SCHEDULE 14A
(RULE 14A-101)
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN PROXY STATEMENT
SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION
PROXY STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 14(A) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Filed by the Registrant [X]
Filed by a Party other than the Registrant [_]
Check the appropriate box:
[ ] Preliminary Proxy Statement
[_] Confidential, For Use of the Commission Only (as permitted by Rule
14a-6(e)(2))
[ ] Definitive Proxy Statement
[X] Definitive Additional Materials
[_] Soliciting Material Under Rule 14a-12
BURNHAM INVESTORS TRUST
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(NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)
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(NAME OF PERSON(S) FILING PROXY STATEMENT, IF OTHER THAN THE REGISTRANT)
Payment of Filing Fee (Check the appropriate box):
[X] No fee required.
[ ] Fee computed on table below per Exchange Act Rules 14a-6(i)(1) and 0-11.
(1) Title of each class of securities to which transaction applies:
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(2) Aggregate number of securities to which transaction applies:
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(3) Per unit price or other underlying value of transaction computed
pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 0-11 (set forth the amount on which the
filing fee is calculated and state how it was determined):
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(4) Proposed maximum aggregate value of transaction:
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(5) Total fee paid: $0
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[_] Fee paid previously with preliminary materials:
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[_] Check box if any part of the fee is offset as provided by Exchange Act
Rule 0-11(a)(2) and identify the filing for which the offsetting fee
was paid previously. Identify the previous filing by registration
statement number, or the form or schedule and the date of its filing.
(1) Amount previously paid:
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(2) Form, Schedule or Registration Statement No.:
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(3) Filing Party:
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(4) Date Filed:
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BURNHAM
INVESTORS TRUST
IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING
BURNHAM INVESTORS TRUST
URGENT THIRD REQUEST
June 2, 2005
Dear Shareholder:
You are receiving this request as an important shareholder of Burnham Investors
Trust. We are writing to request your proxy vote on four important proposals.
Your vote will be tallied at your Fund's Special Shareholder Meeting. While we
recently mailed proxy information to you, it has come to our attention that we
may not have received your vote. Votes of additional shareholders are urgently
needed before the Fund can hold its meeting, scheduled for June 22, 2005.
EVERY VOTE COUNTS
YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT. YOUR VOTE WILL HELP YOUR FUND TO HOLD THIS MEETING,
AVOID THE COST OF ADDITIONAL SOLICITATION AND THE POSSIBILITY OF A MEETING
ADJOURNMENT, SO WE URGE YOU TO VOTE YOUR PROXY NOW. YOU AND ALL OTHER
SHAREHOLDERS WILL BENEFIT FROM YOUR COOPERATION.
After careful review, your fund's Board has approved the proposals detailed in
the proxy statement and urges you to vote "FOR" each proposal. We have retained
a professional proxy solicitation firm, Alamo Direct Mail Services, Inc.
("Alamo"), to assist you with casting your vote. Should you have any questions
regarding the meeting agenda or to vote your proxy over the phone, PLEASE CALL
ALAMO TOLL-FREE at 1-866-204-6490. Thank you.
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For your convenience, please utilize one of the easy methods below to
register your vote:
BY TOUCH-TONE PHONE
Dial the toll-free number found on your proxy card - and follow the simple
instructions.
BY INTERNET.
Visit HTTP://WWW.PROXYVOTE.COM and enter the 12-digit control number
located on your proxy card.
BY MAIL.
Simply return your executed proxy in the enclosed postage-paid envelope.
HOWEVER, DUE TO THE SHORT TIME FRAME UNTIL THE MEETING, PLEASE TRY TO
UTILIZE ONE OF THE ABOVE TWO OPTIONS TO REGISTER YOUR VOTE SO IT MAY BE
RECEIVED IN TIME FOR THE MEETING.
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DON'T HESITATE. PLEASE VOTE TODAY.
ADP
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BURNHAM
INVESTORS TRUST
IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING
BURNHAM INVESTORS TRUST
URGENT THIRD REQUEST
June 2, 2005
Dear Shareholder:
You are receiving this request as an important shareholder of Burnham Investors
Trust. We are writing to request your proxy vote on four important proposals.
Your vote will be tallied at your Fund's Special Shareholder Meeting. While we
recently mailed proxy information to you, it has come to our attention that we
may not have received your vote. Votes of additional shareholders are urgently
needed before the Fund can hold its meeting, scheduled for June 22, 2005.
EVERY VOTE COUNTS
YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT. YOUR VOTE WILL HELP YOUR FUND TO HOLD THIS MEETING,
AVOID THE COST OF ADDITIONAL SOLICITATION AND THE POSSIBILITY OF A MEETING
ADJOURNMENT, SO WE URGE YOU TO VOTE YOUR PROXY NOW. YOU AND ALL OTHER
SHAREHOLDERS WILL BENEFIT FROM YOUR COOPERATION.
After careful review, your fund's Board has approved the proposals detailed in
the proxy statement and urges you to vote "FOR" each proposal. We have retained
a professional proxy solicitation firm, Alamo Direct Mail Services, Inc.
("Alamo"), to assist you with casting your vote. Should you have any questions
regarding the meeting agenda or to vote your proxy over the phone, PLEASE CALL
ALAMO TOLL-FREE at 1-866-204-6490. Thank you.
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For your convenience, please utilize one of the easy methods below to
register your vote:
BY INTERNET.
Visit HTTPS://VOTE.PROXY-DIRECT.COM and enter the 14-digit control number
located on your proxy card.
BY TOUCH-TONE PHONE.
Dial 1-866-241-6192 - this toll-free number is also listed on your proxy
card -- and follow the simple instructions.
BY MAIL.
Simply return your executed proxy in the enclosed postage-paid envelope.
HOWEVER, DUE TO THE SHORT TIME FRAME UNTIL THE MEETING, PLEASE TRY TO
UTILIZE ONE OF THE ABOVE TWO OPTIONS TO REGISTER YOUR VOTE SO IT MAY BE
RECEIVED IN TIME FOR THE MEETING.
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DON'T HESITATE. PLEASE VOTE TODAY.
REG