As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 26, 2004. Registration No. 333-111912 and 811-4603 =================================================================================================================================== U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM N-14 REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 [X] Pre-Effective Amendment No._1_ [ ] Post-Effective Amendment No.____ (Check appropriate box or boxes) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LB SERIES FUND, INC. (Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Charter) 625 Fourth Avenue South Minneapolis, Minnesota 55415 (Address of Principal Executive Offices) 612-340-8492 (Registrant's Telephone Number) Marlene J. Nogle 625 Fourth Avenue South Minneapolis, Minnesota 55415 (Name and Address of Agent for Service) Approximate Date of Proposed Public Offering: As soon as possible following the effective date of this Registration Statement. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Title of Securities Being Registered: Shares of Beneficial Interest No filing fee is required because of reliance on Section 24(f) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. The Registrant hereby amends this Registration Statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the Registrant shall file a further amendment which specifically states that this Registration Statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 or until the Registration Statement shall become effective on such date as the Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine. =================================================================================================================================== Opportunity Growth Portfolio Series of LB Series Fund, Inc. 625 Fourth Avenue South Minneapolis, Minnesota 55415 Dear Shareholder: The Board of Directors of LB Series Fund, Inc. is pleased to submit for your vote a proposal affecting shareholders of the Opportunity Growth Portfolio. We propose the Opportunity Growth Portfolio be reorganized into the Mid Cap Growth Portfolio, an existing portfolio in LB Series Fund, Inc. Shares of the Opportunity Growth Portfolio would be converted into shares of the Mid Cap Growth Portfolio having an equal dollar value. As you know, Lutheran Brotherhood and Aid Association for Lutherans merged on January 1, 2002. Since that time, the merged organization has consolidated most of its overlapping operations and changed its name to Thrivent Financial for Lutherans. More recently, the Board of Directors and Thrivent Financial have been working together to develop steps that are expected to benefit shareholders. As one step, the Board is asking for your approval to consolidate the Opportunity Growth Portfolio into the Mid Cap Growth Portfolio. The Board believes that the proposed reorganization is in the best interests of the Opportunity Growth Portfolio and its shareholders and unanimously recommends that you vote for approval. The Board considered various factors in reviewing the proposed reorganization on behalf of the shareholders of the Opportunity Growth Portfolio, including the following: o The long-term historical performance of the Mid Cap Growth Portfolio has been better than that of the Opportunity Growth Portfolio. The Mid Cap Growth Portfolio is larger than the Opportunity Growth Portfolio and the expense ratio of the Mid Cap Growth Portfolio is lower than the expense ratio of the Opportunity Growth Portfolio. o The Opportunity Growth Portfolio and Mid Cap Growth Portfolio both have investment objectives that seek long-term growth of capital. Although the Opportunity Growth Portfolio normally invests in smaller capitalization companies and the Mid Cap Growth Portfolio normally invests in companies with medium market capitalization, the Opportunity Growth Portfolio is managed in a substantially similar growth style and by the same investment adviser as the Mid Cap Growth Portfolio. In addition, there is an overlap in the securities held by the two Portfolios and in the companies that make up the benchmarks that are used for performance comparisons. Thus, the reorganization will enable Opportunity Growth Portfolio shareholders to continue their current investment programs with minimal disruption. o The reorganization will result in the Mid Cap Growth Portfolio having a larger asset base. This is expected to provide the Mid Cap Growth Portfolio with potential benefits from greater portfolio diversification and the opportunity to conduct other investment transactions on potentially more advantageous terms than two separate, smaller portfolios. There are also opportunities to spread relatively fixed costs over a larger asset base. o Thrivent Financial - not the Portfolios - will pay the costs of the reorganization. Your vote is important! Please read the enclosed materials for detailed information about the proposal and vote your shares today. Thank you for your time in considering this important proposal. We believe the reorganization will result in a stronger portfolio. Thank you for investing with us and for your continued support. Sincerely, Pamela J. Moret President Questions & Answers For Shareholders of the Opportunity Growth Portfolio The Board of Directors of the LB Series Fund, Inc. has provided the following questions and answers about the proposal to reorganize the Opportunity Growth Portfolio into the Mid Cap Growth Portfolio. The Board unanimously supports this proposal, and we encourage you to read the full text of the combined proxy statement and prospectus that follows this Q & A. Q: What change is proposed? A: The Board proposes to merge the Opportunity Growth Portfolio into the Mid Cap Growth Portfolio. In this reorganization, the shares of the Opportunity Growth Portfolio that fund your benefits under variable contracts or retirement plans automatically would be exchanged for an equal dollar value of shares of the Mid Cap Growth Portfolio. This consolidation would affect only the investments underlying variable contracts or retirement plan interests, and would not otherwise affect variable contracts or retirement plan interests. Q: Why does the Board support this reorganization? A: The Board unanimously recommends that you vote in favor of the reorganization. It has determined that the reorganization of the Opportunity Growth Portfolio into the Mid Cap Growth Portfolio is in the best interests of each Portfolio and will not dilute the interests of the shareholders of the Portfolios. In reaching this conclusion, the Board considered several factors: o The long-term historical performance of the Mid Cap Growth Portfolio has been better than that of the Opportunity Growth Portfolio. The Mid Cap Growth Portfolio is larger than the Opportunity Growth Portfolio and the expense ratio of the Mid Cap Growth Portfolio is lower than the expense ratio of the Opportunity Growth Portfolio. o The Opportunity Growth Portfolio and Mid Cap Growth Portfolio both have investment objectives that seek long-term growth of capital. Although the Opportunity Growth Portfolio normally invests in smaller capitalization companies and the Mid Cap Growth Portfolio normally invests in companies with medium market capitalization, the Opportunity Growth Portfolio is managed in a substantially similar growth style and by the same investment adviser as the Mid Cap Growth Portfolio. In addition, there is an overlap in the securities held by the two Portfolios and in the companies that make up the benchmarks that are used for performance comparisons. Thus, the reorganization will enable Opportunity Growth Portfolio shareholders to continue their current investment programs with minimal disruption. o The reorganization will result in the Mid Cap Growth Portfolio having a larger asset base. This is expected to provide the Mid Cap Growth Portfolio with potential benefits from greater portfolio diversification and the opportunity to conduct other investment transactions on potentially more advantageous terms than two separate, smaller portfolios. The reorganization also offers opportunities to spread relatively fixed costs over a larger asset base. o Thrivent Financial - not the Portfolios - will pay the costs of the reorganization. Q: When will the reorganization become effective? A: A Special Meeting of Shareholders of the Opportunity Growth Portfolio to consider the reorganization is scheduled for April 7, 2004. Subject to shareholder approval, the reorganization is expected to be effective on or about April 30, 2004. Q: Can I make additional investments in the investment options that correspond to the Opportunity Growth Portfolio before the reorganization? A: Yes. You can continue to make investments in the Opportunity Growth Portfolio until the effective date of the reorganization. Q: Is there anything I need to do to exchange my shares? A: No. Subject to shareholder approval, the shares of the Opportunity Growth Portfolio that fund benefits under your variable contract or retirement plan automatically will be exchanged for an equal dollar value of shares of the Mid Cap Growth Portfolio. Your variable contract or retirement plan participation will not otherwise be affected by the reorganization. Q: Will I incur taxes as a result of this reorganization? A: The reorganization is expected to be tax-free for federal income tax purposes. The Portfolios will seek an opinion of counsel to this effect. Generally, neither shareholders, contract owners nor retirement plan participants will incur capital gains or losses on the exchange of Opportunity Growth Portfolio shares for Mid Cap Growth Portfolio shares as a result of this reorganization. The cost basis on each investment will also remain the same. If you choose to redeem your shares or make a total or partial surrender of your contract, you may be subject to taxes and other charges under your contract. Q: Who is paying the cost of the Special Shareholder Meeting and proxy solicitation? A: Thrivent Financial will pay all of the shareholder meeting and proxy solicitation expenses. It will not be paid for out of fund or portfolio assets. Q: When should I vote? A: Please vote as soon as possible by mail, telephone or the Internet. This will help avoid additional follow-up costs. Q. How can I vote? A. You may vote by: o Internet - https://vote.proxy-direct.com. Follow the directions on the enclosed voting instruction form. o Telephone - Follow the directions on the enclosed voting instruction form. If this feature is used, you are giving authorization for another person to execute your proxy and there is no need to mail the voting instruction form. o By mail - Date and sign the enclosed voting instruction form and return it in the enclosed postage-paid envelope. Q. Why should I vote? A. Every vote is important and the Board encourages you to return your vote as soon as possible. Voting your proxy ballot now will assure that the necessary number of votes are obtained, without the time and expense required for additional proxy solicitation. Q. Who should I call if I have questions about the proposals in the proxy statement? A. Call 1-866-270-1532 with questions. Q: How can I get more information about the Portfolios? A: A copy of the prospectus for the Mid Cap Growth Portfolio accompanies this proxy statement and prospectus as Appendix B. The Mid Cap Growth Portfolio's Management's Discussion of Fund Performance and the Financial Highlights from the most recent Annual Report to Shareholders of LB Series Fund, Inc. is attached as Appendix C. To obtain a copy of the prospectus or the Statement of Additional Information for the Opportunity Growth Portfolio, please write to LB Series Fund, Inc., 625 Fourth Avenue South, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55415 or call 1-800-847-4836. To obtain a copy of the Statement of Additional Information for the Mid Cap Growth Portfolio or for this proxy statement and prospectus, please write to LB Series Fund, Inc., 625 Fourth Avenue South, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55415 or call 1-800-847-4836. Opportunity Growth Portfolio Series of LB Series Fund, Inc. 625 Fourth Avenue South Minneapolis, Minnesota 55415 NOTICE OF A SPECIAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS To be held on April 7, 2004 ___________________________________ A Special Meeting of Shareholders (the "Special Meeting") of the Opportunity Growth Portfolio, which is a series of LB Series Fund, Inc., will be held at the Thrivent Financial for Lutherans building, 625 Fourth Avenue South, Minneapolis, Minnesota on April 7, 2004, at 8:00 a.m. Central Time for the following purposes: 1. To approve a proposed Plan of Reorganization that provides that (a) all of the assets of the Opportunity Growth Portfolio will be transferred to the Mid Cap Growth Portfolio in exchange for the Mid Cap Growth Portfolio's shares of equal dollar value; (b) the stated accrued and unpaid liabilities of the Opportunity Growth Portfolio will be assumed by the Mid Cap Growth Portfolio; (c) the Opportunity Growth Portfolio will distribute pro rata to its shareholders, in complete liquidation, the shares of the Mid Cap Growth Portfolio received in exchange for its net assets; and (d) the Opportunity Growth Portfolio will cease to exist. 2. To consider and act upon any matter incidental to the foregoing and to transact such other business as may properly come before the Special Meeting and all adjournments. The Board of Directors of the Opportunity Growth Portfolio has fixed the close of business on February 13, 2004 as the record date for the determination of shareholders entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the Special Meeting and all adjournments. By Order of the Board of Directors, James E. Nelson, Secretary Minneapolis, Minnesota March 3, 2004 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT You can help Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, the adviser to the Opportunity Growth Portfolio and the Mid Cap Growth Portfolio, avoid the necessity and expense of sending follow-up letters by promptly returning the enclosed voting instruction form. If you are unable to be present in person at the Shareholder meeting, please mark, date, sign and return the enclosed voting instruction form. The enclosed envelope requires no postage if mailed in the United States. You also may vote by telephone (1-866-241-6194) or the Internet (https://vote.proxy-direct.com) by entering the control number on the enclosed voting instruction form. - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PROXY STATEMENT AND PROSPECTUS March 3, 2004 Opportunity Growth Portfolio and Mid Cap Growth Portfolio Series of LB Series Fund, Inc. 625 Fourth Avenue South Minneapolis, Minnesota 55415 1-800-847-4836 This proxy statement and prospectus is furnished in connection with the solicitation of proxies by and on behalf of the Board of Directors of LB Series Fund, Inc. (the " Fund") to be used at a Special Meeting of Shareholders and any adjournments (collectively, the "Special Meeting") of the Opportunity Growth Portfolio of the Fund (the "Opportunity Growth Portfolio") to be held at the Thrivent Financial for Lutherans building, 625 Fourth Avenue South, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55415, on April 7, 2004, at 8:00 a.m. Central Time. This proxy statement and prospectus and the accompanying Notice of Special Meeting of Shareholders and voting instruction form are first being mailed on or about March 3, 2004. At the Special Meeting, shareholders will be asked to approve a proposed Plan of Reorganization (the "Plan of Reorganization") between the Opportunity Growth Portfolio and the Mid Cap Growth Portfolio (the "Mid Cap Growth Portfolio" and together with the Opportunity Growth Portfolio, the "Portfolios") of the Fund. In this reorganization, shares of the Opportunity Growth Portfolio will be exchanged for shares of the Mid Cap Portfolio. Each Portfolio is a separate series of the Fund, which is an open-end investment company commonly called a mutual fund. Both Portfolios issue and sell their shares to: o separate accounts of Thrivent Financial for Lutherans ("Thrivent Financial") and Thrivent Life Insurance Company ("Thrivent Life"), which are used to fund benefits of variable life insurance and variable annuity contracts (the "variable contracts") issued by Thrivent Financial and Thrivent Life, and o retirement plans sponsored by Thrivent Financial (collectively, the "retirement plans"). The Plan of Reorganization provides that: o All of the assets of the Opportunity Growth Portfolio will be transferred to the Mid Cap Growth Portfolio in exchange for shares of the Mid Cap Growth Portfolio having a value equal to the value of the assets so transferred, less liabilities assumed by the Mid Cap Growth Portfolio; o The stated accrued and unpaid liabilities of the Opportunity Growth Portfolio will be assumed by the Mid Cap Growth Portfolio; and o Shares of the Mid Cap Growth Portfolio will be distributed pro rata to the shareholders of the Opportunity Growth Portfolio in complete liquidation of the Opportunity Growth Portfolio. If the Plan of Reorganization is approved, the shares of the Opportunity Growth Portfolio that fund benefits under your variable contract or retirement plan automatically will be exchanged for an equal dollar value of shares of the Mid Cap Growth Portfolio. Please retain this proxy statement and prospectus for future reference. It sets forth concisely the information that you should know before voting. It is the proxy statement for the Special Meeting of Shareholders of the Opportunity Growth Portfolio (please see the notice of Special Meeting). It is also the prospectus that describes the shares of the Mid Cap Growth Portfolio that are being registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission and issued in the Reorganization. The following documents contain additional information about the Opportunity Growth Portfolio and are incorporated into this proxy statement and prospectus by reference. To obtain copies of these documents without charge, write to the LB Series Fund, Inc. at 625 Fourth Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55415 or call 1-800-847-4836. o The prospectus of the Opportunity Growth Portfolio dated April 30, 2003, as supplemented. o The Statement of Additional Information of the Opportunity Growth Portfolio dated April 30, 2003 o Management's Discussion of Fund Performance and the Financial Highlights with respect to the Opportunity Growth Portfolio from the Annual Report for the Opportunity Growth Portfolio dated December 31, 2003. The following documents contain additional information about the Mid Cap Growth Portfolio and are incorporated into this proxy statement and prospectus by reference. To obtain copies of these documents, as well as a copy of the latest Annual Report for LB Series Fund, Inc., without charge, write to LB Series Fund, Inc. at 625 Fourth Avenue South, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55415 or call 1-800-847-4836. o The prospectus of the Mid Cap Growth Portfolio dated April 30, 2003, as supplemented, accompanies this proxy statement and prospectus as Appendix B. o The Statement of Additional Information of the Mid Cap Growth Portfolio dated April 30, 2003. o Management's Discussion of Fund Performance and the Financial Highlights with respect to the Mid Cap Growth Portfolio from the Annual Report for the Mid Cap Growth Portfolio dated December 31, 2003, accompanies this proxy statement and prospectus as Appendix C. o The Statement of Additional Information relating to this proxy statement and prospectus dated March 3, 2004. Each of these documents relating to the Portfolios have been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"), and you may obtain copies by accessing the SEC's Web site at http://www.sec.gov. The shares offered by this proxy statement and prospectus are not deposits or obligations of any bank or financial institution and are not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. Investment in these shares involves investment risks, including the possible loss of principal. The Securities and Exchange Commission has not approved or disapproved these securities or determined if this proxy statement and prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense. TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE SUMMARY 4 About the Reorganization 4 Comparative Expense Tables 4 Comparison of Investment Performance 5 Comparison of Investment Objectives, Strategies and Principal Risks of the Opportunity Growth Portfolio and the Mid Cap Growth Portfolio 6 COMPARISON OF OPERATIONS 8 Investment Adviser 8 Portfolio Managers 8 The Separate Accounts and Retirement Plans 8 Federal Tax Consequences 8 INFORMATION ABOUT THE REORGANIZATION 10 Information Received by the Board of Directors 10 Considerations by the Board of Directors 10 Description of the Plan of Reorganization 11 Description of Mid Cap Growth Portfolio Shares 12 Investment Restrictions 12 Comparative Information on Shareholder Rights 12 Federal Income Tax Consequences 12 Capitalization 14 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY GROWTH PORTFOLIO AND THE MID CAP GROWTH PORTFOLIO 15 VOTING INFORMATION 16 Quorum and Voting 16 Outstanding Shares and Voting Requirements. 