United States
Securities and Exchange Commission
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form N-CSR
Certified Shareholder Report of Registered
Management Investment Companies
811-5843
(Investment Company Act File Number)
Cash Trust Series, Inc.
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Federated Investors Funds
5800 Corporate Drive
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15237-7000
(412) 288-1900
(Registrant's Telephone Number)
John W. McGonigle, Esquire
Federated Investors Tower
1001 Liberty Avenue
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222-3779
(Name and Address of Agent for Service)
(Notices should be sent to the Agent for Service)
Date of Fiscal Year End: 5/31/05
Date of Reporting Period: Fiscal year ended 5/31/05
Item 1. Reports to Stockholders
Federated
World-Class Investment Manager
Government Cash Series
A Portfolio of Cash Trust Series, Inc.
ANNUAL SHAREHOLDER REPORT
May 31, 2005
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
SHAREHOLDER EXPENSE EXAMPLE
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS SUMMARY TABLES
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND CORPORATION OFFICERS
BOARD REVIEW OF ADVISORY CONTRACT
VOTING PROXIES ON FUND PORTFOLIO SECURITIES
QUARTERLY PORTFOLIO SCHEDULE
Not FDIC Insured * May Lose Value * No Bank Guarantee
Federated Investors 50 Years of Growth & Innovation
Financial Highlights
(For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period)
Year Ended May 31
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| 2005
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| 2004
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| 2003
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| 2002
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| 2001
|
|
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period
| | $1.00 | | | $1.00 | | | $1.00 | | | $1.00 | | | $1.00 | |
Income From Investment Operations:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income
| | 0.0099 | | | 0.0006 | | | 0.0058 | | | 0.0174 | | | 0.0506 | |
Less Distributions:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Distributions from net investment income
|
| (0.0099
| )
|
| (0.0006
| )
|
| (0.0058
| )
|
| (00174
| )
|
| (0.0506
| )
|
Net Asset Value, End of Period
|
| $1.00
|
|
| $1.00
|
|
| $1.00
|
|
| $1.00
|
|
| $1.00
|
|
Total Return 1
|
| 0.99
| %
|
| 0.06
| %
|
| 0.58
| %
|
| 1.75
| %
|
| 5.18
| %
|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets:
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Expenses
|
| 1.05
| %
|
| 1.04
| %
|
| 1.05
| %
|
| 1.05
| %
|
| 1.04
| %
|
Net investment income
|
| 1.08
| %
|
| 0.07
| %
|
| 0.59
| %
|
| 1.74
| %
|
| 4.96
| %
|
Expense waiver/reimbursement 2
|
| 0.02
| %
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| 0.07
| %
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| 0.04
| %
|
| 0.01
| %
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| 0.02
| %
|
Supplemental Data:
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|
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|
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Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)
|
| $546,590
|
|
| $444,087
|
|
| $590,024
|
|
| $663,299
|
|
| $785,978
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|
1 Based on net asset value, which does not reflect the sales charge, redemption fee, or contingent deferred sales charge, if applicable. Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
2 This voluntary expense decrease is reflected in both the expense and the net investment income ratios shown above.
See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
Shareholder Expense Example
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur ongoing costs, including management fees; to the extent applicable, distribution (12b-1) fees and/or shareholder services fees; and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you to understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. It is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period from December 1, 2004 to May 31, 2005.
ACTUAL EXPENSES
The first section of the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this section, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you incurred over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first section under the heading entitled "Expenses Paid During Period" to estimate the expenses attributable to your investment during this period.
HYPOTHETICAL EXAMPLE FOR COMPARISON PURPOSES
The second section of the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund's actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund's actual return. Thus, you should not use the hypothetical account values and expenses to estimate the actual ending account balance or your expenses for the period. Rather, these figures are provided to enable you to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only. Therefore, the second section of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds.
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| Beginning Account Value 12/1/2004
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| Ending Account Value 5/31/2005
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| Expenses Paid During Period 1
|
Actual
|
| $1,000
|
| $1,007.60
|
| $5.26
|
Hypothetical (assuming a 5% return before expenses)
|
| $1,000
|
| $1,019.70
|
| $5.29
|
1 Expenses are equal to the Fund's annualized expense ratio of 1.05%, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).
Portfolio of Investments Summary Tables
At May 31, 2005, the Fund's portfolio composition 1 was as follows:
|
| Percentage of Total Investments 2
|
Repurchase Agreements
|
| 71.9%
|
U.S. Government Agency Securities
|
| 28.1%
|
TOTAL
|
| 100.0%
|
At May 31, 2005, the Fund's effective maturity 3 schedule was as follows:
Securities With an Effective Maturity of:
|
| Percentage of Total Investments 2
|
1-7 Days
|
| 46.1%
|
8-30 Days
|
| 17.9%
|
31-90 Days
|
| 29.2%
|
91-180 Days
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| 5.1%
|
181 Days or more
|
| 1.7%
|
TOTAL
|
| 100.0%
|
1 See the Fund's Prospectus for a description of the principal types of securities in which the Fund invests.
2 Percentages are based on total investments, which may differ from the Fund's total net assets used in computing the percentages in the Portfolio of Investments which follows.
3 Effective maturity is determined in accordance with the requirements of Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, which regulates money market mutual funds.
Portfolio of Investments
May 31, 2005
Principal Amount
|
|
|
|
| Value
|
|
| | | U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES--28.1% | | | | |
$ | 27,500,000 | 1 | Federal Home Loan Bank System Floating Rate Notes, 2.875% - 3.148%, 6/12/2005 - 8/16/2005
| | $ | 27,486,876 | |
| 5,125,000 | | Federal Home Loan Bank System Notes, 2.500% - 2.875%, 2/24/2006 - 5/23/2006
| | | 5,085,016 | |
| 54,932,000 | 2 | Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Discount Notes, 2.640% - 3.320%, 6/21/2005 - 11/22/2005
| | | 54,520,901 | |
| 18,000,000 | 1 | Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Floating Rate Notes, 2.925% - 3.184%, 6/9/2005 - 8/7/2005
| | | 18,000,000 | |
| 4,000,000 | | Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Notes, 5.250%, 1/15/2006
| | | 4,039,367 | |
| 13,000,000 | 2 | Federal National Mortgage Association Discount Notes, 2.890% - 2.910%, 6/15/2005 - 8/17/2005
| | | 12,970,089 | |
| 30,500,000 | 1 | Federal National Mortgage Association Floating Rate Notes, 2.820% - 2.990%, 6/6/2005 - 7/3/2005
| | | 30,495,151 | |
| 1,000,000 | | Federal National Mortgage Association Notes, 1.850%, 6/3/2005
|
|
| 1,000,000
|
|
| | | TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES
|
|
| 153,597,400
|
|
| | | REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS--72.0% | | | | |
| 100,000,000 | | Interest in $1,290,000,000 joint repurchase agreement with BNP Paribas Securities Corp., 3.080%, dated 5/31/2005 to be repurchased at $100,008,556 on 6/1/2005, collateralized by U.S. Government Agency Obligations with various maturities to 6/1/2035, collateral market value $1,321,559,572
| | | 100,000,000 | |
| 65,000,000 | | Interest in $1,000,000,000 joint repurchase agreement with Banc of America Securities LLC, 3.070%, dated 5/31/2005 to be repurchased at $65,005,543 on 6/1/2005, collateralized by U.S. Government Agency Obligations with various maturities to 6/1/2035, collateral market value $1,020,000,000
| | | 65,000,000 | |
| 26,370,000 | | Interest in $1,829,000,000 joint repurchase agreement with Barclays Capital, Inc., 2.980%, dated 5/31/2005 to be repurchased at $26,372,183 on 6/1/2005, collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations with various maturities to 4/15/2032, collateral market value $1,865,734,876
| | | 26,370,000 | |
| 50,000,000 | | Interest in $1,800,000,000 joint repurchase agreement with Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., 3.113%, dated 5/31/2005 to be repurchased at $50,004,324 on 6/1/2005, collateralized by U.S. Government Agency Obligations with various maturities to 6/25/2035, collateral market value $1,851,045,951
| | | 50,000,000 | |
| 18,000,000 | 3 | Interest in $455,000,000 joint repurchase agreement with Credit Suisse First Boston LLC, 3.000%, dated 3/29/2005 to be repurchased at $18,138,000 on 6/30/2005, collateralized by U.S. Government Agency Obligations with various maturities to 6/1/2035, collateral market value $473,008,122
| | | 18,000,000 | |
| 18,000,000 | 3 | Interest in $715,000,000 joint repurchase agreement with Credit Suisse First Boston LLC, 3.040%, dated 5/2/2005 to be repurchased at $18,095,760 on 7/5/2005, collateralized by U.S. Government Agency Obligations with various maturities to 6/1/2035, collateral market value $733,260,119
| | | 18,000,000 | |
Principal Amount
|
|
|
|
| Value
|
|
| | | REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS--continued | | | | |
$ | 17,000,000 | 3 | Interest in $500,000,000 joint repurchase agreement with Credit Suisse First Boston LLC, 3.130%, dated 5/26/2005 to be repurchased at $17,088,683 on 7/26/2005, collateralized by U.S. Government Agency Obligations with various maturities to 6/1/2035, collateral market value $510,989,849
| | $ | 17,000,000 | |
| 14,000,000 | 3 | Interest in $450,000,000 joint repurchase agreement with Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc., 2.950%, dated 4/11/2005 to be repurchased at $14,067,686 on 6/10/2005, collateralized by U.S. Government Agency Obligations with various maturities to 9/1/2034, collateral market value $462,592,607
| | | 14,000,000 | |
| 14,000,000 | 3 | Interest in $500,000,000 joint repurchase agreement with Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc., 3.010%, dated 4/11/2005 to be repurchased at $14,106,521 on 7/11/2005, collateralized by U.S. Government Agency Obligations with various maturities to 4/1/2035, collateral market value $514,013,126
| | | 14,000,000 | |
| 13,000,000 | 3 | Interest in $375,000,000 joint repurchase agreement with Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc., 3.050%, dated 5/17/2005 to be repurchased at $13,048,461 on 6/30/2005, collateralized by U.S. Government Agency Obligations with various maturities to 11/25/2034, collateral market value $384,821,035
| | | 13,000,000 | |
| 13,000,000 | 3 | Interest in $500,000,000 joint repurchase agreement with Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc., 3.130%, dated 5/25/2005 to be repurchased at $13,068,947 on 7/25/2005, collateralized by U.S. Government Agency Obligations with various maturities to 4/1/2035, collateral market value $514,723,861
| | | 13,000,000 | |
| 26,000,000 | 3 | Interest in $958,000,000 joint repurchase agreement with UBS Securities LLC, 3.050%, dated 5/4/2005 to be repurchased at $26,136,572 on 7/5/2005, collateralized by U.S. Government Agency Obligations with various maturities to 3/15/2031, collateral market value $986,740,209
| | | 26,000,000 | |
| 19,000,000 | 3 | Interest in $700,000,000 joint repurchase agreement with UBS Securities LLC, 3.150%, dated 5/6/2005 to be repurchased at $19,152,950 on 8/9/2005, collateralized by U.S. Government Agency Obligations with various maturities to 3/16/2044, collateral market value $721,000,881
|
|
| 19,000,000
|
|
| | | TOTAL REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS
|
|
| 393,370,000
|
|
| | | TOTAL INVESTMENTS--100.1% (AT AMORTIZED COST) 4
|
|
| 546,967,400
|
|
| | | OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES - NET--(0.1)%
|
|
| (377,885
| )
|
| | | TOTAL NET ASSETS--100%
|
| $
| 546,589,515
|
|
1 Floating rate note with current rate and next reset date shown.
2 Discount rate at the time of purchase.
3 Although final maturity falls beyond seven days at date of purchase, a liquidity feature is included in each transaction to permit termination of the repurchase agreement within seven days.
4 Also represents cost for federal tax purposes.
Note: The categories of investments are shown as a percentage of total net assets at May 31, 2005.
See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
May 31, 2005
Assets:
| | | | | | | |
Investments in repurchase agreements
| | $ | 393,370,000 | | | | |
Investments in securities
|
|
| 153,597,400
|
|
|
|
|
Total investments in securities, at amortized cost and value
| | | | | $ | 546,967,400 | |
Income receivable
| | | | | | 803,425 | |
Receivable for shares sold
|
|
|
|
|
| 350
|
|
TOTAL ASSETS
|
|
|
|
|
| 547,771,175
|
|
Liabilities:
| | | | | | | |
Payable for shares redeemed
| | | 17,000 | | | | |
Income distribution payable
| | | 283,194 | | | | |
Payable to bank
| | | 630,470 | | | | |
Payable for transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees and expenses
| | | 79,232 | | | | |
Payable for Directors'/Trustees' fees
| | | 31 | | | | |
Payable for distribution services fee (Note 5)
| | | 47,475 | | | | |
Payable for shareholder services fee (Note 5)
| | | 118,654 | | | | |
Accrued expenses
|
|
| 5,604
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL LIABILITIES
|
|
|
|
|
| 1,181,660
|
|
Net assets for 546,592,941 shares outstanding
|
|
|
|
| $
| 546,589,515
|
|
Net Assets Consist of:
| | | | | | | |
Paid-in capital
| | | | | $ | 546,592,941 | |
Distributions in excess of net investment income
|
|
|
|
|
| (3,426
| )
|
TOTAL NET ASSETS
|
|
|
|
| $
| 546,589,515
|
|
Net Asset Value, Offering Price and Redemption Proceeds per Share:
| | | | | | | |
($546,589,515 ÷ 546,592,941 shares outstanding) $0.001 par value, 12,500,000,000 shares authorized
|
|
|
|
|
| $1.00
|
|
See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
Statement of Operations
Year Ended May 31, 2005
Investment Income:
| | | | | | | | | | | |
Interest
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| $
| 7,968,236
|
Expenses:
| | | | | | | | | | | |
Investment adviser fee (Note 5)
| | | | | | $ | 1,863,638 | | | | |
Administrative personnel and services fee (Note 5)
| | | | | | | 299,419 | | | | |
Custodian fees
| | | | | | | 19,536 | | | | |
Transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees and expenses (Note 5)
| | | | | | | 299,713 | | | | |
Directors'/Trustees' fees
| | | | | | | 4,363 | | | | |
Auditing fees
| | | | | | | 14,180 | | | | |
Legal fees
| | | | | | | 6,560 | | | | |
Portfolio accounting fees
| | | | | | | 81,701 | | | | |
Distribution services fee (Note 5)
| | | | | | | 371,670 | | | | |
Shareholder services fee (Note 5)
| | | | | | | 931,699 | | | | |
Share registration costs
| | | | | | | 48,127 | | | | |
Printing and postage
| | | | | | | 12,772 | | | | |
Insurance premiums
| | | | | | | 9,933 | | | | |
Taxes
| | | | | | | 33,524 | | | | |
Miscellaneous
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2,384
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL EXPENSES
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 3,999,219
|
|
|
|
|
Waivers and Expense Reduction (Note 5):
| | | | | | | | | | | |
Waiver of investment adviser fee
| | $ | (48,166 | ) | | | | | | | |
Waiver of administrative personnel and services fee
| | | (15,400 | ) | | | | | | | |
Waiver of transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees and expenses
| | | (3,793 | ) | | | | | | | |
Waiver of shareholder services fee
|
|
| (4,391
| )
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL WAIVERS AND EXPENSE REDUCTION
|
|
|
|
|
|
| (71,750
| )
|
|
|
|
Net expenses
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 3,927,469
|
Net investment income
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| $
| 4,040,767
|
See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
Year Ended May 31
|
|
| 2005
|
|
|
| 2004
|
|
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets
| | | | | | | | |
Operations:
| | | | | | | | |
Net investment income
|
| $
| 4,040,767
|
|
| $
| 349,421
|
|
Distributions to Shareholders:
| | | | | | | | |
Distributions from net investment income
|
|
| (4,044,758
| )
|
|
| (348,635
| )
|
Share Transactions:
| | | | | | | | |
Proceeds from sale of shares
| | | 1,237,428,542 | | | | 1,446,831,286 | |
Net asset value of shares issued to shareholders in payment of distributions declared
| | | 3,112,397 | | | | 320,224 | |
Cost of shares redeemed
|
|
| (1,138,034,345
| )
|
|
| (1,593,089,510
| )
|
CHANGE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM SHARE TRANSACTIONS
|
|
| 102,506,594
|
|
|
| (145,938,000
| )
|
Change in net assets
|
|
| 102,502,603
|
|
|
| (145,937,214
| )
|
Net Assets:
| | | | | | | | |
Beginning of period
|
|
| 444,086,912
|
|
|
| 590,024,126
|
|
End of period (including undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income of $(3,426) and $565, respectively)
|
| $
| 546,589,515
|
|
| $
| 444,086,912
|
|
See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
Notes to Financial Statements
May 31, 2005
1. ORGANIZATION
Cash Trust Series, Inc. (the "Corporation") is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "Act"), as an open-end management investment company. The Corporation consists of four portfolios. The financial statements included herein are only those of Government Cash Series (the "Fund"). The financial statements of the other portfolios are presented separately. The assets of each portfolio are segregated and a shareholder's interest is limited to the portfolio in which shares are held. The investment objective of the Fund is current income consistent with stability of principal and liquidity.
2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. These policies are in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) in the United States of America.
Investment Valuation
The Fund uses the amortized cost method to value its portfolio securities in accordance with Rule 2a-7 under the Act.
Repurchase Agreements
It is the policy of the Fund to require the custodian bank to take possession, to have legally segregated in the Federal Reserve Book Entry System, or to have segregated within the custodian bank's vault, all securities held as collateral under repurchase agreement transactions. Additionally, procedures have been established by the Fund to monitor, on a daily basis, the market value of each repurchase agreement's collateral to ensure that the value of the collateral at least equals the repurchase price to be paid under the repurchase agreement.
The Fund will only enter into repurchase agreements with banks and other recognized financial institutions, such as broker/dealers, which are deemed by the Fund's adviser to be creditworthy pursuant to the guidelines and/or standards reviewed or established by the Board of Directors (the "Directors"). Risks may arise from the potential inability of counterparties to honor the terms of the repurchase agreement. Accordingly, the Fund could receive less than the repurchase price on the sale of collateral securities. The Fund, along with other affiliated investment companies, may utilize a joint trading account for the purpose of entering into one or more repurchase agreements.
Investment Income, Expenses and Distributions
Interest income and expenses are accrued daily. Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date.
Premium and Discount Amortization
All premiums and discounts are amortized/accreted.
Federal Taxes
It is the Fund's policy to comply with the Subchapter M provision of the Internal Revenue Code (the "Code") and to distribute to shareholders each year substantially all of its income. Accordingly, no provision for federal income tax is necessary.
Other Taxes
As an open-end management investment company incorporated in the state of Maryland but domiciled in Pennsylvania, the Fund is subject to the Pennsylvania Franchise Tax. This franchise tax is assessed annually on the value of the Fund, as represented by average net assets for the tax year.
When-Issued and Delayed Delivery Transactions
The Fund may engage in when-issued or delayed delivery transactions. The Fund records when-issued securities on the trade date and maintains security positions such that sufficient liquid assets will be available to make payment for the securities purchased. Securities purchased on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis are marked to market daily and begin earning interest on the settlement date. Losses may occur on these transactions due to changes in market conditions or the failure of counterparties to perform under the contract.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts of assets, liabilities, expenses and revenues reported in the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimated.
Other
Investment transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis.
3. CAPITAL STOCK
At May 31, 2005, capital paid-in aggregated $546,592,941.
The following table summarizes capital stock activity:
Year Ended May 31
|
| 2005
|
|
| 2004
|
|
Shares sold
| | 1,237,428,542 | | | 1,446,831,286 | |
Shares issued to shareholders in payment of distributions declared
| | 3,112,397 | | | 320,224 | |
Shares redeemed
|
| (1,138,034,345
| )
|
| (1,593,089,510
| )
|
NET CHANGE RESULTING FROM SHARE TRANSACTIONS
|
| 102,506,594
|
|
| (145,938,000
| )
|
4. FEDERAL TAX INFORMATION
The tax character of distributions as reported on the Statement of Changes in Net Assets for the years ended May 31, 2005 and 2004, was as follows:
|
| 2005
|
| 2004
|
Ordinary income 1
|
| $4,044,758
|
| $348,635
|
1 For tax purposes short-term capital gain distributions are considered ordinary income distributions.
As of May 31, 2005, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:
Undistributed ordinary income
|
| $
| 279,767
|
5. INVESTMENT ADVISER FEE AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES
Investment Adviser Fee
Federated Investment Management Company, the Fund's investment adviser (the "Adviser") receives for its services an annual investment adviser fee equal to 0.50% of the Fund's average daily net assets. The Adviser may voluntarily choose to waive any portion of its fee. The Adviser can modify or terminate this voluntary waiver and/or reimbursement at any time at its sole discretion.
Administrative Fee
Federated Administrative Services (FAS), under the Administrative Services Agreement, provides the Fund with administrative personnel and services. The fee paid to FAS is based on the average aggregate daily net assets of all Federated funds as specified below:
Maximum Administrative Fee
|
| Average Aggregate Daily Net Assets of the Federated Funds
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0.150%
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| on the first $5 billion
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0.125%
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0.100%
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0.075%
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The administrative fee received during any fiscal year shall be at least $150,000 per portfolio and $40,000 per each additional class of Shares. FAS may voluntarily choose to waive any portion of its fee. FAS can modify or terminate this voluntary waiver at any time at its sole discretion.
Distribution Services Fee
The Fund has adopted a Distribution Plan (the "Plan") pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the Act. Under the terms of the Plan, the Fund will compensate Federated Securities Corp. (FSC), the principal distributor, from the daily net assets of the Fund's shares to finance activities intended to result in the sale of these shares. The Plan provides that the Fund may incur distribution expenses of up to 0.35% of average daily net assets, annually, to compensate FSC. FSC may voluntarily choose to waive any portion of its fee. FSC can modify or terminate this voluntary waiver at any time at its sole discretion. Rather than paying investment professionals directly, the Fund may pay fees to FSC and FSC will use the fees to compensate investment professionals. For the year ended May 31, 2005, FSC did not retain any fees paid by the Fund.
Shareholder Services Fee
Under the terms of a Shareholder Services Agreement with Federated Shareholder Services Company (FSSC), the Fund will pay FSSC up to 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Fund's shares for the period. The fee paid to FSSC is used to finance certain services for shareholders and to maintain shareholder accounts. FSSC may voluntarily choose to waive any portion of its fee. FSSC can modify or terminate this voluntary waiver at any time at its sole discretion. Rather than paying investment professionals directly, the Fund may pay fees to FSSC and FSSC will use the fees to compensate investment professionals. For the year ended May 31, 2005, FSSC retained $1,070 of fees paid by the Fund.
Transfer and Dividend Disbursing Agent Fees and Expenses
Prior to July 1, 2004 Federated Services Company, through its subsidiary FSSC, served as transfer and dividend disbursing agent for the Fund. The fee paid to FSSC was based on the size, type and number of accounts and transactions made by shareholders. The fee paid to FSSC during the reporting period was $47,326, after voluntary waiver, if applicable.
General
Certain of the Officers and Directors of the Fund are Officers and Directors or Trustees of the above companies.
6. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
Beginning in October 2003, Federated Investors, Inc. and various subsidiaries thereof (including the advisers and distributor for various investment companies, collectively, "Federated"), along with various investment companies sponsored by Federated (Funds) were named as defendants in several class action lawsuits now pending in the United States District Court for the District of Maryland seeking damages of unspecified amounts. The lawsuits were purportedly filed on behalf of people who purchased, owned and/or redeemed shares of Federated-sponsored mutual funds during specified periods beginning November 1, 1998. The suits are generally similar in alleging that Federated engaged in illegal and improper trading practices including market timing and late trading in concert with certain institutional traders, which allegedly caused financial injury to the mutual fund shareholders. Federated and various Funds have also been named as defendants in several additional lawsuits, the majority of which are now pending in the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania, alleging, among other things, excessive advisory and Rule 12b-1 fees, and seeking damages of unspecified amounts. The Board of the Funds has retained the law firm of Dickstein Shapiro Morin & Oshinsky LLP to represent the Funds in these lawsuits. Federated and the Funds, and their respective counsel, are reviewing the allegations and will respond appropriately. Additional lawsuits based upon similar allegations may be filed in the future. The potential impact of these recent lawsuits and future potential similar suits is uncertain. Although we do not believe that these lawsuits will have a material adverse effect on the Funds, there can be no assurance that these suits, the ongoing adverse publicity and/or other developments resulting from the regulatory investigations will not result in increased Fund redemptions, reduced sales of Fund shares, or other adverse consequences for the Funds.
7. CHANGE IN INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT
On May 20, 2005, the Fund's Board of Directors, upon the recommendation of the Audit Committee and completion of the audit for May 31, 2005, appointed Ernst & Young LLP as the Fund's independent registered public accountant. The reports issued by Deloitte & Touche LLP (D&T) on the Fund's financial statements for the fiscal years ended May 31, 2004 and May 31, 2005, contained no adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion nor were they qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope or accounting principles. During the Fund's fiscal years ended May 31, 2004 and May 31, 2005: (i) there were no disagreements with D&T on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure or auditing scope or procedure, which disagreements, if not resolved to the satisfaction of D&T, would have caused it to make reference to the subject matter of the disagreements in connection with its reports on the financial statements for such years; and (ii) there were no reportable events of the kind described in Item 304(a) (1) (v) of Regulation S-K under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
As indicated above, the Fund has appointed Ernst & Young LLP ("E&Y") as the independent registered public accountant to audit the Fund's financial statements for the fiscal year ending May 31, 2006. During the Fund's fiscal years ended May 31, 2004 and May 31, 2005 and the interim period commencing June 1, 2005 and ending July 19, 2005, neither the Fund nor anyone on its behalf has consulted E&Y on items which: (i) concerned the application of accounting principles to a specified transaction, either completed or proposed, or the type of audit opinion that might be rendered on the Fund's financial statements; or (ii) concerned the subject of a disagreement (as defined in paragraph (a) (1) (iv) of Item 304 of Regulation S-K) or reportable events (as described in paragraph (a) (1) (v) of said Item 304).
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF CASH TRUST SERIES, INC. AND THE SHAREHOLDERS OF GOVERNMENT CASH SERIES:
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the portfolio of investments, of Government Cash Series (the "Fund") (a portfolio of the Cash Trust Series, Inc.) as of May 31, 2005, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statement of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. The Fund is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audit included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Fund's internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. Our procedures included confirmation of the securities owned as of May 31, 2005, by correspondence with the custodian. We believe our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund as of May 31, 2005, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Deloitte & Touche LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
July 19, 2005
Board of Directors and Corporation Officers
The Board is responsible for managing the Corporation's business affairs and for exercising all the Corporation's powers except those reserved for the shareholders. The following tables give information about each Board member and the senior officers of the Fund. Where required, the tables separately list Board members who are "interested persons" of the Fund (i.e., "Interested" Board members) and those who are not (i.e., "Independent" Board members). Unless otherwise noted, the address of each person listed is Federated Investors Tower, 1001 Liberty Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA. As of December 31, 2004, the Corporation comprised four portfolios, and the Federated Fund Complex consisted of 44 investment companies (comprising 133 portfolios). Unless otherwise noted, each Officer is elected annually. Unless otherwise noted, each Board member oversees all portfolios in the Federated Fund Complex and serves for an indefinite term. The Fund's Statement of Additional Information includes additional information about Corporation Directors and is available, without charge and upon request, by calling 1-800-341-7400.
INTERESTED DIRECTORS BACKGROUND
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| Principal Occupation(s) for Past Five Years, Other Directorships Held and Previous Position(s)
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John F. Donahue* Birth Date: July 28, 1924 CHAIRMAN AND DIRECTOR Began serving: May 1989 | | Principal Occupations : Chairman and Director or Trustee of the Federated Fund Complex; Chairman and Director, Federated Investors, Inc.
Previous Positions : Trustee, Federated Investment Management Company and Chairman and Director, Federated Investment Counseling. |
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J. Christopher Donahue* Birth Date: April 11, 1949 PRESIDENT AND DIRECTOR Began serving: May 1989 | | Principal Occupations : Principal Executive Officer and President of the Federated Fund Complex; Director or Trustee of some of the Funds in the Federated Fund Complex; President, Chief Executive Officer and Director, Federated Investors, Inc.; Chairman and Trustee, Federated Investment Management Company; Trustee, Federated Investment Counseling; Chairman and Director, Federated Global Investment Management Corp.; Chairman, Passport Research, Ltd.; Trustee, Federated Shareholder Services Company; Director, Federated Services Company.
Previous Positions : President, Federated Investment Counseling; President and Chief Executive Officer, Federated Investment Management Company, Federated Global Investment Management Corp. and Passport Research, Ltd. |
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Name Birth Date Address Positions Held with Corporation Date Service Began
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| Principal Occupation(s) for Past Five Years, Other Directorships Held and Previous Position(s)
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Lawrence D. Ellis, M.D.* Birth Date: October 11, 1932 3471 Fifth Avenue Suite 1111 Pittsburgh, PA DIRECTOR Began serving: May 1989 | | Principal Occupations : Director or Trustee of the Federated Fund Complex; Professor of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh; Medical Director, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Downtown; Hematologist, Oncologist and Internist, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.
Other Directorships Held : Member, National Board of Trustees, Leukemia Society of America.
Previous Positions : Trustee, University of Pittsburgh; Director, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. |
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* Family relationships and reasons for "interested" status: John F. Donahue is the father of J. Christopher Donahue; both are "interested" due to the positions they hold with Federated Investors, Inc. and its subsidiaries. Lawrence D. Ellis, M.D. is "interested" because his son-in-law is employed by the Fund's principal underwriter, Federated Securities Corp.
INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS BACKGROUND
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Name Birth Date Address Positions Held with Corporation Date Service Began
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| Principal Occupation(s) for Past Five Years, Other Directorships Held and Previous Position(s)
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Thomas G. Bigley Birth Date: February 3, 1934 15 Old Timber Trail Pittsburgh, PA DIRECTOR Began serving: November 1994 | | Principal Occupation : Director or Trustee of the Federated Fund Complex.
Other Directorships Held : Director, Member of Executive Committee, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh; Director, University of Pittsburgh.
Previous Position : Senior Partner, Ernst & Young LLP. |
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John T. Conroy, Jr. Birth Date: June 23, 1937 Investment Properties Corporation 3838 North Tamiami Trail Suite 402 Naples, FL DIRECTOR Began serving: August 1991 | | Principal Occupations : Director or Trustee of the Federated Fund Complex; Chairman of the Board, Investment Properties Corporation; Partner or Trustee in private real estate ventures in Southwest Florida.
