-----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, LRpxNXWUYymXBosQ6A6l41bfaFDx0rsmfgqKooOQmzHoCCpigmhGqCepCEdZwSSJ ZXbNSthYwMJj3UO4cUoIUw== 0000088053-06-000915.txt : 20060814 0000088053-06-000915.hdr.sgml : 20060814 20060814171214 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000088053-06-000915 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 485BPOS PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 7 FILED AS OF DATE: 20060814 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20060814 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20060814 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: DWS ADVISOR FUNDS CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000797657 IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MA FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 485BPOS SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 033-07404 FILM NUMBER: 061031911 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE SOUTH STREET CITY: BALTIMORE STATE: MD ZIP: 21202 BUSINESS PHONE: 412881401 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE SOUTH STREET STREET 2: XX CITY: BALTIMORE STATE: MD ZIP: 21202 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: SCUDDER ADVISOR FUNDS DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20030519 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: BT INVESTMENT FUNDS DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: BT TAX FREE INVESTMENT TRUST DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19880530 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: DWS ADVISOR FUNDS CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000797657 IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MA FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 485BPOS SEC ACT: 1940 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 811-04760 FILM NUMBER: 061031912 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE SOUTH STREET CITY: BALTIMORE STATE: MD ZIP: 21202 BUSINESS PHONE: 412881401 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE SOUTH STREET STREET 2: XX CITY: BALTIMORE STATE: MD ZIP: 21202 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: SCUDDER ADVISOR FUNDS DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20030519 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: BT INVESTMENT FUNDS DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: BT TAX FREE INVESTMENT TRUST DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19880530 0000797657 S000005730 NY Tax Free Money Fund Investment C000035515 Tax-Exempt New York Money Market Fund 485BPOS 1 ptc-af.txt 485B FILING As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 14, 2006 1933 Act File No. 33-07404 1940 Act File No. 811-04760 ================================================================================ SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM N-1A REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 145 [X] And REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940 AMENDMENT NO. 145 [X] DWS ADVISOR FUNDS (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter) 345 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10154 (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (212) 454-7190 (Registrant's Telephone Number) John Millette Two International Place Boston, MA 02110 (Name and Address of Agent for Service) Copy to: Burton M. Leibert, Esq. Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP 787 Seventh Avenue New York, NY 10019-6099 It is proposed that this filing will become effective (check appropriate box): [X] immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b) of Rule 485 [ ] on ____________ pursuant to paragraph (b) of Rule 485 [ ] 60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(1) of Rule 485(a) [ ] on (date) pursuant to paragraph (a)(1) of Rule 485 [ ] 75 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(2) of Rule 485 [ ] on ___________ pursuant to paragraph (a)(2) of Rule 485 If appropriate, check the following box: [ ] this post-effective amendment designates a new effective date for a previously filed post-effective amendment. EXPLANATORY NOTE ---------------- This post-effective amendment contains the prospectus and Statement of Additional Information relating to the following series and class of the registrant: o NY Tax Free Money Fund Tax-Exempt New York Money Market Fund This post-effective amendment is not intended to update or amend any other prospectuses or Statements of Additional Information of the registrant's other series or classes. 2 NY Tax Free Money Fund PROSPECTUS August 14, 2006 Tax-Exempt New York Money Market Fund As with all mutual funds, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) does not approve or disapprove these shares or determine whether the information in this prospectus is truthful or complete. It is a criminal offense for anyone to inform you otherwise. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Table of Contents NY TAX FREE MONEY FUND -- TAX-EXEMPT NEW YORK MONEY MARKET FUND How the Fund Works How to Invest in the Fund 3 The Fund's Main Investment Strategy 14 Policies You Should Know About 5 The Main Risks of Investing in the Fund 20 Understanding Distributions and Taxes 7 The Fund's Performance History 8 How Much Investors Pay 9 Other Policies and Risks 9 Who Manages and Oversees the Fund 13 Financial Highlights
2 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NY Tax Free Money Fund The Fund's Main Investment Strategy The fund seeks a high level of current income exempt from Federal and New York income taxes consistent with liquidity and the preservation of capital. The fund seeks to achieve its goal by investing in high quality, short-term, tax exempt money market instruments. The fund concentrates its investments in municipal bonds and notes of the State of New York or governmental issuers in other locales, such as the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the interest on which is exempt from New York State and City personal income taxes (collectively, "New York issuers"). While the fund gives priority to earning income and maintaining the value of the fund's principal at $1.00 per share, all money market instruments can change in value when interest rates change or an issuer's creditworthiness changes. The fund seeks current income by concentrating its investments in the bonds and notes of New York issuers and maintains a dollar-weighted average maturity of 90 days or less. The fund is managed in accordance with Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the "1940 Act"). The fund follows two policies designed to maintain a stable share price and to generate income exempt from Federal income tax and New York State and City personal income taxes: o Generally, fund securities are valued in US dollars and have remaining maturities of 397 days (about 13 months) or less at the time of purchase. The fund may also invest in securities that have features that reduce their maturities to 397 days or less at the time of purchase; o The fund primarily buys short-term New York municipal obligations that at the time of purchase: - have received one of the two highest short-term ratings from two nationally recognized statistical rating organizations (NRSROs); - have received one of the two highest short-term ratings from one NRSRO (if only one organization rates the security); - are unrated, but are determined to be of comparable quality by the advisor; or - have no short-term rating, but are rated in one of the top three highest long-term rating categories, and are determined to be of comparable quality by the advisor. 3 Principal Investments The fund primarily invests in the following types of investments: o General obligation notes and bonds, which an issuer backs with its full faith and credit. That means the government entity will repay the bond out of its general tax revenues. o Revenue notes and bonds, which are payable from specific revenue sources. These are often tied to the public works projects the bonds are financing, but are not generally backed by the issuer's taxing power. o Tax-exempt commercial paper, which is tax-exempt debt of borrowers that typically matures in 270 days or less. o Short-term municipal notes, such as tax anticipation notes, that are issued in anticipation of the receipt of tax revenues. o Municipal obligations backed by letters of credit (a document issued by a bank guaranteeing the issuer's payments for a stated amount), general bank guarantees or municipal bond insurance. o Floating rate bonds, whose interest rates vary with changes in specified market rates or indices. The fund may invest in high quality floating rate bonds with maturities of one year or more if it has the right to sell them back at their face value prior to maturity. The fund may also invest in securities that have features that reduce their maturities on their purchase date. o Private activity bonds, which are revenue bonds that finance non-governmental activities, such as private industry construction. Note that the interest on these bonds may be subject to local, state and Federal income taxes, including the alternative minimum tax. o Municipal trust receipts ("MTRs"). MTRs are also sometimes called municipal asset-backed securities, synthetic short-term derivatives, floating rate trust certificates, or municipal securities trust receipts. MTRs are typically structured by a bank, broker-dealer or other financial institution by depositing municipal securities into a trust or partnership coupled with a conditional right to sell, or put, the holder's interest in the underlying securities at par plus accrued interest to a financial institution. MTRs are generally issued as fixed or variable rate instruments. These trusts are structured so that the purchaser of the MTR is considered to be investing in the underlying municipal securities. This structure is intended to allow the tax-exempt status of interest generated by the underlying asset to pass through to the purchaser. The fund may invest up to 35% of its net assets in MTRs. 4 Under normal conditions, the fund invests at least 80% of its assets in investments the income from which is excluded from Federal income taxes and exempt from New York State and City personal income taxes. The fund may invest up to 20% of its total assets in notes and bonds that are exempt from Federal income taxes but not from New York State and City personal income taxes when money available for investment exceeds the supply of New York debt securities that meet the fund's criteria. Temporary Defensive Position. In response to adverse political, economic or market events, the fund may adopt a temporary defensive position in which it places more than 20% of the fund's assets in high quality money market investments that are subject to federal income tax. To the extent that the fund might do so, it may not meet its goal of a high level of current tax-free income. Working in consultation with the portfolio managers, the credit team screens potential securities and develops a list of those that the fund may buy. The managers, looking for attractive yield and weighing considerations such as credit quality, economic outlooks and possible interest rate movements, then decide which securities on this list to buy. The managers may adjust the fund's exposure to interest rate risk, typically seeking to take advantage of possible rises in interest rates and to preserve yield when interest rates appear likely to fall. The Main Risks of Investing in the Fund Set forth below are some of the prominent risks associated with tax free money market mutual funds, and our approaches to contain them. Although we attempt to assess the likelihood that these risks may actually occur and to limit them, we make no guarantee that we will succeed. If a security no longer meets the fund's credit rating requirements, we will attempt to sell that security within a reasonable time, unless selling the security would not be in the fund's best interest. Primary risks There are several risk factors that could reduce the yield you get from the fund or make it perform less well than other investments. Interest Rate Risk. Money market instruments, like all debt securities, face the risk that the securities will decline in value because of changes in interest rates. Generally, investments subject to interest rate risk will decrease in value when interest rates rise and increase when interest rates decline. To minimize such price fluctuations, the fund limits the dollar-weighted average maturity of the securities held by the fund to 90 days or less. Generally, rates the prices of short-term investments fluctuate less than longer-term bonds. Credit Risk. A money market instrument's credit quality depends on the issuer's ability to pay interest on the security and repay the debt: the lower the credit rating, the greater the risk that the security's issuer will default, or fail to meet its payment obligations. The credit risk of a security may also depend on the credit 5 quality of any bank or financial institution that provides credit enhancement for it. To minimize credit risk, the fund only buys high quality securities with minimal credit risk. Also, the fund primarily buys securities with remaining maturities of 397 days (about 13 months) or less. This reduces the risk that the issuer's creditworthiness will change, or that the issuer will default on the principal and interest payments of the obligation. Market Risk. Although individual securities may outperform their market, the entire market may decline as a result of rising interest rates, regulatory developments or deteriorating economic conditions. Security Selection Risk. While the fund invests in short-term securities, which by nature are relatively stable investments, the risk remains that the securities in which the fund invests will not perform as expected. This could cause the fund's returns to lag behind those of similar money market funds. Concentration Risk. Because of the fund's concentration in New York municipal securities, the fund has a relatively large exposure to financial stresses arising from a regional economic downturn. The investment advisor attempts to limit this risk by spreading out investments across issuers to the extent possible. The fund's ability to achieve its goal depends upon the ability of the issuers of New York municipal securities to repay their debt. New York State and New York City have at times faced serious economic problems that have adversely affected New York municipal issuers. A weaker economy could adversely affect the ability of issuers of New York municipal securities to repay their debt. A default or credit rating downgrade of one of these issuers could affect the market values and marketability of all New York municipal securities and hurt the fund's performance. As a result, the fund may be more volatile than a more geographically diversified municipal fund. Furthermore, if the fund has difficulty finding attractive New York municipal securities to purchase, the amount of the fund's income that is subject to New York taxes could increase. Municipal Trust Receipts Risk. The fund's investment in MTRs is subject to similar risks as other investments in debt obligations, including interest rate risk, credit risk and security selection risk. Additionally, investments in MTRs raise certain tax issues that may not be presented by direct investments in municipal bonds. There is some risk that certain issues could be resolved in a manner that could adversely impact the performance of the fund. Intermediary Risk. The fund's shares are sold primarily through a small number of intermediaries as cash sweep vehicles; the fund's assets could be significantly reduced if a large intermediary discontinues using the fund. 6 The Fund's Performance History While a fund's past performance isn't necessarily a sign of how it will do in the future, it can be valuable for an investor to know. The bar chart shows how the total returns for the fund have varied from year to year, which may give some idea of risk. The table shows how the fund's returns over different periods average out. All figures on this page assume reinvestment of dividends and distributions. As always, past performance is no guarantee of future results. Tax-Exempt New York Money Market Fund shares of the fund are expected to commence operations in the fourth quarter of 2006 after the completion of the proposed reorganization of Tax-Exempt New York Money Market Fund of Investors Municipal Cash Fund into NY Tax Free Money Fund and therefore does not have a full calendar year of performance. In the bar chart and the table, the performance figures reflect the historical performance of the fund's Investment Class shares, adjusted to reflect the estimated annual operating expenses of Tax-Exempt New York Money Market Fund. Although the fund's Investment Class shares are not offered in this prospectus, they are invested in the same portfolio and the annual total returns differ only to the extent that the classes have different fees and expenses. As of December 31, 2005, NY Tax Free Money Fund -- Investment Class Shares' taxable equivalent yield was 2.62%. To learn the current yield, investors may call the fund's Service Center at 1-800-231-8568. The taxable equivalent yield demonstrates the yield on a taxable investment necessary to produce an after-tax yield equal to the fund's tax-free yield. Yield is the income generated by a fund over a seven-day period. This amount is then annualized, which means that we assume the fund generates the same income every week for a year. The "total return" of a fund is the change in the value of an investment in the fund over a given period. Average annual returns are calculated by averaging the year-by-year returns of the fund over a given period. Annual Total Returns (%) as of 12/31 each year THE ORIGINAL DOCUMENT CONTAINED A BAR CHART HERE BAR CHART DATA 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2.46 2.64 2.44 2.19 3.02 1.68 0.46 0.11 0.26 1.48
2006 Total Return as of June 30: 1.14% For the periods included in the bar chart: Best Quarter: 0.80%, Q4 2000 Worst Quarter: 0.00%, Q3 2003 7 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Average Annual Total Returns as of 12/31/2005 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 Year 5 Years 10 Years - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1.48% 0.79% 1.67% - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Any future declines in interest rate levels could cause the fund's earnings to fall below the fund's expense ratio, resulting in a negative yield. The advisor has agreed to voluntarily waive expenses as necessary to maintain a positive yield. This waiver may be changed or terminated at any time without notice. For more recent yield information, contact the financial advisor from which you obtained this prospectus. Total returns would have been lower if operating expenses hadn't been reduced. How Much Investors Pay This fee table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of this fund. This information doesn't include any fees that may be charged by your financial advisor. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fee Table - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Shareholder Fees (%) (paid directly from your investment) None - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Annual Fund Operating Expenses (%) (deducted from fund assets) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Management Fee(1) 0.22% - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Distribution (12b-1) Fee 0.50 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Expenses(2) 0.24 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses(3) 0.96 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (1) Includes 0.10% administration fee. (2) Other expenses are estimated since no Tax-Exempt New York Money Market Fund shares were issued as of the fund's fiscal year end. Actual expenses may be different. Includes costs of shareholder servicing, custody and similar expenses, which may vary with fund size and other factors. (3) Three years from the commencement of operations of the share class, the advisor has contractually agreed to waive all or a portion of its management fee and reimburse or pay operating expenses of Tax-Exempt New York Money Market Fund shares to the extent necessary to maintain the Tax-Exempt New York Money Market Fund shares' total operating expenses at 1.00% of average daily net assets, excluding certain expenses such as extraordinary expenses, taxes, brokerage and interest - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Example - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Based on the figures above, this example helps you compare this fund's expenses to those of other mutual funds. The example assumes the expenses above remain the same, that you invested $10,000, earned 5% annual returns, reinvested all dividends and distributions and sold your shares at the end of each period. This is only an example; actual expenses will be different. 1 Year 3 Years 5 Years 10 Years - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- $98 $306 $531 $1,178 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8 Other Policies and Risks While the previous pages describe the main points of the fund's strategy and risks, there is another issue to know about: o The fund's policy of investing at least 80% of its assets in investments the income from which is excluded from Federal income taxes and exempt from New York State and City personal income taxes cannot be changed without shareholder approval. For more information This prospectus doesn't tell you about every policy or risk of investing in the fund. If you want more information on a fund's allowable securities and investment practices and the characteristics and risks of each one, you may want to request a copy of the Statement of Additional Information (the back cover tells you how to do this). Keep in mind that there is no assurance that any mutual fund will achieve its goal. A complete list of the fund's portfolio holdings is posted on www.dws-scudder.com as of the month-end on or after the last day of the following month. This posted information generally remains accessible at least until the date on which the fund files its Form N-CSR or N-Q with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the period that includes the date as of which the posted information is current. In addition, the fund's top ten holdings and other information about the fund is posted on www.dws-scudder.com as of the calendar quarter-end on or after the 15th day following quarter-end. The fund's Statement of Additional Information includes a description of the fund's policies and procedures with respect to the disclosure of the fund's portfolio holdings. Who Manages and Oversees the Fund Deutsche Asset Management is a global asset management organization that offers a wide range of investing expertise and resources, including hundreds of portfolio managers and analysts and an office network that reaches the world's major investment centers. This well-resourced global investment platform brings together a wide variety of experience and investment insight across industries, regions, asset classes and investing styles. Deutsche Asset Management, Inc. ("DeAM, Inc.") is an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of Deutsche Bank AG. Deutsche Bank AG is a major global banking institution that is engaged in a wide range of financial services, including investment management, mutual fund, retail, private and commercial banking, investment banking and insurance. Deutsche Asset Management is the marketing name in the US for the asset management activities of Deutsche Bank AG, Deutsche Investment Management Americas Inc., DeAM, Inc., Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas and DWS Trust Company. The investment advisor DeAM, Inc., with offices at 345 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10154, acts as each fund's investment advisor. As investment advisor, DeAM, Inc. under the supervision of the Board of Trustees, makes the funds' investment decisions. It buys and sells securities for the funds and conducts the research that leads to the purchase and sale decisions. DeAM, Inc. is also responsible for selecting brokers and dealers and for negotiating brokerage commissions and dealer charges. 9 DeAM, Inc. receives a management fee from the fund of 0.12% of the fund's average daily net assets. The fund's shareholder report for the year ended December 31, 2005 contains a discussion regarding the basis for the Board of Trustees' renewal of the investment management agreement (see "Shareholder reports" on the back cover). Other Services. Deutsche Investment Management Americas Inc. ("DeIM"), an affiliate of DeAM, Inc., provides administrative services -- such as portfolio accounting, legal services and sending proxy statements, shareholder reports and updated prospectus information to you; and collecting your executed proxies. For services provided under the administrative services agreement, DeIM is paid a fee of 0.10% of the fund's net assets. DWS Scudder Investments Service Company ("DWS-SISC"), also an affiliate of DeAM, Inc., serves as the funds' transfer agent. DWS-SISC, or your financial advisor, performs the functions necessary to establish and maintain your account. Besides setting up the account and processing your purchase and sale orders, these functions include: o keeping accurate, up-to-date records for your individual fund account; o implementing any changes you wish to make in your account information; o processing your requests for cash dividends and distributions from the fund; and o answering your questions on the funds' investment performance or administration. DWS-SISC delegates certain of these functions to a third party. Financial advisors include brokers or any bank, dealer or any other financial institutions that have sub-shareholder servicing agreements with DWS-SISC. Financial advisors may charge additional fees to investors only for those services not otherwise included in the DWS-SISC servicing agreement, such as cash management or special trust or retirement investment reporting. The portfolio managers A group of investment professionals is responsible for the day-to-day management of the fund. These investment professionals have a broad range of experience managing money market funds. Market timing related regulatory and litigation matters Since at least July 2003, federal, state and industry regulators have been conducting ongoing inquiries and investigations ("inquiries") into the mutual fund industry, and have requested information from numerous mutual fund companies, including DWS Scudder. The DWS funds' advisors have been cooperating in connection with these inquiries and are in discussions with the regulators concerning proposed settlements. Publicity about mutual fund practices arising from these industrywide inquiries serves as the general basis of a number of private lawsuits against the DWS funds. These lawsuits, which previously have been reported in the press, involve purported class action and derivative lawsuits, making various allegations and naming as defendants various persons, including certain DWS funds, the funds' investment advisors and their affiliates, and certain individuals, including in some cases fund Trustees/Directors, officers, and 10 other parties. Each DWS fund's investment advisor has agreed to indemnify the applicable DWS funds in connection with these lawsuits, or other lawsuits or regulatory actions that may be filed making allegations similar to these lawsuits regarding market timing, revenue sharing, fund valuation or other subjects arising from or related to the pending inquiries. It is not possible to determine with certainty what the outcome of these inquiries will be or what the effect, if any, would be on the funds or their advisors. With respect to the lawsuits, based on currently available information, the funds' investment advisors believe the likelihood that the pending lawsuits will have a material adverse financial impact on a DWS fund is remote and such actions are not likely to materially affect their ability to perform under their investment management agreements with the DWS funds. With respect to the regulatory matters, Deutsche Asset Management ("DeAM") has advised the funds as follows: DeAM expects to reach final agreements with regulators in 2006 regarding allegations of improper trading in the DWS funds. DeAM expects that it will reach settlement agreements with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the New York Attorney General and the Illinois Secretary of State providing for payment of disgorgement, penalties, and investor education contributions totaling approximately $134 million. Approximately $127 million of this amount would be distributed to shareholders of the affected DWS funds in accordance with a distribution plan to be developed by an independent distribution consultant. DeAM does not believe that any of the DWS funds will be named as respondents or defendants in any proceedings. The funds' investment advisors do not believe these amounts will have a material adverse financial impact on them or materially affect their ability to perform under their investment management agreements with the DWS funds. The above-described amounts are not material to Deutsche Bank, and they have already been reserved. Based on the settlement discussions thus far, DeAM believes that it will be able to reach a settlement with the regulators on a basis that is generally consistent with settlements reached by other advisors, taking into account the particular facts and circumstances of market timing at DeAM and at the legacy Scudder and Kemper organizations prior to their acquisition by DeAM in April 2002. Among the terms of the expected settled orders, DeAM would be subject to certain undertakings regarding the conduct of its business in the future, including maintaining existing management fee reductions for certain funds for a period of five years. DeAM expects that these settlements would resolve regulatory allegations that it violated certain provisions of federal and state securities laws (i) by entering into trading arrangements that permitted certain investors to engage in market timing in certain DWS funds and (ii) by failing more generally to take adequate measures to prevent market timing in the DWS funds, primarily during the 1999-2001 period. With respect to the trading arrangements, DeAM expects that the settlement documents will include allegations related to one legacy DeAM arrangement, as well as three legacy Scudder and six legacy Kemper arrangements. All of these trading arrangements originated in businesses that existed prior to the 11 current DeAM organization, which came together in April 2002 as a result of the various mergers of the legacy Scudder, Kemper and Deutsche fund groups, and all of the arrangements were terminated prior to the start of the regulatory investigations that began in the summer of 2003. No current DeAM employee approved the trading arrangements. There is no certainty that the final settlement documents will contain the foregoing terms and conditions. The independent Trustees/Directors of the DWS funds have carefully monitored these regulatory investigations with the assistance of independent legal counsel and independent economic consultants. Additional information announced by DeAM regarding the terms of the expected settlements will be made available at www.dws-scudder.com/regulatory_settlements, which will also disclose the terms of any final settlement agreements once they are announced. Other regulatory matters DeAM is also engaged in settlement discussions with the Enforcement Staffs of the SEC and the NASD regarding DeAM's practices during 2001-2003 with respect to directing brokerage commissions for portfolio transactions by certain DWS funds to broker-dealers that sold shares in the DWS funds and provided enhanced marketing and distribution for shares in the DWS funds. In addition, DWS Scudder Distributors, Inc. is in settlement discussions with the Enforcement Staff of the NASD regarding DWS Scudder Distributors' payment of non-cash compensation to associated persons of NASD member firms, as well as DWS Scudder Distributors' procedures regarding non-cash compensation regarding entertainment provided to such associated persons. Additional information announced by DeAM regarding the terms of the expected settlements will be made available at www.dws-scudder.com/regulatory_settlements, which will also disclose the terms of any final settlement agreements once they are announced. 12 Financial Highlights Tax-Exempt New York Money Market Fund shares of the fund are expected to commence operations after the completion of the reorganization of Tax-Exempt New York Money Market Fund into NY Tax Free Money Fund and therefore no financial information is available as of the date of this prospectus. Below are the financial highlights for the fund's Investment Class shares, whose historical performance was used to impute the performance shown for the fund's Tax-Exempt New York Money Market Fund shares on page NO TAGNO TAG. The financial highlights have been audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, independent registered public accounting firm, whose report, along with the fund's Investment Class shares financial statements, is included in the fund's annual report (see "Shareholder reports" on the back cover). NY Tax Free Money Fund -- Investment Class
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Years Ended December 31, 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001(a) - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Selected Per Share Data - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Net asset value, beginning of period $ 1.00 $ 1.00 $ 1.00 $ 1.00 $ 1.00 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Income from investment operations: Net investment income .017 .005 .003 .006 .02 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactions(b) -- -- -- -- -- - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total from investment operations .017 .005 .003 .006 .02 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Less distributions from: Net investment income (.017) (.005) (.003) (.006) (.02) - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Net asset value, end of period $ 1.00 $ 1.00 $ 1.00 $ 1.00 $ 1.00 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total Return (%)(c) 1.70 .47 .32 .65 1.89 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ratios to Average Net Assets and Supplemental Data - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Net assets, end of period ($ millions) 90 110 89 113 110 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ratio of expenses before expense reductions (%) .87 .88 .83 .82 .80(d) - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ratio of expenses after expense reductions (%) .75 .75 .75 .75 .75(d) - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ratio of net investment income (%) 1.67 .49 .33 .65 1.86 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(a) The Financial Highlights prior to April 27, 2001 include the Fund's information as a feeder fund to the NY Tax Free Money Portfolio for the respective periods. (b) Amount is less than $.0005 per share. (c) Total return would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced. (d) Includes expenses of the NY Tax Free Money Portfolio. 13 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- How to Invest in the Fund The following pages describe the main policies associated with buying and selling shares of the fund. There is also information on dividends and taxes and other matters that may affect you as the fund shareholder. Because this fund is available only through a financial advisor, such as a broker or financial institution, you should contact a representative of your financial advisor for instructions on how to buy or sell fund shares. Policies You Should Know About The policies below may affect you as a shareholder. Some of this information, such as the section on dividends and taxes, applies to all investors, including those investing through financial advisors. If you are investing through a financial advisor, check the materials you received from them. As a general rule, you should follow the information in those materials wherever it contradicts the information given here. Please note that a financial advisor may charge fees separate from those charged by the fund. In order to reduce the amount of mail you receive and to help reduce fund expenses, we generally send a single copy of any shareholder report and prospectus to each household. If you do not want the mailing of these documents to be combined with those for other members of your household, please call (800) 231-8568. Rule 12b-1 Plan The fund has adopted a plan under Rule 12b-1 that authorizes the payment of an annual distribution services fee, payable monthly, of 0.50% of the fund's average daily net assets. Because 12b-1 fees are paid out of the fund's assets on an ongoing basis, they will, over time, increase the cost of an investment and may cost more than paying other types of sales charges. 14 Policies about transactions The fund is open for business each day the New York Stock Exchange is open. Normally, the fund calculates its share price every business day at 12:00 p.m., Eastern time. As noted earlier, the fund expects to maintain a stable $1.00 share price. You can place an order to buy or sell shares at any time. To help the government fight the funding of terrorism and money laundering activities, federal law requires all financial institutions to obtain, verify, and record information that identifies each person who opens an account. What this means to you: When you open an account, we will ask for your name, address, date of birth and other information that will allow us to identify you. Some or all of this information will be used to verify the identity of all persons opening an account. We might request additional information about you (which may include certain documents, such as articles of incorporation for companies) to help us verify your identity, and in some cases the information and/or documents may be required to conduct the verification. The information and documents will be used solely to verify your identity. We will attempt to collect any missing required and requested information by contacting you or your financial intermediary. If we are unable to obtain this information within the time frames established by the fund then we may reject your application and order. The fund will not invest your purchase until all required and requested identification information has been provided and your application has been submitted in "good order." After we receive all the information, your application is deemed to be in good order and we accept your purchase, you will receive the net asset value per share next calculated. If we are unable to verify your identity within time frames established by the fund, after a reasonable effort to do so, you will receive written notification. The fund generally will not accept new account applications to establish an account with a non-US address (APO/FPO and US territories are acceptable) or for a non-resident alien. Because orders placed through financial advisors must be forwarded to the transfer agent before they can be processed, you'll need to allow extra time. Your financial advisor should be able to tell you when your order will be processed. It is the responsibility of your financial advisor to forward your order to the transfer agent in a timely manner. Wire transactions that arrive by 12:00 p.m. Eastern time will receive that day's dividend. Wire purchase orders received between 12:00 p.m and 4:00 p.m. Eastern time will start to accrue dividends the next calendar day. Investments by check will be effective at 4:00 p.m. Eastern time on the business day following receipt and will earn dividends the following calendar day. Please refer to your financial advisor for wire instructions and purchase orders. 15 When selling shares, you'll generally receive the dividend for the day on which your shares were sold. If we receive a sell request before 12:00 p.m. Eastern time and the request calls for proceeds to be sent out by wire, we will normally wire you the proceeds on the same day. However, you won't receive that day's dividend. Please keep in mind that if you make a recent purchase by check and that check has not cleared yet, those funds will not be available for redemption for up to 10 days. Short-Term Trading. Since money market funds hold short-term instruments and are intended to provide liquidity to shareholders, the advisor does not monitor or limit short-term and excessive trading activity in the fund and, accordingly, the Board of the fund has not approved any policies and procedures designed to limit this activity. However, the fund reserves the right to and may reject or cancel a purchase or exchange order into a money market fund for any reason, including if, in the opinion of the advisor, there appears to be a pattern of short-term and excessive trading by an investor in other DWS funds. Checkwriting enables you to sell shares of the fund by writing a check. Your investment keeps earning dividends until your check clears. Please note that you should not write checks for less than $250 or for more than $5,000,000. Note as well that we can't honor any check larger than your balance at the time the check is presented to us. The fund accepts Automated Clearing House ("ACH") debit entries for accounts that have elected the checkwriting redemption privilege. Upon receipt of an ACH debit entry referencing your account number you authorize us to redeem fund shares in your account to pay the entry to the third party originating the debit. Your fund account statement will show all ACH debit entries in your account. In case of errors or questions about your transactions or pre-authorized transfers please contact your financial advisor or investment firm as soon as possible (but no later than sixty (60) days after you are sent the first fund statement on which the transaction appears) if you believe your statement reflects an improper charge or if you need more information about an ACH debit entry transaction. Your financial advisor or investment firm must contact the Shareholder Service Agent within sixty (60) days of the fund sending you the first fund account statement on which an improper charge appears. The fund accepts payment for shares only in US dollars by check, bank or Federal Funds wire transfer, or by electronic bank transfer. Please note that we cannot accept cash, traveler's checks, money orders, starter checks, third party checks, checks drawn on foreign banks or checks issued by credit card companies or Internet-based companies. 16 We do not issue share certificates. When you want to sell more than $100,000 worth of shares or send the proceeds to a third party or to a new address, you'll usually need to place your order in writing and include a signature guarantee. The only exception is if you want money wired to a bank account that is already on file with us; in that case, you don't need a signature guarantee. Also, you don't need a signature guarantee for an exchange, although we may require one in certain other circumstances. A signature guarantee is simply a certification of your signature -- a valuable safeguard against fraud. You can get a signature guarantee from an eligible guarantor institution, including commercial banks, savings and loans, trust companies, credit unions, member firms of a national stock exchange, or any member or participant of an approved signature guarantor program. Note that you can't get a signature guarantee from a notary public, and we must be provided with the original guarantee. If your shares are registered directly with the fund's transfer agent, you can sell them by sending a written request (with a signature guarantee) to: DWS Scudder Investments Service Company Attention: Transaction Processing P.O. Box 219151 Kansas City, MO 64121-9151 Money from shares you sell is normally sent out within one business day of when your order is processed (not when it is received), although it could be delayed for up to seven days. There are other circumstances when it could be longer: when you are selling shares you bought recently by check and that check hasn't cleared yet (maximum delay: 10 days) or when unusual circumstances prompt the SEC to allow further delays. Certain expedited redemption processes may also be delayed when you are selling recently purchased shares. For additional circumstances where redemption proceeds could be delayed, please see "Other rights we reserve." You may obtain additional information about other ways to sell your shares by contacting your financial advisor. Selling shares of trust accounts and business or organization accounts may require additional documentation. Please contact your financial advisor for more information. Your financial advisor may set its own minimum investments, although those set by the fund are as follows: o Minimum initial investment: $2,000 o Minimum additional investment: $100 o Minimum investment with an automatic investment plan: $50 17 How the fund calculates share price We calculate the daily price of the fund's shares (also known as the "Net Asset Value" or "NAV") each day the fund is open for business, as of 12:00 noon, Eastern time. The bond markets or other primary trading markets for the fund may close early on the day before or after certain holidays are observed (for example, on the day after Thanksgiving and the day before Christmas). If the Bond Market Association recommends an early close of the bond markets, the funds also may close early. You may call the Service Center at (800) 231-8568 for additional information about whether the funds will close early before a particular holiday. On days the fund closes early: o All orders received prior to the fund's close will be processed as of the time the fund's NAV is next calculated. o Redemption orders received after the fund's close will be processed as of the time the fund's NAV is next calculated. o Purchase orders received after the fund's close will be processed the next business day. The fund uses the amortized cost method to account for any premiums or discounts above or below the face value of any securities that it buys. This method writes down the premium -- or marks up the discount -- at a constant rate until maturity. It does not reflect daily fluctuations in market value. The fund's Net Asset Value will normally be $1.00 a share. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Generally, the funds are open every week, Monday through Friday, except when the following holidays are celebrated: New Year's Day, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (the third Monday in January), Presidents' Day (the third Monday in February), Good Friday, Memorial Day (the last Monday in May), Independence Day, Labor Day (the first Monday in September), Columbus Day (the second Monday in October), Veterans' Day (November 11), Thanksgiving Day (the fourth Thursday in November) and Christmas Day. The funds may accept purchase or sale orders on days other then the days listed above, if the New York Stock Exchange is closed due to unforeseeable circumstances but the "Fed wire" is open, the primary trading markets for the funds' portfolio instruments are open and the funds' management believes there is adequate liquidity. Other rights we reserve You should be aware that we may do any of the following: o withdraw or suspend the offering of shares at any time o withhold a portion of your distributions as federal income tax if we have been notified by the IRS that you are subject to backup withholding or if you fail to provide us with a correct taxpayer ID number or certification that you are exempt from backup withholding o reject a new account application if you don't provide any required or requested identifying information, or for other reasons 18 o refuse, cancel or rescind any purchase order; freeze any account (meaning you will not be able to purchase fund shares in your account); suspend account services; and/or involuntarily redeem your account if we think that the account is being used for fraudulent or illegal purposes; one or more of these actions will be taken when, at our sole discretion, they are deemed to be in the fund's best interest or when the fund is requested or compelled to do so by governmental authority or by applicable law o close and liquidate your account if we are unable to verify your identity, or for other reasons; if we decide to close your account, your fund shares will be redeemed at the net asset value per share next calculated after we determine to close your account; you may be subject to gain or loss on the redemption of your fund shares and you may incur tax liability o close your account and send you the proceeds if your balance falls below $1,000; we will give you 60 days' notice so you can either increase your balance or close your account (this policy doesn't apply to most retirement accounts or if you have an automatic investment plan) o pay you for shares you sell by "redeeming in kind," that is, by giving you marketable securities (which typically will involve brokerage costs for you to liquidate) rather than cash o If we receive your purchase order before 12:00 p.m. Eastern time you will receive the dividends declared that day. If we receive it after 12:00 p.m. Eastern time, you will not. o If we receive your order to sell shares after 12:00 p.m. Eastern time you will receive the dividends declared that day. If we receive it before 12:00 p.m. Eastern time, you will not. o change, add or withdraw various services, fees and account policies (for example, we may adjust a fund's investment minimums at any time) o the fund reserves the right to reject or limit purchase orders, without prior notice, for these or other reasons o the fund reserves the right at any time to waive or increase the minimum investment requirements or change, add or withdraw various services, fees and account policies. All orders to purchase shares of the fund are subject to acceptance and are not binding until confirmed or accepted in writing. o suspend or postpone redemptions as permitted pursuant to Section 22(e) of the Investment Company Act of 1940. Generally, those circumstances are when: 1) the New York Stock Exchange is closed other than customary weekend or holiday closings; 2) trading on the New York Stock Exchange is restricted; 3) an emergency exists which makes the disposal of securities owned by the fund or the fair determination of the value of the fund's net assets not reasonably practicable; or 4) the SEC, by order, permits the suspension of the right of redemption. Redemption payments by wire may also be delayed in the event of a non-routine closure of the Federal Reserve wire payment system. 19 Since money market funds hold short-term instruments and are intended to provide liquidity to shareholders, the advisor does not monitor or limit short-term and excessive trading activity in the fund and, accordingly, the Board of the fund has not approved any policies and procedures designed to limit this activity. However, the fund reserves the right to and may reject or cancel a purchase or exchange order into a money market fund for any reason, including if, in the opinion of the advisor, there appears to be a pattern of short-term and excessive trading by an investor in other Deutsche Asset Management or DWS funds. Shareholders should direct their inquiries to the firm from which they received this prospectus or to DWS Scudder Investments Service Agent, 210 W. 10th Street, Kansas City, Missouri 64105-2005. Understanding Distributions and Taxes The fund intends to distribute to its shareholders virtually all of its net earnings. The fund can earn money in two ways: by receiving interest, dividends or other income from securities it holds and by selling securities for more than it paid for them. (A fund's earnings are separate from any gains or losses stemming from your own purchase and sale of shares.) A fund may not always pay a distribution for a given period. The fund's income dividends are declared daily and paid monthly to shareholders. The fund may take into account capital gains and losses in its daily dividend declarations. The fund may make additional distributions for tax purposes if necessary. You can choose how to receive your dividends and distributions. You may have them all automatically reinvested in fund shares (at NAV), all deposited directly to your bank account or all sent to you by check or wire. Tell us your preference on your application. If you don't indicate a preference, your dividends and distributions will all be reinvested. Because the fund seeks to maintain a stable share price, you are unlikely to have a capital gain or loss when you sell fund shares. For tax purposes, an exchange is the same as a sale. Dividends from the fund are generally tax-free for most shareholders, meaning that investors who are individuals can receive them without incurring federal income tax liability. However, there are a few exceptions: o A portion of the fund's dividends may be taxable as ordinary income if it came from investments in taxable securities, tax-exempt market discount bonds, or as the result of short- or long-term capital gains. o Because the fund can invest in securities whose income is subject to the federal alternative minimum tax (AMT), you may owe taxes on a portion of your dividends if you are among those investors who must pay AMT. In addition, if you receive social security or railroad retirement benefits, you should consult your tax advisor to determine what effect, if any, an investment in the fund may have on the federal taxation of your benefits. 20 You should consult your tax advisor for more information on your own tax situation, including possible foreign, state and local taxes. The fund will send you detailed tax information every January. These statements tell you the amount and the tax category of any dividends or distributions you received. They also have certain details on your purchases and sales of shares. Dividends or distributions declared in the last quarter of a given year are taxed in that year, even though you may not receive the money until the following January. Corporations may be able to take a dividends-received deduction for a portion of income dividends they receive from the fund. The above discussion is applicable to shareholders who are US persons. If you are a non-US person, please consult your own tax advisor with respect to the US tax consequences of an investment in the fund. Additional information may be found in the fund's Statement of Additional Information. 