directors who were not employed by the
Fund or its affiliates received annual compensation of $16,000.
Set forth below is information regarding compensation paid or accrued during
the period January 1, 1996 to December 31, 1996 for each Director:
As of December 31, 1996, the aggregate remuneration paid to the directors
was as follows:
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Name of Director Compensation from Fund and Fund Complex Directorships in Fund
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S.M.S. Chadha $856 $13,696 16
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Robert M. DeMichele 0 $0 17
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Beverley C. Duer $1,712 $29,110 17
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Barbara R. Evans 0 0 16
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Lawrence Kantor 0 0 16
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Jerard F. Maher $856 $16,046 17
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Andrew M. McCosh $856 $13,696 16
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Donald B. Miller $1,712 $26,760 16
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Francis Olmsted* $1,068 $16,800 N/A
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John G. Preston $1,712 $26,760 16
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Margaret W. Russell $1,712 $25,048 16
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Philip C. Smith $1,600 $25,080 16
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Francis A. Sunderland* $744 $10,528 N/A
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*Retired
Retirement Plan for Eligible Directors/Trustees
Effective September 12, 1995, the Directors instituted a Retirement Plan for
Eligible Directors/Trustees (the "Plan") pursuant to which each Director/Trustee
(who is not an employee of any of the Funds, the Advisor, Administrator
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or Distributor or any of their affiliates) may be entitled to certain benefits
upon retirement from the Board. Pursuant to the Plan, the normal retirement date
is the date on which the eligible Director/Trustee has attained age 65 and has
completed at least ten years of continuous and non-forfeited service with one or
more of the investment companies advised by LMC (or its affiliates)
(collectively, the "Covered Funds"). Each eligible Director/Trustee is entitled
to receive from the Covered Fund an annual benefit commencing on the first day
of the calendar quarter coincident with or next following his date of retirement
equal to 5% of his compensation multiplied by the number of such
Director/Trustee's years of service (not in excess of 15 years) completed with
respect to any of the Covered Portfolios. Such benefit is payable to each
eligible Director in quarterly installments for ten years following the date of
retirement or the life of the Director/Trustee. The Plan establishes age 72 as a
mandatory retirement age for Directors/Trustees; however, Director/Trustees
serving the Funds as of September 12, 1995 are not subject to such mandatory
retirement. Directors/Trustees serving the Funds as of September 12, 1995 who
elect retirement under the Plan prior to September 12, 1996 will receive an
annual retirement benefit at any increased compensation level if compensation is
increased prior to September 12, 1997 and receive spousal benefits (i.e., in the
event the Director/Trustee dies prior to receiving full benefits under the Plan,
the Director/Trustee's spouse (if any) will be entitled to receive the
retirement benefit within the 10 year period.)
Retiring Directors will be eligible to serve as Honorary Directors for one
year after retirement and will be entitled to be reimbursed for travel expenses
to attend a maximum of two meetings.
Set forth in the table below are the estimated annual benefits payable to an
eligible Director upon retirement assuming various compensation and years of
service classifications. As of December 31, 1996, the estimated credited years
of service for Directors Chadha, Duer, Maher, Miller, Preston and Russell are 1,
18, 1, 1, 22, 18 and 15, respectively.
Highest Annual Compensation Paid by All Funds
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$20,000 $25,000 $30,000 $35,000
Years of
Service Estimated Annual Benefit Upon Retirement
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15 $15,000 $18,750 $22,500 $26,250
14 14,000 17,500 21,000 24,500
13 13,000 16,250 19,500 22,750
12 12,000 15,000 18,000 21,000
11 11,000 13,750 16,500 19,250
10 10,000 12,500 15,000 17,500
INVESTMENT RESTRICTIONS
The Fund's investment objective, as described under "Investment Objective
and Policies" and the following investment restrictions are matters of
fundamental policy which may not be changed without the affirmative vote of the
lesser of (a) 67% or more of the shares of the Fund present at a shareholders'
meeting at which more than 50% of the outstanding shares are present or
represented by proxy or (b) more than 50% of the outstanding shares. Under these
investment restrictions:
(1) the Fund will not issue any senior security (as defined in the 1940
Act), except that (a) the Fund may enter into commitments to purchase
securities in accordance with the Fund's investment program, including
reverse repurchase agreements, foreign exchange contracts, delayed
delivery and when-issued securities, which may be considered the
issuance of senior securities; (b) the Fund may engage in transactions
that may result in the issuance of a senior security to the extent
permitted under applicable regulations, interpretation of the 1940 Act
or an exemptive order; (c) the Fund may engage in short sales of
securities to the extent permitted in its investment program and other
restrictions; (d) the purchase or sale of futures contracts and related
options shall not be considered to involve the issuance of senior
securities; and (e) subject to fundamental restrictions, the Fund may
borrow money as authorized by the 1940 Act.
(2) The Fund will not borrow money, except that (a) the Fund may enter into
certain futures contracts and options related thereto; (b) the Fund may
enter into commitments to purchase securities in accordance with the
Fund's investment program, including delayed delivery and when-issued
securities and reverse repurchase agreements; (c) for temporary
emergency purposes, the Fund may borrow money in amounts not exceeding
5% of the value of its total assets at the time when the loan is made;
(d) The Fund may pledge its portfolio securities or receivables or
transfer or assign or otherwise encumber them in an amount not exceeding
one-third of the value of its total assets; and (e) for purposes of
leveraging, the Fund may borrow money from banks (including its
custodian bank), only if, immediately after such borrowing, the value of
the Fund's assets, including the
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amount borrowed, less its liabilities, is equal to at least 300% of
the amount borrowed, plus all outstanding borrowings. If at any time,
the value of the Fund's assets fails to meet the 300% asset coverage
requirement relative only to leveraging, the Fund will, within three
days (not including Sundays and holidays), reduce its borrowings to
the extent necessary to meet the 300% test.
(3) The Fund will not act as an underwriter of securities except to the
extent that, in connection with the disposition of portfolio securities
by the Fund, the Fund may be deemed to be an underwriter under the
provisions of the 1933 Act.
(4) The Fund will not purchase real estate, interests in real estate or real
estate limited partnership interests except that, to the extent
appropriate under its investment program, the Fund may invest in
securities secured by real estate or interests therein or issued by
companies, including real estate investment trusts, which deal in real
estate or interests therein.
(5) The Fund will not make loans, except that, to the extent appropriate
under its investment program, the Fund may (a) purchase bonds,
debentures or other debt securities, including short-term obligations,
(b) enter into repurchase transactions and (c) lend portfolio securities
provided that the value of such loaned securities does not exceed
one-third of the Fund's total assets.
(6) The Fund will not invest in commodity contracts, except that the Fund
may, to the extent appropriate under its investment program, purchase
securities of companies engaged in such activities, may enter into
transactions in financial and index futures contracts and related
options, may engage in transactions on a when-issued or forward
commitment basis, and may enter into forward currency contracts.
(7) The Fund will not concentrate its investments in any one industry,
except that the Fund may invest up to 25% of its total assets in
securities issued by companies principally engaged in any one industry.
The Fund considers foreign government securities and supranational
organizations to be industries. This limitation, however, will not apply
to securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government, its agencies
and instrumentalities.
(8) The Fund will not purchase securities of an issuer, if (a) more than 5%
of the Fund's total assets taken at market value would at the time be
invested in the securities of such issuer, except that such restriction
shall not apply to securities issued or guaranteed by the United States
government or its agencies or instrumentalities or, with respect to 25%
of the Fund's total assets, to securities issued or guaranteed by the
government of any country other than the United States which is a member
of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development ("OECD").
The member countries of OECD are at present: Australia, Austria,
Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Germany, Finland, France, Greece, Iceland,
Ireland, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway,
Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, the United Kingdom and the
United States; or (b) such purchases would at the time result in more
than 10% of the outstanding voting securities of such issuer being held
by the Fund .
In addition to the above fundamental restrictions, the Fund has undertaken the
following non-fundamental restrictions, which may be changed in the future by
the Board of Directors, without a vote of the shareholders of the Fund:
(1) The Fund will not participate on a joint or joint-and-several basis in
any securities trading account. The "bunching" of orders for the sale or
purchase of marketable portfolio securities with other accounts under
the management of the investment adviser or sub-adviser to save
commissions or to average prices among them is not deemed to result in a
securities trading account.
(2) The Fund may purchase and sell futures contracts and related options
under the following conditions: (a) the then-current aggregate futures
market prices of financial instruments required to be delivered and
purchased under open futures contracts shall not exceed 30% of the
Fund's total assets, at market value; and (b) no more than 5% of the
assets, at market value at the time of entering into a contract, shall
be committed to margin deposits in relation to futures contracts.
(3) The Fund will not make short sales of securities, other than short sales
"against the box," or purchase securities on margin except for
short-term credits necessary for clearance of portfolio transactions,
provided that this restriction will not be applied to limit the use of
options, futures contracts and related options, in the manner otherwise
permitted by the investment restrictions, policies and investment
programs of the Fund.
(4) The Fund will not purchase securities of an issuer if to the Fund's
knowledge, one or more of the Directors or officers of the Fund or LMC
individually owns beneficially more than 0.5% and together own
beneficially more than 5% of the securities of such issuer nor will the
Fund hold the securities of such issuer.
(5) The Fund will not purchase the securities of any other investment
company, except as permitted under the 1940 Act.
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(6) The Fund will not, except for investments which, in the aggregate, do
not exceed 5% of the Fund's total assets taken at market value, purchase
securities unless the issuer thereof or any company on whose credit the
purchase was based has a record of at least three years continuous
operations prior to the purchase.
(7) The Fund will not invest for the purpose of exercising control over or
management of any company.
(8) The Fund will not purchase warrants except in units with other
securities in original issuance thereof or attached to other securities,
if at the time of the purchase, the Fund's investment in warrants,
valued at the lower of cost or market, would exceed 5% of the Fund's
total assets. Warrants which are not listed on a United States
securities exchange shall not exceed 2% of the Fund's net assets. For
these purposes, warrants attached to units or other securities shall be
deemed to be without value.
(9) The Fund will not invest more than 15% of its total assets in illiquid
securities. Illiquid securities are securities that are not readily
marketable or cannot be disposed of promptly within seven days and in
the usual course of business without taking a materially reduced price.
Such securities include, but are not limited to, time deposits and
repurchase agreements with maturities longer than seven days. Securities
that may be resold under Rule 144A or securities offered pursuant to
Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, shall not be
deemed illiquid solely by reason of being unregistered. The Investment
Adviser shall determine whether a particular security is deemed to be
liquid based on the trading markets for the specific security and other
factors.
(10) The Fund will not purchase interests in oil, gas, mineral leases or
other exploration programs; however, this policy will not prohibit the
acquisition of securities of companies engaged in the production or
transmission of oil, gas or other materials.
