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SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION
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April 2010 | Your vote is important! |
Dear Shareholder:
A special meeting of shareholders of Natixis Funds, Loomis Sayles Funds and the Hansberger International Series (“the Funds”) has been scheduled for Thursday, May 27, 2010. Each fund family is served by a common Board of Trustees. The purpose of the special meeting is for shareholders to elect four members to this Board. These four members are currently serving as Trustees as a result of their previous appointment by the Board, but have not yet been elected by shareholders. Please see the enclosed proxy statement for more detailed information.
Your vote counts
Your vote is extremely important. Please take a few moments to vote your shares, whether or not you plan to attend the meeting. Computershare, a professional proxy solicitation firm, has been retained to assist the Funds in obtaining shareholder votes. If we do not receive enough votes to hold the meeting, we will be required to re-solicit shareholders at additional expense to the Funds.
The enclosed proxy statement provides detailed information about this important proposal. The special shareholder meeting will be held at 2:00 p.m. Eastern time on May 27, 2010 at the offices of Natixis Asset Management Advisors, L.P., 399 Boylston Street, 10th floor, Boston, Massachusetts 02116.
Voting options – it’s your choice – it’s easy and convenient
Through the Internetat https://vote.proxy-direct.com/nat
By touch-tone telephoneat866-241-6192.
By mail - Simply complete and return the enclosed proxy card. A postage-paid envelope is enclosed for your convenience.
In person - Vote your shares in person at the meeting. Please check the box on the proxy card indicating that you plan to attend the meeting.
If you vote using the Internet, telephone or in person,you do not need to mail your proxy card. If you want to change your vote, you may do so by using the proxy card, Internet, telephone or by voting in person.
Sincerely,
David L. Giunta President, Natixis Funds | Robert Blanding President, Loomis Sayles |
160310
SH277-0410
Natixis Distributors, L.P. (fund distributor), Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P. and Hansberger Global Investors are affiliated.
Natixis Distributors, L.P. 399 Boylston St. Boston, MA 02116
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Natixis Funds, Loomis Sayles Funds and Hansberger International Series
399 Boylston Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02116
NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
To Be Held on May 27, 2010
To the Shareholders of Natixis Funds Trust I, Natixis Funds Trust II, Natixis Funds Trust IV, Natixis Cash Management Trust, Loomis Sayles Funds I, Loomis Sayles Funds II, Hansberger International Series and Gateway Trust (the “Trusts”):
A Special Meeting of the Shareholders of each Trust will be held at 2:00 p.m. on May 27, 2010 at the offices of Natixis Asset Management Advisors, L.P., located at 399 Boylston Street, 10th Floor, Boston, Massachusetts 02116, for the following purposes:
1. | To elect Trustees for Natixis Funds Trust I, Natixis Funds Trust II, Natixis Funds Trust IV, Natixis Cash Management Trust, Loomis Sayles Funds I, Loomis Sayles Funds II, Hansberger International Series and Gateway Trust, with each Trust voting separately; |
2. | To approve changes to each Hansberger International Series Fund’s fundamental investment policy relating to investments in real estate; open-end investment companies; interests in oil, gas or minerals; and commodities; |
3. | To approve changes to each Hansberger International Series Fund’s fundamental investment policy relating to a Hansberger International Series Fund acting as an underwriter, issuing senior securities, or purchasing on margin; |
4. | To approve changes to each Hansberger International Series Fund’s fundamental investment policy relating to lending money; |
5. | To approve changes to each Hansberger International Series Fund’s fundamental investment policies relating to borrowing money and mortgaging, pledging or hypothecating a Hansberger International Series Fund’s assets; and |
6. | To transact such other business as may properly come before the Meeting or any adjournments or postponements thereof. |
The Board of Trustees of the Trusts has fixed the close of business on April 1 as the record date for the determination of shareholders entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the Meeting or any postponement or adjournment thereof.
By order of the Board of Trustees,
COLEEN DOWNS DINNEEN,
Secretary
Boston, Massachusetts
April 12, 2010
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IT IS IMPORTANT THAT YOUR SHARES BE REPRESENTED AT THE MEETING IN PERSON OR BY PROXY, NO MATTER HOW MANY SHARES YOU OWN. IF YOU DO NOT EXPECT TO ATTEND THE MEETING PLEASE FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS ON THE ENCLOSED PROXY CARD FOR VOTING BY INTERNET OR BY TELEPHONE; OR, IF YOU PREFER, KINDLY MARK, SIGN, AND DATE THE ENCLOSED PROXY CARD AND RETURN IT PROMPTLY IN THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE (WHICH IS POSTAGE PREPAID, IF MAILED IN THE UNITED STATES).
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PROXY STATEMENT
Natixis Funds Trust I
Natixis Funds Trust II
Natixis Funds Trust IV
Natixis Cash Management Trust
Loomis Sayles Funds I
Loomis Sayles Funds II
Hansberger International Series
Gateway Trust
(the “Trusts”)
399 Boylston Street
Boston, MA 02116
Natixis Funds Trust I Absolute Asia Dynamic Equity Fund CGM Advisor Targeted Equity Fund Hansberger International Fund Loomis Sayles Core Plus Bond Fund Natixis Income Diversified Portfolio Natixis U.S. Diversified Portfolio Vaughan Nelson Small Cap Value Fund
Natixis Funds Trust II ASG Diversifying Strategies Fund ASG Global Alternatives Fund Harris Associates Large Cap Value Fund Vaughan Nelson Value Opportunity Fund
Natixis Funds Trust IV AEW Real Estate Fund
Natixis Cash Management Trust Money Market Series
Hansberger International Series Hansberger All Countries Fund Hansberger Emerging Markets Fund Hansberger International Core Fund Hansberger International Growth Fund Hansberger International Value Fund | Gateway Trust Gateway Fund
Loomis Sayles Funds I Loomis Sayles Bond Fund Loomis Sayles Fixed Income Fund Loomis Sayles Global Bond Fund Loomis Sayles High Income Opportunities Fund Loomis Sayles Inflation Protected Securities Fund Loomis Sayles Institutional High Income Fund Loomis Sayles Intermediate Duration Fixed Income Fund Loomis Sayles Investment Grade Fixed Income Fund Loomis Sayles Securitized Asset Fund Loomis Sayles Small Cap Value Fund
Loomis Sayles Funds II Loomis Sayles Disciplined Equity Fund Loomis Sayles Global Markets Fund Loomis Sayles Growth Fund Loomis Sayles High Income Fund Loomis Sayles International Bond Fund Loomis Sayles Investment Grade Bond Fund Loomis Sayles Limited Term Government and Agency Fund Loomis Sayles Mid Cap Growth Loomis Sayles Small Cap Growth Fund Loomis Sayles Strategic Income Fund Loomis Sayles Value Fund |
(each a “Fund” and together the “Funds”)
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Each Trust is governed by a Board of Trustees (the “Trustees”), which is responsible for generally overseeing the conduct of Fund business. The Trustees are soliciting proxies from the shareholders of each of the Funds in connection with a Special Meeting of Shareholders of each Fund (the “Meeting”). The Meeting has been called to be held at 2:00 p.m. on May 27, 2010 at the offices of Natixis Asset Management Advisors, L.P. (“Natixis Advisors”), 399 Boylston Street, 10th floor, Boston, Massachusetts 02116. The Presidents’ Letter to Shareholders, meeting notice, this Proxy Statement and proxy cards are being sent to shareholders of record as of April 1, 2010 (the “Record Date”) beginning on or about April 15, 2010.
The following proposals will be considered and acted upon at the Meeting:
Proposal | Page | |||
Proposals Relating to Each Trust | ||||
1 | To elect four nominees to the Board of Trustees of each Trust | 3 | ||
Proposals Relating Only to the Funds Comprising the Hansberger International Series (the “HIS Funds”) | ||||
2-A | To approve changes to each HIS Fund’s fundamental investment policy relating to investments in real estate; open-end investment companies; interests in oil, gas, or minerals; and commodities | 32 | ||
2-B | To approve changes to each HIS Fund’s fundamental investment policy relating to an HIS Fund acting as an underwriter, issuing senior securities, or purchasing on margin | 34 | ||
2-C | To approve changes to each HIS Fund’s fundamental investment policy relating to lending money | 35 | ||
2-D | To approve changes to each HIS Fund’s fundamental investment policies relating to borrowing money and mortgaging, pledging, or hypothecating an HIS Fund’s assets. | 35 |
Each proposal will be implemented if approved by shareholders or the relevant Trust or Fund, as applicable, and is not contingent on the approval of any other proposal.
Shareholders of record at the Record Date are entitled to notice of and to vote at the Meeting and any adjourned session.
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I. PROPOSAL 1: ELECTION OF TRUSTEES
Background.
The purpose of this proposal is for shareholders to elect four nominees to the Board of Trustees of each Trust. These four nominees are currently serving as Trustees as a result of their previous appointment by the Board. Pursuant to the provisions of each Trust’s current Declaration of Trust, the Trustees have determined that the number of Trustees shall be fixed at eleven. It is intended that the persons named as proxies will vote in favor of the election of all of the four nominees listed below, unless such authority has been withheld. Should the nominees be elected, each nominee’s term of office will be until his successor is elected and qualified, or until he sooner dies, retires, is removed or becomes disqualified. If a nominee should be unavailable for election at the time of the Meeting (which is not presently anticipated), the persons named as proxies may vote for other persons in their discretion, or the Trustees may vote to fix the number of Trustees at fewer than eleven or to leave a vacancy in the Board. The required vote is discussed below in “Other Information—Required Vote.”
All of the persons named below currently are Trustees of the Trusts and have served in that capacity continuously since originally elected or appointed (except for Mr. Allison, as described in the “Information About the Trustees” table below), including the four nominees who are the subject of this proposal. Messrs. Graham T. Allison, Jr., Edward A. Benjamin, Robert J. Blanding, Daniel M. Cain and John T. Hailer, and Mses. Sandra O. Moose and Cynthia L. Walker were elected as Trustees by shareholders of Natixis Funds Trust I, Natixis Funds Trust II, Natixis Funds Trust IV, Natixis Cash Management Trust, Loomis Sayles Funds I and Loomis Sayles Funds II at a Special Meeting held on June 2, 2005, by shareholders of Hansberger International Series at a Special Meeting held on September 12, 2007 and by the Sole Shareholder of Gateway Trust on October 12, 2007. Those Trustees listed under “Interested Trustees” are “interested persons,” as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”), of the Trusts by virtue of their affiliation with Natixis Asset Management Advisors, L.P. (“Natixis Advisors”), Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P. (“Loomis Sayles”) or the Trusts’ principal underwriters, Natixis Asset Management Distributors, L.P and Loomis Sayles Distributors, L.P. The Trustees who are candidates for election who have not previously been elected by shareholders, but who currently serve on the Board of Trustees by previous appointment, are Messrs. Kenneth A. Drucker, Wendell J. Knox, Erik R. Sirri and Peter J. Smail (the “Nominees”).
Section 16 of the 1940 Act provides that vacancies on the Boards of Trustees may be filled only by a meeting of shareholders duly called for that purpose, unless at least two-thirds of the Trustees holding office immediately after the appointment were elected by the shareholders of the Trust. Because each of the Nominees was
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appointed by the Trustees rather than elected by shareholders, the operation of this provision could potentially restrict the ability of the Trustees to appoint new Trustees in the future unless the Nominees are elected by shareholders.
Each Fund is a series of one of the Trusts. Natixis Funds Trust I consists of seven separate series. Natixis Funds Trust II consists of four series. Natixis Funds Trust IV, Natixis Cash Management Trust and Gateway Trust each consist of one series. Natixis Funds Trust I, Natixis Funds Trust II, Natixis Funds Trust IV, Natixis Cash Management Trust and Gateway Trust are sometimes referred to as the “Natixis Funds Trusts.” Loomis Sayles Funds I consists of ten separate series and Loomis Sayles Funds II consists of eleven separate series. Loomis Sayles Funds I and Loomis Sayles Funds II are sometimes referred to as the “Loomis Sayles Funds Trusts.” Hansberger International Series consists of five separate series.
Information About the Trustees.
The Board believes that the Nominees are qualified to continue to serve on the Board of Trustees of the Trusts and that it is appropriate to nominate them for election by shareholders for the following reasons:
• | Kenneth A. Drucker—experience as lead independent trustee and chairman of the Audit Committee of Gateway Fund for 25 years, independent director of M Fund (mutual funds), independent director and chairman of the Audit Committee of Formica Corporation, as well as his extensive executive experience, including as vice president and treasurer of Sequa Corporation (NYSE) and experience at a public accounting firm. Mr. Drucker is a Certified Public Accountant and a member of the American Institute of CPAs and the Connecticut Society of CPAs. |
• | Wendell J. Knox—experience on the board of directors of four other business organizations, as well as his executive experience, including roles as president and chief executive officer of a consulting company. |
• | Erik R. Sirri—experience as Director of the Division of Trading and Markets at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, as well as his academic experience as a professor of finance at Babson College and his training as an economist. The Board also considered the fact that Mr. Sirri has also served as a consultant for securities firms, stock exchanges, mutual fund companies, issuers and information vendors on a variety of regulatory and business matters. |
• | Peter J. Smail—over 20 years experience in the mutual fund industry and his executive experience, including roles as president of Fidelity Investment’s defined contribution business, as well as president and chief executive officer of Pyramis Global Advisors at Fidelity Investments. |
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The following table provides information about the Trustees, including information about their principal occupations during the past five years, information about other directorships held at public companies or investment companies, and a summary of the experience, qualifications, attributes or skills that led to the conclusion that the Trustee should serve as such. For the purposes of this table and this Proxy Statement, the term “Independent Trustee” means those Trustees who are not “interested persons,” as defined in the 1940 Act, of the relevant Trust, and the term “Interested Trustee” means those Trustees who are “interested persons” of the relevant Trust. In certain circumstances, Trustees are also required to have no direct or indirect financial interest in the approval of a matter being voted on in order to be considered “independent” for the purposes of the requisite approval. Unless otherwise indicated, the address of all persons below is 399 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02116.
