Notice of 2015
Annual Meeting
of Stockholders
and
Proxy Statement
Montgomery Street Income Securities, Inc.
(Ticker: MTS)
June 8, 2015
To the Stockholders:
The Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Montgomery Street Income Securities, Inc. (the “Fund”) is to be held at 10:00 a.m. (Pacific Time) on Tuesday, July 21, 2015 at 4 Embarcadero Center, 22nd Floor, San Francisco, California. A Proxy Statement regarding the meeting, a proxy card for your vote at the meeting, and a postage-prepaid envelope, in which to return your proxy card, are enclosed.
At the meeting, the stockholders will elect the Fund’s Directors. In addition, the stockholders present will hear a report by the Fund’s investment adviser, Pacific Investment Management Company LLC. There will be an opportunity to discuss matters of interest to you as a stockholder.
The enclosed Proxy Statement provides greater detail about the election of the Fund’s Directors.The Board of Directors of the Fund recommends that stockholders vote in favor of electing each of the nominees proposed.
To vote, simply fill out, sign and date the enclosed proxy card, and return it to us in the enclosed postage-prepaid envelope. You also may vote through the Internet by visiting the website address on your proxy card, by telephone using the toll-free number on your proxy card, or in person at the meeting.
For additional information, please call Jackson Fund Services, the Fund’s current administrator, toll free at (866) 255-1935.
Your vote is very important to us. Thank you for your response and for your continued investment with the Fund.
Respectfully,
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Richard J. Bradshaw | Mark D. Nerud |
Chairman of the | President and |
Board of Directors | Chief Executive Officer |
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MONTGOMERY STREET INCOME SECURITIES, INC.
Notice of Annual Meeting of Stockholders
To the Stockholders of Montgomery Street Income Securities, Inc.:
Please take notice that the Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of Montgomery Street Income Securities, Inc. (the “Fund”) has been called to be held at 4 Embarcadero Center, 22nd Floor, San Francisco, California, on Tuesday, July 21, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. (Pacific Time), to elect five Directors of the Fund to hold office until the next Annual Meeting or until their respective successors shall have been duly elected and qualified.
Those present at the meeting together with the appointed proxies also will transact such other business, if any, as may properly come before the Annual Meeting or any adjournments or postponements thereof.
Holders of record of the shares of common stock of the Fund at 5:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) on April 30, 2015 are entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting or any adjournments or postponements thereof.
In the event that the necessary quorum to transact business or the vote required to approve any proposal is not obtained at the Annual Meeting, the persons named as proxies on the enclosed proxy card may propose one or more adjournments of the Annual Meeting to permit, in accordance with applicable law, further solicitation of proxies with respect to that proposal. Any such adjournment will require the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the shares present in person or by proxy at the session of the Annual Meeting to be adjourned. The persons named as proxies on the enclosed proxy card will voteFOR any such adjournment those proxies which they are entitled to vote in favor of the proposal for which further solicitation of proxies is to be made. They will voteAGAINST any such adjournment those proxies required to be voted against such proposal.
| By order of the Board of Directors, |
| Emily J. Bennett, Secretary |
IMPORTANT—We urge you to sign and date the enclosed proxy card and return it in the enclosed addressed envelope, which requires no postage and is intended for your convenience. You may also vote through the Internet by visiting the website address on your proxy card or by telephone by using the toll-free number on your proxy card. Your prompt vote may save the Fund the necessity of further solicitations to ensure a quorum at the Annual Meeting. If you can attend the Annual Meeting and wish to vote your shares in person at that time, you will be able to do so. |
Montgomery Street Income Securities, Inc.
c/o Jackson Fund Services
225 West Wacker Drive, Suite 1200
Chicago, Illinois 60606
(866) 255-1935
PROXY STATEMENT
RECORD DATE: April 30, 2015 | MAILING DATE: June 8, 2015 |
Introduction
The Board of Directors of Montgomery Street Income Securities, Inc. (the “Fund”) is soliciting proxies for use at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). The Annual Meeting will be held at 4 Embarcadero Center, 22nd Floor, San Francisco, California, on Tuesday, July 21, 2015, at 10:00 a.m. (Pacific Time). The Board of Directors also is soliciting proxies for use at any adjournment or postponement of the Annual Meeting. This Proxy Statement is furnished in connection with this solicitation. To obtain directions to the Annual Meeting, please call Jackson Fund Services, a division of Jackson National Asset Management, LLC, the Fund’s current administrator (the “Administrator”), toll-free at (866) 255-1935.
Important Notice Regarding the Internet Availability of Proxy and Other Materials for the Annual Meeting
This Proxy Statement and the accompanying Notice of Annual Meeting of Stockholders and form of proxy card also are available on the Fund’s website at www.montgomerystreetincome.com.
