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DELAWARE INVESTMENTS®FAMILY OF FUNDS
| Delaware Group®Adviser Funds | Delaware Group Limited-Term Government Funds |
| Delaware Group Cash Reserve | Delaware Group State Tax-Free Income Trust |
| Delaware Group Equity Funds I | Delaware Group Tax-Free Fund |
| Delaware Group Equity Funds II | Delaware Group Tax-Free Money Fund |
| Delaware Group Equity Funds III | Delaware Pooled®Trust1 |
| Delaware Group Equity Funds IV | Voyageur Insured Funds |
| Delaware Group Equity Funds V | Voyageur Intermediate Tax Free Funds |
| Delaware Group Foundation Funds | Voyageur Mutual Funds |
| Delaware Group Global & International Funds | Voyageur Mutual Funds II |
| Delaware Group Government Fund | Voyageur Mutual Funds III |
| Delaware Group Income Funds | Voyageur Tax Free Funds |
November 2009
Dear Shareholder:
Recently, we distributed proxy materials regarding the Special Meeting of Shareholders of the funds referenced above. This meeting, which was originally scheduled for November 12, 2009 has been adjourned due to lack of investor response.The meeting is now scheduled for December 4, 2009 at 3:00 p.m., Eastern time at 2005 Market Street, 29th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19103. Our records indicate that we have not received your voting instructions.
YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT!
After careful review, your Board of Trustees has recommended that shareholders vote to approve the proposals, as described in the Proxy Statement we previously sent you. We urge you to act promptly in order to allow us to obtain a sufficient number of votes, avoid the cost of additional solicitation, and the possibility of another meeting adjournment. Your vote is important no matter how many shares you own.In order for your vote to be represented, we must receive your instructions prior to the meeting to be held on December 4, 2009.If you have any questions regarding the proposals, please call toll-free 877 520-8548.
For your convenience, please utilize one of the easy methods below to register your vote: 1.By touch-tone phone 2.By internet 3.By mail Please try to utilize either option 1 or 2 to register your vote so it may be received in time for the meeting. |
WE NEED YOUR HELP. PLEASE VOTE TODAY!
1On behalf of Delaware REIT Fund only
DELAWARE INVESTMENTS® FAMILY OF FUNDS
| Delaware Group®Adviser Funds | Delaware Group Limited-Term Government Funds |
| Delaware Group Cash Reserve | Delaware Group State Tax-Free Income Trust |
| Delaware Group Equity Funds I | Delaware Group Tax-Free Fund |
| Delaware Group Equity Funds II | Delaware Group Tax-Free Money Fund |
| Delaware Group Equity Funds III | Delaware Pooled®Trust1 |
| Delaware Group Equity Funds IV | Voyageur Insured Funds |
| Delaware Group Equity Funds V | Voyageur Intermediate Tax Free Funds |
| Delaware Group Foundation Funds | Voyageur Mutual Funds |
| Delaware Group Global & International Funds | Voyageur Mutual Funds II |
| Delaware Group Government Fund | Voyageur Mutual Funds III |
| Delaware Group Income Funds | Voyageur Tax Free Funds |
November 2009
Dear Shareholder:
Recently, we distributed proxy materials regarding the Special Meeting of Shareholders of the funds referenced above. This meeting, which was originally scheduled for November 12, 2009 has been adjourned due to lack of investor response.The meeting is now scheduled for December 17, 2009 at 3:00 p.m., Eastern time at 2005 Market Street, 29th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19103. Our records indicate that we have not received your voting instructions.
YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT!
After careful review, your Board of Trustees has recommended that shareholders vote to approve the proposals, as described in the Proxy Statement we previously sent you. We urge you to act promptly in order to allow us to obtain a sufficient number of votes, avoid the cost of additional solicitation, and the possibility of another meeting adjournment. Your vote is important no matter how many shares you own.In order for your vote to be represented, we must receive your instructions prior to the meeting to be held on December 17, 2009.If you have any questions regarding the proposals, please call toll-free 877 520-8548.
For your convenience, please utilize one of the easy methods below to register your vote: 1.By touch-tone phone 2.By internet 3.By mail Please try to utilize either option 1 or 2 to register your vote so it may be received in time for the meeting. |
WE NEED YOUR HELP. PLEASE VOTE TODAY!
1On behalf of Delaware REIT Fund only
Hello all,
As we previously communicated, there is a proxy solicitation currently underway in connection with the pending sale of Delaware Investments to Macquarie Group. We held a special shareholder meeting on Nov. 12, 2009. However, we had to adjourn the proposals for certain funds until December, because we did not receive enough votes.
If you are a Delaware Investments employee and have investments in Delaware Investments funds or you participate in the DMHI retirement plan, you should have received a proxy statement and one or more proxy cards in the mail.
We encourage you and all shareholders to vote as soon as possible as the deadline for all responses is quickly approaching. At a high level for the remaining proposals, shareholders are being asked to:
- approve a new advisory agreement between each fund and Delaware Management Company ("DMC"), the current investment manager to each fund. This applies to certain funds.
- elect their current Board of Trustees. This applies to open-end funds only.
We urge you to review the proxy materials and vote your shares. If you have already voted for all of your accounts, thank you, and you don’t need to vote again. If you do not have the proxy materials but are a shareholder, please e-mail Kathie Callahan at kcallahan@delinvest.com with questions or for new materials.
Thanks.