17 Other Matters 17 Board Recommendation 17 PLAN OF REORGANIZATION -- APPENDIX A A-1 MID CAP GROWTH PORTFOLIO PROSPECTUS -- APPENDIX B B-1 MID CAP GROWTH PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION/FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS-- APPENDIX C C-1 OPPORTUNITY GROWTH PORTFOLIO SHAREHOLDER INFORMATION--APPENDIX D D-1 MID CAP GROWTH PORTFOLIO SHAREHOLDER INFORMATION--APPENDIX E E-1 SUMMARY This summary is qualified in its entirety by reference to the additional information contained elsewhere in this proxy statement and prospectus (including documents incorporated by reference) and the Plan of Reorganization, a form of which is attached to this proxy statement and prospectus as Appendix A. About the Reorganization The Board of Directors of the Opportunity Growth Portfolio unanimously recommends that shareholders approve the Plan of Reorganization. Under the Plan of Reorganization, the Mid Cap Growth Portfolio would acquire all of the assets and the stated and accrued liabilities of the Opportunity Growth Portfolio in exchange for the Mid Cap Growth Portfolio's shares having an aggregate net asset value equal to the net asset value of the Opportunity Growth Portfolio's assets so transferred, less the amount of the stated and accrued liabilities assumed by the Mid Cap Portfolio. The Opportunity Growth Portfolio would then distribute in liquidation pro rata to its shareholders all of the shares of the Mid Cap Portfolio it received in exchange for its assets. Together these transactions are referred to in this proxy statement and prospectus as the "Reorganization". As a result of the Reorganization, each shareholder of the Opportunity Growth Portfolio will become the owner of the Mid Cap Growth Portfolio's shares having a total net asset value equal to the total net asset value of such shareholder's holdings in the Opportunity Growth Portfolio on the date of the Reorganization. The Reorganization will not affect your variable contract or retirement plan interest, nor will it have any other effect on your variable contract or retirement plan, as the case may be. Comparative Expense Tables Shares of the Opportunity Growth Portfolio and the Mid Cap Growth Portfolio are sold without a sales charge, so there are no direct shareholder fees. However, like all mutual funds, the Portfolios incur certain expenses in their operations, including advisory fees and other expenses. These are indirect expenses. The following expense table compares the annual operating expenses of the Opportunity Growth Portfolio and the Mid Cap Growth Portfolio based on total assets for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2003, as reported in the Fund's most recent annual report, and pro forma expenses showing these same expenses adjusted for the proposed Reorganization. Pro Forma Actual Expenses Expenses as of as of December 31, 2003 December 31, 2003 ---------------------------------------------------- Opportunity Mid Cap Mid Cap Growth Growth Growth Portfolio Portfolio Portfolio Annual Portfolio Operating Expenses (Expenses that are deducted from Fund assets) Advisory Fees 0.40% 0.40% 0.40% Other Expenses* 0.11% 0.07% 0.07% Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses 0.51% 0.47% 0.47% * Expenses have been restated to reflect the effect of elimination of expense reimbursements and the introduction of an administrative fee, which went into effect January 1, 2004, of 0.03%. Example The following example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Opportunity Growth Portfolio with the cost of investing in the Mid Cap Growth Portfolio into which the Opportunity Growth Portfolio will be reorganized if the proposed Reorganization is approved. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in each Portfolio for the time periods indicated and redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The example assumes your investment has a 5% return each year, the Portfolio's operating expenses remain the same, and you reinvest all dividends and distributions. If the fees and expenses of your variable contract were included, the costs shown below would be higher. The example should not be considered as representative of past or future expenses, and your actual costs may be higher or lower than those shown. Mid Cap Pro Forma Mid Opportunity Growth Cap Growth Growth Portfolio Portfolio Portfolio ------------------------------------------------ 1 Year $ 52 $ 48 $ 48 3 Years $164 $151 $151 5 Years $285 $263 $263 10 Years $640 $591 $591 Comparison of Investment Performance The average annual total return for the Opportunity Growth Portfolio and the Mid Cap Growth Portfolio for certain periods is set forth in the chart below. Average Annual Total Return As of December 31, 2003 Since 1 year 5 years Inception ------ ------- --------- Opportunity Growth Portfolio 42.35% -0.93% 1.36% Mid Cap Growth Portfolio 35.92% 6.47% 7.41% Comparison of Investment Objectives, Strategies, and Principal Risks In addition to the objectives, strategies and risks set forth below, the Portfolios are subject to certain additional investment policies and limitations. These policies and limitations are described in the prospectus and Statement of Additional Information of the Portfolios. The following contrasts and compares the investment objectives, strategies and principal risks of the Opportunity Growth Portfolio and the Mid Cap Growth Portfolio. Investment Objectives The Opportunity Growth Portfolio seeks to achieve long-term growth of capital by investing primarily in a professionally managed diversified portfolio of smaller capitalization common stocks. The Mid Cap Growth Portfolio seeks to achieve long-term growth of capital by investing primarily in a professionally managed diversified portfolio of common stocks of companies with medium market capitalizations. Investment Strategies The Opportunity Growth Portfolio and the Mid Cap Growth Portfolio use substantially similar investment strategies. Under normal circumstances, the Opportunity Growth Portfolio invests at least 65% of its assets in companies with market capitalizations similar to those companies included in widely known small cap indices such as the Russell 2000 Growth Index and the S&P SmallCap 600/Barra Growth Index, while the Mid Cap Growth Portfolio invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowing for investment purposes) in companies with market capitalizations similar to those companies included in widely known mid cap indices such as the Russell Midcap Growth Index and the S&P MidCap 400/Barra Growth Index. The benchmarks for the two Portfolios are the Russell 2000 Growth Index and the Russell MidCap Growth Index, respectively. Thrivent Financial, the investment adviser for the Portfolios, uses fundamental and technical investment research techniques to determine what stocks to buy and sell. Fundamental analysis generally involves assessing a company's security's value based on factors such as sales, assets, markets, management, products and services, earnings, and financial structure. Technical analysis generally involves studying trends and movements in a security's price, trading volume, and other market-related factors. In addition, Thrivent Financial focuses on companies that have a strong record of earnings growth or show good prospects for growth in sales and earnings and also considers the trends in the market as a whole. Because of the similarities in investment objectives and strategies for the two Portfolios, there is a substantial overlap in the stocks included in their investment portfolios and the proportions of those stocks. Principal Risks The Opportunity Growth Portfolio and the Mid Cap Growth Portfolio are subject to substantially similar risks. They include the risks of sudden and unpredictable drops in the value of the market as a whole and periods of lackluster performance. Stock markets can decline for many reasons, including adverse political or economic developments, changes in investor psychology, or heavy institutional selling. The prospects for an industry or company may deteriorate because of a variety of factors, including disappointing earnings or changes in the competitive environment. Growth style investing includes the risk of investing in securities whose prices historically have been more volatile than other securities, especially over the short term. Growth stock prices reflect projections of future earnings or revenues, and if a company's earnings or revenues fall short of expectations, its stock price may fall dramatically. The Opportunity Growth Portfolio invests in smaller companies that have greater price volatility, lower trading volume and less liquidity than larger, more established companies. Medium-sized companies often have similar characteristics, although to a lesser extent than smaller companies. The companies the Portfolios invest in tend to have more limited product lines, smaller revenues and less management depth than larger companies. Therefore, both Portfolios may under-perform other stock portfolios (such as large company stock portfolios) when stocks of small- or medium-sized companies are out of favor. The success of either Portfolio's investment strategy depends significantly on Thrivent Financial's skill in assessing the potential of the securities in which the Portfolios invest. Shares of the Portfolios may rise and fall in value and there is a risk that you could lose money by investing in either Portfolio. Neither Portfolio can be certain that it will achieve its objective. COMPARISON OF OPERATIONS Investment Adviser Thrivent Financial serves as investment adviser and provides investment research and supervision for the Opportunity Growth Portfolio and the Mid Cap Growth Portfolio. Thrivent Financial's corporate office is located at 625 Fourth Avenue South, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55415. As of December 31, 2003, Thrivent Financial and its affiliates had approximately $62.4 billion in assets under management. Portfolio Managers Opportunity Growth Portfolio Andrea J. Thomas, CFA has served as portfolio manager of the Opportunity Growth Portfolio since 2002. She also has served as portfolio manager of the Lutheran Brotherhood Opportunity Growth Fund, a series of an affiliated mutual fund group, since 2002. Ms. Thomas has been with Thrivent Financial since 1993 and served as an associate portfolio manager from 1997 to 2002. Mid Cap Growth Portfolio Brian L. Thorkelson and Andrea J. Thomas, CFA serve as portfolio co-mangers of the Mid Cap Growth Portfolio Mr. Thorkelson has served as the portfolio manager of the Mid Cap Growth Portfolio since its inception in 1998. Mr. Thorkelson has been with Thrivent Financial since 1987. Ms. Thomas has served as the portfolio manager of the Mid Cap Growth Portfolio since November 2003, and she served as an associate portfolio manager of the portfolio from 1997 to 2002. Ms. Thomas has been with Thrivent Financial since 1993 and has served as a portfolio manager since 2002. If the proposed Reorganization is approved, Ms. Thomas and Mr. Thorkelson will serve as portfolio co-managers of the Mid Cap Growth Portfolio. The Separate Accounts and Retirement Plans Shares of the Opportunity Growth Portfolio and the Mid Cap Growth Portfolio are currently sold, without sales charges, to: o Separate accounts of Thrivent Financial and Thrivent Life, which are used to fund variable contracts issued by Thrivent Financial and Thrivent Life. o Retirement plans sponsored by Thrivent Financial. The distribution, purchase and redemption procedures and exchange rights of shareholders of the Opportunity Growth Portfolio and the Mid Cap Growth Portfolio are identical. The prospectus for each variable contract describes how the premiums and the assets relating to the variable contract may be allocated among one or more of the subaccounts that correspond to the Opportunity Growth Portfolio and the Mid Cap Growth Portfolio. Participants in the retirement plans should consult retirement plan documents for information on how to invest in the Portfolios. The separate accounts and the retirement plans each place an order to buy or sell shares of a respective portfolio each business day. The amount of the order is based on the aggregate instructions from owners of the variable contracts or the participants in the retirement plans. Orders received before the close of the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE") on a given day result in share purchases and redemptions at the net asset value ("NAV") calculated as of the close of the NYSE that day. Federal Tax Consequences As a condition to each Reorganization, the Fund will receive an opinion of counsel that the Reorganization will be considered a tax-free "reorganization" under existing provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"). Based on customary assumptions and representations, neither the Opportunity Growth Portfolio nor the Mid Cap Portfolio nor the shareholders of the Opportunity Growth Portfolio or Mid Cap Growth Portfolio will recognize any gain or loss for federal income tax purposes. The tax basis of the Mid Cap Growth Portfolio's shares received by the Opportunity Growth Portfolio's shareholders will be the same as the tax basis of their shares in the Opportunity Growth Portfolio. After the Reorganization, the utilization by the Mid Cap Growth Portfolio of (1) carryovers of pre-Reorganization capital losses realized by the Opportunity Growth Portfolio and (2) capital losses it realized after the Reorganization that are attributable to the Opportunity Growth Portfolio's built-in unrealized capital losses as of the Closing Date, will be subject to limitation under the Code. INFORMATION ABOUT THE REORGANIZATION Information Received by the Board of Directors In connection with its consideration of the proposed Reorganization and its anticipated effects on the Opportunity Growth Portfolio, the Board of Directors (the "Board") of the Fund, including those directors who are not interested persons of Thrivent Financial or any of its affiliates (the "Independent Directors"), requested from Thrivent Financial and reviewed information to assist the Board in its evaluation, including: o The terms of the proposed Plan of Reorganization; o The investment restrictions and fundamental investment policies of the Opportunity Growth Portfolio and the Mid Cap Growth Portfolios; o Performance of each Portfolio against each other, with other funds, its Lipper Peer Group and relevant benchmarks; o Analysis of the impact of the proposed Reorganization of each Portfolio, including on expense ratios; and o The correlation of underlying investments in the Portfolios and their respective benchmarks. Considerations by the Board of Directors The Board believes that the proposed Reorganization is in the best interests of the Opportunity Growth Portfolio and its shareholders. Further, the Board has determined that the interests of the Opportunity Growth Portfolio shareholders will not be diluted as a result of the Reorganization. The Contracts Committee of the Board (consisting of the Independent Directors of the Board) considered factual matters and structural issues in connection with the proposed Reorganization at meetings on August 26, 2003 and October 7 - 8, 2003. At these meetings, representatives of Thrivent Financial discussed the proposed Reorganization with the Contracts Committee in general terms and in detail. In considering the proposed Reorganization, the Board was advised at all formal meetings by the Fund's independent outside legal counsel. The Contracts Committee met again on November 11 - 12, 2003 to receive additional information concerning the Reorganization. At this meeting, representatives of Thrivent Financial reviewed the proposed Reorganization and the Plan of Reorganization in detail. These representatives also presented comparative performance and expense information for the Opportunity Growth Portfolio and the Mid Cap Growth Portfolio. After reviewing the proposed Reorganization and Plan of Reorganization, the Contracts Committee unanimously approved the Reorganization. Thereafter, at an in-person meeting on November 12, 2003, the Board (including all of the Independent Directors) unanimously approved the Reorganization and Plan of Reorganization and recommended their approval by Opportunity Growth Portfolio shareholders. In approving the Plan of Reorganization, the Board considered the following factors: o The long-term historical performance of the Mid Cap Growth Portfolio has been better than that of the Opportunity Growth Portfolio. The Mid Cap Growth Portfolio is larger than the Opportunity Growth Portfolio and the expense ratio of the Mid Cap Growth Portfolio is lower than the expense ratio of the Opportunity Growth Portfolio. o The Opportunity Growth Portfolio and Mid Cap Growth Portfolio both have investment objectives that seek long-term growth of capital. Although the Opportunity Growth Portfolio normally invests in smaller capitalization companies and the Mid Cap Growth Portfolio normally invests in companies with medium market capitalization, the Opportunity Growth Portfolio is managed in a substantially similar growth style and by the same investment adviser as the Mid Cap Growth Portfolio. In addition, there is a substantial overlap in the securities held by the two Portfolios and in the companies that make up the benchmarks that are used for performance comparisons. Thus, the Reorganization will enable Opportunity Growth Portfolio shareholders to continue their current investment programs with minimal disruption. o The Reorganization will result in the Mid Cap Growth Portfolio having a larger asset base. This is expected to provide the Mid Cap Growth Portfolio with potential benefits from greater portfolio diversification and the opportunity to conduct other investment transactions on potentially more advantageous terms than two separate, smaller portfolios. There are also opportunities to spread relatively fixed costs over a larger asset base. o Thrivent Financial has committed to invest between $4 and $5 million to enhance the quality of its asset management capabilities, including hiring additional investment and administrative support professionals and making infrastructure investments to support investment research. o Thrivent Financial will be responsible for payment of the expenses related to the Reorganization. o The Reorganization will not result in the recognition of any gain or loss for federal income tax purposes by the Opportunity Growth Portfolio, the Mid Cap Growth Portfolio or their shareholders. Description of the Plan of Reorganization The Plan of Reorganization provides that the Opportunity Growth Portfolio will transfer all of its assets to the Mid Cap Growth Portfolio in exchange solely for the Mid Cap Growth Portfolio's shares. Shares of the Mid Cap Growth Portfolio will be distributed pro rata by the Opportunity Growth Portfolio to its shareholders in complete liquidation of the Opportunity Growth Portfolio. The closing of the proposed Reorganization is expected to occur on or about April 30, 2004. The Mid Cap Growth Portfolio also will assume the stated accrued and unpaid liabilities of the Opportunity Growth Portfolio as of the closing date. The value of the Opportunity Growth Portfolio's assets and liabilities to be acquired and assumed by the Mid Cap Growth Portfolio will be the value of such assets computed as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (normally 4:00 p.m. EST) on the closing date using the valuation procedures for the Mid Cap Portfolio. Shareholders of the Opportunity Growth Portfolio will become shareholders of the Mid Cap Growth Portfolio as of the closing date and will be entitled to the Mid Cap Growth Portfolio's next dividend distribution thereafter. Opportunity Growth Portfolio shareholders will receive shares in the Mid Cap Growth Portfolio having a total net asset value equal to the total net asset value of their Opportunity Growth Portfolio shares as of the closing. On or before the closing, the Opportunity Growth Portfolio will declare and pay a dividend or dividends which, together with all previous dividends, will have the effect of distributing to its shareholders substantially all of its net investment income and realized net capital gain, if any, for all taxable years ending on or before the closing date. Consummation of the Reorganization is subject to the conditions set forth in the Plan of Reorganization, including receipt of a tax opinion in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Opportunity Growth Portfolio and the Mid Cap Growth Portfolio, as described under the caption "Federal Income Tax Consequences" below. The Plan of Reorganization may be terminated and the Reorganization may be abandoned at any time before or after approval by the Opportunity Growth Portfolio shareholders prior to the closing date if the Board determines that consummation of the Reorganization would not be in the best interests of shareholders of the Portfolios. Under the Plan of Reorganization, Thrivent Financial will be responsible for the payment of the expenses related to consummating the Reorganization. Such expenses include, but are not limited to, accountants' fees, legal fees, registration fees, transfer taxes (if any), the fees of banks and the costs of preparing, printing, copying and mailing proxy solicitation materials to the Opportunity Growth Portfolio shareholders and the costs of holding the Special Meeting. The foregoing description of the Plan of Reorganization is qualified in its entirety by the terms and provisions of the Plan of Reorganization, a copy of which is attached hereto as Appendix A and incorporated into this proxy statement and prospectus by reference. Description of Mid Cap Growth Portfolio Shares Full and fractional shares of the Mid Cap Growth Portfolio will be issued in the Reorganization without the imposition of a sales charge or other fee to the Opportunity Growth Portfolio shareholders. Shares of the Mid Cap Growth Portfolio to be issued to Opportunity Growth Portfolio shareholders under the Plan of Reorganization will be fully paid and non-assessable when issued and transferable without restriction and will have no preemptive or conversion rights. Investment Restrictions The Opportunity Growth Portfolio and the Mid Cap Growth Portfolio are subject to identical investment restrictions that limit the scope of their investments. Comparative Information on Shareholder Rights The Opportunity Growth Portfolio and the Mid Cap Growth Portfolio are both series of LB Series Fund, Inc., a Minnesota corporation. The operations for each Portfolio are governed by the Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws of the Fund and by Minnesota law. Federal Income Tax Consequences As a condition to the Reorganization, the Opportunity Growth Portfolio and Mid Cap Growth Portfolio will receive an opinion from counsel to the effect that, on the basis of the existing provisions of the Code, current administrative rules and court decisions, for federal income tax purposes: 1. The Reorganization will qualify as a "reorganization" under section 368(a)(1) of the Code, and the Opportunity Growth Portfolio and the Mid Cap Growth Portfolio each will be "a party to a reorganization" within the meaning of section 368(b) of the Code. 2. The Opportunity Growth Portfolio will recognize no gain or loss on the transfer of its assets to the Mid Cap Growth Portfolio in exchange solely for the Mid Cap Growth Portfolio's shares or on the subsequent distribution of those shares to the Opportunity Growth Portfolio's shareholders in exchange for their Opportunity Growth Portfolio shares. 