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SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION
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FPA NEW INCOME, INC.
11400 WEST OLYMPIC BOULEVARD, SUITE 1200, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA 90064
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
TO BE HELD MONDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2000
Notice is hereby given that the annual meeting of shareholders of FPA New
Income, Inc. ("Fund") will be held in the Board Room, Twelfth Floor, at the
offices of First Pacific Advisors, Inc., the Fund's investment adviser, 11400
West Olympic Boulevard, Suite 1200, Los Angeles, California 90064, on Monday,
October 23, 2000, at 1:30 P.M. Pacific Time, to consider and vote on the
following matters:
1. Election of the Board of Directors (Five Directors);
2. Approval or disapproval of an investment advisory agreement ("New
Agreement") between the Fund and First Pacific Advisors, Inc., the Fund's
investment adviser ("Adviser");
3. Ratification or rejection of the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as
independent auditors for the Fund for the fiscal year ending September
30, 2001; and
4. Such other matters as may properly come before the meeting or any
adjournment or adjournments thereof.
You are entitled to vote if you held shares of the Fund as of August 24,
2000.
By Order of the Board of Directors
SHERRY SASAKI
Secretary
September 15, 2000
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IT IS REQUESTED THAT YOU PROMPTLY EXECUTE THE ENCLOSED PROXY AND RETURN IT IN
THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE THUS ENABLING THE FUND TO AVOID UNNECESSARY EXPENSE AND
DELAY. NO POSTAGE IS REQUIRED IF MAILED IN THE UNITED STATES. THE PROXY IS
REVOCABLE AND WILL NOT AFFECT YOUR RIGHT TO VOTE IN PERSON IF YOU ATTEND THE
MEETING.
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FPA NEW INCOME, INC.
11400 WEST OLYMPIC BOULEVARD, SUITE 1200, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA 90064
PROXY STATEMENT
The accompanying proxy is solicited by the Board of Directors of the Fund in
connection with the annual meeting of shareholders to be held on Monday, October
23, 2000. Any shareholder executing a proxy has the power to revoke it prior to
its exercise by submission of a later proxy, by voting in person, or by letter
to the Secretary of the Fund. Unless the proxy is revoked, the shares
represented thereby will be voted in accordance with specifications thereon.
Proxy solicitation will be principally by mail but may also be made by telephone
or personal interview conducted by officers and regular employees of the
Adviser, or Boston Financial Data Services, Inc., the Fund's Shareholder
Servicing Agent. No specially engaged employees or paid solicitors have been
retained by the Fund for such purpose. If any such persons are retained by the
Adviser, the costs will be paid by United Asset Management Corporation ("UAM"),
the parent of the Adviser. The cost of solicitation of proxies will be borne by
UAM. The costs estimated to be incurred in connection with the solicitation of
proxies for the Fund's annual meeting (including typesetting, printing,
materials, postage, freight, reimbursements to brokers and legal expenses) will
be approximately $10,000. The Fund will reimburse banks, brokerage firms,
nominees, fiduciaries and other custodians for reasonable expenses incurred by
them in sending the proxy material to beneficial owners of shares of the Fund.
This Proxy Statement was first mailed to shareholders on or about September 15,
2000. You may obtain a copy of the Fund's most recent annual report, and of any
succeeding semi-annual report, without charge, by writing to the Secretary of
the Fund at the above address, or by telephoning (800) 982-4372.
On August 24, 2000 (record date for determining shareholders entitled to
notice of and to vote at the meeting), there were outstanding 48,417,247 shares
of Common Stock, $0.01 par value. Each share is entitled to one vote.
On August 24, 2000, no person is known by management to own beneficially as
much as 5% of the outstanding shares of the Fund, except Charles Schwab & Co.,
Inc., for the benefit of customers, 101 Montgomery Street, San Francisco,
California 94104-4122, which held 7,365,417 shares (15.21%), and National
Financial Services Corp., for the exclusive use of its customers, Attention:
Mutual Funds, 5th Floor, 200 Liberty Street--1 WFC, New York, New York
10281-1003, which held 4,907,949 shares (10.14%).
Signed but unmarked proxies will be voted for the directors nominated below
and in favor of all proposals. Shareholders who return proxies marked as
abstaining from voting on one or more proposals are treated as being present at
the meeting for purposes of obtaining the quorum necessary to hold the meeting,
but are not counted as part of the vote necessary to approve the proposal(s). If
brokers holding shares for their customers in so-called "Street Name" report
that they have not
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received instructions and are not authorized to vote without instruction, those
shares will be treated the same as abstentions.
1. ELECTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Five directors are to be elected at the meeting, each to hold office until
the next meeting of shareholders and until a successor is elected and qualified.
The five nominees receiving the highest number of votes will be elected.
Because we do not expect meetings of shareholders to be held each year, the
directors' terms will be indefinite in length. Future meetings will be held if
required by the Investment Company Act of 1940. Four of the nominees for
director, Willard H. Altman, Jr., DeWayne W. Moore, Alfred E. Osborne, Jr. and
Lawrence J. Sheehan, were elected by shareholders at their last meeting on
December 20, 1999. Robert L. Rodriguez was elected by directors in 2000. The
table below sets forth certain information regarding the nominees.
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PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION DURING
NAME AND POSITION PAST FIVE YEARS DIRECTOR
WITH THE FUND AND DIRECTORSHIP OF PUBLIC COMPANIES AGE SINCE
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Willard H. Altman, Jr. Retired. Formerly, until 1995, Partner of 65 1998
(Director)(1) Ernst & Young LLP, independent auditors for the
Fund. Vice President of Evangelical Council for
Financial Accountability, an accreditation
organization for Christian non-profit entities.