The percentage restrictions referred to above are to be adhered to at the
time of investment and are not applicable to a later increase or decrease in
percentage beyond the specified limit resulting from change in values or net
assets.
INVESTMENT ADVISER, SUB-ADVISER, DISTRIBUTOR AND ADMINISTRATOR
Lexington Management Corporation ("LMC"), P.O. Box 1515, Saddle Brook, New
Jersey 07663 is the investment adviser to the Fund pursuant to an Investment
Management Agreement dated May 16, 1995, (the "Advisory Agreement"). Lexington
Funds Distributor, Inc. ("LFD") is the distributor of Fund shares pursuant to a
Distribution Agreement dated May 16, 1995, (the "Distribution Agreement"). LMC
has entered into a sub-adviser contract with Crosby Asset Management (US) Inc.
under which Crosby will provide the Fund with investment advice and management
of the Fund's investment program. LMC makes recommendations to the Fund with
respect to its investments and investment policies. These agreements were
approved by the Fund's Board of Directors (including a majority of the Directors
who were not parties to either the Advisory Agreement, Sub-Advisory Agreement or
the Distribution Agreement or "interested persons" of any such party) on May 16,
1995.
LMC also acts as administrator to the Fund and performs certain
administrative and accounting services, including but not limited to,
maintaining general ledger accounts, regulatory compliance, preparation of
financial information for semiannual and annual reports, preparing registration
statements, calculating net asset values, shareholder communications and
supervision of the custodian, transfer agent and provides facilities for such
services. The Fund shall reimburse LMC for its actual cost in providing such
services, facilities and expenses.
LMC's investment advisory fee will be reduced for any fiscal year by any
amount necessary to prevent Fund expenses from exceeding the most restrictive
expense limitations imposed by the securities laws or regulations of those
states or jurisdictions in which the Fund's shares are registered or qualified
for sale. Currently, the most restrictive of such expense limitation would
require LMC to reduce its fee so that ordinary expenses (excluding interest,
taxes, brokerage commissions and extraordinary expenses) for any fiscal year do
not exceed 2.5% of the first $30 million of the Fund's average daily net assets,
plus 2.0% of the next $70 million, plus 1.5% of the Fund's average daily net
assets in excess of $100 million. LFD pays the advertising and sales expenses
related to the continuous offering of Fund shares, including the cost of
printing prospectuses, proxies and shareholder reports for persons other than
existing shareholders. The Fund furnishes LFD, at printer's overrun cost paid by
LFD, such copies of its prospectus and annual, semi-annual and other reports and
shareholder communications as may reasonably be required for sales purposes.
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The Advisory Agreement, Sub-Advisory Agreement, the Distribution Agreement
and the Administrative Services Agreement are subject to annual approval by the
Fund's Board of Directors and by the affirmative vote, cast in person at a
meeting called for such purpose, of a majority of the Directors who are not
parties either to the Advisory Agreement, Sub-Advisory Agreement of the
Distribution Agreement, as the case may be, or "interested persons" of any such
party. Either the Fund or LMC may terminate the Advisory Agreement and the Fund
or LFD may terminate the Distribution Agreement on 60 days' written notice
without penalty. The Advisory Agreement terminates automatically in the event of
assignment, as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940. As compensation
for its services, the Fund pays LMC a monthly management fee at the annual rate
of 1.25% of the average daily net assets. This fee is higher than that paid by
most other investment companies. However, it is not necessarily greater than the
management fee of other investment companies with objectives and policies
similar to this Fund. LMC will pay Crosby an annual sub-advisory fee of 0.625%
of the Fund's average daily net assets. The sub-advisory fee will be paid by
LMC, not the Fund. See "Investment Adviser and Distributor" in the Statement of
Additional Information.
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 1995, the Fund paid LMC $35,576 in
investment advisory fees and LMC reimbursed the Fund $50,163 in expense
reimbursements. For the fiscal year ended December 31, 1996, the Fund paid LMC
$207,247 in investment advisory fees and LMC reimbursed the Fund $36,717 in
expense reimbursements.
LMC as owner of the registered service mark "Lexington" will sublicense to
the Fund to include the word "Lexington" as part of its corporate name subject
to revocation by LMC in the event that the Fund ceases to engage LMC or its
affiliate as investment adviser or distributor. Crosby Asset Management (US)
Inc. has authorized the Fund to include the word "Crosby" as part of it's
corporate name subject to revocation by Crosby in the event the Fund ceases to
engage Crosby as Sub-adviser. In that event the Fund will be required upon
demand of LMC or Crosby to change its name to delete the word "Lexington" or
"Crosby" therefrom.
LMC shall not be liable to the Fund or its shareholders for any act or
omission by LMC, its officers, directors or employees or any loss sustained by
the Fund or its shareholders except in the case of willful misfeasance, bad
faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of duty.
LMC and LFD are wholly owned subsidiaries of Lexington Global Asset
Managers, Inc., a publicly traded corporation. Descendants of Lunsford
Richardson, Sr., their spouses, trusts and other related entities have a
majority voting control of outstanding shares of Lexington Global Asset
Managers, Inc.
Crosby Asset Management (US) Inc. (25/F 3 Lockhart Road, Wan Chai, Hong
Kong) was established on October 4, 1990 in the British Virgin Islands. Crosby
manages assets and provides investment advice for investment companies and
institutional private accounts around the world including the United States. It
is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Crosby Group and its holding company, Crosby
group.
The Crosby group was founded in 1984 and is a leading independent merchant
bank in Asia, providing services including investment management, stockbrokerage
and research and corporate finance. The Crosby group is headquartered in Hong
Kong with 18 offices located in 11 countries throughout the region, and in
London and New York.
Of the directors, officers or employees ("affiliated persons") of the Fund,
Messrs. Corniotes, DeMichele, Faust, Hisey, Kantor, Lavery and Luehs and Mmes.
Carnicelli, Carr, Curcio, Gilfillan and Mosca (see "Management of the Fund"),
may also be deemed affiliates of LMC and LFD by virtue of being officers,
directors or employees thereof.
PORTFOLIO TRANSACTIONS AND BROKERAGE COMMISSIONS
The Fund's primary policy is to execute all purchases and sales of portfolio
instruments at the most favorable prices consistent with best execution,
considering all of the costs of the transaction including brokerage commissions.
This policy governs the selection of brokers and dealers and the market in which
a transaction is executed. Consistent with this policy, the Rules of Fair
Practice of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc., and such other
policies as the Directors may determine, LMC and Crosby may consider sales of
shares of the Fund and of the other Lexington Funds as a factor in the selection
of brokers and dealers and the market in which a transaction is executed.
Consistent with this policy, the Rules of Fair Practice of the National
Association of Securities Dealers, Inc., and such other policies as the
Directors may determine, LMC and Crosby may consider sales of shares of the Fund
and of the other Lexington Funds as a factor in the selection of broker-dealers
to execute the Fund's portfolio transactions. However, pursuant to the Fund's
investment management agreement, management consideration may be given in the
selection of broker-dealers to research provided and payment may be made of a
commission higher than that charged by another broker-dealer which does not
furnish research services or which furnishes research services deemed to be a
lesser value, so long as the criteria of Section 28(e) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 are met. Section 28(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 was adopted in 1975 and specifies that a person with investment discretion
shall not be "deemed to have acted unlawfully or to have breached a fiduciary
duty" solely because such person has caused the account to pay higher
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commission than the lowest available under certain circumstances, provided that
the person so exercising investment discretion makes a good faith determination
that the person so commissions paid are "reasonable in the relation to the value
of the brokerage and research services provided . . . viewed in terms of either
that particular transaction or his overall responsibilities with respect to the
accounts as to which he exercises investment discretion."
Currently, it is not possible to determine the extent to which commissions
that reflect an element of value for research services might exceed commissions
that would be payable for executions services alone. Nor generally can the value
of research services to the Fund be measured. Research services furnished might
be useful and of value to LMC and Crosby and its affiliates, in serving other
clients as well as the Fund. On the other hand, any research services obtained
by LMC and Crosby or its affiliates from the placement of portfolio brokerage of
other clients might be useful and of value to LMC and Crosby in carrying out its
obligations to the Fund.
The Fund anticipates that its brokerage transactions involving securities of
companies domiciled in countries other than the United States will normally be
conducted on the principal stock exchanges of those countries. Fixed commissions
of foreign stock exchange transactions are generally higher than the negotiated
commission rates available in the United States. There is generally less
government supervision and regulation of foreign stock exchanges and
broker-dealers than in the United States.
The Directors have adopted certain procedures incorporating the standards of
Rule 17e-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, which require
that the commissions paid to LFD or to broker-dealers affiliated with LFD must
be "reasonable and fair compared to the commission, fee or other remuneration
comparable transactions involving similar transactions and similar securities .
. . being purchased or sold on a securities . . . exchange during a comparable
period of time". Rule 17e-1 and the procedures require the Directors to
periodically review the transactions with affiliated broker-dealers and the
procedures themselves. The procedures also require LMC and Crosby to furnish
reports to the Directors and to maintain records in connection with commissions
paid to affiliated broker-dealers.
DETERMINATION OF NET ASSET VALUE
The Fund calculates net asset value as of the close of normal trading on the
New York Stock Exchange (currently 4:00 p.m., Eastern time, unless weather,
equipment failure or other factors contribute to an earlier closing time) each
business day. It is expected that the New York Stock Exchange will be closed on
Saturdays and Sundays and on New Year's Day, President's Day, Good Friday,
Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.
See the Prospectus for the further discussion of net asset value.
TELEPHONE EXCHANGE PROVISIONS
Exchange instructions may be given in writing or by telephone. Telephone
exchanges may only be made if a Telephone Authorization form has been previously
executed and filed with LFD. Telephone exchanges are permitted only after a
minimum of seven (7) days have elapsed from the date of a previous exchange.
Exchanges may not be made until all checks in payment for the shares to be
exchanged have been cleared.
Telephonic exchanges can only involve shares held on deposit at State Street
Bank and Trust Company (the "Agent"); shares held in certificate form by the
shareholder cannot be included. However, outstanding certificates can be
returned to the Agent and qualify for these services. Any new account
established with the same registration will also have the privilege of exchange
by telephone in the Lexington Funds. All accounts involved in a telephonic
exchange must have the same registration and dividend option as the account from
which the shares were transferred and will also have the privilege of exchange
by telephone in the Lexington Funds in which these services are available.