3. The Mid Cap Growth Portfolio will recognize no gain or loss on its receipt of those assets in exchange solely for its shares. 4. The Mid Cap Growth Portfolio's basis in those assets will be the same as the Opportunity Growth Portfolio's basis therein immediately before the Reorganization, and the Mid Cap Growth Portfolio's holding period for those assets will include the Opportunity Growth Portfolio's holding period. 5. An Opportunity Growth Portfolio shareholder will recognize no gain or loss on the exchange of the shareholder's Opportunity Growth Portfolio shares solely for Mid Cap Growth Portfolio shares after the Reorganization. 6. An Opportunity Growth Portfolio shareholder's aggregate basis in the Mid Cap Growth Portfolio shares received by the shareholder in the Reorganization will be the same as the aggregate basis in the shareholder's Opportunity Growth Portfolio shares to be constructively surrendered in exchange for those Opportunity Growth Portfolio shares. You should recognize that an opinion of counsel is not binding on the Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") or any court. Neither the Opportunity Growth Portfolio nor the Mid Cap Growth Portfolio expect to obtain a ruling from the IRS regarding the consequences of the Reorganizations. Accordingly, if the IRS sought to challenge the tax treatment of the Reorganization and was successful, neither of which is anticipated, the Reorganization would be treated as a taxable sale of assets of the Opportunity Growth Portfolio, followed by the taxable liquidation thereof. Capitalization The following table presents, as of December 31, 2003: o The capitalization of the Opportunity Growth Portfolio; o The capitalization of the Mid Cap Growth Portfolio; and o The pro forma capitalization of the Mid Cap Growth Portfolio as adjusted to give effect to the Reorganization. The capitalization of the Opportunity Growth Portfolio and the Mid Cap Growth Portfolio is likely to be different on the closing date as a result of daily share purchase and redemption activity in the Portfolios as well as the effects of the other ongoing operations of the Portfolios prior to the closing date. - ------------------------------------------ -------------------------- ------------------------- ------------------------- Pro Forma Opportunity Mid Cap Mid Cap Growth Portfolio Growth Portfolio Growth Portfolio ---------------- ---------------- ---------------- Total Net Assets $268,847,344 $478,842,255 $747,689,599 Shares Outstanding 27,180,130 36,600,498 57,149,951 Net Asset Value Per Share $9.89 $13.08 $13.08 - ------------------------------------------ -------------------------- ------------------------- ------------------------- ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY GROWTH PORTFOLIO AND THE MID CAP GROWTH PORTFOLIO Additional information about the Opportunity Growth Portfolio and the Mid Cap Growth Portfolio, including information about their investment objectives, policies and restrictions and financial histories, may be found in the current prospectus, Statement of Additional Information, and annual reports of the Fund, and in the Statement of Additional Information relating to this proxy statement and prospectus. You may obtain copies of these documents free of charge by calling 1-800-847-4836. The Opportunity Growth Portfolio and the Mid Cap Growth Portfolio are subject to the informational requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended and the 1940 Act. Therefore, the Opportunity Growth Portfolio and the Mid Cap Growth Portfolio file proxy materials, reports and other information with the SEC, which can be inspected and copied at the SEC's public reference room located at 450 5th Street NW, Room 1200, Washington, D.C. 20549. You may call the SEC at 1-202-942-8090 for information about the operation of the public reference rooms. You may also access such information about the Opportunity Growth Portfolio and the Mid Cap Growth Portfolio on the SEC's Internet site at http://www.sec.gov. For a prescribed fee, you may obtain copies of this information by sending an email request to publicinfo@sec.gov or writing to Public Reference Room, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, 450 5th Street, NW, Room 1300, Washington, D.C. 20549. You may need to refer to the Fund's file number: 1940 Act File No. 811-4603. Management's Discussion of Fund Performance and the Financial Highlights with respect to the Mid Cap Growth Portfolio from the Annual Report for the Mid Cap Growth Portfolio dated December 31, 2003 accompanies this proxy statement and prospectus as Appendix C. VOTING INFORMATION This proxy statement and prospectus is furnished in connection with the solicitation of proxies by the Board for use at the Special Meeting to be held on April 7, 2004, at 8:00 a.m., Central Time at 625 Fourth Avenue South, Minneapolis, Minnesota, and at any adjournments thereof. Thrivent Financial will cast your votes according to your voting instructions. If you sign and date your voting instruction form, but do not specify instructions, your shares of the Opportunity Growth Portfolio will be voted IN FAVOR of the Plan of Reorganization. For shares for which no voting instructions are received and for any shares held by Thrivent Financial, or by any of its subsidiaries or affiliates for their own accounts, Thrivent Financial will cast votes in proportion to the shares with respect to which they have received instructions from beneficial owners. You may vote by mail, telephone or the Internet. Your vote must be received by 6:00 a.m., Central Time, on April 7, 2004. Vote by: o Internet-- https://vote.proxy-direct.com. Follow the directions on the enclosed voting instruction card. o Telephone - 1-866-235-4258. Follow the directions on the enclosed voting instruction card. If this feature is used, you are giving authorization for another person to execute your proxy and there is no need to mail the voting instruction form. o Mail -- Date and sign the enclosed voting instruction form and return it in the enclosed postage-paid envelope. You may revoke your voting instructions at any time prior to their use by: o giving written notice of revocation to an officer of the Fund, o returning to an officer of the Fund a properly executed, later dated voting instruction form, o voting later by telephone or Internet, or o attending the Special Meeting, requesting return of any previously delivered voting instructions and voting in person. Attendance and voting at the Special Meeting will not by itself constitute a revocation of voting instructions. Signed voting instructions received by the Board in time for voting that are not revoked will be voted in accordance with the instructions noted on the form. Unless instructions to the contrary are marked on the voting instruction form, the shares represented by the form will be voted FOR all the proposals. The voting instruction form grants discretion to the persons named thereon to take action as they determine appropriate in connection with any other matter that may properly come before the Special Meeting or any adjournments. The Board does not currently know of any matter to be considered at the Special Meeting other than the matters set forth in the Notice of Special Meeting of Shareholders Quorum and Voting A majority of the shares of the Portfolio entitled to vote at the Special Meeting represented in person or by proxy constitutes a quorum. Thrivent Financial and its affiliates together are the record owners of a majority of the shares of the Opportunity Growth Portfolio. Thrivent Financial's representation at the Special Meeting will therefore assure the presence of a quorum. Approval of proposed Reorganization requires the affirmative vote of the holders of a "majority of the outstanding voting securities," of the Opportunity Growth Portfolio, as that term is defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended ("1940 Act"). The 1940 Act defines a vote of the holders of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Portfolio to mean the lesser of o the vote of 67% or more of the shares of the Portfolio present at the Special Meeting if the holders of more than 50% of the outstanding Portfolio shares are present or represented by proxy, or o the vote of the holders of more than 50% of the outstanding shares of the Portfolio. Abstentions have the same effect as votes cast against a proposal. Outstanding Shares and Voting Requirements The Board has fixed the close of business on February 13, 2004, as the record date for the determination of shareholders of the Opportunity Growth Portfolio entitled to notice of and to vote at the Special Meeting and any adjournments thereof. Each share of the Opportunity Growth Portfolio is entitled to one vote and fractional shares have proportionate voting rights. Only shareholders of record as of the record date are entitled to vote on the proposal. As of the record date, the Opportunity Growth Portfolio had 27,232,002.62 shares issued and outstanding. On the record date, the directors and officers of the Fund as a group owned beneficially (meaning they had the power to vote or direct the voting of) less than 1% of the outstanding shares of the Opportunity Growth Portfolio. To the best knowledge of the Opportunity Growth Portfolio, as of the record date, no person, except as set forth in Appendix D, owned beneficially or of record 5% or more of the outstanding shares of the Portfolio. On the record date, the directors and officers of the Fund as a group owned beneficially less than 1% of the outstanding shares of the Mid Cap Growth Portfolio. To the best knowledge of the Mid Cap Growth Portfolio, as of the record date, no person, except as set forth in Appendix E, owned beneficially or of record 5% or more of the outstanding shares of the Mid Cap Portfolio. Only shareholders of the Opportunity Growth Portfolio will be entitled to vote on the Plan of Reorganization. The votes of shareholders of the Mid Cap Growth Portfolio are not being solicited since their approval is not required in order to effect the Reorganization. Other Matters Management of the Opportunity Growth Portfolio knows of no other matters that may properly be, or which are likely to be, brought before the Special Meeting. However, if any other business shall properly come before the Special Meeting, the persons named in the proxy intend to vote thereon in accordance with their best judgment. Board Recommendation After carefully considering the issues involved, the Board of Directors has unanimously concluded that the proposed Reorganization is in the best interests of the shareholders of the Opportunity Growth Portfolio. The Board recommends that you vote FOR the Plan of Reorganization. Whether or not you expect to attend the Special Meeting, we urge you to promptly sign, fill in and return the enclosed voting instruction form or vote by toll-free telephone call or the Internet. APPENDIX A PLAN OF REORGANIZATION PLAN OF REORGANIZATION ("Plan") whereby shares of the Opportunity Growth Portfolio (the "Acquired Portfolio) of LB Series Fund, Inc. (the "Fund") will be exchanged for shares of the Mid Cap Growth Portfolio of ("Acquiring Portfolio") of the Fund. This Plan is intended to be and is adopted as a plan of reorganization and liquidation within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"), with the Acquiring Fund and the Acquired Fund each being a "party to a reorganization" within the meaning of Section 368(b) of the Code. The reorganization (the "Reorganization") will consist of (a) the transfer of all of the assets of the Acquired Portfolio in exchange for shares of the Acquiring Portfolio (the "Acquiring Portfolio Shares") and (b) the distribution, after the Closing Date herein referred to, of Acquiring Portfolio Shares to the shareholders of the Acquired Portfolio in liquidation of the Acquired Portfolio and the subsequent dissolution of the Acquired Portfolio. I. TRANSFER OF ASSETS OF THE ACQUIRED PORTFOLIO IN EXCHANGE FOR ACQUIRING PORTFOLIO SHARES AND LIQUIDATION OF THE ACQUIRED PORTFOLIO 1.1 The Acquired Portfolio will transfer all of its assets to the Acquiring Portfolio free and clear of all liens and encumbrances, except as otherwise provided herein, in exchange for (i) the assumption by the Acquiring Portfolio of the stated accrued and unpaid liabilities of the Acquired Portfolio, and (ii) delivery by the Acquiring Portfolio to the Acquired Portfolio, for distribution pro rata by the Acquired Portfolio to its shareholders in proportion to their respective ownership of shares of common stock of the Acquired Portfolio, as of the close of business on April 30, 2004, or such later date as may be determined by the President of the Fund (the "Closing Date"), of a number of the Acquiring Portfolio Shares having an aggregate net asset value equal to the value of the assets, less such liabilities (herein referred to as the "net value of the assets") assumed, assigned and delivered, all determined as provided in Paragraph 2.1 hereof and as of a date and time as specified therein. Such transactions shall take place at the closing provided for in Paragraph 3.1 hereof (the "Closing"). All computations shall be provided by Thrivent Investment Management Inc. (the "Pricing Agent") for the Acquiring Portfolio and the Acquired Portfolio. 1.2 (a) The assets of the Acquired Portfolio to be acquired by the Acquiring Portfolio shall consist of all property, including, without limitation, all cash, securities and dividends or interest receivables which are owned by the Acquired Portfolio and any deferred or prepaid expenses shown as an asset on the books of the Acquired Portfolio on the Closing Date; and (b) In the event that the Acquired Portfolio holds any investments which the Acquiring Portfolio may not hold, the Acquired Portfolio will dispose of such securities prior to the Closing Date. In addition, if it is determined that the portfolios of the Acquired Portfolio and the Acquiring Portfolio, when aggregated, would contain investments exceeding certain percentage limitations imposed upon the Acquiring Portfolio with respect to such investments, the Acquired Portfolio, if requested by the Acquiring Portfolio, will dispose of and/or reinvest a sufficient amount of such investments as may be necessary to avoid violating such limitations as of the Closing Date. 1.3 The Acquiring Portfolio shall assume the right to assert all legal claims against third parties as would have been available to the Acquired Portfolio as of the Closing Date. 1.4 The Acquired Portfolio will liquidate by distributing pro rata to the Acquired Portfolio's shareholders of record determined as of the close of business on the Closing Date (the "Acquired Portfolio Shareholders"), the Acquiring Portfolio Shares it receives pursuant to paragraph 1.1. Such liquidation and distribution will be accomplished by the transfer of the Acquiring Portfolio Shares then credited to the account of the Acquired Portfolio on the books of the Acquiring Portfolio to open accounts on the share records of the Acquiring Portfolio in the name of the Acquired Portfolio Shareholders and representing the respective pro rata number of the Acquiring Portfolio Shares due such shareholders. All issued and outstanding shares of the Acquired Portfolio will simultaneously be canceled on the books of the Acquired Portfolio. Following the liquidation and distribution, the Acquired Portfolio shall be dissolved under the laws of the State of Minnesota and in accordance with its governing documents. II. VALUATION 2.1 The net asset values of the Acquiring Portfolio Shares and the net values of the assets and liabilities of the Acquired Portfolio to be transferred shall, in each case, be determined as of the close of business (4:00 p.m. Eastern time) on the Closing Date. The net asset values of the Acquiring Portfolio Shares shall be computed by the Pricing Agent in the manner set forth in the Fund's Articles of Incorporation or By-Laws and the Acquiring Portfolio's then-current prospectus and statement of additional information and shall be computed in each case to not fewer than two decimal places. The net values of the assets of the Acquired Portfolio to be transferred shall be computed by the Pricing Agent by calculating the value of the assets transferred by the Acquired Portfolio and by subtracting therefrom the amount of the liabilities assigned and transferred to and assumed by the Acquiring Portfolio on the Closing Date, said assets and liabilities to be valued in the manner set forth in the Acquired Portfolio's then current prospectus and statement of additional information and shall be computed in each case to not fewer than two decimal places. 2.2 The number of Acquiring Portfolio Shares to be issued (including fractional shares, if any) in exchange for the Acquired Portfolio's assets shall be determined by dividing the value of the Acquired Portfolio's assets less the liabilities assumed by the Acquiring Portfolio, by the Acquiring Portfolio's net asset value per share. 2.3 All computations of value shall be made by the Pricing Agent, in accordance with its regular practice as Pricing Agent for the Acquired Portfolio and the Acquiring Portfolio, respectively. III. CLOSING 3.1 All acts taking place at the Closing shall be deemed to take place simultaneously as of the close of business on the Closing Date unless otherwise provided. 3.2 In the event that on the Valuation Date (a) the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE") or another primary trading market for portfolio securities of the Acquiring Portfolio or the Acquired Portfolio shall be closed to trading or trading thereon shall be restricted or (b) trading or the reporting of trading on the NYSE or elsewhere shall be disrupted so that accurate appraisal of the value of the net assets of the Acquiring Portfolio or the Acquired Portfolio is impracticable, the Closing Date shall be postponed until the first business day after the day when trading shall have been fully resumed and reporting shall have been restored. 3.3 Portfolio securities which are not held in book-entry form shall be delivered by the Acquired Portfolio to State Street Bank and Trust Company (the "Custodian") for the account of the Acquiring Portfolio on the Closing Date, duly endorsed in proper form for transfer, in such condition as to constitute good delivery. Portfolio securities held of record by the Custodian in book-entry form on behalf of the Acquired Portfolio shall be delivered to the Acquiring Portfolio by the Custodian by recording the transfer of beneficial ownership thereof on its records. Any cash shall be delivered by the Custodian crediting the Acquiring Portfolio's account. 3.4. The Acquired Portfolio will file its final federal and other tax returns for the period ending on the Closing Date in accordance with the Code. At the Closing Date, all federal and other tax returns and reports of the Acquired Portfolio required by law then to have been filed prior to the Closing Date shall have been filed, and all federal and other taxes shown as due on such returns shall have been paid so far as due, or provision shall have been made for the payment thereof. IV. REGISTRATION STATEMENT and SHAREHOLDER MEETING 4.1 The Fund will prepare and file with the SEC a registration statement on Form N-14 (the "Registration Statement") along with any other required or appropriate filings with respect to the actions contemplated hereby. As soon as practicable after the effective date of the Registration Statement, the Acquired Portfolio shall hold a shareholder meeting (the "Shareholder Meeting") to consider and approve the Reorganization and such other matters as the Board of Directors of the Fund may determine. V. CONDITIONS TO CLOSING 5.1 This Plan shall have been approved by the requisite vote of the holders of the outstanding shares of the Acquired Portfolio in accordance with the requirements of the 1940 Act, Minnesota law, and the Articles and Bylaws of the Fund. 5.2 On the Closing Date, no action, suit or other proceeding shall be pending before any court or governmental agency in which it is sought to restrain or prohibit, or obtain damages or other relief in connection with the transactions contemplated herein. 