Principal Underwriter. PA Distributors LLC ("PAD"), located at 2187 Atlantic Street, Stamford, CT 06902, is the principal underwriter of the Trust. PAD is an indirect subsidiary of Allianz Global Investors of America L.P. ("AGI").
Regulatory and Litigation Matters. On September 13, 2004, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") announced that the Manager, PAD and certain of their affiliates had agreed to a settlement of charges that they and certain of their officers had, among other things, violated various antifraud provisions of the federal securities laws in connection with an alleged market-timing arrangement involving trading of shares of certain open-end funds advised or distributed by the Manager, PAD or certain of their affiliates. In the SEC settlement, the Manager, PAD and an advisory affiliate consented to the entry of an order by the SEC and, without admitting or denying the findings contained in the order, agreed to implement certain compliance and governance changes and consented to cease-and-desist orders and censures. In addition, the Manager, PAD and their affiliate agreed to pay civil money penalties in the aggregate amount of $40 million and to pay disgorgement in the amount of $10 million, for an aggregate payment of $50 million. In connection with the settlement, the Manager, PAD and their affiliate have been dismissed from the related complaint filed by the SEC on May 6, 2004 in the U.S. District Court in the Southern District of New York. Neither the complaint nor the order alleges any inappropriate activity took place with respect to the Portfolios.
In a related action on June 1, 2004, the Attorney General of the State of New Jersey (the "NJAG") announced that it had entered into a settlement agreement with PAD, an advisory affiliate of PAD, and AGI (formerly Allianz Dresdner Asset Management of America L.P.), an indirect parent of the Manager, in connection with a complaint filed by the NJAG. The NJAG dismissed claims against PIMCO, which had been filed as part of the same complaint. In the settlement, AGI, PAD and the other named affiliate neither admitted nor denied the allegations or conclusions of law, but did agree to pay New Jersey a civil fine of $15 million and $3 million for investigative costs and further potential enforcement initiatives against unrelated parties. They also undertook to implement certain governance changes. The complaint relating to the settlement contained allegations arising out of the same matters that were the subject of the SEC order regarding market-timing described above.
On September 15, 2004, the SEC announced that the Manager, PAD and an advisory affiliate had agreed to settle an enforcement action in connection with charges that they violated various antifraud and other provisions of federal securities laws as a result of, among other things, their failure to disclose to the board of trustees and shareholders of various open-end funds advised or distributed by the Manager, PAD and their affiliate material facts and conflicts of interest that arose from their use of brokerage commissions on portfolio transactions to pay for so-called "shelf space" arrangements with certain broker-dealers. In their settlement with the SEC, the Manager, PAD and their affiliate consented to the entry of an order by the SEC without admitting or denying the findings contained in the order. In connection with the settlement, the Manager, PAD and their affiliate agreed to undertake certain compliance and disclosure reforms and consented to cease-and-desist orders and censures. In addition, the Manager, PAD and their affiliate agreed to pay a civil money penalty of $5 million and to pay disgorgement of approximately $6.6 million based upon the aggregate amount of brokerage commissions alleged to have been paid by such open-end funds in connection with these shelf-space arrangements (and related interest). In a related action, the California Attorney General announced on September 15, 2004 that it had entered into an agreement with PAD in resolution of an investigation into matters that are similar to those discussed in the SEC order. The settlement agreement resolves matters described in a complaint filed contemporaneously by the California Attorney General in the Superior Court of the State of California alleging, among other things, that
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PAD violated certain antifraud provisions of California law by failing to disclose matters related to the shelf-space arrangements described above. In the settlement agreement, PAD did not admit to any liability but agreed to pay $5 million in civil penalties and $4 million in recognition of the California Attorney General's fees and costs associated with the investigation and related matters. Neither the SEC order nor the California Attorney General's complaint alleges any inappropriate activity took place with respect to the Portfolios.