Name and Year of Birth | Position(s) Held with the Trusts, Length of Time Served and Term of Office* | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen** and Other Directorships Held During Past 5 Years | Experience, Qualifications, Attributes, Skills for Board Membership | ||||
INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES | ||||||||
Graham T. Allison, Jr. (1940) | Trustee
From 1984 to 1993 for Natixis Funds Trust I (including its predecessors) and Natixis Cash Management Trust and for a short period in 1993 for Natixis Funds Trust II; since 1995 for Natixis Funds Trust I, Natixis Funds Trust II, and Natixis Cash Management Trust; since 2000 for Natixis Funds Trust IV; since 2003 for Loomis Sayles Funds I and Loomis Sayles Funds II; and since 2007 for Gateway Trust and Hansberger International Series
Contract Review and Governance Committee Member | Douglas Dillon Professor and Director of the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University | 40
Director, Taubman Centers, Inc. (real estate investment trust) | Significant experience on Board of Trustees of the Trusts and/or other business organizations; government experience (including as Assistant Secretary of Defense under President Clinton); academic experience |
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Name and Year of Birth | Position(s) Held with the Trusts, Length of Time Served and Term of Office* | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen** and Other Directorships Held During Past 5 Years | Experience, Qualifications, Attributes, Skills for Board Membership | ||||
Edward A. Benjamin (1938) | Trustee
Since 2003 for Natixis Funds Trust I, Natixis Funds Trust II, Natixis Funds Trust IV and Natixis Cash Management Trust; since 2002 for Loomis Sayles Funds I and Loomis Sayles Funds II; and since 2007 for Gateway Trust and Hansberger International Series
Chairman of the Contract Review and Governance Committee | Retired | 40
Formerly, Director, Precision Optics Corporation (optics manufacturer) | Significant experience on Board of Trustees of the Trusts and/or other business organizations; significant experience providing legal counsel to boards, funds, advisers and other financial institutions (former partner at Ropes & Gray LLP) | ||||
Daniel M. Cain (1945) | Trustee
Since 1996 for Natixis Funds Trust I, Natixis Funds Trust II, Natixis Cash Management Trust; since 2000 for Natixis Funds Trust IV, since 2003 for Loomis Sayles Funds I and Loomis Sayles Funds II; and since 2007 for Gateway Trust and Hansberger International Series
Chairman of the Audit Committee | Chairman (formerly, President and Chief Executive Officer) of Cain Brothers & Company, Incorporated (investment banking) | 40
Director, Sheridan Healthcare Inc. (physician practice management) | Significant experience on Board of Trustees of the Trusts and/or other business organizations; experience in the financial industry, including roles as chairman and former chief executive officer of an investment banking firm |
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Name and Year of Birth | Position(s) Held with the Trusts, Length of Time Served and Term of Office* | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen** and Other Directorships Held During Past 5 Years | Experience, Qualifications, Attributes, Skills for Board Membership | ||||
Kenneth A. Drucker (1945)1 | Trustee
Since 2008 for Natixis Funds Trust I, Natixis Funds Trust II, Natixis Funds Trust IV, Natixis Cash Management Trust, Loomis Sayles Funds I, Loomis Sayles Funds II, Gateway Trust and Hansberger International Series
Audit Committee Member | Formerly, Vice President and Treasurer, Sequa Corp. (aerospace, automotive and metal manufacturing) | 40
Formerly, Director, M Fund, Inc. (investment company); Director, Gateway Trust (investment company) | Significant experience on Board of Trustees of the Trusts and/or other business organizations; executive experience including as treasurer of a corporation | ||||
Wendell J. Knox (1948)2 | Trustee
Since 2009 for Natixis Funds Trust I, Natixis Funds Trust II, Natixis Funds Trust IV, Natixis Cash Management Trust, Loomis Sayles Funds I, Loomis Sayles Funds II, Gateway Trust and Hansberger International Series
Contract Review and Governance Committee Member | Director (formerly, President and Chief Executive Officer) of Abt Associates Inc. (research and consulting) | 40
Director, Eastern Bank (commercial bank); Director, The Hanover Insurance Group (property and casualty insurance) | Significant experience on Board of Trustees of the Trusts and/or other business organizations; executive experience including roles as president and chief executive officer of a consulting company |
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Name and Year of Birth | Position(s) Held with the Trusts, Length of Time Served and Term of Office* | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen** and Other Directorships Held During Past 5 Years | Experience, Qualifications, Attributes, Skills for Board Membership | ||||
Sandra O. Moose (1942) | Chairperson of the Board of Trustees since November 2005
Since 1982 for Natixis Funds Trust I (including its predecessors) and Natixis Cash Management Trust; since 1993 for Natixis Funds Trust II; since 2000 for Natixis Funds Trust IV; since 2003 for Loomis Sayles Funds I and Loomis Sayles Funds II; and since 2007 for Gateway Trust and Hansberger International Series
Ex officio member of the Audit Committee and Contract Review and Governance Committee | President, Strategic Advisory Services (management consulting); formerly, Senior Vice President and Director, The Boston Consulting Group, Inc. (management consulting) | 40
Director, Verizon Communications;
Director, AES Corporation (international power company); Formerly, Director, Rohm and Haas Company (specialty chemicals) | Significant experience on Board of Trustees of the Trusts and/or other business organizations; executive experience at a management consulting company | ||||
Erik R. Sirri (1958)3 | Trustee
Since 2009 for Natixis Funds Trust I, Natixis Funds Trust II, Natixis Funds Trust IV, Natixis Cash Management Trust, Loomis Sayles Funds I, Loomis Sayles Funds II, Gateway Trust and Hansberger International Series
Contract Review and Governance Committee Member | Professor of Finance at Babson College; formerly, Director of the Division of Trading and Markets at the Securities and Exchange Commission | 40
None | Experience as Director of the Division of Trading and Markets at the Securities and Exchange Commission; academic experience and training as an economist |
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Name and Year of Birth | Position(s) Held with the Trusts, Length of Time Served and Term of Office* | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen** and Other Directorships Held During Past 5 Years | Experience, Qualifications, Attributes, Skills for Board Membership | ||||
Peter J. Smail (1952)3 | Trustee
Since 2009 for Natixis Funds Trust I, Natixis Funds Trust II, Natixis Funds Trust IV, Natixis Cash Management Trust, Loomis Sayles Funds I, Loomis Sayles Funds II, Gateway Trust and Hansberger International Series
Contract Review and Governance Committee Member | Retired; formerly, President and Chief Executive Officer of Pyramis Global Advisors (investment management) | 40
None | Mutual fund industry and executive experience, including roles as president and chief executive officer for an investment adviser | ||||
Cynthia L. Walker (1956) | Trustee
Since 2005 for Natixis Funds Trust I, Natixis Funds Trust II, Natixis Funds Trust IV, Natixis Cash Management Trust, Loomis Sayles Funds I and Loomis Sayles Funds II; and since 2007 for Gateway Trust and Hansberger International Series
Audit Committee Member | Deputy Dean for Finance and Administration, Yale University School of Medicine; formerly, Executive Dean for Administration, Harvard Medical School; and formerly, Dean for Finance and Chief Financial Officer, Harvard Medical School | 40
None | Significant experience on Board of Trustees of the Trusts and/or other business organizations; executive experience in a variety of academic organizations, including roles as dean for finance and administration |
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Name and Year of Birth | Position(s) Held with the Trusts, Length of Time Served and Term of Office* | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen** and Other Directorships Held During Past 5 Years | Experience, Qualifications, Attributes, Skills for Board Membership | ||||
INTERESTED TRUSTEES | ||||||||
Robert J. Blanding4 (1947) 555 California Street San Francisco, CA 94104 | Trustee
Since 2003 for Natixis Funds Trust I, Natixis Funds Trust II, Natixis Funds Trust IV, Natixis Cash Management Trust; since 2002 for Loomis Sayles Funds I and Loomis Sayles Funds II; since 2007 for Gateway Trust and Hansberger International Series, President and Chief Executive Officer of Loomis Sayles Funds I since 2002, Chief Executive Officer of Loomis Sayles Funds II since 2002 | President, Chairman, Director and Chief Executive Officer, Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P. | 40
None | Significant experience on Board of Trustees of the Trusts; continuing service as president, chairman, and chief executive officer of Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P. | ||||
John T. Hailer5 (1960) | Trustee
Since 2000 for Natixis Funds Trust I, Natixis Funds Trust II, Natixis Funds Trust IV and Natixis Cash Management Trust; since 2003 for Loomis Sayles Funds I and Loomis Sayles Funds II; since 2007 for Gateway Trust and Hansberger International Series | President and Chief Executive Officer-U.S. and Asia, Natixis Global Asset Management, L.P.; formerly, President and Chief Executive Officer, Natixis Distribution Corporation, Natixis Asset Management Advisors, L.P., Natixis Distributors, L.P. and Natixis Global Associates, Inc. | 40
None | Significant experience on Board of Trustees of the Trusts; continuing experience as Chief Executive Officer of Natixis Global Asset Management, L.P. |
* | Each Trustee serves until retirement, resignation or removal from the Board of Trustees. The current retirement age is 72; however, the Trustees have designated 2010 as a transition period so that any Trustees who are currently age 72 or older or who reach age 72 during the remainder of 2010 will not be required to retire until the end of calendar year 2011. The position of Chairperson |
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of the Board is appointed for a two-year term. Ms. Moose was appointed to serve an additional two-year term as the Chairperson of the Board of Trustees on November 20, 2009. |
** | The Trustees of the Trusts serve as Trustees of a fund complex that includes all series of the Natixis Funds Trusts, the Loomis Sayles Funds Trusts and Hansberger International Series (collectively, the “Fund Complex”). |
1 | Mr. Drucker was appointed as a Trustee effective July 1, 2008. |
2 | Mr. Knox was appointed as a Trustee effective July 1, 2009. |
3 | Mr. Sirri and Mr. Smail were appointed as Trustees effective December 1, 2009 |
4 | Mr. Blanding is deemed an “interested person” of the Trusts because he holds the following positions with an affiliated person of the Trusts: President, Chairman, Director and Chief Executive Officer of Loomis Sayles. |
5 | Mr. Hailer is deemed an “interested person” of the Trusts because he holds the following positions with an affiliated person of the Trusts: President and Chief Executive Officer-U.S. and Asia, Natixis Global Asset Management, L.P. |
Each Trustee serves until retirement, resignation or removal from the Board of Trustees. If a vacancy exists for any reason, the remaining Trustees may fill such vacancy by appointing another Trustee so long as, immediately after such appointment, at least two-thirds of the Trustees have been elected by shareholders. If, at any time, less than a majority of the Trustees holding office have been elected by the shareholders, the Trustees then in office will promptly call a shareholders’ meeting for the purpose of electing Trustees. Otherwise, there will normally be no meeting of shareholders for the purpose of electing Trustees unless, as in the current situation, the Trustees believe it would be appropriate to hold such a meeting.
The Board of Trustees of the Trusts is currently composed of two Interested and nine Independent Trustees. The total number of meetings of the Board of Trustees for each Trust’s last fiscal year is listed in the following table. For each Trust, all the current Trustees attended at least 75% of the Board and relevant committee meetings held during each Trust’s last fiscal year.
Trust | Fiscal Year Ended | Number of Meetings | ||
Natixis Funds Trust I* Natixis Funds Trust II | December 31, 2009 | 6 | ||
Natixis Funds Trust IV | January 31, 2010 | 6 | ||
Natixis Cash Management Trust | June 30, 2009 | 6 | ||
Gateway Trust | December 31, 2009 | 6 | ||
Loomis Sayles Funds I Loomis Sayles Funds II | September 30, 2009 | 6 | ||
Hansberger International Series | December 31, 2009 | 6 | ||
* Loomis Sayles Core Plus Bond Fund, a series of Natixis Funds Trust I, has a fiscal year end of September 30, which is different from the other Funds in the Trust. |
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Information About the Officers.
The table below provides certain information about the officers of the Trusts, including their ages, positions, terms of office and length of time served, and principal occupations during the past five years. Except as noted, the business address of each officer is 399 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02116.
OFFICERS OF THE TRUSTS | ||||||
Name and Year of Birth | Position(s) Held With the Trusts | Term of Office* and Length of Time Served | Principal During Past 5 | |||
Coleen Downs Dinneen (1960) | Secretary, Clerk and Chief Legal Officer | Since September 2004 | Executive Vice President, General Counsel, Secretary and Clerk (formerly, Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel, Assistant Secretary and Assistant Clerk), Natixis Distribution Corporation, Natixis Asset Management Advisors, L.P. and Natixis Distributors, L.P. | |||
David L. Giunta (1965) | President and Chief Executive Officer of Natixis Funds Trust I, Natixis Funds Trust II, Natixis Funds Trust IV, Natixis Cash Management Trust, Gateway Trust and Hansberger International Series; Executive Vice President of Loomis Sayles Funds I and President of Loomis Sayles Funds II | Since March 2008 | President and Chief Executive Officer, Natixis Distribution Corporation, Natixis Asset Management Advisors, L.P. and Natixis Distributors, L.P.; formerly President, Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund; and formerly, Senior Vice President, Fidelity Brokerage Company. | |||
Daniel J. Fuss (1933) One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 | Executive Vice President of Loomis Sayles Funds I and Loomis Sayles Funds II | Since June 2003 | Vice Chairman and Director, Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P. |
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Name and Year of Birth | Position(s) Held With the Trusts | Term of Office* and Length of Time Served | Principal During Past 5 | |||
Ronald Holt (1968) | Executive Vice President of Hansberger International Series | Since September 2007 | President and Chief Executive Officer, Co-Chief Investment Officer-Value Team and, formerly, Managing Director of Research, Hansberger Global Investors, Inc. | |||
Russell L. Kane (1969) | Chief Compliance Officer, Assistant Secretary and Anti-Money Laundering Officer | Chief Compliance Officer, since May 2006; Assistant Secretary since June 2004; and Anti-Money Laundering Officer since April 2007 | Chief Compliance Officer for Mutual Funds, Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel, Assistant Secretary and Assistant Clerk, Natixis Distribution Corporation, Natixis Asset Management Advisors, L.P. and Natixis Distributors, L.P. | |||
Michael C. Kardok(1959) | Treasurer, Principal Financial and Accounting Officer | Since October 2004 | Senior Vice President, Natixis Asset Management Advisors, L.P. and Natixis Distributors, L.P. |
* | Each officer of the Trusts serves for an indefinite term in accordance with the Trusts’ current by-laws until the date his or her successor is elected and qualified, or until he or she sooner dies, retires, is removed or becomes disqualified. |
** | Each person listed above, except as noted, holds the same position(s) with the Natixis Funds Trusts, Loomis Sayles Funds Trusts and Hansberger International Series. Mr. Fuss is not an officer of the Natixis Funds Trusts or the Hansberger International Series. Mr. Holt is not an officer of the Natixis Funds Trusts or the Loomis Sayles Funds Trusts. Previous positions during the past five years with the Distributor, Natixis Advisors or Loomis Sayles are omitted if not materially different from a Trustee’s or officer’s current position with such entity. |
Leadership and Structure of the Board.
The Board of Trustees is led by the Chairperson of the Board, who is an Independent Trustee. The Board of Trustees currently consists of eleven Trustees, nine of whom are Independent Trustees. The Trustees have delegated significant oversight authority to the two standing committees of each Trust, the Audit Committee and Contract Review and Governance Committee, both of which consist solely of Independent Trustees. These committees meet separately and at
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times jointly, with the joint meetings intended to educate and involve all Independent Trustees in significant committee-level topics. As well as handling matters directly, the committees raise matters to the Board of Trustees for consideration. In addition to the oversight performed by the committees and the Board of Trustees, the Chairperson of the Board and the chairpersons of each committee interact frequently with management regarding topics to be considered at Board and committee meetings as well as items arising between meetings. At least once a year the Board of Trustees reviews its governance structure. The Board of Trustees believes its leadership structure is appropriate and effective in that it allows for oversight at the committee or Board level, as the case may be, while facilitating communications among the Trustees and between the Board and Fund management.
Standing Board Committees.
The Contract Review and Governance Committee of the Trusts consists solely of Independent Trustees and considers matters relating to advisory, subadvisory and distribution arrangements, potential conflicts of interest between Fund advisers and each Trust, and governance matters relating to the Trusts. The Contract Review and Governance Committee also makes nominations for Independent Trustee membership on each Board of Trustees when necessary and considers recommendations from shareholders of the Funds.
The total number of meetings of the Contract Review and Governance Committee for each Trust’s last fiscal year is listed in the following table:
Trust | Fiscal Year Ended | Number of Meetings | ||
Natixis Funds Trust I* Natixis Funds Trust II Gateway Trust Hansberger International Series | December 31, 2009 | 5 | ||
Natixis Funds Trust IV | January 31, 2010 | 5 | ||
Natixis Cash Management Trust | June 30, 2009 | 5 | ||
Loomis Sayles Funds I Loomis Sayles Funds II | September 30, 2009 | 5 | ||
* Loomis Sayles Core Plus Bond Fund, a series of Natixis Funds Trust I, has a fiscal year end of September 30, which is different from the other Funds in the Trust. |
The Audit Committee of the Trusts consists solely of Independent Trustees and considers matters relating to the scope and results of the Trusts’ audits and serves as a forum in which the independent registered public accounting firm can raise any issues or problems identified in an audit with the Board of Trustees. This
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Committee also reviews and monitors compliance with stated investment objectives and policies, and Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) regulations as well as operational issues relating to the transfer agent, administrator, sub-administrator and custodian. In addition, the Audit Committee implements procedures for receipt, retention and treatment of complaints received by the Fund regarding its accounting and internal accounting controls and the confidential, anonymous submission by officers of the Fund or employees of certain service providers of concerns related to such matters.
The total number of meetings of the Audit Committee for each Trust’s last fiscal year is listed in the following table:
Trust | Fiscal Year Ended | Number of Meetings | ||
Natixis Funds Trust I* Natixis Funds Trust II Gateway Trust Hansberger International Series | December 31, 2009 | 4 | ||
Natixis Funds Trust IV | January 31, 2010 | 4 | ||
Natixis Cash Management Trust | June 30, 2009 | 4 | ||
Loomis Sayles Funds I | September 30, 2009 | 4 | ||
Loomis Sayles Funds II | ||||
* Loomis Sayles Core Plus Bond Fund, a series of Natixis Funds Trust I, has a fiscal year end of September 30, which is different from the other Funds in the Trust. |
The current membership of each committee is as follows:
Audit Committee | Contract Review and Governance Committee | |
Daniel M. Cain – Chairman | Edward A. Benjamin – Chairman | |
Kenneth A. Drucker | Graham T. Allison, Jr. | |
Cynthia L. Walker | Wendell J. Knox | |
Erik R. Sirri | ||
Peter J. Smail |
As chairperson of the Board of Trustees, Ms. Moose is anex officio member of both Committees.
Board’s Role in Risk Oversight of the Funds
The Board’s role is one of oversight of the practices and processes of the Funds and their service providers, rather than active management of the Trusts, including in matters relating to risk management. The Board seeks to understand the key risks facing the Funds, including those involving conflicts of interest; how
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Fund management identifies and monitors these risks on an ongoing basis; how Fund management develops and implements controls to mitigate these risks; and how Fund management tests the effectiveness of those controls.
Periodically, Fund officers provide the full Board with an overview of the enterprise risk assessment program in place at Natixis Advisors and Natixis Distributors, L.P., which serve as the administrator of and principal underwriter to the Funds, respectively. Fund officers on a quarterly and annual basis also provide the Board (or one of its standing committees) with written and oral reports on regulatory and compliance matters, operational and service provider matters, organizational developments, product proposals, Fund and internal audit results, and insurance and fidelity bond coverage, along with a discussion of the risks and controls associated with these matters, and periodically make presentations to management on risk issues and industry best practices. Fund service providers, including advisers, subadvisers, transfer agents and the custodian, periodically provide Fund management and/or the Board with information about their risk assessment programs and/or the risks arising out of their activities. The scope and frequency of these reports vary. Fund officers also communicate with the Trustees between meetings regarding material exceptions and other items germane to the Board’s risk oversight function.
Pursuant to Rule 38a-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Board has appointed a Chief Compliance Officer (“CCO”) who is responsible for administering the Funds’ compliance program, including monitoring and enforcing compliance by the Funds and their service providers with the federal securities laws. The CCO has an active role in daily Fund operations and maintains a working relationship with all relevant advisory, compliance, operations and administration personnel for the Funds’ service providers. On at least a quarterly basis, the CCO reports to the Independent Trustees on significant compliance program developments, including material compliance matters, and on an annual basis, the CCO provides the full Board with a written report that summarizes his review and assessment of the adequacy of the compliance programs of the Funds and their service providers. The CCO also periodically communicates with the Audit Committee members between its scheduled meetings.
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Fund Securities Owned by the Trustees.
The following tables set forth the dollar range of shares of each Trust beneficially owned by each Trustee in (i) each Fund and (ii) all of the Funds in the Trusts, as of March 1, 2010.