You may, without charge, view the annual report of the Fund for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014 in the “Financial Reports” tab on the Fund’s website at www.montgomerystreetincome.com or request a copy of the annual report or copies of any subsequent shareholder report by calling toll-free (877) 437-3938 or writing to the Fund care of Computershare Shareowner Services LLC, P.O. Box 30170, College Station, Texas 77842-3170.
Voting Information
The Fund may solicit proxies by mail, telephone, telegram, and personal interview. Computershare Fund Services, 280 Oser Avenue, Hauppauge, New York 11788, has been engaged to assist in the solicitation of proxies for the Fund, at an estimated cost of $5,000 plus expenses. In addition, the Fund may request personnel of the Fund’s Administrator to assist in the solicitation of proxies for no separate compensation. It is anticipated that the Fund will request brokers, custodians, nominees, and fiduciaries who are record owners of stock to forward proxy materials to their principals and obtain authorization for the execution of proxies. Upon request, the Fund will reimburse the brokers, custodians, nominees, and fiduciaries for their reasonable expenses in forwarding proxy materials to their principals. The Fund will bear the cost of soliciting proxies.
You may revoke the enclosed proxy at any time insofar as it has not yet been exercised by the appointed proxies. You may revoke the enclosed proxy by the following methods:
| · | Providing written notice to the Fund at the following address: |
Montgomery Street Income Securities, Inc.
c/o Proxy Tabulator
P.O. Box 18011
Hauppauge, NY 11788-8811;
| · | Giving a later proxy; or |
| · | Attending the Annual Meeting and voting your shares in person. |
In order to obtain the quorum necessary to transact business, a majority of the shares entitled to be voted must have been received by proxy or be present at the Annual Meeting. Proxies that are marked to withhold voting, as well as proxies returned by brokers or others who have not received voting instructions and do not have discretion to vote for their clients (“broker non-votes”), will be counted toward this quorum. Withheld votes and broker non-votes will not be counted in favor of, but will have no other effect on, the election of Directors. Broker non-votes are not likely to be relevant to the Annual Meeting because the New York Stock Exchange currently considers an uncontested election of Directors to be routine and within the discretion of brokers to vote if customer instructions are not received.
In the event that the necessary quorum to transact business or the vote required to elect the proposed nominees is not obtained at the Annual Meeting, the persons named as proxies on the enclosed proxy card may propose one or more adjournments of the Annual Meeting to permit, in accordance with applicable law, further solicitation of proxies. Any such adjournment as to a matter will require the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the shares present in person or by proxy at the session of the Annual Meeting to be adjourned. The persons named as proxies on the enclosed proxy card will voteFORany such adjournment those proxies which they are entitled to vote in favor of the proposal for which further solicitation of proxies is to be made. They will voteAGAINST any such adjournment those proxies required to be voted against such proposal.
The record date for determination of stockholders entitled to receive notice of the Annual Meeting and to vote at the Annual Meeting or any adjournments or postponements thereof was April 30, 2015 at 5:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) (the “Record Date”).
As of the Record Date, there were issued and outstanding 10,367,895 shares of common stock of the Fund, constituting all of the Fund’s then outstanding securities. Each share of common stock is entitled to one vote.
Security Ownership
The following table sets forth for each Director of the Fund, the current and new Principal Executive and Principal Financial Officers of the Fund, and the Directors and current and new Executive Officers of the Fund as a group as of March 31, 2015 the amount of shares beneficially owned in the Fund, the dollar range of securities owned in the Fund, and the aggregate dollar range of all shareholdings in all funds overseen by each Director in the same family of investment companies. Each Director’s, the Principal Executive Officer’s and the Principal Financial Officer’s individual beneficial shareholdings in the Fund constituted less than 1% of the outstanding shares of the Fund; and, as a group, the Directors and Executive Officers owned beneficially less than 1% of the outstanding shares of the Fund.
