-----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, VRNg/O78bBrZQQkhAAEfXGZMHEB+JoUDAXUjYtQp1/AnKTjE3/SNn90zC+TKY2h0 /5oU+lw+vvG6WARXJoXoyA== /in/edgar/work/20000901/0000950156-00-000447/0000950156-00-000447.txt : 20000922 0000950156-00-000447.hdr.sgml : 20000922 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950156-00-000447 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 497 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20000901 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: CITIFUNDS FIXED INCOME TRUST CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000795808 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: [0000 ] STATE OF INCORPORATION: MA FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 497 SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 033-06540 FILM NUMBER: 715249 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 21 MILK STREET STREET 2: 5TH FLOOR CITY: BOSTON STATE: MA ZIP: 02109 BUSINESS PHONE: 6174231679 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: LANDMARK FIXED INCOME FUNDS/ DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19931117 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: LANDMARK FIXED INCOME FUNCS/DE DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19931115 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: LANDMARK U S GOVERNMENT INCOME FUND DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 497 1 0001.txt CITIFUNDS FIXED INCOME TRUST Rule 497(e) File Nos. 33-6540 and 811-5033 Supplement DATED SEPTEMBER 5, 2000 TO PROSPECTUS DATED MAY 1, 2000 CITI(SM) SHORT-TERM U.S. GOVERNMENT INCOME FUND (formerly CitiFunds(R) Short-Term U.S. Government Income Portfolio) The Fund has changed its name to Citi Short-Term U.S. Government Income Fund. All front-end sales charges on Fund shares are waived, effective July 14, 2000. Effective September 11, 2000, exchanges into certain of the CitiFunds or other mutual funds previously available for exchange will no longer be allowed. Please consult your Service Agent for more information. CITITRADE PROGRAM. Effective September 5, 2000, shares may be purchased through the Cititrade Program by customers that have established a Cititrade Account. For more detailed information on how to open a Cititrade Account, please visit the Cititrade website at www.mycititrade.com, or call a Cititrade account representative at 1-888-663-CITI[2484]. Once you open your Cititrade Account, you will be subject to the general account requirements of the Cititrade Program, as described in the Cititrade account application, and will have access to all the electronic financial services made available from time to time over the Internet by the Cititrade Program. The prospectus for the Fund is readily available for viewing and printing on the Cititrade website. Please note that www.mycititrade.com is an inactive textual reference only, meaning that the information contained on the website is not part of the prospectus for the Fund and is not incorporated therein or herein by reference. Investors who have established an account with Cititrade may receive shareholder information about the Fund they invest in electronically, unless they otherwise request to receive the information in paper format. Shareholder information includes prospectuses, financial reports, confirmations, proxy solicitations and financial statements. Cititrade shareholders may also receive other Fund-related correspondence through their e-mail account. You may incur costs imposed by your Internet service provider for on-line access to shareholder documents and maintaining an e-mail account. The Fund reserves the right to deliver paper-based documents to investors in certain circumstances, at no cost to you. Rule 497(e) File Nos. 33-6540 and 811-5033 Supplement DATED SEPTEMBER 5, 2000 TO STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION DATED MAY 3, 2000 CITI(SM) SHORT-TERM U.S. GOVERNMENT INCOME FUND (formerly CitiFunds(R) Short-Term U.S. Government Income Portfolio) The Fund has changed its name to Citi Short-Term U.S. Government Income Fund. Effective September 5, 2000, the Fund and Government Income Portfolio have new business addresses, new officers and new administrators and distributors. More information is provided below. ADDRESSES. CitiFunds Fixed Income Trust 388 Greenwich Street New York, New York 10013 Telephone 800-451-2010 Government Income Portfolio 388 Greenwich Street New York, New York 10013 Telephone 800-451-2010 ADMINISTRATOR. The new administrator for the Fund and the Government Income Portfolio (the "Portfolio") is Citibank, N.A. ("Citibank"). Pursuant to