Dollar Range of Equity Securities Owned by Each Trustee*
Name of Fund | Graham T. Allison, Jr.** | Edward A. Benjamin** | Daniel M. Cain** | Kenneth A. Drucker | Wendell J. Knox **/*** | |||||
Absolute Asia Dynamic Equity Fund***** | A | A | A | A | A | |||||
AEW Real Estate Fund | A | A | A | A | A | |||||
ASG Diversifying Strategies Fund | A | A | A | A | A | |||||
ASG Global Alternatives Fund | A | A | A | A | A | |||||
CGM Advisor Targeted Equity Fund | A | E | A | C | C | |||||
Gateway Fund | A | A | A | E | A | |||||
Hansberger All Countries Fund | A | A | A | A | A | |||||
Hansberger Emerging Markets Fund | A | A | A | A | A | |||||
Hansberger International Core Fund | A | A | A | A | A | |||||
Hansberger International Fund | A | A | E | A | C | |||||
Hansberger International Growth Fund | A | A | A | A | A | |||||
Hansberger International Value Fund | A | A | A | A | A | |||||
Harris Associates Large Cap Value Fund | A | A | A | A | A | |||||
Loomis Sayles Bond Fund | A | A | A | A | A | |||||
Loomis Sayles Core Plus Bond Fund | A | A | A | A | A | |||||
Loomis Sayles Disciplined Equity Fund | A | A | A | A | C | |||||
Loomis Sayles Fixed Income Fund | A | A | A | A | A | |||||
Loomis Sayles Global Bond Fund | A | A | A | A | A | |||||
Loomis Sayles Global Markets Fund | A | E | E | A | A | |||||
Loomis Sayles Growth Fund | A | A | A | A | A |
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Name of Fund | Graham T. Allison, Jr.** | Edward A. Benjamin** | Daniel M. Cain** | Kenneth A. Drucker | Wendell J. Knox **/*** | |||||
Loomis Sayles High Income Fund | A | A | A | A | A | |||||
Loomis Sayles High Income Opportunities Fund | A | A | A | A | A | |||||
Loomis Sayles Inflation Protected Securities Fund | A | A | A | A | A | |||||
Loomis Sayles Institutional High Income Fund | A | A | A | A | D | |||||
Loomis Sayles Intermediate Duration Fixed Income Fund | A | A | A | A | A | |||||
Loomis Sayles International Bond Fund | A | A | A | A | A | |||||
Loomis Sayles Investment Grade Fixed Income Fund | A | A | A | A | A | |||||
Loomis Sayles Investment Grade Bond Fund | A | A | A | A | A | |||||
Loomis Sayles Limited Term Government and Agency Fund | E | A | A | A | A | |||||
Loomis Sayles Mid Cap Growth | A | A | A | C | A | |||||
Loomis Sayles Securitized Asset Fund | A | A | A | A | A | |||||
Loomis Sayles Small Cap Growth Fund | A | A | A | A | A | |||||
Loomis Sayles Small Cap Value Fund | A | E | A | A | C | |||||
Loomis Sayles Strategic Income Fund | A | E | A | A | A | |||||
Loomis Sayles Value Fund | A | A | A | A | A | |||||
Natixis Cash Management Trust—Money Market Series | A | A | A | A | A | |||||
Natixis Income Diversified Portfolio | A | A | A | A | A | |||||
Natixis U.S. Diversified Portfolio | A | A | A | A | A | |||||
Vaughan Nelson Small Cap Value Fund | A | A | E | A | A | |||||
Vaughan Nelson Value Opportunity Fund | A | A | A | A | A | |||||
Aggregate Dollar Range of Equity Securities in All Funds Overseen by Trustee or Nominee in Family of Investment Companies | E | E | E | E | E |
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Dollar Range of Equity Securities Owned by Each Trustee* (continued)
Name of Fund | Sandy O. Moose** | Erik R. Sirri | Peter J. Smail | Cynthia L. Walker | ||||
Absolute Asia Dynamic Equity Fund***** | A | A | A | A | ||||
AEW Real Estate Fund | A | A | A | A | ||||
ASG Diversifying Strategies Fund | A | A | A | A | ||||
ASG Global Alternatives Fund | A | A | A | A | ||||
CGM Advisor Targeted Equity Fund | A | A | A | A | ||||
Gateway Fund | A | A | A | A | ||||
Hansberger All Countries Fund | A | A | A | A | ||||
Hansberger Emerging Markets Fund | A | A | A | A | ||||
Hansberger International Core Fund | A | A | A | A | ||||
Hansberger International Fund | A | A | A | D | ||||
Hansberger International Growth Fund | A | A | A | A | ||||
Hansberger International Value Fund | A | A | A | A | ||||
Harris Associates Large Cap Value Fund | A | A | A | A | ||||
Loomis Sayles Bond Fund | E | A | A | A | ||||
Loomis Sayles Core Plus Bond Fund | A | A | A | A | ||||
Loomis Sayles Disciplined Equity Fund | A | A | A | A | ||||
Loomis Sayles Fixed Income Fund | A | B | A | A | ||||
Loomis Sayles Global Bond Fund | A | A | A | A | ||||
Loomis Sayles Global Markets Fund | A | A | A | A | ||||
Loomis Sayles Growth Fund | A | A | A | D | ||||
Loomis Sayles High Income Fund | A | A | A | A | ||||
Loomis Sayles High Income Opportunities Fund | A | A | A | A | ||||
Loomis Sayles Inflation Protected Securities Fund | A | A | A | A | ||||
Loomis Sayles Institutional High Income Fund | A | A | A | A | ||||
Loomis Sayles Intermediate Duration Fixed Income Fund | A | A | A | A | ||||
Loomis Sayles International Bond Fund | A | A | A | A | ||||
Loomis Sayles Investment Grade Fixed Income Fund | A | B | A | A | ||||
Loomis Sayles Investment Grade Bond Fund | A | A | A | A | ||||
Loomis Sayles Limited Term Government and Agency Fund | A | A | A | A | ||||
Loomis Sayles Mid Cap Growth | A | A | A | A | ||||
Loomis Sayles Securitized Asset Fund | A | A | A | A | ||||
Loomis Sayles Small Cap Growth Fund | A | A | A | A |
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Name of Fund | Sandy O. Moose** | Erik R. Sirri | Peter J. Smail | Cynthia L. Walker | ||||
Loomis Sayles Small Cap Value Fund | A | A | A | A | ||||
Loomis Sayles Strategic Income Fund | A | A | A | E | ||||
Loomis Sayles Value Fund | A | A | A | D | ||||
Natixis Cash Management Trust—Money Market Series | A | A | A | A | ||||
Natixis Income Diversified Portfolio | A | A | A | A | ||||
Natixis U.S. Diversified Portfolio | A | A | A | A | ||||
Vaughan Nelson Small Cap Value Fund | A | A | A | A | ||||
Vaughan Nelson Value Opportunity Fund | A | A | A | A | ||||
Aggregate Dollar Range of Equity Securities in All Funds Overseen by Trustee or Nominee in Family of Investment Companies | E | B | A | E |
Dollar Range of Equity Securities Owned by Each Trustee* (continued)
Name of Fund | Robert J. Blanding1 | John T. Hailer1 | ||
Absolute Asia Dynamic Equity Fund***** | A | A | ||
AEW Real Estate Fund | A | A | ||
ASG Diversifying Strategies Fund | A | A | ||
ASG Global Alternatives Fund | A | A | ||
CGM Advisor Targeted Equity Fund | A | D | ||
Gateway Fund | A | B | ||
Hansberger All Countries Fund | A | A | ||
Hansberger Emerging Markets Fund | A | A | ||
Hansberger International Core Fund | A | A | ||
Hansberger International Fund | A | A | ||
Hansberger International Growth Fund | A | A | ||
Hansberger International Value Fund | A | A | ||
Harris Associates Large Cap Value Fund | A | E | ||
Loomis Sayles Bond Fund | E | A | ||
Loomis Sayles Core Plus Bond Fund | A | A | ||
Loomis Sayles Disciplined Equity Fund | A | A | ||
Loomis Sayles Fixed Income Fund | A | A | ||
Loomis Sayles Global Bond Fund | A | A | ||
Loomis Sayles Global Markets Fund | A | A | ||
Loomis Sayles Growth Fund | E | A | ||
Loomis Sayles High Income Fund | A | A |
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Name of Fund | Robert J. Blanding1 | John T. Hailer1 | ||
Loomis Sayles High Income Opportunities Fund | A | A | ||
Loomis Sayles Inflation Protected Securities Fund | A | A | ||
Loomis Sayles Institutional High Income Fund | E | A | ||
Loomis Sayles Intermediate Duration Fixed Income Fund | A | A | ||
Loomis Sayles International Bond Fund | A | A | ||
Loomis Sayles Investment Grade Fixed Income Fund | A | A | ||
Loomis Sayles Investment Grade Bond Fund | A | A | ||
Loomis Sayles Limited Term Government and Agency Fund | A | A | ||
Loomis Sayles Mid Cap Growth | E | A | ||
Loomis Sayles Securitized Asset Fund | A | A | ||
Loomis Sayles Small Cap Growth Fund | E | D | ||
Loomis Sayles Small Cap Value Fund | E | E | ||
Loomis Sayles Strategic Income Fund | E | D | ||
Loomis Sayles Value Fund | E | A | ||
Natixis Cash Management Trust—Money Market Series | A | A | ||
Natixis Income Diversified Portfolio | A | A | ||
Natixis U.S. Diversified Portfolio | A | A | ||
Vaughan Nelson Small Cap Value Fund | A | A | ||
Vaughan Nelson Value Opportunity Fund | A | A | ||
Aggregate Dollar Range of Equity Securities in All Funds Overseen by Trustee or Nominee in Family of Investment Companies | E | E |
* | A. None |
B. $1—10,000 |
C. $10,001—$50,000 |
D. $50,001—$100,000 |
E. over $100,000 |
** Amounts include notional amounts held through the Trustees’ deferred compensation plan.
*** Mr. Knox was appointed as a Trustee effective July 1, 2009.
**** Mr. Sirri and Mr. Smail were appointed as Trustees effective December 1, 2009.
***** Absolute Asia Dynamic Equity Fund commenced operations on February 26, 2010.
1 | Messrs. Hailer and Blanding are Interested Trustees. |
The Trusts pay no compensation to their officers or to their Trustees who are Interested Trustees.
The Chairperson of the Board receives a retainer fee at the annual rate of $250,000. The Chairperson does not receive any meeting attendance fees for Board of Trustees meetings or committee meetings that she attends. Each Independent Trustee (other than the Chairperson) receives, in the aggregate, a retainer fee at the
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annual rate of $80,000. Each Independent Trustee also receives a meeting attendance fee of $10,000 for each meeting of the Board of Trustees that he or she attends in person and $5,000 for each meeting of the Board of Trustees that he or she attends telephonically. In addition, each committee chairman receives an additional retainer fee at the annual rate of $15,000. Each Contract Review and Governance Committee member is compensated $6,000 for each Committee meeting that he or she attends in person and $3,000 for each committee meeting that he or she attends telephonically. Each Audit Committee member is compensated $7,500 for each Committee meeting that he or she attends in person and $3,750 for each meeting he or she attends telephonically. Each member of thead hocCommittee on Alternative Investments (Messrs. Benjamin, Cain and Drucker) received a one-time fee of $10,000. Thead hocCommittee on Alternative Investments is not a standing committee. These fees are allocated among the funds in the Natixis Funds Trusts, Loomis Sayles Funds Trusts and Hansberger International Series based on a formula that takes into account, among other factors, the relative net assets of each fund.
The Natixis Funds Trusts, Loomis Sayles Funds Trusts and Hansberger International Series do not provide pension or retirement benefits to Trustees, but have adopted a deferred compensation plan under which each Trustee may elect not to receive fees from the Funds on a current basis but to receive in a subsequent period an amount equal to the value that such fees would have been if they had been invested in a Fund or Funds selected by the Trustee on the normal payment date for such fees.
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During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009, the Trustees of the Trusts received the amounts set forth in the following table for serving as Trustees of the Trusts.
Compensation Table
Total Aggregate Compensation from each Trust
Natixis Funds Trust I* | Natixis Funds Trust II* | Natixis Trust | Natixis ment Trust* | Gateway Trust* | Loomis Sayles Funds I* | Loomis Sayles Funds II* | Hansberger tional Series* | Total sation | ||||||||||
Graham T. Allison, Jr. | $11,431 | $5,908 | $1,543 | $1,761 | $ 7,313 | $39,702 | $40,286 | $6,626 | $115,000 | |||||||||
Edward A. Benjamin | $14,581 | $7,672 | $1,997 | $2,252 | $ 8,960 | $49,799 | $50,751 | $8,530 | $145,000 | |||||||||
Daniel M. Cain | $13,817 | $7,736 | $1,924 | $2,190 | $ 9,166 | $50,265 | $51,103 | $8,325 | $145,000 | |||||||||
Kenneth A. Drucker | $12,512 | $7,015 | $1,743 | $1,981 | $ 8,275 | $45,490 | $46,264 | $7,539 | $131,250 | |||||||||
Wendell J. Knox*** | $ 6,129 | $3,598 | $ 860 | $ 936 | $ 3,755 | $22,696 | $23,362 | $3,664 | $ 65,000 | |||||||||
Sandra O. Moose | $ 8,298 | $ 795 | $ 396 | $1,095 | $19,308 | $84,669 | $82,166 | $3,232 | $200,000 | |||||||||
Erik R. Sirri**** | $ 464 | $ 233 | $ 61 | $ 69 | $ 342 | $ 2,013 | $ 2,074 | $ 265 | $ 5,521 | |||||||||
Peter J. Smail**** | $ 464 | $ 233 | $ 61 | $ 69 | $ 342 | $ 2,013 | $ 2,074 | $ 265 | $ 5,521 | |||||||||
Cynthia L. Walker | $11,980 | $6,291 | $1,624 | $1,852 | $ 7,889 | $43,276 | $43,978 | $7,040 | $124,375 | |||||||||
Robert J. Blanding | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 | |||||||||
John T. Hailer | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 |
* | Amounts include payments deferred by the trustees for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009. The total amount of deferred compensation accrued for Natixis Funds Trust I as of December 31, 2009 for the Trustees is as follows: Allison ($550,321), Benjamin ($218,753), Cain ($273,740), Knox ($19,174), Sirri ($1,521) and Walker ($132,158). The total amount of deferred compensation accrued for Natixis Funds Trust II as of December 31, 2009 for the Trustees is as follows: Allison ($129,311), Benjamin ($51,401), Cain ($64,321), Knox ($4,505), Sirri ($357) and Walker ($31,054). The total amount of deferred compensation accrued for Natixis Funds Trust IV as of December 31, 2009 for the Trustees is as follows: Allison ($22,500), Benjamin ($8,944), Cain ($11,192), Knox ($784), Sirri ($62) and Walker ($5,403). The total amount of deferred compensation accrued for Natixis Cash Management Trust as of December 31, 2009 for the Trustees is as follows: Allison ($90,466), Benjamin ($35,960), Cain ($44,999), Knox ($3,152), Sirri ($250) and Walker ($21,725). The total amount of deferred compensation accrued for Gateway Trust as of December 31, 2009 for the Trustees is as follows: Allison ($37,013), Benjamin ($14,713), Cain ($18,411), Knox ($1,290), Sirri ($102) and Walker ($8,889). The total amount of deferred compensation accrued for Loomis Sayles Funds I as of December 31, 2009 for the Trustees is as follows: Allison ($506,289), Benjamin ($201,250), Cain ($251,838), Knox ($17,640), Sirri ($1,399) and Walker ($121,584). The total amount of deferred compensation accrued for Loomis Sayles Funds II as of December 31, 2009 for the Trustees is as follows: Allison ($591,004), Benjamin ($234,924), Cain ($293,976), Knox ($20,591), Sirri ($1,633) and Walker ($141,928). The total amount of deferred compensation accrued for Hansberger International Series as of December 31, 2009 for the Trustees is as follows: Allison ($41,986), Benjamin ($16,689), Cain ($20,884), Knox ($1,463), Sirri ($116) and Walker ($10,083). |
** | Total compensation represents amounts paid during 2009 to a Trustee for serving on the Board of Trustees of nine trusts with a total of thirty-nine (39) funds as of December 31, 2009. The total compensation includes amounts received from the Harris Associates Focused Value Fund, the sole series of Natixis Funds Trust III, which was liquidated on April 17, 2009 and the Delafield Select |
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Fund, which was liquidated on September 28, 2009. The Absolute Asia Dynamic Equity Fund, a series of Natixis Funds Trust I, commenced operations on February 26, 2010 and, therefore, is not included in the total compensation amounts. |
*** | Mr. Knox was appointed as a Trustee effective July 1, 2009. |
**** | Mr. Sirri and Mr. Smail were appointed as Trustees effective December 1, 2009. |
Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
At the regular meeting of the Boards of Trustees on June 4, 2009, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (“PwC”) was selected and approved by the Board of Trustees of Natixis Cash Management Trust to serve as the independent registered public accounting firm for Natixis Cash Management Trust—Money Market Series for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2010. At the regular meeting of the Boards of Trustees on November 19, 2009, PwC was selected and approved by the Boards of Trustees of Natixis Funds Trust I (with respect to Loomis Sayles Core Plus Bond Fund only), Loomis Sayles Funds I and Loomis Sayles Funds II to serve as the independent registered public accounting firm for such Funds for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010. At the regular meeting of the Boards of Trustees on March 12, 2010, PwC was selected and approved by the Boards of Trustees of Natixis Funds Trust I (except with respect to the series mentioned above), Natixis Funds Trust II, Gateway Trust and Hansberger International Series to serve as the independent public registered public accounting firm for such Funds for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2010 and by the Board of Trustees of Natixis Funds Trust IV for AEW Real Estate Fund for the fiscal year ending January 31, 2011. If requested by any Shareholder at a reasonable time before the Meeting, a Representative of PwC will be present by telephone at the Meeting to respond to appropriate questions and will have an opportunity to make a statement if he or she chooses to do so. PwC is located at 125 High Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02110.
The following table sets forth the aggregate fees billed for professional services rendered by PwC to the Trusts in each of the last two fiscal years.
Trust and Fiscal Year Ended | Audit Fees1 | Audit-Related Fees2 | Tax Fees3 | All Other Fees4 | ||||
Natixis Funds Trust I* | ||||||||
September 30, 2009 | $ 40,127 | $ 58 | $ 6,566 | $ — | ||||
September 30, 2008 | $ 40,113 | $ 831 | $12,260 | $ — | ||||
Natixis Funds Trust I* | ||||||||
December 31, 2009 | $192,280 | $ 587 | $43,068 | $ — | ||||
December 31, 2008 | $200,126 | $1,396 | $63,696 | $ — | ||||
Natixis Funds Trust II | ||||||||
December 31, 2009 | $141,600 | $1,052 | $34,654 | $ — | ||||
December 31, 2008 | $145,308 | $ 191 | $31,366 | $2,500 |
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Trust and Fiscal Year Ended | Audit Fees1 | Audit-Related Fees2 | Tax Fees3 | All Other Fees4 | ||||
Natixis Funds Trust IV | ||||||||
January 31, 2010 | $ 43,990 | $ 31 | $ 14,360 | $ — | ||||
January 31, 2009 | $ 44,375 | $ 132 | $ 16,981 | $ — | ||||
Natixis Cash Management Trust | ||||||||
June 30, 2009 | $ 30,162 | $ 303 | $ 2,700 | $ — | ||||
June 30, 2008 | $ 30,073 | $ 297 | $ 5,868 | $ — | ||||
Gateway Trust | ||||||||
December 31, 2009 | $ 56,000 | $ 2,718 | $ 16,112 | $ — | ||||
December 31, 2008 | $ 56,000 | $ — | $ 8,000 | $ — | ||||
Hansberger International Series | ||||||||
December 31, 2009 | $168,000 | $ 242 | $ 29,559 | $ — | ||||
December 31, 2008 | $173,231 | $ 404 | $ 39,944 | $ — | ||||
Loomis Sayles Funds I | ||||||||
September 30, 2009 | $352,882 | $ 4,741 | $ 96,509 | $ — | ||||
September 30, 2008 | $352,741 | $17,960 | $112,821 | $ — | ||||
Loomis Sayles Funds II | ||||||||
September 30, 2009 | $418,399 | $ 4,266 | $105,143 | $25,795 | ||||
September 30, 2008 | $419,167 | $29,851 | $131,205 | $29,562 |
1 | Audit Fees: 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. |
2 | Audit-Related Fees: Fees related to assurance and related services that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit or review of financial statements, but not reported under “Audit Fees,” including accounting consultations for proposed transactions or concerning financial accounting and reporting standards and other audit or attest services not required by statute or regulation. |
3 | Tax Fees: 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. |
4 | All Other Fees: Fees for products and services provided by the auditor other than those reported under “Audit Fees,” “Audit-Related Fees” and “Tax Fees.” |
* | One series of Natixis Funds Trust I, Loomis Sayles Core Plus Bond Fund, has a fiscal year end of September 30, which is different from the other Funds in the Trust. |
On an annual basis, the Treasurer of the Funds submits to the Audit Committee information on the audit, audit-related, tax and other non-audit services to be rendered to the Funds that require pre-approval by the Audit Committee. This
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information provides a description of each type of service that is expected to require pre-approval, the maximum fees that can be paid for each service without further approval and the rationale for engaging the independent auditor to perform each service. The Audit Committee reviews and approves these services and reviews the projected fees for the next calendar year.