Director of FPA Capital Fund, Inc., of FPA
Perennial Fund, Inc., of Source Capital, Inc.
(2), and of Current Income Shares, Inc., a
closed-end investment company not advised by the
Adviser.
DeWayne W. Moore Retired. Formerly Senior Vice President, Chief 86 1981
(Director)(1) Financial Officer and director of Guy F.
Atkinson Company of California (construction).
Director of FPA Capital Fund, Inc. (2).
Alfred E. Osborne, Jr. Director of the Harold Price Center for 55 1999
(Director)(1) Entrepreneurial Studies and Associate Professor
of Business Economics at The John E. Anderson
Graduate School of Management at UCLA.
Dr. Osborne has been at UCLA since 1972.
Director of FPA Capital Fund, Inc. (2), of K2
Inc., of Nordstrom, Inc., and of E* Capital
Corporation, a privately held company which
operates a venture capital fund and owns Wedbush
Morgan Securities, Inc., a broker-dealer.
Independent general partner of Technology
Funding Venture Partners V L.P., a business
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PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION DURING
NAME AND POSITION PAST FIVE YEARS DIRECTOR
WITH THE FUND AND DIRECTORSHIP OF PUBLIC COMPANIES AGE SINCE
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development company. Trustee of the WM Group of
Funds, a mutual fund complex not advised by the
Adviser.
Robert L. Rodriguez* Director (since March 1996), Principal (since 51 2000
(Director, President March 1996), Chief Executive Officer (since May
and Chief Investment 2000) and Chief Investment Officer (since March
Officer) 1996) of the Adviser; and director of FPA Fund
Distributors, Inc. ("Distributor") since March
1996. Director, President and Chief Investment
Officer of FPA Capital Fund, Inc. (2).
Executive Vice President from January 1996 to
March 1996, and Senior Vice President from
February 1993 to January 1996, of the Adviser;
and director from March 1996 to August 2000 and
Senior Vice President from March 1996 to
November 1999 of Source Capital, Inc.
Lawrence J. Sheehan** Of counsel to, and Partner (1969 to 1994) of, 68 1991
(Director)(1) the law firm of O'Melveny & Myers LLP, legal
counsel to the Fund. Director of FPA Capital
Fund, Inc., of FPA Perennial Fund, Inc., of
Source Capital, Inc. (2) and of TCW Convertible
Securities Fund, Inc., a closed-end investment
company not advised by the Adviser.
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* Director who is an interested person of the Fund and of the Adviser as
defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940 ("Act") by virtue of being an
officer of the Fund and of the Adviser.
** Director who is an interested person of the Fund as defined in the Act by
virtue of being affiliated with legal counsel to the Fund.
(1) Member of the Audit Committee and of the Corporate Responsibility Committee
of the Board of Directors.
(2) FPA Capital Fund, Inc., FPA Paramount Fund, Inc., FPA Perennial
Fund, Inc., and Source Capital, Inc. are other investment companies advised
by the Adviser ("FPA Fund Complex"). See "Information Concerning the
Adviser" herein.
As of August 24, 2000, the following directors owned shares of the Fund,
including shares held in the name of a spouse and trust accounts: Mr. Altman
owned 1,079 shares; Mr. Moore owned 204 shares; Mr. Osborne owned no shares;
Mr. Rodriguez owned 2,390 shares; and Mr. Sheehan owned 2,541 shares. On the
same date, all officers and directors of the Fund as a group owned of record and
beneficially less than 1% of the Fund's shares.
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All nominees have consented to being named in this Proxy Statement and have
indicated their intention to serve if elected. Should any nominee for director
withdraw or otherwise become unavailable for reasons not presently known, it is
intended that the proxy holders will vote the signed but unmarked proxies and
those marked for the nominated directors for such other nominee as the Board of
Directors may designate.
The Board of Directors has designated the four members identified by
footnote (1) to the preceding table as the Audit Committee of the Board. The
Committee makes recommendations to the Board of Directors concerning the
selection of the Fund's independent auditors and reviews with such auditors the
results of the annual audit, including the scope of auditing procedures, the
adequacy of internal controls, and compliance by the Fund with the accounting,
recording and financial reporting requirements of the Act. The Audit Committee
met four times during the last fiscal year.
The Board of Directors has designated the four members identified by
footnote (1) to the preceding table as the Corporate Responsibility Committee.
The Committee recommends to the full Board of Directors nominees for election as
directors of the Fund to fill vacancies on the Board, when and as they occur.
While the Committee expects to be able to identify from its own resources an
ample number of qualified candidates, it will review recommendations from
shareholders of persons to be considered as nominees to fill future vacancies.
The determination of nominees recommended by the Committee is within the sole
discretion of the Committee and the final selection of management nominees is
within the sole discretion of the Board. Therefore, no assurance can be given
that persons recommended by shareholders will be nominated as directors. The
Corporate Responsibility Committee met twice during the last fiscal year.
During the fiscal year ended September 30, 1999, the Board of Directors held
four meetings. Each director attended more than 75% of the aggregate of (1) the
total number of meetings of the Board of Directors and (2) the total number of
meetings held by all Committees of the Board on which they served.
During the fiscal year ended September 30, 1999, the Fund did not pay any
salaries directly to officers but paid an investment advisory fee to the Adviser
as described herein. The following information relates to director compensation.
Each director who was not an interested person of the Adviser was compensated by
the Fund at the rate of $6,000 per year plus a fee of $1,000 per day for each
Board of Directors meeting attended. The directors who were not interested
persons of the Adviser received total directors' fees of $35,584 for such year.