By checking the box on the New Account Application authorizing telephone
exchange services, a shareholder constitutes and appoints LFD, distributor of
the Lexington Group of Mutual Funds, as the true and lawful attorney to
surrender for redemption or exchange any and all non-certificate shares held by
the Agent in account(s) designated, or in any other account with the Lexington
Funds, present or future which has the identical registration, with full power
of substitution in the premises, authorizes and directs LFD to act upon any
instruction from any person by telephone for exchange of shares held in any of
these accounts, to purchase shares of any other Lexington Fund that is
available, provided the registration and mailing address of the shares to be
purchased are identical to the registration of the shares being redeemed, and
agrees that neither LFD, the Agent, or the Fund(s) will be liable for any loss,
expense or cost arising out of any requests effected in accordance with this
authorization which would include requests effected by impostors or persons
otherwise unauthorized to act on behalf of the account. LFD reserves the right
to cease to act as agent subject to the above appointment upon thirty (30) days
written notice to the address of record. If the shareholder is an entity other
than an individual, such entity may be required to certify that certain persons
have been duly elected and are now legally holding the titles given and that the
said corporation, trust, unincorporated association, etc. is duly organized and
existing and has the power to take action called for by this continuing
authorization .
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Exchange Authorizations forms, Telephone Authorization forms and
prospectuses of the other funds may be obtained from LFD.
LFD has made arrangements with certain dealers to accept instructions by
telephone to exchange shares of the Fund or shares of one of the other Lexington
Funds at net asset value as described above. Under this procedure, the dealer
must agree to indemnify LFD and the funds from any loss or liability that any of
them might incur as a result of the acceptance of such telephone exchange
orders. A properly signed Exchange Authorization must be received by LFD within
5 days of the exchange request. LFD reserves the right to reject any telephone
exchange request. In each such exchange, the registration of the shares of the
Fund being acquired must be identical to the registration of the shares of the
Fund being exchanged. Any telephone exchange orders so rejected may be processed
by mail.
This exchange offer is available only in states where shares of the Fund
being acquired may legally be sold and may be modified or terminated at any time
by the Fund. Broker-dealers who process exchange orders on behalf of their
customers may charge a fee for their services. Such fee may be avoided by making
requests for exchange directly to the Fund or Agent.
TAX-SHELTERED RETIREMENT PLANS
The Fund makes available a variety of Prototype Pension and Profit Sharing
plans including a 401(k) Salary Reduction Plan and a 403(b)(7} Plan. Plan
services are available by contacting the Shareholder Services Department of the
Distributor at 1-800-526-0056.
INDIVIDUAL RETIREMENT ACCOUNT ("IRA"): Individuals may make tax deductible
contributions to their own Individual Retirement Accounts established under
Section 408 of the Internal Revenue Code (the "Code"). Married investors filing
a joint return neither of whom is an active participant in an employer sponsored
retirement plan, or who have an adjusted gross income of $40,000 or less
($25,000 or less for single taxpayers) may continue to make a $2,000 ($2,500 for
spousal IRAs) annual deductible IRA contribution. For adjusted gross incomes
above $40,000 ($25,000 for single taxpayers, the IRA deduction limit is
generally phased out ratably over the next $10,000 of adjusted gross income,
subject to a minimum $200 deductible contribution. Investors who are not able to
deduct a full $2,000 ($2,250 spousal) IRA contribution because of the
limitations may make a nondeductible contribution to their IRA to the extent a
deductible contribution is not allowed. Federal income tax on accumulations
earned on nondeductible contributions is deferred until such time as these
amounts are deemed distributed to an investor. Rollovers are also permitted
under the Plan. The disclosure statement required by the Internal Revenue
Service ("IRS") is provided by the Fund.
The minimum initial investment to establish a tax-sheltered plan is $250.
Subsequent investments are subject to a minimum of $50 for each account.
SELF-EMPLOYED RETIREMENT PLAN (HR-10): Self-employed individuals may make
tax deductible contributions to a prototype defined contribution pension plan or
profit sharing plan. There are, however, a number of special rules which apply
when self-employed individuals participate in such plans. Currently purchase
payments under a self-employed plan are deductible only to the extent of the
lesser of (i) $30,000 or (ii) 25% of the individuals earned annual income (as
defined in the Code) and in applying these limitations not more than $200,000 of
"earned income" may be taken into account.
CORPORATE PENSION AND PROFIT SHARING PLANS: The Fund makes available a
Prototype Defined Contribution Pension Plan and a Prototype Profit Sharing Plan.
All purchases and redemptions of Fund shares pursuant to any one of the
Fund's tax sheltered plans must be carried out in accordance with the provisions
of the Plan. Accordingly, all plan documents should be reviewed carefully before
adopting or enrolling in the Plan. Investors should especially note that a
penalty tax of 10% may be imposed by the IRS on early withdrawals under
corporate, Keogh or IRA plans. It is recommended by the IRS that an investor
consult a tax adviser before investing in the Fund through any of these plans.
An investor participating in any of the Fund's special plans has no
obligation to continue to invest in the Fund and may terminate the Plan with the
Fund at any time. Except for expenses of sales and promotion, executive and
administrative personnel, and certain services which are furnished by LMC, the
cost of the plans generally is borne by the Fund; however, each IRA Plan account
is subject to an annual maintenance fee of $12.00 charged by the Agent.
TAX MATTERS
The following is only a summary of certain additional tax considerations
generally affecting the Fund and its shareholders that are not described in the
Prospectus. No attempt is made to present a detailed explanation of the tax
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treatment of the Fund or its shareholders, and the discussions here and in the
Prospectus are not intended as substitutes for careful tax planning.
Qualification as a Regulated Investment Company
The Fund has elected to be taxed as a regulated investment company under
Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"). As a
regulated investment company, the Fund is not subject to federal income tax on
the portion of its net investment income (i.e., taxable interest, dividends and
other taxable ordinary income, net of expenses) and capital gain net income
(i.e., the excess of capital gains over capital losses) that it distributes to
shareholders, provided that it distributes at least 90% of its investment
company taxable income (i.e., net investment income and the excess of net
short-term capital gain over net long-term capital loss) for the taxable year
(the "Distribution Requirement"), and satisfies certain other requirements of
the Code that are described below. Distributions by the Fund made during the
taxable year or, under specified circumstances, within twelve months after the
close of the taxable year, will be considered distributions of income and gains
of the taxable year and can therefore satisfy the Distribution Requirement.
In addition to satisfying the Distribution Requirement, a regulated
investment company must: (1) derive at least 90% of its gross income from
dividends, interest, certain payments with respect to securities loans, gains
from the sale or other disposition of stock or securities or foreign currencies
(to the extent such currency gains are directly related to the regulated
investment company's principal business of investing in stock or securities) and
other income (including but not limited to gains from options, futures or
forward contracts) derived with respect to its business of investing in such
stock, securities or currencies the "Income Requirement"); and (2) derive less
than 30% of its gross income (exclusive of certain gains on designated hedging
transactions that are offset by realized or unrealized losses on offsetting
positions) from the sale or other disposition of stock, securities or foreign
currencies (or options, futures or forward contracts thereon) held for less than
three months the "Short-Short Gain Test"). However, foreign currency gains,
including those derived from options, futures and forwards, will not in any
event be characterized as Short-Short Gain if they are directly related to the
regulated investment company's investments in stock or securities (or options or
futures thereon). Because of the Short-Short Gain Test, the Fund may have to
limit the sale of appreciated securities that it has held for less than three
months. However, the Short-Short Gain Test will not prevent the Fund from
disposing of investments at a loss, since the recognition of a loss before the
expiration of the three-month holding period is disregarded for this purpose.
Interest (including original issue discount) received by the Fund at maturity or
upon the disposition of a security held for less than three months will not be
treated as gross income derived from the sale or other disposition of such
security within the meaning of the Short-Short Gain Test. However, income that
is attributable to realized market appreciation will be treated as gross income
from the sale or other disposition of securities for this purpose.
In general, gain or loss recognized by the Fund on the disposition of an
asset will be a capital gain or loss. However, gain recognized on the
disposition of a debt obligation purchased by the Fund at a market discount
(generally, at a price less than its principal amount) will be treated as
ordinary income to the extent of the portion of the market discount which
accrued during the period of time the Fund held the debt obligation. In
addition, under the rules of Code Section 988, gain or loss recognized on the
disposition of a debt obligation denominated in a foreign currency or an option
with respect thereto (but only to the extent attributable to changes in foreign
currency exchange rates), and gain or loss recognized on the disposition of a
foreign currency forward contract, futures contract, option or similar financial
instrument, or of foreign currency itself, except for regulated futures
contracts or non-equity options subject to Code Section 1256 (unless the Fund
elects otherwise), will generally be treated as ordinary income or loss.
In general, for purposes of determining whether capital gain or loss
recognized by the Fund on the disposition of an asset is long-term or
short-term, the holding period of the asset may be affected if (1) the asset is
used to close a "short sale" (which includes for certain purposes the
acquisition of a put option) or is substantially identical to another asset so
used, (2) the asset is otherwise held by the Fund as part of a "straddle" (which
term generally excludes a situation where the asset is stock and Fund grants a
qualified covered call option (which, among other things, must not be
deep-in-the-money) with respect thereto) or (3) the asset is stock and Fund
grants an in-the-money qualified covered call option with respect thereto.
However, for purposes of the Short-Short Gain Test, the holding period of the
asset disposed of may be reduced only in the case of clause (1) above. In
addition, the Fund may be required to defer the recognition of a loss on the
disposition of an asset held as part of a straddle to the extent of any
unrecognized gain on the offsetting position.
Any gain recognized by the Fund on the lapse of, or any gain or loss
recognized by the Fund from a closing transaction with respect to, an option
written by the Fund will be treated as a short-term capital gain or loss. For
purposes of the Short-Short Gain Test, the holding period of an option written
by the Fund will commence on the date it is written and end on the date it
lapses or the date a closing transaction is entered into. Accordingly, the Fund
may be limited in its ability to write options which expire within three months
and to enter into closing transactions at a gain within three months of the
writing of options.
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Transactions that may be engaged in by the Fund (such as regulated futures
contracts, certain foreign currency contracts, and options on stock indexes and
futures contracts) will be subject to special tax treatment as "Section 1256
contracts." Section 1256 contracts are treated as if they are sold for their
fair market value on the last business day of the taxable year, even though a
taxpayer's obligations (or rights) under such contracts have not terminated (by
delivery, exercise, entering into a closing transaction or otherwise) as of such
date. Any gain or loss recognized as a consequence of the year-end deemed
disposition of Section 1256 contracts is taken into account for the taxable year
together with any other gain or loss that was previously recognized upon the
termination of Section 1256 contracts during that taxable year. Any capital gain
or loss for the taxable year with respect to Section 1256 contracts (including
any capital gain or loss arising as a consequence of the year-end deemed sale of
such contracts) is generally treated as 60% long-term capital gain or loss and
40% short-term capital gain or loss. A Fund, however, may elect not to have this
special tax treatment apply to Section 1256 contracts that are part of a "mixed
straddle" with other investments of the Fund that are not Section 1256
contracts. The IRS has held in several private rulings (and Treasury Regulations
now provide) that gains arising from Section 1256 contracts will be treated for
purposes of the Short-Short Gain Test as being derived from securities held for
not less than three months if the gains arise as a result of a constructive sale
under Code Section 1256.