A report is provided to the Audit Committee at regularly scheduled, quarterly Audit Committee meetings containing a summary of the services provided during the prior quarter and the level of fees associated with those services. Any subsequent revisions to already pre-approved services or fees (including fee increases) are also presented for consideration at the quarterly meetings as needed. If, subsequent to the annual pre-approval of services by the Audit Committee, the Funds or one of their affiliates determine that they would like to engage the Funds’ independent auditors to perform a service not already pre-approved, the Funds or such affiliate submits a request to the Treasurer. If the Treasurer determines that the service fits within the independence guidelines (e.g., it is not a prohibited service), the Treasurer will arrange for a discussion of the service to be included on the agenda for the next regularly scheduled Audit Committee meeting so that pre-approval can be considered.
If, in the opinion of the Treasurer of the Funds, a proposed engagement needs to commence before the next regularly scheduled Audit Committee meeting, the Treasurer shall submit a written summary of the proposed engagement to all members of the Audit Committee outlining the services, the estimated maximum cost, the category of the services (e.g., audit, audit-related, tax or other) and the rationale for engaging the independent auditor to perform the services. Pursuant to procedures approved by the Boards, to the extent the proposed engagement involves audit, audit-related or tax services, any one individual member of the Audit Committee who is an Independent Trustee is authorized under these procedures to pre-approve the engagement. To the extent the proposed engagement involves non-audit services other than audit, audit-related or tax services, the approval of a majority of the Audit Committee is required to pre-approve the engagement. The Treasurer will arrange for this interim review and coordinate with the appropriate member(s) of the Audit Committee. An independent auditor must not commence the engagement under consideration until the Treasurer has indicated that the requisite approval has been obtained. The member of the Audit Committee who pre-approves any engagements between regularly scheduled Audit Committee meetings must report, for informational purposes only, any such pre-approval decisions to the Audit Committee at its next regularly scheduled meeting. The percentage of “Audit-Related Fees,” “Tax Fees” and “All Other Fees” set forth in the table above that were approved pursuant to 17 C.F.R. 210.2-01(c)(7)(i)(C) was zero.
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The following table sets forth the aggregate fees billed for non-audit services rendered by PwC to each Trust and to their respective investment advisers (but not any subadvisers), and any other entity controlling, controlled by or under common control with an investment adviser that provides services to a Trust during each of the last two fiscal years.
Trust and Fiscal Year Ended | Non-Audit Fees | |
Natixis Funds Trust I* | ||
September 30, 2009 | $ 25,124 | |
September 30, 2008 | $ 25,091 | |
Natixis Funds Trust I* | ||
December 31, 2009 | $368,846 | |
December 31, 2008 | $290,115 | |
Natixis Funds Trust II | ||
December 31, 2009 | $ 98,116 | |
December 31, 2008 | $158,134 | |
Natixis Funds Trust IV | ||
January 31, 2010 | $ 93,891 | |
January 31, 2009 | $ 29,113 | |
Natixis Cash Management Trust | ||
June 30, 2009 | $ 15,003 | |
June 30, 2008 | $ 6,165 | |
Gateway Trust | ||
December 31, 2009 | $ 30,830 | |
December 31, 2008 | $ 20,000 | |
Hansberger International Series | ||
December 31, 2009 | $237,082 | |
December 31, 2008 | $153,294 | |
Loomis Sayles Funds I | ||
September 30, 2009 | $119,750 | |
September 30, 2008 | $142,781 | |
Loomis Sayles Funds II | ||
September 30, 2009 | $153,704 | |
September 30, 2008 | $202,618 |
* | One series of Natixis Funds Trust I, Loomis Sayles Core Plus Bond Fund, has a fiscal year end of September 30, which is different from the other Funds in the Trust. |
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In approving the selection of PwC, the Audit Committee considered, in addition to other practices and requirements relating to the selection of the Fund’s auditors, whether PwC’s provision of the non-audit services covered in the table above under “Non-Audit Fees” to the Funds, the investment advisers and certain related other parties are compatible with maintaining the independence of PwC as the Funds’ principal accountants.
Nomination and Election of Trustees By Shareholders
The Agreement and Declaration of Trust of each Trust does not provide for the annual election of Trustees. However, in accordance with the 1940 Act, (i) each Trust will hold a shareholders’ meeting for the election of Trustees at such time as less than a majority of the Trustees holding office have been elected by shareholders, and (ii) if, as a result of a vacancy in the Board of Trustees, less than two-thirds of the Trustees holding office have been elected by the shareholders, that vacancy may only be filled by a vote of the shareholders. As mentioned above under “Standing Board Committees,” the duties of each Trust’s Contract Review and Governance Committee includes the consideration and nomination of candidates for election as Independent Trustees. This Committee will consider nominations from shareholders that comply with the requirements discussed above. The charter of the Contract Review and Governance Committee is attached asAppendix A to this Proxy Statement.
The Committee will, when a vacancy on the Board of the Trusts exists or is anticipated, consider any candidate for Independent Trustee recommended by a shareholder of the Fund that is submitted in accordance with the procedures by which shareholders may communicate with the Board of Trustees. Pursuant to those procedures, shareholders must submit a recommendation for nomination in a signed writing addressed to the attention of the Board of Trustees, c/o Secretary of the Funds, Natixis Asset Management Advisors, L.P., 399 Boylston Street, 12th Floor, Boston, MA 02116. This written communication must (i) be signed by the shareholder, (ii) include the name and address of the shareholder, (iii) identify the Trust(s) to which the communication relates, and (iv) identify the account number, class and number of shares held by the shareholder as of a recent date or the intermediary through which the shares are held. The recommendation must be received in a timely manner (and in any event no later than the date specified for receipt of shareholder proposals in any applicable proxy statement with respect to the Fund). A recommendation for trustee nomination shall be kept on file and considered by the Board for six (6) months from the date of receipt, after which the recommendation shall be considered stale and discarded. The recommendation must contain sufficient background information concerning the trustee candidate to enable a proper judgment to be made as to the candidate’s qualifications.
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The Committee has not established specific, minimum qualifications that must be met by an individual to be recommended by the Committee for nomination as an Independent Trustee. When nominating an individual to fill a vacancy on a Fund’s Board, the Committee may seek referrals from a variety of sources, including current Trustees, management of the Funds, Funds counsel, and counsel to the Trustees, as well as shareholders of the Funds in accordance with the procedures described above. In evaluating nominees for a position on the Board, the Committee may consider a variety of factors, including (i) the nominee’s knowledge in matters relating to the mutual fund industry; (ii) any experience possessed by the nominee as a director or senior officer of other public companies; (iii) the nominee’s educational background; (iv) the nominee’s reputation for high ethical standards and personal and professional integrity; (v) any specific financial, technical or other expertise possessed by the nominee, and the extent to which such expertise would complement the Board’s existing mix of skills and qualifications; (vi) the nominee’s perceived ability to contribute to the ongoing functions of the Board, including the nominee’s ability and commitment to attend meetings regularly and work collaboratively with other members of the Board; (vii) the nominee’s ability to qualify as an Independent Trustee for purposes of applicable regulations; and (viii) such other factors as the Committee determines to be relevant in light of the existing composition of the Board and any anticipated vacancies or other transitions. Prior to making a final recommendation to the Board, the Committee may conduct personal interviews with the nominees it concludes are the most qualified candidates. Any individuals recommended by shareholders will be evaluated in the same manner as individuals brought to the Board’s attention in some other manner.
The Committee believes that Trustees should be chosen to reflect a diversity of viewpoints. Although the Committee has not adopted a particular definition of diversity nor a diversity policy, when considering a nominee for the Board of Trustees, the Committee generally considers the nominee’s professional experience, education, skills, life experiences and other individual qualities. The nomination and evaluative process used by the Committee is intended to result in a Board that is composed of individuals who can fairly represent the interests and concerns of Fund shareholders.
Shareholder Communications with the Boards
Shareholders may mail written communications to the Boards of Trustees, addressed as follows:
To the Attention of the Board of Trustees
c/o Coleen Downs Dinneen, Secretary
Natixis Asset Management Advisors, L.P.
399 Boylston Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02116
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A shareholder’s written communication must (i) be signed by the shareholder, (ii) include the shareholder’s name and address, (iii) identify the Funds(s) to which it relates and (iv) identify the account number, class and number of shares held by the shareholder as of a recent date or the intermediary through which the shares are held. Shareholders may also email communications to the Board of Trustees to secretaryofthefunds@ga.natixis.com, provided, however, that communications regarding recommendations for Trustee candidates may not be submitted by email and must instead be submitted as described above.
The Secretary is responsible for collecting, reviewing and organizing all properly submitted shareholder communications. Except as provided below, the Secretary shall either (i) provide a copy of each properly submitted shareholder communications to the appropriate Committee of the Board, as determined by the Secretary, at the next regularly scheduled Board meeting or (ii) if the Secretary determines that the communication requires more immediate attention, forward the communication to the appropriate Board Committee promptly after receipt; in either case, the Secretary may also provide, in addition to such shareholder communication, a proposed response to such communication. Except with respect to shareholder recommendations regarding candidates to the Board, the Secretary may, in good faith, determine that a shareholder communication should not be provided to the Board because it does not reasonably relate to a Fund or its operations, management, activities, policies, service providers, Board, officers, shareholders or other matters relating to an investment in the Fund or is otherwise ministerial in nature (such as a request for Fund literature, share data or financial information). These procedures shall not apply to (i) any communication from an officer or Trustee of the Fund, (ii) any communication from an employee or agent (for example, an employee of the Fund’s investment adviser, administrator, custodian, distributor and transfer agent) of the Fund, unless such communication is made solely in such employee’s or agent’s capacity as a shareholder, or (iii) any shareholder proposal submitted pursuant to Rule 14a-8 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or any communication made in connection with such a proposal (i.e., shareholder proxy proposals).
The Trustees unanimously recommend that shareholders vote FOR each Nominee.
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Important Notice Regarding Delivery of Shareholder Documents
In our continuing effort to reduce your fund’s expenses and the amount of mail that you receive from the Funds, we may mail only a single copy of prospectuses, proxy statements, Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials and financial reports to your household when more than one family member owns the same fund or funds. Additional copies may be obtained by calling 800-225-5478.
This program will be in effect until you notify us that you do not want to participate in this combined mailing program. If you wish to receive separate mailings for each member of your household in the future, please call us and we will resume separate mailings within 30 days of your request.
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II. PROPOSAL 2: CHANGES TO CERTAIN FUNDAMENTAL INVESTMENT POLICIES OF THE HANSBERGER INTERNATIONAL SERIES FUNDS
Background.
The primary purpose of Proposals 2-A through 2-D is to amend and modernize the current fundamental policies of each HIS Fund so as to better align them with existing law as well as other fundamental policies of the funds over which the Board has oversight. Hansberger Global Investors, Inc. (“HGI”), the adviser to each HIS Fund, recently undertook a review of the HIS Funds’ fundamental investment policies, and as a result of this review, recommended such changes. The Trustees have concurred with HGI’s analysis of the fundamental investment policies of the HIS Funds and propose to shareholders the adoption of these modernized fundamental investment policies. Except as discussed below, HGI didnot propose these changes because of any proposed or anticipated changes in the HIS Funds’ investment strategies; instead, the changes were proposed to clarify certain restrictions and to delete other unnecessarily constraining, and not legally required, restrictions.
Discussion of Proposals.
PROPOSAL 2-A: INVESTMENTS IN REAL ESTATE; OPEN-END INVESTMENT COMPANIES; INTERESTS IN OIL, GAS, OR MINERALS; AND COMMODITY CONTRACTS
The Trustees recommend deleting the following fundamental investment policy:
[Each Fund will not] invest in real estate or mortgages on real estate (although a Fund may invest in marketable securities secured by real estate or interests therein or issued by companies or investment trusts which invest in real estate or interests therein); invest in other open-end investment companies (except in connection with a merger, consolidation, acquisition or reorganization); invest in interests (other than debentures or equity stock interests) in oil, gas or other mineral exploration or development programs; or purchase or sell commodity contracts (except futures contracts, as described herein).
and replacing it with the following two policies:
[Each Fund will not] purchase or sell real estate, although it may purchase securities of issuers which deal in real estate, securities which are secured by interests in real estate, and securities which represent interests in real estate, and it may acquire and dispose of real estate or interests in real estate acquired through the exercise of its rights as a holder of debt obligations secured by real estate or interests therein.
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[Each Fund will not] purchase or sell commodities, except that the Fund may purchase and sell futures contracts and options, may enter into foreign exchange contracts and may enter into swap agreements and other financial transactions not requiring the delivery of physical commodities.
This proposal basically involves the following four substantive changes:
• | Revising the portion of the policy relating to investments in real estate and real estate-related securities to provide greater clarity as to the types of investments allowed, as well as to potentially allow the HIS Funds greater flexibility in exercising rights as a debt holder (e.g., acquiring real estate through foreclosure proceedings). |
• | Eliminating the restriction on investments in open-end investment companies. As discussed in more detail below, this change will, among other things, explicitly provide the HIS Funds with the flexibility to invest in exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”). |
• | Removing the limitations on oil, gas or other mineral exploration investments to eliminate unnecessary restrictions not otherwise required by law. |
• | The changes to the portion of the policy relating to investments in commodities is meant to further clarify that the restrictions on investments in commodities will not restrict the HIS Funds’ ability to invest in certain derivative contracts. |
Except as discussed below, the HIS Funds do not currently expect to rely on the additional investment flexibility provided by the revised policy.
HGI believes that the flexibility to invest in other open-end investment companies could enhance each HIS Fund’s ability to achieve its investment objective. For example, if shareholders approve the Proposal, the HIS Funds would have the flexibility to purchase shares of ETFs for the purpose of investing excess cash where HGI belives that being fully invested serves the interests of the HIS Funds.
HGI believes that ETFs can offer opportunities for each HIS Fund to gain exposure for its cash position to foreign securities in a cost-effective and efficient manner. Furthermore, HGI recognizes that by investing in foreign markets through ETFs and certain other open-end investment companies, the HIS Funds may be able to avoid or lessen significant transactional or custodial costs. As a shareholder in another investment company, an HIS Fund would bear its ratable share of that investment company’s expenses, including its advisory and administration fees, and, at the same time, the HIS Fund would continue to pay its own management fees and other expenses. However, HGI believes that, in certain instances, the
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additional costs incurred in paying these additional fees would be equal to or less than the costs incurred by investing in the underlying securities directly, or that, without otherwise investing in these ETFs or other investment companies, the HIS Funds would not have access to the underlying securities held by the ETFs or these investment companies. It is important to note that the HIS Funds’ ability to invest in other registered investment companies, including ETFs, will continue to be subject to limitations under the 1940 Act.
PROPOSAL 2-B: ACTING AS AN UNDERWRITER,
ISSUING SENIOR SECURITIES, OR PURCHASING ON MARGIN
The Trustees recommend deleting the following fundamental investment policy:
[Each Fund will not] act as an underwriter, issue senior securities except as set forth in investment restrictions 5 [borrowing] and 6 [pledging assets] below, or purchase on margin, except that a Fund may make margin payments in connection with futures, options and currency transactions.
and replacing it with the following two policies, listed separately:
[Each Fund will not] act as an underwriter of securities of other issuers except that, in the disposition of portfolio securities, it may be deemed to be an underwriter under the federal securities laws.
[Each Fund will not] make short sales of securities or maintain a short position or purchase securities on margin, except that the Fund may obtain short-term credits as necessary for the clearance of security transactions, and the Fund may make any short sales or maintain any short positions where the short sales or short positions would not constitute “senior securities” under the 1940 Act.
Replacing the existing policy with the two provided clarifies that (1) an HIS Fund may dispose of its own securities even if such disposition deems the HIS Fund to be an underwriter under the federal securities laws, (2) an HIS Fund may borrow in connection with the clearance and settlement of security transactions, and (3) an HIS Fund may maintain short positions and engage in short sale transactions to the extent they are not senior securities under the 1940 Act. HIS believes that although the HIS Funds were already permitted to engage in many of these transactions under their current restrictions, it is desirable to make that permission explicit.
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The Trustees recommend deleting the following fundamental investment policy:
[Each Fund will not] loan money, except that a Fund may (i) purchase a portion of an issue of publicly distributed bonds, debentures, notes and other evidences of indebtedness, (ii) enter into repurchase agreements and (iii) lend its portfolio securities.
and replacing it with the following:
[Each Fund will not] make loans, except that the Fund may purchase or hold debt instruments in accordance with its investment objectives and policies, provided however, this restriction does not apply to repurchase agreements or loans of portfolio securities;
Replacing the existing policy with the latter provides greater flexibility to the HIS Funds by allowing debt obligations to be held to the fullest extent allowed by the HIS Funds’ investment objectives and policies rather than limiting the potential obligations to those enumerated in the fundamental policy.
PROPOSAL 2-D: BORROWING MONEY AND MORTGAGING, PLEDGING, OR HYPOTHECATING ITS ASSETS
The Trustees recommend deleting the following fundamental investment policies:
[Each Fund will not] borrow money, except that a Fund may engage in dollar roll transactions and reverse repurchase agreements, and may borrow money from banks in an amount not exceeding one-third of the value of its total assets (including the amount borrowed);
and
[Each Fund will not] mortgage, pledge or hypothecate its assets (except as may be necessary in connection with permitted borrowings); provided, however, this does not prohibit escrow, collateral or margin arrangements in connection with its use of options, futures contracts and options on future contracts;
and replacing them with the following policy:
[Each Fund will not] borrow money, except to the extent permitted under the 1940 Act;
Because the 1940 Act, and the Securities and Exchange Commission guidance under the 1940 Act, places limits on borrowings by the HIS Funds (and all Funds),
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listing the extent of the HIS Funds’ ability to borrow and pledge assets in the fundamental investment policies is unnecessary. Furthermore, in the event the law changes, were the policies to remain as is, the HIS Funds’ ability to take advantage of any such change might require a shareholder vote to change its fundamental investment policy, whereas having the new policy in place would allow the HIS Funds to adapt without delay and additional expense.
Summary.
The Trustees believe that the proposed changes to the HIS Funds’ fundamental investment policies discussed above are in the best interests of each HIS Fund and its shareholders, and recommend that shareholders vote FOR each proposal. If the proposal with respect to a policy for an HIS Fund is not approved by that HIS Fund’s shareholders, that policy will remain in effect even if shareholders approve changes to the other policies.
The 1940 Act requires that any change in an HIS Fund’s fundamental investment policies be made only by a vote of “a majority of the Fund’s outstanding voting securities.” The term “a majority of the Fund’s outstanding voting securities” is defined by the 1940 Act to mean “the vote, at the annual or a special meeting of the security holders of such company duly called (A) of 67 per centum or more of the voting securities present at such meeting, if the holders of more than 50 per centum of the outstanding voting securities of such company are present or represented by proxy; or (B) of more than 50 per centum of the outstanding voting securities of such company, whichever is the less.”
The Trustees unanimously recommend that shareholders vote FOR
Proposals 2-A through 2-D above.
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III. OTHER INFORMATION
Investment Advisers and Subadvisers.
The following table list each Fund’s investment adviser and, where applicable, subadviser(s). Information about the advisers and subadvisers is provided after the table.