Name and Position | | Amount of Shares Beneficially Owned in the Fund(1) | | Dollar Range of Equity Securities in the Fund(2) | | Aggregate Dollar Range of Equity Securities in all Funds Overseen in Family of Investment Companies(3) |
Independent Directors | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Richard J. Bradshaw Chairman and Director
| | | 16,725 | (4) | | | Over $100,000 | | | | Over $100,000 | |
Victor L. Hymes Director
| | | 7,134 | | | | Over $100,000 | | | | Over $100,000 | |
Richard H. Stanton Director | | | 0 | | | | $0- $10,000 | | | | $0- $10,000 | |
Wendell G. Van Auken Director
| | | 43,846 | (5) | | | Over $100,000 | | | | Over $100,000 | |
Nancy E. Wallace Director
| | | 1,391 | | | | $10,001-$50,000 | | | | $10,001-$50,000 | |
Executive Officers | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Mark D. Nerud(6) Current President, Chief Executive Officer and Principal Executive Officer | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | |
Stacey E. Hong(6) Prospective New President, Chief Executive Officer and Principal Executive Officer | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | |
Daniel W. Koors(7) Current Treasurer, Chief Financial Officer and Principal Financial Officer | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | |
Michael J. McKeen(7) Prospective New Treasurer, Chief Financial Officer and Principal Financial Officer | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | |
All Directors and Executive Officers as a Group | | | 69,096 | (4),(5) | | | | | | | | |
(1) The information as to beneficial ownership is based on statements furnished to the Fund by each Director and executive officer. Unless otherwise indicated, each person has sole voting and investment power over the shares reported.
(2) Based on market value.
| (3) | Consists of all funds overseen by the Director, managed by Pacific Investment Management Company LLC, and holding themselves out as related for purposes of investment and investor services. The Fund is the only fund meeting these criteria. |
| (4) | Includes 11,815 shares held with sole voting and investment power and 4,910 shares held with shared voting and investment power. |
| (5) | Includes 36,040 shares held with sole voting and investment power and 7,806 shares held with shared voting and investment power. |
| (6) | Mr. Nerud is the current President and Chief Executive Officer of the Fund. Mr. Hong is the prospective President and Chief Executive Officer of the Fund, effective August 1, 2015. |
| (7) | Mr. Koors is the current Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer of the Fund. Mr. McKeen is the prospective Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer of the Fund, effective August 1, 2015. |
The Board has adopted a share ownership policy whereby each Director is normally required to beneficially own Fund shares of at least $100,000 based on the market value of the shares. In the case of a new Director, and of a Director whose investment falls below $90,000 due to a decline in the market value of the shares, the policy requires the Director to invest at least 50% of the Director’s retainer and meeting fees until the Director meets the minimum investment threshold.
To the Fund’s knowledge, as of December 31, 2014, the following entities owned beneficially more than 5% of the Fund’s outstanding shares.
Name and Address of Beneficial Owner | | Amount of Shares Beneficially Owned in the Fund | | Percentage of Outstanding Shares of the Fund(1) |
Karpus Management, Inc. 183 Sully’s Trail Pittsford, NY 14534
| | | 1,816,496 | (2) | | | 17.53 | % |
1607 Capital Partners, LLC 4991 Lake Brook Drive, Suite 125 Glen Allen, VA 23060
| | | 1,571,121 | (3) | | | 15.16 | % |
Wells Fargo and Company 420 Montgomery Street San Francisco, CA 94104
| | | 839,204 | (4) | | | 8.10 | % |
| (1) | At December 31, 2014, there were issued and outstanding 10,364,818 shares of common stock of the Fund. |
| (2) | The information as to beneficial ownership is based on statements furnished in the Schedule 13G filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on February 13, 2015 by or on behalf of the beneficial owner. |
| (3) | The information as to beneficial ownership is based on statements furnished in the Schedule 13G filed with the SEC on February 12, 2015 by or on behalf of the beneficial owner. |
| (4) | The information as to beneficial ownership is based on statements furnished in the Schedule 13G filed with the SEC on February 11, 2015 by or on behalf of the beneficial owners. Includes 822,446 shares beneficially owned by Wells Capital Management Incorporated, 525 Market Street, 10th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94105, which constituted 7.93% of the outstanding shares of the Fund at December 31, 2014. |
Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance
Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “1934 Act”), and Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as applied to a closed-end fund, require a fund’s officers and directors, investment adviser, affiliated persons of the investment adviser, and persons who beneficially own more than ten percent of a registered class of the fund’s outstanding securities (“Reporting Persons”) to file reports of ownership of the fund’s securities and changes in such ownership with the SEC and any exchange on which the fund’s securities are traded. Such persons are required by SEC regulations to furnish the fund with copies of all such reports.
Based on a review of reports filed by the Fund’s Reporting Persons, and written representations by the Reporting Persons that no year-end reports were required for such persons, all filings required by Section 16(a) of the 1934 Act for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014 were timely.
PROPOSAL: ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
At the Annual Meeting, stockholders will be asked to elect five individuals to constitute the Board of Directors of the Fund. Each Director so elected will hold office until the next annual meeting or until the election and qualification of a successor. The five individuals listed below under “Information Concerning Nominees” were nominated for election as Directors of the Fund by the Fund’s present Board of Directors. Each of the nominees is currently a Director of the Fund and was elected to serve as a Director at the 2014 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, except for Richard H. Stanton, who was elected by the Board of Directors to serve as a Director of the Fund effective October 21, 2014.