The Fund may purchase securities of certain foreign investment funds or
trusts which constitute passive foreign investment companies ("PFICs") for
federal income tax purposes. If the Fund invests in a PFIC, it may elect to
treat the PFIC as a qualifying electing fund (a "QEF") in which event the Fund
will each year have ordinary income equal to its pro rata share of the PFIC's
ordinary earnings for the year and long-term capital gain equal to its pro rata
share of the PFIC's net capital gain for the year, regardless of whether the
Fund receives distributions of any such ordinary earning or capital gain from
the PFIC. If the Fund does not (because it is unable to, chooses not to or
otherwise) elect to treat the PFIC as a QEF, then in general (1) any gain
recognized by the Fund upon sale or other disposition of its interest in the
PFIC or any excess distribution received by the Fund from the PFIC will be
allocated ratably over the Fund's holding period of its interest in the PFIC,
(2) the portion of such gain or excess distribution so allocated to the year in
which the gain is recognized or the excess distribution is received shall be
included in the Fund's gross income for such year as ordinary income (and the
distribution of such portion by the Fund to shareholders will be taxable as an
ordinary income dividend, but such portion will not be subject to tax at the
Fund level), (3) the Fund shall be liable for tax on the portions of such gain
or excess distribution so allocated to prior years in an amount equal to, for
each such prior year, (i) the amount of gain or excess distribution allocated to
such prior year multiplied by the highest tax rate (individual or corporate) in
effect for such prior year plus (ii) interest on the amount determined under
clause (i) for the period from the due date for filing a return for such prior
year until the date for filing a return for the year in which the gain is
recognized or the excess distribution is received at the rates and methods
applicable to underpayments of tax for such period, and (4) the distribution by
the Fund to shareholders of the portions of such gain or excess distribution so
allocated to prior years (net of the tax payable by the Fund thereon) will again
be taxable to the shareholders as an ordinary income dividend.
Under recently proposed Treasury Regulations the Fund can elect to recognize
as gain the excess, as of the last day of its taxable year, of the fair market
value of each share of PFIC stock over the Fund's adjusted tax basis in that
share ("mark to market gain"). Such mark to market gain will be included by the
Fund as ordinary income, such gain will not be subject to the Short-Short Gain
Test, and the Fund's holding period with respect to such PFIC stock commences on
the first day of the next taxable year. If the Fund makes such election in the
first taxable year it holds PFIC stock, the Fund will include ordinary income
from any mark to market gain, if any, and will not incur the tax described in
the previous paragraph.
Treasury Regulations permit a regulated investment company, in determining
its investment company taxable income and net capital gain (i.e., the excess of
net long-term capital gain over net short-term capital loss) for any taxable
year, to elect (unless it has made a taxable year election for excise tax
purposes as discussed below) to treat all or any part of any net capital loss,
any net long-term capital loss or any net foreign currency loss incurred after
October 31 as if it had been incurred in the succeeding year.
In addition to satisfying the requirements described above, the Fund must
satisfy an asset diversification test in order to qualify as a regulated
investment company. Under this test, at the close of each quarter of the Fund's
taxable year, at least 50% of the value of the Fund's assets must consist of
cash and cash items, U.S. Government securities, securities of other regulated
investment companies, and securities of other issuers (as to which the Fund has
not invested more than 5% of the value of the Fund's total assets in securities
of such issuer and as to which the Fund does not hold more than 10% of the
outstanding voting securities of such issuer), and no more than 25% of the value
of its total assets may be invested in the securities of any one issuer (other
than U.S. Government securities and securities of other regulated investment
companies), or in two or more issuers which the Fund controls and which are
engaged in the same or similar trades or businesses. Generally, an option (call
or put) with respect to a security is treated as issued by the issuer of the
security not the issuer of the option.
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If for any taxable year the Fund does not qualify as a regulated investment
company, all of its taxable income (including its net capital gain) will be
subject to tax at regular corporate rates without any deduction for
distributions to shareholders, and such distributions will be taxable to the
shareholders as ordinary dividends to the extent of the Fund's current and
accumulated earnings and profits. Such distributions generally will be eligible
for the dividends-received deduction in the case of corporate shareholders.
Excise Tax on Regulated Investment Companies
A 4% non-deductible excise tax is imposed on a regulated investment company
that fails to distribute in each calendar year an amount equal to 98% of
ordinary taxable income for the calendar year and 98% of capital gain net income
for the one-year period ended on October 31 of such calendar year (or, at the
election of a regulated investment company having a taxable year ending November
30 or December 31, for its taxable year (a "taxable year election")). The
balance of such income must be distributed during the next calendar year. For
the foregoing purposes, a regulated investment company is treated as having
distributed any amount on which it is subject to income tax for any taxable year
ending in such calendar year.
For purposes of the excise tax, a regulated investment company shall: (1)
reduce its capital gain net income (but not below its net capital gain) by the
amount of any net ordinary loss for the calendar year; and (2) exclude foreign
currency gains and losses incurred after October 31 of any year (or after the
end of its taxable year if it has made a taxable year election) in determining
the amount of ordinary taxable income for the current calendar year (and,
instead, include such gains and losses in determining ordinary taxable income
for the succeeding calendar year).
The Fund intends to make sufficient distributions or deemed distributions of
its ordinary taxable income and capital gain net income prior to the end of each
calendar year to avoid liability for the excise tax. However, investors should
note that the Fund may in certain circumstances be required to liquidate
portfolio investments to make sufficient distributions to avoid excise tax
liability.
Fund Distributions
The Fund anticipates distributing substantially all of its investment
company taxable income for each taxable year. Such distributions will be taxable
to shareholders as ordinary income and treated as dividends for federal income
tax purposes, but they generally should not qualify for the 70%
dividends-received deduction for corporate shareholders.
A Fund may either retain or distribute to shareholders its net capital gain
for each taxable year. The Fund currently intends to distribute any such
amounts. If net capital gain is distributed and designated as a capital gain
dividend, it will be taxable to shareholders as long-term capital gain,
regardless of the length of time the shareholder has held his shares or whether
such gain was recognized by the Fund prior to the date on which the shareholder
acquired his shares.
Conversely, if the Fund elects to retain its net capital gain, the Fund will
be taxed thereon (except to the extent of any available capital loss carryovers)
at the 35% corporate tax rate. If the Fund elects to retain its net capital
gain, it is expected that the Fund also will elect to have shareholders of
record on the last day of its taxable year treated as if each received a
distribution of his pro rata share of such gain, with the result that each
shareholder will be required to report his pro rata share of such gain on his
tax return as long-term capital gain, will receive a refundable tax credit for
his pro rata share of tax paid by the Fund on the gain, and will increase the
tax basis for his shares by an amount equal to the deemed distribution less the
tax credit.
Ordinary income dividends paid by the Fund with respect to a taxable year
will qualify for the 70% dividends-received deduction generally available to
corporations (other than corporations, such as S corporations, which are not
eligible for the deduction because of their special characteristics and other
than for purposes of special taxes such as the accumulated earnings tax and the
personal holding company tax) to the extent of the amount of qualifying
dividends received by the Fund from domestic corporations for the taxable year.
A dividend received by the Fund will not be treated as a qualifying dividend (1)
if it has been received with respect to any share of stock that the Fund has
held for less than 46 days (91 days in the case of certain preferred stock),
excluding for this purpose under the rules of Code Section 246(c)(3) and (4):
(i) any day more than 45 days (or 90 days in the case of certain preferred
stock) after the date on which the stock becomes ex-dividend and (ii) any period
during which the Fund has an option to sell, is under a contractual obligation
to sell, has made and not closed a short sale of, is the grantor of a
deep-in-the-money or otherwise nonqualified option to buy, or has otherwise
diminished its risk of loss by holding other positions with respect to, such (or
substantially identical) stock; (2) to the extent that the Fund is under an
obligation (pursuant to a short sale or otherwise) to make related payments with
respect to positions in substantially similar or related property; or (3) to the
extent the stock on which the dividend is paid is treated as debt-financed under
the rules of Code Section 246A. Moreover, the dividends-received deduction for a
corporate shareholder may be disallowed or reduced (1) if the corporate
shareholder fails to satisfy the foregoing requirements with respect to its
shares of the Fund or (2) by
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application of Code Section 246(b) which in general limits the
dividends-received deduction to 70% of the shareholder's taxable income
(determined without regard to the dividends-received deduction and certain other
items). Since an insignificant portion of the Fund will be invested in stock of
domestic corporations, the ordinary dividends distributed by the Fund will not
qualify for the dividends-received deduction for corporate shareholders.
Alternative minimum tax ("AMT") is imposed in addition to, but only to the
extent it exceeds, the regular tax and is computed at a maximum marginal rate of
28% for noncorporate taxpayers and 20% for corporate taxpayers on the excess of
the taxpayer's alternative minimum taxable income ("AMTI") over an exemption
amount. In addition, under the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of
1986, a tax is imposed for taxable years beginning after 1986 and before 1996 at
the rate of 0.12% on the excess of a corporate taxpayer's AMTI (determined
without regard to the deduction for this tax and the AMT net operating loss
deduction) over $2 million. For purposes of the corporate AMT and the
environmental superfund tax (which are discussed above), the corporate
dividends-received deduction is not itself an item of tax preference that must
be added back to taxable income or is otherwise disallowed in determining a
corporation's AMTI. However, corporate shareholders will generally be required
to take the full amount of any dividend received from the Fund into account
(without a dividends-received deduction) in determining its adjusted current
earnings, which are used in computing an additional corporate preference item
(i.e., 75% of the excess of a corporate taxpayer's adjusted current earnings
over its AMTI (determined without regard to this item and the AMT net operating
loss deduction)) includable in AMTI.
Investment income that may be received by the Fund from sources within
foreign countries may be subject to foreign taxes withheld at the source. The
United States has entered into tax treaties with many foreign countries which
entitle the Fund to a reduced rate of, or exemption from, taxes on such income.
It is impossible to determine the effective rate of foreign tax in advance since
the amount of the Fund's assets to be invested in various countries is not
known. If more than 50% of the value of the Fund's total assets at the close of
its taxable year consist of the stock or securities of foreign corporations, the
Fund may elect to "pass through" to the Fund's shareholders the amount of
foreign taxes paid by the Fund. If the Fund so elects, each shareholder would be
required to include in gross income, even though not actually received, his pro
rata share of the foreign taxes paid by the Fund, but would be treated as having
paid his pro rata share of such foreign taxes and would therefore be allowed to
either deduct such amount in computing taxable income or use such amount
(subject to various Code limitations) as a foreign tax credit against federal
income tax (but not both). For purposes of the foreign tax credit limitation
rules of the Code, each shareholder would treat as foreign source income his pro
rata share of such foreign taxes plus the portion of dividends received from the
Fund representing income derived from foreign sources. No deduction for foreign
taxes could be claimed by an individual shareholder who does not itemize
deductions. Each shareholder should consult his own tax adviser regarding the
potential application of foreign tax credits.
