-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, RDdKecE1mPLNk0e9k/+oY0YpSLQxQ9ZlC+TgmWh6YBDP1PCNUYekDKV2smBQfGGO 0vJbcpYsrH/NG+YHBL6GYw== 0000950109-98-003914.txt : 19980723 0000950109-98-003914.hdr.sgml : 19980723 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950109-98-003914 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: PREN14A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 19980916 FILED AS OF DATE: 19980720 SROS: NONE SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS FUND CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000356494 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: UNKNOWN SIC - 0000 [0000] IRS NUMBER: 042766128 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MA FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: PREN14A SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 811-03329 FILM NUMBER: 98668890 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 82 DEVONSHIRE ST CITY: BOSTON STATE: MA ZIP: 02109 BUSINESS PHONE: 6174391269 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 82 DEVONSHIRE STREET STREET 2: MAILZONE ZH1 CITY: BOSTON STATE: MA ZIP: 02109 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: FIDELITY CASH RESERVES II DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19850825 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: NEW ENGLAND VARIABLE LIFE SEPARATE ACCOUNT CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000717347 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: UNKNOWN SIC - 0000 [0000] IRS NUMBER: 042708937 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: PREN14A BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 501 BOYLSTON ST CITY: BOSTON STATE: MA ZIP: 02117 BUSINESS PHONE: 6175782000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: NEW ENGLAND VARIABLE LIFE INSURANCE CO STREET 2: 501 BOYLSTON STREET CITY: BOSTON STATE: MA ZIP: 02117 PREN14A 1 LETTERS AND BALLOTS 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 (AMENDMENT NO. ) Filed by the Registrant [ ] Filed by a Party other than the Registrant [x]
Check the appropriate box: [x] Preliminary Proxy Statement [ ] Confidential, for Use of the Commission Only [ ] Definitive Proxy Statement (as permitted by Rule 14a-6(e)(2)) [ ] Definitive Additional Materials [ ] Soliciting Material Pursuant to Rule 14a-11(c) or Rule 14a-12
Variable Insurance Products Fund -------------------------------- (Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter) New England Life Insurance Company ---------------------------------- (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 a table below per Exchange Act Rules 14a-6(i)(I) and 0-11 (1) Title of each class of securities to which transaction applies: _______________________________________________________________ (2) Aggregate number of securities to which transaction applies: _______________________________________________________________ (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 is calculated and state how it was determined): _______________________________________________________________ (4) Proposed maximum aggregate value of transaction: _______________________________________________________________ (5) Total fee paid: _______________________________________________________________ [ ] Fee paid previously with preliminary materials. ________________________________________________________ [ ] 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: _______________________________________________________________ (2) Form, Schedule or Registration Statement No.: _______________________________________________________________ (3) Filing Party: _______________________________________________________________ (4) Date Filed: _______________________________________________________________ PRELIMINARY COPY (LOGO) NEW ENGLAND FINANCIAL A MetLife Affliate August , 1998 TO OWNERS OF NELICO VARIABLE LIFE INSURANCE POLICIES: A Special Meeting of Shareholders of the Portfolios of the Variable Insurance Products Fund and Variable Insurance Products Fund II will be held on September 16, 1998. At the Shareholders Meetings, New England Life Insurance Company ("NELICO") will vote all shares of each Portfolio held in the New England Variable Life Separate Account which are attributable to NELICO Variable Life Insurance Policies in accordance with instructions received from Policy Owners. You are now being asked how shares of each Portfolio that are deemed attributable to your Policy on the record date for the Shareholders Meetings should be voted at the Shareholders Meetings. Enclosed you will find a copy of the Notice of Meeting and Proxy Statement relating to the Shareholders Meetings as well as an Instruction Form for one of --- the Portfolios whose shares are deemed attributable to your Policy. After reviewing this material, please complete and execute the Instruction Form and return it in the enclosed, postage-paid, self-addressed