21 To Get More Information Shareholder reports -- These include commentary from the fund's management team about recent market conditions and the effects of the fund's strategies on its performance. These also have detailed performance figures, a list of everything the fund owns, and the fund's financial statements. Shareholders get the reports automatically. For more copies, call (800) 231-8568. Statement of Additional Information (SAI) -- This tells you more about the fund's features and policies, including additional risk information. The SAI is incorporated by reference into this document (meaning that it's legally part of this prospectus). For a free copy of any of these documents or to request other information about the fund, call (800) 231-8568, or contact DWS Scudder at the address listed below. The fund's SAI and shareholder reports, when available, are also available through the DWS Scudder Web site at www.dws-scudder.com. These documents and other information about the fund are available from the EDGAR Database on the SEC's Internet site at www.sec.gov. If you like, you may obtain copies of this information, after paying a copying fee, by e-mailing a request to publicinfo@sec.gov or by writing the SEC at the address listed below. You can also review and copy these documents and other information about the fund, including the fund's SAI, at the SEC's Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the SEC's Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling (800) SEC-0330. DWS Scudder PO Box 219669 Kansas City, MO 64121-9669 www.dws-scudder.com (800) 231-8568 SEC Washington, D.C. 20549 www.sec.gov (800) SEC-0330 Distributor DWS Scudder Distributors, Inc. 222 South Riverside Plaza Chicago, IL 60606-5808 (800) 621-1148 SEC File Number: DWS Advisor Funds 811-04760 STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION DWS Advisor Funds Tax Free Money Fund Investment May 1, 2006 NY Tax Free Money Fund Investment Class Tax-Exempt New York Money Market Fund May 1, 2006, as revised, August 14, 2006 DWS Advisor Funds (the "Trust") is an open-end management investment company that offers investors a selection of investment portfolios, each having distinct investment objectives and policies. Tax Free Money Fund Investment and NY Tax Free Money Fund - Investment Class and Tax-Exempt New York Money Market Fund (each a "Fund" and, collectively, the "Funds") are described herein. Shares of the Funds are sold by DWS Scudder Distributors, Inc. ("DWS-SDI"), the Trust's distributor (the "Distributor"), to clients and customers (including affiliates and correspondents) of Deutsche Asset Management, Inc. ("DeAM, Inc." or the "Advisor"), the Funds' investment advisor, and to clients and customers of other organizations. The Prospectuses for the Funds, dated May 1, 2006, and August 14, 2006 for the Tax-Exempt New York Money Market Fund class of NY Tax Free Money Fund, provide the basic information investors should know before investing. This Statement of Additional Information ("SAI"), which is not a Prospectus, is intended to provide additional information regarding the activities and operations of the Trust and should be read in conjunction with the Prospectus. You may request a copy of the Prospectus or a paper copy of this SAI, if you have received it electronically, free of charge by calling the Trust at the telephone number listed below or by contacting any Service Agent (which is a broker, financial advisor or other bank, dealer or other institution that has a sub-shareholder servicing agreement with DeAM, Inc.). Capitalized terms not otherwise defined in this SAI have the meanings accorded to them in the Trust's Prospectuses. The financial statements for each Fund for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005, are incorporated herein by reference to the Annual Report to shareholders for each Fund dated December 31, 2005. A copy of each Fund's Annual Report may be obtained without charge by calling each Fund at 1-800-730-1313. DEUTSCHE ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC. Investment Advisor DEUTSCHE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AMERICAS INC. Administrator of the Funds DWS SCUDDER DISTRIBUTORS, INC. Distributor TABLE OF CONTENTS Page ---- INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES, POLICIES AND RESTRICTIONS..............................1 Investment Objectives................................................1 Investment Policies..................................................1 Additional Risk Factors..............................................8 Investment Restrictions.............................................47 Portfolio Turnover..................................................50 Portfolio Holdings Information......................................51 Fund Transactions...................................................52 NET ASSET VALUE..............................................................53 PURCHASE AND REDEMPTION INFORMATION..........................................54 Purchase of Shares..................................................54 Redemption of Shares................................................55 TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS........................................................59 MANAGEMENT OF THE TRUST AND FUNDS............................................79 Code of Ethics......................................................79 Proxy Voting Guidelines.............................................79 Investment Advisor..................................................81 Distributor.........................................................83 Transfer Agent and Service Agent....................................84 Custodian...........................................................85 Expenses............................................................85 Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.......................85 Legal Counsel.......................................................85 ORGANIZATION OF THE TRUST....................................................85 DIVIDENDS....................................................................86 TAXES........................................................................87 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.........................................................89 APPENDIX.....................................................................91 i ii INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES, POLICIES AND RESTRICTIONS Investment Objectives The following is a description of each Fund's investment objective. There can, of course, be no assurance that either Fund will achieve its investment objective. Tax Free Money Fund Investment seeks a high level of current income exempt from Federal income tax consistent with liquidity and the preservation of capital by investing in high quality, short-term, tax-exempt money market instruments. The Fund's portfolio consists primarily of obligations issued by states and their authorities, agencies, instrumentalities and political subdivisions. Under normal conditions, the Tax Free Money Fund Investment invests at least 80% of its net assets in municipal bonds and notes that pay interest exempt from Federal income tax. NY Tax Free Money Fund seeks a high level of current income exempt from Federal and New York income tax consistent with liquidity and the preservation of capital by investing in high quality, short-term, tax-exempt money market instruments. The Fund's portfolio consists primarily of obligations of the state of New York ("State of New York" or the "State") and its authorities, agencies, instrumentalities and political subdivisions. Under normal conditions, the NY Tax Free Money Fund invests at least 80% of its assets in notes and bonds of the State of New York and its related agencies and authorities and issuers in certain other locales the interest on which is exempt from federal income tax and New York State and New York City personal income taxes ("New York Municipal Obligations"). NY Tax Free Money Fund and Tax Free Money Fund Investment may in the future seek to achieve their investment objectives by investing all of their net assets in investment companies having the same investment policies and restrictions as those applicable to each Fund. Investment Policies Quality and Maturity of the Funds' Securities. Each Fund will maintain a dollar-weighted average maturity of 90 days or less. All securities in which each Fund invests will have, or be deemed to have, remaining maturities of 397 days or less on the date of their purchase and will be denominated in US dollars. The Advisor, acting under the supervision of and procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees of each Fund, will also determine that all securities purchased by the Funds present minimal credit risks. The Advisor will cause each Fund to dispose of any security as soon as practicable if the security is no longer of the requisite quality, unless such action would not be in the best interest of the Fund. High-quality, short-term instruments may result in a lower yield than instruments with a lower quality or longer term. Obligations of Banks and Other Financial Institutions. The Funds may invest in US dollar-denominated high quality fixed rate or variable rate obligations of US or foreign financial institutions, including banks, which have received one of the two highest short-term ratings from two nationally recognized statistical rating organizations ("NRSROs") (or one NRSRO if that NRSRO is the only NRSRO that rates such obligations) or, if not so rated, are believed by the Advisor to be of comparable quality or, if the obligation has no short-term rating, is rated in one of the top three highest long-term rating categories by a NRSRO and are believed by the Advisor to be of comparable quality. Obligations of domestic and foreign financial institutions in which the Fund may invest include (but are not limited to) certificates of deposit, bankers' acceptances, bank time deposits, commercial paper, and other US dollar-denominated instruments issued or supported by the credit of US or foreign financial institutions, including banks. For purposes of the Funds' investment policies with respect to bank obligations, the assets of a bank will be deemed to include the assets of its domestic and foreign branches. Obligations of foreign branches of US banks and foreign banks may be general obligations of the parent bank in addition to the issuing bank or may be limited by the terms of 1 a specific obligation and by government regulation. If the Advisor deems the instruments to present minimal credit risk, the Fund may invest in obligations of foreign banks or foreign branches of US banks, which may include banks located in the United Kingdom, Grand Cayman Island, Nassau, Japan, Australia and Canada. Investments in these obligations may entail risks that are different from those of investments in obligations of US domestic banks because of differences in political, regulatory and economic systems and conditions. These risks include future political and economic developments, currency blockage, the possible imposition of withholding taxes on interest payments, possible seizure or nationalization of foreign deposits, difficulty or inability of pursuing legal remedies and obtaining judgments in foreign courts, possible establishment of exchange controls or the adoption of other foreign governmental restrictions that might affect adversely the payment of principal and interest on bank obligations. Foreign branches of US banks and foreign banks may also be subject to less stringent reserve requirements and to different accounting, auditing, reporting and record keeping standards than those applicable to domestic branches of US banks. US Government Obligations. The Funds may invest in obligations issued or guaranteed by the US government which include: (1) direct obligations of the US Treasury and (2) obligations issued by US government agencies and instrumentalities ("US Government Obligations"). Included among direct obligations of the US are Treasury Bills, Treasury Notes and Treasury Bonds, which differ in terms of their interest rates, maturities and dates of issuance. Treasury Bills have maturities of less than one year, Treasury Notes have maturities of one to 10 years and Treasury Bonds generally have maturities of greater than 10 years at the date of issuance. Included among the obligations issued by agencies and instrumentalities of the US are: instruments that are supported by the full faith and credit of the US (such as certificates issued by the Government National Mortgage Association ("GNMA" or "Ginnie Mae"); instruments that are supported by the right of the issuer to borrow from the US Treasury (such as securities of Federal Home Loan Banks); and instruments that are supported solely by the credit of the instrumentality (such as Federal National Mortgage Association ("FNMA" or "Fannie Mae") and Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation ("FHLMC" or "Freddie Mac"). Other US government securities the Funds may invest in include (but are not limited to) securities issued or guaranteed by the Federal Housing Administration ("FHA"), Farmers Home Loan Administration, Export-Import Bank of the US, Small Business Administration, General Services Administration, Central Bank for Cooperatives, Federal Farm Credit Banks, Federal Intermediate Credit Banks, Federal Land Banks, Maritime Administration, Tennessee Valley Authority, District of Columbia Armory Board and Student Loan Marketing Association. Because the US government is not obligated by law to provide support to an instrumentality it sponsors, the Funds will invest in obligations issued by such an instrumentality only if the Advisor determines that the credit risk with respect to the instrumentality does not make its securities unsuitable for investment by the Fund. Each Fund may also invest in separately traded principal and interest component of securities guaranteed or issued by the US government or its agencies, instrumentalities or sponsored enterprises if such components trade independently under the Separate Trading of Registered Interest and Principal of Securities program ("STRIPS") or any similar program sponsored by the US government. STRIPS are sold as zero coupon securities. Other Debt Obligations. The Funds may invest in deposits, bonds, notes and debentures and other debt obligations that at the time of purchase meet the Fund's minimum credit quality standards, or, if unrated, have been determined by the Advisor to be of comparable quality or, if the obligations have no short-term rating, are rated in one of the top three highest long-term rating categories or have been determined by the Advisor to be of comparable quality. Credit Enhancement. Certain of a Fund's acceptable investments may be credit-enhanced by a guaranty, letter of credit, or insurance from a third party. Any bankruptcy, receivership, default, or change in the credit quality of the third party providing the credit enhancement could adversely affect the quality and marketability of the underlying security and could cause losses to the Fund and affect the Fund's share price. Subject to the diversification limits contained in Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 ("1940 Act"), each Fund may have more than 25% of its total assets invested in securities issued by or credit-enhanced by banks or other financial institutions. 2 Repurchase Agreements. The Funds may engage in repurchase agreement transactions with member banks of the Federal Reserve System, certain non-US banks and certain non-bank entities. Under the terms of a typical repurchase agreement, the Funds would acquire any underlying security for a relatively short period (usually not more than one week), subject to an obligation of the seller to repurchase, and the Funds to resell, the obligation at an agreed price and time, thereby determining the yield during the Funds' holding period. This arrangement results in a fixed rate of return that is not subject to market fluctuations during the Funds' holding period. The value of the underlying securities will be at least equal at all times to the total amount of the repurchase obligation, including interest. Each Fund bears a risk of loss in the event of default by or bankruptcy of the other party to a repurchase agreement and the Fund is delayed in, or prevented from, exercising its rights to dispose of the collateralized securities. To the extent that, in the meantime, the value of the underlying securities had decreased the Fund could experience a loss. The Advisor reviews the creditworthiness of those banks and dealers with which the Funds enter into repurchase agreements and monitors on an ongoing basis the value of the securities subject to repurchase agreements to ensure that it is maintained at the required level. A repurchase agreement is considered to be a loan under the 1940 Act. Reverse Repurchase Agreements. The Funds may borrow funds by, among other things, agreeing to sell portfolio securities to financial institutions that meet the standards described under "Repurchase Agreements" and to repurchase them at a mutually agreed date and price (a "reverse repurchase agreement"). The Funds may enter into reverse repurchase agreements with banks and domestic broker-dealers. At the time each Fund enters into a reverse repurchase agreement it will identify on its books cash or liquid securities having a value equal to the repurchase price, including accrued interest. The marked assets will be marked-to-market daily and additional assets will be marked on any day in which the assets fall below the repurchase price (plus accrued interest). A Fund's liquidity and ability to manage its assets might be affected when it sets aside cash or portfolio securities to cover such commitments. Reverse repurchase agreements involve the risk that the market value of the securities sold by the Funds may decline below the repurchase price of those securities. In the event the buyer of securities under a reverse repurchase agreement files for bankruptcy or becomes insolvent, such buyer or its trustee or receiver may receive an extension of time to determine whether to enforce the Fund's obligation to repurchase the securities, and the Fund's use of the proceeds of the reverse repurchase agreement may effectively be restricted pending such decision. Reverse repurchase agreements are considered to be borrowings by the Fund under the 1940 Act. When-Issued and Delayed-Delivery Securities. Each Fund may purchase securities on a when-issued or delayed-delivery basis. Delivery of and payment for these securities can take place a month or more after the date of the purchase commitment. The payment obligation and the interest rate that will be received on when-issued and delayed-delivery securities are fixed at the time the buyer enters into the commitment. Due to fluctuations in the value of securities purchased or sold on a when-issued or delayed-delivery basis, the yields obtained on such securities may be higher or lower than the yields available in the market on the dates when the investments are actually delivered to the buyers. When-issued securities may include securities purchased on a "when, as and if issued" basis, under which the issuance of the security depends on the occurrence of a subsequent event, such as approval of a merger, corporate reorganization or debt restructuring. The value of such securities is subject to market fluctuation during this period and no interest or income, as applicable, accrues to each Fund until settlement takes place. At the time a Fund makes the commitment to purchase securities on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis, the Fund will record the transaction, reflect the value each day of such securities in determining its net asset value and, if applicable, calculate the maturity for the purposes of average maturity from that date. At the time of settlement a when-issued security may be valued at less than the purchase price. To facilitate such acquisitions, each Fund identifies on its books cash or liquid assets in an amount at least equal to such commitments. It may be expected that a Fund's net assets will fluctuate to a greater degree when that Fund sets aside portfolio securities to cover such purchase commitments than when it sets aside cash. On delivery dates for such transactions, the Funds will meet their obligations from maturities or sales of the segregated securities and/or from cash flow. If a Fund chooses to dispose of the right to acquire a when-issued security prior to its acquisition, the Fund could, as with the disposition of any other portfolio obligation, incur a gain or loss due to market fluctuation. When the Funds engage in when-issued or delayed-delivery transactions, they rely on the other party to consummate the trade. Failure of the seller to 3 do so may result in the Funds' incurring a loss or missing an opportunity to obtain a price considered to be advantageous. Variable Rate Securities. Each Fund may invest in long-term maturity securities that are subject to frequently available put option or tender option features under which the holder may put the security back to the issuer or its agent at a predetermined price (generally par) after giving specified notice. The interest rate on a variable rate security changes at intervals according to an index or a formula or other standard measurement as stated in the bond contract. One common method is to calculate the interest rate as a percentage of the rate paid on selected issues of Treasury securities on specified dates. The put option or tender option right is typically available to the investor on a weekly or monthly basis although on some demand securities the investor has a daily right to exercise the put option. Variable rate securities with the put option exercisable on dates on which the variable rate changes are often called "variable rate demand notes." The absence of an active secondary market for certain variable and floating rate notes could make it difficult to dispose of the instruments, and each Fund could suffer a loss if the issuer defaults or during periods in which the Funds are not entitled to exercise their demand rights. See "Illiquid Securities." Illiquid Securities. Historically, illiquid securities have included securities subject to contractual or legal restrictions on resale because they have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended ("1933 Act"), securities which are otherwise not readily marketable and repurchase agreements having a maturity of longer than seven days. Securities which have not been registered under the 1933 Act are referred to as private placements or restricted securities and are purchased directly from the issuer or in the secondary market. Investments in non-publicly traded securities (including Rule 144A Securities, as that term is defined below) may involve a high degree of business and financial risk and may result in substantial losses. These securities may be less liquid than publicly traded securities, and it may take longer to liquidate these positions than would be the case for publicly traded securities. Companies whose securities are not publicly traded may not be subject to the disclosure and other investor protection requirements applicable to companies whose securities are publicly traded. Limitations on resale may have an adverse effect on the marketability of portfolio securities and a mutual fund might be unable to dispose of restricted or other illiquid securities promptly or at reasonable prices and might thereby experience difficulty satisfying redemptions within seven days. An investment in illiquid securities is subject to the risk that, should the Fund desire to sell any of these securities when a ready buyer is not available at a price that is deemed to be representative of their value, the value of the Fund's net assets could be adversely affected. Mutual funds do not typically hold a significant amount of these restricted or other illiquid securities because of the potential for delays on resale and uncertainty in valuation. A mutual fund might also have to register such restricted securities in order to dispose of them resulting in additional expense and delay. Adverse market conditions could impede such a public offering of securities. A large institutional market has developed for certain securities that are not registered under the 1933 Act, including repurchase agreements, commercial paper, non-US securities, municipal securities and corporate bonds and notes. Institutional investors depend on an efficient institutional market in which the unregistered security can be readily resold or on an issuer's ability to honor a demand for repayment. The fact that there are contractual or legal restrictions on resale of such investments to the general public or to certain institutions may not be indicative of their liquidity. The Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") has adopted Rule 144A, which allows a broader institutional trading market for securities otherwise subject to restriction on their resale to the general public. Rule 144A establishes a "safe harbor" from the registration requirements of the 1933 Act for resales of certain securities to qualified institutional buyers ("Rule 144A Securities"). The Advisor anticipates that the market for certain restricted securities such as institutional commercial paper will expand further as a result of this regulation and the development of automated systems for the trading, clearance and settlement of unregistered securities of domestic and non-US issuers, such as the PORTAL System sponsored by the NASD. An investment in Rule 144A Securities will be considered illiquid and therefore subject to the Fund's limit on the purchase of illiquid securities unless the Advisor determines that the Rule 144A Securities are liquid. In reaching 4 liquidity decisions, the Advisor may consider, inter alia, the following factors: (i) the unregistered nature of the security; (ii) the frequency of trades and quotes for the security; (iii) the number of dealers wishing to purchase or sell the security and the number of other potential purchasers; (iv) dealer undertakings to make a market in the security and (v) the nature of the security and the nature of the marketplace trades (e.g., the time needed to dispose of the security, the method of soliciting offers and the mechanics of the transfer). Investing in Rule 144A Securities could have the effect of increasing the level of illiquidity in the Funds to the extent that qualified institutional buyers are unavailable or uninterested in purchasing such securities from the Funds. The Board has adopted guidelines and delegated to the Advisor the daily function of determining and monitoring the liquidity of Rule 144A Securities, although the Board will retain ultimate responsibility for any liquidity determinations. Municipal Securities: General. The Funds invest primarily in municipal securities. Municipal securities consist of bonds, notes and other instruments issued by or on behalf of states, territories and possessions of the United States (including the District of Columbia) and their political subdivisions, agencies or instrumentalities, the interest on which is exempt from regular federal income tax (i.e., excluded from gross income for federal income tax purposes but not necessarily exempt from the federal alternative minimum tax or from state and local taxes). Municipal securities may also be issued on a taxable basis (i.e., the interest on such securities is not exempt from regular federal income tax). Municipal securities are often issued to obtain funds for various public purposes, including the construction of a wide range of public facilities such as bridges, highways, housing, hospitals, mass transportation, schools, streets and water and sewer works. Other public purposes for which municipal securities may be issued include refunding outstanding obligations, obtaining funds for general operating expenses, and obtaining funds to lend to other public institutions and facilities. Municipal securities also include "private activity" or industrial development bonds, which are issued by or on behalf of public authorities to provide financing aid to acquire sites or construct or equip facilities within a municipality for privately or publicly owned corporations. The two principal classifications of municipal securities are "general obligations" and "revenue obligations." General obligations are secured by the issuer's pledge of its full faith and credit for the payment of principal and interest although the characteristics and enforcement of general obligations may vary according to the law applicable to the particular issuer. Revenue obligations, which include, but are not limited to, private activity bonds, resource recovery bonds, certificates of participation and certain municipal notes, are not backed by the credit and taxing authority of the issuer and are payable solely from the revenues derived from a particular facility or class of facilities or, in some cases, from the proceeds of a special excise or other specific revenue source. Nevertheless, the obligations of the issuer may also be backed by a letter of credit, guarantee or insurance. General obligations and revenue obligations may be issued in a variety of forms, including commercial paper, fixed, variable and floating rate securities, tender option bonds, auction rate bonds and capital appreciation bonds. In addition to general obligations and revenue obligations, there are a variety of hybrid and special types of municipal securities. There are also numerous differences in the credit backing of municipal securities both within and between these two principal classifications. For the purpose of applying the Funds' investment restrictions, the identification of the issuer of a municipal security which is not a general obligation is made by the Advisor based on the characteristics of the municipal security, the most important of which is the source of funds for the payment of principal and interest on such securities. An entire issue of municipal securities may be purchased by one or a small number of institutional investors such as the Funds. Thus, the issue may not be said to be publicly offered. Unlike some securities that are not publicly offered, a secondary market exists for many municipal securities that were not publicly offered initially and such securities are often readily marketable. 5 The obligations of an issuer to pay the principal and interest on a municipal security are subject to the provisions of bankruptcy, insolvency and other laws affecting the rights and remedies of creditors, such as the Federal Bankruptcy Act, and laws, if any, that may be enacted by Congress or state legislatures extending the time for payment of principal or interest or imposing other constraints upon the enforcement of such obligations. There is also the possibility that, as a result of litigation or other conditions, the power or ability of the issuer to pay principal or interest when due on a municipal security may be materially affected. Municipal Obligations. The two principal classifications of municipal obligations are "notes" and "bonds." Municipal obligations are further classified as "general obligation" and "revenue" issues and the securities held by the Funds may include "moral obligations," which are normally issued by special purpose authorities. Municipal Notes. Municipal securities in the form of notes generally are used to provide for short-term capital needs, in anticipation of an issuer's receipt of other revenues or financing, and typically have maturities of up to three years. The obligations of an issuer of municipal notes are generally secured by the anticipated revenues from taxes, grants or bond financing. An investment in such instruments, however, presents a risk that the anticipated revenues will not be received or that such revenues will be insufficient to satisfy the issuer's payment obligations under the notes or that refinancing will be otherwise unavailable. The Funds may invest in municipal notes, which may include: o Tax Anticipation Notes. Tax anticipation notes are issued to finance working capital needs of municipalities. Generally, they are issued in anticipation of various seasonal tax revenue, such as income, sales, use and business taxes, and are payable from these specific future taxes. o Revenue Anticipation Notes. Revenue anticipation notes are issued in expectation of receipt of other types of revenue, such as federal revenues available under federal revenue sharing programs. o Bond Anticipation Notes. Bond anticipation notes are issued to provide interim financing until long-term financing can be arranged. In most cases, the long-term bonds provide funds for the repayment of these notes. o Miscellaneous, Temporary and Anticipatory Instruments. These instruments may include notes issued to obtain interim financing pending entering into alternate financial arrangements, such as receipt of anticipated federal, state or other grants or aid, passage of increased legislative authority to issue longer-term instruments or obtaining other refinancing. o Construction Loan Notes. Construction loan notes are secured by mortgage notes insured by the FHA; however, the proceeds from the insurance may be less than the economic equivalent of the payment of principal and interest on the mortgage note if there has been a default. Construction loan notes are sold to provide construction financing. Permanent financing, the proceeds of which are applied to the payment of construction loan notes, is sometimes provided by a commitment of GNMA to purchase the loan, accompanied by a commitment by the FHA to insure mortgage advances there under. In other instances, permanent financing is provided by commitments of banks to purchase the loan. The Funds will only purchase construction loan notes that are subject to permanent GNMA or bank purchase commitments. o Tax-Exempt Commercial Paper. Tax-exempt commercial paper is a short-term obligation with a stated maturity of 365 days or less. It is issued by agencies of state and local governments to finance seasonal working capital needs or to provide interim construction financing and is paid from general revenues of the municipalities or are refinanced with long-term debt. In most cases, tax-exempt commercial paper is backed by letters of credit, lending agreements, note repurchase agreements or other credit facility agreements offered by banks or other institutions. 6 Municipal Bonds. Municipal bonds generally fund longer-term capital needs than municipal notes and have maturities exceeding one year when issued. Each Fund may invest in municipal bonds. Municipal bonds include general obligation bonds, revenue bonds, private activity bonds and tender option bonds. o General Obligation Bonds. Issuers of general obligation bonds include states, counties, cities, towns and regional districts. The proceeds of these obligations are used to fund a wide range of public projects, including construction or improvement of schools, highways and roads, and water and sewer systems. The basic security behind general obligation bonds is the issuer's pledge of its full faith and credit and taxing power for the payment of principal and interest. The taxes that can be levied for the payment of debt service may be limited or unlimited as to the rate or amount of special assessments. o Revenue Bonds. The principal security for a revenue bond is generally the net revenues derived from a particular facility, group of facilities or, in some cases, the proceeds of a special excise tax or other specific revenue source. Revenue bonds are issued to finance a wide variety of capital projects, including electric, gas, water and sewer systems; highways, bridges, and tunnels; port and airport facilities; colleges and universities; and hospitals. Although the principal security behind these bonds may vary, many provide additional security in the form of a debt service reserve fund that may be used to make principal and interest payments on the issuer's obligations. Housing finance authorities have a wide range of security, including partially or fully insured mortgages, rent subsidized and/or collateralized mortgages, certificates of deposit and/or the net revenues from housing or other public projects. Some authorities provide further security in the form of a state's ability (without obligation) to make up deficiencies in the debt service reserve fund. o Private Activity Bonds. Private activity bonds, which are considered municipal obligations if the interest paid thereon is excluded from gross income for federal income tax purposes and is not a specific tax preference item for federal individual and corporate alternative minimum tax purposes, are issued by or on behalf of public authorities to raise money to finance various privately operated facilities such as manufacturing facilities, certain hospital and university facilities and housing projects. These bonds are also used to finance public facilities such as airports, mass transit systems and ports. The payment of the principal and interest on these bonds is dependent solely on the ability of the facility's user to meet its financial obligations and generally the pledge, if any, of real and personal property so financed as security for payment. o Tender Option Bonds. Tender option bonds are relatively long-term bonds that are coupled with the option to tender the securities to a bank, broker-dealer or other financial institution at periodic intervals and receive the face value of the bond. This investment structure is commonly used as a means of enhancing a security's liquidity. Municipal Trust Receipts. Each Fund may invest up to 35% of its net assets in municipal trust receipts ("MTRs"). MTRs are also sometimes called municipal asset-backed securities, synthetic short-term derivatives, floating rate trust certificates, or municipal securities trust receipts. MTRs are typically structured by a bank, broker-dealer or other financial institution by depositing municipal securities into a trust or partnership, coupled with a conditional right to sell, or put, the holder's interest in the underlying securities at par plus accrued interest to a financial institution. MTRs are generally issued as fixed or variable rate instruments. These trusts are structured so that the purchaser of the MTR would be considered to be investing in the underlying municipal securities. This structure is intended to allow the tax-exempt status of interest generated by the underlying asset to pass through to the purchaser. The Funds' investments in MTRs are subject to similar risks as other investments in debt obligations, including interest rate risk, credit risk and security selection risk. Additionally, investments in MTRs raise certain tax issues that may not be presented by direct investments in municipal bonds. There is some risk that certain issues could be resolved in a manner that could adversely impact the performance of the Funds. The Funds expect to invest in MTRs for which a legal opinion has been given to the effect that the income from an MTR is tax exempt to the same extent as the underlying bond, although it is possible that the Internal Revenue Service (the "IRS") will take a different position and there is a risk that the interest paid on such MTRs would be deemed taxable. 7 Additional Risk Factors In addition to the risks discussed above, the Funds' investments may be subject to the following risk factors: Special Considerations Relating to New York Municipal Obligations Some of the significant financial considerations relating to the NY Tax Free Money Fund's investments in New York Municipal Obligations are summarized below. This summary information is not intended to be a complete description and is principally derived from the Annual Information Statement of the State of New York ("AIS") as supplemented and contained in official statements relating to issues of New York Municipal Obligations that were available prior to the date of this SAI. The accuracy and completeness of the information contained in those official statements have not been independently verified. Financial Disclosure for the State of New York The State of New York's most recently completed fiscal year began on April 1, 2005 and ended on March 31, 2006. The most recently published AIS was dated June 12, 2006. The information of the State comes from the Department of Budget ("DOB"). The AIS is available at: www.budget.state.ny.us/investor/ais/ais.html. The State's current fiscal year began on April 1, 2006 and ends on March 31, 2007. The Legislature adopted a budget for 2006-07 by April 1, 2006, the start of the State's fiscal year. As in past years, the Legislature enacted the entire debt service bill in mid-March. After reaching general agreement with the Executive in early March that $750 million in additional "consensus" revenues were available to finance legislative additions to the Governor's Executive Budget, the Senate and Assembly negotiated a budget agreement that culminated with the passage of final budget bills on March 31, 2006. Although the Legislature adopted the budget on time, the process was, and continues to be, marked by substantive policy disagreements between the Governor and Legislature. During the Legislature's deliberations, the Governor expressed concerns with the overall levels of spending under consideration for 2006-07, the diminution of reserves, the potentially adverse impact of the budget on structural balance, and the absence of substantive reforms to Medicaid and other programs. In mid-April, the Governor completed his review of the 2006-07 budget bills passed by the Legislature, vetoing 207 individual items of appropriation and the entire "revenue" bill (companion legislation that authorized numerous tax law changes). The Legislature has constitutionally overridden 165 of the Governor's vetoes through the date of the AIS. The State accounts for all of its spending and receipts by the fund in which the activity takes place, and the broad category or purpose of that activity. The State's four major fund types (collectively, "All Funds") include: 1) General Fund, which receives most of the State's tax revenue and accounts for spending on programs that are not supported directly by dedicated fees and revenues; 2) Special Revenue Funds, which receive Federal grants, certain dedicated taxes, fees and other revenues that are used for a specified purpose; 3) Capital Project Funds, which account for costs incurred in the construction and reconstruction of roads, bridges, prisons, and other infrastructure projects; and 4) Debt Service Funds, which pay principal, interest and related expenses on long-term bonds issued by the State and its public authorities. Special Considerations. Many complex political, social, and economic forces influence the State's economy and finances, which may in turn affect the State's Financial Plan. These forces may affect the State from fiscal year to fiscal year and are influenced by governments, institutions, and events that are not subject to the State's control. The State's Financial Plan (explained under "State Budget") is also necessarily based upon forecasts of national and State economic activity. Economic forecasts have frequently failed to predict accurately the timing and magnitude of changes in the national and State economies. The DOB believes that its current estimates related to the performance 8 of the State and national economies are reasonable. However, there can be no assurance that actual results will not differ materially and adversely from the current forecast. The following provides a description of some of the risks the State is continuing to monitor. The risks presented herein are not comprehensive. Accordingly, readers should refer to the AIS for a more complete review of present risks, including the status of school finance litigation, Native American land claims, and other actions affecting the State. The State is a defendant in several court cases that could ultimately result in costs to the State Financial Plan. The most significant is Campaign for Fiscal Equity v. State of New York, in which the State Court of Appeals directed the State to implement a remedy by July 30, 2004 that would guarantee that all children in New York City have the opportunity to receive a sound basic education ("SBE"). In August 2004, the State Supreme Court directed a panel of three Special Masters to report and make recommendations on the measures the State had taken to bring its school financing system into constitutional compliance with respect to New York City schools. The Special Masters submitted their report to the Court on November 30, 2004. The report recommended (a) an annual increase of $5.6 billion in education aid to New York City to be phased in over four years and (b) $9.2 billion for school construction and renovation to be phased in over five years. In February 2005, the State Supreme Court adopted the recommendations of the Special Masters, requiring the State to comply with those recommendations within 90 days. The State filed an appeal in April 2005 and on May 8, 2006, the Court of Appeals authorized an expedited briefing schedule to hear arguments related to the State's compliance with the Court's order. Oral arguments may occur as early as September 2006. The 2006-07 Budget includes $700 million in SBE Aid in the 2006-07 school year, of which approximately 60 percent is for New York City (an increase of roughly $225 million in 2006-07). Approximately 40 percent of "traditional" school aid is also provided to New York City. The State's Financial Plan projects traditional school aid increases of roughly $500 million annually. In addition, video lottery terminal ("VLT") revenues are forecast to reach $1.0 billion in 2007-08 and $1.5 billion by 2008-09, with the entire amount earmarked to finance SBE aid. Delays in the opening of currently authorized VLT facilities or the failure to approve proposed expansion of the number of authorized facilities may adversely affect the level of VLT revenues available to finance SBE grants. To directly address the New York City school construction funding directed by the Court, the Budget further authorizes (1) $1.8 billion in capital grants for New York City school construction, and (2) the City's Transitional Finance Authority to issue $9.4 billion in bonds for school construction. Litigation is ongoing and there is no assurance that these remedies will be sufficient to meet the Court's standards, or that other litigation will not arise related to the adequacy of the State's school financing system. At the request of the Federal government, the State discontinued intergovernmental transfer payments in 2005-06 pending Federal approval of a State Plan Amendment ("SPA"). The SPA was approved late in the 2005-06 fiscal year for a one-year term only and must be resubmitted annually. These payments are related to disproportionate share hospital payments to public hospitals throughout the State, including those operated by the New York City Health and Hospital Corporation, State University of New York ("SUNY") and the counties. If these payments are not approved in 2006-07 and beyond, the State's health care financing system could be adversely affected. The new Medicare prescription drug program became available to all Medicare beneficiaries on January 1, 2006. The Federal government now requires the states to finance a portion of this program. Each state's payment will correspond closely to the spending it would have made on prescription drugs through Medicaid for those recipients who are eligible for both Medicaid and Medicare ("dually eligible"). For New York, the Medicare Part D program is particularly complicated because certain drugs now available to dually eligible individuals through Medicaid will not be covered under Part D, and must be fully financed by the State under Medicaid. The State incurred costs related to the emergency financial coverage of prescription drug costs for dually eligible individuals due to nationwide implementation issues with the Federal Medicare Part D Program. These costs totaled roughly $120 million as of March 31, 2006. The Federal government has assured the State that it will fully reimburse these costs, but there can be no assurance that it will do so in a timely manner or at the levels identified by the State. The Office of the Inspector General ("OIG") of the Department of Health and Human Services is conducting six audits of aspects of New York State's School Supportive Health Services program with regard to Medicaid reimbursement that cover $1.4 billion in claims submitted between 1990 and 2001. To date the OIG of the 9 Department of Health and Human Services has issued three final audit reports, which cover claims submitted by upstate school districts for speech pathology and transportation services and New York City for speech pathology services. In these reports, OIG recommends that the State refund to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services ("CMS") $173 million of the $362 million in claims for upstate speech pathology services, $17 million of $72 million for upstate transportation services, and $436 million of the $551 million in claims submitted for New York City speech pathology services. New York State disagrees with the audit findings on several grounds and has requested that these be withdrawn. Federal regulations include an appeals process that could postpone repayment of any disallowances. While CMS has not taken any action with regard to the recommended disallowances by OIG, CMS is deferring 25 percent of New York City claims and 9.7 percent of claims submitted by the rest of the State pending the completion of the audits. Since the State has continued to reimburse school districts for these costs these Federal deferrals are projected to drive additional spending of $161 million over the next three years, as reflected in the State's latest Financial Plan. Existing labor contracts with all the State's major employee unions are set to expire at the end of 2006-07. The existing contracts cover a four-year period and included an $800 lump sum payment and general salary increases of 2.5 percent in 2004-05, 2.75 percent in 2005-06 and 3.0 percent in 2006-07, as well as a recurring $800 increase to base pay effective April 2007, at a total cost of approximately $2.2 billion to the General Fund and $2.9 billion in All Funds. The current Financial Plan does not set aside any reserves for future collective bargaining agreements in 2007-08 or beyond. Each future one percent salary increase would cost roughly $83 million annually in the General Fund and $129 million in All Funds. The State Financial Plan assumes approximately $500 million annually in receipts that are the subject of ongoing negotiations between the State and counties and New York City. Actual receipts in 2005-06 were $450 million below planned levels, which was offset by a reduction in spending for State aid to localities. There can be no assurance that comparable shortfalls will not occur in 2006-07 or in future years, or that offsetting spending reductions will occur. Other litigation includes ongoing claims by several Indian Nations alleging wrongful possession of lands by the State and several counties, as well as claims involving the adequacy of shelter allowances for families on public assistance. The State has implemented a court-ordered increase in the shelter allowance schedule for public assistance families. However, the plaintiffs are challenging the adequacy of the increase and, thus, further Court proceedings are pending. State Economy. The State's recovery is securely in the middle of its third year. The State's financial and housing sectors have been strongly supported by low interest rates and rising home prices, while the professional and business services sector has benefited from robust growth in U.S. corporate profits. In addition, New York City's tourism boom appears to be continuing. However, the most recent data continues to indicate that the State's economic momentum may have peaked in 2005, with growth expected to slow going forward. State private sector employment growth is projected to slow to 0.9 percent in 2006, consistent with the consensus economic forecasting process conducted by the Executive and the Legislature in advance of the enactment of the State's 2006-07 Budget. The most recent establishment-level data, which permits a more detailed analysis of the State's labor market dynamics, continues to support a positive outlook for State employment growth. The State's gross rate of job creation comfortably exceeds the gross rate of job destruction. Nevertheless, the recent upturn in the job destruction index may be yet another indicator of the slowing of State economic growth. Recent Federal Reserve policy appears aimed at engineering a soft landing for the U.S. economy as was successfully accomplished in 1994-95. However, as the events of that period demonstrated, because of the State's position as a financial market capital, the New York economy tends to be more sensitive to monetary policy actions than the economies of other states. Employment growth at both the State and national levels responded negatively to the seven consecutive interest rate hikes implemented by the Federal Reserve between January 1994 and January 1995. Thus the soft landing projected for the nation could turn into a significant slowdown for New York. A shock to the economy related to geopolitical uncertainty, particularly in the form of a direct attack, remains the greatest risk to the U.S. forecast. The DOB's outlook for household sector spending continues to rely on healthy growth in employment and wages, a gradual receding of inflationary pressures, a slow decline in the housing market, and the settling of interest rates at a relatively "neutral" level. If the Federal Reserve believes that the long bond 10 term premium is permanently lower, then it might feel the need to raise short-term interest rates by more than in the past in order to preempt inflationary pressure, presenting the possibility that the Federal Reserve could overshoot. A weaker labor or housing market, or higher interest rates than expected could result in lower consumer spending than projected. Energy market speculation in the face of a tight and uncertain supply of oil remains a risk to the inflation forecast, and is compounded by risks to the value of the dollar. Finally, excessive volatility in equity prices represents an additional source of uncertainty. However, stronger job growth, lower energy prices, or lower long-term interest rates than anticipated could result in a stronger national economy than projected. It is important to recall that the financial markets, which are so pivotal to the direction of the downstate economy, are notoriously difficult to forecast. With the economy becoming increasingly globalized, and the pace of both technological and regulatory change accelerating, projecting finance industry revenues and profits has never been more challenging. New York is the third most populous state in the nation and has a relatively high level of personal wealth. The State's economy is diverse, with a comparatively large share of the nation's financial activities, information, education, and health services employment, and a very small share of the nation's farming and mining activity. The State's location and its air transport facilities and natural harbors have made it an important link in international commerce. Travel and tourism constitute an important part of the economy. Like the rest of the nation, New York has a declining proportion of its workforce engaged in manufacturing, and an increasing proportion engaged in service industries. State Budget. The Executive Budget is the Governor's constitutionally mandated annual submission to the Legislature which contains his recommended program for the forthcoming fiscal year. It projects disbursements and expenditures needed to carry out the Governor's recommended programs and receipts and revenues expected to be available for such purpose. The recommendations contained in the Executive Budget serve as the basis for the State Financial Plan which is adjusted after the Legislature acts on the Governor's submission. Under the State Constitution, the Governor is required each year to propose an Executive Budget that is balanced on a cash basis. The State Financial Plan sets forth projections of State receipts and disbursements in the governmental fund types for each fiscal year and is prepared by the Director of the DOB, based initially upon the recommendations contained in the Executive Budget. After the budget is enacted, the State Financial Plan is adjusted to reflect revenue measures, appropriation bills and certain related bills enacted by the Legislature. It serves as the basis for the administration of the State's finances by the DOB. The Comptroller is responsible for the investment of substantially all State moneys. By law, such moneys may be invested only in obligations issued or guaranteed by the Federal government or the State, obligations of certain Federal agencies that are not guaranteed by the Federal government, certain general obligations of other states, direct obligations of the State's municipalities and obligations of certain public authorities, certain short-term corporate obligations, certain bankers' acceptances, and certificates of deposit secured by legally qualified governmental securities. All securities in which the State invests moneys held by funds administered within the State Treasury must mature within 12 years of the date they are purchased. Money impounded by the Comptroller for payment of Tax and Revenue Anticipation Notes may only be invested, subject to the provisions of the State Finance Law, in (i) obligations of the Federal government, (ii) certificates of deposit secured by such obligations, or (iii) obligations of or obligations guaranteed by agencies of the Federal government as to which the payment of principal and interest is guaranteed by the Federal government. In recent years, the State has closed projected budget gaps which DOB estimated at $5.0 billion (1995-96), $3.9 billion (1996-97); $2.3 billion (1997-98); less than $1 billion (in each of the fiscal years 1998-99 through 2000-01); $6.8 billion (2002-03); $2.8 billion (2003-04), $5 billion (2004-2005) and $751 million (2005-2006). While the current fiscal year is balanced, the magnitude of future budget gaps requires timely and aggressive measures to restore structural balance. The Governor is continuing implementation of a fiscal management plan that includes measures intended to reduce costs and generate recurring savings in the outyears. The State faces potential General Fund budget gaps of $3.7 billion in 2007-08, and $4.3 billion in 2008-09. 11 General Fund. The General Fund is the principal operating fund of the State and is used to account for all financial transactions except those required to be accounted for in another fund. It is the State's largest fund and receives almost all State taxes and other resources not dedicated to particular purposes. The DOB projects the State will end 2006-07 fiscal year with a General Fund balance of $3.3 billion. This balance is not a surplus from 2006-07 operations, but reflects $1.0 billion in long-term undesignated reserves and $2.3 billion previously set aside to finance existing or planned commitments. The General Fund ended the 2005-06 fiscal year with a balance of $3.3 billion, which included dedicated balances of $944 million in the Tax Stabilization Reserve Fund ("TSRF") (after a $72 million deposit at the close of 2005-06), the Contingency Reserve Fund ("CRF") ($21 million). All Funds. All Funds receipts for 2005-06 totaled $104.3 billion, a decrease of $546 million from the February Financial Plan projections. The variance was primarily the result of lower-than-expected collections from Federal grants, partially offset by higher-than-expected receipts from miscellaneous receipts and taxes. Personal Income Taxes. General Fund personal income tax (PIT) receipts for 2006-07 are expected to total $23.1 billion, an 11.8 percent increase over the prior year. General Fund personal income tax receipts for 2007-08 are projected to reach $23.9 billion in 2007-08, an increase of 3.4 percent from 2006-07. All Funds PIT receipts for 2006-07 are estimated to total $34.2 billion, an increase of approximately $3.4 billion, or 11.1 percent, over the prior year. The forecast reflects continued strong growth in taxable income for 2006, along with the residual benefit of the 2005 tax payments made in April, which includes the impact of the last year of the temporary personal income tax surcharge. Projected growth for 2006-07 reflects the expiration of the temporary surcharge and the part-year impact of the new Empire State Child Credit (effective for tax years beginning in 2006) authorized in the Enacted Budget. Additional information regarding the state budget as well as historical financial results for the 2005-2006, 2004-2005 and 2003-2004 fiscal years are available in the AIS. 2006-07 Receipts Forecast. All Funds receipts for 2006-07 are projected to total $111.2 billion, an increase of 3.9 percent or $4.2 billion over 2005-06 collections. The estimated increase reflects growth in tax receipts of $3.3 billion, Federal grants of $467 million, and miscellaneous receipts of $423 million. Total 2006-07 General Fund receipts, including transfers from other funds, are estimated to be $50.9 billion, an increase of $3.7 billion, or 7.7 percent over the prior year. General Fund tax receipts growth is projected at 6.7 percent. General Fund miscellaneous receipts are projected to increase by 41.1 percent, largely due to several one-time transactions expected in the current fiscal year. Total State Funds receipts are estimated to be $75.4 billion, an increase of $3.7 billion, or 5.2 percent, from 2005-06 receipts. Total All Funds receipts in 2006-07 are expected to reach $111.2 billion, an increase of $4.2 billion, or 3.9 percent, over 2005-06. Tax receipts are projected to increase by $3.3 billion, or 6.1 percent (and 9.8 percent after factoring in the impact of law changes and shifts across funds). The majority of this increase is attributable to the expectation of continued economic expansion offset by the sunset of the personal income tax surcharge and the newly enacted tax reductions included with this Budget. Federal grants are expected to increase by $467 million, or 2.1 percent. Miscellaneous receipts are projected to increase by $423 million, or 2.3 percent. Reserves are expected to be $3.2 billion at the end of 2006-07, with $2.3 billion designated for future use and $1 billion in undesignated reserves. The $2.3 billion of reserves designated for future use includes $1.8 billion in a spending stabilization reserve (the Financial Plan projects the reserve will be used in equal installments in 2007-08 and 2008-09), and $276 million to fund existing member item programs from the Community Projects Fund. Another $250 million is currently reflected in reserves in 2006-07 for debt reduction, but is expected to be used in 2006-07 to eliminate high cost debt. The $1 billion of undesignated reserves includes $944 million in the TSRF (Rainy Day Reserve), after the maximum deposit of $72 million in 2005-06, and $21 million in the CRF for litigation risks. The Rainy Day Reserve is currently at its statutory maximum balance of 2 percent, and can be used only to respond to unforeseen mid-year budget shortfalls. The Executive Budget eliminates the entire potential imbalance in 2006-07 and reduces the budget gap projected for 2007-08 to less than $1.9 billion. The Budget proposals address the structural imbalance by (a) restraining spending in the fastest-growing programs in the State Budget, particularly Medicaid, (b) setting aside the 12 entire $2.0 billion from the expected 2005-06 surplus to help reduce the potential gaps in 2007-08 and 2008-09, and (c) financing $250 million in reserves that will be used in the future to lower State debt. The proposals also include significant new tax reductions and spending initiatives. Spending restraint constitutes the vast majority of the gap-closing plan of $2.1 billion, before recommended spending additions, tax policy changes, and new reserves for debt reduction. Proposals to slow Medicaid growth account for over 60 percent of the total savings. Other initiatives to restrain spending include performance incentives for tuition assistance grants, flexibility for the State's public universities to raise tuition absent sufficient administrative cost-savings, and the imposition of stricter benefit limits for public assistance families that fail to meet work participation requirements. The budget also includes proposals to maximize Federal aid and achieve savings in State agency operations. Limitations on State Supported Debt. Under the State Constitution, the State may not, with limited exceptions for emergencies, undertake a long-term general obligation borrowing (i.e., borrowing for more than one year) unless the borrowing is authorized in a specific amount for a single work or purpose by the Legislature and approved by the voters. There is no constitutional limitation on the amount of long-term general obligation debt that may be so authorized and subsequently incurred by the State. However, the Debt Reform Act of 2000 ("Debt Reform Act") imposed statutory limitations on new State-supported debt issued on and after April 1, 2000. Except as noted in the next sentence, the State Constitution also provides that general obligation bonds must be paid in equal annual principal installments or installments that result in substantially level or declining debt service payments, mature within 40 years after issuance, and begin to amortize not more than one year after the issuance of such bonds. General obligation housing bonds must be paid within 50 years after issuance, with principal commencing no more than three years after issuance. However, the Debt Reform Act limits the maximum term of State-supported bonds, including general obligation bonds, to 30 years. The Debt Reform Act imposes phased-in caps on new debt outstanding and new debt service costs, limits the use of debt to capital works and purposes only, and establishes a maximum term of 30 years on such debt. The cap on new State-supported debt outstanding began at 0.75 percent of personal income in 2000-01 and will gradually increase until it is fully phased-in at 4 percent of personal income in 2010-11. Similarly, the cap on new State-supported debt service costs began at 0.75 percent of total governmental funds receipts in 2000-01 and will gradually increase until it is fully phased in at 5 percent in 2013-14. The Debt Reform Act requires that the limitations on the issuance of State-supported debt and debt service costs be calculated by October 31 of each year and reported in the quarterly Financial Plan Update most proximate to such date. If the calculations for new State-supported debt outstanding and debt service costs are less than the State-supported debt outstanding and debt service costs permitted under the Debt Reform Act, new State-supported debt may continue to be issued. However, if either the debt outstanding or the debt service cap is met or exceeded, the State would be precluded from contracting new State-supported debt until the next annual cap calculation is made and State-supported debt is found to be within the appropriate limitations. The prohibition on issuing new State-supported debt if the caps are met or exceeded provides a significant incentive to treat the debt caps as absolute limits that should not be reached, and therefore DOB intends to manage subsequent capital plans and issuance schedules under these limits. Pursuant to the provisions of the Debt Reform Act, the most recent annual calculation of the limitations imposed by the Debt Reform Act was reported in the Financial Plan Update most proximate to October 31, 2004. On October 30, 2004, the State reported that it was in compliance with both debt caps. DOB projects that debt outstanding and debt service costs for 2004-05 and the entire five-year forecast period through 2009-10 will also be within the statutory caps. The State has also enacted statutory limits on the amount of variable rate obligations and interest rate exchange agreements that authorized issuers of State-supported debt may enter into. The statute limits the use of debt instruments which result in a variable rate exposure (e.g., variable rate obligations and interest rate exchange agreements) to no more than 15 percent of total outstanding State-supported debt, and limits the use of interest rate exchange