5.3 All consents of other parties and all other consents, orders and permits of federal, state and local regulatory authorities (including those of the Commission and of state Blue Sky and securities authorities, including "no-action" positions of and exemptive orders from such federal and state authorities) necessary to permit consummation, in all material respects, of the Reorganization, except where failure to obtain any such consent, order or permit would not involve a risk of a material adverse effect on the assets or properties of the Acquiring Portfolio or the Acquired Portfolio. 5.4 The Registration Statement shall have become effective under the 1933 Act and the 1940 Act and no stop orders suspending the effectiveness thereof shall have been issued and, to the best knowledge of the parties hereto, no investigation or proceeding for that purpose shall have been instituted or be pending, threatened or contemplated under the 1933 Act or the 1940 Act. 5.5 The Acquired Portfolio shall have distributed to its shareholders, in a distribution or distributions qualifying for the deduction for dividends paid under Section 561 of the Code, all of its investment company taxable income (as defined in Section 852(b)(2) of the Code determined without regard to Section 852(b)(2)(D) of the Code) for its taxable year ending on the Closing Date, all of the excess of (i) its interest income excludable from gross income under Section 103(a) of the Code over (ii) its deductions disallowed under Sections 265 and 171(a)(2) of the Code for its taxable year ending on the Closing Date, and all of its net capital gain (as such term is used in Sections 852(b)(3)(A) and (C) of the Code), after reduction by any available capital loss carryforward, for its taxable year ending on the Closing Date. 5.6 The parties shall have received a favorable opinion of _____________, addressed to the Acquiring Portfolio and the Acquired Portfolio, substantially to the effect that for federal income tax purposes: (a) The transfer of all of the Acquired Portfolio's assets in exchange for Acquiring Portfolio Shares and the assumption by the Acquiring Portfolio of the Assumed Liabilities of the Acquired Portfolio will constitute a "reorganization" within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code, and the Acquiring Portfolio and the Acquired Portfolio are each a "party to a reorganization" within the meaning of Section 368(b) of the Code; (b) No gain or loss will be recognized by the Acquiring Portfolio upon the receipt of the assets of the Acquired Portfolio in exchange for the Acquiring Portfolio Shares and the assumption by the Acquiring Portfolio of all of the outstanding liabilities of the Acquired Portfolio; (c) No gain or loss will be recognized by the Acquired Portfolio upon the transfer of the Acquired Portfolio's assets to the Acquiring Portfolio in exchange for Acquiring Portfolio Shares and the assumption by the Acquiring Portfolio of all of the outstanding liabilities of the Acquired Portfolio or upon the distribution (whether actual or constructive) of Acquiring Portfolio Shares to Acquired Portfolio's shareholders; (d) No gain or loss will be recognized by shareholders of the Acquired Portfolio upon the exchange of their Acquired Portfolio shares for the Acquiring Portfolio Shares; (e) The aggregate tax basis for the Acquiring Portfolio Shares received by each of the Acquired Portfolio's shareholders pursuant to the Reorganization will be the same as the aggregate tax basis of the Acquired Portfolio shares held by such shareholder immediately prior to the Reorganization, and the holding period of Acquiring Portfolio Shares to be received by each Acquired Portfolio shareholder will include the period during which the Acquired Portfolio shares exchanged therefor were held by such shareholder (provided that such Acquired Portfolio shares were held as capital assets on the date of the Reorganization); and (f) The tax basis to the Acquiring Portfolio of the Acquired Portfolio's assets acquired by the Acquiring Portfolio will be the same as the tax basis of such assets to the Acquired Portfolio immediately prior to the Reorganization, and the holding period of the assets of the Acquired Portfolio in the hands of the Acquiring Portfolio will include the period during which those assets were held by the Acquired Portfolio. 5.7. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans and/or one or more of its affiliates shall have agreed to pay the expenses incurred in connection with the Reorganization, including the expenses of: (a) counsel and independent accountants associated with the Reorganization; (b) printing and mailing the Prospectus/Proxy Statement and soliciting proxies in connection with the Shareholder Meeting, (c) any special pricing fees associated with the valuation of the Acquired Portfolio's or the Acquiring Portfolio's portfolio on the Closing Date; (d) expenses associated with preparing and filing the Registration Statement; and (e) registration or qualification fees and expenses of preparing and filing such forms, if any, necessary under applicable state securities laws to qualify the Acquiring Portfolio Shares to be issued in connection with the Reorganization. APPENDIX B LB Series Fund, Inc. Prospectus April 30, 2003 Mid Cap Growth Portfolio The Securities and Exchange Commission has not approved or disapproved these securities or determined if this prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense. Table of Contents PAGE Mid Cap Growth Portfolio........................... Fees and Expenses of the Portfolio................. Management......................................... Investment Adviser............................. Advisory Fees.................................. Personal Securities Investments................ The Separate Accounts and the Retirement Plans..... Pricing of Fund Shares............................. Tax Matters........................................ Other Securities and Investment Practices.......... Financial Highlights............................... Mid Cap Growth Portfolio Investment Objective The investment objective of the Mid Cap Growth Portfolio is to achieve long-term growth of capital by investing primarily in a professionally managed diversified portfolio of common stocks of companies with medium market capitalizations. Principal Strategies The Mid Cap Growth Portfolio tries to increase the long-term value of your investment by investing in common stocks of companies with medium market capitalizations. Under normal market conditions, the Mid Cap Growth Portfolio invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowing for investment purposes) in companies with market capitalizations similar to those companies included in widely known mid cap indices such as the Russell MidCap Growth Index and the S&P MidCap 400/Barra Growth Index at the time of the Portfolio's investment. Should Thrivent Financial determine that the Fund would benefit from reducing the percentage of invested assets form 80% to a lesser amount, you will be notified at least 60 days prior to such a change. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans ("Thrivent Financial"), the Portfolio's investment adviser, uses both fundamental and technical investment research techniques to determine what stocks to buy and sell. Thrivent Financial focuses on companies that have a strong record of earnings growth or show good prospects for growth in sales and earnings and also considers the trends in the market as a whole. The Mid Cap Growth Portfolio may sell securities for a variety of reasons, such as to secure gains, limit losses, or reposition assets into more promising opportunities. Principal Risks The Mid Cap Growth Portfolio's principal risks are the risks generally of stock investing. They include the risk of sudden and unpredictable drops in the value of the market as a whole and periods of lackluster performance. Stock markets can decline for many reasons, including adverse political or economic developments, changes in investor psychology, or heavy institutional selling. The prospects for an industry or company may deteriorate because of a variety of factors, including disappointing earnings or changes in the competitive environment. Growth style investing includes the risk of investing in securities whose prices historically have been more volatile than other securities, especially over the short term. Growth stock prices reflect projections of future earnings or revenues, and if a company's earnings or revenues fall short of expectations, its stock price may fall dramatically. In addition, medium-sized companies often have greater price volatility, lower trading volume, and less liquidity than larger, more-established companies. These companies tend to have smaller revenues, narrower product lines, less management depth and experience, smaller shares of their product or service markets, fewer financial resources, and less competitive strength than larger companies. For these and other reasons, the Mid Cap Growth Portfolio may underperform other stock Portfolios (such as large company stock Portfolios) when stocks of medium-sized companies are out of favor. The success of the Portfolio's investment strategy depends significantly on Thrivent Financial's skill in assessing the potential of the securities in which the Portfolio invests. Shares of the Mid Cap Growth Portfolio will rise and fall in value and there is a risk that you could lose money by investing in the Portfolio. The Mid Cap Growth Portfolio cannot be certain that it will achieve its objective. Defining Terms Fundamental investment analysis Fundamental investment analysis generally involves assessing a company's or security's value based on factors such as sales, assets, markets, management, products and services, earnings, and financial structure. Technical analysis Technical analysis generally involves studying trends and movements in a security's price, trading volume, and other market-related factors in an attempt to discern patterns. Volatility and Performance The bar chart and table shown below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Mid Cap Growth Portfolio by showing changes in the Portfolio's performance from year to year and by showing how the Portfolio's average annual returns for a one-year period and since inception compared to a broad-based securities market index. The bar chart and table include the effects of Portfolio expenses, but not charges or deductions against your variable contract, and assume that you sold your investment at the end of the period. Because shares of the Portfolio may be purchased only through variable life insurance and variable annuity contracts, you should carefully review the variable contract prospectus for information on applicable charges and expenses. If the charges and deductions against your variable contract were included, returns would be lower than those shown. How a Portfolio has performed in the past is not necessarily an indication of how it will perform in the future. The Mid Cap Growth Portfolio commenced operations on January 30, 1998. [CHART] YEAR-BY-YEAR TOTAL RETURN 1999 2000 2001 2002 - ------ ------ ------ ------- 49.64% 13.37% -19.74% -26.09% Best Quarter: Q4 '99 +34.13% Worst Quarter: Q1 '01 -24.04% AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS (Periods ending December 31, 2002) Since Inception 1 Year (1/30/98) Mid Cap Growth Portfolio -26.09% 2.39% - ------------------------------------------------ S&P MidCap 400 Index -14.51% 6.93% - ------------------------------------------------ Russell MidCap Growth Index* -27.41% -1.49% - ------------------------------------------------ The S&P MidCap 400 Index is an unmanaged index comprised of 400 stocks designed to represent performance of the mid-cap segment of the U.S. equity markets. The Russell MidCap Growth Index is an unmanaged index comprised of those Russell MidCap Index companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values, specifically the 800 smallest companies within the top 1,000 of the Russell 3000 Index. The Russell 3000 Index is comprised of the 3,000 largest U.S. companies based on market capitalization and is designed to represent the performance of about 98% of the U.S. equity market. * Because the Russell MidCap Growth Index is a more accurate reflection of the companies in which the Portfolio invests, it will be used to compare performance of the Portfolio rather than the S&P MidCap 400 Index. Fees and Expenses of the Portfolio Like any investor, you pay certain fees and expenses related to your investments. Annual Portfolio and operating expenses are paid from Portfolio assets so they directly impact the share price. The following tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Portfolio. Note that the expenses shown in the tables are only at the Portfolio level. If you own a variable annuity or variable life contract, you will incur additional expenses at the variable account level such as a mortality and expense risk charge. Please refer to the appropriate variable account prospectus for more information on fees and expenses associated with variable products. SHAREHOLDER FEES (fees paid directly from your investment) Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases N/A - ----------------------------------------------------- Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) N/A - ----------------------------------------------------- Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Reinvested Dividends N/A - ----------------------------------------------------- Redemption Fee N/A - ----------------------------------------------------- Exchange Fee N/A - ----------------------------------------------------- ANNUAL PORTFOLIO OPERATING EXPENSES (expenses that are deducted from Fund assets) Management Fees 0.40% - ------------------------------------------------------- Other Expenses 0.05% - ------------------------------------------------------- Total Portfolio Annual Expenses 0.45% - ------------------------------------------------------- EXPENSE EXAMPLE This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Portfolio with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Portfolio for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Portfolio's operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be: 1 3 5 10 Year Years Years Years - --------------------------------------------------------------- Mid Cap Growth Portfolio $46 $144 $252 $567 - --------------------------------------------------------------- Management INVESTMENT ADVISER Thrivent Financial, 625 Fourth Avenue South, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55415, serves as investment adviser for each of the Portfolios of LB Series Fund, Inc ("the Fund"). Thrivent Financial and its affiliates have been in the investment advisory business since 1986 and managed approximately $57.2 billion in assets as of December 31, 2002, including approximately $10.7 billion in mutual fund assets. Thrivent Financial provides investment research and supervision of the assets for Mid Cap Growth Portfolio. Thrivent Financial and the Fund have received an exemptive order from the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") that permits Thrivent Financial and the Fund, with the approval of the Fund's Board of Directors, to retain a subadviser for the Portfolio, or subsequently change the subadviser, without submitting the investment subadvisory agreement, or material amendments to the agreement, to a vote of the shareholders of the Portfolio. Thrivent Financial will notify variable contract owners in the event that it adds a subadviser or changes the identity of the subadviser of the Portfolio. PORTFOLIO MANAGERS Brian L. Thorkelson and Andrea J. Thomas, CFA serve as portfolio co-managers of the Mid Cap Growth Portfolio. Mr. Thorkelson has served as the portfolio manager of the Mid Cap Growth Portfolio since its inception in 1998. Mr. Thorkelson has been with Thrivent Financial since 1987. Ms. Thomas has served as the portfolio manager of the Mid Cap Growth Portfolio since November 2003, and she served as an associate portfolio manager of the Portfolio from 1997 to 2002. Ms. Thomas has been with Thrivent Financial since 1993 and has served as a portfolio manager since 2002. ADVISORY FEES Thrivent Financial receives an investment management fee for the Mid Cap Growth Portfolio. The fee is a daily charge equal to the annual rate of a percentage of average daily net assets of the Portfolio. The advisory fee paid by the Mid Cap Growth Portfolio for 2002 as an annualized percentage of average net assets was ..40%. PERSONAL SECURITIES INVESTMENTS Personnel of Thrivent Financial may invest in securities for their own account pursuant to a code of ethics that establishes procedures for personal investing and restricts certain transactions. Transactions in securities that may be held by the Portfolio are permitted, subject to compliance with applicable provisions under the code of ethics. The Separate Accounts And The Retirement Plans Shares in the Fund are currently sold, without sales charges, only to: o Separate accounts of Thrivent Financial and Thrivent Life Insurance Company ("Thrivent Life"), which are used to fund benefits of variable life insurance and variable annuity contracts (each a "variable contract") issued by Thrivent Financial and Thrivent Life; and o Retirement plans sponsored by Thrivent Financial. A Prospectus for the variable contract describes how the premiums and the assets relating to the variable contract may be allocated among one or more of the subaccounts that correspond to the Portfolios of the Fund. Participants in the retirement plans should consult retirement plan documents for information on how to invest. As a result of differences in tax treatment and other considerations, a conflict could arise between the interests of the variable contract owners and the interest of plan participants with respect to their investments in the Fund. The Fund's Board of Directors will monitor events in order to identify the existence of any material irreconcilable conflicts and to determine what action if any, should be taken in response to any such conflicts. Pricing of Fund Shares The Portfolio determines its net asset value ("NAV") on each day the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE") is open for business, or any other day as required under the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission. The NYSE is currently closed on New Year's Day, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Presidents Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day. The calculation normally is made as of the close of regular trading of the NYSE (currently 4:00 p.m. Eastern time) after the Portfolio has declared any applicable dividends. Because foreign securities markets are open on different days from U.S. markets, there may be instances when the value of the Portfolio's investment in foreign securities changes on days when you are not able to purchase or redeem shares. The Mid Cap Growth Portfolio determines its NAV by adding the value of Portfolio assets, subtracting the Portfolio's liabilities, and dividing the result by the number of outstanding shares. The NAV for the Portfolio varies with the value of its investments. The Portfolio values its securities using market quotations, other than short-term debt securities maturing in less than 60 days, which are valued using amortized costs, and securities for which market quotations are not readily available, which are valued at fair value. The Fund has authorized Thrivent Financial and one or more other entities to accept orders from participants in the retirement plans. The separate accounts and the retirement plans each place an order to buy or sell shares of the Portfolio each business day. The amount of the order is based on the aggregate instructions from owners of the variable annuity contracts or the participants in the retirement plans. Orders placed before the close of the NYSE on a given day by the separate accounts, the retirement plans, or participants in the retirement plans result in share purchases and redemptions at the NAV calculated as of the close of the NYSE that day. Tax Matters Since you do not own shares of the Fund directly, any transaction relating to either your variable contract or retirement plan results in tax consequences at that level. Please refer to the tax discussion the in applicable account prospectus or your retirement plan documents for more information. Under existing tax law, dividends or capital gains distributions from the Portfolio are not currently taxable to holders of variable annuity contracts when left to accumulate within a variable contract. Depending on the variable contract, withdrawals from the contract may be subject to ordinary income tax and, in addition, to a 10% penalty tax on withdrawals before age 59. Other Securities And Investment Practices The principal investment strategies and risk factors of the Portfolio are outlined beginning on page B-3. The Portfolio may also invest in