The persons named proxies on the enclosed proxy card intend to vote for all of the nominees named below, unless authority to vote for any or all of the nominees is withheld. In the unanticipated event that any nominee for Director cannot be a candidate at the Annual Meeting, the appointed proxies will vote their proxy in favor of the remainder of the nominees and, in addition, in favor of such substitute nominee(s) (if any) as the Board of Directors shall designate. Alternatively, the proxies may vote in favor of a resolution reducing the number of Directors to be elected at the Annual Meeting.
Information Concerning Nominees
Each of the nominees is listed below. The address of each nominee is Montgomery Street Income Securities, Inc., c/o Jackson Fund Services, 225 West Wacker Drive, Suite 1200, Chicago, Illinois 60606. Each nominee has consented to be nominated and to serve if elected.
Nominee (Age) | Principal Occupation or Employment and Other Directorships in Publicly Held Companies and Registered Investment Companies during Past Five Years | Year First Became a Director of the Fund |
Independent Directors | |
Richard J. Bradshaw (66) | Consultant (2010 – present). Formerly, Partner and Chief Operating Officer of Venrock (venture capital firm) (2008 – 2010) and Executive Director of Cooley LLP (law firm) (1997 – 2008). Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Fund (since 2004). | 1991 |
Victor L. Hymes (57) | Chief Executive Officer, Chief Investment Officer, and Director of Legato Capital Management LLC (investment adviser) (2004 – present). Formerly, Managing Director, Zurich Scudder Investments, Inc. (a former adviser of the Fund) (1997 – 2002); and President of the Fund (2000 – 2002). | 2005 |
Richard H. Stanton (52) | Professor of Real Estate and Finance, Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkeley (1991 – present). | 2014 |
Wendell G. Van Auken (70) | Partner Emeritus at Mayfield Fund (1986 – present). Directorship: Advent Software (portfolio software company) (1995 – present). | 1994 |
Nancy E. Wallace (66) | Professor of Real Estate and Finance, Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkeley (1986 – present). | 2010 |
The following are some of the experiences, qualifications, attributes and skills of the nominees that led to the conclusion that they should serve as Directors of the Fund:
Mr. Bradshaw has held senior positions in complex enterprises involving venture capital, investment management, legal services, corporate finance, banking, and real estate over his career. He brings to the Board the management experience and insight that he has developed. In addition, Mr. Bradshaw’s 24 years of service on the Board has given him insight into, and perspective on, the Fund’s history and operations, which assists the Board in its oversight of the Fund.
Mr. Hymes has served in chief executive, chief investment, and other senior management roles with investment management firms over the course of his career, including with one of the former investment managers of the Fund. He brings to the Board experience in the field of investment management, which provides the Board with perspective in its oversight of the Fund’s investment activities. His experience with investment products also assists the Board in its oversight of Fund risks. Mr. Hymes’ 10 years of experience on the Board and his former role as the Fund’s President has given him insight into, and perspective on, the Fund’s history and operations, which assists the Board in its oversight of the Fund.
Mr. Stanton has developed significant experience in finance during his time in academia where his research focuses on, among other things, the mortgage markets, the pricing and hedging of mortgages and mortgage-backed securities, residential housing price dynamics, and closed-end funds. Additionally, he has provided advice to Wall Street firms and the U.S. Treasury on fixed income and mortgage-backed security valuation. Mr. Stanton’s experience in finance and financial analysis assists the Board in the oversight of the Fund’s investment activities and investment risks.
Mr. Van Auken has served in senior executive roles in venture capital firms over the course of his career and has led investments in a wide range of industries, including e-commerce, information services, and financial services. His experience in corporate finance and in leading investments provides the Board with assistance in its oversight of the Fund’s investment activities. His experience with investment products also assists the Board in its oversight of Fund risks. Mr. Van Auken’s 21 years of experience on the Board has given him insight into, and perspective on, the Fund’s history and operations, which assists the Board in its oversight of the Fund.
Ms. Wallace has developed significant experience in finance during her time in academia where she teaches classes on asset-backed securitization, real estate investment analysis, real estate strategy, and real estate finance. Additionally, she has served as a visiting scholar at the New York Federal Reserve Bank and the San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank, as the president and board member of a national real estate economics association, and as an editorial board member of an academic journal focusing on computational techniques in the pricing, hedging and risk management of financial instruments. Ms. Wallace’s experience in finance and financial analysis assists the Board in the oversight of the Fund’s investment activities and investment risks. In addition, Ms. Wallace’s 4 years of experience on the Board has given her insight into, and perspective on, the Fund’s history and operations, which assists the Board in its oversight of the Fund.