Since February 2004, the Manager, PAD and certain of their affiliates, including one or more of the Sub-Advisers, and employees have been named as defendants in a total of 14 lawsuits filed in one of the following: U.S. District Court in the Southern District of New York, the Central District of California and the Districts of New Jersey and Connecticut. Ten of those lawsuits concern "market timing," and they have been transferred to and consolidated for pre-trial proceedings in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland; the remaining four of those lawsuits concern "revenue sharing" with allegations of brokers offering "shelf space" and have been consolidated into a single action in the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut. The lawsuits have been commenced as putative class actions on behalf of investors who purchased, held or redeemed shares of affiliated funds during specified periods or as derivative actions on behalf of the funds. The lawsuits generally relate to the same facts that are the subject of the regulatory proceedings discussed above. The lawsuits seek, among other things, unspecified compensatory damages plus interest and, in some cases, punitive damages, the rescission of investment advisory contracts, the return of fees paid under those contracts and restitution. The Trust has been named in four of the market timing class actions. The Manager, the Sub-Advisers and PAD believe that other similar lawsuits may be filed in federal or state courts naming as defendants the Manager, the Sub-Advisers, PAD, the Trust, other open- and closed-end funds advised or distributed by the Manager, the Sub-Advisers, PAD and/or their affiliates, the boards of trustees of those funds, and/or other affiliates and their employees.
Under Section 9(a) of the 1940 Act, if any of the various regulatory proceedings or lawsuits were to result in a court injunction against the Manager, any Sub-Adviser, PAD, AGI and/or their affiliates, they and their affiliates would, in the absence of exemptive relief granted by the SEC, be barred from serving as an investment adviser/sub-adviser or principal underwriter for any registered investment company, including the Trust. In connection with an inquiry from the SEC concerning the status of the New Jersey settlement described above under Section 9(a), the Manager, the Sub-Advisers, PAD, and certain of their affiliates (together, the "Applicants") have sought exemptive relief from the SEC under Section 9(c) of the 1940 Act. The SEC has granted the Applicants a temporary exemption from the provisions of Section 9(a) with respect to the New Jersey settlement until the earlier of (i) September 13, 2006 and (ii) the date on which the SEC takes final action on their application for a permanent order. There is no assurance that the SEC will issue a permanent order.
In addition, it is possible that these matters and/or other developments resulting from these matters could lead to increased Portfolio redemptions or other adverse consequences to the Portfolios and their shareholders. However, the Manager, the Sub-Advisers and PAD believe that these matters are not likely to have a material adverse effect on the Portfolios or on their ability to perform their respective administration, investment advisory or distribution services relating to the Portfolios.
The foregoing speaks only as of the date of this Proxy Statement. There may be additional litigation on regulatory developments in connection with the matters discussed above.
Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. The Audit Oversight Committee unanimously selected PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP ("PwC") as the independent registered public accounting firm of the Trust for its current fiscal year. PwC served as the independent registered public accounting
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firm of the Trust for its last fiscal year and also serves as the auditor of various other investment companies for which the Manager and PIMCO serve as investment adviser or sub-adviser. PwC is located at 1055 Broadway, Kansas City, MO 64105. The Trust knows of no direct financial or material indirect financial interest of PwC in the Trust.
A representative of PwC, if requested by any shareholder, will be present via the telephone at the Meeting to respond to appropriate questions from shareholders and will have an opportunity to make a statement if he or she chooses to do so.
The Audit Oversight Committee has adopted written policies relating to the pre-approval of audit and permitted non-audit services to be performed by the Trust's independent registered public accounting firm. Under the policies, on an annual basis, the Trust's Audit Oversight Committee reviews and pre-approves proposed audit and permitted audit services to be performed by the independent registered public accounting firm on behalf of the Trust. The President of the Trust also pre-approves any permitted non-audit services to be provided to the Trust.
In addition, the Audit Oversight Committee pre-approves annually any permitted non-audit services (including audit-related services) to be provided by the independent registered public accounting firm to the Manager, PIMCO, Dresdner Advisors and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the Manager that provides ongoing services to the Trust (together, the "Accounting Affiliates"), provided, in each case, that the engagement relates directly to the operations and financial reporting of the Trust. Although the Audit Oversight Committee does not pre-approve all services provided by the independent registered public accounting firm to Accounting Affiliates (for instance, if the engagement does not relate directly to the operations and financial reporting of the Trust), the Committee receives an annual report from the independent registered public accounting firm showing the aggregate fees paid by Accounting Affiliates for such services.