Each such director is also reimbursed for out-of-pocket expenses incurred as a
director. During the year, the Fund incurred legal fees of $3,611, to the law
firm of O'Melveny & Myers LLP, with which Mr. Sheehan is affiliated.
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TOTAL COMPENSATION*
AGGREGATE COMPENSATION* FROM THE FPA FUND COMPLEX
NAME OF DIRECTORS FROM THE FUND INCLUDING THE FUND
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Willard H. Altman, Jr. $10,000 $41,500**
Donald E. Cantlay (1) 5,584 11,168***
DeWayne W. Moore 10,000 20,000***
Lawrence J. Sheehan 10,000 42,000**
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* No pension or retirement benefits are provided to directors of the Fund or
the FPA Fund Complex.
** Includes compensation from the Fund, two other open-end investment
companies, and one closed-end investment company.
*** Includes compensation from the Fund and one other open-end investment
company.
(1) Director until May, 1999.
The following information relates to each executive officer of the Fund who
is not a director of the Fund. Each officer also serves as a director and/or
officer of the Adviser and has received employee stock options to acquire shares
of UAM, of which the Adviser is an indirect wholly owned subsidiary. The
business address of each of the following officers is 11400 West Olympic
Boulevard, Suite 1200, Los Angeles, California 90064.
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NAME AND POSITION PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION DURING OFFICER
WITH THE FUND PAST FIVE YEARS AGE SINCE
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Eric S. Ende Senior Vice President of the Adviser for more 56 1985
(Vice President) than the past five years. Mr. Ende also serves
as director, President and Chief Investment
Officer of Source Capital, Inc.; as director,
President and Portfolio Manager of FPA Paramount
Fund Inc.; as President and Portfolio Manager of
FPA Perennial Fund, Inc.; and as Vice President
of FPA Capital Fund, Inc. Nominee for director
of FPA Perennial Fund, Inc.
J. Richard Atwood Director (since May 2000), Principal (since May 40 1997
(Treasurer) 2000), Chief Operating Officer (since May 2000),
Chief Financial Officer (since January 1997) and
Treasurer (since January 1997) of the Adviser;
and director (since May 2000), President (since
May 2000), Chief Executive Officer (since May
2000), Chief Financial Officer (since March
1998) and Treasurer (since January 1997) of the
Distributor. Mr. Atwood also serves as Treasurer
of FPA Capital Fund, Inc., of FPA Paramount
Fund, Inc., of FPA Perennial Fund, Inc. and
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of Source Capital, Inc. Mr. Atwood served as
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of
Transamerica Investment Services, Inc. from
January 1995 to January 1997; and Senior Vice
President from January 1997 to May 2000 of the
Adviser and of the Distributor.
Sherry Sasaki Assistant Vice President and Secretary of the 45 1984
(Secretary) Adviser for more than the past five years; and
Secretary of the Distributor for more than the
past five years. Ms. Sasaki also serves as
Secretary of FPA Capital Fund, Inc., of FPA
Paramount Fund, Inc., of FPA Perennial
Fund, Inc. and of Source Capital, Inc.
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2. APPROVAL OR DISAPPROVAL OF AN INVESTMENT ADVISORY
AGREEMENT ("NEW AGREEMENT")
First Pacific Advisors, Inc. ("Adviser"), a Massachusetts corporation,
maintains its principal office at 11400 West Olympic Boulevard, Suite 1200, Los
Angeles, California 90064. The Adviser has provided investment management and
advisory services to the Fund since July 11, 1984. Such services are presently
provided pursuant to an investment advisory agreement, dated December 27, 1994
("Present Agreement"), which was most recently approved by shareholders of the
Fund on December 20, 1999. The Adviser is a wholly owned subsidiary of United
Asset Management Holdings, Inc. which is a subsidiary of UAM, which is a holding
company principally engaged, through affiliated firms, in providing
institutional investment management and acquiring institutional investment
management firms.
UAM has announced an agreement dated June 19, 2000 with Old Mutual plc ("Old
Mutual"), a United Kingdom-based financial services group with substantial asset
management, insurance, and banking businesses. This agreement provides for a
tender offer by Old Mutual to purchase all outstanding shares of UAM and
following completion of the tender offer a merger by which UAM will become a
wholly-owned subsidiary of Old Mutual. At such time as 25% or more of the
outstanding shares of UAM are acquired pursuant to the tender offer, there will
be a change in control of UAM and thus an assignment which under the Investment
Company Act of 1940 will automatically terminate the Present Agreement.
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Because the change in control which will terminate the Present Agreement is
expected to occur prior to this shareholders meeting, the Board of Directors of
the Fund has approved an interim investment advisory agreement with the Adviser
to allow the continued receipt of advisory services by the Fund after the
assignment and prior to shareholder approval of a new agreement. Under the
Investment Company Act, the Adviser may continue to serve as investment adviser
to the Fund beyond an interim period of 150 days only if shareholders of the
Fund approve a new investment advisory agreement. The Board of Directors of the
Fund have approved, and recommend shareholder approval of, a new investment
advisory agreement ("New Agreement") between the Fund and the Adviser to become
effective upon approval by shareholders of the Fund. The New Agreement is
identical to the Present Agreement in all material respects, except for the
effective and termination dates. Shareholder approval requires the affirmative
vote of (a) 67% or more of the voting securities represented at the meeting, if
more than 50% of the outstanding voting securities are present or represented by
proxy or (b) more than 50% of all outstanding voting securities, whichever is
less.
If shareholders of the Fund do not approve the New Agreement, the Board of
Directors of the Fund would seek to obtain interim advisory services at the
lesser of cost or the current fee rate either from the Adviser or from another
advisory organization. Thereafter, the Board of Directors would either negotiate
a new investment advisory agreement with an advisory organization selected by
the Board or make other appropriate arrangements, in either event subject to the
approval of shareholders.
INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENTS
The terms of the Present Agreement and the New Agreement are identical in
all material respects, except for the effective date and termination date. The
initial term of the New Agreement will commence on the date approved by
shareholders of the Fund and continue to December 31, 2001. A copy of the New
Agreement is attached as Exhibit A hereto. Under each Agreement, the Fund
retains the Adviser to manage the investment of the Fund's assets, including the
placing of orders for the purchase and sale of portfolio securities. The Adviser
agrees to obtain and evaluate economic, statistical and financial information to
formulate and implement the Fund's investment programs. In addition to providing
management and investment advisory services, the Adviser furnishes office space,
facilities and equipment. It also compensates all officers and other personnel
of the Fund except directors who are not affiliated with the Adviser.
The Adviser provides at its expense personnel to serve as officers of the
Fund and office space, facilities and equipment for managing the affairs of the
Fund. All other expenses incurred in the operation of the Fund are borne by the
Fund. Expenses incurred by the Fund include brokerage commissions on portfolio
transactions, fees and expenses of directors not affiliated with the Adviser,
taxes, transfer agent fees, dividend disbursement and reinvestment and custodian
fees, auditing and legal fees, the cost of printing and mailing reports and
proxy materials to shareholders, expenses of printing and engraving stock
certificates, expense of trade association memberships, premiums for the
fidelity bond and errors and omissions insurance maintained by the Fund.
For services rendered, the Adviser is paid an investment advisory and
management fee. Such fee is payable monthly at the annual rate of 0.50% of the
Fund's average net assets.
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The Advisory Agreement includes a provision for a reduction in the
investment advisory and management fee paid to the Adviser in the amount by
which certain defined operating expenses of the Fund (including such advisory
fee) for any fiscal year exceed 1 1/2% of the first $15 million of average net
assets of the Fund, plus 1% of the remaining average net assets of the Fund,
such values to be taken at the close of business on the last business day of
each calendar month. Operating expenses, as defined in the Advisory Agreement,
exclude (i) interest, (ii) taxes, (iii) expenditures for brokerage and research
services, and (iv) any extraordinary expenses such as those of litigation,
merger, reorganization or recapitalization, to the extent such extraordinary
expenses are permitted to be excluded by the rules or policies of the states in
which shares of the Fund are periodically qualified for sale. All expenditures,
including costs incurred in connection with the purchase, holding or sale of
portfolio securities, which are capitalized in accordance with generally
accepted accounting principles applicable to investment companies, are accounted
for as capital items and not as expenses. This expense limitation provision does
not require any payment by the Adviser beyond the return of the investment
advisory and management fee paid to it by the Fund for a fiscal year.
The Advisory Agreement provides that the Adviser shall have no liability to
the Fund or any shareholders of the Fund for any error of judgment, mistake of
law or any loss arising out of any investment, or for any other act or omission
in the performance by the Adviser of its duties under the Advisory Agreement,
except for liability resulting from willful misfeasance, bad faith or negligence
on the part of the Adviser or the reckless disregard of its duties under the
Advisory Agreement. The Advisory Agreement may be terminated without penalty by
the Board of Directors of the Fund or the vote of a majority (as defined in the
Act) of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund upon 60 days' written
notice to the Adviser or by the Adviser upon like notice to the Fund. The
Advisory Agreement will automatically terminate in the event of its assignment,
as that term is defined in the Act.
The recommendation of the Board of Directors that shareholders approve the
New Agreement is based upon the Board's assessment of the Fund's long-term
investment performance and low volatility. Expense ratios were found by the
Board to be reasonable in comparison to those paid by the other Corporate Debt
Funds A Rated in light of the Board's evaluation of the consistency and
reliability of the Fund's long-term performance.
For the fiscal year ended September 30, 1999, the Adviser received
investment advisory and management fees of $2,846,976. The Fund's average net
assets during the fiscal year were $565,369,704. The total net assets of the
Fund were $506,458,635 on June 30, 2000.
PORTFOLIO TRANSACTIONS AND BROKERAGE
Under the Advisory Agreement, the Adviser makes decisions to buy and sell
securities for the Fund, selects broker-dealers and negotiates commission rates
or net prices. Since most transactions the Fund makes are principal transactions
at net prices, the Fund incurs little or no brokerage costs. Portfolio
securities are normally purchased directly from the issuer or from an
underwriter or market maker for the securities. Purchases of portfolio
securities from underwriters include a commission or concession the issuer pays
to the underwriter. Purchases from dealers serving as market makers
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include the spread between the bid and asked price. Sales to dealers are
effected at bid prices. For the fiscal year ended September 30, 1999, the Fund
incurred no brokerage costs.
The Adviser seeks to allocate portfolio transactions equitably whenever
concurrent decisions are made to purchase or sell securities for the Fund and
another advisory account. In some cases, this procedure could have an adverse
effect on the price or the amount of securities purchased or sold by the Fund.
In making such allocations, the main factors considered by the Adviser are the
respective investment objectives, the relative size of portfolio holdings of the
same or comparable securities, the availability of cash for investment, the size
of investment commitments generally held and the opinions of the persons
responsible for recommending the investment.