Distributions by the Fund that do not constitute ordinary income dividends
or capital gain dividends will be treated as a return of capital to the extent
of (and in reduction of) the shareholder's tax basis in his shares; any excess
will be treated as gain from the sale of his shares, as discussed below.
Distributions by the Fund will be treated in the manner described above
regardless of whether such distributions are paid in cash or reinvested in
additional shares of the Fund (or of another fund). Shareholders receiving a
distribution in the form of additional shares will be treated as receiving a
distribution in an amount equal to the fair market value of the shares received,
determined as of the reinvestment date. In addition, if the net asset value at
the time a shareholder purchases shares of the Fund reflects undistributed net
investment income or recognized capital gain net income, or unrealized
appreciation in the value of the assets of the Fund, distributions of such
amounts will be taxable to the shareholder in the manner described above,
although such distributions economically constitute a return of capital to the
shareholder.
Ordinarily, shareholders are required to take distributions by the Fund into
account in the year in which the distributions are made. However, dividends
declared in October, November or December of any year and payable to
shareholders of record on a specified date in such a month will be deemed to
have been received by the shareholders (and made by the Fund) on December 31 of
such calendar year if such dividends are actually paid in January of the
following year. Shareholders will be advised annually as to the U.S. federal
income tax consequences of distributions made (or deemed made) during the year.
The Fund will be required in certain cases to withhold and remit to the U.S.
Treasury 31% of ordinary income dividends and capital gain dividends, and the
proceeds of redemption of shares, paid to any shareholder (1) who has provided
either an incorrect tax identification number or no number at all, (2) who is
subject to backup withholding by the IRS for failure to report the receipt of
interest or dividend income properly, or (3) who has failed to certify to the
Fund that it is not subject to backup withholding or that it is a corporation or
other "exempt recipient."
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Sale or Redemption of Shares
A shareholder will recognize gain or loss on the sale or redemption of
shares of the Fund in an amount equal to the difference between the proceeds of
the sale or redemption and the shareholder's adjusted tax basis in the shares.
All or a portion of any loss so recognized may be disallowed if the shareholder
purchases other shares of the Fund within 30 days before or after the sale or
redemption. In general, any gain or loss arising from (or treated as arising
from) the sale or redemption of shares of the Fund will be considered capital
gain or loss and will be long-term capital gain or loss if the shares were held
for longer than one year. However, any capital loss arising from the sale or
redemption of shares held for six months or less will be treated as a long-term
capital loss to the extent of the amount of capital gain dividends received on
such shares. For this purpose, the special holding period rules of Code Section
246(c)(3) and (4) (discussed above in connection with the dividends-received
deduction for corporations) generally will apply in determining the holding
period of shares. Long-term capital gains of noncorporate taxpayers are
currently taxed at a maximum rate 11.6% lower than the maximum rate applicable
to ordinary income. Capital losses in any year are deductible only to the extent
of capital gains plus, in the case of a noncorporate taxpayer, $3,000 of
ordinary income.
Foreign Shareholders
Taxation of a shareholder who, as to the United States, is a nonresident
alien individual, foreign trust or estate, foreign corporation, or foreign
partnership ("foreign shareholder"), depends on whether the income from the Fund
is "effectively connected" with a U.S. trade or business carried on by such
shareholder.
If the income from the Fund is not effectively connected with a U.S. trade
or business carried on by a foreign shareholder, ordinary income dividends paid
to a foreign shareholder will be subject to U.S. withholding tax at the rate of
30% (or lower treaty rate) upon the gross amount of the dividend. Furthermore,
such a foreign shareholder may be subject to U.S. withholding tax at the rate of
30% (or lower treaty rate) on the gross income resulting from the Fund's
election to treat any foreign taxes paid by it as paid by its shareholders, but
may not be allowed a deduction against this gross income or a credit against
this U.S. withholding tax for the foreign shareholder's pro rata share of such
foreign taxes which it is treated as having paid. Such a foreign shareholder
would generally be exempt from U.S. federal income tax on gains realized on the
sale of shares of the Fund, capital gain dividends and amounts retained by the
Fund that are designated as undistributed capital gains.
If the income from the Fund is effectively connected with a U.S. trade or
business carried on by a foreign shareholder, then ordinary income dividends,
capital gain dividends, and any gains realized upon the sale of shares of the
Fund will be subject to U.S. federal income tax at the rates applicable to U.S.
citizens or domestic corporations.
In the case of foreign noncorporate shareholders, the Fund may be required
to withhold U.S. federal income tax at a rate of 31% on distributions that are
otherwise exempt from withholding tax (or taxable at a reduced treaty rate)
unless such shareholders furnish the Fund with proper notification of its
foreign status.
The tax consequences to a foreign shareholder entitled to claim the benefits
of an applicable tax treaty may be different from those described herein.
Foreign shareholders are urged to consult their own tax advisers with respect to
the particular tax consequences to them of an investment in the Fund, including
the applicability of foreign taxes.
Effect of Future Legislation; Local Tax Considerations
The foregoing general discussion of U.S. federal income tax consequences is
based on the Code and the Treasury Regulations issued thereunder as in effect on
the date of this Statement of Additional Information. Future legislative or
administrative changes or court decisions may significantly change the
conclusions expressed herein, and any such changes or decisions may have a
retroactive effect with respect to the transactions contemplated herein.
Rules of state and local taxation of ordinary income dividends and capital
gain dividends from regulated investment companies often differ from the rules
for U.S. federal income taxation described above. Shareholders are urged to
consult their tax advisers as to the consequences of these and other state and
local tax rules affecting investment in the Fund.
PERFORMANCE CALCULATION
For the purpose of quoting and comparing the performance of the Fund to that
of other mutual funds and to other relevant market indices in advertisements or
in reports to shareholders, performance may be stated in terms of total return.
Under the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC rules"), funds
advertising performance must include total return quotes calculated according to
the following formula:
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P(l + T)n = ERV
Where: P = a hypothetical initial payment of $1,000
T = average annual total return
n = number of years (1, 5 or 10)
ERV = ending redeemable value of a hypothetical $1,000 payment
made at the beginning of the 1, 5 or 10 year periods or at
the end of the 1, 5 or 10 year periods (or fractional
portion thereof).
Under the foregoing formula, the time periods used in advertising will be
based on rolling calendar quarters, updated to the last day of the most recent
quarter prior to submission of the advertising for publication, and will cover
one, five and ten year periods or a shorter period dating from the effectiveness
of the Fund's Registration Statement. In calculating the ending redeemable
value, all dividends and distributions by the Fund are assumed to have been
reinvested at net asset value as described in the prospectus on the reinvestment
dates during the period. Total return, or "T" in the formula above, is computed
by finding the average annual compounded rates of return over the 1, 5 and 10
year periods (or fractional portion thereof) that would equate the initial
amount invested to the ending redeemable value. Any recurring account charges
that might in the future be imposed by the Fund would be included at that time.
The Fund may also from time to time include in such advertising a total
return figure that is not calculated according to the formula set forth above in
order to compare more accurately the performance of the Fund with other measures
of investment return. For example, in comparing the Fund's total return with
data published by Lipper Analytical Services, Inc., or with the performance of
the Standard and Poor's 500 Stock Index or the Dow Jones Industrial Average, the
Fund calculates its aggregate total return for the specified periods of time
assuming the investment of $10,000 in Fund shares and assuming the reinvestment
of each dividend or other distribution at net asset value on the reinvestment
date. Percentage increases are determined by subtracting the initial value of
the investment from the ending value and by dividing the remainder by the
beginning value. The average annual standard total return for the one year
period and since commencement (7/3/95) to December 31, 1996 was 25.50% and
14.66%.
SHAREHOLDER REPORTS
Shareholders will receive reports at least semi-annually showing the Fund's
holdings and other information. In addition, shareholders will receive annual
financial statements audited by KPMG Peat Marwick LLP, the Fund's independent
auditors.
OTHER INFORMATION
As of February 21, 1997, the following persons were known by fund management
to have owned beneficially, directly or indirectly, 5% or more of the
outstanding shares of Lexington Crosby Small Cap Asia Growth Fund, Inc : Smith
Richardson Foundation, 60 Jesup Road, Westport, Ct 06880, 25% and Piedmont
Associates, P.O. Box 20124, Greensboro, NC 27420, 11%.
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LEXINGTON CROSBY SMALL CAP ASIA GROWTH FUND, INC.
STATEMENT OF NET ASSETS
(INCLUDING THE PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS)
December 31, 1996
NUMBER OF VALUE
SHARES SECURITY (NOTE 1)
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COMMON STOCK: 98.8%
CHINA: 1.8%
430,000 Eastern Communications1 ................... $ 382,700
140,000 Shandong Xinhua
Pharmaceutical Company1 ................... 41,629
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424,329
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HONG KONG: 52.3%
2,088,000 Anhui Expressway Company, Ltd.1 ........... 587,124
74,000 Cheung Kong (Holdings), Ltd. .............. 657,725
298,000 Cheung Kong Infrastructure Holdings1 ...... 789,787
1,120,000 China Resources Beijing Land1 ............. 709,503
554,000 China Resources Enterprise, Ltd. .......... 1,246,232
1,388,000 China Travel International
Investment Hong Kong, Ltd. .............. 614,596
110,000 Citic Pacific, Ltd. ....................... 638,527
1,000,000 Guangdong Kelon Electrical
Holdings Company, Ltd. .................. 646,413
960,000 Guangnan Holdings ......................... 825,340
1,700,000 Guangzhou Investment Company, Ltd. ........ 813,187
56,800 Hang Seng Bank, Ltd. ...................... 690,265
65,000 Henderson Land Development
Company, Ltd. ........................... 655,463
614,000 Kwong Sang Hong International, Ltd. ....... 325,456
720,000 Midland Realty Holdings, Ltd. ............. 660,892
111,000 New World Development Company, Ltd......... 749,806
198,000 Shanghai Industrial Holdings, Ltd.1 ....... 721,862
1,150,000 Sinocan Holdings, Ltd. .................... 564,965
1,358,000 Theme International Holdings, Ltd. ........ 553,032
-----------
12,450,175
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INDONESIA: 5.5%
265,000 PT Ramayana Lestari Sentosa1 .............. 572,063
564,866 PT Steady Safe ............................ 723,267
-----------
1,295,330
-----------
MALAYSIA: 19.0%
65,000 Cahya Mata Sarawak Bhd .................... 571,371
291,000 Cold Storage (Malaysia) Bhd ............... 430,939
22,000 Eastern Oxygen Bhd ........................ 111,502
142,000 Ekran Bhd ................................. 595,999
59,000 Gadek (Malaysia) Bhd ...................... 459,057
48,000 Gadek (Malaysia) Bhd (Warrants)1 .......... 182,458
235,000 Granite Industries Bhd1 ................... 400,118
56,000 Hock Seng Lee Bhd1 ........................ 853,690
99,000 Perusahaan Otomobil Nasional Bhd .......... 627,201
174,000 Wembley Industries Holdings Bhd1 .......... 290,746
-----------
4,523,081
-----------
PHILIPPINES: 1.1%
1,415,000 Asian Terminals,Inc ....................... 255,561
-----------
SINGAPORE: 14.7%
650,000 Advanced Systems Automation, Ltd.1 ........ 659,842
686,000 Delifrance Asia, Ltd.1 .................... 563,976
713,000 Lindeteves-Jacoberg, Ltd.1 ................ 667,728
46,000 Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation, Ltd... 572,197