The Audit Oversight Committee may also from time to time pre-approve individual non-audit services to be provided to the Trust or an Accounting Affiliate that were not pre-approved as part of the annual process described above. The Chairman of the Trust's Audit Oversight Committee (or any other member of the Committee to whom this responsibility has been delegated) may also pre-approve these individual non-audit services, provided that the fee for such services does not exceed certain pre-determined dollar thresholds. Any such pre-approval by the Chairman (or other delegate) is reported to the full Audit Oversight Committee at its next regularly scheduled meeting.
The pre-approval policies provide for waivers of the requirement that the Audit Oversight Committee pre-approve permitted non-audit services provided to the Trust or its Accounting Affiliates pursuant to de minimis exceptions described in Section 10A of the Exchange Act and applicable regulations (referred to herein as the "de minimis exception").
Audit Fees. Audit Fees are fees related to the audit and review of the financial statements included in annual reports and registration statements, and other services that are normally provided in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements. For each of the Trust's two last fiscal years, the Audit Fees billed by PwC for these services are shown in the table below:
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Fiscal Year Ending | ![](https://capedge.com/proxy/DEF 14A/0000950136-04-004551/spacer.gif) | Audit Fees |
October 31, 2004 | ![](https://capedge.com/proxy/DEF 14A/0000950136-04-004551/spacer.gif) | $ | 50,875 | |
October 31, 2003 | ![](https://capedge.com/proxy/DEF 14A/0000950136-04-004551/spacer.gif) | $ | 34,324 | |
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Audit-Related Fees. Audit-Related Fees are fees related to assurance and related services that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit or review of financial statements, but not
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reported under "Audit Fees" above, including accounting consultations, agreed-upon procedures, attestation reports and comfort letters. The table below shows, for the fiscal years indicated, the Audit-Related Fees billed by PwC to the Trust. During those fiscal years, there were no Audit-Related Fees billed by PwC to the Trust's Accounting Affiliates for audit-related services related directly to the operations and financial reporting of the Trust.
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Fiscal Year Ending | ![](https://capedge.com/proxy/DEF 14A/0000950136-04-004551/spacer.gif) | Audit-Related Fees |
October 31, 2004 | ![](https://capedge.com/proxy/DEF 14A/0000950136-04-004551/spacer.gif) | $ | 23,000 | |
October 31, 2003 | ![](https://capedge.com/proxy/DEF 14A/0000950136-04-004551/spacer.gif) | $ | 10,230 | |
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Tax Fees. Tax Fees are fees associated with tax compliance, tax advice and tax planning, including services relating to the filing or amendment of federal, state or local income tax returns, regulated investment company qualification reviews, and tax distribution and analysis reviews. The table below shows, for the fiscal years indicated, the Tax Fees billed by PwC for these services rendered to the Trust. During those fiscal years, there were no Tax Fees billed by PwC to the Trust's Accounting Affiliates related directly to the operations and financial reporting of the Trust.
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Fiscal Year Ending | ![](https://capedge.com/proxy/DEF 14A/0000950136-04-004551/spacer.gif) | Tax Fees |
October 31, 2004 | ![](https://capedge.com/proxy/DEF 14A/0000950136-04-004551/spacer.gif) | $ | 14,400 | |
October 31, 2003 | ![](https://capedge.com/proxy/DEF 14A/0000950136-04-004551/spacer.gif) | $ | 5,000 | |
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All Other Fees. All Other Fees are fees related to services other than those reported above under "Audit Fees," "Audit-Related Fees" and "Tax Fees." For the Trust's last two fiscal years, no All Other Fees were billed by PwC for service rendered to the Trust or the Accounting Affiliates.
During the periods indicated in the table above, no services described under "Audit-Related Fees," "Tax Fees" or "All Other Fees" were approved pursuant to the de minimis exception.