INFORMATION CONCERNING THE ADVISER
The Advisory Agreement permits the Adviser to render advisory services to
others, and the Adviser also serves as investment adviser to Source Capital,
Inc., a publicly traded (closed-end) investment company, which had net assets of
$416,779,511 on June 30, 2000. Source Capital, Inc. pays an advisory fee at the
annual rate of 0.725% on the first $100 million of its net assets, 0.700% on the
next $100 million of its net assets, and 0.675% on any net assets in excess of
$200 million. The Adviser also advises FPA Capital Fund, Inc., FPA Paramount
Fund, Inc., FPA Perennial Fund, Inc. and FPA Crescent Portfolio, open-end
investment companies, which had net assets of $449,376,869, $78,529,306,
$40,802,448 and $40,525,052, respectively, on June 30, 2000. The annual advisory
and administration fees paid by FPA Capital Fund, Inc., FPA Paramount
Fund, Inc. and FPA Perennial Fund, Inc. equal 0.75% of the first $50 million of
average daily net assets and 0.65% on the average daily net assets in excess of
$50 million. Those three funds also reimburse the Adviser monthly for the cost
of financial services for any fiscal year in an amount of up to 0.10% of average
daily net assets. FPA Crescent Portfolio pays an advisory fee at the annual rate
of 1.00% of its average daily net assets. The Adviser also advises institutional
accounts. The Adviser had total assets under management of approximately $2.9
billion at June 30, 2000.
The directors and principals of the Adviser are the following persons: J.
Richard Atwood, Chief Operating Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
of the Adviser; and Robert L. Rodriguez, Chief Executive Officer and Chief
Investment Officer of the Adviser. The principal occupations of Messrs. Atwood
and Rodriguez are described in the preceding tables. The business address of
Messrs. Atwood and Rodriguez is 11400 West Olympic Boulevard, Suite 1200, Los
Angeles, California 90064.
DISTRIBUTOR
FPA Fund Distributors, Inc., 11400 West Olympic Boulevard, Suite 1200, Los
Angeles, California 90064, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Adviser, acts as the
principal distributor of shares of the Fund pursuant to a Distribution Agreement
dated December 27, 1994. For the fiscal year ended September 30, 1999, the
Distributor received $70,027 in net sales commissions (after reallowance to
other dealers) on sales of shares of the Fund. FPA Fund Distributors, Inc. will
continue to serve as distributor for shares of the Fund.
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DIRECTORS' RECOMMENDATION AND OTHER INFORMATION
The New Agreement has been approved by the Board of Directors of the Fund,
including those directors who are not "interested persons" of the Fund, as that
term is defined in the Act, at a meeting held on August 7, 2000. In so doing,
the directors have acted in what they believe to be in the best interests of the
shareholders of the Fund.
In approving the New Agreement and recommending that it be approved by the
shareholders, the directors have considered the Adviser's expressed intention to
continue the investment operations of the Fund and the Adviser under the
direction of current management; the nature, quality and extent of the services
to be performed by the Adviser; the investment record of the Fund; comparative
data as to investment performance, advisory fees and expenses; the financial
resources of UAM and Old Mutual; and such other information and factors as the
directors believe to be relevant. The Adviser has assured the directors that
there will be no reduction in the nature or quality of its services to the Funds
as a result of the transaction.
The Act provides that in connection with the sale of any interest in an
investment adviser which results in the "assignment" of an investment advisory
contract, an investment adviser of a registered investment company such as the
Fund, or an affiliated person of such investment adviser, may receive any amount
or benefit if (i) for a period of 3 years after the sale, at least 75% of the
members of the Board of Directors of the investment company are not "interested
persons" of the investment adviser or the predecessor adviser, and (ii) there is
no "unfair burden" imposed on the investment company as a result of such sale or
any expressed or implied terms, conditions or understandings applicable thereto.
For this purpose, "unfair burden" is defined to include any arrangement during
the 2-year period after the transaction, whereby the investment adviser or its
predecessor or successor investment adviser, or any interested persons of any
such adviser, receives or is entitled to receive any compensation directly or
indirectly (i) from any person in connection with the purchase or sale of
securities or other property to, from or on behalf of the investment company
other than regular type ordinary compensation as principal underwriter for such
company, or (ii) from the investment company or its security holders for other
than regular type investment advisory or other services. This provision of the
Act was enacted by Congress in 1975 to make it clear that an investment adviser
(or an affiliated person of the adviser) can realize a profit on the sale of the
adviser's business, subject to the two safeguards described above. In their
agreement, Old Mutual and UAM have agreed not to take or recommend any action
that would constitute an unfair burden on the Fund within the meaning of this
provision. Old Mutual and UAM have also agreed that, for a period of three years
after the transaction, they will not take or recommend any action that would
cause more than 25% of the directors to be interested persons of the Adviser.
THE DIRECTORS RECOMMEND THAT SHAREHOLDERS
APPROVE THE NEW AGREEMENT
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3. RATIFICATION OF THE SELECTION OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
Shareholders are requested to ratify the selection by the Board of Directors
(including a majority of directors who are not interested persons of the Fund as
that term is defined in the Act) of the firm of Ernst & Young LLP as independent
auditors for the Fund for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001. In addition
to normal audit services, Ernst & Young LLP provides services in connection with
the preparation and review of federal and state tax returns for the Fund. The
employment of Ernst & Young LLP is conditioned upon the right of the Fund, by
vote of a majority of its outstanding voting securities, to terminate such
employment without any penalty. Ernst & Young LLP have served as independent
auditors for the Fund since 1969. Representatives of Ernst & Young LLP are
expected to be present at the meeting, with the opportunity to make a statement
if they desire to do so, and such representatives are expected to be available
to respond to any appropriate questions from shareholders.
4. OTHER MATTERS
The proxy holders have no present intention of bringing before the meeting
for action any matters other than those specifically referred to in the
foregoing, and in connection with or for the purpose of effecting the same, nor
has the management of the Fund any such intention. Neither the proxy holders nor
the management of the Fund are aware of any matters which may be presented by
others. If any other business shall properly come before the meeting, the proxy
holders intend to vote thereon in accordance with their best judgment.