Previous Positions : President, Investment Properties Corporation; Senior Vice President, John R. Wood and Associates, Inc., Realtors; President, Naples Property Management, Inc. and Northgate Village Development Corporation. |
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Name Birth Date Address Positions Held with Corporation Date Service Began
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Nicholas P. Constantakis Birth Date: September 3, 1939 175 Woodshire Drive Pittsburgh, PA DIRECTOR Began serving: February 1998 | | Principal Occupations : Director or Trustee of the Federated Fund Complex.
Other Directorships Held : Director and Member of the Audit Committee, Michael Baker Corporation (engineering and energy services worldwide).
Previous Position : Partner, Andersen Worldwide SC. |
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John F. Cunningham Birth Date: March 5, 1943 353 El Brillo Way Palm Beach, FL DIRECTOR Began serving: January 1999 | | Principal Occupation : Director or Trustee of the Federated Fund Complex.
Other Directorships Held : Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Cunningham & Co., Inc. (strategic business consulting); Trustee Associate, Boston College.
Previous Positions : Director, Redgate Communications and EMC Corporation (computer storage systems); Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, Computer Consoles, Inc.; President and Chief Operating Officer, Wang Laboratories; Director, First National Bank of Boston; Director, Apollo Computer, Inc. |
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Peter E. Madden Birth Date: March 16, 1942 One Royal Palm Way 100 Royal Palm Way Palm Beach, FL DIRECTOR Began serving: August 1991 | | Principal Occupation : Director or Trustee of the Federated Fund Complex.
Other Directorships Held : Board of Overseers, Babson College.
Previous Positions : Representative, Commonwealth of Massachusetts General Court; President, State Street Bank and Trust Company and State Street Corporation (retired); Director, VISA USA and VISA International; Chairman and Director, Massachusetts Bankers Association; Director, Depository Trust Corporation; Director, The Boston Stock Exchange. |
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Charles F. Mansfield, Jr. Birth Date: April 10, 1945 80 South Road Westhampton Beach, NY DIRECTOR Began serving: January 1999 | | Principal Occupations : Director or Trustee of the Federated Fund Complex; Management Consultant; Executive Vice President, DVC Group, Inc. (marketing communications and technology) (prior to 9/1/00).
Previous Positions : Chief Executive Officer, PBTC International Bank; Partner, Arthur Young & Company (now Ernst & Young LLP); Chief Financial Officer of Retail Banking Sector, Chase Manhattan Bank; Senior Vice President, HSBC Bank USA (formerly, Marine Midland Bank); Vice President, Citibank; Assistant Professor of Banking and Finance, Frank G. Zarb School of Business, Hofstra University. |
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Name Birth Date Address Positions Held with Corporation Date Service Began
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John E. Murray, Jr., J.D., S.J.D. Birth Date: December 20, 1932 Chancellor, Duquesne University Pittsburgh, PA DIRECTOR Began serving: February 1995 | | Principal Occupations : Director or Trustee of the Federated Fund Complex; Chancellor and Law Professor, Duquesne University; Partner, Murray, Hogue and Lannis.
Other Directorships Held : Director, Michael Baker Corp. (engineering, construction, operations and technical services).
Previous Positions : President, Duquesne University; Dean and Professor of Law, University of Pittsburgh School of Law; Dean and Professor of Law, Villanova University School of Law. |
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Marjorie P. Smuts Birth Date: June 21, 1935 4905 Bayard Street Pittsburgh, PA DIRECTOR Began serving: May 1989 | | Principal Occupations : Director or Trustee of the Federated Fund Complex; Public Relations/Marketing Consultant/Conference Coordinator.
Previous Positions : National Spokesperson, Aluminum Company of America; television producer; President, Marj Palmer Assoc.; Owner, Scandia Bord. |
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John S. Walsh Birth Date: November 28, 1957 2604 William Drive Valparaiso, IN DIRECTOR Began serving: January 1999 | | Principal Occupations : Director or Trustee of the Federated Fund Complex; President and Director, Heat Wagon, Inc. (manufacturer of construction temporary heaters); President and Director, Manufacturers Products, Inc. (distributor of portable construction heaters); President, Portable Heater Parts, a division of Manufacturers Products, Inc.
Previous Position : Vice President, Walsh & Kelly, Inc. |
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OFFICERS
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Name Birth Date Positions Held with Corporation Date Service Began
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John W. McGonigle Birth Date: October 26, 1938 EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT AND SECRETARY Began serving: May 1989 | | Principal Occupations : Executive Vice President and Secretary of the Federated Fund Complex; Executive Vice President, Secretary and Director, Federated Investors, Inc. |
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Richard J. Thomas Birth Date: June 17, 1954 TREASURER Began serving: November 1998 | | Principal Occupations : Principal Financial Officer and Treasurer of the Federated Fund Complex; Senior Vice President, Federated Administrative Services. |
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Richard B. Fisher Birth Date: May 17, 1923 VICE CHAIRMAN Began serving: August 2002 | | Principal Occupations : Vice Chairman or President of some of the Funds in the Federated Fund Complex; Vice Chairman, Federated Investors, Inc.; Chairman, Federated Securities Corp.
Previous Positions : President and Director or Trustee of some of the Funds in the Federated Fund Complex; Executive Vice President, Federated Investors, Inc.; and Director and Chief Executive Officer, Federated Securities Corp. |
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Deborah A. Cunningham Birth Date: September 15, 1959 CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER Began serving: May 2004 | | Principal Occupations: Deborah A. Cunningham has been the Fund's Portfolio Manager since January 1994. Ms. Cunningham was named Chief Investment Officer of money market products in 2004. She joined Federated in 1981 and has been a Senior Portfolio Manager and a Senior Vice President of the Fund's Adviser since 1997. Ms. Cunningham is a Chartered Financial Analyst and received her M.S.B.A. in Finance from Robert Morris College. |
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Mary Jo Ochson Birth Date: September 12, 1953 VICE PRESIDENT Began serving: November 1998 | | Principal Occupations: Mary Jo Ochson was named Chief Investment Officer of tax-exempt, fixed-income products in 2004 and is a Vice President of the Corporation. She joined Federated in 1982 and has been a Senior Portfolio Manager and a Senior Vice President of the Fund's Adviser since 1996. Ms. Ochson is a Chartered Financial Analyst and received her M.B.A. in Finance from the University of Pittsburgh. |
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Board Review of Advisory Contract
As required by the Act, the Fund's Board has reviewed the Fund's investment advisory contract. The Board's decision to approve the contract reflects the exercise of its business judgment on whether to continue the existing arrangements. During its review of the contract, the Board considers many factors, among the most material of which are: the Fund's investment objectives; the Adviser's management philosophy, personnel, processes, and investment and operating strategies, long-term performance; the preferences and expectations of Fund shareholders and their relative sophistication; the continuing state of competition in the mutual fund industry; the range of comparable fees for similar funds in the mutual fund industry; the range and quality of services provided to the Fund and its shareholders by the Federated organization in addition to investment advisory services; and the Fund's relationship to the Federated family of funds.
In its decision to appoint or renew an Adviser, the Board is mindful of the potential disruptions of the Fund's operations and various risks, uncertainties and other effects that could occur as a result of a decision to terminate or not renew an advisory contract. In particular, the Board recognizes that most shareholders have invested in the Fund on the strength of the Adviser's industry standing and reputation and in the expectation that the Adviser will have a continuing role in providing advisory services to the Fund. Thus, the Board's "selection" or approval of the Adviser must reflect the fact that it is the shareholders who have effectively selected the Adviser by virtue of having invested in the Fund. The Board also considers the compensation and benefits received by the Adviser. This includes fees received for services provided to the Fund by other entities in the Federated organization and research services received by the Adviser from brokers that execute fund trades, as well as advisory fees. In this regard, the Board is aware that various courts have interpreted provisions of the 1940 Act and have indicated in their decisions that the following factors may be relevant to an Adviser's fiduciary duty with respect to its receipt of compensation from a fund: the nature and quality of the services provided by the Adviser, including the performance of the Fund; the Adviser's cost of providing the services; the extent to which the Adviser may realize "economies of scale" as the Fund grows larger; any indirect benefits that may accrue to the Adviser and its affiliates as a result of the Adviser's relationship with the Fund; performance and expenses of comparable funds; and the extent to which the independent Board members are fully informed about all facts bearing on the Adviser's service and fee. The Fund's Board is aware of these factors and is guided by them in its review of the Fund's advisory contract to the extent they are appropriate and relevant, as discussed further below.
The Board considers and weighs these circumstances in light of its substantial accumulated experience in governing the Fund and working with Federated on matters relating to the Federated funds, and is assisted in its deliberations by the advice of independent legal counsel. In this regard, the Board requests and receives substantial and detailed information about the Fund and the Federated organization. Federated provides much of this information at each regular meeting of the Board, and furnishes additional reports in connection with the particular meeting at which the Board's formal review of the advisory contract occurs. In between regularly scheduled meetings, the Board may receive information on particular matters as the need arises. Thus, the Board's evaluation of an advisory contract is informed by reports covering such matters as: the Adviser's investment philosophy, personnel, and processes; operating strategies; the Fund's short- and long-term performance (in absolute terms, both on a gross basis and net of expenses, as well as in relationship to its particular investment program and certain competitor or "peer group" funds and/or other benchmarks, as appropriate), and comments on the reasons for performance; the Fund's expenses (including the advisory fee itself and the overall expense structure of the Fund, both in absolute terms and relative to similar and/or competing funds, with due regard for contractual or voluntary expense limitations); the use and allocation of brokerage commissions derived from trading the Fund's portfolio securities; the nature and extent of the advisory and other services provided to the Fund by the Adviser and its affiliates; compliance and audit reports concerning the Federated funds and the Federated companies that service them (including communications from regulatory agencies), as well as Federated's responses to any issues raised therein; and relevant developments in the mutual fund industry and how the Federated funds and/or Federated are responding to them. The evaluation process is evolutionary, reflecting continually developing considerations. The criteria considered and the emphasis placed on relevant criteria change in recognition of changing circumstances in the mutual fund marketplace.
With respect to the Fund's performance and expenses in particular, the Board has found the use of comparisons to other mutual funds with comparable investment programs to be particularly useful, given the high degree of competition in the mutual fund business. The Board focuses on comparisons with other similar mutual funds (rather than non-mutual fund products or services) because, simply put, they are more relevant. For example, other mutual funds are the products most like the Fund, they are readily available to Fund shareholders as alternative investment vehicles, and they are the type of investment vehicle already chosen by the Fund's investors. The range of their fees and expenses therefore appears to be a generally reliable indication of what consumers have found to be reasonable in the precise marketplace in which the Fund competes. The Fund's ability to deliver competitive performance when compared to its peer group may be a useful indicator of how the Adviser is executing on the Fund's investment program, which would in turn assist the Board in reaching a conclusion that the nature, extent, and quality of the Adviser's investment management services are such as to warrant continuation of the advisory contract.
The Board also receives financial information about Federated, including reports on the compensation and benefits Federated derives from its relationships with the Federated funds. These reports cover not only the fees under the advisory contracts, but also fees received by Federated's subsidiaries for providing other services to the Federated funds under separate contracts (e.g., for serving as the Federated funds' administrator). The reports also discuss any indirect benefit Federated may derive from its receipt of research services from brokers who execute Federated fund trades as well as waivers of fees and/or reimbursements of expenses. In order for a fund to be competitive in the marketplace, Federated and its affiliates frequently waive fees and/or reimburse expenses. Although the Board considers the profitability of the Federated organization as a whole, it does not evaluate, on a fund-by-fund basis, Federated's "profitability" and/or "costs" (which would include an assessment as to whether "economies of scale" would be realized if the fund were to grow to some sufficient size). In the Board's view, the cost of performing advisory services on a fund-specific basis is both difficult to estimate satisfactorily and a relatively minor consideration in its overall evaluation. Analyzing isolated funds would require constructed allocations of the costs of shared resources and operations based on artificial assumptions that are inconsistent with the existing relationships within a large and diversified family of funds that receive advisory and other services from the same organization. Although the Board is always eager to discover any genuine "economies of scale," its experience has been that such "economies" are likely to arise only when a fund grows dramatically, and becomes and remains very large in size. Even in these instances, purchase and redemption activity, as well as the presence of expense limitations (if any), may offset any perceived economies. As suggested above, the Board considers the information it receives about the Fund's performance and expenses as compared to an appropriate set of similar competing funds to be more relevant.
The Board bases its decision to approve an advisory contract on the totality of the circumstances and relevant factors and with a view to past and future long-term considerations. Not all of the factors and considerations identified above are relevant to every Federated fund, nor does the Board consider any one of them to be determinative. With respect to the factors that are relevant, the Board's decision to approve the contract reflects its determination that Federated's performance and actions provide a satisfactory basis to support the decision to continue the existing arrangements.
VOTING PROXIES ON FUND PORTFOLIO SECURITIES
A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to securities held in the Fund's portfolio is available, without charge and upon request, by calling 1-800-341-7400. A report on "Form N-PX" of how the Fund voted any such proxies during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available through Federated's website. Go to FederatedInvestors.com, select "Products," select the "Prospectuses and Regulatory Reports" link, then select the Fund to access the link to Form N-PX. This information is also available from the EDGAR database on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov
QUARTERLY PORTFOLIO SCHEDULE
The Fund files with the SEC a complete schedule of its portfolio holdings, as of the close of the first and third quarters of its fiscal year, on "Form N-Q." These filings are available on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov and may be reviewed and copied at the SEC's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. (Call 1-800-SEC-0330 for information on the operation of the Public Reference Room.) You may also access this information from the "Products" section of the Federated Investors website at FederatedInvestors.com by clicking on "Portfolio Holdings" and selecting the name of the Fund, or by selecting the name of the Fund and clicking on "Portfolio Holdings." You must register on the website the first time you wish to access this information.
Mutual funds are not bank deposits or obligations, are not guaranteed by any bank, and are not insured or guaranteed by the U.S. government, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Federal Reserve Board, or any other government agency. Investment in mutual funds involves investment risk, including the possible loss of principal. Although money market funds seek to maintain a stable net asset value of $1.00 per share, there is no assurance that they will be able to do so.
This report is authorized for distribution to prospective investors only when preceded or accompanied by the Fund's prospectus, which contains facts concerning its objective and policies, management fees, expenses, and other information.
Federated
World-Class Investment Manager
Government Cash Series
Federated Investors Funds
5800 Corporate Drive
Pittsburgh, PA 15237-7000
Contact us at FederatedInvestors.com
or call 1-800-341-7400.
Federated Securities Corp., Distributor
Cusip 147551204
28564 (7/05)
Federated is a registered mark of Federated Investors, Inc. 2005 (c)Federated Investors, Inc.
Federated
World-Class Investment Manager
Municipal Cash Series
A Portfolio of Cash Trust Series, Inc.
ANNUAL SHAREHOLDER REPORT
May 31, 2005
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
SHAREHOLDER EXPENSE EXAMPLE
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS SUMMARY TABLES
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND CORPORATION OFFICERS
BOARD REVIEW OF ADVISORY CONTRACT
VOTING PROXIES ON FUND PORTFOLIO SECURITIES
QUARTERLY PORTFOLIO SCHEDULE
Not FDIC Insured * May Lose Value * No Bank Guarantee
Federated Investors 50 Years of Growth & Innovation
Financial Highlights
(For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period)
Year Ended May 31
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| 2005
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| 2001
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Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period
| | $1.00 | | | $1.00 | | | $1.00 | | | $1.00 | | | $1.00 | |
Income From Investment Operations:
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Net investment income
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| 0.008
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| 0.001
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| 0.005
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| 0.012
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| 0.032
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Less Distributions:
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Distributions from net investment income
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| (0.008
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| (0.001
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| (0.005
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| (0.012
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| (0.032
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Net Asset Value, End of Period
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| $1.00
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| $1.00
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| $1.00
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| $1.00
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| $1.00
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Total Return 1
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| 0.76
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| 0.13
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| 0.51
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| 1.20
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| 3.21
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Ratios to Average Net Assets:
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Expenses
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| 1.05
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| 1.05
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| 1.05
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| 1.05
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| 1.04
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Net investment income
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| 0.81
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| 0.13
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| 0.52
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| 1.16
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| 3.16
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Expense waiver/reimbursement 2
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| 0.04
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| 0.03
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| 0.07
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| 0.05
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| 0.03
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Supplemental Data:
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Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)
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| $400,545
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| $353,473
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| $426,684
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| $538,236
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| $508,523
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1 Based on net asset value, which does not reflect the sales charge, redemption fee, or contingent deferred sales charge, if applicable. Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
2 This voluntary expense decrease is reflected in both the expense and the net investment income ratios shown above.
See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
Shareholder Expense Example
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur ongoing costs, including management fees; to the extent applicable, distribution (12b-1) fees and/or shareholder services fees; and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you to understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. It is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period from December 1, 2004 to May 31, 2005.
ACTUAL EXPENSES
The first section of the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this section, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you incurred over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first section under the heading entitled "Expenses Paid During Period" to estimate the expenses attributable to your investment during this period.
HYPOTHETICAL EXAMPLE FOR COMPARISON PURPOSES
The second section of the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund's actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund's actual return. Thus, you should not use the hypothetical account values and expenses to estimate the actual ending account balance or your expenses for the period. Rather, these figures are provided to enable you to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only. Therefore, the second section of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds.
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| Beginning Account Value 12/1/2004
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| Ending Account Value 5/31/2005
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| Expenses Paid During Period 1
|
Actual
|
| $1,000
|
| $1,005.70
|
| $5.25
|
Hypothetical (assuming a 5% return before expenses)
|
| $1,000
|
| $1,019.70
|
| $5.29
|
1 Expenses are equal to the Fund's annualized expense ratio of 1.05%, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).
Portfolio of Investments Summary Tables
At May 31, 2005, the Fund's portfolio composition 1 was as follows:
|
| Percentage of Total Investments 2
|
Variable Rate Demand Instruments
|
| 85.8%
|
Municipal Notes
|
| 14.2%
|
TOTAL
|
| 100.0%
|
At May 31, 2005, the Fund's credit-quality ratings composition 3 was as follows:
S&P Short-Term Ratings 4 as Percentage of Total Investments 2
| | Moody's Short-Term Ratings 5 as Percentage of Total Investments 2
|
A-1+
|
| 66.4%
| | Prime-1 | | 89.3% |
A-1
|
| 29.3%
| |
|
|
|
A-2
|
| 2.8%
| | Prime-2
|
| 2.6%
|
Not rated by S&P
|
| 1.5%
| | Not rated by Moody's
|
| 8.1%
|
TOTAL
|
| 100.0%
| | TOTAL
|
| 100.0%
|
At May 31, 2005, the Fund's effective maturity schedule 6 was as follows:
Securities with an Effective Maturity of:
|
| Percentage of Total Investments 2
|
1-7 Days
|
| 85.8%
|
8-30 Days
|
| 0.0%
|
31-90 Days
|
| 2.5%
|
91-180 Days
|
| 4.4%
|
181 Days or more
|
| 7.3%
|
TOTAL
|
| 100.0%
|
1 See the Fund's Prospectus for a description of these investments.
2 Percentages are based on total investments, which may differ from the Fund's total net assets used in computing the percentages in the Portfolio of Investments which follows.
3 These tables depict the short-term, credit-quality ratings assigned to the Fund's portfolio holdings by Standard & Poor's (S&P) and Moody's Investors Service (Moody's), each of which is a nationally recognized statistical rating organization (NRSRO).
Rated securities include a security with an obligor and/or credit enhancer that has received a rating from an NRSRO with respect to a class of debt obligations that is comparable in priority and security with the security held by the Fund. Credit-quality ratings are an assessment of the risk that a security will default in payment and do not address other risks presented by the security. Please see the description of credit-quality ratings in the Fund's Statement of Additional Information.
Holdings that are rated only by a different NRSRO than the one identified have been included in the "Not rated by..." category. Of the portfolio's total investments, 1.5% do not have short-term ratings by either of these NRSROs.
4 The ratings A-1+, A-1, and A-2 include municipal notes rated SP-1+, SP-1, and SP-2, respectively.
5 The ratings Prime-1 and Prime-2 include municipal notes rated MIG-1 and MIG-2, and variable rate demand instruments rated VMIG-1 and VMIG-2, respectively.
6 Effective maturity is determined in accordance with the requirements of Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, which regulates money market mutual funds.
Portfolio of Investments
May 31, 2005
Principal Amount
|
|
|
|
| Value
|
|
| | | SHORT-TERM MUNICIPALS--100.8% 1 | | | | |
| | | Alabama--1.5% | | | | |
$ | 2,922,000 | | Birmingham, AL IDA, IDRB, (Series 1999), Weekly VRDNs (Glasforms, Inc.)/(Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., LOC)
| | $ | 2,922,000 | |
| 3,100,000 | | Piedmont, AL IDB Weekly VRDNs (Bostrom Seating, Inc.)/(Citibank N.A., New York LOC)
|
|
| 3,100,000
|
|
| | | TOTAL
|
|
| 6,022,000
|
|
| | | Arizona--6.8% | | | | |
| 1,900,000 | | Apache County, AZ IDA, (Series 1983B), Weekly VRDNs (Tucson Electric Power Co.)/(Bank of New York LOC)
| | | 1,900,000 | |
| 1,500,000 | | Arizona Health Facilities Authority, (Series 2002), Weekly VRDNs (Royal Oaks Life Care Community)/(Lasalle Bank, N.A., LOC)
| | | 1,500,000 | |
| 2,000,000 | | Arizona Health Facilities Authority, (Series 2004), Weekly VRDNs (Southwest Behavioral Health Services, Inc.)/(J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A., LOC)
| | | 2,000,000 | |
| 2,600,000 | | Arizona Health Facilities Authority, Pooled Loan Program Revenue Bonds (Series 1985B), Weekly VRDNs (FGIC INS)/(J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A., LIQ)
| | | 2,600,000 | |
| 1,500,000 | | Glendale, AZ IDA Weekly VRDNs (Friendship Retirement Corp.)/(Wells Fargo Bank Minnesota N.A., LOC)
| | | 1,500,000 | |
| 2,000,000 | | Maricopa County, AZ, IDA, (Series 2000A), Weekly VRDNs (Las Gardenias Apartments LP)/(FNMA LOC)
| | | 2,000,000 | |
| 635,000 | | Maricopa County, AZ, IDA, (Series 2000A), Weekly VRDNs (Gran Victoria Housing LLC)/(FNMA LOC)
| | | 635,000 | |
| 1,300,000 | | Maricopa County, AZ, IDA, MFH Revenue Bonds (Series 2002), Weekly VRDNs (San Remo Apartments LP)/(FNMA LOC)
| | | 1,300,000 | |
| 3,300,000 | | Phoenix, AZ IDA, (Series 2000), Weekly VRDNs (Copper Palms Apartments)/(FHLMC LOC)
| | | 3,300,000 | |
| 3,000,000 | 2 | Phoenix, AZ IDA,( PT-479) Weekly VRDNs (Sunset Ranch Apartments)/(FHLMC GTD)/(FHLMC LIQ)
| | | 3,000,000 | |
| 1,500,000 | | Pima County, AZ IDA Weekly VRDNs (Tucson Electric Power Co.)/(Bank of New York LOC)
| | | 1,500,000 | |
| 1,150,000 | | Pima County, AZ IDA, (Series 2002A), Weekly VRDNs (La Posada at Park Centre, Inc.)/(Lasalle Bank, N.A., LOC)
| | | 1,150,000 | |
| 2,170,000 | | Tucson, AZ IDA, MFH Revenue Bonds (Series 2002A), Weekly VRDNs (Quality Apartment Living, LLC)/(FNMA LOC)
| | | 2,170,000 | |
| 2,700,000 | | Yavapai, AZ IDA, (Series 1997B), Weekly VRDNs (Yavapai Regional Medical Center)/(FSA INS)/(Dexia Credit Local LIQ)
|
|
| 2,700,000
|
|
| | | TOTAL
|
|
| 27,255,000
|
|
Principal Amount
|
|
|
|
| Value
|
|
| | | SHORT-TERM MUNICIPALS--continued 1 | | | | |
| | | Arkansas--1.4% | | | | |
$ | 1,500,000 | | Arkansas Development Finance Authority, (Series 1999B), Weekly VRDNs (Riceland Foods, Inc.)/(BNP Paribas SA LOC)
