DEFA14A 1 ddefa14a.htm WASATCH FUNDS, INC. Wasatch Funds, Inc.

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To the Shareholders of the Wasatch Strategic Income Fund

Please note that this letter updates certain information contained in the Proxy Statement dated June 8, 2007 previously delivered to you. Please call Computershare Fund Services at 1. 866.525.2771 with any questions.

The sections entitled “General Information- Share Ownership” and “General Information—Share Ownership of Directors and Officers” of the Proxy Statement are deleted in their entirety and replaced with the following:

Share Ownership

To the knowledge of Company management, no persons were the beneficial or record owners of more than 5% of the outstanding shares of the Fund as of the Record Date, except as set forth below.

 

Title of Class   Name and Address   Number of Shares  

Percentage of Class

Outstanding (%)

Series L  

Samuel S. Stewart Jr.*

269 A Street

Salt Lake City, UT 84103

  233,468.58   9.61%
Series L  

Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.

101 Montgomery Street,

San Francisco, CA 94104-4122

  504,396.377   20.75%
Series L  

National Financial Services LLC

200 Liberty Street

One World Financial Center

New York, NY 10008-3908

  515,434.296   21.21%

*Share Ownership for Mr. Stewart is as of May 31, 2007.

Share Ownership of Directors and Officers

As of May 31, 2007, the Directors and executive officers of the Company solicited by this Proxy Statement beneficially owned the following outstanding shares of the Fund:

 

Name of Beneficial Owner    Number of Shares
Directors     

Samuel S. Stewart, Jr.*

   233,468.58

James U. Jensen

   None

William R. Swinyard

   None

D. James Croft

   None
Officers     

Venice F. Edwards

   None

Daniel D. Thurber

   None

Russell Biles

   None

Melanie L. Hulett

   None
All Directors and Officers as a Group    233,468.58

* Mr. Stewart holds sole voting and investment power with respect to the shares shown.