SIMULTANEOUS MEETINGS
The annual meeting of shareholders of the Fund is called to be held at the
same time as the meeting of shareholders of FPA Capital Fund, Inc., FPA
Paramount Fund, Inc. and FPA Perennial Fund, Inc. It is anticipated that such
meetings will be held simultaneously. In the event that any Fund shareholder at
the meeting objects to the holding of a simultaneous meeting and moves for an
adjournment of the meeting so that the meeting of the Fund may be held
separately, the persons named as proxies will vote in favor of such an
adjournment.
SHAREHOLDER PROPOSALS
The Fund does not expect to hold regular annual meetings of shareholders.
Any shareholder who wishes to submit proposals for consideration at a meeting of
the Fund's shareholders should send such proposals to the Fund at the address
shown above. Proposals must be received a reasonable time prior to the date of a
meeting of shareholders to be considered for inclusion in the materials for that
meeting. Timely submission of a proposal does not necessarily mean that such
proposal will be included.
ADJOURNMENT
In the event that sufficient votes in favor of the proposals set forth in
the Notice of Annual Meeting and Proxy Statement are not received by the time
scheduled for the meeting, the persons
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named as proxies may move one or more adjournments of the meeting for a period
or periods of not more than 30 days in the aggregate to permit further
solicitation of proxies with respect to any such proposals. Any such adjournment
will require the affirmative vote of a majority of the shares present at the
meeting. The persons named as proxies will vote in favor of such adjournment
those shares which they are entitled to vote which have voted in favor of such
proposals. They will vote against any such adjournment those proxies which have
voted against any of such proposals.
By Order of the Board of Directors
SHERRY SASAKI
Secretary
September 15, 2000
PLEASE COMPLETE, DATE AND SIGN THE ENCLOSED PROXY AND RETURN IT PROMPTLY IN THE
ENCLOSED REPLY ENVELOPE. NO POSTAGE IS REQUIRED IF MAILED IN THE UNITED STATES.
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EXHIBIT A
INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT
AGREEMENT dated October , 2000, by and between FPA NEW INCOME, INC., a
Maryland corporation (hereinafter referred to as the "Fund"), and FIRST PACIFIC
ADVISORS, INC., a Massachusetts corporation (hereinafter referred to as the
"Manager").
W I T N E S S E T H :
WHEREAS, the Fund is engaged in business as a diversified open-end
investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as
amended (hereinafter referred to as the "Investment Company Act"); and
WHEREAS, the Manager is engaged principally in rendering management and
investment advisory services and is registered as an investment adviser under
the Investment Advisers Act of 1940; and
WHEREAS, the Fund desires to retain the Manager to render management and
investment advisory services to the Fund in the manner and on the terms
hereinafter set forth; and
WHEREAS, the Manager is willing to provide management and investment
advisory services to the Fund on the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the covenants
hereinafter contained, the Fund and the Manager hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
DUTIES OF THE MANAGER
The Fund hereby employs the Manager to act as the manager and investment
adviser of the Fund and to furnish, or arrange for affiliates to furnish, the
management and investment advisory services described below, subject to the
supervision of the Board of Directors of the Fund, for the period and on the
terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement. The Manager hereby accepts
such employment and agrees during such period, to render, or arrange for the
rendering of, such services and to assume the obligations herein set forth for
the compensation provided for herein.
(a) INVESTMENT ADVISORY SERVICES. The Manager shall provide the Fund with
such investment research, advice and supervision as the Fund may from time to
time consider necessary for the proper supervision of the assets of the Fund,
shall furnish continuously an investment program for the Fund and shall
determine from time to time which securities shall be purchased, sold or
exchanged and what portion of the assets of the Fund shall be held in the
various securities in which the Fund invests or cash, subject always to the
restrictions of the Articles of Incorporation and By-Laws of the Fund, as
amended from time to time, the provisions of the Investment Company Act and the
statements relating to the Fund's investment objectives, investment policies and
investment restrictions as the same are set forth in the currently effective
registration statement relating to the shares of the Fund
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under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Registration Statement"). The
Manager shall furnish to the Fund research and statistical and other factual
information and reports with respect to securities held by the Fund or which the
Fund might purchase. It will also furnish to the Fund such information as may be
appropriate concerning developments which may affect issuers of securities held
by the Fund or which the Fund might purchase or the businesses in which such
issuers may be engaged. Such statistical and other factual information and
reports shall include information and reports on industries, businesses,
corporations and all types of securities, whether or not the Fund has at any
time any holdings in such industries, businesses, corporations or securities.
The Manager shall take, on behalf of the Fund, all actions which it deems
necessary to implement the investment policies determined as provided above, and
in particular to place all orders for the purchase or sale of portfolio
securities for the Fund's account with brokers or dealers selected by the
Manager, and to that end, the Manager is authorized as the agent of the Fund to
give instructions to the custodian of the Fund as to deliveries of securities
and payments of cash for the account of the Fund. In connection with the
selection of such brokers or dealers and the placing of such orders with respect
to assets of the Fund, the Manager will take the following into consideration:
the best net price available; the reliability, integrity and financial condition
of the broker-dealer; the size of and difficulty in executing the order; and the
value of the expected contribution of the broker-dealer to the investment
performance of the Fund on a continuing basis. Accordingly, the price to the
Fund in any transaction may be less favorable than that available from another
broker-dealer if the difference is reasonably justified by other aspects of the
portfolio execution services offered. Subject to such policies as the Board of
Directors may determine, the Manager shall not be deemed to have acted
unlawfully or to have breached any duty created by this Agreement or otherwise
solely by reason of its having caused the Fund to pay a broker or dealer that
provides brokerage and research services to the Manager an amount of commission
for effecting a portfolio investment transaction in excess of the amount of
commission another broker or dealer would have charged for effecting that
transaction, if the Manager determines in good faith that such amount of
commission was reasonable in relation to the value of the brokerage and research
services provided by such broker or dealer, viewed in terms of either that
particular transaction or the Manager's overall responsibilities with respect to
the Fund. The Manager is further authorized to allocate the orders placed by it
on behalf of the Fund to such brokers and dealers who also provide research or
statistical material, or other services to the Fund or the Manager. Such
allocation shall be in such amounts and proportions as the Manager shall
determine and the Manager will report on said allocations regularly to the Board
of Directors of the Fund indicating the brokers to whom such allocations have
been made and the basis therefor.