administrative services agreements (the "Administrative Services Agreements"), Citibank provides CitiFunds Fixed Income Trust (the "Trust") and the Portfolio with general office facilities and Citibank supervises the overall administration of the Trust and the Portfolio, including, among other responsibilities, the negotiation of contracts and fees with, and the monitoring of performance and billings of, the Trust's and the Portfolio's independent contractors and agents; the preparation and filing of all documents required for compliance by the Trust and the Portfolio with applicable laws and regulations; and arranging for the maintenance of books and records of the Trust and the Portfolio. Citibank provides persons satisfactory to the Board of Trustees of the Trust and the Portfolio to serve as Trustees and officers of the Trust and the Portfolio. Such Trustees and officers, as well as certain other employees and Trustees of the Trust and the Portfolio, may be directors, officers or employees of Citibank or its affiliates. The fees payable to Citibank under the Administrative Services Agreements are 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Fund, and 0.05% of the average daily net assets of the Portfolio, accrued daily and paid monthly, in each case on an annualized basis for the Fund's or the Portfolio's then-current fiscal year. However, Citibank has voluntarily agreed to waive a portion of the fees payable as necessary to maintain the projected rate of total operating expenses. The Administrative Services Agreements with the Trust and the Portfolio provide that Citibank may render administrative services to others. These Administrative Services Agreements continue in effect as to the Fund or the Portfolio, as applicable, if such continuance is specifically approved at least annually by the Trust's or the Portfolio's Board of Trustees or by a vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund or the Portfolio and, in either case, by a majority of the Trustees of the Trust or Portfolio who are not parties to the applicable Administrative Services Agreement or interested persons of any such party. The Administrative Services Agreements with the Trust and the Portfolio terminate automatically if they are assigned and may be terminated by the Trust or the Portfolio without penalty by vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund or Portfolio, as applicable, or by either party thereto on not more than 60 days' nor less than 30 days' written notice. The Administrative Services Agreements with the Trust and the Portfolio also provide that Citibank and its personnel shall not be liable for any error of judgment or mistake of law or for any act or omission in the administration or management of the Trust or the Portfolio, except for willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence in the performance of its or their duties or by reason of reckless disregard of its or their obligations and duties under the Administrative Services Agreements. DISTRIBUTOR. The new Distributor for the Fund is Salomon Smith Barney, Inc. ("Salomon Smith Barney"), 388 Greenwich Street, New York, New York 10013. Salomon Smith Barney will serve as the Distributor of the Fund's shares pursuant to a Distribution Agreement with the Trust with respect to the Fund (the "Distribution Agreement"). Under the Distribution Agreement, Salomon Smith Barney is obligated to use its best efforts to sell shares of the Fund. The Distribution Agreement is terminable with or without cause, without penalty, on 60 days' notice by the Board of Trustees of the Trust or by vote of holders of a majority of the Fund's outstanding voting securities, or on 90 days' notice by Salomon Smith Barney. Unless otherwise terminated, the Distribution Agreement shall continue for successive annual periods so long as such continuance is specifically approved at least annually by (a) the Trust's Board of Trustees, or (b) by a vote of a majority (as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act")) of the Fund's outstanding voting securities, provided that in either event the continuance is also approved by a majority of the Board members of the Trust who are not interested persons (as defined in the 1940 Act) of any party to the Distribution Agreement, by vote cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such approval. The Distribution Agreement will terminate automatically in the event of its assignment, as defined in the 1940 Act and the rules and regulations thereunder. OFFICERS. The new officers of the Trust and the Portfolio and their principal occupations during the past five years will be as