713,000 Roly International Holdings ............... 520,490
193,000 Want Want Holdings1 ....................... 507,590
-----------
3,491,823
-----------
SOUTH KOREA: 3.2%
41,750 Samsung Corporation1 ...................... 493,791
2,740 Shinhan Bank .............................. 37,268
12,320 Shinwon Corporation ....................... 240,426
-----------
771,485
-----------
THAILAND: 1.2%
383,300 National Petrochemical Plc ................ 295,248
-----------
TOTAL COMMON STOCK
(cost $19,310,751) ...................... 23,507,032
-----------
CALL OPTION: 0.8%
TAIWAN: 0.8%
43,000 BZW Taiwan Call Warrant 22.7 due 11/97
(cost $ 206,830)1 (Note 7) .............. 185,760
-----------
TOTAL INVESTMENTS: 99.6%
(cost $19,517,581+) (Note 1) ............ 23,692,792
-----------
Other assets in excess
of liabilities: 0.4% .................... 103,680
-----------
TOTAL NET ASSETS: 100.0%
(equivalent to $12.24 per share on
1,943,484 shares outstanding) ........... $23,796,472
===========
1 Non-income producing security.
+ Aggregate cost for Federal income tax purposes is identical.
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LEXINGTON CROSBY SMALL CAP ASIA GROWTH FUND, INC.
STATEMENT OF NET ASSETS
(INCLUDING THE PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS)
December 31, 1996 (continued)
At December 31, 1996, the composition of the Fund's net assets by industry
concentration was as follows:
Banking ................... 5.5%
Capital Equipment ......... 6.8
Construction & Housing .... 6.9
Consumer Durable .......... 10.1
Consumer Nondurable ....... 9.3
Energy Sources ............ 0.5
Health & Personal Care .... 0.2
Holding Companies/
Diversified ............ 2.2
Materials ................. 7.3
Merchandising ............. 2.4
Multi-Industry ............ 8.9
Real Estate ............... 24.5
Services .................. 4.1
Telecommunications ........ 1.6
Trade ..................... 3.5
Transportation ............ 5.0
Other Assets .............. 1.2
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Total Net Assets ........ 100.0%
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LEXINGTON CROSBY SMALL CAP ASIA GROWTH FUND, INC.
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
December 31, 1996
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
ASSETS
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Investments, at value (cost $19,517,581) (Note1) ................................................ $ 23,692,792
Cash ............................................................................................ 2,767,950
Receivable for shares sold ...................................................................... 302,279
Dividends and interest receivable ............................................................... 21,816
Deferred organization expense, net (Note 1) ..................................................... 48,446
Other receivables ............................................................................... 12,985
------------
Total Assets ......................................................................... $ 26,846,268
------------
LIABILITIES
Due to Lexington Management Corporation (Note 2) ................................................ 24,564
Payable for investment securities purchased ..................................................... 1,270,072
Payable for shares redeemed ..................................................................... 1,724,553
Distributions payable ........................................................................... 1,463
Accrued expenses ................................................................................ 29,144
------------
Total Liabilities .................................................................... 3,049,796
------------
NET ASSETS (equivalent to $12.24 per share on 1,943,484 share outstanding) (Note 3) ............. $ 23,796,472
============
NET ASSETS consist of:
Capital stock--authorized 1,000,000,000 shares,
$.001 par value per share ..................................................................... $ 1,943
Additional paid in capital (Note 1) ............................................................. 20,159,332
Distributions in excess of net investment income (Note 1) ....................................... (22,305)
Accumulated net realized loss on investments and foreign currency transactions (Notes 1 and 6) .. (517,491)
Unrealized appreciation on investments and foreign currency transactions ........................ 4,174,993
------------
Total Net Assets ..................................................................... $ 23,796,472
============
</TABLE>
The Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of these statements.
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<PAGE>
LEXINGTON CROSBY SMALL CAP
ASIA GROWTH FUND, INC.
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
Year ended December 31, 1996
INVESTMENT INCOME
Dividends ........................... $ 263,294
Interest ............................ 59,541
-----------
322,835
Less: foreign tax expense ........... 27,073
-----------
Total investment income ...... $ 295,762
EXPENSES
Investment advisory fee (Note 2) . 207,247
Printing and mailing expenses .... 51,816
Custodian expense ................ 50,183
Transfer agent and shareholder
servicing expense (Note 2) ..... 34,281
Registration fees ................ 22,924
Directors' fees and expenses ..... 16,845
Professional fees ................... 15,815
Accounting expenses (Note 2) ..... 13,791
Amortization of deferred
organization costs (Note 1) .... 13,522
Computer processing fees ......... 7,279
Other expenses ................... 4,952
-----------
Total expenses ................. 438,655
Less: expenses recovered under
contract with investment
adviser (Note 2) ........... 36,717 401,938
----------- -----------
Net investment loss .......... (106,176)
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN
(LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS (NOTE 4)
Net realized loss on:
Investments .................. (293,018)
Foreign currency
transactions ............... (41,686)
-----------
Net realized loss .......... (334,704)
Net change in unrealized
appreciation on:
Investments .................... 4,045,260
Foreign currency translations of
other assets and liabilities . 31
-----------
Net change in unrealized
appreciation ................ 4,045,291
-----------
Net realized and
unrealized gain ............. 3,710,587
-----------
INCREASE IN NET ASSETS
RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS ......... $ 3,604,411
===========
LEXINGTON CROSBY SMALL CAP
ASIA GROWTH FUND, INC.
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
JULY 3, 1995
(COMMENCEMENT
YEAR ENDED OF OPERATIONS)
DECEMBER 31, TO DECEMBER 31,
1996 1995
------------ -----------
Net investment income (loss) ............ $ (106,176) $ 14,754
Net realized loss from investments
and foreign currency transactions .... (334,704) (222,515)
Net change in unrealized
appreciation of investments and
foreign currency translations ........ 4,045,291 129,702
------------ -----------
Increase (decrease) in net
assets resulting from
operations ..................... 3,604,411 (78,059)
Distributions to shareholders from
net investment income ................ -- (18,581)
Distributions to shareholders in
excess of net investment income
(Note 1) ............................. 14,172 --
------------ -----------
Increase in net assets from capital
share transactions (Note 3) .......... 11,270,269 9,032,604
------------ -----------
Net increase in net assets ....... 14,860,508 8,935,964
NET ASSETS:
Beginning of period .................. 8,935,964 --
------------ -----------
End of period (including
distributions in excess of net
investment income of $57,727
and $1,869, respectively.) ......... $ 23,796,472 $ 8,935,964
============ ===========
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<PAGE>
LEXINGTON CROSBY SMALL CAP ASIA GROWTH FUND, INC.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December 31, 1996 and 1995
1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Lexington Crosby Small Cap Asia Growth Fund, Inc. (the "Fund") is an open-end
diversified management investment company registered under the Investment
Company Act of 1940, as amended. The Fund's investment objective is to seek
long-term capital appreciation through investment in common stocks and
equivalents of companies domiciled in the Asia region with a market
capitalization of less than $1 billion. The Fund commenced operations on July 3,
1995. The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by
the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements:
INVESTMENTS Security transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis.
Realized gains and losses from investment transactions are reported on the
identified cost basis. Securities traded on a recognized stock exchange are
valued at the last sales price reported by the exchange on which the securities
are traded. If no sales price is recorded, the mean between the last bid and
asked price is used. Securities traded on the over-the-counter market are valued
at the mean between the last current bid and asked price. Short-term securities
having a maturity of 60 days or less are stated at amortized cost, which
approximates market value. Securities for which market quotations are not
readily available and other assets are valued by Fund management in good faith
under the direction of the Fund's Board of Directors. All investments quoted in
foreign currencies are valued in U.S. dollars on the basis of the foreign
currency exchange rates prevailing at the close of business. Dividend income and
distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Interest
income, adjusted for amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts, is
accrued as earned.
FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSACTIONS Foreign currencies (and receivables and
payables denominated in foreign currencies) are translated into U.S. dollar
amounts at current exchange rates. Translation gains or losses resulting from
changes in exchange rates and realized gains and losses on the settlement of
foreign currency transactions are reported in the statement of operations. In
addition, the Fund may enter into forward foreign exchange contracts in order to
hedge against foreign currency risk in the purchase or sale of securities
denominated in foreign currency. The Fund may also enter into such contracts to
hedge against changes in foreign currency exchange rates on portfolio positions.
These contracts are marked to market daily, by recognizing the difference
between the contract exchange rate and the current market rate as unrealized
gains or losses. Realized gains or losses are recognized when contracts are
closed and are reported in the statement of operations. There were no forward
foreign exchange contracts outstanding at December 31, 1996.
FEDERAL INCOME TAXES It is the Fund's policy to comply with the
requirements of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to "regulated investment
companies" and to distribute all of its taxable income to its shareholders.
Therefore, no provision for Federal income taxes is required.
DISTRIBUTIONS Dividends from net investment income and net realized
capital gains are normally declared and paid annually, but the Fund may make
distributions on a more frequent basis to comply with the distribution
requirements of the Internal Revenue Code. The character of income and gains to
be distributed is determined in accordance with income tax regulations which may
differ from generally accepted accounting principles. At December 31, 1996,
reclassifications were made to the Fund's capital accounts to reflect permanent
book/tax differences and income and gains available for distributions under
income tax regulations. Net investment income, net realized gains and net assets
were not affected by this change.
DEFERRED ORGANIZATION EXPENSES Organization expenses aggregating $67,351
have been deferred and are being amortized on a straight-line basis over five
years.
