-----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, B450RFPhjoqr1T4z000r9OhJKDpoJhtwbnbYDv73lY2DR6b6MjOQwMElI8RceaeE gganL0pW9miHWAFGyhSe9Q== 0000101185-97-000013.txt : 19970602 0000101185-97-000013.hdr.sgml : 19970602 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000101185-97-000013 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 497 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 19970530 SROS: NONE FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: TMK UNITED FUNDS INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000810016 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: UNKNOWN SIC - 0000 [0000] STATE OF INCORPORATION: MD FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 497 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 033-11466 FILM NUMBER: 97616668 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 6300 LAMAR AVE STREET 2: PO BOX 29217 CITY: SHAWNEE MISSION STATE: KS ZIP: 66201 BUSINESS PHONE: 9132362000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: P O BOX 29217 CITY: SHAWNEE MISSION STATE: KS ZIP: 66201-9217 497 1 SUPPLEMENTS TO PROSPECTUS AND SAI SUPPLEMENT TO THE PROSPECTUS TMK/United Funds, Inc. The following information supplements and supersedes any contrary information contained in the Prospectus: At a special meeting of shareholders scheduled for July 24, 1997 ("Special Meeting"), shareholders of each series (each, a "Portfolio") of TMK/United Funds, Inc. will be asked to approve proposals relating to the following, as applicable to one or more of the Portfolios: Investment Restrictions. Shareholders of each Portfolio will be asked to approve elimination of or changes to certain of the Portfolios' fundamental investment restrictions. If approved, the current fundamental restrictions of a Portfolio other than Money Market Portfolio, regarding mortgaging or pledging securities, arbitrage transactions, and options, futures contracts, forward currency contracts and other derivative instruments, and each Portfolio's current fundamental restriction regarding securities owned by affiliated persons, would be eliminated. Also, if approved, the current fundamental restrictions regarding diversification and loans, and, for each Portfolio other than Money Market Portfolio, investments in commodities and commodity contracts, margin purchases and short sales, would be modified. If the foregoing changes to a Portfolio's fundamental investment restrictions are approved, that Portfolio intends to implement new non-fundamental, operating policies regarding derivative instruments and mortgaging or pledging securities. These operating policies would be in addition to the other non-fundamental restrictions and policies set forth in the prospectus and Statement of Additional Information and could be changed by the Board of Directors without shareholder approval. The Fund intends to change, after the Special Meeting, the goal of Income Portfolio to state that the Income Portfolio "seeks, as a primary goal, to maintain current income, subject to market conditions. As a secondary goal, the Portfolio seeks capital growth." The Fund also intends to change, after the Special Meeting, the Asset Strategy Portfolio's goal to state that the Asset Strategy Portfolio "seeks high total return over the long term" and then (a) eliminate the operating policy limiting the amount of a reallocation among the Portfolio's asset classes and (b) revise the current operating policy regarding the specified mix and ranges of its assets as follows: Mix Range Stock class 0-100% 70% Bond class 0-100% 25% Short-term class 0-100% 5% To be attached to the cover page of the Prospectus of TMK/United Funds, Inc. dated April 4, 1997, as supplemented April 22, 1997. This Supplement is dated May 29, 1997. U-1145 TMK/UNITED FUNDS, INC. Supplement to the Statement of Additional Information Dated April 4, 1997, As Supplemented April 22, 1997 The following information supplements and supersedes any contrary information contained in the Statement of Additional Information: Investment Restrictions. At a special meeting of shareholders scheduled for July 24, 1997 ("Special Meeting"), shareholders of each series (each, a "Portfolio") of TMK/United Funds, Inc. will be asked to approve elimination and modification of certain of the Portfolios' fundamental investment restrictions. If approved, the following investment restrictions will supersede and replace the fundamental investment restrictions listed in the "Investment Restrictions" section: A Portfolio (other than Asset Strategy Portfolio) may not: Issue senior securities (except that each Portfolio may borrow money as described below); Purchase or sell physical commodities; however, this policy shall not prevent a Portfolio other than Money Market Portfolio from purchasing and selling foreign currency, futures contracts, options, forward contracts, swaps, caps, collars, floors, and other financial instruments; Buy real estate nor any nonliquid interests in real estate investment trusts; Make loans, except loans of portfolio securities, and a Portfolio may buy debt securities and other obligations consistent with its goal and its other investment policies and restrictions; Invest for the purpose of exercising control or management of other companies; Sell securities short (unless, for a Portfolio other than Money Market Portfolio, it owns or has the right to obtain securities equivalent in kind and amount to the securities sold short) or purchase securities on margin; except that, for a Portfolio other than Money Market Portfolio, (1) this policy does not prevent the Portfolio from entering into short positions in foreign currency, futures contracts, options, forward contracts, swaps, caps, collars, floors and other financial instruments, (2) the Portfolio may obtain such short-term credits as are necessary for the clearance of transactions, and (3) the Portfolio may make margin payments in connection with futures contracts, options, forward contracts, swaps, caps, collars, floors and other financial instruments; Engage in the underwriting of securities, except insofar as it may be deemed an underwriter in selling shares of a Portfolio and except as it may be deemed such in the sale of restricted securities; Except for Small Cap Portfolio (see "Borrowing"), borrow money except from banks as a temporary measure or for