EX-99.17D 44 sit072839_ex17d.htm SIT FLORIDA TAX-FREE INCOME FUND PROXY Sit Mutual Funds II, Inc. Exhibit 17d

Exhibit (17d)

Proxy

 

SIT FLORIDA TAX-FREE INCOME FUND

a series of

SIT MUTUAL FUNDS TRUST

 

3300 IDS Center

80 South Eighth Street

Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402

(612) 334-5888; (800) 332-5580

 


THIS PROXY IS BEING SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF SIT MUTUAL FUNDS TRUST, THE TRUST CONSISTING OF ONE SERIES OF SHARES IN THE FLORIDA TAX-FREE INCOME FUND

The undersigned hereby appoints Eugene C. Sit and Paul E. Rasmussen, and each of them, with power to act without the other and with the right of substitution in each, as proxies of the undersigned and hereby authorizes each of them to represent and to vote, as designated below, all the shares of Sit Florida Tax-Free Income Fund (the “Florida Fund”), a series of Sit Mutual Funds Trust, held of record by the undersigned on June 20, 2007, at a Special Meeting of Shareholders of the Fund, to be held on July 27, 2007, or any adjournment or postponements thereof, with all powers the undersigned would possess if present in person. All previous proxies given with respect to the meeting hereby are revoked.

THE PROXIES ARE INSTRUCTED TO VOTE AS FOLLOWS:

FOR

AGAINST

ABSTAIN

 

1.  APPROVAL OF THE AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF REORGANIZATION to combine Sit Florida Tax-Free Income Fund with Sit Tax-Free Income Fund.

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In their discretion, the Proxies are authorized to vote upon such other business as may properly come before the meeting.

THIS PROXY, WHEN PROPERLY EXECUTED, WILL BE VOTED IN THE MANNER DIRECTED ABOVE. IF NO DIRECTION IS MADE, THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED “FOR” PROPOSAL 1 ABOVE. UPON ALL OTHER MATTERS THE PROXIES SHALL VOTE AS THEY DEEM IN THE BEST INTERESTS OF THE FUND. RECEIPT OF NOTICE OF MEETING AND THE PROXY STATEMENT RELATING TO THE MEETING IS ACKNOWLEDGED BY YOUR EXECUTION OF THIS PROXY.

PLEASE SIGN THIS PROXY EXACTLY AS YOUR NAME APPEARS BELOW. WHEN SHARES ARE HELD BY JOINT TENNANTS, BOTH SHOULD SIGN. WHEN SIGNING AS ATTORNEY, EXECUTOR, ADMINISTRATOR, TRUSTEE, OR GUARDIAN, PLEASE GIVE FULL TITLE AS SUCH. IF A CORPORATION, PLEASE SIGN IN FULL CORPORATE NAME BY PRESIDENT OR OTHER AUTHORIZED OFFICER. IF A PARTNERSHIP, PLEASE SIGN IN PARTNERSHIP NAME BY PARTNER OR OTHER AUTHORIZED PERSON.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dated:

, 2007

 

 

 

 

 

Signature

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Signature if held jointly

 

TO SAVE FURTHER SOLICITATION EXPENSE, PLEASE MARK, SIGN, DATE AND RETURN THIS PROXY CARD PROMPTLY USING THE ENCLOSED POSTAGE-PAID ENVELOPE.






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