In order for the Fund to take advantage of certain exemptive rules under the 1940 Act, a majority of the Board members must not be interested persons (“Interested Persons”), as defined in the 1940 Act, of the Fund. Directors of the Fund who are not Interested Persons are referred to in this Proxy Statement as “Independent Directors.” If the nominees proposed for election as Directors of the Fund are elected, all the members of the Board of Directors will be Independent Directors. As required, each of the nominees who will be considered an Independent Director, if elected, was selected and nominated solely by the current Independent Directors of the Fund.
Each nominee currently serves as a Board member of one portfolio in the complex of funds that hold themselves out as related companies for purposes of investment or investor services or are managed by the Fund’s investment adviser, Pacific Investment Management Company LLC (“PIMCO”), or its affiliated persons (the “Fund Complex”). PIMCO is located at 650 Newport Center Drive, Newport Beach, California 92660.
As of March 31, 2015, none of the nominees beneficially owned securities of PIMCO or any person directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by or under common control with PIMCO.
Board Leadership Structure
The primary responsibility of the Board of Directors is to represent the interests of the stockholders of the Fund and to provide oversight of the management of the Fund.
The Board is committed to maintaining its independence, and the Board currently is comprised entirely of Independent Directors. It has further been the practice of the Fund to appoint an Independent Director as Chairman of the Board (the “Chairman”) and a separate Chief Executive Officer. The Board believes that an Independent Director can best provide the necessary leadership and objectivity required in a Chairman and that separation of the roles of Chairman and Chief Executive Officer eliminates conflicts of interest that may arise when the roles are combined. It is also noteworthy that the Chief Executive Officer of the Fund is not affiliated with PIMCO, the Fund’s investment adviser, but rather is an officer of the independent Administrator of the Fund.
Board Risk Oversight
As part of its oversight function, the Board supervises the risk management of the Fund. Risks to the Fund include, among others, investment risk, financial reporting risk, and compliance risk. Consistent with New York Stock Exchange requirements, the Board has adopted procedures regarding risk assessment and management that are reviewed annually by the Audit Committee. Under these procedures and in accordance with other Fund practices, the Fund’s officers and service providers are responsible for monitoring and managing the various risks, implementing appropriate policies and procedures, and reporting to the Board and its Committees on a periodic or exceptional basis. For example, the Fund’s investment adviser is primarily responsible for implementing the Fund’s investment program, the Fund’s Administrator is primarily responsible for assuring the Fund’s accounting is appropriately carried out, the Fund’s Chief Compliance Officer is primarily responsible for evaluating the adequacy and effectiveness of the compliance programs of the Fund and its service providers, and the Fund’s independent auditors are primarily responsible for conducting the annual audit of the Fund’s financial statements. The Board and its Committees are responsible for overseeing the risk-related activities of the Fund’s officers and service providers, reviewing their reports, and taking appropriate action within the scope of their duties under federal and state law. Despite the Board’s oversight, it is likely that not all risks to the Fund will be identified or eliminated.
Board Nominations
The Board of Directors does not have a nominating committee or a charter relating to the nomination of Directors. The full Board considers possible candidates to fill vacancies on the Board of Directors, reviews the qualifications of candidates recommended by stockholders and others, and recommends the slate of nominees to be proposed for election by stockholders at each annual meeting. As noted above, individuals who would be considered Independent Directors, if elected, must be selected and nominated solely by the Independent Directors of the Fund. In light of the fact that all the members of the Board of Directors are Independent Directors, the Board believes that it is appropriate for the full Board to participate in the consideration of Director candidates.
The Board considers diversity in identifying nominees for Director and in evaluating periodically the composition of the Board as a whole. The Board believes that diversity with respect to viewpoint, skills and experience should be an important factor in Board composition. The Board does not have any written policy with regard to the consideration of diversity.
Stockholders wishing to recommend any Director candidate should submit in writing a brief description of the candidate’s business experience and other information relevant to the candidate’s qualifications to serve as a Director. Submissions should be addressed to the Chairman of the Board of Directors, Montgomery Street Income Securities, Inc., c/o Atlantic Fund Services, 3 Canal Plaza, Suite 600, Portland, Maine 04101. In order to be considered at the 2016 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “2016 Annual Meeting”), submission must be received by January 20, 2016.
Communications with the Board
The Board of Directors provides a process for stockholders to send communications to the Board. Correspondence should be sent by U.S. mail or courier service to the Chairman of the Board of Directors, Montgomery Street Income Securities, Inc., c/o Atlantic Fund Services, 3 Canal Plaza, Suite 600, Portland, Maine 04101. It is the general policy of the Fund that the Board of Directors should be represented at the Annual Meeting. All of the Directors attended the last Annual Meeting, which was held on July 22, 2014, except for Richard H. Stanton, who had not yet been elected to serve as a Director.