extraordinary or emergency purposes and not for investment purposes, and only up to 5% of the value of a Portfolio's total assets; or With respect to 75% of its total assets, purchase securities of any one issuer (other than cash items and "Government securities" as defined in the 1940 Act), if immediately after and as a result of such purchase, (a) the value of the holdings 2of the Portfolio in the securities of such issuer exceeds 5% of the value of the Portfolio's total assets, or (b) the Portfolio owns more than 10% of the outstanding voting securities of such issuer; or may not purchase a security if, as a result, more than 25% of its assets would then be invested in securities of companies in any one industry (U.S. Government securities are not included in this restriction), provided, however, that Science and Technology Portfolio may invest more than 25% of its assets in securities of companies in the science and technology industries. The following are fundamental policies of Asset Strategy Portfolio and may not be changed without shareholder approval. Asset Strategy Portfolio may not: With respect to 75% of the Portfolio's total assets, purchase the securities of any issuer (other than obligations issued or guaranteed by the United States government, or any of its agencies or instrumentalities) if, as a result thereof, (a) more than 5% of the Portfolio's total assets would be invested in securities of such issuer, or (b) the Portfolio would hold more than 10% of the outstanding voting securities of such issuer; Issue bonds or any other class of securities preferred over shares of the Portfolio in respect of the Portfolio's assets or earnings, provided that the Portfolio may issue additional classes of shares in accordance with the Fund's Articles of Incorporation; Sell securities short (unless it owns or has the right to obtain securities equivalent in kind and amount to the securities sold short) or purchase securities on margin, except that (1) this policy does not prevent the Portfolio from entering into short positions in foreign currency, futures contracts, options, forward contracts, swaps, caps, collars, floors and other financial instruments, (2) the Portfolio may obtain such short-term credits as are necessary for the clearance of transactions, and (3) the Portfolio may make margin payments in connection with futures contracts, options, forward contracts, swaps, caps, collars, floors and other financial instruments; Borrow money, except that the Portfolio may borrow money for emergency or extraordinary purposes (not for leveraging or investment) in an amount not exceeding 33 1/3% of the value of its total assets (less liabilities other than borrowings). Any borrowings that come to exceed 33 1/3% of the value of the Portfolio's total assets by reason of a decline in net assets will be reduced within three days to the extent necessary to comply with the 33 1/3% limitation. For purposes of this limitation, "three days" means three days, exclusive of Sundays and holidays; Underwrite securities issued by others, except to the extent that the Portfolio may be deemed to be an underwriter within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933 in the disposition of restricted securities; Purchase the securities of any issuer (other than obligations issued or guaranteed by the United States government or any of its agencies or instrumentalities) if, as a result, more than 25% of the Portfolio's total assets (taken at current value) would be invested in the securities of issuers having their principal business activities in the same industry; Invest in real estate limited partnerships or purchase or sell real estate unless acquired as a result of ownership of securities (but this shall not prevent the Portfolio from purchasing and selling securities issued by companies or other entities 3or investment vehicles that deal in real estate or interests therein, nor shall this prevent the Portfolio from purchasing interests in pools of real estate mortgage loans); Purchase or sell physical commodities, except that the Portfolio may purchase and sell precious metals for temporary, defensive purposes; however, this policy shall not prevent the Portfolio from purchasing and selling foreign currency, futures contracts, options, forward contracts, swaps, caps, collars, floors and other financial instruments; or Make loans, except (a) by lending portfolio securities provided that no securities loan will be made if, as a result thereof, more than 10% of the Portfolio's total assets (taken at current value) would be lent to another party; (b) through the purchase of debt securities and other obligations consistent with its goal and its other investment policies and restrictions; and (c) by engaging in repurchase agreements with respect to portfolio securities. As an additional fundamental policy of Money Market Portfolio that may not be changed without shareholder approval, Money Market Portfolio may not: Engage in arbitrage transactions; or Pledge, mortgage or hypothecate assets as security for indebtedness except to secure permitted borrowings. If the proposed changes to a Portfolio's fundamental investment restrictions are approved, that Portfolio intends to implement the following new non-fundamental, operating policies which would supersede and replace the Portfolio's current non-fundamental restrictions and policies on these matters: Generally, the Portfolio may purchase and sell any type of derivative instrument (including, without limitation, futures contracts, options, forward contracts, swaps, caps, collars, floors and indexed securities). However, the Portfolio will only purchase or sell a particular derivative instrument if the Portfolio is authorized to invest in the type of asset by which the return on, or value of, the derivative instrument is primarily measured or, with respect to foreign currency derivatives, if the Portfolio is authorized to invest in foreign securities. The Portfolio may not pledge its assets in connection with any permitted borrowings; however, this policy does not prevent the Portfolio from pledging its assets in connection with its purchase and sale of futures contracts, options, forward contracts, swaps, caps, collars, floors and other financial instruments. This Supplement is dated May 29, 1997. -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----