| | $ | 1,500,000 | |
| 1,000,000 | | Arkansas Development Finance Authority, (Series 1999C), Weekly VRDNs (Riceland Foods, Inc.)/(BNP Paribas SA LOC)
| | | 1,000,000 | |
| 1,000,000 | | Arkansas Development Finance Authority, (Series 1999D), Weekly VRDNs (Riceland Foods, Inc.)/(BNP Paribas SA LOC)
| | | 1,000,000 | |
| 2,050,000 | | Arkansas Development Finance Authority, (Series 2000B), Weekly VRDNs (Riceland Foods, Inc.)/(SunTrust Bank LOC)
|
|
| 2,050,000
|
|
| | | TOTAL
|
|
| 5,550,000
|
|
| | | California--0.1% | | | | |
| 452,093 | 2 | Koch Floating Rate Trust (California Non-AMT)/(Series 1998-1), Weekly VRDNs (AMBAC INS)/(State Street Bank and Trust Co. LIQ)
|
|
| 452,093
|
|
| | | Colorado--1.1% | | | | |
| 2,250,000 | | Adams County, CO IDB, (Series 1993), Weekly VRDNs (Bace Manufacturing, Inc.)/(WestLB AG (GTD) LOC)
| | | 2,250,000 | |
| 625,000 | | Colorado HFA, (Series 2000B), Weekly VRDNs (New Belgium Brewing Co., Inc.)/(Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., LOC)
| | | 625,000 | |
| 1,600,000 | | Thornton, CO, (Series 2003), Weekly VRDNs (Kroger Co.)/(U.S. Bank, N.A., LOC)
|
|
| 1,600,000
|
|
| | | TOTAL
|
|
| 4,475,000
|
|
| | | District of Columbia--0.1% | | | | |
| 245,000 | 2 | District of Columbia HFA, Roaring Forks Certificates (Series 2000-23), Weekly VRDNs (GNMA COL)/(Bank of New York LIQ)
|
|
| 245,000
|
|
| | | Florida--2.6% | | | | |
| 1,865,000 | 2 | Escambia County, FL HFA, (Series 2004 FR/RI-L12), Weekly VRDNs (GNMA COL)/(Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc. LIQ)
| | | 1,865,000 | |
| 3,000,000 | | Greater Orlando, FL Aviation Authority Weekly VRDNs (Cessna Aircraft Co.)/ (Textron Inc. GTD)
| | | 3,000,000 | |
| 2,500,000 | | Highlands County, FL Health Facilities Authority, Hospital Revenue Bonds, 3.35% TOBs (Adventist Health System/ Sunbelt Obligated Group), Mandatory Tender 9/1/2005
| | | 2,509,293 | |
| 2,875,000 | 2 | Hillsborough County, FL Port District, Floater Certificates (Series 2004-1019), Weekly VRDNs (Tampa, FL Port Authority)/(MBIA Insurance Corp. INS)/ (Morgan Stanley LIQ)
|
|
| 2,875,000
|
|
| | | TOTAL
|
|
| 10,249,293
|
|
| | | Georgia--0.2% | | | | |
| 1,000,000 | | DeKalb County, GA MFH Authority, (Series 2004), Weekly VRDNs (Highlands at East Atlanta Apartments)/(Bank of America N.A., LOC)
|
|
| 1,000,000
|
|
Principal Amount
|
|
|
|
| Value
|
|
| | | SHORT-TERM MUNICIPALS--continued 1 | | | | |
| | | Illinois--4.4% | | | | |
$ | 1,900,000 | | Chicago, IL, (Series 2001), Weekly VRDNs (J.M.B. Moesle LLC)/(Harris Trust & Savings Bank, Chicago LOC)
| | $ | 1,900,000 | |
| 5,350,000 | | Illinois Development Finance Authority IDB, (Series 1997), Weekly VRDNs (Tempco Electric Heater Corp.)/(J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A., LOC)
| | | 5,350,000 | |
| 1,000,000 | | Illinois Development Finance Authority IDB, (Series 2001), Weekly VRDNs (Apogee Enterprises, Inc.)/(Bank of New York LOC)
| | | 1,000,000 | |
| 2,630,000 | | Illinois Development Finance Authority IDB, Adjustable Rate IDRB, (Series 1996A), Weekly VRDNs (Nimlok Co.)/( J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A., LOC)
| | | 2,630,000 | |
| 3,750,000 | | Illinois Development Finance Authority MFH, (Series 1999), Weekly VRDNs (Butterfield Creek Associates LP)/(Lasalle Bank, N.A., LOC)
| | | 3,750,000 | |
| 3,000,000 | | Illinois Development Finance Authority, (Series 2002), Weekly VRDNs (Kasbergen Family Living Trust)/(Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., LOC)
|
|
| 3,000,000
|
|
| | | TOTAL
|
|
| 17,630,000
|
|
| | | Indiana--4.6% | | | | |
| 1,150,000 | | Carmel, IN, (Series 1999), Weekly VRDNs (Telamon Corp.)/(Lasalle Bank, N.A., LOC)
| | | 1,150,000 | |
| 1,100,000 | | Crawfordsville, IN EDA, (Series 1995: Shady Knoll III Apartments), Weekly VRDNs (Pedcor Investments-1994-XXII LP)/(FHLB of Indianapolis LOC)
| | | 1,100,000 | |
| 1,025,000 | | Frankfort, IN EDA, (Series 2004), Weekly VRDNs (Wesley Manor, Inc.)/ (Key Bank, N.A., LOC)
| | | 1,025,000 | |
| 945,000 | | Indiana Development Finance Authority, (Series 1996), Weekly VRDNs (Meridian Group LLC)/(J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A., LOC)
| | | 945,000 | |
| 1,500,000 | | Indiana Development Finance Authority, EDRB (Series 2002), Weekly VRDNs (Vreba-Hoff Dairy Leasing LLC)/(Northern Trust Co., Chicago, IL LOC)
| | | 1,500,000 | |
| 3,100,000 | | Indianapolis, IN, (Series 2004A), Weekly VRDNs (Nora Commons LP)/ (Lasalle Bank, N.A., LOC)
| | | 3,100,000 | |
| 490,000 | | Lebanon, IN IDA, (Series 1991), Weekly VRDNs (White Castle System)/ (J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A., LOC)
| | | 490,000 | |
| 2,120,000 | | Miami County, IN, (Series 2001) Timberland RV Project), Weekly VRDNs (Timberlodge Real Estate LLC)/(National City Bank, Indiana LOC)
| | | 2,120,000 | |
| 7,045,000 | | Portage, IN Economic Development Revenue Board, (Series 1995A: Port Crossing III), Weekly VRDNs (Pedcor Investments-1995-XXIII LP)/(FHLB of Indianapolis LOC)
|
|
| 7,045,000
|
|
| | | TOTAL
|
|
| 18,475,000
|
|
Principal Amount
|
|
|
|
| Value
|
|
| | | SHORT-TERM MUNICIPALS--continued 1 | | | | |
| | | Kansas--1.5% | | | | |
$ | 2,695,000 | | Unified Government of Wyandotte County/Kansas City, KS, MFH Revenue Bonds (Series 2002A-1), Weekly VRDNs (Royal Ridge Apartments)/(FNMA LOC)
| | $ | 2,695,000 | |
| 3,135,000 | | Wyandotte County, KS, (Series 1999), Weekly VRDNs (Shor-Line)/ (U.S. Bank, N.A., LOC)
|
|
| 3,135,000
|
|
| | | TOTAL
|
|
| 5,830,000
|
|
| | | Kentucky--1.1% | | | | |
| 930,000 | | Fort Mitchell, KY IDA, 3.25% TOBs (Motor Inn, Inc.)/(Huntington National Bank, Columbus, OH LOC), Optional Tender 11/1/2005
| | | 930,000 | |
| 1,200,000 | | Henderson County, KY, (Series 1996A), Weekly VRDNs (Gibbs Die Casting Corp.)/(Fifth Third Bank, Cincinnati LOC)
| | | 1,200,000 | |
| 1,430,000 | | Kenton County, KY, (Series 1999), Weekly VRDNs (Packaging Unlimited of Northern Kentucky, Inc.)/(National City Bank, Kentucky LOC)
| | | 1,430,000 | |
| 900,000 | | Winchester, KY, (Series 1990), Weekly VRDNs (Walle Corp.)/(UBS AG LOC)
|
|
| 900,000
|
|
| | | TOTAL
|
|
| 4,460,000
|
|
| | | Louisiana--1.5% | | | | |
| 3,350,000 | | Louisiana Local Government Environmental Facilities Community Development Authority, (Series 2004), Weekly VRDNs (The Christ Episcopal Church in Covington)/(SunTrust Bank LOC)
| | | 3,350,000 | |
| 2,500,000 | | New Orleans, LA IDB, (Series 2000), Weekly VRDNs (Home Furnishings Store)/(J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A., LOC)
|
|
| 2,500,000
|
|
| | | TOTAL
|
|
| 5,850,000
|
|
| | | Maine--1.0% | | | | |
| 4,040,000 | | Paris, ME, (Series 2001), Weekly VRDNs (Maine Machine Products Co.)/ (Key Bank, N.A., LOC)
|
|
| 4,040,000
|
|
| | | Maryland--1.0% | | | | |
| 1,745,000 | | Maryland State Community Development Administration, (Series 1990B), Weekly VRDNs (Cherry Hill Apartment Ltd.)/(Manufacturers & Traders Trust Co., Buffalo, NY LOC)
| | | 1,745,000 | |
| 1,725,000 | | Maryland State Economic Development Corp., (Series 1998A-Catterton Printing Company Facility), Weekly VRDNs (Sky II LLC)/(Manufacturers & Traders Trust Co., Buffalo, NY LOC)
| | | 1,725,000 | |
| 430,000 | | Maryland State Economic Development Corp., (Series 1998B), Weekly VRDNs (Catterton Printing Co. Facility)/(Manufacturers & Traders Trust Co., Buffalo, NY LOC)
|
|
| 430,000
|
|
| | | TOTAL
|
|
| 3,900,000
|
|
| | | Michigan--2.0% | | | | |
| 8,200,000 | | Jackson County, MI Hospital Finance Authority, (Series 2005A), Weekly VRDNs (W.A.Foote Memorial Hospital)/(Bank of Nova Scotia, Toronto LOC)
|
|
| 8,200,000
|
|
Principal Amount
|
|
|
|
| Value
|
|
| | | SHORT-TERM MUNICIPALS--continued 1 | | | | |
| | | Minnesota--1.4% | | | | |
$ | 970,000 | | Brooklyn Park, MN EDA, (Series 1999), Weekly VRDNs (Midwest Finishing, Inc.)/(Wells Fargo Bank Minnesota N.A., LOC)
| | $ | 970,000 | |
| 3,000,000 | | Minnesota State HFA, (Series K), 2.30% TOBs, Mandatory Tender 12/14/2005
| | | 3,000,000 | |
| 455,000 | | Plymouth, MN Weekly VRDNs (Nuaire, Inc.)/(Wells Fargo Bank Minnesota N.A., LOC)
| | | 455,000 | |
| 1,305,000 | | Red Wing, MN Port Authority, (Series 1998), Weekly VRDNs (Food Service Specialties)/(Wells Fargo Bank Minnesota N.A., LOC)
|
|
| 1,305,000
|
|
| | | TOTAL
|
|
| 5,730,000
|
|
| | | Mississippi--0.4% | | | | |
| 1,500,000 | | Mississippi Regional Housing Authority No. II, (Series 2000), 3.30% TOBs (Terrace Park Apartments)/(First Tennessee Bank, N.A., LOC), Optional Tender 5/1/2006
|
|
| 1,500,000
|
|
| | | Missouri--1.6% | | | | |
| 4,000,000 | | Kansas City, MO IDA, (Series 2004B), Weekly VRDNs (The Bishop Spencer Place, Inc.)/(Commerce Bank, N.A., Kansas City LOC)
| | | 4,000,000 | |
| 2,275,000 | 2 | St. Louis, MO IDA, PT-2575 Weekly VRDNs (Merchandise Mart Apartments)/ (Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. LIQ)/(WestLB AG GTD LOC)
|
|
| 2,275,000
|
|
| | | TOTAL
|
|
| 6,275,000
|
|
| | | Multi State--9.3% | | | | |
| 1,877,500 | 2 | BNY Municipal Certificates Trust (Series 2002-BNY1), Weekly VRDNs (Bank of New York LIQ)/(Bank of New York LOC)
| | | 1,877,500 | |
| 12,000,000 | 2 | Charter Mac Floater Certificates Trust I, (Nat-5 Series), Weekly VRDNs (MBIA Insurance Corp. INS)/(Bayerische Landesbank Girozentrale, Dexia Credit Local, Fleet National Bank, KBC Bank N.V., Landesbank Baden-Wuerttemberg, Lloyds TSB Bank PLC, London and State Street Bank and Trust Co. LIQs)
| | | 12,000,000 | |
| 2,699,492 | 2 | Clipper Tax-Exempt Certificates Trust (Multistate-AMT)/(Series 2003-01), Weekly VRDNs (Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. LIQ)
| | | 2,699,492 | |
| 2,476,500 | 2 | Clipper Tax-Exempt Certificates Trust (Multistate-AMT)/(Series 2003-03), Weekly VRDNs (GNMA COL)/(Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. LIQ)
| | | 2,476,500 | |
| 9,722,262 | 2 | Clipper Tax-Exempt Certificates Trust (Multistate-AMT)/(Series 2003-10), Weekly VRDNs (GNMA COL)/(State Street Bank and Trust Co. LIQ)
| | | 9,722,262 | |
| 5,791,252 | 2 | Clipper Tax-Exempt Certificates Trust (Multistate-AMT)/(Series 2004-02), Weekly VRDNs (State Street Bank and Trust Co. LIQ)
| | | 5,791,252 | |
| 2,514,000 | 2 | Clipper Tax-Exempt Certificates Trust (Multistate-AMT)/(Series 2005-1), Weekly VRDNs (GNMA COL)/(State Street Bank and Trust Co. LIQ)
|
|
| 2,514,000
|
|
| | | TOTAL
|
|
| 37,081,006
|
|
Principal Amount
|
|
|
|
| Value
|
|
| | | SHORT-TERM MUNICIPALS--continued 1 | | | | |
| | | New Mexico--4.2% | | | | |
$ | 17,000,000 | | New Mexico Mortgage Finance Authority, (Series 2005), 3.09% TOBs (Trinity Plus Funding Co. LLC), Mandatory Tender 3/1/2006
|
| $
| 17,000,000
|
|
| | | New York--0.8% | | | | |
| 3,000,000 | | New York State Dormitory Authority, (Series 2005), Weekly VRDNs (Park Ridge Hospital, Inc.)/(J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A., LOC)
|
|
| 3,000,000
|
|
| | | North Dakota--1.0% | | | | |
| 400,000 | | Fargo, ND, (Series 1997), Weekly VRDNs (Owen Industries, Inc.)/(Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., LOC)
| | | 400,000 | |
| 3,705,000 | | Grand Forks, ND, (Series 1999), Weekly VRDNs (LM Glasfiber North Dakota, Inc.)/(Wells Fargo Bank Minnesota N.A., LOC)
|
|
| 3,705,000
|
|
| | | TOTAL
|
|
| 4,105,000
|
|
| | | Ohio--13.6% | | | | |
| 970,000 | | Akron, Bath & Copley, OH Joint Township, (Series 2002), Weekly VRDNs (Sumner on Ridgewood, Inc.)/(KBC Bank NV LOC)
| | | 970,000 | |
| 2,000,000 | | Akron, Bath & Copley, OH Joint Township, (Series 2004B), Weekly VRDNs (Summa Health System)/(J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A., LOC)
| | | 2,000,000 | |
| 6,615,000 | | Cuyahoga County, OH Health Care Facilities, (Series 2001), Weekly VRDNs (Gardens of McGregor & Amasa Stone)/(Key Bank, N.A., LOC)
| | | 6,615,000 | |
| 2,000,000 | | Dublin, OH, Industrial Development Refunding Revenue Bonds (Series 1997), Weekly VRDNs (Witco Corp.)/(Fleet National Bank LOC)
| | | 2,000,000 | |
| 2,000,000 | | Hamilton County, OH, (Series 2004), Weekly VRDNs (Block 3 Project)/ (Bank of New York and Citizens Bank of Pennsylvania LOCs)
| | | 2,000,000 | |
| 2,000,000 | | Kent State University, OH, (Series 2001), Weekly VRDNs (MBIA Insurance Corp. INS)/(Dexia Bank, Belgium LIQ)
| | | 2,000,000 | |
| 8,305,000 | | Lorain Port Authority, OH, IDRB (Series 1996), Weekly VRDNs (Brush Wellman, Inc.)/(J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A., LOC)
| | | 8,305,000 | |
| 2,250,000 | | Mahoning County, OH Hospital Facilities, (Series B), Weekly VRDNs (Forum Group, Inc.)/(MBIA Insurance Corp. INS)/(J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A., LIQ)
| | | 2,250,000 | |
| 5,000,000 | | Mahoning County, OH IDA, (Series 1999), Weekly VRDNs (Modern Builders Supply, Inc.)/(PNC Bank, N.A., LOC)
| | | 5,000,000 | |
| 10,800,000 | | Ohio State Air Quality Development Authority, (Series 2001), Weekly VRDNs (PPG Industries, Inc.)
| | | 10,800,000 | |
| 1,485,000 | | Ohio State Higher Educational Facilities Commission, Pooled Financing (Series 2003A), Weekly VRDNs (Fifth Third Bank, Cincinnati LOC)
| | | 1,485,000 | |
| 310,000 | | Ohio State, IDR (Series 1991), Weekly VRDNs (Standby Screw, Inc.)/ (National City Bank, Ohio LOC)
| | | 310,000 | |
| 1,000,000 | | Painesville, OH, (Series 2005-1), 3.25% BANs, 3/23/2006
| | | 1,005,114 | |
Principal Amount
|
|
|
|
| Value
|
|
| | | SHORT-TERM MUNICIPALS--continued 1 | | | | |
| | | Ohio--continued | | | | |
$ | 2,820,000 | | Summit County, OH IDA, (Series 1999), Weekly VRDNs (Waltco Truck Equipment)/(Svenska Handelsbanken, Stockholm LOC)
| | $ | 2,820,000 | |
| 2,000,000 | | Toledo-Lucas County, OH Port Authority, Airport Development Revenue Bonds (Series 1996-1), Weekly VRDNs (Burlington Air Express, Inc.)/ (ABN AMRO Bank NV, Amsterdam LOC)
| | | 2,000,000 | |
| 4,425,000 | | Trumbull County, OH Sewer District, 3.75% BANs, 4/4/2006
| | | 4,459,372 | |
| 398,000 | | Williams County, OH, 3.75% BANs, 5/4/2006
|
|
| 400,314
|
|
| | | TOTAL
|
|
| 54,419,800
|
|
| | | Oklahoma--1.6% | | | | |
| 2,000,000 | | Broken Arrow, OK EDA Weekly VRDNs (Blue Bell Creameries)/(J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A., LOC)
| | | 2,000,000 | |
| 2,500,000 | | Oklahoma Development Finance Authority, (Series 2002B), Weekly VRDNs (ConocoPhillips)
| | | 2,500,000 | |
| 2,000,000 | | Oklahoma Development Finance Authority, (Series 2003), 2.42% TOBs (ConocoPhillips)/(ConocoPhillips GTD), Mandatory Tender 12/1/2005
|
|
| 2,000,000
|
|
| | | TOTAL
|
|
| 6,500,000
|
|
| | | Oregon--0.5% | | | | |
| 1,000,000 | | Oregon State, (Series 194), Weekly VRDNs (Tillamook County Creamery Association)/(BNP Paribas SA LOC)
| | | 1,000,000 | |
| 1,000,000 | | Oregon State, (Series 195), Weekly VRDNs (Columbia River Processing, Inc.)/ (BNP Paribas SA LOC)
|
|
| 1,000,000
|
|
| | | TOTAL
|
|
| 2,000,000
|
|
| | | Pennsylvania--0.7% | | | | |
| 895,000 | | McKean County, PA IDA, (Series 1997), Weekly VRDNs (Keystone Powdered Metal Co.)/(PNC Bank, N.A., LOC)
| | | 895,000 | |
| 2,000,000 | | Pennsylvania EDFA, Wastewater Treatment Revenue Refunding Bonds (Series 2004B), Weekly VRDNs (Sunoco, Inc.)
|
|
| 2,000,000
|
|
| | | TOTAL
|
|
| 2,895,000
|
|
| | | South Carolina--1.6% | | | | |
| 2,200,000 | | Berkeley County, SC IDB Weekly VRDNs (Nucor Corp.)
| | | 2,200,000 | |
| 3,800,000 | | Berkeley County, SC IDB, (Series 1998), Weekly VRDNs (Nucor Corp.)
| | | 3,800,000 | |
| 285,000 | | South Carolina Jobs-EDA, EDRB (Series 1994), Weekly VRDNs (Carolina Cotton Works, Inc.)/(Branch Banking & Trust Co., Winston-Salem LOC)
|
|
| 285,000
|
|
| | | TOTAL
|
|
| 6,285,000
|
|
Principal Amount
|
|
|
|
| Value
|
|
| | | SHORT-TERM MUNICIPALS--continued 1 | | | | |
| | | Tennessee--1.1% | | | | |
$ | 250,000 | | Benton County, TN IDB, (Series 1996), Weekly VRDNs (Jones Plastic and Engineering Corp.)/(National City Bank, Kentucky LOC)
| | $ | 250,000 | |
| 1,400,000 | | Franklin County, TN IDB, (Series 1997), Weekly VRDNs (Hi-Tech)/(Regions Bank, Alabama LOC)
| | | 1,400,000 | |
| 215,000 | | Hamilton County, TN IDB Weekly VRDNs (Pavestone Co.)/(J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A., LOC)
| | | 215,000 | |
| 2,500,000 | | Jackson, TN IDB, (Series 1999), Weekly VRDNs (Bobrick Washroom Equipment)/(Amsouth Bank N.A., Birmingham, AL LOC)
| | | 2,500,000 | |
| 150,000 | | Knox County, TN IDB, (Series 1996), Weekly VRDNs (Health Ventures, Inc.)/(SunTrust Bank LOC)
|
|
| 150,000
|
|
| | | TOTAL
|
|
| 4,515,000
|
|
| | | Texas--18.5% | | | | |
| 4,815,000 | 2 | Bexar County, TX Housing Finance Corp., PT-2596 Weekly VRDNs (Rosemont Apartments)/(Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. LIQ)/(WestLB AG (Guaranteed) LOC)
| | | 4,815,000 | |
| 1,000,000 | | Brazos Harbor, TX IDC, (Series 2003), 1.80% TOBs (ConocoPhillips)/ (ConocoPhillips GTD), Optional Tender 8/1/2005
| | | 1,000,000 | |
| 2,000,000 | | Brazos River Authority, TX, (Series 2001 D-1), Weekly VRDNs (TXU Energy)/ (Wachovia Bank N.A., LOC)
| | | 2,000,000 | |
| 990,000 | 2 | Dallas-Fort Worth, TX International Airport, Roaring Forks (Series 2003-4), Weekly VRDNs (FSA, MBIA Insurance Corp. INS) and Bank of New York LIQs)
| | | 990,000 | |
| 9,000,000 | | East Texas Housing Finance Corp., (Series 2002), Weekly VRDNs (The Park at Shiloh Apartments)/(Wachovia Bank N.A., LOC)
| | | 9,000,000 | |
| 8,040,000 | 2 | Garland, TX, Roaring Forks (Series 2005-2), Weekly VRDNs (FSA INS)/ (Bank of New York LIQ)
| | | 8,040,000 | |
| 4,500,000 | | Gulf Coast, TX Waste Disposal Authority, (Series 1994) Daily VRDNs (BP Amoco Corp)
| | | 4,500,000 | |
| 10,000,000 | | Harris County, TX HFDC, (Series 2005B) Daily VRDNs (Methodist Hospital, Harris County, TX)
| | | 10,000,000 | |
| 4,730,000 | | Houston, TX Housing Finance Corp., (Series 2005), Weekly VRDNs (Fairlake Cove Apartments)/(Citibank N.A., New York LOC)
| | | 4,730,000 | |
| 5,000,000 | | Port Arthur Navigation District, TX IDC, (Series 2000), Weekly VRDNs (Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.)
| | | 5,000,000 | |
| 3,945,000 | 2 | San Antonio, TX Electric & Gas System, MERLOTS (Series 2002-A53), 1.75% TOBs (FSA INS)/(Wachovia Bank N.A., LIQ), Optional Tender 7/20/2005
| | | 3,945,000 | |
| 890,000 | | Tarrant County, TX IDC Weekly VRDNs (Holden Business Forms)/(Lasalle Bank, N.A., LOC)
| | | 890,000 | |
| 5,000,000 | | Texas State Department of Housing & Community Affairs, (Series 2004F), 1.95% TOBs, Mandatory Tender 8/3/2005
| | | 5,000,000 | |
| 5,000,000 | | Texas State Department of Housing & Community Affairs, (Series 2005A), Weekly VRDNs (FSA INS)/(DePfa Bank PLC LIQ)
| | | 5,000,000 | |
Principal Amount
|
|
|
|
| Value
|
|
| | | SHORT-TERM MUNICIPALS--continued 1 | | | | |
| | | Texas--continued | | | | |
$ | 2,095,000 | 2 | Texas State Department of Housing & Community Affairs, MERLOTS (Series 2001-A109), 2.22% TOBs (GNMA COL)/(Wachovia Bank N.A., LIQ), Optional Tender 11/16/2005
| | $ | 2,095,000 | |
| 7,000,000 | | Texas State, (Series 2004), 3.00% TRANs, 8/31/2005
|
|
| 7,024,032
|
|
| | | TOTAL
|
|
| 74,029,032
|
|
| | | Utah--0.6% | | | | |
| 2,500,000 | | West Jordan, UT, (Series 1999), Weekly VRDNs (Penco Products, Inc.)/ (Key Bank, N.A., LOC)
|
|
| 2,500,000
|
|
| | | Virginia--6.1% | | | | |
| 1,250,000 | 2 | ABN AMRO MuniTOPS Certificates Trust (Virginia Non-AMT)/(Series 1998-21), Weekly VRDNs (Norfolk, VA Water Revenue)/(FSA INS)/(ABN AMRO Bank NV, Amsterdam LIQ)
| | | 1,250,000 | |
| 25,000 | | Campbell County, VA IDA Weekly VRDNs (Georgia-Pacific Corp.)/(Bank of America N.A.,LOC)
| | | 25,000 | |
| 1,500,000 | | Henrico County, VA EDA, (Series 2000), Weekly VRDNs (White Oak Semiconductor LP)/(Citibank N.A., New York LOC)
| | | 1,500,000 | |
| 500,000 | | Henrico County, VA EDA, (Series 2003B), Weekly VRDNs (Westminster-Canterbury of Richmond)/(KBC Bank NV LOC)
| | | 500,000 | |
| 20,000,000 | | Loudoun County, VA IDA, (Series 2003B), Weekly VRDNs (Howard Hughes Medical Institute)
| | | 20,000,000 | |
| 965,000 | | Portsmouth, VA Redevelopment and Housing Authority, (Series 2000), Weekly VRDNs (Yorkshire Square Townhouse Apartments)/(SunTrust Bank LOC)
|
|
| 965,000
|
|
| | | TOTAL
|
|
| 24,240,000
|
|
| | | Washington--3.9% | | | | |
| 5,315,000 | 2 | Clark County, WA Public Utilities District No. 001, MERLOTS (Series 2001-A116), 2.11% TOBs (FSA INS)/(Wachovia Bank N.A., LIQ), Optional Tender 11/10/2005
| | | 5,315,000 | |
| 5,665,000 | | Washington State Economic Development Finance Authority, (Series 2005B), Weekly VRDNs (Harold LeMay Enterprises, Inc.)/(Bank of America N.A., LOC)
| | | 5,665,000 | |
| 2,575,000 | | Washington State Housing Finance Commission, (Series 1996A: Pacific Inn Apartments), Weekly VRDNs (225-112th NE LP)/(U.S. Bank, N.A., LOC)
| | | 2,575,000 | |
| 2,250,000 | | Washington State Housing Finance Commission, (Series 1998A: Oxford Square Apartments), Weekly VRDNs (Oxford Housing LP)/(U.S. Bank, N.A., LOC)
|
|
| 2,250,000
|
|
| | | TOTAL
|
|
| 15,805,000
|
|
| | | West Virginia--0.6% | | | | |
| 2,505,000 | 2 | South Charleston, WV, PT-1637 Weekly VRDNs (Southmoor Apartments)/ (Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. LIQ)/(Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. LOC)
|
|
| 2,505,000
|
|
Principal Amount
|
|
|
|
| Value
|
|
| | | SHORT-TERM MUNICIPALS--continued 1 | | | | |
| | | Wisconsin--2.4% | | | | |
$ | 2,000,000 | | Combined Locks, WI, Development Revenue Bonds, (Series 1997), Weekly VRDNs (Appleton Papers)/(Lasalle Bank, N.A., LOC)
| | $ | 2,000,000 | |
| 3,715,000 | | Lawrence, WI Weekly VRDNs (TPF Futures/Robinson Metals, Inc.)/(Marshall & Ilsley Bank, Milwaukee LOC)
| | | 3,715,000 | |
| 660,000 | | Marshfield, WI, (Series 1993), Weekly VRDNs (Building Systems, Inc.)/ (J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A., LOC)
| | | 660,000 | |
| 3,250,000 | | Mukwonago, WI, (Series 1999), Weekly VRDNs (Empire Level)/(Marshall & Ilsley Bank, Milwaukee LOC)
|
|
| 3,250,000
|
|
| | | TOTAL
|
|
| 9,625,000
|
|
| | | TOTAL INVESTMENTS--100.8% (AT AMORTIZED COST) 3
|
|
| 403,643,224
|
|
| | | OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES - NET--(0.8)%
|
|
| (3,097,899
| )
|
| | | TOTAL NET ASSETS--100%
|
| $
| 400,545,325
|
|
Securities that are subject to the federal alternative minimum tax (AMT) represent 65.3% of the portfolio as calculated based upon total portfolio market value (percentage is unaudited).
1 The Fund may only invest in securities rated in one of the two highest short-term rating categories by nationally recognized statistical rating organizations (NRSROs) or unrated securities of comparable quality. An NRSRO's two highest rating categories are determined without regard for sub-categories and gradations. For example, securities rated SP-1+, SP-1, or SP-2 by Standard & Poor's, MIG-1 or MIG-2 by Moody's Investors Service, or F-1+, F-1, or F-2 by Fitch Ratings, are all considered rated in one of the two highest short-term rating categories.
Securities rated in the highest short-term rating category (and unrated securities of comparable quality) are identified as First Tier securities. Securities rated in the second highest short-term rating category (and unrated securities of comparable quality) are identified as Second Tier securities. The Fund follows applicable regulations in determining whether a security is rated and whether a security rated by multiple NRSROs in different rating categories should be identified as a First or Second Tier security.
At May 31, 2005, the portfolio securities were rated as follows:
Tier Rating Percentages Based on Total Market Value (unaudited)
First Tier
|
| Second Tier
|
97.40%
|
| 2.60%
|
2 Denotes a restricted security, including securities purchased under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities, all of which have been deemed liquid by criteria approved by the Fund's Board of Directors, unless registered under the Act or exempted from registration, may only be sold to qualified institutional investors. At May 31, 2005, these securities amounted to $76,748,099 which represents 19.2% of total net assets.
3 Also represents cost for federal tax purposes.
Note: The categories of investments are shown as a percentage of total net assets at May 31, 2005.
The following acronyms are used throughout this portfolio:
AMBAC | - --American Municipal Bond Assurance Corporation |
AMT | - --Alternative Minimum Tax |
BANs | - --Bond Anticipation Notes |
COL | - --Collateralized |
EDA | - --Economic Development Authority |
EDFA | - --Economic Development Financing Authority |
EDRB | - --Economic Development Revenue Bonds |
FGIC | - --Financial Guaranty Insurance Company |
FHLB | - --Federal Home Loan Bank |
FHLMC | - --Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation |
FNMA | - --Federal National Mortgage Association |
FSA | - --Financial Security Assurance |
GNMA | - --Government National Mortgage Association |
GTD | - --Guaranteed |
HFA | - --Housing Finance Authority |
HFDC | - --Health Facility Development Corporation |
IDA | - --Industrial Development Authority |
IDB | - --Industrial Development Bond |
IDC | - --Industrial Development Corporation |
IDR | - --Industrial Development Revenue |
IDRB | - --Industrial Development Revenue Bond |
INS | - --Insured |
LIQ | - --Liquidity Agreement |
LOC | - --Letter of Credit |
MERLOTS | - --Municipal Exempt Receipts -- Liquidity Optional Tender Series |
MFH | - --Multi-Family Housing |
TOBs | - --Tender Option Bonds |
TOPS | - --Trust Obligation Participating Securities |
TRANs | - --Tax and Revenue Anticipation Notes |
VRDNs | - --Variable Rate Demand Notes |
See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
May 31, 2005
Assets:
| | | | | | | |
Total investments in securities, at amortized cost and value
| | | | | $ | 403,643,224 | |
Income receivable
| | | | | | 1,386,645 | |
Receivable for shares sold
|
|
|
|
|
| 41,428
|
|
TOTAL ASSETS
|
|
|
|
|
| 405,071,297
|
|
Liabilities:
| | | | | | | |
Payable for shares redeemed
| | $ | 5,319 | | | | |
Payable for distribution services fee (Note 5)
| | | 34,137 | | | | |
Payable for shareholder services fee (Note 5)
| | | 85,341 | | | | |
Income distribution payable
| | | 138,042 | | | | |
Payable to bank
| | | 4,173,459 | | | | |
Accrued expenses
|
|
| 89,674
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL LIABILITIES
|
|
|
|
|
| 4,525,972
|
|
Net assets for 400,551,080 shares outstanding
|
|
|
|
| $
| 400,545,325
|
|
Net Assets Consist of:
| | | | | | | |
Paid-in capital
| | | | | $ | 400,548,784 | |
Accumulated net realized loss on investments
| | | | | | (7,103 | ) |
Undistributed net investment income
|
|
|
|
|
| 3,644
|
|
TOTAL NET ASSETS
|
|
|
|
| $
| 400,545,325
|
|
Net Asset Value, Offering Price and Redemption Proceeds per Share:
| | | | | | | |
$400,545,325 ÷ 400,551,080 shares outstanding, $0.001 par value, 12,500,000,000 shares authorized
|
|
|
|
|
| $1.00
|
|
See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
Statement of Operations
Year Ended May 31, 2005
Investment Income:
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Interest
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| $
| 6,466,495
|
|
Expenses:
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investment adviser fee (Note 5)
| | | | | | $ | 1,736,456 | | | | | |
Administrative personnel and services fee (Note 5)
| | | | | | | 278,957 | | | | | |
Custodian fees
| | | | | | | 16,610 | | | | | |
Transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees and expenses (Note 5)
| | | | | | | 351,168 | | | | | |
Directors'/Trustees' fees
| | | | | | | 4,871 | | | | | |
Auditing fees
| | | | | | | 14,709 | | | | | |
Legal fees
| | | | | | | 8,304 | | | | | |
Portfolio accounting fees
| | | | | | | 77,207 | | | | | |
Distribution services fee (Note 5)
| | | | | | | 346,544 | | | | | |
Shareholder services fee (Note 5)
| | | | | | | 868,224 | | | | | |
Share registration costs
| | | | | | | 54,654 | | | | | |
Printing and postage
| | | | | | | 12,163 | | | | | |
Insurance premiums
| | | | | | | 10,058 | | | | | |
Taxes
| | | | | | | 22,576 | | | | | |
Miscellaneous
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2,622
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL EXPENSES
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 3,805,123
|
|
|
|
|
|
Waivers (Note 5):
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Waiver of investment adviser fee
| | $ | (129,674 | ) | | | | | | | | |
Waiver of administrative personnel and services fee
| | | (14,321 | ) | | | | | | | | |
Waiver of transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees and expenses
|
|
| (2,936
| )
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL WAIVERS
|
|
|
|
|
|
| (146,931
| )
|
|
|
|
|
Net expenses
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 3,658,192
|
|
Net investment income
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2,808,303
|
|
Net realized loss on investments
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| (4,188
| )
|
Change in net assets resulting from operations
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| $
| 2,804,115
|
|
See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
Year Ended May 31
|
|
| 2005
|
|
|
| 2004
|
|
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets
| | | | | | | | |
Operations:
| | | | | | | | |
Net investment income
| | $ | 2,808,303 | | | $ | 551,531 | |
Net realized gain (loss) on investments
|
|
| (4,188
| )
|
|
| 191
|
|
CHANGE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS
|
|
| 2,804,115
|
|
|
| 551,722
|
|
Distributions to Shareholders:
| | | | | | | | |
Distributions from net investment income
|
|
| (2,804,761
| )
|
|
| (551,383
| )
|
Share Transactions:
| | | | | | | | |
Proceeds from sale of shares
| | | 1,256,920,314 | | | | 1,028,757,526 | |
Net asset value of shares issued to shareholders in payment of distributions declared
| | | 2,504,749 | | | | 568,868 | |
Cost of shares redeemed
|
|
| (1,212,352,494
| )
|
|
| (1,102,537,365
| )
|
CHANGE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM SHARE TRANSACTIONS
|
|
| 47,072,569
|
|
|
| (73,210,971
| )
|
Change in net assets
|
|
| 47,071,923
|
|
|
| (73,210,632
| )
|
Net Assets:
| | | | | | | | |
Beginning of period
|
|
| 353,473,402
|
|
|
| 426,684,034
|
|
End of period (including undistributed net investment income of $3,644 and $102, respectively)
|
| $
| 400,545,325
|
|
| $
| 353,473,402
|
|
See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
Notes to Financial Statements
May 31, 2005
1. ORGANIZATION
Cash Trust Series, Inc. (the "Corporation") is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "Act"), as an open-end management investment company. The Corporation consists of four portfolios. The financial statements included herein are only those of Municipal Cash Series (the "Fund"). The financial statements of the other portfolios are presented separately. The assets of each portfolio are segregated and a shareholder's interest is limited to the portfolio in which shares are held. The investment objective of the Fund is to provide current income exempt from federal regular income tax consistent with stability of principal. Interest income from the Fund's investments may be subject to the federal alternative minimum tax for individuals and corporations and state and local taxes.