set forth below. Their titles may have varied during that period. Asterisks indicate that those officers are "interested persons" (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the Fund. Unless otherwise indicated below, the address of each officer is 388 Greenwich Street, New York, New York 10013. HEATH B. McLENDON* (age 66) - President of the Trust and the Portfolio; Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer of SSB Citi Fund Management LLC ("SSB Citi") (since March 1996); Managing Director of Salomon Smith Barney (since August 1993); President of Travelers Investment Adviser, Inc. ("TIA"); Chairman or Co-Chairman of the Board of seventy-one investment companies associated with Salomon Smith Barney. His address is 7 World Trade Center, New York, New York 10048. LEWIS E. DAIDONE* (age 42) - Senior Vice President and Treasurer of the Trust and the Portfolio; Managing Director of Salomon Smith Barney; Chief Financial Officer of the Smith Barney mutual funds; Treasurer and Senior Vice President or Executive Vice President of sixty-one investment companies associated with Citigroup; Director and Senior Vice President of SSB Citi and TIA. His address is 125 Broad Street, New York, New York 10004. IRVING DAVID* (age 39) - Controller of the Trust and the Portfolio; Director of Salomon Smith Barney; formerly Assistant Treasurer of First Investment Management Company. Controller or Assistant Treasurer of fifty-three investment companies associated with Citigroup. His address is 125 Broad Street, New York, New York 10004. FRANCES GUGGINO* (age 42) - Assistant Controller of the Trust and the Portfolio; Vice President of Citibank, N.A. since February, 1991. PAUL BROOK* (age 46) - Assistant Controller of the Trust and the Portfolio; Director of Salomon Smith Barney; Controller or Assistant Treasurer of forty- three investment companies associated with Citigroup; from 1997-1998 Managing Director of AMT Capital Services Inc.; prior to 1997 Partner with Ernst & Young LLP. His address is 125 Broad Street, New York, New York 10004. ANTHONY PACE* (age 35); Assistant Treasurer of the Trust and the Portfolio. Mr. Pace is Vice President - Mutual Fund Administration for Salomon Smith Barney Inc. Since 1986, when he joined the company as a Fund Accountant, Mr. Pace has been responsible for accounts payable, financial reporting and performance of mutual funds and other investment products. MARIANNE MOTLEY* (age 41) -- Assistant Treasurer of the Trust and the Portfolio. Ms. Motley is Director - Mutual Fund Administration for Salomon Smith Barney Inc. Since 1994, when she joined the company as a Vice President, Ms. Motley has been responsible for accounts payable, financial reporting and performance of mutual funds and other investment products. ROBERT I. FRENKEL, ESQ.* (age 45) -- Secretary of the Trust and the Portfolio. Mr. Frenkel is a Managing Director and General Counsel - Global Mutual Funds for SSB Citi Asset Management Group. Since 1994, when he joined Citibank as a Vice President and Division Counsel, he has been responsible for legal affairs relating to mutual funds and other investment products. THOMAS C. MANDIA, ESQ.* (age 38) -- Assistant Secretary of the Trust and the Portfolio. Mr. Mandia is a Vice President and Associate General Counsel for SSB Citi Asset Management Group. Since 1992, he has been responsible for legal affairs relating to mutual funds and other investment products. ROSEMARY D. EMMENS, ESQ.* (age 30) -- Assistant Secretary of the Trust and the Portfolio. Ms. Emmens has been a Vice President and Associate General Counsel of SSB Citi Asset Management Group since 1998, where she has been responsible for legal affairs relating to mutual funds and other investment products. Before joining Citibank, Ms. Emmens was Counsel at The Dreyfus Corporation since 1995. HARRIS GOLDBLAT, ESQ.* (age 30) -- Assistant Secretary of the Trust and the Portfolio. Associate General Counsel at SSB Citi Asset Management Group since April 2000. From June 1997 to March 2000, he was an associate at the law firm of Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP, New York City, and from September 1996 to May 1997, he was an associate at the law firm of Sills Cummis Radin Tischman Epstein & Gross, Newark, NJ. From August 1995 to September 1996, Mr. Goldblat served as a law clerk to the Honorable James M. Havey, P.J.A.D., in New Jersey. The officers of the Trust and the Portfolio also hold comparable positions with certain other funds for which Salomon Smith Barney or its affiliates serve as the distributor or administrator. -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----