Aggregate Non-Audit Fees. The aggregate non-audit fees billed by PwC, for the fiscal years indicated, for services rendered to the Trust and the Trust's Accounting Affiliates are shown in the table below:
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Fiscal Year Ended | ![](https://capedge.com/proxy/DEF 14A/0000950136-04-004551/spacer.gif) | Non-Audit Fees for Trust | ![](https://capedge.com/proxy/DEF 14A/0000950136-04-004551/spacer.gif) | Non-Audit Fees for Accounting Affiliates | ![](https://capedge.com/proxy/DEF 14A/0000950136-04-004551/spacer.gif) | Aggregate Non-Audit Fees |
October 31, 2004 | ![](https://capedge.com/proxy/DEF 14A/0000950136-04-004551/spacer.gif) | $ | 37,400 | | ![](https://capedge.com/proxy/DEF 14A/0000950136-04-004551/spacer.gif) | $ | 3,029,109 | | ![](https://capedge.com/proxy/DEF 14A/0000950136-04-004551/spacer.gif) | $ | 3,066,509 | |
October 31, 2003 | ![](https://capedge.com/proxy/DEF 14A/0000950136-04-004551/spacer.gif) | $ | 5,230 | | ![](https://capedge.com/proxy/DEF 14A/0000950136-04-004551/spacer.gif) | $ | 3,580,250 | | ![](https://capedge.com/proxy/DEF 14A/0000950136-04-004551/spacer.gif) | $ | 3,595,480 | |
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The Audit Oversight Committee has determined that the provision by PwC of non-audit services to the Trust's Accounting Affiliates that were not pre-approved by the Committee (because such services were provided prior to the effectiveness of SEC rules requiring pre-approval or because such services did not relate directly to the operations and financial reporting of the Trust) were compatible with maintaining the independence of PwC as the Trust's principal independent registered public accounting firm.
Other Business. As of the date of this Proxy Statement, the Trust's officers and the Manager know of no business to come before the Meeting other than as set forth in the Notice. If any other business is properly brought before the Meeting, or any adjournment thereof, the persons named as proxies will vote in their sole discretion.
Quorum, Adjournments and Methods of Tabulation. A quorum at the Meeting will consist of the presence in person or by proxy of forty percent (40%) of the total shares of the Trust entitled to vote at the Meeting. In the event that a quorum is not present at the Meeting or, even if a quorum is
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so present, in the event that sufficient votes in favor of the Proposal set forth in the Notice are not received by the time scheduled for the Meeting, the persons named as proxies may propose one or more adjournments of the Meeting after the date set for the original Meeting, with no other notice than announcement at the Meeting, to permit further solicitation of proxies with respect to the Proposal. In addition, if, in the judgment of the persons named as proxies, it is advisable to defer action on the Proposal, the persons named as proxies may propose one or more adjournments of the Meeting with respect to the Proposal for a reasonable time. Any adjournments with respect to the Proposal will require the affirmative vote of a plurality of the shares entitled to vote thereon present in person or represented by proxy at the session of the Meeting to be adjourned. The persons named as proxies will vote in favor of such adjournment those proxies which they are entitled to vote in favor of the Proposal. They will vote against any such adjournment those proxies required to be voted against the Proposal. The costs of any additional solicitation and of any adjourned session will be borne by PAMA.
Votes cast by proxy or in person at the Meeting will be counted by persons appointed by the Trust as tellers (the "Tellers") for the Meeting. For purposes of determining the presence of a quorum, the Tellers will count the total number of votes cast "for" or "against" approval of the Proposal, as well as shares represented by proxies that reflect abstentions and "broker non-votes" (i.e., shares held by brokers or nominees as to which instructions have not been received from the beneficial owners or the persons entitled to vote and the broker or nominee does not have the discretionary voting power on a particular matter). Abstentions and broker non-votes will have no effect on the outcome of the Proposal.
Shareholder Proposals at Future Meetings. The Trust does not hold annual or other regular meetings of shareholders. Shareholder proposals to be presented at any Future meeting of shareholders of the Trust must be received by the Trust a reasonable time before that meeting in order for such proposals to be considered for inclusion in the proxy materials relating to that meeting. Any such proposal should be submitted to the Trust's principal executive offices to the attention of the Trust's Secretary, with a copy to Joseph B. Kittredge, Jr., Esq., Ropes & Gray LLP, One International Place, Boston, MA 02110.