agreements to a total notional amount of no more than 15 percent of total outstanding State-supported debt. 13 As of March 31, 2006, State-supported debt in the amount of $41.117 billion was outstanding, resulting in a variable rate exposure cap and an interest rate exchange agreement cap of about $6.2 billion each. As discussed below, as of March 31, 2006, both the amount of outstanding variable rate instruments resulting in a variable rate exposure and interest rate exchange agreements are less than the authorized totals of 15 percent of total outstanding State-supported debt, and are projected to be below the caps for the entire forecast period through 2009-10. All interest rate exchange agreements are subject to various statutory restrictions such as minimum counterparty ratings, monthly reporting requirements, and the adoption of interest rate exchange agreement guidelines. All the authorized issuers have adopted uniform guidelines as required by statute. As of March 31, 2006 the State had about $2.1 billion of outstanding variable rate debt instruments that are subject to the net variable rate exposure cap or 5.1 percent of total debt outstanding. That amount includes $1.8 billion of unhedged variable rate obligations and $277 million of in synthetic variable rate obligations. The State's current policy is to count 35 percent of the notional amount of outstanding 65 percent of London Interbank Offer Rate ("LIBOR") fixed rate swaps in its variable rate exposure. This policy reserve accounts for the potential that tax policy or market conditions could result in significant differences between payments owed on the underlying variable rate bonds and the amount received by the State under their 65 percent of LIBOR swaps, and that the factors affecting such payments can be consistent with variable rate exposure. Variable rate bonds that are related to swaps pursuant to which the State pays a fixed rate of interest are excluded from the calculation of variable rate debt instruments outstanding. The State may undertake short-term borrowings without voter approval (i) in anticipation of the receipt of taxes and revenues, by issuing tax and revenue anticipation notes and (ii) in anticipation of the receipt of proceeds from the sale of duly authorized but unissued general obligation bonds, by issuing bond anticipation notes. The State may also, pursuant to specific constitutional authorization, directly guarantee certain obligations of the State's authorities and public benefit corporations ("Authorities"). The State has never been called upon to make any direct payments pursuant to any such guarantees. Payments of debt service on New York State general obligation and New York State-guaranteed bonds and notes are legally enforceable obligations of the State. State Finance Law requires the Governor to submit a five-year Capital Program and Financing Plan (the "Capital Plan") with the Executive Budget, and update the Capital Plan by the later of July 30 or 90 days after the enactment of the State Budget. The Governor submitted the Capital Plan as part of the Executive Budget on January 17, 2006. State-supported debt levels are projected to increase from $42.6 billion in 2005-06 to $49 billion in 2009-10, or 3.6 percent annually. The vast majority of the increase is for transportation ($2.6 billion excluding the bond act), higher education ($1.9 billion) and General Obligation bonds ($600 million). In 2001, legislation was enacted to provide for the issuance by certain State authorities of State PIT Revenue Bonds, which are expected to become the primary financing vehicle for a broad range of State-supported debt programs authorized to be secured by service contract or lease-purchase payments. These State PIT Revenue Bonds are expected to reduce borrowing costs by improving the marketability and creditworthiness of State-supported obligations and by permitting the consolidation of multiple bonding programs to reduce administrative costs. The legislation provides that 25 percent of PIT receipts (excluding refunds owed to taxpayers and deposits to STAR be deposited to the Revenue Bond Tax Fund ("RBTF") for purposes of making debt service payments on these bonds, with excess amounts returned to the General Fund. In the event that (i) the State Legislature fails to appropriate amounts required to make all debt service payments on the State PIT Revenue Bonds or (ii) having been appropriated and set aside pursuant to a certificate of the Director of the Budget, financing agreement payments have not been made when due on the bonds, the legislation requires that PIT receipts continue to be deposited to the RBTF until amounts on deposit in the Fund equal the greater of 25 percent of annual PIT receipts or $6 billion. The State issued its first State PIT Revenue Bonds (in an aggregate principal amount of $225 million) on May 9, 2002. As of March 31, 2006, approximately $6.3 billion of State PIT Revenue Bonds have been issued and outstanding. The State employs additional long-term financing mechanisms, lease-purchase and contractual-obligation financings, which involve obligations of public authorities or municipalities that are State-supported but are not 14 general obligations of the State. Under these financing arrangements, certain public authorities and municipalities have issued obligations to finance the construction and rehabilitation of facilities or the acquisition and rehabilitation of equipment, and expect to meet their debt service requirements through the receipt of rental or other contractual payments made by the State. Although these financing arrangements involve a contractual agreement by the State to make payments to a public authority, municipality or other entity, the State's obligation to make such payments is generally expressly made subject to appropriation by the Legislature and the actual availability of money to the State for making the payments. The State has also entered into a contractual-obligation financing arrangement with the Local Government Assistance Corporation ("LGAC") to restructure the way the State makes certain local aid payments. State Credit Ratings. On January 13, 1992, S&P reduced its ratings on the State's general obligation bonds from A to A- and, in addition, reduced its ratings on the State's moral obligation, lease purchase, guaranteed and contractual obligation debt. On August 28, 1997, S&P revised its ratings on the State's general obligation bonds from A- to A and revised its ratings on the State's moral obligation, lease purchase, guaranteed and contractual obligation debt. On March 5, 1999, S&P affirmed its A rating on the State's outstanding bonds. On March 10, 2000, S&P assigned its A+ rating on New York State's long-term general obligations. On December 19, 2000, S&P assigned its AA rating on New York State's long-term general obligations. On January 6, 1992, Moody's reduced its ratings on outstanding limited-liability State lease purchase and contractual obligations from A to Baa1. On February 28, 1994, Moody's reconfirmed its A rating on the State's general obligation long-term indebtedness. On March 20, 1998, Moody's assigned the highest commercial paper rating of P-1 to the short-term notes of the State. On March 5, 1999, Moody's affirmed its A2 rating with a stable outlook to the State's general obligations. In June 2000, Moody's revised its outlook on the State's general obligations from stable to positive. On December 6, 2002, Moody's changed its outlook on the State's general obligation bonds from stable to negative but retained its A2 rating. On July 5, 2005, the State's general obligations were upgraded to A1. On December 21, 2005, Moody's again upgraded New York's general obligations to Aa3. On June 5, 2003, Fitch Ratings assigned its AA- rating on New York's long-term general obligations. New York State has never defaulted on any of its general obligation indebtedness or its obligations under lease-purchase or contractual-obligation financing arrangements and has never been called upon to make any direct payments pursuant to its guarantees. Litigation. Certain litigation pending against New York State or its officers or employees could have a substantial or long-term adverse effect on New York State finances. Among the more significant of these cases are those that involve (1) the validity of agreements and treaties by which various Indian tribes transferred title to New York State of certain land in central and upstate New York; (2) certain aspects of New York State's Medicaid policies, including its rates, regulations and procedures; and (3) a challenge to the funding for New York City public schools. Adverse developments in the proceedings described above, other proceedings for which there are unanticipated, unfavorable and material judgments, or the initiation of new proceedings could affect the ability of the State to maintain a balanced 2006-07 Financial Plan. The State believes that the 2006-07 Financial Plan includes sufficient reserves to offset the costs associated with the payment of judgments that may be required during the 2006-07 fiscal year. These reserves include (but are not limited to) amounts appropriated for Court of Claims payments and projected fund balances in the General Fund. In addition, any amounts ultimately required to be paid by the State may be subject to settlement or may be paid over a multi-year period. There can be no assurance, however, that adverse decisions in legal proceedings against the State would not exceed the amount of all potential 2006-07 Financial Plan resources available for the payment of judgments, and could therefore affect the ability of the State to maintain a balanced 2006-07 Financial Plan. Details regarding outstanding litigation are located in the AIS. Authorities. The fiscal stability of New York State is related, in part, to the fiscal stability of its Authorities, which generally have responsibility for financing, constructing and operating revenue-producing public benefit facilities. Authorities are not subject to the constitutional restrictions on the incurrence of debt which apply to the State itself, and may issue bonds and notes within the amounts of, and as otherwise restricted by, their legislative 15 authorization. The State's access to the public credit markets could be impaired, and the market price of its outstanding debt may be materially and adversely affected, if any of the Authorities were to default on their respective obligations, particularly with respect to debt that is State-supported or State-related. Authorities are generally supported by revenues generated by the projects financed or operated, such as fares, user fees on bridges, highway tolls and rentals for dormitory rooms and housing. In recent years, however, New York State has provided financial assistance through appropriations, in some cases of a recurring nature, to certain of the Authorities for operating and other expenses and, in fulfillment of its commitments on moral obligation indebtedness or otherwise, for debt service. This operating assistance is expected to continue to be required in future years. In addition, certain statutory arrangements provide for State local assistance payments otherwise payable to localities to be made under certain circumstances to certain Authorities. The State has no obligation to provide additional assistance to localities whose local assistance payments have been paid to Authorities under these arrangements. However, in the event that such local assistance payments are so diverted, the affected localities could seek additional State funds. For purposes of analyzing the financial condition of the State, debt of the State and of certain public authorities may be classified as State-supported debt, which includes general obligation debt of the State and lease-purchase and contractual obligations of public authorities (and municipalities) where debt service is paid from State appropriations (including dedicated tax sources, and other revenues such as patient charges and dormitory facilities rentals). In addition, a broader classification, referred to as State-related debt, includes State-supported debt, as well as certain types of contingent obligations, including moral obligation financings, certain contingent contractual-obligation financing arrangements, and State-guaranteed debt described above, where debt service is expected to be paid from other sources and State appropriations are contingent in that they may be made and used only under certain circumstances. As of December 31, 2005, there were 19 public authorities that had outstanding debt of $100 million or more, and the aggregate outstanding debt, including refunding bonds, of these State public authorities was $124 billion, only a portion of which constitutes State-supported or State-related debt. New York City and Other Localities. The fiscal health of the State may also be affected by the fiscal health of New York City, which continues to receive significant financial assistance from the State. State aid contributes to the city's ability to balance its budget and meet its cash requirements. The State may also be affected by the ability of the City, and certain entities issuing debt for the benefit of the City, to market their securities successfully in the public credit markets. The City regularly produces Official Statements in connection with the issuance of its bonds and notes. Copies of these are required to be filed with and are available from the nationally recognized municipal securities information repositories. Reference is made to such Official Statements for information about the City. The information for the City of New York comes from the New York City Office of Management and Budget and is available at : www.nyc.gov/html/omb/home.html. The information about the City which is indicted herein is not a summary and is necessarily incomplete. New York City Fiscal Budget: The City of New York's most recently completed fiscal year began on July 1, 2005 and ended on June 30, 2006. The fiscal year 2006-2007 Operating Budget is $52.9 billion. The fiscal year 2006-2007 City of New York budget is balanced under generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP"), with $3.4 billion of fiscal year 2006 resources being used to help balance fiscal year 2007. The City of New York's Financial Plan for 2006 through 2009 (the "Financial Plan") fiscal years projects that the 2006 fiscal year will end balanced in accordance with GAAP and projects budget gaps of $4.5 billion, $4.5 billion and $3.9 billion in fiscal years 2007 through 2009, respectively, after implementation of a gap-reduction program. The City's Financial Plans have normally projected significant budget gaps in the later years of such plans. In response to the City's fiscal crisis in 1975, the State took action to assist the City in returning to fiscal stability. Among those actions, the State established the Municipal Assistance Corporation for the City of New York ("NYC MAC") to provide financing assistance to the City; the New York State Financial Control Board (the "Control Board") to oversee the City's financial affairs; and the Office of the State Deputy Comptroller for the City of New York ("OSDC") to assist the Control Board in exercising its powers and responsibilities. A "control period" existed from 1975 to 1986, during which the City was subject to certain statutorily-prescribed fiscal controls. The 16 Control Board terminated the control period in 1986 when certain statutory conditions were met. State law requires the Control Board to re-impose a control period upon the occurrence, or "substantial likelihood and imminence" of the occurrence, of certain events, including (but not limited to) a City operating budget deficit of more than $100 million or impaired access to the public credit markets. For each of its 1981 through 2004 fiscal years, the City has achieved balanced operating results in accordance with the applicable GAAP after discretionary and other transfers. The City prepares a four-year financial plan annually and updates it periodically, and prepares a comprehensive annual financial report each October describing its most recent fiscal year. Although the audit of 2005 fiscal year is not yet completed, it is expected that the 2005 fiscal year will be the same. In 1975, New York City suffered a fiscal crisis that impaired the borrowing ability of both the City and New York State. In that year, the City lost access to the public credit markets. The City was not able to sell short-term notes to the public again until 1979. In 1975, S&P suspended its A rating of City bonds. This suspension remained in effect until March 1981, at which time the City received an investment grade rating of BBB from S&P. The City's general obligations bonds currently are rated "A1" by Moody's, "A+" by S&P and "A+" by Fitch, Inc. There is no assurance that such ratings will continue for any given period of time or that they will not be revised downward or withdrawn entirely. Currently, the City and certain of its Covered Organizations (i.e., those organizations which receive or may receive moneys from the City directly, indirectly or contingently) operate under the City's Financial Plan. The City's Financial Plan summarizes its capital, revenue and expense projections and outlines proposed gap-closing programs for years with projected budget gaps. The City's projections set forth in its Financial Plan are based on various assumptions and contingencies, some of which are uncertain and may not materialize. Unforeseen developments (such as the September 11, 2001 World Trade Center attack) and changes in major assumptions could significantly affect the City's ability to balance its budget as required by State law and to meet its annual cash flow and financing requirements. New York City is heavily dependent on New York State and Federal assistance to cover insufficiencies in its revenues. There can be no assurance that in the future Federal and State assistance will enable the City to make up any potential future budget deficits. Although the City has consistently maintained balanced budgets and is projected to achieve balanced operating results for the current fiscal year, there can be no assurance that the gap-closing actions proposed in its Financial Plan can be successfully implemented or that the City will maintain a balanced budget in future years without additional State aid, revenue increases or expenditure reductions. Additional tax increases and reductions in essential City services could adversely affect the City's economic base. The projections set forth in the City's Financial Plan are based on various assumptions and contingencies which are uncertain and which may not materialize. Changes in major assumptions could significantly affect the City's ability to balance its budget as required by State law and to meet its annual cash flow and financing requirements. Such assumptions and contingencies include the condition of the regional and local economies, the impact on real estate tax revenues of the real estate market, wage increases for City employees consistent with those assumed in the Financial Plan, employment growth, the ability to implement proposed reductions in City personnel and other cost reduction initiatives, the ability to complete revenue generating transactions, provision of State and Federal aid and mandate relief and the impact on City revenues and expenditures of Federal and State welfare reform and any future legislation affecting Medicare or other entitlements. To successfully implement its Financial Plan, the City and certain entities issuing debt for the benefit of the City must market their securities successfully. This debt is issued to finance the rehabilitation of the City's infrastructure and other capital needs and to refinance existing debt, as well as to finance seasonal needs. In recent years, the State Constitutional debt limit would have prevented the City from entering into new capital contracts. To prevent disruptions in the capital program, actions were taken to increase the City's capital financing capacity by enabling financings to benefit the City, which do not count against the City's Constitutional debt limit. These include the creation of the New York City Transitional Finance Authority ("TFA") in 1997 and the Tobacco Settlement Asset Securitization Corporation in 1999. Such actions, combined with the City's remaining capacity, 17 have enabled the City to project that it has sufficient financing capacity to complete its current Ten-Year Capital Strategy, which extends through fiscal year 2015. The City Comptroller, OSDC, the Control Board and other agencies and public officials from time to time issue reports and make public statements which, among other things, state that projected revenues and expenditures may be different from those forecast in the City's financial plans. These reports are generally available at websites maintained by the City Comptroller, OSDC, the Control Board and others. It is reasonable to expect that such reports and statements will continue to be issued and to engender public comment. Certain localities, in addition to the City, have experienced financial problems and have requested and received additional New York State assistance during the last several State fiscal years. The potential impact on the State of any future requests by localities for additional assistance is not included in the State's projections of its receipts and disbursements for the fiscal year. Municipalities and school districts have engaged in substantial short-term and long-term borrowings. State law requires the Comptroller to review and make recommendations concerning the budgets of those local government units other than New York City that are authorized by State law to issue debt to finance deficits during the period that such deficit financing is outstanding. From time to time, Federal expenditure reductions could reduce, or in some cases eliminate, Federal funding of some local programs and accordingly might impose substantial increased expenditure requirements on affected localities. If the State, the City or any of the Authorities were to suffer serious financial difficulties jeopardizing their respective access to the public credit markets, the marketability of notes and bonds issued by localities within the State could be adversely affected. Localities also face anticipated and potential problems resulting from certain pending litigation, judicial decisions and long-range economic trends. Long-range potential problems of declining urban population, increasing expenditures and other economic trends could adversely affect localities and require increasing State assistance in the future. 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 Investment Restrictions Fundamental Policies. The following investment restrictions have been adopted by the Trust with respect to the Funds as fundamental policies. Under the 1940 Act, a "fundamental" policy may not be changed without the vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund, which is defined in the 1940 Act as the lesser of (a) 67% or more of the shares present at a shareholder meeting if the holders of more than 50% of the outstanding shares are present or represented by proxy, or (b) more than 50% of the outstanding shares. Each Fund has elected to be classified as a non-diversified series of an open-end management investment company. A non-diversified fund may invest a greater proportion of its assets in the obligations of a small number of issuers, and may be subject to greater risk and substantial losses as a result of changes in the financial condition or the market's assessment of the issuers. While not limited by the 1940 Act, as to the proportion of its assets that it may invest in obligations of a single issuer, each Fund will comply with the diversification requirements imposed by the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code") for qualification as a regulated investment company. Tax Free Money Fund Investment Under investment policies adopted by the Trust, on behalf of Tax Free Money Fund Investment, the Fund will: Under normal conditions, invest at least 80% of its net assets in investments the income from which is exempt from federal income tax. NY Tax Free Money Fund Under investment policies adopted by the Trust, on behalf of NY Tax Free Money Fund, the Fund will: Under normal conditions, invest at least 80% of its net assets in investments the income from which is excluded from federal income tax and exempt from New York State and City personal income taxes. Each Fund Under investment policies adopted by the Trust, on behalf of each Fund, each Fund may not: 1. borrow money, except as permitted under the 1940 Act, as amended, and as interpreted or modified by regulatory authority having jurisdiction, from time to time; 2. issue senior securities, except as permitted under the 1940 Act, as amended, and as interpreted or modified by regulatory authority having jurisdiction, from time to time; 3. concentrate its investments in a particular industry, as that term is used in the 1940 Act, as amended, and as interpreted or modified by regulatory authority having jurisdiction, from time to time; 47 4. engage in the business of underwriting securities issued by others, except to the extent that a Fund may be deemed to be an underwriter in connection with the disposition of portfolio securities; 5. purchase or sell real estate, which term does not include securities of companies which hold, deal or trade in real estate or mortgages or investments secured by real estate or interests therein, except that the Fund reserves freedom of action to hold and to sell real estate acquired as a result of the Fund's ownership of securities; 6. purchase or sell commodities, except as permitted by the 1940 Act, as amended, and as interpreted or modified by the regulatory authority having jurisdiction, from time to time; 7. make loans except as permitted under the 1940 Act, as amended, and as interpreted or modified by regulatory authority having jurisdiction, from time to time; 48 Additional Restrictions. In order to comply with certain statutes and policies each Fund will not as a matter of operating policy (except that no operating policy shall prevent a Fund from investing all or part of its assets in an open-end investment company with substantially the same investment objectives): (i) borrow money (including through dollar roll transactions) for any purpose in excess of 10% of the Fund's) total assets (taken at market), except that the Fund may borrow for temporary or emergency purposes up to 1/3 of its net assets; (ii) pledge, mortgage or hypothecate for any purpose in excess of 10% of the Fund's total assets (taken at market value), provided that collateral arrangements with respect to options and futures, 49 including deposits of initial deposit and variation margin, are not considered a pledge of assets for purposes of this restriction; (iii) purchase any security or evidence of interest therein on margin, except that such short-term credit as may be necessary for the clearance of purchases and sales of securities may be obtained and except that deposits of initial deposit and variation margin may be made in connection with the purchase, ownership, holding or sale of futures; (iv) sell any security which it does not own unless by virtue of its ownership of other securities it has at the time of sale a right to obtain securities, without payment of further consideration, equivalent in kind and amount to the securities sold and provided that if such right is conditional the sale is made upon the same conditions; (v) invest for the purpose of exercising control or management; (vi) purchase securities issued by any investment company except by purchase in the open market where no commission or profit to a sponsor or dealer results from such purchase other than the customary broker's commission, or except when such purchase, though not made in the open market, is part of a plan of merger or consolidation; provided, however, that securities of any investment company will not be purchased for the Fund if such purchase at the time thereof would cause (a) more than 10% of the Fund's total assets (taken at the greater of cost or market value) to be invested in the securities of such issuers; (b) more than 5% of the Fund's total assets (taken at the greater of cost or market value) to be invested in any one investment company; or (c) more than 3% of the outstanding voting securities of any such issuer to be held for the Fund; and, provided further, that the Fund shall not invest in any other open-end investment company unless the Fund (1) waives the investment advisory fee with respect to assets invested in other open-end investment companies and (2) incurs no sales charge in connection with the investment; (vii) make short sales of securities or maintain a short position, unless at all times when a short position is open it owns an equal amount of such securities or securities convertible into or exchangeable, without payment of any further consideration, for securities of the same issue and equal in amount to, the securities sold short, and unless not more than 10% of the Fund's net assets (taken at market value) is represented by such securities, or securities convertible into or exchangeable for such securities, at any one time (The Funds have no current intention to engage in short selling). There will be no violation of any investment restrictions or policies (except with respect to fundamental investment restriction (1) above) if that restriction is complied with at the time the relevant action is taken, notwithstanding a later change in the market value of an investment, in net or total assets, or in the change of securities rating of the investment, or any other later change. For purposes of diversification under the 1940 Act, identification of the "issuer" of a municipal obligation depends on the terms and conditions of the obligation. If the assets and revenues of an agency, authority, instrumentality or other political subdivision are separate from those of the government creating the subdivision, and the obligation is backed only by the assets and revenues of the subdivision, the subdivision will be regarded as the sole issuer. Similarly, if a private activity bond is backed only by the assets and revenues of the nongovernmental user, the nongovernmental user will be deemed to be the sole issuer. If in either case the creating government or another entity guarantees an obligation or issues a letter of credit to secure the obligation, the guarantee or letter of credit will be considered a separate security issued by the government or entity and would be separately valued. Portfolio Turnover Each Fund may attempt to increase yields by trading to take advantage of short-term market variations, which results in higher portfolio turnover. This policy does not result in higher brokerage commissions to the Funds, however, as 50 the purchases and sales of portfolio securities are usually effected as principal transactions. The Funds' turnover rates are not expected to have a material effect on their income and have been and are expected to be zero for regulatory reporting purposes. Portfolio Holdings Information In addition to the public disclosure of fund portfolio holdings through required Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") quarterly filings, the fund may make its portfolio holdings information publicly available on the DWS Funds Web site as described in each fund's prospectus. Each fund does not disseminate non-public information about portfolio holdings except in accordance with policies and procedures adopted by the fund. Each fund's procedures permit non-public portfolio holdings information to be shared with Deutsche Asset Management, Inc. and its affiliates (collectively "DeAM"), subadvisors, if any, custodians, independent registered public accounting firms, securities lending agents, financial printers, proxy voting firms and other service providers to a fund who require access to this information to fulfill their duties to a fund, subject to the requirements described below. This non-public information may also be disclosed to certain mutual fund analysts and rating and tracking agencies, to shareholders in connection with in-kind redemptions, or to other entities if a fund has a legitimate business purpose in providing the information, subject to the requirements described below. Prior to any disclosure of a fund's non-public portfolio holdings information to the foregoing types of entities or persons, a person authorized by a fund's Trustees must make a good faith determination in light of the facts then known that a fund has a legitimate business purpose for providing the information, that the disclosure is in the best interest of a fund, and that the recipient assents or otherwise has a duty to keep the information confidential and to not trade based on the information received while the information remains non-public. No compensation is received by a fund or DeAM for disclosing non-public holdings information. Periodic reports regarding these procedures will be provided to a fund's Trustees/Directors. Portfolio holdings information distributed by the trading desks of DeAM or a subadvisor for the purpose of facilitating efficient trading of such securities and receipt of relevant research is not subject to the foregoing requirements. Non-public portfolio holding information does not include portfolio characteristics (other than holdings or subsets of holdings) about each fund and information derived therefrom, including, but not limited to, how each fund's investments are divided among various sectors, industries, countries, value and growth stocks, bonds, currencies and cash, types of bonds, bond maturities, duration, bond coupons and bond credit quality ratings so long as a fund's holdings could not be derived from such information. Registered investment companies that are subadvised by DeAM may be subject to different portfolio holdings disclosure policies, and neither DeAM nor a fund's Trustees/Directors exercise control over such policies. In addition, separate account clients of DeAM have access to their portfolio holdings and are not subject to a fund's portfolio holdings disclosure policy. The portfolio holdings of some of the funds subadvised by DeAM and some of the separate accounts managed by DeAM may substantially overlap with the portfolio holdings of a fund. DeAM also manages certain unregistered commingled trusts and creates model portfolios, the portfolio holdings of which may substantially overlap with the portfolio holdings of a fund. To the extent that investors in these commingled trusts or recipients of model portfolio holdings information may receive portfolio holdings information of their trust or of a model portfolio on a different basis from that on which fund portfolio holdings information is made public, DeAM has implemented procedures reasonably designed to encourage such investors and recipients to keep such information confidential, and to prevent those investors from trading on the basis of non-public holdings information. There is no assurance that a fund's policies and procedures with respect to the disclosure of portfolio holdings information will protect a fund from the potential misuse of portfolio holdings information by those in possession of that information. 51 Fund Transactions The Advisor is generally responsible for placing the orders for the purchase and sale of portfolio securities, including the allocation of brokerage. The policy of the Advisor in placing orders for the purchase and sale of securities for the Funds is to seek best execution, taking into account such factors, among others, as price; commission (where applicable); the broker-dealer's ability to ensure that securities will be delivered on settlement date; the willingness of the broker-dealer to commit its capital and purchase a thinly traded security for its own inventory; whether the broker-dealer specializes in block orders or large program trades; the broker-dealer's knowledge of the market and the security; the broker-dealer's ability to maintain confidentiality; the financial condition of the broker-dealer; and whether the broker-dealer has the infrastructure and operational capabilities to execute and settle the trade. The Advisor seeks to evaluate the overall reasonableness of brokerage commissions with commissions charged on comparable transactions and compares the brokerage commissions (if any) paid by the Funds to reported commissions paid by others. The Advisor routinely reviews commission rates, execution and settlement services performed and makes internal and external comparisons. Commission rates on transactions in equity securities on US securities exchanges are subject to negotiation. Commission rates on transactions in equity securities on foreign securities exchanges are generally fixed. Purchases and sales of fixed-income securities and other over-the-counter securities are effected on a net basis, without the payment of brokerage commissions. Transactions in fixed income and other over-the-counter securities are generally placed by the Advisor with the principal market makers for these securities unless the Advisor reasonably believes more favorable results are available elsewhere. Transactions with dealers serving as market makers reflect the spread between the bid and asked prices. Purchases of underwritten issues will include an underwriting fee paid to the underwriter. Money market instruments are normally purchased in principal transactions directly from the issuer or from an underwriter or market maker. It is likely that the broker-dealers selected based on the considerations described in this section will include firms that also sell shares of the Funds to their customers. However, the Advisor does not consider sales of shares of the Funds as a factor in the selection of broker-dealers to execute portfolio transactions for the Funds and, accordingly, has implemented policies and procedures reasonably designed to prevent its traders from considering sales of shares of the Funds as a factor in the selection of broker-dealers to execute portfolio transactions for the Funds. The Advisor is permitted by Section 28(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended ("1934 Act"), when placing portfolio transactions for a Fund, to cause the Fund to pay brokerage commissions in excess of that which another broker-dealer might charge for executing the same transaction in order to obtain research and brokerage services. The Advisor, however, does not as a matter of policy execute transactions with broker-dealers for the Funds in order to obtain research from such broker-dealers that is prepared by third parties (i.e., "third party research"). However, the Advisor may from time to time, in reliance on Section 28(e) of the 1934 Act, obtain proprietary research prepared by the executing broker-dealer in connection with a transaction or transactions through that broker-dealer (i.e., "proprietary research"). Consistent with the Advisor's policy regarding best execution, where more than one broker is believed to be capable of providing best execution for a particular trade, the Advisor may take into consideration the receipt of proprietary research in selecting the broker-dealer to execute the trade. Proprietary research provided by broker-dealers may include, but is not limited to, information on the economy, industries, groups of securities, individual companies, statistical information, accounting and tax law interpretations, political developments, legal developments affecting portfolio securities, technical market action, pricing and appraisal services, credit analysis, risk measurement analysis, performance analysis and measurement and analysis of corporate responsibility issues. Proprietary research is typically received in the form of written reports, telephone contacts and personal meetings with security analysts, but may also be provided in the form of access to various computer software and associated hardware, and meetings arranged with corporate and industry representatives. In reliance on Section 28(e) of the 1934 Act, the Advisor may also select broker-dealers and obtain from them brokerage services in the form of software and/or hardware that is used in connection with executing trades. 52 Typically, this computer software and/or hardware is used by the Advisor to facilitate trading activity with those broker-dealers. Proprietary research and brokerage services received from a broker-dealer chosen to execute a particular trade may be useful to the Advisor in providing services to clients other than the Funds making the trade, and not all such information is used by the Advisor in connection with the Funds. Conversely, such information provided to the Advisor by broker-dealers through which other clients of the Advisor effect securities transactions may be useful to the Advisor in providing services to the Funds. The Advisor will monitor regulatory developments and market practice in the use of client commissions to obtain research and brokerage services, whether proprietary or third party. Investment decisions for each Fund and for other investment accounts managed by the Advisor are made independently of each other in light of differing conditions. However, the same investment decision may be made for two or more of such accounts. In such cases, simultaneous transactions are inevitable. To the extent permitted by law, the Advisor may aggregate the securities to be sold or purchased for a Fund with those to be sold or purchased for other accounts in executing transactions. Purchases or sales are then averaged as to price and commission and allocated as to amount in a manner deemed equitable to each account. While in some cases this practice could have a detrimental effect on the price paid or received by, or on the size of the position obtained or disposed of for, the fund, in other cases it is believed that the ability to engage in volume transactions will be beneficial to the Fund. Deutsche Bank AG or one of its affiliates may act as a broker for the Funds and receive brokerage commissions or other transaction-related compensation from the Funds in the purchase and sale of securities, options or futures contracts when, in the judgment of the Advisor, and in accordance with procedures approved by the Funds' Boards, the affiliated broker will be able to obtain a price and execution at least as favorable as those obtained from other qualified brokers and if, in the transaction, the affiliated broker charges the Fund a rate consistent with that charged to comparable unaffiliated customers in similar transactions. NET ASSET VALUE The net asset value ("NAV") per share of each Fund is calculated on each day on which the Fund is open (each such day being a "Valuation Day"). The NAV per share of each Fund is calculated once on each Valuation Day as of 12:00 noon, Eastern time, the time at which the NAV of a Fund is calculated is referred to herein as (the "Valuation Time"). If the markets for the Funds' primary investments close early, the Funds will cease taking purchase orders at that time. The NAV per share of each Fund is computed by dividing the value of the Fund's assets (i.e., the value of its investment and other assets), less all liabilities, by the total number of its shares outstanding. Each Fund's NAV per share will normally be $1.00. Each Fund values its portfolio instruments at amortized cost, which does not take into account unrealized capital gains or losses. This involves initially valuing an instrument at its cost and thereafter assuming a constant amortization to maturity of any discount or premium, regardless of the impact of fluctuating interest rates on the market value of the instrument. While this method provides certainty in valuation, it may result in periods during which value, as determined by amortized cost, is higher or lower than the price a Fund would receive if it sold the instrument. Calculations are made to compare the value of a Fund's investments valued at amortized cost with market values. Market valuations are obtained by using actual quotations provided by market makers, estimates of market value, or values obtained from yield data relating to classes of money market instruments published by reputable sources at the mean between the bid and asked prices for the instruments. If a deviation of 1/2 of 1% or more were to occur between the net asset value per share calculated by reference to market values and a Fund's $1.00 per share net asset value, or if there were any other deviation that the Board of Trustees of the Trust believed would result in a material dilution to shareholders or purchasers, the Board of Trustees would promptly consider what action, if any, should be initiated. If a Fund's net asset value per share (computed using market values) 53 declined, or were expected to decline, below $1.00 (computed using amortized cost), the Board of Trustees of the Trust might temporarily reduce or suspend dividend payments in an effort to maintain the net asset value at $1.00 per share. As a result of such reduction or suspension of dividends or other action by the Board of Trustees, an investor would receive less income during a given period than if such a reduction or suspension had not taken place. Such action could result in investors receiving no dividend for the period during which they hold their shares and receiving, upon redemption, a price per share lower than that which they paid. On the other hand, if a Fund's net asset value per share (computed using market values) were to increase, or were anticipated to increase above $1.00 (computed using amortized cost), the Board of Trustees of the Trust might supplement dividends in an effort to maintain the net asset value at $1.00 per share. Redemption orders received in connection with the administration of checkwriting programs by certain dealers or other financial services firms prior to the determination of the Fund's net asset value also may be processed on a confirmed basis in accordance with the procedures established by DWS-SDI. PURCHASE AND REDEMPTION INFORMATION Purchase of Shares Each Fund accepts purchase orders for shares at the NAV per share next determined after the order is received on each Valuation Day. Shares may be available through investment professionals, such as broker/dealers and investment advisors (including Service Agents). Purchase orders for shares of a Fund will receive, on any Valuation Day, the NAV next determined following receipt by the Service Agent and transmission to DWS Scudder Investments Service Company, as the Trust's Transfer Agent (the "Transfer Agent") of such order. If the purchase order is received by the Service Agent and transmitted to the Transfer Agent after 12:00 noon (Eastern time) and prior to the close of the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE"), the shareholder will receive the dividend declared on the following day even if State Street Bank and Trust Company ("State Street") receives federal funds on that day. If the purchase order and payment in federal funds are received prior to 12:00 noon, the shareholder will receive that Valuation Day's dividend. The Funds and their Transfer Agent reserve the right to reject any purchase order. If the market for the primary investments in a Fund closes early, the Fund will cease taking purchase orders at that time. To help the government fight the funding of terrorism and money laundering activities, federal law requires all financial institutions to obtain, verify and record information that identifies each person who opens an account. For more information, please see "Important information about buying and selling shares" in the Funds' prospectus. Service Agents may impose initial and subsequent investment minimums that differ from these amounts. Shares of the Funds may be purchased in only those states where they may be lawfully sold. Shares must be purchased in accordance with procedures established by the Transfer Agent and each Service Agent. It is the responsibility of each Service Agent to transmit to the Transfer Agent purchase and redemption orders and to transmit to State Street purchase payments in the same business day after an order for shares is placed. A shareholder must settle with the Service Agent for his or her entitlement to an effective purchase or redemption order as of a particular time. Certificates for shares will not be issued. Each shareholder's account will be maintained by a Service Agent or the Transfer Agent. If you have money invested in an eligible Deutsche Asset Management/DWS fund, you can: o Wire money into your account, o Open an account by exchanging from another eligible Deutsche Asset Management/DWS fund, or 54 o Contact your Service Agent or financial advisor. Automatic Investment Plan. A shareholder may purchase shares of a Fund through an automatic investment program. With the Direct Deposit Purchase Plan ("Direct Deposit"), investments are made automatically (minimum $50 and maximum $250,000 for both initial and subsequent investments) from the shareholder's account at a bank, savings and loan or credit union into the shareholder's Fund account. Termination by a shareholder will become effective within thirty days after the Service Agent has received the request. A Fund may immediately terminate a shareholder's Direct Deposit in the event that any item is unpaid by the shareholder's financial institution. Consideration for Purchases of Shares. The Trust generally will not issue shares of a Fund for consideration other than cash. At the Trust's sole discretion, however, it may issue Fund shares for consideration other than cash in connection with an acquisition of portfolio securities or pursuant to a bona fide purchase of assets, merger or other reorganization, provided the securities meet the investment objectives and policies of the Fund and are acquired by the Fund for investment and not for resale. An exchange of securities for Fund shares will generally be a taxable transaction to the shareholder. Use of Financial Services Firms. Investment dealers and other firms provide varying arrangements for their clients to purchase and redeem each Fund's shares, including different minimum investments, and may assess transaction or other fees. Firms may arrange with their clients for other investment or administrative services. Such firms may independently establish and charge additional amounts to their clients for such services. Firms also may hold each Fund's shares in nominee or street name as agent for and on behalf of their customers. In such instances, the Fund's transfer agent will have no information with respect to or control over the accounts of specific shareholders. Such shareholders may obtain access to their accounts and information about their accounts only from their firm. Certain of these firms may receive compensation from a Fund through the Shareholder Service Agent for record-keeping and other expenses relating to these nominee accounts. In addition, certain privileges with respect to the purchase and redemption of shares or the reinvestment of dividends may not be available through such firms. Some firms may participate in a program allowing them access to their clients' accounts for servicing, including, without limitation, transfers of registration and dividend payee changes, and may perform functions such as generation of confirmation statements and disbursement of cash dividends. Such firms, including affiliates of DWS-SDI, may receive compensation from the Fund through the Shareholder Service Agent for these services. The Funds have authorized one or more financial service institutions, including certain members of the NASD other than the Distributor ("financial institutions"), to accept purchase and redemption orders for the Fund's shares. Such financial institutions may also designate other parties, including plan administrator intermediaries, to accept purchase and redemption orders on the Funds' behalf. Orders for purchases or redemptions will be deemed to have been received by the Funds when such financial institutions or, if applicable, their authorized designees accept the orders. Subject to the terms of the contract between the Funds and the financial institution, ordinarily orders will be priced at the Funds' net asset value next computed after acceptance by such financial institution or its authorized designees and accepted by the Funds. Further, if purchases or redemptions of the Funds' shares are arranged and settlement is made at an investor's election through any other authorized financial institution, that financial institution may, at its discretion, charge a fee for that service. The Board of Trustees and the Distributor, also the Funds' principal underwriter, each has the right to limit the amount of purchases by, and to refuse to sell to, any person. The Trustees and the Distributor may suspend or terminate the offering of shares of the Funds at any time for any reason. Redemption of Shares The Transfer Agent may allow redemptions or exchanges by telephone and may disclaim liability for following instructions communicated by telephone that the Transfer Agent reasonably believes to be genuine. The Service Agent must provide the investor with an opportunity to choose whether or not to utilize the telephone redemption or exchange privilege. The Transfer Agent must employ reasonable procedures to confirm that instructions communicated by telephone are genuine. If the Transfer Agent does not do so, it may be liable for any losses due to unauthorized or fraudulent instructions. Such procedures may include, among others, requiring some form of 55 personal identification prior to acting upon instructions received by telephone, providing written confirmation of such transactions and/or tape recording of telephone instructions. Redemption orders are processed without charge by the Trust. The Transfer Agent may on at least 30 days' notice involuntarily redeem a shareholder's account with the Fund having a balance below the minimum, but not if an account is below the minimum due to a change in market value. See the section entitled "Minimum Account Investments" in the Prospectus for the account minimum balance. The Funds may accept purchase or sale orders when the NYSE is closed in certain limited circumstances, such as in response to an unexpected situation that causes the NYSE to be closed, if the "Fed wire" is open, the primary trading markets for a Fund's portfolio instruments are open and the Fund's management believes there is adequate liquidity. The Funds may suspend or postpone redemptions as permitted pursuant to Section 22(e) of the Investment Company Act of 1940. Generally, those circumstances are when 1) the NYSE is closed other than customary weekend or holiday closings; 2) trading on the NYSE is restricted; 3) an emergency exists, which makes the disposal of securities owned by a portfolio or the fair determination of the value of a portfolio's net assets not reasonably practicable; or 4) the SEC, by order, permits the suspensions of the right of redemption. Redemption payments by wire may also be delayed in the event of a non-routine closure of the Federal Reserve wire payment system. Certain requests must include a signature guarantee to protect you and the Transfer Agent from fraud. Redemption requests in writing must include a signature guarantee if any of the following situations apply: o Your account registration has changed within the last 30 days, o The check is being mailed to a different address than the one on your account (record address), o The check is being made payable to someone other than the account owner, o The redemption proceeds are being transferred to another account with a different registration, or o You wish to have redemption proceeds wired to a non-predesignated bank account. A signature guarantee is also required if you change the pre-designated bank information for receiving redemption proceeds on your account. You should be able to obtain a signature guarantee from a bank, broker, dealer, credit union (if authorized under state law), securities exchange or association, clearing agency, or savings association. A notary public cannot provide a signature guarantee. For trust accounts, the trustee must sign the letter indicating capacity as trustee. If the trustee's name is not on the account registration, provide a copy of the trust document certified within the last 60 days. For a business or organization account, at least one person authorized by corporate resolution to act on the account must sign the letter. Each Fund reserves the right to redeem all of its shares, if the Board of Trustees votes to liquidate the Fund. In-kind Redemptions. Each Fund reserves the right to honor any request for redemption or repurchase by making payment in whole or in part in readily marketable securities. These securities will be chosen by a Fund and valued as they are for purposes of computing the Fund's net asset value. A shareholder may incur transaction expenses in converting these securities to cash. 56 Redemption by Check/ACH Debit Disclosure. Each Fund will accept Automated Clearing House ("ACH") debit entries for accounts that have elected the checkwriting redemption privilege. An example of an ACH debit is a transaction in which you have given your insurance company, mortgage company, credit card company, utility company, health club, etc., the right to withdraw your monthly payment from your Fund account or the right to convert your mailed check into an ACH debit. Sometimes, you may give a merchant from whom you wish to purchase goods the right to convert your check to an ACH debit. You may also authorize a third party to initiate an individual payment in a specific amount from your account by providing your account information and authorization to such third party via the Internet or telephone. You authorize the Fund upon receipt of an ACH debit entry referencing your account number, to redeem Fund shares in your account to pay the entry to the third party originating the debit. The Fund will make the payment on the basis of the account number that you provide to your merchant and will not compare this account number with the name on the account. The Fund, the Fund's Transfer Agent, the Shareholder Service Agent or any other person or system handling the transaction are not required to determine if there is a discrepancy between the name and the account number shown on the transfer instructions. The payment of any ACH debit entry will be subject to sufficient funds being available in the designated account; the Fund will not be able to honor an ACH debit entry if sufficient funds are not available. ACH debit entry transactions to your Fund account should not be initiated or authorized by you in amounts exceeding the amount of Shares of the fund then in the account and available for redemption. The Fund may refuse to honor ACH debit entry transactions whenever the right of redemption has been suspended or postponed, or whenever the account is otherwise impaired. Your Fund account statement will show any ACH debit entries in your account; you will not receive any other separate notice. (Merchants are permitted to convert your checks into ACH debits only with your prior consent.) You may authorize payment of a specific amount to be made from your account directly by the fund to third parties on a continuing periodic basis. To arrange for this service, you should contact the person or company you will be paying. Any preauthorized transfers will be subject to sufficient funds being available in the designated account. A preauthorized transfer will continue to be made from the account in the same amount and frequency as initially established until you terminate the preauthorized transfer instructions with the person or company whom you have been paying. If regular preauthorized payments may vary in amount, the person or company you are going to pay should tell you ten (10) days before each payment will be made and how much the payment will be. If you wish to terminate the periodic preauthorized transfers, you should do so with the person or company to whom you have been making payments. If you have told the fund in advance to make regular payments out of your account, you may stop any of these payments by writing or calling the Shareholder Service Agent at the address and telephone number listed in the next paragraph in time for the Shareholder Service Agent to receive your request three (3) business days or more before the payment is scheduled to be made. If you call, the fund may also require that you put your request in writing so that the fund will receive it within 14 days after you call. If you order the Fund to stop one of these payments three (3) business days or more before the transfer is scheduled and the Fund does not do so, the Fund will be liable for your loss or damages but not in an amount exceeding the amount of the payment. A stop payment order will stop only the designated periodic payment. Checkwriting. For Tax-Exempt New York Money Market Fund, all new investors and existing shareholders who apply for checks may use them to pay any person for not more than $5 million. Shareholders should not write redemption checks in an amount less than $250 since a $10 service fee is charged. By using the checks, the shareholder will receive daily dividend credit on his or her shares until the check has cleared the banking system. Investors who purchased shares by check may write checks against those shares only after they have been on the Fund's book for ten business days. Shareholders who use this service may also use other redemption procedures. No shareholder may write checks against certificated shares. The share class pays the bank charges for this service. However, the Fund will review the cost of operation periodically and reserve the right to determine if direct charges to the persons who avail themselves of this service would be appropriate. The Fund, DWS Scudder Investments Service Company and UMB Bank reserve the right at any time to suspend or terminate the Checkwriting procedure. 57 This privilege may not be available through some firms that distribute shares of the Trust. In addition, firms may impose minimum balance requirements in order to offer this feature. Firms may also impose fees to investors for this privilege or establish variations of minimum check amounts if approved by the Trust. Unless one signer is authorized on the Account Application, Redemption Checks must be signed by all account holders. Any change in the signature authorization must be made by written notice to the Shareholder Service Agent. Shares purchased by check or through certain ACH transactions may not be redeemed by Redemption Check until the shares have been owned for at least 10 days. Shareholders may not use this procedure to redeem shares held in certificated form. The Trust reserves the right to terminate or modify this privilege at any time. The Trust may refuse to honor Redemption Checks whenever the right of redemption has been suspended or postponed, or whenever the account is otherwise impaired. A $10 service fee will be charged when a Redemption Check is presented to redeem Fund shares in excess of the value of a Fund account or in an amount less than $250; when a Redemption Check is presented that would require redemption of shares that were purchased by check or certain ACH transactions within 10 days; or when "stop payment" of a Redemption Check is requested. In case of errors or questions about your ACH debit entry transactions please telephone 1-800-730-1313 or write (DWS Scudder Investments Service Company, PO Box 219154, Kansas City, MO 64121-9154) the Shareholder Service Agent as soon as possible if you think your statement is wrong or shows an improper transfer if you need more information about a transfer listed on the statement. Our business days are Monday through Friday except holidays. The Shareholder Service Agent must hear from you no later than 60 days after the fund sent you the first fund account statement on which the problem or error appeared. If you do not notify the Shareholder Service Agent within sixty (60) days after the Fund sends you the account statement, you may not get back any money you have lost, and you may not get back any additional money you lose after the sixty (60) days if the Fund or Shareholder Service Agent could have stopped someone from taking that money if you had notified the Shareholder Service Agent in time. When you report a suspended transaction, we will need your name and account number, a description of the error or the transfer you are unsure about, an explanation as to why you believe it is an error or why you need more information and the dollar amount of the suspected error. If you tell the Shareholder Service Agent orally, the Shareholder Service Agent may require that you send your complaint or questions in writing within ten (10) business days. The Shareholder Service Agent will determine whether an error occurred within ten (10) business days after it hears from you and will correct any error promptly. If the Shareholder Service Agent needs more time, however, it may take up to 45 days (90 days for certain types of transactions) to investigate your complaint or question. If the Shareholder Service Agent decides to do this, your account will be credited with escrowed fund shares within ten (10) business days for the amount you think is in error so that you will have the use of the money during the time it takes the Shareholder Service Agent to complete its investigation. If the Shareholder Service Agent asks you to put your complaint or questions in writing and the Shareholder Service Agent does not receive it within ten (10) business days, your account may not be credited. The Shareholder Service Agent will tell you the results within three (3) business days after completing its investigation. If the Shareholder Service Agent determines that there was no error, the Shareholder Service Agent will send you a written explanation. You may ask for copies of documents that were used by the Shareholder Service Agent in the investigation. In the event the fund, the fund's named transfer agent or the Shareholder Service Agent does not complete a transfer from your account on time or in the correct amount according to the fund's agreement with you, the fund may be liable for your losses or damages. The Fund will not be liable to you if (i) there are not sufficient funds available in your account, (ii) circumstances beyond our control (such as fire or flood or malfunction of equipment) prevent the transfer, (iii) you or another shareholder have supplied a merchant with incorrect account information, or (iv) a merchant has incorrectly formulated an ACH debit entry. In any case, the fund's liability shall not exceed the amount of the transfer in question. The Fund, the Fund's named transfer agent or the Shareholder Service Agent will disclose information to third parties about your account or the transfers you make: (1) where it is necessary for completing the transfers, (2) in 58 order to verify the existence or condition of your account for a third party such as a credit bureau or a merchant, (3) in order to comply with government agencies or court orders or (4) if you have given the Fund written permission. The acceptance and processing of ACH debit entry transactions is established solely for your convenience and the Fund reserves the right to suspend, terminate or modify your ability to redeem fund shares by ACH debit entry transactions at any time. ACH debit entry transactions are governed by the rules of the National Automated Clearing House Association ("NACHA") Operating Rules and any local ACH operating rules then in effect, as well as Regulation E of the Federal Reserve Board. TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS The following table presents certain information regarding the Board Members of the [Trust/Corporation]. Each Board Member's year of birth is set forth in parentheses after his or her name. Unless otherwise noted, (i) each Board Member has engaged in the principal occupation(s) noted in the table for at least the most recent five years, although not necessarily in the same capacity, and (ii) the address of each Board Member is c/o Dawn-Marie Driscoll, PO Box 100176, Cape Coral, FL 33904. The term of office for each Board Member is until the election and qualification of a successor, or until such Board Member sooner dies, resigns, is removed or as otherwise provided in the governing documents of the [Trust/Corporation]. Because the Fund does not hold an annual meeting of shareholders, each Board Member will hold office for an indeterminate period. The Board Members may also serve in similar capacities with other funds in the fund complex. 59 Independent Board Members