Board Committees; Meetings
The Board of Directors has an Executive Committee, a Valuation Committee and an Audit Committee. In 2014, the Board of Directors held five meetings, the Valuation Committee held one meeting, the Audit Committee held two meetings, and the Executive Committee did not meet. Each Director attended at least 75% of the total number of meetings of the Board of Directors and of the Committees of the Board on which he or she served in 2014.
Executive Committee
The Executive Committee is authorized to exercise all powers of the Board of Directors permitted to be exercised under the Maryland General Corporation Law. The Executive Committee is composed of two Independent Directors: Messrs. Bradshaw and Hymes.
Valuation Committee
The Valuation Committee reviews the procedures for the pricing of the Fund’s portfolio assets adopted by the full Board of Directors (the “Pricing Procedures”), assists the Fund’s Administrator in determining the fair value of portfolio assets of the Fund as needed in accordance with the Pricing Procedures, and performs such other tasks as the full Board of Directors deems necessary. The Valuation Committee is composed of three Independent Directors: Messrs. Hymes (Chair) and Van Auken and Ms. Wallace.
Audit Committee
The Audit Committee oversees the accounting and financial reporting policies and practices of the Fund, its internal controls over financial reporting and, as the Audit Committee deems appropriate, the internal controls of certain service providers to the Fund. The Audit Committee also oversees the quality, objectivity and integrity of the Fund’s financial statements and the independent audit thereof; exercises direct responsibility for the appointment, compensation, retention and oversight of the work performed by the independent auditor; reviews the independent auditor’s qualifications and independence; and acts as a liaison between the Fund’s independent auditor and the full Board of Directors.
The Audit Committee is composed of three Independent Directors: Messrs. Van Auken (Chair) and Hymes and Ms. Wallace. Each Audit Committee member meets the independence requirements of the New York Stock Exchange listing standards. The Audit Committee is governed by a written charter adopted by the Board of Directors that sets forth in greater detail the Audit Committee’s purposes, duties and powers. A copy of the current Audit Committee Charter is available on the Fund’s website at www.montgomerystreetincome.com.
Audit Committee Report
At a meeting of the Audit Committee held on February 19, 2015, the members of the Audit Committee and Board of Directors of the Fund reviewed the Fund’s audited financial statements and discussed the financial statements with management and the independent auditor.The Audit Committee discussed with the independent auditor the matters required to be discussed by Statement of Auditing Standards No. 114,The Auditor’s Communication With Those Charged With Governance. In addition, the Audit Committee discussed with the independent auditor the auditor’s independence and received the related written disclosures and letter required by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board.
Based on those reviews and discussions, the Audit Committee recommended to the Board of Directors that the audited financial statements be included in the Fund’s annual report to stockholders for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014.
| Wendell G. Van Auken, Chair |
Independent Auditor
The Fund’s financial statements for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2012 and December 31, 2014 were audited by KPMG LLP (“KPMG”).
At a meeting held on April 23, 2015, based on the approval and recommendation of the Audit Committee, the Board of Directors approved KPMG as the Fund’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2015. Representatives of KPMG are not expected to be present at the Annual Meeting but will be available by telephone to respond to appropriate questions and to make a statement if they desire to do so.
Fees for Services. The following table shows fees billed by KPMG during the 2013 and 2014 fiscal years for audit, audit-related, tax and other services provided to the Fund.
Fees for Services Rendered to the Fund by the Independent Auditor
Fiscal Year | Audit Fees | Audit-Related Fees | Tax Fees(1) | All Other Fees |
2013 | $44,880 | $0 | $4,250 | $0 |
2014 | $46,405 | $0 | $4,200 | $0 |
| (1) | Tax Fees for 2013 and 2014 represent fees for services rendered to the Fund for review of tax returns, quarterly diversification tests, and income and capital gains distributions. |
The following table shows fees billed by KPMG during the 2013 and 2014 fiscal years for audit-related, tax and other services provided to PIMCO, the Fund’s investment adviser, and entities controlling, controlled by, or under common control with PIMCO that provided ongoing services to the Fund (the “Adviser Entities”) that were directly related to the Fund’s operations and financial reporting.
Fees for Services Rendered to Adviser Entities by the Independent Auditor
Fiscal Year | Audit-Related Fees | Tax Fees | All Other Fees |
2013 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
2014 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
The aggregate amount of non-audit fees billed by KPMG for services rendered to the Fund and the Adviser Entities during the 2013 and 2014 fiscal years was $4,250 and $4,200, respectively, as detailed in the above tables. The Audit Committee considered whether KPMG’s provision of non-audit services to the Adviser Entities that were not pre-approved by the Audit Committee was compatible with maintaining KPMG’s independence.