Reports to Shareholders. The 2004 Annual Reports to shareholders for the Portfolios will be mailed to shareholders on or around December 27, 2004. Additional copies of the Annual Reports and the Portfolio's subsequent semi-annual reports may be obtained without charge from the Trust by calling 1-800-426-0107 or by writing to the Trust at 2187 Atlantic Street, 7th Floor, Stamford, Connecticut 06902.
PLEASE EXECUTE AND RETURN THE ENCLOSED PROXY CARD PROMPTLY TO ENSURE THAT A QUORUM IS PRESENT AT THE ANNUAL MEETING. A SELF-ADDRESSED, POSTAGE-PAID ENVELOPE IS ENCLOSED FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE.
December 27, 2004
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EXHIBIT A
Nominating Committee Charter
Fixed Income SHares
PIMCO Advisors VIT
PIMCO Funds: Multi-Manager Series
PA Fund Management Sponsored Closed-End Funds
(the "Trusts")
The Boards of Directors/Trustees (the "Boards") of each Trust and respective series thereof (each Trust or series, a "Fund") have adopted this Charter to govern the activities of the Nominating Committee (the "Committee") of each Board.
Statement of Purpose and Responsibility
The primary purpose and responsibility of each Committee is the screening and nomination of candidates for election to the Board as independent Directors/Trustees.
Organization and Governance
Each Committee shall be comprised of as many Directors/Trustees as the Board shall determine, but in any event not fewer than two (2) Directors/Trustees. Each Committee must consist entirely of Board members who are not "interested persons" of the relevant Funds, as defined in Section 2(a)(19) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. Each Board may remove or replace any member of the Committee at any time in its sole discretion.
One or more members of a Committee may be designated by the Board as the Committee's chairman or co-chairman, as the case may be.
A Committee will not have regularly scheduled meetings. Committee meetings shall be held as and when the Committee or the Board determines necessary or appropriate in accordance with the Fund's Bylaws.
Qualifications for Director/Trustee Nominees
A Director/Trustee candidate must have a college degree or equivalent business experience. The Committee may take into account a wide variety of factors in considering Director/Trustee candidates, including (but not limited to): (i) availability and commitment of a candidate to attend meetings and perform his or her responsibilities on the Board, (ii) relevant industry and related experience, (iii) educational background, (iv) ability, judgment and expertise and (v) overall diversity of the Board's composition.
Identification of Nominees
In identifying potential nominees for a Board, the Committee may consider candidates recommended by the following sources: (i) the Fund's current Directors/Trustees; (ii) the Fund's officers; (iii) the Fund's investment adviser or sub-advisers; (iv) shareholders of the Fund (see below); and (v) any other source the Committee deems to be appropriate. The Committee may, but is not required to, retain a third party search firm at the Fund's expense to identify potential candidates.
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Consideration of Candidates Recommended By Shareholders
A Committee will consider and evaluate nominee candidates properly submitted by shareholders on the same basis as it considers and evaluates candidates recommended by other sources. Appendix A (for all Funds other than the PA Fund Management Sponsored Closed-End Funds) and Appendix B (for the PA Fund Management Sponsored Closed-End Funds) to this Charter, as they may be amended from time to time by a Committee, set forth procedures that must be followed by shareholders to submit properly a nominee candidate to the Committee (recommendations not properly submitted in accordance with Appendix A or Appendix B (as applicable) will not be considered by the Committee).
Recommendation of Candidates to the Board
A Committee will recommend to the Board the Director/Trustee candidates that it deems qualified to serve as independent directors/trustees on the Board. To the extent practicable, the Committee will rank such potential nominees for the Board in order of preference.
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Appendix A
Procedures for Shareholders to Submit Nominee Candidates for all Funds other than the PA Fund Management Sponsored Closed-End Funds
A shareholder of a Fund must follow the following procedures in order to submit properly a nominee recommendation for the Committee's consideration.