other securities and engage in other practices. Below are brief discussions of some of these securities, other practices in which the Portfolio may engage, and their associated risks. Repurchase Agreements. The Portfolio may buy securities with the understanding that the seller will buy them back with interest at a later date. If the seller is unable to honor its commitment to repurchase the securities, the Portfolio could lose money. When-Issued Securities. The Portfolio may invest in securities prior to their date of issue. These securities could fall in value by the time they are actually issued, which may be any time from a few days to over a year. In addition, no income will be earned on these securities until they are actually delivered. Zero Coupons. The Portfolio may invest in zero coupon securities. A zero coupon security is a debt security that is purchased and traded at discount to its face value because it pays no interest for some or all of its life. Interest, however, is reported as income to the Portfolio that has purchased the security and the Portfolio is required to distribute to shareholders an amount equal to the amount reported. Those distributions may require the Portfolio to liquidate securities at a disadvantageous time. Industry Exposure. The Portfolio may invest up to (but not more than) 25% of its assets in the securities of a single industry. To the extent that the Portfolio invests in a particular industry, it will be exposed to the unique risks associated with that industry. As of the date of this Prospectus, the Portfolio did not hold securities of any company primarily engaged in the alcohol, gaming, or tobacco industries. The Portfolio is not prohibited from investing in these industries, however, and may hold such securities from time to time in the future. Foreign Securities. The Portfolio may invest in foreign securities. Foreign securities are generally more volatile than their domestic counterparts, in part because of higher political and economic risks, lack of reliable information and fluctuations in currency exchange rates. These risks are usually higher in less developed countries. The Portfolio may use foreign currencies and related instruments to hedge its foreign investments. Foreign securities also may be more difficult to resell than comparable U.S. securities because the markets for foreign securities are less efficient. Even where a foreign security increases in price in its local currency, the appreciation may be diluted by the negative effect of exchange rates when the security's value is converted to U.S. dollars. Foreign withholding taxes also may apply and errors and delays may occur in the settlement process for foreign securities. International Exposure. The Portfolio may have some international exposure in its investments. Many U.S. companies in which the Portfolio may invest generate significant revenues and earnings from abroad. As a result, these companies and the prices of their securities may be affected by weaknesses in global and regional economies and the relative value of foreign currencies to the U.S. dollar. These factors, taken as a whole, could adversely affect the price of Fund shares. Emerging Markets Exposure. The Portfolio may have some emerging markets exposure. Emerging market countries have historically experienced, and may continue to experience, certain economic problems. These may include high rates of inflation, high interest rates, exchange rate fluctuations, large amounts of debt, balance of payments and trade difficulties, and extreme poverty and unemployment. Restricted And Illiquid Securities. The Portfolio may invest to a limited extent in restricted or illiquid securities. Any securities that are thinly traded or whose resale is restricted can be difficult to sell at a desired time and price. Some of these securities are new and complex, and trade only among institutions. The markets for these securities are still developing and may not function as efficiently as established markets. Owning a large percentage of restricted or illiquid securities could hamper the Portfolio's ability to raise cash to meet redemptions. Also, because there may not be an established market price for these securities, the Portfolio may have to estimate their value, which means that their valuation (and, to a much smaller extent, the valuation of the Portfolio) may have a subjective element. Securities Lending. The Portfolio may seek additional income by lending securities to qualified institutions. By reinvesting any cash collateral it receives in these transactions, the Portfolio could realize additional gains or losses. If the borrower fails to return the securities and the invested collateral has declined in value, the Portfolio could lose money. Derivatives. The Portfolio may invest in derivatives. Derivatives, a category that includes options and futures, are financial instruments whose value derives from another security, an index or a currency. The Portfolio may use derivatives for hedging (attempting to offset a potential loss in one position by establishing an interest in an opposite position). This includes the use of currency-based derivatives for hedging its positions in foreign securities. The Portfolio may also use derivatives for speculation (investing for potential income or capital gain). While hedging can guard against potential risks, it adds to the Portfolio's expenses and can eliminate some opportunities for gains. There is also a risk that a derivative intended as a hedge may not perform as expected. The main risk with derivatives is that some types can amplify a gain or loss, potentially earning or losing substantially more money than the actual cost of the derivative. With some derivatives, whether used for hedging or speculation, there is also the risk that the counterparty may fail to honor its contract terms, causing a loss for the Portfolio. In addition, suitable derivative investments for hedging or speculative purposes may not be available. High-Yield Bonds. The Portfolio may invest in high-yield bonds. High-yield bonds are debt securities rated below BBB by S&P or Baa by Moody's. To the extent that the Portfolio invests in high-yield bonds, it takes on certain risks: o The risk of a bond's issuer defaulting on principal or interest payments is greater than on higher quality bonds. o Issuers of high-yield bonds are less secure financially and are more likely to be hurt by interest rate increases and declines in the health of the issuer or the economy. Bonds. The value of any bonds held by the Portfolio is likely to decline when interest rates rise; this risk is greater for bonds with longer maturities. A less significant risk is that a bond issuer could default on principal or interest payments, possibly causing a loss for the Portfolio. Short-Term Trading. The investment strategy for the Portfolio at times may include short-term trading. While the Portfolio ordinarily does not trade securities for short-term profits, it will sell any security at any time it believes best, which may result in short-term trading. Short-term trading can increase the Portfolio's transaction costs. Initial Public Offering. The Portfolio may engage in initial public offerings (IPOs) of securities. IPOs issued by unseasoned companies with little or no operating history are risky and their prices are highly volatile, but they can result in very large gains in their initial trading. Thus, when the Portfolio's size is smaller, any gains from IPOs will have an exaggerated impact on the Portfolio's reported performance than when the Portfolio is larger. Attractive IPOs are often oversubscribed and may not be available to the Portfolio, or only in very limited quantities. There can be no assurance that a Portfolio will have favorable IPO investment opportunities. Securities Ratings. When fixed-income securities are rated by one or more independent rating agencies, the Portfolio uses these ratings to determine bond quality. Investment grade bonds are those that are rated within or above the BBB major rating category by S&P or the Baa major rating category by Moody's, or unrated but considered of equivalent quality by the Portfolio's adviser. High-yield bonds are below investment grade bonds in terms of quality. In cases where a bond is rated in conflicting categories by different rating agencies, the Portfolio may choose to follow the higher rating. If a bond is unrated, the Portfolio may assign it to a given category based on its own credit research. If a rating agency downgrades a security, the Portfolio will determine whether to hold or sell the security, depending on all of the facts and circumstances at that time. Defensive Investing. In response to market, economic, political, or other conditions, the Portfolio may invest without limitation in cash, preferred stocks, or investment-grade debt securities for temporary defensive purposes. If the Portfolio does this, different factors could affect the Portfolio's performance and it may not achieve its investment objective. Financial Highlights The financial highlights table for the Portfolio is intended to help you understand the Portfolio's financial performance for the past five years or, if shorter, the period of the Portfolio's operations. The total returns in the table represent the rate that an investor would have earned or lost on an investment in the Portfolio (assuming reinvestment of all dividends and distributions). All per share amounts have been rounded to the nearest cent. The returns do not reflect any charges that would normally occur at the separate account level. This information has been audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, independent accountants, whose report, along with the Portfolio's financial statements, are included in the Annual Report for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2002, which is available upon request. Mid Cap Growth Portfolio - ---------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------- Year Year Year Year Period Ended Ended Ended Ended Ended For a share outstanding throughout each period (a) 12/31/2002 12/31/2001 12/31/2000 12/31/1999 12/31/1998(f) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period $13.04 $17.59 $16.62 $11.13 $10.00 Income from Investment Operations: Net investment income/(loss) - 0.01 0.07 0.02 0.04 Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) on investments (b) (3.39) (3.39) 2.24 5.49 1.13 Total from Investment Operations (3.39) (3.38) 2.31 5.51 1.17 Less Distributions from: Net investment income (0.02) (0.07) - (0.02) (0.04) Net realized gains on investments - (1.10) (1.34) - - Total Distributions (0.02) (1.17) (1.34) (0.02) (0.04) Net Asset Value, End of period $9.63 $13.04 $17.59 $16.62 $11.13 Total return (c) (26.09)% (19.74)% 13.37% 49.64% 11.62% Net assets, end of period (in millions) $348.8 $537.9 $588.6 $271.7 $95.7 Ratio of expenses to average net assets (d) 0.40% 0.40% 0.40% 0.40% 0.40% Ratio of net investment income/(loss) to average net assets (d) (0.06)% 0.12% 0.49% 0.26% 0.64% Portfolio turnover rate 51% 121% 117% 148% 125% If the adviser had not reimbursed expenses and the Portfolio had not received credits for fees paid indirectly the ratios would have been: Ratio of expenses to average net assets (d,e) 0.45% Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets (d,e) (0.11)% (a) All per share amounts have been rounded to the nearest cent. (b) The amount shown may not correlate with the change in aggregate gains and losses of portfolio securities due to the timing of sales and redemptions of fund shares. (c) Total investment return assumes dividend reinvestment and does not reflect any deduction for sales charges. Not annualized for periods less than one year. (d) Computed on an annualized basis for periods less than one year. (e) Prior period ratios not calculated due to a contractual arrangement between the Portfolios and the Advisor to reimburse all expenses in excess of Advisory fees. (f) Since Portfolio inception, January 30, 1998. The Statement of Additional Information which is incorporated by reference into this Prospectus contains additional information about the Fund and its Portfolios. Additional information about the Portfolios' investments is available in the Fund's annual and semi-annual reports for variable products. In the Fund's annual report, you will find a discussion of the market conditions and investment strategies that significantly affected the performance of each of the Portfolios during their last fiscal year. You may request a free copy of the Statement of Additional Information, the annual report, or the semi-annual report, or you may make additional requests or inquiries by calling 1-800-847-4836. You also may review and copy information about the Portfolios (including the Statement of Additional Information) at the Public Reference Room of the Securities and Exchange Commission in Washington, DC. You may get more information about the Public Reference Room by calling 1-202-942-8090. You also may get information about the Portfolios on the EDGAR database at the SEC web site (www.sec.gov) and copies of the information may be obtained, upon payment of a duplicating fee, by writing the Public Reference Section of the SEC, Washington, DC 20549-6009, or by sending an e-mail to: publicinfo@sec.gov. 1940 Act File No. 811-4603 APPENDIX C Mid Cap Growth Portfolio Management's Discussion and Financial Highlights From Annual Report Dated December 31, 2003 Mid Cap Growth Portfolio [PHOTO OMITTED: BRIAN L. THORKELSON AND ANDREA J. THOMAS] Brian L. Thorkelson (left), and Andrea J. Thomas (right), Portfolio Co-Managers The Mid Cap Growth Portfolio seeks long-term growth of capital by investing primarily in a diversified portfolio of common stocks of companies with medium market capitalizations. Mid-cap growth style investments produced outstanding returns for the 12-month period ended December 31, 2003. The Mid Cap Growth Portfolio posted a 35.92% total return, which was in line with the 35.59% return posted by its previous market benchmark, the S&P MidCap 400 Index, while the Portfolio's current market benchmark, the Russell Midcap Growth Index, returned 42.71%. The Portfolio's Lipper, Inc., peer group of similar mid-cap growth stocks returned 36.59%. Because the Russell Midcap Growth Index is a more accurate reflection of the companies in which the Portfolio invests, it will be used to compare performance of the Portfolio, rather than the S&P MidCap 400 Index. The Year of the Micro Cap In a year of impressive gains across many sectors and all market capitalization segments, 2003 will go down as the year of the micro caps. These smallest of the small-caps, the under-$500-million stocks, eagerly rode the wave of economic recovery to remarkable gains. Following a three-year period of negative returns, the markets began an upward turn in March of 2003. Investors simultaneously began to gain a comfort level with prospects for economic growth and the viability of many technology sector companies. These companies, which were trading at a level reflective of those expected to go out of business, suddenly rallied and garnered outstanding returns for the remainder of the year. Most institutional investors, however, did not participate in this rally as they typically eschew these low-quality stocks. Of those who had endured micro cap exposure in recent years, most were eager to limit their exposure to this higher risk market capitalization segment-despite the micro caps' growing momentum. While the Mid Cap Growth Portfolio's underweighted stance with regard to micro caps did adversely affect its returns, the Portfolio nonetheless participated in the growth sector's rally and produced impressive gains for mid-cap investors. Several strong-performing sectors and individual stocks led the way in achieving the 35.92% average return. An overweighted position in the high-flying information technology sector helped pace the Portfolio. Positive stock selection in the semiconductor, software, and materials (including metals/mining and chemical industries) were responsible for significant growth. In addition to the Portfolio's underweighted stance on lower quality micro caps, the Portfolio was adversely affected by negative stock selection in the energy, industrials, construction and engineering sectors. The Portfolio's benchmark carried a heavier concentration of the high-flying micro-cap companies and no cash position, which largely explains its higher overall return. [GRAPHIC OMITTED: TOP INDUSTRIES] Top Industries Information Technology 29.3% Consumer Discretionary 20.2% Health Care 19.0% Industrials 9.5% Financials 7.9% Energy 4.8% Materials 2.3% Communications Services 1.5% Utilities 0.8% Consumer Staples 0.8% [GRAPHIC PIE CHART OMITTED: PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION (% OF PORTFOLIO)] Portfolio Composition (% of Portfolio) Short Term Investments 3.9% Common Stocks 96.1% Top 10 Holdings (% of Portfolio) Univision Communications, Inc. 0.9% Gilead Sciences, Inc. 0.8% Coach, Inc. 0.8% Gentex Corporation 0.8% Microchip Technology, Inc. 0.7% Omnicare, Inc. 0.7% Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc. 0.7% Investors Financial Services Corporation 0.7% UTStarcom, Inc. 0.7% Staples, Inc. 0.6% These common stocks represent 7.4% of the total investment portfolio. Footnote reads: Quoted Top Industries, Portfolio Composition and Top 10 Holdings are subject to change and percentages shown exclude securities held as collateral for securities loaned. The list of Top 10 Holdings excludes Short Term Investments. Portfolio Facts December 31, 2003 Net Assets $478,842,255 NAV $13.08 NAV -- High+ 12/1/2003-- $13.18 NAV -- Low+ 3/11/2003-- $8.94 Number of Holdings: 331 + For the year ended December 31, 2003 Average Annual Total Returns /1/ December 31, 2003 From Inception 1 Year 5-Year 1/30/1998 - ----------------------------------------------------------- 35.92% 6.47% 7.41% Outlook Overall, we view 2004 with more optimism than many industry observers. Although we agree with the prevailing opinion that returns of more than 30% will likely not be repeated in 2004, we do believe economic conditions could still foster strong growth. Many companies are still in an ideal growth position due to reduced leverage, resulting from low interest rates and leaner operating costs, which are a byproduct of the recent recession. Because these conditions bode well for the growth sectors of the economy, we will keep cash levels low and continue to ride the trends that are working. We will actively seek stocks in healthcare, telecommunications and some of the consumer segments, including broadcasting. While technology appears to be extended, we will look for value in that sector as well as in the market-sensitive (as opposed to interest-rate sensitive) financials. While December ushered in a more normalized return pattern with regard to micro caps, we have taken steps to mitigate the Portfolio's risk and increase its exposure to smaller cap stocks. We believe mid-caps offer an attractive investment option in 2004. With many divergent opinions about short-term economic prospects, mid-caps offer growth potential similar to that of small-caps, while maintaining risk characteristics similar to large-caps. [GRAPHIC WORM CHART OMITTED: VALUE OF A $10,000 INVESTMENT] Value of a $10,000 Investment /1/ Russell S&P Mid Cap MidCap MidCap Consumer Growth Growth 400 Price Date Portfolio Index** Index* Index*** - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ January 18, 1998 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 1998 10,732 10,940 10,019 10,829 1998 11,132 11,399 10,037 11,317 1998 11,224 11,554 10,056 11,523 1998 10,650 11,078 10,074 11,005 1998 10,968 11,392 10,087 11,074 1998 10,457 10,904 10,099 10,645 1998 8,344 8,823 10,111 8,664 1998 8,868 9,490 10,124 9,472 1998 9,393 10,189 10,149 10,319 1998 10,084 10,876 10,149 10,834 1999 11,162 12,003 10,142 12,143 1999 11,588 12,362 10,167 11,670 1999 10,939 11,758 10,179 11,059 1999 11,624 12,413 10,210 11,368 1999 12,050 12,978 10,285 12,265 1999 11,920 12,811 10,285 12,318 1999 12,843 13,706 10,285 12,977 1999 12,704 13,269 10,316 12,702 1999 12,487 13,131 10,340 12,266 1999 12,453 13,020 10,390 11,888 1999 13,387 14,026 10,408 12,493 1999 14,357 15,479 10,415 13,149 2000 16,704 18,159 10,415 13,931 2000 16,493 18,155 10,439 13,538 2000 20,549 21,972 10,501 14,486 2000 20,047 21,995 10,588 15,698 2000 18,689 19,860 10,594 15,150 2000 17,859 18,412 10,600 14,961 2000 19,007 20,366 10,662 15,181 2000 18,586 19,076 10,681 15,420 2000 20,821 21,953 10,693 17,142 2000 20,590 20,880 10,749 17,025 2000 19,689 19,451 10,767 16,447 2000 17,733 15,224 10,774 15,206 2001 18,936 16,026 10,767 16,369 2001 19,025 16,941 10,835 16,734 2001 16,177 14,011 10,879 15,779 2001 14,383 12,006 10,903 14,606 2001 16,328 14,007 10,947 16,217 2001 16,313 13,941 10,996 16,594 2001 16,189 13,948 11,015 16,527 2001 15,554 13,008 10,984 16,281 2001 14,564 12,065 10,984 15,749 2001 12,616 10,071 11,033 13,790 2001 13,550 11,129 10,996 14,400 2001 14,654 12,328 10,978 15,471 2002 15,198 12,796 10,934 16,270 2002 14,733 12,381 10,959 16,186 2002 14,118 11,679 11,003 16,205 2002 14,925 12,570 11,064 17,364 2002 14,435 11,905 11,126 17,283 2002 14,065 11,549 11,126 16,991 2002 12,770 10,275 11,132 15,748 2002 11,481 9,277 11,145 14,222 2002 11,397 9,244 11,182 14,294 2002 10,574 8,510 11,201 13,143 2002 11,254 9,169 11,228 13,712 2002 12,062 9,887 11,228 14,504 2003 11,234 9,289 11,204 13,908 2003 11,076 9,198 11,253 13,502 2003 10,971 9,118 11,340 13,181 2003 11,108 9,288 11,408 13,291 2003 11,915 9,920 11,383 14,256 2003 12,958 10,875 11,365 15,436 2003 13,162 11,030 11,377 15,633 2003 13,162 11,030 11,377 15,633 2003 13,562 11,424 11,389 16,188 2003 14,284 12,053 11,433 16,921 2003 13,787 11,820 11,470 16,662 2003 14,888 12,772 11,458 17,922 2003 15,163 13,114 11,427 18,546 December 31, 2003 $15,270 $13,257 $11,414 $18,859 Footnotes read: * The S&P MidCap 400 Index is an index that represents the average performance of a group of 400 medium capitalization stocks. It is not possible to invest directly in the Index. The performance of the Index does not reflect deductions for fees, expenses or taxes. ** The Russell Midcap Growth Index is an index comprised of those Russell Midcap Index companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values, specifically the 800 smallest companies within the top 1,000 of the Russell 3000 Index. The Russell 3000 Index is comprised of the 3,000 largest U.S. companies based on market capitalization and is designed to represent the performance of about 98% of the U.S. equity market. It is not possible to invest directly in these Indexes. The performance of these indexes does not reflect deductions for fees, expenses or taxes. The composition of the Russell Midcap Growth Index serves as a better reflection of the Portfolio's investment strategy than does the S&P MidCap 400 Index. *** The Consumer Price Index is an inflationary indicator that measures the change in the cost of a fixed basket of products and services, including housing, electricity, food and transportation. It is not possible to invest directly in the Index. /1/ Past performance is not an indication of future results. Annualized total returns represent past performance and reflect changes in share prices, the reinvestment of all dividends and capital gains, and the effects of compounding. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate, and shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. At various times, the Portfolio's adviser reimbursed and/or paid non-advisory Portfolio expenses. Had the adviser not done so, the Portfolio's total returns would have been lower. The returns shown do not reflect charges and expenses imposed on contract holders by the variable accounts. Those charges and expenses reduce the returns received by contract holders as compared to the returns presented. For additional information, refer to your variable contract prospectus which can be obtained from your registered representative or by calling (800) Thrivent. Please read your prospectus carefully. LB Series Fund, Inc. Financial Highlights Mid Cap Growth Portfolio - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Year Year Year Year Year For a share outstanding Ended Ended Ended Ended Ended throughout each period (a) 12/31/2003 12/31/2002 12/31/2001 12/31/2000 12/31/1999 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period $9.63 $13.04 $17.59 $16.62 $11.13 Income from Investment Operations Net investment income/(loss) -- -- 0.01 0.07 0.02 Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) on investments (b) 3.45 (3.39) (3.39) 2.24 5.49 Total from Investment Operations 3.45 (3.39) (3.38) 2.31 5.51 Less Distributions from Net investment income -- (0.02) (0.07) -- (0.02) Net realized gain on investments -- -- (1.10) (1.34) -- Total Distributions -- (0.02) (1.17) (1.34) (0.02) Net Asset Value, End of period $13.08 $9.63 $13.04 $17.59 $16.62 Total return (c) 35.92% (26.09)% (19.74)% 13.37% 49.64% Net assets, end of period (in millions) $478.8 $348.8 $537.9 $588.6 $271.7 Ratio of expenses to average net assets (d) 0.40% 0.40% 0.40% 0.40% 0.40% Ratio of net investment income/(loss) to average net assets (d) (0.03)% (0.06)% 0.12% 0.49% 0.26% Portfolio turnover rate 79% 51% 121% 117% 148% If the Adviser had not reimbursed expenses and the Portfolio had not received credits for fees paid indirectly the ratios would have been: Ratio of expenses to average net assets (e) 0.44% 0.45% Ratio of net investment income/(loss) to average net assets (e) (0.07)% (0.11)% (a) All per share amounts have been rounded to the nearest cent. (b) The amount shown may not correlate with the change in aggregate gains and losses of portfolio securities due to the timing of sales and redemptions of fund shares. (c) Total investment return assumes dividend reinvestment and does not reflect any deduction for sales charges. Not annualized for periods less than one year. (d) Computed on an annualized basis for periods less than one year. (e) Prior to the year ended December 31, 2002, ratios were not calculated due to a contractual arrangement between the Portfolios and the Adviser to reimburse all expenses in excess of Advisory fees. APPENDIX D Opportunity Growth Portfolio Share Ownership Information On the record date, the directors and officers of the Fund as a group owned beneficially (meaning they had the power to vote or direct the voting of) less than 1% of the outstanding shares of the Opportunity Growth Portfolio. To the best knowledge of the Opportunity Growth Portfolio, as of the record date, no person, except as set forth in the table below, owned beneficially or of record 5% or more of the outstanding shares of the Portfolio. Name and Address % of of Record Owner Shares Owned Outstanding - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thrivent Financial for Lutherans 1,006,863.69 3.70% 625 Fourth Avenue South Minneapolis, MN 55415 Thrivent Financial for Lutherans - AAL Variable Annuity 172,385.15 .63% Account I 625 Fourth Avenue South Minneapolis, MN 55415 Thrivent Financial for Lutherans - AAL Variable Annuity 20,196.72 .08% Account II 625 Fourth Avenue South Minneapolis, MN 55415 Thrivent Financial for Lutherans - LB Variable Annuity 14,356,865.24 52.72% Account I 625 Fourth Avenue South Minneapolis, MN 55415 Thrivent Financial for Lutherans - LB Variable Insurance 1,710,362.99 6.28% Account I 625 Fourth Avenue South Minneapolis, MN 55415 Thrivent Financial for Lutherans - Thrivent Variable 954,042.75 3.50% Annuity Account I 625 Fourth Avenue South Minneapolis, MN 55415 Thrivent Financial for Lutherans - Thrivent Variable 12,979.24 .05% Life Account I 625 Fourth Avenue South Minneapolis, MN 55415 Thrivent Life Insurance Company - LBVIP Variable Annuity 7,846,115.32 28.81% Account I 625 Fourth Avenue South Minneapolis, MN 55415 Thrivent Life Insurance Company - LBVIP Variable 1,152,191.52 4.23% Insurance Account 625 Fourth Avenue South Minneapolis, MN 55415 APPENDIX E Mid Cap Growth Portfolio Share Ownership Information On the record date, the directors and officers of the Fund as a group owned beneficially less than 1% of the outstanding shares of the Mid Cap Growth Portfolio. To the best knowledge of the Mid Cap Growth Portfolio, as of the record date, no person, except as set forth in the table below, owned beneficially or of record 5% or more of the outstanding shares of the Mid Cap Portfolio. Name and Address % of of Record Owner Shares Owned Outstanding - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thrivent Financial for Lutherans 1,026,132.81 2.76% 625 Fourth Avenue South Minneapolis, MN 55415 Thrivent Financial for Lutherans - AAL 354,842.12 .96% Variable Annuity Account I 625 Fourth Avenue South Minneapolis, MN 55415 Thrivent Financial for Lutherans - AAL 36,528.41 .10% Variable Annuity Account II 625 Fourth Avenue South Minneapolis, MN 55415 Thrivent Financial for Lutherans - LB Variable 20,263,889.08 54.54% Annuity Account I 625 Fourth Avenue South Minneapolis, MN 55415 Thrivent Financial for Lutherans - LB Variable 1,461,797.74 3.93% Insurance Account I 625 Fourth Avenue South Minneapolis, MN 55415 Thrivent Financial for Lutherans - Thrivent 2,763,492.57 7.44% Variable Annuity Account I 625 Fourth Avenue South Minneapolis, MN 55415 Thrivent Financial for Lutherans - Thrivent 30,127.80 .08% Variable Life Account I 625 Fourth Avenue South Minneapolis, MN 55415 Thrivent Life Insurance Company - LBVIP 10,263,522.32 27.62% Variable Annuity Account I 625 Fourth Avenue South Minneapolis, MN 55415 Thrivent Life Insurance Company - LBVIP 954,465.12 2.57% Variable Insurance Account 625 Fourth Avenue South Minneapolis, MN 55415 [Outside back cover of proxy and prospectus] The following documents contain additional information about the Opportunity Growth Portfolio and are incorporated into this proxy statement and prospectus by reference. To obtain copies of the documents without charge write to the LB Series Fund, Inc. at 625 Fourth Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55415 or call 1-800-847-4836. o The prospectus the Opportunity Growth Portfolio dated April 30, 2003, as supplemented. o The Statement of Additional Information of the Opportunity Growth Portfolio dated April 30, 2003. o Management's Discussion of Fund Performance and the Financial Highlights with respect to the Opportunity Growth Portfolio from the Annual Report for the Opportunity Growth Portfolio dated December 31, 2003. The following documents contain additional information about the Mid Cap Growth Portfolio and are incorporated into this proxy statement and prospectus by reference. o The prospectus of the Mid Cap Growth Portfolio dated April 30, 2003, as supplemented, accompanies this proxy statement and prospectus as Appendix B. o The Statement of Additional Information of the Mid Cap Growth Portfolio dated April 30, 2003. o Management's Discussion of Fund Performance and the Financial Highlights with respect to the Mid Cap Growth Portfolio from the Annual Report for the Mid Cap Growth Portfolio dated December 31, 2003 accompanies this proxy statement and prospectus as Appendix C. o The Statement of Additional Information relating to this proxy statement and prospectus dated March 3, 2004. To obtain copies of the above documents, without charge, write to LB Series Fund, Inc. at 625 Fourth Avenue South, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55415 or call 1-800-847-4836. The above documents relating to the Opportunity Growth Portfolio and the Mid Cap Growth Portfolio have been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"), and you may obtain copies by accessing the SEC's Web site at http://www.sec.gov. For a prescribed fee, you may obtain copies of these documents by sending an email request to publicinfo@sec.gov or writing to the Public Reference Room, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, 450 5th Street, NW, Room 1300, Washington, D.C. 20549. 1940 Act File No. 811-4603 STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION MARCH 3, 2004 ACQUISITION OF THE ASSETS OF OPPORTUNITY GROWTH PORTFOLIO Series of LB SERIES FUND, INC. 625 Fourth Avenue South Minneapolis, Minnesota 55415 1-800-847-4836 BY AND IN EXCHANGE FOR ASSETS OF MID CAP GROWTH PORTFOLIO Series of LB SERIES FUND, INC. 625 Fourth Avenue South Minneapolis, Minnesota 55415 1-800-847-4836 This Statement of Additional Information is not a prospectus but should be read in conjunction with the Proxy Statement and Prospectus dated March 3, 2004 for the Special Meeting of Shareholders to be held on April 7, 2004. The Proxy Statement and Prospectus describes the proposed Plan of Reorganization between the Opportunity Growth Portfolio and the Mid Cap Growth Portfolio (each a "Portfolio" and collectively the "Portfolios"), each a series of LB Series Fund, Inc., which provides that shares of the Opportunity Growth Portfolio will be exchanged for shares of the Mid Cap Growth Portfolio. Copies of the Proxy Statement and Prospectus may be obtained at no charge by writing to LB Series Fund, Inc., 625 Fourth Avenue South, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55415 or by calling 1-800-847-4836. Unless otherwise indicated, capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined have the same meanings as are given to them in the Proxy Statement and Prospectus. This Statement of Additional Information consists of this cover page and the following documents: 1. The Statement of Additional Information dated April 30, 2003 of LB Series Fund, Inc., included in Post-Effective Amendment No. 28 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A of LB Series Fund, Inc. previously filed via EDGAR on April 28, 2003 (SEC File No. 033-03677), and incorporated by reference herein. 2. The audited financial statements of the Opportunity Growth Portfolio and Mid Cap Growth Portfolio included in the Annual Report of LB Series Fund, Inc. for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2003, previously filed via EDGAR on Form N-CSR on February 24, 2004 (SEC file No. 811-04603), and incorporated by reference herein. 3. The pro forma financial statements of the Mid Cap Growth Portfolio giving effect to the proposed reorganization. Statement of Assets and Liabilities as of December 31, 2003 Opportunity Mid Cap Pro-Forma Pro- Forma Growth Portfolio Growth Portfolio Adjustments Combined Assets Investments in unaffiliated issuers at cost $287,474,737 $461,496,297 $748,971,034 Investments at value 336,162,921 542,130,965 878,293,886 Cash 18,695 6,814 25,509 Dividends and Interest Receivable 98,615 135,398 234,013 Receivable for investments sold 4,848,329 1,012,448 5,860,777 Receivable for fund shares sold 125,612 193,383 318,995 Receivable from affiliate 22,633 21,500 44,133 Prepaid expense 5,518 7,293 12,811 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Total Assets 341,282,323 543,507,801 884,790,124 ================================================================================================================== Liabilities Payable for investment purchased 3,519,808 3,049,472 6,569,280 Accrued expenses 22,477 21,244 43,721 Payable upon return of securities loaned 68,864,208 61,382,607 130,246,815 Payable for fund shares redeemed 28,486 212,223 240,709 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Total Liabilities 72,434,979 64,665,546 137,100,525 ================================================================================================================== Net Assets Capital stock 361,554,726 568,934,033 930,488,759 Undistributed net realized gain (loss) (141,395,566) (170,726,446) (312,122,012) Net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on 48,688,184 80,634,668 129,322,852 investments - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Total Net Assets $268,847,344 $478,842,255 $747,689,599 ================================================================================================================== Capital Shares Outstanding 27,180,130 36,600,498 (6,630,677)/1/ 57,149,951 ================================================================================================================== Net Asset Value Per Share $9.89 $13.08 $13.08 ================================================================================================================== /1/ The adjustment is necessary to reflect capital shares outstanding post-reorganization. Statement of Operations For the year ended December 31, 2003 Opportunity Mid Cap Growth Growth Pro-Forma Pro-Forma Portfolio Portfolio Adjustments Combined Investment Income Dividends $723,532 $1,254,278 $1,977,810 Interest 100,921 197,808 298,729 Income from securities loaned 17,690 16,770 34,460 Foreign dividend withholding (4,435) (4,375) (8,810) - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total Investment Income 837,708 1,464,481 2,302,189 =============================================================================================== Expenses Advisor fee 889,490 1,589,011 2,478,501 (1) Administrative Service and Pricing 39,464 39,285 $152,139 230,888 (2) Fees Audit and Legal Fees 20,633 23,200 (18,833) 25,000 (3) Custody fees 58,900 55,759 (47,659) 67,000 (4) Printing and postage 47,207 41,460 (28,667) 60,000 (5) Director fees and insurance expenses 10,235 13,830 935 25,000 (6) Other expenses 2,852 3,325 1,323 7,500 (7) - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total Expenses Before 1,068,781 1,765,870 59,238 2,893,889 Reimbursement =============================================================================================== Less: Fees paid indirectly (138) (292) 430 0 Reimbursement from Advisor (179,153) (176,567) 355,720 0 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total Net Expenses 889,490 1,589,011 415,388 2,893,889 =============================================================================================== Net Investment Income/(Loss) $(51,782) $(124,530) $(415,388) $(591,700) =============================================================================================== Average Net Assets 222,372,393 397,252,860 619,625,253 Net Expense Ratio 0.40% 0.40% 0.47% Gross Expense Ratio 0.48% 0.44% 0.47% (1) assumes 0.40% advisory fee. (2) assumes fund accounting fees of $40,000 and $5,000 in pricing fees and 3 basis point admin fee. (3) assumes $15,000 for audit and tax services and $10,000 for legal. (4) assumes 1/20th of a basis point for custody and $5 trading fee. (5) assumes current printing and postage rate multiplied by number of pages. (6) assumes combined expenses of existing funds adjusted for slight increase. (7) assumes combined expenses of existing funds adjusted for slight increase. LB Series Fund Mid Cap Growth Portfolio Schedule of Investments as of December 31, 2003 LB Series Fund - LB Series Fund - Mid Cap Growth Opportunity Growth Pro-Forma Pro-Forma Portfolio Portfolio Combined Combined Shares Common Stock - 96.3% Value Shares Value Shares Value Communications Services - 1.6% 24,900 Commonwealth Telephone Enterprises, $939,975 0 $0 24,900 $939,975 Inc. 20,600 EMS Technologies, Inc. 423,124 0 0 20,600 423,124 37,800 IDT Corporation 874,314 0 0 37,800 874,314 11,900 Millicom Internation Cellular SA 831,810 0 0 11,900 831,810 80,400 Nextel Communications, Inc. 2,256,024 80,400 2,256,024 0 0 163,500 Nextel Partners, Inc. 2,199,075 163,500 2,199,075 0 0 216,400 Time Warner Telecom, Inc. 2,192,132 137,400 1,391,862 79,000 800,270 37,800 United States Cellular Corporation 1,341,900 37,800 1,341,900 0 0 8,500 Vimpel Communications 624,750 0 0 8,500 624,750 Total Communications Services 11,683,104 7,188,861 4,494,243 Consumer Discretionary - 18.8% 35,233 99 CENTS Only Stores 959,395 14,300 389,389 20,933 570,006 100,300 Abercrombie & Fitch Company 2,478,413 100,300 2,478,413 0 0 16,500 Action Performance Companies, Inc. 323,400 0 0 16,500 323,400 18,600 Advance Auto Parts, Inc. 1,514,040 18,600 1,514,040 0 0 103,200 Alliance Gaming Corporation 2,543,880 65,600 1,617,040 37,600 926,840 19,000 Amazon.com, Inc. 1,000,160 19,000 1,000,160 0 0 110,800 American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. 1,817,120 82,600 1,354,640 28,200 462,480 19,300 Applebee's International, Inc. 757,911 19,300 757,911 0 0 8,600 AutoZone, Inc. 732,806 8,600 732,806 0 0 72,800 Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc. 3,155,880 72,800 3,155,880 0 0 25,800 Best Buy Company, Inc. 1,347,792 25,800 1,347,792 0 0 88,800 Boyd Gaming Corporation 1,433,232 88,800 1,433,232 0 0 35,050 Brinker International, Inc. 1,162,258 35,050 1,162,258 0 0 21,300 Buffalo Wild Wings, Inc. 552,735 0 0 21,300 552,735 18,000 CarMax, Inc. 556,740 18,000 556,740 0 0 100,300 Cheesecake Factory, Inc. 4,416,208 62,950 2,771,688 37,350 1,644,520 90,550 Chico's FAS, Inc. 3,345,823 61,300 2,265,035 29,250 1,080,788 23,300 China Yuchai International, Ltd. 712,980 0 0 23,300 712,980 22,812 Christopher & Banks Corporation 445,518 0 0 22,812 445,518 124,900 Coach, Inc. 4,714,975 100,100 3,778,775 24,800 936,200 23,500 Columbia Sportswear Company 1,280,750 0 0 23,500 1,280,750 62,300 Cost Plus, Inc. 2,554,300 12,700 520,700 49,600 2,033,600 36,500 Cox Radio, Inc. 920,895 36,500 920,895 0 0 48,193 Cumulus Media, Inc. $1,060,246 0 $0 48,193$1,060,246 19,200 D.R. Horton, Inc. 830,592 19,200 830,592 0 0 60,000 Dollar Tree Stores, Inc. 1,803,600 60,000 1,803,600 0 0 10,900 E.W. Scripps Company 1,026,126 10,900 1,026,126 0 0 16,900 eBay, Inc. 1,091,571 16,900 1,091,571 0 0 31,900 EchoStar Communications Corporation 1,084,600 31,900 1,084,600 0 0 18,300 Emmis Communications Corporation 495,015 0 0 18,300 495,015 23,100 Entercom Communications Corporation 1,223,376 23,100 1,223,376 0 0 51,800 Ethan Allen Interiors, Inc. 2,169,384 0 0 51,800 2,169,384 28,600 Family Dollar Stores, Inc. 1,026,168 28,600 1,026,168 0 0 14,700 Fred's, Inc. 455,406 0 0 14,700 455,406 11,500 Garmin, Ltd. 626,520 11,500 626,520 0 0 24,600 Genesco, Inc. 372,198 0 0 24,600 372,198 105,700 Gentex Corporation 4,667,712 83,500 3,687,360 22,200 980,352 66,400 Getty Images, Inc. 3,328,632 24,800 1,243,224 41,600 2,085,408 16,000 Gildan Activewear Inc. 494,080 0 0 16,000 494,080 40,000 GTECH Holdings Corporation 1,979,600 25,800 1,276,842 14,200 702,758 78,800 Gymboree Corporation 1,357,724 78,800 1,357,724 0 0 40,720 Harley-Davidson, Inc. 1,935,422 40,720 1,935,422 0 0 48,000 Harman International Industries, Inc.3,551,040 41,600 3,077,568 6,400 473,472 13,500 Harrah's Entertainment, Inc. 671,895 13,500 671,895 0 0 33,600 Hibbett Sporting Goods, Inc. 1,001,280 0 0 33,600 1,001,280 82,637 Insight Enterprises, Inc. 1,553,576 0 0 82,637 1,553,576 48,226 InterActiveCorp 1,636,308 48,226 1,636,308 0 0 82,400 International Game Technology 2,941,680 82,400 2,941,680 0 0 31,500 J. Jill Group, Inc. 400,365 0 0 31,500 400,365 21,900 Jarden Corporation 598,746 0 0 21,900 598,746 11,400 Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, Inc. 417,240 0 0 11,400 417,240 36,600 Lamar Advertising Company 1,365,912 36,600 1,365,912 0 0 19,500 Leapfrog Enterprises, Inc. 517,335 19,500 517,335 0 0 10,500 Lennar Corporation 1,008,000 10,500 1,008,000 0 0 59,600 Linens 'n Things, Inc. 1,792,768 24,400 733,952 35,200 1,058,816 38,700 Mandalay Resort Group 1,730,664 38,700 1,730,664 0 0 36,400 Mattel, Inc. 701,428 36,400 701,428 0 0 48,700 May Department Stores Company 1,415,709 48,700 1,415,709 0 0 18,600 Men's Wearhouse, Inc. 465,186 0 0 18,600 465,186 11,900 Meredith Corporation 580,839 0 0 11,900 580,839 21,800 Michaels Stores, Inc. 963,560 21,800 963,560 0 0 60,600 Oakley, Inc. 838,704 0 0 60,600 838,704 18,000 Outback Steakhouse, Inc. 795,780 18,000 795,780 0 0 38,400 Overstock.com, Inc. 762,624 38,400 762,624 0 0 10,800 P.F. Chang's China Bistro, Inc. 549,504 10,800 549,504 0 0 86,730 Pacific Sunwear of California, Inc. 1,831,738 43,550 919,776 43,180 911,962 19,300 Panera Bread Company 762,929 0 0 19,300 762,929 27,500 Papa John's International, Inc. 917,950 0 0 27,500 917,950 30,500 Pennsylvania National Gaming, Inc. 703,940 0 0 30,500 703,940 44,500 PETsMART, Inc. $1,059,100 44,500$1,059,100 0 $0 12,500 Pixar, Inc. 866,125 12,500 866,125 0 0 38,600 ProQuest Company 1,136,770 0 0 38,600 1,136,770 145,300 Radio One, Inc. 2,804,290 104,700 2,020,710 40,600 783,580 24,750 Rent-A-Center, Inc. 739,530 24,750 739,530 0 0 38,200 Ross Stores, Inc. 1,009,626 38,200 1,009,626 0 0 31,100 Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd. 1,081,969 31,100 1,081,969 0 0 9,700 Ryland Group, Inc. 859,808 0 0 9,700 859,808 24,500 Salem Communications Corporation 664,440 0 0 24,500 664,440 40,200 SBS Broadcasting SA 1,310,520 0 0 40,200 1,310,520 22,700 SCP Pool Corporation 741,836 0 0 22,700 741,836 103,875 Sonic Corporation 3,180,652 59,200 1,812,704 44,675 1,367,948 113,300 Staples, Inc. 3,093,090 113,300 3,093,090 0 0 56,700 Starbucks Corporation 1,874,502 56,700 1,874,502 0 0 18,100 Starcraft Corporation 588,612 0 0 18,100 588,612 19,200 Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. 