(b) MANAGEMENT SERVICES. The Manager shall furnish to the Fund necessary
assistance in the preparation of all reports now of hereafter required by
Federal or other laws, and in the preparation of prospectuses, registration
statements and amendments thereto that may be required by Federal or other laws
or by the rule or regulation of any duly authorized commission or administrative
body. However, nothing herein shall obligate the Manager to pay the costs of
preparation, printing, or mailing of prospectuses being used in connection with
sales of the Fund's shares or otherwise, except as provided in Article II(b)
herein. The Manager also shall furnish to the Fund office space in the offices
of the Manager or in such other place or places as may be agreed upon from time
to time, and
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all necessary office facilities, simple business equipment, supplies, utilities
and telephone service for managing the affairs and investments and keeping the
general accounts and records of the Fund (exclusive of the necessary records of
the transfer agent, registrar and custodian), and shall arrange, if desired by
the Fund, for members of the Manager's organization to serve without salaries
from the Fund as officers of the Fund.
When Fund portfolio securities are tendered by the Manager or an affiliate
of the Manager, the Manager will arrange to receive the solicitation fees, less
expenses, received and will deduct the net amount of any such fees received by
the Manager, or any affiliate of the Manager, from the management fee payable by
the Fund. The Manager reserves the right, in its discretion, to purchase
statistical information and other services from other sources, including
affiliates of the Manager.
ARTICLE II
ALLOCATION OF CHARGES AND EXPENSES
(a) THE MANAGER. The Manager assumes responsibility for and shall pay for
maintaining the staff and personnel necessary to perform its obligations under
this Agreement, and shall at its own expense, provide the office space,
equipment and facilities which it is obligated to provide under Article I
hereof.
(b) THE FUND. Except as expressly provided for above, the Fund assumes
responsibility for and shall pay or cause to be paid all other expenses of the
Fund including, without limitation: the charges and expenses of any registrar
and any custodian or depository appointed by the Fund for the safekeeping of its
cash, portfolio securities and other property; the charges and expenses of
auditors; the charges and expenses of any stock transfer or dividend agent or
agents appointed by the Fund; brokers' commissions chargeable to the Fund in
connection with portfolio securities transactions to which the Fund is a party;
all taxes, including issuance and transfer taxes, and corporate fees payable by
the Fund to Federal, state or other governmental agencies; the cost of stock
certificates representing shares of the Fund; fees involved in registering and
maintaining registrations of the Fund and of its shares with the Securities and
Exchange Commission and various states and other jurisdictions; all expenses of
shareholders' and directors' meetings and of preparing, printing and mailing
proxy statements and semi-annual and annual reports to shareholders except as
set forth in the Distribution Agreement between the Fund and FPA Fund
Distributors, Inc.; fees and travel expenses of independent and unaffiliated
directors; the expense of furnishing, or causing to be furnished, all
shareholders a statement of account after every non-commissionable transaction
affecting their account, including the expense of mailing; charges and expenses
of legal counsel in connection with matters relating to the Fund, including,
without limitation, legal services rendered in connection with the Fund's
corporate and financial structure and relations with its shareholders, issuance
of Fund shares, and registrations and qualifications of securities under
Federal, state and other laws; association dues; interest payable on Fund
borrowings; and postage.
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ARTICLE III
COMPENSATION OF THE MANAGER
(a) INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT FEE. For the services rendered, the facilities
furnished and expenses assumed by the Manager, the Fund shall pay to the Manager
compensation at the annual rate of one-half (1/2) of one percent (1%) of the
value of the net assets of the Fund, calculated as hereinafter set forth.
Compensation under this Agreement shall be calculated and accrued for each
calendar day by applying the annual rate to the net assets of the Fund as of the
close of the last business day preceding the day for which the fee is being
calculated, and dividing the sum so computed by the number of calendar days in
the fiscal year. The fees thus accrued will be payable monthly, provided that
such compensation shall be paid proportionately for any other period ending with
the termination of this Agreement.
(b) EXPENSE LIMITATIONS. In the event the operating expenses of the Fund,
including amounts payable to the Manager pursuant to subsection (a) hereof (but
excluding interest, taxes, and brokerage fees and commissions payable by the
Fund in connection with the purchase or sale of portfolio securities), for any
fiscal year ending on a date on which this Agreement is in effect exceed one and
one-half percent (1 1/2%) of the first Fifteen Million Dollars ($15,000,000) of
the average net asset value of the Fund, plus one percent (1%) of the average
net assets of the Fund in excess of Fifteen Million Dollars ($15,000,000),
calculated on the basis of the average of all of the valuations of the net
assets of the Fund in effect for the sale of Fund shares as of the close of
business on the last business day of each month during the fiscal year, the
Manager shall thereupon pay to the Fund the amount by which such expenses exceed
such limits.