2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. These policies are in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) in the United States of America.
Investment Valuation
The Fund uses the amortized cost method to value its portfolio securities in accordance with Rule 2a-7 under the Act.
Investment Income, Expenses, and Distributions
Interest income and expenses are accrued daily. Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date.
Premium and Discount Amortization
All premiums and discounts are amortized/accreted.
Federal Taxes
It is the Fund's policy to comply with the Subchapter M provision of the Internal Revenue Code (the "Code") and to distribute to shareholders each year substantially all of its income. Accordingly, no provision for federal income tax is necessary.
Other Taxes
As an open-end management investment company incorporated in the state of Maryland but domiciled in Pennsylvania, the Fund is subject to the Pennsylvania Franchise Tax. This franchise tax is assessed annually on the value of the Fund, as represented by average net assets for the tax year.
When-Issued and Delayed Delivery Transactions
The Fund may engage in when-issued or delayed delivery transactions. The Fund records when-issued securities on the trade date and maintains security positions such that sufficient liquid assets will be available to make payment for the securities purchased. Securities purchased on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis are marked to market daily and begin earning interest on the settlement date. Losses may occur on these transactions due to changes in market conditions or the failure of counterparties to perform under the contract.
Restricted Securities
Restricted securities are securities that may only be resold upon registration under federal securities laws or in transactions exempt from such registration. Many restricted securities may be resold in the secondary market in transactions exempt from registration. In some cases, the restricted securities may be resold without registration upon exercise of a demand feature. Such restricted securities may be determined to be liquid under criteria established by the Board of Directors (the "Directors"). The Fund will not incur any registration costs upon such resales. Restricted securities are valued at amortized cost in accordance with Rule 2a-7 under the Act.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts of assets, liabilities, expenses and revenues reported in the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimated.
Other
Investment transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. Realized gains and losses from investment transactions are recorded on an identified cost basis.
3. CAPITAL STOCK
At May 31, 2005, capital paid-in aggregated $400,548,784.
The following table summarizes capital stock activity:
Year Ended May 31
|
| 2005
|
|
| 2004
|
|
Shares sold
| | 1,256,920,314 | | | 1,028,757,526 | |
Shares issued to shareholders in payment of distributions declared
| | 2,504,749 | | | 568,868 | |
Shares redeemed
|
| (1,212,352,494
| )
|
| (1,102,537,365
| )
|
NET CHANGE RESULTING FROM SHARE TRANSACTIONS
|
| 47,072,569
|
|
| (73,210,971
| )
|
4. FEDERAL TAX INFORMATION
The tax character of distributions as reported on the Statement of Changes in Net Assets for the years ended May 31, 2005 and May 31, 2004 was as follows:
|
| 2005
|
| 2004
|
Tax-exempt income
|
| $2,804,761
|
| $551,383
|
As of May 31, 2005, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:
Undistributed tax-exempt income
|
| $141,686
|
Capital loss carryforward
|
| $ 2,915
|
At May 31, 2005, the Fund had a capital loss carryforward of $2,915, which will reduce the Fund's taxable income arising from future net realized gains on investments, if any, to the extent permitted by the Code, and thus will reduce the amount of distributions to shareholders which would otherwise be necessary to relieve the Fund of any liability for federal tax. Pursuant to the Code, such capital loss carryforward will expire as follows:
Expiration Year
|
| Expiration Amount
|
2011
|
| $2,915
|
Under current tax regulations, capital losses realized after October 31 may be deferred and treated as occurring on the first day of the following fiscal year. As of May 31, 2005, for federal income tax purposes, post-October losses of $4,188 were deferred to June 1, 2005.
5. INVESTMENT ADVISER FEE AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES
Investment Adviser Fee
Federated Investment Management Company, the Fund's investment Adviser (the "Adviser"), receives for its services an annual investment adviser fee equal to 0.50% of the Fund's average daily net assets. The Adviser may voluntarily choose to waive any portion of its fee. The Adviser can modify or terminate this voluntary waiver at any time at its sole discretion.
Administrative Fee
Federated Administrative Services (FAS), under the Administrative Services Agreement, provides the Fund with administrative personnel and services. The fee paid to FAS is based on the average aggregate daily net assets of all Federated funds as specified below:
Maximum Administrative Fee
|
| Average Aggregate Daily Net Assets of the Federated Funds
|
0.150%
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0.125%
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0.100%
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0.075%
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The administrative fee received during any fiscal year shall be at least $150,000 per portfolio and $40,000 per each additional class of Shares. FAS may voluntarily choose to waive any portion of its fee. FAS can modify or terminate this voluntary waiver at any time at its sole discretion.
Distribution Services Fee
The Fund has adopted a Distribution Plan (the "Plan") pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the Act. Under the terms of the Plan, the Fund will compensate Federated Securities Corp. (FSC), the principal distributor, from the daily net assets of the Fund's shares to finance activities intended to result in the sale of these shares. The Plan provides that the Fund may incur distribution expenses of up to 0.35% of average daily net assets, annually, to compensate FSC. FSC may voluntarily choose to waive any portion of its fee. FSC can modify or terminate this voluntary waiver at any time at its sole discretion. Rather than paying investment professionals directly, the Fund may pay fees to FSC and FSC will use the fees to compensate investment professionals. For the year ended May 31, 2005, FSC did not retain any fees paid by the Fund.
Shareholder Services Fee
Under the terms of a Shareholder Services Agreement with Federated Shareholder Services Company (FSSC), the Fund will pay FSSC up to 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Fund's shares for the period. The fee paid to FSSC is used to finance certain services for shareholders and to maintain shareholder accounts. FSSC may voluntarily choose to waive any portion of its fee. FSSC can modify or terminate this voluntary waiver at any time at its sole discretion. Rather than paying investment professionals directly, the Fund may pay fees to FSSC and FSSC will use the fees to compensate investment professionals. For the year ended May 31, 2005, FSSC retained $2,408 of fees paid by the Fund.
Transfer and Dividend Disbursing Agent Fees and Expenses
Prior to July 1, 2004, Federated Services Company, through its subsidiary FSSC, served as transfer and dividend disbursing agent for the Fund. The fee paid to FSSC was based on the size, type and number of accounts and transactions made by shareholders. The fee paid to FSSC during the reporting period was $34,804, after voluntary waiver, if applicable.
Interfund Transactions
During the year ended May 31, 2005, the Fund engaged in purchase and sale transactions with funds that have a common investment adviser (or affiliated investment advisers), common Directors/Trustees, and/or common Officers. These purchase and sale transactions complied with Rule 17a-7 under the Act and amounted to $1,031,715,000 and $1,151,036,000, respectively.
General
Certain of the Officers and Directors of the Fund are Officers and Directors or Trustees of the above companies.
6. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
Beginning in October 2003, Federated Investors, Inc. and various subsidiaries thereof (including the advisers and distributor for various investment companies, collectively, "Federated"), along with various investment companies sponsored by Federated (Funds) were named as defendants in several class action lawsuits now pending in the United States District Court for the District of Maryland seeking damages of unspecified amounts. The lawsuits were purportedly filed on behalf of people who purchased, owned and/or redeemed shares of Federated-sponsored mutual funds during specified periods beginning November 1, 1998. The suits are generally similar in alleging that Federated engaged in illegal and improper trading practices including market timing and late trading in concert with certain institutional traders, which allegedly caused financial injury to the mutual fund shareholders. Federated and various Funds have also been named as defendants in several additional lawsuits, the majority of which are now pending in the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania, alleging, among other things, excessive advisory and Rule 12b-1 fees, and seeking damages of unspecified amounts. The Board of the Funds has retained the law firm of Dickstein Shapiro Morin & Oshinsky LLP to represent the Funds in these lawsuits. Federated and the Funds, and their respective counsel, are reviewing the allegations and will respond appropriately. Additional lawsuits based upon similar allegations may be filed in the future. The potential impact of these recent lawsuits and future potential similar suits is uncertain. Although we do not believe that these lawsuits will have a material adverse effect on the Funds, there can be no assurance that these suits, the ongoing adverse publicity and/or other developments resulting from the regulatory investigations will not result in increased Fund redemptions, reduced sales of Fund shares, or other adverse consequences for the Funds.
7. CHANGE IN INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT
On May 20, 2005, the Fund's Board of Directors, upon the recommendation of the Audit Committee and completion of the Audit for May 31, 2005, appointed Ernst & Young LLP as the Fund's independent registered public accountant. The reports issued by Deloitte & Touche LLP (D&T) on the Fund's financial statements for the fiscal years ended May 31, 2004 and May 31, 2005, contained no adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion nor were they qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope or accounting principles. During the Fund's fiscal years ended May 31, 2004 and May 31, 2005: (i) there were no disagreements with D&T on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure or auditing scope or procedure, which disagreements, if not resolved to the satisfaction of D&T, would have caused it to make reference to the subject matter of the disagreements in connection with its reports on the financial statements for such years; and (ii) there were no reportable events of the kind described in Item 304(a) (1) (v) of Regulation S-K under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
As indicated above, the Fund has appointed Ernst & Young LLP (E&Y) as the independent registered public accountant to audit the Fund's financial statements for the fiscal year ending May 31, 2006. During the Fund's fiscal years ended May 31, 2004 and May 31, 2005, and interim period commencing June 1, 2005 and ending July 19, 2005, neither the Fund nor anyone on its behalf has consulted E&Y on items which: (i) concerned the application of accounting principles to a specified transaction, either completed or proposed, or the type of audit opinion that might be rendered on the Fund's financial statements; or (ii) concerned the subject of a disagreement (as defined in paragraph (a) (1) (iv) of Item 304 of Regulation S-K) or reportable events (as described in paragraph (a) (1) (v) of said Item 304).
8. FEDERAL TAX INFORMATION (UNAUDITED)
At May 31, 2005, 100.0% of the distributions from net investment income is exempt from federal income tax, other than the federal AMT.
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF CASH TRUST SERIES, INC. AND THE SHAREHOLDERS OF MUNICIPAL CASH SERIES:
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the portfolio of investments, of Municipal Cash Series (the "Fund") (a portfolio of the Cash Trust Series, Inc.) as of May 31, 2005, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statement of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. The Fund is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audit included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Fund's internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principals used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. Our procedures included confirmation of the securities owned as of May 31, 2005, by correspondence with the custodian. We believe our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund as of May 31, 2005, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Deloitte & Touche LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
July 19, 2005
Board of Directors and Corporation Officers
The Board is responsible for managing the Corporation's business affairs and for exercising all the Corporation's powers except those reserved for the shareholders. The following tables give information about each Board member and the senior officers of the Fund. Where required, the tables separately list Board members who are "interested persons" of the Fund (i.e., "Interested" Board members) and those who are not (i.e., "Independent" Board members). Unless otherwise noted, the address of each person listed is Federated Investors Tower, 1001 Liberty Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA. As of December 31, 2004, the Corporation comprised four portfolios, and the Federated Fund Complex consisted of 44 investment companies (comprising 133 portfolios). Unless otherwise noted, each Officer is elected annually. Unless otherwise noted, each Board member oversees all portfolios in the Federated Fund Complex and serves for an indefinite term. The Fund's Statement of Additional Information includes additional information about Corporation Directors and is available, without charge and upon request, by calling 1-800-341-7400.
INTERESTED DIRECTORS BACKGROUND
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Name Birth Date Address Positions Held with Corporation Date Service Began
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John F. Donahue* Birth Date: July 28, 1924 CHAIRMAN AND DIRECTOR Began serving: May 1989 | | Principal Occupations : Chairman and Director or Trustee of the Federated Fund Complex; Chairman and Director, Federated Investors, Inc.
Previous Positions : Trustee, Federated Investment Management Company and Chairman and Director, Federated Investment Counseling. |
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J. Christopher Donahue* Birth Date: April 11, 1949 PRESIDENT AND DIRECTOR Began serving: May 1989 | | Principal Occupations : Principal Executive Officer and President of the Federated Fund Complex; Director or Trustee of some of the Funds in the Federated Fund Complex; President, Chief Executive Officer and Director, Federated Investors, Inc.; Chairman and Trustee, Federated Investment Management Company; Trustee, Federated Investment Counseling; Chairman and Director, Federated Global Investment Management Corp.; Chairman, Passport Research, Ltd.; Trustee, Federated Shareholder Services Company; Director, Federated Services Company.
Previous Positions : President, Federated Investment Counseling; President and Chief Executive Officer, Federated Investment Management Company, Federated Global Investment Management Corp. and Passport Research, Ltd. |
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Name Birth Date Address Positions Held with Corporation Date Service Began
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Lawrence D. Ellis, M.D.* Birth Date: October 11, 1932 3471 Fifth Avenue Suite 1111 Pittsburgh, PA DIRECTOR Began serving: May 1989 | | Principal Occupations : Director or Trustee of the Federated Fund Complex; Professor of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh; Medical Director, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Downtown; Hematologist, Oncologist and Internist, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.
Other Directorships Held : Member, National Board of Trustees, Leukemia Society of America.
Previous Positions : Trustee, University of Pittsburgh; Director, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. |
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* Family relationships and reasons for "interested" status: John F. Donahue is the father of J. Christopher Donahue; both are "interested" due to the positions they hold with Federated Investors, Inc. and its subsidiaries. Lawrence D. Ellis, M.D. is "interested" because his son-in-law is employed by the Fund's principal underwriter, Federated Securities Corp.
INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS BACKGROUND
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Name Birth Date Address Positions Held with Corporation Date Service Began
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Thomas G. Bigley Birth Date: February 3, 1934 15 Old Timber Trail Pittsburgh, PA DIRECTOR Began serving: November 1994 | | Principal Occupation : Director or Trustee of the Federated Fund Complex.
Other Directorships Held : Director, Member of Executive Committee, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh; Director, University of Pittsburgh.
Previous Position : Senior Partner, Ernst & Young LLP. |
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John T. Conroy, Jr. Birth Date: June 23, 1937 Investment Properties Corporation 3838 North Tamiami Trail Suite 402 Naples, FL DIRECTOR Began serving: August 1991 | | Principal Occupations : Director or Trustee of the Federated Fund Complex; Chairman of the Board, Investment Properties Corporation; Partner or Trustee in private real estate ventures in Southwest Florida.
Previous Positions : President, Investment Properties Corporation; Senior Vice President, John R. Wood and Associates, Inc., Realtors; President, Naples Property Management, Inc. and Northgate Village Development Corporation. |
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Name Birth Date Address Positions Held with Corporation Date Service Began
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Nicholas P. Constantakis Birth Date: September 3, 1939 175 Woodshire Drive Pittsburgh, PA DIRECTOR Began serving: February 1998 | | Principal Occupations : Director or Trustee of the Federated Fund Complex.
Other Directorships Held : Director and Member of the Audit Committee, Michael Baker Corporation (engineering and energy services worldwide).
Previous Position : Partner, Andersen Worldwide SC. |
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John F. Cunningham Birth Date: March 5, 1943 353 El Brillo Way Palm Beach, FL DIRECTOR Began serving: January 1999 | | Principal Occupation : Director or Trustee of the Federated Fund Complex.
Other Directorships Held : Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Cunningham & Co., Inc. (strategic business consulting); Trustee Associate, Boston College.
Previous Positions : Director, Redgate Communications and EMC Corporation (computer storage systems); Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, Computer Consoles, Inc.; President and Chief Operating Officer, Wang Laboratories; Director, First National Bank of Boston; Director, Apollo Computer, Inc. |
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Peter E. Madden Birth Date: March 16, 1942 One Royal Palm Way 100 Royal Palm Way Palm Beach, FL DIRECTOR Began serving: August 1991 | | Principal Occupation : Director or Trustee of the Federated Fund Complex.
Other Directorships Held : Board of Overseers, Babson College.
Previous Positions : Representative, Commonwealth of Massachusetts General Court; President, State Street Bank and Trust Company and State Street Corporation (retired); Director, VISA USA and VISA International; Chairman and Director, Massachusetts Bankers Association; Director, Depository Trust Corporation; Director, The Boston Stock Exchange. |
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Charles F. Mansfield, Jr. Birth Date: April 10, 1945 80 South Road Westhampton Beach, NY DIRECTOR Began serving: January 1999 | | Principal Occupations : Director or Trustee of the Federated Fund Complex; Management Consultant; Executive Vice President, DVC Group, Inc. (marketing communications and technology) (prior to 9/1/00).
Previous Positions : Chief Executive Officer, PBTC International Bank; Partner, Arthur Young & Company (now Ernst & Young LLP); Chief Financial Officer of Retail Banking Sector, Chase Manhattan Bank; Senior Vice President, HSBC Bank USA (formerly, Marine Midland Bank); Vice President, Citibank; Assistant Professor of Banking and Finance, Frank G. Zarb School of Business, Hofstra University. |
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Name Birth Date Address Positions Held with Corporation Date Service Began
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John E. Murray, Jr., J.D., S.J.D. Birth Date: December 20, 1932 Chancellor, Duquesne University Pittsburgh, PA DIRECTOR Began serving: February 1995 | | Principal Occupations : Director or Trustee of the Federated Fund Complex; Chancellor and Law Professor, Duquesne University; Partner, Murray, Hogue and Lannis.
Other Directorships Held : Director, Michael Baker Corp. (engineering, construction, operations and technical services).
Previous Positions : President, Duquesne University; Dean and Professor of Law, University of Pittsburgh School of Law; Dean and Professor of Law, Villanova University School of Law. |
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Marjorie P. Smuts Birth Date: June 21, 1935 4905 Bayard Street Pittsburgh, PA DIRECTOR Began serving: May 1989 | | Principal Occupations : Director or Trustee of the Federated Fund Complex; Public Relations/Marketing Consultant/Conference Coordinator.
Previous Positions : National Spokesperson, Aluminum Company of America; television producer; President, Marj Palmer Assoc.; Owner, Scandia Bord. |
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John S. Walsh Birth Date: November 28, 1957 2604 William Drive Valparaiso, IN DIRECTOR Began serving: January 1999 | | Principal Occupations : Director or Trustee of the Federated Fund Complex; President and Director, Heat Wagon, Inc. (manufacturer of construction temporary heaters); President and Director, Manufacturers Products, Inc. (distributor of portable construction heaters); President, Portable Heater Parts, a division of Manufacturers Products, Inc.
Previous Position : Vice President, Walsh & Kelly, Inc. |
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OFFICERS
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Name Birth Date Positions Held with Corporation Date Service Began
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John W. McGonigle Birth Date: October 26, 1938 EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT AND SECRETARY Began serving: May 1989 | | Principal Occupations : Executive Vice President and Secretary of the Federated Fund Complex; Executive Vice President, Secretary and Director, Federated Investors, Inc. |
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Richard J. Thomas Birth Date: June 17, 1954 TREASURER Began serving: November 1998 | | Principal Occupations : Principal Financial Officer and Treasurer of the Federated Fund Complex; Senior Vice President, Federated Administrative Services. |
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Richard B. Fisher Birth Date: May 17, 1923 VICE CHAIRMAN Began serving: August 2002 | | Principal Occupations : Vice Chairman or President of some of the Funds in the Federated Fund Complex; Vice Chairman, Federated Investors, Inc.; Chairman, Federated Securities Corp.
Previous Positions : President and Director or Trustee of some of the Funds in the Federated Fund Complex; Executive Vice President, Federated Investors, Inc.; and Director and Chief Executive Officer, Federated Securities Corp. |
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Deborah A. Cunningham Birth Date: September 15, 1959 CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER Began serving: May 2004 | | Principal Occupations: Deborah A. Cunningham was named Chief Investment Officer of money market products in 2004. She joined Federated in 1981 and has been a Senior Portfolio Manager and a Senior Vice President of the Fund's Adviser since 1997. Ms. Cunningham is a Chartered Financial Analyst and received her M.S.B.A. in Finance from Robert Morris College. |
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Mary Jo Ochson Birth Date: September 12, 1953 VICE PRESIDENT Began serving: November 1998 | | Principal Occupations: Mary Jo Ochson has been the Fund's Portfolio Manager since August 1989. Ms. Ochson was named Chief Investment Officer of tax-exempt, fixed-income products in 2004 and is a Vice President of the Corporation. She joined Federated in 1982 and has been a Senior Portfolio Manager and a Senior Vice President of the Fund's Adviser since 1996. Ms. Ochson is a Chartered Financial Analyst and received her M.B.A. in Finance from the University of Pittsburgh. |
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Board Review of Advisory Contract
As required by the 1940 Act, the Fund's Board has reviewed the Fund's investment advisory contract. The Board's decision to approve the contract reflects the exercise of its business judgment on whether to continue the existing arrangements. During its review of the contract, the Board considers many factors, among the most material of which are: the Fund's investment objectives; the Adviser's management philosophy, personnel, processes, and investment and operating strategies; long-term performance; the preferences and expectations of Fund shareholders and their relative sophistication; the continuing state of competition in the mutual fund industry; the range of comparable fees for similar funds in the mutual fund industry; the range and quality of services provided to the Fund and its shareholders by the Federated organization in addition to investment advisory services; and the Fund's relationship to the Federated family of funds.
In its decision to appoint or renew an Adviser, the Board is mindful of the potential disruptions of the Fund's operations and various risks, uncertainties and other effects that could occur as a result of a decision to terminate or not renew an advisory contract. In particular, the Board recognizes that most shareholders have invested in the Fund on the strength of the Adviser's industry standing and reputation and in the expectation that the Adviser will have a continuing role in providing advisory services to the Fund. Thus, the Board's "selection" or approval of the Adviser must reflect the fact that it is the shareholders who have effectively selected the Adviser by virtue of having invested in the Fund. The Board also considers the compensation and benefits received by the Adviser. This includes fees received for services provided to the Fund by other entities in the Federated organization and research services received by the Adviser from brokers that execute fund trades, as well as advisory fees. In this regard, the Board is aware that various courts have interpreted provisions of the 1940 Act and have indicated in their decisions that the following factors may be relevant to an Adviser's fiduciary duty with respect to its receipt of compensation from a fund: the nature and quality of the services provided by the Adviser, including the performance of the Fund; the Adviser's cost of providing the services; the extent to which the Adviser may realize "economies of scale" as the Fund grows larger; any indirect benefits that may accrue to the Adviser and its affiliates as a result of the Adviser's relationship with the Fund; performance and expenses of comparable funds; and the extent to which the independent Board members are fully informed about all facts bearing on the Adviser's service and fee. The Fund's Board is aware of these factors and is guided by them in its review of the Fund's advisory contract to the extent they are appropriate and relevant, as discussed further below.
The Board considers and weighs these circumstances in light of its substantial accumulated experience in governing the Fund and working with Federated on matters relating to the Federated funds, and is assisted in its deliberations by the advice of independent legal counsel. In this regard, the Board requests and receives substantial and detailed information about the Fund and the Federated organization. Federated provides much of this information at each regular meeting of the Board, and furnishes additional reports in connection with the particular meeting at which the Board's formal review of the advisory contract occurs. In between regularly scheduled meetings, the Board may receive information on particular matters as the need arises. Thus, the Board's evaluation of an advisory contract is informed by reports covering such matters as: the Adviser's investment philosophy, personnel, and processes; operating strategies; the Fund's short- and long-term performance (in absolute terms, both on a gross basis and net of expenses, as well as in relationship to its particular investment program and certain competitor or "peer group" funds and/or other benchmarks, as appropriate), and comments on the reasons for performance; the Fund's expenses (including the advisory fee itself and the overall expense structure of the Fund, both in absolute terms and relative to similar and/or competing funds, with due regard for contractual or voluntary expense limitations); the use and allocation of brokerage commissions derived from trading the Fund's portfolio securities; the nature and extent of the advisory and other services provided to the Fund by the Adviser and its affiliates; compliance and audit reports concerning the Federated funds and the Federated companies that service them (including communications from regulatory agencies), as well as Federated's responses to any issues raised therein; and relevant developments in the mutual fund industry and how the Federated funds and/or Federated are responding to them. The evaluation process is evolutionary, reflecting continually developing considerations. The criteria considered and the emphasis placed on relevant criteria change in recognition of changing circumstances in the mutual fund marketplace.
With respect to the Fund's performance and expenses in particular, the Board has found the use of comparisons to other mutual funds with comparable investment programs to be particularly useful, given the high degree of competition in the mutual fund business. The Board focuses on comparisons with other similar mutual funds (rather than non-mutual fund products or services) because, simply put, they are more relevant. For example, other mutual funds are the products most like the Fund, they are readily available to Fund shareholders as alternative investment vehicles, and they are the type of investment vehicle already chosen by the Fund's investors. The range of their fees and expenses therefore appears to be a generally reliable indication of what consumers have found to be reasonable in the precise marketplace in which the Fund competes. The Fund's ability to deliver competitive performance when compared to its peer group may be a useful indicator of how the Adviser is executing on the Fund's investment program, which would in turn assist the Board in reaching a conclusion that the nature, extent, and quality of the Adviser's investment management services are such as to warrant continuation of the advisory contract.
The Board also receives financial information about Federated, including reports on the compensation and benefits Federated derives from its relationships with the Federated funds. These reports cover not only the fees under the advisory contracts, but also fees received by Federated's subsidiaries for providing other services to the Federated funds under separate contracts (e.g., for serving as the Federated funds' administrator). The reports also discuss any indirect benefit Federated may derive from its receipt of research services from brokers who execute Federated fund trades as well as waivers of fees and/or reimbursements of expenses. In order for a fund to be competitive in the marketplace, Federated and its affiliates frequently waive fees and/or reimburse expenses. Although the Board considers the profitability of the Federated organization as a whole, it does not evaluate, on a fund-by-fund basis, Federated's "profitability" and/or "costs" (which would include an assessment as to whether "economies of scale" would be realized if the fund were to grow to some sufficient size). In the Board's view, the cost of performing advisory services on a fund-specific basis is both difficult to estimate satisfactorily and a relatively minor consideration in its overall evaluation. Analyzing isolated funds would require constructed allocations of the costs of shared resources and operations based on artificial assumptions that are inconsistent with the existing relationships within a large and diversified family of funds that receive advisory and other services from the same organization. Although the Board is always eager to discover any genuine "economies of scale," its experience has been that such "economies" are likely to arise only when a fund grows dramatically, and becomes and remains very large in size. Even in these instances, purchase and redemption activity, as well as the presence of expense limitations (if any), may offset any perceived economies. As suggested above, the Board considers the information it receives about the Fund's performance and expenses as compared to an appropriate set of similar competing funds to be more relevant.
The Board bases its decision to approve an advisory contract on the totality of the circumstances and relevant factors and with a view to past and future long-term considerations. Not all of the factors and considerations identified above are relevant to every Federated fund, nor does the Board consider any one of them to be determinative. With respect to the factors that are relevant, the Board's decision to approve the contract reflects its determination that Federated's performance and actions provide a satisfactory basis to support the decision to continue the existing arrangements.
VOTING PROXIES ON FUND PORTFOLIO SECURITIES
A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to securities held in the Fund's portfolio is available, without charge and upon request, by calling 1-800-341-7400. A report on "Form N-PX" of how the Fund voted any such proxies during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available through Federated's website. Go to FederatedInvestors.com, select "Products," select the "Prospectuses and Regulatory Reports" link, then select the Fund to access the link to Form N-PX. This information is also available from the EDGAR database on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov.
QUARTERLY PORTFOLIO SCHEDULE
The Fund files with the SEC a complete schedule of its portfolio holdings, as of the close of the first and third quarters of its fiscal year, on "Form N-Q." These filings are available on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov and may be reviewed and copied at the SEC's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. (Call 1-800-SEC-0330 for information on the operation of the Public Reference Room.) You may also access this information from the "Products" section of Federated's website at FederatedInvestors.com by clicking on "Portfolio Holdings" and selecting the name of the Fund, or by selecting the name of the Fund and clicking on "Portfolio Holdings." You must register on the website the first time you wish to access this information.
Mutual funds are not bank deposits or obligations, are not guaranteed by any bank, and are not insured or guaranteed by the U.S. government, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Federal Reserve Board, or any other government agency. Investment in mutual funds involves investment risk, including the possible loss of principal. Although money market funds seek to maintain a stable net asset value of $1.00 per share, there is no assurance that they will be able to do so.
This report is authorized for distribution to prospective investors only when preceded or accompanied by the Fund's prospectus, which contains facts concerning its objective and policies, management fees, expenses, and other information.
Federated
World-Class Investment Manager
Municipal Cash Series
Federated Investors Funds
5800 Corporate Drive
Pittsburgh, PA 15237-7000
Contact us at FederatedInvestors.com
or call 1-800-341-7400.
Federated Securities Corp., Distributor
Cusip 147551303
28565 (7/05)
Federated is a registered mark of Federated Investors, Inc. 2005 (c)Federated Investors, Inc.
Federated
World-Class Investment Manager
Prime Cash Series
A Portfolio of Cash Trust Series, Inc.