690,624 19,200 690,624 0 0 31,000 Station Casinos, Inc. 949,530 0 0 31,000 949,530 30,300 Steiner Leisure, Ltd. 433,290 0 0 30,300 433,290 30,300 Superior Industries International, Inc. 1,318,656 30,300 1,318,656 0 0 29,500 Tiffany & Company 1,333,400 29,500 1,333,400 0 0 157,200 TiVo, Inc. 1,163,280 157,200 1,163,280 0 0 33,200 TJX Companies, Inc. 732,060 33,200 732,060 0 0 44,400 Tractor Supply Company 1,726,716 18,700 727,243 25,700 999,473 16,600 Tuesday Morning Corporation 502,150 0 0 16,600 502,150 57,400 Tweeter Home Entertainment Group, Inc. 542,430 0 0 57,400 542,430 45,900 Ultimate Electronics, Inc. 350,217 0 0 45,900 350,217 107,220 Univision Communications, Inc. 4,255,562 107,220 4,255,562 0 0 22,500 Weight Watchers International, Inc. 863,325 22,500 863,325 0 0 15,400 Wendy's International, Inc. 604,296 15,400 604,296 0 0 53,700 Westwood One, Inc. 1,837,077 53,700 1,837,077 0 0 69,400 Wet Seal, Inc. 686,366 0 0 69,400 686,366 112,500 Williams-Sonoma, Inc. 3,911,625 88,500 3,077,145 24,000 834,480 63,400 XM Satellite Radio Holdings, Inc. 1,671,224 35,700 941,052 27,700 730,172 Total Consumer Discretionary 140,814,581 96,863,290 43,951,291 Consumer Staples - 1.0% 27,500 Chattem, Inc. 492,250 0 0 27,500 492,250 12,800 Coca-Cola Bottling Company Consolidated 684,672 0 0 12,800 684,672 14,700 Constellation Brands, Inc. 484,071 0 0 14,700 484,071 33,200 Dean Foods Company 1,091,284 33,200 1,091,284 0 0 17,200 Estee Lauder Companies 675,272 17,200 675,272 0 0 48,100 Performance Food Group Company 1,739,777 29,200 1,056,164 18,900 683,613 36,500 United Natural Foods, Inc. 1,310,715 0 0 36,500 1,310,715 15,550 Whole Foods Market, Inc. 1,043,872 15,550 1,043,872 0 0 Total Consumer Staples 7,521,913 3,866,592 3,655,321 Energy - 4.7% 31,103 Apache Corporation $2,522,453 31,103$2,522,453 0 $0 46,220 BJ Services Company 1,659,298 46,220 1,659,298 0 0 23,300 Cal Dive International, Inc. 561,763 0 0 23,300 561,763 37,000 Chesapeake Energy Corporation 502,460 37,000 502,460 0 0 11,300 Cooper Cameron Corporation 526,580 11,300 526,580 0 0 18,500 ENSCO International, Inc. 502,645 18,500 502,645 0 0 47,100 EOG Resources, Inc. 2,174,607 47,100 2,174,607 0 0 17,300 FMC Technologies, Inc. 403,090 17,300 403,090 0 0 39,500 Hydril Company 945,235 0 0 39,500 945,235 102,400 Lone Star Technologies, Inc. 1,636,352 102,400 1,636,352 0 0 38,700 Maverick Tube Corporation 744,975 0 0 38,700 744,975 22,800 McMoran Exploration Company 427,500 0 0 22,800 427,500 10,200 Murphy Oil Corporation 666,162 10,200 666,162 0 0 35,400 Nabors Industries, Ltd. 1,469,100 35,400 1,469,100 0 0 13,500 National-Oilwell, Inc. 301,860 13,500 301,860 0 0 41,300 Newfield Exploration Company 1,839,502 41,300 1,839,502 0 0 34,600 Noble Corporation 1,237,988 34,600 1,237,988 0 0 116,100 OMI Corporation 1,036,773 0 0 116,100 1,036,773 36,700 Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc. 1,208,164 36,700 1,208,164 0 0 23,900 Pioneer Natural Resources Company 763,127 23,900 763,127 0 0 7,800 Pogo Producing Company 376,740 7,800 376,740 0 0 63,300 Pride International, Inc. 1,179,912 24,600 458,544 38,700 721,368 40,400 Prima Energy Corporation 1,420,464 0 0 40,400 1,420,464 20,300 Rowan Companies, Inc. 470,351 20,300 470,351 0 0 43,680 Smith International, Inc. 1,813,594 43,680 1,813,594 0 0 27,200 Spinnaker Exploration Company 877,744 0 0 27,200 877,744 65,900 St. Mary Land & Exploration Company 1,878,150 0 0 65,900 1,878,150 13,700 Stone Energy Corporation 581,565 0 0 13,700 581,565 28,300 Tom Brown, Inc. 912,675 0 0 28,300 912,675 28,000 Unit Corporation 659,400 0 0 28,000 659,400 18,500 Varco International, Inc. 381,655 18,500 381,655 0 0 45,400 Veritas DGC, Inc. 475,792 0 0 45,400 475,792 17,740 Weatherford International, Ltd. 638,640 17,740 638,640 0 0 26,300 World Fuel Services Corporation 892,885 0 0 26,300 892,885 61,833 XTO Energy, Inc. 1,749,874 61,833 1,749,874 0 0 Total Energy 35,439,075 23,302,786 12,136,289 Financials - 7.8% 40,400 A.G. Edwards, Inc. 1,463,692 40,400 1,463,692 0 0 56,600 Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. 3,938,794 28,800 2,004,192 27,800 1,934,602 3,600 Alexander's, Inc. 448,776 0 0 3,600 448,776 8,200 Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. 474,780 0 0 8,200 474,780 17,900 Ambac Financial Group, Inc. 1,242,081 17,900 1,242,081 0 0 60,300 Arthur J. Gallagher & Company $1,959,147 60,300$1,959,147 0 $0 23,800 Astoria Financial Corporation 885,360 0 0 23,800 885,360 38,700 Bank of Hawaii Corporation 1,633,140 38,700 1,633,140 0 0 13,200 Bank of the Ozarks, Inc. 297,132 0 0 13,200 297,132 7,600 Cathay General Bancorp 423,168 0 0 7,600 423,168 36,900 Charles Schwab Corporation 436,896 0 0 36,900 436,896 22,665 Charter One Financial, Inc. 783,076 22,665 783,076 0 0 23,467 Countrywide Financial Corporation 1,779,947 23,467 1,779,947 0 0 92,775 Doral Financial Corporation 2,994,777 59,550 1,922,274 33,225 1,072,503 68,000 E*TRADE Group, Inc. 860,200 68,000 860,200 0 0 41,600 East West Bancorp, Inc. 2,233,088 29,800 1,599,664 11,800 633,424 50,300 Eaton Vance Corporation 1,842,992 50,300 1,842,992 0 0 8,400 Everest Re Group, Ltd. 710,640 8,400 710,640 0 0 12,800 Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation 409,088 0 0 12,800 409,088 36,400 Financial Federal Corporation 1,112,020 0 0 36,400 1,112,020 41,725 First Financial Bankshares, Inc. 1,739,932 0 0 41,725 1,739,932 36,100 First Tennessee National Corporation 1,592,010 36,100 1,592,010 0 0 29,600 Greater Bay Bancorp 843,008 0 0 29,600 843,008 21,500 HCC Insurance Holdings, Inc. 683,700 21,500 683,700 0 0 12,400 IBERIABANK Corporation 731,600 0 0 12,400 731,600 31,300 Investment Technology Group, Inc. 505,495 0 0 31,300 505,495 117,800 Investors Financial Services Corporation 4,524,698 81,700 3,138,097 36,100 1,386,601 24,400 Legg Mason, Inc. 1,883,192 24,400 1,883,192 0 0 25,300 Moody's Corporation 1,531,915 25,300 1,531,915 0 0 69,200 New York Community Bancorp, Inc. 2,633,060 40,000 1,522,000 29,200 1,111,060 22,100 Novastar Financial, Inc. 949,416 0 0 22,100 949,416 26,600 PartnerRe, Ltd. 1,544,130 14,300 830,115 12,300 714,015 31,700 ProAssurance Corporation 1,019,155 0 0 31,700 1,019,155 58,000 Providian Financial Corporation 675,120 58,000 675,120 0 0 20,000 Radian Group, Inc. 975,000 20,000 975,000 0 0 15,400 RenaissanceRe Holdings, Ltd. 755,370 15,400 755,370 0 0 32,300 SWS Group, Inc. 574,940 32,300 574,940 0 0 16,200 T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. 768,042 16,200 768,042 0 0 42,200 TCF Financial Corporation 2,166,970 42,200 2,166,970 0 0 47,200 Texas Capital Bancshares Inc. 682,606 0 0 47,200 682,606 38,200 Union Planters Corporation 1,202,918 38,200 1,202,918 0 0 49,800 W.R. Berkley Corporation 1,740,510 18,750 655,312 31,050 1,085,198 13,700 WFS Financial, Inc. 581,702 0 0 13,700 581,702 30,000 Willis Group Holdings, Ltd. 1,022,100 30,000 1,022,100 0 0 19,000 Wintrust Financial Corporation 856,900 0 0 19,000 856,900 Total Financials 58,112,283 37,777,846 20,334,437 Health Care - 19.3% 29,925 Accredo Health, Inc. 945,929 0 0 29,925 945,929 18,550 Advanced Neuromodulation Systems, Inc. 852,929 0 $0 18,550 $852,929 41,700 AdvancePCS, Inc. 2,195,922 41,700 2,195,922 0 0 16,800 Advisory Board Company 586,488 0 0 16,800 586,488 13,400 Aetna, Inc. 905,572 13,400 905,572 0 0 47,700 Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 811,854 0 0 47,700 811,854 73,600 Align Technology, Inc. 1,215,872 0 0 73,600 1,215,872 29,900 Alkermes, Inc. 403,650 0 0 29,900 403,650 21,000 Allergan, Inc. 1,613,010 21,000 1,613,010 0 0 46,400 American Medical Systems Holdings, Inc. 1,011,520 0 0 46,400 1,011,520 27,400 AmerisourceBergen Corporation 1,538,510 27,400 1,538,510 0 0 28,002 Anthem, Inc. 2,100,150 28,002 2,100,150 0 0 53,100 Applera Corporation (Celera Genomics 738,621 53,100 738,621 0 0 Group) 10,400 Applied Biosystems Group 215,384 10,400 215,384 0 0 44,100 ArthroCare Corporation 1,080,450 0 0 44,100 1,080,450 26,350 Barr Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 2,027,632 26,350 2,027,632 0 0 63,220 Biogen Idec, Inc. 2,325,232 63,220 2,325,232 0 0 84,567 Biomet, Inc. 3,079,084 84,567 3,079,084 0 0 20,200 Biosite Diagnostics, Inc. 584,790 0 0 20,200 584,790 48,300 Biovail Corporation 1,037,967 48,300 1,037,967 0 0 26,200 Boston Scientific Corporation 963,112 26,200 963,112 0 0 14,400 Britesmile, Inc. 365,328 0 0 14,400 365,328 100,300 Bruker BioSciences Corporation 456,365 0 0 100,300 456,365 10,100 C.R. Bard, Inc. 820,625 10,100 820,625 0 0 93,800 Caliper Technologies Corporation 617,204 0 0 93,800 617,204 59,300 Candela Corporation 1,078,074 0 0 59,300 1,078,074 183,500 Caremark Rx, Inc. 4,648,055 113,600 2,877,488 69,900 1,770,567 50,500 Celgene Corporation 2,273,510 34,900 1,571,198 15,600 702,312 36,700 Cell Genesys, Inc. 474,898 0 0 36,700 474,898 12,200 Cephalon, Inc. 590,602 12,200 590,602 0 0 16,100 Cerner Corporation 609,385 0 0 16,100 609,385 19,100 Charles River Laboratories 655,703 19,100 655,703 0 0 International, Inc. 30,600 Chiron Corporation 1,743,894 30,600 1,743,894 0 0 61,200 Community Health Systems, Inc. 1,626,696 32,600 866,508 28,600 760,188 92,100 Conceptus, Inc. 978,102 0 0 92,100 978,102 20,700 Covance, Inc. 554,760 0 0 20,700 554,760 35,400 Coventry Health Care, Inc. 2,282,946 27,700 1,786,373 7,700 496,573 117,000 Cytyc Corporation 1,609,920 42,200 580,672 74,800 1,029,248 26,300 Datascope Corporation 942,855 0 0 26,300 942,855 34,400 DaVita, Inc. 1,341,600 0 0 34,400 1,341,600 44,800 Dendrite International, Inc. 702,016 0 0 44,800 702,016 51,800 Dentsply International, Inc. 2,339,806 51,800 2,339,806 0 0 21,300 Digene Corporation 854,130 0 0 21,300 854,130 46,900 Diversa Corporation 433,825 0 0 46,900 433,825 246,800 Elan Corporation plc ADR $1,700,452 246,800$1,700,452 0 $0 53,300 EPIX Medical, Inc. 867,724 0 0 53,300 867,724 25,300 Express Scripts, Inc. 1,680,679 25,300 1,680,679 0 0 29,500 First Health Group Corporation 574,070 29,500 574,070 0 0 67,600 First Horizon Pharmaceutical 757,120 0 0 67,600 757,120 Corporation 26,400 Fisher Scientific International, 1,092,168 26,400 1,092,168 0 0 Inc. 17,600 Flamel Technologies SP ADR 471,504 0 0 17,600 471,504 22,860 Forest Laboratories, Inc. 1,412,748 22,860 1,412,748 0 0 13,400 Galen Holdings plc 696,787 0 0 13,400 696,787 22,900 Gen-Probe, Inc. 835,163 22,900 835,163 0 0 27,300 Genzyme Corporation 1,346,982 27,300 1,346,982 0 0 65,800 Gilead Sciences, Inc. 3,825,612 65,800 3,825,612 0 0 59,075 Health Management Associates, Inc. 1,417,800 59,075 1,417,800 0 0 13,000 Henry Schein, Inc. 878,540 13,000 878,540 0 0 100,700 Human Genome Sciences, Inc. 1,334,275 100,700 1,334,275 0 0 48,300 Inspire Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 683,928 0 0 48,300 683,928 29,300 Integra Life Sciences Holdings 838,859 0 0 29,300 838,859 Corporation 19,700 InterMune, Inc. 456,252 0 0 19,700 456,252 24,800 IntraBiotics Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 399,280 0 0 24,800 399,280 30,800 Inverness Medical Innovations, Inc. 670,824 0 0 30,800 670,824 14,600 Invitrogen Corporation 1,022,000 14,600 1,022,000 0 0 20,800 IVAX Corporation 496,704 20,800 496,704 0 0 26,100 KOS Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 1,123,344 0 0 26,100 1,123,344 37,200 Kyphon, Inc. 923,676 0 0 37,200 923,676 63,700 Laboratory Corporation of America 2,353,715 63,700 2,353,715 0 0 Holdings 81,100 Lexicon Genetics, Inc. 477,679 0 0 81,100 477,679 29,700 LifePoint Hospitals, Inc. 874,665 0 0 29,700 874,665 40,200 Lincare Holdings, Inc. 1,207,206 40,200 1,207,206 0 0 54,600 Manor Care, Inc. 1,887,522 54,600 1,887,522 0 0 21,900 Martek Biosciences Corporation 1,422,843 0 0 21,900 1,422,843 30,200 Medicines Company 889,692 0 0 30,200 889,692 30,000 Medicis Pharmaceutical Corporation 2,139,000 30,000 2,139,000 0 0 64,800 MedImmune, Inc. 1,645,920 64,800 1,645,920 0 0 11,400 MGI PHARMA, Inc. 469,110 0 0 11,400 469,110 16,500 Mid Atlantic Medical Services, Inc. 1,069,200 16,500 1,069,200 0 0 41,000 Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 765,470 41,000 765,470 0 0 58,600 MIM Corporation 411,958 0 0 58,600 411,958 51,900 Mylan Laboratories, Inc. 1,310,994 51,900 1,310,994 0 0 28,000 Nastech Pharmaceutical Company 268,800 0 0 28,000 268,800 116,100 Nektar Therapeutics 1,580,121 116,100 1,580,121 0 0 49,500 NeoPharm, Inc. 906,840 0 0 49,500 906,840 37,400 Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. 2,039,796 11,900 649,026 25,500 1,390,770 31,200 Noven Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 474,552 0 0 31,200 474,552 37,600 NPS Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 1,155,824 0 0 37,600 1,155,824 21,537 Odyssey Healthcare, Inc. $630,173 0 $0 21,537 $630,173 78,900 Omnicare, Inc. 3,186,771 78,900 3,186,771 0 0 37,600 Onyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 1,061,448 0 0 37,600 1,061,448 31,200 OSI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 1,004,952 0 0 31,200 1,004,952 12,400 Patterson Dental Company 795,584 12,400 795,584 0 0 24,300 Pharmaceutical Product Development, 655,371 0 0 24,300 655,371 Inc. 15,000 Pharmaceutical Resources, Inc. 977,250 15,000 977,250 0 0 47,000 PolyMedica Corporation 1,236,570 0 0 47,000 1,236,570 41,200 Priority Healthcare Corporation 993,332 0 0 41,200 993,332 119,800 Protein Design Labs, Inc. 2,144,420 81,200 1,453,480 38,600 690,940 62,825 Province Healthcare Company 1,005,200 0 0 62,825 1,005,200 11,100 Quest Diagnostics, Inc. 811,521 11,100 811,521 0 0 47,400 Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 697,254 0 0 47,400 697,254 13,200 ResMed, Inc. 548,328 13,200 548,328 0 0 80,500 Select Medical Corporation 1,310,540 0 0 80,500 1,310,540 69,400 Shire Pharmaceuticals Group plc 2,016,070 69,400 2,016,070 0 0 18,400 Sola International, Inc. 345,920 0 0 18,400 345,920 49,600 St. Jude Medical, Inc. 3,042,960 49,600 3,042,960 0 0 11,800 Stryker Corporation 1,003,118 11,800 1,003,118 0 0 21,300 Sunrise Senior Living, Inc. 825,162 0 0 21,300 825,162 27,500 SurModics, Inc. 657,250 0 0 27,500 657,250 12,800 Taro Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd. 825,600 0 0 12,800 825,600 22,000 TECHNE Corporation 831,160 22,000 831,160 0 0 35,200 Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd. 1,996,192 35,200 1,996,192 0 0 18,200 Trimeris, Inc. 381,836 0 0 18,200 381,836 36,000 Varian Medical Systems, Inc. 2,487,600 36,000 2,487,600 0 0 15,800 VistaCare, Inc. 555,370 0 0 15,800 555,370 89,100 VISX, Inc. 2,062,665 70,900 1,641,335 18,200 421,330 26,500 Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 1,219,000 26,500 1,219,000 0 0 20,400 WellPoint Health Networks, Inc. 1,978,596 20,400 1,978,596 0 0 26,900 Wilson Greatbatch Technologies, Inc. 1,137,063 0 0 26,900 1,137,063 33,500 Zimmer Holdings, Inc. 2,358,400 33,500 2,358,400 0 0 21,100 Zoll Medical Corporation 748,628 0 0 21,100 748,628 Total Health Care 144,622,679 91,145,797 53,476,882 Industrials - 9.2% 18,600 Actuant Corporation 673,320 0 0 18,600 673,320 42,750 Alliant Techsystems, Inc. 2,469,240 42,750 2,469,240 0 0 31,000 American Power Conversion Corporation 757,950 31,000 757,950 0 0 22,600 American Standard Companies, Inc. 2,275,820 22,600 2,275,820 0 0 18,200 American Woodmark Corporation 1,001,910 0 0 18,200 1,001,910 58,100 AMR Corporation 752,395 0 0 58,100 752,395 35,250 Apollo Group, Inc. 2,397,000 35,250 2,397,000 0 0 8,900 Apollo Group, Inc. (University of 613,477 8,900 613,477 0 0 Phoenix Online) 24,500 Aramark Corporation $671,790 24,500 $671,790 0 $0 48,800 Atlantic Coast Airlines Holdings, Inc. 483,120 0 0 48,800 483,120 18,400 Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc. 772,800 0 0 18,400 772,800 112,500 C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. 4,264,875 62,900 2,384,539 49,600 1,880,336 60,200 Career Education Corporation 2,412,214 49,900 1,999,493 10,300 412,721 51,566 ChoicePoint, Inc. 1,964,149 29,700 1,131,273 21,866 832,876 15,300 Cintas Corporation 766,989 15,300 766,989 0 0 71,750 Copart, Inc. 1,183,875 0 0 71,750 1,183,875 34,000 Corinthian Colleges, Inc. 1,889,040 18,800 1,044,528 15,200 844,512 64,500 Corporate Executive Board Company 3,010,215 39,300 1,834,131 25,200 1,176,084 40,100 CoStar Group, Inc. 1,671,368 0 0 40,100 1,671,368 20,700 Danaher Corporation 1,899,225 20,700 1,899,225 0 0 30,000 DeVry, Inc. 753,900 30,000 753,900 0 0 28,200 Education Management Corporation 875,328 28,200 875,328 0 0 78,300 EGL, Inc. 1,374,948 78,300 1,374,948 0 0 39,550 Engineered Support Systems, Inc. 2,177,622 0 0 39,550 2,177,622 53,860 Expeditors International of 2,028,368 53,860 2,028,368 0 0 Washington, Inc. 60,500 Fastenal Company 3,021,370 60,500 3,021,370 0 0 38,700 Fluor Corporation 1,534,068 38,700 1,534,068 0 0 62,800 Forward Air Corporation 1,727,000 0 0 62,800 1,727,000 13,300 Genesee and Wyoming, Inc. 418,950 0 0 13,300 418,950 21,400 ITT Educational Services, Inc. 1,005,158 10,900 511,973 10,500 493,185 8,200 ITT Industries, Inc. 608,522 8,200 608,522 0 0 22,700 J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. 613,127 22,700 613,127 0 0 32,600 Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc. 1,565,126 24,400 1,171,444 8,200 393,682 50,300 L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc. 2,583,408 50,300 2,583,408 0 0 57,700 Manpower, Inc. 2,716,516 57,700 2,716,516 0 0 13,800 Mercury Computer Systems, Inc. 343,620 0 0 13,800 343,620 19,300 Mueller Industries, Inc. 663,148 0 0 19,300 663,148 41,700 Navigant Consulting, Inc. 786,462 0 0 41,700 786,462 12,800 Navistar International Corporation 612,992 12,800 612,992 0 0 7,700 Old Dominion Freight Line 262,416 0 0 7,700 262,416 6,600 PACCAR, Inc. 561,792 6,600 561,792 0 0 55,900 Pall Corporation 1,499,797 55,900 1,499,797 0 0 52,900 Robert Half International, Inc. 1,234,686 52,900 1,234,686 0 0 17,300 Rockwell Automation, Inc. 615,880 17,300 615,880 0 0 27,900 Roto-Rooter, Inc. 1,286,190 0 0 27,900 1,286,190 18,600 SPX Corporation 1,093,866 18,600 1,093,866 0 0 47,700 Stericycle, Inc. 2,227,590 23,300 1,088,110 24,400 1,139,480 56,900 Stewart & Stevenson Services, Inc. 799,445 0 0 56,900 799,445 27,100 Swift Transportation Company, Inc. 569,642 27,100 569,642 0 0 57,600 TeleTech Holdings, Inc. 650,880 0 0 57,600 650,880 10,300 W.W. Grainger, Inc. 488,117 10,300 488,117 0 0 20,100 Wabash National Corporation 588,930 0 0 20,100 588,930 Total Industrials 69,219,636 45,803,309 23,416,327 Information Technology - 31.2% 202,100 3Com Corporation $1,651,157 202,100$1,651,157 0 $0 49,725 Activision, Inc. 904,995 0 0 49,725 904,995 44,100 Acxiom Corporation 818,937 0 0 44,100 818,937 66,600 Adobe Systems, Inc. 2,617,380 66,600 2,617,380 0 0 48,000 ADTRAN, Inc. 1,488,000 22,400 694,400 25,600 793,600 31,900 Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. 