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1. | The shareholder must submit any such recommendation (a "Shareholder Recommendation") in writing to a Fund, to the attention of the Secretary, at the address of the principal executive offices of the Fund. Once each quarter, if any Shareholder Recommendations have been received by the Secretary during the quarter, the Secretary will inform the Committee of the new Shareholder Recommendations. Because the Fund does not hold annual or other regular meetings of shareholders for the purpose of electing Directors/Trustees, the Committee will accept Shareholder Recommendations on a continuous basis. |
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2. | All Shareholder Recommendations properly submitted to a Fund will be held by the Secretary until such time as (i) the Committee convenes to consider candidates to fill Board vacancies or newly created Board positions (a "Director/Trustee Consideration Meeting") or (ii) the Committee instructs the Secretary to discard a Shareholder Recommendation following a Director/Trustee Consideration Meeting or an Interim Evaluation (as defined below). |
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3. | At a Director/Trustee Consideration Meeting, the Committee will consider each Shareholder Recommendation then held by the Secretary. Following a Director/Trustee Consideration Meeting, the Committee may instruct the Secretary to discard any or all of the Shareholder Recommendations currently held by the Secretary. |
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4. | A Committee may, in its discretion and at any time, convene to conduct an evaluation of validly submitted Shareholder Recommendations (each such meeting, an "Interim Evaluation") for the purpose of determining which Shareholder Recommendations will be considered at the next Director/Trustee Consideration Meeting. Following an Interim Evaluation, the Committee may instruct the Secretary to discard any or all of the Shareholder Recommendations currently held by the Secretary. |
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5. | The Shareholder Recommendation must include: (i) a statement in writing setting forth (A) the name, date of birth, business address, residence address and nationality of the person recommended by the shareholder (the "candidate"); (B) the number of shares of (and class) of the Fund(s) owned of record or beneficially by the candidate, as reported to such shareholder by the candidate; (C) any other information regarding the candidate called for with respect to director nominees by paragraphs (a), (d), (e) and (f) of Item 401 of Regulation S-K or paragraph (b) of Item 22 of Rule 14a-101 (Schedule 14A) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission (or the corresponding provisions of any regulation or rule subsequently adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission or any successor agency applicable to the Fund); (D) any other information regarding the candidate that would be required to be disclosed if the candidate were a nominee in a proxy statement or other filing required to be made in connection with the election of Directors/Trustees or Directors pursuant to Section 14 of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder; and (E) whether the recommending shareholder believes that the candidate is or will be an "interested person" of the Fund (as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended) and, if not an "interested person," information regarding the candidate that will be sufficient for the Fund to make such determination; (ii) the |
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| written and signed consent of the candidate to be named as a nominee and to serve as a Director/Trustee if elected; (iii) the recommending shareholder's name as it appears on the Fund's books; (iv) the number of shares of (and class) of the Fund(s) owned beneficially and of record by the recommending shareholder; and (v) a description of all arrangements or understandings between the recommending shareholder and the candidate and any other person or persons (including their names) pursuant to which the recommendation is being made by the recommending shareholder. In addition, the Committee may require the candidate to furnish such other information as it may reasonably require or deem necessary to determine the eligibility of such candidate to serve on the Board or to satisfy applicable law. |
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Appendix B
Procedures for Shareholders to Submit Nominee Candidates for the PA Fund Management Sponsored Closed-End Funds
A Fund shareholder must follow the following procedures in order to properly submit a nominee recommendation for the Committee's consideration.
