Purchases and Exchanges of Fund Shares Through Certain Financial Intermediaries

Rule 22c-2 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 requires the Funds to enter into a shareholder information agreement with certain financial intermediaries (such as banks, broker-dealers or 401(k) plans) that purchase or exchange Fund shares for others.  Rule 22c-2 requires the Funds to reject any purchase order (including an order to exchange shares into another Fund) submitted after April 16, 2007 by certain financial intermediaries that have not entered into such an agreement.  In the event that you purchase or exchange Fund shares through a financial intermediary that has not entered into a required shareholder information agreement with the Funds, we will not be able to accept orders to purchase or exchange into shares of the Funds through that intermediary after April 16, 2007. 

If you purchase or exchange shares of the Funds through a financial intermediary, you may want to contact your financial intermediary to ensure that it has entered into a shareholder information agreement as required by Rule 22c-2.