830,995 0 0 31,900 830,995 75,700 Advanced Fibre Communications, Inc. 1,525,355 25,400 511,810 50,300 1,013,545 27,700 Advent Software, Inc. 482,811 0 0 27,700 482,811 80,050 Aeroflex, Inc. 935,784 0 0 80,050 935,784 42,400 Affiliated Computer Services, Inc. 2,309,104 42,400 2,309,104 0 0 70,000 Agile Software Corporation 693,000 0 0 70,000 693,000 36,100 Akamai Technologies, Inc. 388,075 0 0 36,100 388,075 116,700 Alliance Fiber Optic Products, Inc. 197,223 0 0 116,700 197,223 69,600 Altera Corporation 1,579,920 69,600 1,579,920 0 0 32,700 Altiris, Inc. 1,192,896 0 0 32,700 1,192,896 134,900 Amdocs, Ltd. 3,032,552 134,900 3,032,552 0 0 36,100 Amkor Technology, Inc. 657,381 36,100 657,381 0 0 14,700 Amphenol Corporation 939,771 14,700 939,771 0 0 21,700 Analog Devices, Inc. 990,605 21,700 990,605 0 0 26,100 Applied Films Corporation 861,822 0 0 26,100 861,822 126,400 Applied Micro Circuits Corporation 755,872 0 0 126,400 755,872 197,400 Ariba, Inc. 592,200 197,400 592,200 0 0 224,100 Arris Group, Inc. 1,622,484 224,100 1,622,484 0 0 20,400 Ask Jeeves, Inc. 369,648 0 0 20,400 369,648 33,500 ASM International NV 678,040 0 0 33,500 678,040 50,400 ASML Holding NV ADR 1,010,520 50,400 1,010,520 0 0 42,400 Asyst Technologies, Inc. 735,640 0 0 42,400 735,640 22,500 ATMI, Inc. 520,650 0 0 22,500 520,650 26,500 August Technology Corporation 491,575 0 0 26,500 491,575 29,900 Avid Technology, Inc. 1,435,200 0 0 29,900 1,435,200 34,300 Avocent Corporation 1,252,636 0 0 34,300 1,252,636 112,800 BEA Systems, Inc. 1,387,440 112,800 1,387,440 0 0 51,200 BISYS Group, Inc. 761,856 51,200 761,856 0 0 106,900 BMC Software, Inc. 1,993,685 106,900 1,993,685 0 0 46,000 Broadcom Corporation 1,568,140 46,000 1,568,140 0 0 50,500 Brooks Automation, Inc. 1,220,585 0 0 50,500 1,220,585 95,200 Business Objects SA ADR 3,300,584 55,700 1,931,119 39,500 1,369,465 90,000 Cable Design Technologies Corporation 809,100 0 0 90,000 809,100 54,800 CACI International, Inc. 2,664,376 33,600 1,633,632 21,200 1,030,744 107,300 Cadence Design Systems, Inc. 1,929,254 107,300 1,929,254 0 0 26,900 Carrier Access Corporation 336,788 0 0 26,900 336,788 28,500 CDW Corporation 1,646,160 28,500 1,646,160 0 0 34,600 Ceridian Corporation $724,524 34,600 $724,524 0 $0 90,100 Check Point Software Technologies, 1,515,482 90,100 1,515,482 0 0 Ltd. 117,900 CheckFree Corporation 3,259,935 75,900 2,098,635 42,000 1,161,300 211,900 CIENA Corporation 1,407,016 211,900 1,407,016 0 0 33,000 Citrix Systems, Inc. 699,930 33,000 699,930 0 0 23,600 Cognex Corporation 666,464 0 0 23,600 666,464 83,025 Cognizant Technology Solutions 3,789,261 50,225 2,292,269 32,800 1,496,992 Corporation 41,200 Cognos, Inc. 1,261,544 23,900 731,818 17,300 529,726 26,800 Coherent, Inc. 637,840 0 0 26,800 637,840 28,600 Comverse Technology, Inc. 503,074 28,600 503,074 0 0 91,500 Corning, Inc. 954,345 91,500 954,345 0 0 416,400 Corvis Corporation 707,880 0 0 416,400 707,880 38,700 Cree, Inc. 684,603 0 0 38,700 684,603 47,200 Cymer, Inc. 2,180,168 19,200 886,848 28,000 1,293,320 39,100 Cypress Semiconductor Corporation 835,176 39,100 835,176 0 0 44,200 Digital River, Inc. 976,820 0 0 44,200 976,820 97,200 Dot Hill Systems Corporation 1,472,580 97,200 1,472,580 0 0 30,400 DSP Group, Inc. 757,264 0 0 30,400 757,264 66,200 DST Systems, Inc. 2,764,512 66,200 2,764,512 0 0 71,000 DuPont Photomasks, Inc. 1,713,940 53,300 1,286,662 17,700 427,278 27,200 eCollege.com, Inc. 502,112 0 0 27,200 502,112 23,250 Electro Scientific Industries, Inc. 553,350 0 0 23,250 553,350 59,400 Electronic Arts, Inc. 2,838,132 59,400 2,838,132 0 0 49,500 Embarcadero Technologies, Inc. 789,525 0 0 49,500 789,525 50,025 EMC Corporation 646,323 50,025 646,323 0 0 61,400 Emulex Corporation 1,638,152 32,000 853,760 29,400 784,392 116,300 Exar Corporation 1,986,404 76,700 1,310,036 39,600 676,368 11,300 Fair Isaac Corporation 555,508 11,300 555,508 0 0 28,900 Faro Technologies, Inc. 721,922 0 0 28,900 721,922 27,200 FEI Company 612,000 0 0 27,200 612,000 14,700 FileNET Corporation 398,076 0 0 14,700 398,076 53,165 Fiserv, Inc. 2,100,549 53,165 2,100,549 0 0 62,300 Flextronics International, Ltd. 924,532 62,300 924,532 0 0 23,000 FLIR Systems, Inc. 839,500 0 0 23,000 839,500 76,300 Foundry Networks, Inc. 2,087,568 32,000 875,520 44,300 1,212,048 12,300 Global Imaging Systems, Inc. 390,525 0 0 12,300 390,525 28,700 Global Payments, Inc. 1,352,344 0 0 28,700 1,352,344 73,400 Globecomm Systems, Inc. 348,650 0 0 73,400 348,650 30,900 Helix Technology Corporation 635,922 0 0 30,900 635,922 55,800 Hewitt Associates, Inc. 1,668,420 55,800 1,668,420 0 0 31,700 Hutchinson Technology, Inc. 974,458 0 0 31,700 974,458 17,900 Hyperion Solutions Corporation 539,506 0 0 17,900 539,506 208,800 Informatica Corporation 2,150,640 135,700 1,397,710 73,100 752,930 69,000 Integrated Circuit Systems, Inc. 1,965,810 46,800 1,333,332 22,200 632,478 19,700 International Rectifier Corporation 973,377 19,700 973,377 0 0 86,100 Internet Security Systems, Inc. $1,621,263 86,100$1,621,263 0 $0 62,900 Intersil Corporation 1,563,065 62,900 1,563,065 0 0 30,200 Intuit, Inc. 1,597,882 30,200 1,597,882 0 0 30,900 Iron Mountain, Inc. 1,221,786 19,800 782,892 11,100 438,894 21,600 Itron, Inc. 396,576 0 0 21,600 396,576 35,400 J2 Global Communication, Inc. 876,858 0 0 35,400 876,858 62,000 Jabil Circuit, Inc. 1,754,600 62,000 1,754,600 0 0 37,400 JDA Software Group, Inc. 617,474 0 0 37,400 617,474 75,100 Juniper Networks, Inc. 1,402,868 75,100 1,402,868 0 0 38,340 KLA-Tencor Corporation 2,249,408 38,340 2,249,408 0 0 15,750 Kronos, Inc. 623,858 0 0 15,750 623,858 138,400 Lam Research Corporation 4,470,320 94,900 3,065,270 43,500 1,405,050 53,400 Lexar Media, Inc. 930,762 0 0 53,400 930,762 11,000 Lexmark International, Inc. 865,040 11,000 865,040 0 0 26,300 Linear Technology Corporation 1,106,441 26,300 1,106,441 0 0 24,800 Logitech International ADR 1,054,744 0 0 24,800 1,054,744 450,700 Lucent Technologies, Inc. 1,279,988 450,700 1,279,988 0 0 24,100 Macrovision Corporation 544,419 0 0 24,100 544,419 30,200 Magma Design Automation, Inc. 704,868 0 0 30,200 704,868 30,300 Manhattan Associates, Inc. 837,492 0 0 30,300 837,492 34,100 Mantech International Corporation 850,795 0 0 34,100 850,795 43,400 Marvell Technology Group, Ltd. 1,646,162 43,400 1,646,162 0 0 37,300 Mattson Technology, Inc. 455,806 0 0 37,300 455,806 47,340 Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. 2,357,532 47,340 2,357,532 0 0 22,600 MAXIMUS, Inc. 884,338 0 0 22,600 884,338 52,500 Mercury Interactive Corporation 2,553,600 52,500 2,553,600 0 0 40,400 Metrologic Instruments, Inc. 1,090,800 0 0 40,400 1,090,800 96,700 Micrel, Inc. 1,506,586 96,700 1,506,586 0 0 98,490 Microchip Technology, Inc. 3,285,626 98,490 3,285,626 0 0 117,500 Micron Technology, Inc. 1,582,725 117,500 1,582,725 0 0 20,700 Microsemi Corporation 508,806 0 0 20,700 508,806 30,000 MicroStrategy, Inc. 1,574,400 0 0 30,000 1,574,400 51,600 MKS Instruments, Inc. 1,496,400 0 0 51,600 1,496,400 236,400 MRV Communications, Inc. 888,864 0 0 236,400 888,864 18,500 Nam Tai Electronics, Inc. 519,480 0 0 18,500 519,480 41,000 National Instruments Corporation 1,864,270 41,000 1,864,270 0 0 33,900 National Semiconductor Corporation 1,335,999 33,900 1,335,999 0 0 16,200 Netease.Com, Inc. 597,780 0 0 16,200 597,780 62,744 NetIQ Corporation 831,358 0 0 62,744 831,358 78,400 NetScreen Technologies, Inc. 1,940,400 40,100 992,475 38,300 947,925 82,500 Network Appliance, Inc. 1,693,725 82,500 1,693,725 0 0 39,400 Network Associates, Inc. 592,576 39,400 592,576 0 0 59,370 Novellus Systems, Inc. 2,496,508 59,370 2,496,508 0 0 56,200 O2Micro International, Ltd. 1,258,880 0 0 56,200 1,258,880 25,100 OmniVision Technologies, Inc. 1,386,775 0 0 25,100 1,386,775 42,400 Open Text Corporation 812,808 0 0 42,400 812,808 44,600 Pacific Internet Ltd. 361,706 0 0 44,600 361,706 50,800 Packeteer, Inc. $862,584 0 $0 50,800 $862,584 57,500 Paychex, Inc. 2,139,000 57,500 2,139,000 0 0 41,500 PEC Solutions, Inc. 703,425 0 0 41,500 703,425 50,000 Pegasus Solutions, Inc. 523,500 0 0 50,000 523,500 28,700 PeopleSoft, Inc. 654,360 28,700 654,360 0 0 21,100 Photon Dynamics, Inc. 849,064 0 0 21,100 849,064 39,200 Photronics, Inc. 780,864 0 0 39,200 780,864 38,600 Pixelworks, Inc. 426,144 0 0 38,600 426,144 22,400 Plantronics, Inc. 731,360 0 0 22,400 731,360 59,300 Plato Learning, Inc. 625,615 0 0 59,300 625,615 33,900 Plexus Corporation 582,063 0 0 33,900 582,063 35,600 PMC-Sierra, Inc. 717,340 35,600 717,340 0 0 52,900 Polycom, Inc. 1,032,608 23,500 458,720 29,400 573,888 19,500 Power Integrations, Inc. 652,470 0 0 19,500 652,470 39,400 QLogic Corporation 2,033,040 39,400 2,033,040 0 0 28,000 Quest Software, Inc. 397,600 0 0 28,000 397,600 44,400 Radiant Systems, Inc. 373,404 0 0 44,400 373,404 39,200 RadiSys Corporation 660,912 0 0 39,200 660,912 19,000 Radware, Inc. 517,750 0 0 19,000 517,750 94,000 RealNetworks, Inc. 536,740 94,000 536,740 0 0 55,700 REMEC, Inc. 468,437 0 0 55,700 468,437 29,000 SafeNet, Inc. 892,330 0 0 29,000 892,330 29,600 SanDisk Corporation 1,809,744 13,500 825,390 16,100 984,354 41,100 Seachange International, Inc. 632,940 0 0 41,100 632,940 25,900 SERENA Software, Inc. 475,265 0 0 25,900 475,265 175,200 Siebel Systems, Inc. 2,430,024 175,200 2,430,024 0 0 17,000 Sigmatel, Inc. 419,560 0 0 17,000 419,560 297,300 Silicon Graphics, Inc. 407,301 0 0 297,300 407,301 12,300 Silicon Laboratories, Inc. 531,606 0 0 12,300 531,606 11,800 Sina Corporation 398,250 0 0 11,800 398,250 54,500 Skyworks Solutions, Inc. 474,150 0 0 54,500 474,150 22,300 Sohu.com, Inc. 669,223 0 0 22,300 669,223 24,300 Storage Technology Corporation 625,725 24,300 625,725 0 0 67,860 SunGard Data Systems, Inc. 1,880,401 67,860 1,880,401 0 0 149,700 Sycamore Networks, Inc. 784,428 0 0 149,700 784,428 78,400 Symantec Corporation 2,716,560 78,400 2,716,560 0 0 128,200 Symbol Technologies, Inc. 2,165,298 128,200 2,165,298 0 0 34,900 Synopsys, Inc. 1,178,224 34,900 1,178,224 0 0 16,200 Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. 466,722 0 0 16,200 466,722 37,400 Tekelec, Inc. 581,570 0 0 37,400 581,570 62,600 Tektronix, Inc. 1,978,160 62,600 1,978,160 0 0 186,300 Tellabs, Inc. 1,570,509 186,300 1,570,509 0 0 46,100 Teradyne, Inc. 1,173,245 46,100 1,173,245 0 0 15,750 Tessera Technologies, Inc. 296,258 0 0 15,750 296,258 39,800 THQ, Inc. 673,018 0 0 39,800 673,018 118,600 Tibco Software, Inc. 802,922 0 0 118,600 802,922 38,900 Trident Microsystems, Inc. 677,638 0 0 38,900 677,638 115,000 Trikon Technologies Inc. $645,150 0 $0 115,000 $645,150 39,300 United Online, Inc. 659,847 0 0 39,300 659,847 84,100 UTStarcom, Inc. 3,117,587 84,100 3,117,587 0 0 24,800 Varian Semiconductor Equipment 1,083,512 0 0 24,800 1,083,512 Associates, Inc. 24,400 Varian, Inc. 1,018,212 0 0 24,400 1,018,212 140,600 VeriSign, Inc. 2,291,780 140,600 2,291,780 0 0 40,200 Verisity, Ltd. 512,550 0 0 40,200 512,550 62,000 VERITAS Software Corporation 2,303,920 62,000 2,303,920 0 0 42,300 Verity, Inc. 705,987 0 0 42,300 705,987 424,300 Vignette Corporation 963,161 269,200 611,084 155,100 352,077 40,400 Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. 925,160 40,400 925,160 0 0 19,740 Waters Corporation 654,578 19,740 654,578 0 0 47,400 WebEx Communications, Inc. 952,740 0 0 47,400 952,740 32,200 Websense, Inc. 941,528 0 0 32,200 941,528 40,120 Xilinx, Inc. 1,554,249 40,120 1,554,249 0 0 36,800 Yahoo!, Inc. 1,662,256 36,800 1,662,256 0 0 11,350 Zebra Technologies Corporation 753,300 11,350 753,300 0 0 28,500 Zoran Corporation 495,615 0 0 28,500 495,615 Total Information Technology 233,200,759 140,863,791 92,336,968 Materials - 1.9% 60,000 Arch Coal, Inc. 1,870,200 60,000 1,870,200 0 0 18,200 Cabot Corporation 579,488 0 0 18,200 579,488 35,500 Cytec Industries, Inc. 1,362,845 35,500 1,362,845 0 0 60,500 Ecolab, Inc. 1,655,885 60,500 1,655,885 0 0 10,100 Florida Rock Industries, Inc. 553,985 0 0 10,100 553,985 119,600 Hercules, Inc. 1,459,120 119,600 1,459,120 0 0 44,900 Louisiana-Pacific Corporation 802,812 0 0 44,900 802,812 33,400 Packaging Corporation of America 730,124 33,400 730,124 0 0 28,400 Pactiv Corporation 678,760 28,400 678,760 0 0 23,900 Phelps Dodge Corporation 1,818,551 23,900 1,818,551 0 0 42,400 Praxair, Inc. 1,619,680 42,400 1,619,680 0 0 1,487 Rayonier, Inc. REIT 61,725 0 0 1,487 61,725 24,700 Silgan Holdings, Inc. 1,051,973 0 0 24,700 1,051,973 Total Materials 14,245,148 11,195,165 3,049,983 Utilities - 0.8% 166,500 AES Corporation 1,571,760 166,500 1,571,760 0 0 211,300 Dynegy, Inc. 904,364 0 0 211,300 904,364 34,000 Equitable Resources, Inc. 1,459,280 34,000 1,459,280 0 0 14,600 Kinder Morgan, Inc. 862,860 14,600 862,860 0 0 19,400 Piedmont Natural Gas Company, Inc. 843,124 0 0 19,400 843,124 Total Utilities 5,641,388 3,893,900 1,747,488 Total Common Stock 720,500,566 461,901,337 258,599,229 (cost $591,177,834) LB Series Fund - LB Series Fund - Mid Cap Growth Opportunity Growth Portfolio Portfolio Pro-Forma Combined Pro-Forma Principal Combined Principal Principal Amount Long-Term Fixed Income - 0.0% Value Amount Value Amount Value 2,391 Timco Aviation Services, Inc., $120 0 $0 2,391 $120 Payment-in-Kind Bond Total Long-Term Fixed Income 120 (cost $0) LB Series Fund - LB Series Fund - Mid Cap Growth Opportunity Growth Portfolio Portfolio Pro-Forma Combined Pro-Forma Principal Combined Principal Principal Amount Short-Term Investments - 3.7% Value Amount Value Amount Value 4,000,000 Amsterdam Funding Corporation 1.090% 1/14/2004 3,998,426 4,000,000 3,998,426 0 0 1,250,000 Delaware Funding Corporation 1.080 1/16/2004 1,249,812 1,250,000 1,249,812 0 0 15,550,000 New Center Asset Trust 0.970 1/5/2004 15,548,324 10,550,000 10,548,863 5,000,000 4,999,461 6,750,000 Rabobank USA Finance Corporation 0.940 1/2/2004 6,749,823 3,050,000 3,049,920 3,700,000 3,699,903 Total Short-Term Investments 27,546,385 18,847,021 8,699,364 (at amortized cost) LB Series Fund - LB Series Fund - Mid Cap Growth Opportunity Growth Pro-Forma Portfolio Portfolio Combined Shares or Pro-Forma Shares or Shares or Principal Combined Principal Principal Amount Collateral Held for Securities Loaned Value Amount Value Amount Value 129,465,493 State Street Navigator Securities Lending 129,465,493 61,292,183 61,292,183 68,173,310 68,173,310 Prime Portfolio 1.060% N/A 4,509 U.S. Treasury Note 3.625 3/31/2004 4,580 532 540 3,977 4,040 28,554 U.S. Treasury Note 1.625% 1/31/2005 28,866 3,369 3,406 25,185 25,460 2,856 U.S. Treasury Note 9.375 2/15/2006 3,401 337 401 2,519 3,000 752 U.S. Treasury Note 6.500 10/15/2006 848 89 100 663 748 64,412 U.S. Treasury Note 3.375 1/15/2007 82,668 7,600 9,754 56,812 72,914 580,855 U.S. Treasury Note 4.875 2/15/2012 626,294 68,537 73,898 512,318 552,396 4,959 U.S. Treasury Note 13.250 5/15/2014 7,465 585 881 4,374 6,584 8,416 U.S. Treasury Note 9.000 11/15/2018 12,236 993 1,444 7,423 10,792 6,673 U.S. Treasury Note 8.500 2/15/2020 9,540 0 0 6,673 9,540 2,390 U.S. Treasury Note 6.250 8/15/2023 2,783 0 0 2,390 2,783 1,263 U.S. Treasury Note 5.500 8/15/2028 1,342 0 0 1,263 1,342 1,263 U.S. Treasury Note 5.250 2/15/2029 1,299 0 0 1,263 1,299 Total Collateral Held for Securities Loaned 130,246,815 61,382,607 68,864,208 Total Investments $878,293,886 542,130,965 336,162,921 (cost $748,971,034) PART C - OTHER INFORMATION Item 15. Indemnification. Reference is hereby made to Section 4.01 of Registrant's First Amended and Restated Bylaws, included as an exhibit to this Registration Statement, and incorporated by reference herein, which mandates indemnification by Registrant of its directors, officers and certain others under certain conditions. Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of Registrant, pursuant to the foregoing provisions or otherwise, Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director or officer or controlling person of Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person of Registrant in connection with the securities being registered, Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question of whether or not such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue. Registrant and its officers, employees, and agents are insured under the fidelity bond required by Rule 17g-1 of the Investment Company Act of 1940. Item 16. Exhibits. (1)(a) Articles of Incorporation (a) (1)(b) Amendment to Articles of Incorporation increasing authorized shares (b) (2) Bylaws (c) (3) Not applicable (4) Form of Reorganization Agreement and Plan of Reorganization (b) (5) See (1) above (6)(a) Investment Advisory Agreement between Registrant and Thrivent Financial for Lutherans (d) (6)(b) Amendment No. 1 effective February 11, 2004 to Investment Advisory Agreement * (7) Not applicable (8) Not applicable (9)(a) Custodian Contract between the Registrant and State Street Bank and Trust Company (a) (9)(b) Amendment to Custodian Contract dated February 1, 1989 (e) (9)(c) Amendment to Custodian Contract dated January 11, 1990 (e) (9)(d) Restated Amendment to Custodian Contract dated October 6, 2000 (f) (10) Not applicable (11) Opinion and consent of counsel as to the legality of the securities being registered (b) (12) Form of Opinion of counsel as to tax matters and consequences to shareholders ** (13)(a) Letter Agreement for Line of Credit (g) (13)(b) Administration Contract effective January 1, 2004 between Registrant and Thrivent Financial for Lutherans * (13)(c) Letter Amendment dated January 30, 2004 to Administration Contract effective January 1, 2004 * (13)(d) Accounting Services Agreement effective April 1, 2003 (c) (13)(e) Amendment No. 1 effective February 1, 2004 to Accounting Services Agreement * (13)(f) Participation Agreement among Registrant, Thrivent Financial for Lutherans and separate accounts of Thrivent Financial for Lutherans effective December 15, 2003 * (13)(g) Participation Agreement among Registrant, Thrivent Life Insurance Company and separate accounts of Thrivent Life Insurance Company effective December 15, 2003 * (14) Consent of Independent Accountants* (15) Not applicable (16) Powers of Attorney for F. Gregory Campbell, Herbert F. Eggerding, Jr., Noel K. Estenson, Richard L. Gady, Jodi L. Harpstead, Connie M. Levi, Edward W. Smeds, Charles D. Gariboldi and Pamela J. Moret * (17) Voting Instruction Form * - ------------------- * Filed herewith ** To be filed by subsequent amendment (a) Incorporated by reference from Post-effective Amendment No. 22 to the registration statement of LB Series Fund, Inc., file no. 033-03677, filed April 27, 1998. (b) Incorporated by reference from initial Form N-14 registration statement of LB Series Fund, Inc., file no. 333-111912, filed January 14, 2004. (c) Incorporated by reference from Post-effective Amendment No. 29 to the registration statement of LB Series Fund, Inc., file no. 033-03677, filed November 14, 2003. (d) Incorporated by reference from Post-effective Amendment No. 27 to the registration statement of LB Series Fund, Inc., file no. 033-03677, filed April 30, 2002. (e) Incorporated by reference from Post-effective Amendment No. 14 to the registration statement of LB Series Fund, Inc., file no. 033-03677, filed November 1, 1995. (f) Incorporated by reference from the Post-effective Amendment No. 25 to the registration statement of LB Series Fund, Inc., file no. 033-03677, filed April 20, 2001. (g) Incorporated by reference from Post-effective Amendment No. 24 to the registration statement of LB Series Fund, Inc., file no. 33-3677, filed February 24, 2000. Item 17. Undertakings. (1) The undersigned Registrant agrees that prior to any public reoffering of the securities registered through the use of a prospectus which is a part of this Registration Statement by any person or party who is deemed to be an underwriter within the meaning of Rule 145(c) of the Securities Act of 1933, the reoffering prospectus will contain the information called for by the applicable registration form for reofferings by persons who may be deemed underwriters, in addition to the information called for by the other items of the applicable form. (2) The undersigned Registrant agrees that every prospectus that is filed under paragraph (1) above will be filed as a part of an amendment to the Registration Statement and will not be used until the amendment is effective, and that, in determining any liability under the 1933 Act, each post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement for the securities offered therein, and the offering of the securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering of them. (3) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes to file, by subsequent amendment to this Registration Statement on Form N-14, an opinion of tax counsel supporting the tax consequences of the Reorganizations within a reasonable time after receipt of such opinion. SIGNATURES As required by the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed on behalf of the Registrant, in the city of Minneapolis, and the State of Minnesota on the 26th day of February, 2004. LB SERIES FUND, INC. By: /s/ Marlene J. Nogle --------------------------------------------- Marlene J. Nogle, Assistant Secretary As required by the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated. Signature Title * President - --------------------------------- Pamela J. Moret * Treasurer and Principal Accounting Officer - --------------------------------- Charles D. Gariboldi * Director - --------------------------------- F. Gregory Campbell * Director - --------------------------------- Herbert F. Eggerding, Jr. * Director - --------------------------------- Noel K. Estenson * Director - --------------------------------- Richard L. Gady * Director - --------------------------------- Jodi L. Harpstead * Director - --------------------------------- Connie M. Levi * Director - --------------------------------- Edward W. Smeds *Marlene J. Nogle, by signing her name hereto, does hereby sign this document on behalf of each of the above-named directors and officers of LB Series Fund, Inc. pursuant to a power of attorney duly executed by such persons. Dated: February 26, 2004 *By: /s/ Marlene J. Nogle ------------------------------------------ Attorney-in-Fact Exhibit Index EX-99.6.b Amendment No. 1 to Investment Advisory Agreement EX-99.13.b Administration Contract EX-99.13.c Letter Amendment to Administration Contract EX-99.13.e Amendment No. 1 to Accounting Services Agreement EX-99.13.f Participation Agreement with Thrivent Financial for Lutherans EX-99.13.g Participation Agreement with Thrivent Life Insurance Company EX-99.14 Consent of Independent Accountants EX-99.16 Powers of Attorney EX-99.17 Voting Instruction Form
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Thrivent Series Fund N-14/ARegistration statement for investment companies business combination (amended)
Filed: 26 Feb 04, 12:00am