Trust | Fund | Adviser | Subadviser(s) | |||
Natixis Funds Trust I | Absolute Asia Dynamic Equity Fund | Natixis Advisors | Absolute Asia Asset Management Limited | |||
Natixis Funds Trust I | CGM Advisor Targeted Equity Fund | Capital Growth Management Limited Partnership | N/A | |||
Natixis Funds Trust I | Hansberger International Fund | Natixis Advisors | Hansberger Global Investors, Inc. | |||
Natixis Funds Trust I | Loomis Sayles Core Plus Bond Fund | Loomis Sayles | N/A | |||
Natixis Funds Trust I | Natixis Income Diversified Portfolio | Natixis Advisors | AEW Capital Management, L.P.
Active Investment Advisors
Loomis Sayles | |||
Natixis Funds Trust I | Natixis U.S. Diversified Portfolio | Natixis Advisors | BlackRock Investment Management, LLC
Harris Associates L.P.
Loomis Sayles | |||
Natixis Funds Trust I | Vaughan Nelson Small Cap Value Fund | Natixis Advisors | Vaughan Nelson Investment Management, L.P. | |||
Natixis Funds Trust II | ASG Global Alternatives Fund | AlphaSimplex Group, LLC | Reich & Tang Asset Management, LLC | |||
Natixis Funds Trust II | ASG Diversifying Strategies Fund | AlphaSimplex Group, LLC | Reich & Tang Asset Management, LLC | |||
Natixis Funds Trust II | Harris Associates Large Cap Value Fund | Natixis Advisors | Harris Associates L.P. | |||
Natixis Funds Trust II | Vaughan Nelson Value Opportunity Fund | Natixis Advisors | Vaughan Nelson Investment Management, L.P. | |||
Natixis Funds Trust IV | AEW Real Estate Fund | AEW Capital Management, L.P. | N/A | |||
Natixis Cash Management Trust | Natixis Cash Management Trust—Money Market Series | Natixis Advisors | Reich & Tang Asset Management, LLC | |||
Gateway Trust | Gateway Fund | Gateway Investment Advisers, LLC | N/A |
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Trust | Fund | Adviser | Subadviser(s) | |||
Hansberger International Series | Hansberger All Countries Fund | Hansberger Global Investors, Inc. | N/A | |||
Hansberger International Series | Hansberger Emerging Markets Fund | Hansberger Global Investors, Inc. | N/A | |||
Hansberger International Series | Hansberger International Core Fund | Hansberger Global Investors, Inc. | N/A | |||
Hansberger International Series | Hansberger International Growth Fund | Hansberger Global Investors, Inc. | N/A | |||
Hansberger International Series | Hansberger International Value Fund | Hansberger Global Investors, Inc. | N/A | |||
Loomis Sayles Funds I | Loomis Sayles Bond Fund | Loomis Sayles | N/A | |||
Loomis Sayles Funds I | Loomis Sayles Fixed Income Fund | Loomis Sayles | N/A | |||
Loomis Sayles Funds I | Loomis Sayles Global Bond Fund | Loomis Sayles | N/A | |||
Loomis Sayles Funds I | Loomis Sayles High Income Opportunities Fund | Loomis Sayles | N/A | |||
Loomis Sayles Funds I | Loomis Sayles Inflation Protected Securities Fund | Loomis Sayles | N/A | |||
Loomis Sayles Funds I | Loomis Sayles Institutional High Income Fund | Loomis Sayles | N/A | |||
Loomis Sayles Funds I | Loomis Sayles Intermediate Duration Fixed Income Fund | Loomis Sayles | N/A | |||
Loomis Sayles Funds I | Loomis Sayles Investment Grade Fixed Income Fund | Loomis Sayles | N/A | |||
Loomis Sayles Funds I | Loomis Sayles Securitized Asset Fund | Loomis Sayles | N/A | |||
Loomis Sayles Funds I | Loomis Sayles Small Cap Value Fund | Loomis Sayles | N/A | |||
Loomis Sayles Funds II | Loomis Sayles Disciplined Equity Fund | Loomis Sayles | N/A | |||
Loomis Sayles Funds II | Loomis Sayles Global Markets Fund | Loomis Sayles | N/A |
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Trust | Fund | Adviser | Subadviser(s) | |||
Loomis Sayles Funds II | Loomis Sayles Growth Fund | Loomis Sayles | N/A | |||
Loomis Sayles Funds II | Loomis Sayles High Income Fund | Loomis Sayles | N/A | |||
Loomis Sayles Funds II | Loomis Sayles International Bond Fund | Loomis Sayles | N/A | |||
Loomis Sayles Funds II | Loomis Sayles Investment Grade Bond Fund | Loomis Sayles | N/A | |||
Loomis Sayles Funds II | Loomis Sayles Limited Term Government and Agency Fund | Loomis Sayles | N/A | |||
Loomis Sayles Funds II | Loomis Sayles Mid Cap Growth | Loomis Sayles | N/A | |||
Loomis Sayles Funds II | Loomis Sayles Small Cap Growth Fund | Loomis Sayles | N/A | |||
Loomis Sayles Funds II | Loomis Sayles Strategic Income Fund | Loomis Sayles | N/A | |||
Loomis Sayles Funds II | Loomis Sayles Value Fund | Loomis Sayles | N/A |
Natixis Asset Management Advisors, L.P. (“Natixis Advisors”) is located at 399 Boylston Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02116.
Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P. is located at One Financial Center, Boston, Massachusetts 02111.
Absolute Asia Asset Management Limitedis located at 8 Eu Tong Sen Street, #23-90, The Central, Singapore, 059818.
Active Investment Advisorsis located at 399 Boylston Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02116.
AEW Capital Management, L.P. is located at World Trade Center East, Two Seaport Lane, Boston, Massachusetts 02210.
AlphaSimplex Group LLC islocated at One Cambridge Center, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02142.
BlackRock Investment Management, LLCis located at 800 Scudders Mill Road, Plainsboro, New Jersey 08536
Capital Growth Management Limited Partnership is located at One International Place, Boston, Massachusetts 02110.
Gateway Investment Advisers, LLC is located at 312 Walnut Street, 35th Floor, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202-9834.
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Hansberger Global Investors, Inc. is located at 401 Las Olas Boulevard, Suite 1700, Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33301.
Harris Associates L.P. is located at Two North LaSalle Street, Suite 500, Chicago, Illinois 60602.
Reich & Tang Asset Management, LLC is located at 600 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York 10020.
Vaughan Nelson Investment Management, L.P. is located at 600 Travis, Suite 6300, Houston, Texas 77002.
Principal Underwriters.
Natixis Distributors, L.P., located at 399 Boylston Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02116, is the principal underwriter for all of the Funds, except with respect to Class J shares of Loomis Sayles Investment Grade Bond Fund.
Loomis Sayles Distributors, L.P., located at One Financial Center, Boston, Massachusetts 02110, is the principal underwriter for Class J shares of Loomis Sayles Investment Grade Bond Fund.
Administrator and Advisory Administrator.
Natixis Advisors, located at 399 Boylston Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02116, serves as administrator for the Funds. Natixis Advisors also serves as advisory administrator to the Loomis Sayles Core Plus Bond Fund.
Fund Annual and Semi-Annual Reports.
Except as stated otherwise, Natixis Cash Management Trust—Money Market Series and AEW Real Estate Fund have previously sent their Annual and Semi-Annual Reports to their shareholders. Natixis Funds Trust I, Natixis Funds Trust II, Gateway Trust, Hansberger International Series and the Loomis Sayles Funds have previously sent their Annual Report to their shareholders.You can obtain a copy of these Reports without charge by writing to Natixis Distributors, L.P., 399 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02116 or by calling 1-800-225-5478. In addition, the Funds’ Annual and Semi-Annual Reports are available on the Funds’ websites, www.natixisfunds.com for the Natixis Funds (click on “Fund Information” and then “Financial Reports”) and www.loomissayles.com for the Loomis Sayles Funds (click on “Mutual Funds” and then “Literature” and the “Fund Reports”).
Certain Purchases and Sales of Securities.
There were no purchases or sales by any of the Nominees of any securities in excess of 1% of any class of outstanding securities of any adviser, any subadviser,
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or any of their parents or subsidiaries since the beginning of each Fund’s most recently completed fiscal year.
Certain Relationships and Interests of Trustees and Officers.
No Trustees or officers have any substantial interest, direct or indirect, by security holdings or otherwise, in any matter to be acted upon, other than elections to office.
Outstanding Shares and Significant Shareholders.
Shareholders of record at the close of business on April 1, 2010 are entitled to notice of and to vote at the Meeting and any adjourned session.Appendix B to this Proxy Statement lists for each Fund the total number of shares outstanding as of April 1, 2010 for each class of the Fund’s shares. Each whole share shall be entitled to one vote as to any matter on which it is entitled to vote and each fractional share shall be entitled to a proportionate fractional vote. It also identifies holders, as of April 1, 2010, of more than 5% of any class of shares of each Fund, and contains information about the shareholdings in the Funds of the Trustees and the executive officers of the Funds as of April 1, 2010.
Information About Proxies and the Conduct of the Meeting.
Solicitation of Proxies. Proxies will be solicited primarily by mailing this Proxy Statement and its enclosures, but proxies may also be solicited through further mailings, telephone calls, personal interviews or e-mail by officers of the Trusts or by employees or agents of Natixis Advisors, Loomis Sayles or their respective affiliates. In addition, Computershare has been engaged to provide shareholder meeting services, including the distribution of this Proxy Statement and related materials to shareholders as well as vote solicitation and tabulation, at an estimated cost of approximately $134,000.
Costs of Solicitation. The costs of the Meeting, including the costs of soliciting proxies and printing and mailing this proxy statement to shareholders, will be paid by the Trusts.
Voting and Tabulation of Proxies. Shares represented by duly executed and timely proxies will be voted as instructed on the proxy. If no instructions are given, the proxy will be voted in favor of all of the Nominees for election as Trustees of the Trust. You may vote by any one of the three following methods: (1) by mailing the enclosed proxy card, (2) through use of the internet or (3) by telephone. If you mail the enclosed proxy card and no choice is indicated for a proposal listed in the attached Notice of Meeting, your proxy will be voted in favor of that proposal, including all of the Nominees for election as Trustees. Votes made through use of the internet or by telephone must have an indicated choice in order to be accepted.
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At any time before it has been voted, your proxy may be revoked in one of the following ways: (i) by sending a signed, written letter of revocation to the Secretary of the Trust, (ii) by properly executing a later-dated proxy (by any of the methods of voting described above) or (iii) by attending the Meeting, requesting return of any previously delivered proxy and voting in person. Votes cast in person or by proxy at the Meeting will be counted by persons appointed by the Funds as tellers for the Meeting (the “Tellers”). For Proposal 1, thirty percent of the shares of any Trust outstanding on the record date, present in person or represented by proxy, constitute quorums for the transaction of business by the shareholders of that Trust at the Meeting. For Proposals 2-A through 2-D, thirty percent of the shares of any HIS Fund outstanding on the record date, present in person or represented by proxy, constitute quorum for the transaction of business by the shareholders of that HIS Fund at the Meeting. In determining whether a quorum is present, the Tellers will count shares represented by proxies that reflect abstentions, and “broker non-votes,” as shares that are present and entitled to vote. Since these shares will be counted as present, but not as voting in favor of any proposal, these shares will have the same effect as if they cast votes against any of the proposals in Proposals 2-A through 2-D. For Proposal 1, the election of Trustees these shares will have no effect on whether Proposal 1 is approved. “Broker non-votes” are shares held by brokers or nominees as to which (i) the broker or nominee does not have discretionary voting power and (ii) the broker or nominee has not received instructions from the beneficial owner or other person who is entitled to instruct how the shares will be voted.
Votes on Proposal 1 (Election of Trustees) will be tabulated on a Trust basis, such that shareholders of the Funds within each Trust will vote together as a single class to elect the Board of Trustees of that Trust. For a Trust, the approval of a Nominee is not contingent upon approval of any other Nominee. Similarly, the outcome of the vote for one Trust will not affect the outcome of any other Trust.
Votes on Proposals 2-A through 2-D (Changes to Certain Fundament Investment Policies of the HIS Funds) will be tabulated separately for each on a per-HIS Fund basis, such that shareholders of each HIS Fund will vote together as a single class with respect to the proposed changes to the investment policies for that respective HIS Fund. The outcome of the vote for one HIS Fund will not affect the outcome of any other HIS Fund; within an HIS Fund, the outcome with respect to any one fundamental policy will not effect the outcome for any other investment restriction.
Required Vote. Proposal 1 will be by a plurality of the shares of each Trust (each Trust voting separately and all Funds of each Trust voting together as a single class) present at the Meeting in person or by proxy. If the required vote for a Nominee is not obtained for any Trust, the Trustees will consider what other actions, if any, to take in the best interests of that Trust. For Proposals 2-A through 2-D, the approval of a proposed change to a fundamental investment policy will
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require the approval of thelesser of: (i) 67% or more of the shares present at the Meeting in person or by proxy, if the holders of more than 50% of the shares of each HIS Fund are present at the Meeting in person or by proxy; or (ii) more than 50% of the shares of each HIS Fund. If the required vote is not obtained for any HIS Fund with respect to any fundamental policy, that HIS Fund will retain such fundamental investment policy even if shareholders approve changes to other fundamental policies for that Fund.
Adjournments; Other Business. In the event that a quorum is not present for purposes of acting on a proposal, or if sufficient votes in favor of any proposal are not received by the time of the Meeting, the persons named as proxies may propose that the Meeting be adjourned one or more times as to that Trust or HIS Fund in order to permit further solicitation of proxies for any such proposal(s). Any adjournment requires the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes properly cast on the question, whether or not a quorum is present. The persons named as proxies will vote in favor of any such adjournment all proxies that they are entitled to vote in favor of any proposal that has not yet then been adopted. They will vote against any such adjournment any proxy that directs them to vote against each proposal that has not yet then been adopted. They will not vote any proxy that directs them to abstain from voting on any proposal.
The Meeting has been called to transact any business that properly comes before it. The only business that management of the Funds intends to present or knows that others will present is the election of the Trustees of the Trusts and changes to certain fundamental investment policies of the HIS Funds. If any other matters properly come before the Meeting, and on all matters incidental to the conduct of the Meeting, the persons named as proxies intend to vote the proxies in accordance with their judgment, unless the Secretary of the Trust has previously received written contrary instructions from the shareholder entitled to vote the shares.
Shareholder Proposals at Future Meetings. The Trusts do not hold annual or other regular meetings of shareholders. Shareholder proposals to be presented at any future meeting of shareholders of a Trust or a Fund must be received by the Trust or the Fund in writing a reasonable amount of time before the Trust solicits proxies for that meeting in order to be considered for inclusion in the proxy materials for that meeting.