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Name, Year of Birth, Position with the Number of Funds [Trust/Corporation] and Business Experience and in Fund Complex Length of Time Served Directorships During the Past 5 Years Overseen - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Henry P. Becton, Jr. President, WGBH Educational Foundation. Directorships: 86 (1943) Becton Dickinson and Company (medical technology company); Board Member since Belo Corporation (media company); Concord Academy; Boston 2006 Museum of Science; Public Radio International; DWS Global High Income Fund, Inc. (since October 2005); DWS Global Commodities Stock Fund, Inc. (since October 2005). Former Directorships: American Public Television; New England Aquarium; Mass. Corporation for Educational Telecommunications; Committee for Economic Development; Public Broadcasting Service - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Dawn-Marie Driscoll (1946) President, Driscoll Associates (consulting firm); Executive 88 Chairman since 2006 Fellow, Center for Business Ethics, Bentley College; Board Member since formerly, Partner, Palmer & Dodge (1988-1990); Vice 2006 President of Corporate Affairs and General Counsel, Filene's (1978-1988). Directorships: Advisory Board, Center for Business Ethics, Bentley College; Member, Southwest Florida Community Foundation (charitable organization); Director, DWS Global High Income Fund, Inc. (since October 2005), DWS Global Commodities Stock Fund, Inc. (since October 2005), DWS RREEF Real Estate Fund, Inc. (since April 2005) and DWS RREEF Real Estate Fund II, Inc. (since April 2005). Former Directorships: Investment Company Institute. Former Memberships: Executive Committee of the Independent Directors Council of the Investment Company Institute - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Keith R. Fox (1954) Managing General Partner, Exeter Capital Partners (a series 88 Board Member since of private equity funds). Directorships: Progressive Holding 2006 Corporation (kitchen goods importer and distributor); Cloverleaf Transportation Inc. (trucking); Natural History, Inc. (magazine publisher); Box Top Media Inc. (advertising), DWS Global High Income Fund, Inc. (since October 2005), DWS Global Commodities Stock Fund, Inc. (since October 2005), DWS RREEF Real Estate Fund, Inc. (since April 2005) and DWS RREEF Real Estate Fund II, Inc. (since April 2005) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Kenneth C. Froewiss Clinical Professor of Finance, NYU Stern School of Business 86 (1945) (1997-present); Director, DWS Global High Income Fund, Inc. Board Member since (since 2001) and DWS Global Commodities Stock Fund, Inc. 2006 (since 2004); Member, Finance Committee, Association for Asian Studies (2002-present); Director, Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Group (US) (2004-present); prior thereto, Managing Director, J.P. Morgan (investment banking firm) (until 1996) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 60 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Name, Year of Birth, Position with the Number of Funds [Trust/Corporation] and Business Experience and in Fund Complex Length of Time Served Directorships During the Past 5 Years Overseen - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Martin J. Gruber Nomura Professor of Finance, Leonard N. Stern School of 88 (1937) Business, New York University (since September 1965); Board Member since Director, Japan Equity Fund, Inc. (since January 1992), Thai 1999 Capital Fund, Inc. (since January 2000), Singapore Fund, Inc. (since January 2000), DWS Global High Income Fund, Inc. (since October 2005), DWS Global Commodities Stock Fund, Inc. (since October 2005), DWS RREEF Real Estate Fund, Inc. (since April 2005) and DWS RREEF Real Estate Fund II, Inc. (since April 2005). Formerly, Trustee, TIAA (pension funds) (January 1996-January 2000); Trustee, CREF and CREF Mutual Funds (January 2000-March 2005); Chairman, CREF and CREF Mutual Funds (February 2004-March 2005); and Director, S.G. Cowen Mutual Funds (January 1985-January 2001) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Richard J. Herring Jacob Safra Professor of International Banking and 88 (1946) Professor, Finance Department, The Wharton School, Board Member since University of Pennsylvania (since July 1972); Director, 1999 Lauder Institute of International Management Studies (since July 2000); Co-Director, Wharton Financial Institutions Center (since July 2000); Director, DWS Global High Income Fund, Inc. (since October 2005), DWS Global Commodities Stock Fund, Inc. (since October 2005), DWS RREEF Real Estate Fund, Inc. (since April 2005) and DWS RREEF Real Estate Fund II, Inc. (since April 2005). Formerly, Vice Dean and Director, Wharton Undergraduate Division (July 1995-June 2000) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Graham E. Jones Senior Vice President, BGK Realty, Inc. (commercial real 88 (1933) estate) (since 1995); Director, DWS Global High Income Fund, Board Member since Inc. (since October 2005), DWS Global Commodities Stock 2002 Fund, Inc. (since October 2005), DWS RREEF Real Estate Fund, Inc. (since April 2005) and DWS RREEF Real Estate Fund II, Inc. (since April 2005). Formerly, Trustee of various investment companies managed by Sun Capital Advisors, Inc. (1998-2005), Morgan Stanley Asset Management (1985-2001) and Weiss, Peck and Greer (1985-2005) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 61 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Name, Year of Birth, Position with the Number of Funds [Trust/Corporation] and Business Experience and in Fund Complex Length of Time Served Directorships During the Past 5 Years Overseen - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Rebecca W. Rimel President and Chief Executive Officer, The Pew Charitable 88 (1951) Trusts (charitable foundation) (1994 to present); Trustee, Board Member since Thomas Jefferson Foundation (charitable organization) (1994 2002 to present); Trustee, Executive Committee, Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce (2001 to present); Director, DWS Global High Income Fund, Inc. (since October 2005), DWS Global Commodities Stock Fund, Inc. (since October 2005), DWS RREEF Real Estate Fund, Inc. (since April 2005) and DWS RREEF Real Estate Fund II, Inc. (since April 2005). Formerly, Executive Vice President, The Glenmede Trust Company (investment trust and wealth management) (1983 to 2004); Board Member, Investor Education (charitable organization) (2004-2005) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Philip Saunders, Jr. Principal, Philip Saunders Associates (economic and 88 (1935) financial consulting) (since November 1988); Director, DWS Board Member since Global High Income Fund, Inc. (since October 2005), DWS 1986 Global Commodities Stock Fund, Inc. (since October 2005). Formerly, Director, Financial Industry Consulting, Wolf & Company (consulting) (1987-1988); President, John Hancock Home Mortgage Corporation (1984-1986); Senior Vice President of Treasury and Financial Services, John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company, Inc. (1982-1986) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ William N. Searcy, Jr. Private investor since October 2003; Trustee of 7 open-end 88 (1946) mutual funds managed by Sun Capital Advisers, Inc. (since Board Member since October 1998); Director, DWS Global High Income Fund, Inc. 2002 (since October 2005), DWS Global Commodities Stock Fund, Inc. (since October 2005), DWS RREEF Real Estate Fund, Inc. (since April 2005) and DWS RREEF Real Estate Fund II, Inc. (since April 2005). Formerly, Pension & Savings Trust Officer, Sprint Corporation((1)) (telecommunications) (November 1989-October 2003) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Jean Gleason Stromberg Retired. Formerly, Consultant (1997-2001); Director, US 88 (1943) Government Accountability Office (1996-1997); Partner, Board Member since Fulbright & Jaworski, L.L.P. (law firm) (1978-1996). 2006 Directorships: The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation; Service Source, Inc.; DWS Global High Income Fund, Inc. (since October 2005), DWS Global Commodities Stock Fund, Inc. (since October 2005), DWS RREEF Real Estate Fund, Inc. (since April 2005) and DWS RREEF Real Estate Fund II, Inc. (since April 2005). Former Directorships: Mutual Fund Directors Forum (2002-2004), American Bar Retirement Association (funding vehicle for retirement plans) (1987-1990 and 1994-1996) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 62 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Name, Year of Birth, Position with the Number of Funds [Trust/Corporation] and Business Experience and in Fund Complex Length of Time Served Directorships During the Past 5 Years Overseen - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Carl W. Vogt Senior Partner, Fulbright & Jaworski, L.L.P. (law firm); 86 (1936) formerly, President (interim) of Williams College Board Member since (1999-2000); President, certain funds in the Deutsche Asset 2006 Management Family of Funds (formerly, Flag Investors Family of Funds) (registered investment companies) (1999-2000). Directorships: Yellow Corporation (trucking); American Science & Engineering (x-ray detection equipment); ISI Family of Funds (registered investment companies, 4 funds overseen); National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak); DWS Global High Income Fund, Inc. (since October 2005), DWS Global Commodities Stock Fund, Inc. (since October 2005); formerly, Chairman and Member, National Transportation Safety Board - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Interested Board Member - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Name, Year of Birth, Position with the Number of Funds [Trust/Corporation] and Business Experience and in Fund Complex Length of Time Served Directorships During the Past 5 Years Overseen - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Axel Schwarzer(2) Managing Director(4), Deutsche Asset Management; Head of 84 (1958) Deutsche Asset Management Americas; CEO of DWS Scudder; Board Member since formerly, board member of DWS Investments, Germany 2006 (1999-2005); formerly, Head of Sales and Product Management for the Retail and Private Banking Division of Deutsche Bank in Germany (1997-1999); formerly, various strategic and operational positions for Deutsche Bank Germany Retail and Private Banking Division in the field of investment funds, tax driven instruments and asset management for corporates (1989-1996) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 63 Officers(3) Name, Year of Birth, Position with the Number of Funds [Trust/Corporation] and Business Experience and in Fund Complex Length of Time Served Directorships During the Past 5 Years Overseen - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Michael G. Clark(5) Managing Director(4), Deutsche Asset Management n/a (1965) (2006-present); President, The Central Europe and Russia President, 2006-present Fund, Inc. (since June 2006), The European Equity Fund, Inc. (since June 2006), The New Germany Fund, Inc. (since June 2006), DWS Global High Income Fund, Inc. (since June 2006), DWS Global Commodities Stock Fund, Inc. (since June 2006), DWS RREEF Real Estate Fund, Inc. (since June 2006), DWS RREEF Real Estate Fund II, Inc. (since June 2006); formerly, Director of Fund Board Relations (2004-2006) and Director of Product Development (2000-2004), Merrill Lynch Investment Managers; Senior Vice President Operations, Merrill Lynch Asset Management (1997-2000) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ John Millette(6) (1962) Director(4), Deutsche Asset Management n/a Vice President and Secretary, [1999/2003]-present - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Paul H. Schubert(5) Managing Director(4), Deutsche Asset Management (since July n/a (1963) 2004); formerly, Executive Director, Head of Mutual Fund Chief Financial Services and Treasurer for UBS Family of Funds (1998-2004); Officer, 2004-present Vice President and Director of Mutual Fund Finance at UBS Treasurer, 2005-present Global Asset Management (1994-1998) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Patricia DeFilippis(5) Vice President, Deutsche Asset Management (since June n/a (1963) 2005); Counsel, New York Life Investment Management LLC Assistant Secretary, (2003-2005); legal associate, Lord, Abbett & Co. LLC 2005-present (1998-2003) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Elisa D. Metzger(5) Director(4), Deutsche Asset Management (since September n/a (1962) 2005); Counsel, Morrison and Foerster LLP (1999-2005) Assistant Secretary, 2005-present - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Caroline Pearson(6) Managing Director(4), Deutsche Asset Management n/a (1962) Assistant Secretary, [1997/2002] - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Scott M. McHugh(6) Director(4), Deutsche Asset Management n/a (1971) Assistant Treasurer, 2005-present - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Kathleen Sullivan Director(4), Deutsche Asset Management n/a D'Eramo(6) (1957) Assistant Treasurer, 2003-present - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 64 Name, Year of Birth, Position with the Number of Funds [Trust/Corporation] and Business Experience and in Fund Complex Length of Time Served Directorships During the Past 5 Years Overseen - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ John Robbins(5) (1966) Managing Director(4), Deutsche Asset Management (since n/a Anti-Money Laundering 2005); formerly, Chief Compliance Officer and Anti-Money Compliance Officer, Laundering Compliance Officer for GE Asset Management 2005-present (1999-2005) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Philip Gallo(5) (1962) Managing Director(4), Deutsche Asset Management n/a Chief Compliance (2003-present); formerly, Co-Head of Goldman Sachs Asset Officer, 2004-present Management Legal (1994-2003) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ A. Thomas Smith(5) Managing Director(4), Deutsche Asset Management n/a (1956) (2004-present); formerly, General Counsel, Morgan Stanley Chief Legal Officer, and Van Kampen and Investments (1999-2004); Vice President 2005-present and Associate General Counsel, New York Life Insurance Company (1994-1999); senior attorney, The Dreyfus Corporation (1991-1993); senior attorney, Willkie Farr & Gallagher (1989-1991); staff attorney, US Securities & Exchange Commission and the Illinois Securities Department (1986-1989) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(1) A publicly held company with securities registered pursuant to Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. (2) The mailing address of Axel Schwarzer is c/o Deutsche Investment Management Americas, Inc., 345 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10154. Mr. Schwarzer is an interested Board Member by virtue of his positions with Deutsche Asset Management. (3) As a result of their respective positions held with the Advisor, these individuals are considered "interested persons" of the Advisor within the meaning of the 1940 Act. Interested persons receive no compensation from the Funds. (4) Executive title, not a board directorship. (5) Address: 345 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10154. (6) Address: Two International Place, Boston, Massachusetts 02110. Each Officer also holds similar positions for other investment companies for which DeAM, Inc. or an affiliate serves as the advisor. Officer's Role with Principal Underwriter: DWS Scudder Distributors, Inc. Paul H. Schubert: Vice President Caroline Pearson: Secretary 65 66 67 68 69 Information Concerning Committees and Meetings of Board Members The Board Members of the [Trust/Corporation] met 10 times during the calendar year ended December 31, 2005 and each Board Member attended at least 75% of the meetings of the Board and meetings of the committees of the Board on which such Board Member served. Board Committees. Ms. Driscoll has served as Chair of the Board of the Funds since May 2006. The Board has established the following standing committees: Audit Committee, Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee, Valuation Committee, Equity Oversight Committee, Fixed Income Oversight Committee, Marketing/Distribution/Shareholder Service Committee, Legal/Regulatory/Compliance Committee and Expense/Operations Committee. Audit Committee assists the Board in fulfilling its responsibility for oversight of the quality and integrity of the accounting, auditing and financial reporting practices of the applicable Fund. It also makes recommendations regarding the selection of an independent registered public accounting firm for a Fund, reviews the independence of such firm, reviews the scope of audit and internal controls, considers and reports to the Board on matters relating to a Fund's accounting and financial reporting practices, and performs such other tasks as the full Board deems necessary or appropriate. The Audit Committee receives annual representations from the independent registered public accounting firm as to its independence. The members of the Audit Committee are Keith R. Fox (Chair and Audit Committee Financial Expert), Kenneth C. Froewiss, Richard J. Herring, Graham E. Jones, Philip Saunders, Jr., William N. Searcy, Jr. and Jean Gleason Stromberg. The Audit Committee held six (6) meetings during the calendar year 2005. Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee (i) recommends to the Board candidates to serve as Board Members and (ii) oversees and, as appropriate, makes recommendations to the Board regarding other fund governance-related matters, including but not limited to Board compensation practices, retirement policies, self-evaluations of effectiveness, review of possible conflicts of interest and independence issues involving Board Members, allocations of assignments and functions of committees of the Board, and share ownership policies. The members of the Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee are Henry P. Becton, Jr. (Chair), Graham E. Jones, Rebecca W. Rimel and Jean Gleason Stromberg. The Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee (previously known as the Committee on Independent Directors) held five (5) meetings during the calendar year 2005. Valuation Committee oversees Fund valuation matters, reviews valuation procedures adopted by the Board, determines the fair value of the Fund's securities as needed in accordance with the valuation procedures when actual market values are unavailable and performs such other tasks as the full Board deems necessary or appropriate. The members of the Valuation Committee are Keith R. Fox, Kenneth C. Froewiss, Martin J. Gruber, Richard J. Herring and Philip Saunders, Jr. (Chair). The Valuation Committee held 6 meetings during the calendar year 2005. 70 The Board has established two Investment Oversight Committees, one focusing on Funds primarily investing in equity securities (the "Equity Oversight Committee") and one focusing on Funds primarily investing in fixed income securities (the "Fixed Income Oversight Committee"). These Committees meet regularly with Fund portfolio managers and other investment personnel to review the relevant Funds' investment strategies and investment performance. The members of the Equity Oversight Committee are Henry P. Becton, Jr., Martin J. Gruber (Chair), Richard J. Herring, Rebecca W. Rimel, Philip Saunders, Jr. and Carl W. Vogt. The members of the Fixed Income Oversight Committee are Dawn-Marie Driscoll, Keith R. Fox, Kenneth C. Froewiss, Graham E. Jones, William N. Searcy, Jr. (Chair) and Jean Gleason Stromberg. Each Investment Oversight Committee held six (6) meetings during the calendar year 2005. Marketing/Distribution/Shareholder Service Committee oversees (i) the quality, costs and types of shareholder services provided to the Funds and their shareholders, and (ii) the distribution-related services provided to the Funds and their shareholders. The members of the Marketing/Distribution/Shareholder Service Committee are Martin J. Gruber, Richard J. Herring (Chair), Rebecca W. Rimel, Jean Gleason Stromberg and Carl W. Vogt. The Marketing/Distribution/Shareholder Service Committee (previously known as the Shareholder Servicing and Distribution Committee) held six (6) meetings during the calendar year 2005. Legal/Regulatory/Compliance Committee oversees (i) the significant legal affairs of the Funds, including the handling of pending or threatened litigation or regulatory action involving the Funds, (ii) general compliance matters relating to the Funds and (iii) proxy voting. The members of the Legal/Regulatory/Compliance Committee are Henry P. Becton, Jr., Dawn-Marie Driscoll, Rebecca W. Rimel, William N. Searcy, Jr., Jean Gleason Stromberg and Carl W. Vogt (Chair). The Legal/Regulatory/Compliance Committee held six (6) meetings during the calendar year 2005. Expense/Operations Committee (i) monitors the Fund's total operating expense levels, (ii) oversees the provision of administrative services to the Fund, including the Fund's custody, fund accounting and insurance arrangements, and (iii) reviews the Fund's investment advisers' brokerage practices, including the implementation of related policies. The members of the Expense/Operations Committee are Henry P. Becton, Jr., Dawn-Marie Driscoll, Keith R. Fox, Kenneth C. Froewiss, Graham E. Jones (Chair), Philip Saunders, Jr. and William N. Searcy, Jr. This committee held six (6) meetings during the calendar year 2005. 71 Remuneration. Each Independent Board Member receives compensation from the Fund for his or her services, which includes an annual retainer and an attendance fee for each meeting attended. No additional compensation is paid to any Independent Board Member for travel time to meetings, attendance at directors' educational seminars or conferences, service on industry or association committees, participation as speakers at directors' conferences or service on special director task forces or subcommittees.Independent Trustees do not receive any employee benefits such as pension or retirement benefits or health insurance. Members of the Board who are officers, directors, employees or stockholders of Deutsche Asset Management or its affiliates receive no direct compensation from the Funds, although they are compensated as employees of Deutsche Asset Management, or its affiliates, and as a result may be deemed to participate in fees paid by the Funds. The following tables show compensation from the Fund and aggregate compensation from all of the funds in the fund complex received by each Board Member during the calendar year 2005. [Ms. Driscoll, Messrs. Becton, Fox, and Vogt / Mr. Froewiss became a member of the Board on September 15, 2005. Drs. Gruber, Herring, and Saunders, Messrs. Jones and Searcy and Ms. Rimel] became members of the Board on May 5, 2006 and received no compensation from the Funds during the relevant periods. Mr. Schwarzer became a member of the Board on May 5, 2006, is an interested person of the Funds and received no compensation from the Funds or any fund in the fund complex during the relevant periods. No Board Member of the Funds receives pension or retirement benefits from the Funds. 72
Compensation from Compensation from Tax Free Money Fund NY Tax Free Money Total Compensation from Name of Board Member Investment Fund Fund and Fund Complex (1) - -------------------- ---------- ---- ------------------------- Henry P. Becton, Jr.(3)(4) $0 $0 $164,000 Dawn-Marie Driscoll(2)(3)(4)(5) $0 $0 $203,829 Keith R. Fox(3)(4)(5) $0 $0 $184,829 Kenneth C. Froewiss(3)(5)(6) $0 $0 $129,687 Martin J. Gruber(7)(9) $1,036 $884 $135,000 Richard J. Herring(7)(8)(9) $1,041 $881 $136,000 Graham E. Jones(7)(9) $1,079 $891 $144,000 Rebecca W. Rimel(7)(8)(9) $1,084 $906 $146,280 Philip Saunders, Jr.(7)(9) $1,082 $894 $145,000 William N. Searcy, Jr.(7)(9) $1,103 $898 $150,500 Jean Gleason Stromberg(3)(4)(5) $0 $0 $178,549 Carl W. Vogt(3)(4)(5) $0 $0 $162,049
(1) The Fund Complex is composed of 167 funds. 73 (2) Includes $19,000 in annual retainer fees in Ms. Driscoll's role as Chairman of the Board. (3) For each Board Member, except Mr. Froewiss, total compensation includes compensation for service on the boards of 20 trusts/corporations comprised of 48 funds/portfolios. For Mr. Froewiss total compensation includes compensation for service on the boards of 20 trusts/corporations comprised of 43 funds/portfolios. (4) Aggregate compensation reflects amounts paid to the Board Members for special meetings of ad hoc committees of the board in connection with the possible consolidation of the various DWS Fund boards and funds, meetings for considering fund expense simplification, and other legal and regulatory matters. Such amounts totaled $5,500 for Mr. Becton, $26,280 for Ms. Driscoll, $25,280 for Mr. Fox, $18,000 for Ms. Stromberg and $3,500 for Mr. Vogt. These meeting fees were borne by the applicable DWS Funds. (5) Aggregate compensation also reflects amounts paid to the Board Members for special meetings of the board in connection with reviewing the funds' rebranding initiatives to change to the DWS Family of Funds. Such amounts totaled $1,000 for Ms. Driscoll, $1,000 for Mr. Fox, $1,000 for Mr. Froewiss, $1,000 for Ms. Stromberg and $1,000 for Mr. Vogt. The funds were reimbursed for these meeting fees by Deutsche Asset Management. (6) Mr. Froewiss was appointed to the previous board on September 15, 2005. His compensation includes fees received as a member of five DWS closed-end funds in 2005, for which he served on the board. (7) During calendar year 2005, the total number of funds overseen by each Board Member was 55 funds. (8) Of the amounts payable to Ms. Rimel and Dr. Herring, $45,630 and $28,724, respectively, was deferred pursuant to a deferred compensation plan. (9) Aggregate compensation reflects amounts paid to the Board Members for special meetings of ad hoc committees of the previous board in connection with the possible consolidation of the various DWS Fund boards and funds, meetings for considering fund expense simplification, and other legal and regulatory matters. Such amounts totaled $3,000 for Dr. Gruber, $2,000 for Dr. Herring, $10,000 for Mr. Jones, $12,280 for Ms. Rimel, $13,000 for Dr. Saunders and $16,500 for Mr. Searcy. These meeting fees were borne by the applicable funds. Any Board Member who receives fees from the Fund is permitted to defer 50% to 100% of his or her annual compensation pursuant to a Deferred Compensation Plan. Messrs. Herring, Saunders and Ms. Rimel have each executed a Deferred Compensation Agreement. Currently, the deferring Board Members may select from among certain funds in the DWS Family of funds in which all or part of their deferral account shall be deemed to be invested. Distributions from the deferring Board Members' deferral accounts will be paid in cash, in generally equal quarterly installments over a period of ten years. 74 Trustee Ownership in the Funds(1) Aggregate Dollar Range of Dollar Range of Ownership as of 12/31/05 Beneficial Ownership in all Funds Overseen by in Tax Free Money Board Member Board Member Fund Investment in the Fund Complex(2) - ------------ --------------- ---------------------- Independent Board Member: Henry P. Becton, Jr. None Over $100,000 Dawn-Marie Driscoll None Over $100,000 Keith R. Fox None Over $100,000 Kenneth C. Froewiss None Over $100,000 Martin J. Gruber None Over $100,000 Richard J. Herring None Over $100,000 Graham E. Jones $10,001-$50,000 Over $100,000 Rebecca W. Rimel None Over $100,000 Philip Saunders, Jr. None Over $100,000 William N. Searcy, Jr. None Over $100,000 Jean Gleason Stromberg None Over $100,000 Carl W. Vogt None Over $100,000 Interested Board Member: - ------------------------ Axel Schwarzer None $0(3) Aggregate Dollar Range of Dollar Range of Ownership as of 12/31/05 Beneficial Ownership in in all Funds Overseen by NY Tax Free Money Board Member Board Member Fund in the Fund Complex(2) - ------------ ---- ---------------------- Independent Board Member: Henry P. Becton, Jr. None Over $100,000 Dawn-Marie Driscoll None Over $100,000 Keith R. Fox None Over $100,000 Kenneth C. Froewiss None Over $100,000 Martin J. Gruber None Over $100,000 Richard J. Herring None Over $100,000 Graham E. Jones None Over $100,000 Rebecca W. Rimel None Over $100,000 Philip Saunders, Jr. None Over $100,000 75 William N. Searcy, Jr. None Over $100,000 Jean Gleason Stromberg None Over $100,000 Carl W. Vogt None Over $100,000 Interested Board Member: - ------------------------ Axel Schwarzer None $0(3) (1) The amount shown includes share equivalents of funds which the Board Member is deemed to be invested pursuant to the Fund's deferred compensation plan. The inclusion therein of any shares deemed beneficially owned does not constitute an admission of beneficial ownership of the shares. (2) Securities beneficially owned as defined under the 1934 Act include direct and/or indirect ownership of securities where the Board Member's economic interest is tied to the securities, employment ownership and securities when the Board Member can exert voting power and when the Board Member has authority to sell the securities. The dollar ranges are: None, $1-$10,000, $10,001-$50,000, $50,001-$100,000, over $100,000. (3) Mr. Schwarzer joined the US Mutual Funds business of Deutsche Asset Management in 2005. 76 Ownership in Securities of the Advisor and Related Companies As reported to the Fund, the information in the following table reflects ownership by the Independent Board Members and their immediate family members of certain securities as of December 31, 2005. An immediate family member can be a spouse, children residing in the same household including step and adoptive children and any dependents. The securities represent ownership in an investment advisor or principal underwriter of the Fund and any persons (other than a registered investment company) directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by, or under common control with an investment advisor or principal underwriter of the Fund (including Deutsche Bank AG).
Value of Percent of Owner and Securities on Class on an Independent Relationship to Title of an Aggregate Aggregate Board Member Board Member Company Class Basis Basis - ------------ ------------ ------- ----- ----- ----- Henry P. Becton, Jr. Dawn-Marie Driscoll Keith R. Fox Kenneth C. Froewiss Martin J. Gruber Richard J. Herring Graham E. Jones Rebecca W. Rimel Philip Saunders, Jr. William N. Searcy, Jr. 77 Value of Percent of Owner and Securities on Class on an Independent Relationship to Title of an Aggregate Aggregate Board Member Board Member Company Class Basis Basis - ------------ ------------ ------- ----- ----- ----- Jean Gleason Stromberg Carl W. Vogt
Securities Beneficially Owned As of April 10, 2006, the Trustees and officers of the Trust owned, as a group, less than 1% percent of the outstanding shares of the Fund. To the best of the Fund's knowledge, as of April 10, 2006, no person owned of record or beneficially 5% or more of any class of the Fund's outstanding shares, except as noted below. As of April 10, 2006, 98,232,709.840 shares in the aggregate, or 52.39% of the outstanding shares of Tax Free Money Fund, Investment Class were held in the name of Knotfloat & Co., c/o State Street Bank, Boston, MA 02206-5496, who may be deemed as the beneficial owner of certain of these shares. As of April 10, 2006, 35,219,195.950 shares in the aggregate, or 18.78% of the outstanding shares of Tax Free Money Fund, Investment Class were held in the name of Charter Mac Origination Trust X X, New York, NY 10022-1801, who may be deemed as the beneficial owner of certain of these shares. As of April 10, 2006, 19,450,000.000 shares in the aggregate, or 10.37% of the outstanding shares of Tax Free Money Fund, Investment Class were held in the name of Charter Mac Equity Issuer Trust, New York, NY 10022-1801, who may be deemed as the beneficial owner of certain of these shares. As of July 18, 2006, the Trustees and officers of the Trust owned, as a group, less than 1% percent of the outstanding shares of the Fund. To the best of the Fund's knowledge, as of July 18, 2006, no person owned of record or beneficially 5% or more of any class of the Fund's outstanding shares, except as noted below. As of July 18, 2006, 79,397,045.430 shares in the aggregate, or 80.52% of the outstanding shares of NY Tax-Free Money Fund, Investment Class were held in the name of Knotfloat & Co, c/o State Street Bank, Boston, MA 02206-5496, who may be deemed as the beneficial owner of certain of these shares. 78 Agreement to Indemnify Independent Trustees for Certain Expenses In connection with litigation or regulatory action related to possible improper market timing or other improper trading activity or possible improper marketing and sales activity in the Funds, each Fund's investment advisor has agreed, subject to applicable law and regulation, to indemnify and hold harmless the applicable Funds against any and all loss, damage, liability and expense, arising from market timing or marketing and sales matters alleged in any enforcement actions brought by governmental authorities involving or potentially affecting the Funds or the investment advisor ("Enforcement Actions") or that are the basis for private actions brought by shareholders of the Funds against the Funds, their trustees and officers, the Funds' investment advisor and/or certain other parties ("Private Litigation"), or any proceedings or actions that may be threatened or commenced in the future by any person (including governmental authorities), arising from or similar to the matters alleged in the Enforcement Actions or Private Litigation. In recognition of its undertaking to indemnify the applicable Funds and in light of the rebuttable presumption generally afforded to independent trustees of investment companies that they have not engaged in disabling conduct, each Fund's investment advisor has also agreed, subject to applicable law and regulation, to indemnify the applicable Funds' Independent Trustees against certain liabilities the Independent Trustees may incur from the matters alleged in any Enforcement Actions or Private Litigation or arising from or similar to the matters alleged in the Enforcement Actions or Private Litigation, and advance expenses that may be incurred by the Independent Trustees in connection with any Enforcement Actions or Private Litigation. The applicable investment advisor is not, however, required to provide indemnification and advancement of expenses: (1) with respect to any proceeding or action with respect to which the applicable Fund's Board determines that the Independent Trustee ultimately would not be entitled to indemnification or (2) for any liability of the Independent Trustee to the Funds or their shareholders to which the Independent Trustee would otherwise be subject by reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of the Independent Trustee's duties as a director or trustee of the Funds as determined in a final adjudication in such action or proceeding. The estimated amount of any expenses that may be advanced to the Independent Trustees or indemnity that may be payable under the indemnity agreements is currently unknown. These agreements by each Fund's investment advisor will survive the termination of the investment management agreements between the applicable investment advisor and the Funds. MANAGEMENT OF THE TRUST AND FUNDS Code of Ethics The Board of Trustees of the Trust has adopted a Code of Ethics pursuant to Rule 17j-1 under the 1940 Act. The Trust's Code of Ethics permits access persons of the Funds (Board members, officers and employees of the Advisor), to make personal securities transactions for their own accounts. This includes transactions in securities that may be purchased or held by a Fund, but requires compliance with the Code's pre-clearance requirements, subject to certain exceptions. In addition, the Trust's Code of Ethics provides for trading "blackout periods" that prohibit trading of personnel within periods of trading by a Fund in the same security. The Trust's Code of Ethics also prohibits short term trading profits and personal investment in initial public offerings and requires prior approval with respect to purchases of securities in private placements. The Funds' Advisor and its affiliates (including the Funds' Distributor, DWS-SDI) have each adopted a Code of Ethics pursuant to 17j-1 under the 1940 Act (the "Consolidated Code"). The Consolidated Code permits access persons to trade in securities that may be purchased or held by the Fund for their own accounts, subject to compliance with the Consolidated Code's preclearance requirements. In addition, the Consolidated Code also provides for trading "blackout periods" that prohibit trading by personnel within periods of trading by a Fund in the same security. The Consolidated Code also prohibits short term trading profits, and personal investment in initial public offerings and requires prior approval with respect to purchases of securities in private placements. Proxy Voting Guidelines The Funds have delegated proxy voting responsibilities to its investment advisor, subject to the Board's general oversight. The Funds have delegated proxy voting to the Advisor with the direction that proxies should be voted 79 consistent with the Funds best economic interests. The Advisor has adopted its own Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures ("Policies"), and Proxy Voting Guidelines ("Guidelines") for this purpose. The Policies address, among other things, conflicts of interest that may arise between the interests of the Funds and the interests of the Advisor and its affiliates, including the Funds' principal underwriter. The Guidelines set forth the Advisor's general position on various proposals, such as: o Shareholder Rights -- The Advisor generally votes against proposals that restrict shareholder rights. o Corporate Governance -- The Advisor generally votes for confidential and cumulative voting and against supermajority voting requirements for charter and bylaw amendments. The Advisor generally votes for proposals to restrict a chief executive officer from serving on more than three outside boards of directors. The Advisor generally votes against proposals that require a company to appoint a Chairman who is an independent director. o Anti-Takeover Matters -- The Advisor generally votes for proposals that require shareholder ratification of poison pills or that request boards to redeem poison pills, and votes "against" the adoption of poison pills if they are submitted for shareholder ratification. The Advisor generally votes for fair price proposals. o Compensation Matters -- The Advisor generally votes for executive cash compensation proposals, unless they are unreasonably excessive. The Advisor generally votes against stock option plans that do not meet the Advisor's criteria. o Routine Matters -- The Advisor generally votes for the ratification of auditors, procedural matters related to the annual meeting, and changes in company name, and against bundled proposals and adjournment. The general provisions described above do not apply to investment companies. The Advisor generally votes proxies solicited by investment companies in accordance with the recommendations of an independent third-party, except for proxies solicited by or with respect to investment companies for which the Advisor or an affiliate serves as investment advisor or principal underwriter ("affiliated investment companies"). The Advisor votes affiliated investment company proxies in the same proportion as the vote of the investment company's other shareholders (sometimes called "mirror" or "echo" voting). Although the Guidelines set forth the Advisor's general voting positions on various proposals, the Advisor may, consistent with the Funds' best interests, determine under some circumstances to vote contrary to those positions. The Guidelines on a particular issue may or may not reflect the view of individual members of the Board, or of a majority of the Board. In addition, the Guidelines may reflect a voting position that differs from the actual practices of the public company(ies) within the Deutsche Bank organization or of the investment companies for which the Advisor or an affiliate serves as investment advisor or sponsor. The Advisor may consider the views of a portfolio company's management in deciding how to vote a proxy or in establishing general voting positions for the Guidelines, but management's views are not determinative. As mentioned above, the Policies describe the way in which the Advisor resolves conflicts of interest. To resolve conflicts, the Advisor, under normal circumstances, votes proxies in accordance with its Guidelines. If the Advisor departs from the Guidelines with respect to a particular proxy or if the Guidelines do not specifically address a certain proxy proposal, a proxy voting committee established by the Advisor will vote the proxy. Before voting any such proxy, however, the Advisor's conflicts review committee will conduct an investigation to determine whether any potential conflicts of interest exist in connection with the particular proxy proposal. If the conflicts review committee determines that the Advisor has a material conflict of interest, or certain individuals on the proxy voting committee should be recused from participating in a particular proxy vote, it will inform the proxy voting committee. If notified that the Advisor has a material conflict, or fewer than three voting members are eligible to participate in 80 the proxy vote, typically the Advisor will engage an independent third party to vote the proxy or follow the proxy voting recommendations of an independent third party. Under certain circumstances, the Advisor may not be able to vote proxies or the Advisor may find that the expected economic costs from voting outweigh the benefits associated with voting. For example, the Advisor may not vote proxies on certain foreign securities due to local restrictions or customs. The Advisor generally does not vote proxies on securities subject to share blocking restrictions. You may obtain information about how a fund voted proxies related to its portfolio securities during the 12-month period ended June 30 by visiting the Securities and Exchange Commission's Web site at www.sec.gov or by visiting our Web site at: dws-scudder.com (click on "proxy voting" at the bottom of the page). Investment Advisor DeAM, Inc. serves as the Funds' investment advisor pursuant to the terms of a management contract ("Advisory Agreement"). DeAM, Inc. is an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of Deutsche Bank AG ("Deutsche Bank"). Deutsche Bank is a banking company with limited liability organized under the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany. Deutsche Bank is the parent company of a group consisting of banks, capital markets companies, fund management companies, mortgage banks, a property finance company, installments financing and leasing companies, insurance companies, research and consultancy companies and other domestic and foreign companies. DeAM, Inc., subject to the supervision and direction of the Board of Trustees of the Funds, manages the Funds in accordance with each Fund's investment objective and stated investment policies, makes investment decisions for the Funds, places orders to purchase and sell securities and other financial instruments on behalf of the Funds and employs professional investment managers and securities analysts who provide research services to the Funds. DeAM, Inc. may utilize the expertise of any of its worldwide subsidiaries and affiliates to assist it in its role as investment advisor. All orders for investment transactions on behalf of the Funds are placed by DeAM, Inc. with brokers, dealers and other financial intermediaries that it selects, including those affiliated with DeAM, Inc. A DeAM, Inc. affiliate will be used in connection with a purchase or sale of an investment for the Fund only if DeAM, Inc. believes that the affiliate's charge for transaction does not exceed usual and customary levels. The Funds will not invest in obligations for which DeAM, Inc. or any of its affiliates is the ultimate obligor or accepting bank. The Funds may, however, invest in the obligations of correspondents or customers of DeAM, Inc. Under the Advisory Agreement with the Trust, DeAM, Inc. receives a fee from each Fund computed daily and paid monthly, at the annual rate of 0.12% of each Fund's average daily net assets. Through April 30, 2007, the investment advisor and administrator have contractually agreed to waive a portion of their fees and reimburse expenses so that the total operating expense ratio (excluding extraordinary expenses) remains at 0.75% for the Funds. For the fiscal years ended December 31, 2005, 2004 and 2003, DeAM, Inc. earned $261,375, $222,441 and $276,176, respectively, as compensation for investment advisory services provided to the Tax Free Money Fund Investment. During the same periods DeAM, Inc. reimbursed $126,975, $129,969 and$82,219, respectively, to the Tax Free Money Fund Investment to cover expenses. For the fiscal years ended December 31, 2005, 2004 and 2003, DeAM, Inc. earned $151,094, $133,120 and $145,929, respectively, as compensation for investment advisory services provided to the NY Tax Free Money Fund. During the same periods DeAM, Inc. reimbursed $125,020, $116,712 and $74,838, respectively, to the NY Tax Free Money Fund to cover expenses. The Advisor and the Administrator, Deutsche Investment Management Americas Inc. may not recoup any of their waived investment advisory or administration and services fees. 81 Administrator. Deutsche Investment Management Americas Inc. (the "Administrator"), serves as the Trust's administrator pursuant to an Administration Agreement. Pursuant to the Administration Agreement, the Advisor provides all services (other than those contained in the Investment Management Agreement) to the Funds including, among others, providing the Funds with personnel, preparing and making required filings on behalf of the Funds, maintaining books and records for the Funds, and monitoring the valuation of Fund securities. For its services under the Administration Agreement, the Administrator receives a fee of 0.10% of the aggregate average daily net assets of the Funds. The Administrator will pay Accounting Agency and Transfer Agency fees out of the Administration fee. Under the Administrative Agreement, the Advisor is obligated on a continuous basis to provide such administrative services as the Board reasonably deems necessary for the proper administration of the Funds. The Advisor generally assists in all aspects of the Funds' operations; supplies and maintains office facilities (which may be in the Advisor's own offices), statistical and research data, data processing services, clerical, accounting, bookkeeping and record keeping services (including without limitation the maintenance of such books and records as are required under the 1940 Act and the rules thereunder, except as maintained by other agents of the Funds), internal auditing, executive and administrative services, and stationery and office supplies; prepares reports to shareholders or investors; prepares and files tax returns; supplies financial information and supporting data for reports to and filings with the SEC and various state Blue Sky authorities; supplies supporting documentation for meetings of the Board; provides monitoring reports and assistance regarding compliance with the Funds' charter documents, by-laws, investment objectives and policies and with Federal and state securities laws; arranges for appropriate insurance coverage; and negotiates arrangements with, and supervises and coordinates the activities of, agents and others retained to supply services. The Administration Agreement provides that the Administrator will not be liable under the Administration Agreement except for bad faith or gross negligence in the performance of its duties or from the reckless disregard by it of its duties and obligations thereunder. Various third-party service providers (the "Service Providers"), some of which are affiliated with the Advisor, provide certain services to the Funds pursuant to separate agreements with the Funds. Pursuant to an agreement between the Advisor and State Street Bank and Trust Company ("SSB"), the Advisor has delegated certain administrative functions to SSB. The costs and expenses of such delegation are borne by the Advisor, not by the Funds. The Advisor will pay the Service Providers for the provision of their services to the Funds and will pay most other fund expenses, including insurance, registration, printing and postage fees. In return, the Funds will pay the Advisor an Administrative Fee. The fee payable by the Funds to the Advisor pursuant to the Administrative Agreement is reduced by the amount of any credit received from the Funds' custodian for cash balances. Certain expenses of the Funds will not be borne by the Advisor under the Administrative Agreement, such as taxes, brokerage, interest and extraordinary expenses; and the fees and expenses of the Independent Trustees(including the fees and expenses of their independent counsel). In addition, the Funds will continue to pay the fees required by its Agreement with the Advisor. Prior to July 1, 2006, Investment Company Capital Corp. served as the Funds' administrator. For the fiscal years ended December 31, 2005, 2004 and 2003, ICCC earned $1,045,500, $889,763 and $1,104,703, respectively as compensation for administrative and other services provided to the Tax Free Money Fund Investment, and did not reimburse any fees. 82 For the fiscal years ended December 31, 2005, 2004 and 2003, ICCC earned $604,377, $532,480 and $583,720, respectively, as compensation for administrative and other services provided to the NY Tax Free Money Fund, and did not reimburse any fees. Distributor DWS-SDI, an affiliate of the Advisor, serves as the distributor of each Fund's shares pursuant to a distribution agreement (the "Distribution Agreement"). Prior to August 19, 2002, ICC Distributors, Inc. was the Funds' distributor. The terms and conditions of the Distribution Agreement are exactly the same as the previous distribution agreement with ICC Distributors, Inc., the former distributor of each Fund. DWS-SDI may enter into a selling group agreement ("DWS-SDI Agreement") with certain broker-dealers (each a "Participating Dealer"). If a Participating Dealer previously had agreements in place with DWS-SDI and ICC Distributors, Inc., the DWS-SDI Agreement will control. If the Participating Dealer did not have an agreement with DWS-SDI, then the terms of the assigned ICC Distributors, Inc. agreement ("ICC Agreement") will remain in effect. These DWS-SDI Agreement and ICC Agreement may be terminated by their terms or by the terms of the Distribution Agreement, as applicable. DWS-SDI is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Deutsche Bank AG. The address for DWS-SDI is 222 South Riverside Plaza, Chicago, IL 60606-5808. 83 The Fund has approved a Rule 12b-1 Plan (the "Plan") pursuant to the provisions of Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. Rule 12b-1 regulates the manner in which an investment company may, directly or indirectly, bear the expenses of distributing shares. The Plan continues in effect from year to year so long as such continuance is approved by a vote of the Board of Trustees of the Trust, including the Trustees who are not interested persons of the Trust and who have no direct or indirect financial interest in the operation of the Plan or in any agreement related to the Plan. The vote must take place at a meeting of the Board held in person and called for the purpose of voting on the Plan. The Plan may not be amended to increase the fee to be paid by the Fund without approval by a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Shares of the Fund and all material amendments must in any event be approved by the Board of Trustees in the manner described above with respect to the continuation of the Plan. The Plan may be terminated at any time without penalty by a vote of the majority of the Trustees who are not interested persons of the Trust and who have no direct or indirect financial interest in the Plan, or by a vote of the majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Trust. SDI has entered into related arrangements with various banks, broker-dealer firms and other service or administrative firms ("firms") that provide services and facilities for their customers or clients who are investors in the Fund. The firms provide such office space and equipment, telephone facilities and personnel as is necessary or beneficial for providing information and services to their clients. Such services and assistance may include, but are not limited to, establishing and maintaining accounts and records, processing purchase and redemption transactions, answering routine inquiries regarding the Fund, assistance to clients in changing dividend and investment options, account designations and addresses and such other administrative services as may be agreed upon from time to time and permitted by applicable statute, rule or regulation. SDI may also reimburse firms for costs associated with the transfer of client balances to the Fund. SDI may elect to keep a portion of the total administration fee to compensate itself for functions performed for the Fund or to pay for sales materials or other promotional activities. In addition, SDI may from time to time, from its own resources, pay certain firms additional amounts for ongoing administrative services and assistance provided to their customers and clients who are shareholders of the Fund. SDI also may provide some of the above services and may retain any portion of the fee under the Plan not paid to firms to compensate itself for distribution functions performed for the Fund. Currently, SDI receives distribution fees by the Fund, normally payable monthly, at an annual rate of 0.50% of the average daily net assets of those accounts that it maintains and services. Firms to which service fees may be paid may include affiliates of SDI. Transfer Agent and Service Agent DWS Scudder Investments Service Company ("DWS-SISC") serves as transfer agent of the Trust and of the Funds pursuant to a transfer agency agreement. DWS-SISC's headquarters is 222 South Riverside Plaza, Chicago, IL 60606-5808. Under its transfer agency agreement with the Trust, DWS-SISC maintains the shareholder account records for the Funds, handles certain communications between shareholders and the Trust and causes to be distributed any dividends and distributions payable by the Trust. DWS-SISC is compensated by DeIM out of its administration fee and may be reimbursed by the Funds for its out-of-pocket expenses. Pursuant to a sub-transfer agency agreement between DWS-SISC and DST Systems, Inc. ("DST"), DWS-SISC has delegated certain transfer agent and dividend paying agent functions to DST. The costs and expenses of such delegation are borne by DWS-SISC, not by the Funds. The Fund compensates Service Agents whose customers invest in shares of the Funds for providing certain personal, account administration and/or shareholder liaison services. DWS-SISC acts as a Service Agent pursuant to its agreement with the Trust. DWS-SISC is paid by the Administrator and receives no additional compensation from the Funds for such shareholder services. The service fees of any other Service Agents, including broker-dealers, will be paid by DWS-SISC from its fees. The services provided by a Service Agent may include establishing and maintaining shareholder accounts, processing purchase and redemption transactions, arranging for bank wires, performing shareholder sub-accounting, answering client inquiries regarding the Trust, assisting clients in changing 84 dividend options, account designations and addresses, providing periodic statements showing the client's account balance, transmitting proxy statements, periodic reports, updated prospectuses and other communications to shareholders and, with respect to meetings of shareholders, collecting, tabulating and forwarding to the Trust executed proxies and obtaining such other information and performing such other services as the Administrator or the Service Agent's clients may reasonably request and agree upon with the Service Agent. Service Agents may separately charge their clients additional fees only to cover provision of additional or more comprehensive services not already provided under the Administration and Services Agreements with DeIM, or of the type or scope not generally offered by a mutual fund, such as cash management services or enhanced retirement or trust reporting. In addition, investors may be charged a transaction fee if they effect transactions in Fund shares through a broker or agent. Each Service Agent has agreed to transmit to shareholders, who are its customers, appropriate disclosures of any fees that it may charge them directly. Custodian State Street Bank and Trust Company, 225 Franklin Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02110, serves as Custodian for the Trust. As Custodian, State Street holds each Fund's assets. Expenses Each Fund bears its own expenses. Operating expenses for each Fund generally consist of all costs not specifically borne by the Administrator or DWS-SDI, including administration and services fees, fees for necessary professional services, amortization of organizational expenses and costs associated with regulatory compliance and maintaining legal existence and shareholder relations. Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, independent registered public accounting firm, given on the authority of said firm as experts in auditing and accounting, audits the financial statements of the Funds and provides other audit, tax and related services. Shareholders receive annual audited financial statements and semi-annual unaudited financial statements. Legal Counsel Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP, 787 Seventh Avenue, New York, New York 10019-6099, serves as counsel to the Trust and from time to time provides certain legal services to the Advisor and the Administrator. ORGANIZATION OF THE TRUST The Trust was organized on July 21, 1986 under the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Each Fund is a mutual fund: an investment that pools shareholders' money and invests it toward a specified goal. Each Fund is a separate series of the Trust. The Trust offers shares of beneficial interest of separate series, par value $0.001 per share. The interests in each Fund are divided into separate series, no series of which has any preference over any other series. The shares of each series participate equally in the earnings, dividends and assets of the particular series. The shares of the other series of the Trust are offered through separate prospectuses and statements of additional information. The Trust may create and issue additional series of shares. The Trust's Declaration of Trust permits the Trustees to divide or combine the shares into a greater or lesser number of shares without thereby 85 changing the proportionate beneficial interest in a series. Each share represents an equal proportionate interest in a series with each other share. Shares when issued are fully paid and non-assessable, except as set forth below. Shareholders are entitled to one vote for each share held. No series of shares has any preference over any other series. The Trust is an entity commonly known as a "Massachusetts business trust." Massachusetts law provides that shareholders could under certain circumstances be held personally liable for the obligations of the Trust. However, the Declaration of Trust disclaims shareholder liability for acts or obligations of such Trust and requires that notice of this disclaimer be given in the agreement, obligation or instrument entered into or executed by a Trust or a Trustee. The Declaration of Trust provides for indemnification from such Trust's property for all losses and expenses of any shareholder held personally liable for the obligations of the Trust. Thus, the risk of shareholders incurring financial loss on account of shareholder liability is limited to circumstances in which both inadequate insurance existed and the Trust itself was unable to meet its obligations, a possibility that the Trust believes is remote. Upon payment of any liability incurred by the Trust, the shareholder paying the liability will be entitled to reimbursement from the general assets of the Trust. The Trustees intend to conduct the operations of the Trust in a manner so as to avoid, as far as possible, ultimate liability of the shareholders for liabilities of the Trust. The Trust is not required to hold annual meetings of shareholders but will hold special meetings of shareholders when in the judgment of the Trustees it is necessary or desirable to submit matters for a shareholder vote. Shareholders have under certain circumstances the right to communicate with other shareholders in connection with requesting a meeting of shareholders for the purpose of removing one or more Trustees without a meeting. When matters are submitted for shareholder vote, shareholders of a Fund will have one vote for each full share held and proportionate, fractional votes for fractional shares held. A separate vote of the Fund is required on any matter affecting the Fund on which shareholders are entitled to vote. Shareholders of a Fund are not entitled to vote on Trust matters that do not affect the Fund. There normally will be no meetings of shareholders for the purpose of electing Trustees unless and until such time as less than a majority of Trustees holding office have been elected by shareholders, at which time the Trustees then in office will call a shareholders' meeting for the election of Trustees. Any Trustee may be removed from office upon the vote of shareholders holding at least two-thirds of such Trust's outstanding shares at a meeting called for that purpose. The Trustees are required to call such a meeting upon the written request of shareholders holding at least 10% of the Trust's outstanding shares. Shares of the Trust do not have cumulative voting rights, which means that holders of more than 50% of the shares voting for the election of Trustees can elect all Trustees. Shares are transferable but have no preemptive, conversion or subscription rights. Shareholders generally vote by Fund, except with respect to the election of Trustees. Upon liquidation of a Fund, shareholders of that Fund would be entitled to share pro rata in the net assets of the Fund available for distribution to shareholders. DWS Advisor Funds was organized under the name BT Tax-Free Investment Trust, changed its name to BT Investment Funds on May 16, 1988 and assumed the name of Scudder Advisor Funds on May 16, 2003. Scudder Advisor Funds changed its name to DWS Advisor Funds on February 6, 2006. DIVIDENDS Each Fund declares dividends from its net income daily and pays the dividends monthly. Each Fund reserves the right to include realized short-term gains, if any, in such daily dividends. Distributions of each Fund's net realized long-term capital gains, if any, and any undistributed net realized short-term capital gains are normally declared and paid annually at the end of the fiscal year in which they were earned to the extent they are not offset by any capital loss carry forwards. Unless a shareholder instructs the Trust to pay dividends or capital gains distributions in cash, dividends and distributions will automatically be reinvested at NAV in additional shares of the Fund that paid the dividend or distribution. 86 TAXES The following is intended to be a general summary of certain federal income tax consequences of investing in a Fund. It is not intended as a complete discussion of all such consequences, nor does it purport to deal with all categories of investors. Investors are therefore advised to consult with their tax advisors before making an investment in a Fund. As described above: (i) the Tax Free Money Fund Investment is designed to provide investors with current income that is excluded from gross income for federal income tax purposes and (ii) the NY Tax Free Money Fund is designed to provide investors with current income that is excluded from gross income for federal income tax purposes and exempt from New York State and New York City personal income taxes. The Funds are not intended to constitute balanced investment programs and are not designed for investors seeking capital gains, maximum income or maximum tax-exempt income irrespective of fluctuations in principal. Investment in the Tax Free Money Fund Investment or the NY Tax Free Money Fund would not be suitable for tax-exempt institutions, qualified retirement plans, H.R. 10 plans and individual retirement accounts since such investors would not gain any additional tax benefit from the receipt of tax-exempt income. Taxation of the Funds. Each Fund has elected to be treated as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code") and has qualified as such since its inception. Each Fund intends to continue to so qualify in each taxable year as required under the Code in order to avoid payment of federal income tax at the Fund level. In order to qualify as a regulated investment company, a Fund must meet certain requirements regarding the source of its income, the diversification of its assets, and the distribution of its income: (a) Each Fund must derive at least 90% of its gross income from dividends, interest, payments with respect to certain securities loans, and gains from the sale of stock, securities and foreign currencies, other income (including but not limited to gains from options, futures, or forward contracts) derived with respect to its business of investing in such stock, securities or currencies and net income derived from interests in "qualified publicly traded partnerships" (i.e., partnerships that are traded on an established securities market or tradable on a secondary market, other than partnerships that derives 90% of their income from interest, dividends, capital gains, and other traditional permitted mutual fund income). (b) Each Fund must diversify its holdings so that, at the end of each quarter of its taxable year, (i) at least 50% of the market value of the Fund's assets is represented by cash and cash items, US government securities, securities of other regulated investment companies, and other securities limited in respect of any one issuer of such other securities to a value not greater than 5% of the value of the Fund's total assets and to not more than 10% of the outstanding voting securities of such issuer, and (ii) not more than 25% of the value of its assets is invested in the securities (other than those of the US government or other regulated investment companies) of any one issuer, of two or more issuers which the Fund controls and which are engaged in the same, similar, or related trades or businesses, or in the securities of one or more qualified publicly traded partnerships. (c) Each Fund is required to distribute to its shareholders at least 90% of its taxable and tax-exempt net investment income (including the excess of net short-term capital gain over net long-term capital losses) and generally is not subject to federal income tax to the extent that it distributes annually such net investment income and net realized capital gains in the manner required under the Code. Fund investments in partnerships, including in qualified publicly traded partnerships, may result in the Fund's being subject to state, local or foreign income, franchise or withholding tax liabilities. If for any taxable year a Fund does not qualify for the special federal income tax treatment afforded regulated investment companies, all of its taxable income will be subject to federal income tax at regular corporate rates (without any deduction for distributions to its shareholders), and all distributions from earnings and profits, including 87 any distributions of net tax-exempt income and net long-term capital gains, would be taxable to shareholders as ordinary income. Such distributions would be eligible (i) to be treated as qualified dividend income in the case of shareholders taxed as individuals and (ii) for the dividends received deduction in the case of corporate shareholders. In addition, a Fund could be required to recognize unrealized gains, pay substantial taxes and interest and make substantial distributions before requalifying as a regulated investment company that is accorded special tax treatment. Each Fund is subject to a 4% nondeductible excise tax on amounts required to be but that are not distributed under a prescribed formula. The formula requires payment to shareholders during a calendar year of distributions representing at least 98% of a Fund's taxable ordinary income for the calendar year and at least 98% of the excess of its capital gains over capital losses realized during the one-year period ending October 31 (in most cases) of such year as well as amounts that were neither distributed nor taxed to the Fund during the prior calendar year. Although each Fund's distribution policies should enable it to avoid excise tax liability, a Fund may retain (and be subject to income or excise tax on) a portion of its capital gain or other income if it appears to be in the interest of the Fund. A Fund may at times buy tax-exempt investments at a discount from the price at which they were originally issued, especially during periods of rising interest rates. For federal income tax purposes, some or all of this market discount will be included in the Fund's ordinary income and will be ordinary income when it is paid to you. A Fund's investments in these and certain other debt obligations may cause the Fund to recognize taxable income in excess of the cash received from such obligations. If this happens, the Fund may be required to sell other investments in order to satisfy its distribution requirements. Taxation of Fund distributions. Distributions from a Fund generally will be taxable to shareholders as ordinary income to the extent derived from taxable investment income and net short-term capital gains. Any dividends paid by the fund that are properly designated as exempt-interest dividends, however, will not be subject to regular federal income tax. Distributions of net capital gains (that is, the excess of net gains from the sale of capital assets held more than one year over net losses from the sale of capital assets held for not more than one year), if any, properly designated as capital gain dividends will be taxable to shareholders as long-term capital gain, regardless of how long a shareholder has held the shares in the Fund. Each Fund expects that it generally will not earn or distribute any long-term capital gains. In addition, each Fund expects that none of its distributions will be treated as "qualified dividend income" eligible for taxation at the rates generally applicable to long-term capital gains for individuals. Exempt-interest dividends may be excluded by shareholders of a Fund from their gross income for regular federal income tax purposes. Because the Tax Free Money Fund Investment and the NY Tax Free Money Fund will distribute exempt-interest dividends, all or a portion of any interest on indebtedness incurred by a shareholder to purchase or carry shares of these Funds will not be deductible for federal income tax and New York State and New York City personal income tax purposes. In addition, the Code may require a shareholder of these Funds, if he receives exempt-interest dividends, to treat as taxable income a portion of certain otherwise nontaxable social security and railroad retirement benefit payments. Furthermore, that portion of any exempt-interest dividend paid by one of these Funds that represents income from private activity bonds held by the Fund may not retain its tax-exempt status in the hands of a shareholder who is a "substantial user" of a facility financed by such bonds, or a "related person" thereof. Moreover, as noted in the Prospectus for these Funds, some or all of a Fund's dividends and distributions may be specific preference items, or a component of an adjustment item, for purposes of the federal individual and corporate alternative minimum taxes. Shareholders should consult their own tax advisors as to whether they are (i) "substantial users" with respect to a facility or "related" to such users within the meaning of the Code and (ii) subject to a federal alternative minimum tax, the federal "branch profits" tax or the federal "excess net passive income" tax. The Internal Revenue Service may decide that a tax-exempt security no longer meets the requirements for such exempt status. If any tax-exempt security held by a Fund were disqualified, interest received from such security would be taxable income. 88 NY Tax Free Money Fund. Individual New York resident shareholders of NY Tax Free Money Fund will not be subject to New York State or New York City personal income tax on distributions received from the Fund to the extent such distributions (i) constitute exempt-interest dividends under Section 852(b)(5) of the Code and (ii) are attributable to interest on New York Municipal Obligations. Exempt-interest dividends are not excluded in determining New York State franchise or New York City business taxes on corporations and financial institutions. Sale or redemption of shares. The sale, exchange or redemption of Fund shares is considered a taxable event. However, because each Fund seeks to maintain a consistent $1.00 share price, you should not realize any taxable gain or loss when you sell or exchange shares. In general, any gain or loss realized upon a taxable disposition of shares will be treated as long-term capital gain or loss if the shares have been held for more than one year. Otherwise, the gain or loss on the taxable disposition of Fund shares will be treated as short-term capital gain or loss. Foreign Taxation. Foreign withholding or other foreign taxes with respect to income (possibly including, in some cases, capital gains) on certain foreign securities may occur. These taxes may be reduced or eliminated under the terms of an applicable US income tax treaty. As it is not expected that more than 50% of the value of a Fund's total assets will consist of securities issued by foreign corporations, neither Fund will be eligible to pass through to its shareholders their proportionate share of any foreign taxes paid by a Fund, with the result that shareholders will not be able to include in income, and will not be entitled to take any credits or deductions for such foreign taxes. Other tax considerations. Under the backup withholding provisions of the Code, redemption proceeds as well as distributions may be subject to federal income tax withholding for certain shareholders, including those who fail to furnish a Fund with their taxpayer identification numbers and certifications as to their tax status. Shareholders of a Fund may be subject to state and local taxes on taxable distributions received from the Fund and on redemptions of the Fund's shares. Each shareholder will receive after the close of the calendar year an annual statement as to the federal income (and, in the case of the NY Tax Free Money Fund, New York State and New York City) income tax status of his dividends and distributions from the Fund for the prior calendar year. These statements will also designate the amount of exempt-interest dividends that is a specific preference item for purposes of the federal individual and corporate alternative minimum taxes. The dollar amount of dividends excluded from federal income taxation or exempt from New York State and New York City personal income taxation, and the dollar amount subject to such income taxation, if any, will vary for each shareholder depending upon the size and duration of each shareholder's investment in a Fund. To the extent that the Funds earn taxable net investment income, each of the Funds intends to designate as taxable dividends the same percentage of each day's dividend as its taxable net investment income bears to its total net investment income earned on that day. Therefore, the percentage of each day's dividend designated as taxable, if any, may vary from day to day. Special tax rules apply to investments through defined contribution plans and other tax-qualified plans. Shareholders should consult their tax advisers to determine the suitability of shares of a Fund as an investment through such plans and the precise effect of an investment on their particular tax situation. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS The financial statements, including the investment portfolio, of each Fund, together with the Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, Financial Highlights and notes to financial statements in the Annual Report to the Shareholders of the Funds dated December 31, 2005, are incorporated herein by reference and are hereby 89 deemed to be a part of this Statement of Additional Information. A copy of the Funds' Annual Report may be obtained without charge by contacting the Funds' Service Center at 1-800-730-1313. 90 APPENDIX Description of Securities Ratings Description of S&P corporate bond ratings: AAA -- Bonds rated AAA have the highest rating assigned by S&P to a debt obligation. Capacity to pay interest and repay principal is extremely strong. AA -- Bonds rated AA have a very strong capacity to pay interest and repay principal and differ from the highest rated issues only in small degree. S&P's letter ratings may be modified by the addition of a plus or a minus sign, which is used to show relative standing within the major categories, except in the AAA rating category. Description of Moody's corporate bond ratings: Aaa -- Bonds which are rated Aaa are judged to be the best quality. They carry the smallest degree of investment risk and are generally referred to as "gilt-edge." Interest payments are protected by a large or exceptionally stable margin and principal is secure. While the various protective elements are likely to change, such changes as can be visualized are most unlikely to impair the fundamentally strong position of such issues. Aa -- Bonds which are rated Aa are judged to be of high quality by all standards. Together with the Aaa group they comprise what are generally known as high grade bonds. They are rated lower than the best bonds because margins of protection may not be as large as in Aaa securities or fluctuation of protective elements may be of greater amplitude or there may be other elements present which make the long-term risks appear somewhat larger than in Aaa securities. Moody's applies the numerical modifiers 1, 2 and 3 to each generic rating classification from Aa through B. The modifier 1 indicates that the security ranks in the higher end of its generic rating category; the modifier 2 indicates a mid-range ranking; and the modifier 3 indicates that the issue ranks in the lower end of its generic rating category. Description of Fitch corporate bond ratings: AAA--Securities of this rating are regarded as strictly high-grade, broadly marketable, suitable for investment by trustees and fiduciary institutions, and liable to but slight market fluctuation other than through changes in the money rate. The factor last named is of importance varying with the length of maturity. Such securities are mainly senior issues of strong companies, and are most numerous in the railway and public utility fields, though some industrial obligations have this rating. The prime feature of an AAA rating is showing of earnings several times or many times interest requirements with such stability of applicable earnings that safety is beyond reasonable question whatever changes occur in conditions. Other features may enter in, such as a wide margin of protection through collateral security or direct lien on specific property as in the case of high class equipment certificates or bonds that are first mortgages on valuable real estate. Sinking funds or voluntary reduction of the debt by call or purchase are often factors, while guarantee or assumption by parties other than the original debtor may also influence the rating. AA--Securities in this group are of safety virtually beyond question, and as a class are readily salable while many are highly active. Their merits are not greatly unlike those of the AAA class, but a security so rated may be of junior though strong lien in many cases directly following an AAA security or the margin of safety is less strikingly broad. The issue may be the obligation of a small company, strongly secured but influenced as to ratings by the lesser financial power of the enterprise and more local type of market. 91 Description of S&P's municipal bond ratings: AAA--Prime--These are obligations of the highest quality. They have the strongest capacity for timely payment of debt service. General Obligation Bonds--In a period of economic stress, the issuers will suffer the smallest declines in income and will be least susceptible to autonomous decline. Debt burden is moderate. A strong revenue structure appears more than adequate to meet future expenditure requirements. Quality of management appears superior. Revenue Bonds--Debt service coverage has been, and is expected to remain, substantial; stability of the pledged revenues is also exceptionally strong due to the competitive position of the municipal enterprise or to the nature of the revenues. Basic security provisions (including rate covenant, earnings test for issuance of additional bonds and debt service reserve requirements) are rigorous. There is evidence of superior management. AA--High Grade--The investment characteristics of bonds in this group are only slightly less marked than those of the prime quality issues. Bonds rated AA have the second strongest capacity for payment of debt service. S&P's letter ratings may be modified by the addition of a plus or a minus sign, which is used to show relative standing within the major rating categories, except in the AAA rating category. Description of Moody's municipal bond ratings: Aaa -- Bonds which are rated Aaa are judged to be of the best quality. They carry the smallest degree of investment risk and are generally referred to as "gilt edge." Interest payments are protected by a large or by an exceptionally stable margin and principal is secure. While the various protective elements are likely to change, such changes as can be visualized are most unlikely to impair the fundamentally strong position of such issues. Aa -- Bonds which are rated Aa are judged to be of high quality by all standards. Together with the Aaa group they comprise what are generally known as high grade bonds. They are rated lower than the best bonds because margins of protection may not be as large as in Aaa securities, or fluctuation of protective elements may be of greater amplitude, or there may be other elements present which make the long-term risks appear somewhat larger than in Aaa securities. Moody's may apply the numerical modifier 1 in each generic rating classification from Aa through B. The modifier 1 indicates that the security within its generic rating classification possesses the strongest investment attributes. Description of S&P municipal note ratings: Municipal notes with maturities of three years or less are usually given note ratings (designated SP-1 or SP-2) to distinguish more clearly the credit quality of notes as compared to bonds. Notes rated SP-1 have a very strong or strong capacity to pay principal and interest. Those issues determined to possess overwhelming safety characteristics are given the designation of SP-1+. Notes rated SP-2 have a satisfactory capacity to pay principal and interest. Description of Moody's municipal note ratings: Moody's ratings for state and municipal notes and other short-term loans are designated Moody's Investment Grade (MIG) and for variable rate demand obligations are designated Variable Moody's Investment Grade (VMIG). This distinction recognizes the differences between short-term credit risk and long-term risk. Loans bearing the designation MIG-1/VMIG-1 are of the best quality, enjoying strong protection from established cash flows of funds for their servicing or from established and broad-based access to the market for refinancing, or both. Loans bearing the designation MIG-1/VMIG-2 are of high quality, with ample margins of protection, although not as large as the preceding group. 92 Description of S&P commercial paper ratings: Commercial paper rated A-1 by S&P indicates that the degree of safety regarding timely payment is either overwhelming or very strong. Those issues determined to possess overwhelming safety characteristics are denoted A-1+. Description of Moody's commercial paper ratings: The rating Prime-1 is the highest commercial paper rating assigned by Moody's. Issuers rated Prime-1 (or related supporting institutions) are considered to have a superior capacity for repayment of short-term promissory obligations. Description of Fitch commercial paper ratings: F1+--Exceptionally Strong Credit Quality. Issues assigned this rating are regarded as having the strongest degree of assurance for timely payment. F1--Very Strong Credit Quality. Issues assigned this rating reflect an assurance of timely payment only slightly less in degree than the strongest issue. 93 STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Investment Advisor of the Funds Deutsche Asset Management, Inc. 345 Park Avenue New York, NY 10154 Distributor DWS Scudder Distributors, Inc. 222 South Riverside Plaza Chicago, IL 60606-5808 Custodian State Street Bank and Trust Company 225 Franklin Street Boston, MA 02110 Administrator Deutsche Investment Management Americas Inc. 345 Park Avenue New York, NY 10154 Transfer Agent DWS Scudder Investment Service Company 222 South Riverside Plaza Chicago, IL 60606-5808 Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP 125 High Street Boston, MA 02110 Counsel Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP 787 Seventh Avenue New York, NY 10019-6099 No person has been authorized to give any information or to make any representations other than those contained in the Trust's Prospectus, its SAI or the Trust's official sales literature in connection with the offering of the Trust's shares and, if given or made, such other information or representations must not be relied on as having been authorized by the Trust. Neither the Prospectus nor this SAI constitutes an offer in any state in which, or to any person to whom, such offer may not lawfully be made. The CUSIP numbers for each Fund and class offered herein are: Tax Free Money Investment: 233364-714 NY Tax Free Money Fund Investment Class: 233364-698 94 Tax-Exempt New York Money Market Fund: 839/844 SAI (5/06) 95
PART C. OTHER INFORMATION Item 23. Exhibits - -------- -------- (a) Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust dated June 27, 2006 is filed herein. (1) Amended and Restated Designation of Series and Classes of Shares of Beneficial Interest, dated June 27, 2006, is filed herein; (b) By-Laws (1) (1) By-Laws of DWS Advisor Funds, dated June 27, 2006 are filed herein; (c) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit (b) above; (d) (1) Investment Advisory Agreement dated July 30, 2002 between International Equity Portfolio and Deutsche Asset Management, Inc.; (6) (2) Investment Advisory Agreement dated July 30, 2002 between BT Investment Funds and Deutsche Asset Management, Inc.; (11) (3) Form of Investment Management Agreement dated June 1, 2006 on behalf of Cash Management Fund Investment, Tax Free Money Fund Investment, NY Tax Fee Money Fund Investment, Treasury Money Fund Investment, DWS Mid Cap Growth Fund, and DWS Small Cap Growth Fund (to be filed by amendment); (4) Investment Advisory Agreement dated July 30, 2003 between the Registrant and Deutsche Asset Management, Inc.; (7) (5) Investment Advisory Agreement dated July 30, 2003 between the BT Investment Portfolios and Deutsche Asset Management, Inc.; (7) (6) Investment Advisory Agreement dated July 30, 2003 between Cash Management Portfolio and Deutsche Asset Management, Inc.; (11) (7) Investment Advisory Agreement dated July 30, 2002 between Treasury Money Portfolio and Deutsche Asset Management, Inc.; (7) (8) Form of Amendment dated December 17, 2004 to the Investment Advisory Agreement dated July 30, 2002 between the Registrant and Deutsche Asset Management, Inc.; (14) (9) Amendment dated September 19, 2005, to the Investment Advisory Agreement dated July 30, 2002 between the Registrant and Deutsche Asset Management, Inc.; (15) (10) Amendment to Investment Advisory Agreement between the Registrant and Deutsche Asset Management, Inc. on behalf of Scudder Limited-Duration Plus Fund to be filed by amendment; (11) Investment Management Agreement between the Registrant, on behalf of DWS RREEF Global Real Estate Securities Fund, and Deutsche Investment Management Americas Inc., dated July 1, 2006 (to be filed by amendment); 3 (12) Sub-advisory Agreement between RREEF America L.L.C., in regards to DWS RREEF Global Real Estate Securities Fund, and Deutsche Asset Management International GmbH, dated July 1, 2006 (to be filed by amendment); (13) Sub-advisory Agreement between RREEF America L.L.C., in regards to DWS RREEF Global Real Estate Securities Fund, and RREEF Global Advisors Limited, dated July 1, 2006 (to be filed by amendment); (14) Sub-advisory Agreement between RREEF America L.L.C., in regards to DWS RREEF Global Real Estate Securities Fund, and Deutsche Asset Management (Hong Kong), Limited, dated July 1, 2006 (to be filed by amendment); (15) Sub-advisory Agreement between RREEF America L.L.C., in regards to DWS RREEF Global Real Estate Securities Fund, and Deutsche Investments Australia Limited, dated July 1, 2006 (to be filed by amendment); (e) Distribution Agreement dated August 19, 2002; (4) (f) Not applicable; (g) (1) Custodian Agreement dated July 1, 1996; (2) (2) Custodian Agreement between the Registrant and State Street Bank and Trust Company, dated April 1, 2003; (7) (h) (1) Administration Agreement between the Registrant and Deutsche Investment Management Americas Inc. (to be filed by amendment); (2) Administration Agreement dated July 1, 2001; (3) (3) Expense Limitation Agreement dated September 4, 2002; (4) (4) Transfer Agency Agreement dated December 16, 2002 with Scudder Investment Services Company; (10) (5) Agency Agreement between Scudder Investments Service Company and DST Systems, Inc., dated January 15, 2003; (7) (6) Expense Limitation Agreement dated April 25, 2003; (9) (7) Expense Limitation Agreement dated August 1, 2003; (11) (8) Letters of Indemnity to the Scudder Funds and Independent Directors/Trustees dated October 8, 2004; (13) (9) Amendment dated November 17, 2004 to Exhibit A of the Expense Limitation Agreement dated April 25, 2003; (14) (i) (1) Opinion and Consent of Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP;(9), (11), (18) (2) Opinion and Consent of Bingham McCutchen LLP; (9), (1)(8) (3) Opinion and Consent of Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP relating to Class S and AARP shares;(12) 4 (4) Opinion and Consent of Bingham McCutchen LLP relating to Class S and AARP shares;(12) (5) Opinion and Consent of Counsel of Willkie Farr & Gallagher relating to DWS RREEF Global Real Estate Securities Fund, Classes A, C, Institutional and S;(17) (6) Opinion and Consent of Counsel of Bingham McCutcheon LLP relating to DWS RREEF Global Real Estate Securities Fund, Classes A, C, Institutional and S; (17) (7) Opinion and Consent of Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP relating to NY Tax Free Money Fund, Tax-Exempt New York Money Market Fund shares is filed herein; (8) Opinion and Consent of Bingham McCutchen LLP relating to NY Tax Free Money Fund, Tax-Exempt New York Money Market Fund shares is filed herein; (j) Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm is filed herein; (k) Not applicable; (1) Not applicable; (m) (1) Rule 12b-1 Plan(s); (5),(8) (2) Rule 12b-1 Plan for DWS RREEF Global Real Estate Securities Fund - Classes A and C shares, dated July 1, 2006 (to be filed by amendment); (n) (1) Rule 18f-3 Plan, as amended; (10) (2) Rule 18f-3 Plan for DWS RREEF Global Real Estate Securities Fund, dated July 1, 2006 (to be filed by amendment); (p) (1) Code of Ethics for Deutsche Asset Management, Inc. - U.S., dated January 1, 2005; (14) (2) Consolidated Fund Code of Ethics dated March 14, 2006; (16) (3) Code of Ethics for Deutsche Asset Management (Asia) Limited and Deutsche Asset Management (Hong Kong) Limited; (17) (q) Power of Attorney, dated June 27, 2006; (17) - --------------------
(1) Incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 34 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-lA ("Registration Statement") as filed with the Securities and Exchange ("Commission") on July 31, 1995. (2) Incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 44 to Registrant's Registration Statement as filed with the Commission on July 1, 1997. (3) Incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 84 to Registrant's Registration Statement as filed with the Commission on June 29, 2001. (4) Incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 95 to Registrant's Registration Statement as filed with the Commission on November 27, 2002. (5) Incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 98 to Registrant's Registration Statement as filed with the Commission on February 3, 2003. 5 (6) Incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 99 to Registrant's Registration Statement as filed with the Commission on February 28, 2003. (7) Incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 100 to Registrant's Registration Statement as filed with the Commission on April 30, 2003. (8) Incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 104 to Registrant's Registration Statement as filed with the Commission on October 1, 2003. (9) Incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 105 to Registrant's Registration Statement as filed with the Commission on January 30, 2004. (10) Incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 106 to Registrant's Registration Statement as filed with the Commission on February 27, 2004. (11) Incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 107 to Registrant's Registration Statement as filed with the Commission on April 29, 2004. (12) Incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 113 to Registrant's Registration Statement as filed with the Commission on August 31, 2004. (13) Incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 114 to Registrant's Registration Statement as filed with the Commission on December 3, 2004. (14) Incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 116 to Registrant's Registration Statement as filed with the Commission on February 1, 2005. (15) Incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 125 to Registrant's Registration Statement as filed with the Commission on January 27, 2006. (16) Incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 133 to Registrant's Registration Statement as filed with the Commission on April 28, 2006. (17) Incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 141 to Registrant's Registration Statement as filed with the Commission on June 30, 2006. (18) Incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 142 to Registrant's Registration Statement as filed with the Commission on June 30, 2006.
Item 24. Persons Controlled by or Under Common Control with Registrant - -------- ------------------------------------------------------------- Information pertaining to persons controlled by or under common control with Registrant is incorporated by reference from the Statement of Additional Information contained in Part B of this Registration Statement. Item 25. Indemnification - -------- --------------- Under Article IV, Sections 4.2 and 4.3 of the Trust's Declaration of Trust, no Trustee, former Trustee, officer or employee of the Trust shall be liable to the Trust or to any Shareholder for any action or failure to act except for his or her own bad faith, willful misfeasance, gross negligence or reckless disregard of his or her duties involved in the conduct of his office. Without limiting the foregoing, a Trustee shall not be responsible for or liable in any event for any neglect or wrongdoing of any officer, employee, investment adviser, subadviser, principal underwriter, custodian or other agent of the Trust, nor shall any Trustee be responsible or liable for the act or omission of any other Trustee, except in the case of such Trustee's own willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of the duties involved in the conduct of his office. 6 Mandatory Indemnification. (a) Subject to the exceptions and limitations contained in paragraph (b) below: (i) every person who is, or has been, a Trustee or officer of the Trust (for purposes of this Section, `Trustee or officer" shall include persons who serve at the Trust's request as directors, officers or trustees of another organization in which the Trust has any interest as a shareholder, creditor or otherwise), shall be indemnified by the Trust to the fullest extent permitted by law against all liability and against all expenses reasonably incurred or paid by him in connection with any claim, action, suit or proceeding in which he becomes involved as a party or otherwise by virtue of his being or having been a Trustee or officer, and against amounts paid or incurred by him in the settlement thereof; (ii) the words "claim," "action," "suit" or "proceeding" shall apply to all claims, actions, suits or proceedings (civil, criminal, administrative or other, including appeals), actual or threatened; and the words "liability" and "expenses" shall include without limitation, attorneys' fees, costs, judgments, amounts paid in settlement, fines, penalties and other liabilities. (b) No indemnification shall be provided hereunder to a Trustee or officer: (i) against any liability to the Trust or the Shareholders by reason of a final adjudication by a court or other body before which a proceeding was brought that he engaged in willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of the duties involved in the conduct of his office; (ii) with respect to any matter as to which he shall have been finally adjudicated not to have acted in good faith in the reasonable belief that his action was in the best interest of the Trust; or (iii) in the event of a settlement or other disposition not involving a final adjudication (as provided in paragraph (b)(i) or (b)(ii)) (whether by compromise payment, pursuant to a consent decree or otherwise) resulting in a payment by a Trustee or office; unless there has been a determination that such Trustee or officer acted in good faith in the reasonable belief that his action was in the best interests of the Trust and is not liable to the Trust or its Shareholders by reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of the duties involved in the conduct of his office: (A) by the court or other body approving the settlement or other disposition; or (B) a reasonable determination, based upon a review of readily available facts (as opposed to a full trial-type inquiry), by: (x) a vote of a majority of the Disinterested Trustees acting on the matter (provided that a majority of the Disinterested Trustees then in office act on the matter); or (y) written opinion of legal counsel chosen by a majority of the Trustees and determined by them in their reasonable judgment to be independent. (c) The rights of indemnification herein provided to any Trustee or officer shall be severable from those of any other Trustee or officer, shall not affect any other rights to which any Trustee or officer may now or hereafter be entitled, shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be such Trustee or officer and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors, administrators and assigns of such a person. Nothing contained herein shall affect any rights to indemnification to which any Trustee or officer or any other person may be entitled by contract or otherwise under law. (d) Expenses of preparation and presentation of a defense to any claim, action, suit or proceeding subject to a claim for indemnification described in paragraph (a) of this Section 4.3 shall be advanced by the Trust prior to final disposition thereof upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of the recipient to repay such amount if it is ultimately determined that he or she is not entitled to indemnification under this Section 4.3, provided that either: (i) such undertaking is secured by a surety bond or some other appropriate security or the Trust shall be insured against losses arising out of any such advances; or (ii) a majority of the Disinterested Trustees acting on the matter (provided that a majority of the Disinterested Trustees act on the matter) or independent legal counsel in a written opinion shall 7 determine, based upon a review of the readily available facts (as opposed to a full trial-type inquiry), that there is reason to believe that the recipient ultimately will be found entitled to indemnification. As used in this Section 4.3, a "Disinterested Trustee" is one who is not (i) an Interested Person of the Trust (including anyone who has been exempted from being an Interested Person by any rule, regulation or order of the Commission), or(ii) involved in the claim, action, suit or proceeding. In making any determination under this Section 4.3 as to whether a Trustee or officer engaged in conduct for which indemnification is not provided as described herein, or as to whether there is reason to believe that a Trustee or officer ultimately will be found entitled to indemnification, the Disinterested Trustees or independent legal counsel making the determination shall afford the Trustee or officer a rebuttable presumption that the Trustee or officer has not engaged in willful misfeasance bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of the duties involved in the conduct of the Trustee's or officer's office and has acted in good faith in the reasonable belief that the Trustee's or officer action was in the best interest of the Trust or Series and its Shareholders. Any determination pursuant to this Section 4.3 shall not prevent the recovery from any Trustee or officer of any amount paid to such Trustee or officer in accordance with this Section as indemnification if such Trustee or officer is subsequently adjudicated by a court of competent jurisdiction not to have acted in good faith n the reasonable belief that such Trustee's or officer's action was in the best interests of the Trust or to have been liable to the Trust or its Shareholders by reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of the duties involved in the conduct of such Trustee's or officer's office. Insofar as indemnification for liability arising under the 1933 Act may be permitted to Trustees, officers and controlling persons of the Trust pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Trust has been advised that in the opinion of the SEC such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the 1933 Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Trust of expenses incurred or paid by a Trustee, officer or controlling person of the Trust in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such Trustee, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the Trust will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the 1933 Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue. Deutsche Asset Management, Inc. and Investment Company Capital Corp. (hereafter, "DeAM"), the investment advisor, have agreed, subject to applicable law and regulation, to indemnify and hold harmless the Registrant against any loss, damage, liability and expense, including, without limitation, the advancement and payment, as incurred, of reasonable fees and expenses of counsel (including counsel to the Registrant and counsel to the Independent Trustees) and consultants, whether retained by the Registrant or the Independent Trustees, and other customary costs and expenses incurred by the Registrant in connection with any litigation or regulatory action related to possible improper market timing or other improper trading activity or possible improper marketing and sales activity in the Registrant ("Private Litigation and Enforcement Actions"). In the event that this indemnification is unavailable to the Registrant for any reason, then DeAM has agreed to contribute to the amount paid or payable by the Registrant as a result of any loss, damage, liability or expense in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of DeAM and the Registrant with respect to the matters which resulted in such loss, damage, liability or expense, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations; provided, that if no final determination is made in such action or proceeding as to the relative fault of DeAM and the Registrant, then DeAM shall pay the entire amount of such loss, damage, liability or expense. In recognition of its undertaking to indemnify the Registrant, and in light of the rebuttable presumption generally afforded to non-interested board members of an investment company that they have not engaged in disabling conduct, DeAM has also agreed, subject to applicable law and regulation, to indemnify and hold harmless each of the Independent Trustees against any and all 8 loss, damage, liability and expense, including without limitation the advancement and payment as incurred of reasonable fees and expenses of counsel and consultants, and other customary costs and expenses incurred by the Independent Trustees, arising from the matters alleged in any Private Litigation and Enforcement Actions or matters arising from or similar in subject matter to the matters alleged in the Private Litigation and Enforcement Actions (collectively, "Covered Matters"), including without limitation: 1. all reasonable legal and other expenses incurred by the Independent Trustees in connection with the Private Litigation and Enforcement Actions, and any actions that may be threatened or commenced in the future by any person (including any governmental authority), arising from or similar to the matters alleged in the Private Litigation and Enforcement Actions, including without limitation expenses related to the defense of, service as a witness in, or monitoring of such proceedings or actions; 2. all liabilities and reasonable legal and other expenses incurred by any Independent Trustee in connection with any judgment resulting from, or settlement of, any such proceeding, action or matter; 3. any loss or reasonable legal and other expenses incurred by any Independent Trustee as a result of the denial of, or dispute about, any insurance claim under, or actual or purported rescission or termination of, any policy of insurance arranged by DeAM (or by a representative of DeAM acting as such, acting as a representative of the Registrant or of the Independent Trustees or acting otherwise) for the benefit of the Independent Trustee, to the extent that such denial, dispute or rescission is based in whole or in part upon any alleged misrepresentation made in the application for such policy or any other alleged improper conduct on the part of DeAM, any of its corporate affiliates, or any of their directors, officers or employees; 4. any loss or reasonable legal and other expenses incurred by any Independent Trustee, whether or not such loss or expense is incurred with respect to a Covered Matter, which is otherwise covered under the terms of any specified policy of insurance, but for which the Independent Trustee is unable to obtain advancement of expenses or indemnification under that policy of insurance, due to the exhaustion of policy limits which is due in whole or in part to DeAM or any affiliate thereof having received advancement of expenses or indemnification under that policy for or with respect to any Covered Matter; provided, that the total amount that DeAM will be obligated to pay under this provision for all loss or expense shall not exceed the amount that DeAM and any of its affiliates actually receive under that policy of insurance for or with respect to any and all Covered Matters; and 5. all liabilities and reasonable legal and other expenses incurred by any Independent Trustee in connection with any proceeding or action to enforce his or her rights under the agreement, unless DeAM prevails on the merits of any such dispute in a final, nonappealable court order. DeAM is not required to pay costs or expenses or provide indemnification to or for any individual Independent Trustee (i) with respect to any particular proceeding or action as to which the Board of the Registrant has determined that such Independent Trustee ultimately would not be entitled to indemnification with respect thereto, or (ii) for any liability of the Independent Trustee to the Registrant or its shareholders to which such Independent Trustee would otherwise be subject by reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence, or reckless disregard of the Independent Trustee's duties as a Trustee of the Registrant as determined in a final adjudication in such proceeding or action. In addition, to the extent that DeAM has paid costs or expenses under the agreement to any individual Independent Trustee with respect to a particular proceeding or action, and there is a final adjudication in such proceeding or action of the Independent Trustee's liability to the Registrant or its shareholders by reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence, or reckless disregard of the Independent Trustee's duties as a Trustee of the Registrant, such Independent Trustee has undertaken to repay such costs or expenses to DeAM. 9 Item 26. Business and Other Connections of Investment Advisor - -------- ---------------------------------------------------- During the last two fiscal years, no director or officer of Deutsche Asset Management, Inc. or Deutsche Investment Management Americas Inc., the investment advisors, has engaged in any other business, profession, vocation or employment of a substantial nature other than that of the business of investment management and, through affiliates, investment banking. Item 27. Principal Underwriters - -------- ---------------------- (a) DWS Scudder Distributors, Inc. acts as principal underwriter of the Registrant's shares and acts as principal underwriter for registered open-end management investment companies other funds managed by Deutsche Asset Management, Inc. and Deutsche Investment Management Americas Inc. (b) Information on the officers and directors of DWS Scudder Distributors, Inc., principal underwriter for the Registrant, is set forth below. The principal business address is 222 South Riverside Plaza, Chicago, Illinois 60606.
(1) (2) (3) DWS Scudder Distributors, Inc. Name and Principal Positions and Offices with DWS Positions and Business Address Scudder Distributors, Inc. Offices with Registrant ---------------- -------------------------- ----------------------- Michael L. Gallagher Director and President None 222 South Riverside Plaza Chicago, IL 60606 Philipp Hensler Director, Chairman of the Board and CEO None 345 Park Avenue New York, NY 10154 Michael Colon Director and Chief Operating Officer None 345 Park Avenue New York, NY 10154 Thomas Winnick Director and Vice President None 345 Park Avenue New York, NY 10154 Michael Concannon Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer None 345 Park Avenue New York, NY 10154 Robert Froehlich Vice President None 222 South Riverside Plaza Chicago, IL 60606 Katie Rose Vice President None 222 South Riverside Plaza Chicago, IL 60606 10 (1) (2) (3) DWS Scudder Distributors, Inc. Name and Principal Positions and Offices with DWS Positions and Business Address Scudder Distributors, Inc. Offices with Registrant ---------------- -------------------------- ----------------------- Paul Schubert Vice President Chief Financial Officer 345 Park Avenue and Treasurer New York, NY 10154 Mark Perrelli Vice President None 222 South Riverside Plaza Chicago, IL 60606 Donna White Chief Compliance Officer None 345 Park Avenue New York, NY 10154 John Robbins Vice President and AML Compliance Officer Anti-Money Laundering 345 Park Avenue Compliance Officer New York, NY 10154 Caroline Pearson Secretary Assistant Secretary Two International Place Boston, MA 02110 Philip J. Collora Assistant Secretary None 222 South Riverside Plaza Chicago, IL 60606 (c) Not applicable
Item 28. Location of Accounts and Records - -------- -------------------------------- DWS Advisor Funds: 345 Park Avenue (Registrant) New York, New York 10154 Deutsche Asset Management, Inc.: 345 Park Avenue (Investment Advisor) New York, NY 10154 Deutsche Investment Management Americas Inc. 345 Park Avenue (Investment Advisor) New York, NY 10154 Deutsche Investment Management Americas Inc. 345 Park Avenue (Administrator) New York, NY 10154 DWS Scudder Investments Service Company: 222 South Riverside Plaza (Transfer Agent) Chicago, IL 60606 DWS Scudder Distributors, Inc.: 222 South Riverside Plaza (Distributor) Chicago, IL 60606 State Street Bank and Trust Company 225 Franklin Street (Custodian) Boston, MA 02110 Brown Brothers Harriman 40 Water Street (Custodian) Boston, MA 02110 11 DST Systems, Inc.: 127 West 10th Street (Sub-Transfer Agent and Kansas City, MO 64105 Sub-Dividend Distribution Agent) Item 29. Management Services - -------- ------------------- Not applicable Item 30. Undertakings - -------- ------------ Not applicable 12 SIGNATURES ---------- Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant certifies that it meets all of the requirements for effectiveness of this Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 485(b) under the Securities Act of 1933 and has duly caused this amendment to its Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized, in the City of New York and the State of New York on the 11th day of August 2006. DWS ADVISOR FUNDS By: /s/ Michael G. Clark -------------------- Michael G. Clark Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Post-Effective Amendment to its Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated:
SIGNATURE TITLE DATE --------- ----- ---- /s/ Michael G. Clark ------------------------------------- Michael G. Clark President August 11, 2006 /s/ Paul H. Schubert ------------------------------------- Paul H. Schubert Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer August 11, 2006 /s/Henry P. Becton, Jr. ------------------------------------- Henry P. Becton, Jr.* Trustee August 11, 2006 /s/Dawn-Marie Driscoll ------------------------------------- Dawn-Marie Driscoll* Trustee August 11, 2006 /s/Keith R. Fox ------------------------------------- Keith R. Fox* Trustee August 11, 2006 /s/Kenneth C. Froewiss ------------------------------------- Kenneth C. Froewiss* Trustee August 11, 2006 /s/Martin J. Gruber ------------------------------------- Martin J. Gruber* Trustee August 11, 2006 /s/Richard J. Herring ------------------------------------- Richard J. Herring* Trustee August 11, 2006 /s/Graham E. Jones ------------------------------------- Graham E. Jones* Trustee August 11, 2006 /s/Rebecca W. Rimel ------------------------------------- Rebecca W. Rimel* Trustee August 11, 2006 /s/Philip Saunders, Jr. ------------------------------------- Philip Saunders, Jr.* Trustee August 11, 2006 /s/William N. Searcy, Jr. ------------------------------------- William N. Searcy, Jr.* Trustee August 11, 2006 SIGNATURE TITLE DATE --------- ----- ---- /s/Jean Gleason Stromberg ------------------------------------- Jean Gleason Stromberg* Trustee August 11, 2006 /s/Carl W. Vogt ------------------------------------- Carl W. Vogt* Trustee August 11, 2006 /s/Axel Schwarzer ------------------------------------- Axel Schwarzer* Trustee August 11, 2006
*By: /s/ Caroline Pearson -------------------- Caroline Pearson** Assistant Secretary ** Attorney-in-fact pursuant to the powers of attorney as contained in and incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 141 to the Registration Statement, as filed on June 30, 2006. 2 1933 Act File No. 33-07404 1940 Act File No. 811-04760 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 EXHIBITS TO FORM N-1A POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 145 TO REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 AND AMENDMENT NO. 145 TO REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940 DWS ADVISOR FUNDS 13 DWS ADVISOR FUNDS EXHIBIT INDEX ------------- (a) (a)(1) (b)(1) (i)(7) (i)(8) (j) 14
EX-99.A 2 exa-af.htm

