SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION
Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. )
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Natixis ETF Trust
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EVERY CONTRACT OWNER’S VOTE IS IMPORTANT
| EASY VOTING OPTIONS: | ||||
 | VOTE ON THE INTERNET Log on to: www.proxy-direct.com or scan the QR code Follow theon-screen instructions available 24 hours | |||
 | VOTE BY PHONE Call 1-866-298-8476 Follow the recorded instructions available 24 hours | |||
 | VOTE BY MAIL Vote, sign and date this Voting Instruction Card and return in the postage-paid envelope | |||
 | VOTE IN PERSON Attend Shareholder Meeting 888 Boylston Street, Suite 800 Boston, MA 02199 on December 4, 2017 | |||
Please detach at perforation before mailing.
| VOTING INSTRUCTION CARD | NATIXIS FUNDS TRUST I, NATIXIS FUNDS TRUST II, NATIXIS FUNDS TRUST IV, | |||
LOOMIS SAYLES FUNDS I, LOOMIS SAYLES FUNDS II, GATEWAY TRUST, AND NATIXIS ETF TRUST (the “Trusts”) JOINT SPECIAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS TO BE HELD ON DECEMBER 4, 2017 | ||||
INSURANCE COMPANY DROP-IN
This Voting Instruction Card is solicited by the above referenced insurance company (the “Company”) for its contract holders and contract participants who hold unit values in the separate account of the Company that invests in the Fund (s), and who are entitled to instruct the company on how to vote shares held by the separate account.
The undersigned contract owner instructs the Company to vote, at the Joint Special Meeting of Shareholders and at any adjournments or postponements thereof (the “Meeting”), all shares of the Fund(s) attributable to his or her contract or interest in the relevant separate account as directed below. The undersigned acknowledges receipt of the Fund’s Joint Proxy Statement.
THIS VOTING INSTRUCTION CARD IS SOLICITED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND WILL BE VOTED “FOR” THE PROPOSAL LISTED HEREIN UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED.
VOTE VIA THE INTERNET: www.proxy-direct.com VOTE VIA THE TELEPHONE: 1-866-298-8476
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PLEASE MARK, SIGN, DATE ON THE REVERSE SIDE AND RETURN THIS VOTING INSTRUCTION CARD USING THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE. NAT_29185_101817_VI
EVERY CONTRACT OWNER’S VOTE IS IMPORTANT
Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for
Natixis Funds Trust I, Natixis Funds Trust II, Natixis Funds Trust IV, Loomis Sayles Funds I, Loomis Sayles Funds II, Gateway Trust and Natixis ETF Trust Joint Special Meeting of Shareholders to Be Held on December 4, 2017.
The Joint Proxy Statement for this Meeting is available at:
https://www.proxy-direct.com/nat-29185
FUNDS | FUNDS | FUNDS | ||
AEW Real Estate Fund ASG Managed Futures Strategy Fund Gateway Fund Loomis Sayles Global Equity and Income Fund Loomis Sayles High Income Fund Loomis Sayles Limited Term Government and Agency Fund Loomis Sayles Strategic Alpha Fund McDonnell Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund Natixis Oakmark Fund Natixis Sustainable Future 2020 Fund Natixis Sustainable Future 2035 Fund Natixis Sustainable Future 2050 Fund Natixis U.S. Equity Opportunities Fund Vaughan Nelson Value Opportunity Fund Loomis Sayles Fixed Income Fund Loomis Sayles Inflation Protected Securities Fund Loomis Sayles Securitized Asset Fund Loomis Sayles Small Mid Cap Growth Fund | ASG Dynamic Allocation Fund ASG Tactical U.S. Market Fund Loomis Sayles Core Plus Bond Fund Loomis Sayles Global Growth Fund Loomis Sayles Intermediate Duration Bond Fund Loomis Sayles Multi-Asset Income Fund Loomis Sayles Strategic Income Fund Mirova Global Green Bond Fund Natixis Oakmark International Fund Natixis Sustainable Future 2025 Fund Natixis Sustainable Future 2040 Fund Natixis Sustainable Future 2055 Fund Vaughan Nelson Select Fund Loomis Sayles Bond Fund Loomis Sayles Global Bond Fund Loomis Sayles Institutional High Income Fund Loomis Sayles Small Cap Growth Fund Natixis Seeyond International Minimum Volatility ETF | ASG Global Alternatives Fund Gateway Equity Call Premium Fund Loomis Sayles Dividend Income Fund Loomis Sayles Growth Fund Loomis Sayles Investment Grade Bond Fund Loomis Sayles Senior Floating Rate and Fixed Income Fund Loomis Sayles Value Fund Mirova Global Sustainable Equity Fund Natixis Sustainable Future 2015 Fund Natixis Sustainable Future 2030 Fund Natixis Sustainable Future 2045 Fund Natixis Sustainable Future 2060 Fund Vaughan Nelson Small Cap Value Fund Loomis Sayles Core Discipline Alpha Bond Fund Loomis Sayles High Income Opportunities Fund Loomis Sayles Investment Grade Fixed Income Fund Loomis Sayles Small Cap Value Fund | ||
Please detach at perforation before mailing.
If no specific instructions are provided, this voting instruction card will be voted “FOR” the proposal and in the discretion of the proxies upon such other business as may properly come before the meeting.
TO VOTE, MARK BLOCKS BELOW IN BLUE OR BLACK INK AS SHOWN IN THIS EXAMPLE: | ||||
| A | Proposal The Board of Trustees unanimously recommends a vote “FOR” for the proposal. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1. | To elect thirteen nominees to the Board of Trustees of each Trust: | FOR | WITHHOLD | FOR ALL | ||||||||||||||||||
| ALL | ALL | EXCEPT | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 01. | Kevin Charleston | 02. | Kenneth A. Drucker | 03. | Edmond J. English | 04. | David L. Giunta | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ||||||||||||
| 05. | Richard A. Goglia | 06. | Wendell J. Knox | 07. | Martin T. Meehan | 08. | Maureen B. Mitchell | |||||||||||||||
| 09. | Sandra O. Moose | 10. | James P. Palermo | 11. | Erik R. Sirri | 12. | Peter J. Smail | |||||||||||||||
| 13. | Cynthia L. Walker | |||||||||||||||||||||
| INSTRUCTIONS: To withhold authority to vote for any individual trustee nominee(s), mark the “FOR ALL EXCEPT” box and write the name of the nominee(s) for which you would like to withhold authority on the following line. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| B | Authorized Signatures — This section must be completed for your vote to be counted. — Sign and Date Below | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Note: | Please sign exactly as your name(s) appear(s) on this voting instruction card, and date it. When shares are held jointly, each holder should sign. When signing as attorney, executor, administrator, trustee, officer of corporation or other entity or in another representative capacity, please give the full title under the signature. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Date (mm/dd/yyyy) — Please print date below | Signature 1 — Please keep signature within the box | Signature 2 — Please keep signature within the box | ||||||
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