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Appendix A
Contract Review & Governance Committee
Of
Natixis Funds Trust I
Natixis Funds Trust II
Natixis Cash Management Trust
Natixis Funds Trust IV
Loomis Sayles Funds I
Loomis Sayles Funds II
Gateway Trust
Hansberger International Series
CHARTER
1) | The Contract Review & Governance Committee (the “Committee”) of Natixis Funds Trust I, Natixis Funds Trust II, Natixis Cash Management Trust, Natixis Funds Trust IV, Loomis Sayles Funds I, Loomis Sayles Funds II, Gateway Trust and Hansberger International Series (the “Trusts”) shall be composed entirely of independent trustees. |
2) | The purposes of the Committee are: |
a) | Contract Review Matters: |
i) | To request and evaluate such information as may reasonably be necessary to evaluate the terms of the advisory agreements, subadvisory agreements, distribution agreements and related distribution plans pursuant to Rule 12b-1 relating to the funds in each Trust on an annual basis and as needed throughout the year; |
ii) | To monitor the performance of the advisers and oversee the performance of the subadvisers to the funds in each Trust on a quarterly and annual basis, and as needed throughout the year; |
iii) | To hold scheduled meetings on a regular basis in order to conduct such Committee business and report to the full Board of Trustees at their next regularly scheduled meeting or sooner; and |
iv) | To submit minutes of such meetings to the full Board on a regular basis. |
b) | Governance Matters: |
Except as the Board may otherwise determine the Committee shall:
i) | Make and consider nominations for independent trustee membership on the Board of Trustees when necessary, pursuant to the procedures set forth in Appendix A hereto; |
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ii) | At least annually, review board governance practices and procedures and shall recommend any appropriate changes to the full board; |
iii) | Review the composition of the board to determine whether it may be appropriate to add individuals with different backgrounds or skill sets from those already on the board; |
iv) | Review trustee compensation annually and shall recommend any appropriate changes to the independent trustees; |
v) | Review committee assignments on an annual basis; and |
vi) | Review as necessary the responsibilities of each committee of the Board, whether there is continuing need for each committee, whether there is a need for additional committees of the Board, and whether committees should be combined or reorganized. The Committee shall make recommendations for any such action to the full board. |
3) | Other Powers and Responsibilities: |
a) | The Committee shall monitor the performance of legal counsel employed by the Trusts and the independent trustees, and shall be responsible for the supervision of counsel for the independent trustees; |
b) | The Committee shall have the resources and authority appropriate to discharge its responsibilities, including authority to retain special counsel and other experts or consultants at the expense of the appropriate Trust; |
c) | When appropriate the Committee shall review potential conflict of interest situations; and |
d) | The Committee shall review this charter at least annually and recommend any changes to the full board. |
Appendix A – Procedures with Respect to Nominees to the Board
I. | Identification of Candidates. When a vacancy on the Board of the Trusts exists or is anticipated, the Committee may make nominations for Trustee membership. When nominating an individual to fill a vacancy on the Trust’s Board, the Committee may seek referrals from a variety of sources, including current Trustees, management of the Funds, Funds counsel and counsel to the Independent Trustees, and shareholders of a Fund who submit recommendations in accordance with these procedures. The Committee has not established specific, minimum qualifications that must be met by an individual in order for such person to be considered by the Committee for nomination as an Independent Trustee. The Committee, however, believes that the Board of Trustees as a whole should reflect diversity, and will generally consider each nominee’s |
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professional experience, education, skills, life experiences and other individual qualities. |
II. | Shareholder Candidates. Except as provided below, the Committee also shall consider any candidate for Independent Trustee recommended by a shareholder of a Trust if such recommendation contains sufficient background information concerning the candidate to enable a proper judgment to be made as to the candidate’s qualifications, and the recommendation is received in a sufficiently timely manner (and in any event no later than the date specified for receipt of shareholder proposals in any applicable proxy statement with respect to a Fund). Shareholders shall be directed to address any such recommendations to the attention of the Board of Trustees, c/o Secretary of the Trust. Such requirements may be contained in a Trust’s Declaration of Trust or Bylaws. In such case, any shareholder nominations must meet such requirements in order to be considered. A recommendation from a shareholder shall be kept on file and considered by the Board for six (6) months from the date of receipt, after which the recommendation shall be considered stale and discarded. |
III. | Evaluation of Candidates. In evaluating nominees for a position on the Board, the Committee may consider any factors it deems appropriate, including, without limitation, (i) the nominee’s knowledge of the mutual fund industry; (ii) any experience possessed by the nominee as a director or senior officer of a financial services company or a public company; (iii) the nominee’s educational background; (iv) the nominee’s reputation for high ethical standards and personal and professional integrity; (v) any specific financial, technical or other expertise possessed by the nominee, and the extent to which such expertise would complement the Board’s existing mix of skills and qualifications; (vi) the nominee’s perceived ability to contribute to the ongoing functions of the Board, including the nominee’s ability and commitment to attend meetings regularly and work collaboratively with other members of the Board; (vii) the nominee’s ability to qualify as an Independent Trustee for purposes of applicable regulations; and (viii) such other factors as the Committee may request in light of the existing composition of the Board and any anticipated vacancies or other transitions. Any individuals recommended by shareholders will be evaluated in the same manner as individuals brought to the Board’s attention in some other manner. |
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Appendix B
For each class of the Fund’s shares entitled to vote at the Meeting, the number of shares outstanding and the number of votes to which each class is entitled as of April 1, 2010 was as follows:
Class A | Class B | Class C | Class Y | |||||
Natixis Funds Trust I | ||||||||
Absolute Asia Dynamic Equity Fund | 7,872.69 | N/A | 100.19 | 250,000.19 | ||||
CGM Advisor Targeted Equity Fund | 71,578,810.34 | 1,285,354.89 | 8,624,525.24 | 14,859,605.15 | ||||
Hansberger International Fund | 4,979,325.97 | 589,472.34 | 959,419.18 | N/A | ||||
Loomis Sayles Core Plus Bond Fund | 13,207,570.54 | 451,585.77 | 8,409,920.51 | 4,314,971.13 | ||||
Natixis Income Diversified Portfolio | 3,578,381.09 | N/A | 2,560,075.67 | N/A | ||||
Natixis U.S. Diversified Portfolio | 13,270,514.17 | 1,871,803.72 | 1,537,734.53 | 72,065.31 | ||||
Vaughan Nelson Small Cap Value Fund | 13,899,200.99 | 467,244.59 | 1,857,049.18 | 9,936,232.14 | ||||
Natixis Funds Trust II | ||||||||
ASG Diversifying Strategies Fund | 413,861.35 | N/A | 63,910.52 | 3,388,251.00 | ||||
ASG Global Alternatives Fund | 12,218,409.85 | N/A | 3,901,383.09 | 15,136,991.55 | ||||
Harris Associates Large Cap Value Fund | 8,960,403.92 | 604,170.49 | 623,415.04 | 626,796.24 | ||||
Vaughan Nelson Value Opportunity Fund | 544,721.69 | N/A | 34,305.61 | 1,811,480.81 | ||||
Natixis Funds Trust IV | ||||||||
AEW Real Estate Fund | 4,346,259.42 | 268,737.99 | 639,676.39 | 6,930,048.34 | ||||
Natixis Cash Management Trust | ||||||||
Money Market Series | 198,141,601.65 | 15,151,875.45 | 10,138,853.48 | N/A | ||||
Gateway Trust | ||||||||
Gateway Fund | 108,257,968.38 | N/A | 10,145,562.03 | 67,343,950.80 |
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Institutional Class | Advisor Class | |||
Hansberger International Series | ||||
Hansberger Emerging Markets Fund | 20,451,639.28 | 193,736.65 | ||
Hansberger International Core Fund | 6,142,468.57 | 302,757.00 | ||
Hansberger International Growth Fund | 40,816,929.39 | 693,889.39 | ||
Hansberger International Value Fund | 2,080,655.37 | 7,486,357.77 |
Institutional Class | Retail Class | Admin Class | ||||
Loomis Sayles Funds I | ||||||
Loomis Sayles Bond Fund | 797,946,054.44 | 587,724,712.02 | 18,099,400.39 | |||
Loomis Sayles Fixed Income Fund | 59,335,160.60 | N/A | N/A | |||
Loomis Sayles Global Bond Fund | 71,001,559.14 | 62,282,697.33 | N/A | |||
Loomis Sayles High Income Opportunities Fund | 6,678,700.21 | N/A | N/A | |||
Loomis Sayles Inflation Protected Securities Fund | 1,425,872.26 | N/A | N/A | |||
Loomis Sayles Institutional High Income Fund | 48,026,270.35 | N/A | N/A | |||
Loomis Sayles Intermediate Duration Fixed Income Fund | 3,147,226.61 | N/A | N/A | |||
Loomis Sayles Investment Grade Fixed Income Fund | 39,588,813.14 | N/A | N/A | |||
Loomis Sayles Securitized Asset Fund | 61,296,041.25 | N/A | N/A | |||
Loomis Sayles Small Cap Value Fund | 22,457,720.86 | 18,065,891.71 | 3,391,950.39 | |||
Loomis Sayles Funds II | ||||||
Loomis Sayles Small Cap Growth Fund | 3,700,396.57 | 5,827,687.18 | N/A |
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Class A | Class B | Class C | Class Y | Class J | Admin Class | |||||||
Loomis Sayles Funds II | ||||||||||||
Loomis Sayles Disciplined Equity Fund | 278,273.40 | 21,624.94 | 194,156.66 | 4,349,153.34 | N/A | N/A | ||||||
Loomis Sayles Global Markets Fund | 3,983,858.98 | N/A | 7,974,349.82 | 9,164,564.44 | N/A | N/A | ||||||
Loomis Sayles Growth Fund | 6,632,542.95 | 1,024,160.30 | 2,980,217.87 | 10,737,210.31 | N/A | N/A | ||||||
Loomis Sayles High Income Fund | 14,532,332.80 | 298,147.33 | 4,070,020.63 | 9,958,107.36 | N/A | N/A | ||||||
Loomis Sayles International Bond Fund | 1,716,288.25 | N/A | 668,995.28 | 833,817.95 | N/A | N/A | ||||||
Loomis Sayles Investment Grade Bond Fund | 251,670,604.83 | 1,443,394.13 | 213,615,733.53 | 316,302,758.33 | 11,387,020.00 | 85.55 | ||||||
Loomis Sayles Limited Term Government and Agency Fund | 11,013,053.49 | 348,706.15 | 5,227,082.26 | 3,834,728.66 | N/A | N/A | ||||||
Loomis Sayles Mid Cap Growth | 2,147,733.71 | N/A | 1,015.79 | 1,421,940.56 | N/A | N/A | ||||||
Loomis Sayles Strategic Income Fund | 406,471,908.61 | 10,122,352.89 | 355,920,566.35 | 159,475,754.89 | N/A | 72.90 | ||||||
Loomis Sayles Value Fund | 7,583,216.06 | 259,917.89 | 620,142.71 | 44,655,364.81 | N/A | 59.92 |
As of April 1, 2010, the following persons owned of record or beneficially 5% or more of the noted class of shares of the noted Fund*:
Fund and Class | Name and Address of Beneficial Owner | Shares Beneficially Owned | Percentage of Outstanding Shares of Class Owned | |||
NATIXIS FUNDS TRUST I | ||||||
Absolute Asia Dynamic Equity Fund | ||||||
Class A | ||||||
Ameritrade Inc. Omaha, NE 68103-2226 | 7,772.512 | 98.72% | ||||
Class C | ||||||
Natixis AM Advisors LP Boston, MA 02116-3305 | 100.000 | 99.81% | ||||
Class Y | ||||||
Natixis Global Asset Management, L.P. Boston, MA 02116-3368 | 250,000.000 | 99.99% |
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Fund and Class | Name and Address of Beneficial Owner | Shares Beneficially Owned | Percentage of Outstanding Shares of Class Owned | |||
CGM Advisor TargetedEquity Fund | ||||||
Class A | ||||||
UBS WM USA Omni Account M/F Jersey City, NJ 07310-2055 | 4,152,511.292 | 5.80% | ||||
C/O Fascore OTC Custodian FBO NEF Agents Retirement Plans Greenwood Village, CO 80111-5002 | 3,718,573.040 | 5.19% | ||||
Class C | ||||||
MLPF&S for the Sole Benefit of Its Customers Jacksonville, FL 32246-6484 | 3,082,615.415 | 35.83% | ||||
Citigroup Global Markets Inc. Owings Mills, MD 21117-3256 | 1,388,101.704 | 16.13% | ||||
UBS WM USA Omni Account M/F Jersey City, NJ 07310-2055 | 652,880.274 | 7.58% | ||||
Class Y | ||||||
Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith, Inc. Jacksonville, FL 32246-6484 | 8,339,814.637 | 56.14% | ||||
Equitable Trust Company Nashville, TN 37205-2314 | 2,383,230.419 | 16.04% | ||||
Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. Special Custody Account for Benefit of Customers San Francisco, CA 94104-4151 | 1,927,787.558 | 12.97% |
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Fund and Class | Name and Address of Beneficial Owner | Shares Beneficially Owned | Percentage of Outstanding Shares of Class Owned | |||
Hansberger International Fund | ||||||
Class A | ||||||
UBS WM USA Omni Account M/F Jersey City, NJ 07310-2055 | 175,477.072 | 18.32% | ||||
MLPF&S for the Sole Benefit of Its Customers Jacksonville, FL 32246-6484 | 174,217.100 | 18.19% | ||||
Loomis Sayles Core PlusBond Fund | ||||||
Class A | ||||||
MLPF&S for the Sole Benefit of Its Customers Jacksonville, FL 32246-6484 | 2,245,578.211 | 17.01% | ||||
UBS WM USA Omni Account M/F Jersey City, NJ 07310-2055 | 1,180,037.860 | 8.94% | ||||
Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. Owings Mills, MD 21117-3256 | 756,228.883 | 5.73% | ||||
Class B | ||||||
MLPF&S for the Sole Benefit of Its Customers Jacksonville, FL 32246-6484 | 89,105.918 | 19.69% | ||||
Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. Owings Mills, MD 21117-3256 | 42,962.464 | 9.49% |
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Fund and Class | Name and Address of Beneficial Owner | Shares Beneficially Owned | Percentage of Outstanding Shares of Class Owned | |||
Class C | ||||||
MLPF&S for the Sole Benefit of Its Customers Jacksonville, FL 32246-6484 | 4,387,310.891 | 52.23% | ||||
Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. Owings Mills, MD 21117-3256 | 925,843.700 | 11.02% | ||||
UBS WM USA Omni Account M/F Jersey City, NJ 07310-2055 | 543,954.573 | 6.47% | ||||
Class Y | ||||||
MLPF&S for the Sole Benefit of its Customers Jacksonville, FL 32246-6484 | 2,413,336.825 | 55.96% | ||||
Charles Schwab & Co. Inc. Special Custody Account for Benefit of Customers San Francisco, CA 94104-4151 | 571,219.044 | 13.24% | ||||
LPL Financial FBO Customer Accounts San Diego, CA 92150-9046 | 254,121.202 | 5.89% | ||||
Bricklayers & Allied Craftsmen Austintown, OH 44515-2202 | 249,313.761 | 5.78% |
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Fund and Class | Name and Address of Beneficial Owner | Shares Beneficially Owned | Percentage of Outstanding Shares of Class Owned | |||
Natixis Income Diversified Portfolio | ||||||
Class A | ||||||
Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. Owings Mills, MD 21117-3256 | 2,171,122.707 | 60.70% | ||||
MLPF&S for the Sole Benefit of its Customers Jacksonville, FL 32246-6484 | 393,770.390 | 11.01% | ||||
UBS WM USA Omni Account M/F Jersey City, NJ 07310-2055 | 241,541.311 | 6.75% | ||||
Class C | ||||||
MLPF&S for the Sole Benefit of its Customers Jacksonville, FL 32246-6484 | 1,366,742.415 | 53.38% | ||||
UBS WM USA Omni Account M/F Jersey City, NJ 07310-2055 | 407,903.589 | 15.93% | ||||
Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. Owings Mills, MD 21117-3256 | 227,943.970 | 8.90% | ||||
Natixis U.S. DiversifiedPortfolio | ||||||
Class C | ||||||
UBS WM USA Omni Account M/F Jersey City, NJ 07310-2055 | 233,931.655 | 15.18% | ||||
MLPF&S for the Sole Benefit of its Customers Jacksonville, FL 32246-6484 | 178,682.641 | 11.60% | ||||
Citigroup Global Markets Inc. Owings Mills, MD 21117-3256 | 87,682.421 | 5.69% |
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Fund and Class | Name and Address of Beneficial Owner | Shares Beneficially Owned | Percentage of Outstanding Shares of Class Owned | |||
Class Y | ||||||
Orchard Trust Co. TTEE Employee Benefits Clients Greenwood Village, CO 80111-5002 | 34,479.823 | 48.38% | ||||
Metlife Insurance Company Jersey City, NJ 07302-3855 | 22,359.921 | 31.37% | ||||
MLPF&S for the Sole Benefit of its Customers Jacksonville, FL 32246-6484 | 9,010.169 | 12.64% | ||||
New England/SA DIA Greenwood Village, CO 80111-5002 | 4,029.180 | 5.65% | ||||
Vaughan Nelson Small Cap Value Fund | ||||||
Class A | ||||||
Charles Schwab & Co. Inc. Special Custody Account for Benefit of Customers San Francisco, CA 94104-4151 | 2,423,458.797 | 17.43% | ||||
NFS LLC FEBO Stock Yards Bank Louisville, KY 40202-3215 | 1,646,529.734 | 11.84% | ||||
UBS WM USA Omni Account M/F Jersey City, NJ 07310-2055 | 1,626,110.259 | 11.70% | ||||
NFS LLC FEBO BONY Cust. For PAS Small Cap FOF New York, NY 10006-2254 | 868,358.846 | 6.24% |
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Fund and Class | Name and Address of Beneficial Owner | Shares Beneficially Owned | Percentage of Outstanding Shares of Class Owned | |||
Class C | ||||||
MLPF&S for the Sole Benefit of Its Customers Jacksonville, FL 32246-6484 | 470,462.111 | 25.26% | ||||
Citigroup Global Markets Inc. Owings Mills, MD 21117-3256 | 339,842.814 | 18.25% | ||||
UBS WM USA Omni Account M/F Jersey City, NJ 07310-2055 | 143,560.066 | 7.70% | ||||
Class Y | ||||||
LPL Financial fbo Customer Accounts San Diego, CA 92150-9046 | 3,051,469.725 | 30.76% | ||||
Charles Schwab & Co. Inc. San Francisco, | 2,833,026.098 | 28.55% | ||||
Parbank Co. Parkersburg, WV 26101-5144 | 939,845.829 | 9.47% | ||||
The Vanguard Fiduciary Trust Co. Wayne, PA 19087-1816 | 894,555.128 | 9.01% | ||||
NATIXIS FUNDS TRUST II | ||||||
ASG Global AlternativesFund | ||||||
Class A | ||||||
UBS WM USA Omni Account M/F Jersey City, NJ 07310-2055 | 4,721,569.888 | 39.65% | ||||
LPL Financial fbo Customer Accounts San Diego, CA 92150-9046 | 982,958.094 | 8.25% | ||||
MLPF&S for the sole benefit of its customers Jacksonville, FL 32246-6484 | 910,912.306 | 7.64% |
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Fund and Class | Name and Address of Beneficial Owner | Shares Beneficially Owned | Percentage of Outstanding Shares of Class Owned | |||