ANNUAL SHAREHOLDER REPORT
May 31, 2005
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
SHAREHOLDER EXPENSE EXAMPLE
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS SUMMARY TABLES
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND CORPORATION OFFICERS
BOARD REVIEW OF ADVISORY CONTRACT
VOTING PROXIES ON FUND PORTFOLIO SECURITIES
QUARTERLY PORTFOLIO SCHEDULE
Not FDIC Insured * May Lose Value * No Bank Guarantee
Federated Investors 50 Years of Growth & Innovation
Financial Highlights
(For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period)
Year Ended May 31
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Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period
| | $1.00 | | | $1.00 | | | $1.00 | | | $1.00 | | | $1.00 | |
Income From Investment Operations:
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Net investment income
| | 0.011 | | | 0.001 | | | 0.007 | | | 0.019 | | | 0.052 | |
Less Distributions:
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Distributions from net investment income
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Net Asset Value, End of Period
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| $1.00
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| $1.00
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| $1.00
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| $1.00
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| $1.00
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Total Return 1
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| 1.08
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| 0.14
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| 0.69
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| 1.95
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| 5.34
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Expenses
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| 1.05
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| 1.05
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| 1.05
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| 1.05
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| 1.04
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Net investment income
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| 1.11
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| 0.14
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| 0.70
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| 1.94
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| 5.18
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| 0.02
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| 0.06
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|
|
|
|
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)
|
| $4,074,633
|
| $4,334,861
|
| $5,008,970
|
| $5,621,516
|
| $6,151,845
|
|
1 Based on net asset value, which does not reflect the sales charge, redemption fee, or contingent deferred sales charge, if applicable.
Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
2 This voluntary expense decrease is reflected in both the expense and the net investment income ratios shown above.
See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
Shareholder Expense Example
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur ongoing costs, including management fees; to the extent applicable, distribution (12b-1) fees and/or shareholder services fees; and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you to understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. It is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period from December 1, 2004 to May 31, 2005.
ACTUAL EXPENSES
The first section of the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this section, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you incurred over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first section under the heading entitled "Expenses Paid During Period" to estimate the expenses attributable to your investment during this period.
HYPOTHETICAL EXAMPLE FOR COMPARISON PURPOSES
The second section of the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund's actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund's actual return. Thus, you should not use the hypothetical account values and expenses to estimate the actual ending account balance or your expenses for the period. Rather, these figures are provided to enable you to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only. Therefore, the second section of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds.
|
| Beginning Account Value 12/1/2004
|
| Ending Account Value 5/31/2005
|
| Expenses Paid During Period 1
|
Actual
|
| $1,000
|
| $1,008.00
|
| $5.26
|
Hypothetical (assuming a 5% return before expenses)
|
| $1,000
|
| $1,019.70
|
| $5.29
|
1 Expenses are equal to the Fund's annualized expense ratio of 1.05%, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).
Portfolio of Investments Summary Tables
At May 31, 2005, the Fund's portfolio composition 1 was as follows:
Security Type
|
| Percentage of Total Investments 2
|
Commercial Paper & Notes
|
| 45.1%
|
Variable Rate Demand Instruments
|
| 42.1%
|
Repurchase Agreements
|
| 3.3%
|
Bank Instruments
|
| 9.5%
|
TOTAL
|
| 100.0%
|
At May 31, 2005, the Fund's credit-quality ratings composition 3 was as follows:
S&P Short-Term Ratings as Percentage of Total Investments 2
| | Moody's Short-Term Ratings as Percentage of Total Investments 2
|
A-1+
|
| 50.9%
| | Prime-1 | | 91.6% |
A-1
|
| 42.0%
| |
|
|
|
A-2
|
| 7.1%
| | Prime-2
|
| 7.2%
|
A-3
|
| 0.00
| |
|
|
|
Not rated by S&P
|
| 0.0%
| | Not rated by Moody's
|
| 1.2%
|
TOTAL
|
| 100.0%
| | TOTAL
|
| 100.0%
|
At May 31, 2005, the Fund's effective maturity 4 schedule was as follows:
Securities With an Effective Maturity of:
|
| Percentage of Total Investments 2
|
1-7 days
|
| 43.4% 5
|
8-30 days
|
| 26.3%
|
31-90 days
|
| 26.0%
|
91-180 days
|
| 2.7%
|
181 days or more
|
| 1.6%
|
TOTAL
|
| 100.0%
|
1 Commercial paper and notes includes any fixed-rate security that is not a bank instrument. A variable-rate instrument is any security which has an interest rate that resets periodically. See the Fund's Prospectus for descriptions of commercial paper, repurchase agreements, and bank instruments.
2 Percentages are based on total investments, which may differ from the Fund's total net assets used in computing the percentages in the Portfolio of Investments which follows.
3 These tables depict the short-term, credit-quality ratings assigned to the Fund's portfolio holdings by Standard & Poor's (S&P) and Moody's Investors Service (Moody's), each of which is a nationally recognized statistical rating organization (NRSRO). Holdings that are rated only by a different NRSRO than the one identified have been included in the "Not rated by..." category. Rated securities include a security with an obligor and/or credit enhancer that has received a rating from an NRSRO with respect to a class of debt obligations that is comparable in priority and security with the security held by the Fund. Credit-quality ratings are an assessment of the risk that a security will default in payment and do not address other risks presented by the security. Please see the description of credit-quality ratings in the Fund's Statement of Additional Information.
4 Effective maturity is determined in accordance with the requirements of Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, which regulates money market mutual funds.
5 Overnight securities comprised 27.4% of the Fund's portfolio.
Portfolio of Investments
May 31, 2005
Principal Amount
|
|
|
|
| Value
|
| | | ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES--2.8% | | | |
| | | Finance - Automotive--1.2% | | | |
$ | 635,627 | | Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust 2005-A, Class A1, 2.620%, 9/15/2005
| | $ | 635,627 |
| 16,341,406 | | Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust 2005-B, Class A1, 3.150%, 12/15/2005
| | | 16,341,406 |
| 10,572,769 | | Honda Auto Receivables Owner Trust 2005-2, Class A1, 3.182%, 5/15/2006
| | | 10,572,769 |
| 381,160 | | Nissan Auto Lease Trust 2004-A, Class A1, 2.105%, 10/17/2005
| | | 381,160 |
| 9,669,233 | | Volkswagen Auto Lease Trust 2005-A, Class A1, 2.985%, 3/20/2006
| | | 9,669,233 |
| 12,044,363 | | WFS Financial Owner Trust 2005-2, Class A1, 3.136%, 4/17/2006
|
|
| 12,044,363
|
| | | TOTAL
|
|
| 49,644,558
|
| | | Finance - Equipment--1.3% | | | |
| 6,373,987 | | CIT Equipment Collateral 2005-VT1, Class A1, 3.072%, 3/20/2006
| | | 6,373,987 |
| 11,387,226 | | CNH Equipment Trust 2004-A, Class A1, 2.009%, 10/14/2005
| | | 11,387,226 |
| 18,246,925 | | CNH Equipment Trust 2005-A, Class A1, 3.080%, 4/7/2006
| | | 18,246,925 |
| 2,027,683 | 1,2 | GE Commercial Equipment Financing LLC, Series 2004-A, Class A-1, 2.590%, 12/22/2005
| | | 2,027,683 |
| 16,000,000 | | John Deere Owner Trust 2005-A, Class A1, 3.396%, 6/15/2006
|
|
| 16,000,000
|
| | | TOTAL
|
|
| 54,035,821
|
| | | Insurance--0.3% | | | |
| 10,000,000 | | Triad Automobile Receivables Trust 2005-A, Class A1, (Insured by Ambac Financial Group, Inc.), 3.300%, 6/12/2006
|
|
| 10,000,000
|
| | | TOTAL ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES
|
|
| 113,680,379
|
| | | CERTIFICATE OF DEPOSIT--9.5% | | | |
| | | Banking--9.5% | | | |
| 60,000,000 | | BNP Paribas SA, 2.775% - 3.280%, 7/7/2005 - 9/12/2005
| | | 60,000,123 |
| 9,000,000 | | Citibank N.A., New York, 3.040%, 7/5/2005
| | | 9,000,000 |
| 10,000,000 | | DePfa Bank PLC, 2.990%, 6/15/2005
| | | 10,000,003 |
| 75,000,000 | | Huntington National Bank, Columbus, OH, 2.830% - 3.210%, 7/11/2005 - 8/8/2005
| | | 75,000,000 |
| 13,000,000 | | Societe Generale, Paris, 3.550%, 1/25/2006
| | | 13,000,000 |
| 53,500,000 | | Toronto Dominion Bank, 3.570% - 3.585%, 2/17/2006 - 2/21/2006
| | | 53,500,882 |
| 151,500,000 | | Washington Mutual Bank, F.A., 3.030% - 3.210%, 6/29/2005 - 8/16/2005
| | | 151,500,000 |
| 16,000,000 | | Wilmington Trust Co., 2.970%, 6/3/2005
|
|
| 15,999,996
|
| | | TOTAL CERTIFICATE OF DEPOSIT
|
|
| 388,001,004
|
Principal Amount
|
|
|
|
| Value
|
| | | COLLATERALIZED LOAN AGREEMENTS--18.3% | | | |
| | | Banking--4.1% | | | |
$ | 75,000,000 | | Credit Suisse First Boston LLC, 3.182%, 6/1/2005
| | $ | 75,000,000 |
| 90,000,000 | | Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc., 3.192%, 6/1/2005
|
|
| 90,000,000
|
| | | TOTAL
|
|
| 165,000,000
|
| | | Brokerage--14.2% | | | |
| 155,000,000 | | Bear Stearns Cos., Inc., 3.090% - 3.212%, 6/1/2005
| | | 155,000,000 |
| 185,000,000 | | Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., 3.162%, 6/1/2005
| | | 185,000,000 |
| 65,000,000 | | Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc., 3.212%, 6/1/2005
| | | 65,000,000 |
| 89,500,000 | | Lehman Brothers, Inc., 3.212%, 6/1/2005
| | | 89,500,000 |
| 85,000,000 | | Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., 3.213%, 6/13/2005
|
|
| 85,000,000
|
| | | TOTAL
|
|
| 579,500,000
|
| | | TOTAL COLLATERALIZED LOAN AGREEMENTS
|
|
| 744,500,000
|
| | | COMMERCIAL PAPER--21.4% 3 | | | |
| | | Aerospace/Auto--0.7% | | | |
| 26,600,000 | 1,2 | Volkswagen of America, Inc., (GTD by Volkswagen AG), 3.190% - 3.230%, 7/18/2005 - 7/29/2005
|
|
| 26,479,370
|
| | | Banking--3.4% | | | |
| 10,000,000 | | Bank of America Corp., 2.970%, 6/28/2005
| | | 9,977,725 |
| 30,000,000 | | Barclays US Funding Corp., (GTD by Barclays Bank PLC), 2.870%, 8/2/2005
| | | 29,851,716 |
| 9,000,000 | 1,2 | Blue Spice LLC, (Deutsche Bank AG Swap Agreement), 3.040%, 7/6/2005
| | | 8,973,400 |
| 25,000,000 | | DePfa Bank PLC, 2.885%, 6/9/2005
| | | 24,983,972 |
| 33,500,000 | 1,2 | Fountain Square Commercial Funding Corp., 3.150%, 8/9/2005
| | | 33,297,744 |
| 22,000,000 | 1,2 | Long Lane Master Trust IV, (Fleet National Bank Swap Agreement), 2.840% - 3.160%, 7/12/2005 - 8/11/2005
| | | 21,868,887 |
| 10,000,000 | 1,2 | Picaros Funding LLC, (GTD by KBC Bank NV), 3.055%, 8/18/2005
|
|
| 9,933,808
|
| | | TOTAL
|
|
| 138,887,252
|
| | | Chemicals--0.9% | | | |
| 37,700,000 | | Bayer Corp., (Bayer AG Support Agreement), 2.980%, 6/6/2005
|
|
| 37,684,396
|
| | | Conglomerate--0.8% | | | |
| 33,900,000 | | Textron Financial Corp., (Textron Inc. Support Agreement), 3.180%, 7/25/2005
|
|
| 33,738,297
|
| | | Consumer Products--0.1% | | | |
| 3,000,000 | | Clorox Co., 3.080%, 6/27/2005
|
|
| 2,993,327
|
| | | Electrical Equipment--0.3% | | | |
| 12,500,000 | | Whirlpool Corp., 3.080%, 6/6/2005
|
|
| 12,494,653
|
Principal Amount
|
|
|
|
| Value
|
| | | COMMERCIAL PAPER--continued 3 | | | |
| | | Entertainment--0.9% | | | |
$ | 35,500,000 | 1,2 | Viacom, Inc., 3.120% - 3.150%, 6/6/2005 - 6/9/2005
|
| $
| 35,483,045
|
| | | Finance - Automotive--3.7% | | | |
| 38,100,000 | | DaimlerChrysler North America Holding Corp., 3.110% - 3.300%, 6/10/2005 - 8/2/2005
| | | 38,034,623 |
| 15,000,000 | | DaimlerChrysler Revolving Auto Conduit LLC, A1/P1 Series, 2.970%, 6/6/2005
| | | 14,993,813 |
| 80,000,000 | | FCAR Auto Loan Trust, A1+/P1 Series, 3.140%, 8/8/2005
| | | 79,525,511 |
| 20,000,000 | | New Center Asset Trust, A1/P1 Series, 2.880%, 6/30/2005
|
|
| 19,953,600
|
| | | TOTAL
|
|
| 152,507,547
|
| | | Finance - Commercial--2.3% | | | |
| 59,000,000 | | CIT Group, Inc., 2.910% - 3.310%, 8/8/2005 - 10/28/2005
| | | 58,355,778 |
| 35,000,000 | | General Electric Capital Corp., 3.000%, 6/9/2005
|
|
| 34,921,250
|
| | | TOTAL
|
|
| 93,277,028
|
| | | Finance - Retail--0.6% | | | |
| 15,000,000 | 1,2 | Paradigm Funding LLC, 3.170%, 8/16/2005
| | | 14,899,617 |
| 10,000,000 | 1,2 | Tulip Funding Corp., 3.190%, 8/22/2005
|
|
| 9,927,339
|
| | | TOTAL
|
|
| 24,826,956
|
| | | Finance - Securities--5.8% | | | |
| 10,000,000 | 1,2 | Galaxy Funding Inc., 3.030%, 7/5/2005
| | | 9,971,383 |
| 84,000,000 | 1,2 | Georgetown Funding Co. LLC, 3.080% - 3.130%, 6/28/2005 - 7/26/2005
| | | 83,655,548 |
| 123,000,000 | 1,2 | Grampian Funding LLC, 2.970% - 3.060%, 8/16/2005 - 8/17/2005
| | | 122,206,173 |
| 20,000,000 | 1,2 | Sigma Finance, Inc., (GTD by Sigma Finance Corp.), 2.700%, 7/5/2005
|
|
| 19,949,000
|
| | | TOTAL
|
|
| 235,782,104
|
| | | Insurance--1.6% | | | |
| 66,000,000 | 1,2 | Aspen Funding Corp., 2.950% - 3.140%, 6/17/2005 - 8/8/2005
|
|
| 65,682,467
|
| | | Machinery, Equipment, Auto--0.3% | | | |
| 12,000,000 | | John Deere Capital Corp., (Deere & Co. Support Agreement), 3.070% - 3.100%, 6/2/2005 - 6/28/2005
|
|
| 11,985,538
|
| | | TOTAL COMMERCIAL PAPER
|
|
| 871,821,980
|
| | | CORPORATE BONDS--0.1% | | | |
| | | Entertainment--0.0% | | | |
| 600,000 | | Viacom, Inc., 7.750%, 6/1/2005
|
|
| 600,000
|
| | | Finance - Automotive--0.1% | | | |
| 5,000,000 | | DaimlerChrysler North America Holding Corp., 7.750%, 6/15/2005
|
|
| 5,007,985
|
| | | TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS
|
|
| 5,607,985
|
Principal Amount
|
|
|
|
| Value
|
| | | CORPORATE NOTES--0.5% | | | |
| | | Brokerage--0.4% | | | |
$ | 15,000,000 | | Goldman Sachs Group LP, 2.970%, 6/15/2005
|
| $
| 15,000,000
|
| | | Finance - Retail--0.1% | | | |
| 3,000,000 | | Countrywide Home Loans, Inc., 3.132%, 6/23/2005
|
|
| 3,000,103
|
| | | TOTAL CORPORATE NOTES
|
|
| 18,000,103
|
| | | GOVERNMENT AGENCIES--1.0% | | | |
| | | Government Agency--1.0% | | | |
| 31,000,000 | | Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 2.925%, 6/9/2005
| | | 31,000,000 |
| 10,000,000 | | Federal National Mortgage Association, 3.025%, 7/21/2005
|
|
| 9,997,493
|
| | | TOTALGOVERNMENT AGENCIES
|
|
| 40,997,493
|
| | | LOAN PARTICIPATION--1.9% | | | |
| | | Finance - Retail--1.9% | | | |
| 79,000,000 | | Countrywide Home Loans, Inc., 3.080%, 6/9/2005 - 6/27/2005
|
|
| 79,000,000
|
| | | NOTES - VARIABLE--41.1% 4 | | | |
| | | Banking--19.5% | | | |
| 5,160,000 | | 35 N. Fourth Street Ltd., Series 2000, (Huntington National Bank, Columbus, OH LOC), 3.410%, 6/2/2005
| | | 5,160,000 |
| 2,475,000 | | 6380 Brackbill Associates LP, Series 2000, (Manufacturers & Traders Trust Co., Buffalo, NY LOC), 3.240%, 6/3/2005
| | | 2,475,000 |
| 14,315,000 | | Alabama Incentives Financing Authority, Series 1999-C, (Wachovia Bank N.A. LOC), 3.150%, 6/2/2005
| | | 14,315,000 |
| 4,194,000 | | American Health Care Centers, Inc., (Series 1998), (FirstMerit Bank, N.A. LOC), 3.140%, 6/2/2005
| | | 4,194,000 |
| 5,200,000 | | American Manufacturing Co., Inc., (Wachovia Bank N.A. LOC), 3.210%, 6/2/2005
| | | 5,200,000 |
| 3,355,000 | | Aurora City, IL, (Series 1995), (National City Bank, Michigan/Illinois LOC), 3.140%, 6/2/2005
| | | 3,355,000 |
| 3,900,000 | | BW Capps & Son, Inc., (Columbus Bank and Trust Co., GA LOC), 3.250%, 6/2/2005
| | | 3,900,000 |
| 3,615,000 | | Balboa Investment Group V, (First Commercial Bank, Birmingham, AL LOC), 3.490%, 6/2/2005
| | | 3,615,000 |
| 25,000,000 | | Barclays Bank PLC, 3.030%, 6/9/2006
| | | 24,995,317 |
| 955,000 | | BeMacs Service, Inc., (Wachovia Bank N.A. LOC), 3.140%, 6/3/2005
| | | 955,000 |
| 20,000,000 | 1,2 | Blue Heron Funding V-A Ltd., Class A-2, (GTD by WestLB AG (GTD)), 3.140%, 6/27/2005
| | | 20,000,000 |
| 6,265,000 | | Bond Holdings LP, (Wachovia Bank N.A. LOC), 3.090%, 6/3/2005
| | | 6,265,000 |
| 960,000 | | Boozer Lumber Co., (Wachovia Bank N.A. LOC), 3.120%, 6/3/2005
| | | 960,000 |
Principal Amount
|
|
|
|
| Value
|
| | | NOTES - VARIABLE--continued 4 | | | |
| | | Banking--continued | | | |
$ | 600,000 | | C.W. Caldwell, Inc., Sweetbriar Assisted Living Facility, Project, (Huntington National Bank, Columbus, OH LOC), 3.410%, 6/2/2005
| | $ | 600,000 |
| 7,855,000 | | Callaway Gardens Resort, Inc., (Columbus Bank and Trust Co., GA LOC), 3.410%, 6/2/2005
| | | 7,855,000 |
| 21,000,000 | | Calyon, Paris, 3.030%, 6/23/2006
| | | 20,996,494 |
| 2,511,000 | | Capital One Funding Corp., (J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. LOC), 3.070%, 6/2/2005
| | | 2,511,000 |
| 550,000 | | Carpenter, Thomas E., (Series 1998), (Huntington National Bank, Columbus, OH LOC), 3.300%, 6/2/2005
| | | 550,000 |
| 7,170,000 | | Central Penn, Inc., (Manufacturers & Traders Trust Co., Buffalo, NY LOC), 3.240%, 6/3/2005
| | | 7,170,000 |
| 1,240,000 | | Children's Defense Fund, (Manufacturers & Traders Trust Co., Buffalo, NY LOC), 3.240%, 6/7/2005
| | | 1,240,000 |
| 4,795,000 | | Columbus, GA Development Authority, Woodmont Properties, LLC, Series 2000, (Columbus Bank and Trust Co., GA LOC), 3.140%, 6/2/2005
| | | 4,795,000 |
| 3,215,000 | | Crane Plastics Siding LLC, Series 2000, (J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. LOC), 3.150%, 6/2/2005
| | | 3,215,000 |
| 50,000,000 | | Credit Suisse, Zurich, 3.070%, 6/22/2005
| | | 50,001,109 |
| 1,000,000 | | Damascus Co. Ltd., (Series 1998), (Huntington National Bank, Columbus, OH LOC), 3.300%, 6/2/2005
| | | 1,000,000 |
| 10,000,000 | 1,2 | DePfa Bank PLC, 2.990%, 6/15/2005
| | | 10,000,000 |
| 2,750,000 | | Dewberry III LP, (Manufacturers & Traders Trust Co., Buffalo, NY LOC), 3.240%, 6/1/2005
| | | 2,750,000 |
| 2,995,000 | | Engle Printing & Publishing, Series 2001, (Manufacturers & Traders Trust Co., Buffalo, NY LOC), 3.240%, 6/3/2005
| | | 2,995,000 |
| 6,104,000 | | Frank Parsons Paper Co., Inc., Series 1999, (Manufacturers & Traders Trust Co., Buffalo, NY LOC), 3.240%, 6/3/2005
| | | 6,104,000 |
| 6,635,000 | | Gannett Fleming, Inc., Series 2001, (Manufacturers & Traders Trust Co., Buffalo, NY LOC), 3.240%, 6/3/2005
| | | 6,635,000 |
| 485,000 | | Gerken Materials, Inc., Series 1995, (Huntington National Bank, Columbus, OH LOC), 3.410%, 6/2/2005
| | | 485,000 |
| 6,500,000 | | Gervais Street Associates, (Series 1998), (Wachovia Bank N.A. LOC), 3.160%, 6/1/2005
| | | 6,500,000 |
| 760,000 | | Gettysburg Area IDA, Hanover Lantern, Inc. Project (Series 1998-B), (Manufacturers & Traders Trust Co., Buffalo, NY LOC), 3.240%, 6/1/2005
| | | 760,000 |
| 1,970,000 | | Graywood Farms LLC, (Manufacturers & Traders Trust Co., Buffalo, NY LOC), 3.240%, 6/3/2005
| | | 1,970,000 |
| 2,865,000 | | Great Southern Wood, Inc., (Wachovia Bank N.A. LOC), 3.160%, 6/3/2005
| | | 2,865,000 |
| 65,000,000 | | Greenwich Capital Holdings, Inc., 3.050% - 3.060%, 6/23/2005 - 6/28/2005
| | | 65,000,000 |
Principal Amount
|
|
|
|
| Value
|
| | | NOTES - VARIABLE--continued 4 | | | |
| | | Banking--continued | | | |
$ | 7,465,000 | | Grob Systems, Inc., (Series 1998 & 1999), (Fifth Third Bank, Cincinnati LOC), 3.090%, 6/2/2005
| | $ | 7,465,000 |
| 44,000,000 | 1,2 | HBOS Treasury Services PLC, 3.330%, 8/22/2005
| | | 44,000,000 |
| 55,000,000 | | HBOS Treasury Services PLC, 3.080% - 3.10125%, 6/1/2005 - 6/24/2005
| | | 55,000,000 |
| 7,635,000 | | HJH Associates of Alabama, Hilton Hotel, Huntsville, (Wachovia Bank N.A. LOC), 3.140%, 6/3/2005
| | | 7,635,000 |
| 950,000 | | Hanna Steel Corp., (Wachovia Bank N.A. LOC), 3.210%, 6/3/2005
| | | 950,000 |
| 4,640,000 | | Hodges Bonded Warehouse, Inc., Teague Warehouse Project, (Columbus Bank and Trust Co., GA LOC), 3.080%, 6/2/2005
| | | 4,640,000 |
| 3,660,000 | | Iowa 80 Group, Inc., Series 2001, (Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. LOC), 3.010%, 6/1/2005
| | | 3,660,000 |
| 7,860,000 | | Jackson-Rime Development Co. I, Series 2002, (First Commercial Bank, Birmingham, AL LOC), 3.150%, 6/2/2005
| | | 7,860,000 |
| 2,290,000 | | Lake Sherwood Senior Living Center LLC, (Union Planters Bank, N.A., Memphis, TN LOC), 3.200%, 6/2/2005
| | | 2,290,000 |
| 50,000,000 | 1 | MONET Trust, Series 2000-1 Class A-2, (Dresdner Bank AG, Frankfurt Swap Agreement), 3.160%, 6/28/2005
| | | 50,000,000 |
| 4,520,000 | | Mack Industries, Inc., (Series 1998), (Huntington National Bank, Columbus, OH LOC), 3.410%, 6/2/2005
| | | 4,520,000 |
| 3,130,000 | | Maryland State Economic Development Corp., CWI Limited Partnership, (Manufacturers & Traders Trust Co., Buffalo, NY LOC), 3.240%, 6/3/2005
| | | 3,130,000 |
| 4,105,000 | | Maryland State Economic Development Corp., Human Genome Sciences Series 1999A, (Manufacturers & Traders Trust Co., Buffalo, NY LOC), 3.240%, 6/7/2005
| | | 4,105,000 |
| 50,000,000 | | Maryland State Economic Development Corp., Series 2001A Human Genome Sciences, (Manufacturers & Traders Trust Co., Buffalo, NY LOC), 3.240%, 6/7/2005
| | | 50,000,000 |
| 3,955,000 | | Memphis, TN Center City Revenue Finance Corp., South Bluffs Project (Series1998-B), (National Bank of Commerce, Memphis, TN LOC), 3.590%, 6/2/2005
| | | 3,955,000 |
| 8,000,000 | | Newton Racquetball Associates, (Commerce Bank N.A., Cherry Hill, NJ LOC), 3.240%, 6/1/2005
| | | 8,000,000 |
| 7,500,000 | | Oxmoor Partners LLC, (First Commercial Bank, Birmingham, AL LOC), 3.370%, 6/2/2005
| | | 7,500,000 |
| 1,045,000 | | PV Communications, Inc., Series 1998, (Huntington National Bank, Columbus, OH LOC), 3.460%, 6/2/2005
| | | 1,045,000 |
| 6,995,000 | | PVF Finance LLC, (Manufacturers & Traders Trust Co., Buffalo, NY LOC), 3.240%, 6/3/2005
| | | 6,995,000 |
| 8,335,000 | | Remington Leasing LLC, (Manufacturers & Traders Trust Co., Buffalo, NY LOC), 3.240%, 6/3/2005
| | | 8,335,000 |
Principal Amount
|
|
|
|
| Value
|
| | | NOTES - VARIABLE--continued 4 | | | |
| | | Banking--continued | | | |
$ | 6,000,000 | | Rt. 206, Inc., Series 2000, (Commerce Bank N.A., Cherry Hill, NJ LOC), 3.350%, 6/2/2005
| | $ | 6,000,000 |
| 550,000 | | Sandridge Food Corp., (National City Bank, Ohio LOC), 3.140%, 6/2/2005
| | | 550,000 |
| 20,000,000 | | Sea Island Co., (Columbus Bank and Trust Co., GA LOC), 3.410%, 6/2/2005
| | | 20,000,000 |
| 3,200,000 | | Sojourn Project, Series 1997, (FirstMerit Bank, N.A. LOC), 3.140%, 6/2/2005
| | | 3,200,000 |
| 8,800,000 | | Standing Boy Properties LLC, (Columbus Bank and Trust Co., GA LOC), 3.410%, 6/2/2005
| | | 8,800,000 |
| 1,800,000 | | Stone Creek LLC, (Columbus Bank and Trust Co., GA LOC), 3.150%, 6/2/2005
| | | 1,800,000 |
| 4,515,000 | | Sun Valley, Inc., (Wachovia Bank N.A. LOC), 3.140%, 6/3/2005
| | | 4,515,000 |
| 15,000,000 | | SunTrust Bank, 3.120%, 7/4/2005
| | | 15,001,894 |
| 2,735,000 | | Sussex County, DE, Rehoboth Mall Project, (Manufacturers & Traders Trust Co., Buffalo, NY LOC), 3.240%, 6/3/2005
| | | 2,735,000 |
| 2,840,000 | | Swiger Coil Systems, Inc., Series 2000, (Huntington National Bank, Columbus, OH LOC), 3.410%, 6/2/2005
| | | 2,840,000 |
| 765,000 | | TDB Realty Ltd., (Huntington National Bank, Columbus, OH LOC), 3.410%, 6/2/2005
| | | 765,000 |
| 46,200,000 | | Taxable Floating Rate Notes, Series 2002-H2, Becker, MN PCR, (Bank of New York Swap Agreement), 3.220%, 6/8/2005
| | | 46,200,000 |
| 3,025,000 | | Thetford Threesome LLC, (Columbus Bank and Trust Co., GA LOC), 3.410%, 6/2/2005
| | | 3,025,000 |
| 16,875,000 | | Union Development Co., (Bank of America N.A. LOC), 3.060%, 6/2/2005
| | | 16,875,000 |
| 876,431 | | Wauseon Manor II LP, (Huntington National Bank, Columbus, OH LOC), 3.410%, 6/2/2005
| | | 876,431 |
| 73,000,000 | | Wells Fargo & Co., 3.131% - 3.160%, 6/2/2005 - 6/14/2005
| | | 73,000,000 |
| 1,665,000 | | Wexner Heritage House, Series 2000, (Huntington National Bank, Columbus, OH LOC), 3.410%, 6/2/2005
| | | 1,665,000 |
| 905,000 | | White Brothers Properties, Series 1996, (Huntington National Bank, Columbus, OH LOC), 3.410%, 6/2/2005
| | | 905,000 |
| 3,135,000 | | Woodbury Business Forms, Inc./Carribean Business Forms, Series 1996 Taxable Revenue Bonds, (Columbus Bank and Trust Co., GA LOC), 3.590%, 6/2/2005
| | | 3,135,000 |
| 1,590,000 | | YMCA of Central OH, (Huntington National Bank, Columbus, OH LOC), 3.410%, 6/2/2005
|
|
| 1,590,000
|
| | | TOTAL
|
|
| 795,950,245
|
Principal Amount
|
|
|
|
| Value
|
| | | NOTES - VARIABLE--continued 4 | | | |
| | | Brokerage--8.3% | | | |
$ | 50,000,000 | 1,2 | Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., 3.080%, 6/15/2005
| | $ | 50,005,806 |
| 15,000,000 | | Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., Promissory Notes, 3.120%, 6/8/2005
| | | 15,000,000 |
| 40,000,000 | 1,2 | Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., 3.240%, 6/13/2005
| | | 40,000,000 |
| 35,000,000 | | Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., 3.118%, 6/6/2005
| | | 35,000,000 |
| 196,000,000 | | Morgan Stanley, 3.071% - 3.135%, 6/1/2005 - 6/27/2005
|
|
| 196,000,000
|
| | | TOTAL
|
|
| 336,005,806
|
| | | Finance - Commercial--6.9% | | | |
| 95,000,000 | 1,2 | Compass Securitization LLC, 3.040%, 6/8/2005 - 6/17/2005
| | | 94,996,963 |
| 18,000,000 | | Compass Securitization LLC, 3.040%, 6/7/2005
| | | 17,999,823 |
| 80,000,000 | 1,2 | Fairway Finance Company LLC, 3.031%, 6/1/2005
| | | 79,997,955 |
| 85,300,000 | 1,2 | General Electric Capital Corp., 3.190%, 6/9/2005 - 6/17/2005
| | | 85,300,000 |
| 3,000,000 | | South Carolina Jobs-EDA, Roller Bearing Co., Series 1994 B, (Heller Financial, Inc. LOC), 3.210%, 6/2/2005
|
|
| 3,000,000
|
| | | TOTAL
|
|
| 281,294,741
|
| | | Finance - Retail--0.8% | | | |
| 31,000,000 | | AFS Insurance Premium Receivables Trust, (Series 1994-A), 3.646%, 6/15/2005
|
|
| 31,000,000
|
| | | Finance - Securities--2.6% | | | |
| 45,000,000 | 1,2 | K2 (USA) LLC, (GTD by K2 Corp.), 2.955% - 3.055%, 6/15/2005 - 6/28/2005
| | | 44,997,353 |
| 62,000,000 | 1,2 | Sigma Finance, Inc., (GTD by Sigma Finance Corp.), 3.040% - 3.060%, 6/1/2005 - 6/27/2005
|
|
| 61,992,543
|
| | | TOTAL
|
|
| 106,989,896
|
| | | Government Agency--0.0% | | | |
| 810,000 | | Clayton County, GA Housing Authority, Summerwinds Project, Series 2000 B, (Federal National Mortgage Association LOC), 3.360%, 6/2/2005
|
|
| 810,000
|
| | | Insurance--3.0% | | | |
| 20,000,000 | | Allstate Life Insurance Co., 3.020%, 6/1/2005
| | | 20,000,000 |
| 35,000,000 | | GE Capital Assurance Co., 3.000% - 3.340%, 6/1/2005 - 8/9/2005
| | | 35,000,000 |
| 33,000,000 | | Jackson National Life Insurance Co., 3.180%, 6/22/2005
| | | 33,000,000 |
| 35,000,000 | | Monumental Life Insurance Co., 3.030%, 5/31/2005
|
|
| 35,000,000
|
| | | TOTAL
|
|
| 123,000,000
|
| | | TOTAL NOTES - VARIABLE
|
|
| 1,675,050,688
|
Principal Amount
|
|
|
|
| Value
|
| | | REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS--3.3% | | | |
$ | 135,874,000 | | Interest in $2,100,000,000 joint repurchase agreement with J.P. Morgan Securities, Inc., 3.080%, dated 5/31/2005 to be repurchased at $135,885,625 on 6/1/2005, collateralized by U.S. Government Agency Obligations with various maturities to 5/1/2035, collateral market value $2,142,005,277
|
| $
| 135,874,000
|
| | | TOTAL INVESTMENTS--99.9% (AT AMORTIZED COST) 5
|
|
| 4,072,533,632
|
| | | OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES - NET--0.1%
|
|
| 2,099,799
|
| | | TOTAL NET ASSETS--100%
|
| $
| 4,074,633,431
|
1 Denotes a restricted security, including securities purchased under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities, unless registered under the Act or exempted from registration, may only be sold to qualified institutional investors. At May 31, 2005, these securities amounted to $1,045,646,084 which represents 25.7% of total net assets.