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1. | The shareholder must submit any such recommendation (a "Shareholder Recommendation") in writing to a Fund, to the attention of the Secretary, at the address of the principal executive offices of the Fund. |
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2. | The Shareholder Recommendation must be delivered to or mailed and received at the principal executive offices of a Fund not less than forty-five (45) calendar days nor more than seventy-five (75) calendar days prior to the date of the Board or shareholder meeting at which the nominee would be elected. |
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3. | The Shareholder Recommendation must include: (i) a statement in writing setting forth (A) the name, age, date of birth, business address, residence address and nationality of the person recommended by the shareholder (the "candidate"); (B) the class and number of all shares of the Fund owned of record or beneficially by the candidate, as reported to such shareholder by the candidate; (C) any other information regarding the candidate called for with respect to director nominees by paragraphs (a), (d), (e) and (f) of Item 401 of Regulation S-K or paragraph (b) of Item 22 of Rule 14a-101 (Schedule 14A) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission (or the corresponding provisions of any regulation or rule subsequently adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission or any successor agency applicable to the Fund); (D) any other information regarding the candidate that would be required to be disclosed if the candidate were a nominee in a proxy statement or other filing required to be made in connection with solicitation of proxies for election of Directors/Trustees or directors pursuant to Section 14 of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder; and (E) whether the recommending shareholder believes that the candidate is or will be an "interested person" of the Fund (as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended) and, if not an "interested person," information regarding the candidate that will be sufficient for the Fund to make such determination; (ii) the written and signed consent of the candidate to be named as a nominee and to serve as a Director/Trustee if elected; (iii) the recommending shareholder's name as it appears on the Fund's books; (iv) the class and number of all shares of the Fund owned beneficially and of record by the recommending shareholder; and (v) a description of all arrangements or understandings between the recommending shareholder and the candidate and any other person or persons (including their names) pursuant to which the recommendation is being made by the recommending shareholder. In addition, the Committee may require the candidate to furnish such other information as it may reasonably require or deem necessary to determine the eligibility of such candidate to serve on the Board. |
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FIXED INCOME SHARES
SPECIAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
PROXY SOLICITATION ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
The undersigned holder of shares of Fixed Income SHares (the "Trust") hereby
appoints Newton B. Schott, Jr., Brian S. Shlissel and Lawrence G. Altadonna with
full power of substitution and revocation, as proxies to represent the
undersigned at the Special Meeting of Shareholders (the "Meeting") to be held at
the offices of PA Fund Management LLC, 1345 Avenue of the Americas, 49th Floor,
New York, New York 10105 on January 26, 2005 at 9:00 a.m., Eastern Time, and any
and all postponements or adjournments thereof, at which time the undersigned
would be entitled to vote, with all powers the undersigned would possess if
personally present, in accordance with the following instructions.
VOTE THIS PROXY CARD TODAY!
Your prompt response will save the expense of additional mailings.
VOTE OVER THE PHONE OR BY MAIL
CALL MAIL
To vote by phone, call toll-free Return the signed proxy card
800-780-7386. card in the enclosed postage
paid envelope.
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF FIXED INCOME SHARES RECOMMENDS A VOTE FOR THE ELECTION
OF ALL NOMINEES:
Please fill in box(es) as shown using black or blue ink or number 2 pencil.
PLEASE DO NOT USE FINE POINT PENS
1. To elect four Trustees of the Trust, each to hold office for the term
indicated and until their successors shall have been elected and qualified;
and Hans W. Kertess; John J. Dalessandro II; R. Peter Sullivan III;
David C. Flattum
____ FOR ALL ____ WITHHOLD ALL ____ FOR ALL EXCEPT_________________
INSTRUCTION: To withhold authority
to vote for one of more (but not
all) nominees, mark "FOR ALL EXCEPT"
and write the nominee name(s) on the
line above.
2. To vote and otherwise represent the undersigned on any matter as may
properly come before the Meeting or any adjournments or postponements
thereof, in the discretion of the proxies.
THIS PROXY CARD IS VALID ONLY WHEN SIGNED AND DATED ON THE REVERSE SIDE
(continued from reverse side)
FIXED INCOME SHARES
THE UNDERSIGNED HEREBY ACKNOWLEDGES RECEIPT OF THE ACCOMPANYING NOTICE OF
MEETING AND PROXY STATEMENT FOR THE MEETING TO BE HELD ON JANUARY 26, 2005.
IF NO SPECIFICATION IS MADE, THIS PROXY SHALL BE VOTED FOR ALL NOMINEES.
As to any other matter, said proxies shall vote in their discretion.
Note: Please sign this Proxy exactly as
your name or names appear on the books of
Fixed Income SHares. When signing as
attorney, trustee, executor, administrator,
custodian, guardian or corporate office,
please give full title. If shares are held
jointly, each holder must sign.
Dated:_____________________________________
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Shareholder Signature
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Co-owner Signature (if applicable)
PLEASE COMPLETE, DATE AND SIGN THIS PROXY CARD AND RETURN IT IN THE ENCLOSED
POSTAGE PAID ENVELOPE.