ARTICLE IV
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY OF THE MANAGER
The Manager shall not be liable for any error of judgment or mistake of law
or for any loss arising out of any investment or for any act or omission in the
management of the Fund, except for willful misfeasance, bad faith or negligence
in the performance of its duties, or by reason or reckless disregard of its
obligations and duties hereunder. As used in this Article IV, the term "Manager"
shall include any affiliates of the Manager performing services for the Fund
contemplated hereby and directors, officers and employees of the Manager and
such affiliates.
ARTICLE V
ACTIVITIES OF THE MANAGER
The services of the Manager to the Fund are not to be deemed to be
exclusive, the Manager being free to render services to others so long as its
services hereunder are not impaired thereby. Nothing in this Agreement shall
limit or restrict the right of any director, officer or employee of the Manager
to engage in any other business or to devote his time and attention in part to
the management or other aspects of any other business, whether of a similar or
dissimilar nature.
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ARTICLE VI
DURATION AND TERMINATION OF THIS AGREEMENT
This Agreement shall continue in effect to December 31, 2001. It may be
continued in effect thereafter by mutual consent, provided that such continuance
shall be specifically approved at least annually by (a) the Board of Directors
of the Fund or by a majority of the outstanding shares of the Fund and (b) by a
majority of the directors who are not parties to this Agreement or interested
persons (as defined in the Investment Company Act) of any such party. This
Agreement will terminate upon assignment and may be terminated without penalty
on sixty days' written notice at the option of either party hereto or by the
vote of the shareholders of the Fund. Any notice under this Agreement shall be
given in writing, addressed and delivered, or mailed postpaid, to the other
party at the principal office of such party.
ARTICLE VII
AMENDMENTS OF THIS AGREEMENT
This Agreement may be amended by the parties only if such amendment is
specifically approved by (a) the Board of Directors of the Fund, and by the vote
of a majority of outstanding voting securities of the Fund, and (b) a majority
of those directors who are not parties to this Agreement or interested persons
of any such party cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting
on such approval.
ARTICLE VIII
DEFINITIONS OF CERTAIN TERMS
Any question of interpretation of any term or provision of this Agreement
having a counterpart in or otherwise derived from a term or provision of the
Investment Company Act shall be resolved by reference to such term or provision
of the Act and to interpretations thereof, if any, by the United States Courts
or in the absence of any controlling decision of any such court, by rules,
regulations or orders of the Securities and Exchange Commission issued pursuant
to said Act. In addition, where the effect of a requirement of the Investment
Company Act reflected in any provision of this Agreement is revised by rule,
regulation or order of the Securities and Exchange Commission, such provision
shall be deemed to incorporate the effect of such rule, regulation or order.
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ARTICLE IX
GOVERNING LAW
This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with laws of the State of
California and the applicable provisions of the Investment Company Act. To the
extent that the applicable laws of the State of California, or any of the
provisions herein, conflict with the applicable provisions of the Investment
Company Act, the latter shall control.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed and delivered this
Agreement as of the date first above written.
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FPA NEW INCOME, INC.
By:
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Robert L. Rodriguez,
President
FIRST PACIFIC ADVISORS, INC.
By:
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J. Richard Atwood,
Principal
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/X/ PLEASE MARK VOTES
AS IN THIS EXAMPLE
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FPA NEW INCOME, INC.
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Mark box at right if an address change or comment has been noted on the reverse
side of this card. / /
CONTROL NUMBER:
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Please be sure to sign and date this Proxy. Date
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Shareholder sign here Co-owner sign here (if any)
IF NO DIRECTION IS GIVEN, THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED FOR PROPOSALS 1, 2 AND 3.
1. Election of Directors. NOMINEES:
With- For All
For hold Except
W.H. ALTMAN, JR. R.L. RODRIGUEZ / / / / / /
D.W. MOORE L.J. SHEEHAN
A.E. OSBORNE, JR.
INSTRUCTION: IF YOU DO NOT WISH YOUR SHARES VOTED "FOR" A PARTICULAR NOMINEE,
MARK THE "FOR ALL EXCEPT" BOX AND STRIKE A LINE THROUGH THE NAME(S) OF THE
NOMINEES(S). YOUR SHARES WILL BE VOTED FOR THE REMAINING NOMINEE(S).
2. Approval of an investment advisory agreement between the Fund and First
Pacific Advisors, Inc., the Fund's investment adviser.
For Against Abstain
/ / / / / /
3. Selection of Ernst & Young LLP as independent auditors.
/ / / / / /
In their discretion, the Proxies are authorized to vote upon such other business
as may properly come before the meeting.
The undersigned acknowledges receipt of the Notice of Annual Meeting and Proxy
Statement, dated September 2000.
RECORD DATE SHARES:
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FPA NEW INCOME, INC.
STATE STREET BANK & TRUST CO.
P.O. BOX 8115, BOSTON, MA 02266-8115
THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The undersigned hereby appoints WILLARD H. ALTMAN, JR., DEWAYNE W. MOORE and
LAWRENCE J. SHEEHAN, and each of them proxies with power of substitution, and
hereby authorizes each of them to represent and to vote, as provided on the
reverse side, all shares of stock of the above Fund which the undersigned is
entitled to vote at the annual meeting to be held on Monday, October 23, 2000,
and at any adjournments thereof.
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PLEASE VOTE, DATE AND SIGN ON REVERSE AND RETURN
PROMPTLY IN THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE.
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When shares are held by joint tenants, both should sign. When signing as
attorney, executor, trustee or guardian, please give full title as such. If a
corporation, please sign in full corporate name by president or other authorized
officer. If a partnership, please sign in partnership name by authorized person.
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