Audit Committee Pre-Approval Procedures. The Audit Committee has adopted procedures for the pre-approval by the Audit Committee of the engagement of the Fund’s independent auditor to provide audit and non-audit services to the Fund and the engagement of the Fund’s independent auditor to provide non-audit services to the Fund’s investment adviser or its related entities that relate directly to the Fund’s operations and financial reporting. If time does not permit, the Chairman of the Audit Committee is authorized to pre-approve the engagement of the independent auditor on behalf of the Audit Committee. The independent auditor and the investment adviser are required to report on the initiation of any such engagement at the next regular Audit Committee meeting.
Current Officers of the Fund
The following table sets forth certain information concerning the current officers of the Fund. The address of each current officer is c/o Jackson Fund Services, 225 West Wacker Drive, Suite 1200, Chicago, Illinois 60606.
Name (Age) Positions Held with the Fund | Principal Occupation or Employment During the Past Five Years | Length of Service |
Mark D. Nerud (48) President and Chief Executive Officer | Chief Executive Officer of Jackson National Asset Management, LLC (“JNAM”) and Jackson Fund Services (“JFS”) (2010 – present); President of JNAM and JFS (2006 – present); President and CEO of investment companies advised by Curian Capital, LLC (“Curian”) (2014 – present); Managing Board Member of Curian and Curian Clearing LLC (2011 – present); President, CEO and Trustee/Manager of investment companies advised by JNAM (2007 – present). Formerly, Managing Board Member of JNAM (2007 – 2010). | June 2006 – July 2015 |
Name (Age) Positions Held with the Fund | Principal Occupation or Employment During the Past Five Years | Length of Service |
Daniel W. Koors (44) Chief Financial Officer | Chief Operating Officer of JNAM and JFS (2011 – present); Senior Vice President of JNAM and JFS (2009 – present); Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer of investment companies advised by Curian (2010 – present); Vice President of investment companies advised by JNAM (2006 – present). Formerly, Chief Financial Officer of JNAM and JFS (2007 – 2011); Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer of investment companies advised by JNAM (2006 – 2011). | June 2006 – July 2015 |
Joseph B. O’Boyle (52) Chief Compliance Officer | Chief Compliance Officer of investment companies advised by Curian (2012 – present). Formerly, Chief Compliance Officer of Guggenheim Funds (2011 – 2012); Chief Compliance Officer of Calamos Investments (2008 – 2011). | May 2012 – July 2015 |
Diana R. Gonzalez (36) Chief Legal Officer | Associate General Counsel of JNAM and JFS (2013 – present); Assistant Vice President of investment companies advised by Curian (2012 – present). Formerly, Senior Attorney of JNAM and JFS (2012 – 2013); Counsel of Sun Life Financial, Inc. (2008 – 2012). | January 2013 – July 2015 |
Emily J. Bennett (31) Secretary | Senior Attorney of JNAM and JFS (2013 – present); Assistant Secretary of investment companies advised by Curian (2012 – present). Formerly, Attorney of JNAM and JFS (2011 – 2013); Departmental Specialist, Michigan Public Health Institute (2010 – 2011); Legal Assistant, Guyselman & Ehnis-Clark (2009 – 2010). | January 2013 – July 2015 |
Danielle A. Bergandine (34) Assistant Secretary | Senior Compliance Analyst of JNAM and JFS (2009 – present); Anti-Money Laundering Officer of investment companies advised by JNAM (2007 – present); Anti-Money Laundering Officer of investment companies advised by Curian (2011 – present). | January 2013 – July 2015 |
Prospective New Officers of the Fund
Subject to the negotiation of final documentation, the Fund has appointed Atlantic Fund Services, 3 Canal Plaza, Suite 600, Portland, Maine 04101 (“Atlantic”), as the new administrator of the Fund, effective August 1, 2015. Under the prospective new services agreement, Atlantic is required to provide the Fund’s officers. The following table sets forth certain information concerning the prospective new officers. The address of each new officer is c/o Atlantic Fund Services, 3 Canal Plaza, Suite 600, Portland, Maine 04101.
