DEFA14A 1 nmfdefa14a051807.htm NMF DEFA 14A as filed May 18, 2007

                           SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION

PROXY STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 14(a) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
                                (AMENDMENT NO.)

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URGENT NOTICE
                                                     [GARTMORE FUNDS LOGO]
May 22, 2007                                         1200 River Road, Suite 1000
                                                     Conshohocken, PA  19428

Dear Valued Shareholder:

Our records indicate that we have not yet received your important proxy vote for
the Special Meeting of  Shareholders  of Gartmore Mutual Funds.  The Meeting was
held on April 25, 2007 but was  adjourned  for certain Funds until June 1, 2007,
at 3:00 p.m. in order to solicit  additional votes. The reconvened  meeting will
be held at the address  above.  This  Special  Meeting is very  important to the
business  of your  Fund(s).  The Board of  Trustees  of  Gartmore  Mutual  Funds
unanimously  recommends that shareholders vote for the proposals on this Special
Meeting  agenda.  If  sufficient  votes are not  obtained  before June 1st,  the
expense  to  the  Funds'  adviser  could  be  substantial,   and  another  proxy
solicitation effort will be required.

If you have voted your proxy  since  this  letter was  mailed,  we thank you for
casting  your vote.  If you have not yet  voted,  please  understand  that it is
critical  that we receive  enough votes to complete the business of this meeting
without additional delay.

More  information  can be found in the proxy  statement,  which  was  previously
mailed to you.  If you need  another  copy of the proxy  statement,  or have any
proxy-related questions, please call 1-800-398-1247 for assistance.

In order to obtain the necessary  votes, we need your vote today.  Please take a
moment now to cast your vote using one of the options listed below:


1.   Vote by  touch-tone  phone.  You may cast your vote by telephone by calling
     the toll-free number found on the enclosed proxy ballot(s).

2.   Vote via the Internet. You may cast your vote using the Internet by logging
     onto the Internet  address  located on the  enclosed  proxy  ballot(s)  and
     following the instructions on the website.

Please  do not  hesitate  to  call  toll-free  1-800-398-1247  if you  have  any
questions  regarding  this  matter.  Thank you in advance  for your  assistance.
Please take a moment now to vote.

Sincerely,

/s/John H. Grady
John H. Grady
President & CEO
Gartmore Funds





URGENT NOTICE
                                                     [GARTMORE FUNDS LOGO]
May 22, 2007                                         1200 River Road, Suite 1000
                                                     Conshohocken, PA  19428

Dear Valued Shareholder:

Our records indicate that we have not yet received your important proxy vote for
the Special Meeting of  Shareholders  of Gartmore Mutual Funds.  The Meeting was
held on April 25, 2007 but was  adjourned  for certain Funds until June 1, 2007,
at 3:00 p.m. in order to solicit  additional votes. The reconvened  meeting will
be held at the address  above.  This  Special  Meeting is very  important to the
business  of your  Fund(s).  The Board of  Trustees  of  Gartmore  Mutual  Funds
unanimously  recommends that shareholders vote for the proposals on this Special
Meeting  agenda.  If  sufficient  votes are not  obtained  before June 1st,  the
expense  to  the  Funds'  adviser  could  be  substantial,   and  another  proxy
solicitation effort will be required.

If you have voted your proxy  since  this  letter was  mailed,  we thank you for
casting  your vote.  If you have not yet  voted,  please  understand  that it is
critical  that we receive  enough votes to complete the business of this meeting
without additional delay.

More  information  can be found in the proxy  statement,  which  was  previously
mailed  to you.  If you  need  another  copy of the  proxy  statement,  have any
proxy-related   questions  or  to  vote  your  shares  by  phone,   please  call
1-800-398-1247 for assistance.

In order to obtain the necessary  votes, we need your vote today.  Please take a
moment now to cast your vote using one of the options listed below:

1.   Vote by Telephone.  You may cast your vote by calling our  toll-free  proxy
     hotline at  1-800-398-1247.  Representatives  are  available to record your
     vote Monday through Friday 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. Eastern Time.

2.   Vote by  touch-tone  phone.  You may cast your vote by telephone by calling
     the toll-free number found on the enclosed proxy ballot(s).

3.   Vote via the Internet. You may cast your vote using the Internet by logging
     onto the Internet  address  located on the  enclosed  proxy  ballot(s)  and
     following the instructions on the website.

Please  do not  hesitate  to  call  toll-free  1-800-398-1247  if you  have  any
questions  regarding  this  matter.  Thank you in advance  for your  assistance.
Please take a moment now to vote.

Sincerely,

/s/John H. Grady
John H. Grady
President & CEO
Gartmore Funds