2 Denotes a restricted security, including securities purchased under Rule 144A that have been deemed liquid by criteria approved by the Fund's Board of Directors. At May 31, 2005, these securities amounted to 995,646,084 which represents 24.4% of total net assets.
3 Each issue shows the rate of discount at the time of purchase for discount issues, or the coupon for interest-bearing issues.
4 Floating rate note with current rate and next reset date shown.
5 Also represents cost for federal tax purposes.
Note: The categories of investments are shown as a percentage of total net assets at May 31, 2005.
The following acronyms are used throughout this portfolio:
AMBAC | - --American Municipal Bond Assurance Corporation |
EDA | - --Economic Development Authority |
GTD | - --Guaranteed |
IDA | - --Industrial Development Authority |
LOC | - --Letter of Credit |
PCR | - --Pollution Control Revenue |
See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
May 31, 2005
Assets:
| | | | | | | |
Total investments in securities, at amortized cost and value
| | | | | | $ | 4,072,533,632 |
Income receivable
| | | | | | | 6,828,475 |
Receivable for shares sold
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2,886,597
|
TOTAL ASSETS
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 4,082,248,704
|
Liabilities:
| | | | | | | |
Income distribution payable
| | $ | 2,060,746 | | | | |
Payable to bank
| | | 3,620,300 | | | | |
Payable for transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees and expenses
| | | 639,765 | | | | |
Payable for Directors'/Trustees' fees
| | | 182 | | | | |
Payable for distribution services fee (Note 5)
| | | 356,884 | | | | |
Payable for shareholder services fee (Note 5)
| | | 892,209 | | | | |
Accrued expenses
|
|
| 45,187
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL LIABILITIES
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 7,615,273
|
Net assets for 4,074,624,418 shares outstanding
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 4,074,633,431
|
Net Assets Consist of:
| | | | | | | |
Paid-in capital
| | | | | | | 4,074,624,418 |
Undistributed net investment income
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 9,013
|
TOTAL NET ASSETS
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 4,074,633,431
|
Net Asset Value, Offering Price and Redemption Proceeds Per Share:
| | | | | | | |
($4,074,633,431 ÷ 4,074,624,418 shares outstanding), $0.001 par value, 12,500,000,000 shares authorized
|
|
|
|
|
|
| $1.00
|
See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
Statement of Operations
Year Ended May 31, 2005
Investment Income:
| | | | | | | | | | | |
Interest
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| $
| 75,941,958
|
Expenses:
| | | | | | | | | | | |
Investment adviser fee (Note 5)
| | | | | | $ | 17,560,768 | | | | |
Administrative personnel and services fee (Note 5)
| | | | | | | 2,821,033 | | | | |
Custodian fees
| | | | | | | 194,328 | | | | |
Transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees and expenses (Note 5)
| | | | | | | 3,954,093 | | | | |
Directors'/Trustees' fees
| | | | | | | 29,395 | | | | |
Auditing fees
| | | | | | | 13,500 | | | | |
Legal fees
| | | | | | | 4,801 | | | | |
Portfolio accounting fees
| | | | | | | 164,487 | | | | |
Distribution services fee (Note 5)
| | | | | | | 3,512,154 | | | | |
Shareholder services fee (Note 5)
| | | | | | | 8,764,653 | | | | |
Share registration costs
| | | | | | | 108,781 | | | | |
Printing and postage
| | | | | | | 81,147 | | | | |
Insurance premiums
| | | | | | | 29,321 | | | | |
Taxes
| | | | | | | 364,862 | | | | |
Miscellaneous
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 19,597
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL EXPENSES
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 37,622,920
|
|
|
|
|
Waivers (Note 5):
| | | | | | | | | | | |
Waiver of investment adviser fee
| | $ | (409,371 | ) | | | | | | | |
Waiver of administrative personnel and services fee
| | | (144,772 | ) | | | | | | | |
Waiver of transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees and expenses
|
|
| (37,169
| )
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL WAIVERS
|
|
|
|
|
|
| (591,312
| )
|
|
|
|
Net expenses
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 37,031,608
|
Net investment income
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| $
| 38,910,350
|
See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
Year Ended May 31
|
|
| 2005
|
|
|
| 2004
|
|
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets
| | | | | | | | |
Operations:
| | | | | | | | |
Net investment income
|
| $
| 38,910,350
|
|
| $
| 6,871,247
|
|
Distributions to Shareholders:
| | | | | | | | |
Distributions from net investment income
|
|
| (38,893,769
| )
|
|
| (6,851,733
| )
|
Share Transactions:
| | | | | | | | |
Proceeds from sale of shares
| | | 6,765,456,857 | | | | 9,392,114,174 | |
Net asset value of shares issued to shareholders in payment of distributions declared
| | | 35,958,841 | | | | 7,152,931 | |
Cost of shares redeemed
|
|
| (7,061,660,194
| )
|
|
| (10,073,395,653
| )
|
CHANGE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM SHARE TRANSACTIONS
|
|
| (260,244,496
| )
|
|
| (674,128,548
| )
|
Change in net assets
|
|
| (260,227,915
| )
|
|
| (674,109,034
| )
|
Net Assets:
| | | | | | | | |
Beginning of period
|
|
| 4,334,861,346
|
|
|
| 5,008,970,380
|
|
End of period (including undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income of $9,013 and $(7,568), respectively)
|
| $
| 4,074,633,431
|
|
| $
| 4,334,861,346
|
|
See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
Notes to Financial Statements
May 31, 2005
1. ORGANIZATION
Cash Trust Series, Inc. (the "Corporation") is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "Act"), as an open-end management investment company. The Corporation consists of four portfolios. The financial statements included herein are only those of Prime Cash Series (the "Fund"). The financial statements of the other portfolios are presented separately. The assets of each portfolio are segregated and a shareholder's interest is limited to the portfolio in which shares are held. The primary investment objective of the Fund is to provide current income consistent with stability of principal and liquidity.
2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. These policies are in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) in the United States of America.
Investment Valuation
The Fund uses the amortized cost method to value its portfolio securities in accordance with Rule 2a-7 under the Act.
Repurchase Agreements
It is the policy of the Fund to require the custodian bank to take possession, to have legally segregated in the Federal Reserve Book Entry System, or to have segregated within the custodian bank's vault, all securities held as collateral under repurchase agreement transactions. Additionally, procedures have been established by the Fund to monitor, on a daily basis, the market value of each repurchase agreement's collateral to ensure that the value of the collateral at least equals the repurchase price to be paid under the repurchase agreement.
The Fund will only enter into repurchase agreements with banks and other recognized financial institutions, such as broker/dealers, which are deemed by the Fund's adviser to be creditworthy pursuant to the guidelines and/or standards reviewed or established by the Board of Directors (the "Directors"). Risks may arise from the potential inability of counterparties to honor the terms of the repurchase agreement. Accordingly, the Fund could receive less than the repurchase price on the sale of collateral securities. The Fund, along with other affiliated investment companies, may utilize a joint trading account for the purpose of entering into one or more repurchase agreements.
Investment Income, Expenses, and Distributions
Interest income and expenses are accrued daily. Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date.
Premium and Discount Amortization
All premiums and discounts on are amortized/accreted for financial statement purposes.
Federal Taxes
It is the Fund's policy to comply with the Subchapter M provision of the Internal Revenue Code (the "Code") and to distribute to shareholders each year substantially all of its income. Accordingly, no provision for federal income tax is necessary.
Other Taxes
As an open-end management investment company incorporated in the state of Maryland but domiciled in Pennsylvania, the Fund is subject to the Pennsylvania Franchise Tax. This franchise tax is assessed annually on the value of the Fund, as represented by average net assets for the tax year.
When-Issued and Delayed Delivery Transactions
The Fund may engage in when-issued or delayed delivery transactions. The Fund records when-issued securities on the trade date and maintains security positions such that sufficient liquid assets will be available to make payment for the securities purchased. Securities purchased on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis are marked to market daily and begin earning interest on the settlement date. Losses may occur on these transactions due to changes in market conditions or the failure of counterparties to perform under the contract.
Restricted Securities
Restricted securities are securities that may only be resold upon registration under federal securities laws or in transactions exempt from such registration. Many restricted securities may be resold in the secondary market in transactions exempt from registration. In some cases, the restricted securities may be resold without registration upon exercise of a demand feature. Such restricted securities may be determined to be liquid under criteria established by the Directors. The Fund will not incur any registration costs upon such resales. Restricted securities are valued at amortized cost in accordance with Rule 2a-7 under the Act.
Additional information on restricted securities, excluding securities purchased under Rule 144A that have been deemed liquid by the Directors, held at May 31, 2005, is as follows:
Security
|
| Acquisition Date
|
| Acquisition Cost
|
MONET Trust, Series 2000-1 Class A-2, (Dresdner Bank AG, Frankfurt Swap Agreement), 3.160%, 6/28/2005
|
| 9/27/2000
|
| $50,000,000
|
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts of assets, liabilities, expenses and revenues reported in the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimated.
Other
Investment transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. Realized gains and losses from investment transactions are recorded on an identified cost basis.
3. CAPITAL STOCK
At May 31, 2005, capital paid-in aggregated $4,074,624,418.
The following table summarizes capital stock activity:
Year Ended May 31
|
| 2005
|
|
| 2004
|
|
Shares sold
| | 6,765,456,857 | | | 9,392,114,174 | |
Shares issued to shareholders in payment of distributions declared
| | 35,958,841 | | | 7,152,931 | |
Shares redeemed
|
| (7,061,660,194
| )
|
| (10,073,395,653
| )
|
NET CHANGE RESULTING FROM SHARE TRANSACTIONS
|
| (260,244,496
| )
|
| (674,128,548
| )
|
4. FEDERAL TAX INFORMATION
The tax character of distributions as reported on the Statement of Changes in Net Assets for the years ended May 31, 2005 and 2004, was as follows:
|
| 2005
|
| 2004
|
Ordinary income
|
| $38,893,769
|
| $6,851,733
|
As of May 31, 2005, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:
Undistributed ordinary income
|
| $
| 2,069,759
|
5. INVESTMENT ADVISER FEE AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES
Investment Adviser Fee
Federated Investment Management Company, the Fund's investment adviser (the "Adviser") receives for its services an annual investment adviser fee equal to 0.50% of the Fund's average daily net assets. The Adviser may voluntarily choose to waive any portion of its fee. The Adviser can modify or terminate this voluntary waiver at any time at its sole discretion.
Administrative Fee
Federated Administrative Services (FAS), under the Administrative Services Agreement, provides the Fund with administrative personnel and services. The fee paid to FAS is based on the average aggregate daily net assets of all Federated funds as specified below:
Maximum Administrative Fee
|
| Average Aggregate Daily Net Assets of the Federated Funds
|
0.150%
|
| on the first $5 billion
|
0.125%
|
| on the next $5 billion
|
0.100%
|
| on the next $10 billion
|
0.075%
|
| on assets in excess of $20 billion
|
The administrative fee received during any fiscal year shall be at least $150,000 per portfolio and $40,000 per each additional class of Shares. FAS may voluntarily choose to waive any portion of its fee. FAS can modify or terminate this voluntary waiver at any time at its sole discretion.
Distribution Services Fee
The Fund has adopted a Distribution Plan (the "Plan") pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the Act. Under the terms of the Plan, the Fund will compensate Federated Securities Corp. (FSC), the principal distributor, from the daily net assets of the Fund's shares to finance activities intended to result in the sale of these shares. The Plan provides that the Fund may incur distribution expenses of up to 0.35% of average daily net assets, annually, to compensate FSC. FSC may voluntarily choose to waive any portion of its fee. FSC can modify or terminate this voluntary waiver at any time at its sole discretion. Rather than paying investment professionals directly, the Fund may pay fees to FSC and FSC will use the fees to compensate investment professionals. For the year ended May 31, 2005, FSC did not retain any fees paid by the Fund.
Shareholder Services Fee
Under the terms of a Shareholder Services Agreement with Federated Shareholder Services Company (FSSC), the Fund will pay FSSC up to 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Fund's Shares for the period. The fee paid to FSSC is used to finance certain services for shareholders and to maintain shareholder accounts. FSSC may voluntarily choose to waive any portion of its fee. FSSC can modify or terminate this voluntary waiver at any time at its sole discretion. Rather than paying investment professionals directly, the Fund may pay fees to FSSC and FSSC will use the fees to compensate investment professionals. For the year ended May 31, 2005, FSSC retained $36,581 of fees paid by the Fund.
Transfer and Dividend Disbursing Agent Fees and Expenses
Prior to July 1, 2004 Federated Services Company, through its subsidiary FSSC, served as transfer and dividend disbursing agent for the Fund. The fee paid to FSSC was based on the size, type, and number of accounts and transactions made by shareholders. The fee paid to FSSC during the reporting period was $495,541, after voluntary waiver, if applicable.
General
Certain of the Officers and Directors of the Corporation are Officers and Directors or Trustees of the above companies.
6. CONCENTRATION OF CREDIT RISK
A substantial part of the Fund's portfolio may be comprised of obligations of banks. As a result, the Fund may be more susceptible to any economic, business, political, or other developments which generally affect these entities.
7. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
Beginning in October 2003, Federated Investors, Inc. and various subsidiaries thereof (including the advisers and distributor for various investment companies, collectively, "Federated"), along with various investment companies sponsored by Federated (Funds) were named as defendants in several class action lawsuits now pending in the United States District Court for the District of Maryland seeking damages of unspecified amounts. The lawsuits were purportedly filed on behalf of people who purchased, owned and/or redeemed shares of Federated-sponsored mutual funds during specified periods beginning November 1, 1998. The suits are generally similar in alleging that Federated engaged in illegal and improper trading practices including market timing and late trading in concert with certain institutional traders, which allegedly caused financial injury to the mutual fund shareholders. Federated and various Funds have also been named as defendants in several additional lawsuits, the majority of which are now pending in the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania, alleging, among other things, excessive advisory and Rule 12b-1 fees, and seeking damages of unspecified amounts. The Board of the Funds has retained the law firm of Dickstein Shapiro Morin & Oshinsky LLP to represent the Funds in these lawsuits. Federated and the Funds, and their respective counsel, are reviewing the allegations and will respond appropriately. Additional lawsuits based upon similar allegations may be filed in the future. The potential impact of these recent lawsuits and future potential similar suits is uncertain. Although we do not believe that these lawsuits will have a material adverse effect on the Funds, there can be no assurance that these suits, the ongoing adverse publicity and/or other developments resulting from the regulatory investigations will not result in increased Fund redemptions, reduced sales of Fund shares, or other adverse consequences for the Funds.
8. CHANGE IN INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT
On May 20, 2005, the Fund's Board of Directors (the "Directors"), upon the recommendation of the Audit Committee and completion of the Audit for May 31, 2005, appointed Ernst & Young LLP as the Fund's independent registered public accountant. The reports issued by Deloitte & Touche LLP (D&T) on the Fund's financial statements for the fiscal years ended May 31, 2004 and May 31, 2005, contained no adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion nor were they qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope, or accounting principles. During the Fund's fiscal years ended May 31, 2004 and May 31, 2005: (i) there were no disagreements with D&T on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure or audit scope or procedure, which disagreements, if not resolved to the satisfaction of D&T, would have caused it to make reference to the subject matter of the disagreements in connection with its reports on the financial statements for such years; and (ii) there were no reportable events of the kind described in Item 304(a) (1) (v) of Regulation S-K under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
As indicated above, the Fund has appointed Ernst & Young LLP (E&Y) as the independent registered public accountant to audit the Fund's financial statements for the fiscal year ending May 31, 2006. During the Fund's fiscal years ended May 31, 2004 and May 31, 2005, and the interim period commencing June 1, 2005 and ending July 19, 2005, neither the Fund nor anyone on its behalf has consulted E&Y on items which: (i) concerned the application of accounting principles to a specified transaction, either completed or proposed, or the type of audit opinion that might be rendered on the Fund's financial statements; or (ii) concerned the subject of a disagreement (as defined in paragraph (a) (1) (iv) of Item 304 of Regulation S-K) or reportable events (as described in paragraph (a) (1) (v) of said Item 304).
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF CASH TRUST SERIES, INC. AND THE SHAREHOLDERS OF PRIME CASH SERIES:
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the portfolio of investments, of Prime Cash Series. (the "Fund") (a portfolio of the Cash Trust Series, Inc.) as of May 31, 2005, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statement of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with standards of Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. The Fund is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audit included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Fund's internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. Our procedures included confirmation of the securities owned as of May 31, 2005, by correspondence with the custodian. We believe our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund as of May 31, 2005, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Deloitte & Touche LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
July 19, 2005
Board of Directors and Corporation Officers
The Board is responsible for managing the Corporation's business affairs and for exercising all the Corporation's powers except those reserved for the shareholders. The following tables give information about each Board member and the senior officers of the Fund. Where required, the tables separately list Board members who are "interested persons" of the Fund (i.e., "Interested" Board members) and those who are not (i.e., "Independent" Board members). Unless otherwise noted, the address of each person listed is Federated Investors Tower, 1001 Liberty Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA. As of December 31, 2004, the Corporation comprised four portfolios, and the Federated Fund Complex consisted of 44 investment companies (comprising 133 portfolios). Unless otherwise noted, each Officer is elected annually. Unless otherwise noted, each Board member oversees all portfolios in the Federated Fund Complex and serves for an indefinite term. The Fund's Statement of Additional Information includes additional information about Corporation Directors and is available, without charge and upon request, by calling 1-800-341-7400.
INTERESTED DIRECTORS BACKGROUND
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Name Birth Date Address Positions Held with Corporation Date Service Began
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John F. Donahue* Birth Date: July 28, 1924 CHAIRMAN AND DIRECTOR Began serving: May 1989 | | Principal Occupations : Chairman and Director or Trustee of the Federated Fund Complex; Chairman and Director, Federated Investors, Inc.
Previous Positions : Trustee, Federated Investment Management Company and Chairman and Director, Federated Investment Counseling. |
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J. Christopher Donahue* Birth Date: April 11, 1949 PRESIDENT AND DIRECTOR Began serving: May 1989 | | Principal Occupations : Principal Executive Officer and President of the Federated Fund Complex; Director or Trustee of some of the Funds in the Federated Fund Complex; President, Chief Executive Officer and Director, Federated Investors, Inc.; Chairman and Trustee, Federated Investment Management Company; Trustee, Federated Investment Counseling; Chairman and Director, Federated Global Investment Management Corp.; Chairman, Passport Research, Ltd.; Trustee, Federated Shareholder Services Company; Director, Federated Services Company.
Previous Positions : President, Federated Investment Counseling; President and Chief Executive Officer, Federated Investment Management Company, Federated Global Investment Management Corp. and Passport Research, Ltd. |
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Name Birth Date Address Positions Held with Corporation Date Service Began
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Lawrence D. Ellis, M.D.* Birth Date: October 11, 1932 3471 Fifth Avenue Suite 1111 Pittsburgh, PA DIRECTOR Began serving: May 1989 | | Principal Occupations : Director or Trustee of the Federated Fund Complex; Professor of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh; Medical Director, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Downtown; Hematologist, Oncologist and Internist, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.
Other Directorships Held : Member, National Board of Trustees, Leukemia Society of America.
Previous Positions : Trustee, University of Pittsburgh; Director, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. |
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* Family relationships and reasons for "interested" status: John F. Donahue is the father of J. Christopher Donahue; both are "interested" due to the positions they hold with Federated Investors, Inc. and its subsidiaries. Lawrence D. Ellis, M.D. is "interested" because his son-in-law is employed by the Fund's principal underwriter, Federated Securities Corp.
INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS BACKGROUND
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Name Birth Date Address Positions Held with Corporation Date Service Began
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Thomas G. Bigley Birth Date: February 3, 1934 15 Old Timber Trail Pittsburgh, PA DIRECTOR Began serving: November 1994 | | Principal Occupation : Director or Trustee of the Federated Fund Complex.
Other Directorships Held : Director, Member of Executive Committee, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh; Director, University of Pittsburgh.
Previous Position : Senior Partner, Ernst & Young LLP. |
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John T. Conroy, Jr. Birth Date: June 23, 1937 Investment Properties Corporation 3838 North Tamiami Trail Suite 402 Naples, FL DIRECTOR Began serving: August 1991 | | Principal Occupations : Director or Trustee of the Federated Fund Complex; Chairman of the Board, Investment Properties Corporation; Partner or Trustee in private real estate ventures in Southwest Florida.
Previous Positions : President, Investment Properties Corporation; Senior Vice President, John R. Wood and Associates, Inc., Realtors; President, Naples Property Management, Inc. and Northgate Village Development Corporation. |
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Name Birth Date Address Positions Held with Corporation Date Service Began
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Nicholas P. Constantakis Birth Date: September 3, 1939 175 Woodshire Drive Pittsburgh, PA DIRECTOR Began serving: February 1998 | | Principal Occupations : Director or Trustee of the Federated Fund Complex.
Other Directorships Held : Director and Member of the Audit Committee, Michael Baker Corporation (engineering and energy services worldwide).
Previous Position : Partner, Andersen Worldwide SC. |
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John F. Cunningham Birth Date: March 5, 1943 353 El Brillo Way Palm Beach, FL DIRECTOR Began serving: January 1999 | | Principal Occupation : Director or Trustee of the Federated Fund Complex.
Other Directorships Held : Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Cunningham & Co., Inc. (strategic business consulting); Trustee Associate, Boston College.
Previous Positions : Director, Redgate Communications and EMC Corporation (computer storage systems); Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, Computer Consoles, Inc.; President and Chief Operating Officer, Wang Laboratories; Director, First National Bank of Boston; Director, Apollo Computer, Inc. |
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Peter E. Madden Birth Date: March 16, 1942 One Royal Palm Way 100 Royal Palm Way Palm Beach, FL DIRECTOR Began serving: August 1991 | | Principal Occupation : Director or Trustee of the Federated Fund Complex.
Other Directorships Held : Board of Overseers, Babson College.
Previous Positions : Representative, Commonwealth of Massachusetts General Court; President, State Street Bank and Trust Company and State Street Corporation (retired); Director, VISA USA and VISA International; Chairman and Director, Massachusetts Bankers Association; Director, Depository Trust Corporation; Director, The Boston Stock Exchange. |
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Charles F. Mansfield, Jr. Birth Date: April 10, 1945 80 South Road Westhampton Beach, NY DIRECTOR Began serving: January 1999 | | Principal Occupations : Director or Trustee of the Federated Fund Complex; Management Consultant; Executive Vice President, DVC Group, Inc. (marketing communications and technology) (prior to 9/1/00).
Previous Positions : Chief Executive Officer, PBTC International Bank; Partner, Arthur Young & Company (now Ernst & Young LLP); Chief Financial Officer of Retail Banking Sector, Chase Manhattan Bank; Senior Vice President, HSBC Bank USA (formerly, Marine Midland Bank); Vice President, Citibank; Assistant Professor of Banking and Finance, Frank G. Zarb School of Business, Hofstra University. |
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Name Birth Date Address Positions Held with Corporation Date Service Began
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John E. Murray, Jr., J.D., S.J.D. Birth Date: December 20, 1932 Chancellor, Duquesne University Pittsburgh, PA DIRECTOR Began serving: February 1995 | | Principal Occupations : Director or Trustee of the Federated Fund Complex; Chancellor and Law Professor, Duquesne University; Partner, Murray, Hogue and Lannis.
Other Directorships Held : Director, Michael Baker Corp. (engineering, construction, operations and technical services).
Previous Positions : President, Duquesne University; Dean and Professor of Law, University of Pittsburgh School of Law; Dean and Professor of Law, Villanova University School of Law. |
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Marjorie P. Smuts Birth Date: June 21, 1935 4905 Bayard Street Pittsburgh, PA DIRECTOR Began serving: May 1989 | | Principal Occupations : Director or Trustee of the Federated Fund Complex; Public Relations/Marketing Consultant/Conference Coordinator.
Previous Positions : National Spokesperson, Aluminum Company of America; television producer; President, Marj Palmer Assoc.; Owner, Scandia Bord. |
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John S. Walsh Birth Date: November 28, 1957 2604 William Drive Valparaiso, IN DIRECTOR Began serving: January 1999 | | Principal Occupations : Director or Trustee of the Federated Fund Complex; President and Director, Heat Wagon, Inc. (manufacturer of construction temporary heaters); President and Director, Manufacturers Products, Inc. (distributor of portable construction heaters); President, Portable Heater Parts, a division of Manufacturers Products, Inc.
Previous Position : Vice President, Walsh & Kelly, Inc. |
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OFFICERS
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Name Birth Date Positions Held with Corporation Date Service Began
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John W. McGonigle Birth Date: October 26, 1938 EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT AND SECRETARY Began serving: May 1989 | | Principal Occupations : Executive Vice President and Secretary of the Federated Fund Complex; Executive Vice President, Secretary and Director, Federated Investors, Inc. |
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Richard J. Thomas Birth Date: June 17, 1954 TREASURER Began serving: November 1998 | | Principal Occupations : Principal Financial Officer and Treasurer of the Federated Fund Complex; Senior Vice President, Federated Administrative Services. |
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Richard B. Fisher Birth Date: May 17, 1923 VICE CHAIRMAN Began serving: August 2002 | | Principal Occupations : Vice Chairman or President of some of the Funds in the Federated Fund Complex; Vice Chairman, Federated Investors, Inc.; Chairman, Federated Securities Corp.
Previous Positions : President and Director or Trustee of some of the Funds in the Federated Fund Complex; Executive Vice President, Federated Investors, Inc.; and Director and Chief Executive Officer, Federated Securities Corp. |
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Deborah A. Cunningham Birth Date: September 15, 1959 CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER Began serving: May 2004 | | Principal Occupations: Deborah A. Cunningham has been the Fund's Portfolio Manager since January 1994. Ms. Cunningham was named Chief Investment Officer of money market products in 2004. She joined Federated in 1981 and has been a Senior Portfolio Manager and a Senior Vice President of the Fund's Adviser since 1997. Ms. Cunningham is a Chartered Financial Analyst and received her M.S.B.A. in Finance from Robert Morris College. |
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Mary Jo Ochson Birth Date: September 12, 1953 VICE PRESIDENT Began serving: November 1998 | | Principal Occupations: Mary Jo Ochson was named Chief Investment Officer of tax-exempt, fixed-income products in 2004 and is a Vice President of the Corporation. She joined Federated in 1982 and has been a Senior Portfolio Manager and a Senior Vice President of the Fund's Adviser since 1996. Ms. Ochson is a Chartered Financial Analyst and received her M.B.A. in Finance from the University of Pittsburgh. |
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Board Review of Advisory Contract
As required by the 1940 Act, the Fund's Board has reviewed the Fund's investment advisory contract. The Board's decision to approve the contract reflects the exercise of its business judgment on whether to continue the existing arrangements. During its review of the contract, the Board considers many factors, among the most material of which are: the Fund's investment objectives; the Adviser's management philosophy, personnel, processes, and investment and operating strategies; long-term performance; the preferences and expectations of Fund shareholders and their relative sophistication; the continuing state of competition in the mutual fund industry; the range of comparable fees for similar funds in the mutual fund industry; the range and quality of services provided to the Fund and its shareholders by the Federated organization in addition to investment advisory services; and the Fund's relationship to the Federated family of funds.