Class C | ||||||
MLPF&S for the sole benefit of its customers Jacksonville, FL 32246-6484 | 1,729,988.783 | 45.05% | ||||
UBS WM USA Omni Account M/F Jersey City, NJ 07310-2055 | 667,472.043 | 17.38% | ||||
Citigroup Global Markets Inc. Owings Mills, MD 21117-3256 | 237,662.616 | 6.18% | ||||
Class Y | ||||||
MLPF&S for the sole benefit of its customers Jacksonville, FL 32246-6484 | 7,141,999.113 | 47.60% | ||||
Citigroup Global Markets Inc. Owings Mills, MD 21117-3256 | 2,057,378.052 | 13.71% | ||||
LPL Financial fbo Customer Accounts San Diego, CA 92150-9046 | 1,283,634.008 | 8.55% | ||||
Charles Schwab & Co. Inc. Special Custody Acct fbo Customers San Francisco, CA 94104-4151 | 813,835.839 | 5.42% | ||||
ASG Diversifying Strategies Fund | ||||||
Class A | ||||||
LPL Financial fbo Customer Accounts San Diego, CA 92150-9046 | 154,831.142 | 37.41% | ||||
Charles Schwab & Co. Inc. San Francisco, CA 94104-4151 | 49,652.156 | 11.99% | ||||
Class C | ||||||
Pershing LLC Jersey City, NJ 07303-2052 | 4,464.493 | 7.43% | ||||
Pershing LLC Jersey City, NJ 07303-2052 | 3,235.567 | 5.39% |
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Fund and Class | Name and Address of Beneficial Owner | Shares Beneficially Owned | Percentage of Outstanding Shares of Class Owned | |||
Class Y | ||||||
Natixis Global Asset Management LP Boston, MA 02116-3305 | 1,263,473.995 | 37.28% | ||||
Harris Associates Large CapValue Fund | ||||||
Class C | ||||||
MLPF&S for the Sole Benefit of its Customers Jacksonville, FL 32246-6484 | 297,225.708 | 47.44% | ||||
Citigroup Global Markets Inc. Owings Mills, MD 21117-3256 | 47,865.943 | 7.64% | ||||
Class Y | ||||||
Charles Schwab & Co. Inc. Special Custody Account for Bnft Cust San Francisco, CA 94104-4151 | 281,651.325 | 45.07% | ||||
MLPF&S for the Sole Benefit of its Customers Jacksonville, FL 32246-6484 | 126,377.593 | 20.22% | ||||
Virginia G Moose TTEE & James A Moose Jr TTEE Revocable Trust DTD 1996 Sacramento, CA 95818-3707 | 37,225.326 | 5.95% | ||||
Vaughan Nelson ValueOpportunity Fund | ||||||
Class A | ||||||
Charles Schwab & Co. Inc. Special Custody Acct. fbo Customers San Francisco, CA 94104-4151 | 294,293.782 | 54.40% |
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Fund and Class | Name and Address of Beneficial Owner | Shares Beneficially Owned | Percentage of Outstanding Shares of Class Owned | |||
Class C | ||||||
Raymond James & Assoc Inc. CSDN fbo Michael G Hans IRA Pittsburgh, PA 15237-3804476 | 3,213.512 | 9.36% | ||||
Raymond James & Assoc. Inc. CSDN fbo Michael L. Moonblatt IRA Elkins Park, PA 19027-1106058 | 2,544.777 | 7.41% | ||||
LPL Financial San Diego, CA 92121-1968 | 2,523.700 | 7.35% | ||||
LPL Financial San Diego, CA 92121-1968 | 2,357.084 | 6.87% | ||||
LPL Financial San Diego, CA 92121-1968 | 2,345.582 | 6.83% | ||||
LPL Financial San Diego, CA 92121-1968 | 2,049.180 | 5.97% | ||||
Raymond James & Assoc. Inc. CSDN fbo Elizabeth A Tomsik IRA Rocky River, OH 44116-1642605 | 1,885.246 | 5.49% | ||||
Class Y | ||||||
Charles Schwab & Co. Inc. Special Custody Acct fbo Customers San Francisco, CA 94104-4151 | 729,340.782 | 40.93% | ||||
Natixis Global Asset Management LP Boston, MA 02116-3368 | 101,052.049 | 5.67% |
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Fund and Class | Name and Address of Beneficial Owner | Shares Beneficially Owned | Percentage of Outstanding Shares of Class Owned | |||
NATIXIS FUNDS TRUST IV | ||||||
AEW Real Estate Fund | ||||||
Class A | ||||||
UBS WM USA Omni Account M/F Jersey City, NJ 07310-2055 | 938,471.416 | 21.59% | ||||
Citigroup Global Markets Inc. Owings Mills, MD 21117-3256 | 728,157.979 | 16.75% | ||||
Hanys Upstate Plans FBO Hanys Downstate Plans Utica, NY 13502-6317 | 638,575.635 | 14.69% | ||||
Community Bank NA Cust FBO Hanys Upstate Plans Utica, NY 13502-6317 | 275,695.758 | 6.34% | ||||
Class C | ||||||
Charles Schwab & Co. Inc. Special Custody Acct. fbo Customers San Francisco, CA 94104-4151 | 191,941.273 | 29.96% | ||||
MLPF&S for the Sole Benefit of its Customers Jacksonville, FL 32246-6484 | 105,576.069 | 16.48% | ||||
Citigroup Global Markets Inc. Owings Mills, MD 21117-3256 | 88,434.945 | 13.80% | ||||
UBS WM USA Omni Account M/F Jersey City, NJ 07310-2055 | 74,981.214 | 11.70% | ||||
Wells Fargo Bank NA fbo Danskin Inc. Minneapolis, MN 55480-1533 | 42,567.684 | 6.64% |
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Fund and Class | Name and Address of Beneficial Owner | Shares Beneficially Owned | Percentage of Outstanding Shares of Class Owned | |||
Class Y | ||||||
NFS LLC FEBO Bank of America NA Trustee fbo our Clients Omnibus Cash Cash Dallas, TX 75283-1575 | 3,174,430.345 | 45.86% | ||||
Wells Fargo Bank NA fbo Rayonier DB—Cash Account Minneapolis, MN 55480-1533 | 559,767.946 | 8.08% | ||||
Charles Schwab & Co. Inc. Special Custody Acct. fbo Bnft Cust San Francisco, CA 94104-4151 | 407,558.950 | 5.88% | ||||
NATIXIS CASH MANAGEMENT TRUST | ||||||
Natixis Cash ManagementTrust—Money Market Series | ||||||
Class C | ||||||
Citigroup Global Markets Inc. Owings Mills, MD 21117-3256 | 2,796,966.310 | 27.52% | ||||
UBS WM USA Omni Account M/F Jersey City, NJ 07310-2055 | 1,103,853.680 | 10.86% | ||||
GATEWAY TRUST | ||||||
Gateway Fund | ||||||
Class A | ||||||
UBS WM USA Omni Account M/F Jersey City, NJ 07310-2055 | 23,981,372.295 | 22.18% | ||||
Charles Schwab & Co. San Francisco, CA 94104-4151 | 15,516,824.260 | 14.35% |
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Fund and Class | Name and Address of Beneficial Owner | Shares Beneficially Owned | Percentage of Outstanding Shares of Class Owned | |||
Class C | ||||||
MLPF&S For the sole benefit of its customers Jacksonville, FL 32246-6484 | 3,970,814.588 | 39.10% | ||||
UBS WM USA Omni Account M/F Jersey City, NJ 07310-2055 | 1,344,807.278 | 13.14% | ||||
Citigroup Global Markets Inc. Owings Mills, MD 21117-3256 | 1,154,545.384 | 11.36% | ||||
Class Y | ||||||
Charles Schwab & Co. San Francisco, CA 94104-4151 | 24,758,823.770 | 36.85% | ||||
MLPF&S For the sole benefit of its customers Jacksonville, FL 32246-6484 | 6,429,287.793 | 9.56% | ||||
LPL Financial fbo Customer Accounts San Diego, CA 92150-9046 | 3,953,987.213 | 5.88% | ||||
HANSBERGER INTERNATIONAL SERIES | ||||||
Hansberger EmergingMarkets Fund | ||||||
Institutional Class | ||||||
Tobias White & Co. Flint, MI 48502-1649 | 13,756,199.375 | 67.26% | ||||
General Employees Ret System City of Ft Lauderdale Ft Lauderdale, FL 33302-4250 | 2,808,241.609 | 13.73% | ||||
A Michael Lipper Summit, NJ 07901-2808 | 1,887,435.751 | 9.22% |
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Fund and Class | Name and Address of Beneficial Owner | Shares Beneficially Owned | Percentage of Outstanding Shares of Class Owned | |||
Advisor Class | ||||||
Charles Schwab & Co. Inc. Special Custody fbo Customers San Francisco, | 154,952.957 | 79.98% | ||||
Edward Schrader & Dania Schrader JTWROS Plantation, FL 33317-7636 | 17,099.422 | 8.82% | ||||
Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church Lubbcok, TX 79415-1623 | 14,226.723 | 7.34% | ||||
Hansberger InternationalCore Fund | ||||||
Institutional Class | ||||||
Southern California Pipe Trades Retirement Fund Los Angeles, CA 90020-1738 | 1,926,154.061 | 31.35% | ||||
Patterson & Co. FBO City of Hollywood, FL Charlotte, NC 28262-8522 | 1,080,202.502 | 17.58% | ||||
National City Bank FBO Archdioceses of Louisville Cleveland, OH 44101-4984 | 997,323.071 | 16.23% | ||||
Freddie Mac Foundation Inc. McLean, VA 22102-3112 | 951,894.177 | 15.49% | ||||
NFS LLC FEBO US National Bank Association Milwaukee, WI 53212-3958 | 496,285.001 | 8.07% | ||||
Advisor Class | ||||||
Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. Special Custody fbo Customers San Francisco, CA 94104-4151 | 289,915.863 | 95.75% |
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Fund and Class | Name and Address of Beneficial Owner | Shares Beneficially Owned | Percentage of Outstanding Shares of Class Owned | |||
Hansberger InternationalGrowth Fund | ||||||
Institutional Class | ||||||
The Sealy & Smith Foundation Galveston, TX 77550-1532 | 3,891,089.569 | 9.16% | ||||
Mac & Co Pittsburgh, PA 15230-3198 | 3,544,606.568 | 8.35% | ||||
The Heinz Endowments Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3110 | 2,661,513.012 | 6.27% | ||||
SEI Private Trust c/o Mellon Bank Oaks, PA 19456-9989 | 2,650,238.543 | 6.24% | ||||
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center New York, NY 10017-6706 | 2,265,610.863 | 5.33% | ||||
Advisor Class | ||||||
Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. San Francisco, CA 94104-4151 | 295,904,775.808 | 37.17% | ||||
Hansberger InternationalValue Fund | ||||||
Institutional Class | ||||||
Irving S. Gilmore Foundation Kalamazoo, MI 49007-3915 | 1,155,010.272 | 55.51% | ||||
Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. San Francisco, CA 94104-4151 | 312,583.592 | 15.02% | ||||
Bank of America NA Dallas, TX 75283-1575 | 198,382.824 | 9.53% | ||||
Saxon & Co. Philadelphia, PA 19182-0001 | 148,239.223 | 7.12% | ||||
Advisor Class | ||||||
LPL Financial fbo Customer Accounts San Diego, CA 92150-9046 | 2,173,677.650 | 29.05% |
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Fund and Class | Name and Address of Beneficial Owner | Shares Beneficially Owned | Percentage of Outstanding Shares of Class Owned | |||
LOOMIS SAYLES FUNDS I | ||||||
Loomis Sayles Bond Fund | ||||||
Institutional Class | ||||||
Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. San Francisco, CA 94104-4151 | 295,904,775.808 | 37.17% | ||||
National Financial Services Corp, for exclusive benefit of our customers New York, NY 10281-1003 | 122,163,768.208 | 15.34% | ||||
Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith, Inc. Jacksonville, FL 32246-6484 | 53,656,138.940 | 6.74% | ||||
Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. New York, NY 10013-2375 | 43,916,474.474 | 5.51% | ||||
Ameritrade Inc. For the exclusive benefit of our customers Omaha, NE 68103-2226 | 39,993,633.373 | 5.02% | ||||
Retail Class | ||||||
Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. San Francisco, CA 94104-4151 | 229,753,757.615 | 39.12% | ||||
National Financial Services Corp. for exclusive benefit of our customers New York, NY 10281-1003 | 125,947,953.810 | 21.44% | ||||
UBS WM USA Omni Account M/F Jersey City, NJ 07310-2055 | 35,492,778.339 | 6.04% |
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Fund and Class | Name and Address of Beneficial Owner | Shares Beneficially Owned | Percentage of Outstanding Shares of Class Owned | |||
Admin Class | ||||||
Nationwide Trust Co. FSB Columbus, OH 43218-2029 | 3,462,757.847 | 19.13% | ||||
Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith, Inc. For the sole benefit of its customers Jacksonville, FL 32246-6484 | 1,820,931.401 | 10.06% | ||||
National Financial Services Corp. for exclusive benefit of our customers New York, NY 10281-1003 | 1,797,688.478 | 9.93% | ||||
Hartford Life Insurance Co. Weatogue, CT 06089-9793 | 1,082,841.669 | 5.98% | ||||
Loomis Sayles FixedIncome Fund | ||||||
Institutional Class | ||||||
Somerville Retirement System Somerville, MA 02145-2819 | 3,881,002.864 | 6.54% | ||||
Massachusetts Water Resources Authority Retirement System Chelsea, MA 02150-3334 | 3,612,619.653 | 6.08% | ||||
The Northern Trust TTEE fbo Centerpoint Energy Employees Savings Plan-DV Chicago, IL 60675-0001 | 3,355,469.661 | 5.65% |
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Fund and Class | Name and Address of Beneficial Owner | Shares Beneficially Owned | Percentage of Outstanding Shares of Class Owned | |||
Loomis Sayles GlobalBond Fund | ||||||
Institutional Class | ||||||
Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. San Francisco, CA 94104-4151 | 17,498,386.287 | 24.67% | ||||
Inova Health Care Services Falls Church, VA 22042-1254 | 12,955,847.672 | 18.26% | ||||
National Financial Services Corp. for exclusive benefit of our customers New York, NY 10281-1003 | 9,804,051.218 | 13.82% | ||||
Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith, Inc. Merrill Lynch Financial Data SVCS Jacksonville, FL 32246-6484 | 3,695,975.774 | 5.21% | ||||
Retail Class | ||||||
Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. San Francisco, CA 94104-4151 | 28,559,086.657 | 45.97% | ||||
National Financial Services Corp. for exclusive benefit of our customers New York, NY 10281-1003 | 15,435,808.558 | �� | 24.84% |
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Fund and Class | Name and Address of Beneficial Owner | Shares Beneficially Owned | Percentage of Outstanding Shares of Class Owned | |||
Loomis Sayles High Income Opportunities Fund | ||||||
Institutional Class | ||||||
UBS WM USA Omni Account M/F Jersey City, NJ 07310-2055 | 1,653,223.158 | 24.90% | ||||
MLPF&S for the sole benefit of its customers Jacksonville, FL 32246-6484 | 1,360,047.079 | 20.48% | ||||
Iron Workers of Western Pennsylvania Pension Plan Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4512 | 1,082,035.932 | 16.29% | ||||
Smith Barney Corporate Trust Company Custodian Wilmington, DE 19801-4909 | 539,467.752 | 8.12% | ||||
Northern Minnesota Wisconsin Area Retail Clerk St. Paul, MN 55107-2292 | 520,162.942 | 7.83% | ||||
Keybank NA fbo NW Ohio Carpenters Cleveland, OH 44101-4871 | 422,173.852 | 6.35% | ||||
Loomis Sayles InflationProtected Securities Fund | ||||||
Institutional Class | ||||||
Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. San Francisco, CA 94104-4151 | 376,985.337 | 26.54% | ||||
Ameritrade Inc. For the exclusive benefit of our customers Omaha, NE 68103-2226 | 207,802.316 | 14.62% | ||||
Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith, Inc. Merrill Lynch Financial Data SVCS Jacksonville, FL 32246-6484 | 172,321.819 | 12.13% | ||||
Loomis Sayles Distributors LP Boston, MA 02111-2621 | 140,886.210 | 9.91% | ||||
Loomis Sayles Trust Co. LLC Boston, MA 02111-2647 | 112,861.923 | 7.94% | ||||
Michigan Peer Review Organization Farmington Hills, MI 48335-2631 | 85,014.913 | 5.98% |
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Fund and Class | Name and Address of Beneficial Owner | Shares Beneficially Owned | Percentage of Outstanding Shares of Class Owned | |||
Loomis Sayles InstitutionalHigh Income Fund | ||||||
Institutional Class | ||||||
Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. San Francisco, CA 94104-4151 | 3,086,085.190 | 6.42% | ||||
US Bank NA FBO Society of Jesus Milwaukee, WI 53201-1787 | 2,593,421.778 | 5.39% | ||||
Macbee & Co Saugus, MA 01906-3283 | 2,479,465.940 | 5.16% | ||||
Loomis Sayles IntermediateDuration Fixed Income Fund | ||||||
Institutional Class | ||||||
Curry College Milton, MA 02186-2395 | 1,574,702.542 | 50.03% | ||||
Youngstown Area Jewish Federation Youngstown, OH 44504-1314 | 638,592.076 | 20.29% | ||||
Trustees of Clark University Worcester, MA 01610-1477 | 369,003.160 | 11.72% | ||||
Carey & Co. Columbus, OH 43219-6010 | 216,011.249 | 6.86% | ||||
Loomis Sayles InvestmentGrade Fixed Income Fund | ||||||
Institutional Class | ||||||
David R. Shumate Anders W Hall Ttees The Duke Endowment Durham, NC 27701-3983 | 4,123,792.841 | 10.41% | ||||
Mac & Co. Pittsburgh, PA 15230-3198 | 3,150,571.729 | 7.95% | ||||
David Shumate & Anders Hall Ttees Employees Retirement Plan of Duke Univsersity Durham, NC 27701-3983 | ||||||
Braintree Contributory Retirement System Braintree, MA 02184-5337 | 2,607,426.880 | 6.58% | ||||
Wells Fargo Bank NA fbo Pueblo of Laguna-General Fund-Loomis Minneapolis, MN 55480-1533 | 2,298,871.434 | 5.80% |
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Fund and Class | Name and Address of Beneficial Owner | Shares Beneficially Owned | Percentage of Outstanding Shares of Class Owned | |||
Loomis Sayles SecuritizedAsset Fund | ||||||
Institutional Class | ||||||
MLPF&S for the sole benefit of its customers Jacksonville, FL 32246-6484 | 50,670,433.375 | 82.72% | ||||
UBS WM USA Omni Account M/F Jersey City, NJ 07310-2055 | 9,755,236.744 | 15.92% | ||||
Loomis Sayles Small Cap Value Fund | ||||||
Institutional Class | ||||||
Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. San Francisco, CA 94104-4151 | 3,681,461.013 | 16.39% | ||||
Fidelity Investment Institutional Operations Co. as agent for certain employee benefit plans Covington, KY 41015-1999 | 2,745,914.373 | 12.22% | ||||
Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. New York, NY 10013-2375 | 2,733,247.565 | 12.17% | ||||
Wells Fargo Bank NA fbo RPS Loomis-Sayles Small Cap Value Minneapolis, MN 55480-1533 | 1,798,650.743 | 8.01% | ||||
National Financial Services Corp. for exclusive benefit of our customers New York, NY 10281-1003 | 1,329,837.905 | 5.92% |
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Fund and Class | Name and Address of Beneficial Owner | Shares Beneficially Owned | Percentage of Outstanding Shares of Class Owned | |||
Retail Class | ||||||
Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. San Francisco, CA 94104-4151 | 8,274,240.706 | 45.79% | ||||
Fidelity Investment Institutional Operations Co. as agent for certain employee benefit plans Covington, KY 41015-1999 | 3,250,449.078 | 17.99% | ||||
National Financial Services Corp. for exclusive benefit of our customers New York, NY 10281-1003 | 1,810,201.609 | 10.01% | ||||
ING Life Insurance Company Hartford, CT 06156-0001 | 1,671,171.938 | 9.24% | ||||
Admin Class | ||||||
Reliance Trust Company fbo Retirement Plans Serviced by Metlife Greenwood Vlg, CO 80111-5002 | 927,690.397 | 27.73% | ||||
Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Jacksonville, FL 32246-6484 | 726,923.684 | 21.73% | ||||
ING Advisor Trustee: Relaince Trust Company Somerset, NJ 08873-4162 | 266,607.618 | 7.97% | ||||
New York Life Trust Company Client Account Parsippany, NJ 07054-1007 | 201,792.583 | 6.03% |
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Fund and Class | Name and Address of Beneficial Owner | Shares Beneficially Owned | Percentage of Outstanding Shares of Class Owned | |||
LOOMIS SAYLES FUNDS II | ||||||
Loomis Sayles DisciplinedEquity Fund | ||||||
Class A | ||||||
UBS WM USA Omni Account M/F Jersey City, NJ 07310-2055 | 87,741.610 | 31.54% | ||||
Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. San Francisco, | 30,980.283 | 11.13% | ||||
DWS Trust Co Ttee Radius Worcester Operating 401K Plan Salem, NH 03079-1143 | 17,714.832 | 6.36% | ||||
Class B | ||||||