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<PAGE>
LEXINGTON CROSBY SMALL CAP ASIA GROWTH FUND, INC.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December 31, 1996 and 1995 (continued)
1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)
USE OF ESTIMATES The preparation of financial statements in conformity
with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make
estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and
liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of
increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting
period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
2. INVESTMENT ADVISORY FEE AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATE
The Fund pays an investment advisory fee to Lexington Management Corporation
("LMC") at the rate of 1.25% of average daily net assets. In connection with
providing investment advisory services, LMC has entered into a sub-advisory
contract with Crosby Asset Management (U.S.), Ltd. ("Crosby") under which Crosby
provides the Fund with investment management services. Pursuant to the terms of
the sub-advisory contract between LMC and Crosby, LMC pays Crosby a monthly
sub-advisory fee at the annual rate of 0.625% of the Fund's average daily net
assets. LMC agreed to voluntarily limit the total expenses of the Fund
(excluding interest, taxes, brokerage commissions and extraordinary expenses but
including management fee and operating expenses) to an annual rate of 1.75% of
the Fund's average net assets through April 30, 1996. Thereafter, the investment
advisory contract provides that the total annual expenses of the Fund will not
exceed the level of expenses which the Fund is permitted to bear under the most
restrictive expense limitation imposed by any state in which shares of the Fund
are offered for sale. Reimbursement for the year ended December 31, 1996
amounted to $36,717 and is set forth in the statement of operations.
The Fund also reimburses LMC for certain expenses, including accounting
and shareholder servicing costs of $23,449 which were incurred by the Fund, but
paid by LMC.
3. CAPITAL STOCK
Transactions in capital stock were as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
July 3, 1995
Year ended (commencement of operations)
December 31, 1996 to December 31, 1995
------------------------------ ----------------------------
Shares Amount Shares Amount
----------- ------------ ---------- -----------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Shares sold ................. 2,376,604 $ 26,361,583 1,003,607 $ 9,916,274
Shares issued on reinvestment
of dividends .............. 1,043 11,526 1,372 13,320
----------- ------------ ---------- -----------
2,377,647 26,373,109 1,004,979 9,929,594
Shares redeemed ............. (1,349,951) (15,102,840) (89,191) (896,990)
----------- ------------ ---------- -----------
Net increase ................ 1,027,696 $ 11,270,269 915,788 $ 9,032,604
========= ============ ========== ===========
</TABLE>
4. PURCHASES AND SALES OF INVESTMENT SECURITIES
The cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities for the year ended
December 31, 1996, excluding short-term securities, were $40,707,997 and
$28,513,862, respectively.
At December 31, 1996, the aggregate gross unrealized appreciation for all
securities in which there is an excess of value over tax cost amounted to
$4,828,790 and aggregate gross unrealized depreciation for all securities in
which there is an excess of tax cost over value amounted to $653,797.
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<PAGE>
LEXINGTON CROSBY SMALL CAP ASIA GROWTH FUND, INC.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December 31, 1996 and 1995 (continued)
5. INVESTMENT AND CONCENTRATION RISKS
The Fund's investments in foreign securities may involve risks not present in
domestic investments. Since foreign securities may be denominated in a foreign
currency and involve settlement and pay interest or dividends in foreign
currencies, changes in the relationship of these foreign currencies to the U.S.
dollar can significantly affect the value of the investments and earnings of the
Fund. Foreign investments may also subject the Fund to foreign government
exchange restrictions, expropriation, taxation or other political, social or
economic developments, all of which could affect the market and/or credit risk
of the investments.
In addition to the risks described above, risks may arise from forward
foreign currency contracts as the result of the potential inability of
counterparties to meet the terms of their contracts.
6. FEDERAL INCOME TAXES--CAPITAL LOSS CARRYFORWARDS
Capital loss carryforwards available for Federal income tax purposes as of
December 31, 1996 are approximately:
$224,473 expiring in 2003; and
$293,018 expiring in 2004.
To the extent any future capital gains are offset by these losses, such gains
may not be distributed to shareholders.
7. OPTION CONTRACTS
Premiums paid when call options are purchased by the Fund, represent
investments, which are marked-to-market daily. When a purchased option expires,
the Fund will realize a loss in the amount of the premium paid. When the Fund
enters into a closing sales transaction, the Fund will realize a gain or loss
depending on whether the proceeds from the closing sales transaction are greater
or less than the premiums paid for the option. When the Fund exercises a call
option, the cost of the security which the Fund purchases upon exercise will be
increased by the premium originally paid.
The following call option transactions occurred during the year ended December
31, 1996:
Call Options
----------------------------------
Number of
Cost Shares Optioned
---------- --------------
Outstanding at December 31, 1995 -- --
Options purchased $ 314,000 467,500
Options closed (107,170) (3,500)
--------- -------
Outstanding at December 31, 1996 $ 206,830 43,000
========= =======
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<PAGE>
LEXINGTON CROSBY SMALL CAP ASIA GROWTH FUND, INC.
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
Selected per share data for a share outstanding throughout the period:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
JULY 3, 1995
(COMMENCEMENT
YEAR ENDED OF OPERATIONS) TO
DECEMBER 31, DECEMBER 31,
1996 1995
------------- -----------------
<S> <C> <C>
Net asset value, beginning of period ............................ $ 9.76 $10.00
------- ------
Income (loss) from investment operations:
Net investment income (loss) .................................. (0.05) 0.02
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and
foreign currency transactions ..................... 2.54 (0.24)
------- ------
Total income (loss) from investment operations ................ 2.49 (0.22)
------- ------
Less distributions:
Distributions from net investment income ...................... (0.01) --
------- ------
Net asset value, end of period .................................. $12.24 $9.76
======= ======
Total return .................................................... 25.50% (4.39)%*
Ratio to average net assets:
Expenses, before reimbursement or waivers ....................... 2.64% 3.51%*
Expenses, net of reimbursement or waivers ....................... 2.42% 1.75%*
Net investment (loss), before reimbursement or waivers .......... (0.86%) (1.24)%*
Net investment income (loss) .................................... (0.64%) 0.52%*
Portfolio turnover rate ......................................... 178.82% 40.22%*
Average commission paid on equity security transactions** ....... $0.004 --
Net assets, end of period (000's omitted) ....................... $23,796 $8,936
======= ======
</TABLE>
* Annualized
** In accordance with recent SEC disclosure guidelines, the average commission
paid in equity security transactions is calculated for the current period,
but not for the prior period.
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<PAGE>
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT
The Board of Directors and Shareholders
Lexington Crosby Small Cap Asia Growth Fund, Inc.:
We have audited the accompanying statements of net assets (including the
portfolio of investments) and assets and liabilities of Lexington Crosby Small
Cap Asia Growth Fund, Inc. as of December 31, 1996, the related statements of
operations for the year then ended, the statement of changes in net assets and
the financial highlights for the year then ended and for the period from July 3,
1995 (commencement of operations) to December 31, 1995. These financial
statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund's
management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial
statements and financial highlights based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with generally accepted auditing
standards. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain
reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial
highlights are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a
test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial
statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of
December 31, 1996 by correspondence with the custodian. As to securities
purchased but not received, we performed other appropriate auditing procedures.
An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant
estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial
statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis
for our opinion.
In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred
to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of
Lexington Crosby Small Cap Asia Growth Fund, Inc. as of December 31, 1996, the
results of its operations for the year then ended, and changes in its net assets
and the financial highlights for the year then ended and for the period from
July 3, 1995 to December 31, 1995, in conformity with generally accepted
accounting principles.
KPMG Peat Marwick LLP
New York, New York
February 14, 1997
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<PAGE>
PART C. OTHER INFORMATION
- ------ -----------------
Item 24. Financial Statements and Exhibits - List
----------------------------------------
The Annual Report for the year ending December 31, 1996 was filed
electronically on February 27, 1997 (as form type N-30D). Financial
statements from this 1996 Annual Report have been included in the
Statement of Additional Information.
Page in the Statement
(a) Financial statements: of Additional Information
--------------------- -------------------------
Report of Independent Auditors 26
dated February 14, 1997
Statement of Net Assets 18-20
(including the Portfolio of
Investments) at December 31, 1996
Statement of Assets and 20
Liabilities at December 31, 1996
Statement of Operations 21
for the year ended December 31, 1996
Statement of Changes in Net Assets for 21
the year ended December 31, 1996
and the period July 3, 1995
(commencement of operations) to
December 31, 1995
Notes to Financial Statements 22-25
Schedules II-VII and other Financial Statements, for which provisions
are made in the applicable accounting regulations of the Securities and
Exchange Commission, are omitted because they are not required under
the related instructions, they are inapplicable, or the required
information is presented in the financial statements or notes thereto.
(1) Includes the information required by Schedule I.
(2) Includes the information required by the Statement of Realized
Gain or Loss on Investments
<PAGE>
ITEM 24. Financial Statements and Exhibits - List
----------------------------------------
(b) Exhibits:
1. Articles of Incorporation - Incorporated by reference -
Filed electronically 5/16/95
2. By-Laws - Incorporated by reference -
Filed electronically 5/16/95
3. Not Applicable
4. Stock Certificate Specimen - Incorporated by reference -
Filed electronically 5/16/95
5a. Investment Advisory Agreement between Registrant and
Lexington Management Corporation - Incorporated by reference -
Filed electronically 5/16/95
5b. Sub-Advisory Investment Management Agreement between
Lexington Management Corporation and Crosby Asset
Management U.S. - Incorporated by reference - Filed
electronically 5/16/95
6. Distribution Agreement between Registrant and Lexington
Funds Distributor, Inc. - Incorporated by reference -
Filed electronically 5/16/95
7. Not Applicable
8. Form of Custodian Agreement between Registrant
and Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A. - Incorporated by reference -
Filed electronically 5/16/95
9a. Transfer Agency Agreement between Registrant
and State Street Bank and Trust Company - Incorporated by
reference - Filed electronically 5/16/95
9b. Form of Administrative Services Agreement between
Registrant and Lexington Management Corporation -
Incorporated by reference - Filed electronically 5/16/95
10. Opinion of Counsel as to Legality of Securities
being registered - Incorporated by reference - Filed
electronically 6/20/95
11. Consents
(a) Consent of Counsel Filed electronically
(b) Consent of Independent Auditors Filed electronically
12. Not Applicable
13. Not Applicable
14. Retirement Plans - Incorporated by reference - Filed
electronically 6/20/95
15. Not Applicable
16. Performance Calculation - Incorporated by reference -
Filed electronically 4/29/96
17. Financial Data Schedule Filed electronically
<PAGE>
Item 25. Persons Controlled by or under Common Control with Registrant
-------------------------------------------------------------
Furnish a list or diagram of all persons directly or indirectly
controlled by or under common control with the Registrant and as to
each such person indicate (1) if a company, the state or other
sovereign power under the laws of which it is organized, (2) the
percentage of voting securities owned or other basis of control by the
person, if any, immediately controlling it.
See "Management of the Fund" in the Prospectus and Statement of
Additional Information.
Item 26. Number of Holders of Securities
-------------------------------
State in substantially the tabular form indicated, as of a
specified date within 90 days prior to the date of filing, the number
of record holders of each class of securities of the Registrant.
The following information is given as of February 14, 1997:
Title of Class Number of Record Holders
Capital Stock 439
($0.001 par value)
Item 27. Indemnification
---------------
State the general effect of any contract, arrangements or statute
under which any director, officer, underwriter or affiliated person of
the Registrant is insured or indemnified in any manner against any
liability which may be incurred in such capacity, other than insurance
provided by any director, officer, affiliated person or underwriter for
their own protection.
