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Important Notice
March 11, 2013
Special Meeting of Shareholders of
Pioneer Value Fund
Dear Pioneer Value Fund Shareholder,
We are writing to let you know that a
special meeting of Pioneer Value Fund
shareholders will be held on Tuesday,
May 7, 2013, to consider and vote on
two important proposals. The first
proposal is to approve an Amended and
Restated Management Agreement between
your fund and Pioneer Investment
Management, Inc. ("Pioneer"), and the
second is to approve a modified
investment objective for your fund of
"long-term capital growth". As a
shareholder of the Fund, this is your
opportunity to voice your opinion on
these matters and we encourage you to
do so.
By voting your shares you tell
Pioneer how you feel about these
matters and you help eliminate the
need for subsequent mailings or phone
calls to acquire sufficient votes to
hold the meeting. Even if you own a
small number of shares, we urge you
to vote today.
You may vote using one of the
There are three following options:
convenient ways to
vote your shares -- . To vote by TouchTone telephone,
by phone, on the call 1 800-454-8683, enter the
Internet or by mail. Control Number on your voting
instruction form and follow the
recorded instructions
. To vote by Internet log into
www.proxyvote.com, enter the Control
Number on your voting instruction
form and follow the instructions on
the website.
. To vote by mail, sign and date your
voting instruction form and return it
in the enclosed postage-paid reply
envelope.
NOTE: If you vote by phone or
Internet, please do not return your
voting instruction form.
Your vote is extremely The enclosed package contains
important, no matter detailed information about the issues
how many shares you being considered and we suggest that
own. the materials before casting your
vote. Your Fund's Board of Trustees,
whose primary role is to protect your
interests as a shareholder, has
reviewed the Proposals and, in their
opinion, the Proposals are fair and
reasonable. The Trustees unanimously
recommend you vote FOR both
Proposals. We must receive your vote
by May 7, 2013.
Again, we encourage you to vote your
shares as quickly as possible and we
thank you in advance for your prompt
attention to this matter. If you have
any questions about this proxy
solicitation or the proposals, please
call 1-866-905-2396.
Sincerely,
Pioneer Investment Management
Shareholder Services, Inc.
Securities offered through Pioneer Funds Distributor, Inc.
60 State Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109, Underwriter of
Pioneer mutual funds, Member SIPC
(C)2013 Pioneer Investments . us.pioneerinvestments.com
26483-00-0313
Important Notice
March 7, 2013
Special Meeting of Shareholders of
Pioneer Value Fund
Dear Pioneer Value Fund Shareholder,
We are writing to let you know that a
special meeting of Pioneer Value Fund
shareholders will be held on Tuesday,
May 7, 2013, to consider and vote on
two important proposals. The first
proposal is to approve an Amended and
Restated Management Agreement between
your Fund and Pioneer Investment
Management Inc. ("Pioneer"), and the
second is to approve a modified
investment objective of "long-term
capital growth" for your Fund. As a
shareholder of the Fund, this is your
opportunity to voice your opinion on
these matters and we encourage you to
do so.
By voting your shares, you help
eliminate the need for subsequent
mailings or phone calls to acquire
sufficient votes to hold the meeting.
Even if you own a small number of
shares, we urge you to vote today.
You may vote using one of the
following options:
There are three
convenient ways to . (right arrow) To vote by
vote your shares -- by touch-tone telephone, call
phone, on the Internet 1-800-337-3503, enter the Control
or by mail. Number on your proxy card and follow
the recorded instructions.
. (right arrow) To vote by Internet,
log into www.proxy-direct.com, enter
the Control Number on your proxy card
and follow the instructions on the
website.
. (right arrow) To vote by mail,
sign and date the proxy card and
return it in the enclosed
postage-paid reply envelope.
NOTE: If you vote by phone or
Internet, please do not return your
proxy card(s).
Your vote is The enclosed package contains
extremely important, detailed information about the issues
no matter how many being considered and we suggest that
shares you own. you read the materials before casting
your vote. Your Fund's Board of
Trustees, whose primary role is to
protect your interests as a
shareholder, has reviewed the
proposals and, in their opinion, the
proposals are fair and reasonable.
The Trustees unanimously recommend
that you vote FOR both proposals. We
must receive your vote by May 7, 2013.
Again, we encourage you to vote your
shares as quickly as possible, and we
thank you in advance for your prompt
attention to this matter. If you have
any questions about the proposals,
please call Pioneer at
1-800-622-3265, and one of our Client
Service Representatives will be happy
to assist you.
Sincerely,
Pioneer Investment Management
Shareholder Services, Inc.
Securities offered through Pioneer LOGO
Funds Distributor, Inc. 60 State
Street, Boston,
Massachusetts 02109, Underwriter of
Pioneer mutual funds, Member SIPC
(C)2013 Pioneer Investments .
us.pioneerinvestments.com
26445-00-0313