Name (Age) Positions Held with the Fund | Principal Occupation or Employment During the Past Five Years | Length of Service (1) |
Stacey E. Hong, (49) President and Chief Executive Officer | Manager, President, and Treasurer, Atlantic Fund Services (“AFS”) (2007 to present); Director, President, and Treasurer, Atlantic Accounting Services LLC (2007 to present); Director, President, and Treasurer, Atlantic Administration Services LLC (2007 to present); Director, President, and Treasurer, Atlantic Consulting, LLC (2007 to present); Director, President, and Treasurer, Atlantic Shareholder Services, LLC (2007 to present); President, Atlantic Equity Holdings, LLC (2011 to present); Chief Operating Officer, Atlantic Equity Holdings, LLC (2011 to present); Treasurer, Atlantic Equity Holdings, LLC (2011) | Commencing August 2015 |
Michael J. McKeen (44) Chief Financial Officer
| Senior Manager, AFS (2008 to present); Vice President, Atlantic Accounting Services LLC (2008 to present) | Commencing August 2015 |
Dennis Mason (47) Chief Compliance Officer | Fund Compliance Officer, AFS (2013 to present); Senior Specialist, AFS (2011 to 2013); Senior Analyst, AFS (2008 to 2011) | Commencing August 2015 |
Gino Malaspina, (47) Chief Legal Officer | Senior Counsel, AFS (2014 to present); Senior Counsel and Managing Director, Cipperman & Co./Cipperman Compliance Services (2010 to June 2014); Associate, Stradley, Ronon, Stevens & Young (2009 to 2010) | Commencing August 2015 |
Name (Age) Positions Held with the Fund | Principal Occupation or Employment During the Past Five Years | Length of Service (1) |
Zachary Tackett (27) Secretary | Associate General Counsel, AFS (2014 to present); Legal Intern, Coakley & Hyde, PLLC (2010 to 2013) | Commencing August 2015 |
(1) All officers are appointed annually by, and serve at the discretion of, the Board of Directors.
Remuneration of Directors and Officers
Each Director receives remuneration from the Fund for his or her services. The Fund does not compensate its officers because the Administrator makes these individuals available to the Fund to serve without compensation from the Fund. Remuneration to Directors consists of a quarterly retainer and a fee of $750 for each Board meeting attended and $500 for each Committee meeting attended, as well as any related expenses. The Directors receive a quarterly retainer of $3,750 (except the Chairman of the Board, whose quarterly retainer is $8,000, and the Chairman of the Audit Committee, whose quarterly retainer is $6,000). For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014, total compensation (including reimbursement of expenses) for all Directors as a group was $109,966.
The Compensation Table below provides the following data:
| Column (A): | Each Director who received compensation from the Fund. |
| Column (B): | Aggregate compensation received by a Director from the Fund. |
| Column (C): | Total compensation received by a Director from the Fund and Fund Complex. No member of the Board serves as a Director for any other fund in the Fund Complex nor does any Director receive any pension or retirement benefits from the Fund. |
Compensation Table |
For the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2014 |
(A) | (B) | (C) |
Name of Director and Position | Aggregate Compensation from the Fund | Total Compensation from the Fund and the Fund Complex |
Independent Directors | | |
Richard J. Bradshaw, Chairman of the Board of Directors and Director | $36,052 | $36,052 |
Victor L. Hymes, Valuation Committee Chair and Director | $20,381 | $20,381 |
Richard H. Stanton, Director | $5,283 | $5,283 |
Wendell G. Van Auken, Audit Committee Chair and Director | $28,000 | $28,000 |
Nancy E. Wallace, Director | $20,250 | $20,250 |
Board Recommendation and Required Vote
Election of the nominees for Director requires the affirmative vote of a plurality of the votes cast in person or by proxy at the Annual Meeting.
The Board of Directors recommends that the stockholders of the Fund vote FOR the election of each of the nominees for Director.
STOCKHOLDER PROPOSALS FOR 2016 PROXY STATEMENT
Stockholders wishing to submit proposals for inclusion in the proxy statement for the 2016 Annual Meeting should send their written proposals to Montgomery Street Income Securities, Inc., c/o Atlantic Fund Services, 3 Canal Plaza, Suite 600, Portland, Maine 04101, for receipt by January 20, 2016. The timely submission of a proposal does not guarantee its inclusion.
The Fund may exercise discretionary voting authority with respect to stockholder proposals for the 2016 Annual Meeting that are not included in the proxy statement and form of proxy, if notice of such proposals is not received by the Fund at the above address by April 4, 2016. Even if timely notice is received, the Fund may exercise discretionary voting authority in certain other circumstances.
Discretionary voting authority is the ability to vote proxies that stockholders have executed and returned to the Fund on matters not specifically reflected on the form of proxy.
OTHER MATTERS
The Board of Directors does not know of any matters to be presented at the Annual Meeting other than that mentioned in this Proxy Statement. The appointed proxies will vote on any other business that comes before the Annual Meeting or any adjournments or postponements thereof in accordance with their best judgment.
Please complete and sign the enclosed proxy card and return it in the envelope provided, or vote through the Internet or by telephone, so that the Annual Meeting may be held and action may be taken on the matter described in this Proxy Statement with the greatest possible number of shares participating. This will not preclude your voting in person if you attend the Annual Meeting.