In its decision to appoint or renew an Adviser, the Board is mindful of the potential disruptions of the Fund's operations and various risks, uncertainties and other effects that could occur as a result of a decision to terminate or not renew an advisory contract. In particular, the Board recognizes that most shareholders have invested in the Fund on the strength of the Adviser's industry standing and reputation and in the expectation that the Adviser will have a continuing role in providing advisory services to the Fund. Thus, the Board's "selection" or approval of the Adviser must reflect the fact that it is the shareholders who have effectively selected the Adviser by virtue of having invested in the Fund. The Board also considers the compensation and benefits received by the Adviser. This includes fees received for services provided to the Fund by other entities in the Federated organization and research services received by the Adviser from brokers that execute fund trades, as well as advisory fees. In this regard, the Board is aware that various courts have interpreted provisions of the 1940 Act and have indicated in their decisions that the following factors may be relevant to an Adviser's fiduciary duty with respect to its receipt of compensation from a fund: the nature and quality of the services provided by the Adviser, including the performance of the Fund; the Adviser's cost of providing the services; the extent to which the Adviser may realize "economies of scale" as the Fund grows larger; any indirect benefits that may accrue to the Adviser and its affiliates as a result of the Adviser's relationship with the Fund; performance and expenses of comparable funds; and the extent to which the independent Board members are fully informed about all facts bearing on the Adviser's service and fee. The Fund's Board is aware of these factors and is guided by them in its review of the Fund's advisory contract to the extent they are appropriate and relevant, as discussed further below.
The Board considers and weighs these circumstances in light of its substantial accumulated experience in governing the Fund and working with Federated on matters relating to the Federated funds, and is assisted in its deliberations by the advice of independent legal counsel. In this regard, the Board requests and receives substantial and detailed information about the Fund and the Federated organization. Federated provides much of this information at each regular meeting of the Board, and furnishes additional reports in connection with the particular meeting at which the Board's formal review of the advisory contract occurs. In between regularly scheduled meetings, the Board may receive information on particular matters as the need arises. Thus, the Board's evaluation of an advisory contract is informed by reports covering such matters as: the Adviser's investment philosophy, personnel, and processes; operating strategies; the Fund's short- and long-term performance (in absolute terms, both on a gross basis and net of expenses, as well as in relationship to its particular investment program and certain competitor or "peer group" funds and/or other benchmarks, as appropriate), and comments on the reasons for performance; the Fund's expenses (including the advisory fee itself and the overall expense structure of the Fund, both in absolute terms and relative to similar and/or competing funds, with due regard for contractual or voluntary expense limitations); the use and allocation of brokerage commissions derived from trading the Fund's portfolio securities; the nature and extent of the advisory and other services provided to the Fund by the Adviser and its affiliates; compliance and audit reports concerning the Federated funds and the Federated companies that service them (including communications from regulatory agencies), as well as Federated's responses to any issues raised therein; and relevant developments in the mutual fund industry and how the Federated funds and/or Federated are responding to them. The evaluation process is evolutionary, reflecting continually developing considerations. The criteria considered and the emphasis placed on relevant criteria change in recognition of changing circumstances in the mutual fund marketplace.
With respect to the Fund's performance and expenses in particular, the Board has found the use of comparisons to other mutual funds with comparable investment programs to be particularly useful, given the high degree of competition in the mutual fund business. The Board focuses on comparisons with other similar mutual funds (rather than non-mutual fund products or services) because, simply put, they are more relevant. For example, other mutual funds are the products most like the Fund, they are readily available to Fund shareholders as alternative investment vehicles, and they are the type of investment vehicle already chosen by the Fund's investors. The range of their fees and expenses therefore appears to be a generally reliable indication of what consumers have found to be reasonable in the precise marketplace in which the Fund competes. The Fund's ability to deliver competitive performance when compared to its peer group may be a useful indicator of how the Adviser is executing on the Fund's investment program, which would in turn assist the Board in reaching a conclusion that the nature, extent, and quality of the Adviser's investment management services are such as to warrant continuation of the advisory contract.
The Board also receives financial information about Federated, including reports on the compensation and benefits Federated derives from its relationships with the Federated funds. These reports cover not only the fees under the advisory contracts, but also fees received by Federated's subsidiaries for providing other services to the Federated funds under separate contracts (e.g., for serving as the Federated funds' administrator). The reports also discuss any indirect benefit Federated may derive from its receipt of research services from brokers who execute Federated fund trades as well as waivers of fees and/or reimbursements of expenses. In order for a fund to be competitive in the marketplace, Federated and its affiliates frequently waive fees and/or reimburse expenses. Although the Board considers the profitability of the Federated organization as a whole, it does not evaluate, on a fund-by-fund basis, Federated's "profitability" and/or "costs" (which would include an assessment as to whether "economies of scale" would be realized if the fund were to grow to some sufficient size). In the Board's view, the cost of performing advisory services on a fund-specific basis is both difficult to estimate satisfactorily and a relatively minor consideration in its overall evaluation. Analyzing isolated funds would require constructed allocations of the costs of shared resources and operations based on artificial assumptions that are inconsistent with the existing relationships within a large and diversified family of funds that receive advisory and other services from the same organization. Although the Board is always eager to discover any genuine "economies of scale," its experience has been that such "economies" are likely to arise only when a fund grows dramatically, and becomes and remains very large in size. Even in these instances, purchase and redemption activity, as well as the presence of expense limitations (if any), may offset any perceived economies. As suggested above, the Board considers the information it receives about the Fund's performance and expenses as compared to an appropriate set of similar competing funds to be more relevant.
The Board bases its decision to approve an advisory contract on the totality of the circumstances and relevant factors and with a view to past and future long-term considerations. Not all of the factors and considerations identified above are relevant to every Federated fund, nor does the Board consider any one of them to be determinative. With respect to the factors that are relevant, the Board's decision to approve the contract reflects its determination that Federated's performance and actions provide a satisfactory basis to support the decision to continue the existing arrangements.
VOTING PROXIES ON FUND PORTFOLIO SECURITIES
A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to securities held in the Fund's portfolio is available, without charge and upon request, by calling 1-800-341-7400. A report on "Form N-PX" of how the Fund voted any such proxies during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available through Federated's Internet site. Go to FederatedInvestors.com, select "Products," select the "Prospectuses and Regulatory Reports" link, then select the Fund to access the link to Form N-PX. This information is also available from the EDGAR database on the SEC's website at http://www.sec.gov.
QUARTERLY PORTFOLIO SCHEDULE
The Fund files with the SEC a complete schedule of its portfolio holdings, as of the close of the first and third quarters of its fiscal year, on "Form N-Q." These filings are available on the SEC's website at http://www.sec.gov and may be reviewed and copied at the SEC's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. (Call 1-800-SEC-0330 for information on the operation of the Public Reference Room.) You may also access this information from the "Products" section of the Federated Investors website at FederatedInvestors.com by clicking on "Portfolio Holdings" and selecting the name of the Fund, or by selecting the name of the Fund and clicking on "Portfolio Holdings." You must register on the website the first time you wish to access this information.
Mutual funds are not bank deposits or obligations, are not guaranteed by any bank, and are not insured or guaranteed by the U.S. government, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Federal Reserve Board, or any other government agency. Investment in mutual funds involves investment risk, including the possible loss of principal. Although money market funds seek to maintain a stable net asset value of $1.00 per share, there is no assurance that they will be able to do so.
This report is authorized for distribution to prospective investors only when preceded or accompanied by the Fund's prospectus, which contains facts concerning its objective and policies, management fees, expenses, and other information.
Federated
World-Class Investment Manager
Prime Cash Series
Federated Investors Funds
5800 Corporate Drive
Pittsburgh, PA 15237-7000
Contact us at FederatedInvestors.com
or call 1-800-341-7400.
Federated Securities Corp., Distributor
Cusip 147551105
28566 (7/05)
Federated is a registered mark of Federated Investors, Inc. 2005 (c)Federated Investors, Inc.
Federated
World-Class Investment Manager
Treasury Cash Series
A Portfolio of Cash Trust Series, Inc.
ANNUAL SHAREHOLDER REPORT
May 31, 2005
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
SHAREHOLDER EXPENSE EXAMPLE
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS SUMMARY TABLES
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND CORPORATION OFFICERS
BOARD REVIEW OF ADVISORY CONTRACT
VOTING PROXIES ON FUND PORTFOLIO SECURITIES
QUARTERLY PORTFOLIO SCHEDULE
Not FDIC Insured * May Lose Value * No Bank Guarantee
Federated Investors 50 Years of Growth & Innovation
Financial Highlights
(For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period)
Year Ended May 31
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Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period
| | $1.00 | | | $1.00 | | | $1.00 | | | $1.00 | | | $1.00 | |
Income From Investment Operations:
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Net investment income
| | 0.0091 | | | 0.0004 | | | 0.0051 | | | 0.0159 | | | 0.0492 | |
Net realized gain on investments
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| 0.0000
| 1
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| 0.0002
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| 0.0006
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| 0.0007
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| - --
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TOTAL FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS
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| 0.0091
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| 0.0006
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| 0.0057
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| 0.0166
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| 0.0492
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Less Distributions:
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Distributions from net investment income
| | (0.0091 | ) | | (0.0004 | ) | | (0.0051 | ) | | (0.0159 | ) | | (0.0492 | ) |
Distributions from net realized gain on investments
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| (0.0000
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| (0.0002
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| (0.0006
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| (0.0007
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| - --
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TOTAL DISTRIBUTIONS
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| (0.0091
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| (0.0006
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| (0.0057
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| (0.0166
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Net Asset Value, End of Period
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| $1.00
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| $1.00
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| $1.00
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| $1.00
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| $1.00
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Total Return 2
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| 0.91
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| 0.06
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| 0.57
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| 1.67
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| 5.03
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Ratios to Average Net Assets:
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Expenses
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| 1.05
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| 1.01
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| 1.05
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| 1.03
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| 1.04
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Net investment income
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| 0.87
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| 0.04
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| 0.54
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| 1.63
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| 4.91
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Expense waiver/reimbursement 3
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| 0.08
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| 0.09
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| 0.05
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| 0.01
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Supplemental Data:
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Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)
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| $252,537
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| $341,511
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| $491,107
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| $606,949
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| $977,293
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1 Represents less than $0.0001.
2 Based on net asset value, which does not reflect the sales charge, redemption fee, or contingent deferred sales charge, if applicable. Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
3 This voluntary expense decrease is reflected in both the expense and the net investment income ratios shown above.
See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
Shareholder Expense Example
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur ongoing costs, including management fees; to the extent applicable, distribution (12b-1) fees and/or shareholder services fees; and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you to understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. It is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period from December 1, 2004 to May 31, 2005.
ACTUAL EXPENSES
The first section of the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this section, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you incurred over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first section under the heading entitled "Expenses Paid During Period" to estimate the expenses attributable to your investment during this period.
HYPOTHETICAL EXAMPLE FOR COMPARISON PURPOSES
The second section of the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund's actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund's actual return. Thus, you should not use the hypothetical account values and expenses to estimate the actual ending account balance or your expenses for the period. Rather, these figures are provided to enable you to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only. Therefore, the second section of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds.
|
| Beginning Account Value 12/1/2004
|
| Ending Account Value 5/31/2005
|
| Expenses Paid During Period 1
|
Actual
|
| $1,000
|
| $1,007.20
|
| $5.25
|
Hypothetical (assuming a 5% return before expenses)
|
| $1,000
|
| $1,019.70
|
| $5.29
|
1 Expenses are equal to the Fund's annualized expense ratio of 1.05%, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).
Portfolio of Investments Summary Tables
At May 31, 2005, the Fund's portfolio composition 1 was as follows:
|
| Percentage of Total Investments 2
|
Repurchase Agreements
|
| 92.3%
|
U.S. Treasury Securities
|
| 7.7%
|
TOTAL
|
| 100.0%
|
At May 31, 2005, the Fund's effective maturity 3 schedule was as follows:
Securities With an Effective Maturity of:
|
| Percentage of Total Investments 2
|
1-7 Days
|
| 72.1%
|
8-30 Days
|
| 11.9%
|
31-90 Days
|
| 10.1%
|
91-180 Days
|
| 5.9%
|
181 Days or more
|
| 0.0%
|
TOTAL
|
| 100.0%
|
1 See the Fund's Prospectus for a description of the principal types of securities in which the Fund invests.
2 Percentages are based on total investments, which may differ from the Fund's total net assets used in computing the percentages in the Portfolio of Investments which follows.
3 Effective maturity is determined in accordance with the requirements of Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, which regulates money market mutual funds.
Portfolio of Investments
May 31, 2005
Principal Amount
|
|
|
| Value
|
|
| | | U.S. TREASURY--7.7% | | | | |
| | | U.S. Treasury Bills - 7.7% 1 | | | | |
$ | 19,500,000 | | 2.400% - 3.000%, 6/16/2005 - 9/15/2005
|
| $
| 19,375,421
|
|
| | | REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS--92.4% | | | | |
| 50,000,000 | | Interest in $2,000,000,000 joint repurchase agreement with BNP Paribas Securities Corp., 2.980%, dated 5/31/2005 to be repurchased at $50,004,139 on 6/1/2005, collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations and Cash with various maturities to 7/15/2013, collateral market value $2,038,879,085
| | | 50,000,000 | |
| 25,000,000 | 2 | Interest in $1,475,000,000 joint repurchase agreement with Barclays Capital, Inc., 2.960%, dated 5/24/2005 to be repurchased at $25,074,000 on 6/30/2005, collateralized by a U.S. Treasury Obligation with a maturity of 2/15/2012, collateral market value $1,507,053,871
| | | 25,000,000 | |
| 32,331,000 | | Interest in $1,829,000,000 joint repurchase agreement with Barclays Capital, Inc., 2.980%, dated 5/31/2005 to be repurchased at $32,333,676 on 6/1/2005, collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations with various maturities to 4/15/2032, collateral market value $1,865,734,876
| | | 32,331,000 | |
| 8,000,000 | 2 | Interest in $250,000,000 joint repurchase agreement with Credit Suisse First Boston Corp., 2.930%, dated 4/12/2005 to be repurchased at $8,055,344 on 7/7/2005, collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations with various maturities to 2/15/2026, collateral market value $257,687,056
| | | 8,000,000 | |
| 10,000,000 | 2 | Interest in $720,000,000 joint repurchase agreement with Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc., 2.930%, dated 4/8/2005 to be repurchased at $10,073,250 on 7/7/2005, collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations with various maturities to 8/15/2023, collateral market value $734,400,001
| | | 10,000,000 | |
| 50,000,000 | | Interest in $1,625,000,000 joint repurchase agreement with J.P. Morgan Securities, Inc., 2.980%, dated 5/31/2005 to be repurchased at $50,004,139 on 6/1/2005, collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations with various maturities to 8/15/2014, collateral market value $1,657,504,278
| | | 50,000,000 | |
| 50,000,000 | | Interest in $1,900,000,000 joint repurchase agreement with Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc., 2.980%, dated 5/31/2005 to be repurchased at $50,004,139 on 6/1/2005, collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations with various maturities to 11/15/2014, collateral market value $1,938,247,002
| | | 50,000,000 | |
Principal Amount
|
|
|
| Value
|
|
| | | REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS--continued | | | | |
$ | 3,000,000 | 2 | Interest in $500,000,000 joint repurchase agreement with UBS Securities LLC, 2.740%, dated 2/23/2005 to be repurchased at $3,024,203 on 6/10/2005, collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations with various maturities to 8/15/2019, collateral market value $514,931,793
| | $ | 3,000,000 | |
| 5,000,000 | 2 | Interest in $250,000,000 joint repurchase agreement with UBS Securities LLC, 3.200%, dated 5/24/2005 to be repurchased at $5,056,889 on 9/30/2005, collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations with various maturities to 8/15/2019, collateral market value $255,152,949
|
|
| 5,000,000
|
|
| | | TOTAL REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS
|
|
| 233,331,000
|
|
| | | TOTAL INVESTMENTS--100.1% (AT AMORTIZED COST) 3
|
|
| 252,706,421
|
|
| | | OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES - NET--(0.1)%
|
|
| (169,847
| )
|
| | | TOTAL NET ASSETS--100%
|
| $
| 252,536,574
|
|
1 Discount rate at the time of purchase.
2 Although final maturity falls beyond seven days at date of purchase, a liquidity feature is included in each transaction to permit termination of the repurchase agreement within seven days.
3 Also represents cost for federal tax purposes.
Note: The categories of investments are shown as a percentage of total net assets at May 31, 2005.
See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
May 31, 2005
Assets:
| | | | | | |
Investments in repurchase agreements
| | $ | 233,331,000 | | | |
Investment in securities
|
|
| 19,375,421
|
|
|
|
Total investments in securities, at amortized cost and value
| | | | | $ | 252,706,421 |
Income receivable
| | | | | | 130,596 |
Receivable for shares sold
|
|
|
|
|
| 281,427
|
TOTAL ASSETS
|
|
|
|
|
| 253,118,444
|
Liabilities:
| | | | | | |
Income distribution payable
| | | 68,262 | | | |
Payable to bank
| | | 374,619 | | | |
Payable for transfer agent and dividend disbursing agent fee and expenses
| | | 52,992 | | | |
Payable for Directors'/Trustees' fees
| | | 58 | | | |
Payable for distribution services fee (Note 5)
| | | 21,758 | | | |
Payable for shareholder services fee (Note 5)
| | | 53,750 | | | |
Accrued expenses
|
|
| 10,431
|
|
|
|
TOTAL LIABILITIES
|
|
|
|
|
| 581,870
|
Net assets for 252,536,161 shares outstanding
|
|
|
|
| $
| 252,536,574
|
Net Assets Consist of:
| | | | | | |
Paid-in capital
| | | | | $ | 252,536,161 |
Undistributed net investment income
|
|
|
|
|
| 413
|
TOTAL NET ASSETS
|
|
|
|
| $
| 252,536,574
|
Net Asset Value, Offering Price and Redemption Proceeds Per Share:
| | | | | | |
($252,536,574 ÷ 252,536,161 shares outstanding), $0.001 par value, 12,500,000,000 shares authorized
|
|
|
|
|
| $1.00
|
See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
Statement of Operations
Year Ended May 31, 2005
Investment Income:
| | | | | | | | | | | |
Interest
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| $
| 4,520,430
|
Expenses:
| | | | | | | | | | | |
Investment adviser fee (Note 5)
| | | | | | $ | 1,180,617 | | | | |
Administrative personnel and services fee (Note 5)
| | | | | | | 189,639 | | | | |
Custodian fees
| | | | | | | 16,983 | | | | |
Transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees and expenses (Note 5)
| | | | | | | 250,913 | | | | |
Directors'/Trustees' fees
| | | | | | | 3,940 | | | | |
Auditing fees
| | | | | | | 14,476 | | | | |
Legal fees
| | | | | | | 6,742 | | | | |
Portfolio accounting fees
| | | | | | | 62,287 | | | | |
Distribution services fee (Note 5)
| | | | | | | 233,264 | | | | |
Shareholder services fee (Note 5)
| | | | | | | 588,396 | | | | |
Share registration costs
| | | | | | | 76,103 | | | | |
Printing and postage
| | | | | | | 3,356 | | | | |
Insurance premiums
| | | | | | | 9,573 | | | | |
Taxes
| | | | | | | 15,751 | | | | |
Miscellaneous
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 11,918
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL EXPENSES
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2,663,958
|
|
|
|
|
Waivers (Note 5):
| | | | | | | | | | | |
Waiver of investment adviser fee
| | $ | (164,686 | ) | | | | | | | |
Waiver of administrative personnel and services fee
| | | (9,713 | ) | | | | | | | |
Waiver of transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees and expenses
| | | (2,494 | ) | | | | | | | |
Waiver of shareholder services fee
|
|
| (10,984
| )
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL WAIVERS
|
|
|
|
|
|
| (187,877
| )
|
|
|
|
Net expenses
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2,476,081
|
Net investment income
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2,044,349
|
Net realized gain on investments
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 4,004
|
Change in net assets resulting from operations
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| $
| 2,048,353
|
See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
Year Ended May 31
|
|
| 2005
|
|
|
| 2004
|
|
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets
| | | | | | | | |
Operations:
| | | | | | | | |
Net investment income
| | $ | 2,044,349 | | | $ | 162,460 | |
Net realized gain on investments
|
|
| 4,004
|
|
|
| 76,808
|
|
CHANGE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS
|
|
| 2,048,353
|
|
|
| 239,268
|
|
Distributions to Shareholders:
| | | | | | | | |
Distributions from net investment income
| | | (2,050,715 | ) | | | (193,321) | |
Distribution from net realized gain on investments
|
|
| (4,004
| )
|
|
| (76,808)
|
|
CHANGE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS
|
|
| (2,054,719
| )
|
|
| (270,129
| )
|
Share Transactions:
| | | | | | | | |
Proceeds from sale of shares
| | | 820,007,955 | | | | 1,136,794,890 | |
Net asset value of shares issued to shareholders in payment of distributions declared
| | | 1,916,404 | | | | 263,420 | |
Cost of shares redeemed
|
|
| (910,892,264
| )
|
|
| (1,286,623,341
| )
|
CHANGE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM SHARE TRANSACTIONS
|
|
| (88,967,905
| )
|
|
| (149,565,031
| )
|
Change in net assets
|
|
| (88,974,271
| )
|
|
| (149,595,892
| )
|
Net Assets:
| | | | | | | | |
Beginning of period
|
|
| 341,510,845
|
|
|
| 491,106,737
|
|
End of period (including undistributed net investment income of $413 and $6,779, respectively)
|
| $
| 252,536,574
|
|
| $
| 341,510,845
|
|
See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
Notes to Financial Statements
May 31, 2005
1. ORGANIZATION
Cash Trust Series, Inc. (the "Corporation") is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "Act"), as an open-end, management investment company. The Corporation consists of four portfolios. The financial statements included herein are only those of Treasury Cash Series (the "Fund"). The financial statements of the other portfolios are presented separately. The assets of each portfolio are segregated and a shareholder's interest is limited to the portfolio in which shares are held. The primary investment objective of the Fund is to provide current income consistent with stability of principal and liquidity.
2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. These policies are in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) in the United States of America.
Investment Valuation
The Fund uses the amortized cost method to value its portfolio securities in accordance with Rule 2a-7 under the Act.
Repurchase Agreements
It is the policy of the Fund to require the custodian bank to take possession, to have legally segregated in the Federal Reserve Book Entry System, or to have segregated within the custodian bank's vault, all securities held as collateral under repurchase agreement transactions. Additionally, procedures have been established by the Fund to monitor, on a daily basis, the market value of each repurchase agreement's collateral to ensure that the value of the collateral at least equals the repurchase price to be paid under the repurchase agreement.
The Fund will only enter into repurchase agreements with banks and other recognized financial institutions, such as broker/dealers, which are deemed by the Fund's adviser to be creditworthy pursuant to the guidelines and/or standards reviewed or established by the Board of Directors (the "Directors"). Risks may arise from the potential inability of counterparties to honor the terms of the repurchase agreement. Accordingly, the Fund could receive less than the repurchase price on the sale of collateral securities. The Fund, along with other affiliated investment companies, may utilize a joint trading account for the purpose of entering into one or more repurchase agreements.
Investment Income, Expenses and Distributions
Interest income and expenses are accrued daily. Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date.
Premium and Discount Amortization
All premiums and discounts on fixed income securities are amortized/accreted.
Federal Taxes
It is the Fund's policy to comply with the Subchapter M provision of the Internal Revenue Code (the "Code") and to distribute to shareholders each year substantially all of its income. Accordingly, no provision for federal income tax is necessary.
Other Taxes
As an open-end management investment company incorporated in the state of Maryland but domiciled in Pennsylvania, the Fund is subject to the Pennsylvania Franchise Tax. This franchise tax is assessed annually on the value of the Fund, as represented by average net assets for the tax year.
When-Issued and Delayed Delivery Transactions
The Fund may engage in when-issued or delayed delivery transactions. The Fund records when-issued securities on the trade date and maintains security positions such that sufficient liquid assets will be available to make payment for the securities purchased. Securities purchased on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis are marked to market daily and begin earning interest on the settlement date. Losses may occur on these transactions due to changes in market conditions or the failure of counterparties to perform under the contract.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts of assets, liabilities, expenses and revenues reported in the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimated.
Other
Investment transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. Realized gains and losses from investment transactions are recorded on an identified cost basis.
3. CAPITAL STOCK
At May 31, 2005, capital paid-in aggregated $252,536,161.
The following table summarizes capital stock activity:
Year Ended May 31
|
| 2005
|
|
|
| 2004
|
|
Shares sold
| | 820,007,955 | | | | 1,136,794,890 | |
Shares issued to shareholders in payment of distributions declared
| | 1,916,404 | | | | 263,420 | |
Shares redeemed
|
| (910,892,264
| )
|
|
| (1,286,623,341
| )
|
NET CHANGE RESULTING FROM SHARE TRANSACTIONS
|
| (88,967,905
| )
|
|
| (149,565,031
| )
|
4. FEDERAL TAX INFORMATION
The tax character of distributions as reported on the Statement of Changes in Net Assets for the years ended May 31, 2005 and 2004, was as follows:
|
| 2005
|
| 2004
|
Ordinary income 1
|
| $2,054,719
|
| $270,129
|
1 For tax purposes short-term capital gain distributions are considered ordinary income distributions.
As of May 31, 2005, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:
Undistributed ordinary income
|
| $
| 68,675
|
5. INVESTMENT ADVISER FEE AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES
Investment Adviser Fee
Federated Investment Management Company, the Fund's investment adviser (the "Adviser"), receives for its services an annual investment adviser fee equal to 0.50% of the funds average daily net assets. The Adviser may voluntarily choose to waive any portion of its fee. The Adviser can modify or terminate this voluntary waiver at any time at its sole discretion.
Administrative Fee
Federated Administrative Services (FAS), under the Administrative Services Agreement, provides the Fund with administrative personnel and services. The fee paid to FAS is based on the average aggregate daily net assets of all Federated funds as specified below:
Maximum Administrative Fee
|
| Average Aggregate Daily Net Assets of the Federated Funds
|
0.150%
|
| on the first $5 billion
|
0.125%
|
| on the next $5 billion
|
0.100%
|
| on the next $10 billion
|
0.075%
|
| on assets in excess of $20 billion
|
The administrative fee received during any fiscal year shall be at least $150,000 per portfolio and $40,000 per each additional class of Shares. FAS may voluntarily choose to waive any portion of its fee. FAS can modify or terminate this voluntary waiver at any time at its sole discretion.
Distribution Services Fee
The Fund has adopted a Distribution Plan (the "Plan") pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the Act. Under the terms of the Plan, the Fund will compensate Federated Securities Corp. (FSC), the principal distributor, from the daily net assets of the Fund's shares to finance activities intended to result in the sale of these shares. The Plan provides that the Fund may incur distribution expenses of up to 0.35% of average daily net assets, annually, to compensate FSC. FSC may voluntarily choose to waive any portion of its fee. FSC can modify or terminate this voluntary waiver at any time at its sole discretion. Rather than paying investment professionals directly, the Fund may pay fees to FSC and FSC will use the fees to compensate investment professionals. For the year ended May 31, 2005, FSC did not retain any fees paid by the Fund.
Shareholder Services Fee
Under the terms of a Shareholder Services Agreement with Federated Shareholder Services Company (FSSC), the Fund will pay FSSC up to 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Fund for the period. The fee paid to FSSC is used to finance certain services for shareholders and to maintain shareholder accounts. FSSC may voluntarily choose to waive any portion of its fee. FSSC can modify or terminate this voluntary waiver at any time at its sole discretion. Rather than paying investment professionals directly, the Fund may pay fees to FSSC and FSSC will use the fees to compensate investment professionals. For the year ended May 31, 2005, FSSC retained $3,758 of fees paid by the Fund.
Transfer and Dividend Disbursing Agent Fees and Expenses
Prior to July 1, 2004 Federated Services Company (FServ), through its subsidiary FSSC, served as transfer and dividend disbursing agent for the Fund. The fee paid to FSSC was based on the size, type and number of accounts and transactions made by shareholders. The fee paid to FSSC during the reporting period was $34,020, after voluntary waiver, if applicable.
General
Certain of the Officers and Directors of the Corporation are Officers and Directors or Trustees of the above companies.
6. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
Beginning in October 2003, Federated Investors, Inc. and various subsidiaries thereof (including the advisers and distributor for various investment companies, collectively, "Federated"), along with various investment companies sponsored by Federated (Funds) were named as defendants in several class action lawsuits now pending in the United States District Court for the District of Maryland seeking damages of unspecified amounts. The lawsuits were purportedly filed on behalf of people who purchased, owned and/or redeemed shares of Federated-sponsored mutual funds during specified periods beginning November 1, 1998. The suits are generally similar in alleging that Federated engaged in illegal and improper trading practices including market timing and late trading in concert with certain institutional traders, which allegedly caused financial injury to the mutual fund shareholders. Federated and various Funds have also been named as defendants in several additional lawsuits, the majority of which are now pending in the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania, alleging, among other things, excessive advisory and Rule 12b-1 fees, and seeking damages of unspecified amounts. The Board of the Funds has retained the law firm of Dickstein Shapiro Morin & Oshinsky LLP to represent the Funds in these lawsuits. Federated and the Funds, and their respective counsel, are reviewing the allegations and will respond appropriately. Additional lawsuits based upon similar allegations may be filed in the future. The potential impact of these recent lawsuits and future potential similar suits is uncertain. Although we do not believe that these lawsuits will have a material adverse effect on the Funds, there can be no assurance that these suits, the ongoing adverse publicity and/or other developments resulting from the regulatory investigations will not result in increased Fund redemptions, reduced sales of Fund shares, or other adverse consequences for the Funds.