First Clearing LLC Ponte Vedra, FL 32082-2668 | 3,471.677 | 16.05% | ||||
American Enterprise Investment SVCS Minneapolis, | 3,319.979 | 15.35% | ||||
NFS LLC FEBO Flemington, NJ 08822-3037 | 3,088.980 | 14.28% | ||||
NFS LLC FEBO NFS/FMTC IRA fbo Melvin J. Peterson Flemington, NJ 08822-3037 | 2,734.976 | 12.64% | ||||
First Clearing LLC Saint Louis, MO 63103-2523 | 2,285.566 | 10.56% | ||||
State Street Bank & Trust Co. Cuso for the IRA Rollover of Moiz S Balkhi Simi Valley, CA 93065-6004 | 1,143.047 | 5.28% | ||||
Class C | ||||||
Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith, Inc. Merrill Lynch Financial Data Svcs Jacksonville, FL 32246-6484 | 126,265.397 | 64.76% |
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Fund and Class | Name and Address of Beneficial Owner | Shares Beneficially Owned | Percentage of Outstanding Shares of Class Owned | |||
Class Y | ||||||
Charles Schwab & Co. Inc. San Francisco, CA 94104-4151 | 2,560,986.232 | 79.79% | ||||
NFS LLC FEBO Bank of America NA Dallas, TX 75283-1575 | 166,160.044 | 5.17% | ||||
Loomis Sayles Global Markets Fund | ||||||
Class A | ||||||
LPL Financial fbo Customer Accounts San Diego, CA 94104-4151 | 792,625.582 | 19.91% | ||||
UBS WM USA Omni Account M/F Jersey City, NJ 07310-2055 | 684,583.086 | 17.19% | ||||
Merrill Lynch Pierce Merrill Lynch Financial Data SVCS Jacksonville, FL 32246-6484 | 664,095.393 | 16.68% | ||||
Citigroup Global Markets Inc. Owings Mills, | 208,128.744 | 5.22% | ||||
Class C | ||||||
Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith Inc. Merrill Lynch Financial Data SVCS Jacksonville, FL 32246-6484 | 4,737,578.329 | 59.30% | ||||
UBS WM USA Omni Account M/F Jersey City, NJ 07310-2055 | 532,711.541 | 6.66% | ||||
Citigroup Global Markets Inc. Owings Mills, | 519,428.875 | 6.50% |
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Fund and Class | Name and Address of Beneficial Owner | Shares Beneficially Owned | Percentage of Outstanding Shares of Class Owned | |||
Class Y | ||||||
Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith Inc. Merrill Lynch Financial Data SVCS Jacksonville, FL 32246-6484 | 3,085,414.119 | 36.24% | ||||
Charles Schwab & Co. Inc. San Francisco, CA 94104-4151 | 2,099,912.232 | 24.66% | ||||
Strafe & Co. Fbo Charles S Draper Laboratory Cus Newark, DE 19714-6924 | 1,973,716.806 | 23.18% | ||||
National Financial Services Corp for Exclusive Benefit of our Customers New York, NY 10281-1003 | 481,842.237 | 5.66% | ||||
Loomis Sayles GrowthFund | ||||||
Class A | ||||||
Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith Inc. Merrill Lynch Financial Data SVCS Jacksonville, FL 32246-6484 | 482,584.496 | 7.27% | ||||
Class B | ||||||
Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith Inc. Merrill Lynch Financial Data SVCS Jacksonville, FL 32246-6484 | 142,581.880 | 13.92% | ||||
Class C | ||||||
Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith Inc. Merrill Lynch Financial Data SVCS Jacksonville, FL 32246-6484 | 1,403,813.879 | 46.94% | ||||
Citigroup Global Markets Inc. Owings Mills, MD 21117-3256 | 314,734.503 | 10.52% |
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Fund and Class | Name and Address of Beneficial Owner | Shares Beneficially Owned | Percentage of Outstanding Shares of Class Owned | |||
Class Y | ||||||
Charles Schwab & Co. Inc. San Francisco, CA 94104-4151 | 5,040,130.185 | 63.18% | ||||
Comerica Bank Fbo City of Livonia Retiree Health & Disability Benefits Plan & Trust Detroit, MI 48275-0001 | 1,306,386.055 | 16.37% | ||||
SEI Private Trust Company Oaks, PA 19456-9989 | 523,489.765 | 6.56% | ||||
Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith Inc. Merrill Lynch Financial Data SVCS Jacksonville, FL 32246-6484 | 412,178.475 | 5.16% | ||||
Loomis Sayles High IncomeFund | ||||||
Class A | ||||||
Charles Schwab & Co. Inc. Special Custody Account for the Exclusive Benefit of Customers San Francisco, CA 94104-4151 | 2,041,259.443 | 14.05% | ||||
UBS WM USA Omni Account M/F Jersey City, NJ 07310-2055 | 1,122,962.612 | 7.72% | ||||
Class B | ||||||
MLPF&S for the sole benefit of its customers Jacksonville, FL 32246-6484 | 15,391.379 | 5.13% |
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Fund and Class | Name and Address of Beneficial Owner | Shares Beneficially Owned | Percentage of Outstanding Shares of Class Owned | |||
Class C | ||||||
MLPF&S for the sole benefit of its customers Jacksonville, FL 32246-6484 | 878,624.216 | 21.58% | ||||
Citigroup Global Markets Inc. Owings Mills, MD 21117-3256 | 726,321.740 | 17.84% | ||||
UBS WM USA Omni Account M/F Jersey City, NJ 07310-2055 | 417,856.982 | 10.26% | ||||
Class Y | ||||||
NFS LLC FEBO Freya Fanning & Company LLC Beverly Farms, MA 01915-0522 | 1,367,278.815 | 13.79% | ||||
The Vanguard Fiduciary Trust Co. Wayne, PA 19087-1816 | 1,077,005.322 | 10.86% | ||||
Loomis Sayles InternationalBond Fund | ||||||
Class A | ||||||
UBS WM USA Omni Account M/F Jersey City, NJ 07310-2055 | 325,612.757 | 19.00% | ||||
Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith Inc. Merrill Lynch Financial Data SVCS Jacksonville, FL 32246-6484 | 322,133.475 | 18.79% | ||||
Charles Schwab & Co. Inc. San Francisco, CA 94104-4151 | 114,307.371 | 6.67% |
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Fund and Class | Name and Address of Beneficial Owner | Shares Beneficially Owned | Percentage of Outstanding Shares of Class Owned | |||
Class C | ||||||
Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith Inc. Merrill Lynch Financial Data SVCS Jacksonville, FL 32246-6484 | 452,125.389 | 67.58% | ||||
UBS WM USA Omni Account M/F Jersey City, NJ 07310-2055 | 90,584.999 | 13.54% | ||||
Class Y | ||||||
Natixis Global Asset Management LP Boston, MA 02116-3368 | 604,515.302 | 72.49% | ||||
LPL Financial Fbo Customer Accounts San Diego, CA 92150-9046 | 58,237.918 | 6.98% | ||||
Loomis Sayles Investment Grade Bond Fund | ||||||
Class A | ||||||
UBS WM USA Omni Account M/F Jersey City, NJ 07310-2055 | 54,974,261.471 | 21.91% | ||||
Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith Inc. Merrill Lynch Financial Data SVCS Jacksonville, FL 32246-6484 | 22,809,143.974 | 9.09% | ||||
Citigroup Global Markets Inc. Owings Mills, MD 21117-3256 | 20,637,570.929 | 8.22% | ||||
Charles Schwab & Co. Inc. San Francisco, CA 94104-4151 | 12,806,619.814 | 5.10% | ||||
Class B | ||||||
Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith Inc. Merrill Lynch Financial Data SVCS Jacksonville, FL 32246-6484 | 471,686.683 | 32.64% |
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Fund and Class | Name and Address of Beneficial Owner | Shares Beneficially Owned | Percentage of Outstanding Shares of Class Owned | |||
Class C | ||||||
Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith Inc. Merrill Lynch Financial Data SVCS Jacksonville, FL 32246-6484 | 93,546,394.369 | 43.88% | ||||
Citigroup Global Markets Inc. Owings Mills, MD 21117-3256 | 19,994,015.071 | 9.37% | ||||
UBS WM USA Omni Account M/F Jersey City, NJ 07310-2055 | 19,573,418.263 | 9.18% | ||||
Class Y | ||||||
Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith Inc. Merrill Lynch Financial Data SVCS Jacksonville, FL 32246-6484 | 69,904,241.820 | 22.27% | ||||
Edward D. Jones & Co. Maryland Heights, MO | 38,328,544.818 | 12.21% | ||||
LPL Financial FBO Customer Accounts San Diego, CA 92150-9046 | 36,496,225.645 | 11.62% | ||||
Charles Schwab & Co. Inc. San Francisco, CA 94104-4151 | 33,874,752.701 | 10.79% | ||||
Prudential Investment Management Service fbo Mutual Fund Clients Newark, NJ 07102-4056 | 18,950,221.435 | 6.03% | ||||
Admin Class | ||||||
Natixis Asset Management Advisors LP Boston, MA 02116-3305 | 85.066 | 99.80% |
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Fund and Class | Name and Address of Beneficial Owner | Shares Beneficially Owned | Percentage of Outstanding Shares of Class Owned | |||
Loomis Sayles LimitedTerm Government andAgency Fund | ||||||
Class A | ||||||
MLPF&S for the sole benefit of its customers Jacksonville, FL 32246-6484 | 965,852.274 | 8.77% | ||||
UBS WM USA Omni Account M/F Jersey City, NJ 07310-2055 | 919,388.247 | 8.34% | ||||
NFS LLC FEBO # Comm First Trust DBA CFTOC Hot Springs, AR 71913-6447 | 637,438.692 | 5.78% | ||||
Class B | ||||||
MLPF&S for the sole benefit of its customers Jacksonville, FL 32246-6484 | 57,016.549 | 16.35% | ||||
Class C | ||||||
MLPF&S for the sole benefit of its customers Jacksonville, FL 32246-6484 | 2,235,725.806 | 42.89% | ||||
UBS WM USA Omni Account M/F Jersey City, NJ 07310-2055 | 515,522.833 | 9.89% | ||||
Citigroup Global Markets Inc. Owings Mills, MD 21117-3256 | 384,738.409 | 7.38% | ||||
Class Y | ||||||
MLPF&S for the sole benefit of its customers Jacksonville, FL 32246-6484 | 2,010,913.605 | 52.84% | ||||
LPL Financial fbo Customer Accounts San Diego, CA 92150-9046 | 632,643.122 | 16.62% |
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Fund and Class | Name and Address of Beneficial Owner | Shares Beneficially Owned | Percentage of Outstanding Shares of Class Owned | |||
Loomis Sayles Mid CapGrowth | ||||||
Class A | ||||||
Charles Schwab & Co. Inc. San Francisco, CA 94104-4151 | 714,949.961 | 33.29% | ||||
PIMS/Prudential Retirement as Nominee for the Ttee/Cust Pl 768 Fugro 401(k) Plan Houston, TX 77081-1009 | 267,569.905 | 12.46% | ||||
Wachovia Bank fbo Various Retirement Plans Charlotte, NC 28262-8522 | 222,502.747 | 10.36% | ||||
Mercer Trust Company Ttee fbo MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc. Norwood, MA 02062-1599 | 172,524.776 | 8.03% | ||||
Class C | ||||||
First Clearing LLC Brentwood, TN 37027-7014 | 409.417 | 40.30% | ||||
Wells Fargo Investments LLC Minneapolis, MN 55402-2323 | 284.650 | 28.02% | ||||
Raymond James & Assoc. Inc. fbo Esther Kamhi Brooklyn, NY 11234-6704 | 255.624 | 25.16% | ||||
Natixis Asset Management Advisors LP Boston, MA 02116-3305 | 66.094 | 6.50% | ||||
Class Y | ||||||
Charles Schwab & Co. Inc. San Francisco, CA 94104-4151 | 696,703.295 | 49.01% | ||||
Mercer Trust Company Ttee fbo Idaho Power Co. Employee SP | 218,477.057 | 15.37% | ||||
New York Life Trust Company Parsippany, NJ 07054-1007 | 109,881.433 | 7.73% | ||||
Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith Inc. Merrill Lynch Financial Data SVCS Jacksonville, FL | 76,879.402 | 5.41% |
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Fund and Class | Name and Address of Beneficial Owner | Shares Beneficially Owned | Percentage of Outstanding Shares of Class Owned | |||
Loomis Sayles Small CapGrowth Fund | ||||||
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Charles Schwab & Co. Inc. San Francisco, CA 94104-4151 | 1,613,214.329 | 43.67% | ||||
OTC Custodian FBO Greenwood Village, CO 80111-5002 | 725,872.411 | 19.65% | ||||
National Financial Services Corp for the Exclusive Benefit of Our Customers One World Financial Center New York, NY 10281-1003 | 447,229.559 | 12.10% | ||||
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National Financial Services Corp for the Exclusive Benefit of Our Customers One World Financial Center New York, NY 10281-1003 | 567,522.776 | 9.74% | ||||
Charles Schwab & Co. Inc. San Francisco, CA 94104-4151 | 498,762.971 | 8.56% | ||||
PIMS/Prudential Retirement As nominee for the trustee of Wayne County Detroit, MI 48226-1610 | 480,443.045 | 8.24% | ||||
PIMS/Prudential Retirement As nominee for the trustee of Jack Henry Associates, Inc. Allen, TX 75013-2790 | 440,068.829 | 7.55% |
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Fund and Class | Name and Address of Beneficial Owner | Shares Beneficially Owned | Percentage of Outstanding Shares of Class Owned | |||
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UBS WM USA Omni Account M/F Jersey City, NJ 07310-2055 | 95,606,299.311 | 23.53% | ||||
Charles Schwab & Co. Inc. Special Custody Account for the Exclusive Benefit of Customers San Francisco, | 61,293,186.288 | 15.09% | ||||
Citigroup Global Markets Inc. Owings Mills, | 35,296,944.783 | 8.69% | ||||
MLPF&S for the sole benefit of its customers Jacksonville, FL 32246-6484 | 33,662,528.204 | 8.28% | ||||
Class B | ||||||
MLPF&S for the sole benefit of its customers Jacksonville, FL 32246-6484 | 3,782,335.455 | 37.31% | ||||
Class C | ||||||
MLPF&S for the sole benefit of its customers Jacksonville, FL 32246-6484 | 161,168,392.105 | 45.26% | ||||
Citigroup Global Markets Inc. Owings Mills, | 42,381,364.170 | 11.90% | ||||
UBS WM USA Omni Account M/F Jersey City, NJ 07310-2055 | 35,883,424.525 | 10.07% |
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Fund and Class | Name and Address of Beneficial Owner | Shares Beneficially Owned | Percentage of Outstanding Shares of Class Owned | |||
Class Y | ||||||
MLPF&S for the sole benefit of its customers Jacksonville, FL 32246-6484 | 93,472,997.276 | 58.80% | ||||
Charles Schwab & Co. Inc. Special Custody Acct fbo Exclusive Benefit of Customers San Francisco, CA 94104-4151 | 18,381,196.464 | 11.56% | ||||
Admin Class | ||||||
Natixis Asset Management Boston, MA 02116-3305 | 72.762 | 99.80% | ||||
Loomis Sayles Value Fund | ||||||
Class A | ||||||
PIMS/Prudential Retirement as nominee for the Ttee/Cust Pl 006 the Spectrum Brands 401K Atlanta, GA 30328-6187 | 520,721.747 | 6.87% | ||||
Charles Schwab & Co. Inc. San Francisco, CA 94104-4151 | 478,728.956 | 6.31% | ||||
Class C | ||||||
Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith Inc. Merrill Lynch Financial Data SVCS Jacksonville, FL 32246-6484 | 177,334.109 | 28.60% | ||||
UBS WM USA Omni Account M/F Jersey City, NJ 07310-2055 | 49,385.750 | 7.96% |
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Fund and Class | Name and Address of Beneficial Owner | Shares Beneficially Owned | Percentage of Outstanding Shares of Class Owned | |||
Class Y | ||||||
National Financial Services Corp. for Exclusive Benefit of Our Customers New York, New York 10281-1003 | 13,824,318.811 | 31.39% | ||||
Fidelity Investments Institutional Profit Sharing Plan Covington, KY 41015-1999 | 7,016,152.200 | 15.93% | ||||
Charles Schwab & Co. Inc. San Francisco, 94104-4151 | 3,728,288.959 | 8.46% | ||||
State Street Bank Ttee fbo SODEXO 401k Employees Retirement Westwood, MA 02090-2318 | 3,222,956.324 | 7.32% | ||||
Admin Class | ||||||
Natixis Asset Management Boston, MA 02116-3305 | 59.809 | 99.81% |
* | Such ownership may be beneficially held by individuals or entities other than the owner listed. To the extent that any listed shareholder beneficially owns more than 25% of a Fund, it may be deemed to “control” such Fund within the meaning of the 1940 Act. The effect of such control may be to reduce the ability of other shareholders of the Fund to take actions requiring the affirmative vote of holders of a plurality or majority of the Fund’s shares without the approval of the controlling shareholder. |
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Ownership of Shares by Management
As of April 1, 2010, the Trustees and executive officers of the Trusts collectively owned less than 1% of the outstanding shares of each class of shares of each Fund except for the following:
Trustees | Shares Beneficially Owned | Percentage of Outstanding Shares of Class Owned | ||
Harris Associates Large Cap Value Fund—Class Y | ||||
John T. Hailer1 | 9,242.059 | 1.54% | ||
Loomis Sayles Small Cap Growth Fund—Institutional Class | ||||
Robert J. Blanding | 62,602.113 | 1.69% | ||
1 | Mr. Hailer’s information is as of March 1, 2010. |
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PROXY | [TRUST] | PROXY |
Proxy Solicited by the Board of Trustees
Form of PROXY FOR A SPECIAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS TO BE HELD ON MAY 27, 2010
The undersigned hereby appoints and authorizes each of Coleen Downs Dinneen, Michael Kardok and Russell Kane as proxies of the undersigned, with full power of substitution, to represent the undersigned and to vote, as designated on the reverse side, at the Special Meeting of Shareholders of [TRUST] (the “Trust”), on May 27, 2010 at 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time, and any adjournments thereof, all of the shares of the Trust that the undersigned would be entitled to vote if personally present.
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THIS PROXY WHEN PROPERLY EXECUTED WILL BE VOTED IN THE MANNER DIRECTED HEREIN BY THE UNDERSIGNED SHAREHOLDER. IF NO DIRECTION IS MADE, THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED FOR THE PROPOSAL.
In their discretion, the proxies are authorized to vote upon such other business as may properly come before the Meeting and any adjournments thereof. The Trustees recommend a voteFOR the proposal.
Please mark your vote below in blue or black ink. Do not use red ink. Example:¢
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1. | To elect four nominees to the Board of Trustees of the Trust: | |||||||||
01) Kenneth A. Drucker 02) Wendell J. Knox 03) Erik R. Sirri 04) Peter J. Smail | FOR ALL | WITHHOLD ALL | FOR ALL EXCEPT | |||||||
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The Proxy Statement for the Meeting is available at:
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This meeting is being held for the following purpose:
1. | To elect Trustees for the Trust. |
2. | To transact such other business as may properly come before the Meeting or any adjournments or postponements thereof. |
The Board of Trustees unanimously recommends that shareholders vote FOR each nominee to the Board of Trustees identified in the Proxy Statement. The Board of Trustees of the Trust has fixed the close of business on April 1 as the record date for the determination of shareholders entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the Meeting or any postponement or adjournment thereof. The proxy is being solicited on behalf of the Board of Trustees of the Trust. Please see the proxy card for directions on how to attend the Meeting and vote in person.
IT IS IMPORTANT THAT YOUR SHARES BE REPRESENTED AT THE MEETING IN PERSON OR BY PROXY, NO MATTER HOW MANY SHARES YOU OWN. IF YOU DO NOT EXPECT TO ATTEND THE MEETING PLEASE FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS ON THE ENCLOSED PROXY CARD FOR VOTING BY INTERNET OR BY TELEPHONE; OR, IF YOU PREFER, KINDLY MARK, SIGN, AND DATE THE ENCLOSED PROXY CARD AND RETURN IT PROMPTLY IN THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE (WHICH IS POSTAGE PREPAID, IF MAILED IN THE UNITED STATES).