Under the terms of the Maryland General Corporation Law and the
Company's By-Laws, the Company may indemnify any person who was or is a
director, officer or employee of the Company to the maximum extent
permitted by the Maryland General Corporation Law; provided, however,
that Company only as authorized in the specific case upon a
determination that indemnification of such persons is proper in the
circumstances. Such determination shall be made (I) by the Board of
Directors, by a majority vote of a quorum which consists of directors
who are neither "interested persons" of Company as defined in Section
2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act, nor parties to the proceeding, or (ii) if the
required quorum is not obtainable or if a quorum of such directors so
directs by independent legal counsel in a written opinion. No
indemnification will be provided by the Company to any director or
officer of the Company for any liability to the Company or Shareholders
to which he would otherwise be subject by reason of willful
misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of duty.
<PAGE>
Item 28. Business and Other Connections of Investment Adviser
----------------------------------------------------
Describe any other business, profession, vocation or employment of a
substantial nature in which the investment adviser of the Registrant,
and each director, officer or partner of any such investment adviser,
is or has been, at any time during the past two fiscal years, engaged
for his own account or in the capacity of director, officer, employee,
partner or trustee.
See Prospectus Part A and Statement of Additional Information Part B
("Management of the Fund").
Item 29. Principal Underwriters
----------------------
(a) Lexington Money Market Trust
Lexington Tax Free Money Fund, Inc.
Lexington Growth and Income Fund, Inc..
Lexington GNMA Income Fund, Inc.
Lexington Ramirez Global Income Fund
Lexington Worldwide Emerging Markets Fund, Inc.
Lexington Goldfund, Inc.
Lexington Global Fund, Inc.
Lexington Natural Resources Trust
Lexington Corporate Leaders Trust Fund
Lexington Convertible Securities Fund
Lexington Strategic Investments Fund, Inc.
Lexington Strategic Silver Fund, Inc.
Lexington International Fund, Inc.
Lexington Emerging Markets Fund, Inc.
Lexington Crosby Small Cap Asia Growth Fund, Inc.
Lexington SmallCap Value Fund, Inc.
Lexington Troika Dialog Russia Fund, Inc.<PAGE>
29 (b)
29 (b)
Position and Offices Position and
Name and Principal with Principal Offices with
Business Address Underwriter With Registrant
- ------------------ -------------------- ---------------
Peter Corniotes* Assistant Secretary Asst. Secretary
Lisa Curcio* Vice President and Vice President and
Secretary Secretary
Robert M. DeMichele* Chief Executive Officer Chairman of the
and Chairman Board and President
Richard M. Hisey* Chief Financial Officer Chief Financial
and Director Officer and Vice Pres.
Lawrence Kantor* Executive Vice President Director and Vice Pres.
and Director
Richard Lavery* Vice President Vice President
Janice Violette* Assistant Treasurer None
(c)
Not Applicable.
*P.O. Box 1515
Saddle Brook, New Jersey 07663
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Item 30. Location of Accounts and Records
--------------------------------
With respect to each account, book or other document
required to be maintained by Section 31(a) of the 1940 Act and the
Rules (17 CFR 270, 31a-1 to 31a-3) promulgated thereunder, furnish the
name and address of each person maintaining physical possession of each
such account, book or other document.
The Registrant, Lexington Crosby Small Cap Asia Growth
Fund, Inc., Park 80 West - Plaza Two, Saddle Brook, New Jersey 07663
will maintain physical possession of each such account, book or other
document of the Company, except for those maintained by the
Registrant's Custodian, Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A., 1211 Avenue of the
Americas, New York New York 10036, or Transfer Agent, State Street Bank
and Trust Company, c/o National Financial Data Services, 1004
Baltimore, Kansas City, Missouri 64105.
Item 31. Management Services
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Furnish a summary of the substantive provisions of any
management-related service contract not discussed in Part A or B of
this Form (because the contract was not believed to be material to a
purchaser of securities of the Registrant) under which services are
provided to the Registrant, indicating the parties to the contract, the
total dollars paid and by whom for the last three fiscal years.
None.
Item 32. Undertakings -
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The Registrant, Lexington Crosby Small Cap Asia Growth
Fund, Inc., undertakes to furnish a copy of the Fund's
latest annual report, upon request and without charge, to
every person to whom a prospectus is delivered.
The Registrant will hold a meeting of its public
shareholders, if requested to do so by the holders of at
least 10 percent of the Registrant's outstanding shares, to
call a meeting of shareholders for the purpose of voting
upon the question of removal of a director or directors and
to assist in communications with other shareholders.
<PAGE>
Registration No. 33-59363
811-7287
Securities and Exchange Commission
Washington, D.C. 20549
Exhibits
Filed With
Form N-1A
LEXINGTON CROSBY SMALL CAP ASIA GROWTH FUND, INC.
<PAGE>
EXHIBIT INDEX
The following documents are being filed electronically as exhibits to
this filing:
Consent of Kramer, Levin, Kamin & Frankel
Consent of independent auditors for the inclusion of their report
herein
Article 6 Financial Data Schedule
Cover
<PAGE>
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 and the
Investment Company Act of 1940 the Registrant has duly caused this
Registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the Undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Saddle Brook and State of New
Jersey, on the 28th day of February, 1997.
LEXINGTON CROSBY SMALL CAP ASIA GROWTH FUND, INC.
/s/ Robert M. DeMichele
-------------------------------
By Robert M. DeMichele
Chairman of the Board
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in
the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature Title Date
/s/ Robert M. DeMichele
- -------------------------- Chairman of the Board February 28, 1997
Robert M. DeMichele Principal Executive
Officer
/s/ Richard M. Hisey
- -------------------------- Principal Financial February 28, 1997
Richard M. Hisey and Accounting Officer
/s/ Lisa Curcio
- -------------------------- Principal Compliance February 28, 1997
Lisa Curcio Officer
*SMS Chadha Director February 28, 1997
- -------------------------
SMS Chadha
*Beverley C. Duer, P.E. Director February 28, 1997
- -------------------------
Beverley C. Duer, P.E.
*Barbara R. Evans Director February 28, 1997
- -------------------------
Barbara R. Evans
<PAGE>
Signature Title Date
*Lawrence Kantor Director February 28, 1997
- -------------------------
Lawrence Kantor
*Jerard F. Maher Director February 28, 1997
- -------------------------
Jerard F. Maher
*Andrew M. McCosh Director February 28, 1997
- -------------------------
Andrew M. McCosh
*Donald B. Miller Director February 28, 1997
- -------------------------
Donald B. Miller
*John G. Preston Director February 28, 1997
- -------------------------
John G. Preston
*Margaret W. Russell Director February 28, 1997
- -------------------------
Margaret W. Russell
/s/ Lisa Curcio
*By: ______________________
Lisa Curcio
Attorney-in-Fact
<PAGE>
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned constitutes and
appoints Lawrence Kantor, Lisa Curcio or Jay Baris, and each of them, his
or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of
substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his or her name, place and
stead, in any and all his or her capacities as a director of LEXINGTON
CROSBY SMALL CAP ASIA GROWTH FUND, INC., a Maryland corporation, to sign on
his or her or its behalf any and all Registration Statements (including any
post-effective amendments to Registration Statements) under the Securities Act
of 1933, the Investment Company Act of 1940 and any amendments and
supplements thereto, and other documents in connection thereunder, and to
file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection
therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said
attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority
to do and perform each and every act and this requisite and necessary to
be done in and about the premises, as fully as to all intents and purposes
as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that
said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, may lawfully do or
cause to be done by virtue hereof.
DATED this 27th day of February, 1997.
/s/ S.M.S. Chadha
_____________________________
S.M.S. Chadha
<PAGE>
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned constitutes and
appoints Lawrence Kantor, Lisa Curcio or Jay Baris, and each of them, his
or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of
substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his or her name, place and
stead, in any and all his or her capacities as a director of LEXINGTON
CROSBY SMALL CAP ASIA GROWTH FUND, INC., a Maryland corporation, to sign on
his or her or its behalf any and all Registration Statements (including any
post- effective amendments to Registration Statements) under the Securities
Act of 1933, the Investment Company Act of 1940 and any amendments and
supplements thereto, and other documents in connection thereunder, and to
file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection
therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said
attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority
to do and perform each and every act and this requisite and necessary to
be done in and about the premises, as fully as to all intents and purposes
as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that
said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, may lawfully do or
cause to be done by virtue hereof.
DATED this 27th day of February, 1997.
/s/ Jerard F. Maher
_____________________________
Jerard F. Maher
<PAGE>
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned constitutes and
appoints Lawrence Kantor, Lisa Curcio or Jay Baris, and each of them, his
or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of
substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his or her name, place and
stead, in any and all his or her capacities as a director of LEXINGTON
CROSBY SMALL CAP ASIA GROWTH FUND, INC., a Maryland corporation, to sign on
his or her or its behalf any and all Registration Statements (including any
post-effective amendments to Registration Statements) under the Securities Act
of 1933, the Investment Company Act of 1940 and any amendments and
supplements thereto, and other documents in connection thereunder, and to
file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection
therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said
attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority
to do and perform each and every act and this requisite and necessary to
be done in and about the premises, as fully as to all intents and purposes
as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that
said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, may lawfully do or
cause to be done by virtue hereof.
DATED this 27th day of February, 1997.
/s/ Andrew M. McCosh
_____________________________
Andrew M. McCosh
Kramer, Levin, Naftalis & Frankel
9 1 9 T H I R D A V E N U E
NEW YORK, N.Y. 10022 3852
(212) 715 9100
FAX
(212) 715-8000
______
WRITER'S DIRECT NUMBER
(212) 715-9100
February 26, 1997
Lexington Crosby Small Cap Asia Growth Fund, Inc.
Park 80 West Plaza Two
Saddle Brook, New Jersey 07662
Re: Lexington Crosby Small Cap Asia Growth Fund,
Inc.
Park 80 West Plaza Two
Saddle Brook, New Jersey 07662
Gentlemen:
We hereby consent to the reference to our firm as counsel in the
Post-Effective Amendment to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A.
Very truly yours,
/s/ Kramer, Levin, Naftalis & Frankel
KPMG Peat Marwick LLP
345 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10154
Independent Auditors' Consent
To the Board of Directors and Shareholders
Lexington Crosby Small Cap Asia Growth Fund, Inc.
We consent to the use of our report dated February 14, 1997 included in
the Registration Statement on Form N-1A and to the references to our firm
under the headings "Financial Highlights" and "Auditors" in the Prospectus
and "Shareholder Reports" in the Statement of Additional Information.
/s/ KPMG Peat Marwick LLP
KPMG Peat Marwick LLP
New York, New York
February 28, 1997
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