0001193125-12-467187.txt : 20121113 0001193125-12-467187.hdr.sgml : 20121112 20121113152035 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-12-467187 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 497 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20121113 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20121113 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20121113 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: GMO TRUST CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000772129 IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MA FISCAL YEAR END: 0831 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 497 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 002-98772 FILM NUMBER: 121198441 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 40 ROWES WHARF CITY: BOSTON STATE: MA ZIP: 02110 BUSINESS PHONE: 6173467646 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 40 ROWES WHARF CITY: BOSTON STATE: MA ZIP: 02110 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: GMO CORE TRUST DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19900927 0000772129 S000038360 GMO Risk Premium Fund C000118360 Class III C000118361 Class IV C000118362 Class V C000118363 Class VI 497 1 d438867d497.htm GMO TRUST GMO Trust

Filed pursuant to Rule 497(e)

File Nos. 002-98772 and 811-04347

GMO TRUST

Supplement dated November 13, 2012 to the

GMO Risk Premium Fund Prospectus dated September 25, 2012

GMO Risk Premium Fund

Effective November 13, 2012, the Fund charges a purchase premium of 0.15% of the amount invested and a redemption fee of 0.15% of the amount redeemed. Immediately prior to November 13, 2012, the Fund charged a purchase premium of 0.25% and a redemption fee of 0.25%. The section captioned “Shareholder fees” on page 1 of the Prospectus is replaced with the following:

Shareholder fees

(fees paid directly from your investment)

 

     Class III     Class IV     Class V     Class VI  

Purchase premium (as a percentage of amount invested)

      0.15 %      0.15 %      0.15 %      0.15 % 

Redemption fee (as a percentage of amount redeemed)

      0.15 %      0.15 %      0.15 %      0.15 % 

In addition, the section captioned “Example” on pages 1-2 is replaced with the following:

Example

This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same as those shown in the table. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

 

     If you sell your shares      If you do not sell your shares  
     1 Year      3 Years      1 Year      3 Years  

Class III

    $ 152       $ 409       $ 136       $ 392   

Class IV

    $ 147       $ 393       $ 131       $ 377   

Class V

    $ 146       $ 390       $ 130       $ 374   

Class VI

    $ 143       $ 381       $ 127       $ 364