envelope. If you fail to return an executed Instruction Form, shares of the Portfolio deemed attributable to your Policy will be voted by NELICO in proportion to the voting instructions received from all other NELICO Variable Life Policy Owners for that Portfolio. (LOGO) 501 BOYLSTON STREET BOSTON, MA 02116-3700 T 617-578-2000 New England Life Insurance Company, Boston, MA PRELIMINARY COPY (LOGO) NEW ENGLAND FINANCIAL A MetLife Affiliate August , 1998 TO OWNERS OF NELICO VARIABLE LIFE INSURANCE POLICIES: A Special Meeting of Shareholders of the Portfolios of the Variable Insurance Products Fund and Variable Insurance Products Fund II will be held on September 16, 1998. At the Shareholders Meetings, New England Life Insurance Company ("NELICO") will vote all shares of each Portfolio held in the New England Variable Life Separate Account which are attributable to NELICO Variable Life Insurance Policies in accordance with instructions received from Policy Owners. You are now being asked how shares of each Portfolio that are deemed attributable to your Policy on the record date for the Shareholders Meetings should be voted at the Shareholders Meetings. Under certain circumstances, however, plan participants have the right to instruct Policy Owners as to how all or a portion of the votes attributable to a Policy are to be cast, and Policy Owners are required to cast such votes as instructed. IN ORDER FOR THE VOTES UNDER YOUR POLICIES TO BE VOTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INSTRUCTIONS GIVEN BY YOU AND YOUR PLAN PARTICIPANTS, YOU MUST RETURN A COMPLETED, EXECUTED INSTRUCTION FORM. If you fail to return an executed Instruction Form for a particular Portfolio, shares of that Portfolio deemed attributable to your Policies will be voted by NELICO in proportion to the voting instructions received from all other NELICO Variable Life Insurance Policy Owners for that Portfolio. Enclosed you will find a copy of the Notice of Meeting and Proxy Statement relating to the Shareholders Meetings, as well as voting instruction forms for one Portfolio with the names of the plan participants entitled to instruct the - --- Policy Owner. Please forward promptly (1) one Notice of Meeting and Proxy Statement and (2) one Instruction Form to each person entitled to give voting instructions. One Instruction Form is enclosed for each Policy under which votes are subject to instruction. The Instruction Form is to be used by each plan participant to convey instructions to you as Policy Owner. INSTRUCTION FORMS COMPLETED BY YOUR PLAN PARTICIPANTS SHOULD NOT BE RETURNED. AFTER YOU HAVE RECEIVED INSTRUCTIONS FROM A PLAN PARTICIPANT, YOU SHOULD TRANSFER THESE INSTRUCTIONS TO THE PLAN PARTICIPANT LISTING PROVIDED. RETURN ONLY THE SINGLE INSTRUCTION FORM IN YOUR NAME, SIGNED BY YOU, ALONG WITH THE APPROPRIATELY CHECKED PLAN PARTICIPANT LIST. If no plan participants transmit voting instructions, or if the plan participants do not have the right to instruct, cast all votes at your sole discretion by completing and signing the Instruction Form. In order to cast votes under the Policies, you must return an INSTRUCTION FORM signed by you, the Policy Owner. If you have any questions concerning these procedures, please call collect, Peter Zucker, Consultant, New England Life Insurance Company (617) 578-3566. (LOGO) 501 BOYLSTON STREET BOSTON, MA 02116-3700 T 617-578-2000 New England Life Insurance Company, Boston, MA PRELIMINARY COPY INSTRUCTION FORM VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS FUND: HIGH INCOME PORTFOLIO PROXY SOLICITED BY THE TRUSTEES The undersigned, revoking previous proxies, hereby instructs New England Life Insurance Company (the Company), to vote all shares of Variable Insurance Products Fund: High Income Portfolio (the Fund), which are held in the account of the undersigned in the Variable Account, at the Special Meeting of persons having a voting interest in Variable Insurance Products Fund (the Trust), to be held at the office of the Fund at 82 Devonshire St., Boston, MA 02109, on September 16, 1998, at 9:00 a.m. and at any adjournments thereof. The Company is hereby instructed to vote on the proposals described in the Proxy Statement as specified on the reverse side. Receipt of the Notice of the Meeting and the accompanying Proxy Statement is hereby acknowledged. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FOLD AND DETACH HERE YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT! Vote this proxy card TODAY! Your prompt response will save Variable Insurance Products Fund: High Income Portfolio the expense of additional mailings. You can vote in one of two ways: 1. Call toll free 1-888-698-8086 on a Touch Tone telephone and follow the instructions on the reverse side. There is NO CHARGE to you for this call. or -- 2. Mark, sign and date your proxy card and return it promptly in the enclosed envelope or mail to: New England Life Insurance Company, C/O Proxy Services Corporation, P.O. Box 2022, Jersey City, NJ 07303-9661 PLEASE VOTE - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Please refer to the Proxy Statement discussion of each of these matters. IF NO SPECIFICATION IS MADE, THE PROXY SHALL BE VOTED FOR THE PROPOSALS. As to any --- other matter, said attorneys shall vote in accordance with their best judgment. THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES RECOMMENDS A VOTE FOR EACH OF THE FOLLOWING. --- 1. To elect the twelve nominees specified below as Trustees: 01 Ralph F. Cox, 02 Phyllis Burke Davis, 03 Robert M. Gates, 04 Edward C. Johnson 3rd, 05 E. Bradley Jones, 06 Donald J. Kirk, 07 Peter S. Lynch, 08 William O. McCoy, 09 Gerald C. McDonough, 10 Marvin L. Mann, 11 Robert C. Pozen, and 12 Thomas R. Williams. For all nominees Withhold listed (except as Authority to marked to the vote for all contrary below). nominees. [_] [_] (Instruction: To withhold authority to vote for any individual nominee(s), write the name(s) of the nominee(s) on the line below.) -------------------------------------------------------------- 2. To ratify the selection of FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as independent accountants of the funds. [_] [_] [_] 3. To authorize the Trustees to adopt an Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust. [_] [_] [_] 5. To approve an amended management contract for the fund. [_] [_] [_] 7. To amend the fundamental investment limitation concerning diversification for the fund. [_] [_] [_] NOTE: Please sign exactly as your name appears on this Proxy. When signing in a fiduciary capacity, such as executor, administrator, trustee, attorney, guardian, etc, please so indicate. Corporate and partnership proxies should be signed by an authorized person indicating the person's title. Date , 1998 ------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------- Signature(s), Title(s), (if applicable) PLEASE SIGN, DATE, AND RETURN PROMPTLY IN ENCLOSED ENVELOPE ========================================================= *** IF YOU WISH TO VOTE BY TELEPHONE, PLEASE READ THE INSTRUCTIONS BELOW *** ========================================================= - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FOLD AND DETACH HERE [GRAPHIC OF [GRAPHIC OF TELEPHONE VOTE BY TELEPHONE TELEPHONE APPEARS HERE] APPEARS HERE] QUICK *** EASY *** IMMEDIATE Your telephone vote authorizes the Company to vote your shares in the same manner as if you marked, signed and returned your instruction form. * You will be asked to enter a Control Number which is located in the box in the lower right hand corner of this form. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- OPTION #1: To vote as the Board of Trustees recommends on ALL proposals: Press 1. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Your vote will be confirmed and cast as you directed. END OF CALL - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- OPTION #2: If you choose to vote on each proposal separately, press 0. You will hear these instructions: - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Proposal 1: To vote FOR ALL nominees, press 1; to WITHHOLD FOR ALL nominees, press 9. To withhold FOR AN INDIVIDUAL nominee, press 0 and listen to the instructions. Proposal 2: To vote FOR, press 1; AGAINST, press 9; ABSTAIN, press 0. The Instructions are the same for all remaining proposals. Your vote will be confirmed and cast as you directed. END OF CALL - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- If you vote by telephone, there is no need for you to mail back your proxy. THANK YOU FOR VOTING - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Call ** Toll Free ** On a Touch Tone Telephone 1-888-698-8086 - ANYTIME There is NO CHARGE to you for this call. CONTROL NUMBER ======================================= ======================================= - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PRELIMINARY COPY - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- INSTRUCTION FORM VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS FUND: OVERSEAS PORTFOLIO PROXY SOLICITED BY THE TRUSTEES The undersigned, revoking previous proxies, hereby instructs New England Life Insurance Company (the Company), to vote all shares of Variable Insurance Products Fund: Overseas Portfolio (the Fund), which are held in the account of the undersigned in the Variable Account, at the Special Meeting of persons having a voting interest in Variable Insurance Products Fund (the Trust), to be held at the office of the Fund at 82 Devonshire St., Boston, MA 02109, on September 16, 1998, at 9:00 a.m. and at any adjournments thereof. The Company is hereby instructed to vote on the proposals described in the Proxy Statement as specified on the reverse side. Receipt of the Notice of the Meeting and the accompanying Proxy Statement is hereby acknowledged. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FOLD AND DETACH HERE YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT! Vote this proxy card TODAY! Your prompt response will save Variable Insurance Products Fund: Overseas Portfolio the expense of additional mailings. You can vote in one of two ways: 1. Call toll free 1-888-426-7019 on a Touch Tone telephone and follow the instructions on the reverse side. There is NO CHARGE to you for this call. or -- 2. Mark, sign and date your proxy card and return it promptly in the enclosed envelope or mail to: New England Life Insurance Company, C/O Proxy Services Corporation, P.O. Box 2022, Jersey City, NJ 07303-9661 PLEASE VOTE - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Please refer to the Proxy Statement discussion of each of these matters. IF NO SPECIFICATION IS MADE, THE PROXY SHALL BE VOTED FOR THE PROPOSALS. As to any --- other matter, said attorneys shall vote in accordance with their best judgment. THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES RECOMMENDS A VOTE FOR EACH OF THE FOLLOWING. --- 1. To elect the twelve nominees specified below as Trustees: 01 Ralph F. Cox, 02 Phyllis Burke Davis, 03 Robert M. Gates, 04 Edward C. Johnson 3rd, 05 E. Bradley Jones, 06 Donald J. Kirk, 07 Peter S. Lynch, 08 William O. McCoy, 09 Gerald C. McDonough, 10 Marvin L. Mann, 11 Robert C. Pozen, and 12 Thomas R. Williams. For all nominees Withhold listed (except as Authority to marked to the vote for all contrary below). nominees. [_] [_] (Instruction: To withhold authority to vote for any individual nominee(s), write the name(s) of the nominee(s) on the line below.) -------------------------------------------------------------- 2. To ratify the selection of FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as independent accountants of the funds. [_] [_] [_] 3. To authorize the Trustees to adopt an Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust. [_] [_] [_] 4. To approve an amended management contract for the fund. [_] [_] [_] 7. To amend the fundamental investment limitation concerning diversification for the fund. [_] [_] [_] NOTE: Please sign exactly as your name appears on this Proxy. When signing in a fiduciary capacity, such as executor, administrator, trustee, attorney, guardian, etc, please so indicate. Corporate and partnership proxies should be signed by an authorized person indicating the person's title. Date , 1998 ------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------- Signature(s), Title(s), (if applicable) PLEASE SIGN, DATE, AND RETURN PROMPTLY IN ENCLOSED ENVELOPE ========================================================= *** IF YOU WISH TO VOTE BY TELEPHONE, PLEASE READ THE INSTRUCTIONS BELOW *** ========================================================= - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FOLD AND DETACH HERE [GRAPHIC OF [GRAPHIC OF TELEPHONE VOTE BY TELEPHONE TELEPHONE APPEARS HERE] APPEARS HERE] QUICK *** EASY *** IMMEDIATE Your telephone vote authorizes the Company to vote your shares in the same manner as if you marked, signed and returned your instruction form. * You will be asked to enter a Control Number which is located in the box in the lower right hand corner of this form. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- OPTION #1: To vote as the Board of Trustees recommends on ALL proposals: Press 1. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Your vote will be confirmed and cast as you directed. END OF CALL - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- OPTION #2: If you choose to vote on each proposal separately, press 0. You will hear these instructions: - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Proposal 1: To vote FOR ALL nominees, press 1; to WITHHOLD FOR ALL nominees, press 9. To withhold FOR AN INDIVIDUAL nominee, press 0 and listen to the instructions. Proposal 2: To vote FOR, press 1; AGAINST, press 9; ABSTAIN, press 0. The Instructions are the same for all remaining proposals. Your vote will be confirmed and cast as you directed. END OF CALL - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- If you vote by telephone, there is no need for you to mail back your proxy. THANK YOU FOR VOTING - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Call ** Toll Free ** On a Touch Tone Telephone 1-888-426-7019 - ANYTIME There is NO CHARGE to you for this call. CONTROL NUMBER ======================================= ======================================= - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PRELIMINARY COPY INSTRUCTION FORM VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS FUND: EQUITY-INCOME PORTFOLIO PROXY SOLICITED BY THE TRUSTEES The undersigned, revoking previous proxies, hereby instructs New England Life Insurance Company (the Company), to vote all shares of Variable Insurance Products Fund: Equity-Income Portfolio (the Fund), which are held in the account of the undersigned in the Variable Account, at the Special Meeting of persons having a voting interest in Variable Insurance Products Fund (the Trust), to be held at the office of the Fund at 82 Devonshire St., Boston, MA 02109, on September 16, 1998, at 9:00 a.m. and at any adjournments thereof. The Company is hereby instructed to vote on the proposals described in the Proxy Statement as specified on the reverse side. Receipt of the Notice of the Meeting and the accompanying Proxy Statement is hereby acknowledged. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FOLD AND DETACH HERE YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT! Vote this proxy card TODAY! Your prompt response will save Variable Insurance Products Fund: Equity-Income Portfolio the expense of additional mailings. You can vote in one of two ways: 1. Call toll free 1-888-698-8087 on a Touch Tone telephone and follow the instructions on the reverse side. There is NO CHARGE to you for this call. or -- 2. Mark, sign and date your proxy card and return it promptly in the enclosed envelope or mail to: New England Life Insurance Company, C/O Proxy Services Corporation, P.O. Box 2022, Jersey City, NJ 07303-9661 PLEASE VOTE - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Please refer to the Proxy Statement discussion of each of these matters. IF NO SPECIFICATION IS MADE, THE PROXY SHALL BE VOTED FOR THE PROPOSALS. As to any --- other matter, said attorneys shall vote in accordance with their best judgment. THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES RECOMMENDS A VOTE FOR EACH OF THE FOLLOWING. --- 1. To elect the twelve nominees specified below as Trustees: 01 Ralph F. Cox, 02 Phyllis Burke Davis, 03 Robert M. Gates, 04 Edward C. Johnson 3rd, 05 E. Bradley Jones, 06 Donald J. Kirk, 07 Peter S. Lynch, 08 William O. McCoy, 09 Gerald C. McDonough, 10 Marvin L. Mann, 11 Robert C. Pozen, and 12 Thomas R. Williams. For all nominees Withhold listed (except as Authority to marked to the vote for all contrary below). nominees. [_] [_] (Instruction: To withhold authority to vote for any individual nominee(s), write the name(s) of the nominee(s) on the line below.) -------------------------------------------------------------- 2. To ratify the selection of FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as independent accountants of the funds. [_] [_] [_] 3. To authorize the Trustees to adopt an Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust. [_] [_] [_] 4. To approve an amended management contract for the fund. [_] [_] [_] 7. To amend the fundamental investment limitation concerning diversification for the fund. [_] [_] [_] NOTE: Please sign exactly as your name appears on this Proxy. When signing in a fiduciary capacity, such as executor, administrator, trustee, attorney, guardian, etc, please so indicate. Corporate and partnership proxies should be signed by an authorized person indicating the person's title. Date , 1998 ------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------- Signature(s), Title(s), (if applicable) PLEASE SIGN, DATE, AND RETURN PROMPTLY IN ENCLOSED ENVELOPE ========================================================= *** IF YOU WISH TO VOTE BY TELEPHONE, PLEASE READ THE INSTRUCTIONS BELOW *** ========================================================= - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FOLD AND DETACH HERE [GRAPHIC OF [GRAPHIC OF TELEPHONE VOTE BY TELEPHONE TELEPHONE APPEARS HERE] APPEARS HERE] QUICK *** EASY *** IMMEDIATE Your telephone vote authorizes the Company to vote your shares in the same manner as if you marked, signed and returned your instruction form. * You will be asked to enter a Control Number which is located in the box in the lower right hand corner of this form. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- OPTION #1: To vote as the Board of Trustees recommends on ALL proposals: Press 1. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Your vote will be confirmed and cast as you directed. END OF CALL - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- OPTION #2: If you choose to vote on each proposal separately, press 0. You will hear these instructions: - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Proposal 1: To vote FOR ALL nominees, press 1; to WITHHOLD FOR ALL nominees, press 9. To withhold FOR AN INDIVIDUAL nominee, press 0 and listen to the instructions. Proposal 2: To vote FOR, press 1; AGAINST, press 9; ABSTAIN, press 0. The Instructions are the same for all remaining proposals. Your vote will be confirmed and cast as you directed. END OF CALL - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- If you vote by telephone, there is no need for you to mail back your proxy. THANK YOU FOR VOTING - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Call ** Toll Free ** On a Touch Tone Telephone 1-888-698-8087 - ANYTIME There is NO CHARGE to you for this call. CONTROL NUMBER ======================================= ======================================= - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----