UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 14A
Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
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KINETICS MUTUAL FUNDS, INC.
(Name of Registrant as Specified In Its Charter)
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Kinetics Mutual Funds, Inc.
<Date XX, 2009>
PLEASE VOTE TODAY
Dear Fellow Shareholder:
We recently sent you a package of information on behalf of the Kinetics Water Infrastructure Fund (the “Fund”), including a proxy statement and voting card(s), relating to the Fund’s upcoming special Shareholder Meeting on November 16, 2009. The Fund’s records indicate that we have not received your important vote. As a shareholder of the Fund, you are entitled to vote and we urge you to vote as soon as possible in order to allow us to obtain a sufficient number of votes to hold the Meeting as scheduled and avoid the possibility of an adjournment. In order for your shares to be represented, we need to receive your instructions before the Meeting on November 16, 2009.
EVERY VOTE COUNTS!
Your vote is important no matter how many shares you own. By voting now, you can help avoid the inconvenience and additional costs associated with follow-up mailings and telephone calls. We urge you to vote your proxy as soon as possible.
After careful review, the Board of Directors has unanimously recommended a vote “FOR” the proposal detailed in your proxy statement.
If you have any questions or you would like the assistance of a professional voting specialist to cast your vote, please call the Funds’ proxy solicitor, Broadridge, at 866-586-0652.
For your convenience, please use one of the following methods for casting your vote: 1. By Telephone. Please call us toll-free 24 hours a day at the number indicated on your voting card(s). Enter the control number printed on your proxy card, and follow the recorded instructions. Visit the web site www.proxyvote.com enter the control number printed on the voting card(s), and follow the on-line instructions to vote.
Simply return your signed and dated voting card(s), using the postage-paid envelope, immediately so that we will receive your vote by November 16, 2009. |
DON’T HESITATE – PLEASE VOTE TODAY
Kinetics 1st 09/09