7. CHANGE IN INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT
On May 20, 2005, the Fund's Board of Directors (the "Directors"), upon the recommendation of the Audit Committee and completion of the audit for May 31, 2005, appointed Ernst & Young LLP as the Fund's independent registered public accountant. The previous reports issued by Deloitte & Touche LLP (D&T) on the Fund's financial statements for the fiscal years ended May 31, 2004 and May 31, 2005, contained no adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion nor were they qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope or accounting principles. During the Fund's fiscal years ended May 31, 2004 and May 31, 2005: (i) there were no disagreements with D&T on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure or auditing scope or procedure, which disagreements, if not resolved to the satisfaction of D&T, would have caused it to make reference to the subject matter of the disagreements in connection with its reports on the financial statements for such years; and (ii) there were no reportable events of the kind described in Item 304(a) (1) (v) of Regulation S-K under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
As indicated above, the Fund has appointed Ernst & Young LLP (E&Y) as the independent registered public accountant to audit the Fund's financial statements for the fiscal year ending May 31, 2006. During the Fund's fiscal years ended May 31, 2004 and May 31, 2005 and the interim period commencing June 1,2005 and ending July 19, 2005, neither the Fund nor anyone on its behalf has consulted E&Y on items which: (i) concerned the application of accounting principles to a specified transaction, either completed or proposed, or the type of audit opinion that might be rendered on the Fund's financial statements; or (ii) concerned the subject of a disagreement (as defined in paragraph (a) (1) (iv) of Item 304 of Regulations S-K) or reportable events (as described in paragraph (a) (1) (v) of said Item 304).
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF CASH TRUST SERIES, INC. AND THE SHAREHOLDERS OF TREASURY CASH SERIES:
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the portfolio of investments, of Treasury Cash Series. (the "Fund") (a portfolio of the Cash Trust Series, Inc.) as of May 31, 2005, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statement of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. The Fund is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audit included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Fund's internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of May 31, 2005, by correspondence with the custodian. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund as of May 31, 2005, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Deloitte & Touche LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
July 19, 2005
Board of Directors and Corporation Officers
The Board is responsible for managing the Corporation's business affairs and for exercising all the Corporation's powers except those reserved for the shareholders. The following tables give information about each Board member and the senior officers of the Fund. Where required, the tables separately list Board members who are "interested persons" of the Fund ( i.e. , "Interested" Board members) and those who are not ( i.e. , "Independent" Board members). Unless otherwise noted, the address of each person listed is Federated Investors Tower, 1001 Liberty Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA. As of December 31, 2004, the Corporation comprised four portfolios, and the Federated Fund Complex consisted of 44 investment companies (comprising 133 portfolios). Unless otherwise noted, each Officer is elected annually. Unless otherwise noted, each Board member oversees all portfolios in the Federated Fund Complex and serves for an indefinite term. The Fund's Statement of Additional Information includes additional information about Corporation Directors and is available, without charge and upon request, by calling 1-800-341-7400.
INTERESTED DIRECTORS BACKGROUND
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Name Birth Date Address Positions Held with Corporation Date Service Began
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| Principal Occupation(s) for Past Five Years, Other Directorships Held and Previous Position(s)
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John F. Donahue* Birth Date: July 28, 1924 CHAIRMAN AND DIRECTOR Began serving: May 1989 | | Principal Occupations : Chairman and Director or Trustee of the Federated Fund Complex; Chairman and Director, Federated Investors, Inc.
Previous Positions : Trustee, Federated Investment Management Company and Chairman and Director, Federated Investment Counseling. |
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J. Christopher Donahue* Birth Date: April 11, 1949 PRESIDENT AND DIRECTOR Began serving: May 1989 | | Principal Occupations : Principal Executive Officer and President of the Federated Fund Complex; Director or Trustee of some of the Funds in the Federated Fund Complex; President, Chief Executive Officer and Director, Federated Investors, Inc.; Chairman and Trustee, Federated Investment Management Company; Trustee, Federated Investment Counseling; Chairman and Director, Federated Global Investment Management Corp.; Chairman, Passport Research, Ltd.; Trustee, Federated Shareholder Services Company; Director, Federated Services Company.
Previous Positions : President, Federated Investment Counseling; President and Chief Executive Officer, Federated Investment Management Company, Federated Global Investment Management Corp. and Passport Research, Ltd. |
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Name Birth Date Address Positions Held with Corporation Date Service Began
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| Principal Occupation(s) for Past Five Years, Other Directorships Held and Previous Position(s)
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Lawrence D. Ellis, M.D.* Birth Date: October 11, 1932 3471 Fifth Avenue Suite 1111 Pittsburgh, PA DIRECTOR Began serving: May 1989 | | Principal Occupations : Director or Trustee of the Federated Fund Complex; Professor of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh; Medical Director, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Downtown; Hematologist, Oncologist and Internist, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.
Other Directorships Held : Member, National Board of Trustees, Leukemia Society of America.
Previous Positions : Trustee, University of Pittsburgh; Director, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. |
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* Family relationships and reasons for "interested" status: John F. Donahue is the father of J. Christopher Donahue; both are "interested" due to the positions they hold with Federated Investors, Inc. and its subsidiaries. Lawrence D. Ellis, M.D. is "interested" because his son-in-law is employed by the Fund's principal underwriter, Federated Securities Corp.
INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS BACKGROUND
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Name Birth Date Address Positions Held with Corporation Date Service Began
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| Principal Occupation(s) for Past Five Years, Other Directorships Held and Previous Position(s)
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Thomas G. Bigley Birth Date: February 3, 1934 15 Old Timber Trail Pittsburgh, PA DIRECTOR Began serving: November 1994 | | Principal Occupation : Director or Trustee of the Federated Fund Complex.
Other Directorships Held : Director, Member of Executive Committee, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh; Director, University of Pittsburgh.
Previous Position : Senior Partner, Ernst & Young LLP. |
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John T. Conroy, Jr. Birth Date: June 23, 1937 Investment Properties Corporation 3838 North Tamiami Trail Suite 402 Naples, FL DIRECTOR Began serving: August 1991 | | Principal Occupations : Director or Trustee of the Federated Fund Complex; Chairman of the Board, Investment Properties Corporation; Partner or Trustee in private real estate ventures in Southwest Florida.
Previous Positions : President, Investment Properties Corporation; Senior Vice President, John R. Wood and Associates, Inc., Realtors; President, Naples Property Management, Inc. and Northgate Village Development Corporation. |
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Name Birth Date Address Positions Held with Corporation Date Service Began
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| Principal Occupation(s) for Past Five Years, Other Directorships Held and Previous Position(s)
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Nicholas P. Constantakis Birth Date: September 3, 1939 175 Woodshire Drive Pittsburgh, PA DIRECTOR Began serving: February 1998 | | Principal Occupations : Director or Trustee of the Federated Fund Complex.
Other Directorships Held : Director and Member of the Audit Committee, Michael Baker Corporation (engineering and energy services worldwide).
Previous Position : Partner, Andersen Worldwide SC. |
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John F. Cunningham Birth Date: March 5, 1943 353 El Brillo Way Palm Beach, FL DIRECTOR Began serving: January 1999 | | Principal Occupation : Director or Trustee of the Federated Fund Complex.
Other Directorships Held : Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Cunningham & Co., Inc. (strategic business consulting); Trustee Associate, Boston College.
Previous Positions : Director, Redgate Communications and EMC Corporation (computer storage systems); Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, Computer Consoles, Inc.; President and Chief Operating Officer, Wang Laboratories; Director, First National Bank of Boston; Director, Apollo Computer, Inc. |
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Peter E. Madden Birth Date: March 16, 1942 One Royal Palm Way 100 Royal Palm Way Palm Beach, FL DIRECTOR Began serving: August 1991 | | Principal Occupation : Director or Trustee of the Federated Fund Complex.
Other Directorships Held : Board of Overseers, Babson College.
Previous Positions : Representative, Commonwealth of Massachusetts General Court; President, State Street Bank and Trust Company and State Street Corporation (retired); Director, VISA USA and VISA International; Chairman and Director, Massachusetts Bankers Association; Director, Depository Trust Corporation; Director, The Boston Stock Exchange. |
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Charles F. Mansfield, Jr. Birth Date: April 10, 1945 80 South Road Westhampton Beach, NY DIRECTOR Began serving: January 1999 | | Principal Occupations : Director or Trustee of the Federated Fund Complex; Management Consultant; Executive Vice President, DVC Group, Inc. (marketing communications and technology) (prior to 9/1/00).
Previous Positions : Chief Executive Officer, PBTC International Bank; Partner, Arthur Young & Company (now Ernst & Young LLP); Chief Financial Officer of Retail Banking Sector, Chase Manhattan Bank; Senior Vice President, HSBC Bank USA (formerly, Marine Midland Bank); Vice President, Citibank; Assistant Professor of Banking and Finance, Frank G. Zarb School of Business, Hofstra University. |
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Name Birth Date Address Positions Held with Corporation Date Service Began
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| Principal Occupation(s) for Past Five Years, Other Directorships Held and Previous Position(s)
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John E. Murray, Jr., J.D., S.J.D. Birth Date: December 20, 1932 Chancellor, Duquesne University Pittsburgh, PA DIRECTOR Began serving: February 1995 | | Principal Occupations : Director or Trustee of the Federated Fund Complex; Chancellor and Law Professor, Duquesne University; Partner, Murray, Hogue and Lannis.
Other Directorships Held : Director, Michael Baker Corp. (engineering, construction, operations and technical services).
Previous Positions : President, Duquesne University; Dean and Professor of Law, University of Pittsburgh School of Law; Dean and Professor of Law, Villanova University School of Law. |
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Marjorie P. Smuts Birth Date: June 21, 1935 4905 Bayard Street Pittsburgh, PA DIRECTOR Began serving: May 1989 | | Principal Occupations : Director or Trustee of the Federated Fund Complex; Public Relations/Marketing Consultant/Conference Coordinator.
Previous Positions : National Spokesperson, Aluminum Company of America; television producer; President, Marj Palmer Assoc.; Owner, Scandia Bord. |
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John S. Walsh Birth Date: November 28, 1957 2604 William Drive Valparaiso, IN DIRECTOR Began serving: January 1999 | | Principal Occupations : Director or Trustee of the Federated Fund Complex; President and Director, Heat Wagon, Inc. (manufacturer of construction temporary heaters); President and Director, Manufacturers Products, Inc. (distributor of portable construction heaters); President, Portable Heater Parts, a division of Manufacturers Products, Inc.
Previous Position : Vice President, Walsh & Kelly, Inc. |
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OFFICERS
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Name Birth Date Positions Held with Corporation Dates Service Began
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John W. McGonigle Birth Date: October 26, 1938 EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT AND SECRETARY Began serving: May 1989 | | Principal Occupations : Executive Vice President and Secretary of the Federated Fund Complex; Executive Vice President, Secretary and Director, Federated Investors, Inc. |
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Richard J. Thomas Birth Date: June 17, 1954 TREASURER Began serving: November 1998 | | Principal Occupations : Principal Financial Officer and Treasurer of the Federated Fund Complex; Senior Vice President, Federated Administrative Services. |
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Richard B. Fisher Birth Date: May 17, 1923 VICE CHAIRMAN Began serving: August 2002 | | Principal Occupations : Vice Chairman or President of some of the Funds in the Federated Fund Complex; Vice Chairman, Federated Investors, Inc.; Chairman, Federated Securities Corp.
Previous Positions : President and Director or Trustee of some of the Funds in the Federated Fund Complex; Executive Vice President, Federated Investors, Inc.; and Director and Chief Executive Officer, Federated Securities Corp. |
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Deborah A. Cunningham Birth Date: September 15, 1959 CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER Began serving: May 2004 | | Principal Occupations: Deborah A. Cunningham has been the Fund's Portfolio Manager since January 1994. Ms. Cunningham was named Chief Investment Officer of money market products in 2004. She joined Federated in 1981 and has been a Senior Portfolio Manager and a Senior Vice President of the Fund's Adviser since 1997. Ms. Cunningham is a Chartered Financial Analyst and received her M.S.B.A. in Finance from Robert Morris College. |
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Mary Jo Ochson Birth Date: September 12, 1953 VICE PRESIDENT Began serving: November 1998 | | Principal Occupations: Mary Jo Ochson was named Chief Investment Officer of tax-exempt, fixed-income products in 2004 and is a Vice President of the Corporation. She joined Federated in 1982 and has been a Senior Portfolio Manager and a Senior Vice President of the Fund's Adviser since 1996. Ms. Ochson is a Chartered Financial Analyst and received her M.B.A. in Finance from the University of Pittsburgh. |
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Board Review of Advisory Contract
As required by the 1940 Act, the Fund's Board has reviewed the Fund's investment advisory contract. The Board's decision to approve the contract reflects the exercise of its business judgment on whether to continue the existing arrangements. During its review of the contract, the Board considers many factors, among the most material of which are: the Fund's investment objectives; the Adviser's management philosophy, personnel, processes, and investment and operating strategies; long-term performance; the preferences and expectations of Fund shareholders and their relative sophistication; the continuing state of competition in the mutual fund industry; the range of comparable fees for similar funds in the mutual fund industry; the range and quality of services provided to the Fund and its shareholders by the Federated organization in addition to investment advisory services; and the Fund's relationship to the Federated family of funds.
In its decision to appoint or renew an Adviser, the Board is mindful of the potential disruptions of the Fund's operations and various risks, uncertainties and other effects that could occur as a result of a decision to terminate or not renew an advisory contract. In particular, the Board recognizes that most shareholders have invested in the Fund on the strength of the Adviser's industry standing and reputation and in the expectation that the Adviser will have a continuing role in providing advisory services to the Fund. Thus, the Board's "selection" or approval of the Adviser must reflect the fact that it is the shareholders who have effectively selected the Adviser by virtue of having invested in the Fund. The Board also considers the compensation and benefits received by the Adviser. This includes fees received for services provided to the Fund by other entities in the Federated organization and research services received by the Adviser from brokers that execute fund trades, as well as advisory fees. In this regard, the Board is aware that various courts have interpreted provisions of the 1940 Act and have indicated in their decisions that the following factors may be relevant to an Adviser's fiduciary duty with respect to its receipt of compensation from a fund: the nature and quality of the services provided by the Adviser, including the performance of the Fund; the Adviser's cost of providing the services; the extent to which the Adviser may realize "economies of scale" as the Fund grows larger; any indirect benefits that may accrue to the Adviser and its affiliates as a result of the Adviser's relationship with the Fund; performance and expenses of comparable funds; and the extent to which the independent Board members are fully informed about all facts bearing on the Adviser's service and fee. The Fund's Board is aware of these factors and is guided by them in its review of the Fund's advisory contract to the extent they are appropriate and relevant, as discussed further below.
The Board considers and weighs these circumstances in light of its substantial accumulated experience in governing the Fund and working with Federated on matters relating to the Federated funds, and is assisted in its deliberations by the advice of independent legal counsel. In this regard, the Board requests and receives substantial and detailed information about the Fund and the Federated organization. Federated provides much of this information at each regular meeting of the Board, and furnishes additional reports in connection with the particular meeting at which the Board's formal review of the advisory contract occurs. In between regularly scheduled meetings, the Board may receive information on particular matters as the need arises. Thus, the Board's evaluation of an advisory contract is informed by reports covering such matters as: the Adviser's investment philosophy, personnel, and processes; operating strategies; the Fund's short- and long-term performance (in absolute terms, both on a gross basis and net of expenses, as well as in relationship to its particular investment program and certain competitor or "peer group" funds and/or other benchmarks, as appropriate), and comments on the reasons for performance; the Fund's expenses (including the advisory fee itself and the overall expense structure of the Fund, both in absolute terms and relative to similar and/or competing funds, with due regard for contractual or voluntary expense limitations); the use and allocation of brokerage commissions derived from trading the Fund's portfolio securities; the nature and extent of the advisory and other services provided to the Fund by the Adviser and its affiliates; compliance and audit reports concerning the Federated funds and the Federated companies that service them (including communications from regulatory agencies), as well as Federated's responses to any issues raised therein; and relevant developments in the mutual fund industry and how the Federated funds and/or Federated are responding to them. The evaluation process is evolutionary, reflecting continually developing considerations. The criteria considered and the emphasis placed on relevant criteria change in recognition of changing circumstances in the mutual fund marketplace.
With respect to the Fund's performance and expenses in particular, the Board has found the use of comparisons to other mutual funds with comparable investment programs to be particularly useful, given the high degree of competition in the mutual fund business. The Board focuses on comparisons with other similar mutual funds (rather than non-mutual fund products or services) because, simply put, they are more relevant. For example, other mutual funds are the products most like the Fund, they are readily available to Fund shareholders as alternative investment vehicles, and they are the type of investment vehicle already chosen by the Fund's investors. The range of their fees and expenses therefore appears to be a generally reliable indication of what consumers have found to be reasonable in the precise marketplace in which the Fund competes. The Fund's ability to deliver competitive performance when compared to its peer group may be a useful indicator of how the Adviser is executing on the Fund's investment program, which would in turn assist the Board in reaching a conclusion that the nature, extent, and quality of the Adviser's investment management services are such as to warrant continuation of the advisory contract.
The Board also receives financial information about Federated, including reports on the compensation and benefits Federated derives from its relationships with the Federated funds. These reports cover not only the fees under the advisory contracts, but also fees received by Federated's subsidiaries for providing other services to the Federated funds under separate contracts (e.g., for serving as the Federated funds' administrator). The reports also discuss any indirect benefit Federated may derive from its receipt of research services from brokers who execute Federated fund trades as well as waivers of fees and/or reimbursements of expenses. In order for a fund to be competitive in the marketplace, Federated and its affiliates frequently waive fees and/or reimburse expenses. Although the Board considers the profitability of the Federated organization as a whole, it does not evaluate, on a fund-by-fund basis, Federated's "profitability" and/or "costs" (which would include an assessment as to whether "economies of scale" would be realized if the fund were to grow to some sufficient size). In the Board's view, the cost of performing advisory services on a fund-specific basis is both difficult to estimate satisfactorily and a relatively minor consideration in its overall evaluation. Analyzing isolated funds would require constructed allocations of the costs of shared resources and operations based on artificial assumptions that are inconsistent with the existing relationships within a large and diversified family of funds that receive advisory and other services from the same organization. Although the Board is always eager to discover any genuine "economies of scale," its experience has been that such "economies" are likely to arise only when a fund grows dramatically, and becomes and remains very large in size. Even in these instances, purchase and redemption activity, as well as the presence of expense limitations (if any), may offset any perceived economies. As suggested above, the Board considers the information it receives about the Fund's performance and expenses as compared to an appropriate set of similar competing funds to be more relevant.
The Board bases its decision to approve an advisory contract on the totality of the circumstances and relevant factors and with a view to past and future long-term considerations. Not all of the factors and considerations identified above are relevant to every Federated fund, nor does the Board consider any one of them to be determinative. With respect to the factors that are relevant, the Board's decision to approve the contract reflects its determination that Federated's performance and actions provide a satisfactory basis to support the decision to continue the existing arrangements.
VOTING PROXIES ON FUND PORTFOLIO SECURITIES
A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to securities held in the Fund's portfolio is available, without charge and upon request, by calling 1-800-341-7400. A report on "Form N-PX" of how the Fund voted any such proxies during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available through Federated's website. Go to FederatedInvestors.com, select "Products," select the "Prospectuses and Regulatory Reports" link, then select the Fund to access the link to Form N-PX. This information is also available from the EDGAR database on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov.
QUARTERLY PORTFOLIO SCHEDULE
The Fund files with the SEC a complete schedule of its portfolio holdings, as of the close of the first and third quarters of its fiscal year, on "Form N-Q." These filings are available on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov and may be reviewed and copied at the SEC's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. (Call 1-800-SEC-0330 for information on the operation of the Public Reference Room.) You may also access this information from the "Products" section of the Federated Investors website at FederatedInvestors.com by clicking on "Portfolio Holdings" and selecting the name of the Fund, or by selecting the name of the Fund and clicking on "Portfolio Holdings." You must register on the website the first time you wish to access this information.
Mutual funds are not bank deposits or obligations, are not guaranteed by any bank, and are not insured or guaranteed by the U.S. government, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Federal Reserve Board, or any other government agency. Investment in mutual funds involves investment risk, including the possible loss of principal. Although money market funds seek to maintain a stable net asset value of $1.00 per share, there is no assurance that they will be able to do so.
This report is authorized for distribution to prospective investors only when preceded or accompanied by the Fund's prospectus, which contains facts concerning its objective and policies, management fees, expenses, and other information.
Federated
World-Class Investment Manager
Treasury Cash Series
Federated Investors Funds
5800 Corporate Drive
Pittsburgh, PA 15237-7000
Contact us at FederatedInvestors.com
or call 1-800-341-7400.
Federated Securities Corp., Distributor
Cusip 147551402
28567 (7/05)
Federated is a registered mark of Federated Investors, Inc. 2005 (c)Federated Investors, Inc.
Item 2. Code of Ethics
(a) As of the end of the period covered by this report, the registrant has
adopted a code of ethics (the "Section 406 Standards for Investment Companies -
Ethical Standards for Principal Executive and Financial Officers") that applies
to the registrant's Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer;
the registrant's Principal Financial Officer also serves as the Principal
Accounting Officer.
(c) Not Applicable
(d) Not Applicable
(e) Not Applicable
(f)(3) The registrant hereby undertakes to provide any person, without charge,
upon request, a copy of the code of ethics. To request a copy of the code of
ethics, contact the registrant at 1-800-341-7400, and ask for a copy of the
Section 406 Standards for Investment Companies - Ethical Standards for Principal
Executive and Financial Officers.
Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert
The registrant's Board has determined that each member of the Board's Audit Committee is an "audit committee financial expert," and
that each such member is "independent," for purposes of this Item. The Audit Committee consists of the following Board members:
Thomas G. Bigley, John T. Conroy, Jr., Nicholas P. Constantakis and Charles F. Mansfield, Jr.
Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services
(a) Audit Fees billed to the registrant for the two most
recent fiscal years:
Fiscal year ended 2005 - $56,700
Fiscal year ended 2004 - $51,904
(b) Audit-Related Fees billed to the registrant for the two most recent fiscal
years:
Fiscal year ended 2005 - $10,775
Fiscal year ended 2004 - $6,022
Transfer Agent Service Auditors Report
Amount requiring approval of the registrant's audit committee pursuant
to paragraph (c)(7)(ii) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X, $33,444 and
$77,906 respectively. Fiscal year ended 2005 - Transfer Agent Service
Auditors report. Fiscal year ended 2004 - Attestation services relating
to the review of fund share transactions, Transfer Agent Service
Auditors report, and Sarbanes Oxley sec. 302 procedures.
(c) Tax Fees billed to the registrant for the two most recent fiscal years:
Fiscal year ended 2005 - $0
Fiscal year ended 2004 - $0
Amount requiring approval of the registrant's audit committee pursuant
to paragraph (c)(7)(ii) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X, $175,000 and $0
respectively.
Analysis regarding the realignment of advisory companies.
(d)All Other Fees billed to the registrant for the two most recent fiscal years:
Fiscal year ended 2005 - $0
Fiscal year ended 2004 - $0
Amount requiring approval of the registrant's audit committee pursuant
to paragraph (c)(7)(ii) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X, $29,187 and
$130,732 respectively. Fiscal year ended 2005 - Discussions with
auditor related to market timing and late trading activities, money
market yield analysis and executive compensation analysis. Fiscal year
ended 2004 - Consultation regarding information requests by regulatory
agencies, money market yield analysis and executive compensation
analysis.
(e)(1) Audit Committee Policies regarding Pre-approval of Services.
The Audit Committee is required to pre-approve audit and
non-audit services performed by the independent auditor in order to assure that
the provision of such services do not impair the auditor's independence. Unless
a type of service to be provided by the independent auditor has received general
pre-approval, it will require specific pre-approval by the Audit Committee. Any
proposed services exceeding pre-approved cost levels will require specific
pre-approval by the Audit Committee.
Certain services have the general pre-approval of the Audit
Committee. The term of the general pre-approval is 12 months from the date of
pre-approval, unless the Audit Committee specifically provides for a different
period. The Audit Committee will annually review the services that may be
provided by the independent auditor without obtaining specific pre-approval from
the Audit Committee and may grant general pre-approval for such services. The
Audit Committee will revise the list of general pre-approved services from time
to time, based on subsequent determinations. The Audit Committee will not
delegate its responsibilities to pre-approve services performed by the
independent auditor to management.
The Audit Committee has delegated pre-approval authority to
its Chairman. The Chairman will report any pre-approval decisions to the Audit
Committee at its next scheduled meeting. The Committee will designate another
member with such pre-approval authority when the Chairman is unavailable.
AUDIT SERVICES
The annual Audit services engagement terms and fees will be subject to
the specific pre-approval of the Audit Committee. The Audit Committee must
approve any changes in terms, conditions and fees resulting from changes in
audit scope, registered investment company (RIC) structure or other matters.
In addition to the annual Audit services engagement specifically
approved by the Audit Committee, the Audit Committee may grant general
pre-approval for other Audit Services, which are those services that only the
independent auditor reasonably can provide. The Audit Committee has pre-approved
certain Audit services, all other Audit services must be specifically
pre-approved by the Audit Committee.
AUDIT-RELATED SERVICES
Audit-related services are assurance and related services that are
reasonably related to the performance of the audit or review of the Company's
financial statements or that are traditionally performed by the independent
auditor. The Audit Committee believes that the provision of Audit-related
services does not impair the independence of the auditor, and has pre-approved
certain Audit-related services, all other Audit-related services must be
specifically pre-approved by the Audit Committee.
TAX SERVICES
The Audit Committee believes that the independent auditor can provide
Tax services to the Company such as tax compliance, tax planning and tax advice
without impairing the auditor's independence. However, the Audit Committee will
not permit the retention of the independent auditor in connection with a
transaction initially recommended by the independent auditor, the purpose of
which may be tax avoidance and the tax treatment of which may not be supported
in the Internal Revenue Code and related regulations. The Audit Committee has
pre-approved certain Tax services, all Tax services involving large and complex
transactions must be specifically pre-approved by the Audit Committee.
ALL OTHER SERVICES
With respect to the provision of services other than audit, review or
attest services the pre-approval requirement is waived if:
(1) The aggregate amount of all such services provided
constitutes no more than five percent of the total
amount of revenues paid by the registrant, the
registrant's adviser (not including any sub-adviser
whose role is primarily portfolio management and is
subcontracted with or overseen by another investment
adviser), and any entity controlling, controlled by,
or under common control with the investment adviser
that provides ongoing services to the registrant to
its accountant during the fiscal year in which the
services are provided;
(2) Such services were not recognized by the registrant,
the registrant's adviser (not including any
sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio
management and is subcontracted with or overseen by
another investment adviser), and any entity
controlling, controlled by, or under common control
with the investment adviser that provides ongoing
services to the registrant at the time of the
engagement to be non-audit services; and
(3) Such services are promptly brought to the attention
of the Audit Committee of the issuer and approved
prior to the completion of the audit by the Audit
Committee or by one or more members of the Audit
Committee who are members of the board of directors
to whom authority to grant such approvals has been
delegated by the Audit Committee.
The Audit Committee may grant general pre-approval to those permissible
non-audit services classified as All Other services that it believes are routine
and recurring services, and would not impair the independence of the auditor.
The SEC's rules and relevant guidance should be consulted to determine
the precise definitions of prohibited non-audit services and the applicability
of exceptions to certain of the prohibitions.
PRE-APPROVAL FEE LEVELS
Pre-approval fee levels for all services to be provided by the
independent auditor will be established annually by the Audit Committee. Any
proposed services exceeding these levels will require specific pre-approval by
the Audit Committee.
PROCEDURES
Requests or applications to provide services that require specific
approval by the Audit Committee will be submitted to the Audit Committee by both
the independent auditor and the Principal Accounting Officer and/or Internal
Auditor, and must include a joint statement as to whether, in their view, the
request or application is consistent with the SEC's rules on auditor
independence.
(e)(2) Percentage of services identified in items 4(b) through 4(d) that were
approved by the registrants audit committee pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(i)(C)
of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X:
4(b)
Fiscal year ended 2005 - 0%
Fiscal year ended 2004 - 0%
Percentage of services provided to the registrants investment
adviser and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under
common control with the investment adviser that provides
ongoing services to the registrant that were approved by the
registrants audit committee pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(i)(C)
of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X, 0% and 0% respectively.
4(c)
Fiscal year ended 2005 - 0%
Fiscal year ended 2004 - 0%
Percentage of services provided to the registrants investment
adviser and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under
common control with the investment adviser that provides
ongoing services to the registrant that were approved by the
registrants audit committee pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(i)(C)
of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X, 0% and 0% respectively.
4(d)
Fiscal year ended 2005 - 0%
Fiscal year ended 2004 - 0%
Percentage of services provided to the registrants investment
adviser and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under
common control with the investment adviser that provides
ongoing services to the registrant that were approved by the
registrants audit committee pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(i)(C)
of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X, 0% and 0% respectively.
(f) NA
(g) Non-Audit Fees billed to the registrant, the registrant's investment
adviser, and certain entities controlling, controlled by or under
common control with the investment adviser:
Fiscal year ended 2005 - $456,818
Fiscal year ended 2004 - $127,986
(h) The registrant's Audit Committee has considered that the provision of
non-audit services that were rendered to the registrant's adviser (not including
any sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is
subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser), and any entity
controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the investment adviser
that provides ongoing services to the registrant that were not pre-approved
pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(ii) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X is compatible
with maintaining the principal accountant's independence.
Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants
Not Applicable
Item 6. Schedule of Investments
Not Applicable
Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for
Closed-End Management Investment Companies
Not Applicable
Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment
Companies
Not Applicable
Item 9. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management
Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers
Not Applicable
Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
Not Applicable
Item 11. Controls and Procedures
(a) The registrant's President and Treasurer have concluded that the
registrant's disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in rule 30a-3(c)
under the Act) are effective in design and operation and are sufficient to form
the basis of the certifications required by Rule 30a-(2) under the Act, based on
their evaluation of these disclosure controls and procedures within 90 days of
the filing date of this report on Form N-CSR.
(b) There were no changes in the registrant's internal control over financial
reporting (as defined in rule 30a-3(d) under the Act) during the last fiscal
quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially
affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.
Item 12. Exhibits
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the
Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be
signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Registrant Cash Trust Series, Inc.
By /S/ Richard J. Thomas
Richard J. Thomas, Principal Financial Officer
Date July 15, 2005
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the
Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the
following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the
dates indicated.
By /S/J. Christopher Donahue
J. Christopher Donahue, Principal Executive Officer
Date July 15, 2005
By /S/Richard J. Thomas
Richard J. Thomas, Principal Financial Officer
Date July 15, 2005