Filed by Federated Equity Funds
Pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act of 1933 and filed pursuant to Rule
14a-6 of the Securities Act of 1934
Subject Company: Federated International Capital Appreciation Fund, a portfolio
of Federated World Investment Series, Inc.
Commission File No. 811-4017
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Q&A FOR THE FEDERATED INTERNATIONAL CAPITAL APPRECIATION FUND PROPOSED MERGER
INTO FEDERATED INTERCONTINENTAL FUND
The Board of Directors of Federated World Investment Series, Inc. on behalf of
Federated International Capital Appreciation Fund and the Board of Trustees of
Federated Equity Funds on behalf of Federated InterContinental Fund approved the
merger of Federated International Capital Appreciation Fund (FICAF) into
Federated InterContinental Fund (FICF) at their August 2007 meetings. The
merger is contingent upon the approval by the shareholders of Federated
International Capital Appreciation Fund. Proxy statements are scheduled to be
mailed to shareholders by November 28, 2007 with the shareholder meeting
scheduled for January 11, 2008. The merger is scheduled to occur at the close
of business on January 18, 2008.
QUESTION AND ANSWER:
WHY IS THE MERGER BEING PROPOSED?
Despite efforts to increase the salability of FICAF it continues to
experience net outflows. By merging into Federated InterContinental Fund we
would be giving shareholders a more viable fund with historically better
performance (see the total returns listed below) and will reduce overlay in
the Federated product line-up. Both funds share similar investment
objectives and have comparable investment policies and strategies. The
investment objective of FICF is long-term capital appreciation, while the
investment objective of FICAF is to provide long-term growth of capital.
Each fund pursues its investment objective by investing in companies based in
foreign countries.
HOW WILL THE CLASSES BE MAPPED/MERGED INTO FEDERATED INTERCONTINENTAL FUND?
Class A, B and C Shares of FICAF will merge into A, B and C Shares of FICF,
respectively.
WHAT ABOUT FUND PERFORMANCE?
The performance history of Federated InterContinental Fund will survive post-
reorganization. The following chart shows performance comparisons as of
10/31/07.
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS(LOAD*)
AS OF 10/31/07
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| | FICF | FICAF | FICF | FICAF | FICF | FICAF |
| |CLASS A |Class A |CLASS B|Class B|CLASS C|Class C|
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| 12 Month| 37.04% | 23.72% |38.68% |24.31% |43.17% |28.79% |
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| 3 Year| 31.93% | 21.33% |32.88% |21.70% |33.64% |22.59% |
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| 5 Year| 28.33% | 20.64% |28.83% |20.84% |28.99% |21.01% |
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| 10 Year| NA | 6.34% | NA | 6.26% | NA | 6.09% |
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| Since Inception| 13.38% | 5.02% |13.36% | 4.97% |13.37% | 4.80% |
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| Inception Date| 10/98 | 7/97 |10/98* | 7/97 |10/98* | 7/97 |
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*Maximum sales charge of 5.5% for A shares and 5.5% CDSC for B shares.
WHAT IS THE IMPACT TO SHAREHOLDERS?
Shareholders will continue to invest in a diversified portfolio that
primarily invests in equity securities of foreign companies in both developed
and emerging markets.
InterContinental Fund has a unique approach to investing internationally by
first focusing on country selection. Please refer to the proxy
statement/prospectus for a complete review of the differences between the 2
funds.
The merger is anticipated to be a tax-free reorganization with the
shareholders moving into a lower net fee fund/class. It is anticipated that
FICAF will dispose of certain securities in contemplation of the merger.
Therefore, it is anticipated that shareholders of FICAF will receive capital
gains and income distribution prior to the merger.
WHAT IS THE IMPACT ON EXPENSES?
The shareholders of FICAF will be moving to a class/fund that has lower net
expenses.
The current net expenses (after waivers) are shown below for FICAF plus the
current and anticipated post merger expenses for the FICF. (The post merger
expenses assume that the proposed merger is consummated)
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|Current Net Expenses|FICAF | FICF |PRO FORMA POST MERGER|
| | | | FICF |
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| Class A|1.60 %|1.52 %| 1.52% |
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| Class B|2.40 %|2.31% | 2.31% |
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| Class C|2.40% |2.30% | 2.30% |
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WHAT IS THE TIMING?
The proxy is currently scheduled to be mailed by November 28, 2007.
The shareholder record date for the proxy is scheduled for November 12, 2007.
A third-party solicitor will be used and is scheduled to begin calling
shareholders a few weeks after the proxy is mailed.
The shareholder meeting date is scheduled for January 11, 2008 and the merger
is scheduled to occur at the close of business on January 18.
Dividend and Cap gain schedule:
Record Date:January 15, 2008
Ex-Date: January 16, 2008
Payable Date:January 17, 2008
SYMBOLS, FUND NUMBERS AND CUSIPS
Here are the symbols and fund numbers for the Class A, B, C shares of the
Federated InterContinental Fund:
Class A Class B Class C
NASDAQ Symbol RIMAX ICFBX ICFFX
Fund Number 169 172 173
Cusip 31417251-1 314172-49-5 314172-48-7
Federated Equity Funds ("Federated") (ICA No. 811-4017), filed a proxy
statement/prospectus and other relevant documents concerning the planned
transactions with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the
"SEC"). INVESTORS ARE URGED TO READ THE PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS AND OTHER
DOCUMENTS FILED WITH THE SEC IN CONNECTION WITH THE PLANNED TRANSACTIONS, OR
INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE INTO THE PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS, BECAUSE THEY
CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE TRANSACTIONS, AND RELATED MATTERS.
Investors can obtain these documents free of charge at the SEC Web site
(www.sec.gov). In addition, documents filed with the SEC by Federated are
available free of charge at 1-800-341-7400 or FEDERATEDINVESTORS.COM.
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