Exhibit (a)

DWS ADVISOR FUNDS

 

AMENDED AND RESTATED DECLARATION OF TRUST

 

DATED JUNE 27, 2006

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 

 

 

 

  

Page

ARTICLE I NAME AND DEFINITIONS

  

1

Section 1.1. Name

  

1

Section 1.2. Definitions

  

1

ARTICLE II TRUSTEES

  

3

Section 2.1. General Powers

  

3

Section 2.2. Certain Specific Powers.

  

3

Section 2.3. Legal Title

  

6

Section 2.4. Issuance and Repurchase of Shares

  

6

Section 2.5. Delegation; Committees

  

6

Section 2.6. Collection and Payment

  

6

Section 2.7. Expenses

  

6

Section 2.8. Manner of Acting

  

6

Section 2.9. By-Laws

  

7

Section 2.10. Principal Transactions

  

7

Section 2.11. Number of Trustees

  

7

Section 2.12. Election and Term

  

7

Section 2.13. Resignation and Removal

  

7

Section 2.14. Vacancies

  

8

 

 



 

 

ARTICLE III CONTRACTS

  

8

Section 3.1. Distribution Contract; Transfer Agent; Shareholder Servicing Agent; Custodian

  

8

Section 3.2. Advisory or Management Contract; Administration

  

8

Section 3.3. Affiliations of Trustees or Officers, Etc

  

9

Section 3.4. Further Authority of Trustees

  

9

ARTICLE IV LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY OF SHAREHOLDERS,
TRUSTEES AND OTHERS

  

9

Section 4.1. No Personal Liability of Shareholders, Trustees, Etc. Generally

  

9

Section 4.2. Non-Liability of Trustees, Etc. to Trust or Shareholders

  

10

Section 4.3. Mandatory Indemnification

  

10

Section 4.4. No Bond Required of Trustees

  

12

Section 4.5. No Duty of Investigation; Notice in Trust Instruments, Etc

  

12

Section 4.6. Reliance on Experts, Etc

  

13

Section 4.7. Derivative Actions

  

13

ARTICLE V SHARES OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST

 

13

Section 5.1. Beneficial Interest

  

13

Section 5.2. Rights of Shareholders

  

14

Section 5.3. Trust Only

  

14

Section 5.4. Issuance of Shares

  

14

Section 5.5. Ownership of Shares; Small Accounts

  

14

Section 5.6. Disclosure of Holdings

  

15

Section 5.7. Notices; Reports

  

15

Section 5.8. Voting Powers

  

15

 

 



 

 

Section 5.9. Meetings of Shareholders; Action by Written Consent

  

16

Section 5.10. Series

  

16

Section 5.11. Classes

  

17

Section 5.12. Establishment and Designation of Series and Classes

  

18

ARTICLE VI REDEMPTION AND REPURCHASE OF SHARES

  

18

Section 6.1. Redemption of Shares

  

18

Section 6.2. Price

  

18

Section 6.3. Payment

  

18

Section 6.4. Redemption of Shareholder’s Interest

  

19

Section 6.5. Reductions in Number of Outstanding Shares Pursuant to Net Asset Value Formula

  

19

Section 6.6. Suspension of Right of Redemption

  

19

ARTICLE VII DETERMINATION OF NET ASSET VALUE, NET INCOME AND DISTRIBUTIONS

  

20

Section 7.1. Determination of Net Asset Value

  

20

Section 7.2. Distributions to Shareholders

  

20

Section 7.3. Constant Net Asset Value

  

20

Section 7.4. Reserves

  

20

Section 7.5. Determination by Trustees

  

20

ARTICLE VIII DURATION; TERMINATION OF TRUST; AMENDMENT; MERGERS, ETC.

  

21

Section 8.1. Duration

  

21

Section 8.2. Termination of Trust

  

21

Section 8.3. Amendment Procedure

  

21

Section 8.4. Merger, Consolidation and Sale of Assets

  

22

 

 



 

 

ARTICLE IX MISCELLANEOUS

  

23

Section 9.1. Filing

  

23

Section 9.2. Governing Law

  

23

Section 9.3. Counterparts and Headings

  

24

Section 9.4. Reliance by Third Parties

  

24

Section 9.5. Provisions in Conflict with Law

  

24

 

 



 

AMENDED AND RESTATED

DECLARATION OF TRUST

OF

DWS ADVISOR FUNDS

 

DATED JUNE 27, 2006

 

THIS AMENDED AND RESTATED DECLARATION OF TRUST is made as of this 27th day of June, 2006 by the Trustees hereunder.

 

WHEREAS, the DWS Advisor Funds was established pursuant to a Declaration of Trust dated July 21, 1986 (as amended to the date hereof, the “Original Declaration”) for the purposes of carrying on the business of a management investment company;

 

WHEREAS, the Trustees, pursuant to Section 8, Article 12 of the Original Declaration, may amend this Declaration with the vote or consent of the Shareholders as required by such Section;

 

WHEREAS, this Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust has been amended in accordance with the provisions of the Original Declaration in effect as of the date hereof;

 

WHEREAS, the Trustees and any successor Trustees elected in accordance with Article II hereof are acquiring and may hereafter acquire assets and properties which they will hold and manage as trustees of a Massachusetts business trust in accordance with the provisions hereinafter set forth;

 

WHEREAS, the Trustees declare that they will hold all cash, securities and other assets and properties, which they may from time to time acquire in any manner as Trustees hereunder, IN TRUST, and that they will manage and dispose of the same upon the following terms and conditions for the benefit of the holders from time to time of shares of beneficial interest in this Trust as hereinafter set forth.

 

ARTICLE I

 

NAME AND DEFINITIONS

 

Section 1.1. Name. The name of the trust created hereby is the “DWS Advisor Funds” and the Trustees shall conduct the business of the Trust under that name or any other name as they may from time to time determine.

 

Section 1.2. Definitions. Wherever they are used herein, unless otherwise required by the context or specifically provided, the following terms have the following respective meanings:

 

(a) “By-Laws” means the By-Laws referred to in Section 2.9 hereof, as from time to time amended.

 

 



 

(b) “Class” means the two or more Classes as may be established and designated from time to time by the Trustees pursuant to Section 5.12 hereof.

 

(c) The terms “Commission” and “Interested Person” shall have the same meanings given to such terms in the 1940 Act. The term “vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities” shall have the same meaning given to it in the 1940 Act.

 

(d) “Declaration” means this Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust as further amended from time to time. Reference in this Declaration of Trust to “Declaration,” “hereof,” “herein,” and “hereunder” shall be deemed to refer to this Declaration rather than exclusively to the article or section in which such words appear.

 

(e) “His” shall include the feminine and neuter, as well as the masculine, genders.

 

(f) The “1940 Act” refers to the Investment Company Act of 1940 (and any successor statute) as the 1940 Act and the rules and regulations thereunder, all as amended from time to time, may apply to the Trust or any Series or Class thereof including pursuant to any exemptive or similar relief issued by the Commission or the Staff of the Commission under such Act. In construing the 1940 Act, the Trustees and officers of the Trust may, to the extent deemed appropriate, rely on interpretations of the 1940 Act issued by the Commission or the Staff thereof.

 

(g) “Outstanding Shares” means those Shares shown from time to time on the books of the Trust or its transfer agent as then issued and outstanding, but shall not include Shares which have been redeemed or repurchased by the Trust.

 

(h) “Person” means and includes individuals, corporations, partnerships, trusts, associations, joint ventures and other entities, whether or not legal entities, and governments and agencies and political subdivisions thereof.

 

(i) “Series” individually or collectively means the two or more Series as may be established and designated from time to time by the Trustees pursuant to Section 5.12 hereof.

 

(j) “Shareholder” means a record owner of Outstanding Shares.

 

(k) “Shares” means the units of interest into which the beneficial interest in the Trust shall be divided from time to time, including the Shares of any and all Series and Classes which may be established and designated by the Trustees and includes fractions of Shares as well as whole Shares.

 

(l) The “Trust” refers to the Massachusetts business trust established by this Declaration of Trust, as amended from time to time.

 

(m) The “Trust Property” means any and all property, real or personal, tangible or intangible, which is owned or held by or for the account of the Trust or the Trustees.

 



 

(n) The “Trustees” means at any time the persons who have signed this Declaration, so long as they shall continue in office in accordance with the terms hereof, and all persons who may at that time be duly qualified and serving as Trustees in accordance with the provisions of Article II hereof and reference herein to a Trustee or the Trustees shall refer to such person or persons in this capacity or their capacities as Trustees hereunder.

 

ARTICLE II

 

TRUSTEES

 

Section 2.1. General Powers. The Trustees shall have exclusive and absolute control over the Trust Property and over the business of the Trust to the same extent as if the Trustees were the sole owners of the Trust Property and business in their own right, but with full powers of delegation except as may otherwise be expressly prohibited by this Declaration. The Trustees shall have power to conduct the business of the Trust and carry on its operations and maintain offices both within and without the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and to do all such other things and execute all such instruments as they deem necessary, proper or desirable in order to promote the interests of the Trust. In construing the provisions of this Declaration, the presumption shall be in favor of a grant of power to the Trustees. Without limiting the foregoing the Trustees shall have power and authority to operate and carry on the business of an investment company and exercise all the powers as are necessary, convenient, appropriate, incidental or customary in connection therewith and may exercise all powers which are ordinarily exercised by the trustees of a Massachusetts business trust. The enumeration of any specific power herein shall not be construed as limiting the aforesaid general powers. Such powers of the Trustees may be exercised without order of or resort to any court.

 

The Trustees may construe any of the provisions of this Declaration insofar as the same may appear to be ambiguous or inconsistent with any other provisions hereof, and any such construction hereof by the Trustees in good faith shall be conclusive as to the meaning to be given to such provisions.

 

Any determination made by or pursuant to the direction of the Trustees in good faith and consistent with the provisions of this Declaration shall be final and conclusive and shall be binding upon the Trust, every holder at any time of Shares and any other interested party.

 

Section 2.2. Certain Specific Powers.

 

(a) Investments.

 

The Trustees shall not in any way be bound or limited by present or future laws, rules, regulations, or customs in regard to trust investments, but shall have full authority and power to make, invest and reinvest in, to buy or otherwise acquire, to hold, for investment or otherwise, to borrow, to sell or otherwise dispose of, to lend or to pledge, to trade in or deal in any and all investments in which they, in their absolute discretion, deem proper to accomplish the purpose of

 



the Trust. In furtherance of, and in no way limiting, the foregoing, the Trustees shall have power and authority:

 

(i) To exercise powers and rights of subscription or otherwise which in any manner arise out of ownership of securities;

 

(ii) To hold any security or property in a form not indicating any trust, whether in bearer, unregistered or other negotiable form; or either in their or the Trust’s name or in the name of a custodian or a nominee or nominees;

 

(iii) To exercise all rights, powers and privileges of ownership or interest in all securities, repurchase agreements, futures contracts and options and other assets included in the Trust Property, including the right to vote thereon and otherwise act with respect thereto and to do all acts for the preservation, protection, improvement and enhancement in value of all such assets;

 

(iv) To acquire (by purchase, lease or otherwise) and to hold, use, maintain, develop and dispose of (by sale or otherwise) any property, real or personal, tangible or intangible, including cash, and any interest therein;

 

(v) To borrow money for any purpose and in this connection issue notes or other evidence of indebtedness; to secure borrowings by mortgaging, pledging or otherwise subjecting as security the Trust Property; to endorse, guarantee, or undertake the performance of any obligation or engagement of any other Person and to lend Trust Property;

 

(vi) To aid by further investment any corporation, company, trust, association or firm, any obligation of or interest in which is included in the Trust Property or in the affairs of which the Trustees have any direct or indirect interest; to do all acts and things designed to protect, preserve, improve or enhance the value of such obligation or interest, and to guarantee or become surety on any or all of the contracts, stocks, bonds, notes, debentures and other obligations of any such corporation, company, trust, association or firm;

 

(vii) To consent to or participate in any plan for the reorganization, consolidation or merger of any corporation or issuer, any security or property of which is held in the Trust; to consent to any contract, lease, mortgage, purchase, or sale of property by such corporation or issuer, and to pay calls or subscriptions with respect to any security held in the Trust; and

 

(viii) To join with other security holders in acting through a committee, depositary, voting trustee or otherwise, and in that connection to deposit any security with, or transfer any security to, any such committee, depositary or trustee, and to delegate to them such power and authority with relation to any security (whether or not so deposited or transferred) as the Trustees shall deem proper, and to agree to pay, and to pay, such portion of the expenses and compensation of such committee, depositary or trustee as the Trustees shall deem proper.

 

(b) Additional Powers.

 

The Trustees shall have the power:

 



 

(i) To employ or contract with, or make payments to, such Persons as the Trustees may deem desirable for the transaction of the business of the Trust;

 

(ii) To enter into joint ventures, partnerships and any other combinations or associations;

 

(iii) To elect and remove such officers and appoint and terminate such agents or employees as they consider appropriate;

 

(iv) To purchase, and pay for out of Trust Property, (A) insurance policies insuring the Shareholders, Trustees, officers, employees, agents, investment advisers, distributors, administrators, selected dealers or independent contractors of the Trust against all claims arising by reason of holding any such position or by reason of any action taken or omitted by any such Person in such capacity, whether or not the Trust would have the power to indemnify such Person against such liability, (B) insurance for the protection of Trust Property or (C) such other insurance as the Trustees in their sole judgment shall deem advisable;

 

(v) To establish pension, profit-sharing, share purchase, and other retirement, incentive and benefit plans, including the purchasing of life insurance and annuity contracts as a means of providing such retirement and other benefits, for any Trustees, officers, employees and agents of the Trust;

 

(vi) To the extent permitted by law, to indemnify any person with whom the Trust has dealings, including any investment adviser, distributor, administrator, custodian, transfer agent and selected dealers, to such extent as the Trustees shall determine;

 

(vii) To guarantee indebtedness or contractual obligations of others;

 

(viii) To determine and change the fiscal year of the Trust and the method by which its accounts shall be kept;

 

(ix) To adopt a seal for the Trust, but the absence of such seal shall not impair the validity of any instrument executed on behalf of the Trust;

 

(x) To enter into a plan of distribution and any related agreements whereby the Trust may finance directly or indirectly any activity which is primarily intended to result in the sale of Shares; and

 

(xi) To carry on any other business in connection with or incidental to any of the powers enumerated in this Declaration, to do everything necessary, suitable or proper for the accomplishment of any purpose or the attainment of any object or the furtherance of any power herein set forth, either alone or in association with others, and to do every other act or thing incidental or appurtenant to or growing out of or connected with the aforesaid business or purposes, objects or powers.

 

 



 

(c) The foregoing enumeration of the powers and authority of the Trustees shall be read as broadly and liberally as possible, it being the intent of the foregoing to in no way limit the Trustees’ powers and authority.

 

Section 2.3. Legal Title. Title to all of the assets of each Series of Shares and of the Trust shall at all times be considered as vested in the Trustees. Such title shall automatically vest at the time a person becomes a Trustee and shall automatically unvest at the time a person ceases to be a Trustee, in each case without the execution or delivery of any conveyancing instrument.

 

Section 2.4. Issuance and Repurchase of Shares. The Trustees shall have the power to issue, sell, repurchase, redeem, retire, cancel, acquire, hold, resell, reissue, dispose of, transfer, and otherwise deal in Shares and in any options, warrants or other rights to purchase Shares or any other interests in the Trust other than Shares.

 

Section 2.5. Delegation; Committees. The Trustees shall have power to delegate from time to time to one or more of their number or to officers, employees or agents of the Trust the doing of such things and the execution of such instruments either in the name of the Trust or the names of the Trustees or otherwise as the Trustees may deem expedient, except to the extent such delegation is prohibited by the 1940 Act.

 

Without limiting the foregoing, and notwithstanding any provisions herein to the contrary, the Trustees may by resolution appoint committees consisting of one or more, but less than the whole number of, Trustees then in office, which committees may be empowered to act for and bind the Trustees and the Trust, as if the acts of such committees were the acts of all the Trustees then in office.

 

Section 2.6. Collection and Payment. The Trustees shall have power to collect all money or other property due to the Trust; to pay all claims, including taxes, against the Trust Property; to prosecute, defend, arbitrate, compromise or abandon any claims relating to the Trust Property but shall have no liability for failing to do so; to foreclose any security interest securing any obligations, by virtue of which any money or other property is owed to the Trust; and to enter into releases, agreements and other instruments.

 

Section 2.7. Expenses. The Trustees shall have the power to incur and pay any expenses which in the opinion of the Trustees are necessary or incidental to carry out any of the purposes of this Declaration, to pay reasonable compensation from the funds of the Trust to themselves as Trustees and to reimburse themselves from the funds of the Trust for their expenses and disbursements. The Trustees shall fix the compensation of all officers, employees and Trustees.

 

Section 2.8. Manner of Acting. Except as otherwise provided herein or in the By-Laws, any action to be taken by the Trustees may be taken by a majority of the Trustees present at a meeting of Trustees (a quorum being present), including any meeting held by means of a conference telephone circuit or similar communications equipment by means of which all persons participating in the meeting can hear each other, or by written consents of a majority of Trustees then in office. Except as set forth specifically in this Declaration, any action that may be taken by the Trustees may be taken by them without the vote or consent of Shareholders.

 



 

Section 2.9. By-Laws. The Trustees may adopt By-Laws not inconsistent with this Declaration to provide for the conduct of the business of the Trust and may amend or repeal such By-Laws to the extent such power is not reserved to the Shareholders.

 

Section 2.10. Principal Transactions. Except in transactions not permitted by the 1940 Act, the Trustees may, on behalf of the Trust, buy any securities from or sell any securities to, or lend any assets of the Trust to, any Trustee or officer of the Trust or any firm of which any such Trustee or officer is a member acting as principal, or have any such dealings with any investment adviser, distributor, administrator, custodian or transfer agent or with any Interested Person of such Person; and the Trust may employ any such Person, or firm or company in which such Person is an Interested Person, as broker, legal counsel, registrar, transfer agent, dividend disbursing agent or custodian upon customary terms.

 

Section 2.11. Number of Trustees. The number of Trustees shall be such number as shall be determined from time to time by the Trustees then in office. No decrease in the number of Trustees shall have the effect of removing any Trustee from office prior to the expiration of his term, but the number of Trustees may be decreased in conjunction with the removal of a Trustee pursuant to this Article II.

 

Section 2.12. Election and Term. Except as provided in Section 2.13 below, each Trustee shall hold office until the next meeting of Shareholders called for the purpose of considering the election or re-election of such Trustee or of a successor to such Trustee, and until his successor is elected and qualified. Any vacancy resulting from a newly created Trusteeship or the death, resignation, retirement, removal, or incapacity of a Trustee may be filled by the affirmative vote or consent of a majority of the Trustees then in office, except as prohibited by the 1940 Act.

 

Section 2.13. Resignation and Removal. Any Trustee may resign (without the need for any prior or subsequent accounting, except as such accounting may be required by a majority of the remaining Trustees) by an instrument in writing signed by him and delivered or mailed to the Chairman, if any, the President or the Secretary, and such resignation shall be effective upon such delivery, or at a later date according to the terms of the instrument. Any Trustee who has attained a mandatory retirement age or term limit established pursuant to, or is otherwise required to retire in accordance with, any written policy adopted from time to time by the Trustees shall, automatically and without action of such Trustee or the remaining Trustees, be deemed to have retired in accordance with the terms of such policy, effective as of the date determined in accordance with such policy; and any Trustee who has become incapacitated by illness or injury as determined by a majority of the other Trustees, may be retired by written instrument signed by a majority of the other Trustees. Any of the Trustees may be removed (provided the aggregate number of Trustees after such removal shall not be less than one) by the action of two-thirds of the remaining Trustees or by vote of Shareholders holding two thirds of the Outstanding Shares. The Trustees shall promptly call a meeting of the Shareholders for the purpose of voting upon the question of removal of any Trustee or Trustees when requested in writing so to do by the holders of not less than ten percent of the Outstanding Shares, and in that connection, the Trustees will assist shareholder communications to the extent provided for in Section 16(c) under the 1940 Act. Except to the extent expressly provided in a written agreement

 



to which the Trust is a party or in a written policy adopted by the Trustees, no resigning or removed Trustee shall have any right to any compensation for any period following his resignation or removal, or any right to damages on account of such removal.

 

Section 2.14. Vacancies. The death, resignation, retirement, removal, or incapacity, of the Trustees, or any of them, shall not operate to annul the Trust or to revoke any existing agency created pursuant to the terms of this Declaration. Whenever a vacancy in the number of Trustees shall occur, until such vacancy is filled as provided herein, or the number of Trustees as determined is reduced, the Trustees in office, regardless of their number, shall have all the powers granted to the Trustees, and during the period during which any such vacancy shall occur, only the Trustees then in office shall be counted for the purposes of the existence of a quorum or any action to be taken by such Trustees.

 

ARTICLE III

 

CONTRACTS

 

Section 3.1. Distribution Contract; Transfer Agent; Shareholder Servicing Agent; Custodian. The Trustees may in their discretion from time to time enter into an exclusive or non-exclusive underwriting, distribution or placement contract or contracts providing for the sale of the Shares, whereby the Trustees may either agree to sell the Shares to the other party to the contract or appoint such other party as the Trust’s sales agent for the Shares, and in either case on such terms and conditions, and providing for such compensation, as the Trustees may in their discretion determine; and such contract may also provide for the repurchase of the Shares by such other party as principal or as agent of the Trust. The Trustees may in their discretion from time to time enter into one or more transfer agency and/or shareholder servicing contract(s), in each case with such terms and conditions, and providing for such compensation, as the Trustees may in their discretion deem advisable. All securities and cash of the Trust or any Series thereof shall be held pursuant to a written contract or contracts with one or more custodians and subcustodians, each meeting the requirements for a custodian contained in the 1940 Act, or shall otherwise be held in accordance with the 1940 Act.

 

Section 3.2. Advisory or Management Contract; Administration. The Trustees may in their discretion from time to time enter into an investment advisory or management contract or separate contracts with respect to one or more Series whereby the other party to such contract shall undertake to furnish to the Trust such management, investment advisory, statistical and research facilities and services, proxy voting services and such other facilities and services, including administrative services, if any, and all upon such terms and conditions and for such compensation, as the Trustees may in their discretion determine, including the grant of authority to such other party to determine what securities shall be purchased or sold by the Trust or any Series and what portion of its assets shall be uninvested, which authority shall include the power to make changes in the investments of the Trust or any Series.

 

The Trustees may also employ, or authorize the investment adviser or a sub-adviser to employ, one or more sub-advisers from time to time to perform such of the acts and services of the investment adviser or sub-adviser and upon such terms and conditions and for such

 



compensation as may be agreed upon between the investment adviser, the sub-adviser and/or such other sub-advisers and approved by the Trustees. Any reference in this Declaration to the investment adviser shall be deemed to include such sub-advisers unless the context otherwise requires.

 

The Trustees may, in their discretion from time to time enter into administration and/or, fund accounting contract(s), in each case with such terms and conditions, and providing for such compensation, as the Trustees may in their discretion deem advisable.

 

Section 3.3. Affiliations of Trustees or Officers, Etc. The fact that:

 

(i) any of the Shareholders, Trustees or officers of the Trust is a shareholder, director, officer, partner, member, trustee, employee, manager, adviser or distributor of or for any partnership, limited liability company, corporation, trust, association or other organization or of or for any parent or affiliate of any organization, with which a contract of the character described in Sections 3.1 or 3.2 above or for related services may have been or may hereafter be made, or that any such organization, or any parent or affiliate thereof, is a Shareholder of or has an interest in the Trust, or that

 

(ii) any partnership, limited liability company, corporation, trust, association or other organization with which a contract of the character described in Sections 3.1 or 3.2 above or for related services may have been or may hereafter be made also has any one or more of such contracts with one or more other partnerships, limited liability companies, corporations, trusts, associations or other organizations, or has other business or interests,

 

shall not affect the validity of any such contract or disqualify any Shareholder, Trustee or officer of the Trust from voting upon or executing the same or create any liability or accountability to the Trust or its Shareholders.

 

Section 3.4. Further Authority of Trustees. The authority of the Trustees hereunder to enter into contracts or other agreements or arrangements shall include the authority of the Trustees to modify, amend, waive any provision of, supplement, assign all or a portion of, or terminate such contracts, agreements or arrangements. The enumeration of any specific contracts in this Article III shall in no way be deemed to limit the power and authority of the Trustees as set forth in Section 2.2 hereof to employ, contract with or make payments to such Persons as the Trustees may deem desirable for the transaction of the business of the Trust.

 

ARTICLE IV

 

LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY OF SHAREHOLDERS, TRUSTEES AND OTHERS

 

Section 4.1. No Personal Liability of Shareholders, Trustees, Etc. Generally. No Shareholder or former Shareholder shall be subject to any personal liability whatsoever to any Person in connection with Trust Property or the acts, obligations or affairs of the Trust. No Trustee, former Trustee, officer, employee or agent of the Trust shall be subject to any personal liability whatsoever to any Person, other than to the Trust or its Shareholders (as set forth in

 



Section 4.2 below), in connection with Trust Property or the acts, obligations or affairs of the Trust; and all such Persons shall look solely to the Trust Property for satisfaction of claims of any nature arising in connection with the affairs of the Trust. The Trust shall indemnify and hold each Shareholder or former Shareholder harmless from and against all claims and liabilities to which such Shareholder may become subject solely by reason of his being or having been a Shareholder, and shall reimburse such Shareholder for all legal and other expenses reasonably incurred by him in connection with any such claim or liability. The indemnification and reimbursement required by the preceding sentence shall be made only out of the assets of the one or more Series of which the Shareholder who is entitled to indemnification or reimbursement was a Shareholder at the time the act or event occurred which gave rise to the claim against or liability of said Shareholder. The rights accruing to a Shareholder under this Section 4.1 shall not impair any other right to which such Shareholder may be lawfully entitled, nor shall anything herein contained restrict the right of the Trust to indemnify or reimburse a Shareholder in any appropriate situation even though not specifically provided herein.

 

Section 4.2. Non-Liability of Trustees, Etc. to Trust or Shareholders. No Trustee, former Trustee, officer or employee of the Trust shall be liable to the Trust or to any Shareholder for any action or failure to act except for his or her own bad faith, willful misfeasance, gross negligence or reckless disregard of his or her duties involved in the conduct of his office. Without limiting the foregoing, a Trustee shall not be responsible for or liable in any event for any neglect or wrongdoing of any officer, employee, investment adviser, subadviser, principal underwriter, custodian or other agent of the Trust, nor shall any Trustee be responsible or liable for the act or omission of any other Trustee, except in the case of such Trustee’s own willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of the duties involved in the conduct of his office.

 

Section 4.3. Mandatory Indemnification. (a) Subject to the exceptions and limitations contained in paragraph (b) below:

 

(i) every person who is, or has been, a Trustee or officer of the Trust (for purposes of this Section, “Trustee or officer” shall include persons who serve at the Trust’s request as directors, officers or trustees of another organization in which the Trust has any interest as a shareholder, creditor or otherwise), shall be indemnified by the Trust to the fullest extent permitted by law against all liability and against all expenses reasonably incurred or paid by him in connection with any claim, action, suit or proceeding in which he becomes involved as a party or otherwise by virtue of his being or having been a Trustee or officer, and against amounts paid or incurred by him in the settlement thereof;

 

(ii) the words “claim,” “action,” “suit” or “proceeding” shall apply to all claims, actions, suits or proceedings (civil, criminal, administrative or other, including appeals), actual or threatened; and the words “liability” and “expenses” shall include without limitation, attorneys’ fees, costs, judgments, amounts paid in settlement, fines, penalties and other liabilities.

 

(b) No indemnification shall be provided hereunder to a Trustee or officer:

 

 



 

(i) against any liability to the Trust or the Shareholders by reason of a final adjudication by a court or other body before which a proceeding was brought that he engaged in willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of the duties involved in the conduct of his office;

 

(ii) with respect to any matter as to which he shall have been finally adjudicated not to have acted in good faith in the reasonable belief that his action was in the best interest of the Trust; or

 

(iii) in the event of a settlement or other disposition not involving a final adjudication (as provided in paragraph (b)(i) or (b)(ii)) (whether by compromise payment, pursuant to a consent decree or otherwise) resulting in a payment by a Trustee or officer, unless there has been a determination that such Trustee or officer acted in good faith in the reasonable belief that his action was in the best interests of the Trust and is not liable to the Trust or its Shareholders by reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of the duties involved in the conduct of his office:

 

(A) by the court or other body approving the settlement or other disposition; or

 

(B) a reasonable determination, based upon a review of readily available facts (as opposed to a full trial-type inquiry), by:

 

(x) a vote of a majority of the Disinterested Trustees acting on the matter (provided that a majority of the Disinterested Trustees then in office act on the matter); or

 

(y) written opinion of legal counsel chosen by a majority of the Trustees and determined by them in their reasonable judgment to be independent.

 

(c) The rights of indemnification herein provided to any Trustee or officer shall be severable from those of any other Trustee or officer, shall not affect any other rights to which any Trustee or officer may now or hereafter be entitled, shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be such Trustee or officer and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors, administrators and assigns of such a person. Nothing contained herein shall affect any rights to indemnification to which any Trustee or officer or any other person may be entitled by contract or otherwise under law.

 

(d) Expenses of preparation and presentation of a defense to any claim, action, suit or proceeding subject to a claim for indemnification described in paragraph (a) of this Section 4.3 shall be advanced by the Trust prior to final disposition thereof upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of the recipient to repay such amount if it is ultimately determined that he or she is not entitled to indemnification under this Section 4.3, provided that either:

 

(i) such undertaking is secured by a surety bond or some other appropriate security or the Trust shall be insured against losses arising out of any such advances; or

 

 



 

(ii) a majority of the Disinterested Trustees acting on the matter (provided that a majority of the Disinterested Trustees act on the matter) or independent legal counsel in a written opinion shall determine, based upon a review of the readily available facts (as opposed to a full trial-type inquiry), that there is reason to believe that the recipient ultimately will be found entitled to indemnification.

 

As used in this Section 4.3, a “Disinterested Trustee” is one who is not (i) an Interested Person of the Trust (including anyone who has been exempted from being an Interested Person by any rule, regulation or order of the Commission), or (ii) involved in the claim, action, suit or proceeding.

 

In making any determination under this Section 4.3 as to whether a Trustee or officer engaged in conduct for which indemnification is not provided as described herein, or as to whether there is reason to believe that a Trustee or officer ultimately will be found entitled to indemnification, the Disinterested Trustees or independent legal counsel making the determination shall afford the Trustee or officer a rebuttable presumption that the Trustee or officer has not engaged in willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of the duties involved in the conduct of the Trustee’s or officer’s office and has acted in good faith in the reasonable belief that the Trustee’s or officer’s action was in the best interest of the Trust or Series and its Shareholders. Any determination pursuant to this Section 4.3 shall not prevent the recovery from any Trustee or officer of any amount paid to such Trustee or officer in accordance with this Section as indemnification if such Trustee or officer is subsequently adjudicated by a court of competent jurisdiction not to have acted in good faith in the reasonable belief that such Trustee’s or officer’s action was in the best interests of the Trust or to have been liable to the Trust or its Shareholders by reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of the duties involved in the conduct of such Trustee’s or officer’s office.

 

Section 4.4. No Bond Required of Trustees. No Trustee shall be obligated to give any bond or other security for the performance of any of his duties hereunder.

 

Section 4.5. No Duty of Investigation; Notice in Trust Instruments, Etc. No purchaser, lender, transfer agent or other Person dealing with the Trustees or any officer, or employee of the Trust shall be bound to make any inquiry concerning the validity of any transaction purporting to be made by the Trustees or by said officer or employee or to see to the application of any payments made or property transferred to the Trust or upon its order. Every obligation, contract, instrument, certificate, Share, other security of the Trust or undertaking, and every other act or thing whatsoever executed in connection with the Trust shall be conclusively presumed to have been executed or done by the executors thereof only in their capacity as Trustees under this Declaration or in their capacity as officers or employees of the Trust. All persons extending credit to, contracting with or having any claim against the Trust or a particular Series shall look only to the assets of the Trust or the assets of that particular Series for payment under such credit, contract or claim, and neither the Shareholders nor the Trustees, nor any of the Trust’s officers, employees or agents, whether past, present or future, shall be personally liable therefor. Every written obligation, contract, instrument, certificate, Share, other security of the Trust or undertaking made or issued by the Trustees or officers shall recite that the same is executed or

 



made by them not individually, but as Trustees or officers under the Declaration, and that the obligations of the Trust under any such instrument are not binding upon any of the Trustees, officers or Shareholders individually, but bind only the Trust estate, and may contain any further recital which they or he may deem appropriate, but the omission of any such recital shall not operate to bind the Trustees, officers or Shareholders individually.

 

Section 4.6. Reliance on Experts, Etc. Each Trustee and officer or employee of the Trust shall, in the performance of his duties, be fully and completely justified and protected from liability with regard to any act or any failure to act resulting from reliance in good faith upon the books of account or other records of the Trust, upon an opinion of counsel, or upon reports made to the Trust by any of its officers or employees or by any investment adviser, distributor, transfer agent, custodian, administrator, selected dealers, accountants, appraisers or other experts or consultants selected with reasonable care by the Trustees, officers or employees of the Trust, regardless of whether such counsel or expert may also be a Trustee. The appointment, designation or identification of a Trustee as the chairperson of the Trustees, as a member or chairperson of a committee of the Trustees, an expert on any topic or in any area (including an audit committee financial expert), or the lead independent Trustee, or any other special appointment, designation or identification of a Trustee, shall not impose on that person any standard of care or liability that is greater than that imposed on that person as a Trustee in the absence of the appointment, designation or identification, and no Trustee who has special skills or expertise, or is appointed, designated or identified as aforesaid, shall be held to a higher standard of care by virtue thereof. In addition, no appointment, designation or identification of a Trustee as aforesaid shall effect in any way that Trustee’s rights or entitlement to indemnification.

 

Section 4.7. Derivative Actions. No Shareholder shall have the right to bring or maintain any court action, proceeding or claim on behalf of the Trust without first making demand on the Trustees requesting the Trustees to bring or maintain such action, proceeding or claim. Such demand shall be mailed to the Secretary or Clerk of the Trust at the Trust’s principal office and shall set forth in reasonable detail the nature of the proposed court action, proceeding or claim and the essential facts relied upon by the Shareholder to support the allegations made in the demand. In their sole discretion, the Trustees may submit the matter to a vote of Shareholders of the Trust, as appropriate.

 

ARTICLE V

 

SHARES OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST

 

Section 5.1. Beneficial Interest. The interest of the beneficiaries hereunder shall be divided into transferable Shares of beneficial interest, all of one class, except as provided in Section 5.10 and Section 5.11 hereof, with or without par value. The number of Shares of beneficial interest authorized hereunder is unlimited. All Shares issued hereunder including, without limitation, Shares issued in connection with a dividend in Shares or a split of Shares, shall be fully paid and non-assessable.

 

 



 

Section 5.2. Rights of Shareholders. The ownership of the Trust Property and the property of each Series of the Trust of every description and the right to conduct any business hereinbefore described are vested exclusively in the Trustees, and the Shareholders shall have no interest therein other than the beneficial interest conferred by their Shares, and they shall have no right to call for any partition or division of any property, profits, rights or interests of the Trust. Neither the Trust nor the Trustees, nor any officer, employee or agent of the Trust shall have any power to bind personally any Shareholder, nor to call upon any Shareholder for the payment of any sum of money or assessment whatsoever other than such as the Shareholder may at any time personally agree to pay, provided however that any sales loads or charges, creation or redemption fees, account fees or any other fees or charges permitted to be charged to Shareholders under applicable law shall not be deemed to be an assessment for the purposes of this Declaration. The Shares shall be personal property giving only the rights specifically set forth in this Declaration. The Shares shall not entitle the holder to preference, preemptive, appraisal, conversion or exchange rights, except as the Trustees may determine with respect to any Class of Shares in accordance with Section 5.11 hereof. Every Shareholder, by virtue of having become a shareholder, shall be held to have expressly assented and agreed to the terms of this Declaration and to have become a party hereto.

 

Section 5.3. Trust Only. It is the intention of the Trustees to create only the relationship of Trustee and beneficiary between the Trustees and each Shareholder from time to time. It is not the intention of the Trustees to create a general partnership, limited partnership, limited liability company, joint stock association, corporation, bailment or any form of legal relationship other than a trust. Nothing in this Declaration of Trust shall be construed to make the Shareholders, either by themselves or with the Trustees, partners or members of a joint stock association.

 

Section 5.4. Issuance of Shares. The Trustees in their discretion may, from time to time, issue Shares, in addition to the Outstanding Shares, to such party or parties and for such amount and type of consideration, including cash or property, at such time or times and on such terms as the Trustees may deem appropriate, and may in such manner acquire other assets (including the acquisition of assets subject to, and in connection with the assumption of, liabilities) and businesses. In connection with any issuance of Shares, the Trustees may issue fractional Shares. The Trustees shall have full power and authority, in their sole discretion, to divide or combine the Shares into a greater or lesser number without thereby changing the proportionate beneficial interests in the Trust, or to take such other action with respect to the Shares as the Trustees may deem desirable.

 

Section 5.5. Ownership of Shares; Small Accounts. (a) The ownership and transfer of Shares shall be recorded on the books of the Trust or its transfer or similar agent. No certificates certifying the ownership of Shares shall be issued except as the Trustees may otherwise determine from time to time. The Trustees may make such rules as they consider appropriate for the issuance of Share certificates, transfer of Shares and similar matters. The record books of the Trust, as kept by the Trust or any transfer or similar agent of the Trust, shall be conclusive as to who are the holders of Shares and as to the number of Shares held from time to time by each Shareholder.

 

 



 

(b) In the event any certificates representing Shares are at any time outstanding, the Trustees may at any time or from time to time discontinue the issuance of such certificates, and in connection therewith, upon written notice to any Shareholder holding certificates representing Outstanding Shares, cancel such certificates, provided that such cancellation shall not affect the ownership by such Shareholder of such Shares, and following such cancellation, ownership and transfer of such Shares shall be recorded on the books of the Trust or its transfer or similar agent.

 

(c) The Trustees may establish, from time to time, one or more minimum investment amounts for Shareholder accounts, which may differ within and among any Series or Classes, and may impose account fees on (which may be satisfied by involuntarily redeeming the requisite number of Shares in any such account in the amount of such fee), and/or require the involuntary redemption of, those accounts the net asset value of which for any reason falls below such established minimum investment amounts, or may take any other such action with respect to minimum investment amounts as may be deemed appropriate by the Trustees, in each case upon such terms as shall be established by the Trustees.

 

Section 5.6. Disclosure of Holdings. The holders of Shares or others securities of the Trust shall upon demand disclose to the Trust in writing such information with respect to direct and indirect ownership of Shares or other securities of the Trust as the Trustees or officers deem necessary to comply with the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, to comply with the requirements of any other law or regulation, or as the Trustees may otherwise decide, and ownership of Shares may be disclosed by the Trust if so required by law or regulation or as the Trustees may otherwise decide.

 

Section 5.7. Notices; Reports. The Trustees may from time to time set forth in the By-Laws procedures for providing notices and other reports to Shareholders.

 

Section 5.8. Voting Powers. The Shareholders shall have power to vote only: (a) for the election or removal of Trustees to the extent and as provided in Article II; (b) with respect to the termination of the Trust or a Series thereof to the extent and as provided in Section 8.2; (c) with respect to an amendment of this Declaration to the extent and as provided in Section 8.3; (d) with respect to such additional matters relating to the Trust as may be required by law; and (e) with respect to such additional matters as the Trustees may determine to be necessary or desirable.

 

Each whole Share shall entitle the holder thereof to one vote as to any matter on which it is entitled to vote, and each fractional Share shall be entitled to a proportionate fractional vote. There shall be no cumulative voting in the election of Trustees. Until Shares are issued, the Trustees may exercise all rights of Shareholders and may take any action required by law, this Declaration or the By-Laws to be taken by Shareholders.

 

On any matter submitted to a vote of Shareholders, all Shares of the Trust then entitled to vote shall, except as otherwise provided in the By-Laws, be voted in the aggregate as a single class without regard to Series or Classes of Shares, except (1) when required by applicable law or when the Trustees shall have determined that the matter affects one or more Series or Classes of Shares materially differently, Shares shall be voted by individual Series or Class; and

 



(2) when the Trustees have determined that the matter affects only the interests of one or more Series or Classes, only Shareholders of such Series or Classes shall be entitled to vote thereon.

 

Section 5.9. Meetings of Shareholders; Action by Written Consent. Meetings of the Shareholders of the Trust or any one or more Series or Classes thereof may be called and held from time to time for the purpose of taking action upon any matter requiring the vote or authority of the Shareholders as herein provided or upon any other matter deemed by the Trustees to be necessary or desirable. Meetings of the Shareholders shall be held at such place within the United States as shall be fixed by the Trustees. The Trustees may set in the By-Laws provisions relating to the calling of meetings, quorum requirements, conduct of meetings, notice of meetings, adjournment of meetings and related matters.

 

(a) The Shareholders shall take action by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority, except in the case of the election of Trustees which shall only require a plurality, of the Shares present in person or by proxy and entitled to vote and voting or voted at a meeting of Shareholders at which a quorum is present, except as may be otherwise required by the 1940 Act or any provision of this Declaration or the By-Laws.

 

(b) Any action required or permitted to be taken at a meeting of the Shareholders may be taken, at the sole discretion of the Trustees, without a meeting by written action signed by that number Shareholders holding not less than the minimum number of votes that would have been necessary to take the action at a meeting, assuming that all of the Shareholders entitled to vote on that action were present and voting at that meeting. The written action is effective when it has been signed by the requisite number of Shareholders and delivered to the Secretary or Clerk of the Trust, unless a different effective time is provided in the written action.

 

Section 5.10. Series. The Trustees, in their discretion, may authorize the division of Shares into two or more Series, and the different Series shall be established and designated. All references to Shares in this Declaration shall be deemed to include references to Shares of any or all Series as the context may require.

 

(a) All provisions herein relating to the Trust shall apply equally to each Series of the Trust except as the context requires otherwise.

 

(b) The number of authorized Shares and the number of Shares of each Series that may be issued shall be unlimited. The Trustees may classify or reclassify any issued or unissued Shares of any Series into one or more Series that may be established and designated from time to time or abolish any one or more Series in accordance with Section 8.2, and take such other action with respect to the Series as the Trustees may deem desirable.

 

(c) All consideration received by the Trust for the issue or sale of Shares of a particular Series, together with all assets in which such consideration is invested or reinvested, all income, earnings, profits, and proceeds thereof, including any proceeds derived from the sale, exchange or liquidation of such assets, and any funds or payments derived from any reinvestment of such proceeds in whatever form the same may be, shall be allocated and credited to that Series for all purposes, subject only to the rights of creditors of such Series and except as may otherwise be

 



required by applicable laws, and shall be so recorded upon the books of account of the Trust. Each Series shall be preferred over all other Series in respect of the assets allocated to that Series within the meaning of the 1940 Act and shall represent a separate investment portfolio of the Trust. In the event that there are any assets, income, earnings, profits, and proceeds thereof, funds, or payments which are not readily identifiable as belonging to any particular Series, the Trustees shall allocate them among any one or more of the Series established and designated from time to time in such manner and on such basis as they, in their sole discretion, deem fair and equitable.

 

(d) The assets belonging to each particular Series shall be charged with the liabilities of the Trust in respect of that Series and all expenses, costs, charges and reserves attributable to that Series, and any general liabilities, expenses, costs, charges or reserves of the Trust which are not readily identifiable as belonging to any particular Series shall be allocated and charged by the Trustees to and among any one or more of the Series established and designated from time to time in such manner and on such basis as the Trustees in their sole discretion deem fair and equitable. The assets of a particular Series of the Trust shall, under no circumstances, be charged with liabilities attributable to any other Series of the Trust. All persons extending credit to, or contracting with or having any claim against, a particular Series of the Trust shall look only to the assets of that particular Series for payment of such credit, contract or claim. No Shareholder or former Shareholder of any Series shall have any claim on or right to any assets allocated or belonging to any other Series.

 

(e) Each Share of a Series of the Trust shall represent a beneficial interest in the net assets of such Series. Each holder of Shares of a Series shall be entitled to receive his pro rata share of distributions of income and capital gains made with respect to such Series as provided in Section 7.2. Upon redemption of his Shares or indemnification for liabilities incurred by reason of his being or having been a Shareholder of a Series, such Shareholder shall be paid solely out of the funds and property of such Series of the Trust. Upon liquidation or termination of a Series of the Trust, Shareholders of such Series shall be entitled to receive a pro rata share of the net assets of such Series as provided in Section 8.2. A Shareholder of a particular Series of the Trust shall not be entitled to participate in a derivative or class action on behalf of any other Series or the Shareholders of any other Series of the Trust.

 

Section 5.11. Classes. The Trustees, in their discretion, may authorize the division of the Shares of the Trust, or, if any Series be established, the Shares of any Series, into two or more Classes, and the different Classes shall be established and designated, and the variations in the relative rights and preferences as between the different Classes shall be fixed and determined, by the Trustees; provided, that all Shares of a Class shall be identical with each other and with the Shares of each other Class of the same Series except for such variations between Classes as may be authorized by the Trustees and not prohibited by the 1940 Act. The number of authorized Shares of each Class and the number of Shares of each Class that may be issued shall be unlimited. The Trustees may in their discretion divide or combine the Shares of any Class into a greater or lesser number; classify or reclassify any issued or unissued Shares of any Class into one or more Classes; combine two or more Classes of a Series into a single Class of such Series; abolish any one or more Classes; and take such other action with respect to the Shares as the Trustees may deem desirable. To the extent necessary or appropriate to give effect to the

 



preferences and special or relative rights and privileges of any Classes, the Trustees may, in their sole discretion, allocate assets, liabilities, income and expenses of a Series to a particular Class of that Series or apportion the same among two or more Classes of that Series. All references to Shares in this Declaration shall be deemed to include references to Shares of any or all Classes as the context may require.

 

Section 5.12. Establishment and Designation of Series and Classes. The establishment and designation of any Series or Class of Shares shall be made either by the vote of a majority of the Trustees or upon the execution by a majority of the Trustees of an instrument, in each case setting forth such establishment and designation, the effective date of such establishment and designation and in the case of a Class the relative rights and preferences of such Class, which may make reference to one or more documents or instruments outside this Declaration and outside the resolutions, as the same may be in effect from time to time. Any such instrument executed by a majority of the Trustees, or, with respect to an establishment and designation made by vote of the Trustees, an instrument setting forth such resolutions and certified by either the Secretary/Clerk or an Assistant Secretary/Clerk of the Trust (in each case, a “Designation”), shall further be filed in accordance with the provisions of Section 9.1 hereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any Series or Class of the Trust established and designated prior to the date hereof in accordance with the terms of the Original Declaration (a “Prior Designation”), and set forth on the Restated Designation attached as Appendix A hereto, shall be deemed for all intents and purposes to have been established and designated in accordance with this Section 5.12. The Restated Designation attached hereto as Appendix A shall supersede any terms set forth in a Prior Designation. Additions or modifications to a Designation, other than termination of an existing Series or Class, shall be deemed to be an amendment to this Declaration subject to Section 8.3 hereof.

 

ARTICLE VI

 

REDEMPTION AND REPURCHASE OF SHARES

 

Section 6.1. Redemption of Shares. All Shares of the Trust shall be redeemable, at the redemption price determined in the manner set out in this Declaration. The Trust shall redeem the Shares of the Trust or any Series or Class thereof at the price determined as hereinafter set forth, at such office or agency as may be designated from time to time for that purpose by the Trustees and in accordance with such conditions as the Trustees may from time to time determine, not inconsistent with the 1940 Act, regarding the redemption of Shares.

 

Section 6.2. Price. Any Shares redeemed shall be redeemed at their net asset value, less such fees and/or charges, if any, as may be established by the Trustees from time to time.

 

Section 6.3. Payment. Payment for such Shares shall be made in cash or in property, or any combination thereof, out of the assets of the Trust or relevant Series of the Trust. The composition of any such payment (e.g., cash, securities or other assets) shall be determined by the Trust in its sole discretion, and may be different among Shareholders (including differences among Shareholders in the same Series or Class). In no event shall the Trust be liable for any

 



delay of any other person in transferring securities or other property selected for delivery as all or part of any such payment.

 

Section 6.4. Redemption of Shareholder’s Interest. Subject to the provisions of the 1940 Act, the Trustees, in their sole discretion, may cause the Trust to redeem all of the Shares of the Trust or one or more Series or Classes held by any Shareholder for any reason under terms set by the Trustees, including, but not limited to:

 

(i) the value of such Shares held by such Shareholder being less than the minimum amount established from time to time by the Trustees,

 

(ii) the determination by the Trustees that direct or indirect ownership of Shares by any Person has become concentrated in such Shareholder to any extent that would disqualify that Series as a regulated investment company under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended,

 

(iii) the failure of a Shareholder to supply a tax identification or other identification or if the Trust is unable to verify a Shareholder’s identity,

 

(iv) the failure of a Shareholder to pay when due the purchase price for the Shares issued to such Shareholder,

 

(v) when required for the payment of account fees or other charges, expenses and/or fees as set by the Trustees, including without limitation any small account fees permitted by Section 5.5(c) hereof,

 

(vi) failure of a Shareholder to meet or maintain the qualifications for ownership of a particular Series or Class of Shares,

 

(vii) the determination by the Trustees or pursuant to policies adopted by the Trustees that ownership of Shares by a particular Shareholder is not in the best interests of the remaining Shareholders of the Trust or applicable Series or Class,

 

(viii) failure of a holder of Shares or other securities of the Trust to comply with a demand pursuant to Section 5.6 hereof, or

 

(ix) when the Trust is requested or compelled to do so by governmental authority or applicable law.

 

Section 6.5. Reductions in Number of Outstanding Shares Pursuant to Net Asset Value Formula. The Trust may also redeem a portion of the Shares held by each Shareholder to reduce the number of Outstanding Shares pursuant to the provisions of Section 7.3.

 

Section 6.6. Suspension of Right of Redemption. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Trust may postpone payment of the redemption price and may suspend the right of Shareholders to require the Trust to redeem Shares to the extent permissible under the 1940 Act.

 



 

ARTICLE VII

 

DETERMINATION OF NET ASSET VALUE, NET INCOME AND DISTRIBUTIONS

 

Section 7.1. Determination of Net Asset Value. The Trustees may in their sole discretion from time to time prescribe the time or times for determining the per Share net asset value of the Shares of the Trust or any Series thereof, and may prescribe or approve the procedures and methods for determining the value of the assets of the Trust or Series thereof, and the procedures and methods for determining the net asset value of a Share of the Trust, or a Series or a Class thereof. The Trust may suspend the determination of net asset value during any period when it may suspend the right of the Shareholders to require the Trust to redeem Shares.

 

Section 7.2. Distributions to Shareholders. The Trustees may in their sole discretion from time to time declare and pay, or may prescribe and set forth in a duly adopted vote or votes of the Trustees, the bases and time for the declaration and payment by duly authorized officers of the Trust of, such dividends and distributions to Shareholders of any Series or Class thereof, in cash or in property, including any Shares or other securities of the Trust as they may deem necessary or desirable, after providing for actual and accrued expenses and liabilities (including such reserves as the Trustees may establish) determined in accordance with good accounting practices. If such dividends or other distributions or any portion thereof are to be paid in cash, such cash may be reinvested in full and fractional Shares of the Trust as the Trustees shall direct or as the Trustees may permit a Shareholder to direct. Any such distribution to the Shareholders of a particular Series shall be made to said Shareholders pro rata in proportion to the number of Shares of such Series held by each of them, except to the extent otherwise required or permitted by the preferences and special or relative rights and privileges of any Classes of Shares of that Series, and any distribution to the Shareholders of a particular Class of Shares shall be made to such Shareholders pro rata in proportion to the number of Shares of such Class held by each of them; provided, however, that the composition of any such distribution (e.g., cash, securities or other assets) shall be determined by the Trust in its sole discretion, and may be different among Shareholders (including differences among Shareholders in the same Series or Class). Any such distribution paid in Shares will be paid at the net asset value thereof as determined in accordance with Section 7.1 hereof.

 

Section 7.3. Constant Net Asset Value. With respect to any Series that holds itself out as a money market or stable value fund, the Trustees shall have the power to reduce the number of Outstanding Shares of the Series by reducing the number of Shares in the account of each Shareholder on a pro rata basis, or to take such other measures as are not prohibited by the 1940 Act, so as to maintain the net asset value per share of such Series at a constant dollar amount.

 

Section 7.4. Reserves. The Trustees may in their sole discretion set apart, from time to time, out of any funds of the Trust or Series or Class thereof a reserve or reserves for any proper purpose, and may abolish any such reserve.

 

Section 7.5. Determination by Trustees. The Trustees may make any determinations they deem necessary with respect to this Article VII, including, but not limited to, the following

 



matters: the amount of the assets, obligations, liabilities and expenses of the Trust; the amount of the net income of the Trust from dividends, capital gains, interest or other sources for any period and the amount of assets at any time legally available for the payment of dividends or distributions; which items are capital; the amount, purpose, time of creation, increase or decrease, alteration or cancellation of any reserves or charges and the propriety thereof (whether or not any obligation or liability for which such reserves or charges were created shall have been paid or discharged); the market value, or any other price to be applied in determining the market value, or the fair value, of any security or other asset owned or held by the Trust; the number of Shares of the Trust issued or issuable; the net asset value per Share; and any of the foregoing matters as it may pertain to any Series or Class.

 

ARTICLE VIII

 

DURATION; TERMINATION OF TRUST; AMENDMENT; MERGERS, ETC.

 

Section 8.1. Duration. The Trust shall continue without limitation of time but subject to the provisions of this Article VIII.

 

Section 8.2. Termination of Trust. (a) The Trust or any Series of the Trust may be terminated at any time by the Trustees by notice to the Shareholders of the Trust or such Series as the case may be, or by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the Shares outstanding and entitled to vote of the Trust or such Series. Upon the termination of the Trust or any Series,

 

(i) the Trust or any Series shall carry on no business except for the purpose of winding up its affairs;

 

(ii) the Trustees shall proceed to wind up the affairs of the Trust or Series and all of the rights and powers of the Trustees under this Declaration shall continue until the affairs of the Trust or Series shall have been wound up, including the power to fulfill or discharge the contracts of the Trust or Series, collect its assets, sell, convey, assign, exchange, transfer or otherwise dispose of all or any part of the remaining Trust Property or property of the Series to one or more persons at public or private sale for consideration which may consist in whole or in part of cash, securities or other property of any kind, discharge or pay its liabilities, and do all other acts appropriate to liquidate its business;

 

(iii) after paying or adequately providing for the payment of all liabilities which may include the establishment of a liquidating trust or similar vehicle, and upon receipt of such releases, indemnities and refunding agreements as they deem necessary for their protection, the Trustees may distribute the remaining Trust Property or property of the Series, in cash or in kind or partly each, to the Shareholders of the Trust or the Series involved, ratably according to the number of Shares of the Trust or such Series held by the several Shareholders of the Trust or such Series on the date of termination, except to the extent otherwise required or permitted by the preferences and special or relative rights and privileges of any Classes of Shares of a Series involved, provided that any distribution to the Shareholders of a particular Class of Shares shall be made to such Shareholders pro rata

 



in proportion to the number of Shares of such Class held by each of them. The composition of any such distribution (e.g., cash, securities or other assets) shall be determined by the Trust in its sole discretion, and may be different among Shareholders (including differences among Shareholders in the same Series or Class).

 

(b) After termination of the Trust or any Series and distribution to the Shareholders as herein provided, a majority of the Trustees shall execute and lodge among the records of the Trust (or Series) an instrument in writing setting forth the fact of such termination, and the Trustees shall thereupon be discharged from all further liabilities and duties hereunder, and the rights and interests of all Shareholders of the Trust or Series shall thereupon cease.

 

The foregoing provisions shall also apply mutatis mutandis to the termination of any Class.

 

Section 8.3. Amendment Procedure. (a) Except as specifically provided herein, the Trustees may amend or otherwise supplement the Declaration by making an amendment, a Declaration supplemental hereto or an amended and restated Declaration by an instrument in writing executed by a majority of the Trustees. Shareholders shall have the right to vote only on (i) any amendment that would affect their right to vote granted in Section 5.8 hereof; (ii) any amendment as may be required by law to be approved by Shareholders; and (iii) any amendment submitted to them by the Trustees. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Trustees may, without any Shareholder vote, amend this Declaration (x) to supply any omission, to cure, correct or supplement any ambiguous, defective or inconsistent provision hereof, or (y) if they deem it necessary or advisable, to conform the Declaration to the requirements of applicable law, including the 1940 Act or the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, but the Trustees shall not be liable for failing to do so, or, (z) with respect to an amendment affecting a Series or Class, for any reason at any time, if there are no Shares of such Series or Class outstanding at that time. Except as otherwise specifically provided in this Declaration, any amendment on which Shareholders have the right to vote shall require an affirmative vote of the holders of at least sixty-six and two-thirds percent of the Shares outstanding and entitled to vote of the Trust unless in any case such action is recommended by the Trustees, in which case the affirmative vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Trust shall be required, except that an amendment which in the determination of the Trustees shall affect the holders of one or more Series or Classes of Shares but not the holders of all outstanding Series or Classes shall be authorized by vote of such Series or Classes affected and no vote of Shareholders of a Series or Class not affected shall be required.

 

(b) Nothing contained in the Declaration shall permit the amendment of the Declaration (i) to impair the exemption from personal liability of the Shareholders, former Shareholders, Trustees, former Trustees, officers, employees or agents, (ii) to permit assessments upon Shareholders of the Trust, or (iii) to limit the rights to indemnification provided in Article IV with respect to actions or omissions of persons entitled to indemnification under such Article prior to such amendment.

 

Section 8.4. Merger, Consolidation and Sale of Assets. Except as otherwise required by applicable law, the Trustees may authorize the Trust or any Series or Class thereof to merge, reorganize or consolidate with any corporation, association, trust or series thereof (including

 



another Series or Class of the Trust) or other entity (in each case, the “Surviving Entity”) or the Trustees may sell, lease or exchange all or substantially all of the Trust Property (or all or substantially all of the Trust Property allocated or belonging to a particular Series or Class) including its good will to any Surviving Entity, upon such terms and conditions and for such consideration as authorized by the Trustees. Such transactions may be effected through share-for-share exchanges, transfers or sales of assets, in-kind redemptions and purchases, exchange offers, or any other method approved by the Trustees. The Trustees shall provide notice to affected Shareholders of each transaction pursuant to this Section 8.4. The authority of the Trustees under this Section 8.4 with respect to the merger, reorganization or consolidation of any Class of the Trust is in addition to the authority of the Trustees under Section 5.11 hereof to combine two or more Classes of a Series into a single Class.

 

ARTICLE IX

 

MISCELLANEOUS

 

Section 9.1. Filing. This Declaration, any amendment thereto, and any Designation executed in accordance with Section 5.12 hereof shall be filed in the office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and in such other places as may be required under the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and may also be filed or recorded in such other places as the Trustees deem appropriate, provided, however, that the failure to so file will not invalidate this instrument or any properly authorized amendment hereto or Designation. Unless the amendment or Designation is embodied in an instrument signed by a majority of the Trustees, each amendment or Designation filed shall be accompanied by a certificate signed and acknowledged by a Trustee or authorized officer stating that such action was duly taken in a manner provided herein. A restated Declaration, integrating into a single instrument all of the provisions of the Declaration which are then in effect and operative, may be executed from time to time by a majority of the Trustees and shall, upon filing with the Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, be conclusive evidence of all amendments contained therein and may hereafter be referred to in lieu of the original Declaration and the various amendments thereto. The restated Declaration may include any amendment which the Trustees are empowered to adopt, whether or not such amendment has been adopted prior to the execution of the restated Declaration. The foregoing provisions for restating the Declaration and including an amendment in the restated Declaration shall also apply, mutatis mutandis, to the restatement of Designations.

 

Section 9.2. Governing Law. The principal place of business of the Trust in Massachusetts is Two International Place, Boston, Massachusetts 02110. The Trustees may, without the approval of Shareholders, change the principal place of business of the Trust. The Trust set forth in this instrument shall be deemed made in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and it is created under and is to be governed by and construed and administered according to the laws of said Commonwealth as a voluntary association with transferable shares (commonly known as a business trust) of the type referred to in Chapter 182 of the General Laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts (or any successor law), and the rights of all parties and the validity and construction of every provision hereof shall be subject to and construed according to the internal laws of said Commonwealth without regard to the choice of law rules thereof.

 



 

Section 9.3. Counterparts and Headings. This Declaration may be simultaneously executed in several counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, and such counterparts, together, shall constitute one and the same instrument, which shall be sufficiently evidenced by any such original counterpart. Headings are placed herein for convenience of reference only and shall not be taken as a part thereof or control or affect the meaning, construction or effect of this instrument.

 

Section 9.4. Reliance by Third Parties. Anyone dealing with the Trust may rely on a certificate executed by an individual who, according to the records of the Trust, appears to be a Trustee or officer of the Trust, certifying to: (a) the number or identity of Trustees or Shareholders, (b) the due authorization of the execution of any instrument or writing, (c) the form of any vote passed at a meeting of Trustees or Shareholders, (d) the fact that the number of Trustees or Shareholders present at any meeting or executing any written instrument satisfies the requirements of this Declaration, (e) the form of any By-Laws adopted, or the identity of any officers elected, by the Trustees, or (f) the existence of any fact or facts which in any manner relate to the affairs of the Trust.

 

Section 9.5. Provisions in Conflict with Law. All provisions of this Declaration shall be construed, to the extent reasonably possible, in a manner consistent with applicable law. If, notwithstanding the foregoing, any provision of this Declaration shall be held invalid or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, such invalidity or unenforceability shall attach only to such provision in such jurisdiction and shall not in any manner affect such provisions in any other jurisdiction or any other provision of this Declaration in any jurisdiction.

 

 



 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this instrument as of the date first written above.

 

 

                                                   

_________________________

Henry P. Becton, Jr., as Trustee

Rebecca W. Rimel, as Trustee

 

 

                                                   

_________________________

Dawn-Marie Driscoll, as Trustee

Philip Saunders, Jr., as Trustee

 

 

                                                   

_________________________

Keith R. Fox, as Trustee

William N. Searcy, as Trustee

 

 

                                                   

_________________________

 

Kenneth C. Froewiss, as Trustee

Jean Gleason Stromberg, as Trustee

 

                                                   

_________________________

Martin J. Gruber, as Trustee

Carl W. Vogt, as Trustee

 

 

                                                   

__________________________

Richard J. Herring, as Trustee

Axel Schwarzer, as

Trustee

 

 

                                                   

Graham E. Jones, Trustee                       

 



 

APPENDIX A

 

DWS ADVISOR FUNDS

 

RESTATED DESIGNATION OF SERIES AND CLASSES OF

SHARES OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST

 

WHEREAS, the Trustees of the Trust, acting pursuant to the Trust’s declaration of trust as then in effect, have previously established and designated one or more series of shares of beneficial interest in the Trust (each, a “Series”) pursuant to one or more designations of series (the “Prior Series Designations”) and have previously established and designated one or more classes of Shares (each, a “Class”) for some or all of the Series pursuant to one or more designations of classes (the “Prior Class Designations,” such Prior Series Designations and Prior Class Designations referred to herein collectively as the “Prior Designations”);

 

WHEREAS, in connection with the adoption of an Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust dated as of June 27, 2006 (the “Declaration”), as set forth in Section 5.12 of the Declaration, the previously established and designated Series and Classes are to be included on a restated designation.

 

NOW THEREFORE, the Trustees of the Trust, effective June 27, 2006 hereby restate the Trust’s Prior Designations, the terms of this restated designation to supersede any terms set forth in the Prior Designations.

 

1. The following series of Shares and Classes thereof are established and designated, the Shares of such Series and Classes to be subject to the terms of, and entitled to all the rights and preferences accorded to Shares of a Series, and, if applicable, a Class under, the Declaration and this restated designation:

 

Cash Management Fund Investment

 

Investment Class

Tax Free Money Fund Investment

 

Investment Class

NY Tax Free Money Fund Investment

 

Investment Class

Treasury Money Fund Investment

 

Investment Class

DWS International Equity Fund

 

Class A

 

 

Class B

 

 

Class C

 

 

Investment Class

 

 

Institutional Class

DWS Mid Cap Growth Fund

 

Class A

 

 

Class B

 

 

Class C

 

 

Class R

 

 

Class S

 

 

Investment Class

 

 

Institutional Class

 

 

Class AARP

 

 



 

 

DWS Small Cap Growth Fund

 

Class A

 

 

Class B

 

 

Class C

 

 

Class R

 

 

Class S

 

 

Investment Class

 

 

Institutional Class

 

 

Class AARP

DWS Short Duration Plus Fund

 

Class A

 

 

Class C

 

 

Investment Class

Money Market Fund Investment

 

Investment Class

DWS Lifecycle Long Range Fund

 

Investment Class

 

 

Institutional Class

DWS International Select Equity Fund

 

Class A

 

 

Class B

 

 

Class C

 

 

Class R

 

 

Class S

 

 

Premier Class

 

 

Investment Class

 

 

Institutional Class

DWS Core Fixed Income Fund

 

Class A

 

 

Class B

 

 

Class C

 

 

Class R

 

 

Class S

 

 

Investment Class

 

 

Institutional Class

DWS Short Duration Fund

 

Class A

 

 

Class B

 

 

Class C

 

 

Class S

 

 

Institutional Class

DWS Short-Term Municipal Bond Fund

 

Class A

 

 

Class B

 

 

Class C

 

 

Class S

 

 

Investment Class

 

 

Institutional Class

DWS High Income Plus Fund

 

Class A

 

 

Class B

 

 

Class C

 

 



 

 

 

 

Class S

 

 

Investment Class

 

 

Institutional Class

 

 

Class AARP

 

 

Premier Class

DWS Micro Cap Fund

 

Class A

 

 

Class B

 

 

Class C

 

 

Class S

 

 

Investment Class

 

 

Institutional Class

DWS RREEF Real Estate Securities Fund

 

Class A

 

 

Class B

 

 

Class C

 

 

Class R

 

 

Class S

 

 

Institutional Class

DWS RREEF Global Real Estate Securities Fund

 

Class A

 

 

Class C

 

 

Class S

 

 

Institutional Class

 

2. For Shares of a Class of a Series, the relative rights and preferences of such Class shall be as determined by the Trustees of the Trust from time to time in accordance with the Declaration and set forth in the Trust’s Multi-Distribution System Plan adopted pursuant to Rule 18f-3 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, as such Plan may be amended from time to time, or as otherwise required by applicable law. The Shares of a Class of a Series shall have such other terms, features and qualifications as may be determined by the Trustees of the Trust from time to time in accordance with the Declaration and set forth in the current prospectus and statement of additional information of the Series relating to such Class, contained in the Trust’s registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, as such prospectus or statement of additional information may be further supplemented from time to time.

 

3. The designation of the Series and Classes hereby shall not impair the power of the Trustees from time to time to designate additional Series and Classes of Shares of the Trust.

 

 



 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned, being a majority of the Trustees of the Trust, have executed this instrument as of this 27th day of June, 2006.

 

 

/s/Henry P. Becton, Jr.

/s/Rebecca W. Rimel

 

Henry P. Becton, Jr., as Trustee

Rebecca W. Rimel, as Trustee

 

/s/Dawn-Marie Driscoll

/s/Philip Saunders, Jr.

 

Dawn-Marie Driscoll, as Trustee

Philip Saunders, Jr., as Trustee

 

/s/Keith R. Fox

/s/William N. Searcy

 

Keith R. Fox, as Trustee

William N. Searcy, as Trustee

 

/s/Kenneth C. Froewiss

/s/Jean Gleason Stromberg

 

Kenneth C. Froewiss, as Trustee

Jean Gleason Stromberg, as Trustee

/s/Martin J. Gruber

/s/Carl W. Vogt

 

Martin J. Gruber, as Trustee

Carl W. Vogt, as Trustee

 

/s/Richard J. Herring

/s/Axel Schwarzer

 

Richard J. Herring, as Trustee

Axel Schwarzer, as Trustee

 

/s/Graham E. Jones

Graham E. Jones, Trustee

 

 

 

 

EX-99.A.1 3 exa1-af.htm

Exhibit (a)(1)

DWS ADVISOR FUNDS

AMENDED AND RESTATED DESIGNATION OF SERIES AND CLASSES

OF

SHARES OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST

 

WHEREAS, the Trustees of the Trust, acting pursuant to the Trust’s declaration of trust as then in effect, had previously established and designated one or more series of shares of beneficial interest in the Trust (each, a “Series”) pursuant to one or more designations of series (the “Prior Series Designations”) and had previously established and designated one or more classes of Shares (each, a “Class”) for some or all of the Series pursuant to one or more designations of classes (the “Prior Class Designations,” such Prior Series Designations and Prior Class Designations referred to herein collectively as the “Prior Designations”);

 

WHEREAS, the Trustees of the Trust, effective June 27, 2006 restated the Trust’s Prior Designations, the terms of the restated designation to supersede any terms set forth in the Prior Designations;

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to Article V, Section 11 of the Declaration, the Trustees, at a meeting held on June 27, 2006, authorized the following share class combinations to be effective as of the dates indicated below:

 

(i) Effective as of August 11, 2006, an additional class of NY Tax Free Money Fund Investment, a series of DWS Advisor Funds, is created and designated as Tax-Exempt New York Money Market Fund Share Class.

 

NOW THEREFORE, the Trustees of the Trust, effective as of the dates set forth above hereby amend and restate the Trust’s Restated Designation of Series and Classes of Shares of Beneficial Interest in its entirety as follows:

1.           The following Series of Shares and Classes thereof are established and designated, the Shares of such Series and Classes to be subject to the terms of, and entitled to all the rights and preferences accorded to Shares of a Series, and, if applicable, a Class under, the Declaration and this restated designation:

 

 

Cash Management Fund Investment

Investment Class

 

 

Tax Free Money Fund Investment

Investment Class

 

 

 

1

 

 



 

 

 

NY Tax Free Money Fund Investment

Investment Class

Tax-Exempt New York Money

Market Fund Class

 

 

Treasury Money Fund Investment

Investment Class

 

 

DWS International Equity Fund

Class A

 

 

Class B

 

 

Class C

 

 

Investment Class

 

 

Institutional Class

 

 

DWS Mid Cap Growth Fund

Class A

 

 

Class B

 

 

Class C

 

 

Class R

 

 

Class S

 

 

Investment Class

 

 

Institutional Class

 

 

DWS Small Cap Growth Fund

Class A

 

 

Class B

 

 

Class C

 

 

Class R

 

 

Class S

 

 

Investment Class

 

 

Institutional Class

 

 

DWS Short Duration Plus Fund

Class A

 

 

Class C

 

 

Investment Class

 

 

Money Market Fund Investment

Investment Class

 

 

DWS Lifecycle Long Range Fund

Investment Class

 

 

Institutional Class

 

 

2

 

 



 

 

 

DWS International Select Equity Fund

Class A

 

 

Class B

 

 

Class C

 

 

Class R

 

 

Class S

 

 

Premier Class

 

 

Investment Class

 

 

Institutional Class

 

 

DWS Core Fixed Income Fund

Class A

 

 

Class B

 

 

Class C

 

 

Class R

 

 

Class S

 

 

Investment Class

 

 

Institutional Class

 

 

DWS Short Duration Fund

Class A

 

 

Class B

 

 

Class C

 

 

Class S

 

 

Institutional Class

 

 

DWS Short-Term Municipal Bond Fund

Class A

 

 

Class B

 

 

Class C

 

 

Class S

 

 

Investment Class

 

 

Institutional Class

 

 

DWS High Income Plus Fund

Class A

 

 

Class B

 

 

Class C

 

 

Class S

 

 

Investment Class

 

 

Institutional Class

 

Premier Class

 

 

 

DWS Micro Cap Fund

Class A

 

 

Class B

 

 

Class C

 

 

Class S

 

 

Investment Class

 

 

Institutional Class

 

 

3

 

 



 

 

 

DWS RREEF Real Estate Securities Fund

Class A

 

 

Class B

 

 

Class C

 

 

Class R

 

 

Class S

 

 

Institutional Class

 

 

DWS RREEF Global Real Estate Securities Fund

Class A

 

 

Class C

 

 

Class S

 

 

Institutional Class

 

2.           For Shares of a Class of a Series, the relative rights and preferences of such Class shall be as determined by the Trustees of the Trust from time to time in accordance with the Declaration and set forth in the Trust’s Multi-Distribution System Plan adopted pursuant to Rule 18f-3 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, as such Plan may be amended from time to time, or as otherwise required by applicable law. The Shares of a Class of a Series shall have such other terms, features and qualifications as may be determined by the Trustees of the Trust from time to time in accordance with the Declaration and set forth in the current prospectus and statement of additional information of the Series relating to such Class, contained in the Trust’s registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, as such prospectus or statement of additional information may be further supplemented from time to time.

3.           The designation of the Series and Classes hereby shall not impair the power of the Trustees from time to time to designate additional Series and Classes of Shares of the Trust.

 

 

 

4

 

 



 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned, being a majority of the Trustees of the Trust, have executed this instrument as of this 27th day of June 2006.

 

 

/s/ Henry P. Becton, Jr.

 

/s/ Dawn-Marie Driscoll

Henry P. Becton, Jr., Trustee

 

Dawn-Marie Driscoll, Trustee

/s/ Keith R. Fox

 

/s/ Kenneth C. Froewiss

Keith R. Fox, Trustee

 

Kenneth C. Froewiss, Trustee

/s/ Martin J. Gruber

 

/s/ Richard J. Herring

Martin J. Gruber, Trustee

 

Richard J. Herring, Trustee

/s/ Graham E. Jones

 

/s/ Rebecca W. Rimel

Graham E. Jones, Trustee

 

Rebecca W. Rimel, Trustee

/s/ Philip Saunders Jr.

 

/s/ Axel Schwarzer

Philip Saunders Jr., Trustee

 

Axel Schwarzer, Trustee

/s/ William N. Searcy, Jr.

 

/s/ Jean Gleason Stromberg

William N. Searcy, Jr., Trustee

 

Jean Gleason Stromberg, Trustee

/s/ Carl W. Vogt

 

 

Carl W. Vogt, Trustee

 

 

 

 

 

5

 

 

 

 

EX-99.B.1 4 exhb1.htm

Exhibit (b)(1)

 

BYLAWS

OF

DWS ADVISOR FUNDS

 

(Dated as of June 27, 2006)

 

ARTICLE 1

Declaration of Trust and Principal Office

 

1.1 Declaration of Trust. These Bylaws are adopted pursuant to Section 2.9 of the Declaration of Trust, as from time to time in effect (the "Declaration”), of the Massachusetts business trust established by the Declaration (the "Trust") and shall be subject to the terms of the Declaration. Any capitalized term not otherwise defined herein shall have the same meaning given to such term in the Declaration.

 

1.2 Principal Office of the Trust. The principal office of the Trust in Massachusetts shall be located in Boston, Massachusetts, or such other place as shall be determined by the Trustees from time to time. The Trust may have offices in such other places within or without the Commonwealth of Massachusetts as the Trustees may from time to time determine.

 

ARTICLE 2

Trustees

2.1 Chairman. The Trustees may elect from their own number a Chairman to hold office until his or her successor shall have been duly elected and qualified or until his earlier death, resignation, removal or disqualification. If the Chairman is present at a meeting of the Trustees or Shareholders, the Chairman shall preside at such meeting. The Chairman shall have such other duties and powers as the Trustees may from time to time determine, but shall have no individual authority to act for the Trust as an officer of the Trust.

 

2.2 Regular Meetings. Regular meetings of the Trustees may be held without call or notice at such places (including for these purposes, by means of conference telephone circuit, video conferencing or similar communications equipment by means of which all persons participating in the meeting can hear each other as provided for in the Declaration) as the Trustees may from time to time determine.

 

2.3 Special Meetings. Special meetings of the Trustees may be held at any time and at any place (including for these purposes, by means of conference telephone circuit, video conferencing or similar communications equipment by means of which all persons participating in the meeting can hear each other as provided for in the Declaration) designated in the call of the meeting when called by the Chairman, the President or the Treasurer or by two or more Trustees, sufficient notice thereof as described in Section 2.4 below being given to each Trustee by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary or by the person calling the meeting.

 

2.4 Notice of Special Meetings. It shall be sufficient notice to a Trustee of a special meeting to send notice by overnight mail at least forty eight hours or by email or facsimile at least twenty four hours before the meeting addressed to the Trustee at his or her usual or last known business or residence address, email address or facsimile number as applicable, or to give notice to him or her in person or by telephone at least twenty four hours before the meeting. Notice of a special meeting need not be given to any Trustee if a written waiver of notice, executed by him or her before or after the meeting, is filed with

 

1

 



Exhibit (b)(1)

 

the records of the meeting, or to any Trustee who attends the meeting. Neither notice of a meeting nor a waiver of a notice need specify the purposes of the meeting.

 

2.5 Quorum and Manner of Acting. At any meeting of the Trustees, one third of the Trustees then in office shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. Any meeting may be adjourned from time to time by a majority of the votes cast upon the question, whether or not a quorum is present, and the meeting may be held as adjourned without further notice. Meetings of the Trustees shall be presided over by the Chairman, or, if the Chairman is not present at the meeting, by another Trustee designated by the Chairman, or is there is no such designee present at the meeting, then by a person appointed to act as chairman of the meeting by the remaining Trustees present at the meeting. The Declaration contains further provisions relating to the manner of acting by the Trustees.

 

2.6 Actions by Consent. If in accordance with the provisions of the Declaration any action is taken by the Trustees by a written consent of fewer than all of the Trustees, prompt notice of any such action shall be furnished to each Trustee who did not execute such written consent, provided that the effectiveness of such action shall not be impaired by any delay or failure to furnish such notice. All such consents shall be filed with the records of the Trustees’ meetings. Any such written consents may be executed and delivered by electronic means. The Declaration contains further provisions relating to action by consent of the Trustees.

 

2.7. Counsel and Experts. The Trustees who are not "interested persons" of the Trust pursuant to the 1940 Act may from time to time as they may determine, at the Trust’s expense, hire such employees and retain such counsel, accountants, appraisers or other experts or consultants whose services such Trustees may, in their discretion, determine to be necessary or desirable from time to time, including services to one or more Committees established by the Trustees, and may execute any agreements, contracts, instruments or other documents in connection therewith.

 

ARTICLE 3

Officers

 

3.1 Enumeration; Qualification. The officers of the Trust shall be a President, a Treasurer, a Secretary and such other officers as the Trustees from time to time may in their discretion elect, appoint or authorize in accordance with Section 3.2 below. Any officer of the Trust may but need not be a Trustee or a Shareholder. Any two or more offices, except those of President and Vice-President, may be held by the same person. A Trustee may but need not be a Shareholder.

 

3.2 Election. The President, the Treasurer and the Secretary shall be elected by the Trustees upon the occurrence of a vacancy in any such office. Other officers, if any, may be elected or appointed by the Trustees at any time, or the Trustees may delegate to the President the power to appoint such other officers as the Trustees shall at any time or from time to time deem advisable. Vacancies in any such other office may be filled at any time.

 

3.3 Tenure. Each officer shall hold office in each case until he or she dies, resigns, is removed or becomes disqualified.

 

3.4 Powers. Each officer shall have, in addition to the duties and powers herein and in the Declaration set forth, such duties and powers as are commonly incident to the office occupied by him or her as if the Trust were organized as a Massachusetts business

 

2

 



Exhibit (b)(1)

 

corporation and such other duties and powers as the Trustees may from time to time designate.

 

3.5 President. Unless the Trustees otherwise provide, the President shall be the chief executive officer of the Trust.

 

3.6 Treasurer. Unless the Trustees provide otherwise, the Treasurer shall be the chief financial and accounting officer of the Trust, and shall, subject to the provisions of the Declaration and to any arrangement made by the Trustees with a custodian, investment adviser or manager, or transfer, Shareholder servicing or similar agent, be in charge of the valuable papers, books of account and accounting records of the Trust, and shall have such other duties and powers as may be designated from time to time by the President.

 

3.7 Secretary. The Secretary shall record all proceedings of the Shareholders and the Trustees in books to be kept therefor, which books or a copy thereof shall be kept at an office of the Trust. In the absence of the Secretary from any meeting of the Shareholders or Trustees, an Assistant Secretary, or if there be none or if he or she is absent, a temporary Secretary chosen at such meeting shall record the proceedings thereof in the aforesaid books.

 

3.8 Resignations and Removals. Any officer may resign at any time by written instrument signed by him or her and delivered to the Chairman, the President or the Secretary or to a meeting of the Trustees. Such resignation shall be effective upon receipt unless specified to be effective at some other time. The Trustees may remove any officer with or without cause and may delegate to the President the power of removal of any officers appointed by the President pursuant to Section 3.2 hereof. Except to the extent expressly provided in a written agreement with the Trust, no officer resigning and no officer removed shall have any right to any compensation for any period following his or her resignation or removal, or any right to damages on account of such removal.

 

ARTICLE 4

Committees

 

4.1 Establishment and Authority. The Declaration contains provisions relating to the establishment of committees by the Trustees. Each committee shall have such powers and authority as shall be authorized by the Trustees, and may fix its own rules and procedures, and adopt its own charter, in each case subject to approval by the Trustees.

 

4.2 Quorum; Voting. Unless the specific rules and procedures adopted by a Committee in accordance with Section 4.1 provide otherwise, a majority of the members of any Committee of the Trustees shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, and any action of such a Committee may be taken at a meeting by a vote of a majority of the members present (a quorum being present) or evidenced by one or more writings signed by such a majority (which writings may be executed and/or delivered by electronic means). Members of a Committee may participate in a meeting of such Committee by means of a conference telephone circuit, video conferencing or similar communications equipment by means of which all persons participating in the meeting can hear each other at the same time and participation by such means shall constitute presence in person at a meeting.

 

4.3 Compensation of Members. The chair, if any, and members of any duly appointed committee shall receive such compensation and/or fees and reimbursement for expenses as from time to time may be determined by the Trustees.

 

3

 



Exhibit (b)(1)

 

 

 

ARTICLE 5

Reports and Communications

 

5.1 General. Pursuant to Section 5.7 of the Declaration, the Trustees and officers shall render notices and reports at the time and in the manner required by any applicable law. Officers and Committees shall render such additional reports as they may deem desirable or as may from time to time be required by the Trustees.

 

5.2. Communications with Shareholders. Any notices, reports, proxy statements or other communications required under the Declaration, these By-Laws or applicable law to be sent to Shareholders may be sent, delivered or made available in any reasonable manner as may be determined by the Trustees if not otherwise prohibited by applicable law, including, without limitation, by email or other electronic means or by posting on a website; and such communications may be sent, delivered or otherwise made available to Shareholders in accordance with householding or other similar rules under which a single copy of such communication may be sent to Shareholders who reside at the same address. No communication need be given to any Shareholder who shall have failed to inform the Trust of the Shareholder's current address, and the Trustees may in their discretion from time to time adopt, or may authorize the officers or agents of the Trust to adopt, procedures or policies with respect to communications to Shareholders that are returned to the Trust or its agents as undeliverable and similar matters. Any Shareholder may waive receipt of notice or any other communication. Communications shall be deemed to have been given at the time when delivered personally or deposited in the mail or with another carrier or sent by any means of written or electronic communication or, where notice is given by posting on a website or by publication, on the date of posting or publication.

 

ARTICLE 6

Seal

 

6.1 General. The Trustees may adopt a seal of the Trust which shall be in such form and shall have such inscription thereon as the Trustees may from time to time prescribe, but unless otherwise required by the Trustees, the seal shall not be necessary to be placed on and its absence shall not impair the validity of, any document, instrument or other paper executed and delivered by or on behalf of the Trust. In the absence of a seal, a recital in any written instrument that such instrument is given under seal or otherwise is intended to take effect as a sealed instrument shall be sufficient to give such instrument the legal effect of a sealed instrument.

 

ARTICLE 7

Execution of Papers

 

7.1 General. All deeds, leases, contracts, notes and other obligations made by the Trustees shall be signed by the President, any Vice President elected by the Trustees, the Treasurer or the Secretary, except as the Trustees may generally or in particular cases authorize the execution thereof in some other manner, or as otherwise provided in these By-Laws.

 

ARTICLE 8

Shares and Share Certificates

 

 

4

 



Exhibit (b)(1)

 

 

8.1 Share Certificates. Unless the issuance of certificates is authorized by the Trustees, Shares shall be held on the books of the Trust by one or more transfer agents appointed in accordance with Section 3.1 of the Declaration (each, a “Transfer Agent”) in uncertificated form, and the record holders of such Shares shall be treated for all purposes as Shareholders under the Declaration.

 

The Trustees may at any time authorize the issuance of share certificates for Shares of any Series or Class in such form as the Trustees may prescribe from time to time. Each such certificate shall bear a distinguishing number, shall exhibit the holder’s name and the number of Shares owned by such holder, and shall be signed by the President or a Vice President and by the Treasurer or an Assistant Treasurer. Such signatures may be facsimile, printed or engraved if the certificate is signed by the Transfer Agent with respect to such Shares or by a registrar. In case any officer who has signed or whose facsimile signature has been placed on such certificate shall cease to be such officer before such certificate is issued, it may be issued by the Trust with the same effect as if he were such officer at the time of its issue.

 

8.2 Share Transfers. Transfers of Shares of the Trust shall be made only on the books of the Trust, as maintained by the Transfer Agent with respect to such Shares, by the registered holder thereof, or by his attorney thereunto authorized by power of attorney duly executed and filed with the Transfer Agent for such Shares and upon surrender of any certificate or certificates representing such Shares, if any, properly endorsed and the payment of all taxes thereon. Except as may be otherwise provided by law or these By-Laws, the person in whose name Shares stand on the books of the Trust shall be deemed the owner thereof for all purposes as regards the Trust; provided that properly documented pledges of Shares as collateral security may be accounted for by the Transfer Agent in accordance with its standard procedures with respect thereto.

 

8.3 Loss of Certificates. The transfer agent for any Series or Class of Shares, with the approval of any two officers of the Trust, is authorized to issue and countersign replacement certificates for Shares which have been lost, stolen or destroyed upon (i) receipt of an affidavit or affidavits of loss or non receipt and of an indemnity agreement executed by the registered holder or his legal representative and supported by an open penalty surety bond, said agreement and said bond in all cases to be in form and content satisfactory to and approved by the President or the Treasurer, or (ii) receipt of such other documents and assurances as may be approved by the Trustees.

 

8.4. Regulations. The Trustees may make such additional rules and regulations, not inconsistent with these By-Laws, as they may deem expedient concerning the issue, certification, transfer and registration of Shares.

 

ARTICLE 9

Shareholders

 

9.1 Meetings. A meeting of the Shareholders shall be called by a majority of the Trustees or by the Secretary or other officer or officers as authorized by the Trustees whenever ordered to do so by a majority of Trustees. Meetings shall also be called by order of the Trustees at the request of Shareholders if and to the extent provided by the Declaration or by applicable law. The Trustees shall determine, or may authorize the officers of the Trust to determine, the date, time and place for any meeting of Shareholders, which place may be within or without the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, or any adjournments or postponements thereof. Any meeting so called may be postponed by the Trustees prior to the meeting with notice to the Shareholders entitled to vote at that meeting.

 

5

 



Exhibit (b)(1)

 

 

9.2 Record Dates. For the purpose of determining the Shareholders of the Trust or any Series or Class of Shares of the Trust who are entitled to vote or act at any meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof, or who are entitled to receive payment of any dividend or of any other distribution, the Trustees may from time to time fix a time, or may authorize the officers to fix a time, which shall be not more than 120 days before the date set for any meeting of Shareholders (without regard to any adjournments or postponements thereof) or more than 60 days before the date of payment of any dividend or of any other distribution, as the record date for determining the Shareholders of the Trust or such Series or Class having the right to notice of and to vote at such meeting and any adjournment or postponement thereof or the right to receive such dividend or distribution, and in such case only Shareholders on such record date shall have such right notwithstanding any transfer of Shares on the books of the Trust after the record date; or without fixing such record date the Trustees may for any such purposes close the register or transfer books for all or part of such period.

 

9.3 Notice of Meetings. Notice of all meetings of Shareholders and any postponement thereof, stating the time, place and purposes of the meeting, shall be given by the Secretary or the Trustees in accordance with Section 5.2 hereof at least seven days and not more than 120 days before the date for the meeting set forth in such notice, to each Shareholder of record entitled to vote at the meeting on the date set in accordance with Section 9.2 hereof. Any adjourned meeting may be held as adjourned without further notice, even if the date of such adjourned meeting is more than 120 days after the notice of the original meeting or the postponement thereof was mailed or sent. Where separate meetings are held for Shareholders of the individual Series or Class to vote on a matter required to be voted on by Shareholders of the Trust in the aggregate, notice of each such separate meeting shall be provided in the manner described above in this Section.

 

9.4 Quorum. The holders of thirty percent (30%) of the Outstanding Shares entitled to vote present in person or by proxy shall constitute a quorum at any meeting of the Shareholders, except that where pursuant to any provision of law, the Declaration or these By-Laws a vote shall be taken by individual Series or Class then Shares representing thirty percent (30%) of the Outstanding Shares of that Series or Class entitled to vote shall be necessary to constitute a quorum for the transaction of business by that Series or Class. For the purposes of establishing whether a quorum is present, all Shares present and entitled to vote, including abstentions and broker non-votes, shall be counted.

 

9.5 Adjournments. Any meeting of Shareholders may, by action of the chairman of the meeting, be adjourned without further notice with respect to one or more matters to be considered at such meeting to a designated time and place, whether or not a quorum is present with respect to such matter; upon motion of the chairman of the meeting, the question of adjournment may be submitted to a vote of the Shareholders, and in that case, any adjournment with respect to one or more matters must be approved by the vote of holders of a majority of the Shares present and entitled to vote with respect to the matter or matters adjourned, and without further notice. Unless a proxy is otherwise limited in this regard, any Shares present and entitled to vote at a meeting that are represented by broker non-votes, may, at the discretion of the proxies named therein, be voted in favor of such an adjournment.

 

9.6 Proxies. At any meeting of Shareholders, any holder of Shares entitled to vote thereat may vote by proxy, provided that no proxy shall be voted at any meeting unless it shall have been placed on file with the Secretary, or with such other officer or agent of the Trust as the Trustees or officers may direct, for verification prior to the time at which such

 

6

 



Exhibit (b)(1)

 

vote shall be taken. In connection with the solicitation of proxies by the Trustees, a Shareholder may give instructions through telephonic or electronic methods of communication or via the Internet for another person to execute his or her proxy, if in each case such method has been authorized by the Trust by its officers, and pursuant in each case to procedures established or approved by the officers of the Trust or agents employed by the Trust for such purpose as reasonably designed to verify that such instructions have been authorized by such Shareholder; and the placing of a Shareholder’s name on a proxy pursuant to such instructions shall constitute execution of such proxy by or on behalf of such Shareholder. Proxies may also be submitted via facsimile if such method has been authorized by the Trust by its officers, and pursuant to procedures established or approved by the officers of the Trust or agents employed by the Trust for such purpose. Pursuant to a vote of the Trustees, proxies may be solicited in the name of one or more Trustees and/or one or more of the officers of the Trust. When any Share is held jointly by several persons, any one of them may vote at any meeting in person or by proxy in respect of such Share, but if more than one of them shall be present at such meeting in person or by proxy and such joint owners or their proxies so present disagree as to any vote to be cast, such vote shall not be received in respect of such Share, but shall be counted as present and entitled to vote at the meeting for all other purposes. A proxy purporting to be executed by or on behalf of a Shareholder shall be deemed valid unless challenged at or prior to its exercise, and the burden of proving invalidity shall rest on the challenger. If the holder of any such Share is a minor or a person of unsound mind, and subject to guardianship or to the legal control of any other person as regards the charge or management of such Share, such Share may be voted by such guardian or such other person appointed or having such control, and such vote may be given in person or by proxy. Unless otherwise specifically limited by their terms, proxies shall entitle the holder thereof to vote at any postponement or adjournment of a meeting, and no proxy shall be valid after eleven months from its date. A Shareholder who has submitted a proxy may revoke or withdraw the proxy with respect to any matter to be considered at a meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof if such revocation or withdrawal is properly received prior to the vote on that matter. A Shareholder may also revoke a prior proxy prior to a vote on a matter by delivering a duly executed proxy bearing a later date or by attending the meeting or the adjournment or postponement thereof and voting in person on the matter or matters.

 

9.7 Conduct of Meetings.           Meetings of the Shareholders shall be presided over by the Chairman, or, if the Chairman is not present at the meeting, by another Trustee or officer designated by the Chairman, or is there is no such designee present at the meeting, then by the most senior officer of the Trust present at the meeting and such person shall be deemed for all purposes the chairman of the meeting. The chairman of the meeting shall determine the order of business of the meeting and may prescribe such rules, regulations and procedures and take such actions as, in the discretion of such chairman, are appropriate for the proper conduct of the meeting. For any matter to be properly before any meeting of Shareholders, the matter must be specifically identified in the notice of meeting given by or at the direction of a majority of the Trustees then in office or otherwise brought before the meeting by or at the direction of the chairman of the meeting, in the chairman’s sole direction. With the exception of Shareholder proposals submitted in accordance with the requirements of Rule 14a-8 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or any successor provisions, only matters proposed by the Trustees may be included in the Trust’s proxy materials. The Trustees may from time to time in their discretion provide for procedures by which Shareholders may, prior to any meeting at which Trustees are to be elected, submit the names of potential candidates for Trustee, to be considered by the Trustees, or any proper committee thereof. At all meetings of Shareholders, unless voting is conducted by inspectors, all questions relating to the qualification of voters and the validity of proxies and the acceptance or rejection of votes

 

7

 



Exhibit (b)(1)

 

shall be decided by the chairman of the meeting. Unless otherwise determined by the chairman of the meeting, meetings shall not be required to be held in accordance with the rules of parliamentary procedure.

 

9.8 Inspectors of Election. In advance of any meeting of Shareholders, the Trustees, or at the meeting, the chairman of the meeting, may appoint Inspectors of Election to act at the meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof. Unless otherwise instructed by the Trustees or the chairman of the meeting, the Inspectors of Election shall determine the number of Shares outstanding, the Shares represented at the meeting, the existence of a quorum, the authenticity, validity and effect of proxies, shall receive votes, ballots or consents, shall hear and determine all challenges and questions in any way arising in connection with the right to vote, shall count and tabulate all votes and consents, determine the results, and do such other acts as may be proper to conduct the election or vote.

 

 

 

ARTICLE 10

Books and Records; Writings

 

10.1 Books and Records. The books and records of the Trust and any Series or Classes thereof, including the share ledger or ledgers, may be kept in or outside the Commonwealth of Massachusetts at such office or offices of the Trust and/or its agents as may from time to time be determined by the officers of the Trust.

 

10.2 Access to Book and Records. The Shareholders shall only have such right to inspect the records, documents, accounts and books of the Trust or any Series or Class thereof as may be granted from time to time by the Trustees in their sole discretion.

 

10.3 Writings.  To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, except as the Trustees may otherwise determine:

 

(i)  any requirements in the Declaration or in the By-laws that any action be taken by means of any writing, including, without limitation, any written instrument, any written consent or any written agreement, shall be deemed to be satisfied by means of any electronic record in such form that is acceptable to the Trustees provided such form is capable of conversion into a written form within a reasonable time; and

 

(ii)  any requirements in the Declaration or in the By-laws that any writing be signed shall be deemed to be satisfied by any electronic signature in such form that is acceptable to the Trustees.

 

ARTICLE 11

Amendments to the Bylaws

 

11.1 General. These Bylaws may be amended or repealed, in whole or in part, by a majority of the Trustees then in office at any meeting of the Trustees, or by one or more writings signed by such a majority.

 

 

8

 

 

 

EX-99.I.7 5 exi7.htm

Exhibit (i)(7)

 

August 14, 2006

 

DWS Advisor Funds

345 Park Avenue

New York, NY 10154

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

You have requested us, as counsel to New York Tax Free Money Fund (the “Fund”), a series of DWS Advisor Funds, a business trust organized under the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts (the “Trust”), to furnish you with this opinion in connection with the Trust’s filing of Post-Effective Amendment No. 145 (the “Amendment”) to its Registration Statement on Form N-1A (Securities Act File No. 33-07404 and Investment Company Act File No. 811-04760) (the “Registration Statement”).

 

We have examined copies of the Declaration of Trust, dated June 27, 2006 and By-Laws of the Trust, each as amended, the Fund’s prospectus and statement of additional information (the “Statement of Additional Information”) included in the Registration Statement, and certain resolutions adopted by the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”) or certificates of officers of the Trust with respect to such resolutions, with respect to the shares of beneficial interest of the Tax-Exempt New York Money Market Fund class of the Fund (together, the "Shares"), consents of the Board and other records, documents and papers that we have deemed necessary for the purpose of this opinion. We have also examined such other statutes and authorities as we have deemed necessary to form a basis for the opinion hereinafter expressed.

 

In our examination of material, we have assumed the genuineness of all signatures, the authenticity of all documents submitted to us as originals and the conformity to original documents of all copies submitted to us. As to various questions of fact material to our opinion, we have relied upon statements and certificates of officers and representatives of the Fund and others.

 

Based upon the foregoing, we are of the opinion that the Fund’s Shares, when and if duly sold, issued and paid for in accordance with the laws of applicable jurisdictions and the terms of the Declaration of Trust, the By-Laws and the Amendment, will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable (except that, as set forth in the Amendment, shareholders of the Trust may under certain circumstances be held personally liable for its obligations) assuming (i) that at the time of sale such Shares are sold at a

 



DWS Advisor Funds

August 14, 2006

Page 2

 

sales price in each case in excess of the par value of the Shares; (ii) that the issuance of the Shares does not cause the number of outstanding Shares to exceed that number of authorized shares provided for in the Declaration of Trust of the Trust, as amended to the date of issuance; and (iii) that the resolutions of the Board authorizing the issuance of the Shares that are in effect on the date hereof have not been modified or withdrawn and are in full force and effect on the date of issuance.

 

We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement, to the reference to us in the Statement of Additional Information and to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to any application made by or on behalf of the Trust or the Fund or any distributor or dealer in connection with the registration or qualification of the Trust or the Fund or the Shares under the securities laws of any state or other jurisdiction.

 

We are members of the Bar of the State of New York only and do not opine as to the laws of any jurisdiction other than the laws of the State of New York and the federal laws of the United States, and the opinions set forth above are, accordingly, limited to the laws of those jurisdictions. As to matters governed by the internal substantive laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, as applied by courts located in Massachusetts (other than Massachusetts securities laws), we have relied upon the opinion of Bingham McCutchen LLP (which is attached hereto).

 

Very truly yours,

 

/s/ Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP

 

Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP

 

 

 

EX-99.I.8 6 exi8-af.txt Exhibit (i)(8) August 14, 2006 DWS Advisor Funds 345 Park Avenue New York, New York 10145 Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP 787 Seventh Avenue New York, NY 10019 Ladies and Gentlemen: We have acted as special Massachusetts counsel to DWS Advisor Funds, a Massachusetts business trust (the "Trust") on behalf of its series New York Tax Free Money Fund (the "Fund"). You have requested that we deliver this opinion to you in connection with the Trust's Post-Effective Amendment to its Registration Statement on Form N-1A to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on or about August 14, 2006 (as so amended, the "Registration Statement") with respect to the Fund's Tax-Exempt New York Money Fund shares of beneficial interest (collectively, the "Shares"). In connection with the furnishing of this opinion, we have examined the following documents: (a) a certificate of the Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts as to the existence of the Trust; (b) a copy, as filed with the Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts on June 30, 2006, of the Trust's Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust dated June 27, 2006 (the "Declaration"); (c) a copy of the Trust's Amended and Restated Designation of Series and Classes of Shares of Beneficial Interest as filed with the Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts on July 18, 2006 and a copy of the resolutions of the Trustees at a meeting held on June 26-27, 2006 (collectively, the "Designation"); (d) a certificate executed by an appropriate officer of the Trust, certifying as to, and attaching copies of, the Trust's Declaration, Designation, By-Laws, and certain resolutions adopted by the Trustees of the Trust at meetings held on June 26-27, 2006, authorizing the issuance of an unlimited number of the Shares (the "Resolutions"); and DWS Advisor Funds Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP August 14, 2006 Page 2 of 3 (e) a printer's proof, received on August 10, 2006 of the Registration Statement. In such examination, we have assumed the genuineness of all signatures, the conformity to the originals of all of the documents reviewed by us as copies, the authenticity and completeness of all original documents reviewed by us in original or copy form and the legal competence of each individual executing any document. We note that the resolutions adopted at the meetings of Trustees of the Trust held on June 26-27, 2006, as attached to the certificate referenced in paragraph (c) above and reviewed by us in connection with rendering this opinion, are in draft form, and we have assumed for the purposes of this opinion that the Resolutions will be incorporated into minutes of such meeting and will be finalized and approved by the Trust's Trustees prior to the issuance of the Shares in substantially the form attached to such certificate. We have further assumed that the Registration Statement, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, will be in substantially the form of the draft referred to in paragraph (e) above, that an amended Designation will be duly filed with the Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and such other places as may be required by applicable law or deemed appropriate by the Trustees in accordance with the Resolutions, and that at the time of the issuance and sale of the Shares, the Declaration, By-Laws, Designation and Resolutions will not been amended, modified or withdrawn with respect to matters relating to the Shares and will be in full force and effect. This opinion is based entirely on our review of the documents listed above and such investigation of law as we have deemed necessary or appropriate. We have made no other review or investigation of any kind whatsoever, and we have assumed, without independent inquiry, the accuracy of the information set forth in such documents. This opinion is limited solely to the internal substantive laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, as applied by courts located in Massachusetts (other than Massachusetts securities laws, as to which we express no opinion), to the extent that the same may apply to or govern the transactions referred to herein. No opinion is given herein as to the choice of law or internal substantive rules of law, which any tribunal may apply to such transaction. In addition, to the extent that the Trust's Declaration, Designation DWS Advisor Funds Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP August 14, 2006 Page 3 of 3 or By-Laws refer to, incorporate or require compliance with the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, or any other law or regulation applicable to the Trust, except for the internal substantive laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, as aforesaid, we have assumed compliance by the Trust with such Act and such other laws and regulations. We understand that all of the foregoing assumptions and limitations are acceptable to you. Based upon and subject to the foregoing, please be advised that it is our opinion that: The Shares, when issued, sold and paid for in accordance with the Trust's Declaration, Designation and By-Laws, will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, except that shareholders of the Trust may under certain circumstances be held personally liable for its obligations. This opinion is given as of the date hereof and we assume no obligation to update this opinion to reflect any changes in law or any other facts or circumstances which may hereafter come to our attention. We hereby consent to your reliance on this opinion in connection with your opinion to the Trust with respect to the Shares and to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement. Very truly yours, /s/BINGHAM McCUTCHEN LLP BINGHAM McCUTCHEN LLP EX-99.J 7 exj-af.txt Exhibit (j) CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM -------------------------------------------------------- We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement of DWS Advisor Funds on Form N-1A ("Registration Statement") of our report dated February 24, 2006, relating to the financial statements and financial highlights which appears in the December 31, 2005 Annual Report to Shareholders of NY Tax Free Money Fund - Investment Class, which is also incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement. We also consent to the references to us under the headings "Counsel and Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm", "Financial Highlights" and "Financial Statements" in such Registration Statement. /s/PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP Boston, Massachusetts August 14, 2006
-----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----